Contesting Wrestling

In this minisode, we range far and wide, reflecting on the most recent Royal Rumble, both the good parts AND the truly awful parts. Relationships are called into question. Threats are made to summon a certain patrol.

Evan managed to lose our Cena episode files, so while we punish him by making him re-watch the matches so we can re-record it, enjoy our premium compliment to our Montreal Screwjob episode! We're joined by @Good_Ole_BR to discuss the time Bret's family beat the crap out of Vince, the time Bret and Shawn went for too damn long, and the time Moolah dominated women's wrestling for several decades while doing some supremely shady shit on the side.

In our Royal Rumble minisode, Evan requests that we watch Rumble '06, and learns that even a main event starring and won by your favorite guy can still be bad and boring. Oh well! Later, Betsy unleashes a torrent of frustration around Candace,

We correct errors and admit omissions from our TNA Highs and Lows episode. Evan thinks he's invented a new kind of match, only to learn that wrestling is way ahead of him on this one. The merits of DDP Yoga are discussed.

Semi-full-time co-host @Good_Ole_BR joins us for a review of "Wrestling Christmas", also known as the Royal Rumble. Evan feels overwhelmed by the number of randos he's been forced to learn about, but everyone agrees The Repo Man (who is clearly a burglar) should return to the WWE.

In which we reflect on Shinsuke Nakamura, and ask the Most Important Question about Brock Lesnar.

We take a look at the best and worst of TNA: a brilliant triple threat between Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, followed by a confusing nightmare that for some reason stars Mick Foley. The Triple Threat becomes Evan's new favorite match. The other drives him to high-pitched fury.

First minisode of the new year is a MacroMini! We cover the Screwjob and Shawn Michaels episodes! We discuss the elastic and ambiguous nature of sexual undercurrents in wrestling! We delve deep within ourselves to find truths! We finally bring Canada to justice! Also, make sure to check out The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling by Aubrey Sitterson!

We take our first trip to Japan (using the power of the Internet, we can't actually afford to go to Japan...please support us on Patreon) and investigate the remarkable Shinsuke Nakamura. We compare wrestling promotions to metal bands (NJPW is the best one, deal with it).

Evan can't help but look at Shawn Michaels through the lens of his own expanding, middle-aged sexuality, and wonders how much an unrequited fixation on the Heart Break Kid plays a role for wrestling fans. Kurt Angle's internal mindset is speculated upon, then Doc does a scientific breakdown of the powerbomb to better illustrate why Diesel was not good at wrestling.