Hello, Lovelies! We trek back to Canada this week as welcome "The Festive Firework" Alex Maze to the show! He & Brian Bell chat getting his start with IWS, developing under "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Shayne Hawke during the pandemic, the emotions surrounding his Big Gay Brunch debut and winning the IWS Tag Team titles with Kristara!

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Hello, Lovelies! We're a little early this week, but for good reason as we welcome Oklahoma pro wrestlers Logan Knight, Giganto, Frankie Lee and Konnor Vaughn to discuss their fight against the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. They & Brian Bell share their thoughts on the OSAC warning AEW, the transphobic nature of the state's rule against intergender wrestling, previous legal battles with the commission and how they are continuing the fight ahead of the next OSAC hearing on July 10!

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Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We're going Super Saber this week as we welcome Saraya Saber to the show! She & Brian Bell discuss the history-making matches she has had across the Southeast so early in her career, training at The Nightmare Factory, EFFY's Big Gay Brunch and her Big Chicken heist plans!

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Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! After our adventures in Philly, we're back to chat EFFY's BIg Gay Brunch 9 with Patches Chance! They & Brian Bell discuss everything from the amazing opener, a perfectly in sync Senegal and Surreal, a surprise Trish Adora, Bussy turning the Fashion Police gay, Parrow taking flight, Billy Dixon & Rina Yamashita getting violent and a mindmelting main event between Dark Sheik & Sonny Kiss!

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Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! The biggest week in pro wrestling is upon us, and we're previewing all of the queer ongoings hitting Philadelphia this week with Grit & Glitter's Em Fear & Don Halliwell! They and Brian Bell discuss Big Gay Brunch 9, For The Culture, 880's Philly debut, Tournament of Breath, Combat FIghts Unlimited and all the other shows that we're looking forward to checking out!

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Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 9 is just over a week away, so we welcomed back the man behind the show, EFFY, to the show this week! He & Brian Bell discuss BGB 9, the stresses and challenges behind holding these events, continuing the effort to divest wrestling from corporatist mindsets, How the BGB has evolved since 2014 and EFFY's blood feud with Mance Warner that has taken over GCW!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

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Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Let's get limber as we welcome DUSK Pro founder and bendy wrestler Parm Singh Mann to the show! He & Brian Bell chat the founding of DUSK Pro, its upcoming show on March 29, Parm's experiences in wrestling, the changes in the Vancouver wrestling scene, women's wrestling in the PNW and Dangal!

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Follow DUSK Pro on Twitter: DUSK_ProWres

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Throw on some shades this week as we welcome The Pride of Oklahoma, "The Spotlight" Logan Knight, to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss the independent wrestling scene in Oklahoma, coming out as pansexual last year, how his wrestling travels have inspired him to change Oklahoma wrestling and his family's connection to The Sheik!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome back the most returningest of returning guests, "The Business" Billy Dixon! He & Brian Bell discuss the challenges and joys of running GCW For The Culture, heeling it up as "The Gaytekeeper" in Uncanny Attractions, the legacy of Pro Wrestling VIBE and bringing his blood feud with Darius Carter to the GCW stage!

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Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week, we welcome "Worldbreaker" Brick Savage to the show! They and Brian Bell discuss their transition from powerlifting to pro wrestling, Brick's propensity for finding success out of happy accidents, their relationship with their pro wrestler father as a 2nd generation wrestler, how they implement aspects of their gender identity and sexual orientation into their character and drawing inspiration from Max The Impaler!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

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Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we head to So Cal to chat with pro wrestler and Alliance For All Wrestling founder Barbie Boi! He and Brian Bell discuss the creation of AFA, Barbie's goal of representation across marginalized communities and the Los Angeles wrestling scene, why MPW is special to him and turning pro wrestling into his own dreamhouse!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week, we welcome Player 1 himself Big Game Leroy to the show! He and Brian Bell discuss his upcoming return from injury at Wrestlers Lab, the process of building himself back up after nearly a year out of the ring, how working at T2T helped inspire him to be more open about his queerness and more!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome back Andey Ripley and Irving West, collectively known as C.R.E.E.P.S., to the show! They & Brian Bell dive deep on their EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 8 experience in Florida, their upcoming title match at Wrestlers' Lab Showabunga 2 and what validation in the pro wrestling space truly feels like!

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Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome poet and author of "The Perfect Bastard" Quinn Carver Johnson to the show! They & Brian Bell discuss the poetry collection, Adrian Street, the themes of the book and how they're reflected in the new and old realities of pro wrestling and how the book helped Johnson introduce the art of pro wrestling to the greater art culture!

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Check out "The Perfect Bastard" at NU Press

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

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Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Today we discuss EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 8 with Required Reading co-host Hollis! He & Brian Bell break down the action, including the violent grace of Dark Sheik and Che Monet, the comical antics of Creeps and models and Hollis' experience as a lapsed fan being introduced to the ever-queering world of pro wrestling!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! We hit the home stretch of Journo January with returning guest Jack Murley! He & Brian Bell discuss his work with BBC Sport, starting up the BBC LGBT Sport Podcast, falling into his broadcasting role and the pride he felt calling WAW's shows focused on the LGBTQ community!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Journo January continues this week as we welcome 2023 QWI Journalist/Writer of the Year Ella Jay! She & Brian Bell discuss her path into wrestling media, why her focus on women's wrestling is vital, feeling good enough and her own personal journey with queerness.

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! Journo January continues this week as we welcome Lucas Charpiot to the show! He & Brian Bell discuss his work with VL Media, covering pro wrestling from a French perspective, the LGBTQ presence in the French wrestling scene, disappearing Rey Mysterio masks and trauma.

Follow Lucas Charpiot on Twitter: @LucasCharpiot

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! It's time to talk about New Japan Pro Wrestling yet again as we welcome Rachel Giuliani back for our annual run through Wrestle Kingdom 18! She and Brian Bell discuss the emotional main event, Look King Hiromu Takahashi, Okada acting rather un-Okada, a poignant moment for Will Ospreay, why the Matt Riddle announcement soured New Year Dash and what exactly Gene Blast is supposed to mean!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT

Hello, Lovelies! 2024 is here and we're kicking off another Journo January month with "Queen of the Ring" Alex Lajas! She & Brian Bell chat her career as a pro wrestling content creator, Church of Joshi, the growing number of women in wrestling media, how her journey of queer discovery paralleled her work, combatting the anxiety of existing in wrestling media as a member of multiple underrepresented populations and being a silly little goose.

Follow Queen of the Ring on Instagram: @_queenofthering

Follow Brian Bell on Twitter & Instagram: @WonderboyOTM

Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter & Instagram: @LGBTRingPod 

Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/lgbtringpod

Grab LGBT In The Ring merch on Brainbuster Tees

Big thank you to Edith Surreal (@edithsurreal) for the LGBT In The Ring logo

Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including live events from top independent promotions worldwide. Use promo code “LGBTRingPod” or visit tinyurl.com/IWTVLGBT