Hard Mark Podcast

We're back! This time around Erik clues Ryan in on dethawing trays, Ryan's valor has been stolen by Old Navy, Ryan ranks fetishes, and we watch Scott Steiner bury Ric Flair. Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https://hardmarkpodcast.wordpress.com/ Hard Mark Linktree: https://linktr.ee/hardmarkpodcast

Your boys are back together, and we're going to watch Chris Jericho defend the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Dean Malenko at WCW Slamboree 1998. We've got a lot of excitement as Ryan engages in his first wrestling match in months! Ryan's Record: 48 wins, 37 losses, 1 draw Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https:/...

We're back after a couple months off, Erik provides an update on fatherhood, Ryan is also a father of a different kind, Ryan gets to rank baseball snacks, and Ask the Talent switches it up to the Hot Takes of Summer, where Ryan grades Chris Jericho's "Man of 1,004 Holds" promo. Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: http...

We're back with a special presentation! Myself (Erik), my wife, and my good friend Aaron got together back in 2021 to watch the cinematic classic "Godzilla vs. Kong". The following audio is our chronicling of the experience leading up to watching the film, and our thoughts afterwards as well. Enjoy!

One last match before the summer break, perennial Hard Mark favorite Mick Foley is back, and he's here to take on Randy Orton in a no holds barred match for the WWE Intercontinental title! It'll be quite a whirlwind getting there, Ryan is hoping to set a new win streak record of 7 in a row, so we'll have to see how it all plays out! Love, Erik Ryan's Record: 48 wins, 36 losses, 1 d...

For the last Rumpus Time before the summer break, Ryan talks about his recent trip to Mexico, Erik administers a quiz to test Ryan's advancements in wrestling knowledge, Ryan ranks drinking games, and we pit rats vs. rabbits and hippos vs. komodo dragons in our keep one cut one series. Thanks everybody! Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match R...

We're here to finish out the main Hulk Hogan story, as he takes on Vince McMahon in a Street Fight at WrestleMania XIX, with Hulk's career on the line! What could make this any more intriguing? Well, what if I told you this match took place at the event that set the all-time Safeco Field/T-Mobile Park attendance record of 54,097 people? That's right, it's our first match in Seattle...

The boys are back in town, and we've got some sweet sweet content for you! Ryan ranks the 7 deadly sins, he's introduced to a cool new subreddit, and we've got a double keep one/cut one as giraffes are paired against anacondas, and penguins vs. chickens! Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https://hardmarkpodcast.wordpress....

Welp, Ryan didn't love the last match we watched, so we're gonna ramp it up and get into an Attitude Era blood feud featuring Triple H as he defends the WWF Championship against Cactus Jack at the Royal Rumble! We've got barbed wire, pallets, chairs, tables, bells, and stairs, oh my! Ryan's Record: 46 wins, 36 losses, 1 draw Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring...

Ryan has gotten all settled in Denver, and we're back to do some rumpusing! Ryan chimes in on the recent revision to baseball rules, he ranks hard liquor, and he takes on Mosquitos vs. Hornets in the latest edition of keep one cut one. Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https://hardmarkpodcast.wordpress.com/ Hard Mark Linktree: ht...

We've got a legendary match between two of the biggest and most famous names in the history of wrestling, as The Rock takes on Hollywood Hulk Hogan at WWF WrestleMania 18. Before Dwayne Johnson made his name in Hollywood, he was laying the smack down in Toronto! Will the electricity of the crowd be enough to win Ryan over? Or will Ryan find something to not respect? Ryan's Record: 45 wins,...

We're back with the last Rumpus Time that Ryan will be recording in Vegas, as he gets ready to set up shop in Denver. To celebrate this historic occasion, Ryan will be ranking the five senses. Also Erik shares the story of meeting a local independent wrestling legend, and Ryan is in the unenviable position of keeping or cutting two beloved animals in elephants and dolphins. Hard Mark Merch: ht...

We're gonna finish out our Rock vs. Mankind trilogy with a little piece of work at the Royal Rumble 1999 for the WWF Championship! No pins! No disqualifications! Only way to win is to make your opponent say that they quit! Ryan's Record: 44 wins, 36 losses, 1 draw Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https://hardmarkpodcast.word...

On this Rumpus Time, Erik makes a big announcement regarding the future of the show, Ryan is gonna take his talents to Denver, Ryan ranks stuff that he'd least like to find in a common area, and he's forced to make a tough decision about whether to keep or cut flamingos or sloths. Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https://har...

We're returning to Japan to watch a classic contest between the greatest champion of the 2010s, Kazuchika Okada, and his first ever 1 on 1 meeting with Kenny Omega at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 11 at the Tokyo Dome! Will the addition of English commentary be enough to win Ryan over? We're gonna find out! Ryan's Record: 43 wins, 36 losses, 1 draw Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-po...

Hey, we're back with a new piece of business! We're talking about Ryan's impending move to Denver, which of course leads to a conversation about the Mile High Club. Also, Ryan gets to rank his favorite cryptids, and we move away from "Would You Rather" and transition on our new springtime theme for Ask the Talent. Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy...

In a first time event for our program, we're featuring a rematch between two competitors that we've seen face off once before, when the corporate-approved WWF Champion The Rock defends his title against Mankind. We've also got some cameo appearances from Vince and Shane McMahon, Stone Cold Steve Austin, D-Generation X, and plenty of others too! Ryan's Record: 42 wins, 36 losses, 1 draw Hard Mark M...

We're back, and Erik has made some exciting beer and donut purchases recently. Ryan gets to rank his favorite companies in the world of BIG TECH, and Ryan is confronted with a painful decision in this edition of Ask the Talent.  Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https://hardmarkpodcast.wordpress.com/ Hard Mark Linktree: https://...

After taking a few weeks to focus on other places, we've come back to WCW to revisit a bright spot of their history in the cruiserweight division, specifically watching the cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho defend his title against the high-flying Juventud Guerrera! But that's not all! Juventud's mask is also on the line! Title vs. mask! Our first match in San Francisco! Big time stuff! Ryan's...

Hello, friends! Erik got his face cut open again, and he's gonna talk about it. Also, we discuss the controversial topic of cleaning your ears with Q-Tips, and Ryan is going to rank the top candy bars of all time. This is all a prelude to, perhaps, the greatest "Ask the Talent" of all time, in which Ryan is asked whether he'd prefer to have a koala or a panda as a pet.  Hard Mark Merch: https...

We're back at this whole wrestling thing, and we're heading back to Japan to watch AJ Styles defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kota Ibushi at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Invasion Attack 2015!  Ryan's Record: 42 wins, 34 losses, 1 draw Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https://hardmarkpodcast.wordpress.com/ Hard Mark...

After a brief hiatus, we're back to rumpus around yet again! With the Super Bowl right around the corner, Ryan will be ranking professional sports trophies! Additionally, we discuss all things hypnosis, sensory deprivation tanks, and things that scared us as kids. Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Official Ryan Murphy Match Ranking: https://hardmarkpodcast.wordpress.co...

In the exciting conclusion to our in-person meet-up, we discuss the highs and lows of one of the more notable bits of storytelling in the Attitude Era, the finals of the Deadly Game Tournament at WWF Survivor Series 1998 featuring the Corporate lackey Mankind taking on the People's Champ The Rock to crown a new WWF Champion. Also we're kinda drunk. Ryan's Record: 41 wins, 34 losses, 1 draw Hard Ma...

In the first part of our massive 2 part in-person extravaganza, we welcome Ryan home in style, and ask him whether he'd rather be in prison for 5 years, or a coma for 10. Hopefully this amuse-bouche whets your appetite before we get into the main course: The Deadly Game Tournament at WWF Survivor Series 1998.  In this first episode, we go through the story that led us here, and highlight the...

We're finishing out the holy trilogy of notable wrestling matches with one of the most famous matches of all time, The Undertaker vs. Mankind inside of the Hell in a Cell at WWF King of the Ring 1998. It's brutal, it's violent, it's Ryan's first time seeing it, let's see if we can get a high-ranking match out of this thing. Ryan's Record: 41 wins, 33 losses, 1 draw Hard Mark Merch: https://hard-ma...