Notices by theleftfist (theleftfist@mastodon.social), page 15

The Rock leads to massive audience on SmackDown, Rampage sees sizable decrease https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/09/18/the-rock-leads-to-massive-audience-on-smackdown-rampage-sees-sizable-decrease/ #TheRock #WWE #AEW #wrestling #ProWrestling

AEW All In, All Out, I'm Out - patrons received it on Friday, but the latest podcast episode is now available for all, for free, with an epic edition of The Working Week covering recent events including of course AEW terminating the contract of the biggest star they've ever had: https://www.patreon.com/posts/89314163?utm_campaign=postshare_creator #AEW #AllIn #AllOut #wrestling #ProWrestling #CMPunk

Emile Duprée passes away at 86 years old https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/09/17/emile-dupree-passes-away-at-86-years-old/ #wrestling #ProWrestling

"AEW has had attendance issues for months, but it reached a critical stage on the September 13 Dynamite from Cincinnati. In Jon Moxley's hometown, WrestleTix showed that only about 2,500 tickets had been sold for an arena that seats 17,500. It was a 47% drop from the last time they were in Cincinnati. It made for a bad look on TV, with the lights out to hide the empty upper levels and the back of the lower level. On the camera side, no one was there." https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/aew-has-a-major-problem-with-their-tv-presentation/ar-AA1gP34G #AEW #wrestling

Punk hints at length of his AEW non-compete in return to MMA commentary https://www.cagesideseats.com/2023/9/16/23876363/cm-punk-first-appearance-aew-firing-two-months-free-time-wwe-survivor-series-return-cffc-ufc #CMPunk #AEW #MMA #wrestling #ProWrestling

Multiple divisions in #WWE were “absolutely ripped apart” because of the cuts. As an example, the Insights & Analytics team of 20+ people now only has three employees left.

According to PW Insider, #WWE fired more than 100 employees during Friday’s mass layoffs. Everyone at WWE who Insider spoke to was “on pins and needles” waiting to see if they would get a call from HR telling them they were laid off. Everyone being told to work from home “added to the sense of unease,” especially since “it’s not like they will even get a chance to personally return and say their goodbyes and pick up their property.”

Just wanted to say how this small but dedicated following mentioned before is so very heartwarming. The follows on the Fediverse and the free subscription of patreon.com/theleftfist is wonderful in itself in demonstrating that fans want wrestling to be covered from (semi) serious journalism of a leftist perspective, but those already currently supporting financially are now meaning costs are now covered and even on the way to recouping losses incurred the last year. Thank you so much! Amazing.

WWF WrestleFest: How A Classic Video Game Still Hits Hard Today https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-wwf-wrestlefest-classic-video-game-still-hits-hard-today/ #WWF #WrestleFest #VideoGame #VideoGames #VideoGameHistory

@jake2 Very good point. The territories, and even the Monday Night Wars, gave wrestlers more options for bargaining. At least AEW gives some alternative for leverage entering a somewhat comparable sphere to WWE.

Jim Ross will miss CM Punk at AEW, comments on Punk’s future prospects https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2023/9/15/23875011/jim-ross-will-miss-cm-punk-aew-comments-wwe-prospects #JimRoss #CMPunk #wrestling #ProWrestling #AEW #WWE

Netflix's Wrestlers: Al Snow Details How WWE and Impact Wrestling Experience Helped Prepare Him to Run OVW (Exclusive) https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/netflixs-wrestlers-al-snow-wwe-impact-wrestling-ovw-exclusive/ #AlSnow #OVW #WWE #ImpactWrestling #Wrestlers

“Union membership rates in the UK’s major sports exceeds 90%,” said Dr Malcolm, “but wrestling is traditionally non-unionised; only recently has actors’ union Equity begun to represent wrestlers. (What makes this particularly ironic is that dramatic performance is also highly unionised, with Equity operating one of the last ‘closed shops’ in the UK until outlawed in 1990). Finally, there is no singular governing body for wrestling or what organisational theorists call a dominant self-regulator.”

McMahon, of course, is a longtime ally of #DonaldTrump, #KOSA apologist, and pro wrestling monopolist who ran roughshod over territories to dominate pro wrestling by the turn of the century, controlling and exploiting wrestlers along the way via his #WWF (later #WWE).

Ironically, around the same time as McMahon’s testimony, his commentary colleague on his televised #WWF shows, ex-wrestler Jesse “The Body” Ventura, was enjoying a run in Hollywood blockbuster movies like #Predator and #TheRunningMan, where he was registered to the Screen Actors Guild and helped pro wrestlers organise in attempts apparently largely scuppered by both top star Hulk Hogan and, no doubt, McMahon himself.

Despite the fact that, in the 1980s, the World Wrestling Federation’s #VinceMcMahon testified before the New Jersey State Senate that pro wrestling was in fact predetermined performance, in an attempt to avoid regulations, this “sport-art” is nonetheless still sometimes regulated by State Athletic Commissions, which some pro wrestlers like #JimWilson actually fought for in hopes it might lead to better protection for performers (leading to him being blackballed by promoters).

The Left Fist podcast's latest episode of The Working Week is up! Covering #AEW #AllIn, #AllOut, #CMPunk, #TonyKhan "fearing for his life," and why business ruins wrestling for fans, it's available for all patrons (patronage from about a dollar) and free to the public later on! https://www.patreon.com/posts/working-week-18-89314163?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

@sharan Set time aside to watch the first episode only, assuming it was going to be released weekly, but got the whole series and looking forward to watching the rest, agree it's really very good! (Also not to be confused with Damian Abraham's The Wrestlers on Vice, which was amazing)

@sharan Yes! Literally just saying this while recording the latest podcast episode! That's the beauty of wrestling that matters!

@sharan Exactly. Actually thought the Young Bucks had a much better perspective on it in interviews, about going from 10,000 fans at their first All In, to Wembley Stadium with this, and how AEW has grown. Billionaires using hyperbole only further damages their credibility.