A View From The Middle

01/06/2023

It's basically a documentary. lol. At least it felt like I was making one.

The pro wrestling careers of Tommy Rogers and Bobby Fulton, together known as The Fantastics. From Rogers and Fulton starting in Florida and Ohio respectivel...

16/05/2023

https://youtube.com/shorts/bUraUC1Ypec?feature=share

A sad day in 2017 when we lost a member of the team on a ghost hunt at Goatman's Bridge in Denton, Texas.Help support the channel ...

09/05/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7JVA24Ho_U&t=181s

A little different than other Five Things videos. It was fun to put together.

Pro wrestling has changed a lot of the years, including the way a lot of wrestlers approach the profession. However, there are some wrestlers today that woul...

03/05/2023

Be careful what you wish for...

Take a ride to various places around North Texas as we launch the first episode of The Riding with James Podcast. Listen in as I stumble through a topic I ch...

25/04/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dd2kGlhBl0

* I had to take down the previous video and re-edit. I inadvertently included music from a source other than YouTube which I once used but ended my subscript...

15/04/2023

This was intended for upload on St. Patrick's Day, but I figure the Irish can be annoyed at any time of year.

This was intended to be a St. Patrick's Day upload, but Americans can be annoying any time of year and it's not like Ireland only exists on March 17. Here's ...

09/04/2023

https://youtu.be/IKvM-dj0FAc

Looking at the life and pro wrestling career of James Harris, aka Kamala the UGandan Giant. From his early life in Mississippi to creating the character that...

01/04/2023

https://youtu.be/yE61M8Bn434

A reading of the short story The Tell-Tale Heart written in 1843 by Edgar Allan Poe. The video used is from the 1960 film of the same name, though the movie ...

25/03/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5ytOPgmtBg

Grizzly Smith was a professional wrestler in the 1960s and 70s, as well as a promoter and booker into the 1980s. Smith passed away in 2010 and is buried near...

18/03/2023

I tried to put something together for St. Patrick's Day, but got a late start and couldn't get it done. So, instead, here's this bit of silliness I had planned for next week.

Something of a request. I will occassionally post a picture on Facebook with some kind of silly caption or comment and it was recommended I take those pictur...

12/03/2023

Whoops. I forgot to post this one over here. Some new casting news on The Iron Claw.

The roles of Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts have been announced for "The Iron Claw", the upcoming biopic on the Von Erich family. Along with the role of Micha...

03/03/2023

I'm going to post a silly little something later for those not into pro wrestling, but for those that are here is a full match between then NWA Women's World Champion Amber O'Neal and challenger Nikki Knight. That was taken in 2016.

A match from February 19, 2016 in Sherman, Texas. Amber O'Neal defends the NWA Women's World Championship against Nikki Knight. This was not taken with the i...

24/02/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V2JuC7Skc0

*** Take a ride through Lipan, Texas as we talk about YouTube's new audio library and how it resulted in a slideshow featuring Becky Lynch instead of Bowling...

17/02/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtCEV3ZHPH4

Kayfabe is a term that originated within the industry of pro wrestling. But where and when was the word created? We take a quick look at a few theories.Openi...

10/02/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C476rw2UrHU

There are several different version of this story, which was originally written more than 2000 years ago and was among Aesop's Fables. This is based on the v...

03/02/2023

https://youtu.be/NQyw4kstmgk

The role Chavo Guerrero Jr. will play in the upcoming Von Erich bio pic "The Iron Claw" has been released. We'll talk about that, along with a run down on al...

27/01/2023

Longer than I expected and I had problems with the audio, but it came out okay.

Looking at the career of "Iceman" King Parsons, from his early life in St. Louis to the peak of his career in World Class Championship Wrestling, and everyth...

18/01/2023

A View From The Middle reached 1700 subs recently. Thanks for supporting the channel.

A View From The Middle recently hit 1,700 susbcribers. As a way of marking the milestone I thought I would promote a few other channels that you might like t...

11/01/2023

https://youtu.be/k0X_Jfvts5g

A24 is the movie company behind the upcoming Von Erich biopic "The Iron Claw". While we wait to see the final product, here are some other movies from A24 yo...

05/01/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qEj6Osef2s

Could a territory style system work in professional wrestling today? Here's my idea for how one could work for the benefit of both the fans and the wrestlers...

01/01/2023

This went up a few days ago, but completely forgot to post it here. Kind of appropriate though.

Take a ride near Llano, Texas and listen to a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox called "New Years Day".Image by Rosy - The world is worth thousands of pictures fro...

21/12/2022

What I hope to make a new series.

A look at the pro wrestling career of Buddy Roberts of the Fabulous Freebirds, from his humble beginnings in Canada to the height of his career in Mid South ...

15/12/2022

After more than a decade I finally do something on Facebook on December 15. I'd say mark your calendar but it's already here.

14/12/2022

https://youtu.be/DVyBOdHukks

The part of Bill Mercer has been cast in "The Iron Claw" along with some other minor parts. There has also been confirmation of Lily James' role in the movie...

22/11/2022

A little football history.

The National Football League has a long and storied history. It's highly likely there are at least a couple of things even the biggest American football fans...

15/11/2022

Don't applaud, just throw money.

13/11/2022

Another casting update. The way it's been going there will be another one in 30 minutes.

Pro wrestler Brady Pierce has been cast as Michael Hayes in the film "The Iron Claw" about the Von Erich family made famous in World Class Championship Wrest...

09/11/2022

I wasn't planning on doing one this soon, but some pretty big casting news for The Iron Claw came up. Well, big in the wrestling world at least.

A quick update on the casting of the movie "The Iron Claw" about the Von Erich family. The role of Lance Von Erich has been cast with a current pro wrestling...