Let Me Tell You Something!

The most Marmite figure in modern day wrestling, The Miz may be one of the few heels out there that will be booed regardless of how "good" or not he is in the ring. Why does this one man provoke such a passionate response? Does he deserve his long-held position of prominence in the WWE? Does he get the respect he deserves? Will he be forever considered one of the weakest WrestleMania headline acts...

This is an epic one! Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are both wrestling fans. In this episode, they are joined by another wrestling fan, Robert Duffin (bertie_itr) from the wildly popular Inside the Ropes wrestling podcast. Together, the three of them discuss... wrestling fans! What influence does a wrestling fan have on the promotion they follow? Is it proportionate to the level o...

The stereotypical image of a wrestler is not commonly associated with a having a handsome, maybe even pretty, face. The bumps and hits that one acquires along their career may have done long-term damage to what were once attractive features. However, for many decades, the younger, more fresh-faced, wrestler can be used as either a babface draw, or a heel annoyance, depending on how they present th...

For the longest time, the Steel Cage match was the trademark feud-ending match in most wrestling territories. It has been used to main event many a pay-per-view, and is one of the more often used phrases by people who know little about wrestling but are asked to describe it, or enact what they think a wrestling show would include. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) discuss the history...

He has been the "face of the company", for at least a decade in the WWE. The inheritor of a mantle held by the likes of Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, and Steve Austin before him, but it's fair to say that none of those three other all time greats were greeted with as much hostility by such a large portion of the promotion's fanbase, whilst being presented as the ultimate good guy hero. Lorcan (@lo...

It is the single biggest influence on human life in the past hundred years, and three wrestling fans discuss its evolving influence in the business. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) know that discussing the internet's effect on the wrestling business would be too much for just their two minds to try to grapple with such an immense subject matter, and so they have called upon the hel...

One of the few homegrown success stories in WCW's turbulent history, Bill Goldberg's entire first run in wrestling lasted less than a decade, but in those few years he revolutionised the squash match, the unstoppable babyface, and the shoot fighting/MMA influences within wrestling. Simon (@simoncross3) had no first-hand experience of watching Goldberg in his WCW prime, so he and his older co-host...

One of the four main methods of victory in a wrestling match, the submission hold has become more and more popular with the influence of MMA and 'tapping out' becoming a part of common parlance. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross) discuss how submission holds are used within the context of a wrestling match, and what some their personal favourites are, both to watch and maybe use on an...

As long as there has been wrestling, it has been a common practice for promoters to appeal to their audience's patriotic (or xenophobic?) character in portraying the "heel" as from a foreign country, whether the wrestler actually is or not, who has visited them in to prove their inferiority. Whilst it has often been an effective method, in a more culturally integrated and sensitive time, do these...

The constant struggle between wrestling fans and their disapproving father Vince McMahon is the source of discussion between Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) in this episode of the pro wrestling discussion podcast. So, what does Vince McMahon and his on-screen avatars mean when they describe the hundred-year-old practice of heels and faces battling in a ring with an agreed upon outc...

In his twenty-plus years in the WWE, Kane (aka Glen Jacobs) may have been the most experimented on character, from a storytelling perspective, in the company's hero. From unstoppable killing monster, to frequent odd-couple tag team partner, to everything in between, Kane has been in the ring with a who's who of wrestling legends. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) look through his ups...

One of the most frequently used match types in wrestling, the Elimination match has been the basis of the second longest running pay-per-view in WWF/WWE history. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) both talk about some of their favourite and least favourite elimination matches, and whether they are really that useful in an era of more over-the-top gimmick matches. Subscribe to the podc...

Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) discuss one of the most effective and memorable moments in a wrestler's career - the heel turn. From Hulk Hogan forming the nWo to Steve Austin shaking hands with the devil, a truly effective heel turn can change the way a fan views his love of wrestling, or a particular wrestler. Together they discuss the pros and cons of surprise heel turns against...

Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) hope that they made an impression with their debut episode of the pro-wrestling discussion podcast 'Let Me Tell You Something'.For their sophomore effort, they discuss other debuts within the wrestling world, and argue over what are important to making an effective first appearance in a new promotion, and whether or not they actually make a major imp...

The underpopulated world of pro wrestling-based podcasts receives a new addition in the form of Let Me Tell You Something! Instead of talking about the latest week's wrestling activities, your co-hosts Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) choose a specific topic and discuss its importance, positives, negatives, and overall influence on the wrestling industry. For their first episode, Lo...