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KING ROSS<br />
THE KING<br />
SPEAKS...<br />
What do you mean ‘King who?’ To millions of people around the world,<br />
he’s an internet phenomenon, the face of Newcastle-based global sports<br />
promoter WhatCulture Pro Wrestling and a sacred soul of that very strange<br />
world they call YouTube. Here’s what he told us...<br />
Wow, you’re the biggest thing<br />
in wrestling. Ever. Where can we<br />
commune with your followers? In<br />
their bedrooms locked away from<br />
the world because they are dirty<br />
marks and bring shame to society<br />
as a whole.<br />
Eh? What’s a ‘dirty mark’? Are<br />
you referring to your laundry? A<br />
‘mark’ is a wrestling fan, and having<br />
seen some of the specimens who<br />
come through the doors at our<br />
events, locking them away is the<br />
best thing for all concerned.<br />
Oh right. So what about you - can<br />
you give us three WWE wrestlers<br />
you’d snog, marry, and avoid?<br />
Rusev, Kevin Owens and JBL.<br />
Wow, there’s a window into<br />
your soul right there! We note<br />
that you’re the reigning WCPW<br />
Commentator of the Year. Why?<br />
Simple - I’m awful at commentary,<br />
but those dirty, sweaty marks have<br />
mountains of unconditional love<br />
for me and my preachings.<br />
That’s cool. Your fans must really<br />
inspire you? No, I just like money.<br />
Lots of money. I also like insulting<br />
dirty marks and feasting on their<br />
souls, but they enjoy all of that.<br />
You can’t blame them, you’ve<br />
come such a long way. Come<br />
to think of it, what was it like<br />
when WhatCulture Pro Wrestling<br />
started? At first I scoffed at the<br />
idea, thinking we’d be putting on<br />
Jack the Jobber in Spandex against<br />
Blampied and his textbook S<strong>up</strong>lex,<br />
but then I remembered that we’re<br />
WhatCulture and we’ve got millions<br />
of followers, so I got excited. We’ve<br />
come a long way from the days<br />
of 10 people cramming into a<br />
warehouse and to this day it’s still a<br />
bit of an acid trip.<br />
Wow, you are the king! WCPW is<br />
back in Newcastle on March 6.<br />
What can we expect? Professional<br />
wrestling by professional wrestlers<br />
inside a professional wrestling ring<br />
with professional wrestling referees<br />
in front of professional wrestling<br />
marks screaming professional<br />
wrestling chants. Don’t expect me<br />
to be there though. I’m doing my<br />
hair that night.<br />
And when your hair is done, which<br />
wrestlers will you invite round<br />
for protein-packed muscle meal?<br />
Great question! There’d be Kevin<br />
Owens, because he’s my favourite<br />
wrestler, and I’d want Martin Kirby<br />
there because he’s my best friend<br />
and my favourite wrestler who<br />
isn’t Kevin Owens. It’s time I had<br />
him round because I go round to<br />
his most Sundays, when we close<br />
the curtains, stick some candles<br />
on and sing ‘I Got You Babe’ to one<br />
another. There’s actually video<br />
evidence of this on the WCPW<br />
YouTube page. And my third guest<br />
would be Rusev, because he is my<br />
bae and spirit animal, naturally.<br />
And who would you take for a<br />
night out in the Bigg Market?<br />
WWE’s billionaire chairman Vinnie<br />
Mac. A night out with him can last<br />
for days.<br />
KING ROSS<br />
WHAT<br />
CULTURE IN<br />
NUMBERS<br />
2 million<br />
People subscribe<br />
to WhatCulture on<br />
YouTube... honest!<br />
250,000<br />
People take time out<br />
of their day to tune<br />
into each video<br />
170<br />
Countries tune in -<br />
not bad for a Geordie<br />
lad talking about<br />
wrestling, eh?<br />
whatculture.com/wwe & wc.pw<br />
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