Way of the Blade

Death Match Canon: TV Death Matches : With J.R. Goldberg and Bucky Barnett

Phil, J.R. and Bucky take on TNA, WWE, Lucha Underground and AEW Death Matches!!

Buzz Sawyer vs. Roddy Piper EMERGENCY POD With Eric Ritz

WWE Vault drops a Omni Show with Buzz Sawyer and Roddy Piper in a dog collar match and we have to do a show. Eric and Phil do a late night ramble on a new classic

Death Match Canon: IWA-MS With J.R. Goldberg and Bucky Barnett

The gents discuss midwest death match wrestling, including Necro Butcher, Ian Rotten and more

AEW Bloody Matches Review with Tony Khan

Phil is joined by the founder and CEO of AEW Tony Khan, and they talk about some of the great matches in the promotions history which are featured in the Way of the Blade

Death Match Canon: CZW With JR Goldberg and Bucky Barnett

The boys discusses Combat Zone Wrestling and Assign matches to the Pro Wrestling Canon

Chris Hero vs. Eddie Kingston with Eddie Kingston

Phil welcomes the Mad King to the Way of the Blade Pod! We talk about his feud with Chris Hero, why he works better with guys he doesn't like, and we dig into some of the

Death Match Canon: Pre Born to Be Wired with JR Goldberg and Buck Barnett

Back with another episode of the Death Match Canon, Phil and the Boys discusses and canonize matches death matches before and including ECW's Born to Be Wired. We talk Pu

Death Match Canon: FMW with Bucky Barnett and JR Goldberg

We launch a new project on the Way of the Blade Pod, discussing the canonical pro-wrestling matches. Season One of the Canon is the Death Match Canon and in this episode

Kendo Nagasaki vs. Kodo Fuyuki with Tom Karro-Gassner

Phil talks with his friend and fellow Segunda Caida founder Tom Karro-Gassner about one of the odder matches in his book a lumberjack match from WAR between Kodo Fuyuki a

Trauma 1 vs. Canis Lupus with JR Goldberg

Phil talks with his good friend and zine co-author JR Goldberg about the epic IWRG mask match between Trauma 1 and Canis Lupus

Duggan vs. Sawyer with Eric Ritz

Phil and Eric talk about the Duggan vs Sawyer dog collar match, a bit, and talk a whole lot about other stuff

Sandman vs. Sabu with The Sandman

Phil talks with the legendary Sandman!! We talk about how much he loved working with Sabu, working Jerry Lawler early in his career, his favorite opponents, wrestling on

Villano 3 vs. Atlantis with Daniel Makabe

Phil is joined by the Wrestling Genius Daniel Makabe to talk about the epic Villiano 3 vs. Atlantis mask vs. mask match. We talk about the way lucha libre has changed, th

Jinsei Shinzaki vs. Great Muta with Bad Boy Joey Janela

Phil is joined by Indy wrestling icon Joey Janela to talk about his favorite Dome match Jinsei Shinzaki vs. Great Muta from 4/29/96. We talk about him wrestling Shinzaki

Four Horseman vs. Superpowers and Road Warriors with Charles from Wrestling Playlists

Phil talks with Charles from PWO and Wrestling Playlists about the greatest War Games ever, we rank the contenders, talk about what made J.J. Dillion so great and the pro

Valentine vs. Piper with Mad Dog Connelly

Phil is joined by Mad Dog Connelly to talk Piper vs. Valentine from Starcade 83. We talk about his history with the Collar, how hard Valentine hits and much more.

Murakami vs. Nagata with Filthy Tom Lawlor

Phil is joined by pro wrestler and ex-UFC fighter Filthy Tom Lawlor to talk about Kazunari Murakami vs. Yuji Nagata from New Japan December 2002. We talk about the beauty

Tenryu vs. Fujinami with David Bixenspan

Phil talks with writer and podcaster David Bixenspan about Genichiro Tenryu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami from the New Japan Dome show. We debate whether Tenryu was protecting Fuj

2021 Year in Blood with Eric Ritz

Special Episode of Way of the Blade Pod as Eric and I look back on the best bloody matches of 2021, we talk about Mickie Knuckles and Tank's triumphant comeback, the grea

Slaughter vs. Sheik with Owen Ellickson

Phil is joined by TV Writer(The Office, Superstore) and DVDVR veteran Owen Ellickson to talk bombastic 80s wrestling, NBA conspiracy theories and much more