LGBT In The Ring

Hello, Lovelies! This week's special early edition of the show welcomes All Elite Wrestling's Sonny Kiss! As the Concrete Rose prepares to take on Cody for the TNT championship at Fight for the Fallen Wednesday night, we chat about the importance of LGBTQ representation on a large stage like AEW, accurate depictions of Kiss' gender fluidity and the genuine dynamic that comes through in her partnership with Joey Janela. Also, Limp Bizkit.

Don't miss Sonny Kiss vs. Cody for the TNT championship at Fight for the Fallen Wednesday at 8pm ET on TNT!

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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 sarahandthesafeword.bandcamp.com

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Hello, Lovelies! Brian Bell is taking a spell from the discourse to chat about some fun wrestling matches that he showed his partner, KC. First up, we take a look at the recent battle across Brooklyn for the ringlight championship between MV Young and Pinkie Sanchez. Then, we revisit Billy Dixon and Ariela Nyx's Bronx Bodega Brawl from Uncanny Attractions' Drags & Dropkicks: A Nightmare on Wyckoff Ave. Prepare for fun!

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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 sarahandthesafeword.bandcamp.com

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Hello, Lovelies! Don't worry if you feel the ground trembling under you this week because we have a kaiju on the show this week. A Big Bad Kaiju to be precise. Veteran wrestler O'Shay Edwards came out as bisexual during Pride month and he stops by to tell Brian Bell about what led him to announcing his truth openly for the first time. Plus Ahmed Johnson's role in his wrestling origins and why Ring of Honor is where he ultimately wants ply his trade. Stay ready.

Follow O'Shay Edwards on Twitter: @AllDamnDayOShay

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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 sarahandthesafeword.bandcamp.com

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Hello, Lovelies! The last week has seen a deluge of survivors speak out about systemic issues of abuse, predation, manipulation and sexual assault within the pro wrestling industry thanks to the #SpeakingOut movement. Emily Mae Heller (Afterbuzz TV, Safe Wrestling Collective) joins host Brian Bell to discuss the movement, the goals of the Safe Wrestling Collective and how pro wrestling makes true, lasting positive changes that ensure the safety of everyone within it. Survivors are valid. Believe survivors.

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Visit www.safewrestlingcollective.org for more information on the Safe Wrestling Collective.

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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 sarahandthesafeword.bandcamp.com

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Hello, Lovelies! We're back this week with a full rundown of WWE Backlash. Patches Chance (Daily DDT, Bell To Belles) joins host Brian Bell to analyze the card, including a stellar hoss fight, an all-time clinic & yet another example of WWE's belief that racial caricatures equal hilarity. We also chat about WWE's continued mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic and Evolve ceasing operations indefinitely.

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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 sarahandthesafeword.bandcamp.com

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Hello, Lovelies! As protests in response to police brutality continue worldwide, we're continuing our frank discussions regarding Black Lives Matter this week with a special focus on Black trans lives within the movement. Brian Bell's partner, KC, joins the show to discuss the circumstances around the killing of Tony McDade, Black trans erasure within the greater BLM movement and why these kinds of social cause can't leave self-contained marginalized communities behind in the quest for change.

Tony McDade. Nina Pop. Monika Diamond. Iyanna Dior. Black Trans Lives Matter. See how you can support Black trans voices here.

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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 sarahandthesafeword.bandcamp.com

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Hello, Lovelies. With protests and civil disobedience taking to the streets across the U.S. and beyond, Brian Bell welcomes pro wrestlers Russell Rogue & Devon Monroe and F1ght Club Pro Wrestling's Chris Harris for a powerful, vulnerable discussion about the fallout from George Floyd's death. From the mood on the ground within the movement and media representation to continued erasure of black trans victims, we touch on the expanded fervor for the Black Lives Matter campaign and how all levels of pro wrestling have engaged with the movement. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter

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Click here for a full list of resources and funds aiding protesters and marginalized communities.

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 sarahandthesafeword.bandcamp.com

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Hello, Lovelies! LGBT In The Ring is back to tackle one of pro wrestling's recent tragedies, the death of Stardom and Terrace House star Hana Kimura. Fanbyte's LB Hunktears helps Brian Bell work through the circumstances surrounding her death, the role social media and cultural constructs played and what the Tokyo Cyber Squad founder's lasting image will be to pro wrestling fans and beyond.

If you are considering suicide, LGBTQ youth (ages 24 and younger) can reach the Trevor Project Lifeline at 1-866-488-7386. Adults can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 24 hours a day, and it’s available to people of all ages and identities. Trans or gender-nonconforming people can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860.

Follow LB Hunktears on Twitter: @hunktears

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow the show 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.

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Hello, Lovelies! This week, Brian Bell welcomes Hoodslam founder DARK Sheik to the show! Sheik discusses Hoodslam's 10-year history of promoting progressive attitudes within pro wrestling and reflects on her experience coming out publicly as trans last March. The west coast has something to say, and DARK Sheik is here to say it!

Follow DARK Sheik on Twitter: @darksheikftf

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Keep up with Hoodslam at birdswillfall.com

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow the show 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.

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Hello, Lovelies! We're back this week to tear through Titan Towers and recap WWE Money In The Bank. Daniel Trainor (Pro Wrestling Sheet, Same Team podcast) joins Brian Bell to analyze all the rooftop tossing, mask stomping and trash talking action. Plus whatever that R-Truth segment was. It's more fun than a night in WWE headquaters' casket room! Oh yeah!

Follow Daniel Trainor on Twitter: @dantrainor1

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM

Follow the show 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.

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