Sunday, October 16, 2022

Flex Rumblecrunch: also known as Sean Burke

I don't know how closely you follow CAGEMATCH, the internet wrestling database, but I have stumbled upon a page on it that made my day.

I vaguely remembered that Sean Burke, one of my oldest friends, got a shout out from the OED when the Welsh word cwtch was added, and indeed I was right. Google led me to this:

WalesOnline

Our job is to record the language. And we found the word cwtch was turning up more and more.

Part of the reason is there has been a spate of writing which recognises Welsh-English as a legitimate dialect, such as Sean Burke.

Quite so. But there's more. An earlier, less perfectly honed query led me to this page.

Career Data
Roles:
Singles Wrestler (2010 - 2018)
Tag Team Wrestler (2013 - 2017)
Beginning of in-ring career:
2010
End of in-ring career:
2018
In-ring experience:
8 years
Wrestling style:
Powerhouse
Nicknames:
"Golden"
"The Supreme Talent"
Signature moves:
Elevator Slide
Uranage Slam
Flying Shoulder Tackle Spear
Powerslam Iron Claw
Mate, I have known you since infant school, but that Sean Burke is gone from me now. Henceforth you can be nothing but Flex Rumblecrunch.

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