Wrestling Is Gross

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 Tommy Gilbert vs. Eddie Marlin (Memphis 4/4/1988) plus (set-up angle from 4/2/1988) Kantaro Hoshino vs. Gedo (NJPW 12/22/2008) Villano IV vs. LA Park (AAA 4/30/2022) Bill Watts & Stagger Lee vs. The Midnight Express (Mid-South 4/22/1984) Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW 11/29/1989) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show!

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~ Takehiro Murahama vs. Naohiro Hoshikawa (Osaka Pro 3/25/2000) Aja Kong vs. KAORU (GAEA 2/13/2000) Tracy Smothers vs. Bull Pain (IWA Mid-South 10/5/2002) Jody Fleisch vs. Jonny Storm (CZW 6/8/2002) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! (You can also send us nice emails. The nice ones are really appreciated!) Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show!

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) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show!

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. The Matches~~ 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) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube(?), and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show! RIP Aaron Bushnell

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) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube(?), and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show!

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! we've only just begun Our lists are linked below. Don't click these until after listening to the show! ***SPOILERS*** Siobhan's 2023 MOTY List ***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** Bucky's 2023 MOTY List ***SPOILERS*** Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube(?), and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show!

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! JON'S 2017 SPREADSHEET JON'S 2018 SPREADSHEET JON'S 2019 SPREADSHEET JON'S 2020 SPREADSHEET JON'S 2021 SPREADSHEET (I don't have a link to Jon's 2022 spreadsheet, I don't know why and I apologize) JON'S 2023 SPREADSHEET The Matches~ Astrolux & Freelance vs. Belial & Impulso vs. Eterno & Ricky Marvin (Mexa Wrestling 3/24/2018) Fly Star, Toxin & Wotan vs. Romano Garcia, El Hijo del Fishman & Rocky Santana (Mexa Wrestling 9/14/2019) Demus, Akuma, Ciclope & Miedo Extremo vs. Corsario Negro Jr, Demonio Infernal, Drako & Fresero, Jr. (Lucha Strong 2/15/2020) Fly Star vs. Toxin (Mexa Wrestling 4/28/2018) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube(?), and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show! If you are reading this, I consider you my friend. Thank you for supporting the show.

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. You can watch Daniel Makabe vs. JAIDEN on IWTV tomorrow, December 2nd for DOA Wrestling! You can also watch Daniel Makabe vs. ROH star BILLIE STARKZ on IWTV next weekend, December 8th at ACTION Wrestling's Bangers Only 4! You can even watch him the next day vs. Kody Manhorn on IWTV, December 9th for TWE! This man is working! Check out his band GRIEFWALKER on Bandcamp! They're performing a live soundtrack for the fucking Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in February! This is easily the coolest thing I've ever plugged. Follow Daniel Makabe on X app and Instagram! He's a quality poster, I wouldn't have him on the show if he was just a good wrestler! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show! CODE: Hulkster - The Hulkster Song

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 Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show! 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)

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! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! LA Park Cat! Super Porky! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show! The matches~ The Thrillseekers vs. The Heavenly Bodies (SMW 8/5/94) The Gangstas vs. The Thugs (SMW 5/20/95) Jeff Jarrett & Jerry Lawler vs. The Moondogs (USWA 1/20/92) PG-13 vs. The Rock N Roll Express (USWA 7/17/1995)

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!) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Buy the shirts! The Super Porky shirt! The Rough & Ready shirt! The Wrestling Is Gross logo shirt! All drawn by my wonderful wife, who decided to no longer listen to the show! The matches~ The Dead Pool vs. Norman Smiley, Prince Iaukea, & Lash Leroux (Nitro 8/09/1999) Dark Carnival vs. Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio Jr. & Kidman (Road Wild 8/14/1999) Vampiro (w/ Jerry Only!) vs. Meng (Thunder 11/18/1999) Vampiro vs. Fit Finlay (Uncensored 3/19/2000) Vampiro vs. Mad Jack (Worldwide 8/26/2000) Vampiro vs. Mike Awesome (Nitro 9/18/2000) ICP vs. Mike Awesome (Nitro 9/25/2000) Vampiro vs. Terry Funk (Nitro 5/29/2000)

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. JR Goldberg will be our co-pilot. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Read JR's review of Mayumi Ozaki vs. Mio Momono, a sick match where a legendary old biker bitch beats up a stupid little girl. The Matches: Vince McMahon vs. Steve Austin (St. Valentine's Day Massacre 2/14/1999) Vince & Shane McMahon vs. Steve Austin (King of the Ring 6/27/1999) Shane McMahon vs. Test (SummerSlam 8/22/1999) Vince McMahon vs. Triple H (SmackDown 9/16/1999) Vince McMahon vs. Triple H (Armageddon 12/12/1999)

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: Terry Funk vs. Jerry Lawler (Memphis 3/23/1981) Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen (AJPW 4/14/1983) Terry Funk vs. Rick Martel (WWC 9/20/1986) Terry Funk vs. Ric Flair (WCW 7/23/1989) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on X app, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird!

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) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird!

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! Give to DEAN~!'s Gofundme, to help his family in their time of need. 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. Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe (CZW 5/19/2001) Jay Briscoe vs. Samoa Joe (ROH 3/13/2004) Jay Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong (ROH 1/15/2011) Jay Briscoe vs. Adam Cole (ROH 12/7/2014) Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe (Hellaware 6/25/2005)

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: Minoru Suzuki vs Masakatsu Funaki (AJPW 3/21/2010) Arik Royal, Ray Kandrack & Mitch Connor vs. Aric Andrews, Lee Valiant & Nick Richards (CWF Mid-Atlantic 11/20/2015) L.A. Park vs. Caristico (Liga Elite 10/22/2016) Matt Hardy vs. Edge (WWE 9/18/2005) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird!

Hey we're back and we're gonna do the podcast again. No, really! For real! This episode has it all too: Poo poo, pee pee, blood, expectoration, and more. To quote Dory Funk Jr, "I'm so fuckin old." Stay tuned at the end for a bonus LIVE REACTION recording of me and my 7 year old daughter watching the original Kane vs. Undertaker Inferno Match on my birthday. Matches discussed: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik (AJPW 12/15/1977) El Dandy vs. El Satanico (EMLL 12/14/1990) Randy Savage vs. Dennis Rodman (WCW 8/14/1999) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird!

We're back baby! Season Two Premiere! All things Deuce! When Micha (@CrowleyHead) told us she wanted to do three hours on Madusa, we said what the hell, why not three and a half. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird! Who's Madusa? Madusa Miceli & Mitsuko Nishiwaki vs. Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada (AJW, 10/8/89) Madusa Miceli vs. Aja Kong (AJW, 7/21/90) Madusa Miceli vs. Nasty Linda (LPWA, 1991) Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano (WWF, 8/29/94) Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano (WWF, 4/3/95) Madusa vs. Akira Hokuto (WCW, 6/15/97) Monster Jam Freestyle World Finals 2002

We're joined again by dear friend JR Goldberg, who curated a playlist of Ring of Honor's bloody and melodramatic 2007 for the show. Fuck, Marry, Kill: Delirious, Colt Cabana, Takeshi Morishima? This episode was recorded 2½ months ago and then we stopped making this podcast for awhile. We appreciate those who stuck with us and hope to get things back on track (whatever track there was) soon! Jimmy Jacobs vs. Colt Cabana (ROH 2/24/07) No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards, Rocky Romero & Roderick Strong) & Matt Sydal vs. The Resilience (Austin Aries, Erick Stevens & Matt Cross) & Delirious (ROH 8/11/07) Takeshi Morishima vs. Bryan Danielson (ROH 8/25/07) The Briscoes vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico (ROH 9/15/07) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and send us an email at wrestlingisgross@gmail.com and tell us something really weird!

Finally, it's the Chri$ Ca$h episode! We do it all in this one. We do Eric Gargiulo impressions, ponder the early days of the CZW Dojo, and litigate rapping your music during your entrance. Don't do it folks! The New School vs. Irish Drinking Team vs. Towel Boy and Hurricane Kid vs. VD />>>/ The New School vs. The H8 Club (CZW 7/13/02) Chris Cash vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Ruckus (CZW 11/9/02) Chris Cash vs. Nick Berk vs. Derek Frazier (CZW 8/09/03) Chris Cash vs. Joker vs. Ruckus vs. Sabian (CZW 1/17/04) Chris Cash vs. JC Bailey (CZW 7/34/04) Team Cash (JC Bailey/Chris Cash/Sexxxy Eddy/Nate Webb) vs. BLK OUT (Jack Evans/Eddie Kingston/Ruckus/Sabian) (CZW 12/11/04)