Latest Wrestling history Podcast Episodes
Contesting Wrestling Episode 54 - "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, ROH Champ
Contesting Wrestling - February 09, 2021 20:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis time on Contesting Wrestling, Doc, Ben and Evan cover one of Doc and Ben's favorite things in wrestling history, the ROH championship reign of "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. With Evan being extra salty, we challenge him with some of the finest wrestling you could see according ...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 53 - Damien Sandow and Evan's Return!
Contesting Wrestling - January 26, 2021 03:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this episode of Contesting Wrestling Evan Burke makes his return and he is salty about it! Ban, Katy and Doc show him the rise and stall of Damien Sandow, an entertaining character that just didn't make it past the major players. There is also a fair amount of Ryback in here, comple...
*Unlocked* Contesting Wrestling Premium Episode 16: More Royal Rumbles! 1999, 2005, 2007
Contesting Wrestling - January 18, 2021 17:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn honor of the upcoming Royal Rumble event, we've unlocked our Rumble Premium Episode from last year, covering the '99, '05, and '07 Royal Rumble matches! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
*Unlocked* Contesting Wrestling Premium Episode 9: KENTA vs. Kobashi and Joe vs. Ki
Contesting Wrestling - January 07, 2021 04:06 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn honor of this week's Wrestle Kingdom 15 and our upcoming ROH-centric premium episode, we've unlocked an early premium episode in which we discuss two classic "strong style" matches: Kenta Kobashi vs. his protege KENTA and Samoa Joe battling Low-Ki. ★ Support this podcast on Patre...
*Unlocked* Contesting Wrestling Hollywood Backlot Film Club Episode 3 - Barton Fink with Professor Geoff Klock
Contesting Wrestling - December 23, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are joined by English Professor and media scholar Geoff Klock for a mind-bending conversation about the surrealist 1991 Coen Brothers film Barton Fink. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
*Unlocked* Contesting Wrestling Premium Episode 23: "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Contesting Wrestling - December 15, 2020 03:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOhhhhhhhh Yeeeeahhhhhh!!! "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Dig it! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
*Unlocked* Contesting Wrestling Hollywood Backlot Film Club Episode 1: Hell Comes to Frogtown
Contesting Wrestling - December 07, 2020 14:39 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOur first film club episode, discussing the 1988 film Hell Comes to Frogtown, starring "Rowdy" Roddy Piper ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Contesting Wrestling Episode 52 - NXT and Alumni with Chris Olson
Contesting Wrestling - November 23, 2020 14:37 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsChris Olson, co-host of the Pop Culture Lens podcast and member of the Professional Wrestling Studies Association, joins us to examine a key match in NXT history, and the fates of its participants.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 51 - The Bellas w/ Jen Ortiz
Contesting Wrestling - November 09, 2020 13:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJen Ortiz, Deputy Editor at Cosmopolitan and scholar of the Bellas, joins us for a discussion about the pivotal role Nikki and Brie played in the women's division.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 50 - 10/26/20
Contesting Wrestling - October 26, 2020 12:47 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn which we reflect on the end of our Eddie Guerrero series, and talk about the changing future of Contesting Wrestling.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 50 - The Ballad of Mox and Brodie, with Eddie Dougrou
Contesting Wrestling - October 19, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWriter, comedian and actor extraordinaire Eddie Dougrou (@didgeridougrou) joins us to examine the beautiful, decades-long relationship between two great wrestlers who just love hurting each other.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 49 - Eddie Guererro, Part Two
Contesting Wrestling - October 12, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe return to the illustrious career of the late great Eddie Guerrero. A major event happens in the Contesting Wrestling storyline.
*UNLOCKED* Contesting Wrestling Premium Episode 25 - Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi
Contesting Wrestling - October 05, 2020 11:20 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week we're unlocking a Very Special episode recorded in the Before Times, chronicling one of the richest and most complex relationships in all of wrestling history...the intertwined fates of the Golden Lovers.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 48 - One Year of CW: Bret/Austin and Bret/Owen Revisited
Contesting Wrestling - September 28, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt's been something vaguely like a year that we've been doing CW, and figured it was time to see if Evan's attitudes towards the early matches we watched have changed at all.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 49 - 9/27/2020
Contesting Wrestling - September 27, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week we have a major correction up front. Once that business is taken care of, we talk about why wrestling stories were better at points in the past and what the WWE in particular has to do to get better. We also debate the merits of Hamilton and let our minds wander a bit. Some dee...
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 48 - 9/22/2020
Contesting Wrestling - September 22, 2020 15:33 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn Minisode 48 we talk Rey Mysterio and the rise of Dominic! We have Evan watch their tag match from Raw vs. Seth Rollins and Murphy. Plus we get Evan's take on the THUNDERDOME! As fun as it is a few days late, give Minisode 48 a listen and enjoy!
Contesting Wrestling Episode 47 - Eddie Guerrero, Part One
Contesting Wrestling - September 21, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe delve into the tragic and beautiful story of Eddie Guerrero, and Evan feels the love wrestling fans have for the late, great master.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 47 - 9/13/2020
Contesting Wrestling - September 13, 2020 22:54 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe reflect on our conversation with Francis Wright, and Evan sees the Mimosa Mayhem match between Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy! Evan gives us his impressions of the first feud he has now taken in beginning to end.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 46 - Rey Mysterio, Part Two
Contesting Wrestling - September 13, 2020 22:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe delve back into the career of the greatest luchador of all time, and discuss the complicated path his career took after the tragic death of Eddie Guerrero.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 45 - Punk/Lesnar and Bischoff/Long with @FrancisWrightPW
Contesting Wrestling - September 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWrestler and "purifier" Francis Wright joins us for our most....contentious episode yet. We examine two matches of contrasting quality, and delve into the question of wrestling's negative impact on society. Evan finds he has more in common with Francis than you'd think.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 46 - 09/06/2020
Contesting Wrestling - September 07, 2020 01:04 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn Minisode 46 we discuss Phantom title changes, Roman Reigns as a fireman and Russian politics! We let the conversation take us where it takes us like Minisodes allow us to.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 44 - Ron Simmons with @DevinTSimmons of XSW
Contesting Wrestling - August 31, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRef extraordinaire Devin Simmons joins us to talk about the legendary Ron Simmons (no relation). We watch him toss Vader around like a sack of something lighter than Vader, then enjoy the early rise of the Nation of Domination.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 45 - 08/30/20
Contesting Wrestling - August 30, 2020 19:44 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe review our week with Rey Mysterio, and give you a preview of next week's series on legend Ron Simmons, featuring referee @DevinTSimmons, who is not related, BUT is a wellspring of both charm and wrestling knowledge.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 43 - Rey Mysterio, Part One
Contesting Wrestling - August 24, 2020 11:42 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe begin our series on the greatest luchador of all time by examining his days in WCW. Matches include: his debut (in a tag team with Juvi Guerrero), a masterpiece of contrasting styles with Dean Malenko, and his unmasking at the hands of Hall and Nash.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 44 8/21/2020
Contesting Wrestling - August 21, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn Contesting Wrestling Minisode 44, we reflect on Episode 42 in which we were joined by Dr. CarrieLynn D. Reinhardt. We also discuss MJF's promo from the 7/29/2020 Episode of AEW Dynamite, weigh in on the Brandi Rhodes Heels controversy, offer a general critique of AEW, and more! Here...
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 43 - 8/17/2020
Contesting Wrestling - August 18, 2020 03:54 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Contesting Wrestling gang talks Walmart vs. Target, participation trophies, and of course wrestling! We have a lot of fun doing the minisodes a little more freeform, so have some of that fun with us! Follow CarryLynn Reinhard @MediaOracle and the Pro Wrestling Studies Association @T...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 42 - AEW Fyter Fest Night 2 with Dr. CarrieLynn Reinhard
Contesting Wrestling - August 17, 2020 11:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are joined by Professor CarrieLynn Reinhard (@mediaoracle), head of the Professional Wrestling Studies Association, to discuss AEW's recent event that culminated in the first match between Orange Cassidy and Chris Jericho. We talk about the unique reality-bending properties of wrestli...
*UNLOCKED* - Contesting Wrestling Premium Episode 35 - Lucha Underground Episode 1
Contesting Wrestling - August 10, 2020 11:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsToday we're giving the main feed a taste of delicious Premium Sauce, and unlocking the first episode in our ongoing Lucha Underground series, in which we watch the now-cancelled wrestling serial from the El Rey network. After months of careful discussion about WHICH wrestling serial Eva...
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 42 - 8/09/2020
Contesting Wrestling - August 09, 2020 20:45 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHere are some organizations you should donate to, and share their links, if you can. https://blackoutcollective.org/donate/ https://colorofchange.org/about/ This week, at least one of us actually watched Money Plane! We have a few mote thoughts on Roddy Piper and Bret Hart, as well as ...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 41 - Rowdy Roddy Piper
Contesting Wrestling - August 03, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe reckon with the ultimate problematic fave, Rowdy Roddy Piper, in his matches with Mr. T, Adrian Adonis and Bret Hart. Here are some organizations you should donate to, and share their links, if you can. https://blackoutcollective.org/donate/ https://colorofchange.org/about/ Here's...
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