Wrestling Winedown

Wrestling Winedown

Unwind with Lo and special guests as they catch you up on the latest in professional wrestling. From Raw to Smackdown and all of the suplexes in between, we've got you covered. Cheers!

Episodes

April 13, 2024 33 mins

We took our Chardonnay & Chisme talents to the City of Brotherly Love for Wrestlemania 40 weekend! Between the cutesy cocktails and graps, we had to find time for some wrestling girl talk! Lo and Iridian discuss:

  • Our thoughts on this year's Walemania event, which kicked off our Wrestlemania 30 weekend including the 95%/5% demo, security guards shooting their shots and more.
  • The matches we looked forward to most...
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Can you believe we are less than a month away from Westlemania XL in Philly? Lo is joined by YouTuber and content creator Munah to chat about how to prepare for the biggest wrestling event of the year. The duo discuss:

  • Planning out your Wrestlemania experience including using an itinerary to organize events you would like to attend or are confirmed to attend.
  • What events Munah recommends first timers attend including Walemania.
  • Ho...
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Ain't no party like a Chardonnay and Chisme Party! What a time it is to be a professional wrestling fan and what better time than now for some wrestling girl talk?! Lo and Iridian discuss:

  • WWE's Elimination Chamber match was notably missing Jade Cargill, after it was rumored that she was pulled from the match at the last minute. Was removing Cargill from the match the right call?
  • The #WeWantCody hashtag ran ra...
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Pour up the bubbly, we have a wrestling media girlie in the house! Lo is joined by Haley Miller, a WWE writer for ComicBook.com.  The duo discuss:

  • Haley's love of professional wrestling that started after watching Total Divas and how she has remained interested in the sport.
  • When Haley became interested in writing, her history in entertainment writing and when she realized that she wanted to pursue writing about wrestling as...
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Welcome to the eighth episode of our series: The Life Of A Wrestling Fan, where we will be chatting with individuals with amazing careers in a wide variety of sectors who also happen to be wrestling fans! Dani Venen is a newer wrestling fan who is a photographer that has had the opportunity to photograph AEW talent! We discuss:

  •  Dani's love of professional wrestling, what attracted her to All Elite Wrestling (AEW)...
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What a year 2023 has been in the world of professional wrestling and what better way to wrap up the last 365 days than with some wrestling girl talk!  Lo and Iridian are diving into the following topics:

  • The WWE returns we have seen in 2023 including John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Nia Jax and the signing of former AEW Superstar Jade Cargill.
  • Which returns from 2023 and in history have been some of our favorites to wat...
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Welcome to the seventh episode of our new series: The Life Of A Wrestling Fan, where we will be chatting with individuals with amazing careers in a wide variety of sectors who also happen to be wrestling fans! Marj Santaromana, a longtime wrestling fan, is a cake decorator by day and a badass wrestling merch/pin maker and wrestling cosplayer by night. We discuss:

  • Marj's love of wrestling and how she was able to re...
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Grab your Prosecco (we sure did!) and get ready for some wrestling girl talk. Lo & Iridian discuss:

  • A brief review of Issa Rae's newest Prosecco wine, Viarae, sold at Target.
  • Jade Cargill's on-screen debut in WWE, her face-offs with different women on the WWE rosters and what brand we think she will initially end up on.
    • WWE's portrayal of Jade Cargill and why this is so important in terms of representation w...
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Grab your finest bubbly, it's time for some wrestling girl talk! Lo and Iridian are diving into the following topics:

  • Former AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill has departed All Elite Wrestling and is now a WWE Superstar
    • Did AEW utilize Jade properly during her run with the company?
    • Who we would like to see Jade feud with first in WWE
    • Why it is imperative that WWE does not rush the eventual match between Jade and Bianca Belair.
    • <...
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Crack your finest wine open, this episode is one for the books! Lo is joined by talented wrestling writer Lyric Swinton! The duo discuss:

  • Lyric's passion for professional wrestling and how she is able to keep up with NJPW (yes, she stays up to watch in realtime!)
  • How the wrestling media space has treated her so far and what it means to her to be a Black woman in the professional wrestling space.
  • Lyric's beautifully writt...
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It's bubbly time! On this episode, Lo is joined by talented wrestling artist Mel Coleman, who currently has her art featured on AEW television. The duo discuss:

  • Mel's love of professional wrestling that started as a child and how she has remained interested in the sport.
  • When Mel became interested in creating wrestling art and how the inception of AEW inspired her to create beautiful pieces.
  • What Mel's creative proc...
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Grab your glass of Prosecco, this is going to be a good one! Lo is joined by Dark Side Of The Ring star, Lacey Lulu Creighton! The duo discuss:

  • Lacey's longtime love of professional wrestling and what has kept her interested for so long.
  • The amazing story of how Lacey came across the role of Sunny in the VICE TV Series, Dark Side of The Ring.
  • How Lacey prepared to play the part of Sunny and her emotions leading up t...
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Grab your finest bubbly, it's time for some good ole girl talk! Lo and Iridian are diving into the following topics:

  • The latest on Wrestlecon and what other wrestling conventions can do moving forward to ensure both talent and attendees are safe and comfortable.
  • AEW's rumored return to Chicago and what our fellow Chicago girlie thinks about the amount of wrestling events taking place in the Windy City.
  • Bianca Belair and ...
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Pour up the bubbly, we have a girlie in the house! Lo is joined by Mikayla Mortimer, the founder and creative mind. behind MikKnacks. The duo discuss:

  • Mikayla's love of professional wrestling that started as a child and how she has remained interested in the sport.
  • When Mikayla became interested in art and she shares her "aha!" moment when she knew she absolutely had to create wrestling-inspired merchandi...
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Grab the bubbly, it's time for some good ole girl talk! Lo and Iridian are diving into the following topics:

  • Iridian's experience so far on Fightful's AEW Collision Post Show.
  • AEW's Forbidden Door and what matches we are looking forward to the most.
  • The Owen Hart Tournament Cup: the full brackets, what we love about the tournament, what we hope changes from this year's tournament compared to last year&apos...
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Grab your finest bubbly, this Chardonnay and Chisme is a special one: Iridian has FINALLY made it to the West Coast and what better way to celebrate than with some wrestling girl talk?! On this episode, Lo and Iridian discuss:

  • Iridian's newest endeavor with Fightful
  • Our thoughts on Mercedes vs Willow at the latest NJPW Event in California
  • AEW's Fight Forever video game that is set to be released in June
  • How WWE is handlin...
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Chill the wine, it's prediction time! Lo is joined by podcast host Iridian Fierro to give our predictions heading into AEW's Double or Nothing here in Vegas.

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Welcome to the sixth episode of our new series: The Life Of A Wrestling Fan, where we will be chatting with individuals with amazing careers in a wide variety of sectors who also happen to be wrestling fans! Jimanekia Eborn is a longtime wrestling fan who is also a Trauma Specialist, Sex Educator and has recently began working with AEW to provide therapy to their talent/roster. The...

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Welcome to the fifth episode of our new series: The Life Of A Wrestling Fan, where we will be chatting with individuals with amazing careers in a wide variety of sectors who also happen to be wrestling fans! Sam Teplitz is a longtime wrestling fan who also happens to be an Entertainment Costuming Dresser at the happiest place on earth: Disneyland! The duo discuss:

  • Sam's love of professional wrestling including who she think...
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Women's History Month is recognized every March and is a time to reflect and appreciate the women who have made an impact on this world. On this episode, Lo is joined by wrestling and entertainment journalist, Candace Cordelia, to chat about some of the women in wrestling that they have personally been inspired by and hope to shine light on women that the community may not be aware of yet.

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