Tag: wrestling

AltCovid: The Ballad Of 2020, or How Bair Spent His Quarantine

It has been far, far too long, Alternative Control. It brings me great joy to be contributing once again to a blog that has always given myself and my contemporaries here an opportunity to showcase entertainment that we believe deserves recognition (or steer you away from something less so). When I reached out to Esteemed… Continue reading AltCovid: The Ballad Of 2020, or How Bair Spent His Quarantine

MAT CHAT: The Column That Appears As Regularly As Jim Cornette Shows His Appreciation For Modern Wrestling

Well, I’m back. I was supposed to write this one weeks ago, but I got very busy between work and my other freelance writing gig. So this had to be put on the back burner for a while. But now I have some time and I’m ready to roll, so let’s get right back into… Continue reading MAT CHAT: The Column That Appears As Regularly As Jim Cornette Shows His Appreciation For Modern Wrestling

Mat Chat: A Column As Raw And Nasty As Daniel Bryan’s Chest After The Greatest Royal Rumble

Well, I told you I would be doing more these columns on a more frequent basis. So, here it is, the next edition of my off the cuff commentary on the world of pro wrestling, that tries to stretch beyond the boundaries of WWE (though we cover them.) Why don’t we get started? WrestleMania And… Continue reading Mat Chat: A Column As Raw And Nasty As Daniel Bryan’s Chest After The Greatest Royal Rumble

The Bair Truth: Slyck Wagner Brown and Test of Strength Dojo

It’s my privilege at this time to sit with a tenured veteran of both the local wrestling circuit and the big time, a former WWE superstar who has also appeared for the original ECW, as well as any other promotion you can name, Slyck Wagner Brown! Before we get into your professional wrestling dojo, Test… Continue reading The Bair Truth: Slyck Wagner Brown and Test of Strength Dojo

Mat Chat: A Wrestling Column That Appears With The Same Regularity As Brock Lesnar On TV

So, it’s been about two years since I  wrote my last one of these columns. Have I been busy? Yes. But not just with wrestling related things. I have an intense side hobby as a music writer for a national, glossy music magazine. (You can get it at Barnes & Noble.) Plus, I work a… Continue reading Mat Chat: A Wrestling Column That Appears With The Same Regularity As Brock Lesnar On TV

Bair Witness: Wrecking Ball Legursky is Literally Larger Than Life

The hometown hero can be one of the most inspiring figures in all of literature and reality. A competitor or combatant that we can all relate to or identify with, because we know where they’ve been; hell, we are where they’ve been. We feel like we are a part of the journey to where they… Continue reading Bair Witness: Wrecking Ball Legursky is Literally Larger Than Life