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After a Dynamite that both shed some hope and continued the same tropes that got them in the doldrums, hosts Tyler and Fred take a detour and discuss the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.With multiple AEW wrestlers on the ballot, including The Young Bucks, Tyler and Fred have a spirited discussion about multiple candidates including Becky Lynch.Please like, share, and subscribe so The Young Bucks truly kill the business by entering the WON HOF.YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyexoioG-lqf8AYrdQghVOV1MdNcjBjz1Fred's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flagrantwrestlingTyler's Vikings Work: https://www.youtube.com/@vikings1stskol92Sponsor the Podcast: https://redcircle.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-hungee-aew-podcast/donationsTheme: “Natural Duality” by Joseph McDadeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After a Dynamite that both shed some hope and continued the same tropes that got them in the doldrums, hosts Tyler and Fred take a detour and discuss the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.With multiple AEW wrestlers on the ballot, including The Young Bucks, Tyler and Fred have a spirited discussion about multiple candidates including Becky Lynch.Please like, share, and subscribe so The Young Bucks truly kill the business by entering the WON HOF.YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyexoioG-lqf8AYrdQghVOV1MdNcjBjz1Fred's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flagrantwrestlingTyler's Vikings Work: https://www.youtube.com/@vikings1stskol92Sponsor the Podcast: https://redcircle.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-hungee-aew-podcast/donationsTheme: “Natural Duality” by Joseph McDadeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-hungee-aew-podcast/donations

With this year's rule changes and neither Kris or David having done any podcasts about the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot, we decided to do this one! We go over everyone on the ballot and weigh their candidacies in varying levels of detail, including who we think are no-brainers. Enjoy!To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

With this year's rule changes and neither Kris or David having done any podcasts about the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot, we decided to do this one! We go over everyone on the ballot and weigh their candidacies in varying levels of detail, including who we think are no-brainers. Enjoy!To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by VoicesofWrestling.com contributor Adam Berger, as they discuss the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot. They take turns going over their most intriguing candidates, including Roman Reigns, the Young Bucks, CIMA, Hayabusa, The British Bulldogs and more. They wrap up the show with a quick glance and discussion over every candidate on the ballot and their chances of getting inducted this year.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by VoicesofWrestling.com contributor Adam Berger, as they discuss the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot. They take turns going over their most intriguing candidates, including Roman Reigns, the Young Bucks, CIMA, Hayabusa, The British Bulldogs and more. They wrap up the show with a quick glance and discussion over every candidate on the ballot and their chances of getting inducted this year.

  Dylan is back with part 2 of the Wrestling Observer newsletter Hall of Fame coverage with another voter! This time it's Gerard di Trolio from the Emerald Flowshow hops on to talk about the Non-Wrestler category which features Japanese promoters Sanshiro Takagi & Rossy Ogawa, legendary Japanese referee in JWA & AJPW and later NOAH's On-Air GHC Title Commissioner Joe Higuchi, AJPW's Triple Crown foreign liaison and chairman of the Pacific Wrestling Federation Lord James Blears, and the man who helped get Rikidozan into wrestling, Bobby Bruns, along with all the non-Japanese candidates which include commentators, promoters, legendary writers, managers, belt makers and music men: Lord James Blears Dave Brown Bobby Bruns Bob Caudle Bobby Davis Joe Higuchi Jim Johnston Larry Matysik James Melby Rossy Ogawa Reggie Parks Morris Sigel Tony Schiavone George Scott Sanshiro Takagi Mike Tenay Ted Turner Roy Welch Stanley Weston The Grand Wizard We also go over the historical candidates in the North American region and finally circle back around to the Japanese region for another Round of Dylan trying to get a voter to vote for Yoshiaki Fujiwara and just Gerard's thought on this year's cast of characters, which ends with Gerard giving us his ballot, which differs a bit from Case Lowe, our last guest. If you enjoy the Eastern Lariat and want more, including reviews of major live events, tournaments (right now STARDOM's Goddesses of Tag League, as well as DDT's D-Ou tournament), historical content like the 90's project covering the top 50 matches every year of the 90s and a top 10 and awards audio and currently running a daily written review feature on the career of Manami Toyota, check out our Patreon: patreon.com/easternlariat Follow us on Twitter: @EasternLariat Follow Dylan: @Viva_Zero Follow Gerard and his show, the Emerald FlowShow for more fun stuff on Japanese Pro Wrestling: @EmeraldFlowshow And most importantly, support Japanese pro wrestling in every company you enjoy!

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame discussion podcast is one of our most popular podcasts of the year. Wrestling historian and chronicler Karl Stern breaks down the ballot and discusses his thoughts on each candidate. This year, there are a few rule changes (discussed in part one) and the addition of several tag teams. This episode we continue looking at the historical and modern era candidates and discussing several of those tag teams including an absolute no-brainer.

A special episode of the Eastern Lariat sees Dylan tackel a never before done subject on the show: The Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. To do so he's joined by special guest Case Lowe from the Open the Voice Gate show, as well as a tried and true Hall of Fame voter for the first time! Case & Dylan discuss the candidates for the Japan region, which features 14  candidates we run through their candidacy in terms of drawing power, in-ring ability & influence including: Riki Choshu & Animal Hamaguchi CIMA TenCozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) Yoshiaki Fujiwara Hayabusa Kota Ibushi Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi Tomohiro Ishii Naomichi Marufuji Tetsuya Naito Meiko Satomura Shingo Takagi 1987 Gold Combo (Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada) Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue) There's some differences in their ideas for who they think are strong candidates and not and they go through them all! As a bonus we go over the US Region that Case will also be voting in which includes 17 candidates that we go through in rapid fire fashion: Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson Junkyard Dog Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Edge Bill Goldberg The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) Becky Lynch The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) Paul Orndorff Randy Orton The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) CM Punk Roman Reigns Sgt. Slaughter Trish Stratus The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) Kevin, Kerry & David Von Erich Look forward to a new episode featuring STRIGGA's return in a few days, but hopefully enjoy this special episode and give your feedback to @Viva_Zero & @EasternLariat on Twitter, and if you would like to hear further coverage of the Hall of Fame check out patreon.com/easternlariat - Now with rollover pricing, sign up at any time period and you won't have to worry about being double charged for content on the HOF, A 7 match series with Dylan & STRIGGA covering Antonio Inoki's career and biggest matches, the 90s project which just wrapped up 1997 with the year end awards show, and reviews of many major Japanese wrestling shows and occasionally wrestling outside of Japan. Also follow Case @_InYourCase & his show @openvoicegate which he hosts alongside Mike Spears if you're interested on extensive coverage on Dragon Gate and all the cool stuff going on there.

Our most popular show of the year is back. The 2022 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame discussion. Host Karl Stern talks about this year's rule changes. Also discussed are the many new tag teams on this year's ballot. Plus, discussion about Sgt. Slaughter and many others. Part 1 of 3. 

Welcome to a brand new episode of That Wrestling Show!!! Join Bill as this week he reviews AEW Full Gear and why he loved the show. Plus the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Class of 2020 is announced and Bill breaks down the results and much more.

Welcome to a brand new episode of That Wrestling Show!!!  Join Bill as this week he reviews AEW Full Gear and why he loved the show.  Plus the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Class of 2020 is announced and Bill breaks down the results and much more.  That's this week on That Wrestling Show!!!   If you have any questions or comments send an email wrestlingman@thatwrestlingshow.com   Follow the show on Twitter https://twitter.com/wrestlingshow11   Follow the show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thatwrestlingshow/   Visit the shows store https://teespring.com/stores/that-wrestling-show-podcast   Join the shows Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrestlingshowfangroup/   Visit the shows Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/thatwrestlingshow

LuchaWorld Podcast Ep. #122! This week I share my picks for this year's Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame! Some thoughts on my picks that include Sgt. Slaughter, Akira Taue, Medico Asesino, Caristico, Karloff Lagarde and Pirata Morgan! Be sure to check out patreon.com/luchaworld for the Lucha Clasica Podcast! We have that podcast along with other exclusive content on there at $1, $3, or $5 monthly rewards. You can check out the first three episode of the Lucha Clasica podcast, Ep. 1, Ep. 2 and Ep. 3 for FREE! Also our new We're Outta Time Podcast with first episode available for free on the patreon page. Also check out my new website Retro Wrasslin' (retrowrasslin.com) were I review wrestling shows from the past. Full Audio Podcast list available at https://luchaworld.podbean.com. Also be sure to check out our sponsor Amazon.com at the banner links provided at luchaworld.com!!! We've also started a teespring shop with t-shirts, coffee mugs & more featuring designs made by kcidis! Thanks again everyone for your support!

Welcome to a brand new episode of That Wrestling Show!!! Join Bill as this week he reviews WWE Clash of Champions. Plus he previews NXT Takeover 31, discusses change in New Japan, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and much more. That's this week on That Wrestling Show!!! Theme song courtesy of Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/

Welcome to a brand new episode of That Wrestling Show!!!  Join Bill as this week he reviews WWE Clash of Champions.  Plus he previews NXT Takeover 31, discusses change in New Japan, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and much more.  That's this week on That Wrestling Show!!!   Theme song courtesy of Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/   If you have any questions or comments send an email wrestlingman@thatwrestlingshow.com   Follow the show on Twitter https://twitter.com/wrestlingshow11   Follow the show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thatwrestlingshow/   Visit the shows store https://teespring.com/stores/that-wrestling-show-podcast   Join the shows Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrestlingshowfangroup/   Visit the shows Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/thatwrestlingshow

It's time for historically our most popular show of the year. Karl Stern (DragonKingKarl) has been a voter in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame for over a decade and every year discusses the ballot on his podcast. If you've ever wondered about the wording, criteria, and structure of the ballot then all is explained here. Plus discussion on candidates such as: Junkyard Dog, Rocky Johnson, Sgt. Slaughter, Kerry Von Erich, Bob Armstrong, the Hardys, Edge, C.M. Punk, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Big Daddy, Adrian Street, Jun Akiyama, Kenny Omega, and much more! Free show so pass it around and help us spread the word about WhenItWasCool.com

Nanoo Nanoo.Ryan Gosling is going back to space for Andy Weir's next book, which isn't even out yet but is already casting actors. This one has a working title of Project Hail Mary and features a lone scientist on a spaceship trying to save the world. Slightly higher stakes than The Martian, but Andy's books are always great.Astronauts are also going to use pee to build houses on the moon. Let's hope NASA has a large surplus of air fresheners to send up with them, because this cement is probably the most useful way to use human waste on the moon, but it's going to smell.Back on Earth, Niantic are trying to deflate the Pokecoin economy by severely lowering the minimum wage. Nobody seems to be happy with this, but Australia is just the test site, so it's coming to a phone near you soon.This week Professor took a trip to a far away planet to care for slimes, and DJ found out what happens when you swim with the cardsharks.Check in next week for probably less pee jokes. Probably.Andy Weir’s Space Film starring Ryan Gosling-https://variety.com/2020/film/news/phil-lord-chris-miller-ryan-gosling-astronaut-movie-1234607851/Introducing….Piss-ent: the new space cement-https://www.sciencenews.org/article/astronauts-lunar-exploration-cement-urine-urea-3d-printing-https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652619340478?via%3DihubPokeCoin: Gotta cash them all-https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/glcywi/tales_from_the_front_one_players_experience_with/Games PlayedProfessor–Slime Rancher – https://store.steampowered.com/app/433340/Slime_Rancher/Rating: 2/5DJ–Legends of Runeterra – https://playruneterra.com/en-us/Rating: 4.5/5Other topics discussedThe Martian (The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. The Martian, a 2011 novel by Andy Weir, served as the screenplay adapted by Drew Goddard. The film depicts an astronaut's lone struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind, and efforts to rescue him and bring him home to Earth.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-VerseAndy Weir (American novelist whose debut novel in 2011, The Martian, was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott in 2015.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_WeirSean Bean Death Scene Compilation 1986-2016-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnzk5qAaNLkFirst Man (First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Josh Singer. Based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen, the film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969. Steven Spielberg serves as an executive producer.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Man_(film)Interstellar (2014 epic science fiction film directed, co-written and co-produced by Christopher Nolan. It stars Matthew McConaughey. Set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humanity.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(film)Raid: Shadow Legends (freemium mobile and PC game developed and published by Israeli game developer Plarium Games.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid:_Shadow_Legends-https://raidshadowlegends.com/Girl being hit by a truck while playing Pokémon Go-https://time.com/4405221/pokemon-go-teen-hit-by-car/Pokémon Go disrupt a funeral-https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-08/pokemon-go-blamed-for-brisbane-funeral-disturbance/7700332List of highest-grossing mobile games-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_mobile_gamesHarry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery forces you to pay - or wait - to save a kid from being strangled.-https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-04-27-harry-potter-hogwarts-mystery-is-ruined-by-its-in-game-paymentsHarry Potter mobile game maker defends child-choking scene which asks you to wait or pay money-https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-05-31-harry-potter-mobile-game-maker-defends-child-choking-scene-which-asks-you-to-wait-or-pay-moneyPokémon Go Hits $3B in Lifetime Revenue-https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pokemon-go-hits-3-billion-lifetime-revenue-1250983Wall-E: Do not Return to Earth Scene played by Fred Wllard-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNXNkdZVqs4Groucho Marx’s look-https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Groucho_Marx_-_portrait.jpgRC2014 is a simple 8 bit Z80 based modular computer originally built to run Microsoft BASIC. It is inspired by the home built computers of the late 70s and computer revolution of the early 80s.-https://rc2014.co.uk/Sgt. Slaughter On The Time Andre The Giant Fell Asleep Mid-Match-https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1060153-andre-the-giant-sgt-slaughter-zzzzAndre The Giant (2018 TV documentary film based on the life of French professional wrestler and actor André René Roussimoff (better known as André the Giant).)-https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6543420/Star Wars Day (Star Wars Day, May 4, celebrates George Lucas's Star Wars media franchise. Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars.-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_DayAn Assemblage of Grandiose and Bombastic Grandiloquents (TNC podcast)-https://thatsnotcanon.com/grandiloquentspodcastHeavenly Shows and Unnecessary Letters (TNC Podcast)-https://thatsnotcanon.com/heavenlyshowspodcastShout Outs15 May 2020 – Fred Wilard passes away at 86 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2020/05/16/comic-fred-willard-dies-at-86/#5461bf6d7f10Frederick Charles Willard, was an American actor, comedian and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap; the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration and Mascots; and the Anchorman films. Willard’s other recurring sitcom roles included Family Matters,Sister, Sister, Mad About You, and Everybody Loves Raymond (the latter which resulted in Primetime Emmy nominations for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy for three consecutive years). He even appeared as the only human character in the animated film "WALL-E," a first for a Pixar film. Willard was one of Hollywood's busiest comedic actors with a career that lasted more than 50 years, playing clueless characters such as sidekick Jerry Hubbard on the satire "Fernwood 2 Night" in the 1970s. He recently finished filming the Netflix series “Space Force,” where he played actor Steve Carell’s father. He died from natural causes in Los Angeles, California.18 May 2020 – Ken Osmond passes away at 87 - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/arts/television/ken-osmond-eddie-haskell-dead.htmlKen Osmond, who played the duplicitous teenager Eddie Haskell on the long-running sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” one moment a smarmy young man when talking to parents, the next moment a devilish troublemaker when the adults were out of sight. Mr. Osmond appeared in all six seasons of “Leave It to Beaver,” 1957 to 1963, one of the most-watched television sitcoms of the era, then reprised the role as an adult version of Eddie in the Disney Channel revival series “The New Leave It to Beaver” in the 1980s. After Leave It to Beaver ended in 1963, Osmond continued to make occasional appearances on such television series as CBS's Petticoat Junction, The Munsters, and a final return appearance on Lassie in the episode "A Matter of Seconds" as a motorcycle delivery man who offers the hitchhiking collie a lift in his sidecar. However, he found himself typecast as Eddie Haskell and had difficulty finding steady work. In 2008, Osmond told radio host Stu Shostak in a radio interview, "I was very much typecast. It's a death sentence. In Hollywood you get typecast. I'm not complaining because Eddie's been too good to me, but I found work hard to come by. In 1968, I bought my first house, in '69 I got married, and we were going to start a family and I needed a job, so I went out and signed up for the LAPD. As an officer on motorcycle patrol, he grew a mustache to disguise himself. In 1980, he was shot three times in a chase with a suspected car thief but escaped serious injury: One bullet was stopped by his belt buckle, the others by his bulletproof vest. He was put on disability and retired from the force in 1988. He died from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and peripheral artery disease in Los Angeles, California.19 May 2020 – Red Dead Redemption Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-turns-10-years-old/1100-6477391/On May 18, 2010, Rockstar Games released Red Dead Redemption, an open-world Western video game, on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Universally acclaimed for its artistry, dramatic storytelling, and freedom of choice, the game sold 17 million copies. But despite the game's reputation today, it's important to remember a time when its success wasn't certain, and Rockstar's developers sought to distinguish it from the studio's prior accomplishments. It subsequently attained a 95 on Metacritic and received over 170 Game of the Year Rewards. It led to a revitalized interest in the Western genre, especially the "Spaghetti Western"revisionist works by Sergio Leone and Sergio Corbucci. And after eight years, players got a sprawling prequel, Red Dead Redemption 2, which built upon and deepened the themes of its predecessor. Taken together, the two games are an American epic about modernization, betrayal, and the demons of the past. The West may be dead, but that won't stop us from reminiscing and keeping its memory alive.Remembrances19 May 1825 – Henri de Saint-Simon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_Saint-SimonClaude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, often referred to as Henri de Saint-Simon. He created a political and economic ideology known as Saint-Simonianism that claimed that the needs of anindustrial class, which he also referred to as the working class, needed to be recognized and fulfilled to have an effective society and an efficient economy. He said the primary threat to the needs of the industrial class was another class he referred to as the idling class, that included able people who preferred to be parasitic and benefit from the work of others while seeking to avoid doing work. Saint-Simon stressed the need for recognition of the merit of the individual and the need for hierarchy of merit in society and in the economy, such as society having hierarchical merit-based organizations of managers and scientists to be the decision-makers in government. Saint Simon's conceptual recognition of broad socio-economic contribution, and his Enlightenment valorization of scientific knowledge, soon inspired and influenced utopian socialism, liberal political theorist John Stuart Mill, anarchism through its founder Pierre-Joseph Proudhon who was inspired by Saint-Simon's thought and Marxism with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels identifying Saint-Simon as an inspiration to their ideas and classifying him among the utopian socialists. He died from suicide at the age of 64 in Paris.19 May 1935 - T. E. Lawrence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._LawrenceColonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer. He was renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities. In 1916, he was sent to Arabia on an intelligence mission and quickly became involved with the Arab Revolt as a liaison to the Arab forces, along with other British officers. He worked closely with Emir Faisal, a leader of the revolt, and he participated, sometimes as leader, in military actions against the Ottoman armed forces, culminating in the capture of Damascus in October 1918. After the war, Lawrence joined the Foreign Office, working with the British government and with Faisal. In 1922, he retreated from public life and spent the years until 1935 serving mostly in the Royal Air Force, with a brief period in the Army. For the RAF, he participated in the development of rescue motorboats. In the inter-war period, the RAF's Marine Craft Section began to commission air-sea rescue launches capable of higher speeds and greater capacity. The arrival of high-speed craft into the MCS was driven in part by Lawrence. He had previously witnessed a seaplane crew drowning when the seaplane tender sent to their rescue was too slow in arriving. He worked with Hubert Scott-Paine, the founder of the British Power Boat Company (BPBC), to introduce the 37.5 ft (11.4 m) long ST 200 Seaplane Tender Mk1 into service. These boats had a range of 140 miles when cruising at 24 knots and could achieve a top speed of 29 knots. He died from a traffic collision at the age of 46 in Bovington Camp, Dorset.19 May 2009 - Robert F. Furchgott – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._FurchgottRobert Francis Furchgott, Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems. In 1978, Furchgott discovered a substance in endothelial cells that relaxes blood vessels, calling it endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF). By 1986, he had worked out EDRF's nature and mechanism of action, and determined that EDRF was in fact nitric oxide (NO), an important compound in many aspects of cardiovascular physiology. This research is important in explaining a wide variety of neuronal, cardiovascular, and general physiologic processes of central importance in human health and disease. In addition to receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of nitric oxide as a new cellular signal—shared in 1998 with Louis Ignarro and Ferid Murad. Furchgott's discovery, that NO gas causes blood vessels to dilate, provided a long sought-after explanation for the therapeutic effects of Nitroglycerin used to treat Angina pectoris and was later instrumental in the development of the erectile dysfunction treatment drug Viagra. He died at the age of 92 in Seattle, Washington.Famous Birthdays19 May 1942 - Gary Kildall - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_KildallAmerican computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc. (DRI). Kildall was one of the first people to see microprocessors as fully capable computers, rather than equipment controllers, and to organize a company around this concept. Although his career in computing spanned more than two decades, he is mainly remembered in connection with IBM's unsuccessful attempt in 1980 to license CP/M for the IBM Personal Computer. Kildall and his wife Dorothy established a company, originally called "Intergalactic Digital Research" (later renamed as Digital Research, Inc.), to market CP/M through advertisements in hobbyist magazines. Digital Research licensed CP/M for the IMSAI 8080, a popular clone of the Altair 8800. As more manufacturers licensed CP/M, it became a de facto standard and had to support an increasing number of hardware variations. In response, Kildall pioneered the concept of a BIOS, a set of simple programs stored in the computer hardware (ROM or EPROM chip) that enabled CP/M to run on different systems without modification. CP/M's quick success took Kildall by surprise, and he was slow to update it for high density floppy disks and hard disk drives.After hardware manufacturers talked about creating a rival operating system, Kildall started a rush project to develop CP/M 2. By 1981, at the peak of its popularity, CP/M ran on 3000 different computer models and DRI had US$5.4 million in yearly revenues. He was born in Seattle, Washington.19 May 1944 – Peter Mayhew - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_MayhewPeter William Mayhew, was an English-American actor, best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015's The Force Awakens before his retirement from the role. When casting the original Star Wars (1977), director George Lucas needed a tall actor who could fit the role of the hairy alien Chewbacca. He originally had in mind 6-foot-6-inch (1.98m) bodybuilder David Prowse, but Prowse chose to play Darth Vader. This led Lucas to cast Mayhew, who was working as an orderly in the radiology department of King's College Hospital, London. He became aware of a casting call for Star Wars which was filming at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. The 7-foot-3-inch (2.21m) tall actor was immediately cast as Chewbacca after he stood up to greet Lucas. Mayhew continued working as an orderly—at Mayday Hospital (now Croydon University Hospital)—in between filming the original Star Wars trilogy. Mayhew modelled his performance of Chewbacca after researching the behaviour of bears, monkeys and gorillas he saw at London Zoo. Lucas said Mayhew was "the closest any human being could be to a Wookiee: big heart, gentle nature and I learnt to always let him win". The character did not have any lines, the sounds he made being derived from sound recordings of animal noises. While Mayhew portrayed Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he was not in Star Wars: The Last Jedi but was listed in the credits as "Chewbacca Consultant". He was born in Barnes, Surrey.19 May 1946 – André the Giant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_GiantAndré René Roussimoff, best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Roussimoff stood at over seven feet tall, which was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, and later resulted in acromegaly. It also led to his being called "The Eighth Wonder of the World". He found success as a fan favorite throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing as an attraction for various professional wrestling promotions. During the 1980s wrestling boom he was paired with the villainous manager Bobby Heenan and feuded with Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The two famously headlined WrestleMania III in 1987. Outside of wrestling, he was best known for appearing as Fezzik, the giant in The Princess Bride. After his death in 1993, he became the inaugural inductee into the newly created WWF Hall of Fame. He was later a charter member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame; the latter describes him as being "one of the most recognizable figures in the world both as a professional wrestler and as a pop culture icon." Towards the end of his career, Roussimoff starred in several films. He appeared most notably as Fezzik, his own favorite role, in the 1987 film The Princess Bride. Both the film and his performance retain a devoted following. In shoot interviews, wrestlers have stated that he was so proud of being in "Princess Bride", he carried a copy of the movie everywhere he went, to watch whenever he could. Roussimoff has been unofficially crowned "the greatest drunk on Earth"for once consuming 119 12-US-fluid-ounce (350ml) beers (in total, over 41 litres (72imp pt)) in six hours. He was born in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne.19 May 1955 – James Gosling - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_GoslingJames Arthur Gosling, often referred to as "Dr. Java", Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language. He wrote a version of Emacs called Gosling Emacs (Gosmacs) while working toward his doctorate. He built a multi-processor version of Unix for a 16-way computer system while at Carnegie Mellon University, before joining Sun Microsystems. He also developed several compilers and mail systems there. He is known as the father of the Java programming language. He got the idea for the Java VM while writing a program to port software from a PERQ by translating Perq Q-Code to VAX assembler and emulating the hardware. He created the original design of Java and implemented the language's original compiler and virtual machine. He also invented an early Unix windowing system called NeWS, which became a lesser-used alternative to the still used X Window, because Sun did not give it an open source license. He is known for his love of proving "the unknown" and has noted that his favorite irrational number is √2. He has a framed picture of the first 1,000 digits of √2 in his office. He was born near Calgary, Alberta.Events of Interest18 May 1980 – Eruption of Mount St. Helens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._HelensOn March 27, 1980, a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States. It initiated as a series of phreatic blasts from the summit then escalated on May 18, 1980, as a major explosive eruption. The eruption, which had a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5, was the most significant to occur in the contiguous 48 U.S. states. It has often been declared the most disastrous volcanic eruption in U.S. history. The eruption was preceded by a two-month series of earthquakes and steam-venting episodes, caused by an injection of magma at shallow depth below the volcano that created a large bulge and a fracture system on the mountain's north slope. An eruption column rose 80,000 feet (24km; 15mi) into the atmosphere and deposited ash in 11 U.S. states and significant ash in two Canadian provinces. At the same time, snow, ice and several entire glaciers on the volcano melted, forming a series of large lahars (volcanic mudslides) that reached as far as the Columbia River, nearly 50 miles (80km) to the southwest. hermal energy released during the eruption was equal to 26 megatons of TNT. Hundreds of square miles were reduced to wasteland, causing over $1 billion in damage (equivalent to $3.4 billion in 2019), thousands of animals were killed, and Mount St. Helens was left with a crater on its north side. More than 4,000,000,000 board feet (9,400,000m3) of timber was damaged or destroyed, mainly by the lateral blast. At least 25% of the destroyed timber was salvaged after September 1980. In areas of thick ash accumulation, many agricultural crops, such as wheat, apples, potatoes and alfalfa, were destroyed. As many as 1,500 elk and 5,000 deer were killed, and an estimated 12 million Chinook and Coho salmon fingerlings died when their hatcheries were destroyed.19 May 1999 – Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released - https://www.scifihistory.net/may-19.htmlOn this day in 1999, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace was released theatrically ... and most of us came crashing understandably back to Earth. Employment consultant firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas estimated that 2.2 million full-time employees missed work to attend the film, resulting in a US$293 million loss of productivity. According to The Wall Street Journal, so many workers announced plans to view the premiere that many companies closed on the opening day. The release on May 19, 1999 of the first new Star Wars film in 16 years was accompanied by a considerable amount of attention. The Phantom Menace was released almost 16 years after the premiere of the previous Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi. The film's premiere was extensively covered by media and was greatly anticipated because of the large cultural following the Star Wars saga had cultivated. It grossed more than $924.3 million (equivalent to $1.42 billion in 2019) worldwide during its initial theatrical run, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1999, the second-highest-grossing film worldwide and in North America (behind Titanic), and the highest-grossing Star Wars film at the time.19 May 2005 – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith was released - https://www.scifihistory.net/may-19.htmlGeorge Lucas brought his Prequel Trilogy to its tragic close when Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith finally showed audiences what exactly went down when Jedi Master Anakin Skywalker embraced his inner demons and took the path to the Dark Side of the Force. Luke and Leia were born, delivering the film's only true hint of what things would inevitably lead to their father's redemption, but an Empire was forged in darkness once and for all on this day. Its theatrical release in most other countries took place on May 19 to coincide with the 1999 release of The Phantom Menace (the 1977 release of A New Hope and the 1983 release of Return of the Jedi were also released on the same day and month, six years apart).IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

On this special edition episode of Booking The Territory, Mike Mills and the Great Brian Last discuss why the Junkyard Dog is having so much trouble getting into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Mike and Brian discuss the following: JYD's impact on Mid South wrestling and the region Mid South ran as a whole. Why JYD keeps getting snubbed by voters. Others who are lesser known but are still in the WON HOF. Will those who aren't voting for JYD ever change their minds? If you enjoy what we do on BTT, become a Patreon member and get access to even more old school wrestling content. https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory 

John Pollock and WH Park are back with the October edition of POST Puroresu featuring a preview of NJPW King of Pro Wrestling. On this month’s show, John & WH go through all the matches on this Monday’s Sumo Hall show featuring Kazuchika Okada vs. Sanada, Kota Ibushi vs. EVIL, Will Ospreay vs. El Phantasmo, Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Minoru Suzuki, and more. Then, previews of upcoming cards from Stardom with Bea Priestley vs. Hana Kimura for the World of Stardom title, All Japan’s Korakuen Hall show next week with Kento Miyahara vs. Jake Lee for the Triple Crown, and a big show from NOAH at Sumo Hall next month. Finally, the two go through the Japanese candidates on the ballot for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. And, the launch date of WH Park’s next podcast series THUNDERSTRUCK. Subscribe to POST WrestlingiTunes & iOS  | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss this show at the POST Wrestling Forumhttps://forum.postwrestling.com Support our Patreon – The POST Wrestling Caféhttp://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow usTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

This is the season finale of That Wrestling Show!!! Join Bill and Fro as this week they review WWE TLC and discuss their mixed opinions of the show. Plus a look at 2018 in professional wrestling from the good and the bad to the weird and wild. Also, the return of the Jericho Cruise, the 2018 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and much more. That's this week on That Wrestling Show!!!!

It’s time for a brand new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit!” Brian Tramel sits down with Matt Farmer for Episode 162. Matt joins BT to talk about the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. They talk about their picks for this year and why they chose them. A fun 51 minutes! All the archived episodes are at stspod.club. Sponsored by @SpunkLube and bluechew.com (Promo code: STS)

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 10/23/18: Smackdown 1,001 from Newark featured various pairings of World Cup participants with Jeff Hardy taking on Randy Orton and The Miz facing Rey Mysterio. The final show before Evolution featured a segment shot at the PC with Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, Shane McMahon reviving the CM Punk chants, and no explanation for Big Show’s latest turn.Wai Ting reviews this week’s Mixed Match Challenge with Bobby Roode & Natalya vs. Finn Balor & Bayley and Jimmy Uso & Naomi vs. Asuka & The Miz. We discuss TODAY’S TOP STORIES including the latest with WWE Crown Jewel, the various reports on the show’s status, the findings by the Turkish government and response from the U.S. on the Jamal Khashoggi murder, Roman Reigns issues a statement on the support he’s received & more.John & Wai preview this Sunday’s WWE Evolution card. Plus, Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. **THIS WEEK ON THE PATREON DOUBLE SHOT** John Pollock reviews this past Sunday’s NWA 70th Anniversary card from Nashville featuring Cody vs. Nick Aldis in a 2-of-3 Falls match for the NWA title Wai Ting provides his weekly review of Total Divas Pollock reveals his ballot for this year’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Plus, a review of the newest edition of Being the Elite The Double Shot is available for all POST Wrestling Café patrons. Rewind-A-SmackDown Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiStheidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc Subscribe to POST WrestlingiTunes & iOS  | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss this show at the POST Wrestling Forumhttps://forum.postwrestling.com Support our Patreon - The POST Wrestling Caféhttp://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow usTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

Get ready for Thanksgiving with a special holiday-themed edition of WCW Prime from November 20, 1995! - Dusty Rhodes is hyper on color commentary even by his lofty standard: talking to turkeys, shoutouts to the ring crew, and identifying as Jewish(?!?) - What exactly is the turkey doing behind Dusty Rhodes? - Early WCW Eddie Guerrero and regrets about missing the key part of his career - The biggest problem with the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame - Bart Sawyer: From Bart Simpson to the Scorpion King - Mr. Wonderful deals with an internal crisis as anyone else would: by calling for a psychic - Trying to make sense of Ric Flair’s color and gear choices Also: - Classic commercials and discussion of 1-800-Collect, video game Vectorman, Ovaltine, and Time Life music infomercials - Pitching a movie based on the madcap adventures of WCW Prime hosts Chris Cruise and Dusty Rhodes - Yet another Dungeon of Doom promo leaves the viewer scratching their head - Surprise at how fun the 1995 World War 3 PPV was - YouTube Comment Theater! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: @GFAllentownPod Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown

Loser Leaves Town 9/7/10 w/ Colt Cabana on the Observer HOF Colt Cabana returns to discuss his ballot for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. A fun show as always w/ Cabana, as he discusses his reasoning for his picks as well as his other projects including his own podcast and his comedy.  As usual, other fun topics come up as well.  Check out his podcast, his store, and his Twitter account for more fun from the world of Colt Cabana, and remember to check out Cageside Seats for my daily writings on the pro graps and the occasional Cageside Radio podcast, including my interview with Frank Shamrock. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 1/10/10 w/ Ross Hart The foremost historian on all things Hart family and Stampede Wrestling, former program seller/TV producer/booker/wrestler/TV interviewer Ross Hart joins me for a fun look at everybody’s favorite prairie territory.  We talk about his first memories of wrestling, producing the TV show, Stampede leaving the NWA, the British and Japanese wrestlers who went through Stampede, wrestling in Hungary and England, the origins of the ladder match, and much more.  A really good show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 12/5/09 w/ Dave Walsh: Discussion of Umaga’s death, Gail Gagne’s criminal charges, and more Dave Walsh of Cageside Seats and Head Kick Legend joins me to discuss the big news items from this past week and much more.  We talk about the death of Umaga and related topics including drugs in wrestling and how the decline in Japan has hurt American wrestlers, Gail Gagne’s arrest for allegedly having sex with a student at the school she worked at, and other stuff including Shane McMahon and Mark Cuban: Raw Guest Host. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/09 w/ Bill Dundee Memphis legend “Superstar” Bill Dundee oins me to discuss his career including his various booking jobs, pushing younger wrestlers, various Memphis-related topics, working for the Cole Brothers Circus, his wrestling school, and much more.  Definitely worth a listen if you’re a fan of Memphis and/or Mid-South.  You can email Bill via his website if you’re interested in wrestling training or the circus. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/14/09 w/ Colt Cabana & Rob Naylor on midget wrestling I’m joined by Rob Naylor and Colt Cabana as we discuss midget wrestling throughout history.  Lots of fun stuff including whether or not it’s okay to find midgets adorable, Cabana on his love of using comedy spots borrowed from midgets, Little Beaver’s appearance in Meatballs III, Billy Barty and Lou Albano in Bodyslam, a green Cabana missing his shot at being (a) Doink, Ninja Turtles, Roger Ebert’s dirty mind, and much more.  An action packed 80 minutes! Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/21/09 - Live at Lucha Va Voom w/ T.J. Perkins and Cassandro! Recorded last night at Lucha Va Voom’s successful New York debut, it’s the Loser Leaves Town Podcast. First I’m joined by T.J. Perkins (AKA Pinoy Boy/Puma/Cobra II, currently El Bombero in Lucha Va Voom) to discuss his travels around the world as a 25 year-old who’s a 10 year veteran.  Lots of great stuff about going to New Japan and the LA Dojo including wrestling in the Tokyo Dome, the MMA training that led to him actually having fights, becoming Cobra II while being tempted with promises of maybe eventually being Tiger Mask V, and much more. After that is Cassandro, the top exotico in wrestling today.  A 21 year veteran, he talks about his pre-wrestling career as a medical assistant, being trained by Rey Misterio Sr. in the class that included the original Psicosis/Nicho and a very young Rey Mysterio (Jr.), wrestling in Juarez and El Paso, being a gay man in the wrestling business in Mexico, how Antonio Peña helped him and others, his current travels around the world (including wrestling El Hijo del Santo at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France!), and more. All in all, a very fun hour of interviews. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/6/09 w/ Kurt Brown: Observer Hall of Fame 2009 Part 2 It’s time for the sequel to Friday’s show with Kurt Brown (seen above as Lucky Pierre) about everyone on the 2009 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ballot.  From Rick Rude to Tim Woods and then the “non-wrestler” candidates from Albano to Ventura, it’s another 2 hours of fun.  If you liked the last show, this is more of the same with a wealth of information and stories from Kurt’s mental compendium of pro graps history and oddities. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/4/09 w/ Kurt Brown: Observer Hall of Fame 2009 Part 1 I’m joined by Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame voter, wrestler/historian/reporter/etc Kurt Brown (being bitten in the above photograph by El Fisico Nuclear) to discuss the every single act on the ballot (in alphabetical order) for the 2009 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame voting.  This is a task so huge that it must be divided into two parts, two hours each (yes, it’s long!).  In part 1, we cover everyone on the ballot from the Andersons to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, with tons of sidetracking to other topics such as The Monster, Lars Anderson’s cyborg gimmick, and much more.  I learned a ton from throwing names at Kurt’s psychedelic wrestling brain and you will, too.  A great, great show.  Part 2 of this Labor Day weekend spectacular will be posted on Sunday or Monday. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 8/28/09 w/ Rob Naylor: IWA Mid-South memories and Russians Rob Naylor finally rejoins me as we get back into the groove with the first Loser Leaves Town Podcast to be part of Cageside Seats (which is my main outlet now, but this site is staying put to make things easier for iTunes users and the like), part of the SB Nation network of blogs.  In the sequel to our popular Pacific Islanders show, we discuss the many Russians throughout the years in pro wrestling on top of our favorite memories of IWA Mid-South.  Learn which Russians were real (not a lot…at all), listen to us debate the merits of Nikolai Volkoff, be amazed at the match we suggested to IWA that they didn’t book because they thought it wouldn’t draw for some reason, and much more.  Over 2 hours(!!! -  It’s not like you have to listen to it all in one sitting) of heart-stopping action and the usual fun that results from putting me and Rob together. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/26/08 w/ CM Punk & Rob Naylor Rob Naylor co-hosts a Thanksgiving weekend spectacular where we interview one of of the World Tag Team Champions, former World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk! A great show (with them carrying me at times) where Punk discusses his past as an independent wrestler, his matches with John Morrison, burying the hatchet with Teddy Hart, having a bunch of merchandise, and much more, including a hilarious Tony Garea story that includes a fine vocal impersonation. Plus, Punk hands the phone to his good friend François Kevorkian (who may or may not be the same one who mixed for Depeche Mode) for a fascinating and enlightening discussion. Almost 80 minutes of the most (self?-)important Loser Leaves Town Podcast EVER! Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/08 w/ Rob Naylor on SAMOANS! and other Pacific Islanders After a fricking year, the show is back in style as Rob Naylor joins me to discuss wrestlers from Samoa and other Pacific Islands for over TWO HOURS! Yes. Consider it two shows or something. Naylor thought two hours or less would be too short for a topic like this. The usual fun with Naylor includes the two of us doing a reading of a legendary Jimmy Snuka promo, why Tama was so awesome, Samoan farmers, and the usual tangents that stray far from the topic. Plus, a brief special bonus where my upstairs neighbors make lots of noise and people yell at them (really)! A good show full of wacky Naylor fun. Special thanks to: Online World of Wrestling for making this show so much easier and if you want to hear more Rob Naylor, keep checking this site out as well as the archives of the late, great Joe Versus The World and The Dr. Keith Show at F4WOnline/FigureFourOnline/WrestlingObserver.com Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/27/07 w/ Lance Russell Lance Russell returns for another great interview. Lots of ground covered, including his departure from Memphis/the CWA for WCW in 1989, producing the WCW Hotline 900 number (as well as Jim Herd’s post-WCW hotline venture), Jerry Jarrett’s accusations against him and Jerry Lawler, the various Memphis bookers, random thoughts on various personalities that came through Memphis, and much more. Over 70 minutes long and well worth listening to. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 8/5/07 w/ Dutch Savage Northwestern wrestling legend Dutch Savage joins me to discuss his career, with topics including how he broke in, bad payoffs from Nick Gulas and others, the creation of his specialty: the Coal Miner’s Glove Match, working with NWA World Champions, why he left the business, and more. A fun-filled and informative 36 minute interview. Download it here. The Bixenspan Group 7/1/07 I’m joined by Dave Walsh, Steven Louis Lerner, and Andrew J. Wallace as we discuss the wrestling business driving people insane/insane people going into the wrestling business, why you should all watch AAA, Marvin the Baby, Japanese wrestling in 2007 and its western fans, the how the WON awards are shaping up, Edge being awesome, Batista’s turtleneck, and more. An hour and forty-four minutes(!) of exciting wrestling chat. Much better than last time as there’s a format and good discussion and everything. Download it here. The Bixenspan Group 6/17/07 My latest bad idea: A roundtable show. Fun though disjointed as it was done on short notice and there are TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES that include the show ending suddenly right as we were about to finish up. Panelists Dave Walsh (until his phone dies), Steven Louis Lerner, and Brian W. Tosh discuss Vince McMahon and his untimely death, the draft, Bob Backlund’s cardboard belt, & more. Next week will be tighter, I swear. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/18/07 w/ J.J. Dillon J.J. Dillon joins me to discuss his book, Dick Murdoch and his punches, the most important aspects of booking, booking a territory vs booking the (inter)nationally expanded WWF, the business model of Grand Prix in the Maritimes, wrestling El Santo, and much, much more. A fun 85 minutes that flew by. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/14/07 w/ Gypsy Joe The world’s oldest active professional wrestler, Gypsy Joe joins the show to discuss his career, including being lit on fire by Dynamite Kid, being the first to jump off the top of a steel cage, Chris Champion killing a town, and more. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/10/07 w/ Lance Russell The incomparable Lance Russell joins me to discuss various topics such as Sputnik Monroe, Elvis Presley, his WCW stint (including working with the Freebirds), being recognized outside of the Memphis territory, the music of Jimmy Hart, and much, much more. A tremendous show and I can’t wait to have him on again. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/4/07 w/ John Lister British wrestling writer John Lister joins me to discuss his books (Slamthology and Turning The Tables), British wrestling history, Brits in the WON Hall of Fame, his trips to the US to see wrestling, and more. A fun (if long) show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 12/18/06 w/ Scott Norton Scott Norton joins the show to discuss his new promotion, arm wrestling, Rick Rude as a teenager, the dying days of the AWA, Tony Condello’s death tours of Manitoba (GREAT stories), his 15 year relationship w/ NJPW, why Kevin Wacholz thanks him every time they talk, Hulk Hogan taking liberties with David Flair, steroids in pro wrestling, and much, much more.  Almost 85 minutes of fun. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/7/06 w/ Steven Prazak As I try to get back into the swing of things, here’s Steven Prazak to discuss the GWF, ECW, Georgia Indies, The Shennonumake Post, and more. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/1/06 w/ Jon “Craig Johnson” Horton Jon Horton (known as Craig Johnson in the USWA & GWF from ‘90-’92) joins the show. We discuss his return to wrestling this past Saturday night producing & announcing for AWA Washington, how he got his USWA job, Saturday morning TV taping stories including the time he was fireballed in the locker room by Jerry Jarrett, the formation of the GWF including Olu Oliami, Baron Von Steiger, & The English Lords, his exit from the GWF while searching for The Viper, the formation of The Atlanta Boys & THE SHENANUMAKE POST, Chick Donovan’s tribute to the troops, and much more. This was a hell of a lot of fun and my favorite show so far. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/06 w/ Scott Williams Scott Williams, crime reporter and pop culture columnist for The Galveston Daily News, as well as the author of Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore, Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW joins me to discuss his books, crime, Mid-South Wrestling, what exactly he does for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the reaction to his column about Kurt Angle’s firing, his top 100 cover songs, and more fun stuff. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/27/06 w/ Bob Barnett & Brian Last Bob Barnett and our friend Brian Last join the show. Mainly we discuss Mike Lano in a tribute of sorts to his wacky antics over the years. Lots of other fun tangents include whether or not Diamond Lil’ is retarded based on her appearance in Lipstick & Dynamite, Paul McCartney’s divorce, former Lucha Libre promoter Ron Skoler’s current venture, wrestling for the deaf, and more! A fun show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/19/06 w/ Dave Prazak Dave Prazak, the promoter of Shimmer - Women Athletes joins me to discuss this coming Sunday’s Shimmer DVD taping (for the 7th & 8th DVD volumes), the retail release of Shimmer DVDs starting Tuesday w/ Vol. 1, breaking into the business via ring announcing for Dennis Coraluzzo, his “Outside Interference” newsletter & public access show including the time he almost interviewed Eric Bischoff, the $2,500 that the Insane Clown Posse owes him, the creation of Shimmer, ROH’s Manhattan Center debut, THE SHENANUMAKE POST, and a bunch of other fun and random topics. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/15/06: Debut show w/ Bob Barnett Bob Barnett joins me to discuss shooting Lucha shows, how he got into wrestling and video trading, Antonio Peña, a certain other video dealer in Pennsylvania, and more! Download it here.

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. We finish off Storm Gate and September in Dragongate with a review of the 9/26 show from DG’s home base of Kobe Sambo Hall! It’s the redebut of Ryotsu Shimizu, KAI’s first match in R.E.D., the Dream Gate match at Gate of Destiny is made and Ultimo has a friend that he’s going to bring to that show as well as the big topics from this show. After that, Case and Mike preview the 10/4 doubleshot in Acros Fukuoka and the 10/7 show at Korakuen Hall, give their last thoughts and predictions on the Yellow Demon Mask and how some folks we haven’t seen in Japan in a while might play into this. Finishing out the show, Case attempts to get Mike in trouble with talk comparing CIMA with Yoshiaki Fujiwara and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Rob McCarron and Jeff Hawkins, of the Shake Them Ropes audio podcast on Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network, chat for an hour on the WON Hall of Fame candidacy of Sting. We go through the WCW icon's career, his best matches, his legacy, and reasons why he has such a strong following as well as a strong dissenting base on his WON Hall of Fame portfolio. Catch VoicesofWrestling.com all month for commentary on the 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame voting and inductions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/shake-them-ropes-pro-wrestling-podcast-wwe-nxt-njpw/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.

Hall of Fame season continues, and this week Rob McCarron reveals his completed ballot for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame 2014. Plus, we discuss Rock's return, and some possibly unreasonable anger emerges. Also, Nick Dinsmore is released, and pronunciation lessons that may or may not be accurate. 00:00-01:45: Intro01:45-21:30: Rock's Return with Rusev21:30-35:10: Raw Thoughts35:10-36:00: Brief Announcer Rant36:00-39:00: Puroresushop.com / Pronunciations39:00-58:12: Rob's Hall of Fame elections58:12-66:00: Wyatt Family Split & Raw Guests Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/shake-them-ropes-pro-wrestling-podcast-wwe-nxt-njpw/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.