How Wrestling Explains the World

1.37.EV - How The Four Horsewomen Explain Wrestling

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.
Today is Part 2 of our look into The Four Horsewomen -- Charlotte, Becky, Bayley and Sasha -- the sixteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick break down must-watch matches from the Four Horsewomen's storied NXT runs and the top-of-the-card work they've been able to do on the main roster. 
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
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1.37 - How The Four Horsewomen Explain Wrestling

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.
Today is Part 1 of our look into The Four Horsewomen -- Charlotte, Becky, Bayley and Sasha -- the sixteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick look at the big picture ideas that the group represents and what their ascendance means not just for themselves but the future of the business.
In Part 2, coming out tomorrow, they'll be breaking down must-watch matches from the Four Horsewomen's storied NXT runs and the top-of-the-card work they've been able to do on the main roster. 
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and the Google Play Store.

1.36 - How Wrestling Explains Fallout

The Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject wrestling helps explain in ways you may not have realized.
This week, we're using Fallout as a lens through which to view the rise of John Cena, the effect of commodification/sequelization on transcendent art and whether everything new is necessarily better. 
Don't forget to check out Dave's Follow-up Files on our Patreon later this week for all the news that's fit to print. 
If you liked our theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp.
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and the Google Play Store.

1.35.EV - How Survivor Series Matches Explain Wrestling

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.
Today is Part 2 of our look into Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches, the fifteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent the half framing the big picture legacy of the match yesterday and today, they'll apply that lens to some must-watch matches that made Survivor Series matches one of the most enduring gimmicks in wrestling history. 
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
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1.35 - How Survivor Series Matches Explain Wrestling

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.
Today is Part 1 of our look into Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches, the fifteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spend this half framing the big picture legacy of the match.
For Part 2, coming out tomorrow, they'll be giving y'all a list of some must-watch matches that made Survivor Series matches one of the most enduring gimmicks in wrestling history. 
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and the Google Play Store.

1.34 - How Wrestling Explains Bad Movies

The Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject  that -- at least this week -- helps explain wrestling in ways you may not have realized.
This week, we're taking a look at Bad Movies to try and uncover what makes a movie so bad it's actually fun to watch and why the conversation around bad wrestling/movies seems so much more interesting than those centered around greatness. 
Don't forget to check out Dave's Follow-up Files on our Patreon later this week for all the news that's fit to print. 
If you liked our theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp.
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and the Google Play Store.

1.33.EV - How Halloween Havoc Explains Wrestling

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.
Today is Part 2 of our deep dive into Halloween Havoc, the fourteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent Part 1 this week on the big picture legacy of the franchise and for Part 2, they are giving y'all a list of some must-watch matches that made Havoc the most confounding event on WCW's PPV schedule. 
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
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1.33 - How Halloween Havoc Explains Wrestling

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.
This week, we're talking about Halloween Havoc, the fourteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent Part 1 this week on the big picture legacy of WCW's most confounding event. 
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and the Google Play Store.

1.32 - How Epic Storytelling Explains Wrestling

The Wrestling Estate‘s David Gibb and Juice Make Sugar's Nick Bond are here weekly to provide a pleasantly in-depth discussion on a specific subject  that -- at least this week -- helps explain wrestling in ways you may not have realized.
This week, we're taking a look at the ways in which Epic Storytelling helps to illuminate some of professional wrestling's most consistent and most consistently infuriating tropes, as well as the role that both have had in perpetuating a culture of toxic masculinity. 
Don't forget to check out Dave's Follow-up Files on our Patreon later this week for all the news that's fit to print. 
If you liked our theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp.
If you like the show after the theme song: Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and the Google Play Store.

1.31.NWA - How Dusty Rhodes Explains Wrestling

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.
This week, we're talking about "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, the thirteenth entry to our wrestling compendium. Dave and Nick spent so much time yakkin' about Dusty that we've decided to split the episode in two parts. Today's episode, Part II focuses on the myth and legend of Dusty Rhodes as a historically successful performer, revered booker and eventual mentor for an entire generation of main event performers. 
If you like the theme song, "Dog of War" by the Hell Yeah Babies, you should buy their album All The Things You Believe on Bandcamp
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