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When I was younger I think I had always assumed that the promotions had fed the story beats to the magazines, and whilst the photographers may have picked up snippets it is fascinating to read how this really worked.
The publication demands and the often fluid nature of plans shows that the magazines and promotions had a mutually beneficial relationship without necesarily coordinating. The creative content of the magazines in turn influencing indirectly the wrestlers and promoters.
It's a lovely example of complementary businesses in the same industry supporting and reinforcing each other without direct control. The magazines need the wrestling, but the magazines do a lot of the hard work away from the ring, as fans build up growing narratives and imagining these wrestlers lives as so much bigger than they were.
Barry…I loved reading this first thing with my coffee this morning. You captured the exact core of what I wanted to get across about Stanley Weston and these publications. AS a kid I used to do exactly what you mentioned, I imagined these feuds and their lives as they were presented to me in these wonderful magazines. Another memory that came to mind is, as a kid, once your aunts and uncles found out you liked wrestling, when they came across a magazine somewhere, they would give it to you. “Hey kid your mom and dad say you like wrestling” and bang they’d give you a mag. I remember my uncle giving me several that must have been his when he was younger from the 1950s. I have no idea where they went or what I did with them. I hadn’t thought of that in years. Thanks for you feedback, man…I really appreciate you.
When I was younger I think I had always assumed that the promotions had fed the story beats to the magazines, and whilst the photographers may have picked up snippets it is fascinating to read how this really worked.
The publication demands and the often fluid nature of plans shows that the magazines and promotions had a mutually beneficial relationship without necesarily coordinating. The creative content of the magazines in turn influencing indirectly the wrestlers and promoters.
It's a lovely example of complementary businesses in the same industry supporting and reinforcing each other without direct control. The magazines need the wrestling, but the magazines do a lot of the hard work away from the ring, as fans build up growing narratives and imagining these wrestlers lives as so much bigger than they were.
Fascinating when you think about it
Barry…I loved reading this first thing with my coffee this morning. You captured the exact core of what I wanted to get across about Stanley Weston and these publications. AS a kid I used to do exactly what you mentioned, I imagined these feuds and their lives as they were presented to me in these wonderful magazines. Another memory that came to mind is, as a kid, once your aunts and uncles found out you liked wrestling, when they came across a magazine somewhere, they would give it to you. “Hey kid your mom and dad say you like wrestling” and bang they’d give you a mag. I remember my uncle giving me several that must have been his when he was younger from the 1950s. I have no idea where they went or what I did with them. I hadn’t thought of that in years. Thanks for you feedback, man…I really appreciate you.