The British Invasion continues with the fabulous Trish Speirs of the Trish and Sarah Wrestling Podcast joining Anne and Lea! The stars aligned to give us a Hangman and Jay White match to thirst over, and the girls had a blast dissecting the lore, theorizing about the implications, and of course, admiring the bodies. Also in fantastic news, FTR finally lost their belts, Orange Cassidy and Shida regained theirs, and Edge gets the upper hand in his and Christian's acrimonious divorce! Join us! Supp...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Allie's still off experiencing #vanlife, so Lea and Anne are joined by Sarah (@awfullywaffly) of the Waffly Bollox podcast! You would not believe how much happens when you take two weeks off podcasting and then there's a PPV. We take a little time to celebrate the things we did not have to have takes on while we were out, and then get into the many, many wrestling events of the week, including rating new man Edge! No — Adam. Adam something. Don't worry about it. Anyway, we hit the important stuf...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 20 min
The girls live up to the description "Horny English Majors" this week as they challenge themselves to sort all their favorite AEW feuds into romance tropes! Is Roddy Strong a Sarah Dessen romance hero? Is Adam Cole addicted to drama? Are Eddie and Claudio reenacting our favorite Georgette Heyer? Are Kenny and Ibushi operating their romance on an eternal timeline that's hard to even comprehend? All that and some honestly pretty disturbing appreciation of the Jericho/Sammy promo discussed this wee...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 13 min
There was a LOT to talk about this week — CM Punk? Fully fired! Collision? Suddenly fun! Pay-per-view? Our second in two weeks! We go through all the greatest hits of this week in wrestling: OC and Mox! Toni Storm's new gimmick! Darby forgiving AR Fox! Hangman and Swerve's sexy new feud! Meat! And frankly so much more. Our sons grew suicidally beautiful and galloped terribly against each other's bodies and we could not have enjoyed it more. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tunnel-...
Sep 10, 2023•1 hr 37 min
After a happiness check-in from producer Marjorie, it’s All In week! First up, the CM Punk & JB of it all, which of course we love (but there’s an addendum that we do love ;))… And then, in the Mommy’s Little Elite section, we discuss whether the match order changed, what’s up with the Bucks and FTR, and a very important sign at the show. Next it’s time for unmitigated joy: Best Friends defeat BCC in a Stadium Stampede match in front of eighty thousand people, because we manifested this. You...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 30 min
It's the last of our Girls on Vacation series, and friends of the pod Anna and Josh join us as we try to make sense of all of the card changes, explain some of the chaos going down, and Anna debuts her newly invented rating system which we WILL be using going forward. Plus, we break down the hilariousness of the Young Bucks/FTR promo, and make our predictions about where the non-brotherly lovers MJF and Adam Cole will take us. Join us! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tunnel-talk/...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 36 min
Lea flitted off on vacation this week, so friend of the pod Jeff joined us and started us off with what's making him happy lately. And we're ALL pretty happy this week, because BEST FRIENDS HAVE A MATCH AT WEMBLEY!!!! So actually the build for All In has been exemplary, absolutely no notes. It was an overstuffed Dynamite this week, but one for the girlies — we got Eddie, we got a Stadium Stampede, we got MJF and Adam Cole on a date to Outback Steakhouse, we got Sting being the Joker, we got Kenn...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr 44 min
It's the second installment of our scheme to wheedle 5 star reviews from you guys! Listeners Jess Kelley, @ChiMothBoy and @AwfullyWaffly told the world we're the prettiest princess in the land, and instructed us to watch 3 different matches, and honestly we had a fricken ball. First up was the team of Naito and Takahashi vs the Golden Lovers , and we fell in LOVE with the cat man. We did mess up the NAME of the cat man, but we got there in the end. Also? Golden Lovers good at wrestling. You hear...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 44 min
After a happiness check-in from Allie, we discuss: the Bucks won a Best Brothers Ever match vs the Hardys, and Nick got on a live mic and said… well, not much. Plus we discuss Kenny and Hangman at All In, and we return to trying to figure out what exactly other people see in FTR. Next, we get some solid family therapy in from the Jericho Appreciation Society. MJF and Adam Cole went to a trampoline park — but we have lots of other good ideas for pre-tapes too. Plus: the world of women; Best Frien...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Hey, it’s a HUGE day for us and we’re bursting with delight to talk about the BIGGEST news around! That’s right, the tunnels came back! Oh, and also the Elite re-signed. That was kind of cool too. Friend of the Pod Sarah is here to help break down what the new contracts mean for All In, All Out, and AEW’s future in general. Plus--Greg WON? Dustin had a MIC? Best Friends have an ANGLE? Can three girls hurt themselves by being too happy? Join us and find out! Support this podcast at — https://redc...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 49 min
It's a heat wave baby, and things on AEW are getting STEAMY. New Lovers Adam Cole and MJF seal their bond with sweet, earnest promises, but Roddy Strong furiously interrupts the wedding in his big Speak Now moment. Unfortunately for him, his heart is broken once again when Adam Cole advises him to find his chill. Elsewhere, FTR also disapproves of the new couple's sublime happiness, but for way less fun reasons. Ugh. Then we get into Darby vs his ex boyfriends and Mox vs his child's other parent...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Anne shared what was making her happy this week, which was playing on easy mode because wrestling made us happy AGAIN. Who knew! Lea brings hard-hitting boots-on-the-ground journalism to the Blood N Guts experience, which was intense one, with nails, broken glass, thumbtacks, Matt Jackson on top of the cage—! We were on the edge of our seats, despite the homophobic camera work. In the end, the Elite and the power of friendship triumphed over the BCC and the power of violence, and that's what we ...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Allie shares what’s making her happy this week, and then it’s on to wrestling, which actually has made us happy as well! First up, MJF and Adam Cole continue to grow their friendship and we discuss the love triangle with Roderick Strong. They’ll face Sammy and Daniel Garcia in the finals of the Blind Tag Team Eliminator Tournament, and we examine possible outcomes. Next up, Swerve Strickland defeated new man Nick Wayne and we get into the narratives (and how hot Swerve is). Jericho and Don Calli...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 20 min
After starting the episode with what's making Lea happy (feminism and cheese powder), we launch right into the week in wrestling. The girls break down the latest installment of the Elite vs the BCC, Mox and Eddie's non-kayfabe romantic trip to Japan, and Kenny's adorable promo hinting at an Ibushi appearance at Blood and Guts. Then it was off to the Adult Lovers part of the podcast, and some frankly alarmingly thirsty things were said about Don Callis and Chris Jericho. Look--it's not our fault....
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min
We start with our Summer Happiness recommendation, but we didn't even need it this week because wrestling itself made us so happy! We had the return of Eddie and Moxley and their marital problems, plus the addition of Renee to the mix; Hangman wanting to be a good friend but being a bad one to the Dark Order; Roderick Strong apparently dealing with how he recently confessed his love to Adam Cole who let him down gently; and after being too intense about how Hook was his best friend, Jungle Boy f...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 39 min
After Allie shares something that’s making her happy and we dive deep into TV shows of the 2000s, it’s time to talk wrestling: Daniel Garcia & Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Orange Cassidy & Shibata and we discuss what might happen with the belt. Next up, The Elite set up their Forbidden Door matches and Eddie and Mox have more chemistry than anyone in the game. Unfortunately on our TVs: CM Punk. Then, Sting and Jericho: surprisingly also SO much chemistry. And we end the week with a new game! ...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 14 min
We're Back and We Hate It Here. The girls re-adjust to the dry world after returning from their vacation, and boy is it a rough adjustment. We get into it about whether Adam Cole is a pajama boy, whether Hangman is a babygirl, whether Bryan Danielson ever comes in from the woods, and whether Taz was consulted at ALL when Jungle Boy decided to start romancing his son. It's another week on Serious Wrestling Podcast Tunnel Talk! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tunnel-talk/donations ...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min
It's our post PPV episode, and we discuss the sandwich that was Double or Nothing: great bread, not so good filling. Our faves all really came through with great matches to start and end things, and our least faves were broadly panned in the middle, so no one can say your girls don't know how to pick 'em! We discuss all the wrestling action of the week, plus important topics like: Anne's love affair with a PPV cheesecake; the Mountain Goats's wrestling album; rehashing of an argument over a shir...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 33 min
It’s a jam-packed Pre-PV week here on Tunnel Talk! On the pod this week, your hosts start by discussing Collision, and general vibes heading into the PPV, and then run through the whole Double or Nothing card as far as we know it. First up: The Pillars and our thoughts vs the negative reviews the storyline is getting from wrestling men. Then Jamie Hayter vs Toni Storm, and Ethan Page and The Gunns vs The Hardy Party. The Elite and Blackpool Combat Club will face off in an Anarchy in the Arena ma...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 30 min
We were absolutely battered by this week, both in terms of wrestling and by the difficulties of being human women. Don't worry though, we didn't let it stop us from recording a podcast, even though many, perhaps, would hope we would have. Beautiful Hunky Hangman accepted Kenny's Broom of Marriage, and the Elite are once again Complete. We are? Happy. Not much else made us too happy, but we work our way through the Collision news, gossip from the dirtsheets, and our feelings about the ROH shoot i...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min
First up, Kenny and Mox had a cagematch this week, which, as promised, ended up giving Kenny a broken body and a broken heart. We then return to a classic topic, the relative sizes and shapes of men, to discuss Claudio and Fenix's Double Jeopardy match, and how sick it is when tag wrestlers go for singles belts (we're looking at you, Kyle Fletcher). Does no one in this industry understand love and commitment??? Lea denies ever having said that OC shouldn't have his international belt, and the Be...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min
First up, Orange Cassidy, Adam Cole, and the Chris Jericho non-appreciation society fought the Jericho Appreciation Society in another loss for coherence in wrestling storytelling (but the non-appreciation society won). Next, ironically: Will Washington’s new role tracking continuity at AEW! Then we check in on the Pillars and look ahead to the fourway at Double or Nothing. In the world of Blackpool Combat Club and the Elite, we get into the BCC promo from last week and Mox and Kenny’s upcoming ...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min
It's the last episode of Sleepy April and as usual, we're giggling our way on through! On Dynamite this week, the Pillars were back and this time, they were back to making sense! But you know who bravely chose not to make any sense? Our new favorite tag team, Orange Adam Cole. The girls break that down and more as we investigate the epic love story that's this week in wrestling! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tunnel-talk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bra...
Apr 30, 2023•1 hr 8 min
We were low energy girls this week, but heroically pulled it together to talk about the week in Tony Khan's wrestling circus. The Pillars had their most scattered segment yet, and we spent some time getting into what they could've done structurally to improve it. MJF's plan to get Sammy to throw a match didn't make a lot of sense as explained, but don't worry, Sammy's going to break that glass ceiling and that'll make things a lot better for all of us! In other exciting Dynamite news, Shawn Spea...
Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Hey guys, mommy's home from vacation and she brought everyone souvenirs! Also one giant dead rat, but that's fine! No problems here! The girls have a cathartic vent session about the rumored return of Grima Wormtongue before moving onto the events of the week. We get into it about Brandon and Nak standing up to bullies (derogatory) in defense of their bullies (complimentary). We also deep discuss the developments in the Pillars storyline, and the most important question that has ever been asked:...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 22 min
This week on Tunnel Talk: we discuss the surprise debut of Jay White of NJPW, who appeared in a match with Juice Robinson to beat down Ricky Starks. Next, Tony Khan’s latest anticlimactic Big Announcement: AEW will get their UK debut with All In at Wembley Stadium. On Rampage, Malakai Black and Brody King fought Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta, leading to OC and Best Friends’ match vs House of Black on Dynamite for the trios title. So we get to talk about Chuck Taylor three weeks in a row, mostly...
Apr 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Allie's out of town, so Lea and Anne are walking themselves with the help of special guest Sarah this week, and we had a lot to talk about with the premiere of AEW All Access! We talk reality show tropes, wrestling kayfabe vs. reality kayfabe, and what kind of cocaine they put on the wrestling ropes that make injured wrestlers so desperate to go back. We also get into Danny Garcia's adventures with streamers, Lea puts on her Victorian mourning garb for Matt Jackson's injured bicep, and we discus...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Happy two years of Tunnel Talk! The girls get blastered on Orange Cassidy cocktails and reflect back on how far we've come--Remember Mister Italy? And hilarious jokes about loving Chris Jericho? We manage to do a little bit of wrestling talk and discuss why Don Callis is keeping Kenny and Hangman apart, the unreal things Vikingo was up to, and how Stokely Hathaway's Big Match sent us into hysterics. Plus we finally throw the schedule to the wind and unrepentantly have a Chuck Taylor segment, whe...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Wrestling was good this week! It was a huge week and your hosts are here to break it down for you, as AEW finally kicked off a new season’s worth of storylines. First up: BCC fought Hangman, Evil Uno, and special Canadian guest Stu Grayson in a six-man tag, and we get into BCC’s heel turn. In the main event, we had the Elite vs JAS vs House of Black. And then, thrillingly, at the end of the show, the BCC/Hangman/Dark Order fight spills out onto the stage, Mox, Claudio, and Yuta menace Hangman, t...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Hey, it's a bonus pod! Have you ever wanted to listen to audio of three people watching a video you're not watching? How about listening to people react to gifs you're not looking at? If so, you're in luck, because we're FINALLY making good on our promise to watching things our 5-star reviewers requested! First up requested by Listener Nicole is the main event from Black Label Pro's "Ground Control to Filthy Tom" where we became women watching Daniel Garcia wrestle Tom Lawlor. After that, Listen...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min
