Ben and Katy recap a jam-packed week of wrestling and discuss the indies being in danger of poaching from larger franchises, the fandom growing alongside new stars and they side-eye the Lashley/Lana kiss.

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Ben and Katy are joined by New Japan badass Brody King and they talk breaking kayfabe on social media, his passion for music and the next generation of wrestlers coming up through the ranks.    We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]  

Ben and Katy are joined by YUMA and they talk about his worst injury, his tag team, the RockNES Monsters, and how he has the best merch in the biz.    We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

Ben and Katy are joined by Conrad Thompson (Something to Wrestle, Starcast) and they pick his brain on the wide world of wrestling fandom, how today is the best time to be a fan, and Conrad picks our Match from the Past!   Email us! [email protected]      

Ben and Katy are joined by Brittany Blake and they dive into Brittany's origin story, intergender wrestling and Brittany shares her most brutal injury.    Email us! [email protected]

Ben and Katy recap Summer Slam, NXT TakeOver, and they answer some listener mail and share their own finishing moves.   Email us! [email protected]

Ben and Katy are joined by Casanova Valentine and they discuss hardcore wrestling, finding methods to the madness and they even finagle a couple of trade secrets out of Casanova. Email us! [email protected]

Ben and Katy are joined by celebrity ref Rick Knox and they pick his brain on the resurgence of wrestling in popular culture, the physical toll on refs and living the gimmick.  Watch Rick on AEW, premiering this October 2nd on TNT.   

Ben and Katy recap this week in matches, from Fight for the Fallen to WWE Extreme Rules and they rewatch Big Van Vader vs Antonio Inoki for our Match from the Past.    Email us! [email protected]   Get more info about "This is Wrestling - The Joey Ryan Story"  

Ben and Katy discuss Eric Bischoff taking the Smackdown reigns, Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin at Fyter Fest, and this week on Match from the Past - King of the Ring 1997.   Write to us! [email protected]