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Professional Wrestling: Local Performance History, Global Performance Praxis Neal Anderson Hebert Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2016 Professional Wrestling: Local Performance History, Global Performance Praxis Neal Anderson Hebert Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons Recommended Citation Hebert, Neal Anderson, "Professional Wrestling: Local Performance History, Global Performance Praxis" (2016). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 2329. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2329 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please [email protected]. PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING: LOCAL PERFORMANCE HISTORY, GLOBAL PERFORMANCE PRAXIS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The School of Theatre By Neal A. Hebert B.A., Louisiana State University, 2003 M.A., Louisiana State University, 2008 August 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .............................................................................................. iv ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................v -
Narrative Change in Professional Wrestling: Audience Address and Creative Authority in the Era of Smart Fans
Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University Communication Dissertations Department of Communication 1-6-2017 Narrative Change in Professional Wrestling: Audience Address and Creative Authority in the Era of Smart Fans Christian Norman Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/communication_diss Recommended Citation Norman, Christian, "Narrative Change in Professional Wrestling: Audience Address and Creative Authority in the Era of Smart Fans." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2017. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/communication_diss/77 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Communication at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Communication Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NARRATIVE CHANGE IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING: AUDIENCE ADDRESS AND CREATIVE AUTHORITY IN THE ERA OF SMART FANS by CHRISTIAN NORMAN Under the Direction of Nathan Atkinson, PhD ABSTRACT This dissertation project provides a methodological contribution to the field of critical rhetoric by positioning narrative theory as a powerful yet underutilized tool for examining the power dynamic between producer and consumer in a participatory media context. Drawing on theories of author and audience from rhetorical narratology, this study shows how producers of media texts provide rhetorical cues to audiences that allow them to reassert their power in the form of creative authority vis-à-vis consumers. The genre of professional wrestling serves as an ideal text for examining such power dynamics, as WWE has adapted to changing fan participatory behaviors throughout its sixty-year history. Focusing on pivotal moments in which WWE altered its narrative address to its audience in order to reassert its control over the production process, this study demonstrates the utility of narrative theory for understanding how creative authority shows power at work in media texts. -
"It's Still Real to Me": Contemporary Professional Wrestling, Neo-Liberalism, and the Problems of Performed/Real Violence
"It's Still Real to Me": Contemporary Professional Wrestling, Neo-Liberalism, and the Problems of Performed/Real Violence Brian Jansen Canadian Review of American Studies, Volume 50, Number 2, Summer 2020, pp. 302-330 (Article) Published by University of Toronto Press For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/761215 [ Access provided at 4 Sep 2020 14:29 GMT from St Mary's University ] “It’s Still Real to Me”: Contemporary Professional Wrestling, Neo-Liberalism, and the Problems of Performed/ Real Violence Brian Jansen 10.3138/cras.2018.024 50 2 Abstract: Beginning from the premise (vis-à-vis wrestler-turned-scholar Laurence de Garis) that professional wrestling scholarship has historically overlooked the embodied, physical dimension of the form in favour of its drama, and reflecting on a series of professional wrestling story-lines that have blurred the lines between staged performance (“kayfabe”) and reality, this article suggests that the business of professional wrestling offers a vivid case study for the rise and dissemination of what political theorist Wendy Brown calls neo-liberal rationality: the dissemination of the market model to every aspect and activity of human life. Drawing on Brown’s work, the language of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contracts, and professional wres- tling’s territorial history, this article argues that contemporary story-lines in professional wrestling rationalize, economize, and trivialize the form’s very real violent labour, even rendering audiences complicit in said violence— while serving also as a potent vehicle for understanding the metaphorical (and sometimes literal) violence of neo-liberal rationality more broadly. -
Best of 2018 Listener Survey BEST WRESTLER (MALE) Responses to This Question: 419
Best of 2018 Listener Survey BEST WRESTLER (MALE) Responses to this question: 419 96 22.9% Kenny Omega 78 18.6% Johnny Gargano 54 12.9% Seth Rollins 35 8.4% AJ Styles 24 5.7% Tommaso Ciampa 24 5.7% Tomohiro Ishii 21 5.0% Kazuchika Okada 12 2.9% Walter 10 2.4% Hiroshi Tanahashi 7 1.7% Zack Sabre Jr. 6 1.4% Cody Rhodes 5 1.2% Kota Ibushi 5 1.2% Pete Dunne 4 1.0% Daniel Bryan 4 1.0% Will Ospreay 3 0.7% Adam Cole 3 0.7% Chris Jericho 3 0.7% Roman Reigns 3 0.7% Velveteen Dream 2 0.5% Minoru Suzuki 2 0.5% Mustafa Ali 2 0.5% Pentagon Jr. 2 0.5% Samoa Joe 1 0.2% Aleister Black 1 0.2% Braun Strowman 1 0.2% Brock Lesnar 1 0.2% David Starr 1 0.2% Effy 1 0.2% Finn Balor 1 0.2% Gran Metalik 1 0.2% Jay Lethal 1 0.2% Kyle O'Reilly 1 0.2% L.A. Park 1 0.2% R-Trush 1 0.2% Tetsuya Naito 1 0.2% The Miz 1 0.2% Toru Yano BEST WRESTLER (FEMALE) Responses to this question: 418 299 71.5% Becky Lynch 23 5.5% Charlotte Flair 15 3.6% Ronda Rousey 14 3.3% Shayna Baszler 11 2.6% Toni Storm 9 2.2% Kairi Sane 9 2.2% Meiko Satomura 7 1.7% Tessa Blanchard 5 1.2% Momo Watanabe 4 1.0% Alexa Bliss 4 1.0% Asuka 4 1.0% Io Sharai 3 0.7% Mayu Iwatani 2 0.5% Natalya 1 0.2% Chelsea Green 1 0.2% Ember Moon 1 0.2% Isla Dawn 1 0.2% Kagetsu 1 0.2% Madison Eagles 1 0.2% Mickie James 1 0.2% Rosemary 1 0.2% Shida Hikaru 1 0.2% Taya Valkyrie BEST TAG TEAM Responses to this question: 414 159 38.4% Young Bucks 104 25.1% Undisputed Era 24 5.8% Golden Lovers 23 5.6% The Usos 13 3.1% New Day 13 3.1% Usos 10 2.4% Evil & Sanada 9 2.2% LAX 9 2.2% Moustache Mountain 8 1.9% The Bar 5 1.2% Lucha Brothers 3 0.7% Best Friends 3 0.7% Bludgeon Brothers 2 0.5% AOP 2 0.5% Aussie Open 2 0.5% Heavy Machinery 2 0.5% Roppongi 3K 2 0.5% SCU 2 0.5% The Revival 1 0.2% Bandido and Flamita 1 0.2% Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly 1 0.2% Braun Strowman & Nicholas 1 0.2% British Strong Style 1 0.2% Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazusada Higuchi 1 0.2% Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre 1 0.2% Io Sharai 1 0.2% J.A.N. -
Revue De Recherche En Civilisation Américaine, 4 | 2013 the Democratic Stage?: the Relationship Between the Actor and the Audience In
Revue de recherche en civilisation américaine 4 | 2013 Le catch et... The democratic stage?: the relationship between the actor and the audience in professional wrestling Claire Warden Édition électronique URL : http://journals.openedition.org/rrca/525 ISSN : 2101-048X Éditeur David Diallo Référence électronique Claire Warden, « The democratic stage?: the relationship between the actor and the audience in professional wrestling », Revue de recherche en civilisation américaine [En ligne], 4 | 2013, mis en ligne le 30 décembre 2013, consulté le 30 avril 2019. URL : http:// journals.openedition.org/rrca/525 Ce document a été généré automatiquement le 30 April 2019. © Tous droits réservés The democratic stage?: the relationship between the actor and the audience in... 1 The democratic stage?: the relationship between the actor and the audience in professional wrestling Claire Warden Theatrical wrestling: two-way actor-audience communication 1 7 January 2013, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)’s flagship Monday night spectacular RAW: the franchise’s most prominent heel CM Punk confronts returning hero The Rock. Popular with ‘smart marks’ (‘smarks’, that is those fans who are enjoyably aware that behind the polished storylines linger backstage rivalries and promotional strategies), Punk, both as face (‘goodie’) and heel (‘baddie’), has always set himself up as ‘voice of the voiceless’, a Chicago-native who, in the tradition of legend ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, rejects the powers of authority in favour of nonconformism. While Stone Cold was a beer-swilling red neck, Punk is an alternative rock-loving, tattooed advocate of a straight edge lifestyle – drug-free, smoke-free, alcohol-free – yet both set themselves up as rebels challenging bigger corporate systems. -
A Community of Smarks: Professional Wrestling and the Changing Relationship Between Textual Producers and Consumers
Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University Communication Theses Department of Communication 8-3-2006 A Community of Smarks: Professional Wrestling and the Changing Relationship between Textual Producers and Consumers Shane Toepfer Georgia State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/communication_theses Recommended Citation Toepfer, Shane, "A Community of Smarks: Professional Wrestling and the Changing Relationship between Textual Producers and Consumers." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2006. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/communication_theses/15 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Communication at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Communication Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A COMMUNITY OF SMARKS: PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING AND THE CHANGING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEXTUAL PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS by SHANE TOEPFER Under the Direction of Ted Friedman ABSTRACT This analysis of the professional wrestling genre attempts to understand the complex reading practices employed by wrestling’s fan community. I argue that wrestling fans consume these texts in the context of both the official narratives of media producers and the meta-narratives that exist independently of the official texts. In addition, I argue that wrestling fans display characteristics normally reserved for traditional media producers, collaborating with those producers over the direction of the official narratives. This process of collaboration is indicative of the blurring of the boundaries between textual producers and consumers and necessitates a theoretical conception of the audience that accounts for these unique fan practices. I have called this audience conception the productive audience model. -
Sports Byline Usa
ENGAGING LISTENERS WITH COMPELLING CONTENT SPORTS BYLINE USA ❑ Multi-platform, broadcasting and programming network, that provides top quality sports programming, including: ❑ Sports Byline USA: This national, 3 hour, nightly sports talk show was the first national sports talk show and network, and has become America’s largest sports talk radio network. ❑ Inside The Game: Former Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl winning Coach – Brian Billick – is a must listen every week during football season. Get insight from a pro’s pro. ❑ Wrestling Observer Live: Bryan Alvarez is joined every week by Mike Sempervive, a longtime observer of professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, boxing, and anything else that involves men and women getting busy on a canvassed mat. ❑ World Soccer Radio: Hosted by veteran soccer broadcaster and pundit Nick Geber (Fox Football Fone-In, Fox Football Friday) the show is unpredictable, irreverent, funny and compelling. What's going on in the world of football, from the big leagues and tournaments in Europe, America and beyond! SPORTS BYLINE USA ❑ Multi-platform, broadcasting and programming network, that provides top quality sports programming, including: ❑ Sports Econ 101: Takes a look at sports from a business and economic perspective. With added humor and trivia questions with vacation giveaways, Sports Econ 101 is sure to keep listeners tuned in. ❑ Ringtalk: For a taste of what’s going on in boxing and MMA, tune in to Ring Talk with Pedro Fernandez. Get the latest fight news and information. ❑ Video Game Review: If you love video games, then you’re automatically cool. That’s Rick Tittle’s opinion, and that’s why he is the host of the Video Game Review. -
An Autoethnographic Study of Hero Worship Created Through Media Consumption
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE RING: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF HERO WORSHIP CREATED THROUGH MEDIA CONSUMPTION By James Ross Gatfield A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Communication Boise State University May 2010 © 2010 James Ross Gatfield ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE COLLEGE DEFENSE COMMITTEE AND FINAL READING APPROVALS of the thesis submitted by James Ross Gatfield Thesis Title: Stepping Away From the Ring: An Autoethnographic Study of Hero Worship Created Through Media Consumption Date of Final Oral Examination: 23 March 2010 The following individuals read and discussed the thesis submitted by student James Ross Gatfield, and they evaluated his presentation and response to questions during the final oral examination. They found that the student passed the final oral examination. Laurel Traynowicz, Ph.D. Chair, Supervisory Committee Devan Cook, Ph.D. Member, Supervisory Committee Rick Moore, Ph.D. Member, Supervisory Committee The final reading approval of the thesis was granted by Laurel Traynowicz, Ph.D., Chair of the Supervisory Committee. The thesis was approved for the Graduate College by John R. Pelton, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate College. DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis to all of my loved ones who helped me not only live my dream for nearly ten years, but supported me when it was time to find a new direction for my life. Misty, Mom, Dad, Heather, Matt, you have all played important roles in my life and no amount of words can ever express how much I value you. Thank you. I dedicate this work to you. -
Gorgeous Gold Peacocks: Exploring Masculinity in Professional Wrestling by Scott Philip Karasick a Thesis Submitted to the Facul
Gorgeous Gold Peacocks: Exploring Masculinity in Professional Wrestling by Scott Philip Karasick A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL May 2019 Copyright 2019 by Scott Philip Karasick ii Gorgeous Gold Peacocks: Exploring Masculinity in Professional Wrestling by Scott P. Karasick This thesis was prepared under the direction of the candidate's thesis advisor, Dr. Mark Harvey, Department of Sociology, and has been approved by all members of the supervisory committee. It was submitted to the faculty of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters and was accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. SUPERVISORY C<_?!?'1ITTEE: ~.#J;v-~ Mark Harvey, Ph.D. Thesis Advisor 6~A~ &'- Jane Caputi, Ph.D. Barclay Barrios, Ph.D. Chair, Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Mi~L Dean, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters April 11 1 2019 Khaled Sobhan, Ph.D. Date Interim Dean, Graduate College iii Acknowledgements I would like to thank the FAU Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department for making this thesis possible. I also want to thank Dr. Mark Harvey who worked with me since my first semester in graduate school to help me develop into a successful writer, and who sat with me for hours and hours, helping me to write this thesis. I also want to thank Dr. Jane Caputi and Dr. Barclay Barrios for sitting on my committee and assisting me along the way. -
Martial Arts, Wrestling, and Boxing Titles Fall 2013
Martial Arts, Wrestling, and Boxing Titles Fall 2013 TRIUMPH BOOKS Animal George "The Animal" Steele, Jim Evans, Cowboy Bill... Summary A stand-out character in an entertainment industry where persona is everything, George "The Animal" Steele shares how he balanced his real life as Jim Myers, a highly respected high school teacher and coach, with the green tongued, hairy backed, turnbuckle eating wrestling icon he was in the ring. The memoir delves into the golden era of wrestling in the 1970s and 1980s and his entry into the World Wrestling Federation where he earned a spot in professional wrestling history despite only speaking in animal-like grunts. In reality, the educated man that overcame his struggles with dyslexia and Crohn's Disease was a father and an inspiration to many of his students and players, and the dichotomous personalities that marked this much-loved man's life are explored in his own words. The book is filled with nostalgic and humorous anecdotes about the whirlwind life of wrestling alongside such notables as Hulk Hogan and Bruno Sammartino, both in and out of the ring. 9781600787980 Pub Date: 6/1/13 $24.95 Author Bio Hardback / Cloth over George "The Animal" Steele is Jim Myers, a retired professional wrestler, high school teacher, and high school boards football and wrestling coach. He is an inductee of the Professional Wrestlers Hall of Fame, the World Wrestling 224 pages Entertainment Hall of Fame, and the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame as well as the Carton Qty: 20 Michigan High School Football Association Coaches Hall of Fame. -
What's in a Name, Brother—Profit Or Publicity: an Analysis Of
Cybaris® Volume 7 | Issue 2 Article 3 2016 What’s in a Name, Brother—Profit or Publicity: An Analysis of Trademarking Ring Names in Professional Wrestling Alissa M. Harrington Follow this and additional works at: http://open.mitchellhamline.edu/cybaris Part of the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons, Intellectual Property Law Commons, and the Marketing Law Commons Recommended Citation Harrington, Alissa M. (2016) "What’s in a Name, Brother—Profit or ubP licity: An Analysis of Trademarking Ring Names in Professional Wrestling," Cybaris®: Vol. 7: Iss. 2, Article 3. Available at: http://open.mitchellhamline.edu/cybaris/vol7/iss2/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Reviews and Journals at Mitchell Hamline Open Access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cybaris® by an authorized administrator of Mitchell Hamline Open Access. For more information, please contact [email protected]. © Mitchell Hamline School of Law Harrington: What’s in a Name, Brother—Profit or Publicity: An Analysis of Tra WHAT’S IN A NAME, BROTHER—PROFIT OR PUBLICITY: AN ANALYSIS OF TRADEMARKING RING NAMES IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING 1 ALISSA M. HARRINGTON I.! INTRODUCTION: ENTER THE WRESTLERS ...................... 277! II.! LAYING DOWN THE LAW: TRADEMARKS AND NAMES .............................................................................................. 279! A.! LANHAM ACT AND NAMES .................................................... 279! B.! TMEP—TRADEMARK MANUAL OF EXAMINING PROCEDURE ON NAMES .................................................................. 279! C.! TMEP—AUTHORITIES FOR NAMES AS TRADEMARKS .......... 281! 1.! In re Lee Trevino ............................................................... 281! 2.! In re Burger King Corp.—BURGER KING ...................... 282! 3.! In re Steak & Ale Restaurants—PRINCE CHARLES ....... 283! 4.! In re Carson—JOHNNY CARSON ................................... 284! 5.! In re Whataburger—WHAT-APOTAMUS .......................