The Steel Cage Podcast Network

This week on the DATEScast, Derek is angry and Tim is only making things worse. But as revealed in this episode, Tim is part of an entire network of people whose sole purpose in life is to work together as a team to agitate Derek. With this massive conspiracy finally out in the open, the boys are free to once again return to the land of M&Ms, where the flavors are endless. This time they are PER'i...

This week, having finally recovered from their travels, Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) and Josh (@TheLumberJew) break down the good, the bad, and WTF of GCW’s The Collective in a special edition episode. 3 days. 11 shows. Legos. Light tubes. Scissors. Knockouts. Barbed wire. Shenanigans. And Jack finally met ol’ Mancer to boot! Sponsored by Lapel Yeah (@LapelYeahPins) and (Faces in Heels Burlesque)...

It’s still painfully clear that RAW is booked to go from PPV (Network Event) to PPV (Network Event), while SmackDown has already hit the ground running post-Mania with compelling storylines. Overall, entertaining enough, but they seem to be treading a bit of water in the midst of the shakeup and before going all in on MITB setup. Featuring: ‘The Mayor of Reseda’ Derek (@cap_kaveman) and Joshua Sch...

This week on the DATEScast, it's finally happening! After tons of emails and tweets, Tim and Derek are finally taking the suggestions of many of our viewers and are actually going to eat a bag of dicks....We are immaturely picking, eating, and rating Meiji Chocorooms. How long can Derek make it without saying "dick"? Not very. Featuring: Derek Montilla (@cap_kaveman) & Tim Agne (@timagne) Music by...

The post-Mania shows have come and gone, and this week – WWE has left us all shooketh. Or at least, they’d hope. Honestly, it was kinda meh – at least in presentation – but the moves made between RAW, SmackDown, NXT, and even 205 Live – they will indeed have repercussions that will be felt throughout the summer and beyond. We break down all the break-ups, later moves, promotions, and demotions in...

By popular demand, Captain Jack (@JackHeartless), along with returning friend of the show Christopher Pelletier, sit through *another* terrible wrestling movie for your enjoyment, as they watch wrestler/actor/sentient hot dog Hulk Hogan in the infamous No Holds Barred. Bask in the hamminess of Kurt Fuller, thrill to Rip’s incomprehensible hand signals, try to decipher why Zeus was inserted into WW...

If you’re as Unfunny as Ulysses, as Nerdy as Neptune and as Tangential as Tartarus, then episode 74 is perfect for you! Join us as we remain pure of heart and evoke the powers of Shazam! (The movie, at least.) On this episode, we delve into the Captain Marvel / Shazam naming controversy as well as ponder the similarities of a certain Eternian hero, before diving staff-first into the latest DC supe...

This week on the DATEScast, our snackologists go on yet another flavor adventure, traversing the globe courtesy of Mars, Inc. But it's not all fun & game on said flavor adventure as they also have to pick twice using the PER system in this three-way dance episode when they try not one but THREE new internationally inspired flavors of Peanut M&Ms: Thai Coconut (Curry), Mexican Jalapeno, and English...

Last weekend, we collectively watched probably 1000+ hours of wrestling. Not really, but it sure felt like it. And overall? Pretty good stuff. NXT was all killer / no filler (as per usual) with TakeOver New York. WrestleMania was the marathon of wrestling events, but mostly delivered the goods. New Japan Pro Wrestling brought their A-game, as well, despite Ring of Honor’s misguided efforts to be e...

Before he packed up and went to New York City for Indymania 2, Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) received a cruel and unusual punishment from Zoey Jones (@ZHJ2000): She brought the worst TV movie ever made to the show for a watch-along. Suffer along with the crew at https://youtu.be/1xuAyDc-rkQ if you dare, as they ponder why Jesse is wearing David Byrne’s suit, the ring announcer never ages (and neit...

The biggest weekend in wrestling each year is here! From WrestleMania to ROH x NJPW, NXT to Joey Janela’s infinite spring breaks… there’s something for everyone. This week, we get together with Rok and Neo from Mat Mania and break down the ROH card at The Garden, NXT, and the marathon that is Mania itself. Featuring: ‘Super Jew’ Jared (@SuperJew75), ‘The Mayor of Reseda’ Derek (@cap_kaveman), and...

This week on the DATEScast, our snackologists/heroes once again traverse across the world to rate snacks for your viewing pleasure. This episode's snack comes to us all the way from our friend Darrell Johnson, occasionally known as the Beast from the Middle East, with a package of snacks occasionally known as the Snacks from the Middle East. There are many things called 'Nature's Candy', but we ma...

Do you have the super-strength and the body of a gorilla? Can you throw a knife with expert precision? Maybe you’ve heard a rumor or can speak to the dead or maybe your body contains hideous, tentacled creatures? Or perhaps you can simply teleport (sometimes through time) and are now trapped in the thirteen-year-old body of your former self. If any of that made sense to you, you’re probably famili...

This is it! It’s the go-home episode for Faces in Heels Burlesque on April 2nd, and Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) is joined by the endlessly entertaining Jeff May (@heytherejeffro). They talk about their job co-hosting on 4/2 as Vince & Jesse, Jeff’s podcast for Sideshow Collectibles, Batman being a serial killer, wrestling action figures, putting submission holds on your pals, and Jeff’s favorite...

It’s taken weeks of strife, but finally.. KofiMania is official! Xavier Woods and Big E stepped up to the plate and proved to Vince McMahon that Kofi’s got a chance after all.. In other news, the Japanese wrestling experiment seems to have hit rock bottom – as Asuka’s big moment from WrestleMania has been effectively negated with Charlotte cruising past her to win the SD Women’s Championship in a...

Kofi-Mania is running wild! I mean, he did technically lose to Daniel Bryan to close out SmackDown, but c’mon.. We know this match is going to happen at this point. It’s too hot not to! Oh, and hey. By the way, a couple of us went to Ring of Honor’s 17th Anniversary show this past weekend in Las Vegas. Our buddy Mega Ran performed… at least until Bully Ray interfered. That was weak, but we got to...

This week, we continue the March toward Faces in Heels as Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) welcomes performer/producer/writer Georgia O’Queef (@MsGeorgiaOQueef) to the show. They engage in a live watch-along of the truly terrible Hulk Hogan movie, Mr. Nanny, while discussing the odd traditions of bleaching your hair in pro wrestling, the joy of Sherman Hemsley, those damn murder kids being in EVERYTH...

This week on the DATEScast, our snackologists finally get their hands on a local snack from a foreign country that they have coveted for years but have never tried. There are over 200 flavors of Kit Kats available in the country of Japan, maybe even all at once, but on this episode our heroes are trying the granddaddy of them all...Matcha Green Tea Kit Kats.  Other variations such as wasabi and ap...

This week, the guys break down a whole lot of wrestling. Fastlane, RAW, and SmackDown all pretty much delivered. Last week’s NXT was different… in a good way. Ring of Honor is having their big anniversary show this weekend – and we’ll be there for it! Tune in to find out our takes on Kofi-Mania, Becky / Ronda / Charlotte, and hear why I’m apparently a horrible person. Featuring: ‘The Mayor of Rese...

This week on the DATEScast is a moment our snackologists live for. A moment where expectations, flavor, and ratings align on the Venn diagram of snackology in such a perfect way that you can only refer to a snack that lands in the middle of it all as "The Truth". This week, Tim and Derek have the utmost pleasure of picking, eating, and rating Fudge Covered Nutter Butter. Do they get a perfect scor...

With Captain Marvel now in theaters, the UNT team takes a closer look at the 21st film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a podcast that is all Captain, all the time. Special guest, Kacey Spivey (What’s Trending, The Blonde Jokes) joins us to discuss the movie, including Brie Larson and the recent ratings-bomb scandal, the #metoo movement, Marvel perfecting the de-aging effect and yes, that S...

It’s happening again! Welcome to another all-Aussie edition of the Steel Cage! With Fastlane approaching, our trio of IIconic Aussie ... uh, icons break down the upcoming card with thoughts and predictions, as well as touching on the week that was in WWE.Can Becky and Ronda keep their red-hot feud going until Mania? What will happen next in the Daniel Bryan / Kevin Owens / Kofi Kingston saga? And...

OHHHHHHH YEEEEEEESSSSSSS! Drag king Lemi Atom (@lemiatomburlyq) joins Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) this week to continue the March to Faces In Heels on April 2nd. Lemi opens up on the emergence of drag kings in burlesque, their journey as a performer, the inspiration for their name, and their favorite wrestling personality, Paul Bearer! Sponsored by Lapel Yeah (@LapelYeahPins) and Faces In Heels...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek make a very big mistake by giving in to trends, such as unicorn flavored snacks. They came out of nowhere, but they are suddenly everywhere. What does a unicorn taste like? And more importantly, why don't Snack Packs, which contain milk, have to be kept cold? Find out as our brave snackologists pick, eat, and rate Unicorn Snack Packs and Unicorn Snack Pack...

So much good stuff going on in the world of WWE these days, folks! Roman Reigns’ leukemia is in recession and he has returned to raucous support. The meta-storyline of WWE is in full swing with Vince undermining the decisions of his children (and son-in-law) right and left. It’s not that they’re horrible decisions, but they’re not exactly “best for business” if you know what I mean. To that end, K...