Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities.
This is entitled Blue Pants meets black pants, although it looks more like black shorts and black pants, but I digress.
Blue Pants is the nickname of pro wrestler Leva Bates. A longtime fixture on the women's wrestling scene, Bates doesn't appear to be as active as she once was. At 42, that doesn't seem unusual.
Bates is known for great cosplay, in and out of the ring. She might not be the first to do so, but she is one of the first to make it popular. Now, we see others doing so.
My pal Jim met her at a convention in Indianapolis last year. While I did meet Bates several years ago when she appeared at Resistance Pro when I was doing videos there, I still would have liked to see her again, even if it meant seeing Jim. (You take the good with the bad.)
Jim is actually a nice guy and a huge wrestling fan. He goes to more and farther shows than I do. He meets more wrestlers, too, although you might think that's hard to do. Still, Jim manages to meet a lot. This is one I really envy though. Jim has one up on me here, but I'll get even.
Leva Bates and Jim in Indianapolis, IN-April 2025.
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