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Episode 49 is here pals! It's our Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition w/ Best Mate David, back chatting the final two official 'Matches of the Week' - rounding out the first full year of the Chris Things M.O.T.W. illustration series! And two very fine matches at that!Yes, I'm finally back from my holiday podcast break & stoked to be back at it with my long-time pal, chatting about the big 2024 CMLL Anniversary show 4-way mask-battle apuestas match, along with one of my all-time favourite matches in 'Gladiator' Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka from the big 1997 FMW Kawasaki Stadium show. David & I talk about these matches, the art & all sorts of nonsense. A fun time had by all!In my 'World of Chris-Things' intro monologue I chat being back from my recent overseas trip, trying to keep up with the art while there & the hectic array of things that I've had on since my return. Including my brand new, fancy, self-published M.O.T.W. YEAR ONE art book!Enjoy!!Check out the Chris Things MOTW illustration in question here: Hechicero vs Euforia vs Valiente vs Esfinge (4-way elimination mask apuestas match)'Gladiator' Mike Awesome vs Masato TanakaChrisThings.com.au is the place for original art, prints, calendars & much more!Follow us on Instagram: @ChrisThings, @JaimsVanderbeek, @SocialSuplexFollow us on Twitter: @ChrisThings, @JaimsVanderbeek, @SocialSuplexLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialSuplex/Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/QUaJfaCVisit our website for news, columns, and podcasts: https://socialsuplex.com/Join the Social Suplex community Facebook Group: The Wrestling (Squared) CircleWrestling-Art with Chris Things is the Pro-Wrestling Art niche Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 49 is here pals! It's our Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition w/ Best Mate David, back chatting the final two official 'Matches of the Week' - rounding out the first full year of the Chris Things M.O.T.W. illustration series! And two very fine matches at that!Yes, I'm finally back from my holiday podcast break & stoked to be back at it with my long-time pal, chatting about the big 2024 CMLL Anniversary show 4-way mask-battle apuestas match, along with one of my all-time favourite matches in 'Gladiator' Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka from the big 1997 FMW Kawasaki Stadium show. David & I talk about these matches, the art & all sorts of nonsense. A fun time had by all!In my 'World of Chris-Things' intro monologue I chat being back from my recent overseas trip, trying to keep up with the art while there & the hectic array of things that I've had on since my return. Including my brand new, fancy, self-published M.O.T.W. YEAR ONE art book!Enjoy!!Check out the Chris Things MOTW illustration in question here: Hechicero vs Euforia vs Valiente vs Esfinge (4-way elimination mask apuestas match)'Gladiator' Mike Awesome vs Masato TanakaChrisThings.com.au is the place for original art, prints, calendars & much more!Follow us on Instagram: @ChrisThings, @JaimsVanderbeek, @SocialSuplexFollow us on Twitter: @ChrisThings, @JaimsVanderbeek, @SocialSuplexLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialSuplex/Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/QUaJfaCVisit our website for news, columns, and podcasts: https://socialsuplex.com/Join the Social Suplex community Facebook Group: The Wrestling (Squared) CircleWrestling-Art with Chris Things is the Pro-Wrestling Art niche Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestling-art-with-chris-things/donations
Benno & JP return for a Sunday Spotlight as they catch up on the week (and weekend) in wrestling and talk the build to Geand Slam and WrestleDream, Nigel vs Bryan, AEW on Fox and WWE's return to USA. They also talk Jacob Fatu, MLW, TNA Victory Road, CMLL's Anniversary show and more! SHOWNOTES 0:00 STORY of the Yes Movement on GRAPPL Patreon 1:23 Intro, Plugs, JP's Dealer's Choice 17:45 All Out fallout, Grand Slam, Bryan/Nigel, AEW Dynamite 1:04:14 Daniel Garcia, AEW TV Deal, other news 1:23:30 WWE on USA, Triple H, MCMG, WWE news 1:55:38 Other News, TNA Victory Road, CMLL Anniversary show, MLW, BKPW Bam Bam Bigelow Playlist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IrwrDAfH5-Behexi6vijrdBNzlhWOLUXnPQFFUshsQU GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Ewan Cameron, Mark Buckeldee & Carl Gac! You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL! Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS
We are happy to welcome The Cubs Fan (@luchablog) back to the pod for the annual post CMLL Anniversary show under very unusual circumstances to say the least. First off, there's a match-by-match breakdown of the show, including discussing the matches that did not take place, either due to injury or COVID-related illness. Which matches were exceeded expectations, which did not and how did the luchadors that getting a chance to shine in the spotlight fare on the night? Then, we discuss how lucha as a whole has dealt with the pandemic in Mexico. Who has been able to run shows, how have the wrestlers coped with no income for months now, how have the promotions and officials taken care of them (or not)? Next, with voting still taking place at time of recording, we examine all the lucha candidates on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot. After the logjam in the lucha category was thinned out last year, how do the prospects of old and new candidates look for the likes of Los Brazos, Caristico and others? We end the show with some quick postseason baseball chat, with the playoffs Astarting tomorrow and a discussion of the next generation video game consoles. Is it worth getting a new PS5 or Xbox Series X at launch? Also, we are hoping to very soon launch a new project on the website that may or may not have a podcast component to it. Keep an eye on the website and Twitter for details. Thanks for listening.
Join Miranda Morales and Brendan Barr for this week's edition of Lucha Central Weekly! One man down doesn't hold the crew back this week as they celebrate the amazing life of El Santo in honor of his birthday! Plus a look at CMLL's anniversary, the impact of COVID on wrestling's week, and a preview of WWE Clash Of Champions.For all things lucha libre, be sure to visit LuchaCentral.com!
Join Miranda Morales and Brendan Barr for this week's edition of Lucha Central Weekly! One man down doesn't hold the crew back this week as they celebrate the amazing life of El Santo in honor of his birthday! Plus a look at CMLL's anniversary, the impact of COVID on wrestling's week, and a preview of WWE Clash Of Champions.For all things lucha libre, be sure to visit LuchaCentral.com!
Join Miranda Morales and Brendan Barr for this week's edition of Lucha Central Weekly! One man down doesn't hold the crew back this week as they celebrate the amazing life of El Santo in honor of his birthday! Plus a look at CMLL's anniversary, the impact of COVID on wrestling's week, and a preview of WWE Clash Of Champions.For all things lucha libre, be sure to visit LuchaCentral.com!
Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) this week are joined by Will From Texas to talk about his live experience at the CMLL Anniversary show at Arena Mexico! WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. This week's Wrestlenomics Premium topics: * New media developments : OTT services increasing price points, NFL popularity, Endeavor podcast division, Gladiator Sports Network * Chinese independent promotions and wrestlers, using data from cagematch.net * An in-depth discussion and review of an article from 2005 on the independent contractor issue in pro wrestling Independent contractor article Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Things are going wild in the world of lucha libre. LA Park is attempting to headline TripleMania and then main event vs Rush at the CMLL Anniversary show! There's no better authority on lucha than thecubsfan, and it's an honor to have him on the show to help make sense of things. We talk about LA Park, Konnan, Jeff Jarrett as AAA champion, Rey Fenix, Penta, AAA trying to run MSG, how lucha can expand into America as NJPW has, and a lot more. If you want to get caught up on everything happening in Mexico, this is your show!
The CMLL Anniversary show is next week, so Dr Lucha Steve Sims (@drluchajr) returns to the show to discuss it. We talk about Niebja Roja's injury and what that might been to the scheduled main event. We also discuss Diamante Azul possibly being off the show, despite still be on the poster released today. We discuss the lackluster go-home show Friday night and speculate about the winner of the mask match between Princess Sugheit and Zeuxis. We also discuss the usual head scratching of CMLL booking, can Micro-Man win Rookie of the Year? and some of the other news in lucha, such as Dr. Wagner Jr's mask loss at Triplemania this year. (Note: zero discussion of the lady boxer/wrestler most everyone has been talking about the last week or so). Then, we ask Steve just what is up with his LA Dodgers, from potential record breakers to a team that can't buy a win lately. Was getting Yu Darvish a mistake? Will the Diamondbacks catch them for the division title? We end with a look ahead to the first season of Sreve's new hometown hockey team, the Vegas Golden Knights. How successful can a hockey team be in Sin City, where will attendance come from and can they establish a foothold before the Raiders come to town
LuchaWorld Podcast #77!!! This week Fredo Esparza is joined by Steve "Dr. Lucha" Sims to talk the latest happenings in the world of lucha libre! We go thru everything going on in CMLL, AAA and even discuss pro boxing! What's going on with the AAA-Impact partnership and how does this affect Lucha Underground, The Crash, Konnan and others! Dr. Lucha's thoughts on Lucha Underground. Will we see wrestlers from Impact and Lucha Underground on the other's show? AAA's new booking changes and the direction they are going with TV and what luchadores are benefitting from this change. Thoughts on AAA's La Llave a La Gloria and will this truly help AAA. Who is Kevin Kross? Is Luchasaurus the next big foreigner to join AAA? CMLL's Nuevos Valores matches. Soberano Jr. and Jr. Dinamitas potential. CMLL's MATCH OF THE CENTURY!!! Can Micro Man save pro wrestling? The build-up, hype, excitement behind this match! Should CMLL end the minis division? Niebla Roja and Los Guerreros eventual split and what direction will they go with him. Volador Jr. looking a bit disinterested in some of his matches of late. Dr. Lucha gives his early prediction for what could be this year's CMLL Anniversary main event. Sexy Star's pro boxing debut and what her future will be in both boxing and wrestling. Jack Swagger's Mexico debut! And much more, including whether Dr. Lucha would purchase Mascara 2000's new album! Be sure to visit us at LuchaWorld.com!
Lucha Week concludes with a mega-length podcast with Dr. Lucha Steve Sims (@drluchajr). On the lucha front, we talk about La Mascara and the CMLL Anniversary show, the Rush vs L.A. Park feud, Sexi Star unmasking, breaking news as we recorded of Pentagon Jr. winning the AAW title in Chicago, WWE's interest in adding more luchadors to their roster, just what do they want, La Sombra/Andrade Almas in NXT, the viewer demographics of Lucha Underground, luchadors working in the US vs Mexico and more. On the non-lucha front, we talk about content delivery models in the future, a la care programming, baseball's draconian blackout rules, the All-Star Game (54:15) and Comic-Con (1:14:30) being held in Steve's hometown of San Diego, traveling to Tijuana in 2016 vs years past, being a genre fan in 2016 and not supporting all TV shows and movies out of loyalty, new TV shows vs old TV shows and much more.
First episode of 2015. Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond) and Fredo Esparza talk about the latest news in lucha libre. We discuss our holidays and going to a lucha libre posada party before Christmas. We talk about recent Lucha Underground TV shows including the Aztec Warfare show, the most recent show with Aerostar, CAGE~!!!, and the awful announcing job by Matt Striker and Vampiro on that show. Kurt watches recent lucha libre including some of FantasticaMania and some recent CMLL matches, which leads to a shocking revelation as we both witness a good match that featured Thunder on CMLL Lucha Azteca! Kurt watches Wrestle Kingdom. (WHO IS THIS KURT BROWN?) The censorship of Mr. Niebla's SMS spot and Kurt talks about doing that spot on MPW shows. YUCK! We also give everyone a Rush update. Where is Steve "Dr. Lucha" Sims? Kurt finds out about the reality TV series, "Wrestling With Death" for the first time. We end the show talking about the WON Year-End Awards and give our main event predictions for this year's CMLL Anniversary show. Over 90-minutes of lucha libre talk. (1/16/15) Get all the lucha libre news at LuchaWorld.com!
Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond/Lucky Pierre/Jimmy Cyclone) & Fredo Esparza return to discuss the latest happenings in lucha libre! Kurt remembers his friend, Steve Gerber, who passed away & was a big lucha libre fan and also made a few cameos on shows Kurt filmed in the '90s. We talk about the CMLL Press Conference were the CMLL Anniversary main event was announced featuring La Sombra/Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero/Atlantis in a relevos suicidas match were the winning team then faces off in a mask match! The Negro Casas, Shocker & Rush feud! Averno vs. Blue Panther too! The Universal tournament and Tanahashi's annual vacation to Mexico. We discuss recent matches we've seen like Sombra vs. Nakamura, the Infierno En El Ring cage featuring Mr. Aguila hitting a new low, the Negro Casas vs. Rush feud, etc. Also discuss La Sombra's recent injury. El Hijo del Santo wins his lawsuit against his nephew Axel. Sin Cara at Infierno En El Ring! CMLL ring girl Aly joins circus! Horuz leaves CMLL! Upcoming L.A. Lucha Legends show on August 25th! Lots of news on this show! Over an hour of lucha talk! (8/1/13) Get all the lucha libre news at LuchaWorld.com!
Join Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond) and Fredo Esparza as they talk about the latest happenings in the world of lucha libre and Vandal's trip to the Cauliflower Alley Club convention in Las Vegas. Vandal shares some of his thoughts on his trip to Las Vegas and seeing Diamond Dallas Page, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Art Williams (A future guest on Dan Farren's California Podcast or as its known California Classic Wrestling Podcast!), and his conversation with Dave Meltzer about possibly going to Mexico to watch this year's CMLL Anniversary show. Lots of talk about the latest in AAA from L.A. Park leaving the promotion, the Gran Sorpresa show with all its surprises from Blue Demon Jr., Axel & Ricky Marvin, and the big AAA roster split into two brands (Fusion & Evolucion). Hector Garza's current battle with cancer and some thoughts from Vandal's own experiences dealing with the disease and meeting others who went thru the battle. Thoughts on CMLL and their tournaments, recent matches and shows and random tidbits. Also talk about the possible end of Lucha Libre USA and where they went wrong. The big lucha indy show in Coliseo Coacalco on May 19th and a lot more...Musical intro by Da Crusher and still more singing from Vandal Drummond!!! Possibly the worst singing to a start podcast ever! :) Taped 4/26/13! Get all the lucha libre news at LuchaWorld.com!
Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) this week are joined by Will From Texas to talk about his live experience at the CMLL Anniversary show at Arena Mexico! WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. This week's Wrestlenomics Premium topics: * New media developments : OTT services increasing price points, NFL popularity, Endeavor podcast division, Gladiator Sports Network * Chinese independent promotions and wrestlers, using data from cagematch.net * An in-depth discussion and review of an article from 2005 on the independent contractor issue in pro wrestling Independent contractor articleSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestlenomics-radio/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.