Wrestling Chatter

Hi guys, I'm back this week trying to stick to my promise of having more female wrestling-related content. This week, I'm posting an excerpt from my chapter in the book Women Love Wrestling. It is an amazing project that I was blessed to be part of which brought together writers from across the world to speak about their love and experience with women's wrestling. In an industry that is so male-dominated, this was a book for women, by women and about women. What makes it even more special is that all the proceeds are donated to a number of charities that support women.   So, here is a look at my contribution to the amazing book looking at Diversity in Wrestling Performers  from a UK perspective.  Every little girl dreams of being a princess, a superhero or in my case a badass international superspy. Wrestling is one of those professions where women can be a combination of all three. It is an industry where you can find a role model and see diversity, right? Unlike a ...

Hi guys, I'm back with another of my Wrestling Gem series and this time I'm looking at a promotion close to my heart in so many ways. A few months ago, I wrote an article about the truth behind the women's revolution in wrestling and I spoke to Emily and Dann Read from Pro Wrestling: EVE about it and they were so truthful about it. However, even though the article touched upon the revolution as a whole, I don't think it does justice to Pro Wrestling: EVE in general.  Pro Wrestling: EVE is a British independent women's wrestling promotion mainly based in The Resistance Gallery in Bethnal Green and really, for me and so many others, a pioneer in not just British wrestling but women's wrestling as a whole. Founded by Emily and Dann Read, they created this company at a time where women's wrestling wasn't at the forefront of many people's minds, never mind the companies themselves. It was still fillers for many people and women weren't be...