LGBT In The Ring

Hello, Lovelies! This week, we welcome Player 1 himself Big Game Leroy to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss his upcoming return from injury at Wrestlers Lab, the process of building himself back up after nearly a year out of the ring, how working at T2T helped inspire him to be more open about his queerness and more!

Follow Big Game Leroy on Twitter: @BigGameLeroy

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome back Andey Ripley and Irving West, collectively known as C.R.E.E.P.S., to the show! They & Brian Bell dive deep on their EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 8 experience in Florida, their upcoming title match at Wrestlers' Lab Showabunga 2 and what validation in the pro wrestling space truly feels like!

Follow Andey Ripley on Twitter: @andeyripley

Follow Irving West on Twitter: @IrvingWestPhD

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome poet and author of "The Perfect Bastard" Quinn Carver Johnson to the show! They & Brian Bell discuss the poetry collection, Adrian Street, the themes of the book and how they're reflected in the new and old realities of pro wrestling and how the book helped Johnson introduce the art of pro wrestling to the greater art culture!

Follow Quinn Carver Johnson on Twitter: @qcarverjohnson

Check out "The Perfect Bastard" at NU Press

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we discuss EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 8 with Required Reading co-host Hollis! He & Brian Bell break down the action, including the violent grace of Dark Sheik and Che Monet, the comical antics of Creeps and models and Hollis' experience as a lapsed fan being introduced to the ever-queering world of pro wrestling!

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We hit the home stretch of Journo January with returning guest Jack Murley! He & Brian Bell discuss his work with BBC Sport, starting up the BBC LGBT Sport Podcast, falling into his broadcasting role and the pride he felt calling WAW's shows focused on the LGBTQ community!

Follow Jack Murley on Twitter: @jack_murley

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Journo January continues this week as we welcome 2023 QWI Journalist/Writer of the Year Ella Jay! She & Brian Bell discuss her path into wrestling media, why her focus on women's wrestling is vital, feeling good enough and her own personal journey with queerness.

Follow Ella Jay on Twitter: @itsellajay

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Journo January continues this week as we welcome Lucas Charpiot to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss his work with VL Media, covering pro wrestling from a French perspective, the LGBTQ presence in the French wrestling scene, disappearing Rey Mysterio masks and trauma.

Follow Lucas Charpiot on Twitter: @LucasCharpiot

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! It's time to talk about New Japan Pro Wrestling yet again as we welcome Rachel Giuliani back for our annual run through Wrestle Kingdom 18! She and Brian Bell discuss the emotional main event, Look King Hiromu Takahashi, Okada acting rather un-Okada, a poignant moment for Will Ospreay, why the Matt Riddle announcement soured New Year Dash and what exactly Gene Blast is supposed to mean!

Follow Rachel Giuliani on Twitter: @EffingBoring

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! 2024 is here and we're kicking off another Journo January month with "Queen of the Ring" Alex Lajas! She & Brian Bell chat her career as a pro wrestling content creator, Church of Joshi, the growing number of women in wrestling media, how her journey of queer discovery paralleled her work, combatting the anxiety of existing in wrestling media as a member of multiple underrepresented populations and being a silly little goose.

Follow Queen of the Ring on Instagram: @_queenofthering

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We're closing out 2023 with prolific U.K. pro wrestling broadcaster Mark Adams! He & Brian Bell discuss his work with TNT Extreme, Progress and PCW, his relationship with Kendo Nagasaki, the impact of EFFY's Big Gay Brunch U.K. and PCW Pride Of The Ring and his love for "Child's Play."

Follow Mark Adams on Twitter: @MarkAdamsHC

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT