Grit & Glitter

Get ready, cause this is one for the girlypops! Emmi, LBakes & VCakes are together for another episode of glitter! the weekly pod all about our favorite wrestle hunks and dreamy dreamboats! Ohhh girlies, we got a good one for you this week as our trio chat about their current wrassle crushes, daydream about the perfect wrestling date and redo their rooms with a little helpful horoscopes. Plus C.R.E.E.P.S. join us to answer your favorite five most important questions! Be sure to give @andeyripley & @irvingwestphd a follow on Instagram!

Living Legends is a series where Harley and Em deep dive into the careers of overlooked women in wrestling to explain why they deserve their flowers. From Savage Garden stan to pot-smoking hippie, main eventing the first four Shimmer shows, running the ROH and Shimmer dojos, doing yoga on Wrestlicious, and being the first person to wrestle Manami Toyota in America, this is the life and career of Daizee Haze!   WATCH LIST Daizee Haze vs. MsChif GCW No Pain No Gain (1/25/2003)   Daizee Haze vs. Rebecca Knox in 2 out of 3 falls Shimmer Volume 5 (5/21/2006)   A message for Rhett Titus & Age Of The Fall ROH (12/3/2008)   Marley & Amber Lively vs. The Lunch Ladies Wrestlicious Takedown (4/21/2010)   Daizee Haze vs. Manami Toyota Chikara Eye To Eye (9/18/2010), IWTV

In the sixth installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, Laz chooses four matches to get to know him and makes Em, Lindsay, and Don watch them.   His watch list for this episode: Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship & WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship WWE WrestleMania 35 (4/7/19)   Nikita Knight vs. Ray Lyn Ryse Of A Contender 2 (10/8/21)   Alisha Edwards vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Chelsea Green vs. Lady Frost vs. Rosemary vs. Tasha Steelz in the first-ever Knockouts Ultimate X match Impact Hard To Kill (1/8/22)   Riley Krowe vs. Philly Mike in a no ring, no rules match 880 No Ring No Rules 4 (7/17/24)

Em talks to Sara Cannon (director of partnerships for Enjoy Wrestling) and Michael J. Gibson (Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania) about how the Enjoy/Planned Parenthood partnership came to be, the Enjoy cohort program, and why wrestling is for everyone!   (Note: the New Pledge A Picketer form doesn't have a message feature, but you can send messages of support to the PPWPA Instagram.)

Harley, Em, and Lindsay check in with an update on the future of Grit & Glitter.

In the fifth installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, Don chooses four matches to get to know them and makes Em, Lindsay, and Val Pancakes watch them.   Their watch list for this episode: Trish Stratus vs. Lita for the WWE Women's Championship WWE Raw (12/6/04)   Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim in a last knockout standing match TNA Slammiversary XI (6/2/13)     Kasey Kirk vs. Danny Demanto ICW No Holds Barred Volume 24 (4/1/22) *IWTV   Leah Night vs. Amanda Kiss in a falls count anywhere match for the FSPW Jewels Of Wrestling Championship FSPW WrestleRevival XII (8/30/25)

Lindsay, Harley, Em, and Val Pancakes travel to a post-apocalyptic wasteland to witness monks, cyborgs, shamans, and Russian assassins battle for the richest prize around - nothing. Kill City Cup (2023).  It's sort of a movie, sort of campy, almost fun at points.  Starring Natalia Markova, April Hunter, Brian Cage, Jimmy Jacobs, and more.  Mortal Kombat meets WWE?  Sure, I guess.

It's a new year and that means it's time for TNA to re-premiere once again on another new channel.  This time - AMC! Harley, Mayydayy, and Laz lock in and watch the entire show (not just the women) and discuss The Elegance Brand vs. The IInspiration, technical mishaps, "celebrity" guests, and so many former WWE superstars.  It's an altar where sacrifice meets revelation and we're in our NXTNAMC era.

In the fourth installment of our new "Glitterati primers" series, Mayydayy chooses four matches to get to know him and makes Harley, Em, and Lindsay watch them.   His watch list for this episode: Americana vs. Col. Ninotchka for the GLOW Crown GLOW S1E26 (12/21/86)   Manami Toyota vs. Aja Kong AJW Doumu Super Woman Great War ~ Big Egg Wrestling Universe  (11/20/94)   Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong in a no disqualification match for the TNA Knockouts Championship TNA Final Resolution (1/6/08)   Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe in a steel cage for the TNA World Championship & Samoa Joe’s career TNA Lockdown (4/13/08)

Harley and Em kick off 2026 with their annual wrestlutions! They're joined by wrestling photographer Jess Skye to check in on last year's wrestling resolutions and see how they fared before making new resolutions for the year ahead including travel goals and podcast goals.

It's the seventh annual Glitter Bombs, honoring the best in women's wrestling in 2025!  You voted and now your results are revealed in categories like Favorite Wrestler, Match Of The Year, and Musical Artist Of The Year. The Runway host!  Guest presenters including Anton Voorhees, author Rufi Thorpe, and comedian Melanie Dahling!  Special acceptance speeches from winners.  And Veda Scott inducted into the Grit & Glitter Hall Of Fame with a little help from her friends and peers.  It's our biggest show of the year.

Don and Val Pancakes chat with Boston wrestler Zoey Cannon about working with MLW, missing five months due to an ACL tear, and teaming with Democracy Rocks!

It's a very creepy Christmas as Harley and Em are joined by Andey Ripley & Irving West of Glitter Bomb nominated tag team C.R.E.E.P.S.!  They each choose a Christmas wrestling match from a different decade and a different promotion to watch and discuss including: Lord Steven Regal vs. Dean Malenko for the WCW Television Championship WCW Monday Nitro (12/23/96)   a 9-Knockout Santa’s Workshop street fight TNA Impact! (12/20/07)   a 12-Diva Jingle Belles match WWE Raw (12/23/13)   Timeless Love Bombs vs. The MegaProblems in a hardcore holiday deathmatch AEW Dynamite (12/3/25)

Harley, Mayydayy, and Val Pancakes take a look at new Philadelphia promotion Power Pro Lucha as they've concluded their first season and look ahead to the season two premiere in January! With six shows available on IWTV, they watch a handful of matches from women like Shea McCoy, Harleen Lopez, and Erica Leigh and discuss the ongoing stories of PPL, the live experience, and the future plans of the latest home for former Chikara talent.

It's December again and that means two things: 1) Voting is now open for the 2025 Glitter Bombs! 2) It's time for our fifth annual Match Of The Year special!  The Glitterati are joined by a slew of guests including Rosie Fingers, Kayla Lopez, Brianna Bandz, and Rozie The Ref to gush about their favorite women's+ matches from 2025.

Em, Harley, and BFF Brian Bell celebrate Friendsgiving by taking at look at the phenomenon that is Wrestle Yr Friends! What is it?  Where did it come from?  How does one actually wrestle their friends?  And is it just a silly goof or a radical political statement for a community in desperate need of brave spaces to exist in?  (Spoiler alert: it's the latter.)

While the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving week, the Canadians gift a special bonus episode to their friends south of the border. Harley asks 20 Questions to Toronto indie wrestler Wanda Delrey!  They discuss life in Toronto, OperaMania, Amelia Earhart, childhood sweaters, and which dreamy WWE star first made her a wrestling fan.

It's list season and Em & Harley are looking at 40 years of People's Sexiest Man Alive! Oh, and also the 2025 PWI Women's 250. They discuss Mercedes Moné landing at #1 for the first time after not even ranking the last two years.  Plus: Who were this year's biggest debuts and biggest tumbles?  Who's ranked the most times over 18 years of lists?  Who's had the most top 10 appearances?  And which TV show has the highest percentage of their ranking this year?

It's the return of 20 Questions as Harley is joined by "The Iconic Diva" Brianna Bandz to discuss training under Logan Black at T2T Wrestling Academy, wrestling Sonny Kiss, how she spoils herself, what her family thinks of her being a wrestler, and Monster High.

In the third installment of our new "Glitterati primers" series, Lindsay chooses four matches to get to know her and makes Harley, Em, and Mayydayy watch them.   Her watch list for this episode: Jeff Jarrett w/Miss Kitty vs. Chyna in a good housekeeping match for the Intercontinental Championship WWF No Mercy (10/17/99)   Mercedes Martinez vs. Eddie Kingston Rise Gain 1: Stand With Knights (3/25/17)   KZT vs. Janai Kai GCW Bloodsport 6 (4/8/21)   Lana Star & Krissy Vaine vs. Amber O’Neal & The Lioness WOW Women Of Wrestling (1/22/22)