Erica Banas: Writing Samples

Wrestling Inc. • 30th November 2022

Facts About Colt Cabana Only Hardcore Fans Know - Wrestling Inc.

Colt Cabana is a unique case study as a wrestler. In his decades-long career, he has worked for some of the biggest, most popular promotions, but he's also taken indie bookings all across the United States and wrestled in many countries all over the world.

Wrestling Inc. • 14th November 2022

The Most Unexpected Heel Turns In AEW - Wrestling Inc.

A heel turn can be one of the most effective ways to shake up any wrestling promotion, from the ones filling up bingo halls to those packing arenas and stadiums.

Wrestling Inc. • 22nd October 2022

Facts About Ruby Soho That Only Hardcore Fans Know

Facts About Ruby Soho That Only Hardcore Fans Know Ruby Soho has been active in wrestling for well over a decade. Tough and tattooed, Soho's career has seen her travel all over the world, carrying a punk ethos wherever she went. Now in AEW, she became an immediate fan favorite on the roster the moment she debuted as the "Joker" in the Casino Battle Royal at 2021's All Out. When you have Rancid endorsing you and providing you with your entrance music, it's pretty easy to turn heads and make new f

WrestlingInc.com • 7th October 2022

Facts About Asuka Only Hardcore Fans Know

Asuka, "The Empress of Tomorrow," is one of WWE's best signings of the 2010s. A dominant force in her native Japan for a number of promotions, she wrestled for nearly a decade before bringing her talents to the United States. Considering her unique presentation and powerful in-ring work, she quickly became a fan favorite among the WWE Universe. In the process, Asuka collected plenty of accolades along the way

WrestlingInc.com • 30th September 2022

Times WWE Inflated The WrestleMania Attendance Record

Since its inception, WrestleMania has always been about grandeur. From the card to its celebrity guests to its overall presentation, size has always mattered. It's not surprising attendance figures have been somewhat of an obsession for the WWE and its fans throughout WrestleMania's history. That said, it's also not surprising most of those attendance figures are usually inflated. In some cases, those figures are more inflated than you'd think. In 2019, Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics shared

Wrestling Inc. • 23rd September 2022

Facts About WWE Music Group Only Hardcore Wrestling Fans Know

WWE, like any other massive global company, has its fair share of subsidiaries. Some of them have been very successful, like the WWE Performance Center and the WWE Network. Other subsidiaries, though, have been far from successful, like the XFL or the World Bodybuilding Federation. One of WWE's subsidiaries that has sort of flown under the radar is WWE Music Group...

WrestlingInc.com • 6th September 2022

Wrestlers Who Tried Their Hand At Politics

Wrestlers Who Tried Their Hand At Politics Professional wrestling is rife with stories about wrestlers "politicking" backstage in order to move up in the ranks or to keep their main event status in any given company. Some of wrestling's most prolific names are at the center of many of the biggest examples of backstage politicking from Hulk Hogan to John Cena. Considering this, it's no wonder a number of wrestlers have attempted a career in actual politics. In some cases, this happens following a

WrestlingInc.com • 29th August 2022

Facts About Hiroshi Tanahashi Only Hardcore Fans Know

When it comes to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), few names truly exemplify the promotion quite like Hiroshi Tanahashi. The man known as "The Ace of the Universe" is often credited with carrying the promotion during its lean years in the 2000s and helping elevate the brand to major growth and popularity, not only in Japan but all over the world.

WrestlingInc.com • 22nd August 2022

Wrestling Walkouts that Caused Some Big-Time Controversy

In the wild world of professional wrestling, walkouts have happened more than you would actually think. Here are just a few examples of wrestling walkouts that caused some big-time controversy.

94.7 WCSX • 15th June 2022

Vince McMahon: Twitter Goes Wild on Alleged $3M Affair Settlement News

Vince McMahon is the prime subject of a blockbuster report from The Wall Street Journal stating the WWE CEO secretly paid a $3 million settlement in January 2022 to a former employee with whom he had an alleged consensual affair.

94.7 WCSX • 28th March 2022

WrestleMania: 10 Interesting Facts About 'The Showcase of the Immortals'

We’re on the final week stretch on the road to WrestleMania 38, which the WWE has said many times will be “stupendous.”

93.3 WMMR • 11th August 2021

8 Iconic '80s Wrestling Themes

“The Immortal” Hulk Hogan celebrates his birthday today (August 11.) If there’s one thing fans the world over can agree on, it’s this: Hogan had one of the best wrestling themes of all time.

102.9 WMGK • 30th April 2021

VIDEO: Dwayne Johnson Watches His First WWE Match

Dwayne Johnson celebrates his birthday on May 2, and regardless of the millions…and millions that he earns from his absurdly successful acting career, he will always be The Rock.

95.9 The RAT • 11th June 2020

The Undertaker Names His Favorite Bands to Listen to While Working Out

The Undertaker for the past number of years has had a big match at WrestleMania. So, when The Phenom heads back into the gym to get into match shape, what does he listen to?

WDHA FM • 10th January 2020

6 Shinedown Songs That Served As WWE Themes

Rock ‘n’ roll and wrestling: They’re a perfect pair. It’s no wonder Shinedown songs have served as the themes of various WWE programming.

WRIF Rocks Detroit • 21st February 2019

Hulk Rules? Why the Hulk Hogan Biopic Won’t Get Over with Fans

Let me tell you something, brother! This new Hulk Hogan biopic sounded like an interesting project at first, but there’s a very good chance Hulkamanics won’t be “running wild” on Netflix upon its release.