Surreal Sports Stories

In the season finale of Surreal Sports Stories, our intrepid host dives into the aftermath of the 2024 Olympic Games, and Imane Khelif's quest for justice after weathering a storm of hate. Also, our host lets loose on an author he once admired.

Our intrepid host dives into the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and the hurricane of hate that nearly overtook Imane Khelif.

Who is Imane Khelif? Our intrepid host does a deep dive into the woman at the center of the storm, tracing back to her roots growing up in Algeria, her dreams of becoming an Olympic boxer, and the long road she took to get there. In addition, we learn about the infamous medical situation that originally put Imane Khelif in the crosshairs of the IBA, and its extremely controversial nature.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine doesn't just create seismic tremors in the world of international geopolitics, it also causes a massive earthquake in the world of international boxing. Infighting amongst the IBA, separatist organizations jockeying for power...all take place in the backdrop of a young fighter's quest for Olympic immortality, until a shocking turn of events.

In order to know the exactitudes of how Imane Khelif became the victim of a conspiracy both greater and pettier than her, it's important to know the backstory of the main players. In this episode, our intrepid host dives into the Olympic history of the main nation that might've had an axe to grind with Imane Khelif: Russia.

The biggest sports story of 2024 deserves more than just a few episodes, because it's a bigger story than of just one boxer. It's a story of trials, tribulations, corruption, hate, love, sport, and courage. For the season finale of Surreal Sports Stories, our intrepid host tackles the story of Imane Khelif, Olympian.

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What happens when you let someone go into business for themselves? Whether it's in the wrestling business or regular business, it's usually a beautiful disaster. In this episode, join our intrepid host as he sifts through the fallout of WCW's infamous Bash at the Beach 2000 PPV.

The wild ride that is Bash at the Beach 2000 continues! In this episode, join our intrepid host as he parses through some of the cattiest "he said, he said" arguments you've ever heard, as well as the shocking conclusion to the show.

Ever been a part of a disastrous group project where no one can agree on anything and the stakes are higher than they have any right to be? Those aren't fun times, but this set of episodes might provide some catharsis!

Join our intrepid host as he dives into one of professional wrestling's weirdest, pettiest, ego trips: Bash at the Beach 2000.

In this episode, our intrepid host does a breakdown of the most compelling evidence suggesting the 1918 Chicago Cubs threw the World Series, and comes away with a surprising conclusion.