It takes a community to build a wrestling promotion. We have been going to AAW shows now for over a year. We have been to see them in the various venues they use in Chicago -- Logan Square Auditorium, 115 Bourbon Street, the Berwyn Eagles Club, and Joe's Live at Rosemont. We have watched some … Continue reading Community at AAW
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Past, Present and Future of Pro-Wrestling
At the 2017 C2E2 convention, I was joined by a great panel of professional wrestling professionals, fans and scholars to discuss how we see the past, present and future of "sports entertainment" from this particular point in time. On this panel are the following: Dave Prazak (Shimmer Women's Professional Wrestling), Mike Kingston (Headlocked comic), Matt … Continue reading Past, Present and Future of Pro-Wrestling
Wrestling Studies MPCA/ACA 2017 CFP
Midwest PCA/ACA 2017 Area: Wrestling Studies Area Co-Chairs: CarrieLynn D. Reinhard and Christopher J. Olson The 2017 Midwest PCA/ACA conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch from Wednesday-Sunday, October 18-22. Call: Past, Present and Future of Professional Wrestling Since this is the inaugural conference for this new area, the Wrestling … Continue reading Wrestling Studies MPCA/ACA 2017 CFP
ECW on The Pop Culture Lens
In the thirty-fourth episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson (Seems Obvious to Me) and I welcome friend of the podcast Ryan Schriml to discuss the innovative nature and legacy of Extreme Championship Wrestling -- or, ECW! ECW! ECW! In this episode, our discussion focuses on how the innovations of Paul Heyman and … Continue reading ECW on The Pop Culture Lens
Convergent Wrestling: Call for Chapters
Official Call for Chapter Proposals Title: Colliding Inside the Squared Circle: The Convergent Nature of Professional Wrestling Editors: CarrieLynn D. Reinhard (Dominican University) & Christopher J. Olson (Dominican University) Purpose: The concept of convergence represents one of the most pervasive buzzwords in media studies, but with good reason. In essence, convergence concerns how the boundaries … Continue reading Convergent Wrestling: Call for Chapters
Professional Wrestling, Smarks, and Convergent Media
As part of the project on understanding professional wrestling through the theoretical lens of convergence (i.e. convergent wrestling), I recently wrote out an explanation for how Christopher Olson (Seems Obvious to Me) and I see this concept of convergence being able to describe various aspects of professional wrestling. Now, being that we are academics, one … Continue reading Professional Wrestling, Smarks, and Convergent Media
Convergent Wrestling: The Nature of Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling has been criticized for its emphasis on the fiction of its entertainment rather than the reality of its sport. My partner, Christopher Olson (Seems Obvious to Me), and I argue that professional wrestling functions as a convergent media product, representing a vital text for examining the media landscape of the 21st century. The … Continue reading Convergent Wrestling: The Nature of Professional Wrestling
