On this show, we respect the elderly. Sure they might be hateful, bigoted, narrow-minded. But how great is it when a couple of them decide to try and beat each other up WRINKLY OLD BALLS TWO Tommy Gilbert vs. Eddie Marlin (Memphis 4/4/1988) plus (set-up angle from 4/2/1988) Kantaro Hoshino vs. Gedo (NJPW 12/22/2008) Villano IV vs. LA Park (AAA 4/30/2022) Bill Watts & Stagger Lee vs. The Midnight Express (Mid-South 4/22/1984) Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Stan Hansen &...

Proto-Britwres? A different style fight? Two women stabbing each other with a big stick? In the words of Tracy Smothers, Fear is false evidence appearing real. Amen. And a Happy Belated Birthday to the Ace.   Matches discussed~ Takehiro Murahama vs. Naohiro Hoshikawa (Osaka Pro 3/25/2000) Aja Kong vs. KAORU (GAEA 2/13/2000) Tracy Smothers vs. Bull Pain (IWA Mid-South 10/5/2002) Jody Fleisch vs. Jonny Storm (CZW 6/8/2002) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us...

On today's show, we celebrate the art of getting hit in the nuts, read the blurb from the back of an old VHS box, and take a warm bath in trash juice. Fellas is it gay to kiss your opponent on the lips     The Matches~   Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan (WWF 4/2/89) Roddy Piper vs. Goldust (WWF 3/31/1996) Chris Benoit vs. Kevin Sullivan (WCW 6/16/1996) Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn (ECW 5/16/1999) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X...

Most know him as Riki Choshu. But to others, he's simply known as Big Dick Rick. Sometimes a lariat is just a lariat. Not this lariat. 🍆 Join us on our trek through Riki Choshu's Ishin Gundan and their 1985 invasion of All Japan Pro Wrestling! This is an episode we've wanted to do for a long time. The matches are all on YouTube and included in a playlist below.  The Matches~~ Riki Choshu & Masa Saito vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW 2/5/85) Riki Choshu vs. Genichiro...

I pledge allegiance to The Boss, and to the Combat Zone for which He stands: One locker room under Zandig, indivisible, with liberty and justice pain for all. Amen. Happy 25th Birthday CZW! Here's to 25 more! Matches discussed~ Nick Mondo vs. Adam Flash vs. Nick Berk (CZW 12/15/01) Sami Callihan vs. Danny Havoc (CZW 9/12/09) JC Bailey vs. Nick Gage vs. John Zandig (CZW 7/??/05) DJ Hyde vs. Thumbtack Jack (CZW 6/6/09) John Zandig vs. Lobo (CZW 7/13/02) Leave us a review on Apple...

It's the 2023 Wrestling Is Gross Awards aka The Grossies! Also the Fifth Anniversary of the podcast? Pretty weird! It's a great episode and everyone should listen. Tell your friends!   Thank you all so much for listening to the podcast in 2023! We finished the year strong and are looking forward to having our best year yet in 2024!    we've only just begun   Our lists are linked below. Don't click these until after listening to the show!   ***SPOILERS*** Siobhan's 2023...

We're joined by dear Jon to help us explore one dark corner of lucha libre, where almost everyone is fat, old and bleeding. Sit back and enjoy a solo cup full of beer right to the side of your head! Sí se puede!   JON'S 2017 SPREADSHEET JON'S 2018 SPREADSHEET JON'S 2019 SPREADSHEET JON'S 2020 SPREADSHEET JON'S 2021 SPREADSHEET (I don't have a link to Jon's 2022 spreadsheet, I don't know why and I apologize) JON'S 2023 SPREADSHEET   The Matches~   Astrolux & Freelance...

Have you ever told a joke so many times that you started to believe it was a real story? That's kind of how this episode happened. As promised, it's the Carnage Cup 13 review, with special co-host Daniel Makabe.    You can watch Daniel Makabe vs. JAIDEN on IWTV tomorrow, December 2nd for DOA Wrestling!   You can also watch Daniel Makabe vs. ROH star BILLIE STARKZ on IWTV next weekend, December 8th at ACTION Wrestling's Bangers Only 4!   You can even watch him the next day vs....

It's the vastly popular Thanksgiving episode! We're going broadway with the mashed potatoes. Four and a quarter stars versus a pumpkin pie. Not putting the green beans over clean, that doesn't work for me brother. 🦃🍴🩸🦃 "It's like Pinter." - anonymous Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at [email protected] and tell us something really weird!  Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready...

What is the strongest piece of wood in the world? Is that SMW referee Mark Curtis or Academy Award nominee William H. Macy? What if we shrunk down Jim Cornette and put him in a little jar? All this plus so much more!   Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at [email protected] and tell us something really weird!  Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is...

We're joined again by dearest Micha to celebrate Halloween and discuss her favorite wrestler in the world, Vampiro. The runtime isn't the only thing scary about this episode folks! ☠️☠️☠️   (We lost a big chunk of this episode from the first half but recovered nicely in the second half. If you can believe it, this episode was even longer! Thanks for listening!) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email...

We begin our descent into hell to examine the in-ring careers of the McMahon family, starting with 1999, the greatest year in the history of American culture. JR Goldberg will be our co-pilot. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at [email protected] and tell us something really weird!  Read JR's review of Mayumi Ozaki vs. Mio Momono, a sick match where a legendary old biker bitch beats up a stupid little girl. ...

The greatest wrestler of all-time died so we did a podcast about him. Next episode will be about someone who isn't dead. Not yet at least! Thanks for listening!   Matches discussed: Terry Funk vs. Jerry Lawler (Memphis 3/23/1981) Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen (AJPW 4/14/1983) Terry Funk vs. Rick Martel (WWC 9/20/1986) Terry Funk vs. Ric Flair (WCW 7/23/1989) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at...

New episode! We're back to share a few hours talking about the work of Bray Wyatt and Brodie Lee, attempt to unpack one of the best periods in WWE history, and think about all the things that could have been.   "Wrestling is not a love story, it’s a Fairy Tale for masochists." - Windham "I love you Bray. I was like an uncle to them boys. I hate f*****g death." - Dustin Matches discussed: Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs. The Usos (WWE 7/20/14) Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan...

The first of two parts. This time, we discuss Jay Briscoe's career as a singles wrestler, his legendary matches with his brother, and his role as a load-bearing pillar for Ring of Honor's entire history. A really nice show! Give to DEAN~!'s Gofundme, to help his family in their time of need. It's very possible that this show wouldn't exist without DEAN's architecture in shaping the modern wrestling fandom. He begat that which begat this and that and so on and so forth. His influence cannot...

Big beer gut and tiny black trunks. Brand new baggy jeans from Gadzooks. A gilded skeleton bodysuit. These are the garments of just a few of the heroes we discuss on today's program. Nearly 3 hours of twisted steel and Grandpa sex appeal. Matches discussed: Minoru Suzuki vs Masakatsu Funaki (AJPW 3/21/2010) Arik Royal, Ray Kandrack & Mitch Connor vs. Aric Andrews, Lee Valiant & Nick Richards (CWF Mid-Atlantic 11/20/2015) L.A. Park vs. Caristico (Liga Elite 10/22/2016) Matt...

Hey we're back and we're gonna do the podcast again. No, really! For real! This episode has it all too: Poo poo, pee pee, blood, expectoration, and more. To quote Dory Funk Jr, "I'm so f****n old."   Stay tuned at the end for a bonus LIVE REACTION recording of me and my 7 year old daughter watching the original Kane vs. Undertaker Inferno Match on my birthday.   Matches discussed: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Abdullah the Butcher &...

We're back baby! Season Two Premiere! All things Deuce! When Micha (@CrowleyHead) told us she wanted to do three hours on Madusa, we said what the hell, why not three and a half. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at [email protected] and tell us something really weird!  Who's Madusa? Madusa Miceli & Mitsuko Nishiwaki vs. Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada (AJW, 10/8/89) Madusa Miceli vs. Aja Kong (AJW,...

We're joined again by dear friend JR Goldberg, who curated a playlist of Ring of Honor's bloody and melodramatic 2007 for the show. F**k, Marry, Kill: Delirious, Colt Cabana, Takeshi Morishima? This episode was recorded 2½ months ago and then we stopped making this podcast for awhile. We appreciate those who stuck with us and hope to get things back on track (whatever track there was) soon! Jimmy Jacobs vs. Colt Cabana (ROH 2/24/07) No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards, Rocky Romero &...

Finally, it's the Chri$ Ca$h episode! We do it all in this one. We do Eric Gargiulo impressions, ponder the early days of the CZW Dojo, and litigate rapping your music during your entrance. Don't do it folks! The New School vs. Irish Drinking Team vs. Towel Boy and Hurricane Kid vs. VD />>>/ The New School vs. The H8 Club (CZW 7/13/02) Chris Cash vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Ruckus (CZW 11/9/02) Chris Cash vs. Nick Berk vs. Derek Frazier (CZW 8/09/03) Chris Cash vs. Joker vs. Ruckus vs....

In our very first Pride Month Special Episode, we take a look at the true pioneers, two men brave enough to be themselves despite discrimination and hatred. That's right folks, it's The Pat & Gerry Show.   Buy the shirts! The Super Porky shirt! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show!   Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email...

On today's show, we look back fondly on April 2000, a blissful time when nothing really mattered at all. Perry Saturn's trademark weird skin color, the big hooks from the Backlash set, Pat Patterson's shit-stained undies, and more! Recorded partially outside, I apologize for any audio issues. I'm sure it's not as bad as I think. RATE AND REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS FOLLOW ON TWITTER FOLLOW ON TIKTOK Crash Holly vs. Hardcore Holly (RAW, 4/3/00) ...

This time, we stack a bunch of chairs on top of each other to discuss the sins of the Impact Zone, the lineage of the WWF Light Heavyweight Title, and DW Griffith busting Lillian Gish open hardway.    Buy the shirts! The Super Porky shirt! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show!   Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter, and send us an email at [email protected]...

We're back to discuss lighting a bag of dog shit on fire, filing a Missing Persons report for an obscure 2000s indy wrestler, and the greatest DQ finish in wrestling history. I'm getting too old for this shit!   Shinya Hashimoto vs. Genichiro Tenryu (NJPW 8/1/98) Shadow WX & The Winger vs. Tomoaki Honma & Ryuji Yamakawa (BJW 11/14/99) The SAT & Amazing Red vs. Divine Storm & Brian XL (CZW 6/8/01) Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle (WWF 8/19/01) BUY A T-SHIRT! We...