Tim Kail

#ProWrestling art critic | Let's examine The Moment of Pop, not backstage dirt | Listen to new & free #podcasts every Monday 🎙| Diagnosed Bipolar 1 in 2020

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

#ProWrestling is largely analyzed, dissected and discussed as if it's real. The result is a weird blend of legitimate sports journalism and tabloid journalism.

This fundamentally misses the point. Professional wrestling is an #art.

As such it demands "arts criticism".

[Mith Gifs Wrestling @MithGifs]

The final agonizing payoff for the months and months of @SamiZayn's over-the-top raging backstage: when he loses the title and you expect him to flip out... and instead he quietly crumples inward into heartbroken sobs.

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

On this special bonus edition of The Work Of Wrestling #podcast I share my thoughts on #SamiZayn losing the #WWETitle to #CMPunk tonight on #WWERaw:

https://t.co/fE0jjV7prW

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

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[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

Asking in earnest - has WWE addressed the fact that Oba Femi has a title shot after winning King of the Ring?

#WWERaw

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

I want to see Paul Heyman be Oba Femi's advocate so badly.

#WWERaw

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

Zayn v Rhodes v Gunther v CM Punk at #SummerSlam.

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

The structure of #SolRuca vs Raquel was solid, but the execution of the actual wrestling moves was terrible. I have no interest in being "the move police" like a lot of dicks on the internet. But, at the same time, there needs to be a way to sincerely critique move execution.

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

WWE has conditioned us to never take #TheStreetProfits seriously in any context. I don't understand why the company doesn't try to put its best foot forward with every act. You've got two excellent talents and their wallowing in obscurity for no good reason. #WWERaw

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

One of the biggest differences between @WWE & @AEW is that the former seems to actively dislike its midcard where the latter actively presents the midcard as a cast of viable characters.

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

I see all these people praising LA Knight's mic work tonight and I just don't get it. He said a whole lot but also said nothing at the same time. Just a word salad of "being held back", stuff we'd heard a thousand times.

#WWERaw

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

That exchange between #SethRollins and #LAKnight was completely ineffective. A lot was said, but it all meant nothing. It wasn't about anything real between two fleshed out characters, it was a pro-wrestling word cloud.

#WWERaw

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

The heart of this promo is the right place, but by God is it all over the place. I don't believe a word of it.

#WWERaw

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

I'm trying to brace for the impact of #SamiZayn losing to Cody Rhodes on #WWERaw tonight, but there really is no way to adequately prepare for it. It's been a hell of a week, though.

#ForeverWWEChampion

[Mith Gifs Wrestling @MithGifs]

I can't even begin to tell you how hard that "until the day I die and beyond" hit me after all these years of rooting for him. The weight of it. Or the way his voice cracks on the "Grand Slam champion." It means the world.

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

I'm writing a new chapter in my book The Work Of Wrestling where I describe how @steveaustinBSR & #MickFoley put my writing on the map. I remain indebted to both for sharing my articles over the years and providing me invaluable insight into #ProWrestling.

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

@EquineInfoEx Any update?

[Sami Zayn @SamiZayn]

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[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

@SamiZayn c.c. @MithGifs

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

W/Respect and admiration to WWE Champion @SamiZayn:

https://t.co/AAVWjK9Lnn

[Tim Kail @WorkOfWrestling]

#Supergirl may be a failure at the box office but it's a success as a film. It will find its audience in time. Kara is a complex, delightful character. It's a story of hope and innocence protected. It has an enduring morally uplifting message.