Mark Andrews: My Love Letter to Wrestling

Recorded at BBC Wales Central Square, five of wrestling's superstars - Seth Rollins, Bayley, Butch, Alexa Bliss, and Dakota Kai join Mark Andrews ahead of the biggest wrestling event in the UK for 30 years - Clash at the Castle. They look towards the future of WWE, where Mark's career goes next, what it means to be a wrestling fan, and answer the big question - why do they love wrestling?

Austin Theory reflects on his WrestleMania and talks Stone Cold Stunners with Mark and Sean. The episode also features a conversation with Jeff Hardy from earlier this year.

NXT UK Tag team Trent Seven chats the future of NXT UK with Mark and Sean. The boys also reflect on WrestleMania, British Strong Style, and share a few behind the scenes WrestleMania stories from over the past few years!

'The Special Counsel to the Tribal Chief' Paul Heyman joins Mark and Sean for the Wrestlemania edition of the pod. In a huge main event, Paul looks ahead to the title unification match between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar at this weekend's Mania, who he thinks has the best mind in wrestling, and lots more!

Mark is joined by one of his best mates on this week's pod. He and today's guest have been wrestling each other since they were kids! Butch/Pete discusses his name change and tells the boys who he's looking forward to facing on Smackdown.

The boys are joined by someone from wrestling family royalty this week - a lineage that includes Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart, Owen Hart, and the British Bulldog. Natalya tells Mark and Sean about the Dungeon 2.0 and her love of training the next generation of wrestlers.

Liv Morgan talks growing up in wrestling, and the boys celebrate Liv and Rhea Ripley becoming the first 'friends of the podcast' tag team. Featuring a special appearance from YouTuber BrandonDoesEverything.

The first ever British WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre, joins Mark and Sean to add to his thoughts to the love letter to wrestling. They talk independent wrestling and the importance of looking after your mental health.

This week Mark gets to catch up with his old mate Rhea Ripley. They talk crazy British crowds, NXT UK memories, and Rhea admits to nearly getting fired when she was trying to find her identity. Featuring a special appearance from Riddle.

WWE Superstar Mark Andrews is back with his good pal Sean Thorne to add more signatures to the love letter to wrestling. Following on from their interview with ‘The Boss' last week, Mark and Sean are joined by the ‘EST of WWE' Bianca Belair. Bianca chats wrestling gear, finding her purpose, and seeking redemption from her loss at last year's SummerSlam. Featuring a special appearance from Kevin Owens.

WWE Superstar Mark Andrews is back with his good pal Sean Thorne to add more signatures to the love letter to wrestling. This week we have a huge guest on the pod as ‘The Boss' Sasha Banks joins the boys to talk Star Wars, dream matches, and what it means to be a wrestling nerd! Featuring a special appearance from Tommaso Ciampa.

WWE Superstar Mark Andrews is back with his good pal Sean Thorne to add more signatures to the love letter to wrestling. This episode the boys chat to WWE superstar Riddle. Strap in for a rollercoaster where they discuss his love for Randy Orton, annoying the ‘Tribal Chief' Roman Reigns, and Riddle's undying love for camels! Also features a special appearance from WWE US Champion Damian Priest.

WWE Superstar Mark Andrews is back to add more signatures to the 'love letter to wrestling', but this season it's a little bit different. Mark is joined by his good pal Sean Thorne, and in each pod they chat to one of the biggest names in wrestling. In this episode we hear from one of the best wrestlers in the world - Finn Bálor. The boys chat about the early days of Finn's career, what he still wants to achieve in the WWE, and who'd he'd still love to get in the ring with. Also features a special appearance by ‘The Almighty' Bobby Lashley.

Could Mark ever give up wrestling, and why does it mean so much to him? This final episode is all about the journey; is it worth all the hours travelling, is it worth all the injuries? And - is the ‘tough guy' persona a thing of the past? Featuring Paige, Kurt Angle, Big E, Tegan Nox, David Arquette and more.

Mark is joined by ‘Flash Morgan' Webster to discuss the art of wrestling. What's it like walking to the ring, what makes a good rivalry, and how do you tell a good story without uttering a single word? What makes you remember a wrestling match? Is it about the technical brilliance, or is it fundamentally all about ‘moments'? Featuring Edge, Charlotte Flair, William Regal, Cara Noir and many more.

Mark tells the story of the first show put on by Attack Pro-Wrestling, a show that means everything to him. We also look ahead to wrestling's future. Two of the biggest names in wrestling right now, Adam Cole and Pete Dunne catch up with Mark, and he discusses how wrestling moves on from the ‘Speaking Out' movement with Kay Lee Ray, Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones and Nikki Cross.

Wrestling is fake, right? There's more to it than that, so much more. Mark delves in to wrestling's relationship with its fans and discusses why wrestling can offer sanctuary, and even identity to people. Featuring Triple H, Cody Rhodes, Ruby Riot, Drake Maverick and more.

Why are so many people obsessed with wrestling? Mark Andrews is a 29-year-old wrestler from Cardiff, South Wales, and wrestling is his life. In this series you'll hear Mark talking to some of the very biggest names in the sport, including those from his native Wales. In part one we hear from Edge, HHH, Shawn Michaels, Charlotte Flair, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Tegan Nox and also wrestling superfan BBC Radio 1's Greg James, who all explain why they love the sport and how they 'found it'. We'll also hear about the very beginnings of Mark's journey to wrestling superstardom as he heads home to reminisce with his mum and dad.