This week, Erick Redbeard (fka Erick Rowan) is in the Wrasslerap arena as Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin chop it up about his early days starting out and being a part of the Pro Wrestling NOAH Dojo, his come up in FCW & WWE, the multiple pitches for what was in that damn cage, we get into a little music talk, and much more! Follow Erick on Twitter: @ErickRedbeard We got new merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter....
Sep 12, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 162
This week, Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin analyze the perception of Roman Reigns from his start in WWE up to his recent return, we talk about the Wrasslerap photo shoot Emilio went on, the almost-immediate corruption of the #WWEThunderDome, and we take time out to discuss this week's tragic events & where we go from here. Support the Milwaukee Freedom Fund: bit.ly/mkefreedomfund Credit to our friend @StatGuyGreg of 'Cheap Heat' for coining the brilliant name Thunder Dome Rome. We got merch: ...
Aug 29, 2020•49 min•Ep. 161
This week, the crew from Black Rasslin' stop by to chop it up with Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin about the presentation of Raw Underground, The Miz vs MJF, the tactical errors of AEW, selling chickpea burgers, and E&V even found some time in the opening to catch #WWEThunderdome. Follow Black Rasslin' on Twitter: @blackrasslin with @khal x @illfam79 x @matthdamon SUBSCRIBE: Apple (http://bit.ly/blackrasslinIT) & Spotify (http://bit.ly/blackrasslinSP) We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap....
Aug 22, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 160
"The Good Bad Guy" Tama Tonga from NJPW joins Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin to discuss NJPW Strong, playing with an alt type of kayfabe, expanding from Japan to the USA, bringing the menace back to Bullet Club, and much more. Watch 'NJPW Strong' Friday nights on NJPW World. Follow Tama Tonga on Twitter: @Tama_Tonga Subscribe to Tama's Island on Patreon: patreon.com/tamasisland We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.t...
Aug 15, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 159
This week, Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin discuss the facade of being an internet personality, Emilio gets red hot and goes on a rare rant about people who hate without wanting to debate, both hosts have a surprising opinion on Raw Underground, and they also get into the AEW Womens Tag Tournament and Intergender Wrestling. It's a fully loaded episode that you don't want to miss. Support the NAACP & our brother Big E. T-shirts are $25. All the proceeds go to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: http...
Aug 08, 2020•58 min•Ep. 158
This week, legendary wrestling journalist & NY Times Best Selling author Keith Elliot Greenberg joins Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin to discuss his upcoming book, 'Too Sweet', all about the Indie Wrestling Revolution, Vin & Keith meeting Dave Meltzer at a public access special, writing for WWF Magazine in the 80s & 90s, starting and ending his book with Joey Janela, and much more. Pre-Order 'Too Sweet: Inside The Indie Wrestling Revolution', out September 1st: https://www.amazon.com/...
Aug 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 157
This week it's a family show as Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin talk a little NBA and the idea of recency bias, segue into the grassroots push to get Naomi over in WWE, discuss what's working & not working with Cody and the TNT Championship, and more. Support the @NAACP_LDF & our brother Big E. T-shirts are $25. All the proceeds go to the NAACP: http://newday.downrightmerchinc.com We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks htt...
Jul 25, 2020•55 min•Ep. 156
This week Emilio Sparks is on assignment and Mighty Vin is holding it down with Phil Lindsey from Bell To Belles & Daily DDT to discuss New Japan returning with fans, Evil's defection to Bullet Club, the WWE Women's Revolution so far, wanting Naomi to be pushed, and more. Support the @NAACP_LDF & our brother Big E. T-shirts are $25. All the proceeds go to the NAACP: http://newday.downrightmerchinc.com Follow Phil on Twitter: @PhilDL616 We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow...
Jul 20, 2020•42 min•Ep. 155
In maybe one of the funniest episodes of Wrasslerap, wrestler and Youtuber "Shoes" (aka Maximus Sex Power) joins Emilio & Mighty Vin to regale our hosts with stories involving becoming a real live dinosaur, wrestling Val Venis & getting screamed at by the Iron Sheik, doing something in a Burger King freezer, and much, much more. Support the protesters: bailfunds.github.io Follow Shoes on Twitter: @MaxSexPow We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://...
Jul 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 154
This week, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott joins a solo Emilio Sparks to discuss guest features, Swerve's humble beginnings, then Juice from the Flatbush Zombies calls in and joins the party. Support the protesters: bailfunds.github.io Follow Swerve on Twitter: @SwerveConfident Follow Zombie Juice on Twitter: @ZOMBIEjuicee We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/WrassleRap https://...
Jul 04, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 153
Hoodfly Jay & Hooligan Only make up the rap duo 'Worlds Worst Naybors'. This week they join Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin in discussing the Ruthless Agression Era, the importance of the Dudley Boys to tag team wrestling, their new album, and more. Support the protesters: bailfunds.github.io Follow Hood Fly Jay on Twitter: @HoodFlyJay Follow Hooligan Only on Twitter: @HooliganOnly We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https:...
Jun 28, 2020•58 min•Ep. 152
This week, Rocky Romero (NJPW, Talk'n Shop) returns to hang with Emilio & Vin and talk about the recent return of NJPW, life during quarantine, going down Emilio's Breathwork wormhole, early wrestling podcasts, Minoru Suzuki, and much more. Follow Rocky on Twitter: @AzucarRoc Support the Protests: bailfunds.github.io We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/WrassleRap ...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 151
This week we can't sit back and just do wrestling as normal. We asked our friends Andreas Hale (Sporting News, DAZN), Faye Jackson (Wrestler), and Gray Rizzy (Sirius XM) to join us for a roundtable discussion about the past week's events, why it's much more than just "the past week" or "this incident", and what we can do going forward to not just show solidarity, but take real action. Support the ongoing protests by donating to your local bail fund. Full list of bail funds: HERE Over 115 Ways To...
Jun 06, 2020•54 min•Ep. 150
This week, writer/producer Brian Maxwell Mann (Complex, WWE, MTV, Yahoo) joins Emilio Sparks & Mighty Vin to talk about what made WCW's mid-90s turning point so successful, what led to their decline, & how WWE's role as curators of wrestling's past. Follow Brian on Twitter: @BrianMaxMann We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/WrassleRap https://twitter.com/Wrassl...
May 30, 2020•58 min•Ep. 149
Ryan Satin (ProWrestlingSheet, FS1) joins Emilio & Vin to talk about everything from wrestling dirt sheets & responding to negativity on Twitter to previously working for TMZ & reminiscing about Rhonda Shear's Up All Night. Follow Ryan on Twitter: @RyanSatin We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/WrassleRap https://twitter.com/WrassleRap...
May 24, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 148
Ryan McKinnell (ESPN, MMA Tonight, Busted Open Radio) joins Emilio & Vin to chop it up about how the WWE & UFC have been doing in their efforts to make sure the show must go on during these weird, trying times. Follow Ryan on Twitter: @RyanMcKinnell We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/WrassleRap https://twitter.com/WrassleRap...
May 16, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 147
Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez & Karam from EVOLVE Wrestling join Emilio this week as he flies solo on his birthday and unearths a special interview from his hard drive all about slipping in and out of kayfabe and the importance of great character work in wrestling. We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/emiliosparks/ https://twitter.com/WrassleRap...
May 09, 2020•56 min•Ep. 146
This week we get extreme, as Emilio and Vin chat with Robbie Fingers about the dying days of ECW and how too many people take those final few years for granted. Follow Robbie on Twitter: @RobbieFingers We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/emiliosparks/ https://twitter.com/WrassleRap...
May 04, 2020•38 min•Ep. 145
Apr 28, 2020•27 min
This week is jam-packed as Emilio & Vin discuss Emilio's new breathing exercises, being Vegan in an Italian family, all of the recent WWE releases & speculating where everyone ends up, plus they take a detour into the NBA to discuss the 90s Bulls. We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/emiliosparks/ https://twitter.com/WrassleRap...
Apr 25, 2020•48 min
This week Emilio & Vin are joined by Ryan Pappolla from WWE's The Bump, as they discuss what it is like to work on the outer rim of WWE; where employees & personalities generally have more freedom to be creative and let their inner-fan take over a bit. Also, we end the show reflecting on the life & legacy of Howard Finkel. We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.c...
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 143
This week Emilio & Vin are back and talking about everything from Dick Cavett & the art of a great interview to Los Ingobernables De Japon dripping with all the gold in NJPW & the relatable charm of Otis. We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/emiliosparks/ https://twitter.com/WrassleRap...
Apr 11, 2020•51 min
Apr 10, 2020•41 min
A different kind of Wrestlemania deserves a different kind of episode. We'll be back next week with your regularly scheduled two man booth, but this week Emilio is flying solo and chopping it up with Stat Guy Greg and OG Johnny 5 on a very low-key Wrestlemania weekend. We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twitter.com/mightyvin https://www.instagram.com/emiliosparks/ https://twitter.com/WrassleRap...
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Emilio is back with another bonus episode from inside his home. This time, he's chopping it up with Smoke DZA. The one and only man who's been holding down NYC rap for the past ten years. Listen to Smoke DZA regale your ears with stories about smoking weed in Stephen Adler's mansion & what this no-fans Wrestlemania means to him. Emilio Sparks: https://twitter.com/emiliosparks SMOKE DZA: https://www.instagram.com/kushedgod/...
Mar 30, 2020•27 min
This week Emilio & Vin are quarantined in their respective wings of the Wrasslerap Bunker, staying safe and watching a lot of TV. Including the recent two-part premiere of Vice's Dark Side of the Ring documentary about Chris Benoit. We get into the heavy doc and also cooldown after by answering some of your questions & hot takes! So stay safe, hunker down, and enjoy. We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/emiliosparks https://www.twit...
Mar 28, 2020•42 min
Emilio is back with another bonus episode from inside his home. This time, he's chopping it up with multiple time Mr. Olympia winner Phil Heath. Listen as they discuss what they want out of life and how to go about taking control of your destiny. Phil Heath on Twitter: https://twitter.com/philheath Emilio Sparks: https://twitter.com/emiliosparks
Mar 24, 2020•31 min
This week Emilio & Vin are quarantined in the Wrasslerap Bunker, the wrestling world is on hiatus, and we decided to do something different and go live this past weekend via Instagram and stream a special episode where we ended up taking three hours worth of calls from the listeners! It's an anything goes grab-bag and this week we are giving you part 2 from that stream. So stay safe, hunker down, and enjoy. We got merch: https://www.wrasslerap.com/shop Follow us on social media! https://twit...
Mar 21, 2020•58 min
On this bonus Social Distancing episode, Emilio chats with Sirius XM's Lisa Ann to discuss centering yourself and making some kind of peace with what's going on right now. Wild times. Lisa Ann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thereallisaann Emilio Sparks: https://twitter.com/emiliosparks
Mar 19, 2020•30 min
Here's extra chill bonus content that has nothing to do with wresting. We just thought it would be fun to talk about other stuff while the world is social distancing. Emilio Sparks, Robin Lundberg and Nicole Adamo discuss Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots. https://www.instagram.com/emiliosparks/ https://twitter.com/robinlundberg https://www.instagram.com/nickilishious/...
Mar 18, 2020•35 min
