Episodes
Thursday Jul 09, 2015
Needless Things Podcast 63 – Remembering Dusty Rhodes
Thursday Jul 09, 2015
Thursday Jul 09, 2015
Friday Mar 27, 2015
Needless Things Podcast 51 – WrestleMania 31
Friday Mar 27, 2015
Friday Mar 27, 2015
Listen up, Phantomaniacs – it’s that magical time of year when the WWE comes to the forefront of the entertainment world and puts everything it’s got into producing the biggest, wildest, and most entertaining spectacle of the whole year!
Phantom Troublemaker put out the call to some of the Needless Things Irregulars to assemble a team of commentators with different outlooks and opinions to speculate on the big show and the events leading up to it. For your own personal reference, here’s the WrestleMania 31 card as it stood at the time of this recording:
Los Matadores v. The New Day v. The Udos v. Kidd & Cesaro (Champions) for the Tag Team Championship
The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
AJ Lee & Paige v. The Bella Twins
Randy Orton v. Seth Rollins
John Cena v. Rusev (Champion) for the United States Championship
R-Truth v. Dean Ambrose v. Luke Harper v. Dolph Ziggler v. Stardust v. Daniel Bryan v. Bad News Barrett (Champion) in a Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Sting v. Triple H
Bray Wyatt v. The Undertaker
Roman Reigns v. Brock Lesnar (Champion) for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Join Phantom Troublemaker, Mike Gordon of New Legend Productions, Jonathan Williams of Wrestling With Pop Culture, and Noel Wood of Dork Droppings as they take a look at the biggest show of the year!:
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Needless Things Podcast 45 – Christopher DePetrillo of Figures Toy Company
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Tuesday Aug 26, 2014
Needless Things Podcast Episode 32: Slim J & the DCW Hooligans
Tuesday Aug 26, 2014
Tuesday Aug 26, 2014
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be part of a conversation with the DCW Hooligans? Today’s Needless Things Podcast is your opportunity to find out!
Of course, none of that may mean anything to you. If you’re not a regular visitor to NeedlessThingsSite.com then you probably don’t know what the heck a DCW Hooligan is. The DCW Hooligans are a group of people that attend Dragon Con Wrestling (DCW) every year. We started off as a tight-knit group of probably ten friends, but as of this year we have forty-five members. Last year we got our own section.
We fucking love DCW. We have shirts made, we make signs, and we are the loudest and most ridiculous people there. That’s saying something, because the audience at a DCW event is the loudest and most ridiculous audience you’ll ever see or be a part of. That’s because DCW itself is the very best and most insane wrestling event of the year.
Today I sit down with Beth V, Ryan, Jay, and Noel to discuss Dragon Con in general and DCW specifically. But before we talk I have a very special interview with none other than the booker for Dragon Con Wrestling himself, Slim J!
Slim J is a veteran of the Georgia wrestling scene and has been with DCW since its second year in 2002. 2014 brings the thirteenth year of DCW and we couldn’t be more excited. Listen in as J talks about the history of DCW and his plans for this year.
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
“Connection” by Elastica
Sunday Feb 09, 2014
Sunday Feb 09, 2014
I am absolutely delighted to be bringing you an interview with the most brilliant professional wrestling mind I have ever had the pleasure of meeting, Stephen Platinum. But he’s more than just a booker, he’s also a pop culture aficionado, which plays into his booking style in more ways than you could imagine.
We talk about Steve’s life, career in wrestling, and Dexter. His tour of Full Moon Studios comes up – something I’ve always wanted to ask him about – and of course we spend some time on the genesis of PCW (if you want that whole story you need to watch the excellent documentary, The Booker).
The Booker -Trailer- from Mike Perkins on Vimeo.
I
had great fun talking to this man and I think you guys are really
going to dig this one. It was hard to wrap up at the end; I think we
probably could have talked TV and movies and horror all night. Enjoy!
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
“The Wizard” by Black Sabbath
-Phantom
Friday Jan 10, 2014
Needless Things Podcast Episode 16 - "The Human Hand Grenade" dany only
Friday Jan 10, 2014
Friday Jan 10, 2014
Hey Phantomaniacs – it’s an all-new year and I’m proud to be kicking it off with an interview I’ve been waiting over a year for. My goal is to bring you no less than twenty-four new episodes over the next twelve months, and I have a lot of cool stuff planned.
If you don’t know, dany only (yes, that’s correct – no caps) is a professional wrestler that’s been working the Southeast for over a decade now. He’s a three time APW Tag Team Champion, a former GCW Tag Team Champion, and held the NWA Anarchy Tag Team titles with his partner, Stryknyn, for 77 days. All he ever wanted to do was wrestle, and he does it as much as he can. Over the years he’s developed a strong philosophy about the business and the people in it, and he’s not afraid to voice that philosophy loudly and often. Sometimes to the chagrin of others.
More recently The Human Hand Grenade has taken up the flag of the patriot, pointing out fallacies in American culture and society; particularly the media. His recent time in Afghanistan opened only’s eyes to the true meanings of both liberty and injustice, and he has brought those revelations back home. Needless to say, this has also caused no small amount of consternation.
I know dany from his time in Platinum Championship Wrestling and Dragon Con Wrestling. The massive tattoo on his chest – “Hated Yet I Persevere” – is what first drew my attention, but his ring work and mic work are what made me a fan. From his time as a heel with the Prophets of Doom to his role as Enforcer of the Empire to his run as the hottest babyface in PCW, only has always been one of the main draws of any card I’ve seen.
We talk about all of this, as well as only’s life outside of wrestling. It’s a fascinating conversation with an intense dude and I’m glad it finally happened. I hope you guys enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it.
CAUTION: The Needless Things Podcast is most certainly not aimed at a mature audience, but does contain strong language and maybe even words of a sexual nature, such as “Wankle Rotary Engine”. Please listen responsibly.
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
“Press Gang” by Murder City Devils