Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Your Midweek Links: Gay Wrestlers and Emma Fallout

Somewhat competing takes on the Empress of Tomorrow this week
Photo Credit: WWE.com
Hey, it's the first day of November, and you know what that means. Either your kids collected more candy than you know what to do with, or you're about to go buy more half-price candy than you know what to do with. Oh yeah, and it's also Wednesday, which means the weekend is just two short days away. Still, you can't wait that long. You need to pass the time. Well friends, I have the cure for your ennui — links! Read all the articles below to help you get to that weekend faster and to be edified in the process. DO IT.

Emma got released and Lio Rush tweeted something stupid about it. I wrote about why the dogpile on him was not only excessive, but better served to be saved for Vince McMahon and other figures in wrestling capital. [The Wrestling Blog]

Some jerk compared intergender wrestling to domestic violence again, and I explain why that's heinous thinking and harms victims more than any man vs. woman match ever could. [The Wrestling Blog]

Ian Williams chimes in on how WWE didn't give Emma a fair shake whatsoever and touches on how the company kinda fumbled on Asuka's debut on RAW. [VICE Sports]

Nick Piccone, however, reminds everyone that Asuka still isn't ruined and will eventually be fine on the RAW roster. [Medium]

K. Thor Jensen tells the forgotten tale of the Dupree Brothers, bikers in the ring and lovers behind the curtain, two of the first gay icons in pro wrestling history. [With SpanRdex]

The JFK Files were finally opened, and David Bixenspan pored through them to find a story about a deranged pro wrestling fan who made his way into them by falsely claiming he paid Lee Harvey Oswald to pull the trigger. [Deadspin]

Korakuen Hall is one of Japan's most sacred arenas, and JJ McGee writes a love letter to it. [The Spectacle of Excess]

Jinder Mahal and Brock Lesnar are set to co-headline Survivor Series, and Joe Burgett argues that John Cena should be the guest referee. [FanSided WWE]

NON-WRESTLING #1: Yeah, Thor is already a Marvel Cinematic property, but the one on screen now (and in theaters on Friday) is the boring male version. Elle Collins has their take on the female Goddess of Thunder and who might be worthy to play the Jane Foster version. [SyFy Wire]

NON-WRESTLING #2: Rovitz decided he was going to subject himself to the horrors of Arby's deep fried turkey sandwich, and to his surprise? It wasn't bad. [HOT SPROTS TAKES]