Wrestling With Friends

This week the guys remember the rise and fall of the nWo as they experienced it as viewers in high school. They fondly remember the faction's beginnings, its impact on the Monday Night Wars, the many iterations the group spawned, and ultimately trace its decline with that of World Championship Wrestling. Strap in.... FOR LIIIIIFE! Find WWF Pod on social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

This week AEW's Hollywood Hunk Ryan Nemeth joins the guys to talk growing up in a family of wrestling fans, repping DX as a kid on a playground full of nWo fans, and his horror movie-inspired Being The Elite segments. Plus, we find out about the fancy good-smelling self-tanner that Hangman Page wears, how Ryan feels about being called "goofy" by the dirt sheets, and more! Find Ryan Nemeth online: Instagram Twitter Watch Being The Elite Get some of that great supplement drink and don't forget to Save 10% with Code RYRY10 Find WWF Pod on social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

This week the boys make a new wrestling friend as poet tchaositself joins them for an amazing (and hilarious) conversation about his recent viral poem “The ‘F' Word”, writing, AJ Styles, Curryman, ROH, the DMV region's Indy scene, Netflix & Image Comics's Invincible, video games and more! Plus, Good News/Bad News brings both good and bad things. Finally, Ethan Wall brings us a TRADEMARK UPDATE, closing out a story from earlier in the year with a semi-happy ending. Check out tchaositself on social media here: Instagram Commandgrab Entertainment Listen to him on Spotify here Find WWF Pod on social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

Finally finishing up our spotlight on the host, the first half of this episode is a Dave Kushner Q & A. Learn Dave's earliest wrestling memories, his favorite moves, his least favorite gimmick and more about the host with the most. Then, we do a news dive, discussing Summer Slam, the declining health of some beloved superstars and more. Plus, a very brief Trademark Wars! Find us on social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

The dudes are back, all vaxxed up, and they've got a lot to catch up on! In wrestling, the dust is settling on the WWE's massive round of wrestler releases, and the gang has a lot to say about the financial choices behind them. Plus, Dave compares the new season of Vice's Dark Side of the Ring with WWE's A&E Biography series. Ethan is fanging and banging with a trademark update about Gangrel and how it signals a new trend of independent wrestlers proactively taking control of their intellectual property. Find us on social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

This week the crew rides with the Four Horsemen. We discuss this group of legendary road buddies and their massive legacy in the history of wrestling. We talk about the group's origin, our favorite moments, spend a reasonable amount of time lovingly goofing on Mongo McMichael, and doing Ric Flair WHOOOOO!!!'s. Perhaps most importantly, we settle once and for all which founding Horseman is which gal from Sex and the City. Plus, Ethan shares his expert legal analysis on WWE's new social media policy and its demands on their talent. Plus, what new Horsemen-related trademark is the Anderson family laying claim to? And...Dave's wearing another old wrestling t-shirt. Wanna know which one? Well, listen to the episode, dummy! Find us on social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

In which the guys interview one of their own, again. This time, Ethan Wall is in the hot seat! We learn about his early days in Long Island, his introduction to wrestling, his favorite wrestlers and more! Plus, Dave's shirt of the week... is a HAT?!?! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

This week is our chance to get to know our pal/co- host Shawn DePasquale's (ScreenRant, Galaxys for Hire from Devil's Due Comics, Macaulay Culkin's BunnyEars Podcast) and his love of pro wrestling. Learn how it connected generations in his family as Shawn recounts his earliest memories watching Wrestlemania 2 with his old school, Gorgeous-George-Killer-Kowalski-heel-loving great-grandfather. The gang discusses why Mount Rushmore's of Wrestling (and in general) are whack but then digs into Shawn's Top 5 of All Time and why Mick Foley is deserving of a place there. We trace which heels scared him the most and how the 1980s Rock 'n' Wrestling cartoon might be the future of cinematic matches. Plus: Trademark Wars war returns as Intellectual property lawyer Ethan Wall gives his expert insight into legal matters in the wrestling business. Is the recent AEW trademark filing for "Too Sweet" just too sour for the WWE's legal team to handle? Or did AEW's lawyers happen to screw up the paperwork!?? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

This week starts the short road to the longer road to Wrestlemania. The guys are back in a new year to discuss the upcoming Royal Rumble, trash talk Hulk Hogan, get the scoop on New Japan and much more! Plus, we've found a new home on anchor.fm/wwfpod so if you enjoy the show please check us out there. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

In which Dave, Ethan and Shawn look back on the worst, weirdest, and possible most depressing year in the collective history of the planet. It's not all bad though, as we reflect on the best times in wrestling, say goodbye to some giants, and no-sell Dave on his "wrestling New Year resolutions" bit. Come end the shit year with your best wrestling friends! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wwfpod/support

It’s a Hanukkah party as the guys celebrate with the biggest latkes frying in the wrestling industry: Sting in AEW! Kenny Omega defeating Jon Moxley for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship and absconding with it to IMPACT Wrestling! Plus, it’s pure Hanukkah Havok when Shawn battles Ethan in a new game. Plus, the gang celebrates the lives and contributions of Pat Patterson and Zeus, aka Tony “Tiny” Lister.

This week, the gang is joined by their buddy Alex Teston to discuss the labor movement going through the WWE, celebrate the Gobbledy Gooker's championship win at Survivor Series, Dave tells everyone how he got kicked out of the WWE Thunderdome, and more!

In which Ethan takes David and Shawn on a long, sometimes too long, journey through wrestling history in order to discuss the trademark wars happening currently. It's all worth it in the end when Ethan drops a bombshell on the story with serious implications for the future of AEW! Plus, Dave wears a vintage shirt!

The gang catches up with a buddy who’s even drunker than Dave as Jimmy Scanlon comes on to party with the guys and discuss the moments of Boston wrestling history he witnessed live, how being on the front page of the Boston Globe got him busted for skipping school to attend DX’s infamous pre-Wrestlemania 14 public workout, and how Shawn Michaels totally choked a kid there. We play a new game called Wicked Pissah or Skeeza!

Over six months into quarantine, live crowds are returning to wrestling events. The gang discusses and catches up on the major stories from the last few weeks. Will Wrestlemania move from LA to Florida? (Florida don't care!) Will Mia Yim's recent trademark filings work in her favor? (Florida don't care!) Will WWE's corporate takeover of their talent's Twitch accounts end in disaster?! (Florida don't care!) Plus: You'll never believe how much a Razor Ramon t-shirt sold for at a recent auction!!

This week the dudes catch up with their pal Macaulay Culkin to discuss his lifelong love of Professional Wrestling. They'll dive into his memories of attending Wrestlemania 7, his desire to compete in the Royal Rumble, his Twitter beef with Bill Goldberg, and canceling his trip to Wrestlemania right before Covid-19 broke out and halted live events. Plus, trademark updates on Arn Anderson and the Four Horsemen, as well as a discussion on the WWE prohibiting its talent from using Cameo and Twitch, and more!

This week our pal Josh Segarra comes through to talk his lifelong love of professional wrestling, from how taking Stone Cold Stunners into the pool as a kid helped shape his early love of performing, to what it was like taking part in the historic All In event entering the ring and standing in Stephen Amell's corner for his match against Christopher Daniels, and being backstage at the birth of AEW. We also discuss what it was like working with Cody on Arrow, his love of Raw Underground, his thoughts on Brock Lesnar's UFC future, and his mutual love with Dave of collecting vintage wrestling t-shirts, including what his personal favorite T's are. All this- and so much more!

Wrestling With Friends sizzles with memories of Summerslams past and present. From cross-country Skype calls while watching the show last weekend to watching the Golden Era epics of ‘88-‘91 when we were kids, this episode has it all. Plus, Ethan and Dave’s recent run of partying hard while seeing Summer Slam live several times in Brooklyn! Grab a brew and listen to the pals slam the summer in this all-new episode.

The gang shares a drink with special guest James Rolfe, the Angry Video Game Nerd, about wrestling video games, both bad and good. Learn how AVGN got started on YouTube, how shitty LJN is, what wrestling video game Shawn stole from Blockbuster video, how it ended up in James' collection, the state of modern wrestling games, Trademark Wars, and so much more!

This week the crew is joined by friend Mikey P- American Ninja Warrior, DJ, trainer, and WWE entrance song composer. The crew fondly remembers the times they’ve partied with wrestlers, discusses their favorite entrance songs, and somehow challenges many wrestlers to fights. Mikey talks Ninja Warrioring with Kacy Catanzaro, training Sonya DeVille and Mandy Rose, and partying with Mojo Rawley… plus so much more!

This week the dudes are rejoined by their old friend Governor Jesse “the Body” Ventura, Shawn is pissed at that Rey Mysterio probably still has both eyes, detail the high stakes game of Go Fish that won Vince McMahon ownership of the indy fed Evolve Pro Wrestling, talk the last wrestling events they all attended, plus Dave’s Retro Wrestling Shirt of the Week, more attempts than ever to sing a theme song, and so much more!

This week the boys discuss the ongoing trademark wrangling going on between Cody and the WWE for the use of the last name "Rhodes", discuss the new United States Championship belt's design and our fave US title memories, we break down where all of this week’s coming free agents are signing, and in mourning of the Undertaker announcing his retirement, we, as is Jewish custom sit shiva for the Phenom’s career. Plus Terrible Ted the wrestling bear, Dave's Vintage shirt of the week and much more!

This week our pal Tom Hawkins (Cracked.com, BunnyEars.com) joins the gang to discuss backyard wrestling, Covidmania continuing to run wild in the United States, Rey Mysterio Day and the pride San Diegans feel over their area code, and more! Plus more discussion over recent surprising copyright registration attempts to the rights to the Four Horsemen, what we’d order from Las Vegas’s Nitro Grill and more!

This week podcaster and screenwriter Matt Cohen joins the gang to discuss the biggest topics in wrestling, share the worst signs they brought to wrestling events in the '90s, and talk about how horrible Joey Ryan and Max Landis are as Dave gets increasingly drunk. Plus, what's Conrad Thompson doing filing for a Four Horsemen trademark, and who defeated him for that claim??! AND to watch Matt Cohen bowl with CM Punk click here: https://youtu.be/e1bHYT-G__8

This week the crew takes a look at the problematic history of racism in wrestling, celebrates what progress has been made, and highlights the voices speaking out for change in the industry. https://blacklivesmatter.com/partners/ https://www.theokraproject.com/ https://colorofchange.org/ https://undocublack.org/

The guys are amped to discuss AEW Double or Nothing, this season of Dark Side of the Ring, FTR in AEW, and so much more!

The crew goes hard this week catching up on a ton of big news from the world of wrestling. Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins expecting! Owen Hart’s widow Martha on Bret Hart and Owen in the WWE Hall of Fame. A depleted WWE roster with Roman Reigns staying safe at home, the rise of OTIS, Dave’s love of Total Divas seasons 1-2, Undertaker on his Last Ride, and plus an epic recap of Money in the Bank via a half-remembering Shawn, In Your House’s return, AEW Double or Nothing, and some big trademark updates from Ethan!

In this episode, the guys discuss Raw's record low ratings, get an update on the Revival's trademark battles with the WWE, talk Money in the Bank, and laugh at Bryan Alvarez for saying that the WWE was "erasing Roman Reigns from history like Chris Benoit." Plus we introduce a new segment where the gang looks back at memorable recurring incidents, such as several wrestlers going through glass and, Dave's Retro Wrestling Shirt of the Week!

We're coming in HOT tonight! Talking about WWE's dire financial situation, AEW opening back up in Georgia, Dustin Rhodes thoughts on social studies, and what's up with Joey Ryan hatin' on Vader? Ethan Wall shares legal insight into Cody Rhodes' trademark battles with WWE, and more! Plus, an appearance by Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura?!?!

The guys discuss current events and more.

Meet the guys, and listen to them dissect a crazy array of pro wrestling current events, during an insane period of time for the business. Empty arena Wrestlemanias, massive layoffs, and wrestling declared an essential business in Florida. Plus more!