Over the first five episodes of Kris' tenure on The NXT Wrestling Fan, MeganBob whiffed every attempt to predict the next big thing in the story of NXT. For reasons that we assure you are reasons, that has resulted in nearly two hours of Bob and Kris talking about Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew!, an obscure yet beloved funny animal superhero comic published by DC in the early 1980's. Rather than boring you with the origin story of this bonus episode, we'll just tell you that many DC Comjcs tropes are explained, many animal puns are uttered, many low-key quacks are quacked, and the word "sexecutioner" unexpectedly comes up. What are you waiting for? Let this strange episode into your ears so it can punch you directly in the brain!

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ
Rich and Famous by Soundroll https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/rich-and-famous License code: D9U995DOPPSIVVYE
Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL
60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

• Past!Kris is always one step ahead
• A feline First Milk Match
• Inverted Atomic Drops will break your butt
• The Enzo Box
• The delicate act of being mean
• When a gimmick does not work
• Locational context
• Journalism!
• The Chosen One of Something
• Journey Into Rosebudness

The return of Jason Jordan: Wrestling Detective features heavily in the episode of NXT that originally aired on January 1st, 2015 but, unbelievably, that's not the only notable occurrence! Also covered in this episode: 

• The works of Thomas Hardy
• A daring Patreon offer
• Jason Jordan looks closer to home...
• Big Dude Kink DVD??
• A soft and snowy Sami Zayn
• Vampire Lovers
• Big MILF energy

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The podcast has reached double digits and is now allowed to stay up until 9pm! To celebrate this benchmark we watch the crowning of the NXT Women's Championship in the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 24th, 2013. Also on this episode:  

• Brad Maddox and Tom Phillips are okay!
• Paige and Emma turn the volume up to 11, and it's awesome
• Bob sees Triple H for the first time
• Tyler Breeze' Blue Steel > Zoolander's Blue Steel
• Chad: the worst vampire
• Sheamus is a cool, sexy ghost
• #Buttwatch returns!
• Bob and Miles have lots of feelings about women's wrestling
• A plug for Bob's new podcast Garden Plots with Skeletor!

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings,"  "The Snow Queen"  
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

On this, the much-anticipated ninth chapter of their journey into wrestling fandom, Miles and MeganBob are extremely pleased to welcome writer and podcaster Elle Collins to talk about their own journey as a latecoming wrestling fan, their tips for entering the world of wrestling, and more specifically, the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 17th, 2013. Also on this episode:

• A brief opening disclaimer about Elle's current work, Bayley's heel turn, and real life piece of trash Corey Graves
• Sami Zayn's relationship with the rules
• Leo Kruger's relationship with his own hair
• Numerous other relationships, because we're nothing if not on-brand
• Charlotte and Bayley: A Retrospective
• That feeling when you never thought you'd win the tag team championship side by side with an elf
• Extremely relevant Winnie the Pooh references
• Bob learns about CHIKARA and nothing will ever be the same

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode eight started as a normal episode and then it became clear that there was a theme underlying it: a certain...royal quality, a touch of Regalness, if you will.  Episode eight falls in love with (almost) every minute of the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 10th, 2013. Also featured in this episode: 

• Fanservice for the win, possibly literally 
• Paige and Emma are dubbed #Bubblegoth
• A wild Ric Flair appears! Wooo!
• Bob swears vengeance for a wronged pony
• A lot of William Regal
• A primer on the hot tag
• No seriously, a lot of William Regal talk

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings," "Machinations," "Our Story Begins" 
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

As we all know, seven is the most powerful podcasting number, so it is with great arcane energy that we present the seventh episode of The NXT Wrestling Fan, covering the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 3rd, 2013. We're also gonna say that Cesaro's sudden decision to join a group called "The Real Americans" is the result of him having been placed under some kind of spell. Makes more sense than any other explanation. Also on this episode:

• Rick Victor motivates his vampire lover with promises of sexual deviancy, because #GothHusbands
• Alicia Fox is too good for the career she actually had
• We have (even more)(super intense) feelings about William Regal
• Rob Van Dam, explained
• A primer on suplexes
• Enzo Amore is good at many things, but none of them are wrestling
• Important lessons for children courtesy of Bray Wyatt, before that was a thing

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings," "Machinations"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode six has arrived, and it's a milestone here at The NXT Wrestling Fan, because we have our first-ever guest host! Lucas Brown of The Math of You joins Miles and MeganBob for their discussion of the NXT show that originally aired on June 26th, 2013. As well as helping out with our usual segments, Lucas explains how he got into wrestling, how NXT became part of his relationship with his future wife, and how wrestling newcomers can ease themselves into the fandom. Also on this episode:

• Poetry Corner with Conor O'Brien
• Aiden English belongs in either a social studies class or the 19th century
• Submission wrestling, briefly explained
• Everyone has lots of feelings about Emma
• Bo Dallas is the wettest boi
• A very special blue collar edition of Buttwatch
• You know something is happening with Cesaro, but you don't know what it is...

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We've reached episode five! Five! FIVE! FIIIIIIIIVE! Ironically, Big E Langston does not appear in the NXT show that originally aired on June 19th, 2013, but he does come up in conversation, because it's time for Miles and MeganBob to have the "wrestling has a race problem" talk. It's lighthearted and fun! You know, probably! Also on this episode:

• Xavier Woods is the beautiful wrestling nerd our bullshit culture don't deserve
• Six-man tag team matches (playa) explained
• Miles' favorite wrestler arrives on the scene
• Adrian Neville eats absolute shit
• Big Van Vader's son steals his last girlfriend
• Pro graps in SPAAAAAAAACE
• The Wrestling Term of the Week melts Bob's brain

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings," "Rising Game"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The NXT Wrestling Fan has reached the same number of episodes as it will eventually have Horsewomen (one of whom shows up for the first time this week) as Miles and MeganBob lock up with the NXT show that originally aired on June 12th, 2013! This episode features the debut of a brand-new segment called "Guess the Gimmick," and also:

• Tons of actual pro wrestling, including another match between Sami Zayn and Cesaro, which RULES
• Seriously, go watch that match right now
• Do it
• Bayley's child-like wonder and probable queerness
• The most interesting man in the world
• Chekhov's Mick Foley poster
• A new champion is crowned (and he's going to Disneyworld)

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings," "District Four," "Discovery Hit," "Angevin B," "The Snow Queen"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In the third spectacular edition of The NXT Wrestling Fan, Miles and MeganBob dive into the NXT show that originally aired on June 5th, 2013! In this episode:

• Spotlight on Paige, the gothy British wrestling prodigy (and the superkick that took her head off)
• If you don't have anything nice to say, forget your lines and lock eyes with the horizon
• Spontaneous vampire friendships
• Steel Horse from GLOW
• A surprisingly civilized discussion of the likely outcome of impending fisticuffs, following the completion of some light paperwork
• Buttwatch returns!
• Rocking chair removal duty

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Almost Bliss", "Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings," "District Four"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In the second-ever edition of The NXT Wrestling Fan, Miles and MeganBob explore the NXT show that originally aired on May 29th, 2013! In addition to the debut of a new segment, Ringing the Bell, this episode includes:

• Tag team wrestling, explained
• Dipping our toes into the gender politics of pro wrestling
• A wild NXT Champion appears
• Bob's first battle royal
• An inexplicable patch of breast lace
• Jim Ross and the poisoned barbecue sauce
• The pointless and impotent wrath of DOOOOOOOM
• Reviews, emails, and our reaction to NXT moving to USA

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Almost Bliss", "Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The NXT Wrestling Fan has officially entered the wrestling podcast arena! After spending our #0 primer going over the basics of pro wrestling and the real-life story of NXT, it's time for Miles and MeganBob to review their very first episode of NXT -- Episode 170, which originally aired on May 22nd, 2013. Aside from introducing our extremely serious and not at all stupid and/or nerdy format and segments, this episode includes:

• Bob making her NXT debut (and she's not the only one)
• The heroic inner struggle of a lone man in a striped shirt
• An unexpected dearth of xenophobia 
• So a weird Australian walks into a backstage interview...
• Swamp cultists, poor romantic decisions as a teenager, and bears, oh my!
• The only scenario in which the Irish Whip makes sense
• A Star Is Born (1976)

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Almost Bliss", "Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

At last, it's back and it's all about our beloved NXT! Kris Newton takes over as the new podcast dad starting with the episode of NXT that originally aired on December 18th, 2014. Sami Zayn may not be here, but there's still plenty to get excited about including: 

• THANK YOU! NEVILLE!
• Haughty vs Hottie
• A Defense of Heel Commentary
• Take Kevin Owens Home
• PER-MA-NENT-LY
• Talking Gorillas
• The Ascension Casually Murder Enzo
• THANK YOU! MILES! 
• Sami/Kevin AO3 tags

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can get more Kris Newton at https://www.patreon.com/megadumbcast/ get more MeganBob @meganbobness, and follow the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear
is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial
4.0 International License.

Meet Miles, a die-hard professional wrestling fan, and MeganBob, an open-minded wrestling neophyte. Together, they are attempting to do something that, to their knowledge, has never been done before: produce a wrestling podcast about how to watch wrestling. Part episodic review show, part educational show, part game show, and part raw creative outlet, The NXT Wrestling Fan is a podcast of fights and feels, highlighting all that is wonderful, hilarious, and sexy about pro wrestling while serving as a friendly, inclusive guide to any who seek to enter this uniquely bizarre world.

On this pre-launch primer episode:

• Miles and Bob briefly explain how and why this podcast exists
• Miles explains the fundamental basics of pro wrestling, including the ring, the rules, and the referee
• Miles and Bob discuss why the podcast revolves primarily around NXT
• Bob learns her first wrestling term and takes her first pop quiz

The NXT Wrestling Fan officially launches with Episode 1 on Saturday, August 10th, 2019! For updates, follow us on Twitter @nxtwrestlingfan, and like our Facebook page, The NXT Wrestling Fan Podcast.

Introducing a brand new pro wrestling podcast featuring Miles Schneiderman and MeganBob! Can Miles use his favorite wrestling show, NXT, to help Bob understand and enjoy the pro wrestling genre? Will Bob just start shipping everyone and read extraordinarily nerdy fanfic on the air? ¿Porque no los dos?

Follow on Twitter @nxtwrestlingfan, on Facebook at The NXT Wrestling Fan Podcast, and at nxtwrestlingfan.libsyn.com.

• Taz Appreciation
• The tiny delicious anchovy that is Sonjay Dutt
• Too Many Folding Tables At Events?
• Hayter/Storm shipping questions
• Yes, Bob would fuck Randall from Monsters Inc.
• Surprise Thomas Aquinas references
• My Two Doms
• Brass Knuckle Betrayals
• "You lovely little marshmallow you..."

It's Saturday and you know what that means! The third episode of The AEW Wrestling Fan covering Full Gear 2022 -- or rather, ironically, HALF of Full Gear -- the PPV that originally aired November 19th, 2022. This episode gives us the long-awaited return of The Elite, as well as the wrestling return and AEW debut of Saraya. Also in this episode!

• Cage match discourse
• Dad rock
• 32 oz of rum & Coke
• Copious shit-fixing
• Military-grade nipple covers
• The disappearance of "Shaq"
• Tensions reach a flat-mouth-emoji pitch in the Jericho Appreciation Society
• Kris receives the wages of hubris
• A long-awaited match is awesome (NO! IT'S! NOT!)

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.     Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.   Additional music and sound credit to: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

• The art of brawl-walking
• The dislocation of commentary
• A lot of Hook sensations
• A potted history of the Dark Order
• Piledriver butt danger
• Camcorder dads anonymous
• Sunday Night Heat
• Minimal Jericho
• Kris is HOOKED
• VHS tape sourcing
• Don’t bite CM Punk

• Sammy Guevara is young and hungry (for EYEBALLS)
• Bob basically promises to write a Yambag Jones/Taz fic
• The Biggest Dick Energy
• Why do we want to scissor Billy Gunn?
• Weird Shaped Dudes
• "Ridickelous"
• Death Triangle smothers Kris' Breakdown in workrate
• There are two podcast hosts before you. One cannot see butts, and one can see ONLY butts...

The NXT Wrestling Fan returns in roughly six weeks to tell the tale of Sami Zayn's journey through Golden Age NXT! In the meantime, we have to say goodbye to one of our very oldest friends here on the podcast. We also say hello to the new permanent (and familiar) co-host that will guide us through to the conclusion of The NXT Wrestling Fan. 

As we work to prepare the next arc of the show, you'll have 3-4 bonus episodes on the feed covering a bit of AEW and giving you plenty of wrestling hilarity to enjoy while waiting for the return of the regular show. 

Kris Newton and I are thrilled to be working on this and we can't wait to bring you Zayn's NXT story in the coming months!

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Real talk: When I (Miles) originally started talking to MeganBob about doing this podcast, I knew that two things needed to happen: We needed to start with Sami Zayn's debut, and we needed to, at the very least, make it to NXT Takeover: R Evolution. Getting past R Evolution would be great (and don't worry, we will) but as long as we made it there, it would be enough. And now we're here, and I can't express how happy I am that we've gone on this journey. And I would never IN A MILLION YEARS have dreamed of being able to talk Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, and R Evolution with the one and only Mith.

If you're not familiar with Mith's work, that's something I highly recommend you change, whether it be via the famed Mith Gifs Twitter account or their essays on The Spectacle of Excess. I don't know that I've ever encountered a better writer on the subject of professional wrestling, and trust me, I have encountered most of them. If you want to be FULLY versed on the stuff we're talking about today, your light reading assignment is this essay on Sami Zayn's Road to Redemption, or, for the more ambitious among you, the 20-part series on the history of Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, which you can follow in order thanks to the links at the bottom of each essay as long as you start with the first one. I cannot possibly recommend these highly enough for anybody interested in these two characters, or just interested in reading great non-fiction writing.

Anyway, we are so honored and thrilled that Mith was able to join us to discuss all things R Evolution, and I'm so happy that you get to hear it! Please enjoy, and be sure to stick around until the end of the episode for important announcements about the future of this podcast!

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

We're almost there. We're SO CLOSE. And we have so many appetizers to dig into before the main course! The episode of NXT that originally aired on December 4th, 2014, is the go-home show for NXT Takeover: R Evolution, and while other feuds are fractionally furthered and we take delight in various small moments througout the show, it's the final confrontation between Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville that blows us away. Topics of conversation for this episode include:

• Bayley acting wildly out of character and being rightfully punished
• Simon Gotch dueling a lion
• Kevin Owens and the cracking open of the door between WWE and the independent scene
• The unfathomably erotic thrill of William Regal calling you "flower"
• Finn Balor is coming with something we've never seen before (is it his dick? How could it possibly be his dick? But also, how could it possibly not?)
• Character growth, evolution, and the moments in which professional wrestling is at its absolute best
• Bowser leaves town (and Bowsette arrives)

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

The episode of NXT that originally aired on November 27th, 2014, is...strangely devoid of Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville? Huh. That's kind of weird for this time period. But it's still compelling, as we get to catch up on a few of NXT's other storylines, with developments that include:

• The Continued Adventures Of Jason Jordan, Wrestling Detective
• Tyler Breeze and Marcus Louis suddenly being fanfic material
• Blue Pants' lack of theme music
• Dueling with bear footage
• Finn Balor and Natalya continue to just be ridiculously hot
• Our first glimpse at Kevin Owens (!!!) (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
• Pocket sand

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

The episode of NXT that originally aired on February 25th, 2015 brings a lot of challenges for Tye Dillinger. This episode of The NXT Wrestling Fan, by contrast, brings you: 

• A MeganBob Announcement
• Schrodinger's Tom
• What in the world is Hideo Itami fighting?
• The Bowtie Era
• The Kleenex Cheetah
• The David Mitchell of Chikara-ass bullshit
• Trampoline reveals
• Such good butts
• Not That Greg
• Hungry for the KJV
• God cuts a promo
• Areola Jones
• Tiny and indignant
• Being a journalist

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The episode of NXT that originally aired on November 20th, 2014, isn't exactly a four-course meal — more like a bunch of single-serving h'orderves followed by an absolutely massive and sumptuous dessert. But there's still plenty to talk about in the early parts of the episode (Bayley getting advice from Charlotte that she's definitely going to ignore, the Vaudevillains going weirdly problematic on us all of a sudden, and a temporal dick-measure contest between Bull Dempsey and Baron Corbin) before we get to Sami Zayn, Adrian Neville, and the DRAMA, which is catnip for MeganBob. Be sure to check this one out, because if you can't do it, you might just be done.

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

At long last, the moment has come! To cover the episode of NXT that originally aired on November 13th, 2014, we are joined by none other than MeganBob's husband, Neal Butler! Now, this is normally where we put the whole bulleted list of things we talk about on the episode, but to be honest, we mostly just talk about Finn Balor, who is ridiculously hot. Actually pretty much everyone on this episode is ridiculously hot. But especially Finn Balor!

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

The episode of NXT that originally aired on November 6th, 2014, has many things to recommend it (most of which happen backstage) but we only have eyes for the debuting Finn Balor and his omnipresent dick. We dare you to look at anything else when he's on-screen, which fortunately is only at the end of the episode, so at least we have a few other things to talk about. Some of those things include:

• Packages (the video kind, not the dick kind, pervs)
• But also very much the dick kind, if that wasn't clear
• In case Finn Balor's dick wasn't enough, William Regal likes a spot of tea and it is extremely hot
• Also Sami Zayn has a match with Tyler Breeze and the pin is very weird and fucky, are we horny enough yet?
• A new MeganBob fanfic features Catra drooling over her girlfriend, Adora, so no, apparently not
• All of wrestling's terms of blood and bleeding, explained, and definitely not out here ruining the entire vibe

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

He doesn't actually appear on the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 30th, 2014, but he's here to talk about it with us, and we couldn't be happier! And by "he," we mean former NXT wrestler AJ Ryder, aka Troy McClain! AJ joins us for the entire show, breaking down Sami Zayn's latest redemption roadblocks, Hideo Itami's inexplicable decision making, and Emma's temporary return to the show. He also discusses his journey into (and out of) pro wrestling, pulls back the curtain on his experiences as a member of the 2014 NXT roster, and shares a myriad of stories from his time in the ring. It's truly a very special episode, and we're thrilled to be able to share it with you.

Be sure to check out AJ's podcast, The Triple Clowns, and follow him on Twitter @TroyMcClainWWE.

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Special thanks to our editor, Lucas Brown, who remains eternally the best! Listen to his excellent podcast, The Math of You, and follow him on Twitter @lokified.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

It's nearly inconceivable, but we have reached 75 episodes! As MeganBob quite astutely points out, that's three quarters of the way to 100 (the numbers don't lie)! There's only one way to celebrate such a milestone: watching Adrian Neville tell Sami Zayn "We all know you can't win the big one." Ouch. Sick Shire burn, bro. Of course, that's not the only thing that happens on the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 23rd, 2014. Other topics of conversation include:

• The Continued Adventures of Jason Jordan, Wrestling Detective
• The continued machinations of the evil mirror in the women's locker room
• A bizarre, if temporary, farewell
• Hideo Itami should maybe consider hunting fewer vampires
• A hairy and huggy fanfic
• The long-awaited final edition (for reals this time) of Women's Wrestling History of the Week
• Miles and MeganBob are VERY excited about the next episode

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Fast Talkin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3740-fast-talkin

Special thanks to new editor Lucas Brown!

We have finally arrived at the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 16th, 2014. And that means that we have finally arrived at the official beginning of Sami Zayn's Road to Redemption! So naturally, we brought in Annie Craton of Crooked Russian Cam, because she knows basically nothing about wrestling. And it's a blast. Topics of conversation include:

• Mysterious wrestling cartoons
• Wrestling matches as food dishes
• Team Thicc (sp?)
• "Hi Becky, I'm gay"
• The debut of Blue Pants
• Alex Riley somehow, impossibly, does a good job
• The New Breed, explained (and shipped)

You can find Annie's work here: https://www.crookedrussiancam.horse/

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Hi all, we are so sorry, but unfortunately there is no new episode of The NXT Wrestling Fan this week. We hope that after listening to our explanation, you'll understand and forgive us, and we promise that in two weeks, you will have Episode #74 in your hands, and we will be back to normal from there (except for the fact that every episode for a while is going to be a BANGER). Thank you so much for continuing to listen as we navigate our increasingly insane lives!

Episode #73 is here to give you a big 'ol hug, which you probably need after watching the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 9th, 2014, aka "The One Where Sami Loses to Titus O'Neill." Yes, that's a thing that happened. It's an outrage. But of course, it needed to happen. Also in this episode:

• MeganBob's secret "large people tossing around small people" fetish, revealed
• A truly bizarre Mojo Rawley finish that's only partially explained by his injury
• Full Sail goes deathly silent
• Apparently Hey Arnold! was culturally relevant in 2014?
• Renee Young's sapphic feelings about Becky Lynch are very textual
• Titus O'Neill is Andre the Giant in The Princess Bride and it's the greatest compliment we could possibly give him
• Bear hugs, explained (with some help from Ruslan Pashayev)
• Bob's Barneys

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

March of the Spoons by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4021-march-of-the-spoons 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Episode #72 is here and coming in hot, and honestly, if this one doesn't make you a fan of our show, you might be out of opportunities. Just like Tyson Kidd on the episode of NXT that originally aired on October 2nd, 2014! Highlights include:

• Selling on offense, explained (and demonstrated by Bayley)
• The collective noun for a group of referees
• The Continued Adventures of Jason Jordan, Wrestling Detective
• We need to know absolutely everything about Troy McClain
• Something is changing inside Adrian Neville
• Allison Danger = Queen Titania
• WWE tryouts: an half-assed investigation

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

District Four by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Fast Talkin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3740-fast-talkin

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Friendly Day by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3779-friendly-day
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Call of Fate by Alex Besss
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/alex-besss/call-of-fate 
License code: MNZWOPJJPDYQZ2PK

Even getting our heads shaved and having to put on terrible wigs wouldn't be enough to stop us from covering the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 25th, 2014, in which Jason Albert takes a stand for bald people everywhere! Also on this episode:

• The maturation of the Bayley character
• Charlotte is apparently a babyface now
• Why MeganBob isn't always enthralled by women's wrestling
• A brief conversation about wrestling video games
• Enzo's pursuit of Carmella remains gross and hard to watch
• Tyson Kidd's big Isildur energy
• Don't hunt what you can't exsanguinate

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Are we chanting for zoo animals in the episode of NXT that originally aired on February 18th, 2015? We certainly have reason to! Along with that, we also ride a rollercoaster that includes:

• Dramatic irony
• Precognition about rhinos and spears by tigers
• Reverse shrimp holds
• The Devon Box
• A tea-aboo sidebar
• A tiny Wrestlemania sign
• The Sydney Opera House
• A real Greg
• Bullcrap and a weird man
• Your boot-choking dollars
• Gotta dom your dom
• Nobody Eats It Like Neville
• Loud as a kazo
• Gravity remembers
• Revenge does a body good!
• GOOD WITCH WOULD NEVER

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Takeover: Fatal 4-Way is in the rearview mirror, which means it's time for the fallout! There's a lot going on in the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 18th, 2014, and there's a lot going on in our episode covering it, including:

• The NXT Championship continues to be very much the One Ring
• The Ascension are finally in a storyline
• Tyson Kidd is weirdly over
• Titus O'Neill and his ridiculously tiny briefs arrive in NXT
• Carmella wants a job
• Miles has a lot to say about SHIMMER Women Athletes
• Mystery Inc. meets the Great Old Ones
• The NXT Wrestling Fan Federation Trios Tournament returns!

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Nice! And fittingly, the Takeover Fatal Four-Way that originally aired on September 11th, 2014 was also very nice! Having Elle Collins along to join us made it even better yet! So what's in store on this chonker of an episode? 

• Well produced stuff versus chaotic dumbness
• Losing to a random guy
• Enzo Amore is a scumbag
• THE FORBIDDEN DOOR
• Soft-Butch Jock Girl 
• How pregnant can a moment be?
• A case for not kicking out
• The Ur Peepums
• Follow Elle Collins on Twitter!

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

We've almost arrived at Takeover 2: Takeover Boogaloo, and while the go-home show this time around features all four NXT title contenders in action, another confrontation between Bayley and Charlotte, and the finals of the #1 contender's tag team tournament, the real main event is a trip to a hair salon. Other subjects that come up as we cover the episode of NXT that originally aired on September 4th, 2014, include:

• No, seriously, Enzo and Cass go to a hair salon, and you have to watch it
• The on-screen debut of Carmella
• Every wrestler on this episode as a food
• A much, much too extensive conversation about enchiladas (at least half of which got left on the cutting room floor)
• A temporary but fond farewell
• The enduring optimism of one Corey Graves fan
• The enduring optimism of Pride and Prejudice readers who could have SWORN Mr. Collins died in the book

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

No matter how well you hide, you can't escape the penetrating gaze of the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 28th, 2014. Or at least, our coverage of it! Topics of conversation include:

• There's a new NXT General Manager and it's WILLIAM BY GOD REGAL
• Sarotiral speculation
• The women's division is actually getting a real feud for once, finally
• MeganBob is strangely fascinated by the upcoming Mojo Rawley/Bull Dempsey match
• Sami Zayn feels the NXT Championship whisper to him, and the world begins to change
• House shows, explained
• A very special, very different fanfic!

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Killers by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3952-killers
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Tears From The Sky  by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5474-tears-from-the-sky-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Call of Fate by Alex Besss
https://uppbeat.io/t/alex-besss/call-of-fate 
License code: UKHWXAZCXDYNJELH

Apologies for the sound quality in Episode #66 - beyond some technical difficulties we had in recording this one, Miles was also recovering from COVID, so he might not sound entirely like his usual foul-mouthed anti-capitalist self. Fortunately, we have some back-up in the form of Kam Servo, who's here to bring her unique perspective on wrestling to the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 21st, 2014! Topics of conversation include:

• WWE's Saturday morning cartoon
• The worst thing that could ever happen to Enzo Amore
• Triple H's suits still don't fit
• Mojo Rawley can't buy a squash match
• Another banger from the entirely too small women's division
• Eugenics
• A bunch of good flippy boys
• The inspirational story of Mad Maxine

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3656-discovery-hit
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

• Adrian Neville's thighs
• Bull Dempsey's butt
• The Gordon Sisters Boxing
• An absolutely incredible championship main event
• A slightly less incredible but overall more important Sasha/Bayley match
• What is "Slam City," and why is Brock Lesnar?
• A very looney MeganBob fanfic
• Another edition of Wrestling History of the Week (you'll never believe our wacky new direction)
• The NXT Wrestling Fan Federation Trios Tournament travels through time

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

We're all about that human connection this week as we launch into the #1 contender's tag team tournament, which officially kicks off on the episode of NXT that originally aired on August 7th, 2014! But that's not the only element of this episode that gave Miles and MeganBob those good mirror neuron feels. Other subjects of our conversations about togetherness and empathy include:

• Catching up with Jason Jordan, Wrestling Detective (you truly do not understand how far we're willing to take this bit)
• The weirdly compelling friendship between Enzo and Cass
• The smoldering, undeniable chemistry between Sami Zayn and Renee Young
• Why everyone hates Eva Marie (and why they should maybe cut her some slack)
• Xavier Woods is the platonic ideal of the phrase "living his best life"
• Tag team cohesion, explained
• Everybody dances and we never want them to stop

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings 
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

District Four by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Fast Talkin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3740-fast-talkin
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Check it out, Episode #63 happens to fall exactly on Christmas Day! Not that this episode has anything to do with Christmas or any winter holiday in any way, shape, or form - we're covering the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 31st, 2014, which is about as far from winter as it gets, and because we record in advance and don't really think too hard about our release dates beyond "every other Saturday," the word "holiday" isn't mentioned at any point. But regardless of all that, we'd still like to think of this episode as our gift to you, just as Natalya going down on Adam Rose's ecstasy lollipop was NXT's gift to us! Other topics  of conversation include:

• Why wrestling cares about where people are from
• Tyler Breeze finds all of this annoying
• Becky Lynch finally has a real gimmick
• Chekhov's imploding tag team
• It's okay to mix a T-bone steak with peanut butter and jelly
• Inigo Montoya vs. Frog
• New music for two of our regular segments! Hooray!

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz
License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers
https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers
License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

Prelude and Action by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-action
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

The episode of NXT that originally aired on July 24th, 2014, is kind of a weird one, and not weird in that delightful, "we're just a bunch of theater nerds who happen to also like working out, check out our improv" kind of way. More like a "why is nothing silly or fun happening, this isn't the NXT we're used to" kind of way. But will we let this episode's slightly sub-par quality prevent us from having a good time covering it? Come on now, you know us better than that! We have tons of stuff to tell you about, including:

• Why heel vs. heel matches don't typically work
• Did we just witness a burial?
• Vladimir Putin's NXT debut
• Alexa Bliss' stealth iced tea marketing campaign 
• The disqualification finish vs. referees looking like morons
• Pec-and-Shoulder Shimmy 2: Vampiric Boogaloo
• Ring general, explained
• The Phantom says respect women's wrestling

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Darkest Child var A by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3614-darkest-child-var-a
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

• THE VAUDEVILLAINS!
• Hey yo, Vic. Preach.
• An ending messier than that of Game of Thrones
• The Slug-it-out Sherlock Strikes!
• Tangents about storytelling
• Tyson! Chicken!
• Every circus needs clowns
• Lucas is wonderful! Go check out his work! Support him!
• Two ending tidbits from our Tender Wings of Desire Patreon episode

The NXT Takeover that originally aired on February 11th, 2015 left Bob with some big feelings about wrestling. Other things we have feelings about in this episode include: 

• Rivals to Wrestlelovers
• Kris' Bullwinkle OnlyFans
• Can a knee be gorgeous?
• The Bull Dempsey Circle of Hell
• A steel chair is brutally sat upon!
• Wrestling inspiration from the iconic Oprah Winfrey
• Tasting the mountaintop
• MeganBob loves a hobo tune
• The Hot Topic of wrestling championships
• Wrestling's ethic of care
• How to get all the power in a relationship

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. If you want to get in touch with Kris Newton, set up a pit trap in the Pacific Northwest with a giant pot of coffee and wait patiently. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/teddy-bear-waltz License code: JR8YJN7X9BTCYONZ

Green Fingers by Richard Rodgers https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/green-fingers License code: ZLHSCJFJWJI8IQGL

60's Quiz Show by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

• Lala, Bruno, Azoria, and Sydney
• Does anyone really need a Gumby reboot? Maybe we do...?
• NEW CHAAAANT!
• Marital Strife
• Wait, are babyfaces sometimes just jerks??
• Lady Whistledown's Main Event
• Marital Strife Part Two: THE STRIFENING
• In this episode's fanfic: a comic book beatdown for the ages
• Lucas Brown is an angel. Go listen to http://themathofyou.com/!

Bob's fifth haul of points meant a romance episode with a guest! Kris Newton was the lucky man called upon to join our journey into the heart and loins of romance. Bob provided a selection of books and Kris chose How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. It's extremely 2005 and extremely strange as it mashes together genres with glorious abandon! In our intrepid trek through the text we discuss: 

• Bob's essay "In Honor of Stupid Things"
• Vampire sex dolls (no seriously, it is a plot point)
• Dental hijinks
• No, no, he's just a very sound sleeper
• The harem. The fucking harem. 
• Scottish Highlander vampires!
• Roman Draganesti is a thirteen year old boy
• Celerity dots re: sex
• This Hank Pym Motherfucker
• ...Is this book a parody? 
• Swords at dawn 2am
• Extremely unexpected vampire headcanons

By the way, that is, in fact, our music! It's called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan, or visit www.nxtwrestlingfan.com. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

"Eyes Gone Wrong", "Greta Sting", "NewsSting", "Samba Stings," 
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

No questions are off limits in the episode of NXT that originally aired on July 3rd, 2014, and the same is true of Episode #59, which prompted us to ask some questions ourselves!. Subjects of occasionally confused conversation include:

• The strangely executed heel turn of Justin Gabriel
• The strangely executed breakup of the BFFs
• Tyson Kidd's Oscar-worthy performance as "Passive-Aggressive Dickwad"
• Bayley's inflatable tube men have names now (but we don't remember them)
• Tweener, explained
• A special Halloween fanfic from MeganBob
• An important update on the NXT Wrestling Fan Federation

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan.

Additional music and sound credit to:

Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Stings by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4008-samba-stings
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3732-eyes-gone-wrong
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Snow Queen by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license