The NXT Wrestling Fan

Over the first five episodes of Kris' tenure on The NXT Wrestling Fan, MeganBob whiffed every attempt to predict the next big thing in the story of NXT. For reasons that we assure you are reasons, that has resulted in nearly two hours of Bob and Kris talking about Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew!, an obscure yet beloved funny animal superhero comic published by DC in the early 1980's. Rather than boring you with the origin story of this bonus episode, we'll just tell you that many DC Comjcs tropes are explained, many animal puns are uttered, many low-key quacks are quacked, and the word "sexecutioner" unexpectedly comes up. What are you waiting for? Let this strange episode into your ears so it can punch you directly in the brain! NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Rich and Famous by Soundroll https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/rich-and-famous License code: D9U995DOPPSIVVYE Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

As we knew that it would, the episode of NXT that originally aired on March 1st, 2015 arrived ready to rumble and brought with it topics such as: Past!Kris is always one step ahead A feline First Milk Match Inverted Atomic Drops will break your butt The Enzo Box The delicate act of being mean When a gimmick does not work Locational context Journalism! The Chosen One of Something Journey Into Rosebudness Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.   Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The episode of NXT that originally aired on February 25th, 2015 brings a lot of challenges for Tye Dillinger. This episode of The NXT Wrestling Fan, by contrast, brings you:  A MeganBob Announcement Schrodinger's Tom What in the world is Hideo Itami fighting? The Bowtie Era The Kleenex Cheetah The David Mitchell of Chikara-ass bullshit Trampoline reveals Such good butts Not That Greg Hungry for the KJV God cuts a promo Areola Jones Tiny and indignant Being a journalist Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.                

Are we chanting for zoo animals in the episode of NXT that originally aired on February 18th, 2015? We certainly have reason to! Along with that, we also ride a rollercoaster that includes: Dramatic irony Precognition about rhinos and spears by tigers Reverse shrimp holds The Devon Box A tea-aboo sidebar A tiny Wrestlemania sign The Sydney Opera House A real Greg Bullcrap and a weird man Your boot-choking dollars Gotta dom your dom Nobody Eats It Like Neville Loud as a kazo Gravity remembers Revenge does a body good! GOOD WITCH WOULD NEVER Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The NXT Takeover that originally aired on February 11th, 2015 left Bob with some big feelings about wrestling. Other things we have feelings about in this episode include:  Rivals to Wrestlelovers Kris' Bullwinkle OnlyFans Can a knee be gorgeous? The Bull Dempsey Circle of Hell A steel chair is brutally sat upon! Wrestling inspiration from the iconic Oprah Winfrey Tasting the mountaintop MeganBob loves a hobo tune The Hot Topic of wrestling championships Wrestling's ethic of care How to get all the power in a relationship Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

There are many things to note about the NXT go-home show that originally aired on February 4th, 2015 but chief among them is that Corey Graves is a man with things to get off his chest and observations to make. Highly specific observations. We make some observations of our own in this episode covering topics as diverse as:  Angry bubble lady Insignificant sample sizes Pokebutt The Gil Gunderson of NXT Efforts Tasting Note for Submission Holds High Dollar Adjectives BETTER THAN RAW! BETTER THAN RAW! More Bullwinkle Than You'd Suspect The Coup de Grâce cocktail Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The episode of NXT that originally aired on January 28th, 2015 leaves us with a lot to think about and a lot to feel because it's contract signing time between Kevin Owen and Sami Zayn! Along with the tension between them, we get into: Brad Maddox methadone Zeroth-level men 2023 is the year of Sin Cara Carny switch-ups Seasonal residence in wherever Indiscriminate bouncers "Right, little buddy?" The birth of #Blurphy The rolled-up newspaper of a heel headlock Anticipatory blow-off boner Catch the fever! Order Muppet vs Chaos Muppet "This Is Ours" by Mith https://mithgifs.substack.com/p/this-is-ours When you're feelin' D; Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The episode of NXT that originally aired on January 21st, 2015 didn't intend to teach us a new word, but in our defense, Afrikaans words are simpler to spell on an American keyboard than 'Coup de Grâce' is. Not that we don't love a circumflex around here. Other things we loved and just generally had emotions about include:  Day job promo packages Is William Regal a Spring Excited about brackets Deferral of inevitability Ulnar Nerve Manipulation Murder Chalk Treat yourself to a Bargument An Ode to Dinosaur Training Steak Fight The deadly Fucktapus Some beautiful hands "You too, Princess." Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The prophesied move to Wednesday nights comes to fruition in this, the episode of NXT that originally aired on January 14th, 2015 and so does the hotly* anticipated bout between Baron Corbin and Bull Dempsey. Other things you might hotly anticipate about this episode include! [*Citation Needed] Sleep vs Heaven The best chants Simple Machine roundup A Sharpshooter is a wonderful thing to apply A silent MGM Meow Explaining neckbreakers to Ewoks Scooping on a first date Mermaid thighs Powerbombs are kisses, really Free-standing wrestling Millenial pet dads Can't read my Devon-Face Were you saying Boo-ull? Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently, but you can hear his podcast MegaDumbCast wherever you get your podcast and hear all the bonus stuff on his Patreon https://www.patreon.com/megadumbcast. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.   Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.   Additional music and sound credit to:   NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

You Deserve It!

The return of Jason Jordan: Wrestling Detective features heavily in the episode of NXT that originally aired on January 1st, 2015 but, unbelievably, that's not the only notable occurrence! Also covered in this episode:  The works of Thomas Hardy A daring Patreon offer Jason Jordan looks closer to home... Big Dude Kink DVD?? A soft and snowy Sami Zayn Vampire Lovers Big MILF energy Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.    

At last, it's back and it's all about our beloved NXT! Kris Newton takes over as the new podcast dad starting with the episode of NXT that originally aired on December 18th, 2014. Sami Zayn may not be here, but there's still plenty to get excited about including:  THANK YOU! NEVILLE! Haughty vs Hottie A Defense of Heel Commentary Take Kevin Owens Home PER-MA-NENT-LY Talking Gorillas The Ascension Casually Murder Enzo THANK YOU! MILES!  Sami/Kevin AO3 tags Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can get more Kris Newton at https://www.patreon.com/megadumbcast/ get more MeganBob @meganbobness, and follow the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL 60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

It's Saturday and you know what that means! The final episode of The AEW Wrestling Fan covering Full Gear 2022, the PPV that originally aired November 19th, 2022. Jon Moxley and MJF conclude their championship battle and Kris concludes his battle with the breakdown. Also in this episode! Taz Appreciation The tiny delicious anchovy that is Sonjay Dutt Too Many Folding Tables At Events? Hayter/Storm shipping questions Yes, Bob would fuck Randall from Monsters Inc. Surprise Thomas Aquinas references My Two Doms Brass Knuckle Betrayals "You lovely little marshmallow you..." Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can follow MeganBob @meganbobness and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.     Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.   Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

It's Saturday and you know what that means! The third episode of The AEW Wrestling Fan covering Full Gear 2022 -- or rather, ironically, HALF of Full Gear -- the PPV that originally aired November 19th, 2022. This episode gives us the long-awaited return of The Elite, as well as the wrestling return and AEW debut of Saraya. Also in this episode! Cage match discourse Dad rock 32 oz of rum & Coke Copious shit-fixing Military-grade nipple covers The disappearance of "Shaq" Tensions reach a flat-mouth-emoji pitch in the Jericho Appreciation Society Kris receives the wages of hubris A long-awaited match is awesome (NO! IT'S! NOT!) Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.     Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.   Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

It's Saturday and you know what what means! The second episode of The AEW Wrestling Fan covering the episode of Rampage that originally aired on November 18th, 2022. This episode introduces Kris not only to the heart of what AEW is, but also to the secrets of his own heart. Also in this episode! The art of brawl-walking The dislocation of commentary A lot of Hook sensations A potted history of the Dark Order Piledriver butt danger Camcorder dads anonymous Sunday Night Heat Minimal Jericho Kris is HOOKED VHS tape sourcing Don't bite CM Punk Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.   Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to:   NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

It's Saturday and you know what that means! It's time for the AEW Wrestling Fan covering the episode of AEW Dynamite that originally aired on November 16th, 2022. This episode throws Kris Newton headlong into the go-home show for Full Gear. Don't worry, Kris has a whole different go-home show after this one to help get him up to speed, but in the meantime we cover: Sammy Guevara is young and hungry (for EYEBALLS) Bob basically promises to write a Yambag Jones/Taz fic The Biggest Dick Energy Why do we want to scissor Billy Gunn? Weird Shaped Dudes "Ridickelous" Death Triangle smothers Kris' Breakdown in workrate There are two podcast hosts before you. One cannot see butts, and one can see ONLY butts... Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to:   NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL  

The NXT Wrestling Fan returns in roughly six weeks to tell the tale of Sami Zayn's journey through Golden Age NXT! In the meantime, we have to say goodbye to one of our very oldest friends here on the podcast. We also say hello to the new permanent (and familiar) co-host that will guide us through to the conclusion of The NXT Wrestling Fan.  As we work to prepare the next arc of the show, you'll have 3-4 bonus episodes on the feed covering a bit of AEW and giving you plenty of wrestling hilarity to enjoy while waiting for the return of the regular show.  Kris Newton and I are thrilled to be working on this and we can't wait to bring you Zayn's NXT story in the coming months! Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Real talk: When I (Miles) originally started talking to MeganBob about doing this podcast, I knew that two things needed to happen: We needed to start with Sami Zayn's debut, and we needed to, at the very least, make it to NXT Takeover: R Evolution. Getting past R Evolution would be great (and don't worry, we will) but as long as we made it there, it would be enough. And now we're here, and I can't express how happy I am that we've gone on this journey. And I would never IN A MILLION YEARS have dreamed of being able to talk Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, and R Evolution with the one and only Mith. If you're not familiar with Mith's work, that's something I highly recommend you change, whether it be via the famed Mith Gifs Twitter account or their essays on The Spectacle of Excess. I don't know that I've ever encountered a better writer on the subject of professional wrestling, and trust me, I have encountered most of them. If you want to be FULLY versed on the stuff we're talking about today, your light reading assignment is this essay on Sami Zayn's Road to Redemption, or, for the more ambitious among you, the 20-part series on the history of Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, which you can follow in order thanks to the links at the bottom of each essay as long as you start with the first one. I cannot possibly recommend these highly enough for anybody interested in these two characters, or just interested in reading great non-fiction writing. Anyway, we are so honored and thrilled that Mith was able to join us to discuss all things R Evolution, and I'm so happy that you get to hear it! Please enjoy, and be sure to stick around until the end of the episode for important announcements about the future of this podcast!   Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

We're almost there. We're SO CLOSE. And we have so many appetizers to dig into before the main course! The episode of NXT that originally aired on December 4th, 2014, is the go-home show for NXT Takeover: R Evolution, and while other feuds are fractionally furthered and we take delight in various small moments througout the show, it's the final confrontation between Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville that blows us away. Topics of conversation for this episode include: Bayley acting wildly out of character and being rightfully punished Simon Gotch dueling a lion Kevin Owens and the cracking open of the door between WWE and the independent scene The unfathomably erotic thrill of William Regal calling you "flower" Finn Balor is coming with something we've never seen before (is it his dick? How could it possibly be his dick? But also, how could it possibly not?) Character growth, evolution, and the moments in which professional wrestling is at its absolute best Bowser leaves town (and Bowsette arrives) Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

The episode of NXT that originally aired on November 27th, 2014, is...strangely devoid of Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville? Huh. That's kind of weird for this time period. But it's still compelling, as we get to catch up on a few of NXT's other storylines, with developments that include: The Continued Adventures Of Jason Jordan, Wrestling Detective Tyler Breeze and Marcus Louis suddenly being fanfic material Blue Pants' lack of theme music Dueling with bear footage Finn Balor and Natalya continue to just be ridiculously hot Our first glimpse at Kevin Owens (!!!) (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Pocket sand Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

The episode of NXT that originally aired on November 20th, 2014, isn't exactly a four-course meal — more like a bunch of single-serving h'orderves followed by an absolutely massive and sumptuous dessert. But there's still plenty to talk about in the early parts of the episode (Bayley getting advice from Charlotte that she's definitely going to ignore, the Vaudevillains going weirdly problematic on us all of a sudden, and a temporal dick-measure contest between Bull Dempsey and Baron Corbin) before we get to Sami Zayn, Adrian Neville, and the DRAMA, which is catnip for MeganBob. Be sure to check this one out, because if you can't do it, you might just be done. Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

At long last, the moment has come! To cover the episode of NXT that originally aired on November 13th, 2014, we are joined by none other than MeganBob's husband, Neal Butler! Now, this is normally where we put the whole bulleted list of things we talk about on the episode, but to be honest, we mostly just talk about Finn Balor, who is ridiculously hot. Actually pretty much everyone on this episode is ridiculously hot. But especially Finn Balor! Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

The episode of NXT that originally aired on November 6th, 2014, has many things to recommend it (most of which happen backstage) but we only have eyes for the debuting Finn Balor and his omnipresent dick. We dare you to look at anything else when he's on-screen, which fortunately is only at the end of the episode, so at least we have a few other things to talk about. Some of those things include: Packages (the video kind, not the dick kind, pervs) But also very much the dick kind, if that wasn't clear In case Finn Balor's dick wasn't enough, William Regal likes a spot of tea and it is extremely hot Also Sami Zayn has a match with Tyler Breeze and the pin is very weird and fucky, are we horny enough yet? A new MeganBob fanfic features Catra drooling over her girlfriend, Adora, so no, apparently not All of wrestling's terms of blood and bleeding, explained, and definitely not out here ruining the entire vibe Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

He doesn't actually appear on the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 30th, 2014, but he's here to talk about it with us, and we couldn't be happier! And by "he," we mean former NXT wrestler AJ Ryder, aka Troy McClain! AJ joins us for the entire show, breaking down Sami Zayn's latest redemption roadblocks, Hideo Itami's inexplicable decision making, and Emma's temporary return to the show. He also discusses his journey into (and out of) pro wrestling, pulls back the curtain on his experiences as a member of the 2014 NXT roster, and shares a myriad of stories from his time in the ring. It's truly a very special episode, and we're thrilled to be able to share it with you. Be sure to check out AJ's podcast, The Triple Clowns, and follow him on Twitter @TroyMcClainWWE. Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

It's nearly inconceivable, but we have reached 75 episodes! As MeganBob quite astutely points out, that's three quarters of the way to 100 (the numbers don't lie)! There's only one way to celebrate such a milestone: watching Adrian Neville tell Sami Zayn "We all know you can't win the big one." Ouch. Sick Shire burn, bro. Of course, that's not the only thing that happens on the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 23rd, 2014. Other topics of conversation include: The Continued Adventures of Jason Jordan, Wrestling Detective The continued machinations of the evil mirror in the women's locker room A bizarre, if temporary, farewell Hideo Itami should maybe consider hunting fewer vampires A hairy and huggy fanfic The long-awaited final edition (for reals this time) of Women's Wrestling History of the Week Miles and MeganBob are VERY excited about the next episode Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL Fast Talkin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3740-fast-talkin Special thanks to new editor Lucas Brown!

We have finally arrived at the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 16th, 2014. And that means that we have finally arrived at the official beginning of Sami Zayn's Road to Redemption! So naturally, we brought in Annie Craton of Crooked Russian Cam, because she knows basically nothing about wrestling. And it's a blast. Topics of conversation include: Mysterious wrestling cartoons Wrestling matches as food dishes Team Thicc (sp?) "Hi Becky, I'm gay" The debut of Blue Pants Alex Riley somehow, impossibly, does a good job The New Breed, explained (and shipped) You can find Annie's work here: https://www.crookedrussiancam.horse/ Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Hi all, we are so sorry, but unfortunately there is no new episode of The NXT Wrestling Fan this week. We hope that after listening to our explanation, you'll understand and forgive us, and we promise that in two weeks, you will have Episode #74 in your hands, and we will be back to normal from there (except for the fact that every episode for a while is going to be a BANGER). Thank you so much for continuing to listen as we navigate our increasingly insane lives!

Episode #73 is here to give you a big 'ol hug, which you probably need after watching the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 9th, 2014, aka "The One Where Sami Loses to Titus O'Neill." Yes, that's a thing that happened. It's an outrage. But of course, it needed to happen. Also in this episode: MeganBob's secret "large people tossing around small people" fetish, revealed A truly bizarre Mojo Rawley finish that's only partially explained by his injury Full Sail goes deathly silent Apparently Hey Arnold! was culturally relevant in 2014? Renee Young's sapphic feelings about Becky Lynch are very textual Titus O'Neill is Andre the Giant in The Princess Bride and it's the greatest compliment we could possibly give him Bear hugs, explained (with some help from Ruslan Pashayev) Bob's Barneys Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL March of the Spoons by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4021-march-of-the-spoons  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Episode #72 is here and coming in hot, and honestly, if this one doesn't make you a fan of our show, you might be out of opportunities. Just like Tyson Kidd on the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 2nd, 2014! Highlights include: Selling on offense, explained (and demonstrated by Bayley) The collective noun for a group of referees The Continued Adventures of Jason Jordan, Wrestling Detective We need to know absolutely everything about Troy McClain Something is changing inside Adrian Neville Allison Danger = Queen Titania WWE tryouts: an half-assed investigation Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license District Four by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Fast Talkin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3740-fast-talkin Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL Friendly Day by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3779-friendly-day License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Call of Fate by Alex Besss Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/alex-besss/call-of-fate  License code: MNZWOPJJPDYQZ2PK

Even getting our heads shaved and having to put on terrible wigs wouldn't be enough to stop us from covering the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 25th, 2014, in which Jason Albert takes a stand for bald people everywhere! Also on this episode: The maturation of the Bayley character Charlotte is apparently a babyface now Why MeganBob isn't always enthralled by women's wrestling A brief conversation about wrestling video games Enzo's pursuit of Carmella remains gross and hard to watch Tyson Kidd's big Isildur energy Don't hunt what you can't exsanguinate NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Takeover: Fatal 4-Way is in the rearview mirror, which means it's time for the fallout! There's a lot going on in the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 18th, 2014, and there's a lot going on in our episode covering it, including: The NXT Championship continues to be very much the One Ring The Ascension are finally in a storyline Tyson Kidd is weirdly over Titus O'Neill and his ridiculously tiny briefs arrive in NXT Carmella wants a job Miles has a lot to say about SHIMMER Women Athletes Mystery Inc. meets the Great Old Ones The NXT Wrestling Fan Federation Trios Tournament returns! Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Nice! And fittingly, the Takeover Fatal Four-Way that originally aired on September 11th, 2014 was also very nice! Having Elle Collins along to join us made it even better yet! So what's in store on this chonker of an episode?  Well produced stuff versus chaotic dumbness Losing to a random guy Enzo Amore is a scumbag THE FORBIDDEN DOOR Soft-Butch Jock Girl  How pregnant can a moment be? A case for not kicking out The Ur Peepums Follow Elle Collins on Twitter! Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

We've almost arrived at Takeover 2: Takeover Boogaloo, and while the go-home show this time around features all four NXT title contenders in action, another confrontation between Bayley and Charlotte, and the finals of the #1 contender's tag team tournament, the real main event is a trip to a hair salon. Other subjects that come up as we cover the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 4th, 2014, include: No, seriously, Enzo and Cass go to a hair salon, and you have to watch it The on-screen debut of Carmella Every wrestler on this episode as a food A much, much too extensive conversation about enchiladas (at least half of which got left on the cutting room floor) A temporary but fond farewell The enduring optimism of one Corey Graves fan The enduring optimism of Pride and Prejudice readers who could have SWORN Mr. Collins died in the book Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

No matter how well you hide, you can't escape the penetrating gaze of the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 28th, 2014. Or at least, our coverage of it! Topics of conversation include: There's a new NXT General Manager and it's WILLIAM BY GOD REGAL Sarotiral speculation The women's division is actually getting a real feud for once, finally MeganBob is strangely fascinated by the upcoming Mojo Rawley/Bull Dempsey match Sami Zayn feels the NXT Championship whisper to him, and the world begins to change House shows, explained A very special, very different fanfic! Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL Killers by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3952-killers License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Tears From The Sky  by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5474-tears-from-the-sky- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Call of Fate by Alex Besss https://uppbeat.io/t/alex-besss/call-of-fate  License code: UKHWXAZCXDYNJELH

Apologies for the sound quality in Episode #66 - beyond some technical difficulties we had in recording this one, Miles was also recovering from COVID, so he might not sound entirely like his usual foul-mouthed anti-capitalist self. Fortunately, we have some back-up in the form of Kam Servo, who's here to bring her unique perspective on wrestling to the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 21st, 2014! Topics of conversation include: WWE's Saturday morning cartoon The worst thing that could ever happen to Enzo Amore Triple H's suits still don't fit Mojo Rawley can't buy a squash match Another banger from the entirely too small women's division Eugenics A bunch of good flippy boys The inspirational story of Mad Maxine Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  

Pro wrestling, everyone. It is very good. Well, okay, sometimes it sucks. But when it's good, it's extremely good, and the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 14th, 2014, is an extremely good episode, with extremely good wrestling. Topics covered over the course of this 90-minute love-fest include: Adrian Neville's thighs Bull Dempsey's butt The Gordon Sisters Boxing An absolutely incredible championship main event A slightly less incredible but overall more important Sasha/Bayley match What is "Slam City," and why is Brock Lesnar? A very looney MeganBob fanfic Another edition of Wrestling History of the Week (you'll never believe our wacky new direction) The NXT Wrestling Fan Federation Trios Tournament travels through time Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

We're all about that human connection this week as we launch into the #1 contender's tag team tournament, which officially kicks off on the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 7th, 2014! But that's not the only element of this episode that gave Miles and MeganBob those good mirror neuron feels. Other subjects of our conversations about togetherness and empathy include: Catching up with Jason Jordan, Wrestling Detective (you truly do not understand how far we're willing to take this bit) The weirdly compelling friendship between Enzo and Cass The smoldering, undeniable chemistry between Sami Zayn and Renee Young Why everyone hates Eva Marie (and why they should maybe cut her some slack) Xavier Woods is the platonic ideal of the phrase "living his best life" Tag team cohesion, explained Everybody dances and we never want them to stop Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license District Four by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Fast Talkin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3740-fast-talkin License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Check it out, Episode #63 happens to fall exactly on Christmas Day! Not that this episode has anything to do with Christmas or any winter holiday in any way, shape, or form - we're covering the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 31st, 2014, which is about as far from winter as it gets, and because we record in advance and don't really think too hard about our release dates beyond "every other Saturday," the word "holiday" isn't mentioned at any point. But regardless of all that, we'd still like to think of this episode as our gift to you, just as Natalya going down on Adam Rose's ecstasy lollipop was NXT's gift to us! Other topics  of conversation include: Why wrestling cares about where people are from Tyler Breeze finds all of this annoying Becky Lynch finally has a real gimmick Chekhov's imploding tag team It's okay to mix a T-bone steak with peanut butter and jelly Inigo Montoya vs. Frog New music for two of our regular segments! Hooray! Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL Prelude and Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-action License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

The episode of NXT that originally aired on July 24th, 2014, is kind of a weird one, and not weird in that delightful, "we're just a bunch of theater nerds who happen to also like working out, check out our improv" kind of way. More like a "why is nothing silly or fun happening, this isn't the NXT we're used to" kind of way. But will we let this episode's slightly sub-par quality prevent us from having a good time covering it? Come on now, you know us better than that! We have tons of stuff to tell you about, including: Why heel vs. heel matches don't typically work Did we just witness a burial? Vladimir Putin's NXT debut Alexa Bliss' stealth iced tea marketing campaign  The disqualification finish vs. referees looking like morons Pec-and-Shoulder Shimmy 2: Vampiric Boogaloo Ring general, explained The Phantom says respect women's wrestling Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Darkest Child var A by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3614-darkest-child-var-a License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Our investigation into wrestling has had us hot on the trail of the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 17th, 2014 only to find out that the true culprit was episode #61 all along! Other shocking revelations discussed in this episode include: THE VAUDEVILLAINS! Hey yo, Vic. Preach. An ending messier than that of Game of Thrones The Slug-it-out Sherlock Strikes! Tangents about storytelling Tyson! Chicken! Every circus needs clowns Lucas is wonderful! Go check out his work! Support him! Two ending tidbits from our Tender Wings of Desire Patreon episode Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

We stare into the mirror that is the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 10th, 2014, and episode #60 stared back at us and brought with it a wonderland of topics! Lala, Bruno, Azoria, and Sydney Does anyone really need a Gumby reboot? Maybe we do...? NEW CHAAAANT! Marital Strife Wait, are babyfaces sometimes just jerks?? Lady Whistledown's Main Event Marital Strife Part Two: THE STRIFENING In this episode's fanfic: a comic book beatdown for the ages Lucas Brown is an angel. Go listen to http://themathofyou.com/! Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/studiokolomna/adventure-island License code: IK8UGQNWD32IZFG5

Bob's fifth haul of points meant a romance episode with a guest! Kris Newton was the lucky man called upon to join our journey into the heart and loins of romance. Bob provided a selection of books and Kris chose How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. It's extremely 2005 and extremely strange as it mashes together genres with glorious abandon! In our intrepid trek through the text we discuss:  Bob's essay "In Honor of Stupid Things" Vampire sex dolls (no seriously, it is a plot point) Dental hijinks No, no, he's just a very sound sleeper The harem. The fucking harem.  Scottish Highlander vampires! Roman Draganesti is a thirteen year old boy Celerity dots re: sex This Hank Pym Motherfucker ...Is this book a parody?  Swords at dawn 2am Extremely unexpected vampire headcanons   Learn more about Kerrelyn Sparks and How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire at her website: https://www.kerrelynsparks.com/book-millionaire-vampire.html   By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: "Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings,"  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

No questions are off limits in the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 3rd, 2014, and the same is true of Episode #59, which prompted us to ask some questions ourselves!. Subjects of occasionally confused conversation include: The strangely executed heel turn of Justin Gabriel The strangely executed breakup of the BFFs Tyson Kidd's Oscar-worthy performance as "Passive-Aggressive Dickwad" Bayley's inflatable tube men have names now (but we don't remember them) Tweener, explained A special Halloween fanfic from MeganBob An important update on the NXT Wrestling Fan Federation Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Snow Queen by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

We get a double-Schneiderman experience as we're joined by Sharon Schneiderman to cover the momentous episode of NXT that originally aired on June 26th, 2014, which features the in-ring debut of Becky Lynch. Her wrestling more than makes up for the unfortunate gimmick, we promise! Also in this episode:  Don't cheat to win against jobbers Eddie Kingston cosplay  Becky Lynch is amazing in the ring Two soapboxes Colonialism blows! Lady Whistledown meets Big Cass RVD is beautiful and we love him "Yes, and" not "No, but"  The exceedingly short career of Matt Sugarman The Numbers Don't Lie Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license    

We've had plenty of milestones on this show. The women's championship tournament. The two-out-of-three falls match. Arrival. Takeover. But we're not sure any of those compare to the episode of NXT that originally aired on June 19th, 2014, which features the in-ring debut of the Vaudevillains. If you like it when both Miles and MeganBob are charmed and delighted and just super happy about everything, this is the episode for you! And yes, upon reflection, there are a few non-Vaudevillains things to talk about, which include: The ongoing drama of the BFFs Sami Zayn sells the Fall of Man like a goddamn champ Is Tyson Kidd finally actually a heel now? The surprisingly bright future of Travis Tyler The debut of the Bo-wrence Olivier Award (the Lawrence Bo-livier Award?) Gimmick infringement, explained Did we mention the Vaudevillains? Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Prophet by Tatami Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/prophet License code: O6HXKPJ9OC9P3RB3https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

There might not be more purely emotional installment of The NXT Wrestling Fan than this one, in which we cover the episode of NXT that originally aired on June 12th, 2014. Partially because of what happens on the show, partially because of what's going to happen in the future. Topics of passionate conversation include: The rest of Paige's wrestling career, explained as much as possible in the time we have Aiden English meets a smiling strongman backstage and everything is delightful forever An unexpectedly lengthy conversation about Dave Bautista Sami Zayn is a cop, but we forgive him The first and final appearance of Mr. NXT Bo Dallas might be the best character in wrestling Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The first Takeover is in our rearview mirror, and we are entering a new era of NXT - one we're very excited to cover! And it begins with the episode that originally aired on June 5th, 2014. Beyond the most important thing, which is obviously the full cut of Bo Dallas' farewell to the NXT universe, subjects of discussion in Episode #55 include: The spontaneous debut of Lady Whistledown's Match Report #TeamGooljar Championship booking strategies A brief and likely incomplete history of music videos in wrestling The pain of being the guy with the Slate Randall sign William Regal already runs this place Women's Wrestling History of the Week and the era of the Diva Search Possibly MeganBob's best-ever fanfic Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Friendly Day by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3779-friendly-day License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

We've done it. We're here. It's time to cover the very first NXT Takeover. And to do that, we have a double-sized episode for you (for real) and a returning guest host in form of the amazingly talented and wrestling-curious Dan Mulkerin of Garden Plots with Skeletor. We talk about a lot of different stuff on this episode, y'all. Subjects include (but are not limited to): What Dan's gimmick would be as a wrestler Camacho's future (and more importantly, his pants) A series of bizarre choices related to El Local Sami Zayn and Tyler Breeze achieve their finals forms Miles reads an op-ed about United States foreign policy that he wrote in college (no, really, he reads the whole thing, it's awful) The incredible women's championship match, and what it meant to both pro wrestling and Ric Flair Tyson Kidd's match-long heel turn Danhausen, explained (or, what Dan's gimmick would be as a wrestler) Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Big Rock by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3436-big-rock License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Danse Macabre - Big Hit 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3589-danse-macabre---big-hit-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The 53rd installment of our educational wrestling journey has taken us to the episode of NXT that originally aired on May 22nd, 2014, which means we have officially covered our first full year of wrestling! This is also the closest thing we have to a 2nd anniversary episode, and we're celebrating with the very first Takeover go-home show! Or rather...the BO-home show! Our coverage includes: The NXT universe bids farewell to Bo Dallas, who, as a reminder, is the greatest Tamina Snuka is probably very good at many things (but wrestling is not one of them) We demand that Camacho removes his shirt this instant Sasha Banks takes yet another step toward achieving her final form The fickle relationship between babyface champions and wrestling crowds Tyson Kidd wants you to know that he knows how to say the word "fact" The Figure Four, explained MeganBob's view goes askew Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: "Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting," "Samba Stings," "Rock Over London" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

NXT aired a pretty top-heavy show on May 15th, 2014, with a big triple threat main event with huge implications for the championship picture, preceded by a bunch of stuff that wasn't as good and didn't matter as much. But the Episode #52 of The NXT Wrestling Fan has no such structural problems, as Miles and MeganBob endeavor to find entertaining ways to discuss even the dullest of Mojo Rawley matches. Also on this episode: The earth-shattering debut of "Medieval Minute" Apparently tag teams get feuds now, who knew Every wrestling move should have a cool fantasy name Miles should like anime (but doesn't) Sami Zayn is the protagonist of this show Signature moves, explained (kind of) Jessica Rabbit endures the Attitude Era Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: "Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting," "Samba Stings," "Plucky Daisy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/curiosity License code: KQ5XDZLJBDVJALNU

Much like the episode of NXT that originally aired on May 8th, 2014, we find our own fun on this journey, and this time we're bringing along Claire Mulkerin! She's here to tell us what the MCU could learn from wrestling and uncover yet more Bo Dallas secrets. Along the way, we cover: Miles "Trojan Horse" Schneiderman An unexpected sock puppet Don't make the middle part boring! It's party time! all the time! The prettiest Northern Lights Suplex Thank you, Tyson! The longest ringing of the bell "Imaginative Brownies" Girls are great! If you enjoyed Claire's presence on the episode, and want to check out her work, visit https://crystalfem.itch.io/transatlantis or follow her on twitter @ClaireMulkerin. Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: "Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting," "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license