Wrestlesplania

Rachel and Kath went to Beyond Wrestling Solid Gold in Rhode Island with fellow wrestling zealot Tim Faust (https://twitter.com/crulge). They talk about Randy Savage mixtapes, masseurs, committing to gimmicks, Chuck Taylor vs Chuck Taylor, and more.

The card for the show, with results, can be found here: http://thechairshot.com/2018/05/beyond-wrestling-solid-gold-results-5-26-18/

Rachel, Kath, and special guest Chris Cubas feel the power of cereal, twerking, and delight in this New Day episode. Topics include: growing up a black wrestling fan, confusing Vince McMahon as a strategy for success, failed kazoo consumption, cool matches, hot dudes, and dangerous trombones.

Matches discussed include: New Day vs Usos vs Lucha Dragons: Tables Ladders and Chairs 2015, New Day vs The Wyatts at the Wyatt Compound: 7/11/2016 RAW, New Day vs Usos: Hell In A Cell 2017, New Day goofing on Brandi Rhodes (

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=3njPLuqeJiw), Summerslam Brooklyn entrance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpqnGJPRUGM),

E&C Dudleys and Seth Rollins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bE-yvLs_xk), New Day's Time Machine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ojl_hxipr8)

Rachel and Kath are joined by comedian Jake Flores to work their way through the truth, ethics, tiny beers and enormous dumps of HBO’s Andre the Giant documentary.

Rachel and Kath talk Total Divas, the WWE-produced reality show.

Rachel and Kath talk about the Omega vs Okada trilogy, one of the most critically acclaimed feuds in recent wrestling history.

Matches discussed include: Okada v Omega I (Wrestle Kingdom 11), Okada v Omega III (G1 Climax), and Atsushi Onita v Terry Funk ("Exploding No Rope Barbed Wire Exploding Ring Time Bomb Death Match")

Rachel and Kath are joined by west coast producer hunktears, who introduces them to joshi: Japanese Women's professional wrestling.

They watch:

Chigusa Nagayo vs Dump Matsumoto hair vs hair match, Bull Nakano vs Aja Kong cage match, Bull Nakano vs Alundra Blaze, and more.

K+R recap Wrestlemania 34 after seeing it live in New Orleans. They share their takes on Elias, The Undertaker, young Nicholas, AJ v Nakamura, Charlotte v Asuka, and other favorite moments and biggest disappointments.

Kath and Rachel talk about the shows they saw in New Orleans in the lead-up to Wrestlemania. They discuss Evolve 102, RevPro 2018, Joey Janela's Spring Break 2, and Supercard of Honor XII.

Rachel and Kath meet with comedian Ron Funches during Wrestlemania Weekend. They talk being a wrestling fan, actually wrestling, and plugs (ronfunches.com)

Rachel and Kath discuss AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura in preparation for Wrestlemania.

We watched:

AJ Styles vs Kota Ibushi, Invasion Attack 2015 (NJPW)

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kota Ibushi, Wrestle Kingdom 9 (NJPW)

AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura, Wrestle Kingdom 10 (NJPW)