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Column Jun 10, 2026

You Don’t Have Momentum—You’re Borrowing It (And Everyone Can Tell)

There’s a dangerous illusion spreading through the e-wrestling scene right now, and it’s getting louder by the week. Momentum. Everybody claims they have it. Everybody speaks about it...

Column May 26, 2026

Candid Comments: “Slow Your Roll, Muchacho”

You ever watch a man sprint before he stretches? That’s what I saw when Muchacho dropped his Round Two: Draft Era column. The mask was shining, the sombrero...

Column May 26, 2026

The Road Less Traveled

If you are new to this column, or if you are just stepping into the conversation, welcome. You are not late to the party, and you do not...

Column May 24, 2026

Fans vs. Critics: Why You Probably Don’t Enjoy Pro Wrestling

Let’s get this out of the way first: if you don’t like professional wrestling, that’s fine. Seriously. It’s not a moral failure. It’s not a lack of intelligence....

Column May 9, 2026

The Promotion That Asks Too Much, Too Soon

There’s a particular kind of e-wrestling project that always looks promising right up until it starts asking people to carry the whole thing on their backs. It launches...

Column May 6, 2026

The Fed Head Trap

Every e-wrestling scene has a version of this problem, and the funny thing is that everyone sees it coming except the person driving straight toward it. I’m talking...

Column May 5, 2026

Why E-Wrestling Keeps Rebuilding the Same House

By now, we’ve established two things. First, e-wrestling isn’t dead. Second, the scene keeps tripping over the same social and structural problems because it refuses to fully learn...

Column May 4, 2026

The Community Problem No One Wants To Admit

Last time, I talked about how e-wrestling isn’t dead; it’s just harder to find. That part still holds. But there’s another truth sitting right next to it, and...

Column May 1, 2026

The Soul of E-Wrestling Isn’t Dead — It’s Just Harder to Find

There’s a certain kind of panic that creeps into every hobby community at some point: the fear that the thing you love is fading away. E-wrestling has had...