LGBT In The Ring

Hello, Lovelies! It's Thanksgiving, which means another chance to gorge ourselves on the best in off-the-wall pro wrestling! This year, Brian Bell and their spouse, KC, take in Max The Impaler's Tokyo Joshi Pro debut against Pom Harajuku. They unpack the moments of humor, menace and courage packed into the match, the personal connections they share with it and the spirit of "Ganbatte" within this battle!

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Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome pro wrestler Joshua City to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss his 9 year journey back to the ring after being diagnosed with HIV in 2013, grappling with his diagnosis and now his desire to use pro wrestling as an avenue to educate the public and raise awareness of the realities of living with HIV. City also shares stories about training under Lance Archer, linking up with Full Queer and stepping into the ring again when he never thought he'd get the chance to do so again.

Follow Joshua City on Instagram: @joshuacity91

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome pro wrestling's own "Starrfire," Ashton Starr, to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss Ashton opening up about the trials and peaks of his pro wrestling journey in the documentary "Starrfire," the full circle moment of facing Sonny Kiss in AEW, notching multiple firsts in pro wrestling history and helping to put the Southeast back on the independent wrestling map. Starr also opens up about his new tag team, The Re-Up, with Rico Gonzalez and why he takes so much joy in seeing those around him succeed!

Follow Ashton Starr on Twitter: @AshtonIsAStarr

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! Ahead of his main event match at Pro Wrestling Vibe Prime Time Vibes on Sunday, "The Shooter" Killian McMurphy returns to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss his Cassandro Cup victory, musically invading the PWI office and the continued evolution of The Goons' cinematic work. McMurphy also delves into the inspiration and motive behind his "Gay President" era and exploring the absurdities of homophobia through it. Also Sonic the Hedgehog.

Follow Killian McMurphy on Twitter: @TheShooterKM

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we're delving back into NLS territory as Kota Holliday returns to the show! She and Brian Bell discuss her experience helming NLS Is For Everyone, facing Ziggy Haim, her impromptu commentary appearance at Wrestle Queerdom and how her transition has impacted her pro wrestling career. Holliday also chats her desire to explore sports journalism, including her love for women's MMA.

Follow Kota Holliday on Twitter: @KotaHolliday

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! It's LGBT In The Ring's 3 year anniversary! And what better way to celebrate than chatting about the queer wrestling movement coming to a brand new city! Cincinnati Pride board member and former pro wrestler Heather Owens sits down with Brian Bell to chat Power! Pride! Pro Wrestling!, Cincinnati's first queer pro wrestling event.

Follow Heather Owens on Twitter: @H2Owens

Follow Cincinnati Pride on Twitter: @CincinnatiPride

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "The Spice Ranger" Kayla Sparks to the show! She and Brian Bell discuss the 20th anniversary of her pro wrestling debut at age 14, coming back to the ring after 14 years away, coming out and how she advocates for the LGBTQ through pro wrestling. Sparks also chats her appearances with AEW and WWE, and living her dream by wrestling in a WWE ring for the first time.

Follow Kayla Sparks on Twitter: @KaylaSparks247

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome 1/3 of The Caution (caution), "The Link to the Future" Anton Voorhees, to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss his work with Hoodslam, how The Caution was formed and helping build Hoodslam's sibling promotion GLAM. Anton also discusses his coming out post from earlier this year and why it was personally difficult for him to make it.

Follow Anton Voorhees on Twitter: @link2futureftf

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "Cannonball" Justine Ward to the show! They and Brian Bell discuss their journey into pro wrestling, learning the ropes during Covid and the personal triumphs Ward has found during their young career in the ring. Ward also chats about their first main event match against their trainer Covey Christ and how their long-distance swimming talents transferred into the ring!

Follow Justine Ward on Twitter: @CannonballJW

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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Hello, Lovelies! Just a few days removed from CasGayDia, we welcome back 1/2 of that show's main event a triple champion Keita to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss how his rise in Without a Cause came to be, his rivalry with PrideStyle anchor Da Shade over the Princex of Pride title and his redeveloping himself into one of the West Coast's most intense and high profile stars. Keita also shares his thoughts on Relentless Wrestling, sharing the ring with Ashton Starr at CasGayDia and why he called out the QWI 200 during his battle with Billy Dixon at Big Gay Brunch Dallas!

Follow Keita on Twitter: @KEiTAyourHeart

Snag tickets for CasGaydia on Sept. 11 at brainbustertix.com/casgaydia

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod 

The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital!

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

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