Grit & Glitter

As the 2024 Glitter Bombs approach, Em & HARL3Y take a look at some of the top potential vote-getters in our forthcoming sixth annual year-end awards.

Was Mercedes Moné the top signing of the year, or has Mariah May had a bigger impact?  How does Giulia compare?  Are Damage Ctrl the #1 faction?  Will Renee Paquette ever best Veda Scott?  And can AEW capture Match Of The Year for the first time?

Em and Don take a look at the career of our favorite pop star, B3CCA, including her Basic early days in BLOWW, traveling The Road during the pandemic, her music career, and her year-long disappearance and recent return.

Our watch list for this episode:

B3CCA vs. Alec Price – fans bring the weapons

Beyond Heavy Lies The Crown (12/31/22)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQdxc7qQo9I

Best Hoes vs. Bird Law

Fight Life Still Standing (6/14/23)

Triller

Gay Best Friends vs. Miracle Generation for the IWTV tag titles

Beyond Americanrana ’23: Perfect Day (8/13/23)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnveLjWvPy8

Y2Kuties vs. The Savage Gnomes

Beyond Pop Culture (11/9/24)

IWTV

Lindsay welcomes back KZT a.k.a. Karen Tran a.k.a. Exodus!

Karen talks going to art school, moving from Australia to America, getting into wrestling, her time as Exodus in WOW Superheroes, wrestling in Bloodsport, working backstage for NWA and AEW, and the future of her in-ring career.

It's Election Day in the USA so Harley turns our attention to Canada, just in case.

He takes a look at the relaunch of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling and their two-night debut, Forged In Excellence, with a history of the original Maple Leaf Wrestling, thoughts on all the women's matches, and questions about the murkiness around what exactly is the new MLP brand.

Harley & Lindsay celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lucha Underground by re-watching the first episode from October 29, 2014!

They discuss Prince Puma vs. Johnny Mundo, the incredible Dario Cueto, the vibes of the Temple, their use of intergender wrestling, and Robert Rodriguez's influence on the aesthetic.

Happy Halloween!  Harley, Don, and Val Pancakes celebrate spooky season by spinning the Halloween Havoc wheel once again.  They each land on a different gimmick stipulation and then find a women's wrestling match to share with the party.

Our watch list:

Natalya vs. Chelsea Green w/Piper Niven in a trick or street fight

WWE Monday Night Raw (10/30/2023)

Jessica Troy vs. Steph De Lander in a steel cage match for the PWWA Championship

PWA Black Label Rick South For The Boys (2/15/2020)

Tara vs. Daffney in a first blood match for the Knockouts Championship

TNA Impact (3/29/2010)

Mickie James vs. Deonna Purrazzo in a Texas deathmatch for the Knockouts Championship

TNA Hard To Kill (1/8/2022)

Harley, Em, and Mayydayy are joined by guest Sienna Chanel for the TNA draft!

22 years of TNA women are up for grabs as they take turns drafting Knockouts in categories like Gold Standard, Dynamic Duos, and Surprise Return.  Who were the #1 draft picks?  Whose roster is the strongest?  And which show are you watching?

Harley asks 20 Questions to New Jersey up-and-coming wrestler Stevie Brooks!

She talks training at the Monster Factory, wrestling in front of her family, meeting Lisa Marie Varon, gauntlet matches, and her fear of birds.

Em and Harley are joined by forever Glitterati member Val Quartz and first-time guest Moni Garcia to debate a hot button topic of our era: AEW wrestlers as Chappell Roan songs.

They go through the entire Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess album track by track to discuss who's a femininomenom, who's been naked in Manhattan, whose kink is watching you ruin your life, and which men are probably guilty of wearing fugly jeans.

Harley is joined by debut guest Auntie Collins to discuss the first episode of The Queen Of Villains, the new Netflix miniseries about the life of '80s AJW star Dump Matsumoto.

They discuss Dump getting the spotlight, the treatment of kayfabe on the show, the AJW principles, and how Japanese architecture factored into Kaoru pouncing her father through a wall.