LGBT In The Ring

Hello, Lovelies! It's LGBT In The Ring's 100th episode! To commemorate hitting triple-digits, regular host Brian Bell scoots into the guest chair to answer questions from their partner and past guest, KC. They discuss Brian's history with pro wrestling dating back to 1995, coming out as non-binary and showing emotional vulnerability on the air and their path to joining Outsports and starting the podcast. They also reflect on the path to 100 episodes, touching on the boom of LGBTQ pro wrestling, the highs and lows of the podcast to date and why producing the show remains so important to Brian. Also, there is a special surprise at the end, so make sure you listen til the final bell!

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! Roll out the red carpet, because we've got LGBTQ pro wrestling royalty on the show this week as Mariah Moreno joins the show! Moreno and Brian Bell discuss her groundbreaking career, including learning under and building close friendships with deathmatch legends Supreme and Angel The Hardcore Homo, wrestling Nyla Rose in her final pre-AEW match and the growth of the LGBTQ pro wrestling community in her wake. Moreno also discusses her historic main event match against Edith Surreal at Paris Is Bumping: Solid Gold '21 and what it means to her to be part of the initial Paris Honors class.

Follow Mariah Moreno on Instagram: @Mariah_Moreno82

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome back "The Business" Billy Dixon to the show. He and Brian Bell discuss his upcoming sequel to 2020's ballroom-meets-wrestling event Paris is Bumping, Paris is Bumping: Solid Gold '21, and provides insight into Butch vs. Gore's plans for the rest of the year. Dixon also gets personal on asserting himself as a pro wrestler, how his Pup Collar match against AJ Gray at EFFY's Big Gay Brunch convinced him to continue his career and honoring LGBTQ pro wrestling's foundation.

Tickets for Paris is Bumping: Solid Gold '21 are available here

Follow Billy Dixon on Twitter: @TheBillyDixon

Follow Paris is Bumping on Twitter: @ParisIsBumping

Follow Butch vs. Gore on Twitter: @ButchVsGore

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! We're so peachy to have "Black Sexcellence" Devon Monroe on this week's episode! Monroe sits down with Brian Bell to chat his quick rise on the independent pro wrestling scene, why competing at Black Wrestlers Matter 2 means so much to him and his admiration for Arik Cannon. They also speak on his upcoming match at Paris Is Bumping: Solid Gold '21 against Eel O'Neal!

Follow Devon Monroe on Twitter: @TheDevonMonroe

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome Taye, the mind behind the upcoming Black Girl Magik event, to the show! She and Brian Bell discuss what led her to create the showcase wrestling event for women of color, how Chyna and Bull Nakano inspired her to step into the ring and the importance of creating spaces for underrepresented communities and building support systems in wrestling. Taye also discusses ideas for Pro Unapologetic Wrestling beyond Black Girl Magik!

Check out Black Girl Magik on June 26!

Follow Taye on Twitter: @aloha_taye

Follow Black Girl Magik on Twitter: @ProUnapologetic

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! LGBTQ powerhouse Parrow joins the show this week! "The Twink Hunter" chats about his experiences in pro wrestling, his upcoming Pride deathmatch event Fear The Gay Agenda and the event's connection to the 5th anniversary of the Pulse shooting. Parrow and Brian Bell also discuss the placement of LGBTQ pro wrestlers on cards and how to move past stereotyping of LGBTQ pro wrestlers!

Check out No Peace Underground's Fear The Gay Agenda on June 11, 8pm ET, live on independentwrestling.tv

Follow Parrow on Twitter: @Parrow_

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! We're back this week with two episodes! First up, Fanfyte's Colette Arrand returns to discuss AEW's latest pay-per-view event Double or Nothing. She and Brian Bell run recap two stellar women's matches, the "F+" Ogogo-Rhodes nationalist clash, Sting taking off his shirt and why this should be the final Stadium Stampede match despite Tully Blanchard's Pride fit.

Follow Colette Arrand on Twitter: @colettearrand

Follow Fanfyte on Twitter: @FanFyte

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! Well, as the "Ep. X" implies, this week was originally supposed to be a break for LGBT In The Ring host Brian Bell. But an eventful week pulled them back into the home studio for an "unofficial" episode! Brian runs through all the amazing Pride month wrestling events lined up, outlines the podcast's scheduled guests for Pride month, reveals the special nature of the show's 100th episode in July and shares some thoughts about limiting queer pro wrestling identities to Pride month. Spoiler: it's bad and there are no more excuses for doing so.

Make sure to submit your questions for LGBT In The Ring's 100th episode role reversal extravaganza at [email protected]

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "The Exhibition of Intrigue" Edith Surreal back to the show! Surreal and Brian Bell discuss her upcoming episode of IWTV's reality series "The Life Of..." which gives a glimpse into the lives of top independent pro wrestlers. Surreal's episode is poised to be significant in terms of trans visibility and displaying a slice of the trans experience for all audiences. The two talk about the vulnerable nature of filming those experiences, her relationships with Solo Darling, Willow Nightengale and Dark Sheik and what she hopes audiences take away from the episode. They also chat about Surreal's breathtaking entrance at IWTV Family Reunion during WrestleMania week!

Check out "The Life Of Edith Surreal" when it debuts June 1 on IWTV

Follow Edith Surreal on Twitter: @edithsurreal

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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Hello, Lovelies! Sprout your wings and take to the heavens as we welcome "The Notorious Angel" Amber Jo to the show this week. Amber made history last year, becoming the first trans woman ever to wrestle under the banner of top British wrestling promotion Rev Pro. She and Brian revisit that moment, which was also one of her first matches ever, as well as providing representation to trans and autistic communities, learning from trans pro wrestling trailblazers and her Chyna body goals!

Follow Amber Jo on Twitter: @TheAmberJo_Pro

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 for a 5-day free trial.

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