Tim Kail

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#ProWrestling art critic | Let's examine The Moment of Pop, not backstage dirt | Celebrate this #art with me 🎨 | Listen to new & free #podcasts every Monday 🎙| Diagnosed Bipolar 1 in 2020 | He/Him

I'm officially a fan of Jacob Fatu. Ever since he first confronted Roman after #WrestleMania he's consistently delivered an emotionally nuanced performance. I find his motivations relatable and consistent. He's physically imposing, solid in the ring, and knows how to sound legitimately sinister.

Booking impromptu matches creates a narrative incongruity. It inherently suggests #WWERaw goes to air without an already booked card (which is ludicrous). Or it suggests whatever was originally planned got bumped (which is also ludicrous). It's a nonsensical, dated narrative device in #ProWrestling

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Tim Kail is an independent professional wrestling art critic | He is the host of The Work Of Wrestling Podcast. Click to read The Work Of Wrestling, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

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