An Academic Study of Wrestling (Independent, Women, Intergender & Hardcore) with Jacqui Pratt PhD

Special Interview Episode (episode 10)


This episode features Jacqui Pratt, talented academic and
wrestling writer, plus lead singer in awesome wrestling themed
band Cheap Pop. Jac wrote about wrestling as part of her PhD,
appears weekly on the PWTorch Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, and
sings kickass punk songs about wrestling 



Jacqui recently  completed her PhD on Rhetoric and
Composition, and while that may seem like a funny subject to
discuss on a wrestling podcast, trust us you are going to love
this nerdy discussion. This will help you see independent,
hardcore, women's and intergender wrestling in a whole new light.
She  shares her work analysing the famous World Cutest Tag
Team vs The Young Bucks match from PWG, Candice's crimson mask
and all, that combines all 4 topics.


(Cards on the table time:   We recorded this back in
2019 before Speaking Out. At the time Joey Ryan was a respected
performer thought to be playing a sleazy character, Unfortunately
it turns out he was in real life a sleazy character. I don't
think this changes the analysis Jacqui did or the themes covered,
but please know we would not be talking about Joey in this way if
the interview took place today. We are mainly talking about
Candice LeRae and storytelling.



Jac also chats about her band Cheap Pop, their badass In Gorilla
album, and we end with an exclusive preview of her song Mean
Gene. You can follow Jac at https://twitter.com/cheappopisaband





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This interview took place in the summer of 2019 for Holy Shoot -
A Wrestling Podcast.