The NXT Wrestling Fan

We have finally arrived at the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 16th, 2014. And that means that we have finally arrived at the official beginning of Sami Zayn's Road to Redemption! So naturally, we brought in Annie Craton of Crooked Russian Cam, because she knows basically nothing about wrestling. And it's a  blast . Topics of conversation include: Mysterious wrestling cartoons Wres...

Hi all, we are so sorry, but unfortunately there is no new episode of The NXT Wrestling Fan this week. We hope that after listening to our explanation, you'll understand and forgive us, and we promise that in two weeks, you will have Episode #74 in your hands, and we will be back to normal from there (except for the fact that every episode for a while is going to be a BANGER). Thank you so much fo...

Episode #73 is here to give you a big 'ol hug, which you probably need after watching the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 9th, 2014, aka "The One Where Sami Loses to Titus O'Neill." Yes, that's a thing that happened. It's an outrage. But of course, it needed to happen. Also in this episode: MeganBob's secret "large people tossing around small people" fetish, revealed A truly bizarr...

Episode #72 is here and coming in hot, and honestly, if this one doesn't make you a fan of our show, you might be out of opportunities. Just like Tyson Kidd on the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 2nd, 2014! Highlights include: Selling on offense, explained (and demonstrated by Bayley) The collective noun for a group of referees The Continued Adventures of Jason Jordan, Wrestling De...

Even getting our heads shaved and having to put on terrible wigs wouldn't be enough to stop us from covering the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 25th, 2014, in which Jason Albert takes a stand for bald people everywhere! Also on this episode: The maturation of the Bayley character Charlotte is apparently a babyface now Why MeganBob isn't always enthralled by women's wrestling A b...

Takeover: Fatal 4-Way is in the rearview mirror, which means it's time for the fallout! There's a lot going on in the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 18th, 2014, and there's a lot going on in our episode covering it, including: The NXT Championship continues to be very much the One Ring The Ascension are finally in a storyline Tyson Kidd is weirdly over Titus O'Neill and his ridi...

Nice! And fittingly, the Takeover Fatal Four-Way that originally aired on September 11th, 2014 was also very nice! Having Elle Collins along to join us made it even better yet! So what's in store on this chonker of an episode?  Well produced stuff versus chaotic dumbness Losing to a random guy Enzo Amore is a scumbag THE FORBIDDEN DOOR Soft-Butch Jock Girl  How pregnant can a moment be? A case for...

We've almost arrived at Takeover 2: Takeover Boogaloo, and while the go-home show this time around features all four NXT title contenders in action, another confrontation between Bayley and Charlotte, and the finals of the #1 contender's tag team tournament, the real main event is a trip to a hair salon. Other subjects that come up as we cover the episode of NXT that originally aired on September...

No matter how well you hide, you can't escape the penetrating gaze of the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 28th, 2014. Or at least, our coverage of it! Topics of conversation include: There's a new NXT General Manager and it's WILLIAM BY GOD REGAL Sarotiral speculation The women's division is actually getting a real feud for once, finally MeganBob is strangely fascinated by the upcom...

Apologies for the sound quality in Episode #66 - beyond some technical difficulties we had in recording this one, Miles was also recovering from COVID, so he might not sound entirely like his usual foul-mouthed anti-capitalist self. Fortunately, we have some back-up in the form of Kam Servo, who's here to bring her unique perspective on wrestling to the episode of NXT that originally aired on Augu...

Pro wrestling, everyone. It is very good. Well, okay, sometimes it sucks. But when it's good, it's extremely good, and the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 14th, 2014, is an extremely good episode, with extremely good wrestling. Topics covered over the course of this 90-minute love-fest include: Adrian Neville's thighs Bull Dempsey's butt The Gordon Sisters Boxing An absolutely incre...

We're all about that human connection this week as we launch into the #1 contender's tag team tournament, which officially kicks off on the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 7th, 2014! But that's not the only element of this episode that gave Miles and MeganBob those good mirror neuron feels. Other subjects of our conversations about togetherness and empathy include: Catching up with...

Check it out, Episode #63 happens to fall exactly on Christmas Day! Not that this episode has anything to do with Christmas or any winter holiday in any way, shape, or form - we're covering the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 31st, 2014, which is about as far from winter as it gets, and because we record in advance and don't really think too hard about our release dates beyond "every...

The episode of NXT that originally aired on July 24th, 2014, is kind of a weird one, and not weird in that delightful, "we're just a bunch of theater nerds who happen to also like working out, check out our improv" kind of way. More like a "why is nothing silly or fun happening, this isn't the NXT we're used to" kind of way. But will we let this episode's slightly sub-par quality prevent us from h...

Our investigation into wrestling has had us hot on the trail of the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 17th, 2014 only to find out that the true culprit was episode #61 all along! Other shocking revelations discussed in this episode include: THE VAUDEVILLAINS! Hey yo, Vic. Preach. An ending messier than that of Game of Thrones The Slug-it-out Sherlock Strikes! Tangents about storytelling...

We stare into the mirror that is the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 10th, 2014, and episode #60 stared back at us and brought with it a wonderland of topics! Lala, Bruno, Azoria, and Sydney Does anyone really need a Gumby reboot? Maybe we do...? NEW CHAAAANT! Marital Strife Wait, are babyfaces sometimes just jerks?? Lady Whistledown's Main Event Marital Strife Part Two: THE STRIFENIN...

Bob's fifth haul of points meant a romance episode with a guest! Kris Newton was the lucky man called upon to join our journey into the heart and loins of romance. Bob provided a selection of books and Kris chose How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. It's extremely 2005 and extremely strange as it mashes together genres with glorious abandon! In our intrepid trek through the text...

No questions are off limits in the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 3rd, 2014, and the same is true of Episode #59, which prompted us to ask some questions ourselves!. Subjects of occasionally confused conversation include: The strangely executed heel turn of Justin Gabriel The strangely executed breakup of the BFFs Tyson Kidd's Oscar-worthy performance as "Passive-Aggressive Dickwad"...

We get a double-Schneiderman experience as we're joined by Sharon Schneiderman to cover the momentous episode of NXT that originally aired on June 26th, 2014, which features the in-ring debut of Becky Lynch. Her wrestling more than makes up for the unfortunate gimmick, we promise! Also in this episode:  Don't cheat to win against jobbers Eddie Kingston cosplay  Becky Lynch is amazing in the ring T...

We've had plenty of milestones on this show. The women's championship tournament. The two-out-of-three falls match. Arrival. Takeover. But we're not sure any of those compare to the episode of NXT that originally aired on June 19th, 2014, which features the in-ring debut of the Vaudevillains. If you like it when both Miles and MeganBob are charmed and delighted and just super happy about everythin...

There might not be more purely emotional installment of The NXT Wrestling Fan than this one, in which we cover the episode of NXT that originally aired on June 12th, 2014. Partially because of what happens on the show, partially because of what's going to happen in the future. Topics of passionate conversation include: The rest of Paige's wrestling career, explained as much as possible in the time...

The first Takeover is in our rearview mirror, and we are entering a new era of NXT - one we're very excited to cover! And it begins with the episode that originally aired on June 5th, 2014. Beyond the most important thing, which is obviously the full cut of Bo Dallas' farewell to the NXT universe, subjects of discussion in Episode #55 include: The spontaneous debut of Lady Whistledown's Match Repo...

We've done it. We're here. It's time to cover the very first NXT Takeover. And to do that, we have a double-sized episode for you (for real) and a returning guest host in form of the amazingly talented and wrestling-curious Dan Mulkerin of Garden Plots with Skeletor. We talk about a  lot of different stuff on this episode, y'all. Subjects include (but are not limited to): What Dan's gimmick would...

The 53rd installment of our educational wrestling journey has taken us to the episode of NXT that originally aired on May 22nd, 2014, which means we have officially covered our first full year of wrestling! This is also the closest thing we have to a 2nd anniversary episode, and we're celebrating with the very first Takeover go-home show! Or rather...the BO-home show! Our coverage includes: The NX...

NXT aired a pretty top-heavy show on May 15th, 2014, with a big triple threat main event with huge implications for the championship picture, preceded by a bunch of stuff that wasn't as good and didn't matter as much. But the Episode #52 of The NXT Wrestling Fan has no such structural problems, as Miles and MeganBob endeavor to find entertaining ways to discuss even the dullest of Mojo Rawley matc...