Getting Schooled About Pro Wrestling

Illustration by Jpneok

Professional wrestling was in vogue in the mid-1980s. My group of college friends qualified as “pencil-neck geeks” and we harbored no illusions of ever facing off in the squared circle. We imitated the simplest greco roman grappling holds and mimicked the colorful promos (monologues challenging other performers) and watched the weekly programs and quarterly pay-per-view events.