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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When some of the all time greats of the wrestling industry are asked about who was the very best performer they've been in the ring with, many will often make mention of Barry Windham. Unlike a lot of the guys on this list, Barry was never really a wrestler who partook in extreme matches or hardcore violence on a regular basis. Sure, he worked snug and realistic, but he wasn't a Sabu or Abdullah The Butcher who would torture his and his opponent's body. The reason Windham makes this list is quite simply down to how cool his nickname was and how intimidating a moniker it was when you really broke it down. The Widowmaker is a name that in its simplest form says to a wife that her husband isn't coming home tonight. It's little Johnny's birthday party tonight? Sorry, daddy's being put in a bodybag courtesy of Barry Windham. A wedding anniversary? Sorry love, your hubby expired after stepping into the ring with Barry Windham. I've ordered a pizza for Dave but he seems to be running late? Sorry, best eat it yourself for Dave fell victim to Barry Windham. You get the idea. Now quite clearly Barry Windham wasn't ever actually responsible for killing a man in the ring, but in terms of an intimidating nickname The Widowmaker is something infinitely cool and badass, as if it could've been the name of a villain from a Chuck Norris or Clint Eastwood movie. Not only is Windham one of the greatest workers of all time, he forever had a further layer of badass added to his reputation by being handed The Widowmaker as a nickname.