Emily Nagisa
Articles by Emily Nagisa:
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro wrestling is quintessential American entertainment. It is an offshoot of Vaudeville and burlesque: lowbrow shows made by the common folk, for the common folk. The fans are notoriously bloodthirsty. Hardcore matches—in which wrestlers cut each other with hidden razor blades and carpet the ring with thumbtacks to induce bleeding—get the audience in a frenzy. [...]