The NXT Wrestling Fan

Christmas seems to come earlier every year. Or in the case of the episode of NXT that originally aired on December 25th, 2013, we suppose it arrives quite late indeed. The arrival of the 2013 NXT clipshow is worth the wait though as it contains great clips of our faves, some wrestlers we never got to meet, and one of the most incredible matches we've ever watched. Come for the supercut of Sami Zay...

In Episode #31 of The NXT Wrestling Fan, Miles and Bob welcome podcaster and game designer Jeff Stormer to the show! Jeff talks to us about how his love of Christmas led him to wrestling, and gets to nerd out about the various independent stars that appear on the 200th episode(?) of NXT, which originally aired on December 18th, 2013. Highlights include: Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, the American...

The NXT Wrestling Fan is officially in its 30s, and while Miles and Bob agree that's generally a good thing, the episode of NXT that originally aired on December 11th, 2013 is...not great. However, we had no intention of letting a somewhat mediocre piece of television dampen our spirits for Episode #30, which includes: Ceaseless dunking on Alex Riley, which he absolutely deserves Seriously though,...

These days, a lot of us here in the United States are in the market for a new country, and Canada is the classic option for would-be American expatriates. Unfortunately, for obvious and very sane reasons, that's not currently an option. So, in honor of the 29 members of the U.S. Congress who recently asked Canada to reconsider opening the border, we're proud to bring you Episode #29, covering the...

Episode 28 pulls into the station with a new friend aboard! It's Robin Trigue, fearless fanfiction writer and wrestling fan! Join us for our smoochiest episode yet as the feels get turned up to eleven while we discuss the episode of NXT that originally aired on November 27th, 2013. In between longing sighs, we talk about:   Fanfiction fugue states One True Pairings Fandom bicycles Brass knuckles o...

Miles and Bob have their eyes on the clock in the episode that originally aired on November 20th, 2013, because it's almost wall to wall wrestling in a beat the clock challenge. Emotions run high and there is much sighing about how cool Sami Zayn is. Miles and Bob also stop to discuss: The two different flavors of large dude: Chonk and Noodle Bayley lovingly armoring up with a second headband The...

Well, it took 26 episodes, but we finally got somebody on the show who has spent real, actual time in The Business. In their coverage of the episode of NXT that originally aired on November 13th, 2013, Miles and MeganBob are joined by ring announcer and commentator Jeph B. Lee! We discuss Jeph's background and philosophy toward wrestling, as well as various episode-specific topics, including: The...

The NXT Wrestling Fan is old enough rent a car! This podcast is ready to hit the open road with the top down and feel the breeze. Miles and Bob may be guestless this episode/roadtrip, but the laughs and madness of wrestling are very much still there to keep them company. And how superb was that main even match? The most superb. Also on this episode: Kruger is a Tarzan TFW your cute gf accidentally...

It's a very special day here at The NXT Wrestling Fan. Listeners of the Smash Fiction Podcast know how elusive our guest for this episode can be, but we have managed to bring her down from her home somewhere in space and get her in front of a microphone. Liz Logan joins the show, having seen almost no wrestling in her life, having very likely not listened to a single episode of our podcast before,...

You know, we don't actually mention this in on-air, but we feel it's important to note that Episode #23 is the final episode of The NXT Wrestling Fan that will share an episode number with the date of the show being covered, as we're talking about the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 23rd, 2013! This also happened in Episode #18, but we were too busy making coming-of-age puns to not...

The 20s can be a tumultuous time for a young podcast, and we're following up last episode's drug experimentation with...well, with what you'd expect: stolen property and strained friendships. Betrayal is the theme of the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 16th, 2013, an episode that also includes: The worst heel turn ever CJ Parker doesn't know how to take a selfie Stables and faction...

The second hotly anticipated  bonus episode is here. MeganBob gets her ten point prize and Miles gets an experience of fiery politics and romantic declarations as he reads The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan. Also in this episode:  Why is Romance so white?   Terrible fashion choices Positive depictions of disability Being ground down by the man Kissing on horseback A runaway sister Realizing that...

The NXT Wrestling Fan is finally old enough to drink! Though since we're meeting Rob Van Dam this week, it might be more appropriate to get stoned. Assuming you manage to get through this with  some memory of the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 9th, 2013, you might have a hazy recollection of: A Cesaro/Leo Kruger feud, but in fast-forward Seven women on television at the same time...

The NXT Wrestling fan is officially 20 episodes old, and we're celebrating being out of our teen phase with some truly wacky shit from the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 2nd, 2013. Some of that wacky shit includes: Championship-calibur spooning Fandango and Santino Marella, explained Miles' reaction to Mojo Rawley When the announce team screws up the whole idea behind your admitte...

Welcome to episode 19, aka the only episode that will be listened to by the characters from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Hi, guys! You won't find the Tower in the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 25th, 2013 (and you should really stop looking for it, anyway) but you might find a god. Of the wrestling variety. Also in this episode: Enzo Amore flaunting his access to toilet pap...

Eighteen is the American age of adulthood, and also the age you need to be to watch an R-rated film. So send the kids to bed early for this one, because we're dealing with something far too scary for those impressionable young people: the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 18th, 2013, which contains no women's wrestling whatsoever. So many penises. So terrifying. Also on this episod...

As we move ever forward in NXT history, the march of time has brought us to the the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 11th, 2013, which means it includes: Inscrutable joke setups The relatability of Scott Dawson vis-à-vis Enzo Amore Bob's evolving feelings on Tyler Breeze How great Sasha is! Seriously, the women's match was fantastic Questions about how much arm submission is too m...

It's March, and right on cue, we've reached the number of episodes necessary to create a March Madness style bracket to determine the best one! Or, to put it another way, happy Sweet Sixteen! This mathematically elegant podcast covers the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 4th, 2013, which means it includes: Arts and crafts, the Camel Clutch, and other #RusevThings White sheets and...

Coming off the glory that was last episode's historic main event, what does Episode #15 have in store for our unsuspecting hosts? Well, Sami Zayn gets unwillingly draped in the Gadsden Flag and Enzo Amore is inexplicably getting cheered, so...yeah. Still, our coverage of the NXT show that originally aired on August 28th, 2013, has a few things to recommend it, such as: The coldest of cold opens Su...

Well folks, we did it. We've arrived at Episode #14, something Miles has been looking forward to since the early days of this podcast. Because now we get to cover the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 21, 2013, and the main event of that episode is the stuff of legend. NXT had already been getting acclaim for its presentation of the women's division, but this two-out-of-three falls ma...

The review drive bonus episode is upon us! Reviewer Cat the pope requested that we cover episode 1 from series 7 of The Great British Bake Off, aka episode 1 from Collection 4 on Netflix. It's Cake Week and we celebrate by watching and getting very hungry indeed. Also in this episode:  Twelve contestants, count 'em. TWELVE. Paul is fancy, British Guy Fieri  It's fun to say drizzle cake No one is a...

The 13th edition of The NXT Wrestling Fan has arrived, and it's luckier than Corey Graves' finisher! Why so lucky, you ask? Is it because Cesaro screams "ZAAAAAAAYN" like he's just been left to die on the Regula I research station? Yes. Yes, it is. Also because it covers the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 14th, 2013, which means it includes: Sami Zayn's ethnic identity and other su...

The long-awaited bonus episode is here. MeganBob gets her ten point prize and Miles gets an experience he'll never forget as he reads The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare. Also in this episode:  Romance novels and pro wrestling, probably separated at birth  You wanna be a duchess? How about being a duchess?  Pet-caused Coitus Interruptus Beauty and the Beast meets Batman meets Dennis the Menace Cancelli...

New Year, new episode! We bring you fresh, hand-made, artisanal wrestling shenanigans from Miles, MeganBob, and special Guest Dan Mulkerin about the NXT episode that originally aired on August 7th, 2013. Dan Mulkerin lets us in on Miles' long-running attempts to get him hooked on wrestling and gives us that theatre kid perspective on stage combat and costumes Also in this episode: Just who is Dean...

Happy holidays, wrestling fans and cautious newcomers! We give you the gift of the NXT episode that originally aired on July 31st, 2013, and which for some reason involved a comically absurd level of dance content! In this episode: MeganBob asks Miles about masculinity in wrestling and is not prepared for the ensuing TED Talk A farewell to swamp cultists In defense of S-O-F-T, which is (a) spelled...