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 Professional Wrestling?

The story of professional wrestling is usually told from the top. But the wrestlers performing in regional promotions, community halls, bingo halls, and sold-out independent venues in front of passionate fans? Those stories deserve to be told with the same depth and seriousness as anything on a global stage.

These are people who wrestle because they genuinely love it. They’re artists, athletes, and storytellers working across different scales and different dreams. I find their stories—the struggles, the creativity, the commitment—more compelling than almost anything happening in mainstream coverage.

What This Site Is

In The Gorilla Position is dedicated to long-form interviews with professional wrestlers from across the spectrum. 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 professional wrestlers—particularly those working in regional and independent promotions—the serious, thoughtful coverage they deserve.

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.