LGBT In The Ring

Hello, Lovelies! We're ringing in the holidays with one half of the Flamin' Aces, "The Playboy of the PNW" Zaye Perez! He and Brian Bell discuss Perez's journey in the Pacific Northwest pro wrestling scene, training at Oregon Pro Wrestling School, why he changed his mind about being open about his queerness within pro wrestling and his bonds with Spencer Scott and Jaiden!

Follow Zaye Perez on Instagram: @theactualzaye

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 close out QWI season for 2023 with the QWI Awards, as voted by the fans and listeners of LGBT In The Ring! Brian Bell welcomes Val Pancakes and Don Halliwell to the show to reveal the winners, including LGBTQ Tag Team of the Year, Personality of the Year, Match of the Year, Best Look and Wrestler of the Year among other categories!

Follow Don Halliwell on Twitter: @donhalliwell1

Follow Val Pancakes on Twitter: @ValPancakes

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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've got a double dose of LGBT In The Ring this week, kicking off with the return of TNA Knockout "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw! She and Brian Bell discuss the QWI 200, her history-making matches with New Japan Pro Wrestling, her thoughts on the return of TNA and more!

Follow Gisele Shaw on Instagram: @giseleshaw08

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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 the 2023 QWI 200, celebrating the top 200 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of the year! Jack Murley (BBC), Pollo Del Mar (PWI) and Lo McGrath (PWI) join Brian Bell to discuss the number one pick for 2023, standouts from the list, the state of LGBTQ pro wrestling and so much more!

Follow Jack Murley on Twitter: @jack_murley

Follow Pollo Del Mar on Twitter: @TheGlamazonPDM

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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 QWI season, so we're kicking things off with something new, an analysis of this year's QWI Awards ballot with Don Halliwell (PWPonderings, Grit & Glitter)! They and Brian Bell discuss the nominees in each category, provide supplemental info for the ballot and relive the best in queer pro wrestling during 2023!

Follow Don Halliwell on Twitter: @donhalliwell1

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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 brave the brush with "The Adventuress" Lara Frazier! They and Brian Bell discuss how a lifetime of performance led them to pro wrestling, working the Disney Jungle Cruise, finding homes in Hoodslam & Full Queer and being non-binary in pro wrestling spaces!

Follow Lara Frazier on Instagram: @larafrazierkick

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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 a decorated champion of Midwest independent pro wrestling, Terrance Griep AKA Tommy "SpiderBaby" Saturday, to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss his 20-year career, Griep's rejection of Out Magazine's labeling of him as the first out gay pro wrestler, his work as a journalist, the evolution and acceptance of SpiderBaby and his upcoming retirement tour.

Follow Terrance Griep on Twitter: @TheSpiderBaby

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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! Brian is recovering from injury this week, but there is important QWI 200 news to release, so this week is a mini office hours edition! Brian reveals the release schedule for the 2023 QWI 200, 2023 QWI Awards Nomination ballots and a hefty chunk of a preview of the latest Patreon exclusive episode of the bonus podcast Required Reading!

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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 kick off year five of the show with returning guest Pollo Del Mar! Brian Bell and the "Manager of Champions" discuss her return to promoting with the Pride Of The Desert Tournament during Palm Springs Pride Weekend on Nov. 4, building platforms to elevate queer talent within the pro wrestling world and continuing to reach out to new audiences!

Follow Pollo Del Mar on Twitter: @TheGlamazonPDM

Grab tickets for Pride Of The Desert: oscarspalmsprings.com

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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! Brian Bell is solo this week with a special episode discussing their experience covering AEW WrestleDream in person, a personal account of the day that made them deeply emotional and othered, as well as the changing face of sports/wrestling media now that non-binary, genderfluid and gender-diverse people are now present within it.

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @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