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Wrestle Me - A Wrestling Podcast

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Award-winning comedy writer Marc Haynes has watched every single Wrestlemania. Broadcaster Pete Donaldson hasn’t. Join them both every week as they subject the greatest spectacle in sports entertainment to the kind of scrutiny that ruins them entirely. A hilarious and surprisingly insightful look into some of the most preposterous, glamorous and over-the-top sporting events the world has ever seen – from Hulk Hogan and Mr T at Madison Square Garden way back in 1985 to Roman Reigns and The Undertaker going head-to-head in April 2017 – Wrestle Me is a must-listen accompaniment to The Grandest St...

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Make Umaga great again - WrestleMania 23 part 4 30.01.2020 53:30

Donald versus Vince in a hair versus hair match. You've all seen the gifs, now hear the chaos. show@wrestlemepod.com if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Host...

Mae Young's all grown up - WrestleMania 23 part 3 23.01.2020 31:21

Slick's back. Mae Young's back. Slaughter's getting down to the music. DAMN! show@wrestlemepod.com if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See a...

Behind enemy lines 2 - WrestleMania 23 part 2 16.01.2020 28:49

Marc tells Pete all about the celluloid-al wonder of the WWE studios. (Later that night Pete started watching a film about Big Show being the world's largest orphan but had to turn it off because it was terrible). show@wrestlemepod.com if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provid...

We're all grown up - WrestleMania 23 part 1 09.01.2020 29:35

Pete and Marc pretend they're all grown up and go in deep on the Trump-tainted Wrestlemania 23. Will they get to discussing the first match? Let's see, shall we... show@wrestlemepod.com if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will mak...

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #12: Dynamite Kid vs Rollerball Rocco (1980) 02.01.2020 24:12

A world of sport masterclass! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #11: David Arquette vs Nick Gage (2018) 30.12.2019 25:07

"Is my neck pumping blood?" ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #10: Al Snow vs Big Boss Man - Unforgiven (1999) 27.12.2019 20:48

Put this match down. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #9: Ricochet vs Will Ospreay (2016) 26.12.2019 24:54

"Oooh, ya bastard." ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #8: Kenny Omega vs Haruka (2011) 25.12.2019 20:13

An episode just for Jim Cornette, baby. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #7: The Iron Sheik Vs Hulk Hogan (1984) 24.12.2019 23:56

The birth of Hulkamania. Nothing would ever be the same again. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #6: Jeff Hardy vs. Sting - TNA Victory Road (2011) 23.12.2019 37:05

Not Jeff Hardy's finest hour, but it's better than his band, PeroxWhy? Gen. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #5: Bobby Heenan vs The Ultimate Warrior (1988) 19.12.2019 26:24

The best wrestling manager of all time takes on the worst human of all time in a weasel suit match. Where else are you going to get this? Tell your friends or you're going in a damn weasel suit... ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***...

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #4: Chamber of Horrors - Halloween Havoc (1991) 16.12.2019 25:57

Pete and Marc watch (in horror, quite appropriately) as the Chamber of Horrors from Halloween Havoc falls in on itself. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #3: Stone Cold vs Booker T's Supermarket Brawl (2001) 12.12.2019 21:58

Price check on a Jackass! Pete and Marc continue their 12 Days of WrestleMeMas in the Green Frog Grocery Store in Bakersfield, CA. Mainly picking up nuts. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #2: Terry Funk vs Jerry Lawler (1981) 10.12.2019 26:33

Pete and Marc head for the Mid-South Coliseum for one of the most upsetting and above all strange wrestling matches in history. Warning - this episode is mainly about the British second-hand shop, CEX. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thank...

12 Days of WrestleMeMas #1: The Patriot vs Koko Ware (1986) 05.12.2019 28:25

Happy Christmas you beauts! Pete and Marc are back for another festival of Christmas fun. Roll into the crawlspace in your parent's house this holiday season and hide from your relatives, and consume some of the oddest matches in wrestling history! Thanks to everyone who got in touch and selected their faves, it means a lot. Subscribe and tell your friends, especially if they're journalists!...

Why does your car smell like dope - ECW One Night Stand 2006 Part three 28.11.2019 1:00:24

P-Dawg and M-Haynez are polishing off another PPV like good boys, and they've not been smoking any of that funny stuff, officer.  ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Jacks not included - ECW One Night Stand 2006 Part two 21.11.2019 29:54

Pete and Marc are back (on time, no less) with a Wrestle Me that’ll contain upwards of three mentions of the Japanese Yakuza. Please don't tell them... ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

A day late and a Buck Zumhofe short - ECW One Night Stand 2006 Part one 14.11.2019 46:45

Pete and Marc are back (12 hours late, sorry about that) with a Wrestle Me that’s sure to get you excited about gumshields and the possibility of kids getting punted across the Hammerstein Ballroom by a maniac.@wrestlemepod on Twitter, baby ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for othe...

Harry Potter and the pharmacist’s pain pills - WrestleMania 22 part 4 07.11.2019 42:50

Angle dries out and a man jams his face into his dad’s bot bot. show@wrestlemepod.com if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

A lick too far - WrestleMania 22 part 3 31.10.2019 33:17

Vince gets his buttons pushed, possibly licked and Marc and Pete try not to fall head over heels for Mark Henry show@wrestlemepod.com  if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to f...

Dressing for success - WrestleMania 22 part 2 24.10.2019 34:18

Marc decides he’s going to dress like Batista to launch his acting career. show@wrestlemepod.com  if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. S...

What could have been - WrestleMania 22 part 1 17.10.2019 32:06

Orton versus Batista versus Flair versus Hogan versus circumstance! What could have been indeed… show@wrestlemepod.com  if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!...

Summerslam '92 Part 2 - Live from the London Podcast Festival! 10.10.2019 43:39

Pete and Marc finish up with Summerslam '92 down in the King's Place hotbox. See you next week back in the studio! show@wrestlemepod.com  if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitter @wrestlemepod.  ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast- provider. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential liste...

Summerslam '92 Part 1 - Live from the London Podcast Festival! 03.10.2019 40:09

Pete and Marc are back in their adopted home of King's Place - except the year is 2018, King Kong Bundy was still with us, and Marc are doing their first ever live show. Summerslam '92 baby! (Apologies if some of the gags are a bit...visual, we cut down on those for the return to the live show a year later.) show@wrestlemepod.com  if you'd like to say hello - and you can find us on Twitt...