How Wrestling Explains the World
79 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe podcast which answers the question: What if How Soccer Explains the World and Stuff You Should Know had a baby who was super into wrestling?
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How Bret Hart in Canada Explains Wrestling
July 04, 2019 16:47 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBNick Bond and Andy Miller kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of How Bret Hart in Canada Explains Wrestling. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - How did the New Hart Foundation and Bret Hard in Canada "soft launch" the Attitude Era? - What made the Canadian Stampede match so effective? - Was Bret Hart the last WWE performer to become as big as the brand? - Did being a god in Canada ruin Bret Hart? - Where have all the Canadian hero...
How Wrestling Explains Infinite Jest & David Foster Wallace
June 19, 2019 14:42 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBNick and Mark Macyk kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of Infinite Jest & David Foster Wallace. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - What kind of universe(s) do the Teleputer and WWE Network create? - The self-torture of Bret Hart and David Foster Wallace - The weight of influence on future generations - How does palpable greatness works to warp our understanding of a person's legacy? - Who is WWE's Don Gately? If you dig the show...
How the WWE Network Explains Wrestling
June 11, 2019 00:44 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBNick and Andy kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of the WWE Network. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - What it was like in a land before time/the WWE Network - How did the WWE Network change the very foundation of the WWE? - Why Vince McMahon was so ahead of his time - Does the Network make the WWE worse? - Which lesson learned from the WWE Network was the most important? If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Expl...
How Wrestling Explains Batman
June 03, 2019 15:47 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBNick is joined by a very special guest this week: Dylan Roth, member of The Hell Yeah Babies and writer of the Gotham City Book Club series of critical essays on the Caped Crusader's catalog. Dylan and Nick dissect the connections between Batman and Shane McMahon, discuss the intersection of art and commerce and try to decide how much Batcontent is too much Batcontent. (Spoiler Alert: this podcast and Dylan's blog are all the Batcontent you could ever need.) Follow Nick on Twitter: @TH...
How Shane McMahon Explains Wrestling
May 28, 2019 15:34 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBNick and Andy kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of the Shane McMahon. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - What made Shane one of the boys? - Why do promoters trust their family more than their performers? - How could Andy bring himself to wear a Shane O Mac jersey? - Did Shane change the industry for the best or the worst? - Would Shane have made it without his family name? If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Exp...
How Wrestling Explains Kaboom!
May 20, 2019 14:12 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBNick is joined by a very special guest this week: Mark Macyk, author of Kaboom and K2B22M from Mouse House Books. Mark and Nick dissect the connections between Kaboom -- the harrowing tale of Stan "Thunder Man" Parker, a weatherman who winds up in a web of conspiracy, racing against the clock to the save the world (or at least Western PA) from catastrophe, all while maintaining the rugged handsomeness that you've come to expect from meteorologists -- and professional wrestling, the meteoro...
How Money in the Bank Explains Wrestling
May 13, 2019 12:16 - 1 hour - 104 MBNick and Andy kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of the Money in the Bank ladder match. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - What made Edge the ultimate opportunist? - Why don't you want to be Shelton Benjamin in a Money in the Bank ladder match? - How did they botch Damien Sandow so bad? - Has the Money in the Bank replaced the Royal Rumble? - Who is the worst case in of all time? If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestli...
2.16 - How Wrestling Explains (the) Hobbs and Shaw (trailer)
May 03, 2019 16:14 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBNick is joined by two special guests this week: NYWC's Rich Kasin and WWE Studios' Daron Jackson to attack the Hobbs and Shaw trailer from every angle. Rich and Nick breakdown the connections between last week's topic, Cesaro, and Deckard Shaw himself, Jason Statham. Then Nick spend some time with Daron to dissect the trajectories of WWE's Hollywood hopefuls and the future of the studio after the success of Fighting With My Family. Then we bring back around with recently-single (wrestler...
2.15 - How Cesaro Explains Wrestling
April 26, 2019 09:48 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBNick and Andy kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of The Swiss Cyborg, Cesaro. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - When does Andy first meet Cesaro? - Why did it take so long for Cesaro to get signed? - How is he not more successful as a single competitor despite his matches with Sami and Cena? - What makes The Bar work? - Who would have made the perfect manager for Cesaro? If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Expla...
2.14 - How Wrestling Explains Baseball
April 20, 2019 10:54 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBNick Bond of Juice Make Sugar and Andy Miller of NYWC hit for the cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of Baseball. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - What made Booker T a five-tool player? - How much do Mike Trout and Booker T have in common? - Is AEW AAA or the mid-00s NL West? - When should WWE use more numbers in the presentation of their show? - Which baseball player would make the best wrestler? If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrest...
SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: The Pod Beyond, Episode 1 4.6.1985
April 06, 2019 22:05 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBFOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE -- AND A WAY TO MARKET OUR NEW PATREON-ONLY PODCAST -- THE GOOD FOLKS AT JUICE MAKE SUGAR PRODUCTIONS PRESENT: THE POD BEYOND. The Pod Beyond is a journey through the wonderful world of World Championship Wrestling during the Jim Crockett Era. We're starting with the very first episode of the JCP-produced version of NWA's flagship show from April 6, 1985, as Dave and Nick are hopping in the time machine to bring you Dusty, Flairs and Russian Bears (Oh my!) as wel...
2.13.AHKB - How Booker T Explains Wrestling
April 05, 2019 11:54 - 1 hour - 110 MBNick and Dave jump back into our survey of the legendary career of soon-to-be two-time (two time!) WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T., with a focus on his post-WCW run in WWE, as King Booker and in the Main Event Mafia during his time in TNA. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - Where does his SummerSlam match with the Rock rank on the list of best bouts in both their careers? - What does his grocery store fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin's have to do with Japanese hair c...
THE POD BEYOND, EPISODE 0: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHO IS GOING TO BE THERE WHEN WE ARRIVE?
April 04, 2019 21:58 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBFOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE -- AND A WAY TO MARKET OUR NEW PATREON-ONLY PODCAST -- THE GOOD FOLKS AT JUICE MAKE SUGAR PRODUCTIONS PRESENT: THE POD BEYOND. The Pod Beyond is a journey through the wonderful world of World Championship Wrestling during the Jim Crockett Era. Although the show proper will start with the very first episode of the JCP-produced version of NWA's flagship show from April 6, 1985, Dave and Nick are hopping in the time machine a little early to bring you all up to spee...
2.13.WCW - How Booker T Explains WCW
April 03, 2019 11:25 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBNick and Dave kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of WCW's most accomplished performer and a soon-to-be two-time (two time!) WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T.. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - Which two performers were the most influential in his storied career? - When should WCW have realized that he was the future? - Why did it still take them so long after that to figure it out? - Was WCW actually good at developing talent (and just...
2.12 - How Wrestling Explains Star Trek (w/ Dylan Roth of the Hell Yeah Babies)
March 27, 2019 11:05 - 1 hour - 101 MBNick and Dave finish out this infinitely diverse cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of Star Trek featuring (Deadshirt.net founder) Dylan Roth of The Hell Yeah Babies. WE ALSO HAVE A MAJOR, EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! This week’s edutaining banter breaks down ... - Why was the Ruthless Aggression era so bad for both WWE and Star Trek? - How does the act of fans making the product change the product? - What do CM Punk's #pipebomb promo and the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies have in ...
2.11.EV - How the Intercontinental Championship Explains Wrestling, Essential Viewing
March 21, 2019 13:01 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. For today's essential viewing of the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, Nick and Dave break down the ever-evolving legacy of the title through the prism of the following matches: Pat Patterson vs. Ted DiBiase ...
2.11 - How the Intercontinental Championship Explains Wrestling
March 20, 2019 11:14 - 1 hour - 114 MBNick and Dave kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of one WWE's most prestigious championships, the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - The brazenness of pre-internet/pre-Meltzer professional wrestling's promotional tactics - Why Savage is the definitive Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion (OHHHH YEAAAAHH) - What changed with the legacy of the belt during its Golden Era (the New Generation) ...
2.10 - How Wrestling Explains A Fish Called Wanda
March 14, 2019 19:36 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBNick and Dave finish out this sensational cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of A Fish Called Wanda. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - The parallels between Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Sherri Martel, as femme fatales and physical performers - How does Otto (Kevin Kline) relentless shit-heelishness helps to define the central themes and values of the movie? - Why is his comeuppance so important to the movie? - What did John Cleese do to "pop smart ...
2.9.EV - How Sensational Sherri Explains Wrestling, Essential Viewing
March 07, 2019 11:50 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. For today's essential viewing of the "Sensational" Queen Sister Sherri Martel, Nick and Dave break down her transcendent work in some of the worst (and one of the best) matches of the Hulkamania era in WWE and WCW. Sherri ...
2.9 - How Sensational Sherri Explains Wrestling
March 06, 2019 14:28 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBNick and Dave kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of one of the greatest workers of her era, "Sensational" (Queen/Sister) Sherri Martel. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - The reverberating damage of Fabulous Moolah's reign over Ladies' Wrestling in the mid-century - Why Sensational Sherri walked so Becky Lynch could run - What place in the pantheon of Hulkamania era performers - How to deal with Elizabeth's legacy in the context o...
2.8 - How Wrestling Explains The Beatles: Yellow Submarine
February 27, 2019 13:45 - 1 hour - 107 MBNick and Dave kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains (sponsored by One of the Greatest Heroes in the History of Our Pod, Michael Montalbo) with a discussion of the seminal animated film The Beatles: Yellow Submarine. This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... - The importance of knowing your audience - Liverpudlian accents - The oddness of voice actors playing "The Beatles" playing ""The Beatles"" - Why Ringo works so well as a babyface - What "Only a Northern ...
2.7.EV - How the bWo Explains Wrestling (Essential Viewing)
February 21, 2019 12:49 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. For today's second part of our look at the bWo, Nick and Dave break down the most important matches in the history of the faction, what happened to them after ECW and what they would be able to do in 2019 if invited back to WWE. M...
2.7 - How the bWo Explains Wrestling
February 20, 2019 12:17 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBNick and Dave kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains (sponsored by One of the Greatest Heroes in the History of Our Pod, Michael Montalbo) with a discussion of ECW’s answer to the nWo, the Blue World Order. The episode explores how three lovable goofballs (Stevie Richards, the Blue Meanie, and Nova) turned a game of dress-up into one of the all-time achievements in wrestler-audience resonance. High-concept talk aside, this week’s edutaining banter features discussion of... ...
2.6 - How Wrestling Explains Black Panther
February 13, 2019 13:10 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here bi-weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject wrestling explains in ways you may not have realized. This week, we're looking at the MCU film Black Panther. The boys start off with a focus on the history of positive representation for black performers in professional wrestling history, the parallels between NXT and Wakanda as well as the role both played in the development of, respectiv...
2.5.EV - How The New Day Explains Wrestling, Essential Viewing
February 07, 2019 14:18 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. This week, along with "The Whole Afinshou" Daron Jackson, Dave and Nick explain the impact of The New Day in the 20th entry of their ever-expanding wrestling compendium of things that explain wrestling. For today's Part 2, we are jo...
2.5 - How The New Day Explains Wrestling
February 06, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. This week, along with "The Whole Afinshou" Daron Jackson, Dave and Nick explain the impact of The New Day in the 20th entry of their ever-expanding wrestling compendium of things that explain wrestling. For today's Part 1, they'll s...
2.4 - How Wrestling Explains the Super Bowl
January 30, 2019 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here bi-weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject wrestling explains in ways you may not have realized. This week, Nick and Dave are with Kaboom (&K2B22M) author and friend of the show Mark Macyk deconstructing the biggest shows of the year for professional wrestling and professional football, how the sausage of sports coverage is made and whether or not football has turned into sports ent...
2.3.EV - How the Royal Rumble Explains Wrestling
January 25, 2019 13:08 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. In honor of the newspeg provided by this weekend's Royal Rumble, the boys have made it the 19th entry into their ever-expanding wrestling compendium. In Part 2, they'll be breaking down must-watch matches from the PPV'...
2.3 - How the Royal Rumble Explains Wrestling
January 23, 2019 13:14 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. In honor of the newspeg provided by this weekend's Royal Rumble, the boys have made it the 19th entry into their ever-expanding wrestling compendium. For today's Part 1, they'll be taking a look at the Rumble's place i...
2.2 - How Wrestling Explains "Stop Making Sense"
January 16, 2019 13:06 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here bi-weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject wrestling explains in ways you may not have realized. This week, we're look at the concert film Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads (and directed by Jonathan Demme). The boys break down the tricks of making taped performances seem alive, the importance of having fun and the brilliance of the Tom Tom Club. Don't forget to check out Dave's F...
2.1, Part BB - How Arn Anderson Explains Tag Team Wrestling
January 12, 2019 23:04 - 1 hour - 101 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today is Part BB of our Season 2 Premiere, which we're ending truly the greatest multi-part episode in the history of our sport: our look into the tag team work of Arn Anderson, the eighteenth entry to our wrestling co...
2.1, Part AA - How Arn Anderson Explains The NWA
January 10, 2019 15:55 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today is Part AA of our Season 2 Premiere, which we're starting off with truly the greatest multi-part episode in the history of our sport: our look into the career of Arn Anderson, the eighteenth entry to our wrestlin...
2.1 - How Arn Anderson Explains Wrestling
January 09, 2019 11:45 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today is our Season 2 Premiere, which we're starting off with truly the greatest episode in the history of our sport: Part 1 of our look into Arn Anderson, the eighteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nic...
1.40 - How Wrestling Explains Hallmark Movies
December 19, 2018 14:06 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here to provide a pleasantly in-depth weekly discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world. Because we live our lives on the end of a lightning bolt and do not apologize for that, we've decided to return to something slightly different for this week's topic, Hallmark Movies: After we spend some time dissecting the finer points of the differenc...
1.39 - How Kayfabe Explains Wrestling
December 18, 2018 14:44 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today we take an in depth look at the concept of Kayfabe for the seventeenth entry to our wrestling compendium. It's a real barnburner as Dave and Nick break down the denotations and connotations of the term through a ...
1.38 - How Wrestling Explains Frankenstein
December 10, 2018 12:49 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here bi-weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject wrestling explains in ways you may not have realized. This week, we're look at the story of Dr. Frankenstein; Or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (along with the stories/controversies behind its publishing) and its many, many adaptations through the lens of Stephanie McMahon's role in the WWE Universe (and the criticism that springs fo...
1.37.EV - How The Four Horsewomen Explain Wrestling
December 04, 2018 12:01 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today is Part 2 of our look into The Four Horsewomen -- Charlotte, Becky, Bayley and Sasha -- the sixteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick break down must-watch matches from the Four Horsewomen's stor...
1.37 - How The Four Horsewomen Explain Wrestling
December 03, 2018 13:05 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today is Part 1 of our look into The Four Horsewomen -- Charlotte, Becky, Bayley and Sasha -- the sixteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick look at the big picture ideas that the group represents and w...
1.36 - How Wrestling Explains Fallout
November 19, 2018 13:20 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject wrestling helps explain in ways you may not have realized. This week, we're using Fallout as a lens through which to view the rise of John Cena, the effect of commodification/sequelization on transcendent art and whether everything new is necessarily better. Don't forget to check out Dave's Follow-up Files on our Patreon later this week for a...
1.35.EV - How Survivor Series Matches Explain Wrestling
November 13, 2018 14:15 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today is Part 2 of our look into Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches, the fifteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent the half framing the big picture legacy of the match yesterday and ...
1.35 - How Survivor Series Matches Explain Wrestling
November 12, 2018 09:54 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today is Part 1 of our look into Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches, the fifteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spend this half framing the big picture legacy of the match. For Part 2,...
1.34 - How Wrestling Explains Bad Movies
November 05, 2018 11:21 - 1 hour - 101 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject that -- at least this week -- helps explain wrestling in ways you may not have realized. This week, we're taking a look at Bad Movies to try and uncover what makes a movie so bad it's actually fun to watch and why the conversation around bad wrestling/movies seems so much more interesting than those centered around greatness. Don't forget to...
1.33.EV - How Halloween Havoc Explains Wrestling
October 31, 2018 11:16 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. Today is Part 2 of our deep dive into Halloween Havoc, the fourteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent Part 1 this week on the big picture legacy of the franchise and for Part 2, they are giving y...
1.33 - How Halloween Havoc Explains Wrestling
October 30, 2018 11:06 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. This week, we're talking about Halloween Havoc, the fourteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent Part 1 this week on the big picture legacy of WCW's most confounding event. If you like the theme ...
1.32 - How Epic Storytelling Explains Wrestling
October 22, 2018 12:08 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject that -- at least this week -- helps explain wrestling in ways you may not have realized. This week, we're taking a look at the ways in which Epic Storytelling helps to illuminate some of professional wrestling's most consistent and most consistently infuriating tropes, as well as the role that both have had in perpetuating a culture of toxic m...
1.31.NWA - How Dusty Rhodes Explains Wrestling
October 16, 2018 11:45 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. This week, we're talking about "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, the thirteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent so much time yakkin' about Dusty that we've decided to split the episode in two pa...
1.31 - How Virgil Runnels Explains Wrestling
October 15, 2018 09:10 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. This week, we talk about "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, the thirteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent so much time yakkin' about Dusty that we've decided to split the episode in two parts, w...
1.30 - How Vaudeville Explains Wrestling
October 08, 2018 10:11 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject that -- at least this week -- helps explain wrestling in ways you may not have realized. This week, we're talking a look at the ways in which the history of Vaudeville lines up with professional wrestling and what that might mean in the future. (Spoiler alert: What's ahead might not be so good.) Don't forget to check out Dave's Follow-up File...
1.29 - How Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Explains Wrestling
October 01, 2018 09:42 - 1 hour - 114 MBThe Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world. This week, we talk about Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, the twelfth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick look at the greatest all-around performer in wrestling history, how he changed the industry and what he'd ...
1.28 - How Wrestling Explains Parks And Recreation
September 24, 2018 10:51 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBThe Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject that professional wrestling helps explain in ways you may not have realized. This week, it's Parks and Recreation. If you ever wondered: - When it's worth selling out your characters? - Why Michael Schur is so great at building babyfaces (and why Vince McMahon is so bad at it)? - Whether Leslie or Ron would make a better GM on WWE TV? Don't...