Crossbody of Work

We've reached the end of our four-and-a-half-year first season. As we transition to our new seasons model, we wrap by doing a Take Purge where all wrestling and non-wrestling takes are legal. Get our opinion on the Montreal Screwjob, if CM Punk is overrated, GUNTHER, William Regal, The Shield, leftovers, chocolate, and a lot more. Be sure to follow us wherever you get podcasts and get ready for se...

This week we've got news! After the news, it is time to dive into Vampiro's career. We talk about his time in Mexico as a Canadian Vampire, his move to WCW, weird feuds with Sting, and his turn in Lucha Underground. We've got matches against Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Pengaton Jr, and even an appearance by the Insane Clown Posse! Join us for a wild time this week. Merchandise store Instagram Yo...

This week we look at the tag career of Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas, a.k.a. The World's Greatest Tag Team. We look at their amazing rookie year as part of Team Angle, their time facing each other when Haas returned to WWE in 2006, and their run in Ring of Honor in the early 2010s. We've got matches against Los Guerreros, Kings of Wrestling, Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio, and more. Join us...

Time to get hardcore this week as we look at the career of Necro Butcher. We're following him from company to company including CZW and ROH with some legendary matches against Abdullah the Butcher, Samoa Joe, Nick Gage and more. Join us for a bloody (literally) good time. Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Abdullah the Butcher, NWA Texas Hardcore Title, NWA Southwest Parade...

This week we dive into the career of Kaitlyn, a star of WWE's women's division in the 2010s. We look at her start on the third season of NXT, her legendary feud with AJ Lee, and her return in 2018. Join as we break down her entire career! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: w/ Dolph Ziggler vs AJ & Primo, WWE NXT, September 14, 2010 Vs Beth Phoenix, WWE SuperStars October 15...

This week we look at the career of Norman Smiley! We look at his run as Black Magic in CMLL, his time in WCW as Screaming Norman Smiley, and we talk about what makes him a great coach in NXT. All this and our usual diversions, so join us for a great episode! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: w/ Chris Adams vs Konnan & Rey Misterio, Pat O'Conner International Cup, NWA Starr...

Our series on Brock Lesnar concludes with his most recent runs in the WWE. Lesnar went from being The Next Big Thing to one of the most dominant forces in WWE history. We take a look at his rivalry with Roman Reigns as well as matches against Daniel Bryan, Goldberg, and The Undertaker. Join us as we cover the career of one of the most unique wrestlers in WWE history. Merchandise store Instagram Yo...

Our three-part series on Brock Lesnar continues this week with his departure from and return to WWE and everything in between. We're covering his UFC run (including watching a fight!) and his dramatic return to WWE in 2012. This plus matches against John Cena, The Undertaker, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Triple H. Join us for another great dive into wrestling history. Merchandise store Instagram YouTube...

This week we conclude Hoss Month with one of the best hosses that wrestling has seen: Brock Lesnar. We look at his origins in the NCAA and as part of the Minnesota Stretching Crew in OVW. Then we dive into his amazing rookie year, his rise to the WWE Championship, and his unceremonious exit after WrestleMania 20. Matches this week include Kurt Angle, Goldberg, The Rock, and more. Join us for anoth...

For Hoss Month we decided to look at some notable hosses through history. We look at wrestlers like Uncle Elmer, Viscera, Giant Gonzalez, Undertaker, and more. Plus we talk about the evolution of hosses from the carnival times all the way to the modern day. Join us for a great episode this week! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: Uncle Elmer vs King Kong Bundy, 1986 Giant Gonza...

Hoss Month rolls on as we look at Ray Traylor, a.k.a. Big Boss Man and Big Bubba Rogers. We follow his career from Jim Crockett Promotions jobber to challenging for the WWF Championship. There are matches this week against Hulk Hogan, Vader, Dusty Rhodes, and more. Plus we look at two memorable Big Boss Man moments: feeding Al Snow his dog and crashing Big Show's dad's funeral. Join us for a great...

Hoss Month returns and we look at the monster: Ryback! From his origins on Tough Enough and in FCW to his dominating debut on the main roster. We talk about his WWE Championship shots and his time as Intercontinental Championship. We've got matches against John Cena, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, and more. Join us for a great episode this week! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: w/Bi...

This week we dive into the career of Little Spike Dudley! We're looking at his run on the California independents before his big run in ECW! Then we talk about The Dudley Boys, WWE, and his run as Brother Runt in TNA. We've got matches against Rey Mysterio, The Dudleys, Raven, and more. Join us for a great episode this week! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: Matt Hyson vs J.R....

We travel to Mexico this week to look at the career of Blue Demon Jr. The successor to the famous Blue Demon, we take a look at his career through CMLL, AAA, Lucha Underground and even winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Join us for a great episode this week! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Hijo de Santo, CMLL, December 7, 2002 vs Adam Pearce, NWA Heavyweight...

This week we dive into the career of 90s women's wrestling star Akira Hokuto. We track her career in AJW from her debut to her run at the top of the card and ber eventual move to WCW. There are matches with Manami Toyota, Madusa, Aja Kong, and one of the best matches we've ever seen against Shinobu Kandori. Join us for a great episode this week! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matche...

This week we look at the career of your favorite wrestler's favorite wrestler, Jerry Lynn. We track his career through the independents, ECW, WCW, WWF, TNA, and Ring of Honor. Lynn was a stud everywhere he went, and we cover excellent matches this week against Rob Van Dam, X-Pac, AJ Styles, Justin Credible and more. Join us for a great deep dive into one of the most underrated wrestlers in history...

This week we look at the over 25 year career of Taka Michinoku. From his run in WWF as the first Light Heavyweight Champion and as part of Kaientai to his runs in NJPW and Kaientai Dojo, we've got lots to look at. We've got matches against Triple H, Gedo & Jado and Forever Hooligans. Join us for a great deep dive into an Attitude Era favorite. Donate to Trans Lifeline Merchandise store Instagr...

This week we wrap up our three-part series on Kane! One of the deepest lores of any wrestler ever, we have so much to talk about this week. We cover his unmasking, May 19th, his multiple Undertaker feuds, Team Hell No, and more. With matches against Undertaker, Edge, The Shield, Rey Mysterio, and more, we have lots to talk about. Join us for another great episode. Donate to Trans Lifeline Merchand...

We continue our series on Kane this week! We're looking at Glenn Jacobs best gimmick during his peak between 2000 and 2003. This means we look at his 2001 Royal Rumble presentation, the Brothers of Destruction, and matches against Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Rock, Undertaker, and more. Donate to The Trevor Project Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Rock, Undertake...

This week we start our three-part series on Kane. One of WWE's greatest characters, we take a look at Glenn Jacobs as Dr. Isaac Yankem before they settled on his new gimmick as The Undertaker's half-brother. We've got matches against Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Bret Hart and more as we dive into Kane's early era, so join us as we break it all down. Donate to the Point Foundation Merch...

This week we dive into the career of The Red Rooster, Terry Taylor. Now known as a longtime NXT trainer and former TNA agent and backstage boss, we talk about Taylor working in WCW, WWF, and the territories. We also talk about how the Red Rooster gimmick may have doomed him and cover matches against Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger and more. Join us and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever y...

Lita is one of the most influential women's wrestlers of all time. We cover her career this week from her start in CMLL and ECW, all the way to her recent return run in WWE. We cover her run with the Hardy Boyz as Team Extreme, the pregnancy angle with Kane, her managing Edge, and everything in between with matches against Trish Stratus, The Radicalz, Becky Lynch and more. Join us and be sure to r...

This week we break down Bobby Roode's career from his TNA beginnings to his run in WWE. Bobby Roode was an influential member of TNA as part of Team Canada, Beer Money Inc and as TNA's longest-reigning Heavyweight Champion for some time. Then Roode went to NXT and was Glorious before having a good run on the main roster. We cover matches against the Dudley Boyz, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, and m...

We looked at the Briscoe Brothers career in Ring of Honor as the best tag team in the company's history. 13-time champions in ROH, Mark & Jay Briscoe had legendary battles as the Briscoe Brothers against the Young Bucks, FTR, Motor City Machine Guns, and more. We take an in-depth look at their career from beginning to end and break down what made them one of the best tag teams in wrestling his...

This week we look at a standout of the 1990s and someone the wrestling world lost too soon: Chris Candido. We start in Smoky Mountain Wrestling and his time as NWA World Heavyweight Champion before looking at his run as Skip in the Bodydonnas in WWF. We close in ECW and the independents with his real-life partner Sunny (Tammy Lynn Sytch) there for the whole of his career. Lots of great wrestling t...