The Mount Rushmore of Wrestling

Oooooooooh! OOOOOOOOOOH! It's a haunted episode of the Mount Rushmore of Wrestling, where Nasty Nate and Evil Eric discuss the greatest editions of Halloween Havoc! Which shows made the best use of the company's roster--amazing matches, hot angles, and memorable moments? Which shows had quality production values, and which ones should be buried six feet under? And what of the new crop of H...

It's spoooooooky season! So Nate and Eric are celebrating by discussing pro wrestling's greatest monsters! But the guys didn't talk about their criteria beforehand, and "wrestling monsters" could mean literally anything... so this one has the likelihood of going completely off the rails. Rather than tease you with more of a write-up, just tune into this ghastly audio and get sp...

What makes a powerslam truly great? Is it raw strength, technical execution, or the ability to make audiences believe? Nate and Eric break down the criteria, debating the merits of classic powerslams versus innovative variations, and the boys explore the evolution of this iconic move across different eras of wrestling. Whether you're a die-hard fan or a casual viewer, you'll gain a new app...

Do you give up... an hour and a half of your time to listen to this episode? Tap out to Nate and Eric as they debate their Mount Rushmore of Submissions. What made their opponents howl in agony? Pass out from the pain? What moves are so undeniably "professional wrestling" that even Jane Doe on her way to work in her high heels and curlers would say, "Oh yeah, that sounds like a rasslin...

Some people talk with their hands. Our hands are a major way we express ourselves. And expression is a critical part of professional wrestling, just as much as the wrestling itself. So which wrestlers’ taunts and gestures made Nate and Eric’s Mount Rushmores? What evoked emotion—happiness and hatred alike? What symbolized excellence, and what symbolized rebellion? And what’s just a thumb? Listen u...

Are you ready? Nate and Eric break it down--"it" being the greatest factions in wrestling history. Which star-making, storyline-driving, historically and culturally impactful groups of wrestlers individually came together to collectively dominate their respective federations? Which ones are too sweet? Which ones dodged a bullet? Which linked their legacies in blood? (And aren't Nate an...

It's like they always say, whatever (fill in the female valet's name) wants, (fill in the female valet's name) gets. So find out which female managers and valets get a prestigious spot on Eric's and Nate's Mount Rushmores. Which amazing talkers, heat-seekers, cat-fighters, and beauty queens did the guys consider before etching their top four into the mountain? Listen and find o...

Who's that jumpin' out the sky? N-A-T-E! And E-R-I-C! The guys debate the greatest high flyers in wrestling--with one caveat: We HAD to narrow it down by focusing on U.S.-born wrestlers who made their name in America. Having said that, which wrestlers' aerial moves, innovative styles, and long-term influence etched them onto our Mount Rushmore of High Flyers? Old school, new talent, al...

Do you ever feel like you've been trapped inside a 15-foot-high, 15-foot-wide, titanium, reinforced, no-way-in, no-way-out, two-hour podcast about gimmick matches in professional wrestling? Because you're about to be! What types of gimmick matches do Nate and Eric put on their Mount Rushmores? Which ones didn't quite make the cut, and for which ones is the jig up? And best yet, what ma...

After what Bananarama and Taylor Swift would call a cruel summer for Nate and Eric, the boys get back to work in time for a special pre-Labor Day episode: Who do they put on their Mount Rushmore of Wrestling Day Jobs? Yes, from the golden era of giving wrestlers gimmicks based on 9-to-5 (give or take) occupations, which of those rose to the top of Eric’s and Nate’s list? Some are funny, some are s...

Nepo-babies? More like NO-po-babies! These wrestlers carried on their family's legacy with pride and honor, reaching high heights and avoiding low lows--as much as you can, anyway. Who did Nate and Eric include on their Mount Rushmores of Second-Generation Wrestlers? Listen up and find out!

You ever watch pro wrestling with some friends or loved ones, and an awful character or bad wrestler comes on your screen? And even though the rest of the room turns its collective nose up, you think to yourself, "Hey, this is pretty awesome. I wish this would go on forever"? Well, this episode goes on forever: It's the Mount Rushmore of Guilty Pleasures in professional wrestling! Who...

Folks, what would professional wrestling be without an object that clonks someone over the head and costs them the match? Eric and Nate spend this episode discussing the best inanimate objects in the game. We're not talking folding chairs, though; we're not talking ringside tables or barricades or even, in Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's words, "what the he**, use the bell!"...

Eric's nervous about this one, and Nate is pumped for it: Throughout its 45-year history as the primary, well, secondary belt in the WWWF/WWF/WWE, which wrestlers have elevated themselves and the title to be considered for the Mount Rushmore of Intercontinental Champions? Did the guys factor in number of title reigns? Days holding the title? Guitars bashed over an opponent's head? (And the...

We're just coming off Memorial Day in the U.S., so with arguably few to choose from, which pro wrestling military gimmicks made it onto Nate and Eric's Mount Rushmore? Even better, the fellas are joined by Joyce Paustian, longtime wrestling fan, photographer, and author of the book "My Ringside Seat to the AWA" - you can order Joyce's fantastic book full of personal memories, s...

This... is EXTREME-ly fun for two old-school fans like Nate and Eric to discuss: Who's on the Mount Rushmore of ECW? Who personified the company? Who compelled people to tune in and watch in awe? Whose athleticism, grit, heart, blood, sweat, tears, and hardcore ethos etches them a rightful place in history? Find out if you can... survive if we let you.

Some wrestlers debut as a surprise, a mystery, with little warning, or even to no fanfare. But some arrive on the scene with a great series of vignettes previewing their character, their attitude, their motivation, their catchphrase, and more. Which of these vignettes make Eric and Nate's Mount Rushmores? Links (but also spoilers) below: Mr. Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRi2AFZzlwA...

Nate and Eric are back with part two of their debate about the top promotions from the territory days of pro wrestling. But even better is their special guest to kick off the episode: longtime fan, advocate, and supporter of professional wrestling and its athletes, and executive board member and benevolent director of the Cauliflower Alley Club, Darla Staggs! Which territories would someone with h...

Eric and Nate debate the top promotions from the territory days of pro wrestling! For decades, before and during super early cable TV, before pay-per-view and over-the-top streaming, almost every section of the U.S. and beyond had local pro wrestling with regional heroes and villains. Which ones drew crowds? Which ones built stars? Which ones left a lasting imprint on the sport? Listen to part one...

Eric and Nate rock out to the best pro wrestling entrance music of all time. Which ones were written by Jim Johnston? Jimmy Hart? Sung by the wrestler? Pulled from pop culture? Are simply emitting beeps and boops (according to one of your vaunted cohosts)? And, with so many copyrighted song snippets, is this the episode that gets the boys sued? Find out!

Eric and Nate take on the up-and-down nature of tag team wrestling as they debate who should be etched in stone. From decades ago--maybe even lifetimes ago--to the present day, find out which teams get the hot tag and clean house.