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What Is Wrestling? (Psst, It's Art)

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Wrestling is whatever you want it to be, but that means Jordynne Grace is more right in that it's art Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein Jordynne Grace is known for a lot of things in pro wrestling. She's one half of Team PAWG with LuFisto. She's starting to travel the world to ply her craft. She's also a renowned powerlifter who can probably lift you, yes, you sitting there reading this over her head. She's also got one of the more engaging and entertaining Twitter accounts among wrestlers of any level of employment. Sometimes, she gets into scraps with folks, whether it be fans or colleagues. Her latest spat was more the latter. Over the weekend, she got into it with people, including Davey Richards and Josh Barnett, arguing over whether wrestling is an art or a sport, respectively. In the near nine-year history of The Wrestling Blog, you should know by now that I lean more towards the art side of the spectrum in this argument with about a Ford F-150's truckload...

The Guy Can Be Funny Sometimes

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GET THESE HANDS... ON THIS BASS Photo Credit: WWE.com Jim Cornette is a yutz. I can't stress this enough. However, he was a manager during the Jim Crockett Promotions days and booked Smoky Mountain Wrestling, so people pay attention to him when he says the Lucha Underground Temple should be nuked with every worker and fan inside or when he threatens someone for daring to sell for a child. The line "funny don't equal money" is a popular mantra in that comedy acts don't draw. Laughs are for breaks in the action, but the real drama comes with super serious, personal issue-driven feuds, and if you're a top guy, you can't partake in comedic endeavors lest you be labeled a geek. Of course, "funny don't equal money" is patently false. It's not to say comedies outpace action movies or prestige dramas in terms of overall drawing power, but who said that those genres don't mix? The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a virtual mint, and every single m...