Wrestlesplania

This week Rachel and Kath zero in on Samoa Joe’s career in 2005 and 2006. (They were two really, really, really good years, okay!) They talk Joe vs Kobashi, his TNA feud with Kurt Angle, and the IWA Midsouth classic with Necro Butcher. Plus: what kind of restaurant Joe should open, CM Punk hot takes, and Sylvia Plath.

Materials Discussed Includes: Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi in Ring of Honor 10/01/2005, Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher in IWA Midsouth 6/11/2005 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMU5S9VHhJM), and Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle in TNA 12/10/2006 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmSj54Ls6fQ).

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“WHO IS THE CUTEST IN THE WORLD!??” is the question Rachel and Kath try to answer this week by delving into the career of former LinQ idol and current Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler Maki Itoh. They talk about failure, beauty, more failure, and oversharing to get people to like you. PLUS: pores, tweets you immediately regret, face size, and even more failure.

Materials Discussed Include: lots of tweets translated by Itoh Respect Army (https://twitter.com/ItohRespectArmy), “Throwing Your Life Away with Maki Itoh” (https://headmeetchair.com/2018/07/throwing-your-life-away-with-maki-ito/), Maki Itoh vs. Danshoku Dino in DDT 1/3/2018, Maki Ito & Saki Akai vs. Meiko Satomura & Cassandra Miyagi at DDT Ryogoku Peter Pan 10/21/2018, Maki Ito vs Natsumi Maki in Tokyo Joshi Pro 2/23/19. (Check out our patrons only notes for more match recommendations and links!)

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Awoooouuu!!! Before saying goodbye to the US, Kris Wolf joined Rachel and Kath for Splania’s milestone 69th episode. They talked overcoming shyness, favorite movies, the Oedo Tai dance, thrill-seeking, and Kris’ retirement. PLUS: erotic audiobooks, erotic fan fiction, erotic friend fiction, pre-show nerves, and BUTTS.

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Comedian Scotland Green (https://twitter.com/ScotlandGreen) joined Rachel and Kath to wrestlesplain WWF’s New Generation. They talked Shawn Michaels, Lex Luger, Bret and Owen Hart, Yokozuna, Diesel and Mankind! PLUS: local wrestling shows, tape trading, being Vince McMahon’s therapist, and different things “HBK” could stand for.

Materials discussed include: Yokozuna's Bodyslam Challenge (Raw 7/5/93), Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart at Wrestlemania X (3/20/94), The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Hakushi at Summerslam 1995 (8/27/95), Shawn Michaels vs Diesel at In Your House: Good Friends Better Enemies (4/28/96), Shawn Michaels vs Mankind at In Your House: Mind Games (9/22/96), this Jeff Jarrett vignette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4JoFItSmbY, Irwin R Schyster vignette (Action Zone 1994) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSy2s8aXJ_Q, and Bob Backlund on Raw 10/17/94.

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Rachel and Kath hobbled into the studio after a crazy Wrestlemania week to recap: Wrestlemania itself, Splania Mania, and Raw and Smackdown! PLUS: taking chair shots in the streets of Bushwick from new friend of the show Joey Janela.

Bonus about the indie shows of 'Mania week will appear on Patreon shortly. Thanks so much for an incredible week, Splania fans, we love you!

Happy Wrestlemania Weekend! Enjoy this free bonus episode released from the bounds of our patreon, in which Rachel and Kath prepare for the festivities ahead with a preview of The Biggest Stage Of Them All (tm) as well as some highlights from the other shows they'll be attending this weekend.

It’s Wrestlemania week!! In this episode Rachel and Kath get ready for #Kofimania by looking at Kofi Kingston’s 11 years in WWE. They talk about the cringey Jamaican gimmick, fabulous Royal Rumble saves, WWE’s ability to commodify dissent, the erotic appeal of touring comedians, and Cesaro yodeling.

Get ready to be delighted, Splania fans. Rachel and Kath are joined this week by wrestler Willow Nightingale (https://twitter.com/w_nightingale_), fresh from surgery, to talk about pop punk, wrestler tattoos, breaking her neck, and Neopet commitment issues. PLUS: wanting to marry John Cena and the return of mouth stuff vs butt stuff.

Rachel and Kath go back to the late 1980s this week to watch the babyface of babyfaces Ricky Steamboat. They talk legendary matches, cool shoot names, old NWA crowds, Ric Flair's fuck schedule, and cruelty to animals. PLUS: Budweiser horses, wrestlers who look like horses, and entering events on horses.

Say yeah! Yeah! yeah! Yeah! This week Rachel and Kath go through the rise and fall and then rise again of The Revival! Yeah! They talk wrestling on TV, tag team gimmicks, the time Rachel met Scott Dawson on a plane, catchphrases, and inter-promotional social media feuds. PLUS: The Shadow Realm, All Elite Wrestling, and Rachel saying “woo woo woo” a bunch of times.

Material Discussed Includes: The Revival vs DIY Two out of Three Falls for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT Takeover Toronto 11/19/16, Being the Elite, The Revival vs Tyler Breeze & Zack Ryder on Main Event 1/3/19, The Revival vs Bobby Roode & Chad Gable for the Raw Tag Team Championship Monday Night RAW 2/11/19