Mat Mania Podcast

Underground rap legend MURS joins the Mania for a chat about the year 2016 in wrestling, what they want to see at the Royal Rumble, if we want Hulk Hogan back, his new album “Captain California” and much more! also, Ran plays his new track “Year In Gaming 2016” as well as MURS’ surprise fantasy entrance music. Happy New Year Maniacs!

*marked explicit for a liitle bit of language.

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Mr. Randy Cruz is back to guest on this week’s Mat Mania, which is all about the upcoming Roadblock: End Of The Line PPV. We also discuss the #BlackExcellence Tweet that got the internet in a frenzy, and on the 29th Birthday of Mega Man, Ran tells the story about how his Mega Man fandom began.

Songs by Mega Ran and RUN DMC.

Get in touch with Randy Cruz at @IamRandyRuz on twitter and peep his Cruz Control Podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes!

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Ellis broke the internet with his reaction to the Undertaker’s loss at Wrestlemania 30, and he’s here on Mat Mania to talk about actually MEETING ‘Taker, and give Survivor Series 2016 predictions. Also MC Lars joins Mega Ran for the intro to discuss reading the ICP audiobook, read by Violent J, Trump and Pence, Kanye and Hamilton, and upcoming UK dates which are below.

Get in touch with Ellis on Twitter at @EllisMbeh

MC Lars “The Graduate” 10th Anniversary Tour Dateswith mc chris, Mega Ran and Koo Koo Kanga Roo:

26 NOV @ THE KEY CLUB, LEEDS27 NOV @ FAC21, MANCHESTER28 NOV @ THE BODEGA, NOTTINGHAM29 NOV @ THE KLA, BRISTOL30 NOV @ SURYA, LONDON1 DEC @ RAINBOW CELLAR,BIRMINGHAM2 DEC @ NICE N SLEAZY, GLASGOW3 DEC @ JOINERS, SOUTHAMPTON4 DEC @ COBBLESTONES, BRIDGEWATER5 DEC @ SOUNDHOUSE, LEICESTER6 DEC @ THE SCENE, SWANSEA

tickets at nerdcoretour.com

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On the 32nd episode of Mat Mania, Ran is live from Kansas City, closing out a huge tour with MC Lars and mc chris. Lars joins the podcast, as well as special guest Rob Aurelius, who attended the Brooklyn show. Rob is a brand ambassador to many WWE stars and a huge fan. we talk Brock vs Goldberg, business etiquette and so much more. hit Rob up at @RobAurelius on all social platforms.

Rob will be helping out The Brooklyn Brawler with his House of Hardcore debut on 12/16 in Philly.

remaining shows:

11/12 Omaha11/14 Co Springs11/15 Denver11/18 Portland11/19 Seattle11/20 Eugene

more info at nerdcoretour.com

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Today’s episode features TWO guests, Ran’s tour and van-mate MC Lars, who talks ICP and wrestling terminology while debuting a NEW, never before heard song, and Steve F of TheFansPodcast, who gets us ready for Hell In A Cell’s TRIPLE MAIN EVENT and final Raw broadcast before it. Did Mick Foley’s emotional promo steal the thunder from the women and worse, come off as sexist?

Remaining tour dates at nerdcoretour.com10/25 – Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT10/26 – The Middle East Downstairs – Cambridge, MA10/27 – Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY10/28 – The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA10/29 – Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH10/31 – Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI11/1 – Riot Room – Columbus, OH11/2 – Diamond Pub and Billiards – Louisville, KY11/3 – The Stache at Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI11/4 – The Irving Theatre – Indianapolis, IN11/5 – Subterranean – Chicago, IL11/7 – Gabe’s – Iowa City, IA11/8 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN11/9 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI11/10 – Fubar -St. Louis, MO11/11 – The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO11/12 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE11/14 – Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO11/15 – Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO11/18 – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR11/19 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA11/20 – WOW Hall – Eugene, OR

Get more MC Lars at @mclars on twitter, and Steve at @TheFanPodcast

Music selections: “Console Wars” by MC Lars and Mega Ran and “Faint” by Linkin Park.

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Mega sits down with Matt Conn, CEO of MidBoss, creators of the Gaymer X Convention and producer of Read Only Memories, a new cyberpunk adventure game. Ran and Matt talk Clash of Champions 2016, and grade each match, talk about why we feel new times are coming for The New Day, and learn about the Deluxe version of “Read Only Memories,” coming soon!

Music selection: “Cruisin USA” (T.J. Perkins) by Mega Ran feat. KadeshFlow and 1UP.

Contact Matt and Midboss on twitter at @MattConn

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Ran and special guest Roknowledge chat about EVERYTHING, from Smackdown and Raw’s indie champs, CM Punk’s early exit, the possible return of Hulk Hogan, our thoughts on AJ Styles and Kevin Owens as champs, the anniversary of Steve Austin’s release from WCW, Ryback’s shoot podcast and who we think in the WWE would give Conor McGregor the toughest match…it might surprise you.

Contact Rok at @Roknowledge on Twitter and hear him every Friday on Rhyme and Reason Radio, Friday Nights 12am-2am. KNRJ/101.1 The Beat Phoenix, or Stream at http://azthebeat.com

Music selection by R8ted R and Ghostface Killah

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Caitlynn is a renowned voice actor as well as pre-school teacher and HUGE wrestling fan. Her and I watched SummerSlam 2016 from Mizucon in Miami, and had some thoughts on that, as well as NXT Takeover, and more. She talks about why she’s not a Brock Lesnar fan, what happened to Sasha, Cena’s wristband theories, and what her most challenging voice role was.

Get in touch with Caitlynn at @CaitlynnFrenchV on twitter or facebook.com/CaitlynnVoiceActorFrench/.

Music by BABYMETAL and Wale.

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Special guests Eva and Chris get together to talk Summerslam, Dolph’s promo (was it an “Austin 3:16” moment?), Dean as champion, suspension city, and WWE 2k17 rumors of Brock vs Goldberg. We try to predict the first 10 Universal Champions, and Ran also talks about wishing he could be in two places at once, and how his new haircut makes him feel.

Music selections by Mega Ran, Ludacris and Flyleaf.

Get at Eva on Twitter at @EvaxRockz and Chris at @azleo

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On this episode, guest Derek Montilla and Ran chat about what they like and dislike about the “New Era,” which side got the better part of the draft, and issue their SummerSlam Predictions and talk Phoenix sports.

Musical selection by The Cool Kids.

Get in touch with Derek at @Cap_Kaveman on Twitter or check out TheSportsKave.com and The Steel Cage Wrestling Podcast.

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