Sports Illustrated's Justin Barrasso Talks About The Evolution Of On-Line Pro Wrestling Journalism

Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso Talks About The Evolution Of On-Line Pro Wrestling Journalism

October 15, 2016

By WZ Radio

The latest episode of WZ Weekly was released this past Wednesday morning and featured an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso.

A brand new episode of WZ Weekly will be released this Wednesday and will feature “Hurricane” Shane Helms.

You can find some of Justin’s comments about the evolution of on-line pro wrestling journalism transcribed below. You can listen to them starting at the 55 minute mark in the embedded audio player above.

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On the evolution of on-line journalism:

JB: I think it’s different now. Instead of a few really dedicated people covering it it’s more like a body or a field. You have Sports Illustrated covering it. ESPN, although I was skeptical with their WWE section, it’s been a little more of a pro wrestling section. They had a Cena interview up on Columbus Day two days ago, on Monday. It didn’t really get too deep in to wrestling. I think Cena is a tough interview anyways because he never really gives you too much. Which is good, it’s a challenge. I think the people were good before. I just think that it’s even better now. It’s a bigger body and there’s more competition covering it. Rolling Stone and so many others. Also, people call them “the dirt sheets” but I love the dirt sheets. You can constantly get news and information. I just think there are more options now which is good for everyone.

This week’s episode is hosted by Nick Hausman and features 101WKQX’s Kevin Kellam as the co-host. Some segments include: