I’ve previously mentioned that I’m not really into sports.

Sports entertainment, on the other hand, is another matter entirely. I’ve following Pro Wrestling pretty religiously since I was in middle school.

Essentially, Pro Wrestling is the only sport I care about. Well, that and Professional Darts…

Let me get this out of the way. Yes, I’m aware Wrestling is fake. No, I don’t care. That just means it’s not really different from any other form of Fiction.

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It’s not hard to see the influence of Pro Wrestling, both the actual sport and the associated jargon on my writing.

Also worth noting that when I was in a Professional Writing course a couple years ago, I wrote about half of my assignments about Wrestling. It was awesome.

Consider the following:

You will recall, I hope, that I’ve frequently made use of an image of a grinning Dunstana Darkstone giving a thumbs-up numerous times right here — on realmgard.com! — in what is referred to as a ‘cheap pop’.

For reference, the “Right here in [place]”, goofy grin, thumbs-up formula comes from beloved Wrestling icon and man who has either fallen off or through a whole lot of things (and New York Times bestselling author) Mick Foley.

Also:

It should make my allegiances perfectly clear to say that I can schedule my wardrobe so that I can wear nothing but Wrestling shirts indefinitely: six shirts for the first six days, another for laundry day, plus a couple back-ups, wash the first six, repeat.

Now, if I’ve piqued your interest about the one true Sport of Kings, my full recommendation is here:

Recommendation — Pro Wrestling

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And in anticipation of WrestleMania this weekend, here’s a selection of great moments in WrestleMania history:

And so on.

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You can find my other recommendations here.

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