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Chatter Machine

Chatter Machine

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Kat and Adam, two new wrestling fans, riff on AEW, Ring of Honor, various international and indie promotions, and whatever is exciting us in the world of pro wrestling and lucha libre.

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Combat Sports & Self-Defense Wrestling
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  • Episode 12: The Sphere of Cool - AEW Dynamite & Collision, ROH, GCW
    Feb 11 2026

    Join us as Adam prepares to learn who Bad Bunny is! Oh yeah, we also discuss AEW Dynamite (February 4) and Collision (February 7), as well as Ring of Honor Global Wars with Metroplex Wrestling (February 5)! There’s even a little sprinkling of GCW Superpower Slam and Jersey J-Cup in there.


    [02:23] But first: cowboy shit? Be warned that we dig into some feelings about Hangman Adam Page, his selfie with Marty Scurll, and his interview with Sports Illustrated about it. Feel free to skip ahead if that’s not your bag!


    [11:51] AEW Dynamite from Las Vegas: MJF saw Brody King in the streets, making a latte; countering Andrade’s divorced-man virility; wait, was that Lance Archer?; the Death Riders show off a very cool venue before taking on DCF (and we DEMAND more Bastard/Clon); Orange Cassidy and Toni Storm have a little crisis, as a treat; Kat has some suggestions for Darby Allin and the War Dogs; Hangman vs. Mark Davis with mysterious stakes; Ospreay and Knight in the Owen?!; Kenny Omega, Andrade el Idolo, Swerve Strickland, screwdriver shenanigans, and women as props; bring on the Bad Girls!; and F*CK ICE! (and belt up Brody King!)


    [1:03:04] AEW Collision, also in Vegas: no longer marked safe from Young Bucks vs. FTR… or are we?; Stat and Thekla get unsettlingly kinky; the dubious return of Protokada; Kevin Knight and Scorpio Sky talk trash; what Opps?; Mina Shirakawa vs. Viva Van, with bonus Marina Shafir; Yuta’s Chekhov’s clipper; Mox rises and grinds; how to hotbox a limo while repping Minnesota; and three of the same guy vie for the TNT Championship, much to our delight. Babka the cat weighs in.


    [1:29:28] ROH Global Wars/Metroplex from Arlington, TX: showcasing Black excellence, with a tasty side of white nonsense!


    [1:42:37] GCW: we’re still working our way through Superpower Slam and the Jersey J-Cup, but we run down what we’ve enjoyed so far! In other indie news, we pay a brief visit to the HOG Corner (not to be confused with the Ham Cellar).


    [1:49:15] The cat update you’ve all been waiting for! Plus: Bean of the Week!



    Thank you for listening! Please continue to find us wherever you get your podcasts. Our theme music is “Neon Fury” by Sascha Ende, under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you, Sascha, for sharing your creativity with the world. Find us on BlueSky @chattermachine.net and Instagram @chattermachine or email us at chattermachine@gmail.com.
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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Episode 11: Balded In - AEW Dynamite & Collision, ROH, CMLL, GCW & HOG
    Feb 3 2026

    Join us as we sing our new favorite song (shout out Mikey Rukus!) and discuss AEW Dynamite (January 28) and Collision (January 31) and touch on this week’s events in Ring of Honor, CMLL, and the indies.


    [00:43] AEW Dynamite from Austin, TX: Kenny Omega vs. Rocky Romero and the Men’s World Championship title chase; Kat yells about women getting sidelined; Mox vs. Ace Austin in a Continental eliminator match; Konosuke Takeshita’s mysterious intentions; Mark Briscoe vs. El Clon in a TNT Championship match; the surprise entrance of Tommaso Ciampa; MJF getting his humor from MSNBC; Brody King’s potential title shot; Kris Statlander vs. Thekla for the Women’s World Championship; the virtues of Texaco-bathroom hairdos; Kyle Fletcher f#*ks up big-time; Davis & Doyle take on FTR for the Men’s World Tag Team Championship; Jack Perry presents his bid for revenge; Marina Shafir gets a couple fistfuls of luxuriant locks; Hangman Adam Page broods hopefully; and Andrade and Swerve light the internet on fire.


    [1:00:05] AEW Collision from Arlington, TX: Darby Allin vs. Clark Connors (and War Dog behavior); The Rascalz and CRU hotbox the arena; Mox preaches positivity at Takeshita; Freshly Squeezed T*ts have a lil tornado squash as a treat; all our dreams come true as a Hair vs. Hair lucha de apuestas is announced!!!!; Eddie Kingston & Ortiz team up with some other parking-lot stoners to plan a parking-lot brawl vs. the Grizzled Young Veterans, Big Bill, and Bryan Keith; the root of all feuds; Ciampa is the new (TNT) Champ-a!; Kazuchika Okada vs. Adam Priest for the International Championship; and the Babes of Wrath put the Women’s World Tag Team Championship on the line vs. the Sisters of Sin (and the Pentagon of Destruction).


    [1:40:40] Ring of Honor HonorClub 152 (January 29): mea culpa, Metroplex; Athena vs. VertVixen; The Infantry’s new friend; Hyan & Maya World notch one!; Máscara Dorada shows out; and looking forward to Global Wars this week!


    [1:47:05] CMLL Viernes Espectacular (January 30): highlights include Claudio Castagnoli vs. Xelhua (hell yeah!) for the Heavyweight Championship; MxM TV meet their sexy match in Soberano Jr. (with los Hermanos Chávez); and the return of Neón!


    [1:52:47] Indie events we’re looking forward to, and looking forward to watching, from GCW and House of Glory: a few highlights from GCW Crushed and a preview of GCW Superpower Slam, Jersey J-Cup, HOG City of Angels, and MJF’s announcement that he’ll defend the AEW Men’s World Championship at HOG in Queens this month!


    [2:00:00] An update on two of our other perennial topics: cats and legumes!



    Thank you for listening! Please continue to find us wherever you get your podcasts. Our theme music is “Neon Fury” by Sascha Ende, under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you, Sascha, for sharing your creativity with the world. Find us on BlueSky @chattermachine.net and Instagram @chattermachine or email us at chattermachine@gmail.com.
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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • Episode 10: Simmering Pots - AEW, CMLL, Ring of Honor Recap & Discussion
    Jan 27 2026

    We’re back and catching up on all the graps! Join us as we discuss AEW Dynamite (January 21) and Collision (January 24), as well as the Maximum Carnage shows from the previous week. We also talk CMLL’s International Weekend (January 17-19), Ring of Honor, and some great indie moments.


    [02:56] Clearing the air about TNA Impact: our take on secondhand reviews, the wrestling ecosystem, and what network executives might be thinking. Relatedly…


    [08:28] Ring of Honor: big things are afoot?! Two upcoming Global Wars events, tons of new signings, vague talk from TK, and what it takes to preserve a crumbling landmark (literally).


    [17:57] AEW Dynamite: all the storylines, including important context from the previous week’s Maximum Carnage events. First, we talk MJF vs. Bandido and the indie events they worked at Limitless and Warrior Wrestling two days later. (Alec Price & Jordan Oliver are ALL ELITE!!!) Then: we all want Horsec*ck, Don Callis takes advantage of our collective Kenny Omega deprivation kink, and Mina Shirakawa gets yeeted a little too far. Kat goes on a tirade about dirtsheets and coy spoilers, and Adam delivers Death Riders/DCF analysis you won’t find anywhere else.


    [1:04:03] AEW Collision: again, with context from Maximum Carnage! We’re grooving to the new theme music like the cheesy dance kids we are. The pros and cons of throwing together an event on short notice, the Ted Cruz Waffle House Index, Hangman contends with the monster Speedball created, intergender trios titles (!), enduring questions about the National title, Willow Nightingale takes on Julia Hart while Kris Statlander prepares to fend off Thekla, the world’s saddest Bang Bang Gang intro, Protoshita reunited!, a chaotic tag team recap, Darby farts around and we have opinions about it, Andrade strips for our pleasure, Roddy takes on Claudio for the CMLL Heavyweight Championship, and SOMEONE’s gotta save Poppin’ Dogs and Talkin’ Hogs.


    [1:55:43] CMLL Fin de Semana Internacional: an entire long weekend of killer matches with CMLL and AEW talent! What ridiculous matchup actually made us bite the bullet and pay for the CMLL streaming subscription? Why is everyone booing Místico?


    [2:02:10] Ring of Honor HonorClub: a very quick recap of a few notable matches from HonorClub #150 (January 15) and #151 (January 22). We demand a Trish Adora/Taya Valkyrie feud immediately! We demand that Rule Britannia be thrown in the trash!


    [2:05:11] Coming up this week: everything we’re looking forward to from AEW, ROH, and CMLL! Plus: Bean of the Week RETURNS! now with bonus cats!



    Thank you for listening! Please continue to find us wherever you get your podcasts. Our theme music is “Neon Fury” by Sascha Ende, under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you, Sascha, for sharing your creativity with the world. Find us on BlueSky @chattermachine.net and Instagram @chattermachine or email us at chattermachine@gmail.com.
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    2 hrs and 11 mins
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