The Wrestle Special

"I collected bones from charnel houses and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame" is a weird way to use a quote from the book Frankenstein to tell you this episode is about my guest Iann Robinson and I building a Frankenstein-esque monster made entirely of wrestlers. 

If the zombie craze seems played out, you obviously haven't thought about which wrestlers you'd take with you during the apocalypse. In this episode, we build our squads from the ground up, to ensure the sport of kings survives amongst the hordes of the dead. 

FDR famously said "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" at his inauguration in 1933. Had Goldberg been alive, FDR may have said "EVERYONE RUN GOLDBERG IS HERE TO DESTROY US ALL" but unfortunately we will never know. Or will we? This episode of The Wrestle Special, with guest Joe Scherpenberg, aims to answer the question "Which Presidents could WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg beat up"? 

The Undertaker is one of the most beloved characters in all of pro wrestling. But which era of the deadman was the best? Travis invites  fellow world renowned Undertaker scientists* Matt Applegate and Brian Byrley back on the show to analyze his career era by era, as only Undertaker scientists could. The gloves are off, the stage is set, and by the end of the episode, one era will be crowned the w...

What happens when you take 10 of the greatest tag teams ever, mix them up, and then rank those new hybrid tag teams? Travis didn't know what to call it either, so he called it THE 1ST ANNUAL TAG TEAM MIXER!!!! (If you didn't read that in a dramatic black metal yell go back and read it again). The Hardy Boyz, The New Day, The Road Warriors, and more of your favorite tag teams are jumbled, fumbled,...

Wrestletheticals returns, with reoccurring guest Tank Mansfield! Hypothetical wrestling questions ranging from Macho Man as a spokesperson for Fruitopia, to a new match type called Seven Minutes in Heaven, to wrestler colognes. Also we get sidetracked by my obsession with Pepsi Blue. Don't sleep on Pepsi Blue.

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Travis welcomes guest Jake Goff to the show as the wizarding world invades the world of pro wrestling. Sorting hats are donned, and Travis and Jake debate which wrestler belongs to which of the 4 houses of Hogwarts. Who goes where, and who is the Voldemort of pro wrestling?

The NBA offseason is in full swing, but there is no offseason in pro wrestling, and no offseason for The Wrestle Special. Join Travis and guest Tim Daniel, host of 48 Minutes, as they talk the greatest wrestling/NBA crossover moments, the greatest heel turns in basketball, and which wrestlers would make their starting 5.

Beer has fueled the American pro wrestling experience since the dawn of time. Or something. Travis and guest Tank Mansfield share a couple brews, take a look at how the explosion of independent wrestling and craft beer mimic each other, and chat about their favorite beer related gimmicks. 

Travis reunites with his former partner and cohost of Knife Edge Chop, Iann Robinson! In this episode Travis asks Iann a series of wrestling themed hypothetical questions that start out generic and get increasingly more insane. Would Enzo and Cass have been one of the greatest tag teams ever? How would Iann convince Jim Cornette the Young Bucks are better than the Midnight Express? Find out now!

8 Disney Princesses enter. Only one can be crowned Princess of the Deathmatch. Travis and his friend and special guest Meggie Baker work through how exactly a deathmatch tournament featuring only Disney princesses would go down. No holds barred. No Prince Charming. No mercy.

After having his friends Alex and Akeem explore wrestling, Travis watches an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race, further cementing the assertion that pro wrestling IS drag.

In this episode, Travis attempts to show his friends Akeem and Alex why he's so passionate about pro wrestling. In the process, Travis gets defensive over how attractive Macho Man is, Akeem is enamored with Giant Gonzalez, and everyone starts to realize pro wrestling is drag.

On the first episode of The Wrestle Special, Travis and guests Brian Byrley and Matt Applegate debate which version of Shawn Michaels is the best version of Shawn Michaels. 3 Shawns enter. 1 Shawn leaves. At least that was supposed to be how it worked.