Pro Grapplers
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago -Amazin' Jason Sigler and Steve The Shinkicker Shinney offer their take on the week's biggest pro wrestling moments, from the minds of two jobbers who are just happy to be on the show.
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PG 86: A Turd In The Main Ellsworth Two For A Push
June 16, 2018 19:40 - 1 hour - 48 MBIt's TakeOver/MITB weekend and there's a lot of matches to talk about! For TakeOver, Cross/Baszler should be entertaining, Ricochet/Dream features two men who are currently bulletproof, Lars Sullivan will try to make us forget he sounds like a dweeb, and Gargano/Ciampa should be an ugly affair. On the MITB side: the tag titles are here to waste everyone's time, we hope Sami and Daniel get to move onto literally anything else, we can't be bothered to pick a favorite for Reigns/Mahal, Rollins s...
PG 85: Gimmick The Whoopee Cushion
June 11, 2018 18:24 - 38 minutes - 30 MBWe're nearly at Money in the Bank time, and we're spinning our wheels so fast the dust that's kicked up is choking our momentum! Or something. Raw disappointed with huge steps backwards for the Jax/Rousey beef, a largely unearned title shot for the B-Team, and Bobby Lashley wasting Sami's precious time. Good thing SmackDown brought it, with a good Nakamura goof, an MMC-inspired tag match, and another great New Day match (and jokes to boot). One more week until things matter again!
PG 84: Spin-der Mahal
June 04, 2018 18:16 - 41 minutes - 32.5 MBWe're back! And we celebrate our return with a trip to Raw. That's right, Jason went to Raw, live, in Richmond, VA, and he's reporting on everything: Strowman's true status with the crowd (molten), Jason's failure to be one of Wyatt's fireflies, hating McIntyre's theme while not being a hater on bagpipes, the biggest pop of the night (Mickie James, hometown heroine), and why Rhyno was the true champion of the night. Decidedly less personally-live was SmackDown, which featured Bar-Miz-Vah bein...
PG 83: WWE Backwash
May 14, 2018 18:06 - 41 minutes - 32.9 MBWelcome to our Backlash post-post show-show, Backwash! Why aren't both Nak and Styles wearing protection by now? And was Miz vs. Rollins the only highlight from the show? Who cares, we're moving on to that sweet, sweet greener pasture that is Money in the Bank! The qualifiers this week produced some memorable matches already, as well as plenty of things to grapple with. Steve books the next few years of Goldust's career as well as an addition to the next TLC PPV, while Jason doesn't have much...
PG 82 (Wk of April 29, 2018): Kinshasa Right In The Kielbasa
May 05, 2018 20:44 - 51 minutes - 40.9 MBSteve is grappling with bringing Breezango vs. The Revival to Raw and improving Cass' next shot at greatness while Jason helps Titus slide into popularity and books the New Day vs. The Bar Mortal Kombat feud that everyone wants. Both guys agree that Joe remains the hottest thing going lately and want all future shows to consider Montreal for their location. All that, plus Backlash predictions like: Are Miz and Cass together? Will that affect his match with Rollins? Will Lashley turn on Strowm...
PG 81 (Week of April 22, 2018): Now In Rapanese!
April 30, 2018 18:55 - 52 minutes - 41.6 MBWe've seen the Greatest Royal Rumble and we're taking a cue from post-Mania WWE and shaking things up! Steve and Jason take turns Grappling With stuff they think could be better, while also calling out bits that are Booked To Perfection. This includes: repackaging the Deleter of Worlds, the reinvention of Drew Goulash (Gulag?), the perfection of Ziggler + McIntyre, the brilliance of the Sami and Kevin Show, Nakamura's obsession with balls (and Rapanese theme!), Cass' very very good rehab, Car...
PG 80 (Week of April 15, 2018): Help Me, Ronda
April 23, 2018 19:38 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBIt's our fault for missing the week after WrestleMania! So here's everything we talked about (note: this is not, actually, everything we talked about): Cena and Bella call it quits, Nia and Ember are BFF (no, not THAT BFF), Paige is weird then sad then very happy, 'Mella is money, TNA is hiring, many people from NXT got a happy call from the main roster folks recently, Trump's favorite wrestler is back in WWE, Ziggler brought McIntyre to Raw, Ronda is killing it since Mania, and GRR just make...
PG 79 (Week of April 1, 2018): Get THESE Hands, Not THOSE Hands
April 07, 2018 19:59 - 56 minutes - 43.5 MBDid you know the Wrestlemania sign works like those contests where you have to keep your hand on a car to win it? If you stop pointing, you forfeit your shot on the main card. So keep those arms up, because we're nearly there! We ran down both TakeOver and Mania cards and came up with these questions: Do big boys bounce, or break? Does Roman think that's how sex is done? What would the Undisputed Era be like with Cole and Bill O'Reilly? Will Braun get a partner? Will it be Cena? Will Cena DO ...
PG 78: Pro Grapplers x This Is Awesome? 2018 Wrestlemania Spectacular
April 04, 2018 19:14 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIt's Wrestlemania time, and we've called on our friend, Big Frank Gibson, cartoonist/illustrator and co-host of the This Is Awesome? podcast to help us run it all down. Before he heads down to Nawlins for a week of wrastlin' fun, we run down the TakeOver and Mania cards, in addition to: chatting about Frank's previous Mania trips, NJPW (Frank was there, too), dueling Taker themes from Rock and Durst, and just how taxing it is to try and keep up with all the WWE content from week to week.
PG 77 (Week of March 25, 2018): Everything's Coming Up Jinder!
April 02, 2018 18:08 - 37 minutes - 29.1 MBIt's finally Wrestlemania week and we're starting things off right because Tyler Breeze had a match on TV! Anything can happen now! Also, NXT had an incredibly stacked episode, and TakeOver: Nawlins is officially now a must-see. All that, plus: why Steve plans on pulling a Ferris Bueller on his family, are Shane's tummy troubles legit, the Miz continues to be a highlight unto himself, envisioning more members for the Miztourage, Mojo goes to church, why Jason thinks he could beat Mike Tyson, ...
PG 76: Mr. Taker
March 26, 2018 15:19 - 35 minutes - 27.6 MBThough lacking in confidence, WWE put the Ultimate Deletion on Raw and MAN did it deliver! The Scooby-like graveyard sequence, the Boomstick Protocol, the chair of wheels and the mower of lawns, it was good to see them finally do the thing and hopefully they continue to build this weird, wonderful thing. Also, Daniel Bryan became a wrestler again and it gave us the feels. Other notes include: Roman's Stone Cold 2.0 still isn't working, Cena is still angering Taker, NXT is almost ready for Tak...
PG 75: Bonk the Gronk
March 19, 2018 14:34 - 48 minutes - 38.2 MBWe're now out of the Fastlane and it's time to kick off MOJO WATCH 2018! Can he MMA fight? What is his history with the man named Gronk? And will they fight on the Grandest Stage of Them All? We ask those questions, plus: is the Wrestlemania sign like a Five Nights at Freddy's robot, how many Grand Slam champs have there REALLY been, is Charlotte too athletic to make the moonsault look impactful, which Taker will we get at Mania, can you put druids on motorcycles, can they make us want Shane ...
PG 74: Don't Poke The Bear's Boner
March 11, 2018 00:01 - 38 minutes - 30.1 MBWe're on the Fastlane and that means ... not much! The fatal-5-way has already gone down, so do we care about a six-pack now? And who will steal more of the show, the Usos or The New Day? Also: even Heyman is working us on Roman's behalf now, Rousey's first match is rocketing through, we'll finally see the Hardy compound in WWE, Nia/Asuka/Bliss is the best thing going right now, and when Elias bolts, we laugh.
Pro Grapplers Episode 73: Are We Being Worked, Bro?
March 05, 2018 20:14 - 39 minutes - 30.8 MBThe Chambers are behind us and the aftermath has us well on the road to Wrestlemania! Highlights include: Nia and Asuka tore it up (and down), the Reigns inevitability, we're still ADDING MORE MEN TO EVERYTHING, excitement for Usos/New Day Part 27, FASHION POLICE, Miz gets a mini-gauntlet match, Rollins is still the main event, Balor is a douche, we're being worked with Lesnar, a Styles Clash during the commercial break, and yet 205 Live, NXT, and the Mixed Match Challenge are the best shows ...
Pro Grapplers Episode 72: His/Hers Chambers
February 24, 2018 20:00 - 44 minutes - 25.7 MBFormerly of the The Digital Strips Podcast network, we've found a new home on Anchor, but you can still expect the same wrestling talk from the same guys who love it with all their hearts! RAW thought it would be a great idea to have a two-hour long Gauntlet Match and BOY were they right. As a result, Rollins elevated himself in an otherwise unremarkable lead-up to the Chamber match. Other notables: We feel your Titus exhaustion, Nia; turns out Crews can lose (his surname); get hyped for a ...