Way of the Blade

Phil is joined by indy wrestling icon the Necro Butcher to discusses his all time war with Samoa Joe, we talk about his tape trading past, the origin of the barfight spot and much more

Phil talks with Matt Whittle the lead singer of the indy rock band Seagulls about ROH vs. CZW in the Cage of Death. We discuss being a wrestling fan in Philly during this era, which guys in this match might have voted for Trump and much more

Phil talks with fellow Segunda Caida writer Eric Ritz about the Cowboy Boot Match between Eddie Marlin and Tommy Gilbert. They talk about the greatness of old man fist fights, minimalist wrestling and one of the greatest highspots in wrestling history.

Phil welcomes back writer JR Goldberg to talk about the gruesome hair vs. hair match between Pirata Morgan and El Faron. We talk about how the structure of this match is similar to biblical literary criticism, discusses the biggest gaps between wrestling brothers and much more

The wrestling genius Daniel Makabe returns to talk about the epic war between Akira Hokuto and Shinobu Kandori from AJW Dreamslam 4/2/93. We talk about the variety of styles in Joshi wrestling, the beauty of big emotive wrestling and fantasy book a Daniel Makabe version of this match.

Phil is joined by fellow Segunda Caida founder and Death Valley Driver alum Tom Karro-Gassner to discusses the greatest match in wrestling history MS1 vs. Sangre Chicana

Phil talks with the Ringer's Masked Man David Shoemaker about Flair vs. Funk from the 1989 Great American Bash. We talk about the difference between Funk in a bar fight and Gary Hart in a bar fight, the elite level of 1989 NWA and much more.

Phil is joined by the iconic Dustin Rhodes to talk about his match against his brother Cody at AEW Double or Nothing 5/25/19. We talk about emotion in professional wrestling, Dustin's early career and the Rhodes family tradition.

Phil talks to Big Apple legend The Devil's Son in Law Julius Smokes about Homicide vs. Steve Corino from 9/16/03. We talk about the art of being a hype man, the early days of the Doghouse and being part of the Corino vs. Homicide feud

Phil welcomes his fellow Segunda Caida writer Matt DiCarlo to discusses Nick Bockwinkly vs. Curt Hennig from New Years Eve 1986. We talk about how to craft a great long match, the mastery of Bockwinkle and much more

Phil talks with writer, cartoonist and famous Twitter person K. Thor Jensen about El Hijo Del Santo vs. Espanto Jr. mascara contra mascara from 8/31/86. We talk about the greatness of Santo's emoting, Espanto having a career match, Disney kid's career arcs much more

Phil is joined by podcaster John Pozarowski @twomanpowertrip to discuss Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin from Wrestlemania 13. We talk about Hart's incredible heel run, the birth of the Attitude era and check in on the current version of the wrestling war.

Phil is joined by podcaster Bucky Barnett as we discusses the wild FMW Texas Street Fight from 4/1/90. We talk about the wild and weird careers of Kendo Nagasaki and Kurisu and head off onto some amusing digressions.

Phil talks with legendary comp maker Goodhelmet Will Helmick about Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Buzz Sawyer in a Dog Collar match from Mid-South 12/27/85. We talk about bar fight wrestling, actual bar fights and more.

I talk with DVDVR alum Phil Rippa about the fever dream of A vs. B from IWA Japan. We go through the Headhunters odd career and discuss the old school message board days

Phil is joined by podcaster and historian Kris Zellner to talk about Tommy Rich vs. Buzz Sawyer from 10/23/83 in Georgia. We talk about Georgia wrestling history, some of the great matches Kris has seen live and much more

Fun talk with wrestling historian Lee Casebolt @fallwrestling about the golden age classic Larry Chene vs. Moose Cholak from IWA 5/15/63. We talk about great wrestlers lost in time, the footage explosion over the last decade and much more

Phil talks with the godfather of internet wrestling criticism DEAN~! about Takashi Ishikawa and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu and Shinya Hashimoto from WAR 4/2/93. We talk about the greatness of minimalist wrestling, our evolution as fans and much more

Phil is joined by the legendary Fabulous One Steve Keirn to talk about the Fabs vs. The Moondogs from June 13th 1983. Steve tells some incredible stories including shooting on the Road Warriors, riots in Guatamala, his feud with Bob Roop and nearly dying in the ring.

Phil is joined by wrestling author Ian Douglass as we discuss Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Akira Maeda from New Japan 6/12/86. We discusses the history of Japanese wrestling, the greatness of the UWF vs. NJ feud and Ian's upcoming book on Bahamian wrestling.

Phil talks with Baltimore Sun sports writer Childs Walker about Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Kazuo Yamazaki from UWF Reborn 7/24/89. We talk a lot about the sublime Yoshiaki Fujiwara and whether this match is his masterpiece and even talk a bit about 2021 major league wrestling!

Phil is joined by Oliver Bateman from the Ringer and Men's Health to talk about the wild SMW brawl between the Gangstas and the Thugs from 5/20/95. We talk about Oliver's New Jack and Tracey Smothers obits, 80s Steroid bodies, the button pushing promos of New Jack and more!

Phil is joined by author, MMA historian and Hybrid Shoot publisher Jon Snowden to talk about Matsakatsu Funaki vs. Testuo Nakano from UWF Reborn 7/24/89. We talk about publishing a book, the history of shoot-style wrestling and MMA, how much of MMA is fixed and why Funaki tried to shoot on Bob Backlund Buy the Book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/173494594X?&linkCode=shr&tag=hybridshoot-20&...

Phil talks with punk rock legend Lars Frederiksen from Rancid about Ric Flair vs. Ricky Morton from The Great American Bash on July 5th 1986. We talk about NWA wrestling, what made Flair and Morton special, how pro-wrestling and making a set list are similar and Lars's history in punk and as a wrestling fan. Book is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/173494594X?&linkCode=shr&tag=hy...

Phil talks to Fanfyte and Segunda Caida writer JR Goldberg about the Cage of Death match between Sami Callihan and Danny Havoc. We talked about that era of indy wrestling and background on both guys.