Phil is joined by the Wrestling Genius Daniel Makabe to talk about the epic Villiano 3 vs. Atlantis mask vs. mask match. We talk about the way lucha libre has changed, the greatness of old luchadores, Daniel's bloody retirement match, DEAN~! and much more!!

Phil is joined by Indy wrestling icon Joey Janela to talk about his favorite Dome match Jinsei Shinzaki vs. Great Muta from 4/29/96. We talk about him wrestling Shinzaki and Sasuke, the greatness of wrestling spectacle and his upcoming match against Masato Tanaka

Phil talks with Charles from PWO and Wrestling Playlists about the greatest War Games ever, we rank the contenders, talk about what made J.J. Dillion so great and the problems with modern War Games

Phil is joined by Mad Dog Connelly to talk Piper vs. Valentine from Starcade 83. We talk about his history with the Collar, how hard Valentine hits and much more.

Phil is joined by pro wrestler and ex-UFC fighter Filthy Tom Lawlor to talk about Kazunari Murakami vs. Yuji Nagata from New Japan December 2002. We talk about the beauty of simplistic wrestling, who hit Tom the hardest in the ring, and overlaps between MMA and pro-wrestling.

Phil talks with writer and podcaster David Bixenspan about Genichiro Tenryu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami from the New Japan Dome show. We debate whether Tenryu was protecting Fujinami or abusing him, and how much a broke bloody nose hurts

Special Episode of Way of the Blade Pod as Eric and I look back on the best bloody matches of 2021, we talk about Mickie Knuckles and Tank's triumphant comeback, the greatness of CM Punk and Eddie Kingston and the all time iconic year of Black Terry

Phil is joined by TV Writer(The Office, Superstore) and DVDVR veteran Owen Ellickson to talk bombastic 80s wrestling, NBA conspiracy theories and much more

Phil talks with Alan Counihan of the Pro-Wrestling torch about the nasty fist fight between Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue. We talk about the 4 Pillars era of All Japan, the weird Kawada US and Canadian excursion and much more

Phil talks with wrestling historian and member of the board of the Pro Wrestling Studies Association about the cage match with Tito Santana and Bruno Sammartino against Randy Savage and Adrian Adonis. We discusses the academic study of pro-wrestling and a long aside on the career of Evad Sullivan