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mike altman

@miketheprofessor.bsky.social

co-host of Cult Favorite podcast about cult documentaries, professor of religious studies, writing about pro wrestling, kayfabe, and society

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Pictured: Nothing hurts more than when Bret Hart asks for the mouse to help you make game graphics.

23.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

10.02.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31325    πŸ” 13783    πŸ’¬ 973    πŸ“Œ 1690

For each gimmick I'm hoping to also have the rough years they were working, where, and were they a face/heel/both. Thanks for any help with this!

09.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm definitely thinking about Brother Love and The Sheik but also any other more obscure gimmicks like "The Mormon Giant" Don Leo Jonathan. They don't have to be explicitly religious either, they can be sort of "religion coded." Like, I'd consider Lord of Darkness Undertaker as counting.

09.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #wrestlesky and #prowrestling folks, I'm working on a research project about the overlaps between religion and pro wrestling. One of the chapters is on gimmicks and I'm trying to get a list of as many "religion" wrestling gimmicks as possible. Who should be on the list?

09.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A Duke win and a Dabo loss at the same time is a beautiful thing.

01.11.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney embracing the L.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney embracing the L.

It never gets old.

01.11.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

LET’S GO DUKE!!!

01.11.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jon realized that his efforts as an anti-woke comic were lost on his liberal cat.

01.11.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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29.10.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tip from my partner who is executive director of one of the biggest food pantries in our state:

Donating food is great, especially if you have extra or clean out your kitchen. But money goes further. They can buy food cheaper than you can so they can stretch your money to feed more people.

29.10.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, so when Zohran Mamdani calls his father's cousin his "aunt," it's fine with you people, but when *I* call Knuckles the Echidna my "biological son" and post Sora-generated videos of me giving birth to him, it's somehow "disgusting"

28.10.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 537    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 0

CFB26 is a turn-based RPG

28.10.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a chat bot for answering my kids dumbass questions

22.10.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this thread is funny to like three people on this app so I hope they find it

19.10.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œReception, Receptions, Receiving”

19.10.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To paraphrase J. Z. Smith, it’s not that one came define a β€œcatch”, it’s that one can define a β€œcatch” more than 50 ways.

19.10.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

scholar’s of religion who think there must be a definition of religion have never encountered what counts as a β€œcatch” in college football

19.10.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As a Duke fan I am very much enjoying the Darian Mensaj experience.

18.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Baller chyron though and absolutely sounds like the name of a Tyler, The Creator song

30.09.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

every time these folks show up at the white house I get messages from my non-wrestling friends like β€œdid you see this!?!?” and I’m like β€œno but did you hear Yoshihiko is injured?”

30.09.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a bald man in a white shirt and tie is screaming into a microphone .. ALT: a bald man in a white shirt and tie is screaming into a microphone ..

just turned on the new Young Thug

30.09.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

amazing

28.09.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

maybe the rapture was actually one of Ryan Grubb’s pre-snap motions

28.09.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is my favorite Alabama offense since I came here in 2013.

28.09.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ryan Grubb is in his fucking bag tonight

28.09.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LA County: You get that statue of Abraham Lincoln we commissioned?
Sculptor: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
LA County: what

24.09.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

Comcast-ass rapture.

23.09.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

me an hour into every faculty meeting

23.09.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0