Remotely Interested

Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins took full ownership of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on October 1st, 2017. In this special report, Adam Spring sat down with Billy and David Marquez (Championship Wrestling From Hollywood) to discuss TV studio wrestling.This included a new show called NWA Powerrr.

The first set of tapings for Powerrr took place at the GBP Studios in Atlanta on September 30th and October 1st, 2019. It was the first time in circa three decades that televised wrestling was presented to a mainstream audience in this way.

This Remotely Interested special report explores several themes. These include how the internet and decentralized media has helped reshape professional wrestling as a business. The history of professional wrestling, and its importance when establishing the fundamentals that go into how a production is structured. Billy and David demonstrate a deep and passionate understanding of what they want to achieve via NWA Powerrr.

The National Wrestling Alliance or NWA was formed in 1948. It operated in a territory structure. Where its core professional wrestling talent would travel to or work with different wrestling promotions. That is, before the industry went to a national television-based business / distribution model in North American (in the 1980s).

Ric Flair, Harley Race and Dusty Rhodes are just some of the names associated with the legacy of the NWA. Its stars at the time of this podcast included Allysin Kay, Thunder Rosa, Kamille, Nick Aldis, Eli Drake, James Storm, Tim Storm, Mr Anderson and more….

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@ThatInterested

https://www.facebook.com/remotely.interested/

https://www.instagram.com/thatinterested/

National Wrestling Alliance

https://www.nationalwrestlingalliance.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSHCTJS2P4Hvu_reLKtiT6g

Championship Wrestling from Hollywood

https://www.hollywoodwrestling.com/

The NWA Is Worthless, So Why Did Billy Corgan Just Buy It?

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wnwj49/the-nwa-is-worthless-so-why-did-billy-corgan-just-buy-it

Alliance Wrestling

http://alliance-wrestling.com/

This is the NWA

http://www.thenwapod.com/

Dr R. Tyson Smith PhD is the author of Fighting for Recognition. Released through Duke University Press, the book was a result of a long-term ethnographic study that examined the “indy” wrestling scene in New York. That was, in the mid-2000.

Tyson sat down with the Remotely Interested podcast to discuss his past work in this extended discussion of the Michael Cuellari episode.

RI Podcast 24: Michael “Q.T. Marshall” Cuellari – Lessons Learned from Professional Wrestling

https://soundcloud.com/remotelyinterested/ri-podcast-24-michael-qt-marshall-cuellari-lessons-learned-from-professional-wrestling

Professional Wrestling and Sociology

Barthes, Roland. [1957] 1972. Mythologies. New York: Hill and Wang Publishers

(last accessed August 12th 2019): http://www.english.unt.edu/~simpkins/Barthes%20Myths.pdf

Smith, R. T. 2008. ‘‘Passion Work: The Joint Production of Emotional Labor in Professional Wrestling.’’ Social Psychology Quarterly 71:157–76. (2019 Thompson Reuter Impact Factor 1.54) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/019027250807100205

Smith, R.T. 2014. Fighting for Recognition: Identity, Masculinity, and the Act of Violence in Professional Wrestling, London: Duke University Press.

History of Professional Wrestling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_professional_wrestling

Ball, M. R. 1990. Professional Wrestling as Ritual Drama in American Popular Culture. Lewiston: Edwin Mellon Press.

Beckman, S. M. 2006. Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America. Westport, CT: Praeger (last accessed August 12th 2019): https://archive.org/details/ringsidehistoryo00beek

Morton, G.W. and O’Brien, G. M. 1985. Wrestling to Rasslin’: Ancient Sport to American Spectacle. Bowling Green, MI: Bowling Green State University Popular Press.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-in_professional_wrestling

One Fall Power Factory- 1FW Training Facility

https://1fpowerfactory.com/

https://youtu.be/hn2qNPclOZc

https://twitter.com/realmmarshall1

The Wrestler – A Q.T. Marshall Story

https://www.bigfpictures.com/

From Wrestler to Coach

https://youtu.be/kuLVy7PjCmw

Q.T. Marshall vs Bryan Danielson (Danial Bryan WWE)

https://youtu.be/XtEpiGhCRIE

AEW - The Road to Fight for the Fallen - Episode 01 (3 minutes to 3 minutes 54)

https://youtu.be/YD8FcXeWKLE

Wigan Snake Pit

http://eyeonwrestling.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-incredible-legacy-of-billy-riley.html

https://youtu.be/-LjrjnPLV1o

https://youtu.be/wqq_LWudBek

https://youtu.be/SitAgR3-tZ8

Beyond The Mat

https://youtu.be/kU5GIF0sdYI

Rick Rubin and Smoky Mountain Wrestling

https://youtu.be/jerneer2TVA

Billy Corgan and the National Wrestling Alliance

https://youtu.be/iae2t4y7P-c

Why the News Media is stealing from the Pro Wrestling playbook | Eric Bischoff | TEDxNaperville

https://youtu.be/n2RCT6Li4UQ

All Elite Wrestling

https://www.allelitewrestling.com/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2019/01/04/10-things-you-should-know-about-aew-all-elite-wrestling/#1bca8292514c

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/aew-tnt-premiere-date-1203277974/

Matt and Nick Massie explaining the formation of All Elite Wrestling

https://youtu.be/XrtXy1foNc4

Being The Elite (9 minutes 30 seconds to around 16 minutes 30 seconds – fan interaction segment)

https://youtu.be/qddNdQ_-2wI

ProWrestlingTees

https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/

The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast

Two wrestlers that are primarily known for their work with World Wrestling Entertainment turn their love of collectables into a brand and internet-based series

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWeU0ZFXVsPs7fagjnQchMQ/featured

Full Sail University and its ties to professional wrestling / sports entertainment

https://www.fullsail.edu/about/full-sail-stories/full-sail-university-and-wwe

World Wrestling Entertainment as a publicly traded company

https://corporate.wwe.com/investors/investor-overview

Michael Cuellari made his debut as a professional wrestler in 2004. In-ring career includes Ring of Honor, World Wrestling Entertainment and Impact Wrestling. Michael is currently Head Couch at 1 Fall Power Factory and Associate Producer for All Elite Wrestling.

Cuellari is more widely known by the ring name Q.T. Marshall. He was also the subject of a documentary released in 2017. The Wrestler – A Q.T. Marshall Story. It won the Best Documentary at the San Diego Comic-Con Film Festival that same year.

Adam and the Remotely Interested podcast visited Michael at his training facility – 1 Fall Power Factory. They sat down and discussed his life in wrestling: as a fan, performer and teacher. The interview also explores new media and connecting with a fan or supporter base.

One Fall Power Factory- 1FW Training Facility

https://1fpowerfactory.com/

https://youtu.be/hn2qNPclOZc

https://twitter.com/realmmarshall1

The Wrestler – A Q.T. Marshall Story

https://www.bigfpictures.com/

From Wrestler to Coach

https://youtu.be/kuLVy7PjCmw

Q.T. Marshall vs Bryan Danielson (Danial Bryan WWE)

https://youtu.be/XtEpiGhCRIE

AEW - The Road to Fight for the Fallen - Episode 01 (3 minutes to 3 minutes 54)

https://youtu.be/YD8FcXeWKLE

Professional Wrestling and Sociology

Barthes, Roland. [1957] 1972. Mythologies. New York: Hill and Wang Publishers

(last accessed August 12th 2019): http://www.english.unt.edu/~simpkins/Barthes%20Myths.pdf

Smith, R. T. 2008. ‘‘Passion Work: The Joint Production of Emotional Labor in Professional Wrestling.’’ Social Psychology Quarterly 71:157–76. (2019 Thompson Reuter Impact Factor 1.54) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/019027250807100205

Smith, R.T. 2014. Fighting for Recognition: Identity, Masculinity, and the Act of Violence in Professional Wrestling, London: Duke University Press.

History of Professional Wrestling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_professional_wrestling

Ball, M. R. 1990. Professional Wrestling as Ritual Drama in American Popular Culture. Lewiston: Edwin Mellon Press.

Beckman, S. M. 2006. Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America. Westport, CT: Praeger (last accessed August 12th 2019): https://archive.org/details/ringsidehistoryo00beek

Morton, G.W. and O’Brien, G. M. 1985. Wrestling to Rasslin’: Ancient Sport to American Spectacle. Bowling Green, MI: Bowling Green State University Popular Press.

Wigan Snake Pit

http://eyeonwrestling.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-incredible-legacy-of-billy-riley.html

https://youtu.be/-LjrjnPLV1o

https://youtu.be/wqq_LWudBek

https://youtu.be/SitAgR3-tZ8

Beyond The Mat

https://youtu.be/kU5GIF0sdYI

Rick Rubin and Smoky Mountain Wrestling

https://youtu.be/jerneer2TVA

Billy Corgan and the National Wrestling Alliance

https://youtu.be/iae2t4y7P-c

Why the News Media is stealing from the Pro Wrestling playbook | Eric Bischoff | TEDxNaperville

https://youtu.be/n2RCT6Li4UQ

All Elite Wrestling

https://www.allelitewrestling.com/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2019/01/04/10-things-you-should-know-about-aew-all-elite-wrestling/#1bca8292514c

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/aew-tnt-premiere-date-1203277974/

Matt and Nick Massie explaining the formation of All Elite Wrestling

https://youtu.be/XrtXy1foNc4

Being The Elite (9 minutes 30 seconds to around 16 minutes 30 seconds – fan interaction segment)

https://youtu.be/qddNdQ_-2wI

ProWrestlingTees

https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/

The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast

Two wrestlers that are primarily known for their work with World Wrestling Entertainment turn their love of collectables into a brand and internet-based series

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWeU0ZFXVsPs7fagjnQchMQ/featured

Full Sail University and its ties to professional wrestling / sports entertainment

https://www.fullsail.edu/about/full-sail-stories/full-sail-university-and-wwe

World Wrestling Entertainment as a publicly traded company

https://corporate.wwe.com/investors/investor-overview

Ed Catmull has been at the forefront of computer graphics since his time at the University of Utah. His position as CTO and one of the two founding members of Pixar - which later evolved into a role as President of Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios – is just the tip of the ice berg when describing Ed’s career.

It is no exaggeration to say Catmull is part of the fabric of the 20th century and early 21st century. That is, via technical achievements like subdivisions of surfaces (for which his work in the field was awarded an Oscar by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and through the stories created by Pixar.

The people Ed has called peers throughout his life include many of the architects of personal computing as we know it, such as Alan Kay, as well as iconic figures like Steve Jobs and George Lucas.

Ed sits down with Adam and the Remotely Interested Podcast to discuss the years after Pixar went out on its own with Steve Jobs.

Part 2 of the interview includes the road to building Pixar into the company that got acquired by Disney in 2009; the importance of short films like Luxo Jr in its history; the Brain Trust and other sociological elements important when supporting and nurturing creativity, as well as the human side of innovation.

The interview ends with a name association, which includes founding members of Adobe, Silicon Graphics and Netscape. Ed has called all these people friend or peer in both an organic and sincere way throughout his life.

Creativity Inc:

http://www.creativityincbook.com/about/

How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity

http://dialogos.com/files/4114/4189/3028/How_Pixar_Fosters_Collective_Creativity-HBR.pdf

Disney’s Nine Old Men

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Nine_Old_Men

Luxo Jr:

https://youtu.be/D4NPQ8mfKU0

Dear Basketball

https://vimeo.com/258552634

FIRSTS: THE FIRST ALL-CGI CHARACTER, MADE BEFORE PIXAR BECAME PIXAR

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/firsts-the-first-all-cgi-character-made-before-pixar-became-pixar

How this small team at Pixar revolutionized computer graphics with software called ‘RenderMan’

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/23/pixar-renderman-technology-behind-pixar-films.html

How Departing Leaders Can Pass Along Their Wisdom to Employees

https://hbr.org/2019/04/how-departing-leaders-can-pass-along-their-wisdom-to-employees

Why All Pixar Movies 'Suck' (At First)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshlinkner/2014/09/11/why-all-pixar-movies-suck-at-first/#12b4bbb67a6d

Names discussed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._R._Licklider

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Clark

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Warnock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Newell_(computer_scientist)

http://alvyray.com/

Ed Catmull has been at the forefront of computer graphics since his time at the University of Utah. His position as CTO and one of the two founding members of Pixar - which later evolved into a role as President of Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios – is just the tip of the ice berg when describing Ed’s career.

It is no exaggeration to say Catmull is part of the fabric of the 20th century and early 21st century. That is, via technical achievements like subdivisions of surfaces (for which his work in the field was awarded an Oscar by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and through the stories created by Pixar.

The people Ed has called peers throughout his life include many of the architects of personal computing as we know it, such as Alan Kay, as well as iconic figures like Steve Jobs and George Lucas.

Ed sits down with Adam and the Remotely Interested Podcast to discuss his life in animation and computing. Part one of the interview includes his time at the University of Utah; ARPA and DARPA; Tubby the Tuba; Lucas Arts, Star Wars and George Lucas; Steve Jobs and the grandfather of AR / VR, Ivan Sutherland.

Creativity Inc:

http://www.creativityincbook.com/about/

Oscar: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/oscars-sci-tech-awards-ed-catmull-john-knoll-receive-honors-1168791

Walt Disney Innovator: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/disney_hi.html

University of Utah School of Computing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Utah_School_of_Computing

Sword of Damocles:

https://youtu.be/eVUgfUvP4uk

Gertie The Dinosaur:

https://youtu.be/TGXC8gXOPoU

Computer Animated Hand:

https://youtu.be/fAhyBfLFyNA

Tubby The Tuba:

https://youtu.be/ENKHzTREALo

Droid Maker:

https://www.droidmaker.com/

Pixar Image Computing:

https://youtu.be/PhhGfdkK9Ek

Alan Kay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay

John Markoff is a Pulitzer Prize winning technology journalist, who retired from his position at the New York Times in 2017. He grew up in the Bay Area of California, and was one of the first journalists to write about the World Wide Web.

This interview includes a discussion about Silicon Valley as an idea and workplace; counter cultures and technology; distributed computing and the evolution of the internet / World Wide Web. There is also some discussion about self-driving vehicles toward the end of the interview. Work on a Stewart Brand biography was also touched upon.

Books written by Markoff include What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry and Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots.

Co-authored and collaborative works include The High Cost of High Tech; Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier and Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw.

Computer History Museum https://www.computerhistory.org/events/bio/John,Markoff

Stanford University https://casbs.stanford.edu/people/john-markoff

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY; A Free and Simple Computer Link https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/08/business/business-technology-a-free-and-simple-computer-link.html

What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry https://www.amazon.com/What-Dormouse-Said-Counterculture-Personal/dp/0143036769

Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots https://www.amazon.com/Machines-Loving-Grace-Common-Between/dp/0062266691

The “Whole Earth Catalog" was a 1960s publishing sensation. It happened because its creator was given a chance to fail. https://altaonline.com/access-to-success/

Cyberpunk http://www.brucebethke.com/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bn5k5m/william-gibson-interview-399

http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/nealstephenson.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/06/neal-stephenson-metaverse-snow-crash-silicon-valley-virtual-reality

Elon Musk's War On LIDAR: Who Is Right And Why Do They Think That?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2019/05/06/elon-musks-war-on-lidar-who-is-right-and-why-do-they-think-that/#6630eb492a3b

Do You Trust This Computer? https://youtu.be/3CJE6XheubM

The future of radio may well be digital, but it won't survive on DAB

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/22/digital_future_is_not_dab/

The Remotely Interested Podcast (RiP) enters a new phase with a new co-host.

Adam P. Spring introduces Ravi Abbott - long time listener and friend of RiP - as his new partner in the remotely interested journey.

This episodes outlines things to come. Ravi also gets Adam to talk about himself for once - on his own podcast.

James Rolfe, an independent filmmaker from New Jersey, became an accidental pioneer on YouTube when he created an Angry Video Game Nerd. Rolfe took some time away from his busy schedule to answer questions for Remotely Interested Podcast 20. The episode includes Crowd-Sourced Production, Cinemassacre and AVGN The Movie.

Guest soundbites include Kevin Finn (AVGN The Movie), Kim Justice (Retro Gamer Magazine and YouTuber) and Greg Dykstra (Pixar Animation Studios).

Cinemassacre:

http://cinemassacre.com/

ScrewAttack:

https://screwattack.roosterteeth.com/search?q=avgn

Film books mentioned:

https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-without-Crew-23-Year-Old-Filmmaker/dp/0452271878/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517349141&sr=8-1&keywords=rebel+without+a+crew

https://www.amazon.com/About-FILMMAKING-Learned-TOXIC-AVENGER/dp/1456399365/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517349168&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=all+i+learnt+about+film+making

Selected content Cinemassacre from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi3_OGnROMo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngm6ST0HL6U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7uOqlIhUk&t=6s

YouTube rankings:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-subscribed_YouTube_channels

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/jamesnintendonerd

https://vidstatsx.com/jamesnintendonerd/youtube-channel

University of California Los Angeles write up:

http://www.tft.ucla.edu/mediascape/Winter2012_AngryVideoGameNerd.html

Ed Fries worked on Excel and Word at Microsoft. That was, before leading the development of the first Xbox video game console.

RI Podcast 19 discusses the relationship between hardware / software and life after Microsoft. Topics include the 3DO and Sega connection to the first Xbox; better understanding design processes to better understand product development; and the creative side of microelectronics.

Ed Fries Wordpress Blog: https://edfries.wordpress.com/

Atari 2600 Programming: http://www.atariage.com/2600/programming/

https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=998

Direct X: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

DICE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3-zKcmyvPw

CHM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XllTdSi5hY

3D Printing: http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2004064617_fries11.html

https://venturebeat.com/2016/05/30/microsoft-games-pioneer-ed-fries-spends-three-months-fixing-gotcha-the-first-color-arcade-game/

Matt Chat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTFcWb_cWRo ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od_kGGW-Xq4 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkTIE2EHfpY ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9zjOTz0enI

Carl Bass is the former CEO of Autodesk - a 3D design company located in San Francisco. As of the time of this interview, Bass was a special adviser to Larry Page and his team at Alphabet (including Google X), as well as adviser to a number of startups working to improve the physical world.

Carl Bass:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Bass

Autodesk:

https://www.autodesk.com/

Amar Hanspal:

https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/17/autodesks-amar-hanspal-talks-about-the-future-of-manufacturing/

Chris Anderson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(writer)

3D Robotics:

https://3dr.com/

Joe Decuir:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_C._Decuir