Dropkick Basement
”Dropkick Basement” is a Pro Wrestling Podcast. We will be giving you, the listener, historical insight, best and worst lists, new takes on old shows, and tons more from our unique perspectives. Your hosts, Mike Madden Tom Schultz and Matt Geiger are lifelong pro wrestling fans, so you know they are on the ball. Frequent guests are sure to keep you coming back to learn more from their minds.
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Episodes
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
On this week's episode, Tom takes his first steps as a booker and presents his debut show for his promotion built from the 2006 Free Agent Draft. With a deep roster and several international legends, where will his vision go and how will the talent handle their opponents.
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
This week we follow up the last episode's draft with the debut show for Mike's Promotion. He will take the talent he selected in the 2006 free agent draft and develop a card with this group. Who will be the top of the card and what will the landscape of Pro wrestling look like? Tune in and find out.
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Who doesn't love a draft? The concept this week is to take any non WWE talent in 2006 and draft our own rosters. Sounds simple enough but we have so much to sort out through this one. Who wins the draft? Listen to find out.
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
The wrestling landscape has always been a land of unique characters with great nicknames and monikers. Where would we be without "The Macho Man" or "The Nature Boy". This week we discuss some of the most memorable nicknames in wrestling history. What did we miss?
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
A mind is a terrible thing to lose. Great minds in pro wrestling have been the lifeblood of a strong promotion. Even going back to the early days, if a booker has great ideas they can establish their territory as the place to be but if they fail the town is killed. This week we discuss some of the best and worst bookers in the last 40 years of pro wrestling.
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
There are some topics or events in the history of wrestling that have been beaten to death by experts and fans alike. Incidents like The Montreal Screwjob or Vince Russo in general. This week we discuss some of the ones we never want to talk about ever again. Let's wish these wrestling topics the best in there future endeavors.
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Long term booking is a tough game. Sometimes it's worth it and the fans get a satisfying payoff but other times you have a real mess on your hands. Good thing here in the Dropkick Basement we specialize in fixing the worst of the worst. This week we try and fix 3 notorious angles.
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
This week the hosts have a 3 Way Dance as our guest Steve Mezzano from the Count Me Down Podcast, runs the boys through the gauntlet of trivia. Will Steve's questions be snug enough to throw the guys off or will this be a popcorn match by the time it's done. Keep listening to find out. Check out the Count Me Down podcast at the link provided: https://open.spotify.com/show/736qvPfQy5hsJ8aeMhGb2V?si=f52eded0347543ae
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
The road to WrestleMania takes a detour this week to the basement to rank our top 10 favorite Matches from the showcase of the immortals. Huge stars, signature moments, epic title matches, they're all here. Oh and list expert Steve Mezzano from the Count Me Down Podcast joins to keep us on track. We are hoping for 5 stars.
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Point to the sign ya marks. It is that time of year as we are on the road to WrestleMania. This week the team gets into Mania celebrities and tries to draft the ultimate crew of famous faces who made an impact at the showcase of the immortals. Who got it right and who's got to fire their agent for agreeing to this. Let's find out.