Jonathan Snowden
@jonathansnowden.bsky.social
Author: Total MMA, The MMA Encyclopedia, Shooters, Shamrock, Secret New Project
Online: The Ringer
Substack: hybridshoot.substack.com
“I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
Online: The Ringer
Substack: hybridshoot.substack.com
“I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
More like Sky Red amirite. #AEWDynamite
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
More like Sky Red amirite. #AEWDynamite
What do I, a professional writer with lots of fancy books on the shelf, use as a bookmark?
A randomly selected #wrestling card, a pile of which sits loose in my bedside table for this specific purpose.
A randomly selected #wrestling card, a pile of which sits loose in my bedside table for this specific purpose.
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
What do I, a professional writer with lots of fancy books on the shelf, use as a bookmark?
A randomly selected #wrestling card, a pile of which sits loose in my bedside table for this specific purpose.
A randomly selected #wrestling card, a pile of which sits loose in my bedside table for this specific purpose.
Update on me: over here interviewing Tugboat and Bob Cook and Mark Mero. Malenko adjacent guys.
My commercial instincts remain singular. Doing it for the culture.
My commercial instincts remain singular. Doing it for the culture.
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Update on me: over here interviewing Tugboat and Bob Cook and Mark Mero. Malenko adjacent guys.
My commercial instincts remain singular. Doing it for the culture.
My commercial instincts remain singular. Doing it for the culture.
Some news I'm excited to share: I'm telling the Malenko family story in cooperation with Joe & Dean Malenko.
From Boris's heat-seeking territory days to Joe's journey with Karl Gotch & Dean's mastery of the craft—the definitive story of wrestling's first family of "shooters."
#wrestling
From Boris's heat-seeking territory days to Joe's journey with Karl Gotch & Dean's mastery of the craft—the definitive story of wrestling's first family of "shooters."
#wrestling
October 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Some news I'm excited to share: I'm telling the Malenko family story in cooperation with Joe & Dean Malenko.
From Boris's heat-seeking territory days to Joe's journey with Karl Gotch & Dean's mastery of the craft—the definitive story of wrestling's first family of "shooters."
#wrestling
From Boris's heat-seeking territory days to Joe's journey with Karl Gotch & Dean's mastery of the craft—the definitive story of wrestling's first family of "shooters."
#wrestling
Attention to whom it may concern: We're going to read all the Christies.
October 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Attention to whom it may concern: We're going to read all the Christies.
Neat flowers randomly appeared in the yard.
October 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Neat flowers randomly appeared in the yard.
New piece of art for the home office.
One of the most successful pro wrestlers of the 1990s and a formative figure in establishing MMA in Japan.
#PRIDEFCBook
#MMA
#Wrestling
One of the most successful pro wrestlers of the 1990s and a formative figure in establishing MMA in Japan.
#PRIDEFCBook
#MMA
#Wrestling
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
New piece of art for the home office.
One of the most successful pro wrestlers of the 1990s and a formative figure in establishing MMA in Japan.
#PRIDEFCBook
#MMA
#Wrestling
One of the most successful pro wrestlers of the 1990s and a formative figure in establishing MMA in Japan.
#PRIDEFCBook
#MMA
#Wrestling
What are your favorites so far?
Listening to it a second time and right now Opalite, Actually Romantic, Cancelled and Wood stand out to me.
#TaylorSwift
Listening to it a second time and right now Opalite, Actually Romantic, Cancelled and Wood stand out to me.
#TaylorSwift
October 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
What are your favorites so far?
Listening to it a second time and right now Opalite, Actually Romantic, Cancelled and Wood stand out to me.
#TaylorSwift
Listening to it a second time and right now Opalite, Actually Romantic, Cancelled and Wood stand out to me.
#TaylorSwift
I interrupted all my current work to write a novel. I'm like halfway done.
It's a noir set in the world of 1940's wrestling.
I just started on a whim and wrote for hours. I have tens of thousands of words and a real clear picture of where I'm going.
No one asked for this.🤣
It's a noir set in the world of 1940's wrestling.
I just started on a whim and wrote for hours. I have tens of thousands of words and a real clear picture of where I'm going.
No one asked for this.🤣
September 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I interrupted all my current work to write a novel. I'm like halfway done.
It's a noir set in the world of 1940's wrestling.
I just started on a whim and wrote for hours. I have tens of thousands of words and a real clear picture of where I'm going.
No one asked for this.🤣
It's a noir set in the world of 1940's wrestling.
I just started on a whim and wrote for hours. I have tens of thousands of words and a real clear picture of where I'm going.
No one asked for this.🤣
September 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I'm looking for someone to provide a single illustration for a secret #wrestling book project. In the style of Norman Rockwell. Or at least that old-time vibe.
Please email hybridshootstyle@gmail.com with a quote for the exclusive editorial rights for the image.
No AI generated art.
Please email hybridshootstyle@gmail.com with a quote for the exclusive editorial rights for the image.
No AI generated art.
September 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm looking for someone to provide a single illustration for a secret #wrestling book project. In the style of Norman Rockwell. Or at least that old-time vibe.
Please email hybridshootstyle@gmail.com with a quote for the exclusive editorial rights for the image.
No AI generated art.
Please email hybridshootstyle@gmail.com with a quote for the exclusive editorial rights for the image.
No AI generated art.
Not sure if there are any rasslin fans on here, but WWE Vault has announced they've found a new house show taping from Atlanta.
This is not a drill.
This is not a drill.
August 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Not sure if there are any rasslin fans on here, but WWE Vault has announced they've found a new house show taping from Atlanta.
This is not a drill.
This is not a drill.
I believe this was Ole Marsh if it's helpful.
August 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I believe this was Ole Marsh if it's helpful.
Entirely your fault.
August 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Entirely your fault.
You can see he's only wearing one glove in the Weekly Pro Wrestling coverage but they don't discuss it from what I can tell quickly.
August 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
You can see he's only wearing one glove in the Weekly Pro Wrestling coverage but they don't discuss it from what I can tell quickly.
August 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Fell into a little Mark Kerr vs Kurt Angle #wrestling rabbit hole that is Pride book adjacent but not really for the Pride book. Will figure something out and write it up.
August 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Fell into a little Mark Kerr vs Kurt Angle #wrestling rabbit hole that is Pride book adjacent but not really for the Pride book. Will figure something out and write it up.
I really want to start a physical zine.
The Paris Review of fighting.
Or something. I've never read The Paris Review.
But I miss physical media and I bet some other people do too.
#wrestling #mma #boxing
The Paris Review of fighting.
Or something. I've never read The Paris Review.
But I miss physical media and I bet some other people do too.
#wrestling #mma #boxing
August 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I really want to start a physical zine.
The Paris Review of fighting.
Or something. I've never read The Paris Review.
But I miss physical media and I bet some other people do too.
#wrestling #mma #boxing
The Paris Review of fighting.
Or something. I've never read The Paris Review.
But I miss physical media and I bet some other people do too.
#wrestling #mma #boxing
July 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Two Japanese biographies translated—now time to write about my favorite pro wrestler Kiyoshi Tamura and his reluctant entrance into the world of mixed martial arts. This PRIDE book is really catching a lot of my interests.
#wrestling #MMA
#wrestling #MMA
July 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Two Japanese biographies translated—now time to write about my favorite pro wrestler Kiyoshi Tamura and his reluctant entrance into the world of mixed martial arts. This PRIDE book is really catching a lot of my interests.
#wrestling #MMA
#wrestling #MMA
Ever actually look at the option to manage cookies when you visit a website?
The number of groups tracking you obsessively is pretty frightening.
The number of groups tracking you obsessively is pretty frightening.
July 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ever actually look at the option to manage cookies when you visit a website?
The number of groups tracking you obsessively is pretty frightening.
The number of groups tracking you obsessively is pretty frightening.
If you see this, post some Jack Kirby art
People always forget Jack was a prolific creator of romance comics.
People always forget Jack was a prolific creator of romance comics.
July 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you see this, post some Jack Kirby art
People always forget Jack was a prolific creator of romance comics.
People always forget Jack was a prolific creator of romance comics.
What perfect album came out when you were 16?
July 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
What perfect album came out when you were 16?