WORLD OF RAWR

This is technically my second wrestlefest, but I’m tempted to call it my proper first.

It had been a few months since the NYC Wrestlefest with Scooter and a friend I met there suggested I come to this one to settle a lil rivalry between us, so I did. I even got a friend to let me stay at his place for the weekend. That means no hosting, but also no hotel expenses. Bless.

This trip I wanted to apply the things I learned in NYC and be intentional about meeting people during the weekend. The crew there were so warm and friendly so shoutout to them for putting this together but also for the locals for making this a place I’m definitely coming back to. Most everyone was super welcoming whether to battle or to a bar. People were by and large very approachable and that meant picking people up in hugs.

I met up some old friends and definitely made new ones (that Friday social was solid) that I will likely be seeing in NYC come February. I got to be a brawler, a nerd, and a game designer. I got to see the author of a novel series I’d been reading for years. I finally got to wrestle and meet with people I’d been talking to for nearly ten (10) years. I wore a crop top!

This was one for several books and I can’t wait to do all of this again next year* and wrestle all the people I didn’t get the chance to or hug some of you again.