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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Luis Paez-Pumar

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Pro Wrestling

Jon Huber Had Just Reached The Pinnacle Of Wrestling

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Sting’s Return Proves There’s Nothing Like Wrestling Nostalgia

Serena Deeb pins Thunder Rosa on AEW Dynamite

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AEW’s Women Need More Than 20 Minutes A Week

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/sundownmotel">Bill Hanstock</a> is an Emmy-winning producer, screenwriter, editor and journalist. He has covered and interviewed countless WWE and independent wrestling personalities and events for SB Nation and UPROXX, and been a part of several popular pro wrestling podcasts. He has contributed to Polygon, The Athletic, and Inked magazine. He has also penned nearly a dozen stories for the official WWE comic book published by BOOM! Studios. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son, and two cats.</p>


Bill Hanstock

Donald Trump and Vince McMahon at some WWE thing or other in 2009. I'm sure it was great.

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

Inside Vince McMahon’s Aspirational, Transactional, Utterly All-American Friendship With Donald Trump

Hikaru Shida holds the AEW Women's World Championship

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One Year In, AEW Feels Too Much Like The Wrestling It Wanted To Rebel Against

Jay Lethal and Dalton castle square off for Ring of Honor

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Ring Of Honor Rose From The Pandemic Ashes With A Welcome Re-Focus On Sports Realism


<p>Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.</p>


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Dan McQuade

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An Appreciation Of Wrestling Jorts