Welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows!

When "jokes" fall flat, and truths are blocked - a twitter story

In this episode, Marie Shadows dives into the intricacies of professional wrestling and the ongoing issues within major companies like New Japan Pro Wrestling and AEW. While defending New Japan's unique position in the wrestling ecosystem, Marie explores how different cultures have shaped pro wrestling across the world. The discussion also touches on the importance of constructive criticism and honest debate in wrestling fandom. Marie stresses the need for professionalism online and highlights a key Twitter moment involving WWE's Netflix move, urging the wrestling community to keep it classy.Marie Shadows defends New Japan Pro Wrestling while exploring cultural influences on the wrestling world. She discusses the importance of constructive criticism, professional conduct on social media, and calls for honest wrestling debates in this latest podcast episode.

Bullet Points Summary

• Marie Shadows defends New Japan Pro Wrestling despite its flaws.

• Discusses how different cultures (Japan, America, Mexico) created unique wrestling styles.

• Stresses the importance of constructive criticism in wrestling fandom.

• Emphasizes the need for professionalism when engaging online.

• Recaps a controversial Twitter moment involving WWE's Netflix move.

• Calls for keeping debates about wrestling authentic and honest.

Extra context pulled from my ⁠YouTube Community Tab⁠ & my own Twitter:

Telling the truth gets you blocked. What are these plenty of "incentives" to actively support NJPW? I've supported & still no incentives. I've actively told my fans to sign up for NJPW World - no incentives. Why do fans never *fully* explain themselves? They say things & block. NJPW stars - who haven't yet signed to AEW - get secondhand treatment & become jobbers to AEW stars. Ishii is a prime example of this treatment despite TK saying: I LOVE ISHII! ISHII IS GREAT! No one cared about Ishii. No reaction. No understanding of his character or move set.

The flip side: DDT Pro/AEW wrestler, Konosuke got the STAR treatment during the G1 this year by defeating ESTABLISHED NJPW wrestlers. Yeah, he lost later but that does damage to main roster of NJPW by changing fans PERCEPTION of those wrestlers.

⁠https://youtu.be/_Uq9WqpM60Q⁠

You don't need to watch a full episode of AEW to understand the issues - very SOLVABLE issues - that are playing out in REAL TIME. Contextual clips & research work fine to get a conclusion. I work in the business, I LOVE THIS - I can spot the issues & WANT wrestling to improve.

Extra context: ⁠https://x.com/Marie_Shadows/status/18...⁠

Extra extra context: ⁠https://x.com/Marie_Shadows/status/18...⁠

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