Bluesky Loves The Sickos: Why They Want Even More Pro Wrestling Fans
"You want a place to go when the big moments are happening, and an evergreen community to shoot the shit with during the quieter days.”
"You want a place to go when the big moments are happening, and an evergreen community to shoot the shit with during the quieter days.”
Media
"It’s an untapped market in the way OutKick and Fox News Digital can cover pro wrestling, and bring in a new audience."
Fans
Attendees at Josh and Rachel’s wedding in fall 2025 would be forgiven if they thought they made a wrong turn and ended up at a very bizarre wrestling show.
Spotlight
“There was definitely some booing when they started, but the crowd came around. I saw some people dancing by the end.”
Business of Pro Wrestling
For a long time, I blamed the “media” who covered pro wrestling for chasing access and choosing easy content creation. I’ve come to realize that’s the only way they can interact with AEW or WWE.
On Sight
Beyond Wrestling provided a lineup full of young wrestlers with good looks, intriguing skill sets, and unique charisma that could lead to a successful pro wrestling career.
Trans Pro Wrestlers
"It feels like people are turning their back on our community. We want to create a home where we can ply our craft and give trans wrestlers a chance to go on the indies, get reps, and understand it’s a sink or swim industry."
Interviews, features, event coverage, and more
Two matches. Six teams. 12 wrestlers. How tag team wrestling wowed the standing-room only crowd at Beyond Wrestling's Americanrana 2026
For five weeks in the summer of 1996, WCW Monday Nitro emanated from an outdoor studio at Walt Disney World’s MGM Studios. Roughly 600 fans, each paying $0 for a ticket, witnessed the most important summer in the history of professional wrestling.
Within the halls of WWE’s corporate offices, it is always 1998. It’s been stunning to watch WWE continue to trip over itself in a quixotic attempt to kill AEW. Seven years is a long, long time.
“We did not book Mr. Laurinaitis, we sold a vendor table to Signed by Superstars who is paying him to appear on their behalf,” read a statement sent to NPW from WrestleCon organizers.
Growing up a pro wrestling fan, David Morales understands how affordability impacts everything people do today, including going to a pro wrestling show.
For several weeks, NPW reached out to every network airing weekly pro wrestling to gauge the current landscape. It became clear the happiest networks are the ones who responded.
NWA Powerrr reached 273,000 on July 11. "It’s been on the air for 11 weeks now and we’ve seen NWA Powerrr increase across all of our key demos."
“It’s better than just handing out flyers for a show." Championship Melt is the only wrestling-themed, gourmet grilled cheese food truck in the world.
Today, we are in a legitimate Golden Age of Professional Wrestling because so many promotions employ pro wrestlers, giving them opportunities to shine and attract new fans.
There is plenty of room for TNA to grow because they have the roster necessary to improve and gain fans. The booking and leadership appears to be the issue.
Before the show started, I walked around the 100 level concourse and asked fans what got them to spend their Sunday afternoon in Boston watching a TNA pay-per-view
“I’ve always been a dabbler, a jack of all trades, where I’ve always been very artsy and crafty. But pro wrestling is the one thing I’ve done constantly."