Professional wrestling star, Fallah Bahh made his first international appearance on an episode of IMPACT! Wrestling in January 2017. His build and wrestling style reminded me so much of the late great Rodney “Yokozuna” Anoa’i. Fallah was introduced as part of a menacing ‘foreign’ tag team, Fallah soon broke away into singles competition and became Read More …
This article talks about understanding professional wrestling from a musician’s perspective. I have been a wrestling fan since the age of nine, and at an earlier age; I was blessed with a gift of playing the piano by ear. A certain feature that drew me to wrestling was music. Specifically, the different musical themes that Read More …
This article will discuss the wrestling career of the late Ravishing Rick Rude, focusing on the years when Rick Rude wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1990 and soon after in World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 1994. The idea of this piece really captured my interest; it explores the types of Read More …
My name is Ite Lemalu, I am from Auckland, New Zealand, and I grew up watching wrestling from the late 1980s. My favourite wrestlers growing up were Greg Valentine, Bret Hart, and Jake Roberts. When I first started watching wrestling (WWF Superstars of Wrestling); I was drawn to the gimmicks and the interviews where the Read More …
Thanks for joining me! I’m Ite Lemalu, I am a New Zealand born Samoan with experience in writing (Grad Dip Arts – Film, Media & Television Studies, University of Auckland) and playing and teaching music (BMus, University of Otago). I am privileged to be the Media Relations Manager for the Fale Dojo professional wrestling training Read More …