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 day job, 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. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.
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Having conquered the wrestling world, experienced life in the porn industry, and had battles with her demons, Joanie Laurer decided that a new path was to be forged. And so she moved to Japan to teach English. Having butted heads with some goliaths of the squared circle, youd have to think that dealing with a group of kids is a walk in the park in comparison. The exact details on Joanies teaching career are hazy, but its believed that the age group she is teaching is grammar school children. Laurer was still working in Japan as of the end of 2014 and its believed that shes still there at present. Some of the more recent comments from Joanie, be it through social media, interviews or video blogs, seem to find her in a far happier place than shes been in many a year and she seems to have found some form of peace from the darker elements of life. Whether Joanie Laurer eventually ends up in the WWE Hall of Fame at some point, that remains to be seen. For what she accomplished in Vince McMahons organisation and the barriers that she smashed through, undoubtedly she deserves a spot in the HOF. The big question is whether the powers that been at Titan Towers can look past some of Joanies post-WWF life. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2gs921_10-wrestlers-who-did-porn_fun