Wrestle Buds

It's a special Halloween episode of Wrestle Buds! Chris and Mat are doing the Mount Rushmore Game again, but this time... IT'S SPOOKY. Find out the most and least spookiest things in wrestling. Also, Chris quizzes Mat about popular Halloween costumes. Please try not to be too scared during this episode. Thanks.Find Wrestle Buds at these places:Patreon (Featuring extended episodes of the podcast for free!)BlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed

The last time Chris and Mat hung out was in 2023 in San Antonio, Texas, for the 2023 Royal Rumble. During the event, Bray Wyatt had his final wrestling match before passing away. He battled LA Knight in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match. What is that match? No one really knows for sure, but there were a lot of pretty colors, and a lot of great character-building for Wyatt. Chris and Mat discuss what it was like being at that show, along with rewatching the match and realizing that this was a match for people at home, not so much at the arena.Also, Messy Ventura stops by to tell a spooky story about when he went to Dublin, Ireland.Find Wrestle Buds at these places:Patreon (Featuring extended episodes of the podcast for free!)BlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed

It's spooky season, and is there any better way to kick things off than to discuss a not-so-great episode of WWE Smackdown from 2002? We don't think so. This week, Chris and Mat are going over every moment from this episode, including a really good match, a few terrible matches, wrestlers wearing bad costumes, and more! Plus, enjoy more of Chris's Cameo Corner and Mat's Game Show!Find Wrestle Buds at these places:Patreon (Featuring extended episodes of the podcast for free!)BlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed

Jokes are aside for this short episode. Mat discusses the recent WWE deal where its show Main Event will be hosted on the video platform Rumble. He explains what Rumble is, who backs the company, why it exists, and what that means for WWE. This episode is half new and half editorial commentary from Mat about WWE's latest move. Links to the news articles provided below:WWE’s ‘Main Event’ to Move From YouTube to Rumble - VarietyThe Role of Alternative Social Media in the News and Information Environment - PEW ResearchTrump-Linked Rumble Rebrands To RUM Group, Unveils Quake AI After $767 Million Northern Data Deal - Yahoo FinanceBrazil Joins France, Russia, China in Banning Rumble - The Arabian PostThis Toronto-based website surged to a half-billion-dollar valuation almost overnight — thanks in part to interest from conservative American investors - The Toronto StarCan Dan Bongino Make Rumble The Right’s New Platform? - Buzzfeed News

Over the years, Chris and Mat have made many jokes about the WCW faction the Dungeon of Doom and their "reign of terror." Recently, every vignette for the DoD popped up on YouTube. We thought it would be very fun to watch it, and boy, we were wrong. Learn about the Rare White Bengal Tiger, "Big Van" Vader, and why you can't make out a word The Master says while we slowly die inside.Don't Watch Every Dungeon of Doom Vignette!Find Wrestle Buds at these places:Patreon (Featuring extended episodes of the podcast for free!)BlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed

On September 4, 1995, WCW officially entered the Monday Night Wars with WCW Monday Nitro. The debut episode took place in the Mall of America, and no one go hurt on the escalators trying to watch in. But was the first episode any good? Chris and Mat discuss every match and what made it great, and Mat surprises Chris with a game show based on Hulk Hogan's limited ability to cut promos with more than seven words in it!Watch the WCW Nitro episode for yourself!Find Wrestle Buds at these places:Patreon (Featuring extended episodes of the podcast for free!)BlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed

With the arrival of Austin Creed and Kofi at All In, Chris and Mat discuss The New Level coming to AEW and how they'll finally be appreciated as a tag team at a company with a solid tag team division.Also, check out the donation page for the 5K Mat is "running" for the Epilepsy Foundation of Chicago!Epilepsy Foundation of Chicago 5K for Team ImMatElfringFind Wrestle Buds at these places:Patreon (Featuring extended episodes of the podcast for free!)BlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed

We're releasing another one from the vault. This week, Mat and Chris discuss the future of Wrestlemania and WWE deciding to go overseas. Additionally, to introduce the new video series "Werner's Wrestling Photo of the Week," Mat is releasing a pilot for a podcast called "Ask Werner Anything!" We'll see you all next week!Also, check out the donation page for the 5K Mat is "running" for the Epilepsy Foundation of Chicago!Epilepsy Foundation of Chicago 5K for Team ImMatElfringFind Wrestle Buds at these places:PatreonBlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed

With Mat out sick, it's been a little tough to record, but FEAR NOT! We have episodes on the backburner. This week, it's the original pilot episode for Wrestle Buds that we never released! Some of this episode was actually worked into the REAL episode, but most of it was Chris and Mat finding their groove. There are actually fun moments here, we promise. Also, check out the donation page for the 5K Mat is "running" for the Epilepsy Foundation of Chicago!Epilepsy Foundation of Chicago 5K for Team ImMatElfringFind Wrestle Buds at these places:PatreonBlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed

The year was 1998, and on one spring evening on WWF Raw/War Zone, a group named Degeneration-X saw that WCW Nitro and Raw were running wrestling events in the same town. Degeneration-X took it upon themselves to "invade" Nitro's taping in a jeep and make a bunch of references to the male anatomy.But... what else happened on that episode of Raw? Chris and Mat dive into every match on the card and the storylines that led to the main event.... Stone Cold vs. Goldust for the WWF Championship, with Gerald Brisco as the special guest ref. Yes, that happened. Also, was the DX Invading Nitro good? No... it wasn't.Find Wrestle Buds at these places:PatreonBlueskyInstagramYoutubeRSS Feed