About In The Gorilla Position
It Started With a Title Change
It was January 1984. On a Saturday afternoon, a kid in Australia was flipping through channels, looking for something to watch on that tiny little colour TV that was his obsession. Wide World of Sports came on and he saw something he’d never seen before! All the way from far off America came pictures of a packed Madison Square Garden. The crowd was absolutely losing their mind as a man the size of a small building, named Hulk Hogan, ripped his shirt clean off his body.
That night, Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik to win the WWF Championship, and something clicked in that kid that never unclicked.
I didn’t fully understand what I was watching. I didn’t know the terminology. I wasn’t aware of the rich history and the evolution for “the terriories”. I was amazed at the daring feats that represented names of moves I had no idea about. But I understood the energy. The drama. The way the whole building held its breath when the Sheik had Hogan in the camel clutch and the way it absolutely erupted when Hogan powered out. I was hooked from that moment, and forty-plus years later, I still am.
Why Indie Wrestling?
The major promotions are well covered. Every word Hogan, Austin, or The Rock ever said has been documented, analysed, and debated a thousand times over. But the wrestlers grinding it out on the indie circuit and performing in bingo halls, RSL clubs, and community centres in front of a few hundred passionate fans? Those stories largely go untold.
These are the people who wrestle because they genuinely love it. No guaranteed contracts, no production budgets, no safety net. Just a love of the craft and the road. I find those stories more compelling than almost anything happening under the big lights.
What This Site Is
In The Gorilla Position is dedicated to long-form interviews with professional wrestlers from the independent scene. We talk to the veterans, the up-and-comers, and everyone in between. No fluff, no kayfabe, no PR-filtered talking points. Just honest conversations about the business and what keeps people coming back to it.
The name comes from the staging area just behind the entrance curtain where wrestlers stand in the final moments before walking out to face the crowd. It’s the last place of quiet before the storm. I like to think a good interview gets you into that space too.
About Me
I’m a lifelong wrestling fan based in Australia who has spent decades watching, reading, and talking about professional wrestling (or sports entertainment as it has become). In The Gorilla Position is my attempt to give independent wrestling the serious, thoughtful coverage it deserves.
If you’re a wrestler, promoter, or manager who’d like to be featured or a fellow fan who just wants to talk wrestling I’d love to hear from you.