Wrestling on the local level (when I was a kid local wrestlers like Bobo Brazil and Lord Layton were as much Detroit sports legends as Gordie Howe) was authentic American culture.
I miss local Cable Access TV stations. Growing up in Pittsburgh, we had a show that featured to DJ's who played music videos that MTV wouldn't even touch.
My dad was a local news reporter for fifty years. Almost ever reporter treated it as a stepping stone to get to a larger market. CNN only made this worse.
regarding wrestling, for a half a minute, it looked like roller derby's return might actually have brought that sense of regional community back. The problem (besides making it profitable) was
that the most enthusiastic champions aged out of it.
Wrestling on the local level (when I was a kid local wrestlers like Bobo Brazil and Lord Layton were as much Detroit sports legends as Gordie Howe) was authentic American culture.
Did you get The Sheik in Detroit as well, or are you too young for that?
Yeah, he was a legend also, put on a great show. I think he was the local champion, but had to always cheat to win!
I miss local Cable Access TV stations. Growing up in Pittsburgh, we had a show that featured to DJ's who played music videos that MTV wouldn't even touch.
My dad was a local news reporter for fifty years. Almost ever reporter treated it as a stepping stone to get to a larger market. CNN only made this worse.
regarding wrestling, for a half a minute, it looked like roller derby's return might actually have brought that sense of regional community back. The problem (besides making it profitable) was
that the most enthusiastic champions aged out of it.