BLOG
WELCOME TO THE NOTORIOUS TAKE
Mic check — one, two. Mic check — one, two, three. It’s me, oh me, Notorious P.I.C. And this is my new space. This is my new shooting gallery, if you will. In the Professional Wrestling world, we’re obsessed with works that feel like shoots — kayfabe that mimics reality so much, it makes you wonder, “Did they just accidentally pull back the curtain on us?” No need to wonder here. The curtain will always be pulled back. In fact, I threw the curtain away. Make no mistake, this industry hates that about me. They despise the fact that I’m here, that I spent years building a formidable sports-media resume that makes indy wrestlers taking bumps in bingo halls look like journalism interns covering high-school track meets.
HULKAMANIA, FOREVER
Hulk Hogan was a real-life superhero. Sure, he played a character in a kayfabe universe. But for kids growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, like myself, he was much more real than a comic-book creation. He was the Immortal One with 24-inch pythons who taught us to say our prayers and eat our vitamins. He was the Irresistible Force who defied gravity by scoop-slamming the Immovable Object, Andre the Giant, at WrestleMania III. He’s the reason professional wrestling is where it is today. And I’m not even going to entertain a debate about that. Vince McMahon gets similar credit, of course. But the Hulkster didn’t just get picked to carry the WWF’s torch, he took that torch and used it to build an army of Hulkamaniacs.
WELCOME TO THE NOTORIOUS TAKE
Mic check — one, two. Mic check — one, two, three. It’s me, oh me, Notorious P.I.C. And this is my new space. This is my new shooting gallery, if you will. In the Professional Wrestling world, we’re obsessed with works that feel like shoots — kayfabe that mimics reality so much, it makes you wonder, “Did they just accidentally pull back the curtain on us?” No need to wonder here. The curtain will always be pulled back. In fact, I threw the curtain away. Make no mistake, this industry hates that about me. They despise the fact that I’m here, that I spent years building a formidable sports-media resume that makes indy wrestlers taking bumps in bingo halls look like journalism interns covering high-school track meets.
HULKAMANIA, FOREVER
Hulk Hogan was a real-life superhero. Sure, he played a character in a kayfabe universe. But for kids growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, like myself, he was much more real than a comic-book creation. He was the Immortal One with 24-inch pythons who taught us to say our prayers and eat our vitamins. He was the Irresistible Force who defied gravity by scoop-slamming the Immovable Object, Andre the Giant, at WrestleMania III. He’s the reason professional wrestling is where it is today. And I’m not even going to entertain a debate about that. Vince McMahon gets similar credit, of course. But the Hulkster didn’t just get picked to carry the WWF’s torch, he took that torch and used it to build an army of Hulkamaniacs.