Wrestling Art with Chris Things

Episode 62 is here pals! It's our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition  w/ my dear friend Bradley, chattin' 2 of my favourite matches that we've watched of late, my illustrations of said matches, a bunch of Lucha talk & also a surprise little chat about Robert Eggers' Nosferatu! Those matches being that 2001 Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Atlantis CMLL classic (AGAIN!) &amp...

Episode 61 is here pals! It's  " WRESTLING CLUB " time my friends! Yes, this past Sunday, we had another live, in-person " Wrestling Club w/ Chris Things Pt. VII " event at my favourite bar in the whole wide world, The Scratch & I thought we'd do a special episode based all around that. Including some really fun in-person audio from the event in question with some of my...

Episode 60 is here pals! It's  "Match of the Week"  time once again, IN-PERSON with Cousin Ben, chattin' 3 matches that actually DO have something in common, the art & a heck of a lot of nonsense! These 3 bouts that I loved oh so much that are Blue Panther vs Hechicero , ZSJ vs Hechicero (that incredibly occurred this past January - 2 nights in a row!) & an all-time Lucha c...

Episode 59 is here pals! Yes, I'm back after missing last week due to the general insanity of preparing for my latest solo art show (that just happened to take place LAST NIGHT) at my much-loved Scratch Bar. In this special solo episode I take you into the frantic, barely comprehendible ramblings of a wrestling-art-dude who's brain is melting by the minute. I talk all things about the lead...

Episode 58 is here pals! It's "Match of the Week" time with the 'Young-Boy'; Keepin it Strong Style's own Josh Smith - chattin' 3 quite delightful Professional Wrestling matches & each of their unique charms. I may be bed-ridden with man-flu but that ain't stopping this MOTW train! It's Barbaro Cavernario vs Mascara Dorada, Shingo vs Takeshita & of cours...

Episode 57 is here pals! It's a  "Match of the Week/Critter-Nature-Noises" Edition of the show w/ my good pal, Richard of Video Plant - chattin' two quite unique & highly contrasting matches that we both enjoyed quite a bit! It's the amazing final to CMLL's 2024 ‘Torneo La Leyenda Azul' tournament that was Mistico vs Hechicero & the semi final to BJW's 2023...

Episode 56 is here pals! It's another special little solo edition as we start 2025 - looking back at 2024 & reflecting on all the cool things! In hindsight, it's been a pretty momentous year for the Chris Things. Big changes for the new year; farewells to old surrounds & welcoming new ones. I also have some VERY exciting announcements for what's coming up in 2025! So stoked to...

Episode 55 is here pals! It's the "Match of the Week" Edition  w/ the esteemed Unkle of Beeks back for another big ol' TRIPLE-HEADER, chatting 3 matches that I felt were all bloody delightful! Those matches being; Ultimo Guerrero vs LA Park, Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs The Steiners & Eddie Guerrero vs Low-Ki! ...We actually had a difference of opinion on one of them! Oh my!!...

It's Episode 54 & another special solo edition, with some in-person audio from our latest WRESTLING CLUB event last week at the Scratch + I take you behind the wizard's curtain once more! As we've somehow gotten to 1 YEAR of my travelling art-carny life of hawking my art-wares all across this fair great southern land! I discuss everything that goes into the in-person events part of...

Episode 53; is here pals! Yes, our " Wrestling Art Curator " special is BACK already! That being our special interview series focusing on the art practices of rad wrestling-artists! I'm SO STOKED to have another returning artist-guest & a super cool dude back on the show to chop it up! It's Michigan-based artist, Lil Petey Puro / @Gotch_Style_Bong_Rips ! This super-talented &am...

Episode 52 is here pals! It's our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition  w/ my pal Joe - talking two absolutely delightful matches that officially mark FIFTY TWO WEEKS & episodes of this little ol' podcast! We're talking the matches & illustrations that were 1993 WCW's Barry Windham vs 2 Cold Scorpio NWA World Heavyweight Championship match & 1982's...

It's Episode 51 & another special solo edition of our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week"  Series where this time, I'm taking you behind the highly mysterious wizard's curtain to talk all about the art-process behind my weekly M.O.T.W. illustrations! I figured this might be an interesting one for the folks who sometimes ask me how I do the things. I chat about both the ar...

The big Episode 50 is here pals! It's an extra-special version of our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Series where we're getting all caught up by way of a fun 'lightning-round' system whereby I have approximately 10 minutes to discuss each of the 6 matches that we're getting caught up on with a revolving door 'who's who' of old & new friends of the...

Episode 49 is here pals! It's our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition  w/ Best Mate David, back chatting the final two official 'Matches of the Week' - rounding out the first full year of the Chris Things M.O.T.W. illustration series! And two very fine matches at that! Yes, I'm finally back from my holiday podcast break & stoked to be back at it with my long-t...

Episode 48; is here pals! Yes, our " Wrestling Art Curator " special is BACK already! That being our special-edition interview series focusing on the art practices of rad wrestling-artists! I'm bloody tickled to be chatting to an incredible Mexican Lucha Libre artist, Erik Jam ! I originally got to meet Erik through getting to be part of his & Luis Hernández' amazing Desde la T...

Episode 47 is here pals! It's our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition  w/ the esteemed Unkle of Beeks back for an extra special 'DOUBLE-HEADER' episode talking the 'Takayamania Empire' combo that was  Minoru Suzuki vs Katsuyori Shibata & the totally heartwarming 'No-Time-Limit Emergency Match'   that was Suzuki vs Takayama . Two very unique matches...

Episode 46; is here pals! The latest in our " Wrestling Art Curator " special-edition interview series focusing on the art practices of rad wrestling-artists! I'm so darned excited to have out first ever RETURNING artist-guest back on the show in the form of Jonathan McBurnie ! Jonathan is an amazing Australian artist, writer, cartoonist, curator & the Director of the Rockhampton M...

Episode 45 is here pals! It's our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition  w/ Best-Mate-David for another big ol' 'DOUBLE-HEADER' episode talking the two absolutely delightful matches that were the 'American Dragon', Bryan Danielson vs. 'Swerve' Strickland (for the AEW World Championship at Wembley Stadium) & an FMW ‘No Ropes Barbed Wire Current Mi...

Episode 44 is here pals! It's another 'special' little solo, mini edition of the show where I just talk to YOU. There were some bumps in the road of lining up this weeks' guest, so I figured why not let's you & I just have a bit of a one-sided chat? It was actually good timing in hindsight as I had some fun things take place this past week that I feel were very worthy of di...

Episode 43 is here pals! It's an extra-special combo of "Wrestling Club pt. II" AND our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week"  w/ my dear pal, Bradley, talking the bloody GREAT G1 Climax match that was Zack Sabre Jr. vs Gabe Kidd ! I thought this actually all came together to be maybe the best episode of this podcast yet. I think I captured the 'Wrestling Club' fun, liv...

Episode 42 is here pals! It's our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" w/ 'The Young Boy', Keepin' It StrongStyle's very own Josh Smith to talk some G1 Climax 2024 goodness & the bloody great match that was the main event of night 4; Takeshita vs Uemura ! We talk about the match, the art & all things G1 from this years' excellent, extra 'fresh' tour...

Episode 41 is here pals! It's our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition  w/ Best-Mate-David for a 'DOUBLE-HEADER' episode talking the two absolutely wonderful matches that were Jushin 'Thunder' Liger vs Black Tiger (Mark 'Rollerball' Rocco) & the famed Terry Funk vs Jerry 'The King' Lawler 'Empty Arena Match' in Memphis. These were ju...

Episode 40 is here pals! It's a very special edition of the show; commemorating my big, recent 'WRESTLING-CLUB w/ Chris Things' debut event at Brewski last night! So I thought I'd bring you, my loyal listeners in to the 'club' as it were. I've tried my best to make this work in audio form. In today's episode, after catching y'all up on my recent comings & go...

Episode 39 is here pals! It's our  Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition  w/ the esteemed Unkle of Beeks back for a 'DOUBLE-HEADER' episode talking the tremendous combination that is Big Van VADER vs Riki Choshu (from 1989 New Japan) & Masato Tanaka vs Muhammad Yone (from earlier this year in NOAH)! Two matches linked by their truly beautiful level of gruff ass-beati...

Episode 38; is here pals! The latest in our " Wrestling Art Curator " special-edition interview series focusing on the art practices of rad wrestling-artists! I'm super stoked today to be talking to the super talented bloke that is  ' travisrt' /Travis Thornton ! I really dig Travis' work so darn much! We have a great, free-flowing chat all about his stuff, his "style&#...