Grit & Glitter

Jacqueline personality profile from WWF Magazine (September 1998)

Personality Profile for Jacqueline from WWF Magazine (September 1998)

Happy International Women’s Day to all the international women! (You know who you are.)

L.O.D. 2000 circa 1998

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Women’s Wrestling Entertainment ep.37 - "An Evening To Remember”

April - May 1998: @yrechoheart.bsky.social & @themegjames.bsky.social cover multiple intergender matches on Raw and wrestling's first evening gown match!

Steph De Lander detailed the personal and financial burden of wrestling for TNA, saying, “I’ve paid for both of my surgeries. I paid for PT for both of them. My insurance maxed out, so I currently have a $9,000 AdventHealth bill sitting there that I'm going to get to at some point. It was 100% covered on my end.” She also explained the difficulty of not having a guaranteed salary: “I was not on a salary. I was not getting paid every week. If you're not there, if you're not on the road, if you're not working, you don't get paid. So financially it was a very big hit as well.” Steph criticized TNA’s lack of proper medical infrastructure compared to other promotions, saying, “They don't have a budget set aside for injuries and a proper medical team. Like at WWE or AEW, there is a fully staffed medical team. They have doctors. They have PTs. They have all sorts of people whose job it is to take care of the wrestlers when they get injured, to rehab them back to full health, and then to let them continue their careers as wrestlers.” She also described the long struggle to get cleared to return after her neck injuries: “Majority of my communication about my injury was through their chiropractor, who I spent 18 months trying to get a return to the ring protocol out of, and I only got it a month ago.” Summing up TNA’s shortcomings, she stated, “Unfortunately, TNA does not have a setup like that whatsoever. So they really don't have a setup for injuries, especially for spinal injuries.” Source: TMZ's Inside the Ring

Why do people even work for that shit ass company? #WrestleSky

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we have a special roundtable discussion on the current landscape of independent wrestling through a queer and POC lens as @wonderboyotm.bsky.social welcomes Noah Veil, @billydixon.bsky.social , @darksheik.bsky.social & @sugardunkerton.bsky.social !

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Fénix, when he was still cool

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Going Underground ep.45 - “Fall From Grace”

@yrechoheart.bsky.social & @lindsayraegun.bsky.social watch #LuchaUnderground S02E06 including King Cuerno vs. Fénix in a ladder match, Sexy Star vs. Kobra Moon, and Mil Muertes taking it off! (his arm sling)

Don't worry, they will never get me to shut up. 💯😎👍

grit & glitter

This week: March forth.

After our longest hiatus ever, @yrechoheart.bsky.social @lindsayraegun.bsky.social & Em check in with an update on the future of G&G.

Never let the bastards win.

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a machine called Cage

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Going Underground ep.44 - “Welcome To Slamtown”

@yrechoheart.bsky.social & @lindsayraegun.bsky.social watch #LuchaUnderground S02E05 including Johnny Mundo vs. Cage, Texano running the gauntlet, and the arrival of Taya Valkryie!

I do not want to return to X under any means but the fact of the matter is that our ability to get interviews since leaving has plummeted. So many wrestlers aren’t on BlueSky and Instagram DM’s seem to go unseen.

Janel Grant speaks publicly for the first time, “By a series of miracles that I can’t account for, I’m alive today In her first public appearance, Janel Grant spoke about the past years of her life and the restrictions she has faced from a non-disclosure agreement with Vince McMahon.

Janel Grant speaks publicly for the first time, “By a series of miracles that I can’t account for, I’m alive today

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Pentagon Jr., troubled teen

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Going Underground ep.43 - “0 M”

@yrechoheart.bsky.social & @lindsayraegun.bsky.social watch #LuchaUnderground S02E04 including Pentagon vs. Prince Puma, the return of Chavo Guerrero, and the secret history of Dario Cueto’s father.

Reminder that last spring we did a four-episode series of podcasts chronicling the entire careers of #TheIInspiration from Australia to WWE to TNA.

If you don't know why these two are living legends or just need a refresher, here are your answers. #AEW

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The IInspiration made their debut at AEW House Rules and have signed with the company!

1998 WWF superstar Sable, whip not included

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Women’s Wrestling Entertainment ep.36 - "Full Moon Rising”

February - April 1998:
@yrechoheart.bsky.social heart.bsky.social & @themegjames.bsky.social cover Sable and Luna bringing women’s wrestling back to the WWF for the first time in over two years!

Imagine looking at this list and deciding “I will give this company at least seven hours of my life every week”

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Going Underground ep.42 - “Skeletons In Our Closet”

@yrechoheart.bsky.social & @lindsayraegun.bsky.social watch #LuchaUnderground S02E03 including King Cuerno vs. Fénix in last luchador standing, the debut of Kobra Moon, and Officer Ricky Reyes??

Prince Puma: angsty orphan

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Going Underground ep.41 - “It’s Only Teenage Wasteland”

@yrechoheart.bsky.social & @lindsayraegun.bsky.social watch #LuchaUnderground S02E02 including troubled teens Puma & Pentagon trying to coexist against the Disciples of Death and the debut of PJ Black!

Tweet from Fightful Wrestling: "Loud "Fuck ICE" chants hashtag AEW Dynamite" Response from Bryce Remsburg: "It seems like the referee may have waited to ring the bell so these could resonate longer? Oh no. Whoops"

Big shoutout to Bryce Remsburg, who was refereeing that match.

Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event

Gail Kim v Taryn Terrell w/special referee ODB

This week on G&G: birthdaze.

Don celebrates their birthday by getting @lindsayraegun.bsky.social & @valpancakes.bsky.social to watch four matches to get to know them including Trish-Lita, Kim-Terrell, Night-Kiss, and Catal-Demanto!

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ECW performer and Wack Pack member Nicole Bass

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Women’s Wrestling Entertainment ep.35 - "Déjà Views”

January - February 1998:
@yrechoheart.bsky.social heart.bsky.social & @themegjames.bsky.social cover Nicole Bass debuting for ECW, Goldust and Luna, Nitro Girl Whisper, and Chyna = girl power!

Ashley Massaro Anecdote Mentioned In Epstein Files - Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News The Department of Justice released more Epstein Files on Friday, and Ashley Massaro is mentioned.

Ashley Massaro Anecdote Mentioned In Epstein Files

Harley: “You know who we should have on the pod? Oh, never mind, Brian’s got it covered.”

Lucha Underground proprietor Catrina

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Going Underground ep.40 - “The Woman Of 1000 Deaths”

@yrechoheart.bsky.social & @lindsayraegun.bsky.social watch #LuchaUnderground S02E01 including Catrina taking over the Temple, Fénix vs. King Cuerno, and our baby boys becoming angsty teens.

poster for Kill City Cup

This week: take the reins.

@yrechoheart.bsky.social @lindsayraegun.bsky.social & @valpancakes.bsky.social watch the 2023 movie(?) Kill City Cup! Natalia Markova, Jimmy Jacobs, and Brian Cage battle in a desolate, violent America (no, not this one).

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They let us back in the Temple!!! We're back and we have a girl boss now!!

Lucha Underground season 2 poster featuring Mil Muertes

10 years ago today #LuchaUnderground returned with their season 2 premiere.

Going Underground, our Patreon podcast where @yrechoheart.bsky.social & @lindsayraegun.bsky.social break down every episode, returns this Thursday!

Boss Catrina bravely debuting some new bangs to the temple. Every one loves them or else

The cover of the comic book Lucha Underground: Mil Muertes

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Going Underground ep.39 - “Meanwhile…”

@yrechoheart.bsky.social & @lindsayraegun.bsky.social read the #LuchaUnderground comics published ahead of season 2 including the death of Big Ryck and the arrival to Boyle Heights of Rey Mysterio!