LGBT In The Ring

Hello, Lovelies! Journo January continues with the Paul Pratt (Wrestling Inc.), aka "The Manager of Champions" Pollo Del Mar. He and Brian Bell discuss how decades of work in drag, pro wrestling and entertainment paved the way for his breakout 2021, accomplishing his dream of writing for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the connection wrestling built between him and his father. Plus, some fun Dustin Rhodes and Stone Cold Steve Austin stories!

Follow Paul Pratt on Twitter: @TheGlamazonPDM

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 welcoming back pro wrestling's Hitman for Hire, Mr. Grim. One year after coming out as pansexual, Grim and Brian Bell reflect on how things have changed for him, his stellar 2021 and the importance of being the role model he didn't have growing up in Washington, D.C. They also discuss Grim's packed early 2022, including matches at Wrestlers Lab, Enjoy Wrestling and F1ght Club Pro Wrestling.

Follow Mr. Grim on Twitter: @MRGRIM_IS4_HIRE

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 Wrestle Kingdom time once again, which means Rachel Giuliani is back to help Brian Bell break down all the action from Wrestle Kingdom 16! They discuss Katsuyori Shibata's return and evolution, Stardom featuring on the card for the first time, Sho's sad boy energy and Hiromu Takahashi's next great look. They also put El Desperado, Kenta and Hiroshi Tanahashi's bloody hardcore battle and Kazuchika Okada's IWGP World title odyssey under the microscope!

Follow Rachel Giuliani on Twitter: @EffingBoring

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 kicking off 2022 with the return of Journo January! This week, QWI Award-winning writer Lizzy Flanagan, aka LizzyLucha, joins the show. She and Brian Bell discuss her love of lucha, her goal to work in a major promotion and how her "Come Tuesday" meme came to be!

Follow Lizzy Flanagan on Twitter: @lizzyxlucha

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! With Xms two days away, Brian Bell is in the giving mood this week. Specifically, giving feedback on your feedback after last week's inaugural QWI Awards. Brian addresses the most common critiques, including some of their own, regarding the QWI Awards nomination process and ballot. Why were no WWE wrestlers nominated? Why did it feel like voting took on an American focus? What categories could be added for next year and which need a much deserved tweak? Brian gets into it all this week as they prep for the holiday season!

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 rounding out the QWI season with the fan-voted QWI Awards ceremony! Brian Bell, along with Grit & Glitter's Em Fear and Val Pancakes, announce the winners in 14 categories celebrating LGBTQ pro wrestling in 2021, including a number of QWI 200 honorees. From Wrestler of the Year to Best Look, we celebrate and honor those who you voted the best in QueerWres in 2021!

Follow Em Fear on Twitter: @ForkedPgh

Follow Val Pancakes on Twitter: @ValPancakes

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! As QWI 200 week reaches its end with the release of the top 20 today, Brian Bell welcomes a panel from Pro Wrestling Illustrated to discuss the list of the top 200 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of the year! "Manager of Champions" Pollo Del Mar (Wrestling Inc., PWI), Black Wrestlers 500 curator Righteous Reg (Fightful, PWI), Women's 150 curator Kristen Ashly (BellToBelles, PWI) and PWI Editor-in-Chief Kevin McElvaney break down this year's list, including a stacked top five, and open up about why lists highlighting underrepresented communities in pro wrestling are vital.

Follow Pollo Del Mar on Twitter: @TheGlamazonPDM

Follow RIghteous Reg on Twitter: @RighteousReg

Follow Kristen Ashly on Twitter: @KristenAshly

Follow Kevin McElvaney on Twitter: @wackelvaney

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 PrideStyle founder and VERSUS Pro co-booker Milhouse Malott to the show. Malott and Brian Bell discuss what led to the creation of Malott's new all-inclusive promotion and the bangers only level card planned for its debut on Dec. 10. Malott also delves into his coming out as pansexual on National Coming Out Day, the growth of the Las Vegas wrestling scene in 2021, Graphouse and running wrestling shows in a mall.

Follow PrideStyle on Twitter: @PrideStylePro

Follow Milhouse Malott on Twitter: @HeyMilhouse

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 want to wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving in the only way we know how: beautifully goofy pro wrestling. Brian Bell and their partner KC are back to discuss a true classic - The Invisible Man vs. The Invisible Stan from GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3 Part 1. How do you have a match when only the referee is visible to all in attendance? Let referee Bryce Remsburg suck you into one of the greatest one-man shows pro wrestling has ever seen.

Watch the match on YouTube here

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! Roll out the red carpet and protect your neck because hard-hitting legend Mercedes Martinez is on the show! Ahead of her Impact Knockouts title match against Mickie James at Turning Point Saturday, Martinez sits down with Brian Bell to chat the significance of stepping into the ring with James, how LGBTQ and female visibility has improved during her career, wrestling Cassandro at Rise Pride & Joy and overcoming anti-LGBTQ stigmas that existed early in her career.

Follow Mercedes Martinez on Twitter: @RealMMartinez

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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