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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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Lauren Theisen

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Defector Up All Night

A Lesson On The Meaning Of “Unpredictable,” With Booker T


<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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Scott Hall Knew The Value Of Losing

<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>


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

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Talking Catharsis, Crisis, And Pro Wrestling With Bob Mould

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An Appreciation Of Wrestling Jorts