Words: Andreas Hale Image: Jedi Jack Yeti Although social media can be criticized for many things—with Wrestling Twitter having its own special place of toxicity and tribalism—it has been an excellent tool for discovering and finding your tribe of people who share your interests. Perhaps no place is this truer in pro wrestling than the … Read moreThe Rise Of The Black Indies
The Black Rasslin’ Podcast returns with a fun episode looking at an interesting week in pro wrestling. illfam79, Matth, Drip, Mimi, and khal are joined by Drip’s consigliere, Sempervive and soon dive into a discussion regarding Swerve Strickland‘s recent comments on the BRP50. Later, the squad give a #NoCapRecap of WWE Extreme Rules (with a … Read moreThe Black Rasslin’ Podcast: Connigliere (f/ Sempervive)
Image via Mimi Words: Andreas Hale “This is a historic moment,” Michael Cole said. “For the first time ever, two Black women have a title match in the main event at WrestleMania.” This was Black Excellence. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair stood across the ring from each other for what felt like an eternity. … Read moreQueen B-EST: Bianca Belair Tops the 2022 #BRP50
The time has come—the FOURTH annual #BRP50 list is here! As the world has begun to open up, it’s been dope seeing Black professional wrestlers putting in work on TV and on the indies. Now is the best time to highlight the best Black pro wrestlers in the game today. NOTE: In 2021, we dropped … Read moreThe 2022 #BRP50 List
Image via Jedi Jack Yeti For four years, The Black Rasslin’ Podcast has dropped the #BRP50—which ranks the 50 Best Black professional wrestlers in the squared circle, today—on Juneteenth. While the aim has always been to shine a light on the talented Black performers in federations across the globe, we start to notice interesting trends … Read moreLADIES FIRST: The 2022 #BRP50 Showcases the Black Women’s Wrestling Revolution
While the third-annual #BRP50 dropped this past Juneteenth, The Black Rasslin’ Podcast and We Luv Wrestling-presented “After The 50” list—a list conceived to both a) shine a light on Black professional wrestlers we love who were just outside of the #BRP50 and b) make you realize that there are way more than just 50 Black … Read moreThe Black Rasslin’ Podcast and We Luv Wrestling Present The 2021 “After the 50”
Longtime friend of the pod Downtown Tony Brown recently cut a promo on The Black Rasslin’ Podcast after not making the 2021 #BRP50. He was so heated with the squad that he ended up hopping on during a livestream to work things out. What goes down ends up being one of the funniest moments on … Read moreDowntown Tony Brown, The Madd Rassler