Black & white attack: it's the rWo

By Kevin Hunsperger

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I've talked before here about the Ragin' Redneck. He arrived on the scene in Stride Pro Wrestling in late 2017 before taking on the red and yellow persona of Hulk Hogan. RedneckMania was born and despite his love and admiration for the Hulkster, his win-loss record did not reflect that of his mentor's.

That's when a change occurred. RedneckMania was a special guest referee for a tag team match between the DR Party and Josh Plumlee and Tony Wilson. During the course of the match he turned on the good guys and attempted to help the DR Party win. Those efforts didn't work and the educators ended up winning.

When RedneckMania returned to Stride in August, gone was the red and yellow. Instead the black and white were on display and a few henchmen were in tow. Hollywood Redneck snatched the mic and announced the Redneck World Order was taking over Stride.

"The Bad Guy" Cole James and Hollywood will join forces and challenge for the Stride Pro Wrestling tag team titles. The Midwest Monster Hunters are the current champs. Former champs the DR Party will also be involved. Three of the most hated factions in the company will collide. It'll be interesting to see who comes out on top of this three-way championship match.

You can see all the action this Saturday night. We'll be a part of the Carterville Free Fair. Bell time for the Free Fair Faceoff is 6:30 p.m. at the Carterville Community Center. 

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WWE Hall of Famer reaches out to Stride star

By Kevin Hunsperger

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More than 30 years ago, Hulkamania was born. Hulk Hogan (with the backing of Vince McMahon) took pro wrestling to new heights. It became a worldwide phenomenon and eventually transitioned into 'sports entertainment.' Hogan called his followers Hulkamaniacs. I myself was one as were millions of others.

The Hulkster as you might imagine inspired plenty of up and coming pro wrestlers. That includes Stride Pro Wrestling's own Ragin' Redneck. The Redneck showed up in Stride last fall when he battled Curly. After a less than stellar record, Redneck traced his red and yellow roots and earlier this month Redneckmania was born.

The new character debuted at the Stride Pro Wrestling Anniversary 2 show. Despite losing to newcomer Chase King, Redneckmania was flying. He took to social media and tweeted the man who inspires him, Hulk Hogan himself. The Hulkster reacted and retweeted Redneckmania's appreciative post.

Many of Hogan's followers reacted, some negatively. But that's what social media has become. We applaud Redneckmania for taking a chance and putting himself out there on social media. Keep up with him on Twitter (@kingjohnrobert). The next Stride Pro Wrestling show is set for Saturday, April 7 at the Carterville Community Center. It's a benefit for referee Lane Austin.