It's merchamania time as we put our Wrestlemania picks up against wearing an embarrassing wrestling shirt in public. Plus dream bathrooms, the smell of blood, BBM True Heart, UK gambling, The rookie curse, The Shirai sisters, Ebessan, Hayabusa, Sasuke, AJ styles and an extra special message at the end of the show you should definitely not skip! 

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VRTL #127 - MERCHAMANIA IS BACK

In this episode we let you know what wrestling stock you should add to your portfolio and what to get rid of as fast as you can. PLUS: Bathroom chat, STARDOM, Bald Giulia, AEW explosion conspiracy theory, Shaq, Onita, Tajiri, the 90's dancing baby and tons more~!

VRTL #126 - Q1 PRO WRESTLING BUY SELL OR TRADE

It's a new game console generation and we pitch our best ideas for improvements and game modes that will make wrestling games better than mediocre. PLUS: The soft opening of Soccer Pros, Digital collectibles, scoop slams, STARDOM hype, Inoki and Baba, hunky Ishii, a possible sketchy ROH crowd, Leon Spinks and tons more~!

VRTL #125 - OUR NEXT GEN WRESTLING WISHLIST

We make our predictions for the rest of 2021 as well as more soup chat. PLUS: The ideal food truck for wrestling, AEW vs. NJPW, Ironman matches, Saying goodbye to Baba and hello to Inoki, 2 Cold Scorpio and tons more!

VRTL #124 - THE 2021 PREDICTIONS EPISODE

We go over the highs and lows of 2020 in our year end awards show! PLUS! Dumb stuff we have been doing during quarantine, soup controversy, the market for elderly wrestling figures, balding Okada, Saya Iida, SLIM SKIN, Ricky Starks and more! 

VRTL #123 - THE 2020 YEAR END AWARDS!

It's our annual holiday buyers guide so you know what to buy the one other wrestling fan you might know in real life. PLUS: The end of BABAPROS, Sabu's secret best match, Athleticism, tips on getting Japanese cards, Wrestler Verzus, Kikutaro's PS5 dilemma, the battle of the Bam Bams and tons more in our last episode of 2020!

VRTL #122 - THE 2020 VRTLPROS HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

It's close to Thanksgiving so it's a good time to talk about our Survivor Series Dream Teams! PLUS: AEW: The Video Game, WWE Topps Chrome 2020, another installment of BABAPROS, Shinsuke in the Impact Zone & so much more~!!!

VRTL #121 - FANTASY SURVIVOR SERIES TEAMS!

In this episode we come up with some hot new match stipulations to liven up any wrestling promotion. PLUS: Vink Beef, Mike’s next entry in the “Coolest Death Match Wrestler Names” list, doll talk, Giant Babas stinky Nike’s and shoot height, Young Tajiri, Average Ogawa and much more! 

VRTL #120 - DREAM STIPS

We make our wishes for a post pandemic wrestling world. PLUS~ Barefeet or boots? Mankind or Bull Nakano? Hasbro WWF prices from 1997, Giant Baba, Manami Toyota in the mud, Shibata, Great Muta and more! 

VRTL #119 - POST PANDEMIC WISHES

It's an Uncle Howard Takeover as Howard from the Uncle 2 Uncle podcast fills in for Al who has some card breaking to do. We talk about the worst mainstream media appearances for wrestlers plus Howard shocking knowledge of the WOW promotion. The Battle of the Big Boys, The Battle of The Thick Boys, Barbarian Cavemen, and tons more. 

VRTL #118 - THE UNCLE HOWARD EPISODE

It's time to see who gets their "One Shining Moment" as we recap the SHAME CUP 2020 and tell you all about the winners and losers but really just losers. PLUS: Joshi Puroresu collections, new card premiums, the history of cheeseburgers, Sabu, Io Shirai, 2 Cold Scorpio, Road Rules 1997 and tons more! 

VRTL #117 - THE 2020 SHAME CUP RECAP

We decide what wrestling topics belong on the printed page. PLUS: CRDPROS, FOODPROS, the end of the Shame Cup hiatus, Mike's great idea for a paywall, Kamala, Manami Toyota, TAKA or Tajiri and TONS MORE!

VRTL #116 - PRINTAMANIA WISHES & DRIVE THRU FISHES

Get an inside tip on your financial future as we tell you what recent wrestling merch is mostly likely to become real grail items in a decade or two. Plus: The ins and outs of card breakers, pandemic wrestling in full force, RAW Underground, Adam Keefe, HEELS, Super Dragon, Wrestling Society X, Prince Devitt, Brock Lesnar and much more.

VRTL #115 - BUY NOW! SELL LATER!

In this episode we are serving cups of coffee as we talk about our favorite short stints in wrestling. PLUS: No fan sports talk, Elvis Loves Joshi, Pain Pigs, NJPW and booking, Wrestling's Hots and Nots in 1997, was Misawa aesthetic enough, Sabu, casket matches, PG-187 and much more.

VRTL #114 - A CUPPA COFFEES

We examine some of wrestling's biggest proclamations and decide whether they're true or total bullshit. Plus rotary sushi etiquette, why is indie wrestling happening, PWI, wrestling dating sites, DUMP, Jumping Bomb Angles, Devil Masami, blast bats and much more. 

VRTL #113 - THE NIGHT THE LINE WAS CROSSED 2

The reigning podcast world champions. Wrestling discussion in the least embarrassing way possible. If you remember where you were the first time you popped in that J Cup 94 tape, this ones for you.

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