Renslow was the guy that always lost, but he WRESTLED ON TV! And I just finished watching The Wrestling Snitch. In comparison, Renslow was Hulk Hogan.
My goals in professional wrestling are always evolving. When I achieve one, I add one. For me, the feeling of being satisfied doesn’t last very long. I always need a new goal to help motivate me and keep me moving forward. I will say that of all the goals I have reached in professional wrestling, none were bigger than […]
I saw a video of a wrestling move on the Facebook page of Nathan Redwing the other day. It was posted by Dustin Anderson. He is better known as Hype Gotti in wrestling circles. It made me want to write this blog about a once infamous, and now I hope, humorous story. It was around […]
I’ve been in a lot of locker rooms over the years, and there’s something that I’ve really noticed. There are guys and girls who “get it,” and there’s the rest. The ones that “get it” aren’t all that hard to point out. They’re usually the ones signing the autographs, working the upper card (or […]
lo I Loved Five Inch Wrestlers I grew up in Rice Lake, Iowa, the modern day equivalent of a village, with 70 people living in it. Our television had three network stations and Iowa Public Television. I first discovered the American Wrestling Association program “All-Star Wrestling” circa 1983. It aired on Sunday nights at […]
In May of 2013 I read an article in the Des Moines Register with headline that read(I’m paraphrasing since it did not appear in their archives online) “Dwarf wrestling controversy for Dallas Center”. I was embarrassed, infuriated, offended, and in the middle of eating an ultimate skillet at The Village Inn. When you come from […]
One of the most often heard and misused words in a professional wrestling locker room is the word “mark” It is usually used in a derogatory fashion to describe a particular fan believed to be unintelligent or a wrestler that is caught up in their own hype. I think it is lost on most […]