The Wrestle Special

It doesn't get more Wrestle Special than deciding which song, Freek-A-Leek or Mambo #5, makes for better wrestling entrance music. Travis uses only the most advanced scientific and mathematical techniques to answer wrestling's longest unanswered question. 

Bethany Ellen returns to the show to talk about her favorite thing in the world: The Golden Girls! How do Blanche, Rose, Sophia, and Dorothy crossover into the world of body slams and chair shots? In more ways than you can imagine, but you have to listen to find out! Thank you for being a wrestle friend!

In order to better educate himself and those around him, Travis looks at racism through the lens of pro wrestling. 

Travis watches blindfold matches blindfolded. That's it. That's the episode. I mean, I guess he learns that wrestling isn't as accessible as it might seem, but that's not a shock either.

Travis taps into his nostalgic love of butt rock to find 3 good things (and 1 kind of good thing) about Chris Jericho's band, Fozzy.

You ask the questions, Travis answers them. In this mailbag: What would my cat's entrance music be if he were a wrestler, what was the best Royal Rumble of the last 10 years, who would win in a match between a squid and a piece of swiss cheese, and more!

Travis brings you rare and unreleased Wrestle Special goodness from the depths of his external hard drive. War Games! Cuss Words! Duke "The Dumpster" Droese! All the weirdness you've come to love, and even weirder stuff than that!

Some finishing moves are named after the wrestler performing them. Some are named to instill fear in an opponent. Others have more complicated origins....like the Moss Covered Three Handled Family Credenza. What starts out as a deep dive into Perry Saturn's finisher ends somewhere completely unexpected....

Travis extends yet another olive branch to Lex Luger, this time in the form of an unofficial sponsorship of a flavor of Slim Jim. The catch is, it's the worst flavor. Join Travis as he tastes his way through 5 different Slim Jim flavors to find one worthy of Lex Luger.

While Joe Exotic's 15 minutes of fame may be coming to an end, his legend continues on The Wrestle Special as Travis and his wife Jess create wrestling stables from wrestlers with animal gimmicks. Find out which wrestlers make the cut, as well as charities you can donate to without giving Carol Baskin money!

The Wrestle Special is 2! If there is a better way to celebrate this milestone than by talking about things in wrestling that didn't last 2 years, Travis doesn't want to hear about it! The Mega Powers, Asuka's championship reign, and more! If it didn't last 2 years, it's fair game!

Travis completes 1 item on the 38 point REAL WRESTLING FAN Checklist, by inviting Andy from The Road Home From Wrestling podcast back to the show to help him cross item 14) Attend a traditional holiday card, off the list. What better way to do this then review a wrestling show from 2016: Horrorcore presented by Rockstar Pro Wrestling!    *Listen to Part 1 before listening to this episode

Travis completes 4 items on the 38 point REAL WRESTLING FAN Checklist, including 27) Know Your Holds, 19) Take a Squared Circle Trip, 11) Sit Front Row At An Independent Card and 30) Shake Hands With Someone Who Has Shaken Hands With Killer Kowalski *Listen to Part 1 before listening to this episode

You ask the questions, Travis answers them. In this mailbag: Which era of Chris Jericho is the hottest Chris Jericho, what heel turn is the greatest heel turn ever, which wrestler would be worthy enough to lift Mjolnir, and more!

An indie wrestling playlist curated by the wrestlers themselves! Support indie wrestling and indie wrestlers by watching the matches they recommend! Let's preserve the future of Independent wrestling together and also not lose our minds!

With so many questions surrounding how COVID-19 will impact pro wrestling worldwide, Travis brings on Ted and Andy from the podcast Largely Unlikable to answer the questions no one has about the pandemic like: Are wrestling fans more likely to prep during an emergency and what would the symptoms of a virus called Dolph Ziggler be? The answers to those questions and nothing else only on The Wrestle...

Travis completes 3 items on the 38 point REAL WRESTLING FAN Checklist, including 12) Get a Satellite Dish, 31) Trade Videotapes with fans from around the country, and 7) Communicate with other fans by computer modem! *Listen to Part 1 before listening to this episode

In what will be the greatest undertaking in The Wrestle Special's history, Travis begins the journey to becoming a real wrestling fan, according to the April 1992 issue of Sports Review Wrestling. Join Travis on what will surely be the greatest test of his wrestling podcast career!

It's the WWE vs NJPW in the smellfest of the century! If you have ever dreamed of smelling like John Cena or Hiroshi Tanahashi, but didn't know how, look no further! Travis tries colognes from both companies, and tells you if you should bother scenting it up with wrestling colognes (Spoiler: You Shouldn't).

Love hurts, as do the breakups of our favorite tag teams. Travis is joined by his wife Jess to match tag team breakups with a fitting breakup song. Relive the most heartbreaking moments in wrestling history with the songs that have gotten you through your own heartache!

WRESTLEFRIENDS KNOW THAT THE WRESTLE SPECIAL IS YOUR HOOKUP FOR ALL OF THE HOT GOOGLE REVIEWS OF SCOTT STEINER'S SHONEY'S IN ACWORTH GA. HOLLER IF YOU HEAR ME AND LOVE ENDLESS BREAKFAST BUFFETS ON WEDNESDAYS AND HAND SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE.

The greatest wrestling faction in biblical history was the 12 disciples of Christ. Travis brings on Jackson Zorn to talk all about those 12 disciples, their wrestling counterparts, and then break down their choices and rank them through a nonsensical point system. It doesn't get much more Wrestle Special than this!

The Musical Royal Rumble returns! 30 different musicians battle it out in a traditional Royal Rumble match. Which musician ascends to the pantheon of past winners by surviving 29 other bloodthirsty artists? Find out here!

You ask the questions, Travis answers them. In this mailbag: Who has the best mask in all of pro wrestling, which match would I send into space for aliens to find, which wrestler could pull off a werewolf gimmick, and more!

While most wrestlers have retirement matches, many do not stay retired. Travis discusses this trend, why it's important it stops, and what pro wrestlers have in common with 19th century composers.