In March 2021, Happy Wrestling Land began publishing a weekly newsletter via Substack highlighting all the posts from the week(s) prior.
Happy Wrestling Land, The Newsletter, had 22 issues published in 2022, which sounds like something we did on purpose.
In advance of Volume 53, here’s a look back 22 of our favorite posts from 2022:
HWL Adventures in Newslettering 2022
Stardom 11th Anniversary Nagoya Supreme Fight (1/29/22): The Shortcomings Of High Expectations – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 34
Ol’ Dad Still Enjoys Ol’ All Japan – Codysseus, Vol. 34
How I Met Your Puroresu: S2 E1 – Rob McCauley, Vol. 34
AEW Revolution (3/6/22): Miseria Cantare – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 35
Captain Lou’s Big Weekend (3/19 to 3/21/2022) – Captain Lou, Vol. 36
WWE WrestleMania 38 Night 1 (4/2/22): My Father Said, When I Was Younger… STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD! – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 38
WWE WrestleMania 38 Night 2 (4/3/22): Why Is This Still Happening, And Why Do I Still Watch It? – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 38
Parks and Recs: Warrior Wrestling 21 (4/23/22) – Parker K, Vol. 38
Captain Lou’s Review: AJPW Champion Carnival 2022 – Finals (5/4/22) – Captain Lou, Vol. 39
Captain Lou’s Review: AJPW Super Power Series 2022 (5/15/22) – Captain Lou & Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 40
Open C3 Subcommittee Hearing on UAP (5/17/22) – Captain Lou & Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 40
Captain Lou’s Review: AJPW Champions Night 4 (6/19/22) – Captain Lou, Vol. 42
AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door (6/26/22): Happy Thoughts From The Last Row – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 42
Stardom Fight in the Top ~ Nagoya Summit Battle (6/26/22): A Perfect Combination of Violence and Practicality – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 42
G1 Climax 32 Finals (8/18/22): Lies, Damned Lies, and Great Wrestlers – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 45
AEW All Out 2022 (9/4/22): Thoughts On Things Six Weeks Later – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 47
NJPW/JTO TAKATaichiDespe Mania (9/12/22): Wrestling Is Beautiful, Or So I Like To Say Sometimes – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 47
Captain Lou’s Review: AJPW 50th Anniversary – Nippon Budokan (9/18/22) – Captain Lou, Vol. 46
Captain Lou’s Review: AJPW Maniax in Korakuen Hall (9/19/22) – Captain Lou, Vol. 47
Captain Lou’s Review: AJPW Raising An Army Memorial Series 2022 (10/2/22) – Captain Lou, Vol. 47
Captain Lou’s Review: AJPW Real World Tag League 2022 – Finals (12/7/22) – Captain Lou, Vol. 52
Dradition Tatsumi Fujinami 50th Anniversary (12/1/22): The Never Give Up Tour Final #LoveYourJob – Dum Dum Daniels, Vol. 53
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