Grit & Glitter

We Ain't Gonna Live 4ever: The Lives & Careers Of The IInspiration (Pt. 1)

For the entire month of May, Harley & Em present a special four-part installment of "Living Legends."  With this series, we present a definitive look at the lives and careers of some of your favorite active wrestlers.  Where did they come from?  How did they get to where they are today?  And why are they so beloved?
This time it's The IInspiration!  From competing in the halls of their high school for the title of biggest wrestling fan to training under Madison Eagles in PWA, through Shimmer, ROH, and Chikara, signing with NXT, and becoming the femme fatale and the venus fly trap, these are the early days of Jessie McKay and KC Cassidy!
 
Our watch list for this episode:
Jessie McKay vs. KC Cassidy
PWA King Of The New School (11/6/2010)
 
Jessie McKay promo
Chikara Small But Mighty (10/7/2011)
 
KC Cassidy vs. Kellyanne
Prairie Wrestling Alliance (5/12/2012)
 
Jessie McKay vs. Kana
Shimmer Volume 54 (4/13/2013)

The 2025 Women's Wrestling Draft

It's the third annual women's wrestling draft and this year Harley and Em are joined by Charity Davis and Carrie White of Queens Ring Podcast!
They compete to draft their own rosters, drawing wrestlers and broadcasters of marginalized genders from WWE, AEW, TNA, Japan, and the indies.  Who will be their #1 draft picks?  Which controversial picks will warrant debates?  Why is Harley being cancelled?  What is SUF?  And what did poor Nic Nemeth do to deserve this?

Forget About My Favorite Thing

Harley is joined by Val Pancakes and Don to reflect on another WrestleMania week on the indies!  Val was live in Las Vegas and attending 13(!) shows while Don watched close to that many from the comfort of their home.
They talk highlights from shows like Effy's Big Gay Brunch, Asé Wrestling, and Clusterfuck Forever, standout performances from wrestlers like Johnnie Robbie, Brittnie Brooks, Lena Kross, and Zoe Lucas, and tears from Effy and DARK Sheik's speeches.

Pineapple Crush And A Boy I Don't Know

Harley and Em are joined by returning fav Rich Fann and debuting guest Jewell Brown to break down the gender divide in professional wrestling!
They play three games where they add wrestlers of different sexes to established teams (Sasha Banks in The Shield??), make some new pairings for a new season of Mixed Match Challenge (Orange Cassidy & Bayley!), and build teams solely off of a random name (Beefy Biz Inc.).  Goodbye gendered wrestling divisions!

The WOWer Hour with Lindsay & Mayydayy!!

It's the start of an all-new, all-different Grit & Glitter!
With Harley and Em saying goodbye to G&G for personal reasons, new hosts Mayydayy and Lindsay kick off our next era, taking the show back to its roots in focusing solely on women's wrestling and the family-friendly action of WOW Superheroes.
This week they look at how season 10 has been going so far, potential challengers for the trios titles, and how the Beastification of WOW has been holding other women back.

You And I Make Our Own Matriarchy (w/ Zeke Mercer & Amanda Maslow)

Em and Don talk to two-thirds of The Matriarchy, "No Mercy" Zeke Mercer and Amanda Maslow!
They talk competing for 880 Wrestling, how The Matriarchy formed, representation in wrestling, the influence of Maria Kanellis-Bennett, and chasing the 880 tag titles.

The Wrestling Media Draft (w/ Anton Voorhees & DARK Sheik)

Harley and Em are joined by Hoodslam's own Anton Voorhees and DARK Sheik for a wrestling media draft!
They compete to select some of their favorite wrestling books, movies, songs, t-shirts, and merchandise.  Which wrestler will land two books on the chart?  What body part makes the list?  Did Stone Cold and Shawn Michaels walk so Santino Marella and Nikki Bella could run?  Whose selfie made the list?
Listen, find out, and cast your vote for the winner over on our Instagram!

Kisses And Love Won't Carry Me (w/ Kings Of The District)

Harley flew from Toronto to Pittsburgh to join Glitterati members Em, Laz, and Don in attending Enjoy Wrestling's Dearly Beloved!
Harley and Em talk his weekend in Pittsburgh and spoiler-free thoughts on DARK Sheik presiding over the wedding of Billy Dixon and Sonny Kiss, MV Young vs. Jack Pollock in career vs. career, and more.
Plus: Harley sits down with Jordan Blade and Eel O'Neal to discuss intergender wrestling, what makes them so unique, and why now was the right time for the Best Business Bureau to reform.

Take The Time, Do It Right (w/ Elle Valentine)

Harley's back with another round of 20 Questions and this time he's joined by “The Nϋ Thing” Elle Valentine!
She discusses life in Boston, starting out with BLOWW, The Substance, career highs and lows, what her family thinks of her being a wrestler, and meeting Gangrel.

Loud Bark, Deep Bite (w/ Ray Lyn & Kayla Carroll)

It's the season 14 premiere and we're (finally) talking about customs matches!
Em finally chases down a dream as she gets Ray Lyn and Kayla Carroll to sit down and talk about the stigma and misconceptions around customs.  They discuss working for New England Female Wrestling, the opportunities customs afford, networking, and the sisterhood of wrestling.  And, yes, Ray's got some stories about the bad apples in the bunch as well.