Going to the Mat With The Wrestling Club

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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When the lights go down at recess at KIPP AMP Middle School in Brooklyn, it’s not time to zone out or to take a nap. It’s showtime. It’s time for The Wrestling Club. Founded by an innovative teacher looking to connect with his students during the pandemic, this club turns watching pro wrestling inside out to teach students about storytelling, conflict resolution, inclusion and more. And it doesn’t stop there, because you never know which WWE superstar is going to walk through the door when the club is in session. So today, Andreas Hale joins us fresh from his visit with all the members of what is now the most famous junior high school club in the world. A club where life lessons and, most importantly, possibility are being taught one match at a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So I've been hearing for about a while now.
0:05.6	I've been getting tagged all on Instagram, all on Facebook, TikTok.
0:11.3	Oh, oh, I want to challenge J.W. for his title.
0:14.8	I want to challenge him.
0:16.0	I want to end his Sean.
0:17.2	I want to end his pride.
0:18.9	You might not know what you're listening to right now.
0:21.6	You can't step in the ring with me in last 30 seconds.
0:25.3	You come in to ring with me, all you're going to hear is Ann Still, your TWC champion,
0:32.9	J.W.
0:34.2	But that's Kip Amp, eighth grader Jonah, and he's laying the verbal smackdown.
0:39.5	But I am a fair God.
0:42.5	So I will give you the respect that you, I guess, deserve from me.
0:48.1	But it ain't going to be nice.
0:50.5	You're going to get in the ring with me and you're going to be looking up at the lights.
0:57.1	While I'm walking away, holding my greatest prize.
1:02.3	But you only got one opportunity in life, so you might as well take your chance now.
1:05.6	And he's doing that in English class.
1:18.2	So today, Andreas Hale joins us fresh from his visit with Jonah and all the other members of what is now the most famous junior high school club in the world.
1:30.4	The wrestling club at Kipamp Middle School in Brooklyn, where life lessons in language, conflict, leadership, inclusion, and possibility are being taught.
1:33.0	One wrestling match at a time.
1:38.2	Andreas Hale, I know you are a wrestling lifer.
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