Thanks so much for the detailed and thoughtful response. I really appreciate it, and your comments made me self-reflect on what I’m doing, which helped me a great deal.
My angle is focusing on nostalgia via the ‘80s and ‘90s period with heavy emphasis on profiling the wrestlers from that era and re-telling their stories both in front of …
Thanks so much for the detailed and thoughtful response. I really appreciate it, and your comments made me self-reflect on what I’m doing, which helped me a great deal.
My angle is focusing on nostalgia via the ‘80s and ‘90s period with heavy emphasis on profiling the wrestlers from that era and re-telling their stories both in front of and behind the “camera”.
I am drawing a lot of the material for my narratives so far from my direct experiences in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s as wrestling magazine writer and later wrestling referee. If I can’t weave in personal stories because I didn’t have personal interactions with my subject, I am drawing from my fan/viewer perspective from having watched with great enthusiasm wrestling since the mid-’80s.
I think the nostalgia perspective is underrepresented in wrestling. Most of what I see in the wrestling segment is commenting on current events within the two major promotions. Outside of substack, a great deal of it often comes across as having a negative tone.
I see my market as long-time viewers who want to re-celebrate the past, as well as newer fans who want to learn some of the history of wrestling (like I did as a newer viewer many years ago).
That’s a great idea you mentioned about me seeking validation from successful existing stakeholders. Since I am not trying to replicate what they’re doing, perhaps their validation will put me in front of some of their audience, or they will see value in having me as a guest voice in their content.
Thanks so much for the detailed and thoughtful response. I really appreciate it, and your comments made me self-reflect on what I’m doing, which helped me a great deal.
My angle is focusing on nostalgia via the ‘80s and ‘90s period with heavy emphasis on profiling the wrestlers from that era and re-telling their stories both in front of and behind the “camera”.
I am drawing a lot of the material for my narratives so far from my direct experiences in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s as wrestling magazine writer and later wrestling referee. If I can’t weave in personal stories because I didn’t have personal interactions with my subject, I am drawing from my fan/viewer perspective from having watched with great enthusiasm wrestling since the mid-’80s.
I think the nostalgia perspective is underrepresented in wrestling. Most of what I see in the wrestling segment is commenting on current events within the two major promotions. Outside of substack, a great deal of it often comes across as having a negative tone.
I see my market as long-time viewers who want to re-celebrate the past, as well as newer fans who want to learn some of the history of wrestling (like I did as a newer viewer many years ago).
That’s a great idea you mentioned about me seeking validation from successful existing stakeholders. Since I am not trying to replicate what they’re doing, perhaps their validation will put me in front of some of their audience, or they will see value in having me as a guest voice in their content.