LGBT In The Ring

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome 1/3 of the Next Level Soldiers Kota Holliday to the show. She and Brian Bell discuss NLS' first foray into promoting, NLS Is For Everyone, building queer presence within the Chicago independent wrestling scene, how she discovered her inclusion in the QWI 200 and the perils of imposter syndrome.

Follow Kota Holliday on Twitter: @KotaHolliday

Follow the Next Level Soldiers on Twitter: @NLSisforever

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! Get your freak flags ready because we have the Proud Papa, Papa Jace, joining us this week! Jace and Brian Bell discuss how and why Papa Jace completely reinvented his wrestling persona over the last year on his way to becoming the biggest heel in the Las Vegas scene. He dishes on his admiration for Jody, his journey to put more of himself into his in-ring self-expression and merging how his character interacts with cultural ideals of masculinity. Also, trash cinema.

Follow Papa Jace on Twitter: @TheBattleBrand

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! We're late. We know. But this week's show is worth the wait as we welcome Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling champion Trish Adora to the show! She and Brian Bell discuss her upcoming title match against Big Swole at F1ght Club's In Grapitol We Trust event on Feb. 20, returning to Hoodslam in March and what she learned from her time with Ring of Honor. Adora also chats about overcoming mental health issues and figuring out what she wrestles for as the landscape of pro wrestling continues to change.

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Hello, Lovelies! All rise for your gay president because "The Business" Billy Dixon is back on LGBT In The Ring! He and Brian Bell dish on Pro Wrestling Vibe's Pride and Vibe Weekend, the largest celebration of queer pro wrestling to date. Dixon also discusses nearly quitting wrestling before his iconic Pup Collar match with AJ Gray, the significance of AC Mack's historic title win and his two-year journey to conquer O'Shay Edwards at F1ght Club Pro Wrestling's In Grapitol We Trust.

Follow Billy Dixon on Twitter: @TheBillyDixon

Follow Pro Wrestling Vibe on Twitter: @PWVibe

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! Fire up your Rei-Gun because we've got The Protagonist of Pro Wrestling Kidd Bandit on the show! Bandit has built a large following less than a year into their in-ring career through their candid online presence and infectious personality, and they and Brian Bell unpack that growth and the pressures that come with it. They also discuss Bandit's variants, including Waifu and Edgelord Bandit, and the example they want to set for pro wrestling and the LGBTQ fans that enjoy it.

Follow Kidd Bandit on Twitter: @kiddbanditpro

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! AC Mack's IWTV World title victory at Southeast First is still on our minds, so Brian Bell and their partner, KC, decided to give it the time it deserves. From their reactions to AC Mack winning the title to the implications and significance of his post-match speech, they run through all of their emotions around the crowning of pro wrestling's first out LGBTQ male world champion.

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! We wrap up Journo January by bringing back the Mother of LGBTQ wrestling media, The Nobodies' DJ Accident Report. He and Brian Bell discuss the origins of Nobodies Watching Wrestling, being part of LGBTQ pro wrestling's rise and the issues with the current digital media climate. They also chat the Mx. Nobody pageant and DJ Accident Report's Substack, Judgement!

Follow DJ Accident Report on Twitter: @eric_shorey

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 Strap Daddy himself, the Princex of Pride champion Da Shade! He and Brian Bell discuss his journey through the Las Vegas pro wrestling scene, winning the Princex of Pride title at Full Queer, the definition of Yeet Season and his title defense against Kidd Bandit at PrideStyle 2 this Friday.

Follow Da Shade on Twitter: @DaShade_

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 Southeast First day, and we've got the man challenging for the IWTV World title, AC Mack, on the show to chat all about it. Mack and Brian Bell trace his path to the IWTV World title, winning the SCI tournament, making Southeast First a statement to the wrestling world and the chance to become the first out LGBTQ male world champion in pro wrestling history!

Follow AC Mack on Twitter: @AC_Mack

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! Like wrestling media itself, Journo January evolves this week as we sit down with the creator of the new pro wrestling fan community Trans Graps, Sally. Trans Graps is a space for trans wrestling fans made by trans wrestling fans and is quickly growing into a platform for trans and gender-diverse people to discuss pro wrestling, queerness and everything in between. Sally and Brian Bell chat what led her to create Trans Graps, watching it blow up, her love for Candy Lee and Veny and cool dad Luther.

Follow Trans Graps on Twitter: @TransGraps

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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