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You Don’t Have Momentum—You’re Borrowing It (And Everyone Can Tell)

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-06-10 17:47:23

There’s a dangerous illusion spreading through the e-wrestling scene right now, and it’s getting louder by the week. Momentum. Everybody claims they have it. Everybody speaks about it...

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Candid Comments: “Slow Your Roll, Muchacho”

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-05-26 22:52:00

You ever watch a man sprint before he stretches? That’s what I saw when Muchacho dropped his Round Two: Draft Era column. The mask was shining, the sombrero...

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The Road Less Traveled

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-05-26 12:00:00

If you are new to this column, or if you are just stepping into the conversation, welcome. You are not late to the party, and you do not...

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Fans vs. Critics: Why You Probably Don’t Enjoy Pro Wrestling

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-05-24 05:25:00

Let’s get this out of the way first: if you don’t like professional wrestling, that’s fine. Seriously. It’s not a moral failure. It’s not a lack of intelligence....

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The Promotion That Asks Too Much, Too Soon

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-05-09 04:41:00

There’s a particular kind of e-wrestling project that always looks promising right up until it starts asking people to carry the whole thing on their backs. It launches...

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The Fed Head Trap

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-05-06 05:36:00

Every e-wrestling scene has a version of this problem, and the funny thing is that everyone sees it coming except the person driving straight toward it. I’m talking...

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Why E-Wrestling Keeps Rebuilding the Same House

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-05-05 08:33:00

By now, we’ve established two things. First, e-wrestling isn’t dead. Second, the scene keeps tripping over the same social and structural problems because it refuses to fully learn...

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The Community Problem No One Wants To Admit

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-05-04 07:16:14

Last time, I talked about how e-wrestling isn’t dead; it’s just harder to find. That part still holds. But there’s another truth sitting right next to it, and...

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The Soul of E-Wrestling Isn’t Dead — It’s Just Harder to Find

Column · Curt Candid · 2026-05-01 14:10:00

There’s a certain kind of panic that creeps into every hobby community at some point: the fear that the thing you love is fading away. E-wrestling has had...

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