The WWE has something special on its hands. Will Creative allow a once-in-a-generation talent to flourish? I don’t know how many of you follow pro wrestling, but if you do, you’re fortunate. […]
Bray Wyatt: birth of a legend?
Tuesday Morning RAW: which five WWE superstars would you select to build a new promotion around?
WWE currently has around 75-80 “superstars” on the roster, and the list ranges from top-tier main eventers to new names most fans haven’t heard of yet and performers they probably thought were […]
Tuesday Morning RAW: Last night’s Izod Center crowd could spell trouble for WWE’s creative team
First off, if you were among the crazies at the Izod Center for Monday Night Raw last evening, we salute you. Sweet baby Jesus on a pogo stick, what were you people on? […]
Tuesday Morning RAW: What is WWE up to with this Zeb Colter/Tea Party angle?
This is hardly the first time pro wrestling has come at the audience with a blatantly racist angle, and WWE has, through the years, perfected the arts of cheap stereotyping and jingoism. […]
What would Dusty Rhodes do? Pro wrestling, a window into America's soul
No, pro wrestling is not sport. Although it is performed by athletes, just like figure skating and cheerleading are non-sports performed by athletes. Wrestling is art, opera for the masses. In both, overweight […]
The uneasy truth behind Tim Donaghy's allegations
Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who was convicted of two charges related to betting on NBA games (some of which he worked as an official), is out of prison, pimping a […]
The NBA: where will "fixed" happen this year?
We watch sports for a variety of reasons. To revel in the thrill of head-to-head competition. To marvel at the athleticism. To root for the home team, in which we have somehow […]
Saturday Video Roundup Smackdown: if you smellllllll … what BaRock … is cooking
Don’t tell me you haven’t fantasized about it. HilRod. BaRock. John Dubya McCain (one-half of the Double Talk Express). Three-way dance inside a STEEL CAGE for the USA Heavyweight Title. Yeah, I’m […]
Taking Out the Trash, 7.7.07: Of gladiators and porn stars…
Welcome to the first installment of Taking Out the Trash, a new feature where I pander to the lowest common denominator and wallow shamelessly in the seething much that is our popular […]
Progressive Culture | Scholars & Rogues 