How Wrestling Explains the World
Nick Bond
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The 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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Jul 4, 2019
How Bret Hart in Canada Explains Wrestling
Nick 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 heroes gone?
- Who is the best Canadian wrestler, non-Bret division?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyMillerJMS
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Jun 19, 2019
How Wrestling Explains Infinite Jest & David Foster Wallace
Nick 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, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Mark on Twitter: @MarkMacyk
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Jun 10, 2019
How the WWE Network Explains Wrestling
Nick 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 Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyMillerJMS
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Jun 3, 2019
How Wrestling Explains Batman
Nick 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: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dylan on Twitter: @DylanRoth
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May 28, 2019
How Shane McMahon Explains Wrestling
Nick 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 Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @AndyMillerJMS
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May 20, 2019
How Wrestling Explains Kaboom!
Nick 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 meteorology of entertainment.
They breakdown Mark's writing process, discuss what wrestling can learn from "Thunder Man" and plot the future of the Mark Macyk Literary Universe.
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Mark on Twitter: @MarkMacyk
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May 13, 2019
How Money in the Bank Explains Wrestling
Nick 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 Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk
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May 3, 2019
2.16 - How Wrestling Explains (the) Hobbs and Shaw (trailer)
Nick 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) Rich to discuss the concept of "Can they Co-Exist" and the pure joy of the hot tag.
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Rich on Instagram: @Embrace_The_Kasin
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Apr 26, 2019
2.15 - How Cesaro Explains Wrestling
Nick 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 Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk
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Apr 20, 2019
2.14 - How Wrestling Explains Baseball
Nick 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 Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyMillerJMS
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Apr 6, 2019
SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: The Pod Beyond, Episode 1 4.6.1985
FOR 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 well as all the exciting action from the Major Leagues of Professional Wrestling, the NWA.
If you are interested in getting your ears on the show going forward, you'll want to head right over to Patreon.com/hwetw and sign up at the corresponding benefit tier (THE POD BEYOND-ERS) to join us on what should be a fantastic journey. Err, sorry, wrong decade: to join us on what should be a "Don't Stop Believin' by" Journey.
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Apr 5, 2019
2.13.AHKB - How Booker T Explains Wrestling
Nick 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 commercials?
- How fucking racist was the infamous "people like you" feud between he and HHH in the lead up to WrestleMania XIX?
- Why does King Booker work so well?
- Was his time in TNA actually kind of great or at least worthy of RESPECT?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
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Apr 4, 2019
THE POD BEYOND, EPISODE 0: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHO IS GOING TO BE THERE WHEN WE ARRIVE?
FOR 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 speed on what's perhaps the most volatile era in professional wrestling history and, once we've arrived at the studios in Atlanta, GA, who we will meet when we get there.
If you are interested in getting your ears on the actual show, you'll want to head right over to Patreon.com/hwetw and sign up at the corresponding benefit tier (THE POD BEYOND-ERS) to join us on what should be a fantastic journey. Err, sorry, wrong decade: to join us on what should be a "Don't Stop Believin' by" Journey.
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Apr 3, 2019
2.13.WCW - How Booker T Explains WCW
Nick 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 bad at almost everything else)?
- Is Booker T the best WCW performer of the post-Crockett era?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
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Mar 27, 2019
2.12 - How Wrestling Explains Star Trek (w/ Dylan Roth of the Hell Yeah Babies)
Nick 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 common?
- The parallels between the kinds of stories both rely on to articulate their worldviews and achieve their narrative goals
- Who but Q could be Vince McMahon?
- Which Star Trek character would be the best manager?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
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Mar 21, 2019
2.11.EV - How the Intercontinental Championship Explains Wrestling, Essential Viewing
The 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 (MSG - 10/22/79)
Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco (MSG - 12/28/82)
Rick Rude vs. Ultimate Warrior (SummerSlam 8/28/89)
Razor Ramon vs. Jeff Jarrett (Royal Rumble 1/22/95)
Rob Van Dam vs. William Regal (WrestleMania X-8 3/17/02)
Randy Orton vs. Edge (Vengeance 7/11/04)
Ric Flair vs. Triple H (Taboo Tuesday 11/1/05)
Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler - Title vs. Career (No Mercy 10/9/16)
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Mar 20, 2019
2.11 - How the Intercontinental Championship Explains Wrestling
Nick 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)
- How the Attitude Era ruined the IC title, like did it with nearly everything else
- Where the title can go from here
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.pod…
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Mar 14, 2019
2.10 - How Wrestling Explains A Fish Called Wanda
Nick 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 marks" of comedy?
- Who are the best physical comedians in the history of wrestling?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
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Mar 7, 2019
2.9.EV - How Sensational Sherri Explains Wrestling, Essential Viewing
The 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 vs. Moolah
- Moolah = farts
Savage/Sherri - Dusty/Sapphire
- Sapphire is probably the worst worker we’ve ever seen
- And Sherri makes her less that!
Savage (w/ Queen Sherri) - Warrior
- A pantheon match, moment and performance from everyone involved
Sting-Flair
- The match that breaks Sting's brain
Harlem Heat-Amazing French Canadia(e)ns/Sherri-Colonel Parker - World War 3 (‘96)
- One of the best tag finishes you'll ever see (Seriously!)
- A *classic* appearance of the "get your hand…
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Mar 6, 2019
2.9 - How Sensational Sherri Explains Wrestling
Nick 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 of Sherri
- Where Sherri would have ended up on the card in the modern era
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
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Feb 27, 2019
2.8 - How Wrestling Explains The Beatles: Yellow Submarine
Nick 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 Song" has to do with Will Ospreay and Ricochet
- Which wrestling promotion comes the closest to Yellow Submarine?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.co…
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Feb 21, 2019
2.7.EV - How the bWo Explains Wrestling (Essential Viewing)
The 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.
Meanie debuts as Stevie’s sidekick - November to Remember ‘95
* Joey Styles' pervasive shittiness
* Seriously, what makes a half-shirt gay? It’s just stupid.
bWo begins - November to Remember ‘96
The bWo Makes Peace with Tommy Dreamer - CyberSlam ‘97
Stevie Richards vs. Terry Funk vs. Sandman - Barely Legal ‘97
- Literally the highest someone can aspire to and still be a career “underneath guy”, The fundamental inherent appreciation of such wrestlers that made ECW the “play…
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Feb 20, 2019
2.7 - How the bWo Explains Wrestling
Nick 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...
* Nerd Comedy of the ‘80s and ‘90s
* Weird Al Yankovic
* The use of Irony and Allusion in ECW
* The greatness of Raven as a heel and the bWo as his strangely babyface lackeys
* The relative “realness” of ECW (and whether or not it’s a misnomer)
* The evolution of the “Everyman” character in wrestling
* Comparisons between the bWo and their WCW counterparts
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Feb 13, 2019
2.6 - How Wrestling Explains Black Panther
The 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, respectively, the New Day and T'Challa. On the back half of the episode, they break down T'Challa's battles for the throne against M'Baku and Killmonger, what makes the latter such a great heel and what wrestling can learn from the success of Black Panther from a business and cultural perspective.
If you liked our theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp.
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Feb 7, 2019
2.5.EV - How The New Day Explains Wrestling, Essential Viewing
The 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 joined once again by Daron to break down must-watch matches from the New Day's respective early singles careers, along with their best collective work IN THIS RING AND ON THAT MIC against the Usos (and children).
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
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Feb 6, 2019
2.5 - How The New Day Explains Wrestling
The 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 start by taking a very unfortunate historical survey of the WWF/E's treatment of African American wrestlers, looking at New Day's place in the evolution of representation in the wrestling industry, why the Unicorn shirt was so popular and what their respective legacies will be in and out of the ring.
For Part 2 -- which'll comes out tomorrow -- we will joined once again by Daron to break down must-watch matches from the New Day's respective early singles careers, along with their best collective wor…
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Jan 30, 2019
2.4 - How Wrestling Explains the Super Bowl
The 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 entertainment.
If you liked our theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp.
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Jan 25, 2019
2.3.EV - How the Royal Rumble Explains Wrestling
The 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's storied history.
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and the Google Play Store.
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Jan 23, 2019
2.3 - How the Royal Rumble Explains Wrestling
The 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 in the evolution of the battle royal, what the WWF actually got right with the event and all of the things that have went wrong whenever variations have been tried elsewhere.
In Part 2, coming out tomorrow, they'll be breaking down must-watch matches from the PPV's storied history.
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean,…
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Jan 16, 2019
2.2 - How Wrestling Explains "Stop Making Sense"
The 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 Follow-up Files on our Patreon later this week for all the news that's fit to print.
If you liked our theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp.
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and the Google Play Store.
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Jan 12, 2019
2.1, Part BB - How Arn Anderson Explains Tag Team Wrestling
The 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 compendium. Dave and Nick breakdown must-watch matches from Arn's legendary tag matches -- including their consensus best match ever essentially viewed -- and the differences between the NWA and WWF's treatment of the quintessential professional wrestler.
Then, as a special surprise, we have @TheMagnumCK to talk about retirement speeches and the influence Arn's work had on him as a wrestler, actor and person.
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Jan 10, 2019
2.1, Part AA - How Arn Anderson Explains The NWA
The 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 wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick breakdown must-watch matches from Arn's early run in the industry and some quintessential professional wrestling title defenses from the quintessential professional wrestler.
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Jan 9, 2019
2.1 - How Arn Anderson Explains Wrestling
The 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 Nick look at the Enforcer's role in the founding of the Four Horsemen, the ways in which he is the quintessential professional wrestler of an entire generation and his importance to the day-to-day working of one of the hottest territories in wrestling history.
In Part 2, coming out tomorrow, they'll be breaking down must-watch matches from Arn's early run in the industry before looking at the transcendent tag team and top-of-the-card work he did with Ole in Crockett, Tully in the WWF and as a stalwart…
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Dec 19, 2018
1.40 - How Wrestling Explains Hallmark Movies
The 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 differences between Hallmark and Lifetime movies, Nick sits down with Dave and Jeb Aren't Mean's Jeb Lund to talk about Hallmark movies and the magic of Christmas as a marketing tool, before coming back to end the show with Dave's breakdown of the Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl and its legal ramifications throughout wrestling history.
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Dec 18, 2018
1.39 - How Kayfabe Explains Wrestling
The 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 post structuralist lens.
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Dec 10, 2018
1.38 - How Wrestling Explains Frankenstein
The 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 forth from it), the rise of the Four Horsewomen, why WWECW failed and what the Universal Studios version of Frankenstein's monster has to do with the WWE.
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Dec 4, 2018
1.37.EV - How The Four Horsewomen Explain Wrestling
The 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 storied NXT runs and the top-of-the-card work they've been able to do on the main roster.
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Dec 3, 2018
1.37 - How The Four Horsewomen Explain Wrestling
The 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 what their ascendance means not just for themselves but the future of the business.
In Part 2, coming out tomorrow, they'll be breaking down must-watch matches from the Four Horsewomen's storied NXT runs and the top-of-the-card work they've been able to do on the main roster.
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Nov 19, 2018
1.36 - How Wrestling Explains Fallout
The 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 all the news that's fit to print.
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Nov 13, 2018
1.35.EV - How Survivor Series Matches Explain Wrestling
The 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 today, they'll apply that lens to some must-watch matches that made Survivor Series matches one of the most enduring gimmicks in wrestling history.
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Nov 12, 2018
1.35 - How Survivor Series Matches Explain Wrestling
The 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, coming out tomorrow, they'll be giving y'all a list of some must-watch matches that made Survivor Series matches one of the most enduring gimmicks in wrestling history.
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Nov 5, 2018
1.34 - How Wrestling Explains Bad Movies
The 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 check out Dave's Follow-up Files on our Patreon later this week for all the news that's fit to print.
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Oct 31, 2018
1.33.EV - How Halloween Havoc Explains Wrestling
The 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'all a list of some must-watch matches that made Havoc the most confounding event on WCW's PPV schedule.
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Oct 30, 2018
1.33 - How Halloween Havoc Explains Wrestling
The 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.
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Oct 22, 2018
1.32 - How Epic Storytelling Explains Wrestling
The 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 masculinity.
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Oct 16, 2018
1.31.NWA - How Dusty Rhodes Explains Wrestling
The 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 parts. Today's episode, Part II focuses on the myth and legend of Dusty Rhodes as a historically successful performer, revered booker and eventual mentor for an entire generation of main event performers.
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Oct 15, 2018
1.31 - How Virgil Runnels Explains Wrestling
The 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, with today's episode focusing on the man, Virgil Runnels: His start in the industry, the success he had in the 70s and his use of appropriated culture to propel him to worldwide prominence.
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Oct 8, 2018
1.30 - How Vaudeville Explains Wrestling
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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.)
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Oct 1, 2018
1.29 - How Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Explains Wrestling
The 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 be like if he were working now.
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Sep 24, 2018
1.28 - How Wrestling Explains Parks And Recreation
The 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?
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Sep 17, 2018
1.27 - How The Dangerous Alliance Explains Wrestling
The 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 Dangerous Alliance , the eleventh entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick look at the most stacked stable roster in wrestling history, why it didn't take over the industry -- Barry Windham's involved -- and what a modern day version of the Alliance would look like.
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Sep 10, 2018
1.26 - How Wrestling Explains Slobs vs. Snobs
The 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 Slobs vs. Snobs movies. If you ever wondered:
- Where the intersection between Bill Murray and Hulk Hogan is and/or why it's somewhere in Europe?
- What former WrestleMania main eventer Adam Sandler most closely resembles?
- Which WWE Films-produced "Slobs vs. Snobs" movie Nick most wants to see made?
Don't forget to check out Dave's Follow-up Files on our Patreon -- this episode's edition will be the only one available without contributing -- to which if, for whatever reason, you like the people behind the show you can help us pay for hosting by contributing (you'll also receive a shout out on the show as a sexy wizard, so that's something to look forward to.)
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Sep 3, 2018
1.25 - How Jim Cornette Explains Wrestling
The 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 Jim Cornette, the tenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick look at the way the Louisville Lip broke into wrestling, how that shaped his philosophy on the industry and what role he played in ultimately destroying the business he loved (if not necessarily professional wrestling itself.)
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Aug 27, 2018
1.24 - How Wrestling Explains Enron
The 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 Enron: it's a story that fits right into the strange turn of the century world that caused WCW, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to self immolate at nearly the same time Jeff Skilling, Ken Lay and Andy Fastow's byzantine plans keep their company going started to unravel before our eyes. And all for exactly the same reason: egos unmatched by anything other than their ruthless aggression and need for validation from people they thought were cooler than them.
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Aug 20, 2018
1.23 : How The Fall of WCW Explains Wrestling
The 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 Fall of WCW, the ninth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick's breakdown starts with the Fingerpoke of Doom and weaves its way through the Russo era, try to determine whether Buff was in fact the stuff and make an argument for sitting through the last WCW PPV ever.
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Aug 13, 2018
1.22 - How Wrestling Explains Paul Thomas Anderson films
The 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 Paul Thomas Anderson films. If you ever wondered about any of the following:
- Why we root for anti-heroes like Freddie Quell and Stone Cold Steve Austin?
- Which essential themes the Attitude Era and Boogie Nights share, however accidentally?
- How much PTA's California looks like Vince McMahon's America?
then, boy howdy, do we have a podcast for you.
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Aug 6, 2018
1.21 - How NJPW Explains Wrestling
The 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 New Japan Pro Wrestling, the eighth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick break down what made New Japan a revelatory experience for many American performers, why the stories they tell focus more on Japanese performers and the ways in which the promotion continues to shape the industry today.
Our recommended matches from this episode require a New Japan World subscription, but both Dave and I highly recommend getting one (and it's cheaper than the WWE Network!)
Nick's pick: Scott Norton v. Big Van Vader, Battle Autumn '91
Dave's pick: Minoru Suzuki v. AJ Styles, G1 CLIMAX 2014
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Jul 30, 2018
1.20 - How Wrestling Explains Fake News
The 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 Fake News. If you ever wondered about any of the following:
- Why Alex Jones is so effective at constructing a reality?
- How the WWE should really act if they care about equality as much as they claim to?
- What makes the Owen Hart voice so irksome?
then, boy howdy, do we have a podcast for you.
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Jul 23, 2018
1.19 - How Dirt Sheets Explain Wrestling
The 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 Dirt Sheets, the seventh entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick breakdown the evolution of Apter mags into "dirt sheets" and how those begot wrestling beats, wrestling verticals and whatever the heck Pro Wrestling Sheet is.
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Jul 16, 2018
1.18 - How Wrestling Explains Mystery Fiction
The 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 Mystery Fiction, so join us as we investigate every Murder, She Wrote or game that's afoot we could possibly think of while spending an hour or so sussing out what makes a great mystery stay with us just as much as a great match. And if you ever wondered about any of the following:
- What Mike Hammer and Lex Luger have in common?
- Which trope Hulk Hogan's heel turn took from Dame Agatha Christie's "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"?
- How can wrestlers use Columbo to make themselves better?
then, boy howdy, do we have a podcast for you.
Oh, and just one more thing: We're going to post links to our recommendations at the end of each episode whenever possible, starting this week.
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Jul 9, 2018
1.17 - How Ladder Matches Explain Wrestling
The 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 Ladder Matches, the sixth entry to our wrestling compendium. We discuss how the gimmick has changed over time, where it went wrong and how it's made its way back to glory over the past few years.
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Jul 2, 2018
1.16 - How Wrestling Explains Cover Songs
The 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 Cover Songs: We start off with the DDT and successful post-Jake versions/why they work when so many others haven't, Ric Flair's "cover" of Buddy Rogers' Nature Boy gimmick, Buddy Landel's cover of Ric Flair's gimmick and why so very few bands and musicians can cover The Beatles in a way that resonates beyond the original work. Then we end the show with an extended conversation about how the WWE's women's division has transcended their "cover band" status in a way that the men's division has struggled to over the last twenty years.
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Jun 25, 2018
1.15 - How the DDT Explains Wrestling
The 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 DDT, the fifth entry to our wrestling compendium. We discuss what made it work, how it informed Jake's career as well wrestling in general and who (if anyone) comes close to Jake in the ring and on the mic. We also have another announcement, though less earth shattering than usual.
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Jun 18, 2018
1.14 - How Wrestling Explains The Golden State Warriors
The 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 the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors: We start off talking about Draymond Green as High Chief of the Midcard before shifting our focus to Oakland's basketball legacy, the community's incredible support of the franchise over the last 40+ years and how the organization is turning their backs on them like so much WCW. After reminiscing about Eugenio Velez (ask your nearest 30-something San Francisco Giants fan) we finish things off by exploring about what makes sports, well, sports (as opposed to, say, professional wrestling.)
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Jun 11, 2018
1.13 - How the Four Horsemen Explain Wrestling
The 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 Four Horsemen, the fourth entry to our wrestling compendium. We discuss the original four, what made the group work, the fundamental differences between being a franchise and a team, and most importantly whether or not Arn Anderson should have been World's Champion at some point. We'll also be announcing next week's topic for How Wrestling Explains The World.
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Jun 4, 2018
1.12 - How Wrestling Explains Slasher Films
The 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 their lives on the end of a lightning bolt and do not apologize for that, we've decided to try something slightly different for this week's topic, Slasher Films: After we spend some time dissecting the finer points of Big Van Vader's Mastodon mask, Nick sits down with NYWC's Rich Kasin and Andy Miller to talk about slasher films and monster heels, before coming back to end the show with Dave's breakdown of the Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl and its violent ramifications throughout wrestling history.
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May 25, 2018
1.11 - How Big Van Vader Explains Wrestling
The 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 Big Van Vader, the third entry to our wrestling compendium and a mutual favorite of ours. We'll cover what made Vader work as both a monster and a heel from the sumo halls of Tokyo in NJPW to Independence Arena in Charlotte, NC. We'll also be announcing some exciting news about Juice Make Sugar and next week's topic for How Wrestling Explains The World.
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May 18, 2018
1.10 - How Wrestling Explains Songwriting
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Internet's Nick Bond are here twice monthly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week: We have Dylan Roth -- of The Hell Yeah Babies -- on to talk about the similarities between writing pop punk music and planning a match, how live performances can inform the final product, whether or not he's ever heeled out on a crowd and why we want to WALK WITH ELIAS despite his obvious musical deficiencies.
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May 11, 2018
1.9 How Bash at the Beach '96 Explains Wrestling
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their first ever intentional minisode, a 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, Bash at the Beach '96 becomes the second entry to our wrestling compendium. We talk about the nWo v. T-Pain, Hulk vs. Hollywood and, ever so briefly, Steve "Mongo" McMichael vs. Joe Gomez.
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May 4, 2018
1.8 - How Wrestling Explains Nature Documentaries
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week we cover professional wrestling's long lost English cousin, Nature Documentaries. We'll get into the limits of kayfabe in the natural world with a CBC exposé called "Cruel Camera," whether or not David Attenborough is just an animal wrestling promoter with a charming accent and how long-form documentary nature series are like PPV cards. We also have A MAJOR, EARTH SHATTERING ANNOUNCEMENT at the end of the episode.
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Apr 20, 2018
1.7 - How Wrestling Explains The Music Man
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week we cover Nick's favorite single piece of entertainment, The Music Man: Between Iowegians wanting to be lied to, to the striking amount of similarities between John Cena and Harold Hill, and the importance of a good lie, we're here to tell you that -- by god -- we've got the entirety of River City covered just beyond that play button. Don't believe us? We guess you'll just have to listen for yourselves.
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Apr 8, 2018
1.6 - How Wrestling Explains Disappointment
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Internet's Nick Bond are here to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week: We cover disappointment as a concept in the context of wrestling fandom, dissect the difference between it and outrage, what causes one or the other to happen and how to avoid inflicting it on yourself.
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Apr 2, 2018
1.5 - How Ultimate Deletion Explains Wrestling
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Internet's Nick Bond are BACK to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week, IT'S THE ULTIMATE MINISODE. Actually, this is the opposite of true, as we will be doing regular pods to supplement our actual episodes -- the ones that are mostly pop culture references -- but you get the idea: We talk about Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt's Ultimate Deletion match in all its cinematic glory.
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Mar 9, 2018
1.4 - How Wrestling Explains Will They or Won't They (feat. Darnell Mitchell)
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Internet's Nick Bond are here twice monthly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week: We have Darnell Mitchell -- of Capitol Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Iowa -- on to talk about the history of the Will They Or Won't They trope and how wrestling inverts it, why male friendships are so hard, the evolution of representation in wrestling and what the future may hold for LGBTQ+ fans & performers.
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Feb 23, 2018
1.3 - How Wrestling Explains Post-Structuralism
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Internet's Nick Bond are here twice monthly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week: We cover Vince McMahon, the auteur, televison character and huckster, through the prism of post-structuralism. Come for the Barthes references, stay for the Derrida references.
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Feb 9, 2018
1.2 - How Wrestling Explains The Venture Bros.
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Internet's Nick Bond are here twice monthly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week: We're back, but the argument is out as to whether we are "better than ever," but given the amount of audio clips we had to cut to drop into this episode -- from our topic, The Venture Bros. -- we sure hope so. This episode'll focuses on Venture Bros.'s use of kayfabe, the dangers of nepotism in a world without real consequence and what professional wrestling can learn from Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick.
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Jan 26, 2018
1.1 (Part 2) - How The Cold War Explain Wrestling
This week: It's the second part of our first real episode. Turns out there's just too much wrestling in the Cold War to cover in anything less than "a soul crushingly long time to listen to a single podcast episode," so we split it into two separate episodes:
Yesterday's Part 1 focused more on how using wrestling as a prism through which to view the Cold War. today's Part 2 will focus on how the Cold War informed wrestling aand its storylines as it barrelled towards unprecedented popularity.
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Jan 25, 2018
1.1 (Part 1) - How Wrestling Explains The Cold War
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Internet's Nick Bond are here twice monthly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week: It's our first real episode, or at least the first part of our first real episode. Turns out there's just too much wrestling in the Cold War to cover in anything less than a soul crushingly long time to listen to a single podcast episode, so we split it into two separate episodes:
This one, which focuses more on how using wrestling as a way to look at the Cold War helps clear a lot of things up, while Friday(Tomorrow!)'s Part 2 will focus on how the Cold War informed wrestling as it barrelled towards unprecedented popularity.
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Jan 23, 2018
1.0 - Is ___ Wrestling?
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and the Internet's Nick Bond are here twice monthly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling. And what that means for the rest of the world.
This week: It's our pilot, so we're spending some time going through the most and least wrestling things in the world, from electoral politics to abstract expresisonism. Which is to say: Come from the audio drops of CM Punk and Donald Trump speeches, stay for scorching hot Jackson Pollock takes.
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