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Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "Baltimore's Baddest Babe" Chaz Monroe to the show! They & Brian Bell discuss their start-and-stop path through the Maryland wrestling scene, the ties between their music career and pro wrestling and how the two are fueled by the same progressive punk ethos, Nix Wilde's role in bringing them to 880 Wrestling and why it feels like their home promotion from hundreds of miles away, their admiration for mecha anime & more!

Follow Chaz Monroe on Instagram: @thechazmonroe

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "The Business" Billy Dixon back to the show for the final time as an active pro wrestler. He & Brian Bell discuss the personal significance of his farewell tour, his upcoming final match against Darius Carter on Sept. 6, the healing nature of the developing Virginia indie scene, the affirmation of his final match at Enjoy Wrestling against Nick Gage, ASE Wrestling, life after wrestling, his legacy and place in queer pro wrestling history and more!

Follow Billy Dixon on Twitter & Instagram: @thebillydixon

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome emerging South Jersey tag team High Fashion (Sebastian Valentino & Marc Raspa Jr.) to the show! They & Brian Bell discuss meeting and building their partnership at The Monster Factory, finding their way and learning lessons on the road after The Monster Factory's closure, learning from one another, the influence of Notorious Mimi/Sloane Jacobs on their careers, how their individual personalities rub off on one another & more!

Follow Sebastian Valentino on Twitter & Instagram: @sebastianvalentinoxo

Follow Marc Raspa Jr. on Twitter & Instagram: @marcraspajr

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome the True Grit Wrestling Pride champion, "The Leading Man" Tony Wright, to the show! He & Brian Bell chat his path through the UK indie scene, building long-term stories, constantly pushing himself to evolve, how his background in comedy helped him embrace vulnerability in performance, his rivalries with Adam Bolt & Scott Oberman, his trademark tassels, the responsibility of being the TGW Pride champion & more!

Follow Tony Wright on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook: @tony_wright97

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome TNT Extreme and True Grit Wrestling announcer Mark Adams back to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss his first leap into booking with his upcoming wrestling event at Stretford Pride, the communal aspect of queer pro wrestling in the British wrestling scene, the growth of "EFFY's Big Gay Brunch UK," watching the story between Adam Bolt and Tony Wright firsthand, his new podcast, The Nasty Cast, all about the Video Nasties era of censorship in the U.K. & more!

Follow Mark Adams on Twitter and Instagram: @markadamshc

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we sit down with former 880 Wrestling champion and leader of the Dead Hand Society Nix Wilde! They & Brian Bell discuss their journey with 880, becoming part of the lineage of Pittsburgh indie wrestling through their Black Hand Society/Dead Hand Society story, the threads binding the Pittsburgh punk and indie wrestling scenes, Enjoy Wrestling, the depths of their friendship with Reese Hayes & more!

Follow Nix Wilde on Instagram: @nix_wilde

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome back Retinal Heavyweight champion Noah Veil to the show! They & Brian Bell chat their upcoming title match against TNA star Mustafa Ali, demystifying the reality of pro wrestling, becoming a role model for queer and marginalized talent, embracing being a role model & more!

Follow Noah Veil on Instagram & Twitter: @NoahXVeil

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "The Main Girl" Nixi XS to the show! She & Brian Bell chat coming up in the Midwest, the mentorship of Shazza McKenzie, how Grace Jones, drag and other aspects of queer art inspired her look, hyper-expression of gender and sexuality, sex positivity and self-ownership of one's body, anxiety, Uncanny Attractions & more!

Follow Nixi XS on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok & Bluesky: @nixi_pw

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we welcome "Critique Brutale" Marquise to the show! She & Brian Bell chat T4T Wrestling, Bash Back Wrestling, cutting promos via blogspot, building new edifaces in pro wrestling, how Dadaism and Arthur Cravan influenced her approach to pro wrestling, the beauty of falling down rabbit holes & more!

Follow Marquise on Instagram: @marquiseonthemarquee

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We hit the home stretch of Pride Month by welcoming Big Bitch to the show! She & Brian Bell chat her history as a filmmaker and dancer, bringing her martial arts experience into pro wrestling, T4T Wrestling, finding her way into the ring through Bash Back Wrestling, exploring femme expression through her character, building spaces for trans & queer people & more!

Follow Big Bitch on Instagram: @prodigal_b.tch

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we welcome Colorado pro wrestling's queer power couple, pro wrestler Pixi Pulsing and ring announcer Bea Reaves, to the show! They & Brian Bell discuss how they found their place in the Colorado wrestling scene, how their time in the Iowa punk scene helped inspire their promotion F.U.N. Wrestling & Entertainment, Pixi's journey back to the ring after more than a decade away, the beauty of buff theater kids and nerdy jocks, neurodivergency & more!

Follow Pixi Pulsing on Instagram: @pixipulsing

Follow Bea Reaves on Instagram & Bluesky: @bea.reaves

Follow F.U.N. on Instagram: @letsjusthavesomefun

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we welcome back "The Pride Fighter" American Oni to show! They & Brian Bell discuss taking on a heavier role as a trainer, training trans & queer talent with Everybody Wrestling 101 and T4T Wrestling, Bash Back Wrestling, providing a space for queer combat sports with American Oni's Pride Fights, helping cultivate the rise of trans & non-binary pro wrestling spaces in Los Angeles & more!

Follow American Oni on Instagram: @theamericanoni

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we welcome comedian and rookie pro wrestler Fifi Dosch aka Daphne Wreckage! She & Brian Bell discuss her entry into pro wrestling through Bash Back Wrestling, training for T4T Wrestling, building a community of trans & non-binary folx within pro wrestling in Los Angeles, Trans Angeles Wrestling, Vera Drew, knowing Brock Lesnar was a creep early in life & more!

Follow Fifi Dosch on Instagram & TikTok: @fifidosch

Follow Daphne Wreckage on Instagram & TikTok: @daphnewreckage

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we welcome Pound Town Wrestling co-founder and "Pro Wrestling's Most Popular Sugar Baby" Hunter Gallagher to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss PTW's upcoming event on June 13, pairing up with former WWE Diva Ariane Andrew to found the promotion, changing his outlook and priorities to reach his pro wrestling goals, emotional maturity, celebrating the WWE Divas era, Sonny Kiss and more!

Follow Hunter Gallagher on Instagram: @hunterjgallagher

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we welcome back friend of the show, the voice of UGWA and NWA New Mexico & 4-time QWI Personality of the Year winner Pollo Del Mar to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss shifting into commentary more so than managing, the vitality of continuing to challenge yourself in any pursuit, Gisele Shaw's NWA Women's World TV title win, working with the NWA, EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 11 & more!

Follow Pollo Del Mar on Instagram & TikTok: @pollodelmarfans

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we welcome U.K. star "The Dogz Bollox" Scotty Rawk to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss his coming out in the ring at "EFFY's Big Gay Brunch UK 3" last year, using wrestling to overcome mental health and substance abuse issues, building British Wrestling Revolution alongside his partner, how that relationship naturally evolved, moving to London and diving into its indie wrestling scene and more!

Follow Scotty Rawk on Twitter and Instagram: @scottyrawk

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We kick off Pride Month by welcoming back Kidd Bandit to talk all things T4T Wrestling! She & Brian Bell discuss how the project is developing ahead of its debut event on July 3, the connection fostered during its boot camp, nurturing new trans and queer minds as they discover themselves in wrestling, Wrestle Queerdom, lessons learned to help make T4T Wrestling sustainable, her retirement from the ring and more!

Follow T4T Wrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Bluesky: @t4twrestle

Follow Kidd Bandit on Twitter and Instagram: @kiddbanditpro

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome champion many times over across the Midwest, "The Elevator" Stxrm Garcon, to the show! She & Brian Bell talk her success so young into her in-ring career, drawing inspiration from Sonny Kiss and DARK Sheik, working The Worst Show All Mania Week, using pro wrestling as an advocacy space for the dolls, Divine Pro Wrestling & more!

Follow Stxrm Garcon on Instagram & Twitter: @stxrmgarcon

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome FINCH back to the show! They & Brian Bell discuss the evolution of Darwin Finch to FINCH, the connection between that change & their view and expression of their own gender, their feud/team with Lara Frazier as Slay/Them, helping develop T4T Wrestling & more!

Follow FINCH on Instagram: @thisisfinch

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we're talking all about EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 11 with Let Them Wrestle's Patches Chance! They & Brian Bell discuss the event from a live and broadcast perspective, the air of finality and the first scrawlings of a new chapter the show carried, our other WrestleMania week highlights and much more!

Follow Patches Chance on Bluesky: @patcheschance.com

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "The Sin City Kitty" Tommy Purr back to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss his ongoing battle with cancer, continuing to be an on-screen character throughout his treatment, how the Las Vegas wrestling community supported him, finally stepping back into the ring to wrestle Nic Zander in March, helping build PrideStyle & more!

Support Tommy Purr's treatment and recovery via GoFundMe at this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-tommy-watanabes-fight-against-cancer

Follow Tommy Purr on Instagram: @the_man_diva

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! With EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 11 around the corner, we welcome EFFY back to the show this week. He & Brian Bell discuss the forthcoming event, continuing to build on the legacy of the Big Gay Brunch, how it has changed in the last six years, his GCW World title reign, battling his sis Allie Katch & is EFFY fine?

Follow EFFY on Twitter & Instagram: @effylives

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week @LGBTRingPod welcomes "The Crypt Queen of New Orleans" Danika Blodwyn to the show! She & Brian Bell discuss her new promotion Dungeon Wrestling's debut event on April 4, beating cancer & returning to the ring, Southern myth, What A Drag Wrestling, the "Reverse Undertaker" evolution her character took & more!

Follow Danika Blodwyn on Instagram & Facebook: @danikablodwyn

Follow Dungeon Wrestling on Instagram: @bloodwyn_dungeon_wrestling

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "The Protagonist of Pro Wrestling" Kidd Bandit back to the show! She & Brian Bell discuss her first year back in the ring after her long hiatus, finding her confidence again, how her relationship with wrestling has changed during transition, the importance of events like "Trans Takeover," launching a spiritual successor to T Boy Wrestling and making it more sustainable and more!

Follow Kidd Bandit on Twitter, Bluesky & Instagram: @kiddbanditpro

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! On a special bonus episode, we welcome Rosaleen Grimm and Britney Blair, known collectively as Hard Plastic, to the show! They & Brian Bell discuss CabaRestle's "Trans Takeover" event on March 28, how the evolution of the NYC and Long Island indie scene pushed them to pursue pro wrestling, approaching pro wrestling as queer art & resistance, thier upcoming bout against Brianna Bandz and Nikki Winters & more!

Follow Rosaleen Grimm on Instagram: @rosaleengrimm

Follow Britney Blair on Instagram: @britneyblairwrestler

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome the 2025 QWI Rookie of the Year Eli Riley to the show! He & Brian Bell chat the familial ties that brought him into pro wrestling, growing up in the Alabama independent scene, pushing himself to grow and extend beyond his confort zone, winning QWI Rookie of the Year, the influence of Chris Crunk, Retinal Wrestling & more!

Follow Eli Riley on Instagram & TikTok: @theeliriley

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome back "Black Elegance" himself, Ashton Starr, to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss his decision to step away from pro wrestling at the end of the year, vying for the "Mr. Elegance" role in TNA, how the results of that influenced his decision to cap his wrestling experience, finally meeting Alicia Fox, working with Zamir Zuriel as "Starrwear Fashions" in ASE Wrestling, what he wants his "Black Elegance Farewell Tour" to represent for himself & more!

Follow Ashton Starr on Twitter & Instagram: @ItsAshtonStarr

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we have a special roundtable discussion centered on the current landscape of independent pro wrestling from a queer, Black and POC perspective. Noah Veil, DARK Sheik, Billy Dixon and Suge D sit down with Brian Bell for an open discussion about how the pro wrestling world sits in 2026 at a crossroads for marginalized identities in the artform, why pro wrestlers from marginalized populations are leaving pro wrestling sooner, losing queer and Black elders in pro wrestling, the trickle down effect of mainstream pro wrestling's cultural shift under the Trump administration, understanding why the marginalized pro wrestling boom needs to find its next path and what can be explored to keep the momentum going!

Follow Noah Veil on Twitter & Instagram: @noahxveil

Follow DARK Sheik on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @darksheikftf

Follow Billy Dixon on Twitter & Instagram: @thebillydixon

Follow Suge D on Twitter & Instagram: @sugardunkerton

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We return from the Olympic break with two guests to chat about the new short documentary focused on queer pro wrestling, "Heel Turn." The film's focus, Australian pro wrestler Nikki Van Blair, and its director, Isabella Poynter-Symonds, join the show to discuss how the film came together, premiering during Sydney's queer Pride celebration Mardi Gras, the insights and experiences Nikki shared in the film as a trans woman in pro wrestling & more!

Follow Nikki Van Blair on Instagram: @nikkivanblair

Follow Isabella Poynter-Symonds on Instagram: @isabella_ps

Check out Nikki's "Protect The Dolls" shirt raising funds for Transcend Australia here

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! With Winter Olympic prep and coverage taking over my work week, this week is a great time to drop a free look at Required Reading, our Patreon-exclusive series all about conversations in media, particularly pro wrestling and cinema. Every episode, I pick a wrestling match and my close friend and collaborator Hollis picks a film for discussion with one another, with both fitting our personal definition of the show's title.

This one is an all Brian selection special as they present a media relationship that has been bouncing around their head for years: historic pro wrestler Sandy Parker and Cheryl Dunye's groundbreaking feature film debut, The Watermelon Woman. We discuss Sandy Parker & Paulla Kaye vs. Chiyo Obata & Terumi Sakura from 1974 and Parker's trailblazing career as a Black lesbian in pro wrestling alongside Dunye's 1996 film focused on discovering Black lesbian history in film, preservation of culture and how the power structures that have been historically in charge of said preservation forget about marginalized people and their stories.

As always, spoliers aplenty in our discussion.

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Thank you to Irving West for our "Required Reading" logo and Reverend Rabies for the show's theme song.

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome singer-songwriter Semler to the show! They & Brian Bell discuss their song and video essay about Chyna, why her story resonates with them on a personal level, coming to wrestling fandom in adulthood, the push for Chyna's WWE Hall of Fame induction, wrestling as counter-culture & more!

Follow Semler on Instagram & TikTok: @gracebaldridge

Check out Semler on tour: semlermusic.com

Check out "Chyna" and Semler's video essay here

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "The Midwest Muscle Mommy" & "The Babebarian" Juniper Gates! She and Brian Bell discuss the Michigan pro wrestling scene, her constant evolution in character and how it impacted her as a person, pushing the envelope, getting outside of her comfort zone, professional thumb wrestling and more

Follow Juniper Gates on Instagram: @musclemommyjuniper

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies, and Happy New Year! We return from the holidays and kick off 2026 with a full unpacking of New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual tradition, Wrestle Kingdom, with Rachel Giuliani! She & Brian Bell unpack their feelings around Hiroshi Tanahashi's retirement, the promotion's first steps in a post-Tanahashi era, NJPW's future, sublime looks from Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada, the crowning of Yota Tsuji, and what 2026 bodes for NJPW and so much more!

Follow Rachel Giuliani on Bluesky: @effingboring.bsky.social

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We close out QWI season for another year this week as we reveal the winners of the 2025 QWI Awards, as voted by the fans and listeners of LGBT In The Ring, with Grit & Glitter's Em Fear and Don Halliwell! They and Brian Bell announce and discuss the winners in 16 categories, including LGBTQ Wrestler of the Year, International LGBTQ Wrestler of the Year, Tag Team of the Year, Match of the Year, Personality of the Year, the coveted Best Look award, the prestigious Flowers Award and several more!

Follow Grit & Glitter on Bluesky, Instagram & Patreon: @gritglitterpod

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we're unpacking the 2025 QWI 200 list with the "Manager of Champions" Pollo Del Mar and Grit & Glitter's own Harley Pageot! They and Brian Bell discuss the list highlighting the top 200 queer pro wrestlers for 2025, dive deep on the top 20, the international reach of the community in pro wrestling, the addition of the QWI First 50 and reflect on five years of the QWI 200 in its current form!

Follow Pollo Del Mar on TikTok, Twitter & Instagram: @pollodelmarfans

Follow Grit & Glitter on Bluesky, Instagram & Patreon: @gritglitterpod

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we travel to Upstate New York to chat with Taylor One Shot! She and Brian Bell discuss the evolution of her own representation of transness in the ring, bringing pro wrestling to Schenectady Pride, being the person she didn't see growing up, pro wrestling as a distinctly queer art form and keeping the history of trans pro wrestlers in the conversation!

Follow Taylor One Shot on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @TaylorOneShot

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "Exquisite" Eddie Jade to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss working with new LGBTQ-focused promotion Wrestling With Pride, coming up in PCW, finding confidence in the ring, the theater kid to pro wrestling pipeline and becoming the inaugural Pride Evolution champion!

Follow Eddie Jade on Twitter and Instagram: @eddiejadepw

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We've got a mini-edition of the show today as we make some announcements regarding the 2025 QWI 200 release and the 2025 QWI Awards ballot! Also, our latest Patreon-exclusive episode of Required Reading is up and available right now for $5 backers!

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! LGBT In The Ring returns by welcoming "Zaddy" himself Dillon McQueen to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss his passion for Tennessee wrestling, how escapism fuels his performance philosophy, breaking barriers alongside his husband, helping build the current incarnation of Uncanny Attractions, wrestling at MomoCon, his own gender journey, his 2022 health scare and more!

Follow Dillon McQueen on Twitter: @DillonMcQueen

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome "The Bear Maximum" "Top Tier" Bovi to the show! he and Brian Bell discuss his upcoming Full Queer debut, using the privilege of straight passing to uplift the queer community, jumping into promoting with World's Greatest Wrestling, building up the deathmatch scene in Las Vegas, cats, candy bars and having a battle royal in the middle of his wedding!

Follow Bovi on Instagram: @the_bear_maximum_bovi

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome back friend of the show "The Spotlight" Logan Knight! He and Brian Bell discuss his decision to step away from pro wrestling temporarily, impending fatherhood, the latest developments in the fight against Oklahoma's ban on intergender pro wrestling, self-care, working through injury, why Stormi Renee is more than just a tag team partner to him and why Detroit Piston Cade Cunningham knows Knight is a real one!

Follow Logan Knight on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @LoganKnightPro

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We've got a special treat for you this week as we're releasing part one of this month's episode of Required Reading, our Patreon-exclusive show about putting pro wrestling and film in thematic conversation with one another. In this installment, Brian Bell and Hollis discuss the Sanctum of Silence match between Anton Voorhees and Richard Shhhnary from Hoodslam's "The Last Time We Were Happy Together." We delve a bit into the history of Hoodslam and its influence on pro wrestling before tackling a truly unique match that turns pro wrestling tropes and audience behaviors on their head to deliver a spectacle of silent violence with an underlying commentary on masculinity and personal expression. If you enjoy the show, consider backing LGBT In The Ring on Patreon (patreon.com/lgbtringpod) to hear part two, where we discuss the match alongside Harold Lloyd's silent film classic "Safety Last," when it drops next week and access the entire Required Reading library!

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Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We celebrate our 300th episode by welcoming back our most frequent guest, "The Business" BIlly Dixon! He & Brian Bell discuss "The Gaytekeepers," working with Sonny Kiss in Enjoy Wrestling, the need to protect queer history in pro wrestling from erasure, challenging for the ASE Men's title, his decision to retire from wrestling in 2026, cognitive dissonance within wrestling audiences and more!

Follow Billy Dixon on Twitter & Instagram: @TheBillyDixon

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We head back to the U.K. this week as we welcome back Priscilla, Queen of the Ring! He & Brian Bell discuss his decision to retire from pro wrestling at the end of 2025, True Grit Wrestling, PCW, why the story of Priscilla vs. HT Drake was so special to him, leaving queer Britwres in the hands of its rising stars, weaponizing baked potatoes & more!

Follow Priscilla, Queen of the Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @priscillaqotr

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we rejoice as we welcome Commander Sterling to the show! She and Brian Bell discuss pushing for queer, trans and disability visibility within pro wrestling, True Grit Wrestling, why her bouts with Kidd Bandit hold such large personal meaning, what's left on her pro wrestling bucket list and more!

Follow Commander Sterling on Instagram and Bluesky: @commandersterling

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we stick in the Southeast and welcome "The Valkyrie of Violence" Sigrid, Scourge of Odin to the show! She & Brian Bell discuss her development from Daughter of Tyr to Scourge of Odin, her Norse Pagan faith and how it informs her in-ring persona, coming up through TWE Chattanooga, working to improve the Southeast for LGBTQ wrestlers and more!

Follow Sigrid, Scourge of Odin on Twitter: @SigridScourge

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome back "The Ace(sexual) of Professional Wrestling" Saraya Saber to the show! She & Brian Bell discuss her historic entry into the ACTION Futures Tournament during SCI weekend, wrestling across the country, LGBTQ representation in the Southeast, asexual representation in pro wrestling and more!

Follow Saraya Saber on Twitter: @SarayaSaber

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We're back! For our first post-break show, we welcome Brian Bomb, Brianna Bandz & Jay Luxx to chat all about Battle Club Pro's "Fight For Pride II" event on June 22. They & Brian Bell discuss the evolution of the show, working with NYC Pride, the connections to New York City's history of queer resistance, intersectional representation & more!

Follow Brian Bomb on Twitter & Instagram: @BrianBomb

Follow Brianna Bandz on Twitter & Instagram: @ItsBriannaBandz

Follow Jay Luxx on Twitter & Instagram: @thejayluxx

Follow Battle Club Pro on Twitter & Instagram: @Battleclubpro

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album "Red, Hot and Holy." Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Let's talk for a few minutes.

Hello, Lovelies! We close out the week by welcoming "The Dread Pirate" Reiza Clarke to the show! We chat the growth of queer identities in Texas indies, dealing with hypersexualization as an asexual person, branching out of Texas & finding strength in coming out!

Follow Reiza Clarke on Twitter & Instagram: @despicablerei_

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter, Instagram & Bluesky: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT