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WRESTLING SOUP

A MOMENT OF UNITY (Frank & Gus 5/17/24)

WRESTLING SOUP

Wrestling Soup Network

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.4738 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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REVIEW: A Moment of Unity: Wrestling Breaking with Bigoted Tradition by Terrance Biggs
https://dailyddt.com/posts/a-moment-of-unity-wrestling-breaking-with-bigoted-tradition-01hxhhqccg85 (Original article link)
43:26 Wrestling's Evolution and Representation
44:50 Cultural Impact and Fan Perspectives
47:15 The Business Side of Wrestling Promotions
51:43 New Jack's Influence and Wrestling's Social Commentary
01:12:18 Wrestling's Changing Racial Landscape
01:16:56 Reflecting on Wrestling's Progress
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0:00.0

Wrestling soup.

0:03.5

I don't available.

0:08.7

Terrence Biggs, right?

0:10.6

He's in the chat every once in a while.

0:13.1

He's a good guy.

0:13.7

He did a DDT, DailyDDT.com article.

0:17.5

Yes.

0:17.7

And it's titled A Moment of Unity, Wrestling Breaking with Bigoted Traditions.

0:24.7

Surveying the modern wrestling landscape brings a sense of hope for many black wrestlers,

0:30.5

ushering in new ideas and embracing open-mindedness, set for the stage for black athletes across companies to stand in their well-deserved spotlight.

0:42.6

Ingrained in its history, professional wrestling used racist stereotypes and prevented black

0:47.9

athletes from achieving main event status. Now they do not appear restrained by the myopic

0:53.2

booking eye that keeps talents huddled in the middle of their card.

0:57.4

With many barriers falling by the wayside, more talent looks to break through, yet questions remain regarding what took so long.

1:06.1

In all honesty, racism sits atop the industry and sadly enough, in parts of the business it still exists.

1:14.4

Granted,

1:15.8

Racism exists in partially in every institution and every part of the world.

1:22.8

Right.

1:24.0

Granted, wrestling fans would not know the name Vero's small from a hole in the head, yet

1:28.5

Small's boldness to step between the ropes transitioning from boxing goes mainly unnoticed.

1:33.5

Imagine coming into the world, enslaved, spending half of your childhood deemed property

1:38.6

by the state you reside in. Small spent the first nine years of his life as a slave.

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