Oliver Bateman Does the WorkVerified account

Before you tell me you watched some Viceland documentary about wrestling, let me hand you my CV and 1099s and let's talk about something that isn't my side hustle

The "casual wrestling fan" is great in the abstract as the target of stories I write for pay, much as the "history buff" is, but when I'm off the clock I really don't want to talk half-remembered nonsense from some 44 minute show

And no, I don't care about the Battle of Saratoga or the Battle of the Bulge or whatever unless you're dropping some of that "road scholar" money to hear me wax historic

There's a reason many nurses chain smoke and licensed electricians live in shacks that are literally falling down around them