Wrestling Is Gross

a podcast about living in America

Wrestling Is Gross #110 - Bit Gay Innit 06/19/2025

Wrestling Is Gross #110 - Bit Gay Innit After years of threats, we've finally done it. An entire episode for the gay homies only. No straights allowed. If you listen to this podcast it will turn you gay. You have been warned. Happy Pride and Happy Listening. Matches discussed~ Kanyon vs. Raven vs. Saturn (WCW 8/8/1998) Miss Atlanta Lively & Jimmy Valiant vs. The Midnight Express (JCP 11/28/1985) Mariah May vs. Toni Storm (AEW 3/9/25) and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/37081780

Wrestling Is Gross #109 - There's No Tomorrow 05/30/2025

Wrestling Is Gross #109 - There's No Tomorrow Sabu died. You might have heard some people talking about it. Now you can hear us talk about the legend Sa fuckin Bu for over four hours. And in a Sabu-esque maneuver, we decided to botch parts of the recording, on purpose! Matches discussed~ Sabu vs. The Lightning Kid (NWA Grandslam, 4/17/1993) Sabu vs. 2 Cold Scorpio (ECW, 4/17/1996) Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam (AJPW, 5/31/1997) Sabu vs. Terry Funk (XPW, 7/22/2000) Sabu vs. Devon Storm (WWA, 4/12/2002) Sabu vs. Abyss (TNA, 12/11/2005) SSabu vs. The Big Show (ECW, 8/22/2006) Sabu vs. Joey Janela (GCW, 4/18/2025) and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/36790605

Wrestling Is Gross #108 - Dirty Eddie, Crazy Larry 03/24/2025

Wrestling Is Gross #108 - Dirty Eddie, Crazy Larry We're celebrating Siobhan's 99th birthday, and taking a moment to ask a few questions: How can Zeus move like that? Is that actually Larry Sweeney's sister? Does Masato Tanaka look good bald? And where are Nishimura's shoes? Matches discussed~ and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/35847210

Wrestling Is Gross #107 - Do I Still Like This Stuff 03/18/2025

Wrestling Is Gross #107 - Do I Still Like This Stuff In the year 2010, one young man sharing an apartment with his mom decided to start watching wrestling for the first time in 5 years and posting on message boards again. That young man was me. This is my story. Matches discussed~ CM Punk vs. John Cena (WWE 7/17/2011) and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/35741240

Wrestling Is Gross #106 - Twenty Twenty-Four, It Never Gets Easier 02/25/2025

Wrestling Is Gross #106 - Twenty Twenty-Four, It Never Gets Easier It's the 2024 Wrestling Is Gross Awards, aka The Grossies~! From A-to-Z, Macuarro to Makabe, we cover it all. Planes may be falling from the sky, but this podcast is landing safely and smoothly. Tell your friends! and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) Our lists are linked below. Don't click these until after listening to the show! /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/35416975

Wrestling Is Gross #105 - A Christmas Gift For You From Daniel Makabe 12/26/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #105 - A Christmas Gift For You From Daniel Makabe So here we are again, forcing our friend The Wrestling Genius to watch more IWA Deep South. And we're going to do it every Christmas until one of us dies. Happy Holidays. starts at 1hr47min and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/34616035

Wrestling Is Gross #104 - Bird Is The Word 11/28/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #104 - Bird Is The Word It's Thanksgiving in America so we're doing an episode about wrestlers who have bird names. That's it. That's the joke. Please tell your extended family about this podcast. Play it for them at the dinner table. Thank you. and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/34188940

Wrestling Is Gross #103 - The Blackman Comedy Hour 11/16/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #103 - The Blackman Comedy Hour Who will be the 47th WWF Hardcore Champion? Smack down your vote! If you're still in line, stay in line! Every vote matters! Matches discussed~ Crash Holly vs. Al Snow (SmackDown, 6/29/00) Steve Blackman vs. Crash Holly (SmackDown, 7/13/00) Steve Blackman vs. Al Snow (SmackDown, 7/20/00) Steve Blackman vs. X-Pac (SmackDown, 7/27/00) Steve Blackman vs. Shane McMahon (RAW, 8/21/00) Steve Blackman vs. Shane McMahon (SummerSlam, 8/27/00) Steve Blackman vs. Perry Saturn (SmackDown, 9/12/00) Steve Blackman vs. Al Snow (SmackDown, 9/19/00) Steve Blackman vs. Funaki vs. Crash Holly vs. Perry Saturn vs. Al Snow vs. Test (Unforgiven, 9/24/00) Steve Blackman vs. Road Dogg (SmackDown, 9/26/00) Steve Blackman vs. Raven (SmackDown, 12/21/00) Steve Blackman vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Raven (RAW, 12/25/00) ~~~ and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/33952412

Wrestling Is Gross #102 - H.P. Lovecraft's "Wrestle Mania" 10/31/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #102 - H.P. Lovecraft's "Wrestle Mania" What do you mean you're Slutty Freddie Blassie. What do you mean you're Thicc Rikidozan. What do you mean you're Ultra Mantis Blackface. Matches discussed~ ~~~ and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/33711307

Wrestling Is Gross #101 - Funkin Around 09/30/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #101 - Funkin Around Stabbed in Tokyo by gaijin. Harassed by a junkie in Bayamon. Fat man bullied me in Bremen. Flew to Philly to fuck with the King, then rode to hell (L.A.) for retribution. Do you think I like Hulk Hogan. Hell no. Matches discussed~ and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/33270512

Wrestling Is Gross #100 - HUNDO 06/30/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #100 - HUNDO One hundred episodes. We did it. We did it one hundred times. Aren't you proud of us. Can you even believe it. How you gon' go and make one hundred episodes of a damn wrestling podcast. Folks Thank you so much for listening. The next hundred will be even better. Tell your friends!!! Matches discussed~ and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/31952132

Wrestling Is Gross #99 - Halfway Home, Volume One 06/10/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #99 - Halfway Home, Volume One It's the 2015 Nick Gage Parole Tour! We finally pulled our friend Max away from his console television for long enough to record a podcast about The Man, The King, The God Of This Shit. The Matches~ and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/31687652

Wrestling Is Gross #98 - The Bill Podberg Goldcast Redux 05/31/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #98 - The Bill Podberg Goldcast Redux We're joined by our dear friend Precious Paul to revive one of the finest podcasts in history for one night only. A lyrical, magnificent episode about a wonderful, unique man. You're next! And you're dead! The Matches~ (all are on Peacock) Goldberg vs. Sid Vicious (WCW 10/24/1999) Goldberg vs. Chris Jericho (WWE 6/15/2003) Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE 4/2/2017) Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley (WWE 10/21/2021) Goldberg vs. Scott Steiner (WCW 9/17/2000) and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/31551282

Wrestling Is Gross #97 - The Official Gay Wrestling Podcast of Hamas 05/14/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #97 - The Official Gay Wrestling Podcast of Hamas Do not stand by his grave and weep. He is not there, he does not sleep. He is the thousand winds that blow. Reach for the sky boy. Almost a year to the day since our Jay Briscoe tribute episode, we're back to discuss him again, along with his weird little brother. RIP JAMIN DALE PUGH~ and , follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/31295477

Wrestling Is Gross #96 - Wrinklier Old Balls 04/22/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #96 - Wrinklier Old Balls On this show, we respect the elderly. Sure they might be hateful, bigoted, narrow-minded. But how great is it when a couple of them decide to try and beat each other up WRINKLY OLD BALLS TWO plus follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/30940848

Wrestling Is Gross #95 - Facial Abuse 03/29/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #95 - Facial Abuse Proto-Britwres? A different style fight? Two women stabbing each other with a big stick? In the words of Tracy Smothers, Fear is false evidence appearing real. Amen. And a Happy Belated Birthday to the Ace. Matches discussed~ follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/30599028

Wrestling Is Gross #94 - Birthday Kisses 03/20/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #94 - Birthday Kisses On today's show, we celebrate the art of getting hit in the nuts, read the blurb from the back of an old VHS box, and take a warm bath in trash juice. Fellas is it gay to kiss your opponent on the lips The Matches~ Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan (WWF 4/2/89) Roddy Piper vs. Goldust (WWF 3/31/1996) Chris Benoit vs. Kevin Sullivan (WCW 6/16/1996) Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn (ECW 5/16/1999) follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/30459888

Wrestling Is Gross #93 - Our Most Freudian Wrestler 02/26/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #93 - Our Most Freudian Wrestler Most know him as Riki Choshu. But to others, he's simply known as Big Dick Rick. Sometimes a lariat is just a lariat. Not this lariat. 🍆 Join us on our trek through Riki Choshu's Ishin Gundan and their 1985 invasion of All Japan Pro Wrestling! This is an episode we've wanted to do for a long time. The matches are all on YouTube and included in a playlist below. Riki Choshu & Masa Saito vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW 2/5/85) Riki Choshu vs. Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW 6/21/85) Riki Choshu vs. Killer Khan (AJPW 7/31/86) Riki Choshu vs. Terry Funk (AJPW 10/21/86) Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW 1/28/86) follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! RIP Aaron Bushnell /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/30114793

Wrestling Is Gross #92 - Zandig vs. Goku 02/17/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #92 - Zandig vs. Goku I pledge allegiance to The Boss, and to the Combat Zone for which He stands: One locker room under Zandig, indivisible, with liberty and justice pain for all. Amen. Happy 25th Birthday CZW! Here's to 25 more! Matches discussed~ Nick Mondo vs. Adam Flash vs. Nick Berk (CZW 12/15/01) Sami Callihan vs. Danny Havoc (CZW 9/12/09) JC Bailey vs. Nick Gage vs. John Zandig (CZW 7/??/05) DJ Hyde vs. Thumbtack Jack (CZW 6/6/09) John Zandig vs. Lobo (CZW 7/13/02) follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/29998303

Wrestling Is Gross #91 - Twenty Twenty-Three, It Don't Worry Me 01/22/2024

Wrestling Is Gross #91 - Twenty Twenty-Three, It Don't Worry Me It's the 2023 Wrestling Is Gross Awards aka The Grossies! Also the Fifth Anniversary of the podcast? Pretty weird! It's a great episode and everyone should listen. Tell your friends! Thank you all so much for listening to the podcast in 2023! We finished the year strong and are looking forward to having our best year yet in 2024! Our lists are linked below. Don't click these until after listening to the show! follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/29602023

Wrestling Is Gross #90 - Fishing With Jon 12/18/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #90 - Fishing With Jon We're joined by dear Jon to help us explore one dark corner of lucha libre, where almost everyone is fat, old and bleeding. Sit back and enjoy a solo cup full of beer right to the side of your head! Sí se puede! (I don't have a link to Jon's 2022 spreadsheet, I don't know why and I apologize) The Matches~ follow us on , , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! If you are reading this, I consider you my friend. Thank you for supporting the show. /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/29135393

Wrestling Is Gross #89 - The Septic City Invitational 12/01/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #89 - The Septic City Invitational Have you ever told a joke so many times that you started to believe it was a real story? That's kind of how this episode happened. As promised, it's the Carnage Cup 13 review, with special co-host Daniel Makabe. Check out his band on Bandcamp! This is easily the coolest thing I've ever plugged. Follow Daniel Makabe on and ! He's a quality poster, I wouldn't have him on the show if he was just a good wrestler! follow us on , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/28887373

Wrestling Is Gross #88 - It's Giving 11/23/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #88 - It's Giving It's the vastly popular Thanksgiving episode! We're going broadway with the mashed potatoes. Four and a quarter stars versus a pumpkin pie. Not putting the green beans over clean, that doesn't work for me brother. 🦃🍴🩸🦃 "It's like Pinter." - anonymous follow us on , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! The matches~ Abdullah the Butcher vs. Manny Fernandez (NWA 11/28/1985) Magnum T.A. vs. Tully Blanchard (NWA 11/28/1985) Ron Garvin vs. Big Bubba Rogers (NWA 11/27/1986) Shawn Michaels, Marty Janetty & Despina Montagas vs. Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Sherri Martel (AWA 11/27/1986) Terry Gordy vs. Killer Khan (World Class 11/22/1984) /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/28776053

Wrestling Is Gross #87 - Velcro Boys 11/17/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #87 - Velcro Boys What is the strongest piece of wood in the world? Is that SMW referee Mark Curtis or Academy Award nominee William H. Macy? What if we shrunk down Jim Cornette and put him in a little jar? All this plus so much more! follow us on , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! The matches~ /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/28695918

Wrestling Is Gross #86 - Smoking On That Mad Jack 10/31/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #86 - Smoking On That Mad Jack We're joined again by dearest Micha to celebrate Halloween and discuss her favorite wrestler in the world, Vampiro. The runtime isn't the only thing scary about this episode folks! ☠️☠️☠️ (We lost a big chunk of this episode from the first half but recovered nicely in the second half. If you can believe it, this episode was even longer! Thanks for listening!) follow us on , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! The matches~ /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/28478867

Wrestling Is Gross #85 - Vince and Shane's Secret Podcast 10/12/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #85 - Vince and Shane's Secret Podcast We begin our descent into hell to examine the in-ring careers of the McMahon family, starting with 1999, the greatest year in the history of American culture. will be our co-pilot. follow us on , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! Read JR's , a sick match where a legendary old biker bitch beats up a stupid little girl. The Matches: /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/28303943

Wrestling Is Gross #84 - Man With A Harmonica 09/30/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #84 - Man With A Harmonica The greatest wrestler of all-time died so we did a podcast about him. Next episode will be about someone who isn't dead. Not yet at least! Thanks for listening! Matches discussed: follow us on , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/28187990

Wrestling Is Gross #83 - Throw Your Cares Away 09/21/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #83 - Throw Your Cares Away New episode! We're back to share a few hours talking about the work of Bray Wyatt and Brodie Lee, attempt to unpack one of the best periods in WWE history, and think about all the things that could have been. "Wrestling is not a love story, it’s a Fairy Tale for masochists." - Windham "I love you Bray. I was like an uncle to them boys. I hate fucking death." - Dustin Matches discussed: Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs. The Usos (WWE 7/20/14) Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan (WWE 1/26/14) The Wyatt Family vs. The Shield (WWE 2/23/14) Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena (WWE 6/01/14) follow us on , , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/28109219

Wrestling Is Gross #82 - JAY~! 05/17/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #82 - JAY~! The first of two parts. This time, we discuss Jay Briscoe's career as a singles wrestler, his legendary matches with his brother, and his role as a load-bearing pillar for Ring of Honor's entire history. A really nice show! It's very possible that this show wouldn't exist without DEAN's architecture in shaping the modern wrestling fandom. He begat that which begat this and that and so on and so forth. His influence cannot be overstated, and he will be missed by so many of us. /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/26875131

Wrestling Is Gross #81 - The World's Biggest Asylums 03/31/2023

Wrestling Is Gross #81 - The World's Biggest Asylums Big beer gut and tiny black trunks. Brand new baggy jeans from Gadzooks. A gilded skeleton bodysuit. These are the garments of just a few of the heroes we discuss on today's program. Nearly 3 hours of twisted steel and Grandpa sex appeal. Matches discussed: follow us on , , and send us an email at and tell us something really weird! /episode/index/show/wrestlingisgross/id/26406795

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