The Accidental Wrestling Fan

Apologies for the long delay, but we back. In this episode, Damon talks wrestling with his fiancée Paige (Co-Host of Those Bald Chicks). Interestingly enough, Paige does not like wrestling and Damon aims to pinpoint what she dislikes about wrestling. Don't worry though, folks. She's got a lot of good things to say about THIS BUSINESS, especially Roman Reigns and his really nice teeth (and body). You can find out more about Those Bald Chicks by visiting...

You haven't heard from us in like six months LOL.

Kaz and Damon were joined by Hanzi, host of the BiPolar Coaster podcast, and Lynch Cassidy, Black Lantern Clothing, on Twitch to discuss the 2021 #MITB PPV. You can find the BiPolar Coaster podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bipolar-coaster/id1504829645 You can also follow Hanzi on Twitter (@Hanzi83). You can find links to Lynch's clothing store, print shop, and more here: https://linktr.ee/lynchcassidy He's also on the Twitter Machine as @lynchcassidy. You can...

Who's hotter? Bret Hart or Shawn Michaels? This episode gets wild. Don't listen to it in front of your mom or dad. SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.twitter.com/tawrestlingfanhttps://www.instagram.com/tawrestlingfanhttps://www.facebook.com/tawrestlingfanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tawrestlingfan?https://discord.gg/tUzbs7Du9Jhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_wwpBmbPJdNkrGouHeZ2w PLUG TALK Listen to us on Spotify, give us five stars on iTunes, buy merch on tee.pub/lic/ddtshirts. Check out Kaz's track...

WARNING: THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN FAST 9 YET. Damon and his girlfriend have watched every single Fast and Furious movie over the course of the last 18 months. They probably could've done something better with their time like take online classes or invest in stocks or real estate. Oh, well. Anyway, here's Damon's review of Fast 9. SOCIAL MEDIA...

Social media is ruining wrestling I hate to be the old man shaking his fist at the cloud but it ruins the immersion of the product. Of course, this is and has been entirely my doing for 20 years because I would constantly seek out behind-the-scenes information on message boards and follow wrestlers on their social media accounts dating back to Alex Shelley's LiveJournal. I think the deeper issue is that I want wrestling to feel real again and it hasn't felt that way in a while. 6-9-95 Part...

I opened this episode with a brief monologue (if you want to call it that) regarding the importance of Juneteenth in the United States. I would be remiss in not acknowledging the significance of this day to me as a Black man and to other Black people in the United States. If you're not familiar with this day, here's a brief overview from Wikipedia. Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day and historically known as Jubilee Day, Black Independence Day, and Emancipation...

On Wednesday, June 2nd, WWE released the following wrestlers: People dubbed the releases "Black Wednesday", which, unfortunately, is probably the third or fourth Black Wednesday since the pandemic. We scratch our heads at the puzzling releases of Strowman and Black, discuss WWE potentially selling to another company, and figure out which promotions will sign these talents. Also, please put the belt on Shingo. PLEASE. SOCIAL MEDIA...

On Wednesday, June 2nd, WWE released the following wrestlers: People dubbed the releases "Black Wednesday", which, unfortunately, is probably the third or fourth Black Wednesday since the pandemic. We scratch our heads at the puzzling releases of Strowman and Black, discuss WWE potentially selling to another company, and figure out which promotions will sign these talents. Also, please put the belt on Shingo. PLEASE. SOCIAL MEDIA...

WWE Commentary Stability Held in Abeyance WWE commentary turnover has been somewhat alarming. Well, maybe alarming isn't the best word but it's definitely not a good thing. The number of changes and new faces to the booth, other than Michael Cole, and to a lesser extent Corey Graves, may fill those interested in that position with a bit of apprehension. Adnan Virk and WWE parted ways last week after just two months. Jimmy Smith, a former Bellator MMA and UFC color commentator, will be...

John Cena, star of the upcoming Fast 9, got nuclear heat with China for calling Taiwan a country (it is a country). He apologized, in Mandarin, for his previous statement and proceeded to get heat with people around the world. I haven't seen him hold such a massive L since he got squashed by Brock at SummerSlam. Personally, I feel for the guy because he would be screwed no matter what he did after his initial statement regarding Taiwan as a country (again, it very much is a country). China...

In this episode of TAWF, we are joined once again by Japanese wrestling connoisseur and Hangman Page hater Fro. We discussed AEW Double or Nothing, Damon loses his patience entirely with the Young Bucks, Cody's off-putting character, and Paul Wight getting a Davey Richards-esque character overhaul. AEW Double or Nothing Match Card The show starts at 8 PM Eastern (the one true timezone). Here's your card: SOCIAL MEDIA...

We discuss the release of several NXT talents like Alexander Wolfe, Drake Wuertz, and Velveteen Dream. Wuertz and Dream's releases seemed very much overdue because of the controversy surrounding them. Various wrestling reports have stated that NXT talent started to become increasingly uncomfortable around the two men. Truly a fall from grace for two men that seemed universally loved a few years ago. SOCIAL MEDIA...

John joins Kaz and Damon after a visit to House of Truth Wrestling School to talk about a number of interesting topics like: SOCIAL MEDIA twitter.com/tawrestlingfaninstagram.com/tawrestlingfanfacebook.com/tawrestlingfanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tawrestlingfan?https://discord.gg/tUzbs7Du9J PLUG TALK Listen to us on Spotify, give us five stars on iTunes, buy merch on tee.pub/lic/ddtshirts. Check out Kaz's track on Bandcamp: https://telek6661.bandcamp.com/track/sycamore Interested in becoming...

Damon fell down a YouTube wormhole of wrestling interviews and ended up watching this Chris Van Vliet interview with Austin Aries: https://youtu.be/c50f38o_xQM Not familiar with Austin Aries? Here's a brief overview from his Wikipedia profile. Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler and voice actor. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he is a three-time Impact World Champion and a six-time Impact X Division Champion and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he was...

Damon takes one step closer to bringing his shoot-style promotion to life by holding the first-ever WWFi booking meeting. What rules will be used? What are the weight classes? Who is f*cking going over??? Find out on this episode of TAWF. SOCIAL MEDIA twitter.com/tawrestlingfaninstagram.com/tawrestlingfanfacebook.com/tawrestlingfanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tawrestlingfan?https://discord.gg/tUzbs7Du9J PLUG TALK Listen to us on Spotify, give us five stars on iTunes, buy merch on...

We followed up the episode where we expressed concern about fighter safety and Dana White's mistreatment of UFC talent by having a lengthy dialogue about how much we love watching people get dropped on their god damned heads. STRONG STYLE. Also, we talk about how insane it is that Antonio Inoki let Yuji Nagata, one of his favorite students, fight Mirko Cro Cop and Fedor consecutively -- and with NO MMA EXPERIENCE. INOKISM. P.S. Zelina Vega's back in WWE?! SOCIAL MEDIA...

We talked a bit about the upcoming #UFC262 card, Jake Paul being a heat magnet in the combat sports world, and Dana White's treatment of fighters. We're really hoping that Dana doesn't have us whacked for talking crap. SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | @tawrestlingfan Instagram | @tawrestlingfan Facebook | facebook.com/tawrestlingfan Tiktok | @tawrestlingfan Discord | https://discord.gg/tUzbs7Du9J Listen to us on Spotify, give us five stars on iTunes, buy merch on tee.pub/lic/ddtshirts. #tawf...

Here's some stuff we cut out of the Blood and Guts episode with Hanzi. There's more talk about stocks, a Rhea Ripley pun, and slightly extended Daniel Bryan talk. Not *too* different from the original closing segment.

Our #VerySpecialGuest for this episode was Hanzi, the host of the BiPolar Coaster podcast You can find the BiPolar Coaster podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bipolar-coaster/id1504829645 You can also follow Hanzi on Twitter (@Hanzi83). Macho Man: Biography Now, I admittedly haven't watched any of the WWE documentaries on A&E. However, I did see Hanzi's tweets about the Macho Man episode and how it came across as a hit piece. Other wrestling personalities, like Conrad...