The Steel Cage Podcast Network

We are on the March all month to Faces In Heels Burlesque on April 2nd! As such, Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) welcomes co-producer of the show and founder of the Hollywood Jane Revue, Blanch Bourgeois, to the show this week. They discuss the genesis of the idea for the show, some of the acts that will be featured, and how working on it rekindled Blanche’s pro wrestling fandom. Sponsored by Wrestl...

Last week we celebrated Batman’s 30th, so this week we decided to stand around and sing in one, monotonous voice to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mike Judge’s cult classic, Office Space. This show has it all. Superman III, Kung-Fu, Michael Bolton. And that’s just the actual movie. Wait until Tim starts talking about his Pieces of Flair. So set aside your TPS reports, pass the cake, join us in...

Well, it’s been quite a week, hasn’t it? Elimination Chamber happened. We saw a handful of new champions, followed by a handful of main roster debuts (dare we call them call-ups, or no?)… AEW’s presence continues to be felt months before their first official event…. And Kofi Kingston is grabbing ahold of that brass ring, daddeh! Featuring: ‘The Mayor of Reseda’ Derek (@cap_kaveman), Joshua Schlag...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek finally wrap up their five-week long cereal extravaganza. Whether you loved it or hated it, we hope you're at least on board with cereals being a snack by this point. The final cereal is another new cereal that is really just a different cereal under a new banner. But nevertheless, we are putting Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts Cereal through the PER system....

That’s right; the Batman movie from your youth is now 30 years old. In what is probably going to be our first look back at just one of the many seminal, influential movies of 1989, we returned to Gotham City to review all things Keaton, Burton, Basinger... and yes, Nicholson. Even the worst-ever Commissioner Gordon got a mention. But then, our intrepid Bat-Dads and Robin(ovitz) dared to speculate...

After a slate of traveling to promote Faces In Heels Burlesque, Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) returns to the LA studio and sits down with Joshua Gavin for a grab-bag edition of the show. Topics include, but aren't limited to: Knife Pervert as the IWGP champ, Honor Rising, Jonathan Gresham kicking ass, mid-2000's ROH, Orange Cassidy, old wrestle-dudes being trash, AEW making big steps forward, MJF...

The Man was faced with a difficult decision, and when it came down to it – Becky Lynch apologized. But was it enough? Was it enough for all of the McMahon family? AEW threw down the gauntlet last week with its focus on tag team wrestling. Would WWE rise up to the challenge? Just ask The Revival. They put on a clinic and are set to change the direction of RAW’s tag division. …and then there’s Kofi...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek continue their adventure down the overwhelming cereal aisle and try their best to wrap their minds around all of the choices. But when faced with this type of decision, there's one rule the guys always fall back on: eat the snack that looks like tiny dicks. With that in mind, we are putting Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros through the PER system. Did they int...

We took a road trip up to Las Vegas to cover AEW’s event hyping May’s Double or Nothing event at the MGM Grand. We covered the event on social media, partook in the post-event press conference, and even were on the scene for radio interviews the next day. We learned a lot, and are trying to remain cautiously optimistic about the whole thing. I say it that way because it’s easy to get caught up in...

Royal Rumble weekend wrecked us. So much so that we couldn’t even get together last week to talk about it. Before we went down with various cold and flu symptoms, we had a blast, though. From the Ramble to late nights at Cobra Barcade… Something to Wrestle (…………..with Bruce Prichard) to all of WWE’s live events at Chase Field and TSR Arena.. it was a great time with friends old and new. WWE overal...

BONUS EPISODE!!! We were too sick to record an episode after Phoenix’s Royal Rumble host weekend, but we did manage to capture the audio of our live show at Crescent Ballroom. Hear our predictions for the Rumble and listen in as the Mat Mania crew takes on The Steel Cage crew in a friendly competition known as The Family Feud! Featuring: Too many people to name here. Pretty much all the regulars f...

Since it was Tim’s 37th birthday (in a row), and since we already covered Kevin Smith’s filmography back on our immortal 37th episode, what else could we do but celebrate the animated version of Clerks for our unprecedented Episode 69? (Niiiice.) Since Greig and Jared finally caught up on this series (that only aired two episodes before being banished to the freezer that is straight-to-DVD-purgato...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek are in full preparation mode to PER snacks live in front of a studio audience. But before that happens, our heroes wanted to honor their friend Mega Ran, who made this show possible, with a snack rating. You've seen this week's snack in all sorts of pop culture forms, and now we're finally trying them. It's time to pick, eat, and rate Funko Cereal! But not...

There were two BIG shows in Los Angeles to kick off 2019, and both happened in one night. Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) and Chris (@BrasilianFury) each attended one and filled the other in on what happened. It’s a testament to the strength of the indy scene right now, as so many top names descended upon SoCal on the same night! Sponsored by WrestleCrate (@wrestlecrateusa) and Lapel Yeah (@LapelYea...

It’s finally here! Royal Rumble week in Phoenix is upon us. We’re doing our own show on Friday. We’re catching some local wrestling action. We’re catching NXT on Saturday. We’ll be counting down with all of you on Sunday (again and again). Then we’ll be a part of the fall out on Monday and Tuesday for RAW and SmackDown. There’s so much to talk about. We barely touch upon it in the midst of plenty...

What do you get when you cross M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable with M. Night Shyamalan’s Split? Why, you get M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass, of course. Okay, I’m sick of typing Shyamalan now. Anyway, for our latest episode, we welcome friend of the show, Mike Dipasquale to analyse and review the new, hotly-anticipated movie... Glass. So avoid water at all costs, step into the light and hold onto your...

We’ve got one more week of programming before WWE invades Phoenix for TakeOver, the Royal Rumble, RAW, and SmackDown… and they’re not holding back on shaking things up when and where necessary. Braun is out; Finn is in. Lashley is a champion once more. Andrade’s name has simplified, and he seems to be on the up. Lots to chat about this week before we get back together with the Mat Mania crew. Let’...

This week on the DATEScast, there are so many new cereals to be tried and such little time. With the cereal snack game booming, Tim and Derek have dedicated this entire month to rating some of these new crossover cereals popping up in grocery stores around the country. We kick things off with a Wal-Mart exclusive...Sour Patch Kids Cereal. The medical marijuana community demanded Sour Patch Kids, a...

Every day since the release of Batman v. Superman, Tim has walked from his lighthouse to the end of the pier, gazing wistfully at the ocean as he longs for the return of his beloved sea king. And each of those days, Jared has been at the bar, laughing at Tim for holding out any hope for a DC movie. And now, Jason Momoa has arrived — wet, glistening and mostly shirtless — with a billion-dollar inte...

On this edition of Minutes with the Mayor, Derek is joined by NPWL Women's Champion Taeler Hendrix to discuss a variety of topics, including growing up as a wrestling fan while not being allowed to watch it, the evolution of women's wrestling, who inspired her as a wrestler, and much more. To purchase a ticket to NPWL's next event for either yourself or for a youth who couldn't otherwise attend, g...

Well, RAW sure took a step back this week. No worries, though! SmackDown does what it does best, and the wrestling world did more than its part to keep our attention. All Elite Wrestling is real and has seemingly already got the attention of our pro wrestling overlords from Stamford, Connecticut. NXT UK has their first TakeOver show this weekend, as well, and for many of us – it may be a good jump...

Our favorite event of the year is here again, as WrestleKingdom 13 delivered with surprises, epics, EIGHT title changes, and a lot of goodbyes. Join Captain Jack (@JackHeartless) and Chris Damasceno (@BrasilianFury) as they break down the exodus of the Elite, the return of Okada’s Thighs, the coronation of the Switchblade, the Uncanny Valley broached by Tiny KUSHIDA, and the Ace climbing back to t...

Travel back to the 80s with us as we grab a Hot Dog on a Stick, crank up the Stan Bush and squeeze into the back of a Volkswagen (we’re looking at you, Kevin Smith) for the latest offering from the Transformers franchise... Bumblebee. With Tim still MIA in the sub-Atlantic, we invited fan-favorite, Transformers aficionado and all-round nostalgia critic, Yoshi, back on our show to give his thoughts...

An era has officially passed, with the loss of Mean Gene Okerlund. But WWE moves on… The McMahon Family shake-up continues as stars like Apollo Crews and Mustafa Ali continue foreplay before their (hopeful) breakout moments. Things like that keep us engaged and tuned in – and so far, the shake-up has proven to be successful. How long will that last, though? As far as we can tell, the Royal Rumble...

This week on the DATEScast, Tim and Derek try to reconcile after someone wouldn't eat crickets and after someone else invited a non-certified guest on to the podcast. But with 2018 in the rear view mirror, our snackologists make up and give us one more rating to wrap up their 40-episode year. This time around, we are PERing a snack that once again sent Derek on a wild goose chase to find. Was it w...