Phil Schneider and guests discuss Bloody Wrestling Matches from his book. Way of the Blade: 100 of the Greatest Bloody Matches in Wrestling History available on Amazon https://t.co/F7wgSWrRgK?amp=1

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/3/17/6/b06104f7-d7a9-4237-862a-b069ff7387c4_murakami_vs._nagata.mp3

Phil is joined by pro wrestler and ex-UFC fighter Filthy Tom Lawlor to talk about Kazunari Murakami vs. Yuji Nagata from New Japan December 2002. We talk about the beauty of simplistic wrestling, who hit Tom the hardest in the ring, and overlaps between MMA and pro-wrestling.

Murakami vs. Nagata with Filthy Tom Lawlor

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/3/10/18/3f45dbe9-b2c9-4d3d-9483-527f4cceec61_fujinami_vs._tenryu.mp3

Phil talks with writer and podcaster David Bixenspan about Genichiro Tenryu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami from the New Japan Dome show. We debate whether Tenryu was protecting Fujinami or abusing him, and how much a broke bloody nose hurts

Tenryu vs. Fujinami with David Bixenspan

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/3/3/6/6d8b6bdc-278c-4878-aece-6bfa366227e6_2021_year_in_blood.mp3

Special Episode of Way of the Blade Pod as Eric and I look back on the best bloody matches of 2021, we talk about Mickie Knuckles and Tank&#39;s triumphant comeback, the greatness of CM Punk and Eddie Kingston and the all time iconic year of Black Terry

2021 Year in Blood with Eric Ritz

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/2/24/6/b3228fa1-b0f6-428f-9e9c-a33440146943_slaughter_vs._sheik.mp3

Phil is joined by TV Writer(The Office, Superstore) and DVDVR veteran Owen Ellickson to talk bombastic 80s wrestling, NBA conspiracy theories and much more

Slaughter vs. Sheik with Owen Ellickson

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/2/17/15/7c282f52-deff-455e-ab98-00853dc9d719_kawada_vs._taue.mp3

Phil talks with Alan Counihan of the Pro-Wrestling torch about the nasty fist fight between Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue. We talk about the 4 Pillars era of All Japan, the weird Kawada US and Canadian excursion and much more

Kawada vs. Taue with Alan Counihan

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/2/9/19/0e4e8efa-2903-4ec0-a4dd-392ea1adcfd8_santana_bruno_vs._savage_adonis.mp3

Phil talks with wrestling historian and member of the board of the Pro Wrestling Studies Association about the cage match with Tito Santana and Bruno Sammartino against Randy Savage and Adrian Adonis. We discusses the academic study of pro-wrestling and a long aside on the career of Evad Sullivan

Savage/Adonis vs. Santana/Bruno with Lee Benaka

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/2/3/16/3863bfd7-8a8b-4b01-bb76-dd520c9de3aa_fenix_vs._muertes.mp3

Phil is joined by podcaster Mike Dikk to talk about the wild Lucha Underground casket match between Fenix and Mil Muertes, we talk about the Lucha Underground experiment, where we diverge in our wrestling opinions and much more

Fenix vs. Mil Muertes with Mike Dikk

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/1/23/22/7c18a88b-0e4a-4e91-8228-d0c4461ac1b7_gringos_vip_vs._cerbro_terry_che.mp3

We talk with Gringo Loco about his wild brawls in IWRG, coming to Mexico as a teenager to wrestle, working with a pacemaker, and much more

Gringos VIP vs. Chico Che/Dr. Cerebro/Black Terry with Gringo Loco

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/1/18/18/3172d9e4-077f-468b-8bc7-b7c1f6094c68_jacobs_vs._whitmer.mp3

Phil is joined by indy wrestling legend Jimmy Jacobs to discuss his gory I Quit match with BJ Whitmer from IWA-MS. We discusses the Jimmy loves Lacey storyline, starting wrestling at 15, and his first and bloodiest blade jobs

Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer with Jimmy Jacobs

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/1/9/19/e64f0c2b-8f13-4e97-8aab-e4c2a3c24adc_necro_vs._joe.mp3

Phil is joined by indy wrestling icon the Necro Butcher to discusses his all time war with Samoa Joe, we talk about his tape trading past, the origin of the barfight spot and much more

Necro Butcher vs. Samoa Joe with Necro Butcher

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2022/1/6/23/8a6419c7-9ebb-48c9-8f16-2e1dee8d7306_czw_vs._roh.mp3

Phil talks with Matt Whittle the lead singer of the indy rock band Seagulls about ROH vs. CZW in the Cage of Death. We discuss being a wrestling fan in Philly during this era, which guys in this match might have voted for Trump and much more

CZW vs. ROH with Matt Whittle

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/12/29/21/061f0f9a-05cd-483f-9d1c-68a779ec34f4_gilbert_vs._marlin.mp3

Phil talks with fellow Segunda Caida writer Eric Ritz about the Cowboy Boot Match between Eddie Marlin and Tommy Gilbert. They talk about the greatness of old man fist fights, minimalist wrestling and one of the greatest highspots in wrestling history.

Marlin vs. Gilbert with Eric Ritz

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/12/23/22/5105d85b-0bcd-4a50-9b06-588fa6a859b7_pirata_vs._el_faron.mp3

Phil welcomes back writer JR Goldberg to talk about the gruesome hair vs. hair match between Pirata Morgan and El Faron. We talk about how the structure of this match is similar to biblical literary criticism, discusses the biggest gaps between wrestling brothers and much more

Pirata vs. Faron with JR Goldberg

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/12/16/23/370bd583-936a-4e04-9391-7a77a85874e2_hokuto_vs._kandori.mp3

The wrestling genius Daniel Makabe returns to talk about the epic war between Akira Hokuto and Shinobu Kandori from AJW Dreamslam 4/2/93. We talk about the variety of styles in Joshi wrestling, the beauty of big emotive wrestling and fantasy book a Daniel Makabe version of this match.

Hokuto vs. Kandori with Daniel Makabe

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/12/9/21/18dce57b-4c6e-409c-938c-0da834fe90cf_chicana_vs._ms1.mp3

Phil is joined by fellow Segunda Caida founder and Death Valley Driver alum Tom Karro-Gassner to discusses the greatest match in wrestling history MS1 vs. Sangre Chicana

Sangre Chicana vs. MS1 with Tom Karro-Gassner

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/12/2/5/db06b29d-dbb1-400e-a3eb-afcb997edd65_flair_vs_funk.mp3

Phil talks with the Ringer&#39;s Masked Man David Shoemaker about Flair vs. Funk from the 1989 Great American Bash. We talk about the difference between Funk in a bar fight and Gary Hart in a bar fight, the elite level of 1989 NWA and much more.

Terry Funk vs. Ric Flair with David Shoemaker

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/11/20/0/d310d89c-df71-428a-bead-ade8065f3b7c_dustin_vs._cody.mp3

Phil is joined by the iconic Dustin Rhodes to talk about his match against his brother Cody at AEW Double or Nothing 5/25/19. We talk about emotion in professional wrestling, Dustin&#39;s early career and the Rhodes family tradition.

Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes with Dustin Rhodes

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/11/18/6/06591909-1905-4e2b-8c23-93235674cf4c_homicide_vs._corino.mp3

Phil talks to Big Apple legend The Devil&#39;s Son in Law Julius Smokes about Homicide vs. Steve Corino from 9/16/03. We talk about the art of being a hype man, the early days of the Doghouse and being part of the Corino vs. Homicide feud

Homicide vs. Steve Corino with Julius Smokes

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/11/11/23/f7861f17-b62d-476c-a25d-2c81c73f35b1_bock_vs._hennig.mp3

Phil welcomes his fellow Segunda Caida writer Matt DiCarlo to discusses Nick Bockwinkly vs. Curt Hennig from New Years Eve 1986. We talk about how to craft a great long match, the mastery of Bockwinkle and much more

Nick Bockwinkle vs. Curt Hennig with Matt DiCarlo

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/11/4/15/4429d6fc-72b7-4d00-b4dd-4b9aedbecf67_santo_vs._espanto.mp3

Phil talks with writer, cartoonist and famous Twitter person K. Thor Jensen about El Hijo Del Santo vs. Espanto Jr. mascara contra mascara from 8/31/86. We talk about the greatness of Santo&#39;s emoting, Espanto having a career match, Disney kid&#39;s career arcs much more

El Hijo Del Santo vs. Espanto Jr. with K. Thor Jensen

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/10/26/22/7e24335e-9fd1-41a0-903e-e9fc754b5761_austin_vs._bret.mp3

Phil is joined by podcaster John Pozarowski @twomanpowertrip to discuss Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin from Wrestlemania 13. We talk about Hart&#39;s incredible heel run, the birth of the Attitude era and check in on the current version of the wrestling war.

Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin with John Pozarowski

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/10/21/16/01b6c927-ca2d-4a4a-b42f-fac7640cd09f_kurisu_dragonmaster_vs._onita_goto.mp3

Phil is joined by podcaster Bucky Barnett as we discusses the wild FMW Texas Street Fight from 4/1/90. We talk about the wild and weird careers of Kendo Nagasaki and Kurisu and head off onto some amusing digressions.

Tarzan Goto/Atsushi Onita vs. Dragonmaster/Masanobu Kurisu with Bucky Barnett

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/10/14/21/c8a85c25-44da-4cb4-8b90-3d92c9b59e9c_sawyer_vs._duggan.mp3

Phil talks with legendary comp maker Goodhelmet Will Helmick about Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Buzz Sawyer in a Dog Collar match from Mid-South 12/27/85. We talk about bar fight wrestling, actual bar fights and more.

Buzz Sawyer vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan with Will Helmick

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/10/6/2/2edf2c90-1c9c-4d40-9c54-cecde147ae48_a_vs._b.mp3

I talk with DVDVR alum Phil Rippa about the fever dream of A vs. B from IWA Japan. We go through the Headhunters odd career and discuss the old school message board days

Headhunter A vs. Headhunter B with Phil Rippa

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/9/29/22/3e65e3c8-ee1a-4571-82a8-ff598207c457_last_battle_of_atlanta.mp3

Phil is joined by podcaster and historian Kris Zellner to talk about Tommy Rich vs. Buzz Sawyer from 10/23/83 in Georgia. We talk about Georgia wrestling history, some of the great matches Kris has seen live and much more

Last Battle of Atlanta with Kris Zellner

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/9/21/19/f1e5550a-fbfd-4d40-abc2-1fba5411b1b2_cholak_vs._chene.mp3

Fun talk with wrestling historian Lee Casebolt @fallwrestling about the golden age classic Larry Chene vs. Moose Cholak from IWA 5/15/63. We talk about great wrestlers lost in time, the footage explosion over the last decade and much more

Chene vs. Cholak with Lee Casebolt

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/9/13/5/053f6952-35bc-4a60-9abf-568b680962fc_war_vs._nj.mp3

Phil talks with the godfather of internet wrestling criticism DEAN~! about Takashi Ishikawa and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu and Shinya Hashimoto from WAR 4/2/93. We talk about the greatness of minimalist wrestling, our evolution as fans and much more

Ishikawa/Tenryu vs. Choshu/Hashimoto with Dean Rassmussen

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/9/7/22/96a41408-7a68-44da-b12a-1ead8dfad607_moondogs_vs._fabulous_ones.mp3

Phil is joined by the legendary Fabulous One Steve Keirn to talk about the Fabs vs. The Moondogs from June 13th 1983. Steve tells some incredible stories including shooting on the Road Warriors, riots in Guatamala, his feud with Bob Roop and nearly dying in the ring.

Moondogs vs. Fabulous Ones with Steve Keirn

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/9/2/4/06d12685-8be4-4783-8c6f-bce7972143f4_fujinami_vs._maeda.mp3

Phil is joined by wrestling author Ian Douglass as we discuss Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Akira Maeda from New Japan 6/12/86. We discusses the history of Japanese wrestling, the greatness of the UWF vs. NJ feud and Ian&#39;s upcoming book on Bahamian wrestling.

Fujinami vs. Maeda with Ian Douglass

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/8/26/5/3b3ef165-55a4-486a-962b-5694435baed4_fujiwara_vs._yamazaki.mp3

Phil talks with Baltimore Sun sports writer Childs Walker about Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Kazuo Yamazaki from UWF Reborn 7/24/89. We talk a lot about the sublime Yoshiaki Fujiwara and whether this match is his masterpiece and even talk a bit about 2021 major league wrestling!

Fujiwara vs. Yamazaki with Childs Walker

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/8/18/5/8759c679-a042-49e6-89ae-ad7baf925191_gangstas_vs._thugs.mp3

Phil is joined by Oliver Bateman from the Ringer and Men&#39;s Health to talk about the wild SMW brawl between the Gangstas and the Thugs from 5/20/95. We talk about Oliver&#39;s New Jack and Tracey Smothers obits, 80s Steroid bodies, the button pushing promos of New Jack and more!

Gangstas vs. Thugs with Oliver Bateman

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/8/10/18/c0acf331-272d-411a-aea9-d10fd3eb88b7_funaki_vs._nakano.mp3

Phil is joined by author, MMA historian and Hybrid Shoot publisher Jon Snowden to talk about Matsakatsu Funaki vs. Testuo Nakano from UWF Reborn 7/24/89. We talk about publishing a book, the history of shoot-style wrestling and MMA, how much of MMA is fixed and why Funaki tried to shoot on Bob Backlund Buy the Book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/173494594X?&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;tag=hybridshoot-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_shr&amp;creativeASIN=173494594X&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;linkId=1333786b5c004c6428b89748a01a79ae

Funaki vs. Nakano with Jonathan Snowden

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/8/3/0/06d5e603-0a04-4e16-bb95-e0b7f738f4c0_morton_vs._flair.mp3

Phil talks with punk rock legend Lars Frederiksen from Rancid about Ric Flair vs. Ricky Morton from The Great American Bash on July 5th 1986. We talk about NWA wrestling, what made Flair and Morton special, how pro-wrestling and making a set list are similar and Lars&#39;s history in punk and as a wrestling fan. Book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/dp/173494594X?&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;tag=hybridshoot-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_shr&amp;creativeASIN=173494594X&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;linkId=1333786b5c004c6428b89748a01a79aeInstagram @wayofthebladebookTwitter @philaschneiderBlog segundacaida.blogspot.com

Morton vs. Flair with Lars Frederiksen

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/7/29/15/5e85b920-d643-4abb-8b34-c0bf8d836e0d_havok_vs._callihan.mp3

Phil talks to Fanfyte and Segunda Caida writer JR Goldberg about the Cage of Death match between Sami Callihan and Danny Havoc. We talked about that era of indy wrestling and background on both guys.

Callihan vs. Havoc with JR Goldberg

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/7/22/5/753b0875-3456-4092-8a26-24994453ba28_khan_vs._gordy.mp3

Phil welcomes his old friend and ex-NXT staffer Rob Naylor to talk about Killer Khan vs. Terry Gordy from World Class Nov 11th 1982. We talk about the greatness of both guys, hidden Omni matches, 2000s Indy wrestling and much more

Gordy vs. Khan with Rob Naylor

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/7/15/6/cc0826f8-9a87-4db2-94d1-09897c65195d_pollo_vs._commando_negro.mp3

Phil is joined by the super talented artist of the Way of the Blade Chris Bryan to talk about Commando Negro vs. El Pollo Mascara contra Mascara from IWRG 12/26/10. We talk about visual style in wrestling, Chris&#39;s illustrious Australian Indy wrestling career and how a project like this book comes together

Commando Negro vs. El Pollo with Chris Bryan

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/7/8/22/e3a0eac4-8b11-4ba3-b49e-f775791ff64c_funks_vs._sheik_abby.mp3

I bring on Brian Solomon the author of the upcoming Sheik biography Blood and Fire to talk about the incredible All Japan tag match with Terry and Dory Funk taking on Sheik and Abdullah, we talk about the history of all four guys, the role of the NWA Champion and stories from his book

Funks vs. Abdullah the Butcher and The Sheik with Brian Solomon

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/7/1/1/66f38e11-7288-4429-8f0a-dbd40cbb4239_bishop_vs._garrini.mp3

Phil is joined by AIW Double Champion Joshua Bishop to discuss his Mania weekend banger against Dominic Garrini. We talk about getting psyched up to wrestle a death match, Bishop&#39;s insane ideas for the match and much more. Match below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1lBWmU90jc

Bishop vs. Garrini with Joshua Bishop

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/6/24/4/ceb0dade-eb25-47c6-a4dd-56dee603036e_pirata_vs._el_dandy.mp3

We discuss El Dandy vs. Pirata Morgan from EMLL 9/23/88 with Journalist, Activist and Pirata Super fan Eduardo Martinez. We talk about the cosmic target placed on Pirata&#39;s eye, the struggle to find footage of this match, and more. This was taped in the height of the pandemic so there is some charming doom and gloom

Pirata vs. Dandy with Eduardo Martinez

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/6/16/23/ce30c7f0-e777-4f48-9e0c-457588302ac2_flair_vs._dibiase.mp3

We are joined by AEW President, Promoter and Booker Tony Khan to discusses Ric Flair vs. Ted DiBiase from Mid-South wrestling. We talk about arguably the greatest hour of wrestling television ever, the challenges of producing AEW in a pandemic, his vision for booking World Titles and a lot more

Ric Flair vs. Ted DiBiase with Tony Khan

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/6/10/3/b0c00cb6-cdec-4648-b57a-799d3dc5a6eb_devil_s_rejects_vs._nwa_elite_.mp3

A three man pod with legendary managers Jeff G. Bailey and Rev. Dan Wilson discussing the evil vs. evil 2007 NWA Anarchy War Games match between the Devil&#39;s Rejects and the NWA Elite. We hear the real story about Dominus vs. Abomination and lots of stories of this legendary feud. Watch the match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isr0k2ek6ek Buy the Book https://www.amazon.com/dp/173494594X?&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;tag=hybridshoot-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_shr&amp;creativeASIN=173494594X&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;linkId=1333786b5c004c6428b89748a01a79ae

Devil's Rejects vs. NWA Elite with Rev. Dan Wilson and Jeff G. Bailey

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/6/3/5/b9f7931b-2e70-4603-aa7c-0028e5a68cad_way_of_the_blade.2006_wargames.mp3

In part 1 of our 2 part Anarchy War Games retrospective. Phil is joined by @revdanwilson to discusses the epic War Games from July 22, 2006 match where Rev. Dan led his Devil&#39;s Rejects into the cage to face off with a team representing NWA Anarchy. We talk about the history of the Devil&#39;s Rejects and all of the lead up to this all timer of a match Buy the Book https://www.amazon.com/dp/173494594X?&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;tag=hybridshoot-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_shr&amp;creativeASIN=173494594X&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;linkId=1333786b5c004c6428b89748a01a79ae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-G293GddS4&amp;t=1718s

Devil's Rejects vs. Team Anarchy with Rev. Dan Wilson

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/5/27/1/2998b49e-bec6-4125-b181-e2e5d05bdf32_way_of_the_blade.ishikawavsikeda.mp3

Technical Wrestling master Daniel Makabe @danielmakabejoins the pod to discusses Daisuke Ikeda vs. Yuki Ishikawa from FU-TEN 4/24/05. We talk about their endless violent dance and Dan discusses what it is like to be in the ring with Ikeda and Ishikawa, wrestling Negro Navarro and his oddball career https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxRLkhX_yMs&amp;t=3s

Ikeda vs. Ishikawa with Daniel Makabe

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/5/19/4/cca969b3-9554-4536-8117-67d2e93c63b1_way_of_the_blade.kkkvsmurdoch.mp3

Phil is joined by his fellow Segunda Caida compatriot Eric Ritz @segundacaida to discuss Killer Karl Kox vs. Dick Murdoch from All Japan Wrestling Dec 9th 1976 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUE_dw4aTd8

Kox vs. Murdoch with Eric Ritz

Phil Schneider and guests discuss Bloody Wrestling Matches from his book. Way of the Blade: 100 of the Greatest Bloody Matches in Wrestling History available on Amazon

https://t.co/F7wgSWrRgK?amp=1

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