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The Great American Bash, a podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee, on WGN Plus from WGN Radio in Chicago.
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Bernie hates women? Triple H hates women?
Impeachment preview! Royal Rumble preview!
Listen to Jericho, companies need to work together in order to succeed. Political parties need to work together in order to succeed.
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3712717/The_Great_American_Bash_Impeachment_Isn_t_Fake_It_s_Predetermined_January_14_2020_2020-01-14-205517.128.mp3
Vince is taking on AEW and The Donald is taking on impeachment. Will either man survive?
Related, a brief Q&A with AEW owner Tony Khan after the inaugural AEW “Dynamite” at the Capital One Arena.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3686940/_Vince_vs_AEW_The_Donald_vs_Impeachment__2019-10-09-153940.128.mp3
Joe Biden is the new Hulk Hogan. Not just Hulkamania Hulk Hogan but now Hogan and Mr. America Hogan and TNA Hogan which is a thing that happened.
The Wednesday Night Wars begin this week. Time to break out a little bit of the bubbly.
Also, we saw an XFL shirt. On a man. In 2019. Really.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3679489/_Joe_Biden_is_Hulk_Hogan_Welcome_to_the_Wednesday_Night_Wars_and_an_XFL_Shirt_in_the_Wild_September_16_2019_2019-09-16-210929.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee. Has Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson endorsed Elizabeth Warren? Also, The Donald gimmicks a map and Jericho enjoys a bit of the bubbly.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3676718/_Has_The_Rock_endorsed_Elizabeth_Warren_September_5_2019_2019-09-05-213618.128.mp3
According to the most recent Monmouth Poll, Biden, Sanders and Warren are in a three-way tie for the top of the democratic ticket. So which one is Roman Reigns? Also, what was more impactful, this year’s NJPW’s G1 or Trump’s G7?
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3672830/_Are_The_Top_Three_Democratic_Presidential_Candidates_The_Shield_August_28_2019_2019-08-28-175630.64kmono.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wrestling and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
After months of mediocre booking, both WWE and The Donald have solid matchups heading into SummerSlam.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3661370/3661370_2019-07-16-173710.128.mp3
In 2016, we determined Donald Trump is Vince McMahon. In 2019, we break down each Democratic presidential candidate and find their pro wrestling counterpart. Elizabeth Warren is Becky Lynch, Joe Biden is The Undertaker and 18 more connections that will help make sense of the crowded field/Royal Rumble.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3653155/_Pro_Wrestler_Analogs_for_the_2020_Democratic_Presidential_Candidates_June_27_2019_2019-06-28-200855.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
The Granddaddy of Them All returns to New York*. John Oliver doesn’t understand that regardless of what’s right and wrong, Hogan always goes over. Tune in to Saturday’s WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony for more.
*New Jersey
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3621843/great-american-bash-john-oliver-hulkamania_2019-04-05-145743.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
There’s a new entrant in the Rumble, a preview of WrestleMania 35/NY/NJ and is Joe Biden Samoa Joe or John Cena?
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3607317/great-american-bash-march-19_2019-03-19-210117.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
We’re in the Fastlane, on the road to Muellermania.
Every politician has a wrestler analogue. We break down the democratic presidential candidate field.
Hulk goes over. Hulk always goes over.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3598788/3598788_2019-02-22-174628.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
The road to WrestleMania 2020 has begun.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3581421/elizabeth-warren-2020-american-bash_2018-12-31-171221.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
The midterms are over. The Blue team won.
Summer Slam is over. The Red team won.
Time to look forward to Mania and 2020.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3569356/3569356_2018-11-21-180056.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
Crown Jewel happened. So did the 2018 midterm elections. And Hulk Hogan returned. All was inevitable.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3564690/3564690_2018-11-07-163830.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
Mashable writer Marcus Gilmer joins the show to discuss his recent article, “Here’s why WWE fans are talking about the mysterious disappearance of a Saudi Arabian journalist.”
With today’s Washington Post story, “‘You can hear how he was interrogated, tortured and then murdered’,” should WWE cancel Crown Jewel?
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3556295/3556295_2018-10-13-114735.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
Will All In change WWE? Will AOC change the democratic party?
Hell In A Cell is this Sunday. According to reporting from The New York Times, the U.S. is holding 12,800 migrant children in detention. There were 2,400 children in custody in May 2017.
Read Chris’ piece on The Washington Post “The women wrestlers of WWE have created a movement. Is it built to last?”
We are Kevin Owens in 2018.
Buy The Donald: How Trump Turned Presidential Politics Into Pro Wrestling for $3.16.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3546344/3546344_2018-09-14-104444.128.mp3
Bad news: Punk and Cabana are no longer friends.
Good news: read about women’s wrestling in this Sunday’s Washington Post.
Political/Demon news: Kane is mayor elect of Knox County, Tennessee.
SummerSlam 2018 preview.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3535672/3535672_2018-08-13-164812.128.mp3%20?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3779.mp3
No collusion would be a great name for a Pay-Per-View.
Just like season 3, episode 3 of Glow, the Concerned Women of America are getting in the way of our show.
Samoa Joe is right, A.J. Styles is a bad dad.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3531807/no-collusion_2018-08-01-161407.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
The Moscow Screwjob will outlive us all.
Hulk Hogan is back in the WWE Hall of Fame. We all knew this would happen. It’s still not good.
Brock Lesnar is making UFC fun! Read Chris’ 2016 Vice piece “Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, UFC’s Own WWE Feud.”
Buy The Donald: How Trump Turned Presidential Politics Into Pro Wrestling for only $3.16! In this week’s episode we discuss how certain banks no longer lend to The Donald. Read the book for more info.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3527772/moscow-and-wwe_2018-07-20-105712.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
Scott Pruitt lived like Ric Flair. Pruitt is no Flair and ended up like Jim Crockett.
Buy The Donald: How Trump Turned Presidential Politics Into Pro Wrestling for only $3.16! Wooo!
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3523370/brandon-wetherbee_2018-07-06-164610.128.mp3
A podcast about the intersections of the worlds of professional wresting and presidential politics hosted by Chris Kelly and Brandon Wetherbee.
Fair to Flair
/ferˈto͞o,təˈfler/
phrase
1. An argument Bobby “The Brain” Heenan employed to put over Ric Flair in and around the 1992 Royal Rumble.
Example:
Bobby Heenan: Back off, Ric. Let Haku do the dir… the kicking. (Haku attacks Flair) See! What the heck are you doing, Haku? Have you gone nuts?Gorilla Monsoon: Just to show you it’s every man for himself.Bobby Heenan: This isn’t fair to Flair!
2. An argument the White House is using to equate being asked to leave as restaurant due to one’s actions to The Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Buy The Donald: How Trump Turned Presidential Politics Into Pro Wrestling for only $3.16! We write about The Donald’s eating habits. He would never go to Red Hen.
http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3520021/3520021_2018-06-26-175621.64kmono.mp3
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