Crit's Ringside Chat

My guest today is a key stable in the pro wrestling business: the photographer! Come have a sit as me and Kevin Sanchez talk about growing up watching wrestling, what we want to bring to the business, and what we do to expose ourselves to others!

This one is a bit of a quickie, just something to get something out there. So lets really talk about TNA. Do they actually have a chance at being the number 2 promotion in America? Well...

We end 2025 with an interview and we begin 2026 with an interview as my first guest in the new year is one half of Cash Grab, The High Roller From The Forgotten Borough Lenny Earl Cash! Sit a spell as we talk about the budding tag team scene in HOG, how to stand out when you're surrounded by other big money gimmicks, and how I can barely recognize wrestlers outside of their gear.

Its our final episode and our final interview of 2025 as my special guest for today is one half of the WTF tag team champions, Hyena Obscuro! Come have a sit as we talk about the origins of the gimmick, getting to work dream matches, and how each of us try to represent autism in our respective fields!

We're back at our favorite indie, it's the last one for 2025, it's HOG's Winter Warfare! We have a LOT to talk about. Some real high highs, a few lows, and too many goddamn heel turns! Listen to me try and make it all make sense somehow.

Flu season is a bitch and made me miss my deadline, so to make it up to the people, its a double for today! We're talking John Cena's final match against GUNTHER including my feelings about him tapping out. And we're following that up with a review on ETU's 4th anniversary show Nowhere To Hide!

We got our first twofer on the podcast as I got a chance to sit down with LPW star The Renegade Petey Lakes and his manager, wrestler, referee and more The Star Maker Franco Costanzo, Brutale Futura! Have a sit as we talk about making stars, hating the athletic commission, what it means to be a renegade, and try and find out what’s a matter me, huh?

Today I ask an important question and seek to answer it: How do wrestlers engage with their audiences? How do they get us, who hold all the cash, invested in them as performers? I break this up into two categories and try to analyze what this means for the business at large

A lot of people are reasonably concerned that the independent scene of pro wrestling is not only struggling, but its dying off. I'm here to tell you that not only are the indies not dying, there's so much more to it than you think. You just have to know where to look.

My guest for today is a former Cold Blooded Killer turned well again, a former HOG Tag Team Champion, The Captain of The Sky Raheem Royal! We discuss what it meant to be a cold blooded killer, trying to change mindsets and strategies, and goals set for the future!

I understand that, unlike my fellow podcasters, I do not cover WWE in its current state. I've made my feelings on the company clear time and time again. But I felt like it was about time I let all of my emotions out and properly explained, point by point, why I cannot stand WWE as it is right now, and the changes I'm hoping for so it can get to a point where I can watch again. I've built myself ba...

Today's guest is a first as I have my first ring announcer on the podcast! The voice of HOG's developmental brand Legacy Pro Wrestling, and host of the Pro Wrestling Potluck every Thursday on Twitch, MrGreenMist Scotland Green! We discuss how and when we grew up watching wrestling, going from training to be a wrestler to being on commentary, and some tips on how yours truly and others listening co...

Tis the season to be spooky as we go over Game Changer Wrestling Presents Shotzi Blackheart's House Of Horrors! I give you my thoughts on the highlights, the low lights, and a personal story involving me, Matt Tremont, Homicide and Outlaw Wrestling

Its that time again, so lets have a talk about AEW's Wrestledream, live from St. Louis in honor of the late, great Lou Thesz! We go match by match, and discuss everything I love from the violence and Bandido in general, to the crap, like Hook or Mercedes Mone holding an interim championship.

My guest today is as reckless as they come in the ring, its the Lost Child JJ Doze! Come have a sit as we talk about his work with Create A Pro and House of Glory, channeling the energy of Darby Allin, what it means to be the Lost Child and more!

We're back at it again at the NYC arena for House Of Glory's With Glory Comes Pride! Come have a sit as we go over the matches, moments, and how yall motherfuckers are crazy for trying to turn this shit into ECW!

Its a matter of Puerto Rican pride as my guest for this episode is fellow Boricua and member of LPW and HOG, Tiny Giant Antonio Riccxs! Come have a sit as we talk about the origins of his mask, learning in the NJPW academy, and Tiny Giant's goals of being a part of the Best of Super Juniors tournament!

Its my biggest interview yet as I have the privilege of speaking with former NXT and WWE superstar, one half of the current MLW World Tag Team Champions, the Disruptor Donavan Dijak! Come have a sit as we discuss Dijak's Wrestling Academy, his preferences in style and presentation, and our thoughts on the PWI 500!

No change in time is gonna stop me from getting this review out proper, so lets talk about All Out 2025 from Ontario Canada! I go over the matches, the utter state of the trios division, the Young Bucks being their own worst enemies, and the problem with long running PPVs!

It's a championship edition of the podcast as my guest for today is a 2 time and current LPW Heavyweight Champion, The Nightwalker Jodi Aura! Come sit a bit as we talk about the inspirations for the Nightwalker gimmick, wanting to achieve the same level of fame as HOG graduates Private Party, and Jodi's goals for the future!

It's House Of Glory's return to Philadelphia since last year's Wrestlemania weekend! Come have a sit as I go match by match, and discuss all the highs and the lows. Oh, especially the lows...

Come and have a sit as I have a chat with my special guest, LPW star All Heart Johnny Vega! We discuss sharing a moniker with Blake Christian, what sets Johnny apart from others like him, his history with Dr Hilary P Wisdom and more!!

Its that time of year again, its the big time AEW crossover show with New Japan Pro Wrestling, Forbidden Door! Come sit a spell as we go over things beat by beat, match by match, and try to figure out whats new going forward for AEW post this show!

It's a Crit's Ringside Chat first as my guest for this episode is a member of the LPW roster, the Concrete Lion Le'Von Downs! Come sit a bit as we talk about choosing between Create A Pro and HOG, studying and working with the Amazing Red, how we all loved to ignore the "Don't Try This At Home" warnings, and more!

It's the biggest interview on the podcast because we got the House of Glory World Heavyweight Champion, the Root of All Evil, Charles Mason! Come sit a spell as we talk about potentially working with Killer Kross, how Mason deals with betrayal, why personal mementos matter more than championships, and count how many times Mason threatens to kill me!