Grit & Glitter

This week, Em revisits a conversation from December about body dysmorphia in pro-wrestling.  She is joined by Meg Fair to chat with wrestlers Ariela Nyx & Keith Haught about their journeys with body dysmorphia, the difficulties of being openly vulnerable about these issues as a wrestling professional, and personal evolutions as informed by the wrestling world.

Was it a Royal stumble?  Harley, Em, Megan, and special guest Whitney Bell discuss all the women's action at the 2022 WWE Royal Rumble including Becky Lynch vs. Viper, a wife special, and the Rumble match itself including fabulous gear, missing names, and a boring, terrible winner.  Doupdrop in and join us for the one time a year we discuss sports entertainment.

Harley, Emily, & Mayydayy are joined by special guest Ella Jay (A Wrestling Gal Podcast) to discuss "New Wave", the debut show from new Houston all-women promotion Vixens Wrestling Revolution.

They discuss the history of VWR and the entire card including Raychell Rose vs. Laynie Luck, Delilah Doom vs. Raché Chanel, and Amber Rodriguez becoming the #1 contender to Vixens Champion Nyla Rose.

Jacqui launches the first installment of "Bleeders", a new series looking at the intersection of pro wrestling and menstruation.

She talks to Camp Leapfrog standout The Crusher about how a lifetime of bleeding prepares wrestlers for the blood and pain of pro wrestling.

JR talks to 2021 Glitter Bomb award winner for Future Star, Sazzy Boatright!

They go in-depth on her infamous Twitter account as she explains about her love of mayonnaise, which Bachelor/Bachelorette contestants are her favorite, and why she thinks Rey Mysterio Jr. may have had some cosmetic surgery.

Harley, Emily, and Mayydayy discuss Hard To Kill, Impact's first pay-per-view of 2022.

The first all-women Ultimate X match!  Mickie James vs. Deonna Purrazzo in a Texas Death Match in the first all-women's Impact PPV main event!  Plus: how can Mickie James not win WWE's Royal Rumble without hurting her stock as Knockouts Champion?  Will we still see Rok-C vs. Deonna for the ROH and AAA titles?  Are Kimber Lee and Brandi Lauren dead?

It's 2022!  To kick off the new year, Harley and Emily are joined by Brian Bell, writer for Outsports and host of LGBT In The Ring.  Together they make their New Year's wrestling resolutions and discuss a number of the events and things they're looking forward to in wrestling this coming year.

It's the third annual Glitter Bombs, a year-end award show honoring the best wrestlers of marginalized genders!

You voted in ten categories including Favorite Wrestler, Favorite Tag Team, and Match Of The Year.  Harley and Emily reveal the results with the help of a slew of guest presenters.

It's Christmas week and our last episode of 2021 before next week's big Glitter Bombs award show extravaganza so we're taking a quiet one to reflect back on this year.  Join Harley, Mayydayy, Jacqui, Val Pancakes, and Meg as they discuss Impact, CFU, Enjoy, traveling for indie shows, and Macaulay Culkin.

Plus: 'Twas The Night Before Wrestle Christmas with JR.

Harley and Emily discuss ROH Final Battle, a potential future for Rok-C and her women's championship, and the significance of Deonna Purrazzo's surprise appearance.

Then: a technical mishap leads to Em running an impromptu edition of Ask Me Anything!