While Mark was getting autographs and pics from his childhood heroes at Legends of Hamburg, he was also networking to set up this week’s Can Crushers Spotlight! Of course his guest, Paris Sahara, saw it less as networking and more as a weird, kind of creepy encounter! “The Ebony Sensation” is a rising star on the independent scene thanks in part to his connections to IWC and 2PW! He speaks candidly about being a gay Black man in the world of pro wrestling! The interview quickly blossoms into ...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Former ROH TV Champ, Shane Taylor, joins Mark and Chad for this week’s Can Crushers Spotlight! The Problem Solver has started some controversy by posting a tweet about which version of Space Jam is better and gets into a heated debate with Mark! He shares candid stories about his childhood in East Cleveland and how attending Slippery Rock changed his life forever! As 1/3 of the ROH Six-man Tag Team Champions, Taylor’s dream match naturally involves a six-man tag storyline! He talks about bein...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 18 min
The guys took a trip to Hamburg, Pa to hang out with some legends of the past at the historic Hamburg Field House where wrestling was a staple in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. After Chad and Mark recap the day they dive into the week of wrestling and make some predictions for the upcoming weeks. Make sure you send in your questions for our new segment "Quandrey Crusher," as the guys do a point-counter point discussion of the heated topics. You can find Can Crushers Wrestling Podcast on Facebook...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 59 min
There’s an extra special guest on this week’s Can Crushers Spotlight! IWC super fan, Meighan Nelson, goes from Can Crushers’ # 1 listener to podcast personality as she and Mark cover IWC’s FITE Night! “Mayhem” Meighan and Mark “The Mark” skyrocket to the top of the rankings of the mixed tag team podcast duos as they cover an IWC event for the ages! It’s so good that Mark has privately predicted many of the stars on this card will be signed by major promotions soon! Welcome to Can Crushers, Me...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Mark “The Mark” and Chad “The Glorious Guru” discuss a new type of wrestling show that has not been seen in a long time… one with fans! Was the wrestling incredible this week or was having the fans back the main story? There is a ton to cover this week, as we get returns, surprises, departures, and some brutality in all organizations! Finally the guys make some outlandish predictions for tonight’s Money In The Bank PPV. Send us a Text Message.Collar X Elbow - The Wrestling BrandUse promo...
Jul 18, 2021•2 hr 1 min
A week without the English Professor gives Chad “The Glorious Guru” and Mark “The Mark” a week to really work on their grammar. After a smashing intro, Chad rants a little about a “fan” that the Can Crushers Wrestling Podcast does not want on their show. After things cool down, the guys dive into wrestling with and without fans. As the guys banter about what they expect in the coming months, both Mark and Chad are on the same page for a surprise tonight at ROH. Send us a Text...
Jul 11, 2021•1 hr 56 min
You wouldn’t think Kal Herro is only 19 years old when you consider his vast wrestling experience in places like OVW, AEW, and Impact! Oh, and his love of Wham! Just how much does “The Fanny Pack Kid” love Wham? He’s created a unit of measure called Whamtastic by which all other things are judged! Having grown up around the business in his father’s promotion, Great Lakes Championship Wrestling, Herro got to meet major stars behind the scenes like Kane, Dustin Rhodes, and Kevin Nash! Find out ...
Jul 07, 2021•59 min
After a two-week hiatus, the boys are back and in a celebratory mood! Mark “The Mark” is drinking a local Ridgway beer while the John “The English Professor” sips on a Sam Adams brand but still reminds us that the Red Sox suck! Never one to be subtle, Chad “The Glorious Guru” drinks straight from a bottle of rum! Highs and lows of Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and AEW!Send us a Text Message.Collar X Elbow - The Wrestling BrandUse promo code CanCrushers to save 10% off your order!Disclaimer: This post ...
Jul 04, 2021•2 hr 19 min
Keeping the Pride Month celebration going, Mark “The Mark” has Carmen Chaos as his guest on this week’s Can Crushers Spotlight! “The Goddess of Big Time Pro Wrestling” shares her story of being a transgender woman wrestler, how pro wrestling has brought out more support from the LGBTQ community, and how a potentially bad situation turned out to be a life-saving moment for her and her family! Although she’s fairly new to the wrestling business, she’s already shared lockers with Rhino, Sergeant...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 23 min
On this week's episode, Mark "The Mark" chats with some very special guests that have a lot to say about the first ever Keith Miller weekend in DuBois, PA. If you did not attend this year's event make sure you keep you eyes opened for next year'sSend us a Text Message.Collar X Elbow - The Wrestling BrandUse promo code CanCrushers to save 10% off your order!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support t...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Former two-time WWE Tag Team Champion and one half of La Résistance, Rene Dupree, joins Mark “The Mark” for a one-on-one discussion about his twenty-five years in the wrestling business! A champion before even reaching his twenties, The French Phenom grew up in the wrestling industry as the son of a promoter! He discusses his time on all the major brands: Raw, SmackDown, and the dreaded ECW! He shares a Macho Man story and also gives his candid opinion on Bret Hart’s portion of the Hart Found...
Jun 23, 2021•25 min
This week’s Can Crushers Spotlight isn’t just awesome! It’s Justin Credible! Justin talks about his time in the WWE and ECW and gives us the lowdown on the differences between the locker rooms and which promotion paid better, which might surprise you! And speaking of cash, you’ll hear just how hard it was to earn a living as a pro wrestler in the early to mid 90’s! He speaks candidly about his time as Aldo Montoya, the Portuguese Man O’ War; what the original idea for that character was suppo...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min
It’s a bit of an emotional roller coaster on this week’s Can Crushers Spotlight as Sam Houston goes into vivid detail of the day he decided to try to take his own life in a jail cell. Sam also talks about his struggles with addiction and his mission to spread the word of Yahweh and get as many people as possible on a righteous path. But he also has some great fight stories about Chief Wahoo McDaniel and an unbelievable rib on Angelo “King Kong” Mosca that you absolutely need to hear! And he d...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Where the main brands lacked, the indis excelled! While SmackDown and Raw booked Hell in a Cell Matches, Raw had little else worth noting, and SmackDown was the Roman Reigns soap opera show! Mark “The Mark,” Chad “The Glorious Guru,” and John “The English Professor” cover the latest NWA PPV, When Our Shadows Fall, and make predictions for tonight’s NXT In Your House! They then cover, match by match, their favorite IWC show of the year, IWC Reloaded, including a post-event bonus match and an e...
Jun 13, 2021•2 hr 13 min
This week’s Can Crushers Spotlight steps out of the ring and behind the commentary desk as Mark “The Mark” and John “The English Professor” talk with IWC play-by-play guy, Joe Dombrowski! Joe goes into great detail about a video project he put together honoring the work of Brian Pillman and those wrestlers who honored his life! Joe also discusses how he came up through the Pittsburgh wrestling scene in the 90’s as a writer, along with several other jobs in the industry! A living wrestling enc...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 9 min
The guys cover AEW Double or Nothing in match-by-match detail! Chad “The Glorious Guru” was the big prediction winner, accurately guessing seven of the ten matches, while Mark “The Mark” pulled a Match of the Year candidate from this card! A week after saying Raw was his favorite show, John “The English Professor” struggled to find one noteworthy thing about Raw this week! Additional coverage includes SmackDown, NXT, AEW Dynamite, WWE releases, and a deeply disturbing Dark Side of the Ring ab...
Jun 06, 2021•2 hr 12 min
This week’s Can Crushers Spotlight features former WWE Superstar, James Ellsworth! Ellsworth talks about his time with Carmella, both off-leash and on; his friendship with Becky Lynch; sharing laughs with Jon Huber, known to WWE fans as Luke Harper; and how much fun the SmackDown locker room had during a specific time period! He also gives us an insight into what it’s like when the boss tells you things just aren’t working out!Send us a Text Message.Collar X Elbow - The Wrestling BrandUse pro...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 12 min
After more than a year apart, Mark “The Mark” and John “The English Professor” finally get together again to attend IWC Wrestling at the Ballpark! The guys cover the event in detail after discussing Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and AEW Dynamite! Side note: you won’t believe which show was John’s favorite this week! Chad “The Glorious Guru” talks about a new wrestling promotion he just discovered and also tells us about WWE working with New Japan Pro Wrestling! (Or not...)Send us a Text Message.Collar...
May 30, 2021•2 hr 16 min
On this week’s Can Crushers Spotlight, Mark welcomes back Spencer Slade for a second interview! The 2020 Pittsburgh Pro Wrestling Classic Champion hasn’t eased up on his training at all during the pandemic! The “Physical Specimen” has continued to put on wrestling clinics throughout Boston, Pittsburgh, and Alabama, and he’s even appeared with OVW and AEW! The only thing that’s really changed about Slade in the ring is his attitude towards the fans, but Mark just sees that as Slade taking what...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 22 min
It’s Mark “The Mark’s” favorite show of the year! It’s Ask Can Crushers! This is where you, the listeners, put us on the spot with your hard-hitting questions! But first the guys cover the week in wrestling as WrestleMania Backlash sets a new record with John “The English Professor!” NXT and AEW delivered solid shows while Raw and SmackDown were, well, not as solid! And Chad “The Glorious Guru” tells us about upcoming wrestling events the Can Crushers will be attending!Send us a Text Message....
May 23, 2021•2 hr 49 min
The guys are a partner down as Chad “The Glorious Guru” is on a fishing trip. But even with Chad no-showing, Mark “The Mark” is still pulling a winning name out of his crusty Toledo Mud hens hat to win Chad’s Nintendo Switch code! It’s an early morning after a late night, but the guys manage to stay awake and cover Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and AEW! They also discuss the A&E Biography marathon from last week as well as “Dark Side of the Ring” featuring Brian Pillman’s story, with John “The Eng...
May 16, 2021•2 hr 5 min
For this week’s Can Crushers Spotlight, Mark is joined by all 6 ft, 12 inches and 15% of a metric ton of Ben Bishop! The earth quakin’, pillar shakin’ leader of the Meat Pop Express talks about his time playing D1 basketball for the University of Vermont before training for the ring under James Ellsworth! He also got great career advice from Shane Douglas, Ricky Morton, and Al Snow! If you’re looking for trouble, you’ll find Big Trouble at Ballpark Brawl on June 19 in Dubois, PA! Follow the l...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms who work hard and Crush it every day! The guys dig into some potential storylines and behind-the-scenes stuff after covering Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and AEW: Blood and Guts! Check out the A&E WWE Biographies running all day long as well as the Brian Pillman episode of Dark Side of the Ring! Finally we learn if a guru is truly greater than a professor as Mark “The Mark” quizzes Chad “The Glorious Guru” and John “The English Professor” with this week’s Facebo...
May 09, 2021•2 hr 20 min
Grab your favorite drink, sit back, relax, and listen to Scott Casey tell some of the most hilarious wrestling stories you’ve ever heard! The “Cowboy” is unfiltered as he takes us from San Antonio and Dallas to New York to Europe and the Middle East with one wild story after another! Learn Wahoo McDaniel’s nickname for Scott! Find out what Dory Funk Sr. did to Scott after Scott’s first match! And most importantly, find out how to get Scott Casey’s book, One Last Ride, a must-read for any real...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min
NXT brought the high school drama while the raw emotions on AEW Dynamite forced us to choose between the Pinnacle and the Inner Circle! Raw and SmackDown also featured solid matches and angles! Chad “The Glorious Guru” has a bit of a care package he wants to give away! John “The English Professor” is resorting to his old ways with his constant comparisons of bygone eras! And Mark “The Mark” Martinez has some bold predictions of where he sees some storylines heading!Send us a Text Message.Coll...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Most wrestlers work their way to main event status over years of hard work. Tyler Klein went from not even being booked to being in the semi main event for his very first match! The Trophy Boy discusses being an LGBTQ wrestler and his tag team partnership with Calvin Couture known as The Runway! His favorite wrestlers are right in the Can Crushers wheelhouse, including the Macho Man, the Model, and Razor Ramón, and he’s such a comic book buff that he even wrestled as a recognizable sidekick! ...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 29 min
One of the blandest weeks of pro wrestling TV in recent months, including Raw, SmackDown, NXT and AEW Dynamite, is summed up by Chad “The Glorious Guru” as “maintenance TV.” There’s a side of John “The English Professor” revealed on this show that Chad wishes he had never seen! Mark “The Mark” shares some important news regarding upcoming local wrestling cards and our most recent Spotlight with Chad Miller! And what happened to this week’s fantasy WWWF?Send us a Text Message.Collar X Elbow - ...
Apr 25, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Mark’s long-time friend Chad Miller called in to discuss the sports festival taking place in DuBois, PA on June 18-20 that Mark has mentioned during the weekly shows! The Keith Miller Memorial Invitational, named in honor of Chad’s father, will feature wrestling and baseball! On the wrestling side, expect to see Ray Lyn, Vicious Vicki, Jax Dane, Crimson, Cash Flo, and of course, Al Snow! Click the link for registration and tickets!http://heindlfield.com/Keith-Miller-invitational-2/Send us a T...
Apr 20, 2021•57 min
The show kicks off with coverage of Night II of WrestleMania! Raw had some head-scratching booking that really aggravated John “The English Professor!” Mark “The Mark” pulls some obscure names out of the air while Chad “The Glorious Guru” has more colorful comparisons than usual! NXT had its first Tuesday show, and AEW Dynamite featured “Kid Dynamite” Mike Tyson! The Can Crushers give their opinions on recent WWE releases and also tease a huge wrestling event coming to Western Pennsylvania!Se...
Apr 18, 2021•2 hr 5 min
What a huge action-packed week of pro wrestling it was! And it’s still not over! Mark “The Mark” and John “The English Professor” cover an AEW Dynamite that fired multiple shots at the competition, Raw’s and SmackDown’s go-home shows, and two awesome nights of NXT Take Over: Stand and Deliver! Mark gives us an update on the NWA while John gives his thoughts on Peacock’s history editing! After discussing a rain-delayed Night I of WrestleMania, the guys give their predictions for Night II tonig...
Apr 11, 2021•2 hr 7 min
