Wrestlesplania

This week Dan Barry (http://www.twitter.com/thedanbarry) stopped by Wrestlesplania HQ to talk to Rachel and Kath about canceling retirement, weird jobs, salad bar pudding, and becoming Dad Barry. PLUS: Sadness, bad movies, standup comedy, and the nicest wrestlers.

This week, Rachel and Kath go all the way back to 2016 to celebrate the friendship and rivalry of Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho. They talk discovering Chris Jericho as adults, male tenderness, exfoliating, and the pitfalls of bonding over hatred. PLUS: Seth Rollins’ lack of architecture experience, bad tattoos, the return of Roommate Braun Strowman, and number one carny Susan G Komen.

Materials discussed in this episode: all the Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens promos, Sign My Yearbook Megan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtOgBiJZUKY, Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins at HIAC 2016 + Raw Talk, the Festival of Friendship, Highlight Reel on Raw 3/20/17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izx7TEePODU, Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens at Wrestlemania 33, Chuck Taylor's drunk livetweets.

This week Rachel and Kath are joined by Aubrey Sitterson (https://twitter.com/aubreysitterson) to talk about his new book: The Comic Book History of Professional Wrestling! They get into his writing process, what makes wrestling so great, what makes wrestling so frustrating, and what makes wrestling so frustratingly great. PLUS: cons, forums, hotness, and botches.

This week Rachel takes on wrestlesplaining duties to guide Kath through the Raw guest era. They tackle the Jeremy Piven, Bob Barker, and Pee Wee Herman episodes of Monday Night Raw, plus Snooki winning at Wrestlemania in Uggs! Also in this episode: muppet discourse, the cultural dead zone of 2009, and respecting Jersey Shore.

Materials discussed include: Monday Night Raw #845 8/3/09, Monday Night Raw #850 9/7/09, Monday Night Raw #901 8/30/10, Monday Night Raw #929 3/14/11, Wrestlemania XXVII 4/3/11.

This week Rachel and Kath make their first foray into the world of TNA, guided by wrestling and television writer LaToya Ferguson (http://www.twitter.com/lafergs)! They talk iconic matches, mid-2000s hairstyles, and Brooke Hogan. PLUS: pop punk ailments and a wrestling episode of Charmed!

Matches Discussed Include: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe TNA Unbreakable 2005, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin vs. James Storm & Robert Roode TNA iMPACT #319 2010, and Gail Kim vs. Taryn Terrell TNA Slammiversary XI 2013.

Grab your favorite pair of goggles because this week Rachel and Kath are riding an airship straight into the heart of everyone’s favorite steampunk: Becky Lynch. They talk babyface energy, Full Sail Takeovers, ugly belts, developing perspective, and enjoying Carmella. PLUS: a preteen lifehack that’ll change how you live.

Material discussed includes: Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch at NXT Takeover Unstoppable 2015, Becky Lynch vs. Mickie James at Elimination Chamber 2017, Becky Lynch & Sami Zayn Mixed Match Challenge promo videos, Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Carmella at Summerslam 2018, The Baby-Sitters Club Super Mystery #4: Christmas Chiller.

Referee extraordinaire and Chikara Director of Fun Bryce Remsburg (https://twitter.com/dabryceisright) joined Rachel and Kath at Wrestlesplania HQ last month before heading to Joey Janela’s Lost in New York. They talked fanny packs, missing finals to ref a Terry Funk match, Macho Man Randy Savage, and the oral history of the Great Sasuke singing Bon Jovi.

Material discussed includes: “It’s My Life” by the Great Sasuke, 2011 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeTRePr3Ci8), The Nanny (why isn’t it streaming!?!?), Sofia Vergara at PWG (https://www.instagram.com/p/4bHIAcLpRT/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=9dco1vwzyrkd), “Be a Man” by Randy Savage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMbcOC5dS5k).

When Kath and Rachel recorded this episode a few weeks ago, their righteous fury over what WWE was doing to PAC was so powerful that they psychically forced WWE to release him from his contract! We’re like… 90% sure that’s what happened. Anyways, please enjoy this discussion of flips, muscles, dick outlines, and shitty corporate behavior.

Material discussed includes: Pac vs El Generico at PWG All Star Weekend 2006, Pac vs Ricochet at Dragon Gate Infinity 2011, Adrian Neville vs Sami Zayn at NXT R-Evolution 2014.

Rachel and Kath are joined by Powerbomb TV Independent Champion “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams (http://www.twitter.com/sauce_williams) to talk about wrestling life, being online, weiners, music, and favorite muppets.

Also in this episode: the picture of Kermit with his dick out, the gif of Wolverine with his dick out, Evolve 100, Pissed Jeans, Bringing Down the House, and “Pie” by The Rock ft. Slick Rick(big content warning on this song for racism, misogyny, bad vibes.)

In this very special Summerslam week edition of Wrestlesplania, Rachel and Kath wrestlesplain the appeal of pro wrestling to author/funny human/owner of hair DC Pierson (www.twitter.com/dcpierson)! They get into the essential connection between WWE and the Real Housewives before playing a game to see DC’s first impressions of the Summerslam card.

(The uncut Summerslam game is on the full length giant-size 2 hour episode available exclusively on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wrestlesplania.)