The Ultimate Fangirl Bucket List: Ten LAW Luminaries I'd Like to Meet
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:58 pm
The Ultimate Fangirl Bucket List: Ten LAW Luminaries I'd Like to Meet
by Shiori Takeda
What a difference a few months can make. Back in March, I had just finished my last year of high school. I wasn't on track to go to college or anything, and honestly, I didn't have any desire to jump into the workforce right away. Between my Patreon, my commissions for art and writing, and my Etsy page, I had enough income to be able to afford a modest (if a little cramped) life in Tokyo. By almost every measure but my income, I was a NEET. A happy NEET, but still a NEET.
Fast forward a bit more than half a year, and suddenly I've lucked my way into a job at one of the fastest-growing wrestling promotions on Earth. And I really do mean that I lucked into it. As you can probably tell, I have close to zero experience in the field. My biggest responsibility -- and my biggest experience related to professional wrestling -- up to this point has been moderating the largest LAW fanfiction community on Discord. So when I tweeted Dr. Christina Morgenstern looking for an internship, I really didn't expect it to go anywhere. Now, I wear a bunch of different hats around LAW. I help manage an up-and-coming team of rookie wrestlers. I write articles like this one for all of you wonderful people. I engage LAW's wrestlers and global fanbase on social media.
Oh, and did I mention that I get to wrestle sometimes, too?
If this sounds like the plot to a bad isekai series -- From Jobless In This World to Jobbing In Another, maybe? -- you'd be right. I wake up every morning wondering whether or not this is just a dream. Or a prank. Or, God forbid, the product of some weird reincarnation after a past me got hit by an eighteen-wheeler carrying steel chairs. No matter how many times I pinch myself, though, it doesn't change the fact that I'm really here.
Sappy stuff aside, I promise that all of this has a point beyond me just introducing myself to you. Namely, to drive home the fact that I am a rabid fan of LAW who's stumbled upon a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And what's a fan like me to do when she becomes coworkers with all of her idols?
The answer: Start an endless quest to get every single frickin' autograph, selfie, and handshake that she possibly can. A girl's gotta prioritize, though; even ignoring the half of the roster that would punch me out on sight, there's just way too many wrestlers here to meet them all. So consider the following a bucket list of sorts. A who's who on my journey to nerd-vana.
Shiori Takeda is a graduate of St. Koa Girls Academy who first started writing for LAW Magazine in 2021. She also works for the Team Stanza stable as a management intern. When she's not watching, practicing, or writing about professional wrestling, Shiori tries desperately to climb out of Silver in League of Legends and makes random tier lists. Shiori can be found on Twitter at @WMyKeysITheePen, on An Archive of Our Own at WithTheseKeysITheePen, and via email at STakeda(at)mail.lawnet.com.
by Shiori Takeda
What a difference a few months can make. Back in March, I had just finished my last year of high school. I wasn't on track to go to college or anything, and honestly, I didn't have any desire to jump into the workforce right away. Between my Patreon, my commissions for art and writing, and my Etsy page, I had enough income to be able to afford a modest (if a little cramped) life in Tokyo. By almost every measure but my income, I was a NEET. A happy NEET, but still a NEET.
Fast forward a bit more than half a year, and suddenly I've lucked my way into a job at one of the fastest-growing wrestling promotions on Earth. And I really do mean that I lucked into it. As you can probably tell, I have close to zero experience in the field. My biggest responsibility -- and my biggest experience related to professional wrestling -- up to this point has been moderating the largest LAW fanfiction community on Discord. So when I tweeted Dr. Christina Morgenstern looking for an internship, I really didn't expect it to go anywhere. Now, I wear a bunch of different hats around LAW. I help manage an up-and-coming team of rookie wrestlers. I write articles like this one for all of you wonderful people. I engage LAW's wrestlers and global fanbase on social media.
Oh, and did I mention that I get to wrestle sometimes, too?
If this sounds like the plot to a bad isekai series -- From Jobless In This World to Jobbing In Another, maybe? -- you'd be right. I wake up every morning wondering whether or not this is just a dream. Or a prank. Or, God forbid, the product of some weird reincarnation after a past me got hit by an eighteen-wheeler carrying steel chairs. No matter how many times I pinch myself, though, it doesn't change the fact that I'm really here.
Sappy stuff aside, I promise that all of this has a point beyond me just introducing myself to you. Namely, to drive home the fact that I am a rabid fan of LAW who's stumbled upon a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And what's a fan like me to do when she becomes coworkers with all of her idols?
The answer: Start an endless quest to get every single frickin' autograph, selfie, and handshake that she possibly can. A girl's gotta prioritize, though; even ignoring the half of the roster that would punch me out on sight, there's just way too many wrestlers here to meet them all. So consider the following a bucket list of sorts. A who's who on my journey to nerd-vana.
Shiori Takeda is a graduate of St. Koa Girls Academy who first started writing for LAW Magazine in 2021. She also works for the Team Stanza stable as a management intern. When she's not watching, practicing, or writing about professional wrestling, Shiori tries desperately to climb out of Silver in League of Legends and makes random tier lists. Shiori can be found on Twitter at @WMyKeysITheePen, on An Archive of Our Own at WithTheseKeysITheePen, and via email at STakeda(at)mail.lawnet.com.