Pro-Wrestling, The Least Pretentious Art
Jan 6, 2026
Professional wrestling is the least pretentious art.
That’s one of the many reasons I love it. There’s something fundamentally “every man” about it, something other art critics might label “low brow”. I like to think of this aspect of the medium less as “low brow” and more as “universal”.
Sit any...
I Will Not Talk About Backstage Segments For One Year
Dec 16, 2025
I've talked about my hatred of backstage segments for twenty years
(ten of those on my podcast).
They look terrible, they elicit terrible performances, and they are
conceptually dubious.
Over the past decade I've attempted myriad ways to dissect them and
prove beyond a shadow of a doubt they're an...
To Buy-In Or Not To Buy-In, That Is The Question
Dec 5, 2025
For months I've been making the argument that people should
stop watching WWE and definitely stop paying for their over-priced
PLEs (if they find the product unsatisfactory). $30/month for ESPN
Unlimited remains a prickly price point for me - I just can't
justify it. That said, I came very close to taking the
plunge...
Enlightenment In I Am Santa Claus
Nov 15, 2025
"Helping children be better is relatively easy. Fixing broken adults is a lot harder."
With these words, Rob Figley, the "Swinging Santa", gets at the heart of what I Am Santa Claus is all about.
The film chronicles the year of five men who perform the beloved mythological holiday hero, Santa Claus, during the...
How To Treat The Ruthless Depression Era
Nov 11, 2025
WWE is creatively
stagnant.
A lack of interesting characters, a non-existant mid-card,
prescriptive weekly television, increasing ticket prices, and more
frequent Saudi-shows has inspired many fans to dub this the
"Ruthless Depression" era. While meant partially as a joke, the
popularity of the phrase/meme is...
