Latest Wrestling history Podcast Episodes
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 41 - 08/02/2020
Contesting Wrestling - August 02, 2020 21:24 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn Minisode 41 we all get our hopes up about the imminent Big E singles run, talk movie budgets and what makes a good wrestler/actor, and we have a conversation of the word "it" and what it means in wrestling. Who has it, and who has squandered it. Here are some organizations you should...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 40 - The New Day
Contesting Wrestling - July 27, 2020 01:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe immolate ourselves in the firewall of joy that is the WWE's greatest tag team. Please donate to these organizations, if you can. Portland street medics: http://www.rosehipmedics.org/donate/ Bail/Protest Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdx-protest-bail-fund Portland Black Youth M...
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 40 - 7/26/2020
Contesting Wrestling - July 26, 2020 22:47 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn Minisode 40 we talk dangerous wildlife and how it lead to the Shawn Michaels "Tell Me A Lie" music video. Evan has some thoughts about his first break from wrestling in months and we rave a little about AEW Dynamite. Here are some links to organizations you should be donating your t...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 39 - WWF In Your House!
Contesting Wrestling - July 20, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe check out some matches from the strange mid-90's series of B-tier pay-per-views that feel like a failed marketing experiment, although there's an HBK/Owen Hart match that's pretty good.
Minisode 39- 7/19/2020
Contesting Wrestling - July 19, 2020 20:54 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe reflect a bit on our episode with Kris Levin, talk about the importance of fun in wrestling and how it is a fairly recent requirement, and talk belt sizes from Lou Thesz's tiny NWA title to Cabana Man Dan's enormous New South Wrestling title. Here are some links to organizations you...
Minisode 38
Contesting Wrestling - July 14, 2020 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe celebrate Keith Lee winning the NXT championship and wrap up our discussion on Sasha Banks. We have lost the concept of time and order, but we are still bringing you Contesting Wrestling! Please donate your time and resources here, if you can: https://www.nycshutitdown.org/take-action...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 38 - Thesz/Rogers with @RefKrisLevin
Contesting Wrestling - July 13, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsActual wrestling historian and professional referee Kris Levin drops by to talk about what wrestling was like in 1950, how much has changed, and how much has remained the same. Possibly our most informative episode ever? Then we spend a few minutes on Mighty Joe Thunder, whose performanc...
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 37
Contesting Wrestling - July 09, 2020 22:10 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn reflection of our episode where we talked to @SpaceKingBobby, we dive even deeper into WCW silliness with the Hogan vs. Giant Monster Truck Sumo Match. We also talk Hogan's missing mustache and how The Giant was trying way too hard. Please check out NYC Shut It Down, a group of acti...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 37 - Sasha Banks
Contesting Wrestling - July 06, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe explore the career of The Boss herself, Sasha Banks, including her masterpiece of a match with Ronda Rousey, and the four-way battle that laid the groundwork for the Horsewomen. Please donate your time and resources here, if you can: https://www.nycshutitdown.org/take-action
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 36 - 7/4/20
Contesting Wrestling - July 04, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe talk in a mini fashion about Paul Heyman's silver tongue and the lies he tells with it. Evan makes a bold prediction about the future of Orange Cassidy and we actually wrap things up on the Undertaker (again). Check out NYC Shut It Down, a group of activists fighting for Black libe...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 36 - WCW Silliness with @SpaceKingBobby
Contesting Wrestling - June 29, 2020 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe invite Twitter master and podcast emperor @SpaceKingBobby to explore the world of bizarre, gimmicky WCW matches. Two guys fight on a moving hay truck, while something like 18 guys fight in a poorly designed multi-level cage. It's...an experience. Please check out NYC Shut It Down, a ...
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 35 - 06/24/20
Contesting Wrestling - June 25, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe wrap things up on the Undertaker. Here are links you should check out if you want to donate money to protesters on the front lines, or if you want to further educate yourself about the current uprising. NYC Black Mutual Aid: https://twitter.com/NYCBlackAid Free PDF from the great ...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 35 - The Undertaker, Part Two
Contesting Wrestling - June 22, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe talk about the Undertaker some more. Here are links you should check out if you want to donate money to protesters on the front lines, or if you want to further educate yourself about the current uprising. NYC Black Mutual Aid: https://twitter.com/NYCBlackAid Free PDF from the great...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 34 - The Undertaker, Part One
Contesting Wrestling - June 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe finally delve into pro wrestling's resident mythological archetype, The Undertaker. We watch him fight Giant Gonzalez, Yokozuna, and then his greatest enemy, HIMSELF.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 34 - 06/14/20
Contesting Wrestling - June 14, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe talk about the uprisings against the police state, with some wrestling thrown in. PLACES YOU SHOULD DONATE: https://nationalbailout.org/black-mamas-bail-out/ https://brooklynbailfund.org/ List of bail funds by city: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4-YS3vFn5CLL9QtJSU0xqmTh_h8Xil...
Contesting Wrestling Episode 33 - Lucha Underground with Jordan Olds
Contesting Wrestling - June 08, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJordan Olds from the fantastic Two Minutes to Late Night joins us for a discussion about why anyone should like wrestling, and if they do, why they should check out Lucha Underground. There is some discussion of metal. Also Lesnar/Orton from Summerslam '16.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 33 - 06/07/20
Contesting Wrestling - June 07, 2020 13:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsPlease donate to any and all of these organizations doing the important work: https://brooklynbailfund.org/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020 https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
Contesting Wrestling Episode 32 - Japanese Wrestling in the 90's, with David Kim
Contesting Wrestling - June 01, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDoc and Ben bring along old friend and puroresu expert David Kim to wax poetic about his favorite match ever, a tag team match featuring Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 32 - 05/30/20
Contesting Wrestling - May 30, 2020 12:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe review our week of the Empress of Tomorrow, mourn the tragic passing of Hana Kimura, and wax rhapsodic about a certain posse of clowns who may or may not be in full possession of their faculties.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 31 - Asuka
Contesting Wrestling - May 25, 2020 09:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe celebrate the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka, an unrelenting psychedelic kabuki energy being who once ran a graphic design firm. We watch a classic match from her former persona Kana, then some highlights from her NXT reign (with Nikki Cross/Ruby Riot, and later with Ember Moon).
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 31 - 05/22/20
Contesting Wrestling - May 22, 2020 15:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe reflect on Orange Cassidy. What does pulp represent? Who it is FOR?!?!
Contesting Wrestling Episode 30 - Orange Cassidy
Contesting Wrestling - May 18, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe delve into the freshly squeezed career of the enigmatic genius known as Orange Cassidy.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 30 - 05/15/20
Contesting Wrestling - May 15, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEvan makes an announcement. Hell is contemplated. Season 2 begins.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 29 - Hell in a Cell
Contesting Wrestling - May 11, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAs we close out our Mick Foley series, we watch his match with the Undertaker that arguably ended wrestling. We also watch the Undertaker fight Shawn Michaels, and finally watch a famous Foley-adjacent fight, the infamous Funk/Sabu Barbed Wire match, much to Evan's chagrin.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 29 - 05/08/20
Contesting Wrestling - May 09, 2020 02:35 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe reflect on our Mankind episode, and relay any personal experiences we've had with Mick Foley, who may or may not have murdered someone close to a host of this very podcast.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 28 - Mick Foley, Part Two (Mankind)
Contesting Wrestling - May 04, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe continue our journey through the career of Mick Foley. He creates the cutest vehicle for the most horrifying move possible, puts his body on the line for his fans, and changes the boundaries of kayfabe from behind his weird mask.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 28 - 05/02/2020
Contesting Wrestling - May 02, 2020 18:25 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn which we watch a recent Ciampa vs. Gargano audience-free match to determine if they can make this kind of cinematic style work. They cannot.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 27 - Wrestlemania 36
Contesting Wrestling - April 27, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe take a break from our Foley series to discuss an utterly surreal, audience-free Wrestlemania. Evan only watched three matches, because this podcast has yet to successfully increase his tolerance: Undertaker/Styles, Wyatt/Cena, and Flair/Ripley.
Contesting Wrestling Minisode 27 - 04/25/20
Contesting Wrestling - April 25, 2020 15:45 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRecorded on 4/20, we talk about, um....something, presumably. Oh! Wait....wait, no, it's gone. I feel like I remember advising people not to go by Mickey in their adult life, but there's no way we got 25 minutes out of that.
Contesting Wrestling Episode 26 - Mick Foley, Part One (Cactus Jack)
Contesting Wrestling - April 20, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe begin our multi-level journey into the world of Mick Foley, a wrestler who elicits stronger feelings among the hosts of this podcast than almost any other in history. As he battles his classic foes Vader, Terry Funk and Sabu, Evan cannot help but ask: why do this to yourself?
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