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/
 
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(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