Twelve tag teams - and a whole lot more - are about to descend on Oberhausen as 2024’s World Tag Team Festival kicks off later this week. Ian Hamilton and Mike Kilby run through what to expect, as the tag festival weekender also sees a wXw homecoming for Timothy Thatcher, and a return of an extreme wrestling party.

This episode was recorded before the Shotgun vlog dropped - and features the cards as of that point.

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram.

Intro music: "Retrofuture Clean" by Kevin Macleod

Ian and Mike return to look over the last stop before wXw’s World Tag Team Festival - topped by Aigle Blanc’s latest defence of the European championship. We look at the return of an Avalanche, a pair of qualification matches, and some El Hijo de Performante Jr.

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram.

Intro music: "Heavy Metal Hyperbole" by Teknoaxe

On this episode of Auf Die Fresse, Ian and Mike pay tribute to “Bad Bones” John Klinger, who passed away recently at the age of 40.

The GoFundMe in John Klinger's memory can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/spende-in-gedenken-an-john-bad-bones-klinger

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Baba Yaga by Kevin MacLeod

Outro music: I Walk Alone by Raw Solution

Ian and Mike return to look over a pair of shows from wXw’s weekend in Saxony, featuring AMBOSS’ latest tilt for the tag titles, the Battle Without Honor & Humanity in Leipzig, and a cracker between Mike D and Hektor.

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: “Punk Sitcom Intro” by TeknoAXE

A quick episode this month as Ian and Mike cast an eye over Frankfurt’s 16 Carat Gold Revenge, WrestleMania weekend shows that are happening right now, and a few other tidbits.

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Summon The Rawk by Kevin Macleod

A surprise winner, or one that we should have seen coming? Ian and Mike are back from Oberhausen and review a hectic weekend of wrestling that saw every title defended, a new addition to wXw’s Hall of Fame, and of course, the 16 Carat Gold tournament.

Reviews of wXw events (and our 16 Carat Gold photo sets) can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Sirius Beat – “My Story”

We’re days away from 16 Carat Gold, so that means it's time for Ian and Mike to take a look at the big weekend - who’s got a realistic shot of winning Carat? Who’s got AMBITION? And who else has taken this podcast to heart?

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

With all sixteen names for Carat now confirmed, Ian and Mike take a look at this past weekend’s Dead End and Road to 16 Carat Gold shows. Plenty of stuff for your proverbial notebooks lies ahead!

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Back to the Roots is in the books, and Ian and Mike have a LOT to talk about - things are falling into place for 16 Carat Gold. We talk about the Käfigschlacht and more, but as we have six weeks ‘til Carat… we also look at the unofficial main event for Carat Saturday, plus a load more names that have been announced for the weekend.

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Ian and Mike ring in the new year by looking back over an incredibly news-packed Christmas period that’s seen four new names added to 16 Carat Gold… we also take a look at the happenings from wXw’s 23rd Anniversary show, the controversial fall-out, and where we head from here as wXw prepares for Go Time…

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Punk Sitcom Intro by TeknoAXE

Ian and Mike round up the year that was with a look back at the big stories from 2023 - from Carat to Tag Festival, to departures and break-outs. We call out our favourite matches and workers of the year - and take a look back at how our predictions made at the start of the year fared…

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Mass Pike Road Rage by TeknoAXE

Ian and Mike return for a look at Broken Rules and the subsequent trip to Hamburg as AMBOSS headed into December’s 23rd Anniversary show stronger than ever… yet perhaps on the cusp of implosion?

(this episode was recorded before wXw announced that Absolute Andy will be inducted into their Hall of Fame over 16 Carat Gold weekend in 2024)

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Baba Yaga by Kevin MacLeod

The Dream Factory opens its doors once again as Mike Kilby (“@MikeKilby on everything”) joins us to talk about this past weekend, where Rev Pro tore down the Copper Box Arena at their 12 Year Anniversary show. We go over the Michael Oku vs. Luke Jacobs main event, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hechicero, the Cut Throat Collective’s no-disqualification outing, and the rest of a stacked show - along with a quick look at this upcoming weekend’s cards in Berlin with the GWF, and the usual stop at the 229 in London.

Note: this weekend's Rev Pro shows with the GWF can be streamed via www.youtube.com/@GWF

Reviews of Rev Pro shows, and links to our photo albums, can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Find us on social media… @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram. For the websites, it’s @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads.

Intro music: Forever Never - As I Lie

He was a man of many monikers - Der Adler der wXw… Mr 100%... Die Rohrzange aus Franken… Der VeterAAn. On this episode of Auf die Fresse, Mike and Ian pay tribute to the life and wXw career of Absolute Andy, following his passing earlier this month.

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Radiation by Meizong (edit)

Ian and Mike return for a stuffed show as we’ve got four editions of We Love Wrestling to pour over featuring a title change, new teams, and Maggot’s final preparations for his Broken Rules title shot. We also talk more names for 16 Carat Gold, the fall-out from the Access All Artists deal, and retooling.

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Social media? No matter what they’re calling it, we’re on that - it’s @MikeKilby on pretty much everything or @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads. For the websites, it’s @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: White Comic - This Ain't The End Of Me

2023’s World Tag Team Festival wrapped up with a big helping of rice pudding, so Mike and Ian return to tackle the entire weekend and where things could head to next. There’s talk on the first three entrants to 2024’s 16 Carat Gold as well, as the next festival weekend appears on the horizon.

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Social media? No matter what they’re calling it, we’re on that - it’s @MikeKilby on pretty much everything or @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads. For the websites, it’s @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Kevin Macleod - Retrofuture Dirty

Days ahead of the 2023 World Tag Team Festival, Ian and Mike return for a bumper episode to look at the upcoming festivities… and a passing look at wXw’s last three shows in Bremen, Hamburg and, err, Newcastle.

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Social media? No matter what they’re calling it, we’re on that - it’s @MikeKilby on pretty much everything or @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads. For the websites, it’s @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Kevin Macleod - Retrofuture Clean

Ian and Mike return for a look at wXw’s Shortcut to the Top, featuring some surprise returns and talk about the eventual winner… where things go from here, and what’s coming up.

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Social media? No matter what they’re calling it, we’re on that - it’s @MikeKilby on pretty much everything or @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/BlueSky/Threads. For the websites, it’s @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: “Tonight” by NEFFEX

Ian and Mike jump into the middle of the sommerpause for a look at wXw’s trip to Frankfurt - featuring a first win for Michael Oku - while we take a look at August’s Shortcut to the Top and the slew of announcements for wXw in September.

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Social media? No matter what they’re calling it, we’re on that - it’s @MikeKilby on pretty much everything, including Threads… or @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram/Threads. For the websites, it’s @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads.

Intro music: Kevin McLeod - Summon the Rawk

Ian and Mike return for a look at an eventful Drive of Champions, which gave us departures and new champions… we also take a look at the latest names from wXw to make the trip over to Japan, and chat about the Shotgun Backstage Vlog - and other things that could be done with it.

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter at @AufDieFresse, as well as through @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or check us out over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: “Barge" by Gunnar Olsen

Ian and Mike are back for a look back on a packed month, featuring four wXw shows - one of which we were able to get to without needing our passports, along with the latest World Tag Team Festival weekender announcements, and some thoughts on the current state of the roster.

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter using our new account @AufDieFresse, plus our existing ones at @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: “Radiator" by Meizong

Ian and Mike return for a look at True Colors, along with the latest news as GCW and CZW head over to Germany… plus news on the first team announced for World Tag Team Festival, and the latest on the injury bug that’s causing some card changes in the next few weeks.

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter using our new account @AufDieFresse, plus our existing ones at @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: “Metal Simple Metal" by Teknoaxe

Ian and Mike are back for a show that’s shockingly light on WrestleMania chatter as instead they look over the latest news out of wXw, along with a quick review of the wXw & APC Fight For Paris III card, and We Love Wrestling 43: 16 Carat Gold Revenge in Frankfurt.

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter using our new account @AufDieFresse, plus our existing ones at @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: “Radiation" by Meizong

Rev Pro’s 12th anniversary show hits the Copperbox this weekend - and we’re here to preview of much of it as we can on the Dream Factory! Ian’s joined by Voices of Wrestling’s Neil David (@chubby_chtulu) to go over Saturday’s card, along with a quick check over the results from this month’s Summer Sizzler and Live in Southampton events.

There's even time for a quick chat over the state of independent wrestling streaming, and why shows feel like they're either going live or being forgotten.

Reviews of Rev Pro shows, and links to our photo albums, can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Find us on social media… @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram. For the websites, it’s @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads.

Intro music: Forever Never - As I Lie

The dust is settling from a long weekend in Oberhausen, with over 1100 fans packing the Turbinenhalle for this year’s 16 Carat Gold tournament. Ian and Mike look at (almost) all the shows from the weekend, and pick out our highlights, lowlights, and who to keep an eye on in the future…

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter using our new account @AufDieFresse, plus our existing ones at @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: “Sirius Beat” by My Story

It’s that time of year... 16 Carat Gold is almost here, and this year its for all the marbles as this year’s Carat is for the title - so will we be getting rice pudding in Oberhausen, or sour milk? Ian and Mike look over the tournament itself, as well as matches for the wXw NOW & Friends Showcase, Ambition, We Love Wrestling and more.

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter, while it's still a thing, using our new account @AufDieFresse, plus our existing ones at @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: “Carat ist nur einmal im Jahr” by Disko King Franky und die Goldenen Reiter / “Sirius Beat” by My Story

Ian & Mike are back for a look at the final taped show before 16 Carat Gold - and the ballad of Levaniel. Featuring an extra special brain-fart at the end - Inner Circle’s on Thursday 9th March, not the Friday!

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter, while it's still a thing, using our new account @AufDieFresse, plus our existing ones at @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Radiation by Meizong

Ian & Mike are on the road to 16 Carat Gold - but first we’ve got to go Back to the Roots for a look at the Käfigschlacht… and the injury to Robert Dreissker. There’s some chatter over the latest names announced for Carat, plus Norman Harras’ big announcement, and more!

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter, while it's still a thing, using our new account @AufDieFresse, plus our existing ones at @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Break Me Down by Our Waking Hour

We’re back as Ian and Mike talk about the recent turbulence surrounding wXw’s video library, from the closure of wXw NOW, the re-emergence of wXw NOW on YouTube, and the mooted disappearance of wXw content from the WWE Network and Peacock. We also talk about the recent passing of Jay Briscoe, and of course, chat about all the shows we’ve had to catch up on, from Borken, to the Anniversary, to Dead End… and a joint show with SMASH in Canada that’s worth your time!

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter, while it's still a thing, using our new account @AufDieFresse, plus our existing ones at @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Deep Haze (edit) by Kevin MacLeod

With wXw NOW on ice over the holidays, Ian and Mike take a look at how the first full year of touring for wXw since the pandemic has gone…

Note: there's some chatter and speculation over the wXw NOW 2.0 platform, but that's all that'll be since wXw announced they were cancelling all agreements with Vimeo (translated from https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/wXwNOW-2-0-wird-nicht-ueber-Vimeo-launchen-8777.php)

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter, while it's still a thing: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: What You Want by Kevin MacLeod

Ian and Mike drop by for our latest catch-up of all things wXw, including the splitting of former tag team champions, the controversy around the upcoming anniversary show, Ender Kara, and the arrival of more names familiar in the UK to wXw.

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter, while it's still a thing: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: This Ain't The End of Me by White Comic

Ian and Mike are back to catch up on October’s pair of We Love Wrestling shows from Bielefeld and Dresden. Who’s won us over so much that their return next year is going to be eagerly anticipated? What’s apparently obvious but also going to be a surprise? And what are we looking forward to next May?

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter, while it's still a thing: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Not Your Enemy by megaphone

Ian and Mike are back for a look at all the goings on at World Tag Team Festival weekend in Oberhausen, from the Inner Circle at its new home in Gelsenkirchen, through to all six festival shows that featured the crowning of new champions. We’ve even got some chatter about wXw’s debut in Austria in September as well…

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: RetroFuture Dirty by Kevin MacLeod

Ian and Mike return to take a look at the return of the World Tag Team Festival… what’s happening, who’s going and who’s got a shot of winning it all?

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Reviews of wXw shows can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Follow us on Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

... or over on Instagram for photos and that: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod

We’re back for another episode as Ian and Mike take a look at High Performer Ltd.’s latest acquisition - and how that’s changed the landscape of wXw going into World Tag Team Festival.

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram.

Intro music: “Deep Haze” (edited) by Kevin MacLeod

Ian and Mike return for our first retro show, looking back at Fan Apprecation Night from Hamburg in August 2015, as well as a quick peek at the first Fight Forever show from the Gelsenkirchen academy... and some quick NXT UK/Europe chatter too.

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Review: backbodydrop.com

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Urban Street Speak by Teknoaxe

Ian and Mike return for a quick look at Shortcut to the Top, and the announcements coming out of it… and what those all mean for World Tag Team Festival weekend.

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Review: backbodydrop.com

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Dangerous Waves by Kevin MacLeod

Ian and Mike are back to take a look at the continued fallout from Broken Rules and last month’s Dead End. We also chat about the Academy's new home, Fight Forever, general touring woes, tag team nitpicks and of course, a brief look forward to this weekend's Shortcut to The Top.

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Review: backbodydrop.com

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Tonight by NEFFEX (edited)

Ian and Mike return to take a look at two more wXw shows - Broken Rules and We Love Wrestling #33. There’s news about announced entrants for World Tag Team Festival, Femmes Fatales and Shortcut to the Top, plus some talk about Brain Slam and the new group in wXw: AMBOSS.

Reviews: backbodydrop.com

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Barge by Gunnar Olsen

Ian and Mike dive back into wXw with a look at their most recent pair of shows - True Colors from Dresden, and We Love Wrestling #32 from Hamburg, plus a look at what’s announced for this weekend’s Broken Rules 20 and We Love Wrestling double (triple?)-header in Oberhausen.

Reviews: backbodydrop.com

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Metal Simple Metal by Teknoaxe

Ian and Mike slam into May with a look at the recent show in Weyhe, a show that featured title changes, broken trophies, and the end of a format. We’ll also talk about who’s been announced thus far for World Tag Team Festival, in addition to injury updates, someone making their return, someone making a trip to Vegas, a farewell (for now) for Oskar, and another tag team league that has familiar faces taking part in it.

Reviews: backbodydrop.com

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Metal Bar Stool Hurts Man by Teknoaxe

Auf Die Fresse returns as Ian and Mike take a look at wXw’s latest pair of We Love Wrestling shows - a rather newsworthy edition from the Batschkapp in Frankfurt, and a debut in Papenburg. Who’s getting a little too involved? Who’s the modern day Bleeding Gums Murphy? And just how the hell would we get to Papenburg for a return show…

Reviews: backbodydrop.com

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Dangerous Waves by Teknoaxe

Welcome to the first edition of Auf Die Fresse - the (unofficial, to cover our backs!) English language podcast that covers wXw. In this episode, Ian and Mike look at how they first got into wXw, then take a look at some happenings since 16 Carat Gold, before going back to wXw’s last WrestleMania Weekend show - Amerika ist Wunderbar - from 2019.

We also go over We Love Wrestling #28 from Oberhausen, where three of wXw’s championships were defended, and take a quick look at what’s known for wXw’s upcoming shows in Frankfurt, Papenburg and Weyhe.

Reviews: backbodydrop.com

You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Simple Metal by Teknoaxe

BackBodyDrop PLUS - 16 Carat Gold 2022 Review

What follows a preview? That's right, the review. Mike Kilby from EuroGraps.com returns as we take a look at everything that went down in Oberhausen (and Essen) for the first 16 Carat Gold festival in two years. We talk what's changed in Oberhausen... the Turbinenhalle toilets... the sudden emergence of the Hungarian wrestling scene... the groundwork laid by wXw during the pandemic and what the future holds for them in the immediate future!

Apologies for any sound issues - I'm now in the market for a new call recorder...

Website: backbodydrop.com / eurograps.com / You can also catch Mike on the Groundhoppers Guide on YouTube over at tinyurl.com/groundhoppersfootball

Twitter: @bigbackbodydrop / @IanWrestling / @MikeKilby

Instagram: @backbodydrop / @MikeKilby

Intro music: Disko King Franky feat. die Goldenen Reiter - "Carat ist nur einmal im Jahr" (edited)

BackBodyDrop PLUS - 16 Carat Gold 2022 Preview

Time to dust off the podcast feed as Mike Kilby from EuroGraps.com joins us for a look at 16 Carat Gold 2022 - the first big wXw wrestling weekender since the pandemic.

Ian and Mike take a look through everything that was announced as of February 25 - so the big wXw announcement isn't talked about here... that being that the first halves of the first and last nights of Carat, in addition to Saturday's Ambition card, will be posted "near live" with English commentary on wXw NOW.

Since we're extremely professional, we forgot to plug our stuff at the end... follow us on Twitter - we're bound to be posting about Carat from Essen and Oberhausen next weekend:

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Intro music: Disko King Franky feat. die Goldenen Reiter - "Carat ist nur einmal im Jahr" (edited)

Outro music: Sirius Beat - "My Story"

We’re weeks away from Rev Pro’s 12th Anniversary at the Copperbox Arena in London - so what better time to kick off a new podcast? We take a look at Rev Pro's Live in Coventry show… which ended with MJF popping up out of nowhere and challenging Michael Oku for York Hall. The remainder of the card for Summer Sizzler came out today, so we’ll take a look at that, along with a look at what’s announced for Rev Pro's 12th Anniversary show and the rest of a packed end-of-year.

Reviews of Rev Pro shows, and links to our photo albums, can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Find us on social media… @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram. For the websites, it’s @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads.

Intro music: Lipstick on a Pig - Teknoaxe

With live wrestling around the world shutting down, we're joined by Gary O'Donoghue of EuroGraps.com to look back at wXw's 16 Carat Gold from earlier this month in Oberhausen.

What was planned to be a quick look at the shows turned out to be a recap of pretty much everything, as Gary completed the Wild Ride - so that means Wrestling Kult chat!

It's scary, uncertain times out there - stay safe and we'll all get through this together.

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Intro & Outro music: Carat ist nur einmal im Jahr by Disko King Franky & die Goldenen Reiter

This time on BackBodyDrop PLUS... what else can we talk about? We're joined by Mike Kilby of EuroGraps.com to take a look at this weekend's 16 Carat Gold in Oberhausen.

We look at every announced match as we pick our winner of Carat, and predict whether wXw will crown a new champion... or whether David Starr is finishing up. We even look a little further ahead to September's Catch Grand Prix - just because!

(Note: this was recorded on Tuesday evening, before the announcement that Lio Rush had pulled out of the tournament. His replacement in the tournament is Jeff Cobb... just imagine we spend time talking about Jeff instead of Lio!)

We'll be in Germany for everything from the Inner Circle and the Turbinenhalle - live reports from all three nights of 16 Carat Gold, along with Ambition and the wXw NOW showcase. Keep an eye on backbodydrop.com and join us at instagram.com/backbodydrop to follow our stories from across the week in Germany!

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Intro music: My Story by Sirius Beats

Outro music: This Ain't The End of Me by White Comic

(because of course...)

Auf Die Fresse returns as Ian and Mike take a look at the Wrestling EM from Frankfurt, with an eight-man tournament to crown wXw’s first ever European champion… we also take a look ahead to next month’s Shortcut to the Top, with announced names and some spitballing at who could be surprise entrants.

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram.

Intro music: Curtain Call by Our Waking Hour

It’s a quiet month as wXw took the month off for the Euros - even if football didn’t come home to Germany. Instead, Ian and Mike spent the time going through one of wXw’s iconic rivalries - and on this episode we go through five matches from the back catalogue of WALTER and Ilja Dragunov. We also cover the latest news bits, as we finally have a line-up for the Wrestling EM in Frankfurt!

You can watch all the matches we talk about on this show on wXwNOW.com:

• Borken (September 2015) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyxU9JBZuEc (German audio)
• Carat 2017 Night Three - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnlYC8DJznk (English audio)
• Carat 2018 Night Two - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiGq8DJQDyA (English audio)
• True Colors 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dya11gGF7Ac (English audio)
• Superstars of Wrestling 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A46kZ6cGl9Q (English audio)

Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com

Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found via @IanWrestling on Twitter/X/Instagram along with @bigbackbodydrop on Twitter or @backbodydrop on Instagram/Threads/BlueSky.

Intro music: Unstoppable by NEFFEX