Andrew Pollard
Senior Writer
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.
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During the aforementioned Battle of Buda bare-knuckle boxing event, Stuart Bennett would bite off more than he bargained for. Having defeated a firm favourite to win the £20,000 prize money, Bennett was making his way through an alleyway en route to getting to the airport and getting out of dodge. Ambushed in the alleyway, Bennett was attacked and stabbed. He'd be left with a 12-inch scar, which has since faded, running from his upper back down his right arm. On the few times that he's reference this event in interviews, Bennett hasn't elaborated too much on the exact happenings for legal reasons, although he claimed that the other person was left with a face that resembled "minced beef". Despite severe blood loss, Bennett would manage to make it away with the prize money in his possession. Quite how he made it through customs with £20,000 of hard cash, that's open to speculation. When it comes down to it, love him or hate him, Wade Barrett is one tough son of a gun both inside and outside of the ring.