Interview with Emily and Dann Read from Pro-Wrestling: EVE

Holy Shoot - A Wrestling Podcast

This episode of Holy Shoot is an interview with Emily and Dann Read from Pro-Wrestling: EVE. We had always planned to air this episode as part of Women's History Month, celebrating this ground-breaking feminist-punk-rock wrestling promotion that has continually played a major part in the popularity and increased exposure of the female professional wrestling scene. With the sad news that Emily is backing a step back from EVE this week, it felt even more important to share the interview. Both Emily and Dann were in fine form when we interviewed them in the run-up to Wrestle Queendom 3 back in January. This interview was conducted for and included in Women Love Wrestling, a collection of passionate writing from women and about women in wrestling written, by fans, wrestlers, podcasters, journalists, promoters, culture critics and academics. You can find out more about this non-profit book at https://womenlovewrestling.net/ Buy the book on Amazon on Kindle and in paperback. UK Amazon link US Amazon Link (all profits go to Women's Aid and RAINN) Interview topics include: What is Pro Wrestling EVE Why Does EVE matter? Training at EVE Academy and encouraging women to be loud and physical How training is different for women compared to men How and why EVE obtain mainstream media attention Helping wrestlers develop characters with movesets and promos that make sense for them The history of EVE over the past 10 years that led up to Wrestle Queendom 3 How the 1st Wrestle Queendom, Europe's largest ever all-female event, came to be Women's wrestling being ignored by most wrestling sites Stories about Nina Samuels, Charlie Morgan, Rhea O'Reilly and Cara Noir