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How social media helped fuel indie wrestling's resurgence

  • Written by Bill Zimmerman, Lecturer, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Pennsylvania State University
Bullet Club wrestlers, from left to right, Nick Jackson, Adam 'Hangman' Page and Matt Jackson are at the forefront of an indie wrestling boom. Bruno Silveria/Ring of Honor

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