Jason Kincaid
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Wrestling
Kincaid: The Heritage U Got
As a five year old Army brat living in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, someone came up to me and asked, “Do you have any white friends?” I stared at them in thoughtful confusion. “Um, um, um… Uh, no? Why?”…
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Kincaid: Love In The Time Of Covid 19
Do you remember when you fell in love with professional wrestling? How about when you fell out of love with it, if that’s the case? As I begin to write this, it’s late May, 2020, and I am…
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Kincaid: Who Is The Greatest Of All-time?
Sitting in a wide circle on the tatami floors of a Japanese apartment is a group of four wrestlers from the West, including myself. An off day in the boondocks of Tokyo can seem like purgatory or worse to an…
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Kincaid: Just How Fake Is Pro Wrestling?
If you’re a wrestling fan I would say there’s a 99.9% chance you’ve heard this question, “You know it’s fake, right?” If you’re a wrestler, you have likely heard it posed more along the lines of, “I have to ask:…
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Kincaid: Tampons and Thumbtacks: Not 4 The Squeamish
What do you think about a bloody tampon being used as a weapon in wrestling match? Well… You see… *Wiggles in his seat a bit.* I…um… *Sits up straight with resolute dignity.* Okay. F*** it.…
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Kincaid: Would You Do That In A Real Fight?
Would you do <insert wrestling move that asker doesn’t like here> in a real fight? This is something I’ve been asked a lot. Either by grumpy old wrestlevets who love wrestling so much that they want to protect it…
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Kincaid: Is The Current Generation F—ing Up Wrestling?
Like most questions it has (at the very least) two answers. Of course it is: *pregnant pause* …and it should be, just like every generation before it was f***ing up the wrestling business in the eyes of the previous generation.…
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KINCAID: Shirtless On The Streets Of Tokyo Part Five: Having Nice Days
I grab Makoto Oishi’s left arm with my left hand and force it across his throat. I do a 360 degree rotation that puts my left hand behind my back and two bodies worth of leverage on Oishi’s carotid arteries.…
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Kincaid: Shirtless On The Streets Of Japan Part Four: Feeling Naked
“Do you think I love wrestling?” Asks my Heart to me. “Damn. Okay. So, I guess we’re going hard out the gate on this one, huh?” I say, trying to gather my thoughts, and stall while I do. “Do…
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KINCAID: Shirtless On The Streets Of Tokyo Part III: Charlotte’s Interweb
At one point in my life, I was very ambitious but also very afraid of rejection. My fear of rejection all but paralyzed my ability to move towards the dreams that felt like blazing coals inside of me. As much…
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