Virtual Pros

It's merchamania time as we put our Wrestlemania picks up against wearing an embarrassing wrestling shirt in public. Plus dream bathrooms, the smell of blood, BBM True Heart, UK gambling, The rookie curse, The Shirai sisters, Ebessan, Hayabusa, Sasuke, AJ styles and an extra special message at the end of the show you should definitely not skip! 

In this episode we let you know what wrestling stock you should add to your portfolio and what to get rid of as fast as you can. PLUS: Bathroom chat, STARDOM, Bald Giulia, AEW explosion conspiracy theory, Shaq, Onita, Tajiri, the 90's dancing baby and tons more~!

It's a new game console generation and we pitch our best ideas for improvements and game modes that will make wrestling games better than mediocre. PLUS: The soft opening of Soccer Pros, Digital collectibles, scoop slams, STARDOM hype, Inoki and Baba, hunky Ishii, a possible sketchy ROH crowd, Leon Spinks and tons more~!

We make our predictions for the rest of 2021 as well as more soup chat. PLUS: The ideal food truck for wrestling, AEW vs. NJPW, Ironman matches, Saying goodbye to Baba and hello to Inoki, 2 Cold Scorpio and tons more!

We go over the highs and lows of 2020 in our year end awards show! PLUS! Dumb stuff we have been doing during quarantine, soup controversy, the market for elderly wrestling figures, balding Okada, Saya Iida, SLIM SKIN, Ricky Starks and more! 

It's our annual holiday buyers guide so you know what to buy the one other wrestling fan you might know in real life. PLUS: The end of BABAPROS, Sabu's secret best match, Athleticism, tips on getting Japanese cards, Wrestler Verzus, Kikutaro's PS5 dilemma, the battle of the Bam Bams and tons more in our last episode of 2020!

It's close to Thanksgiving so it's a good time to talk about our Survivor Series Dream Teams! PLUS: AEW: The Video Game, WWE Topps Chrome 2020, another installment of BABAPROS, Shinsuke in the Impact Zone & so much more~!!!

In this episode we come up with some hot new match stipulations to liven up any wrestling promotion. PLUS: Vink Beef, Mike's next entry in the “Coolest Death Match Wrestler Names” list, doll talk, Giant Babas stinky Nike's and shoot height, Young Tajiri, Average Ogawa and much more! 

We make our wishes for a post pandemic wrestling world. PLUS~ Barefeet or boots? Mankind or Bull Nakano? Hasbro WWF prices from 1997, Giant Baba, Manami Toyota in the mud, Shibata, Great Muta and more! 

It's an Uncle Howard Takeover as Howard from the Uncle 2 Uncle podcast fills in for Al who has some card breaking to do. We talk about the worst mainstream media appearances for wrestlers plus Howard shocking knowledge of the WOW promotion. The Battle of the Big Boys, The Battle of The Thick Boys, Barbarian Cavemen, and tons more. 

It's time to see who gets their "One Shining Moment" as we recap the SHAME CUP 2020 and tell you all about the winners and losers but really just losers. PLUS: Joshi Puroresu collections, new card premiums, the history of cheeseburgers, Sabu, Io Shirai, 2 Cold Scorpio, Road Rules 1997 and tons more! 

We decide what wrestling topics belong on the printed page. PLUS: CRDPROS, FOODPROS, the end of the Shame Cup hiatus, Mike's great idea for a paywall, Kamala, Manami Toyota, TAKA or Tajiri and TONS MORE!

Get an inside tip on your financial future as we tell you what recent wrestling merch is mostly likely to become real grail items in a decade or two. Plus: The ins and outs of card breakers, pandemic wrestling in full force, RAW Underground, Adam Keefe, HEELS, Super Dragon, Wrestling Society X, Prince Devitt, Brock Lesnar and much more.

In this episode we are serving cups of coffee as we talk about our favorite short stints in wrestling. PLUS: No fan sports talk, Elvis Loves Joshi, Pain Pigs, NJPW and booking, Wrestling's Hots and Nots in 1997, was Misawa aesthetic enough, Sabu, casket matches, PG-187 and much more.

We examine some of wrestling's biggest proclamations and decide whether they're true or total bullshit. Plus rotary sushi etiquette, why is indie wrestling happening, PWI, wrestling dating sites, DUMP, Jumping Bomb Angles, Devil Masami, blast bats and much more. 

After a little break we're back with a mid year report card. PLUS: The return of NJPW, The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever, bad social media etiquette, Ace Romero, Young Minoru Suzuki, PCO, Naito in America's heartland and tons more~!

It's the most wonderful time of the year aka SHAME CUP 2020 as we go over every first round matchup before we open up Twitter voting so you have the inside scoop on all the shameful competitors. PLUS: Bat flips, getting horned up for washing dishes, Dark Side of the Ring, GamePros, Shibata kicking Akiyama's head off and tons more.

Virtual Pros become TV Pros as we put together our 24 hour wrestling playlists! PLUS: ASMR discussion, Korean Baseball, Pain Pigs, WWE's new show, How old is too old to Supreme, Pentagon, Unabomb, whatever CAPTURE is, Lo Shirai, Drake's new album and more.

A little more laid back episode during these trying times. Instead of a 2 Man Scramble we bring you a whole omelette filled with topics that cover wrestling, real sports, video game sports, food, hygiene and everything in between. Plus our WWE vs. AEW basketball lineups, hardman antics, Kenny Omega, a very bloody ARSION brawl, Bob Backlund, RVD, HBK and tons more.

It's the Wrestlemania recap episode! Also on the table: The world of cinematic wrestling, HEAVY video game chat, our first freedom meals outside of COVID prison, ESports 2020 campaign, Butterbean, Dragon Gate in ROH, Eddie Kingston, Wes Barkley, Manami Toyota, and tons more!

We put together our top picks for the wrestling Criterion collection as well as talk about the heavy ass Benoit Dark Side of the Ring Episode, No Crowd Wrestlemania, Fat Joe vs. Wrestling Scoops Guy, Animal Crossing, Alexander Otsuka, AAWs best match maybe, AIW Pain Pig Hoss Fight, Mayweather vs. Big Show and tons more.

It's the 40th anniversary of the Wrestling Observer Awards and we ask the burning question: Does anyone even care? Plus: Super Ghouls and Ghosts chat, neck tattoos, AEW: Revolution and Freelance road reports, a disappointing e-mail turnout, Brahman Bros, WWF's best tag matches, Mayu Iwatani: World Champion Ass Kicker Taker, and so much more!

It's trade season as we pretend to wheel and deal wrestlers to other places that would benefit them more! PLUS: Mike's new voice, proposing at a meet and greet, surprising Arn Anderson in the morning, Fire Pro DLC, AAW road report, Shockwave the Robot, Orange Cassidy, Ultimo Dragon and tons more!

The 2020 prediction episode where we use all of our vast industry knowledge to tell you what's definitely going to happen in 2020! PLUS: XFL workrate, NJPW Miami road report from an infamous ankle pisser, when is it okay to cry over wrestling, Paul Heyman: Vampire Enthusiast, El Samurai, GUNSO, Survival Tobita, Tokyo Magnum and more!

It's the 5th Annual VRTL Awards show! PLUS: Wrestle Kingdom road reports, Galli Lucha and AAW Chicago road reports, Uber in your city chat, crowd farters & how to handle them, KENTA in a mall, Maku Donaratu, ASUKA, the genius that is Mr. Bean, Curt Hennig is timeless and tons more!

Al is away on vacation so Mike calls on his bros Dr. Keith, The Producer, JB Roe, and the Border Boss to fill in on different segments. A grip of e-mails, Dr. Keiths Basketbrawl, TNA Historian Doan and Pluto TV chat, THE TRADITIONAL WRESTLE KINGDOM RECAP with JB Roe, and AEW Entrance theme analysis with the Border Boss.  

It's the last episode of 2019 and we have a holiday buyers guide for you and all your wrestling gift needs! PLUS: The ratings truther scourge, Wrestle Kingdom, Maria and Ted's Bogus Journey, one of the greatest matches in WWE history, Nick Gage, the olden days of TNA and tons more!

It's the milestone 100th episode as we look back and celebrate our favorite memories and accomplishments, as well as make a HUGE announcement that's pretty time sensitive so you'll want to listen ASAP. Plus! All the emails, 2 man scrambles and mixtapes you can handle. Cover art by contest winner Matt Botvin.

On the eve of 100, we tell you all the goals we wish to achieve before hanging up the headphones for good. PLUS: What makes a deathmatch, puking because of Tanahashi's beauty, Kenny Omega and Moxley have the most brutal match in the history of the world, fantasy basketball chat, RIP Matt Travis, Young Becky, Gringos Locos, Dick Togo in Argentina and tons more!

The greatest times wrestling has crossed over to the mainstream! PLUS: A fish market street fight, peanut butter chat, XPW, the road to Wrestle Kingdom, AEW's catchphrase factory, a new contest of sorts, ISW lego death match and so much more!

We're back after a little vacation with a catch up on the 17 brand new wrestling shows. Plus Kana at seafood city, a heartfelt apology, Omega vs. Janela & POISON TABLES, Fire Pro DLC being a billion dollar industry, which joshi is joining Terrace House, Keith Knox, and many many MANY e-mails.

IT'S THE 2019 FAN ETIQUETTE GUIDE BROUGHT TO YOU BY VIRTUALPROS. PLUS: The new NXT shirt drop, possible free agent Nick Gage, DDP Yoga as a fighting form, sexual pushups, Ryback suicide watch, Kana's piggies & gaming, Alexander Otsuka's giant swing, the pride of the Philippines Crystal, Gatoh Move is the new premier no ring wrestling promotion, John Cena's rap career, Andre the Giant in sexy red and tons more!

For the first time in the history of the business, we welcome guest Uncle Franklin from the Uncle 2 Uncle Podcast! We talk AEW All Out, Ryback and Asuka's new Youtube Careers, EVOLVE, AAW, and Super J Cup road reports, Is Franklin an ROH plant, wrestling highlight videos, the Lex Express B Roll footage documentary, Bad Girl Bayley and tons more~!

Our wish lists for the new NXT show! Plus: Mike has become a Twitch streamer, the value of white gear, 205 Live, Lucha Extrema aka ZONA 23 aka the COOLEST promotion in the world right now, ALL JAPAN TENRYU, young American Dragon, the NXT ladder match and tons more~!

Our least favorite wrestling gimmicks from this decade! Plus: A serious match of the year contender, GI Joe mail away figures, cancelling the WWE network, Fire Pro Wrestling chat, a new segment within 2 Man Scramble, how expensive is Starrcast, Harley Race RIP & and tons more!     

This one is for all the toy enthusiasts out there! Our favorite wrestling toy lines, G1 Climax chat, The story of Rod McMahon, How many Randy Orton dolls should one person own, your childhood champion action figures, The Major Bros. in Japan, IWA MS classics, Chris Candido's whole ass, TAKA, DASH, HHH and several other people without all caps names. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Our favorite wrestling free agent acquisitions! Plus: NJPW G1 Dallas road report, is Whataburger that good? The Smark Button, MORE venue talk, modern NWA & RIP in peace Thomas Strong, Manami Toyota, ICP, Eiger, Chihiro Hashimoto and tons more~! 

Our favorite live wrestling venues! HBK signature belts, Drop Dead NJPW & ticket conspiracies, DDT BOYZ, Meiko Satomura, Kobashi, Brian Hardy, Jack Bonza, throwing tomatoes at wrestlers, Seth Rollins is a cop and tons more~!

It's time for our mid year report card where we pass, fail, praise and complain about all things wrestling! Also, the 25th anniversary of possibly the greatest wrestling match of all time, Crisis on the Infinite WWE Earths, STARDOM Dark, is Super J Cup the Super Jobber Cup? NJPW Dominion, Vikingo, Laredo Kid, Pentagon, a top ten chair shot and the official 2019 Ghoul Summer Kickoff.

In honor of AEW having their big debut, we talk about our favorite debuts and introductions as well as a Chikara road report, the Double or Nothing report card, Eurovision road report, the phantom AEW pants shitter, PAC, Teriyaki Boyz, BAPE, Nitro luchadors, Tenryu and tons more~!

It's the Shame Cup 2K19 show as we go over the matchups. The winners, the losers...well, it's mostly all losers. Plus GCW road report, ranking specialty hair and mask matches, Magee Carta Holy Grail, even more Tom Magee after that, who is the best pre-93 white high flyer, WWE bad name conspiracy theories, Gino Hernandez, and failed electronics store owners turned deathmatch wrestlers.

It's time for the SUPER SHAME CUP 2K19~! In this episode we go over the entrants and matchups, and then over the next two weeks we will let YOU (the listeners) vote on the tournament & choose the ultimate winner on our Twitter (at VRTLPROS). Will Airport Stalkers take another one home or will many of the Cinderella stories of the past 12 months take the crown? Also GAIJIN, Jon Moxley, Double Dick Togo, the origin of Great Muta and the AJPW Champion Carnival.

It's a giant sized Wrestlemania weekend recap episode featuring MLW, AIW, STARDOM, GCW, and everything else in between! Plus wardrobe malfunctions, self tanner, Brock Lesnar doomsday prepper, Kishin Liger, baby eating, old school Pinoy wrestling and tons more. It's a fun show as always, so check it out~!

It's time for Merchamania IV! We share our stone cold lead pipe locks for Wrestlemania weekend in order to avoid the shame of wearing one of the many embarrassing wrestling shirts in public. Also, what was the last movie Vince Mcmahaon saw in a theater? Mikes Wrestlemania weekend plans, and a look back at two very iconic matches from Wrestlemania X.

It's March Madness so we pretend wrestlers are basketball teams and rank them accordingly. Also AAW and PWR road reports, a new worry meter emerges, who is the most successful USA ghoul wrestler, CIMA, Rap era John Cena, parking lot brawls, Hayabusa and Shinzaki, Team No Respect and 2003 football jersey sales!

Shooting about our favorite shoot angles and taking a peek backstage, plus AAW and MLW road reports, an in depth Fighting With My Family review, Arnold "Marty" Anderson, Misawa and Dibiase in a headlock contest, flips and old used robes!

It's time to make predictions for 2019! Plus: Tetris 99 strategies, should pregnant women go to death matches, leg slapping, the North Dakota wrestling scene, El Hijo del Vikingo, Australian Suicide, Minoru Tanaka and much more!  

It's our belated year end awards show as we go over the best and worst of 2018. Plus Freelance and AAW road reports, AEW's Double or Nothing rally, sad Valentine's cards, Sabu's rookie year, Bam Bam Bigelow's cartwheels, Giant Baba smiling, Bob Holly vs. Hakushi and a lot more!

We are finally back with a very timely Wrestle Kingdom recap! Al's high roller trip to Japan and how to commit fraud while you're there, Nintendo Switch chat, wrestlers wrestling as their movie characters, Mike is looking for a cat sitter and tons of e-mails. 

It's the last show of the year as we celebrate the holidays with a deep dive into WWE ECW. Honestly thats about it! 

It's time for the Virtual Pros Holiday buyers guide! Find out what to buy the wrestling fan in your life for the holidays this year. Also road reports for GCW, NXT and AAW and even a Japan road report from a listener. Plus Fenix, Kenny Omega, Sendai Girls vs Stardom, shoot pee, Miho Abe's world class athleticism, the All In Canvas and much more!