International Object - the art of pro wrestling

Mutantlog [https://bsky.app/profile/mutantlog.com] joins Sawyer to talk about "The Big Event", Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, Sami Zayn's through-the-ropes DDT, Swerve/Hangman, video game storylines, and willingly suspending disbelief. Further reading for each question: pre-question notes Something by Emerson [https://internationalobjectpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/firefox_usqp5vbd5b.png] Question 1. What got you into wrestling? * The Big Event - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Event] * The unforgettable debut of The Shockmaster - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fahljd_0xjA] * Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat — Intercontinental Title Match: WrestleMania III - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJn-NVwSPY] Question 2. How would you get someone else into wrestling? * Sasha Banks vs. Bayley — NXT Women's Title Match: NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qA9E1CHe_M] Question 3. When is the best time to tell someone you're a wrestling fan? Question 4. What's your favourite wrestling move to see in a match? * Sami Zayn : Suicide Dive Tornado DDT Compilation - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jxXuRzMbZw] * RKO Vine Remixes | Know Your Meme [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rko-vine-remixes] Question 5: What kind of stories do you love seeing in wrestling? * Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Batista – Triple Threat Match: WrestleMania 30 - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHjLdrKKmXs] Question 6. How long should a wrestler hold a grudge against another wrestler? * Hangman Adam Page confronted Swerve Strickland during AEW Dynamite! [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3guxFcSPypg] Bonus question: are there stories from wrestling video games you wish could be brought to the "real" show"? * List of WWE video games - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_video_games] Question 7. dwkii, my previous guest, left this as a question: what is your criteria for a quality match? * FULL MATCH - John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar - WWE Title Match: SummerSlam 2014 - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tVUA3DzhF4] * FULL MATCH: The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan: WrestleMania X8 - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ9zibElS5w] * Scott's Blog of Doom! - Daily Wrestling News, Wrestling Reviews and Rants [https://www.blogofdoom.com/] Sawyer's Stars 1. The performers earn one ⭐ for getting in the ring. 2. The performers earn a second ⭐ for coming close to performing a wrestling match, but some element (timing, chemistry, production, etc), hurt the performance. 3. The performers earn a third ⭐ for performing a wrestling match to a conclusion with no major issues. 4. The performers earn a fourth ⭐ for wrestling a technically impressive match. 5. A match containing an emotionally engaging performance earns five ⭐, even if none of the other criteria are met. Question 8. Do you have any questions for other wrestling fans? Mutantlog's question: how often do you find yourself willing to pretend it's real? * Big Van Vader - VICE TV [https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/video/big-van-vader/679bcd87824bc3047404a850] * Why Old Sports Photos Often Have a Blue Haze | PetaPixel [https://petapixel.com/2015/10/15/why-old-sports-photos-often-have-a-blue-haze/] Question 9. What's the match of the year? * AEW Dynasty Post Show Media Scrum | Philadelphia, Pa 4/6/25 [https://www.youtube.com/live/Gzfg2lmcB1o?si=E3qXlJBI_aeK8H_M&t=1167] * Megan Bayne makes AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm bow down! | 3/29/2025, AEW Collision - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZb0LAHV8A] * Timeless Toni Storm challenges Megan Bayne for a Match at AEW Dynasty | AEW Dynamite - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Q5vH4B5lM]

David W Kincannon (dwkii [https://bsky.app/profile/dwkii.bsky.social] on Bluesky) joins Sawyer to talk about Andre the Giant's trophy scene, Lucha Libre and Laughs, Orange Cassidy vs Jon Moxley, and some amazing five star matches. Further reading for each question: pre-question notes * Merlin Mann [https://www.merlinmann.com/] * Wrestlespective | Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2uUss28W8jk1jC3kookTbH] * Question 1. What got you into wrestling? * Wrestling at the Chase - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_at_the_Chase] * WrestleMania 2 - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_2] * Andre The Giant appears on Piper’s pit, to receive his trophy for being undefeated for 15 years. : r/SquaredCircle [https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/sgqldo/andre_the_giant_appears_on_pipers_pit_to_receive/] * Hulk Hogan appears on Piper’s Pit, to receive his trophy for being WWF Champion for three years. : r/SquaredCircle [https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/sglpgb/hulk_hogan_appears_on_pipers_pit_to_receive_his/] * WWF WrestleMania IV - "What The World Is Watching" [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=1756] Question 2. How would you get someone else into wrestling? * Lucha Libre & Laughs - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/LuchaLibreLaughs] Question 3. When is the best time to tell someone you're a wrestling fan? Question 4. What's your favourite wrestling move to see in a match? * 16 Northern Lights suplexes that will have you seeing stars [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgU9KAy4b0Y] * Alicia Fox - All Northern Lights Suplex - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnnlDtqne94] * King of Trios - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Trios#2014] Question 5: What kind of stories are best told by pro wrestling? * Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=78732] * Orange Cassidy rocked to sleep [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTPXCE5jZBs] Question 6. How long should a wrestler hold a grudge against another wrestler? * Zero Hour: AEW Revolution Pre Show [https://www.youtube.com/live/CUku7euKIOM?si=aWgtVLonmAvScw3h&t=4199] Question 7. Piper, my previous guest, left this as a question: If you had to sit someone down to show them one match to say "this is pro wresling," what would it be? * Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=99074] Question 8. Do you have any questions for other wrestling fans? * what is your criteria for a quality match? * Sawyer's stars Question 9. What's the match of the year? * Ricochet vs. Zack Sabre Jr. « Matches « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=107244]

Positively Piper [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ovdafoq3luborgiaefdhnxov] and Sawyer talk about scrambled cable, wrestling video games, watching our heroes struggle, submission finishers, and some great wrestling recommendations. Finally, we talk about the long-running storyline running through Wrestlemania 10, 20, 30, and 40. Further reading for each question: Question 1. What got you into wrestling? * Television encryption [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_encryption] * Did anyone else watch PPVs in "scramble Vision"? : r/SquaredCircle [https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/1f4sxh/did_anyone_else_watch_ppvs_in_scramble_vision/] Question 2. How would you get someone else into wrestling? * Immersion therapy - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_therapy] * Grapple 64 -A custom wrestling controller for Delta [https://deltastyles.com/skins/203-grapple-64-a-custom-wrestling-controller-for-delta] * Super Smash Bros. - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros.] Question 3. When is the best time to tell someone you're a wrestling fan? Question 4. What's your favourite wrestling move to see in a match? * 18 tornado DDTs that'll drive you into the mat: WWE Fury [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-kLjC-FO4] Question 4: What kind of storytelling is wrestling good at? Question 5. Adam, my previous guest, left this as a topic: Only heels should have submission finishers. Discuss. * Sharpshooter - wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)] * Kurt Angle's most thrilling tap outs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsgjGRstWZ0] * Breaking Down The Rock's (Crappy) Sharpshooter - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0_wplTt5j4] Question 6. Do you have any questions for other wrestling fans? From Piper: If you had to sit someone down to show them one match to say "this is pro wresling," what would it be? * Piper's example: Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat — Intercontinental Title Match: WrestleMania III - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJn-NVwSPY]  * Sawyer's example: Sasha Banks vs. Bayley — NXT Women's Title Match: NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qA9E1CHe_M] Question 7. What's the match of the year? * Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Batista – Triple Threat Match: WrestleMania 30 - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHjLdrKKmXs] More links: * Monday Night Fake Fights (@mnffpod.bsky.social) — Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/mnffpod.bsky.social] * Turner bans term "foreign' from CNN broadcasts [https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/03/16/turner-bans-term-foreign-from-cnn-broadcasts/] Episode edited by Garak Tailor

Adam (LinkedIn) [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrjones1983/] is a previous guest of International Object and a friend of mine. We talk about wrestling icebreakers, generational names, what a "show" is, and match of the year (which might be hockey?). Further reading for each question: Question 1. What got you into wrestling? * Royal Rumble 1993 on Netflix [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81929673?trackId=268410292&tctx=0%2C0%2C7192a70b-2f81-4cc9-b2d0-8d2c96a0556e-213021681%2C7192a70b-2f81-4cc9-b2d0-8d2c96a0556e-213021681%7C2%2Cunknown%2C%2C%2CtitlesResults%2C81929629%2CVideo%3A81929673%2CdetailsPageEpisodePlayButton] * WCW in Asbury Park, NJ (October 20th, 1990) (handheld) - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s8UAnxeuDw] * List of WWE Champions - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_Champions] - You're a "x" baby, where x is whoever was champ when you were born Question 2. How long should a wrestler hold a grudge against another wrestler? * Adam Page - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Page] Question 3. What's your favourite wrestling move to see in a match? * Head Drop Highlights Vol. 9 (Poison Rana Clips) - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqG2kDSuTXk] Question 4. How would you change wrestling to make it attractive for new fans? * Civil engineering - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_engineering] Question 5. When is the best time to tell someone you're a wrestling fan? * Wrestlemania 2000 [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81929594?trackId=268410292&tctx=0%2C0%2Cddaca716-aaaa-4e3c-8780-b0f16ebfe9ba-215007300%2Cddaca716-aaaa-4e3c-8780-b0f16ebfe9ba-215007300%7C2%2Cunknown%2C%2C%2CtitlesResults%2C81772728%2CVideo%3A81929594%2CdetailsPageEpisodePlayButton] Question 6. How long will you be a wrestling fan? * Full Content Listing for WWE Greatest Stars of 80s DVD | Wrestling DVD Network [https://www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com/full-content-listing-wwe-greatest-stars-of-80s-dvd/177832/] From Garak's episode [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/intlobject/episodes/Participating-in-the-Lie-Together-with-Garak-e2v0fng], Question 7: Who is your under-recognized performer who was unfortunately saddled with a bad part or gimmick? * Simon Gotch - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Gotch] Question 8. Do you have any questions for other wrestling fans? * Only heels should have submission finishers. Discuss. Question 9. What's the match of the year? * Gabe Kidd vs. Kenny Omega « Matches « CAGEMATCH [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=107234] * Team Canada wins 4 Nations Face-Off in overtime, defeating Team USA [https://olympic.ca/2025/02/20/team-canada-wins-4-nations-face-off-in-overtime-defeating-team-usa/] Episode edited by Garak Tailor

Garak Tailor (merch store [https://garaksmid.store/en-cad/]) hosts Monday Night Fake Fights [https://open.spotify.com/show/5kJP9IkxqckLKOK9wLyAYC]. We talk about what's causing all this, the meaning of International Object, inclusive language [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclusive_language], and much more. Further reading for each question: Question 1. What got you into wrestling? Or, as @jayc4life on Bluesky put it, is there a moment where wrestling clicked for you? * Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=142] * Orange Cassidy vs Gentleman Jervis WrestleCircus Encore May 12, 2019 - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB9l6rODUSs] Question 2. How long should a wrestler hold a grudge against another wrestler? * History of "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland in AEW [https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2024/09/05/the-history-of-aews-hangman-adam-page-vs-swerve-strickland/] Question 3. What's your favourite reason for a wrestling match to happen? * Royal Rumble - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rumble] * G1 Climax - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G1_Climax] * Round-robin tournament - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin_tournament] * Mankind vs. The Undertaker - Rivalries Database [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=91&nr=12&page=2] Question 4. What's your favourite wrestling move to see in a match? * Abadon Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OFiJCp51OQ] Question 5. When is the best time to tell someone you're a wrestling fan? Question 6. How would you change wrestling to make it attractive for new fans? From Erika's episode [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/intlobject/episodes/Cheering-on-the-Yellow-Dog-with-Erika-e2ufsh1], Question 7: What type of gear does a wrestler need to wear for you to take them more seriously? * Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=92] * Dusty Rhodes shockingly reveals he's part of nWo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACdv1EwqaTk] * Lockdown 2008: Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I-4Bmhdadk] * Kevin Owens - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Owens] * Shawn Michaels Entrance Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEA1nwJNT9E] * AEW's Orange Cassidy With Mike Jones - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fDlE1iv5PA] Question 8. Do you have any questions for other wrestling fans? * Who is your under-recognized performer who was unfortunately saddled with a bad part or gimmick? Question 9. What's the match of the year? * Kris Statlander vs. Mercedes Mone at World's End [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=106795] Episode edited by Garak Tailor