IHW is back to explore the intricacies of WWE's recent masterpiece, the Firefly Funhouse Match from WrestleMania 36. It will forever be remembered as the first WrestleMania held during quarantine, but also as the first WrestleMania where John Cena had to battle a shadow clown inside his own psyche.

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John Cena/The Fiend: Bray New World, ft. Dan of SpooK Squad

The saga of the Rhodes family continues --or rather begins, as Nicole joins me to travel back to the 80's, where patriarch and blue collar hero Dusty Rhodes does battle with his blood rival, the white collar champion Ric Flair. Along the way, Dusty cuts what's often called the greatest wrestling promo of all time.

Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric Flair: Hard Times, ft. Nicole Moore

Jinx Strange returns to the show to discuss the life and adventures of Bobby Heenan, pro wrestling's greatest insult comic. We fawn over his trash talk, marvel at his ability to make audiences love to hate him, and pitch an Oscar bait drama film about his forbidden passions.

Bobby Heenan: Brain Power, ft. Jinx Strange

It's a very special episode of IHW as I'm joined by Dan Roman of the Spook Squad podcast to talk about the impact and legacy of The Undertaker, pro wrestling's all-time champion in terms of cribbed horror movie tropes. We also discuss the blurring of lines between performers and characters, the nature of copycats in film and wrestling, and more!

Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels: Hell in a Cell, ft. Spook Squad's Dan Roman

Jason Berk returns to the show for another new episode concept: an exploration of some of the wildest and strangest theme songs in wrestling history. We've got Sexy Boys, Ass Men, Real Men's Men, All American Boys, and the finest bootleg Evanescence 2005 had to offer!

Theme Music: The Beat Goes On

Boo! I Hate Wrestling is back and spookier than ever with this Halloween spectacular. It's got everything you could ask for: Goth Hulk Hogan, tiny Bostonian Satanists, statues that come to life, a monster truck sumo battle, and, of course, fountains that aren't hot. All this and an important update on the future of the show!

Hulk Hogan/The Giant: Halloween Havoc ft. Ahmad

Cesaro is 6'5", cultured, talented, super handsome, impossibly athletic, absurdly marketable, and employed by the biggest wrestling promotion on the planet, so why haven't you heard of him? Join Tara and myself as we attempt to figure out why WWE decided to hide this beautiful demigod's epic battle with a monstrous super hillbilly on a third-string syndicated show.

Cesaro: The Ballad of Big Tony, ft. Tara Giancaspro

Stephen "The Train" Graham is here, and we're fixing to talk about two men who were hugely influential to our own fandom, and for that matter, to the performers at the center of today's wrestling zeitgeist. Kurt Angle was a legit Olympic gold medalist and maybe the quickest study in pro wres history. Shawn Michaels was the consummate performer who turned show theft into an art form. All that talent, and a personal rivalry ten years in the making? It's a legitimate dream match.

Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels: Dream Match, ft. Stephen "The Train" Graham

Ahmad returns to the show to discuss a guy we've been watching for years with no particular interest, who recently reinvented himself as a performer by way of a WWE exodus: "Death Rider" Jon Moxley. Also: Hot dog combat! Flower children! Jeremies!

Jon Moxley: The Escape Artist, ft. Ahmad

Katy returns to the show to support her childhood favorites, the cargo-pantsed, opera-gloved Hardy Boyz as they attempt to capture the tag team championships in a match also featuring furniture-obsessed maniacs and a pair of weird Canadian Jeff Spicollis.

Tables & Ladders & Chairs: Oh My! featuring Katy Lees

Julian returns to cap off our epic trilogy of episodes featuring Mil Muertes and Fenix, as the two eternal rivals go to war over the Lucha Underground championship in an absolute bloodbath. Join us as we determine whether life really does trump death, what the true nature of time is, and Burt Ward's truly repugnant dog food graphic design.

Fenix/Mil Muertes: Gift of the Gods, ft. Julian Xeer

Extreme Championship Wrestling enjoys a reputation as a wrestling product that was revolutionary, transgressive, and before its time; but how well does it hold up 20 years later? Hambone joins the show to watch Rob Van Dam -- the ECW Star with the biggest mainstream appeal -- battle his archnemesis Jerry Lynn in what's usually called the best match in the promotion's history.

Rob Van Dam/Jerry Lynn: The F'n Show, ft. Hambone McGuire

LaToya and Tara return to the show to discuss the meteoric rise of Becky Lynch from a popular undercard wrestler to a molten-hot main eventer capable of matching the star power of second-generation prodigy Charlotte Flair and the most famous female combat sports athlete of all time in Ronda Rousey. Also: Pro wrestling fantasy-casting! How to drive a car with no hands! A whole bunch of archaic sitcom catchphrases!

Becky Lynch: The Man Comes Around, ft. LaToya Ferguson and Tara Giancaspro

Variety is the spice of life, and also of pro wrestling podcasts. To that end, this special episode doesn't focus on a match. Instead, it's an extended meditation on the inexplicable feature film, 'Scooby-Doo's WrestleMania Mystery." Aside from general "How Did This Get Made?"-adjacent content, get hype for Scooby-Doo fantasy casting and the secret origin of the whimsical green elf known as The Heffergon.

Scooby-Doo: A WrestleMania Mystery, ft. Jason Berk and Tara Giancaspro

Ahmad joins me to discuss a match that served as the catalyst for a lot of what eventually became a full-blown renaissance of women's wrestling in WWE. Bayley and Sasha Banks put on an absolute clinic in terms of wrestling as narrative art, and it's a perfect example of the beautiful simplicity that wrestling can be capable of. Also: Fake Avengers Endgame spoilers, proceed with caution.

Bayley vs. Sasha Banks: The Oldest Story, ft. Ahmad

I Hate Wrestling is the first podcast of its kind: one aimed at fans and non-fans alike. Host Matt seeks out guests who don't like wrestling and tries to convince them that they're wrong. Whether he succeeds or fails, the result is always a stimulating conversation about pop culture, the nature of narrative, and performance art.

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