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MASKEDMANIA IS COMING, CBC LOOKS AT THE PASSING OF EMILE DUPREE AND MORE

Masked Republic is planning for future live events as they trademarked the name "MaskedMania" on 9/20 for goods and services in the realm of "Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Entertainment services in the nature of production of professional wrestling television shows; Entertainment services, namely, live appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, personal appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, televised appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; Providing online interviews featuring professional wrestlers in the field of professional wrestling for entertainment purposes."  They first used the name back in 2014.

The CBC up in Canada featured a piece looking at the life of the late Emile Dupre at this link.

A new book about professional wrestling titled Populism and Professional Wrestling in the Sunbelt South: From Rasslin’ to Sports Entertainment (Sport, Identity, and Culture) is set for a December 2023 release from Lexington Books. Promotional material for the sociological look at pro wrestling notes, "Populism and Professional Wrestling in the Sunbelt South: From Rasslin’ to Sports Entertainment traces the history of professional wrestling in the South within the Trans-Mississippi Region between the 1950s–1990s. Examining professional wrestling through the lens of kayfabe, also known as the perception of the realism and the suspension of disbelief among fans, this book discovers that the dissolution of kayfabe occurred simultaneously with significant political, social, and cultural events in Southern history, including the Civil Rights Movement and technological and economic modernity. Christopher L. Stacey determines that the same political, social, economic, and cultural forces of modernity in the Sunbelt South reflected a new form of southern and national populism embedded within the professional wrestling industry. New forms of populism were reflected within characters, storylines, gimmicks, and angles of several territories in the Trans-Mississippi region. Through autobiographies, biographical information, and shoot interviews, Stacey provides a closer look into the business of professional wrestling during the mid-twentieth century and how it connects to racial, gender, class, and national identity."

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