Episode Details

Hello, Lovelies! This week we have a special roundtable discussion centered on the current landscape of independent pro wrestling from a queer, Black and POC perspective. Noah Veil, DARK Sheik, Billy Dixon and Suge D sit down with Brian Bell for an open discussion about how the pro wrestling world sits in 2026 at a crossroads for marginalized identities in the artform, why pro wrestlers from marginalized populations are leaving pro wrestling sooner, losing queer and Black elders in pro wrestling, the trickle down effect of mainstream pro wrestling's cultural shift under the Trump administration, understanding why the marginalized pro wrestling boom needs to find its next path and what can be explored to keep the momentum going!

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