Grit & Glitter

It's the season six premiere and Val Quartz and her co-host Hana check in with some life and Daryl Apparyl updates.

Then: Emily is joined by Val Pancakes, Bridget Clark, and Molly Reed to discuss wrestlers and Disney World, astrology, and an illuminating game of Would You Rather?

On the season finale of Grit & Glitter, Harley and guest Jacqui Pratt take a state of affairs of women wrestling's in the big money American promotions.

AEW, WWE, Impact, NWA, ROH, and MLW.  Where do things stand?  How optimistic are they about their respective futures?  Who has the best division going today?

The 2021 PWI 500 is out and Harley, Emily, and Meg discuss the 31 wrestlers of marginalized genders who ranked on this year's list and what it means for the future of intergender wrestling.

Then:  Em talks to Ziggy Haim about ranking on the PWI 500 for the first time.

Plus: CFU crowns its first champion.

Em & JR talk to Janai Kai about her breakout 2021, teaming with Yoya in YoKai, competing for the CFU Championship, and ranking on the PWI 500.

Em & Harley get emotional about new ROH Women's Champion Rok-C and her incredible match against Miranda Alize at Death Before Dishonor.

Val Pancakes was live in Chicago for Effy's Big Gay Brunch and AEW All Out.  She discusses all the Brunch shenanigans with Emily and the two AEW women's matches with Em and Harley.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Daffney.

One weekend, two shows, all-women!

Harley & JR chat about the return of Pro Wrestling Eve after 18 months of lockdown and the new status quos set following Wrestle Queendom 4.

Emily & Mayydayy chat about Mickie James laying down the gauntlet with the near-perfect NWA Empowerrr show.

Emily & JR talk to Pro Wrestling Eve Champion Rhia O'Reilly about the return of Eve after a 17-month lockdown and defending her title in a 30-woman battle royal this Friday at  Wrestle Queendom 4.

Plus:  JR talks to Alaskan wrestler Freya The Slaya about life in Alaska and wrestling on AEW Dark.

Emily and guest Molly Reed discuss Paris Is Bumping: Solid Gold '21 and compare Em's perspective watching the show on IWTV and Molly's perspective attending live in person.

Plus: JR talks about black representation in wrestling and what it means for Pro Wrestling Illustrated to acknowledge Trish Adora's Pan Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling Championship as a verified world title.

Harley and Emily chat with legendary cartoonist Jaime Hernandez about his new book of women's wrestling-themed artwork, Queen Of The Ring, as well as women's wrestling in general and 40 years of Love & Rockets.

On our 100th episode, The Glitterati (Harley, Emily, Val, JR, Meg, Megan, Pancakes, & Mayydayy) reflect back on how we found one another and some of our favorite moments from our first hundred episodes.