LGBT In The Ring

Hello, Lovelies! Brian has the flu, but that won't keep him from chatting with LGBTQ pro wrestling icon EFFY. The outspoken athlete discusses his upcoming Big Gay Brunch event (including another talent announcement!), carving his own path to indie wrestling stardom, and how he is making wrestling, among many things, gayer. From his start in the Bible Belt to his practical yet sometimes absurd...

Hello, Lovelies! We're staying posi as possible this week with Wrestling With Gender creator Sam Didier. They sit down with Brian to discuss using pro wrestling to build inclusive communities, addressing transphobia within the fandom and the performative nature of wrestling and gender expression. Not to mention they're latest project, pro wrestling promo ASMR. Download for the crit and sti...

Hello, lovelies! LGBT In The Ring is back with a full dissection of WWE Royal Rumble 2020. Sam Didier (Wrestling With Gender) and Daniel Trainor (Same Team podcast) help Brian sift through the good bad and offensive from the most exciting event on WWE's calendar. The road to Wrestlemania isn't going to pave itself, after all. But is it even a road worth travelling? Follow Sam Didier on Twi...

Hello Lovelies! The "American Attraction" MV Young sits down with Brian this week to discuss how embracing his sexuality in the ring let his character flourish, fusing wrestling and drag with Uncanny Attractions, his love for no ring deathmatches and the tribulations of leading an ever-growing poly cult. It's all about broadening pro wrestling's reach, especially as he preps for Un...

Hello Lovelies! LGBT In The Ring is back with MLW ring announcer (among 70+ other promotions) Mark Adam Haggerty (@MarkAHaggerty). Mark sits down with Brian to retrace his pro wrestling journey from watching Wrestlemania 9 to lending his voice to MLW every Saturday night. We also dive deep into how wrestling ties into Mark's coming out story, the thrills of being a big gay bad guy and the hear...

Hello, lovelies! This week's episode is all about NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14. After watching nearly 15 hours of top-tier pro wrestling from Tokyo, there's a lot of gold, looks and deadeyed drama to chat up. Rachel Giuliani (@EffingBoring) and wrestling and comics writer C.K. Stewart (@ckayfabe) join the show to run through everything from Jushin Thunder Liger's retirement to Tetsuya Naito...

Hello, Lovelies! We're recounting the top 25 queer wrestlers of the year this week with the show's first annual QWI 25 list, but not before more Butch v. Gore talk with the Prime Time Pro Wrestling Queermanders-in-Chief Billy Dixon and Lolo McGrath! Follow Billy Dixon on Twitter: @TheBillyDixon Follow Lolo McGrath on Twitter: @hellbenderLo Follow the show on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod Follow Br...

Hello, lovelies! The final show of 2019 features an awesome chat with Prime Time Pro Wrestling's Chief Brand Officer and co-founder Lolo McGrath. They haven't been in the business that long, but that doesn't mean they don't have their finger on the pulse of both the good and bad in terms of queer acceptance in the industry. PTPW's upcoming Butch v. Gore show on March 7, 2020 be...

Hello Lovelies! Daniel Trainer (Same Team podcast) returns to the show to help Brian pick through the plunder, injuries and Devon Monroe sightings to find the good and bad from WWE's final pay-per-view of the decade, TLC 2019. Is the dog food can half-full or half-empty? Follow Daniel Trainor on Twitter (@dantrainor1) and listen to the Same Team podcast every other Wednesday on the Outsports R...

Hello, lovelies! This week Brian welcomes Emily Fear, co-host of the Pro Wrestling Torch's Grit & Glitter podcast, into the ring to discuss a topic near and dear to her heart: women's pro wrestling. We run through recent events in women's pro wrestling, including two new AEW signings and the Kelly Klein/Ring of Honor fiasco. Ring of Honor's other 2019 woes and Emily's own e...

Hello lovelies. This week's edition of LGBT In The Ring features the return of Brian's partner KC! We chat about attending DOA Naughty or Nice, featuring the Portland debuts of notable LGBTQ pro wrestlers Effy and MV Young! Everything from the show is on the table, with a healthy side of ki about Kiera Hogan and Diamante's recent work in WOW and Ladies Night Out. Follow Brian Bell on T...

It's an Outsports Radio Network tag team effort this week as the Same Team podcast's Daniel Trainor joins Brian to run through NXT Takeover: Wargames and WWE Survivor Series. The wrestle boys discuss where NXT goes after winning the battle for "brand supremacy," why Daniel is fed up with The FIend, Adam Cole's in-ring brilliance and the rise of "Twitter Seth." Check out...

"The New Classic" Billy Dixon (A Matter Of Pride, PTPW) joins the show this for a ki all about his experiences as a gay black wrestler . From his early days of feeling othered to his memorable and meaningful feud with Effy, Dixon has always been strong and vocal in his beliefs of what wrestling could, and should, be. From Bronx bodega brawls to intersectional critique, Dixon pulls no punch...

Fresh off their SHIMMER debut, Sophie King joins the show to discuss the unique beginnings of her love for pro wrestling, navigating the industry as a non-binary wrestler and why they stan RISE and SHIMMER so hard! The Heckboy is in the building! Follow Sophie King on Twitter: @SophieKingPW Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of...

Wrestling Twitter favorite Rachel Giuliani (@EffingBoring) joins Outsports' Brian Bell to unpack the NJPW's Power Struggle event and its Wrestle Kingdom 14 ramifications before diving into the deep end of the Golden Lovers lore pool, including the latest installment of Kenny's Quest on AEW Dynamite. Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Qu...

Wrestling's rainbow road marches on as Boxing Scene and DAZN's Corey Erdman stops by to discuss WWE's latest trek to Saudi Arabia, Tyson Fury's homophobic past, his work on the Kenny Omega documentary "Omega Man", the Jordan Myles t-shirt controversy and the state of digital and combat sports journalism. Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM Follow Corey Erdman on Twi...

The ring gets good and stuffy when Impact Wrestling's "Girl on Fire" Kiera Hogan joins the show to unpack her "Coming Out Party" advocacy tour during Bound For Glory weekend. From speaking to LGBTQ youth to attending and hosting her very first drag show, Hogan reflects on the weekend and how far she's come since coming out in June and announcing her relationship with fellow...

Hello, lovlies! Outsports' Brian Bell kicks off this journey into the humanity and celebration of LGBTQ pro wrestling by sitting down with his partner, KC, to discuss the good, the bad and gloriously gay of the current queer wrestling landscape. There's plenty of hope to be had, and we're going to find and highlight every ounce of it as we take our first steps down the king's rainb...