Sportswashing and the Influence of Saudi Money in Pro-Wrestling

Sportswashing and the Influence of Saudi Money in Pro-Wrestling

Ring The Damn Bell is back for season three and we are swinging for the fences with a barbed wire covered baseball bat. We've got a new logo, we've shooting video, we've got merch and in the season opener, we've got LOTS of opinions on the influence of Saudi money in pro-wrestling. We cover everything from the General Entertainment Authority to thoughts on the first international Wrestlemania being held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A production of ⁠⁠⁠Rosewood Media⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.jaimejoshielder.com/rosewoodmedia]. Recorded at ⁠⁠⁠Khanna House Studios⁠⁠⁠ [https://khannahousestudios.com/] in Wellington, Florida. Original Music by Roger Rimada. Check out his musical side project, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ghost Signal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MSx7eCIGLByF6My5VMgrH?si=VvScy3gMQMKhhJBSWP2t2Q]!

Movies and Wrestling Part 2

In the season 2 finale, Jaime and Jerry are joined by Mikey and Roland to play studio boss and pitch pro-wrestlers for movie projects that will likely never happen...but should. Drew McIntyre as Angus MacLeod in Highlander is an obvious choice but McIntyre as Mrs. Doubtfire? That's inspired. A production of ⁠⁠Rosewood Media⁠⁠ [https://www.jaimejoshielder.com/rosewoodmedia]. Recorded at ⁠⁠Khanna House Studios⁠⁠ [https://khannahousestudios.com/] in Wellington, Florida. Original Music by Roger Rimada. Check out his musical side project, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ghost Signal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MSx7eCIGLByF6My5VMgrH?si=VvScy3gMQMKhhJBSWP2t2Q]!

Pro-Wrestling and Music

From Cyndi Lauper to Bumpy Knuckles, Jelly Roll to Metro Boomin' and Offset, pro-wrestling and music have been in each other's arenas since the early days. This week, Jaime and Jerry share the mic with their buddy Mikey and avowed hip-hop head Alex to talk about the intersection of wrestling and hip-hop and to mention, once again, how Hulk Hogan ruins everything. A production of ⁠Rosewood Media⁠ [https://www.jaimejoshielder.com/rosewoodmedia]. Recorded at ⁠Khanna House Studios⁠ [https://khannahousestudios.com/] in Wellington, Florida. Original Music by Roger Rimada. Check out his musical side project, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ghost Signal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MSx7eCIGLByF6My5VMgrH?si=VvScy3gMQMKhhJBSWP2t2Q]!

Wrestlemania 42 Picks

It's that time of year again and this time, Jaime and Jerry are joined in the studio by Jaime's son, Will who has a few opinions on who is going to take home the gold at Wrestlemania. Spoiler - It's the OTC. It's always the OTC with that kid. We're a house divided but there's definitely one thing we can all agree on - Brock Lesnar sucks. A production of Rosewood Media [https://www.jaimejoshielder.com/rosewoodmedia]. Recorded at Khanna House Studios [https://khannahousestudios.com/] in Wellington, Florida. Original Music by Roger Rimada. Check out his musical side project, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ghost Signal⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MSx7eCIGLByF6My5VMgrH?si=VvScy3gMQMKhhJBSWP2t2Q]!

Good Guys of Pro Wrestling

Pro-wrestling is built on faces and heels and there are plenty of real-life heels in this business (Vince, Hulk Hogan, The Fabulous Moolah, Chris Benoit...) but in this episode, we're lifting up the real life faces. The good guys outside of the squared circle who actually make this world a better place. In that spirit, here's to a great 2026 to all of our guests and listeners. We love you guys and hope that the new year comes roaring in like Warrior and is as fucking amazing as when Stone Cold beat Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XIV.