Parasocial relationships are weird. Very few of us, the throngs of acquaintances and online fans/haters, truly knew Ed Piskor. We knew only what he wanted to put out for us to know. We knew his pro-wrestling hyperreal “Eddie P” character he put on when filming videos for the landmark champion of YouTube comic book channels,…
Middle Kingdom Wrestling – MKW’s Belt and Road show set for May 11th in Nepal got even more international with the addition of Korean wrestler Shiho. Furthermore, as reported here, MKW are intending for this to be a growing partnership between the brands, as MKW talent have been sent to NRWA before this encounter to…
Being a fan, and wanting the survival, of Impact wrestling over the last several years has been an interesting experience. It comes with a lot of recognizing flaws and trying to point out successes, often at the nasty end of belittling fans. The entire experience of Bound For Glory reflects that pattern, boiled down to…
This week is gonna be short but sweet. As I’ve mentioned in my sporadic #CrowdPleasers columns, my favourite kind of reward, while not always in my price range, are the ones that let you add something creatively to the product you are helping to support. As I love drawing and doing character design, this is…
Just before the end of 2016 Middle Kingdom Wrestling participated in their biggest venture to date, a co-promoted tour in Thailand with Kingdom Wrestling Federation, a local Thai group, and Association Bitteroise de Catch, out of France, dubbed WrestleStar III. These shows, for my interest in shining a light on underrepresented places in international Pro-Wrestling,…