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 Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
The Tournament of gimmicks rolls on with the Modern era and wild cards. We scrounge up 16 more gimmicks with a combination of modern gimmicks and wild cards from our other sets. It will be interesting to see where the winners come from.
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
90's kids rejoice. We hit your decade in our Tournament of Gimmicks. Some of the worst and most memorable characters to grace the rings of wrestling are here for your choosing.
So grab a flannel and your favorite extreme flavored sports drink and enjoy the parade of stupid gimmicks.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
September is Gimmick Month for Dropkick Basement and we are putting together the Tournament of Gimmicks. Part One covers Memorable gimmicks from the 80's. We will talk about the wild, weird, and silly wrestlers who took over TV in the cable 80's. Let's see if your favorite made the tournament.
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Presenting the 2nd volume of the Brain Games. Matt and Tommy go one on one in a Trivia showdown to see who can answer the most questions about wrestling trivia. It will be fun.
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
WE are putting together our own versions of the ultimate Pro wrestling broadcast teams. That means Play by Play, Color Commentary, ring announcer, backstage interviewer and a wild card entry. Which crew passes the test.
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
This week we have another Major WWE Premium Live Event, the biggest party of the summer, Summerslam. So for this week's episode we bring back our rebooking concept and try to fix a couple of bad past Summerslam events. Tune in to see how we did.
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Who is the Third Man? A question asked for many weeks in July of 1996. This week Tom gives this question the "What If" treatment. Let's see who that 3rd man might be.
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
The valets in pro wrestling are supposed to be a lot more than a warm body at ringside but hat happens when that's all they are. This week we take a look at some of wrestling's worst valets and second's.
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
We are heading towards the Forbidden Door but not one that you have in mind. This week we imagine a 1996 version of the supershow but with the WWF and NJPW rosters. Let's see where it goes.
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Ladder matches, Lumberjack Matches, Cole Miner's Glove matches, Battle Royals, Cage Matches, Texas Death Matches, Flag Matches, Iron Man Matches, Indian Strap Matches, Singapore Cane Matches, Hair vs Hair Matches, Punjabi Prision Matches, etc. These are just a sample of the many weird and wild gimmick matches in the history of pro wrestling.
But what is the Mount Rushmore of Gimmick matches. We will break down the best and whittle the list right here in this week's Dropkick Basement.
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