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The wild west of the pro-wrestling world
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Pro-wrestling goes through phases, not only within the on-screen product but also within wrestling’s broader appeal in the mainstream. It may be hard to believe, but there was a time not long ago when wrestling went mainstream. The masses frequently discussed weekly wrestling episodes, sharing their thoughts on recent happenings in a fictitious wrestling universe.…
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Ways to spend the rest of your summer in Kitchener-Waterloo
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Looking for things to do in August before the summer’s over? Kitchener-Waterloo has a long list of activities and attractions to keep the next month exciting. Every week you can head to Uptown Waterloo to catch regular events that are entirely free. Check out the Uptown Night Market every Thursday from 7 p.m. to 10…
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Laurier to help offer fitness activities to women new to Canada
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Wilfrid Laurier University is helping to arrange fitness programming for newly arrived Canadian women and their children. The project, called ACTIVEIntegration: Social integration through physical activity, will offer participants a place to socialize while staying physically active and learning basic fitness routines. Activities are expected to start March 8 and 10 at the Victoria Hills…
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AEW is the next great wrestling empire
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When people think about professional wrestling (rarely as that may be) three letters usually come to mind: WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment has long been the only major wrestling promotion in North America — and largely the rest of the world. This has been the case for decades but recently, a rival promotion has risen that…
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Why professional wrestling deserves more attention
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Pro wrestling is the greatest made-up sport that has ever existed. It’s fake, it’s exaggerated, it’s silly and sometimes pretty stupid — but it’s always entertaining. Unfortunately for me, a lifelong wrestling fan, sometimes I am taunted for my admiration for liking such an odd form of entertainment. And yes, it’s fake — very fake.…
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Let your guilty pleasures no longer be guilty
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A lot of the things I enjoy in life may be things that the average person might find strange or weird. To fall asleep every night, I love listening to YouTube videos of people tapping on random items, also known as autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR. I don’t like listening to people eat, but…
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