The Sweet Chinwag Podcast

Man, when the subject of hardcore wrestling comes up you're guaranteed to have a lot of fun followed by sheer disgust. This episode and the subject is the prime example of that. A legend of the hardcore style, Sabu has produced many a moment that lives in infamy... Mostly at the expense of his body and health. We chat about his career, his gruesome injuries and overall influence on the wrestling w...

WHOA-OH! It's time to yet again talk about Cody Rhodes! Only this time we go in depth about his ever changing gimmicks throughout the years. But we're not alone as we're joined by The Good, The Bad and The Bruv's very own Simon! All of that plus the week's news in wrestling.

We have been gone a little longer than usual. Sorry about that. We all had the moment to breathe and reflect on 200 episodes! We just wanted to say that we're back in the swings of things and give you a super duper Recommendation Corner. See you next week!

Well here we are. 200 episodes of The Sweet Chinwag Podcast. A milestone we never thought we could achieve. Thank you to each and every one of you for helping us reach this point. As a reward, let's chat all about Hulk Hogan for two hours. The chaps are joined by guests past and future as they wax lyrical on one of the most known figures in pro wrestling. All of that plus a chat about our visit to...

Yes, do not let that title fool you! Our second album review sees us talk about the infamous 2003 album from the Macho Man, Be A Man. Now granted it is a bad album, but we give the man, the producers and everyone involved the love they deserve as they came together to release an album made with love of the game in mind. You're going to be majorly surprised with how much we came to appreciate this!...

We've realised something in our time on this podcast. The New Generation was weird man! And it doesn't get any weirder than Doink The Clown. This is a more informal episode as we discuss the origins, gimmick changes and the people who portrayed him before we chat about how a sad clown character could absolutely work today. All that, plus the news in wrestling.

Strap in for The Sweet Chinwag's first gameshow episode! We could've done a retrospective on Atsushi Onita, but the man has had such a crazy life that we felt that the form of telling truths and lies was the best way to do the man justice. So Sam is hosting and Dan & Riordan are the contestants. This one is going to be a silly one. Oh and we have some wrestling news too!

Crazy to think that Jamie Hayter's journey to one of the best wrestlers today started only several years ago! But on this episode the chaps are joined by returning guest, video editor and Jamie Hayter fan David Alaniz as they discuss the huge rise and impact that she has made on the women's and joshi scene. All of that, plus the week's news in wrestling.

It's a huge thing that even when you have long since left your boots in the middle of the ring, your name is still being talked about as a big moment for the change in Wrestling. Chyna is one of those figures, which is especially crazy when she came up in the Attitude Era. Being the first woman to enter the Royal Rumble, The King of The Ring, become No. 1 contender for the WWF title and the first...

Yes, we mean that! Kaientai were a really good stable and eventual tag team and this episode Sam tries to explain how truly influential TAKA Michinoku, Funaki, Dick Togo and Men's Teioh were to the modern day wrestling scene. From their start in Michinoku Pro to the WWF, we go over their career and life. All of that, plus the week's news in wrestling.

Out the many family members of the Dudley family of Dudleyville, USA, two stood out from the rest to then become one of the greatest tag teams in history. Yes, it's time to talk about the career and legacy of D-Von and Bubba Ray Dudley, From ECW all the way to HUSTLE, we talk about the two brothers who left splintered wood all over the world. All of that plus the week's news in wrestling.

Since it's release in 2014, the WWE Network provided wrestling fans with a vault of great matches from promotions gone by. But it also provided the subscriber base with some strange programming and on this episode, to commemorate it's near demise we go over some of the programming it has offered in it's ten years for something Chinwag related in the future! All of that, plus the news in wrestling!

So it's crazy to think that a company nearly a year old to this date has made massive waves in the industry. It's even crazier that it's happening in a country that hasn't had much of an industry to begin with. But the story of Bumbash Daniel and his promotion in Uganda is one that is incredible to talk about. Sam and Melee are joined by Goon Squad member TylerElGuapo (and Big Baby) as we discuss...

The Sweet Chinwag is now stepping into the world of film reviews and they decided to take a look at a classic from 2008. Yes, the cheery, wholesome Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler. But they are not alone as they are joined by friend of the pod, Chris of Reload Last Save! All that, plus the week's news in wrestling.

If there is one thing that is certain on The Sweet Chinwag, it's that Dan and Sam will talk about CZW for a long old time! And with Great Wrestlers back again, it is time to finally talk about M-Dogg20 Matt Cross and his enduring career in Pro Wrestling. All of that, plus the week's news in wrestling.

4 years. 4 crazy and tangent filled years of talking about our favourite topic. It's been a wild and fun time. This week we discuss some of our favourite moments, episodes, behind-the-scenes laugh and answer some viewer submitted questions. Plus the news as well. From Dan, Riordan, Melee and Sam, we thank you all for listening and being a part of this crazy thing called The Sweet Chinwag.

We've mentioned him so many times when ECW or big men in wrestling come up, so we decided to give Mike Awesome his own episode! The chaps go over his start in Florida before his meteoric rise in Japan with FMW and his legendary run as ECW Champion. All of that plus the week's news in wrestling.

This week the Chinwag boys talk about the Lord, the REAL Man's man, the true King of Blackpool himself, William Regal! From humble beginnings in the bars on Blackpool pier, through World of Sport, to WCW, to WWF, and AEW, we cover it all!

One of the biggest and longest fables in modern pro wrestling that spans several years, lots of gimmicks, many promotions and a WrestleMania title win to cap it off. Yes, we are going over the the long career of The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes! All of that plus the week's news. APOLOGIES FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THIS EPISODE

It's an important chapter in one of the most down times in WWE history. The rise of second and third generations wrestlers under the wing of arguably one of the best third generation stars the company has had. This is the short story of how Randy Orton helped the careers of two men: Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes. All of that, plus the roundup of WrestleMania 40!

Well it's about damn time! The crossover Sam has been waiting for! Sam, Justin and Melee of You Damn Right join Sam and Riordan for their review of Wrestlemania 2000. Considered one of the absolute worst 'Manias in history, we wonder if it really was that bad? All of that, plus the news in wrestling!

It's the episode MeleeHellBot has been wanting to do since becoming a fully fledged member of the Sweet Chinwag... And yes, we're 100% serious. We're dedicating a full episode to the enduring career of one Alicia Fox! All of that, plus our WrestleMania XL predictions!

It's time for a rather laid back episode this week as the chaps look at some of their favourite commercials that have featured Pro Wrestlers over the years. Most of them featuring Bob Sapp! All of that, plus the week's news!

As a complimentary episode to our previous look at Hell In A Cell, the chaps all sit down to watch THE Hell In A Cell match. The one that took the stipulation to legendary heights. It's King of The Ring 1998 and it's Mankind going up against The Undertaker! All of that plus the week's news.

We lock ourselves into that demonic structure to take a look at the history of the iconic Hell in a Cell. From it's huge debut and start, to it's weird period of losing it's lustre and becoming a dedicated PPV. No news this week as we wanted to discuss our love and the impact of Akira Toriyama.