Warning: This interview contains heavy spoilers for the Shudder original horror film Dark Match.
Sometimes it feels like the Venn diagram of people who love horror and pro wrestling is a circle.
And they both rely on big swings, melodrama, and a suspension of disbelief to tell a story.
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But fromSee No EviltoPro Wrestlers vs Zombies, pro wrestling repeatedly fails to succeed on the cinematic horror front.
Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case lately.
Issa plays the character with strength and a quiet charisma thatDark Matchdoesnt know how to handle.
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The film superficially mentions her unique challenges as a Black woman but never focuses on them.
Instead,Chris Jericho’s Prophet gives repeated minutes-long speeches that step on the films pace.
This extends an already overly-long confrontation between Joe Lean and Prophet.
If you meet someone who is a big horror movie fan, chances are they love professional wrestling too.
In the film’s final moment, a demonic goat man is summoned from the sacrificial offerings.
Does it look cool?
It surely does … but then the end credits immediately roll.
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