Gaiden 5 - I'll do the はい. You do the ラリアット.

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Gaiden 5 - I'll do the はい. You do the ラリアット.

On this special Gaiden episode, DJM and Petey sit down to discuss the hotly-anticipated and buzzed-about latest edition of the traditional "January 4th Tokyo Dome Show", New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 9. The guys talk about JR and Matt Striker on commentary, Shinsuke Nakamura's unstoppable run as Intercontinental champ, Kota Ibushi further cementing his belonging in the big leagues, the raw emotion of Okada, and Tanahashi's air guitar skills. All that and whole lot more await you, so hit play already!

Watch the Wrestle Kingdom 9 replay on PPV (Here's the schedule) or on the Flipps app.

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Episode 39 - She's a Ladies' Grappler

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Episode 39 - She's a Ladies' Grappler

This week, we are talking a buzzed-about women's wrestling promotion based out of Florida, Shine Wrestling and their event Shine 23. For this discussion, we are joined by guests we have previously had on to talk women's wrestling in "StormySooner" Natalie Serjeant and "Patty Mc$w@gg" Patrick Swagger. We discuss story progression, women't wrestling, tag-team wrestling, La Rosa Negra's fantastic entrance, Thunderkitty's alignment in this promotion differing from what we've seen her be everywhere else, Kimber Lee continuing to impress, and how much fun a good temper tantrum can be to watch. All that, plus more pointless kvetching about production quality in Indy Wrestling and a whole lot more. Come on and hit play already!

More info on Shine Wrestling can be found at ShineWrestling.com

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Episode 38 - Gotta Have Faith

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Episode 38 - Gotta Have Faith

This week, we are joined by Anime3000.com's Sean Russel and returning guest Rick Foster as we break from our usual norm and cover something from the evil empire. Specifically, we're discussing NXT Takeover: R-Evolution. We talk Sami Zayn's love of ska & punk, Kevin Owens' impactful debut, the future of WWE's Lucha representation, cool-down matches, that GTS tease, Finn Bálor's entrance, the wrestling women of NXT vs. the main-roster Divas, and a whole bunch more.

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Episode 37 - 志田 光: 戦士プリンセス (Hikaru Shida: Warrior Princess)

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Episode 37 - 志田 光: 戦士プリンセス (Hikaru Shida: Warrior Princess)

On this episode of the Fanny Pack, we pulled from the front of our Rolodex and brought back the classic combo of Kaz and Drew to talk about Shimmer's iPPV offering for 2014 Wrestlemania weekend in Shimmer Vol. 62. We discuss Blue Pants, Athena, Hikaru Shida, Japanese RPGs, some ladies that need to be making steady paychecks wrestling on television, and so much more. Join us for the ride, won't you?

Check out more info on Shimmer and purchase DVDs + Merch.

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Episode 36 - Detectives Cortez & Cisco, Lucha Crimes Division

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Episode 36 - Detectives Cortez & Cisco, Lucha Crimes Division

This week on the Fanny Pack we take a look at a much-buzzed-about new wrestling property, the Robert Rodriguez/Mark Burnett produced AAA offshoot, Lucha Underground. Joining us are "Nightwolf" Armando Martinez and "Stormy Sooner" Natalie Serjeant on this Lucha adventure. We discuss Dario Cueto, Americanization of Lucha Libre, how you should never trust Konnan, fantastic luchadors, and story-telling in serialized wrestling television. All that and more awaits. Enjoy!

Check out more info and find out if you have the El Rey Network at ElReyNetwork.com

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Episode 35 - I Used To Be A Referee, Until...

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Episode 35 - I Used To Be A Referee, Until...

This week, we take the Awesome Series to Japan to talk New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual extravaganza known as King of Pro-Wrestling 2014. We are joined by multi-time guest "King Kaz" Brandon Cooper and first-time guest Zac Rodrayguns to talk such topics as the similarity of many New Japan wrestlers to fighting game characters, how much of a carny Bruce Tharpe is, and why Hiroshi Tanahashi is like John Cena, and why that's a good thing. All that and more awaits you when you press play.

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Episode 34 - Can't Have Enough Chikara

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Episode 34 - Can't Have Enough Chikara

We officially return to our Awesome Series with special guests Cody Anderson and Mike "Icewarm" Boyd to discuss one of the prime editions of Chikara's annual staple, King Of Trios 2011. We talk about some of our favourite Chikara regulars and how different they can look over a scant three years time. We also talk about Sean Waltman's moment of redemption and Akira Tozawa's imminent success following this event. All that and more await you.

Purchase King Of Trios 2011 at SmartMarkVideo.com
Night 1 - Night 2 - Night 3

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Episode 33 - (Almost) Everything Is Awesome!

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Episode 33 - (Almost) Everything Is Awesome!

This week on Fanny Pack, it's just Deej and Petey as we technically take a break from the Awesome Series and talking about a recent event. That event being Chikara's 2014 edition of the King Of Trios event weekend. We talk about Shynron's amazing career rise, Thunderkitty's impressive toughness, Kimber Lee's continued impressive skills and toughness, bowtie battles, and the traditional Gentleman's Club 8-man challenge. In addition, we cover the Trios tournament and how masterfully the events of which progressed the overall story of this Season 14 of Chikara.

Grab Chikara's King Of Trios 2014 at SmartMarkVideo.com
Night 1 - Night 2 - Night 3

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Episode 32 - The ECW-ROH Venn Diagram

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Episode 32 - The ECW-ROH Venn Diagram

This time on the Fanny Pack, Petey shares a piece of his wrestling fandom history with Deej and special guests Hawkeye Jefferson and Patrick Swagger to discuss Major League Wrestling's freshly-released-to-YouTube 2003 event Summer Apocalypse 2K3. We talk about early Indy Wrestling nostalgia, pleather shorts, CM Punks original B-Ball shorts, Sandman carding fans, how much Petey loves Norman Smiley, how much we hated Norman Smiley's match on this show, and our thoughts on two old men wailing on each other. All that and more! Check it!

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Episode 31 - The KENTA Hype Is Real

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Episode 31 - The KENTA Hype Is Real

This week, the Awesome Series continues with special guest Rick Foster and Ring Of Honor's seminal 2007 PPV "Driven". We'll discuss all the great forming talent that was witnessed at the event, all the amazing possibilities available to NXT at the moment, seeing wrestlers with different amounts of hair than we're used to seeing on them, nipples,  and how real the hype is for KENTA's WWE run. All that and more when you press play.

Check out ROHWrestling.com for more info on Ring Of Honor.

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Episode 28 - We Open Gates Not Rulebooks Here

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On this episode of the Fanny Pack we revisit the land of Puroresu with guests JVeezy and Ash Snowschu to discuss Dragon Gate and their event Final Gate 2013. We revisit our rant on memorable characters in Wrestling, we talk about Yosuke Santa Maria's sports bra, we chronicle Cima's injuries and thus why Ciba is being groomed to take his place, we discuss Dragon Gate's "Lucharesu" style and its influences, and we talk about the awesomeness of the name Mad Blankey. All that and more contained within this episode. Do the thing with the playing and the enjoying and the what not!

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Episode 27 - Stupid Sexy Ricochet

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Episode 27 - Stupid Sexy Ricochet

On this episode of the Fanny Pack, we delve deeper into the Sapolskyverse with Evovle 26. Along for the ride are Heather "Kid Cadet" Reicher and Serena Magnetta. We discuss many things including the wrestling clinic between Chuck Taylor and Maxwell Chicago, Uhaa Nation's overall freakishness, Jon Davis' big stupid meany pantsness, and the ladies' assessment of Ricochet's attractiveness. All that and more await you so press play already!

Watch Evolve 26 at WWNLive.com

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Gaiden 4 - Everybody's Got A Price, But We've Got A Bryce

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On this special Gaiden episode of the Fanny Pack, we have our very first ever interview. Our special guest is none other than Chikara Senior Official, referee extraordinaire, and all-around good guy, Bryce Remsburg! We discuss time travel, crossing dimensions, sketch comedy, Chikara, and more! Click play and enjoy.

Let us know what you thought of this interview. Also, let us know if we should do more interviews and who. We look forward to the feedback.

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Episode 26 - 力のリターン (The Return of Chikara)

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Episode 26 - 力のリターン (The Return of Chikara)

On this fine episode of the Fanny Pack, we are joined by Pa#y Mc$w@gg to discuss National Pro Wrestling Day 2014. We discuss the fantastic wrestling, Gavin Loudspeaker's pale arms, Swagg's agreement with DJM's thoughts on Drew Gulak, our love of the Baltic Siege, our love of Los Ice Creams, and most importantly our love of Chikara. In addition we give our reactions to events that have signaled the heralded return on Chikara Pro Wrestling. Dive in, won't ya?

Watch the Replay of National Pro Wrestling Day

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Episode 25 - Fat Dudes In Singlets

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This time on Fanny Pack Wrestling, we gather the smooth-voiced Jerry Vin, and Hallyujuku/Two Nerdy Black Guys co-host and Mid-Atlantic native Brandon Cooper a.k.a. King Kaz to talk Mid-Atlantic wrestling. Namely a promotion that made a big splash at National Pro-Wrestling Day 2013 in CWF Mid-Atlantic and their marquee event, Battlecade XIV. We discuss production value, wrestling nostalgia, "El Jefe Manny Garcia's triumph over evil, ridiculous Indy Wrestling names, the importance of a unique persona in Indy Wrestling, and so much more. Sit back and enjoy!

Episode 24 - Ezavel Sueña de Barrio Estraña

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We're back! After a short break we return triumphantly with returning guest Hawkeye Jefferson and new guest, Stormy Sooner herself, Natalie Serjeant. They join us to discuss Women Superstars Uncensored's feature iPPV, "Uncensored Rumble VI". We discuss Nasty Tactics and the Chicks who Use them, DJM discovers his newfound love for Santana Garrett, Petey creeps on Addy Starr some more, Natalie questions Sassy Stephanie's "Sassiness", we all question Barbi Hayden's choice for an entrance theme, and so much more. Listen and enjoy!

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Episode 22 - Jon Davis Is A Big Stupid Meanie-Pants

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On this episode, DJM's longtime friend, Sean aka EvilMog, joins us for a discussion of the center of the Sapolskyverse, Dragon Gate USA. We review their Wrestlecon offering, Mercury Rising 2013. We discuss the amazing Young Bucks, the promising UHAA Nation, the insanely awe-inspiring Ricochet, the big stupid meanie stupid jerkface meanie dumb Jon Davis...and so much more! Hit that play button.