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Tranquilocast
In a world of talking heads loudly spouting hot takes, be Tranquilo. Chris from Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington take you through the world of sports, wrestling, movies & TV, music, and gaming...calmly. Join us in being Tranquilo in an increasingly loud world.
Aiming for a tight three and ending up at a tidy just under four, Tranquilocast returns! Dante finally finds time around the 43 weddings he's been invited to attend to discuss on the pod a wedding he attended! Chris discusses Formula 1 with two of its newest fans, a conversation is had about both hockey and wrestling, and Jake eats his milk.
"He fokksmashed our pod!"
After eulogizing two great men, Chris, Dante and Jake surge forward to talk hockey, World Cup Qualifying, the uninspired Wrestlemania card, AEW, the Ring of Honor purchase, and how Cleopatra is, in fact, Comin' Atcha.
How many Grands Prix did Da Vinci win?
The Esteemed Dr. John Locke joins us in the first half of this month's Tranquilocast, where we discuss how the wrestling world has changed since his last appearence on the pod. Then, the core trio fantasy book Steve Austin's return to WWE, Chris marks out over the Elden Ring reviews and much more!
On this month's Tranquilocast, Dante gets COVID, Chris SHOOTS HARD on weddings, and Jake falls asleep. Topics discussed on this podcast include: - The Wire
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AEW
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The NXT Name Generator
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Disco Elysium
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Enter the Gungeon
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Trains
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The Thomas The Tank Engine Theme
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The Baywatch Theme
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Peppa Pig
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The Ford F-150
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Those Who Drive The Ford F-150
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Cricut
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Whiskey and/or Honey
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Sleeping
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Farting
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Farting While Sleeping
In the first episode of Tranquilocast's new monthly format, Chris, Dante, and new permanent co-host Jake Ska discuss the year that was, and hand out the 3rd annual Destinos awards to the best and worst of pro wrestling.
"And now ladies and gentlemen, your hosts for this evening...The Rolling Stones!"
With Chris still on assignment, Jake Ska returns! After some technical difficulties, Jake and Dante break down the AEW main event scene, and throw out some interesting candidates for the Joker in this week's Casino Battle Royale. Dante learns about wrestlers drafted in the WWE draft. Featuring an in depth NHL preview of various NHL teams including the Capitals and Penguins.
(Chris here. I haven't listened to this yet. Dante provided this description.)
While Chris is on assignment in Jamaica. Jake SKA RETURNS! Dante and Jake go in-depth on the historic AEW Grand Slam, Ted Lasso's run and the shocking revelation to Dante about the relationship between Shoney's and Big Papa Pump himself!
Jake Ska joins Chris and Dante to talk about All Out Weekend, the Foo Fighters, and various other topics!
We got a weel pwoblem heewe....
A lot has changed in three years. Chris and Dante reminisce about their last trip to Chicago and note how different the wrestling industry looks today. Also featured: A discussion on Dante's first indie show experience, and how deathmatches are A LOT different live.
CM Punk is back in professional wrestling. It's a shame they can only book B- matches around him! Chris and Dante discuss this development, make plans live on the podcast (again), discuss the greatness of Charlie Watts, and, as always, crap on WWE.
Chris does something he's never done before: Tear into AEW booking.
Chris also does something he's done many times before: Take pleasure in Triple H's misery.
Also Dante got engaged or whatever...
Chris and Dante break down one of the most eventful weeks for wrestling news in a recent memory...after 45 minutes of SportsBall talk.
Chris has his life changed by an absurdly smooth anti-drinking song, and then talks with Dante about what Mr. Brooks and Mr. Danielson can bring to AEW.
Impact breathes with the Switchblade, AEW hits a million, while Karrion Kross and NXT hit bedrock.
2007's year in music and famous trumpeter Al Hirt are discussed!
It's coming to Rome, 1997 in Music, Chris shoots hard on Jimmy Uso being a danger to society who needs help, and his idea for if Prince was in WWE.
After a few weeks off, Tranquilocast returns with Dante recounting his time at a white wedding (emphasis on "white"), comparing ESPN and TNT's lineups for next season's NHL coverage, and a WHOLE lot more.
I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walking through the streets of Sterling in the rain
Ah-hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Werewolves of NoVa
Ah-hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Chris and Dante launch Season 4 of Tranquilocast fully vaccinated and full of fire as the review Double or Nothing, go over the current sorry state of WWE Main Roster and NXT programming, and put their alma mater on notice.
Dante returns and the amount of video game discussion drastic goes down! We make up for it with AEW and New Japan talk, and a quick round of music discussion. DON DON DON QI! DON QUI-XOTE!!!
With Dante on assignment, Chris is joined by Jake Ska to recap Yakuza 0 in the first edition of a recurring sub-series discussing the Yakuza games, but only after some WWE talk and before a lot more general video games and movie talk!
KIRYU-CHAAAAAANNNNN!!!!
An episode that goes places, but ends up with discussing the NHL's shambolic disciplinary decisions, New Japan, AEW, and a special guest appearance from Alyssa to discuss how terrible Fifty Shades of Grey is.
But is Matt Bellamy on this pod?
Chris and Dante do a deep dive into the NHL's new US TV deal and speculate how the broadcasts will look and sound. (And when they'll air, for that matter.) And wrestling talk. Of course. You knew that.
Chris and Dante are joined by Kenny Gamma to form SuperCast! The trio discuss the rise and fall of the Super League, Bond movies, and too many other things to name.
Chris and Dante run through Wrestlemania weekend, after 30 minutes of freeform podcasting jazz.
On a shorter than usual TranquiloCast, Chris and Dante preview WrestleMania weekend, and after getting that crap out of the way, discuss the Japanese wrestling scene and it's exciting stretch of shows in the coming weeks.
On this edition of Tranquilocast, plenty of AEW and New Japan discussion ensues, as well as a quick breakdown of the NHL's ESPN deal, speculation about La Sombra, and a reprise of the fabled discussion: What would be the funniest songs for Sir Paul McCartney to cover?
Chris and Dante return to talk about AEW's Revolution, and the first stages of this year's New Japan Cup. Also contains questions as to why the Battle of Britpop had two bands pick singles that were not their best. Other tangents included.
After a week off, Chris and Dante return to pitch a Bad Bunny WWE title run, roundup recent Puroresu news including NOAH's Budokan show, discuss the AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament, and speculate as to what New Japan will do with another 6 month Hiromu absence.
Finally, Chris receives his Christmas/birthday gifts! Dante already received his Birthday gift when AEW and New Japan finally made a deal. We discuss that, and the less than Superb Owl from Sunday.
On this edition, Chris and Dante sort through the Royal Rubble, talk about Jay White's triumphant return to New Japan, do a quick Super Bowl preview and examine what AEW would want in return for allowing Moxley to work for NJPW in the States.
Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper, not the Devil May Cry series) are joined by Jake Ska to discuss the news of NBCSN shutting down and how affects both hockey and wrestling, the Peacock/WWE deal, greasy Pittsburgh area pizza, the brilliant madness of the Yakuza series, and lock in our final Royal Rumble predictions.
It's a wide discussion of wrestling featuring Chris and Dante, with not a lot of it being about New Japan, for once. Chris talks about his experiences getting into AJPW, NOAH, and Stardom, before discussing just what the hell Raw is and asking the question: Is SmackDown better than NXT?
Chris and Dante return for 2021 to sum up Wrestling Kingdom, discuss Jay White's future and so much more!
Chris and Dante address the passing of Brodie Lee, before discussing the best and worst of wrestling in 2020 with our 2nd Annual Destino Awards, before looking ahead to 2021 for our Wrestle Kingdom 15 preview.
Chris and Dante delve into football of both the Premier League and NFL variety, before talking up recent AEW and New Japan, and have a discussion about WWE's demographic woes.
Chris and Dante welcome the man known as "Jake Ska" to the podcast to discuss how they would change the NHL's marketing, and then go into detail about the world of wrestling following Kenny Omega's AEW Championship win and subsequent appearance on Impact Wrestling.
Our longest episode yet!
Chris and Dante return, with Chris talking about his time with the PlayStation 5, NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors and World Tag League results, and follow the Twitter trend of the best three album track runs in music history.
Now featuring Thomas the Tank Engine translations!
Chris and Dante gloat about Election Night, and discuss Full Gear, recent New Japan, international football, and our dear friend Greg Kurstin.
Dr. John Locke reminds Chris and Dante that they actually have a podcast to host, and they spend it discussing life during COVID, and a whole bunch of wrestling, all while trying to maintain sanity on Election Night.
After another unscheduled break, Chris and Dante review just about everything that happened in the past two weeks. Needless to say, quite a few topics get covered.
Another full week of Premier League and NFL action gets recapped by Chris and Dante, along with G1 discussion, and the duo's contrasting adventures towards obtaining a PlayStation 5 preorder. Ending the episode with a discussion of 2003 in music can only mean one thing...
...It's Tail Time!
Chris and Dante talk about week 1 of football...and also "football", break down the G1 Climax blocks and hit on all the other big Sportsball and wrestling news.
It's a 2020 preview of football, both international and the handegg variety as we lead off with a Premier League preview featuring Firmino's Dentist and Kenny Gamma joining Chris and Dante. After that, we run down NFL predictions, and touch on a few other Sportsball news and notes.
Chris and Dante talk Chadwick Boseman, the upcoming elections, New Japan, the upcoming Premier League season, and how Chris Jericho can get anything over.
Chris and Dante lead off with the news of Messi wanting to leave Barcelona, and then recap the previous fortnight of NHL and NBA action, talk about all the broadcasting lineup changes, and preview the upcoming New Japan stadium show.
On a very sportsball centric episode of Tranquilocast, Chris and Dante preview the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Champions League quarterfinals, talk college football resumption plans and the failings of US Soccer, and discuss two of the subjects that hold the podcast together: wrestling and Thomas the Tank Engine.
Chris and Dante talk about the return of Sportsball, NJPW's plans, AEW's momentum, WWE making yet another big dumb booking decision, and Chris lambasts Microsoft for their recent Xbox showcase.
Chris and Dante talk about Chris' return to Fortnite, all the most recent sports resumption updates, and how we would book WWE, champion by champion. (Hint: Not poorly.)
Wherein Chris and Dante book their 90 Day Fiance territory, talk NHL Playoffs, and acknowledge that EVERYTHING IS EVIL.
Chris and Dante discuss the Washington...Red Tails?...and go into a deep dive about mediocre quarterbacks. They also give they mid year awards for most overrated and underrated wrestlers, and preview the New Japan Cup Final.
OUR POD STYLE DETERMINES OUR DEATH STYLE.
Chris and Dante talk about New Japan, preview AEW Fyter Fest, ask who Dexter Lumis is, and get into a long discussion about the World Cup in 2026.
Chris and Dante talk about a very busy week of wrestling news, discuss the first round of the New Japan Cup, and Chris gives his thoughts on The Last of Us Part 2.
Chris and Dante discuss New Japan's return including a look back at previous Summer Struggle tours, take yet another much needed dump on WWE and delve into the PlayStation 5 reveal.
NEW JAPAN IS BACK!!!
Chris and Dante (live from his new apartment) discuss the upcoming New Japan Cup, Major League Baseball bottling their resumption plans, thoughts on a potential December to August NBA schedule, and other assorted fun topics.
After 20 minutes of venting and anger over the current state of systematic racism in the United States, Chris and Dante take it back to the usual lighter topics: AEW, WWE's constant shortcomings, the Premier League returning soon, and the ever expanding sagas of the North American sports leagues resuming.
Chris and Dante discuss Double or Nothing and the resumption plans for the different sports leagues, and give their plea to treat people better after the tragic death of Hana Kimura.
Be kind to one another, everybody.
On the 100th episode of Tranquilocast...nothing's special at all. Chris and Dante discuss AEW, among a lot of other things, mainly SirusXM's Top 1000 Alternative Songs list.
DREAMS
After a few weeks of dueling headaches, Chris and Dante return to talk about wrestling, video games, and of course: Big Ed.
Chris and Dante talk WWE releases, ESPN's "The Last Dance", and an assortment of other stuff. Chris also continues to phone in episode descriptions.
Chris and Dante return from an unscheduled hiatus to finally weigh in on WrestleMania, and for Chris to gush about the Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Yep, still recording these.
Yep, still nothing to talk about, except how WrestleMania is happening and we don't care. Some other wrestling stuff too.
Only just over an hour though, so maybe worth a listen?
Chris and Dante once again flounder for content since everything's still cancelled. So they talk about their recent gaming adventures and HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS!?
The Coronavirus has affected our everyday lives, right down to Chris and Dante doing Tranquilocast the old fashioned way: via Skype.
An hour long podcast talking about how there's nothing to talk about, because COVID-19.
With the Coronavirus cancelling all good wrestling not called AEW, Chris and Dante piece together a show built around the WON Awards and other miscellaneous items.
Just listen to it. It's short.
A lack of New Japan leads to a shorter podcast than usual as Chris and Dante laugh about yet another terrible WWE booking decision, praise AEW Revolution, criticize THAT tattoo, and gush about how entertaining Narcos is.
Within the first thirty minutes, Chris and Dante discuss last week's Democratic debate, 90 Day Fiance, Wheeler Dealers, and the upcoming New Order/Pet Shop Boys Tour.
And that's BEFORE we get to the wrestling talk, with an AEW Revolution preview, and a breakdown of the newly released New Japan Cup field.
Chris finally saw Joker and gives his review, leaving the rest of the episode for things like soccer talk, an NXT Takeover review/State of NXT, discussions on both AEW and New Japan, and plenty of quotes from Bushworld Adventures.
GET IN THE CAH MORTYYY!
Chris and Dante first gush over Parasite (some spoilers between 18:00 and 27:00), recap The Oscars, Rage (in a good way) about Rage (Against The Machine), rip into WWE's Road to Wrestlemania being dull and uninspired, and directly contrast it with New Japan's recent brilliance.
So rally 'round the family...
Chris and Dante discuss the recent WWE executive departures and NJPW's New Beginning tour, while locking in their final Oscars predictions.
In between that, a lot of ground is covered. Fun for everyone!
After a week off, Chris and Dante return to reflect on the impact Kobe Bryant had on us all, before moving on to a lot of wrestling talk, including Worlds Collide, Royal Rumble, NJPW's New Beginning in Sopparo, and the big Pro Wrestling Noah purchase news.
Random other topics included, of course.
Those looking for a full discussion between Chris and Dante about the Oscar nominees, Bond theme news, Tessa Blanchard, Marty Scurll, New Japan Pro Wrestling and how we feel zero hype about the Royal Rumble have come to the right place!
Just days after Wrestle Kingdom, Chris and Dante discuss both nights at Tokyo Dome and New Year Dash!!, and ponder what the future holds for New Japan's 2020. They also give their Star Wars reviews, and Chris barely beats a 20 count to avoid being counted out.
It's the official Tranquilocast Wrestle Kingdom Preview Show! Featuring:
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A preview of all of the weekend's events!
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A live gift exchange between the Two Mozzies!
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Chris reviews the first two seasons of GLOW!
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Our lowest amount of WWE discussion ever!
Chris and Dante hand out year end wrestling awards (The Destinos!) and reminisce about the past year and past decade of just about every medium you can think of.
On this week's episode, we discuss Venezuelan Sega Genesis games, the confirmed Wrestle Kingdom 14 and Road to Tokyo Dome cards, a reminder of why the XFL will fail miserably, and take another opportunity to crap on the WWE's shambolic main roster booking.
And Chris downs an energy shot on air!
Chris and Dante talk a little about wrestling, before going over some Futbol news, and have a long deep dive about their lives with PlayStation on the console's 25th Anniversary. Which game does Dante get super excited about? The answer may surprise you!
Chris and Dante swap stories in sports announcing, discuss NXT TakeOver and Survivor Series, crap on Corey Graves, open NJPW Collection packs live, and have their British alter egos talk past Brit Award winners.
On this week's episode of Tranquilocast, Chris and Dante try and talk about WWE, but end up getting sidetracked for an hour talking about their music tastes. They eventually do go to that wrestling business though, with WWE, AEW, and NJPW talk, including TakeOver and Survivor Series previews.
Both of us were sober, and this is episode is still over four hours long.
Chris and Dante talk about their Full Gear experience, and review last week's episodes of AEW and NXT. SmackDown and Raw also get talked about, even though Chris briefly talks about an older Raw episode by accident for a little bit.
We may have phoned this one in slightly.
We open this week's Tranquilocast with discussion about the Washington Nationals and the effect championship teams have had on our lives, and then go straight into the giant clusters that were WWE and RoH's respective weeks, an AEW Full Gear preview/discussion, and New Japan's solidifying Wrestling Kingdom plans.
Mic pleassssseeeeeeeee!
Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) talk about Chris' trip back home to Pittsburgh, New Japan of America, AEW, WWE's continuing woes and Dante details his experience at Game 5 of the World Series.
Tranquilocast is on the road this week as Chris from Washington (via Pittsburgh) stops by the campus of Robert Morris University to record an episode with the Esteemed Dr. John Locke.
What follows is a discussion on how the world of wrestling has changed since his last visit to the podcast last October, with the emergence of AEW, NXT's move to USA and SmackDown's move to Fox, as well as a few in-depth WWE character and booking dissections.
(And some way-too-early NBA predictions, because why not?)
On an eclectic edition of Tranquilocast, Chris from Washington (via Pittsburgh), Dante from Washington (Proper), and Firmino's Dentist discuss AEW/WWE ratings, Eric Bischoff getting canned, Dynamite, NXT, SmackDown, Raw, the business rumors out of Japan, the MLB Postseason, why the US Men's National Team is the drizzles, and we introduce Firmino's Dentist to some of the folks featured on 90 Day Fiance.
(May include Gedo impressions.)
Oh dear.
Chris from Washington (via Pittsburgh) and Dante from Washington (proper) reunite with Firmino's Dentist to take a massive dump on the WWE's recent booking disasters, and to SHOOT HARD on people who continually defend the company without seeking out an alternative.
We're fond of this one.
Fresh out of the Capital One Arena for the first episode of AEW Dynamite, Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante with Washington (proper) sum up their thoughts on the show, and AEW moving forward.
On the final episode of Tranquilocast before the Wednesday Night Wars, Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) recount their trip to New York and Philly for New Japan's Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour, preview the first night of competition between NXT and AEW, and talk some some to dump on WWE main roster booking.
It all changes after today.
Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) host a very wrestling heavy (but WWE main roster light) episode of Tranquilocast where they discuss NXT's USA debut, New Japan's Destruction in Kobe tour, some AEW news and gush over this weekend's Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour.
On this week's episode of Tranquilocast: The reverb on Chris from Washington (via Pittsburgh)'s voice has been vanquished! Also, he and Dante from Washington (Proper) discuss who on WWE's roster can be "The Guy" going forward, review Clash of Champions, AEW news and NJPW's Destruction shows, and Dante finds out what's going on during NXT's first live episode while Chris elects to stay in the dark.
(Also discussed: Chappelle's new Netflix special, and of course: 90 Day Fiance.)
Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) dissect the big Anthem purchase of AXS TV and what it could mean for the wrestling landscape, while still finding time to run through the upcoming Clash of Champions and Destruction Tour cards and do an impression of Vince McMahon at karaoke.
Fresh from their respective trips, Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) reunite to talk about All Out weekend, NJPW Royal Quest, the wedding Dante went to, and a few other miscellaneous things that come to mind.
Brother Daniel makes his long awaited debut on Tranquilocast, live from Chicago, as he joins Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh to discuss the history of his wrestling fandom, All Out, Star Wars and even a bit of WoW Classic.
On an extra Tranquilo edition of Tranquilocast, Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) talk about stuff for an hour, before finally getting into what you all came here for: An All Out and Royal Quest preview, an All In retrospective, and 90 Day Fiance talk.
The final episode before Chris and Brother Daniel record from Chicago!
Big news hit the wrestling world, as Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) discuss the impact of NXT's move to two hours on USA live every Wednesday. They also discuss the showdown with AEW, a bit of the Premier League, XFL team names, and which bands nailed the difficult second album.
On this edition of Tranquilocast, Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh welcomes back Dante from Washington (proper) back from his vacation to talk about G1, TakeOver, SummerSlam, AEW, the Premier League and...Captain and Tennille?
Chris from Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) discuss the G1 Climax (natch), go over the SummerSlam and NXT TakeOver cards, give marks on how their respective Premier League clubs have done in the transfer window, and Chris puts over Apex Legends.
Also discussed are Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (WITH SPOILERS), The Alamo Drafthouse, Chris' first experience grocery shopping in NoVa and a wide variety of other topics.
On the first episode recorded at the new Tranquilocast studios, Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (proper) discuss how AEW will be running their first weekly show in D.C., Dante goes over what happened at Puddles' wedding, and the two reveal why there was no episode last week.
They also discuss the greatness that is G1 Climax 29, the giant "meh" that is current main roster WWE, and why Vince's second attempt at the XFL is also doomed to fail.
(Hi everyone, Chris from Pittsburgh here. I have no idea what you're about to hear, but Dante from Washington sent me the description below.)
On this special fatal four way edition of Tranquilocast. Dante from Washington Proper travels to the birth places of Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh, to join Mr.Puddles the day before Puddles takes the dive into married life! Also joining for the first time are Shark Boy and Dante’s twin from Pittsburgh (MochaBear.) On a pod that’s more all over the place then usual, much to Chris’s disappointment as he reads this. There’s 30 minutes of Barrón Corbin yinz. AWWWWWWW YISSSSS
Dante from Washington (proper) rejoins Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh after his triumphant return from Dallas to get very drunk on wine from New Zealand and review G1 Night 1, give Chris some merch, preview the rest of the G1, and talk about New Japan's business relationships (or lack thereof) with AEW, RoH, and CMLL.
Also discussed: Women's World Cup, NBA Free Agency, a bunch of other stuff because we both go pretty drunk.
On a bonus, solo episode of Tranquilocast, Dante from Washington (proper) runs down his trip to Dallas to take in the first night of G1 Climax 29.
Oh dear.
It's Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh. It's Dante from Washington proper. They discuss the Heyman/Bischoff news from WWE, lock in their official G1 Climax 29 predictions, talk about the upcoming Summer of Soccer '19 semifinals from three separate tournaments, NHL and NBA free agency AND 90 Day Fiance on top of dozens of other topics.
Did I mention they crushed two whole bottles of wine during this?
Sorry it's four hours long.
On this week's episode of Tranquilocast, Chris from Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington (Proper) do a semi scientific breakdown on WWE's attendance woes, and give the main roster product their harshest criticism yet.
Also discussed: Summer of Soccer '19, 90 Day Fiance, The Difference Between Bridesmaid and Groomsmen Speeches, AEW, New Japan, Prospective Hockey Hall of Famers
And The Undertaker's theme gets lyrics.
On this (somewhat shorter) episode of Tranquilocast, Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington proper, talk blocks for G1 Climax 29, comparing the actual ones to their own predictions.
This episode also includes details of Chris' journey to obtain All Out tickets, whether or not Dante is going to Dallas, and some more soccer talk, complete with an incorrect explanation of who the US can face in the next round of the Women's World Cup!
Always a pleasure.
Chris from Washington via Pittsburgh and Dante from Washington proper go in depth into New Japan's "secret" plans for next year's G1 as well as their recent not-so-secret successes in ring. WWE and the US Men's National Team gets crapped on. The US Women's National Team gets praised. Soccer is discussed. Fun is had. And will anymore wrestling tickets be purchased in the middle of recording? Listen to find out.