Wrestling Academy

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Are you curious about wrestling and want to take a step further in but don’t know where to start? Or are you a lapsed fan and want something to spark your interest again? Then step into WRESTLING ACADEMY where every week Michael Klasek and Samee Junio dive into wrestling history to bring you up to speed on the biggest storylines, wrestlers, rivalries, controversies, and much much more. Theme song by Chris Granados

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Episodes

Brothers Don't Shake Hands | The Lucha Bros vs. The Young Bucks 2016-2021 PWG, AAA, AEW

In our most UNSAFE episode to date, Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) take a look at the rivalry between The Lucha Bros (Rey Fénix, Penta El Zero Miedo) and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Both teams are real life brothers! We cover this feud when it spanned across PWG (Pro Wrestling Guerilla), AAA (Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide), and AEW (All Elite Wrestling) from 2016-2021 Do brothers make the best wrestling partners? Does Penta El Zero Miedo have the coole...

Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 6

River Dances and Revolutions | The Man Becky Lynch WWE 2018 - 2019

Our most unhinged episode to date is dedicated to Becky Lynch and her run as The Man (2018-2019). Would Becky have been as popular if Nia Jax didn’t break her face? DID Charlotte Flair cross the line with the kendo sticks? Will you PLEASE subscribe to Wrestling Academy on YouTube so Homecoming King Samee (they/them) can put Headmaster Michael (he/him) through a TABLE? Becky Lynch’s bloodied, broken face will echo into eternity, much like Headmaster Michael’s body will echo through a table. Here’...

Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 5

The People's Champion | The Rock 1996 - 2004

In our most ELECTRIFYING episode to date, Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) take a look through the incredible career of The Rock (1996-2004). Is The Rock the most charismatic person in wrestling? Who was his greatest foe, Stone Cold or Triple H? Is it time for us to refer to ourselves in the third person? Is “The Sam” here for good? Wrestling Academy untangles all of those questions and more while we untangle The People’s Champion’s career. Watch episodes of Wres...

Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Santa’s Slay (2005) | A Wrestling Academy Holiday Special

In our most CHRISTMAS episode to date Headmaster Michael (he/him) and self-appointed homecoming King Samee (they/them) are just bringing a little yuletide FEAR to the academy. Every year, Samee picks one movie to watch every day in the month of December and this year (because they love wrestling so much), they picked Santa's Slay (2005). Join us on the son of Satan's sleigh as we navigate Hell Township, discover Grampuh's bunker, and curl our way to midnight. Special theme song music "Silent Nig...

Dec 25, 2023•1 hr 34 min

"Those goddamned dropkicks!" | Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega 2017-2018

Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) dig into the long form story-telling of the 18 month long feud between Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada at New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). What is King's Road style? How did Canadian wrestler Kenny Omega end up in Japan? Would Michael wrestle a little girl? We answer all these questions and more on this episode of Wrestling Academy, where "those goddamned dropkicks" tell an epic tale. Watch episodes of Wrestling Academy on ⁠Youtube...

Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 3

A python, a pizza cutter, and piano wire | GCW presents: Amerikaz Most Wanted December 16th, 2022

Wrestling Academy's second episode is a breakdown of Homecoming King Samee's (they/them) very first wrestling event, GCW's Amerikaz Most Wanted which Headmaster Michael (he/him) took them to LIVE December 16th, 2022. Did Samee join the MDK Gang that night? Will Michael EVER get over Joey Janela's python? Will Gringo Loco PLEASE be our best friend? Watch episodes of Wrestling Academy on ⁠Youtube⁠ and keep up with Wrestling Academy on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠...

Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 2

That boy slapped his own father! | Monday Night Raw April 12th, 1999 WWE

For the debut episode of Wrestling Academy, Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) deep dive into Michael's first encounter with wrestling, the episode of Monday Night Raw that aired on April 12th, 1999. What hooked Michael for life? Was it Shane McMahon and THE SLAP? Was it The Rock throwing Stone Cold off the Roody Poo Bridge? Was it Val Venis girating a towel off? Was it Vince McMahon protecting Stephanie? Watch episodes of Wrestling Academy on Youtube and keep up w...

Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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