Wrestling Is Gross

This time, Phil Schneider ( @philaschneider ) joins us to argue the merits of Teddy Hart, Roman Polanski, and other problematic faves. We go deep on some Jersey indy scum, and try to figure out if this one dude is Italian or Puerto Rican. Matches discussed: Da Hit Squad vs. The Shaolin Wrecking Crew (JAPW 6/7/02) The Heavy Hitters vs. The Nigerian Nightmares (JAPW 9/20/08) Teddy Hart vs. Homicide...

We welcome  @DanielMakabe on to talk about the enlightenment of modern wrestling fans, calling it in the ring with a legend who doesn't speak English, and what it feels like to touch Timothy Thatcher's body. Check him out in the Scenic City Invitational this weekend, and basically everywhere else in the world in the coming months.  Daniel Makabe vs. Negro Navarro (321 Battle 8/24/18) Daniel Makabe...

On this episode, we discuss sucking your own dick, the personal growth of Bam Margera, and doing coke with professional athletes, as we comb through Randy Savage's roots in the Memphis territory. Randy Savage vs. Ron Garvin (ICW ??/??/82) Randy Savage invades Memphis (Memphis 12/10/83) Randy Savage & Lanny Poffo vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Memphis 6/25/84) Randy Savage & Jerry Lawler vs. Rick R...

Today, we welcome actual professional wrestler Jake Garvin ( @ GnarlsGarvin ) on to discuss beating up your little brother, tag teaming with a Dragon Ball character come to life, getting hit with a light tube for the first time, and what it's like to spend 20 minutes in Hell, AKA West Virginia. Big Beef motherfucker. Jake Garvin vs. Dakota Bostock (IWA Mid-South 12/22/16, match starts at 43:55) Ja...

This week, we welcome Bryan Quinby (@MurderBryan) to discuss getting free drugs from people you met online, the mainstream potential of Masashi Takeda, and what kind of wrestling union members actually want to see in 2019. RIP Roky Erickson

On this episode, we talk for 45 minutes about the infamous Dan Dority vs. Captain Turner fight from Deadwood, and then spend another 45 minutes trying to figure out how old John Zandig is. Our shortest episode yet! Click here to watch the Dan Dority vs. Captain Turner fight from S03E05 of Deadwood in glorious 360p!

This week, we discuss medieval weaponry, contemporary etiquette, and postmodern architecture as we dive into a Golden Age for yellow and black. The Audio Art returns. The most dangerous pro wrestling podcast on the planet. 火車 Matches discussed: Necro Butcher & Toby Klein vs. Nick Gage & Justice Pain (CZW 6/11/05) Necro Butcher & Toby Klein vs. Nick Gage & Justice Pain (CZW 7/9/05) Necro Butcher...

This week, we welcome Connor ( @isalrightnow ) for our FMW Anniversary special to discuss losing limbs on the battlefield, how much electricity the human body can withstand, and why more wrestlers should cry. Matches discussed: Atsushi Onita vs. Terry Funk (FMW 5/5/93) Atsushi Onita vs. Genichiro Tenryu (FMW 5/5/94) Atsushi Onita vs. Hayabusa (FMW 5/5/95)

This week, we discuss assimilation in America, explore militaristic power fantasies, and check out some tanned asses. Also, Siobhan admits she loves Ric Flair. Matches discussed: Jim Duggan vs. Ted Dibiase (Mid-South, 3/22/85) Sgt. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell vs. Masked Superstar, King Tonga & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie (AWA 4/21/85) Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine (WWF, 7/5/85) Ric Flair vs. Ricky Mo...

This week on Wrestling Is Gross, we discuss spray tan, serenity, and sincerity. We watch barefooted boys step on sharp objects, and once more compare wrestling to the works of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. And I feel alright. Matches discussed: Drake Younger vs. Thumbtack Jack (Westside Dojo, 3/11/07) Drake Younger vs. Danny Havoc (CZW 6/23/12) Drake Younger vs. JC Bailey (IWA Mid-South 6/3/06) Drake...

This week, we celebrate the picturesque Mississippi countryside, ponder the wasted potential of Cody Rhodes, and attempt to locate Bucksnort on a map. Also discussed: Madusa's feet. Matches discussed: Sting, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff vs. Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton & Larry Zbysko (WCW 5/17/92) Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck (WCW 4/17/94)...

This week, we celebrate our birthdays by discussing surly old men in sweatpants, sympathetic brain injury symptoms, and the return on investment for destroying four brand new ladders in single match. Also, Bucky does his Dusty Rhodes impersonation. Three times. Happy birthday everyone.   Matches discussed: Yumiko Hotta vs. Shinobu Kandori (LLPW 3/21/1998) Lord Steven Regal vs. The Belfast Bruiser...

This week, we explore the evolution of homoeroticism in wrestling since the 1960s, debate which orifice is best for hiding a foreign object, and pay tribute to an actual fucking legend. RIP Destroyer. Matches discussed: The Destroyer vs. Mil Mascaras (AJPW 7/25/74) The Destroyer vs. The Spirit (AJPW 7/25/75) The Destroyer, Jerry Blackwell & Ron Bass vs. Terry Funk, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu...

On this episode, we invite Eric Ritz from @segundacaida on to talk about bladejob conspiracy theories, which Krassenstein bleeds black & yellow, and the correct way for a white American to say "Rush". Matches discussed: Villano V vs. Blue Panther (CMLL 9/19/2008) Villano IV & Ray Mendoza Jr. vs. Cassandro & Hijo de Pirata Morgan (Homenaje Y Despedida De Ray Mendoza Jr. 3/16/2013) Villano III vs. R...

On this week's episode, we talk about having a moral compass, walking the fine line between humble homage and pretentious bullshit, and consider how many times a man can smash his head into the head of another before tapping into a different, undiscovered astral plane.   Matches discussed:   Ian Rotten vs. Axl Rotten (ECW 7/1/95) Ian Rotten vs. Tarek the Great (IWA Mid-South 10/4/02) Ian Rotten vs...

On Wrestling is Gross #4, we explore being attached at the neck or wrist to your sworn enemy, discuss which director from the New German Cinema would be most likely to film a deathmatch, and determine both the physical and meta-physical realms occupied by the White Castle of Fear. One chants out between two worlds: "Tell your fucking friends." We live inside a dream. Matches discussed: Jerry Estra...

On today's episode, we explore shitting your pants while being tortured, bleeding from your brain due to blunt force trauma, and which drugs enhance or detract from the overall sexual experience. We touch hearts, we touch minds, and we eulogize a legend. 2 and 1/2 hours of high quality bullshit. Wrestling Is Gross #3. Tell your fucking friends. Matches discussed: Nick Gage vs. Nate Hatred (CZW 8/9...

On the second episode, we the explore fighting for your life in a prison cell, doing pure, uncut cocaine before strenuous physical activity, and what it's like to be an anime, more specifically Dragonball character, brought to life. We also learn how to pronounce the Spanish word "deshuesadero". (The first S may or may not be silent.) We face more technical difficulties, fight away sleeplessness a...

On the inaugural episode of Wrestling Is Gross, we explore death and dying, art and non-art, beauty and filth. We face technical difficulties, conceptual confusion, and at least one of the two hosts had to pee really bad for the last 20 minutes. This is the podcast that had to happen, not because we wanted to do it, but because we needed to do it. Call the cops. I dare you. Special thanks to  @ley...