You Should Love Wrestling

This week, the boys welcome their pal Jesse Klein (Afterbuzz TV, Haymaker) to the show to talk all about the SummerSlam 2005 bout between “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels and the “Immortal” Hulk Hogan - a match made (in)famous due to Michaels’ effort to mock Hogan by overselling every move. Also, Nick and Joey show Stephen HBK’s Larry King/Hogan parody video and also the moment when he “lost his smile”. Then, Jesse calls out original YSLW character “Fish in the Toilet” which causes some other very brilliant original characters to briefly appear. Plus, Stephen tries to get everyone to like rechargeable batteries, which Nick is oddly and vehemently against. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me

This week, the boys welcome Dan Black (The Comedians of Wrestling Podcast, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Adam Ruins Everything) to the show to talk all about Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31, which featured Seth Rollins’ surprise Money in the Bank cash-in at the end of the match. Then, Nick and Joey make Stephen get squeamish again when they show him Lesnar busting open Randy Orton the hard way at Summerslam 2016. Also, Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon both show up to do an improv scene for the ages! Plus, discussions about male physiques, Mauro Ranallo’s commentary, CM Punk’s UFC run and Stephen tries to get everyone to like scheduling dates. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho

It happened again: Stephen went to a live wrestling match! This time, Joey and Nick dragged him out to see NXT Live at the Hollywood Palladium. In addition to seeing some taped Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic semi-final matches, the boys also got to see some of NXT’s biggest stars including Shinsuke Nakamura, Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, Asuka, Tye Dillinger, DIY, Ember Moon and more plus a drop-in from Kota Ibushi! Also, Stephen gives his thoughts on the crowd, the energy, the chants and all the in-ring action, plus discussions about discussions with wrestlers, friends and previous YSLW guests in attendance! For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rumors are true and the unthinkable has happened: Stephen went to his very first ever real, live wrestling event - and HE got the tickets! Joey and Nick were there to witness history as the boys all head off to see Lucha VaVOOM live at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles. Everyone shares their thoughts on the matches that featured wrestlers like Joey Ryan, Rey Horus, El Presidente, The Crazy Chickens and more. Then, the boys break down the other elements of the show including the comedy bits, the musical performances, the circus-like spectacle and the VaVOOM itself: the burlesque acts! Plus, the boys announce their plans for YSLW Pro, a new live wrestling federation that they’re honest-to-God buying a real Championship belt for. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for pr

With the 2016 Presidential election/Apocalypse right around the corner, the boys welcome Joan Ford (UCB Theatre, Cracked, “Killing It: The Action Girl's Guide to Saving the World”) back to the show to take a hard, retrospective look at Donald Trump’s “run” in WWE. From giving away millions of dollars and treating women terribly on national TV, to his WrestleMania Hair vs. Hair stipulated match and being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, these events serve as just another strange chapter in the life of a man who could become the leader of the free world. Also, the public finally has their prayers answered and gets to experience four comedians in one room doing Trump impressions all at once. Then, because Nick is in that room, the Denny’s “Hooburrito” naturally comes up while Joey continues to defend his position of “knowing everything about old school hip-hop.” Plus, Stephen fittingly tries to get everyone to love “The Voter App.” For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.c

It’s almost Halloween, and this week the boys watch yet another VERY spooky, scary, confusing WWE Studios produced movie: “Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery” with their friend and fellow Boardwalk Audio podcast host Mark David Christenson (I Will Watch Anything Once, Conan, Feeding Mr. Baldwin)! Also, everyone tries to dissect the logic of the film’s “WWE City” and it’s side characters, while also questioning if the scriptwriters know how video games, discs, contests or literally anything else in life works. Then, Joey has everyone watch the trailer for WWE Studios movie “Knucklehead” (starring The Big Show) and guess the Rotten Tomatoes score. Plus, no one remembers who was supposed to start the long-gestating YSLW Wiki and the boys lament the sad demise of Brangelina. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com Support the show by shopping on A

It’s another REQUESTLEMANIA, and the boys once again sat down to watch matches and clips suggested by the fans! First, everyone discusses Max Landis’s recent short “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling”, a popular web video that tries to encourage non-fans and casual viewers to like wrestling – a battle that Joey and Nick are well aware of. Then, the boys revisit a bloody bout that kept Stephen up late that night: the WWE Championship match between Eddie Guerrero and JBL from Judgement Day 2004 – one that saw Eddie accidentally botch a blade job when he sliced an artery in his head instead of a vein. Plus, Vince Russo accidentally walks into traffic and Stephen tries to get Joey and Nick to love coconut water. Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To get in the Halloween spirit, Joey, Nick and Stephen sit down to break apart the complete lack of logic in the WWE Studios-produced horror movie “Leprechaun: Origins” with the help of Joan Ford (UCB Theatre, Cracked, “Killing It: The Action Girl's Guide to Saving the World”). Everyone spends most of the time wondering who the characters are, where the hell Hornswoggle is and comparing the new boring leprechaun to Warwick Davis’s original, more mischievous version. Plus, new character Nas-feratu shows up, Larry the Cable Guy gets stuck in Stephen’s vents while trying to sell Prilosec OTC, and phony Irish accents abound. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the boys welcome Geoffrey Golden (The Devastator Press, National Lampoon, Cracked) to the show to talk all about big, crazy comedy wrestling matches by bringing in a 2013 DREAMWAVE Wrestling match that pits Colt Cabana against Shockwave The Robot, as well as a couple of insane over-the-top clips from Kaiju Big Battel. Then, Joey and Nick decide it’s time to play yet another rousing game of “NWO or N-W-No?”, a game that could theoretically continue for all eternity. Then, a fan sends the boys the 1980s rap song “Wrestling” by LYF. Plus, Stephen tries to get everyone to love the Amazon Kindle. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the boys are honored to welcome to the show current Lucha Underground star and three time WWE Tag Team Champion (a title he once held for a record-setting 331 days alongside partner Brian Kendrick), the rakishly handsome Paul London! Paul sits down for a very open, intimate conversation to talk all about his time coming up in the wrestling business, as well as acting, struggles, success, injuries and more, plus 3D Maya files and whatever “worming” is. Then, everyone tries to break down the classic Bret Hart vs Owen Hart match from WrestleMania X and a clip from the Roger Corman produced B-movie “Deathstalker 2”. Also, Nick does an impression of a Deathstalker character, while Joey does the same impression but accidentally makes everyone uncomfortable. And, Stephen tries to get everyone to like TSA Pre-Check. # GligorsGorvers For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.faceb

This week, the boys welcome Matthew Brian Cohen (Lifescrapers: Tall Stories of American Lives, Cool Shit/Weird Shit at UCB) to the show to discuss a match that he saw in person: the 2007 Ring of Honor Manhattan Mayhem II bout that pitted Bryan Danielson against Takeshi Morishima in what many called the Match of the Year. Then, the conversation gets heated when Joey and Nick show Stephen the clip where Vader’s eye pops out of its socket during a match with Stan Hansen - a thing that Stephen absolutely refuses to believe happened. Also, everyone sings Daniel Bryan’s praises and reflects on how over he and the “Yes!” chant were (and still are) in WWE. Plus, Stephen tries to get everyone to like Poke from LA’s Ohana Poke. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-

This week, the boys welcome the knowledgeable former PWG commissioner Bobby Ramos AKA Dino Winwood (developer of the upcoming indie wrestling video game “Saturday Knights”) to the show to discuss the hard hitting 2013 bout between Katsuyori Shibata and Tomohiro Ishii from NJPW’s G1 Climax 23. It also just happens to be 9/11 and Bobby’s birthday! Also, Stephen comes to terms with the differences between hard and soft surfaces. Then, Joey and Nick show off the legendary “Jumpin’” Jeff Farmer promos. Plus, the boys play some incredibly revealing YSLW Voicemails, two Vince Russos show up for a Russo-Off and Stephen tries to get everyone to love his industrial 3M label maker. #Yip For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad c

It’s the first LIVE edition of You Should Love Wrestling, emanating from the Pack Theater in Los Angeles! This month, Joey and Nick invite friends of the show Rachel Evans (AfterBuzz TV, CreepShow Comedy, Snarled), Eric Moneypenny (FOX ADHD, AOK, The Midnight Show) and Chad Damiani (Former WCW Announcer, JETZO, the "Fruit Ninja" movie) to come watch TNA Impact’s “THE FINAL DELETION” and to try to convince Stephen to love wrestling in their biggest effort yet. They also get some help from ring announcer Matt Mazany (Gay of Thrones, Funny or Die) and even good old JR himself Jim Ross (Greg Jones, in a bit written by Cameron Rice)! Plus, everyone plays a game of “NWO or NW-NO?” This night was truly GLORIOUS! For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informa

This week, the boys welcome Championship Wrestling from Hollywood’s own “First Progenitor of Hyperoptimism” Ty Matthews (Smosh, Afterbuzz TV) to the show to discuss the CHIKARA Four-way elimination match between Kota Ibushi, El Generico, Nick Jackson and Jigsaw from King of Trios 2009. Then, Nick announces the Kickstarter he’s starting for whatever “Butthole Waveform” is, while resident ‘Dallion-head Joey invites all Juggalos to come on the show. Plus, a plethora of new recurring characters are introduced, including Pocket Ted Cruz and Kid in a Bag. Also, Ty shows off the Percy Pringle III Memorial Cup and Stephen tries to get everyone to like Zeiss lens cleaning wipes. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices

In the third installment of “3 Matches of Foley”, guest Joshua Lassman (Del Closed Fist, Man vs. Improv, The Hopefully Chris Pratt and Shane Hartline Show) not only brings in Triple H & Cactus Jack’s Street Fight from the 2000 Royal Rumble (which he attended) but some Broken Skull IPA beer to boot! Also, Stephen analyzes the bounce of barbed wire, the Spanish announce table and more. Plus, Nick talks about the XXL t-shirt he got from his dad’s band’s road crew guys Nut and Blade, and Joey cuts an impassioned Mick Foley promo that he did back in high school drama class. Then, Stephen tries to get everyone to love Packing Cubes and the boys lay out the details for the upcoming LIVE version of You Should Love Wrestling! #FancyMan For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privac

In the third installment of “3 Matches of Foley”, the boys welcome Cameron Rice (Geek and Sunday, Tiny Muscles, The Pack Theater) to the show to discuss The Rock and Mankind’s I Quit Match for the WWF title from the 1999 Royal Rumble - a match famous for Mick Foley’s 11 brutal, unprotected chairshots to head. Also, Stephen gets his first inside look at what Foley’s family was thinking when Nick and Joey show him the backstage footage of this match seen in the documentary “Beyond The Mat”. Then, everyone gets real while discussing concussions, health, upbringing, youth, high school and Shawn Michaels’ Playgirl spread for good measure. Plus, Joey declares he can take a bullet, Stephen tries to convince everyone to like cologne and Cummy Ray Romano shows up. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See

This week, the boys are very excited to welcome former WCW announcer Chad Damiani (JETZO, the upcoming “Fruit Ninja” movie) to the show to discuss the 1989 WWF feature film “No Holds Barred” starring Hulk Hogan, and it’s incoherent “story” which was mainly rewritten by Vince McMahon and Hogan himself. Plus, Chad discusses many wacky road tales from his days in WCW, including mismanagement and clueless booking, iron-clad contracts, backstage politics, promos, Kevin Sullivan, that time when Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak kept pushing backstage for a mountain gorilla to be their manager, the company’s demise and most importantly, how Chad taught the Hulkster what the internet is. Nick and Joey are very excited to hear these stories, while Stephen is mainly focused on the word “Jockass”. Plus, fan tweets are read in a segment called “Cheap Pops!” For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://ww

This week, the boys welcome former WWE writer and comedian Matt McCarthy (Conan, @Midnight, the We Watch Wrestling Podcast) to the show to discuss what may very well be the most famous (and infamous) wrestling match of all time: The Undertaker vs Mankind at WWE Hell in a Cell 1998, which is met mostly with abhorrence by Stephen. Also, Joey and Nick are ecstatic to discuss the Tommy Wiseau-level quality of the Matt and Jeff Hardy TNA Slammiversary contract signing video. Then, Vince McMahon shows up for another "Push 'Em!" where he's intensely met by yet ANOTHER Vince McMahon in his OWN office. Plus, Stephen tries to get everyone to like the SndLtr Google Chrome extension. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choic

This week, the boys welcome writer, producer and improviser Edgar Momplaisir (Buzzfeed, Frenemies Podcast) to the show to take a special look at the career of JTG and Shad Gaspard, collectively known as Cryme Tyme - whose antics were billed by WWE as “an attempt at SNL-style humor”, to which Stephen takes particular offense. Also, everyone examines the racial stereotypes presented throughout their run and especially dissects an infamous RAW in-ring segment featuring a George W. Bush impersonator. Then, Joey and Nick further break down the use and misuse of comedy in wrestling, especially the execution of it on WWE TV. Plus, Nick tries to make #MalcolmSnackwell happen and Stephen tries to get everyone to love Sam Cooke’s Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  Se

In this week’s episode, the boys welcome comedian and former Pro Wrestling Torch writer Mike Roe (89.3 KPCC) to the show to discuss the iconic triple threat World Heavyweight Championship match from WrestleMania XX between Chris Benoit, Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Joey and Nick also use the opportunity to fill in the blanks for Stephen regarding the real life Benoit family murder/suicide tragedy, and the surreal backdrop of the scripted Mr. McMahon death angle that was happening on WWE television at the same time, which further blurred the lines between kayfabe and reality forever. Then, Joey reads off fake OR real headlines in a game called “Dirt Sheets!” Plus, Stephen tries to get everyone to like Breathe Right nasal strips. For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling Follow us on Twitter @YSLWpodcast Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldLoveWrestling/ Email us at YouShouldLoveWrestling@Gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privac