Stephanie Chase
Journalist and writer
Belfast-based journalist with experience in a wide range of journalism fields and a real talent for writing with insight and passion.
Selected recent work
Why the Irish still have to explain England’s history to the English // The Irish News
Review: Kneecap get darker, bite harder as they launch new FENIAN album with Belfast show
// The Irish NewsForget what the DUP says – learning Irish is liberating for young people like me // The Irish News
The alt-right can’t make art — AI music is their next big move // Substack
Where was Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man filmed? All the major UK locations // Digital Spy
Kneecap won the battle against ‘terrorist’ label long before court victory // Substack
The Buffy reboot has been slayed by Hulu – is it wrong that I’m happy? // Substack
Janel Grant spoke, but are we listening? //...On Wrestling
I worked at Topshop Oxford Circus during its boom – women would do anything for a Kate Moss dress // Substack
WWE doesn’t care about women (and it never has) // ...On Wrestling
Pro Wrestling
I’ve been a fan of pro wrestling since I was six years old and it’s still my ‘specialist subject’. For around 5 years I covered WWE, AEW, and beyond for Digital Spy, contributing news stories along with interview and features. Through this I was able to set up my own YouTube channel where I shared videos of my interviews along with making other wrestling-related content.
My pro wrestling writing and interviewing led me to guest spots on TalkSport as well as a weekly show on WrestleTalk and eventually working for Revolution Pro Wrestling doing backstage interviews and segments in front of a live crowd. I’ve also been a guest on numerous wrestling podcasts.
My passion has taken me all over the world where I have met and interviewed some of the biggest stars in the business.
I eventually set up my own Substack to write about the issues in wrestling that are important to me, especially regarding women in the industry.
You can read my pro wrestling Substack here.