The Steel Cage Podcast Network

Flight. Super-strength. Invisibility. Politics and murder. The best superpowers ever. Wait, what were those last two again? Oh. Anyway... Amazon's new superhero series, The Boys certainly delivers all this and more. Which means, of course we needed to take it on some Unfunny Nerd Tangents, right? Diabolical! Jared and Tim make their long-awaited return to help Greig break down the new show from Am...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim invites Derek into his worst idea ever.  With the closing of dine-in Pizza Hut locations across the country, Tim's feelings of nostalgia has placed our dynamic duo in danger yet again. In one of the worst parts of town in a deserted dining room where the employees might murder them before anyone else gets a chance to, our snackologists are PERing Cheez-It Stuffed Pi...

This week, Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) sits down with Freelance Wrestling commentator Sterling Richards (@RRSterling) to discuss the live vs. PPV experience of AEW’s ALL OUT. What worked? (Most of it!) What didn’t? (A couple things!) Where does the promotion go from here? (Interesting places!) Tune in and find out more! Sponsored by Lapel Yeah (@LapelYeahPins) and Faces in Heels Burlesque Openin...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek discuss having international recording star and nerdcore legend Mega Ran put over this podcast during one of this shows. They also talk about regional delicacies from Arizona that nobody wants. But one of those very delicacies has been integrated into this week's snack, and it may just be enough to change Derek's opinion forever. Our snackologiststs are PE...

The start of the NFL season usually means pro wrestling slows down a bit. Not so fast, this year! AEW’s basic cable debut is around the corner. To instill some competition, NXT is moving to USA Network already next week. On top of all that, Clash of Champions is THIS WEEKEND! Every championship is on the line, with mostly fire rivalries: Kofi Kingston vs Randy Orton; the duality that has become Ba...

When looking to point our Unfunny Nerd Tangents away from Hollywood for once, who better to talk about than the biggest metal band of all time? Exactly. This episode is all about… Metallica. Greig and Bryan (yes, Bryan) finally bring together a podcast almost three years in the making, to talk about their favorite band, alongside special guests Mike Seibert (from the Mike Seibert Radio Show) and C...

Our resident mayor is joined by music producer/pro graps aficionado G1 from the Mat Mania Podcast to discuss a fun weekend in wrestling that included AEW's third major PPV, which had everything from a little bit of the bubbly to an almost disastrous situation for the AEW championship belt,  and NXT UK Takeover from Cardiff. Our dynamic duo give their thoughts on the best matches from the weekend a...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek are feuding over pizza takes online and levels upon levels of disrespect being shown through social media. But they put their differences aside to do their job as snackologists and agree on one thing: people need to stop using the moon for financial gains. In a move that comes way past the deadline for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, our heroes a...

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... unless you want to talk about GLOW Season 3. Tim, Jared and Greig return to the world of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling to discuss Netflix’s latest offering, putting the actual wrestling aside to break down the myriad of interesting character moments this year had to offer. Bash, Sheila, Justine and of course, Ruth, Debbie and Sam; everyone got some meaty,...

It’s official. WWE is going head to head with AEW this fall. NXT is making the move to USA, extending to two hours, and broadcasting LIVE against AEW’s weekly show on TNT. It’s like the late 90s all over again. And if you think NXT vs AEW isn’t a big deal, you’re fooling yourself. In a world where everyone consumes whatever niche entertainment they want, even the world of pro wrestling is splinter...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek take a field trip to a local Krispy Kreme to discuss scientific innovations in snacking, or the lack thereof. But even for a company who freezes donuts and sends them to their stores to be ran through a heated glaze waterfall, Krispy Kreme has something special going on when it comes to filled donuts. No longer do we have to suffer through holeless jelly-s...

Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, has been released and to say it has divided audiences is an understatement. But what did we think of it? We welcome G1 from the Mat Mania Podcast (and managed to get Darrell for two episodes in a row) to talk all things Tarantino, including all of his usual tropes, his love of feet and violence, and how this movie fits into the alternate...

Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) and Chris (@BrasilianFury) have done it…they’ve made it through every single G1 Climax 29 block match and the final, and they’re discussing the last third of the tournament on this week’s episode. Listen in as they discuss their overall top 5 matches, their picks for G1 MVP, and…the return of SHIBATA?!?! Sponsored by Lapel Yeah (@LapelYeahPins), GCWMerch.com (@GCWMERC...

SummerSlam sure came upon us fast, didn’t it? And now it’s in the rear view, along with TakeOver Toronto. So much has happened. From what will surely go down as one of the biggest moments in Seth Rollins’ career to the amazingly well done (and creepy AF) in-ring debut of The Fiend, there were plenty of memorable moments on Sunday. That’s not to look past another stellar NXT card, where Adam Cole (...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek once again discuss the rise of deepfake videos, or do they? Is it even Tim & Derek? How do you know? While they do recommend trusting your gut and not your eyes in the future, they do not recommend controlling your diabetes with tequila. We would like to recommend that you pick & eat but do NOT rate along (since you're not a certified snackologist) with th...

This week, Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) and Chris (@BrasilianFury) are back to talking about the doings of the middle portion of wrestling’s best tournament, the G1 Climax! Who’s eliminated? Who broke records? Who’s spoiling who? Listen and found out!! Sponsored by Lapel Yeah (@LapelYeahPins), GCWMerch.com (@GCWMERCH), and Faces in Heels Burlesque Opening theme by Lemi and the Captain. Closing th...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek discuss the life of excess that is Las Vegas, from the food to the drinking to the gambling and more. They also do what they do best: pick, eat, and rate one of the few variations of a timeless classic, the Milky Way candy bar. Some say you can't improve on a classic, yet the folks at Mars make an attempt at doing just that with Milky Way Fudge. Or Fudge M...

We’re interrupting our G1 coverage for a special episode as Captain Jack’s (@JackHeartless) favorite guest in CJAE history returns to the podcast this week! Josef Samael (@josefsamael) stops by to talk about growing up wg Championship Wrestling from Florida, paying respects to the Original Sheik, summoning the Purple Haze, why Kevin Sullivan is a Jedi, his continued battles through both MLW, DEFY...

Can you hear Eric Bischoff’s music in your head? Josh is back… and he’s better than ever… Got a knack… For making things better… Sorry. (Not sorry). This week, Derek and Josh talk shop and discuss a whole slew of things: how fun WWE has been overall as they find a nice balance of variety in content; the new hotness that is the WWE Network; pop culture reach of the WWE; AEW blowing their load way t...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek once again revisit how much Boise, Idaho sucks and discuss the usage of Photoshop to enhance the city's beauty. They also discuss their mutual hatred of crickets and getting their children to eat. And this is just a warning, but don't ever ask Tim to rate snacks at parties. However, you can get his rating right here on this week's snack, which is the self...

After a long break, we here at Unfunny Nerd Tangent are excited to welcome back… Darrell! That’s right, the Beast from the Middle East returns with newcomer, Foz, to help dissect the latest season of nostalgic television from the Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things 3. Among other things, we dive deep into the season, which then spun us into several inter-dimensional tangents; including Bryan’s disdai...

Live from the Peanut Butter Palace, Derek is joined by NeoEcks from the MatMania Podcast to discuss the good and bad of the RAW Reunion, talk a little New Japan G1, and to give their thoughts on some takeaways from the WWE's Q2 Earnings call, which included some very interesting comments from Vince McMahon. Also, 'respect for calling us out, but ain't no way we're getting bested....looks like we'r...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek discuss the real reason why we're all so worried about willfully giving our faces to the Russians: deep fake porn videos. While we don't all have access to someone like Jon Gruden to break down our sex tapes, we do have Derek and Tim to break down our snacks. And this time around, they are picking, eating, and rating Field Trip Everything Bagel Beef Jerky....

It’s the most wonderful tiiiiiiime of the yeaaaaaaar! That’s right, our traditional G1 Climax coverage is BACK, baby! Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) welcomes back Strong Style Story’s Chris Damasceno (@BrasilianFury) as they cover the first leg of the best tournament in pro wrestling, and talk all things Nights 1-6. Look on in horror at the tantrums of ZSJ! Gasp at Switchblade’s unforgiving CHAOS R...

One week removed from Extreme Rules, the MASH unit of Greig and Derek are here to cash in on you and be the last men standing. The Intercontinental Champions discuss WWE's second surprisingly good network special in row and how this is going to carryover into the Heyman/Bischoff era. We also talk about all the things we like, including people hating Bork, people loving Stone Cold Kevin Owens, and...