Bonus Episode 9 - Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew
The NXT Wrestling Fan
Over the first five episodes of Kris' tenure on The NXT Wrestling Fan, MeganBob whiffed every attempt to predict the next big thing in the story of NXT. For reasons that we assure you are reasons, that has resulted in nearly two hours of Bob and Kris talking about Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew!, an obscure yet beloved funny animal superhero comic published by DC in the early 1980's. Rather than boring you with the origin story of this bonus episode, we'll just tell you that many DC Comjcs tropes are explained, many animal puns are uttered, many low-key quacks are quacked,...
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93 - Vehement Lounging
The NXT Wrestling Fan
As we knew that it would, the episode of NXT that originally aired on March 1st, 2015 arrived ready to rumble and brought with it topics such as: Past!Kris is always one step ahead A feline First Milk Match Inverted Atomic Drops will break your butt The Enzo Box The delicate act of being mean When a gimmick does not work Locational context Journalism! The Chosen One of Something Journey Into Rosebudness Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter...
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92 - Tye and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
The NXT Wrestling Fan
The episode of NXT that originally aired on February 25th, 2015 brings a lot of challenges for Tye Dillinger. This episode of The NXT Wrestling Fan, by contrast, brings you: A MeganBob Announcement Schrodinger's Tom What in the world is Hideo Itami fighting? The Bowtie Era The Kleenex Cheetah The David Mitchell of Chikara-ass bullshit Trampoline reveals Such good butts Not That Greg Hungry for the KJV God cuts a promo Areola Jones Tiny and indignant Being a journalist Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work...
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91 - Make a Cake About It
The NXT Wrestling Fan
Are we chanting for zoo animals in the episode of NXT that originally aired on February 18th, 2015? We certainly have reason to! Along with that, we also ride a rollercoaster that includes: Dramatic irony Precognition about rhinos and spears by tigers Reverse shrimp holds The Devon Box A tea-aboo sidebar A tiny Wrestlemania sign The Sydney Opera House A real Greg Bullcrap and a weird man Your boot-choking dollars Gotta dom your dom Nobody Eats It Like Neville Loud as a kazo Gravity remembers Revenge does a body good! GOOD WITCH WOULD NEVER Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was...
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90 - We'll Always Have The Apron
The NXT Wrestling Fan
The NXT Takeover that originally aired on February 11th, 2015 left Bob with some big feelings about wrestling. Other things we have feelings about in this episode include: Rivals to Wrestlelovers Kris' Bullwinkle OnlyFans Can a knee be gorgeous? The Bull Dempsey Circle of Hell A steel chair is brutally sat upon! Wrestling inspiration from the iconic Oprah Winfrey Tasting the mountaintop MeganBob loves a hobo tune The Hot Topic of wrestling championships Wrestling's ethic of care How to get all the power in a relationship Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the...
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89 - The Many Emotions of Corey Graves
The NXT Wrestling Fan
There are many things to note about the NXT go-home show that originally aired on February 4th, 2015 but chief among them is that Corey Graves is a man with things to get off his chest and observations to make. Highly specific observations. We make some observations of our own in this episode covering topics as diverse as: Angry bubble lady Insignificant sample sizes Pokebutt The Gil Gunderson of NXT Efforts Tasting Note for Submission Holds High Dollar Adjectives BETTER THAN RAW! BETTER THAN RAW! More Bullwinkle Than You'd Suspect The Coup de Grâce cocktail Our theme song is...
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88 - Too Sad To Be Hot
The NXT Wrestling Fan
The episode of NXT that originally aired on January 28th, 2015 leaves us with a lot to think about and a lot to feel because it's contract signing time between Kevin Owen and Sami Zayn! Along with the tension between them, we get into: Brad Maddox methadone Zeroth-level men 2023 is the year of Sin Cara Carny switch-ups Seasonal residence in wherever Indiscriminate bouncers "Right, little buddy?" The birth of #Blurphy The rolled-up newspaper of a heel headlock Anticipatory blow-off boner Catch the fever! Order Muppet vs Chaos Muppet "This Is Ours" by Mith When...
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87 - 5 Flowers Out of Several
The NXT Wrestling Fan
The episode of NXT that originally aired on January 21st, 2015 didn't intend to teach us a new word, but in our defense, Afrikaans words are simpler to spell on an American keyboard than 'Coup de Grâce' is. Not that we don't love a circumflex around here. Other things we loved and just generally had emotions about include: Day job promo packages Is William Regal a Spring Excited about brackets Deferral of inevitability Ulnar Nerve Manipulation Murder Chalk Treat yourself to a Bargument An Ode to Dinosaur Training Steak Fight The deadly Fucktapus Some beautiful hands "You too,...
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86 - Five-Fic WrestleKiss
The NXT Wrestling Fan
The prophesied move to Wednesday nights comes to fruition in this, the episode of NXT that originally aired on January 14th, 2015 and so does the hotly* anticipated bout between Baron Corbin and Bull Dempsey. Other things you might hotly anticipate about this episode include! [*Citation Needed] Sleep vs Heaven The best chants Simple Machine roundup A Sharpshooter is a wonderful thing to apply A silent MGM Meow Explaining neckbreakers to Ewoks Scooping on a first date Mermaid thighs Powerbombs are kisses, really Free-standing wrestling Millenial pet dads Can't read my...
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85 - Horny for Headlocks
The NXT Wrestling Fan
You Deserve It! 👏👏 👏👏👏 And you deserve everything else we cover in the episode of NXT that originally aired on January 8th, 2015, which, as you might expect, includes the glorious return of Sami Zayn. Other detours include: The fullness of your heart crystal Layers of performance Bob's Men's Feelings Retreat Doing Squatch 2: Squatching Season The finer points of cat ownership The Phantom of the Grapple-a Turtles and their wrestlers of choice Genital Flip, with Theatrics SolarPunk Gardening Jeans Sin Cara's last day as a flight attendant The kick of a...
info_outlineWe're almost there. We're SO CLOSE. And we have so many appetizers to dig into before the main course! The episode of NXT that originally aired on December 4th, 2014, is the go-home show for NXT Takeover: R Evolution, and while other feuds are fractionally furthered and we take delight in various small moments througout the show, it's the final confrontation between Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville that blows us away. Topics of conversation for this episode include:
- Bayley acting wildly out of character and being rightfully punished
- Simon Gotch dueling a lion
- Kevin Owens and the cracking open of the door between WWE and the independent scene
- The unfathomably erotic thrill of William Regal calling you "flower"
- Finn Balor is coming with something we've never seen before (is it his dick? How could it possibly be his dick? But also, how could it possibly not?)
- Character growth, evolution, and the moments in which professional wrestling is at its absolute best
- Bowser leaves town (and Bowsette arrives)
Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.
Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.
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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
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Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
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Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
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