Crazy Train Radio's Interview with Author/Historian Keith Elliot Greenberg (2022)

As a new decade dawned, 2020 was supposed to be the best year to be a wrestling fan. Finally, WWE had serious competition in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and there were viable secondary promotions and a thriving international indie scene. Few in the industry & the world realized that in China, a mysterious virus had begun to spread & everything was about to turn onto a different Axis. By the time a pandemic was declared in March, the business ― and the world ― was in disarray. For the first time, pro wrestling was no longer seen as escapism, as real-world events intruded on the fantasy. Still, when everything else shut down, wrestling never went away. Despite cancellations and empty arena shows, there were great innovations, like the cinematic match ― battles shot to look like movies ― and the “ThunderDome,” which replicated the live experience with fan faces surrounding the ring on LED screens. On the indie circuit, matches were held outdoors with spectators separated into socially distanced pods. During this entire time, New York Times bestselling author and historian Keith Elliot Greenberg was chronicling the scene, juxtaposing pro wrestling developments with actual news events like the U.S. presidential election and Brexit. The result turned into the new book “Follow the Buzzards: Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19” which captures the dread, confusion, and spontaneous creativity of this uncertain era while exploring the long-term consequences. Please welcome a true renascence man, Keith Elliot Greenberg! Keith Elliot Greenberg (Follow the Buzzards) Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Follow-Buzzards-Pro-Wrestling-COVID-19/dp/177041598X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=keith+elliot+greenberg&qid=1663856810&sprefix=Keith+Ell%2Caps%2C227&sr=8-1 Crazy Train Radio Facebook: www.facebook.com/realctradio Twitter: @realctradio Instagram: @crazytrainradio YouTube: www.youtube.com/crazytrainradio Website: crazytrainradio.us