Writing Wrestling

For the longest time – I got it wrong… I thought the ultimate achievement in wrestling was to win a State Championship… It is not. The ultimate achievement in wrestling is to prepare a young man for his life by having him become the best person he can be by acquiring the “Qualities of a Wrestler” while in pursuit of a state championship. Acquiring these qualities is more important than winning a state championship. They are what is needed to become happy and successful in life. These qualities are acquired during the pursuit, and not in the winning. It is in the pursuit that a kid...

ECW was one extreme contradiction piled on top of another. It was an incredibly influential company in the world of professional wrestling during the 1990s, yet it was never profitable. It portrayed itself as the ultimate in anti-authority rebellion, but its leadership was, at various points, working covertly with the two wrestling giants, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. Most of all, it blurred the line between real life and the fantasy world of professional wrestling like no other company before it.

Professional wrestling offers unparalleled excitement and perks, but aging wrestlers face challenges when they can no longer compete. This is the reality for Mohawk Jones, formerly “The Fightin’ Brave,” a retired Native American wrestler. Once a beloved star, Mohawk now feels aimless, missing his glory days. He shares a home with his former rival, “The Sinister Punjabi” Cobra Tara Singh, an elderly East Indian man who also longs for his wrestling past. These two grumpy old men, with their cultural differences, bicker constantly as they navigate their golden years. Their lives ...

How's your mind, heart, body, and soul? Tired? Weary? The greatest command; "To love the Lord your God with your heart, mind, strength, and soul", is frequently either too well known or simply overlooked. Too often this command is leapfrogged to fulfill the second, namely, "to love others". Tracey believes many people are all the more weary for it. Through using the Bible and the life of Jesus as her foundation, Tracey wrestles with theology and etymology in an informal quirky style.