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The Wrestle Special

Travis Tubesing

The only professional wrestling podcast that sometimes is about pro wrestling and sometimes not! Is pro wrestling everywhere? Can it be anything? Every Friday, host Travis Tubesing tries to answer these questions as he explores the world of pro wrestling beyond the weekly recap and beyond match ratings.

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All Episodes

55:40

The First Savage Test

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/02/26

After revealing the steps and course of study required to become a Savage in The Church Of The Madness, Travis invites Ted Beaver back onto the show to take his test to become the first ordained minister of The Madness. *Part 10 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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40:35

How To Become A Savage

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/02/19

Travis outlines the course of study a Madness Person can take to become an ordained minister in The Church Of The Madness, a Savage. Any Madness Person that is called to become a Savage, your path begins here. *Part 9 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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46:18

The Church Of The Madness Mailbag

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/02/12

You ask the questions (about The Church Of The Madness), Travis answers them. In this mailbag (specifically about The Church Of The Madness): What's the official cookie of The Madness, where are the bathrooms at The Church Of The Madness, is there an afterlife, and more! *Part 8 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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32:08

How Is The Madness Governed?

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/02/05

While The Church Of The Madness is shaping up to be a bonafide religion, according to the IRS it still needs to have it's own ecclesiastical government. Travis find out what the hell that means, the different types of government, and other things about religion that you'd 100% expect out of a wrestling podcast. *Part 7 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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01:14:22

The Hymns Of The Madness

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/01/29

What kind of a religion doesn't have hymns? Travis sits down with Ted and Andy from the podcast Largely Unlikable once again to figure out which songs best represent The Church Of The Madness, and imagine what "No Vaseline" would sound like in a congregation full of Madness People. *Part 6 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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18:05

The Creed Of The Madness

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/01/22

While many religions don't have a recognized creed, the IRS says The Church Of The Madness needs one to be an "official" religion, so here we are. Press play, speak the words, and live in the madness. *Part 5 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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34:28

The 7 Statements Of The Madness

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/01/15

Christianity has the Ten Commandments, Buddhism has the Eightfold Path, and now...The Church Of The Madness has the 7 Statements Of The Madness. Find out how the followers of The Madness protect the world from certain doom by walking the path of Macho Man Randy Savage. *Part 4 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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31:44

Randy Savage: Undefeated VS The Rapture

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/01/08

On May 20, 2011, Macho Man Randy Savage left this plane of existence. On May 21, 2011, He gave us one final gift: thwarting armageddon. What if Macho Man had saved us before this, and what if....he left us the blueprint to save ourselves. *Part 3 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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21:04

Live In The Madness

The Wrestle Special ·

2021/01/01

Travis looks to existing churches for inspiration on what to name the as of yet unnamed church of Macho Man Randy Savage, and by the end of the episode, settles on the perfect one. *Part 2 of the "I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion" series*

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30:37

I'm Starting a Macho Man Religion

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/12/25

Travis embarks on a series of episodes chronicling his attempt to start an as of yet unnamed religion celebrating Macho Man Randy Savage. Find out why and how one starts a religion centered around a deceased pro wrester from scratch.

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01:05:07

3 Good Things About ICP

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/12/18

The Insane Clown Posse have a complicated place in wrestling and pop culture as a whole. Travis brings his wife Jess back on the show to find 3 good things about ICP and to drink Faygo.

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40:39

Wrestling is The Mandela Effect

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/12/11

While the Mandela Effect has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, pro wrestling doesn't have as many examples as one would think. Are there any actual examples of the Mandela Effect in pro wrestling, and if so, do any of them point to the existence of a parallel universe?

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34:25

The Wrestle Special Mailbag 11

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/12/04

You ask the questions, Travis answers them. In this mailbag: Which wrestlers I'd reboot the Spice Girls with, which Drag Queen would I choose to represent me in a cage match, what a tag team breakup with myself would sound like, and more!

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26:19

Puritan Names: The Next Wrestling Trend?

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/11/27

To celebrate Thanksgiving, Travis looks far into the past and finds a smorgasbord of potential ring names for aspiring pro wrestlers from our Puritan forefathers.

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24:20

H.H.P.M.

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/11/20

Confused as to what H.H.P.M. is? Let's just say, after researching 2016's landmark court case Bollea V Gawker, Travis had a very specific question that he needed the answer to. Maybe too specific.

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39:38

Wrestling is QAnon

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/11/13

How big of a role does kayfabe play into the QAnon conspiracy theory? Travis explores the idea that "true believers" are using pro wrestling's playbook to take over the world, and why it might be up to wrestling fans to help stop it's spread.

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31:21

Tag Team Astrological Compatibility

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/11/06

What if the only thing that mattered in tag team wrestling was astrological compatibility? Travis explores this concept while looking at the various tag team partners of Cesaro, and finds out the hard way that the pair aren't compatible as a tag team.

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53:28

Wrestling is Vampires

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/10/30

Travis attempts to predict when the next vampire gimmick will arrive in pro wrestling by delving through the history of vampires in pop culture, and how that correlates to when vampire characters appeared in wrestling. If your last name is Van Helsing, please listen to a different episode.

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37:47

Does Wrestling Have a Kevin Bacon?

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/10/23

Travis explores the "six degrees of Kevin Bacon" concept and how it applies to wrestlers that have acted. He also adds arbitrary rules that only he would add to make it harder, and power ranks the Disney Renaissance animated films for some reason.

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38:33

The Wrestle Special Mailbag 10

The Wrestle Special ·

2020/10/16

You ask the questions, Travis answers them. In this mailbag: Why I would choose Zelina Vega and Aleister Black to raise my hypothetical child in the event of my death, who has the best calves in wrestling, who would be in a heel faction made entirely out of NBA players, and more!

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