As highlighted in the article, I think it's important to point out the spark that led to this, which is the #SpeakingOut movement that emerged last year.
I don't follow the British pro-wrestling scene that much, but I saw the developments of the #SpeakingOut movement happen in real-time last year via Twitter, when wrestlers and fans from around the world spoke out about their experiences of sexual abuse and harassment within the pro-wrestling industry. It reached the point where pro-wrestlers (including prominent names in British wrestling and those employed by big promotions such as WWE and AEW) were terminated or received disciplinary actions.
From what I've seen amongst feedback from fans, the impact has been particularly felt in British pro-wrestling, where a lot of the accused wrestlers work in, and this is how it led to the current proposal to regulate British pro-wrestling to help address these concerns.
On a related note, I did find it strange that the #SpeakingOut movement was hardly discussed at all in this site, especially considering the impact it had and the number of UK members in here. But I somewhat assumed it's because most people here don't really follow pro-wrestling anyway.
Here's a related link about the #SpeakingOut movement from last year:
As far as it not being an issue on this site: hardly surprising as it’s overwhelmingly mvm here.
And one would hope rules and limits are agreed before a match and respected during. Same goes for stakes.
They tried to bring back ITV wrestling a few yrs ago and failed miserably.
Someone needs to recreate WOS with all it's characters - young athletes and fat old heels to defeat them. And a few grannies with handbags in the audience to shout at them.
So, they want officials and politicians regulating (or even interfering in) the pro-wrestling business. It seemed to thrive pre-Covid without such government intervention.
I'm not sure if you read the news from last year, but British pro-wrestling was hounded with multiple accusations of sexual abuse and harassment against several pro-wrestlers, to the point that it reached the BBC and the Parliament. This is part of the reason why this development came about.
DM Mask (3)
4/26/2021 7:56 AMAs highlighted in the article, I think it's important to point out the spark that led to this, which is the #SpeakingOut movement that emerged last year.
I don't follow the British pro-wrestling scene that much, but I saw the developments of the #SpeakingOut movement happen in real-time last year via Twitter, when wrestlers and fans from around the world spoke out about their experiences of sexual abuse and harassment within the pro-wrestling industry. It reached the point where pro-wrestlers (including prominent names in British wrestling and those employed by big promotions such as WWE and AEW) were terminated or received disciplinary actions.
From what I've seen amongst feedback from fans, the impact has been particularly felt in British pro-wrestling, where a lot of the accused wrestlers work in, and this is how it led to the current proposal to regulate British pro-wrestling to help address these concerns.
On a related note, I did find it strange that the #SpeakingOut movement was hardly discussed at all in this site, especially considering the impact it had and the number of UK members in here. But I somewhat assumed it's because most people here don't really follow pro-wrestling anyway.
Here's a related link about the #SpeakingOut movement from last year:
#SpeakingOut: Sexual misconduct in British professional wrestling's #MeToo moment (from BBC Sport)
celtwrestle (46 )
4/28/2021 3:05 PM(In reply to this)
As far as it not being an issue on this site: hardly surprising as it’s overwhelmingly mvm here.
And one would hope rules and limits are agreed before a match and respected during. Same goes for stakes.
Twister81 (4)
4/24/2021 6:59 PMthanks that was an interesting article
TravelnWrestle (0)
4/22/2021 11:06 PMhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56851875
Politics and Wrestling!
BigMG (1 )
5/10/2022 11:28 AM(In reply to this)
They tried to bring back ITV wrestling a few yrs ago and failed miserably.
Someone needs to recreate WOS with all it's characters - young athletes and fat old heels to defeat them. And a few grannies with handbags in the audience to shout at them.
Saturday at 4pm - badly missed!
celtwrestle (46 )
4/26/2021 6:06 AM(In reply to this)
So, they want officials and politicians regulating (or even interfering in) the pro-wrestling business. It seemed to thrive pre-Covid without such government intervention.
DM Mask (3)
4/26/2021 7:32 AM(In reply to this)
I'm not sure if you read the news from last year, but British pro-wrestling was hounded with multiple accusations of sexual abuse and harassment against several pro-wrestlers, to the point that it reached the BBC and the Parliament. This is part of the reason why this development came about.
celtwrestle (46 )
4/28/2021 3:02 PM(In reply to this)
Yes, I saw some reports on it via BBC etc