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3 smart marks insightful, comedic, and sometimes straight stupid conversations about the world of professional wrestling. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Store.
All of our dreams came true at Mania. ROH was half-bad (you guess which half). If you're unhappy with your job, make sure to take a stand by laying on the floor. Works every time.
Mania Week is upon us. We preview just a few of the 400,000 shows taking place this week, and bring you all the dirt on ZPW's second show ever.
The road to Wrestlemania is being paved as we're driving on it. A lot of people go to Wrestlemania, but WWE says a lot MORE people go to Wrestlemania than actually go to Wrestlemania.
Zealot Pro Wrestling returns Friday, March 22nd with Righteous Tussle! Listen to our interview with the champ, American Kaiju Devin Sparks.
No, you can't have anymore NXT call-ups, you don't even play with the ones you have!
I'm beginning to think Cody and the Bucks are specifically freezing us out of buying tickets, but I'll FIND A WAY IN (this is not a threat please don't call the police).
Zealot Pro Wrestling's second show ever is coming up, Friday, March 22nd at Unexpected Art Gallery! Come see a Righteous Tussle.
Highlights, faves, and lowlights from 2018. Exciting Elite news. Some ZPW updates. And a July 2012 episode of NXT feat. a devastating reverse teabag.
Does your hair look like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo? Are you as pale as a ghost? Do you have a first name for both your first AND last names? NXT 2012 NEEDS YOU.
Becky Balboa got sucker punched by Nia Drago, D-Bry is evil now, and we begin the long and worthwhile journey of recapping all the NXT Full Sail episodes starting with #122.
Evolution, NXT, who would you save from the doomed Jericho Cruise, and what should you be for Halloween?
There's mostly bad news, some good news, and if you stay to the end you get Patti LaBelle. Believe that.
WWE traveled halfway around the world for some vegemite sandwiches. Cody beat Juice and invited himself to Kota and Kenny's rematch. LIJ is getting a new member. NevilleWatch 2018 is finally over.
Becky won something??! AJ tapped and then lied about it, on the LORD'S DAY. The iconic match that the PPV is named after didn't have a winner. COOL! Finn, Nak, and KO took the night off to go to Hunk Oasis.
Come listen to our adventures in Chicago and its beautiful chain-restaurant-filled suburbs.
The sun rose, the tide came in, and Meltzer said something dumb: the circle of life.
NXT continues to be the A+ brand, All In is just around the corner, and a very exciting Zealot Pro Wrestling Z1 Tournament announcement!
NXT came to our town! We paid money to watch a guy sit down a bunch of times!
Brock enriches his mind through reading instead of mindless hours of TV. Becky almost had a chance at a title match but not anymore. We're heading into the last week of the G1 -- quick, see if we can trade some ham for points!
Say your prayers, brush your teeth, and make sure to check for cameras before you say something shitty, brother!
Extreme Rules was heavy on the rules, light on extreme. If you want to be the best in the G1, get in line behind Kenny and Ibutan. Lucha Underground characters are dying off faster than Deathly Hallows part 2.
It's G1 Special in USA in Oh Hai San Francisco! An American wins the US Title, Bullet Club is actually NOT fine after all, Jay White does us all a favor and takes out the commentary table (hero, tbh). Hiromu suffers a scary injury, but Takahashis are notoriously tough -- I seem to recall a certain cat who was pulled completely apart and made a full recovery.
You know that movie We Bought a Zoo? Like that, but a wrestling company instead.
It's airport drama for Kota and Drew Mac, cop dog drama for Shinsuke, Daniel Bryan doesn't give a shit, and Bayley did a swear!
Out: Cass, Sami, ROH from MSG, DWIs
In: Juice Robinson, Carmella, All In streaming, James Ellsworth
Hiromu won everything! Your gross dad got into the drug store makeup again. Kenny is finally champ and the Golden Elite are finally together. Cody descends further into a broken husk of a man.
Things to watch: NXT is here for Pride month, Miz is training for pancake attacks, the B Team throws an unseasoned BBQ, and the REAL Royal Wedding finally happened.
Things to avoid: Sami says he's sorry, Dolph still exists, and we finally learn what that it stands for "Chris Martin" Punk.
Raw is a bit shit at the moment, but it hit a new low with the Lashley Sisters. SHAME if you didn't watch Smackdown. Did you hear it's the Big Dog's birthday? Candace is GOING to fight Ciampa one of these days. Drunk Dad Jericho interrupted BOSJ with a poorly-shot vertical phone promo guest starring a turtle and a random cyclist. Somehow this didn't strike fear in Naito, like wtf?
All In sold out in record time! Good for those fellas, but not great for a lot of fans (including your friends at The Strap).
The E went to jolly old England and continued the long torturous death march to MITB.
Which super junior is the BEST though? Is it Flippard??
Backlash was a bit shit. Don't let your dopey white boyfriend sell really poorly designed t-shirts. Charlotte and Brandi are the toughest around. Ricochet doesn't need your sock advice. CM Punk might be All In (for that sweet sweet meet and greet cash).
Well well well well well well well well well well well well well well well... if it isn't a new epsiode of The Strap!
Was this Royal Rumble really the Greatest?
Bone Soldier is back and causing some Boners. Jericho is back and NOT causing any boners. Omega and Okada are gonna go again... could it finally be Kenny's time?
Some people from one show went to the other show! Get ready to be confused about it for the next few weeks!
Also it's time to get hype for 7 title matches and a 50 man rumble -- it's Sausage Fest '18 live from a war torn conflict zone!
Paige here with a full recap of Wrestlemania 34! Pancake people, the gay community, a 10 year old tag champ -- it had everything! Except a good ending.
The Louisiana Fun Police are here to put a stop to you kids and your flippy dippy piledrivers!
Long Beach is extremely cool and good and so was Strong Style Evolved. Listen all about it.
Roman is not guilty! But also suspended. Braun is a one-man tag team. Snickers has the book. Shane got dead.
Quit gettin' mad at other people's opinions.
In NJPW, we've got some lovely suggestive pictures, and Will Ospreay just has a question, okay? Everybody keep your pants on. In ROH, fans are still so overcome with rage at Cody that they need to jump the barrier to go after him. Bury the Bear was Kenny all along!
In WWE, Ronda has troubles talking. Braun and Alexa are going all the way. And Brock might literally fuck the universal belt?
Highlights and lowlights from Elimination Chamber, RAW, and SDLive.
Be sure to check out ShowBuckle's awesome Golden Lovers backstory video!
Tanahashi says it is greater to receive a move than to give.
Hey, Impact. Maybe send an intern out to Wal-Mart to pick up a Nerf bat next time.
Lucha Underground Season 4 is filming!
All the behind-the-scenes scoops of what it's like to not have a Fast Forward button for RAW and SD Live.
Did you know? People of all races enjoy pancakes. Wow, truly ~~what a wonderful world~~
Whatever you got, Braun's got one bigger and better. What would it look like if Chad Gable had gotten the part of Kurt Angle's son instead of Jason Jordan? Seth and Finn are getting jammed up together in the same Elimination Chamber pod. And Cody continues to be a shitty manipulative dad in the midst of an ugly divorce.
Not much goin' on in the world this week. RAW and SD were... there. 205 Live is rejuvenated already. ROH gave a show away for free. Probably don't sign your young child up to be hugged by strangers.
One of the best Takeovers ever happened! One of the best Royal Rumbles ever happened, and then the best (by default) women's Royal Rumble happened! 205 Live got their best GM ever! Isn't everything JUST THE BEST?
Over in NJPW, the Bullet Club imploded and they aren't afraid to Make It Gay. Technically it's not on TV but Being the Elite IS part of the Golden Age of Television.
Things that are fine: RHCP, #RAW25, Kevin Owens/AJ Styles Things that are good: Cedric/Mustafa, Royal Rumble Phoenix 2019 Things that are GREAT: Enzo's firing
Raw was like wow, cool. Braun ISN'T FINISHED WITH that cake! The curbstomp is back! Check out Smackdown for proof that AJ isn't perfect at his job all the time.
Mixed Match Challenge was kinda fun, but also kinda challenging to watch. Roddy Strong has a bitchin' camaro that his parents drove up from the Bahamas for him. Ricochet, Candice, and War Machine report to the PC. Someone should tell Peter Rosenberg about Wikipedia.
Paige's in-ring time may be over, but we think she'll have no end of other opportunities in the biz.
Mixed Match Challenge is coming up. Did you know it's for charity? Yeah I didn't either.
All In is happening! Kenny and Jericho kill the business. Meltzer got some 'splainin' to do. Ricochet heads off to his new life on 205 Live.
Party Hard's Partymania happened and we have some thoughts. Sit right there, we'll YELL THEM AT YOU.
Our name's the Strap Podcast and we're here to say
Gonna record on a phone in an old school way!
Let's talk about the best wrestling show of the year: Wrestle Kingdom 12. If you really want we'll talk about WWE for like five minutes at the end.
It might be quicker if we just list the people who AREN'T injured. :(
Make sure you check Twitter for important updates about your job, like maybe you've been entered in a US Title tournament.
Need a belated holiday gift? May we suggest some Sasha Banks hair?
We had a very Marky Christmas at our house, and we have some wrestling resolutions going into 2018.
This week on The Strap Christmas Special, AJ and Cody hang out and discover their new favorite podcast.
The XFL might come back to life. Do you have the guts to consider: What. If. It's. Good?
Undisupted Era are your new NXT Tag Team Champs!
Wrestle Kingdom 12 is coming up soon -- let's talk about the card and how suspiciously Wrestlemania-y is seems.
At long last our beautiful glistening Peacock God has ascended to the ROH throne.
Get that pink belt da fug outta here, ROH. Bye, Rich Swann. Is the XFL coming back from the dead?
And our very special 2017 Year End Wrap Up Introspective-Retrospective-Conjunction-Junction Strappy Awards!
No one goes over The Game. Don't sell your car if you promised not to. Turns out, Michael Elgin? Real piece of shit.
Matt Hardy is finally broken again. DELIGHTFUL!
Some NXT call-ups might be imminent. Dave Bootista might be coming back. We watched the Kevin Owens and Goldberg docs on the Network and we'll tell you all about them. And the Bucks and Cody are literally going into business for themselves.
All the news that fit to squeep! Highlights from Takeover and Survivor Series. What we're thankful for this year in wrestling. And our top ten dream opponents for our old pal Jack Jameson.
13 quick and easy steps to a Roman-free WWE. Which of the Survivor Series team members would you give the Final Rose to? And why you should feel guilty about Lucha Underground Season 4.
Who can keep up with all this WWE news? The Strap can!
New Day interrupted Raw and cost The Shield their tag belts. AJ is champ again! KO and Sami and their rotten shitty attitudes got shipped home early. Paige is single. Chris Jericho is being kind of a dweeb about "female" fans. Ryback is a big giant dummy as usual.
We went to NXT and it was super fun and Drew McIntyre is a handsome prince and Sarah fainted when he looked at her.
Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom! New Japan coming back to Long Beach! Sarah's going to the aquarium!
Suck it haters and doubters (CASEY), Lucha Underground is BACK for season 4 in 2018!
We also went to Party Hard Cool Intentions and we'll also tell you about that too if you listen long enough.
All aboard the SS Lio Rush! Come on in, the water's fine!
Join us for the Halloweek in news around the wrestling world. Braun rose from his garbagey grave, Daniel Bryan was attacked in a spoooooky haunted office, Kenny wants you to know before he passes on... it's real, Brandit is REAL!
TLC was actually pretty fun! We all watched a man die together.
Smackdown invaded and attacked Raw, which is actually kind of the opposite tactic of a siege, but okay. We get it Shane, you read Sun-Tzu on the plane ride over here.
Just Say No to booking Matt Riddle in Japan.
Strap in -- it's been a crazy week! AJ and KO didn't have the best time south of the border. Sami got left at the airport. Ultimate heel faction The Mumps ran wild on the TLC card. In BTE news, Kenny's in trouble at the hands of Cody. Also, FTRR. And we bid a fond farewell (FOR NOW) to Lucha Underground with an insane Ultimate Lucha Tres finale.
Dub-Dub-Eees: The Shield is back! KO and Sami are back! Sister Abigail Surprise! Jimmy Jacobs selfied himself out of a job. Neville's had enough of your shit.
Are-Oh-Aitch/Enn-Jay-Pee-Dub: Cat Ospreay is the first cat jr. heavyweight champion! Everyone fuckin' chill, Bullet Club is still cool even if more than you and your sweaty nerd friends know about them now.
Ell-You: It's part tres of Ultima Lucha Tres! Humans beat lizards. Penty wins Gift of the Gods. And Vampiro talks to the Young Pope.
Bray Wyatt wants pre-nup, yeah! Also he's his own sister. Roman is the most powerful video game man ever. NXT is bringing WarGames back. What's gonna happen on What the Hell in a Cell?
Also: Ultima Lucha Tres Part Dos, Catfish Pro Wrestling, RIP Lance Russell, and an inexcusably long discussion about Transformers.
This is a special lo-fi episode as High Sierra ate our Apple.
The gang goes to Smackdown Live (still no pyro). No Mercy proves it only takes one spear to defeat them all, we do comentary over the insane Dante Fox vs Killshot match at Ultima Lucha Tres, and more!
RIP Bobby Heenan.
What could WWE offer you to squeeze a few more dollars from your working class wallet?
NXT has returned to form. Unfortunately, so have Raw and SD. Jinder Mahal is in the news! But not in a good way. Chris Jericho wants you to come sail away... straight into a hurricane.
Sarah defends Cody. Will wonders never cease?!
The Mae Young Classic wrapped up this week -- who's sticking around in NXT?
Enzo was publically executed by Miz. Vince was headbutted into oblivion by Kevin Owens. And Baron Corbin was forearmed into (hopefully) obscurity.
Lucha Underground's 100th episode was a helluva show -- only 2 more weeks to Ultima Lucha Tres!
News from all around the wrestling world.
From Japan: Will Ospreay is now a cat. Kenny is taking a short break. Minoru Suzuki is just some random Japanese guy I guess.
From WWE: Until three ghosts visit Vince McMahon on Christmas Eve, his employees will still have to work on Christmas. Roman's big dog has zipper-busting powers. JBL rides off into the trash heap where he belongs.
From the Temple: 1 more episode and we're in syndication, bay-bay!
From Phoenix: Party Hard wrestling returns after their summer break.
Have you guys seen this snuff film called Monday Night Raw?
Let's talk about round one of the Mae Young Classic (more Jazzy, Kairi, Candice, and Dakota plz)! Let's make fun of a giant mark who spent $30 on a like that never came. And let's talk about how now you don't need to feel guilty for admitting that yeah, Sexy Star sucks and pretty much always did.
Asuka's got what it takes, Baron Corbin doesn't.
Southpaw Regional Wrestling part 2 is here for Showdown at the Swamp. SUSAAAAN!
Casey went to the big city and wants to tell you all about it.
Ric Flair, more like Sick Flair. :(
Is it really too much to ask to have everyone keep their damn paws to themselves?
2/3rds of the Shield finally did the thing! Finn got a bucket of goop thrown on him! Baron failed his cash-in miserably! And who or what is "Two B"?!
Meanwhile in NJPW, five stars for everyone and SIX stars for Kenny + Kota's backstage reunion.
All this and Lucha Underground, Daniel Bryan's return, GFW hirings/firings, and more!
Dick flips, piledriver no-sells, and shoot arm drags are all in a day's work for The ol' Strap... but break one non-wrestling lady's arm -- you've gone TOO FAR this time, Lucha Underground!
We break down the G1 standings going into the finals and go over the long slow death march known as the Summerslam card. Everyone say Oh Hai Mark to our Mark of the Week, Cody Hall. And if someone tries to take your picture without your consent, shove their phone so far down their throat they can Periscope their own colonoscopy.
G1 Standings, NJPW heel factions ranked, the slow burn dramedy of Being the Elite. Apparently the Shield was never a draw. Cena fall on head go boom. Fashion Peaks crosses the non-wrestling fan border into the mainstream. Give Aleister Black-Kyle O'Reilly a watch, you won't regret it. Lucha Underground had two pretty incredible matches. And the concept of kaybabe is born.
Everyone watched Game of Thrones instead of Battleground, including the bookers. We might be in for another Superstar Shakeup. The Hardys are still trapped in the White Lodge. Was Braun a dick to someone? (Probly not).
G1 is in full swing! Could Bullet Club be about to expel another member who's ostensibly there fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh liiiiiiife? RIP sweet baby angel Daryl. Rot in hell forever Fale.
Jason Jordan gets the best news ever: TWO Christmases!
Shane McMahon hires a pirate for a pilot and flies into the ocean. Ryback wants you to shake your gimmicks, but you know, like, subtlely. GFW/Anthem are dicks. AAA are dicks. Current G1 standings. And oh yeah THE SHIELD is reforming before our very eyes!
Come down to PHX Wrestling/CWFAZ at the Nile Theater in downtown Mesa, AZ, 7/21 at 6:30!
Lots of good news from around the wrestling world this week! The Mae Young Classic kicks off, Kurt Angle's 24, Kurt Angle's... secret gf? secret child? speculation, the Balls of Fire were actually Great, and some fans just don't want to be happy about the BOLA line-up.
Goodbye Austin Aries, hello new US Champion!
We went to Raw and Smackdown this week and have such tales to tell you about it.
Don't forget to check out part 1 of this week's show covering the NJPW G1 Special in USA.
On part one of this week's show we're joined by our good brother Capt. Jack Heartless to discuss NJPW's G1 Special in Long Beach!
Find Jack on the Twitters, Grams, and FBs @JackHeartless and in real life on July 21st at PHX Wrestling in Mesa, AZ.
Look out for part two landing this Friday night. We went to Raw and Smackdown and now we want to tell you all about it.
It's MerchMania at your local Hot Topic!
Indie news this week about BOLA, Wrestle Circus, and Orlando's first? annual? Impact Wrestling Day. Exciting upcoming WWE projects include The Adventures of Young Bray Wyatt and Here's $250, Say Something Nice About John Cena.
We book storylines for Enzo and Cass, and preview the NJPW USA Special coming up this weekend. Be safe out there and be careful what you click "like" on, hoot!
Welcome to the Strap Yellcast where we are very mad and yell about things!
Bayley is reduced to a bad teen movie character! FUCK. A dude "won" the first Women's Money in the Bank match! SHIT. Enzo and Cass split up. GODDAMN IT.
Also Mauro is coming back to NXT, an update on Shibata, new entrants to the Women's Classic, 2017 G1 contenders, and as always a recap of the best show there is: Lucha Underground.
Lots of NJPW discussion this week. Gossip Corner, talkin' about engagements and divorces. Strowman, Rusev, Dash? Dawson?, and Zaaaack Ryder (yummmm) are all coming back soon!
Previews of MITB and G1. Reviews of Domion and AWF. Also listen to the end for your new favorite entrance theme.
Congrats, Jay White!
Cornette has a coronary over Chucky T. Don't sell your Nazi shirts around here. Extreme(ly Convoluted) Rules had some ups and downs. What's to be done with poor Bayley? Why are all the champs heels? Lucha Underground continues to be the best. Party Hard Wrestling was on the news! And our inaugural Indy Match of the Week.
Extra extra! Wrestling news ahoy! This just in: no one wants to watch Raw. Good thing the greatest wrestling show LUCHA UNDERGROUND is back! Dalton Castle may or may not be near the end of his contract and may or may not be NXT-bound. Think about your crowdfunding project really hard before you post it. Don't take weed to an airport. And don't try to expand your merchandise-driven global TV brand to an impoverished nation.
The first show of the Jinder era!
Recaps of Takeover Chicago (feat. very special guest Geoff Maxfield) and Backlash. News around the wrestling world including the Hardy's legal woes, YouTube literally killing the business, the Mae Young Women's Classic, his-and-hers Money in the Bank announcements, and the glorious dawn of our Punjabi savior!
Everybody just calm the F down. Bullet Club loses a Cole and gains a Villain. Two Stardom ladies are NXT-bound. Party Hard Wrestling had their Season Finale. And everyone can't stop arguing about dives, headlocks, and pineapple on pizza!
Braun's hurt. Jack Evans isn't hurt. JBL is a trash panda. Kings of Leon just can't quit getting shit on. The Rock says "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of POTUS."
Come on out to Party Hard Wrestling's Season Finale -- May 12th at the Nile Theater AND AWF Wildcard Rumble -- May 20th in Peoria!
Welcome to the Tostito's Bud Light Lime Debate Club Debate Bowl 2017! Should wrestlers in an active feud post photos with each other? Should wrestlers charge fans for selfies? Should ProWrestlingTees promote dumb garbage shirts as Tee of the Week? Was NXT Live fun? (Hm these questions are getting increasingly easy to answer...). Also PHX Wrestling's triumphant return!
Recaps of Raw/SD Live (booo) and 205 Live (yay!). News around the wrestling world including Dean and Renee's backyard wedding, the Lucha Underground panel at Chicago's C2E2, and AJ Brooks' judgment of your selfies. Come on down to the Nile Theater in Mesa, AZ for MADNESS (the heavyheavy monster sound!) on May 6th!
Breaking News: Aaron Hernandez found GUILTY of being NOT HYPE!
News from around the wrestling world, and a roundup of Raw, Smackdown, Ride Along, and Party Hard Wrestling.
JBL should get fired. Superstars got shook up. Dean and Renee got married. Finn got concussed. Okada's head got butted by Shibata's head. And we got hype for Madness (May 6th at the Nile Theater -- get your tix NOW)!
A recap round-up of our whirlwind Wrestlemania 33 trip to Orlando. Includes Evolve 80, Progress, Wrestlecon, SuperShow, Ring of Honor Supercard, aaaaaaaand Wrestlemania!
News and views, The Paige Situation, Southpaw Regional Wrestling, Raw and SD Live coasting into WM33, AWF Gold Rush preview, and a run-down of the approximately 600000 events you have to choose from for Wrestlemania week in Orlando!
Lucha Underground comes to Netflix! All 3 of Vince's main squeezes share one segment on Raw, AJ believes the earth is round because of snipers, and our streamer-throwing abilities are called into question at Party Hard Wrestling.
New name, same show. We recap Fastlane and Raw/SD Live, preview ROH's 15th Anniversary and Party Hard's Cabin Fever, and discuss the Wrestling Observer 2016 Awards (daggum hoot! I done won 'em all!).
WWE news, Raw/SD Live and Arizona Wrestling Federation recaps, and Sarah's pitch for the next classic WWE direct-to-DVD film.
On this week's show we talk about... oh, who even cares? Friendship is dead. God has forsaken us. The most beautiful dream ends in a bitter betrayal.
Also we went to Elimination Chamber!
The GLOW Rumble is finally here! Which listener will come out victorious?! Listen to find out! Raw, Smackdown, Lucha talk, and a big announcement about a show shake up.
We detail the upcoming GLOW Royal Rumble, talk jerks at the gym, the theft of AJ Styles and much more
We recap Wrestle Kingdom 11 featuring the worlds first 6 star match, Raw vs Smackdown and more.
We recap Smackdown and LU as well as provide our picks for the Wrestling Observer awards.
We recap Enzo being the worlds dumbest babyface, SmackDown, LU, and Party Hard Wresling as well as an exclusive GLOW interview with Jack Jameson and Steve 'O Reno.
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Pentagon Dark takes on 4 lady ninjas and we discuss whether intergender matches are hurting LU's progression. We also contemplate quitting the wrestling podcasting.
Featuring special guest Chris Marshall of the @TheSmarkCity pod we do Raw, Smackdown, and LU recaps. We also do commentary over the Vice documentary "Inside America's Most Violent Wrestling Deathmatch."
We recap another weekend of too much wrestling featuring NXT Takeover Toronto, Aztec Warfare, and AWF Wrestling. We also feature and interview with AWF's own Mike Camden, Big Duke and American Kaiju Devin Sparks.
Sarah tells a forgotten story from Lucha Underground's Lucha Envivo show. Raw, Smackdown recaps and more!