Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast

Its a big weekend for wrestling in Winnipeg as WPW presents Fight at the Museum with a massive WPW Heavyweight Championship match as Tyler Colton defends the championship against my guest this week, making his return to the podcast, James Roth!! James and I talk about what has happened since his last appearance here, and there has been quite a bit to unpack! We talk about whats happened with him in WPW since the last museum show(including the busted nose, Rumble at the Burt, and the Voyageur cup!). You'll also get a look beyond the ring with James as he talks about his career, and family life, we also chat a little about hockey!! Check it out!

Before making her Canadian debut for Sharp Wrestling in Toronto this weekend, the incredible Lay'lah James joins me this week on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast. We talk about getting into wrestling, and what shes been able to accomplish in such a short amount of time. Lay'lah also shares some memorable matches, talks about some inspirations, and we also talk about her foray into Celebrity Boxing and what that experience was like, adding another level of training, and so much more!! Lay'lah also talks about getting into fitness, becoming a fitness coach, and even offers some advice!

We're back this week, with one of the hottest rising wrestlers in eastern Canada, Dani Leo! Dani has been absolutely crushing it, and we talk all about it on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast! We talk about her change in attitude in the ring, how that has been beneficial for her and how she feels about it, facing off vs Lufisto, being a part of IWS and learning from Shayne Hawke, story telling, womens wrestling and so much more!

Welp...if youre listening to this, it means the internet is finally back on at the Grainmaker Estate! This week on the podcast, I am joined by the newest member of the LPW commentary team, Dash in the Park! Dash shares the story of how he became a member of the team, what it's been like working with and learning from Boris, the pen incident, his other ventures, the Oilers and so much more! Check it out!

It's time for some Real Talk this week on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast, joining me is none other than Rashad Tyson! Rashad and I have a really incredible chat, we talk becoming an honorary Canadian, about creativity in wrestling, his startand career so far, some memorable matches, films, UFC and so much more!! Check it out! Check it out!

The man who is single handily taking over the PNW, Sebastian Wolfe, makes his return to the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast. He has had a helluva few years since his last appearance on the podcast. We talk about spliting from Miles Deville and State of Emergency, the incredible matches he has had with Jonathan Gresham and Mike Bailey, his upcoming match with Matt Cardona, making his Winnipeg Pro Wrestling Debut, wrestling for AEW and ROH, and so much more!! Check it out!

This week the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast goes Beyond Alpha, as my guest this week is Ezio Orlandi! Ezio and I talk about his Canadian debut and what it was like wrestling in Canada, we also chat about training at both Freelance and at the Nightmare Factory, memorable matches, crossfit, heel face dynamic and so much more!! This was a great chat! Check it out!

One of the flashiest and high flying wrestlers out there today, Dante Leon, joins me this week on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast! Dante and I talk about his recent match vs Andrew Everett at VxS, how his first excursion doing a CWE tour went, and how it all came to be, what it was like visiting Japan for the first time when he wrestled for NOAH, chemistry with Ninja Mack, and so much more! Check it out!

One of my favourites has joined me for his second appearance on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast this week as Elliot Tyler stops by!! We have a lot of fun with this one, talking all things wrestling, and not wrestling! We talk about Elliots return to the ring vs Daniel Makabe, his return to LPW, Super Bowl musical guests, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, binge watching tv shows and so much more!! Check it out!

This week on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast, I am joined by the former ASW Heavyweight Champion, Leon Lokombo! Leon stops by and we talk about his reign as champion, what it meant to him, what he would do differently and more. We also chat about competing in bodybuilding, meeting Bret Hart and what sort of advice the Hitman gave him, the upcoming CWE tour that he will be apart of and so much more! This was a really fun chat, check it out!

This week on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast, its one half of the Cross Body Pro tag team champions, one of the members of Dynasty, Jaxon Roy! Jaxon and I have a really great chat, talking about his amateur wrestling career, and how that helped transition into his foray into professional wrestling. We talk about being a part of Dynasty, influences and cultivating his own style, memorable matches, IWS, and so much more! Check it out!!

This week, the Grizzled Veteran Chad Tatum joins me here on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast!! Chad started off in the late 90s and through out the 2000s was a mainstay in the Winnipeg wrestling scene. We chat about what it was like then, working for all of the different promotions, and sharing stories of the promoters and wrestlers along the way! Hear some incredible stories, wrestling against Kenny Omega, teaming with Rawskillz and so much more!!

I am so stoked for this one. It's been years in the making, but joining me on the podcast this week, Cheeks Josh Holiday!! From his start as a referee at those PCW shows(hell yeah), we talk about his time as a ref, making the transition to full time wrestler, learning and training under AJ Sanchez, his match vs TNA start Josh Alexander, wrestling at the Burt and so much more! Check it out!

All it took was one video clip, and that's how I found my guest this week, Kavron Kanyon! From a clip that went viral where he had an incredible fire up moment, that was my introduction to Kavron, and let me tell you there is something special with him. Mixing a combination of size, power, agility and quickness Kavron is quickly making a name for himself on the independents. We talk about that, some incredible matches that he's had with the likes of Jaden Newman, training under AR Fox, making a big move and crushing his opportunities and so much more! Check it out!

2024 is here, and the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast is back with big things on the horizon! CWE is starting off January with their tour of Ontario starting on January 2nd. Being a part of that tour for the very first time is my guest this week, Zondra Lee! Zondra stops by and talks about her thoughts before the tour and what it means to be a part of it, her appearance in the 2023 Lutte Academy and also being a part of it for 2024, facing off vs Jody Threat and so much more!! This was a really fun chat! Check it out!

It has been an incredible year in the world of LPW, and joining the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast to talk all about it, Spencer Love!! We chat about the fantastic year of LPW. From the phenomenal championship runs of Zoe Sager and Son of Irish, the RADz and Lumberjack Larry story line, to the Show of the Year caliber of Speedball Strikes First. Spencer also talks about how 2024 is shaping up, the Oil Rumble, the Debut of Billie Starkz, and so much more!!

2023 is wrapping up and what a year it was! I wanted a chance to look back and talk about some of the fun and excitement that took place, and I couldn't think of two better people to join me then the hosts of Between 2 Beards, JPJ and Pluggo! The fellas stop by and we talk about all of the big stories from the past year, sharing our thoughts, what we liked, what we hope for and more! We even share some of our favourite matches from the past year!

I'm so pumped for this weeks podcast. Joining me this week on the Grainmaker Wrestling Podcast, one of the members of the Dynasty, Mikey Truth! Mikey and I have a fantastic chat, talking about how the Dynasty all came to be, how working for promotions like Cross Body and IWS have benefited him and helped in his wrestling career, influential people in his career and more! We also talk about how Mikey analyzes, and breaks down high flying moves, including Leon Slaters impressive 450 swanton! Its some incredible stuff!!

It's here! Finally it's here! This week on the podcast, Alix Rain!! Second time was the charm(the first recording disappeared), Alix stops by and we have a really incredible chat. We talk about extreme sports, how that transitioned into his wrestling career, training and packing up and making a move during the pandemic, creativity and so much more. Alix also talks about moments in wrestling, and how they can make for very powerful things! Oh, and Aqua Adventures!!!

It is a massive weekend for my guest coming up, but before that he joined me for a chat, this week on the podcast, Son of Irish! Facing off against Impact star Chris Bey, Son of Irish talks about his feelings and thoughts headed into that match, as well as his tag match with Jared Rogers for LPW. We talk about Irishs history in wrestling, his start at a very young age, teaming with Jared and also with Alix Rain, training, and also his incredible championship run with LPW, defying the odds and having a next level run! All that and more!