How MMA Has Changed My Life

Shirley Jones Luke
3 min readMay 5, 2024

Mix Martial Artists helps me channel my aggressive side.

For years, I have been a fan of WWE (ever since it was known as the WWF). I grew up on Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, The Road Warriors, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. I used to drool over the Rock and wanted to smell what he was cooking. But then I learned that WWE/WCW/ECW and all the federations had scripted fights. Sure, the antics in the ring led to real injuries…

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Shirley Jones Luke

Shirley is a poet and writer. Ms. Luke enjoys reading, fashion and travel. She is working on a manuscript of her poems and an essay collection.