How Wrestling Explains the World
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Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Phil Schneider is a widely respected wrestling historian. Nick Bond is a useful idiot.
And at least once (sometimes as many as twice!) a month, they get together to talk about professional wrestling the way it was meant to be discussed: each picking a match from wrestling history, presumably as a way to work out feelings about their childhood and the never-ending creep of time. Or, like, talk about how much fun it is to see people beat each other up.
For their fourth episode, Phil and Nick two of their favorite matches:
For Nick, it's Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard against the Road Warriors at Starrcade '87 and from Phil Los Brazos vs. Super Astro/El Dandy/Popitekus (Arena Coliseo, 5/3/1991) .
Be sure to check out our Patreon for Phil's weekly 3-Count columns and Nick's mediocre drawings of both incredibly famous wrestlers and those you (and he) may have heard of in passing. And if you, for whatever reason, LIKE Nick's mediocre drawings, you can purchase some (in sticker form) on our Etsy shop.
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Phil Schneider is a widely respected wrestling historian. Nick Bond is a useful idiot.
And at least once (sometimes as many as twice!) a month, they get together to talk about professional wrestling the way it was meant to be discussed: each picking a match from wrestling history, presumably as a way to work out feelings about their childhood and the neverending creep of time. Or, like, talk about how much fun it is to see people beat each other up.
For their second episode, Phil and Nick two of their favorite matches:
For Nick, it's WrestleMania VII's "classic" between The British Bulldog and The Warlod, while Phil has chosen a NJPW/WAR interpromotional tag match between Riki Choshu & Shinya Hashimoto and Genichiro Tenryu & Takashi Ishikawa from 1993.
Be sure to check out our Patreon for Phil's weekly 3-Count columns and Nick's mediocre drawings of both incredibly famous wrestlers and those you (and he) may have heard of in passing. And if you, for whatever reason, LIKE Nick's mediocre drawings, you can purchase some (in sticker form) on our Etsy shop.
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Nick Bond and Andy Miller kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of How Bret Hart in Canada Explains Wrestling.
This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of...
- How did the New Hart Foundation and Bret Hard in Canada "soft launch" the Attitude Era?
- What made the Canadian Stampede match so effective?
- Was Bret Hart the last WWE performer to become as big as the brand?
- Did being a god in Canada ruin Bret Hart?
- Where have all the Canadian heroes gone?
- Who is the best Canadian wrestler, non-Bret division?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyMillerJMS
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
Nick is joined by two special guests this week: NYWC's Rich Kasin and WWE Studios' Daron Jackson to attack the Hobbs and Shaw trailer from every angle.
Rich and Nick breakdown the connections between last week's topic, Cesaro, and Deckard Shaw himself, Jason Statham. Then Nick spend some time with Daron to dissect the trajectories of WWE's Hollywood hopefuls and the future of the studio after the success of Fighting With My Family. Then we bring back around with recently-single (wrestler) Rich to discuss the concept of "Can they Co-Exist" and the pure joy of the hot tag.
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Rich on Instagram: @Embrace_The_Kasin
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Nick and Dave jump back into our survey of the legendary career of soon-to-be two-time (two time!) WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T., with a focus on his post-WCW run in WWE, as King Booker and in the Main Event Mafia during his time in TNA.
This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of...
- Where does his SummerSlam match with the Rock rank on the list of best bouts in both their careers?
- What does his grocery store fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin's have to do with Japanese hair commercials?
- How fucking racist was the infamous "people like you" feud between he and HHH in the lead up to WrestleMania XIX?
- Why does King Booker work so well?
- Was his time in TNA actually kind of great or at least worthy of RESPECT?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Nick and Dave kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of WCW's most accomplished performer and a soon-to-be two-time (two time!) WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T..
This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of...
- Which two performers were the most influential in his storied career?
- When should WCW have realized that he was the future?
- Why did it still take them so long after that to figure it out?
- Was WCW actually good at developing talent (and just bad at almost everything else)?
- Is Booker T the best WCW performer of the post-Crockett era?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Nick and Dave finish out this infinitely diverse cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of Star Trek featuring (Deadshirt.net founder) Dylan Roth of The Hell Yeah Babies. WE ALSO HAVE A MAJOR, EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!
This week’s edutaining banter breaks down ...
- Why was the Ruthless Aggression era so bad for both WWE and Star Trek?
- How does the act of fans making the product change the product?
- What do CM Punk's #pipebomb promo and the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies have in common?
- The parallels between the kinds of stories both rely on to articulate their worldviews and achieve their narrative goals
- Who but Q could be Vince McMahon?
- Which Star Trek character would be the best manager?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
The Wrestling Estate's David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here with their off-cycle supplement to the pleasantly in-depth discussion on what makes professional wrestling, well, professional wrestling (and, at least every other week) what that means for the world.
For today's essential viewing of the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, Nick and Dave break down the ever-evolving legacy of the title through the prism of the following matches:
Pat Patterson vs. Ted DiBiase (MSG - 10/22/79)
Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco (MSG - 12/28/82)
Rick Rude vs. Ultimate Warrior (SummerSlam 8/28/89)
Razor Ramon vs. Jeff Jarrett (Royal Rumble 1/22/95)
Rob Van Dam vs. William Regal (WrestleMania X-8 3/17/02)
Randy Orton vs. Edge (Vengeance 7/11/04)
Ric Flair vs. Triple H (Taboo Tuesday 11/1/05)
Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler - Title vs. Career (No Mercy 10/9/16)
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Nick and Dave kick off the next cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of one WWE's most prestigious championships, the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.
This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of...
- The brazenness of pre-internet/pre-Meltzer professional wrestling's promotional tactics
- Why Savage is the definitive Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion (OHHHH YEAAAAHH)
- What changed with the legacy of the belt during its Golden Era (the New Generation)
- How the Attitude Era ruined the IC title, like did it with nearly everything else
- Where the title can go from here
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Nick and Dave finish out this sensational cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of A Fish Called Wanda.
This week’s edutaining banter features discussion of...
- The parallels between Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Sherri Martel, as femme fatales and physical performers
- How does Otto (Kevin Kline) relentless shit-heelishness helps to define the central themes and values of the movie?
- Why is his comeuppance so important to the movie?
- What did John Cleese do to "pop smart marks" of comedy?
- Who are the best physical comedians in the history of wrestling?
If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World.
If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well!
For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/
Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER
Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk