Work Of Wrestling host Tim Kail reviews SmackDown and Rampage, before answering your questions!

Topics include:

• The Bloodline drama being the best thing in WWE.
• An analysis of Jey Uso and Sami Zayn.
• Liv Morgan vs Sonya Deville.
• Not really liking Ronda Rousey anymore.
• Analyzing Karion Kross and his entrance.
• The visual beauty of Bray Wyatt.
• How to get "back into" wrestling.
• Who is the best wrestler turned actor?
• Grading Triple H's performance since taking over WWE creative.

And much more!

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This week Tim Kail is joined by pro-wrestling gif-essayist Mith Gifs! 

Among other topics, the two discuss:

• Mith's creative process.
• Why Gifs are so perfect for pro-wrestling.
• What it is about Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens that captivates Mith so much.
• Dealing with the pressures of content creation.
• Mith's favorite wrestling match.
• Mith's favorite films and TV shows.
• The core reason pro-wrestling is so captivating.
• Advice for those just starting out on the internet and eager to find their niche.

You can follow Mith on Twitter @MithGifs.

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*Warning - this episode contains explicit content...

Granny Franny joins Tim Kail for a very special and very personal episode of The Work of Wrestling podcast.

Topics include:

• Bray Wyatt's return address on Friday Night SmackDown.
• Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns stellar segments.
• Tim's new favorite shirt, Sami Zayns "Honorary Uce" tee.
• And just how that shirt helped Tim during a routine medical procedure.

And more!

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This week Tim Kail reviews WWE's latest premium live event Extreme Rules.

Topics include:

• Sheamus being great as a babyface.
• Ronda Rousey's bad attitude affecting her performance.
• The superficiality of the Karrion Kross character.
• Drew McIntyre in need of a reinvention.
• Edge vs Finn Balor bringing the good kind of melodrama.
• The many characters of Seth Rollins.
• Tim's full thoughts on Bray Wyatt.

And more!

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This week Tim Kail talks ticket sales and cognitive behavorial therapy for the entire wrestling fanbase.

Topics include:

• Catastrophizing after the news of AEW's low ticket sales and dipping ratings.
• Why Tim likes AEW more than WWE, but doesn't assume that means anything in particular.
• Different cognitive distortions within the pro-wrestling community.
• Why Tim is more disturbed by AEW's new inability to use the word "shit".
• An alternative rational response to pro-wrestling news.

And more!

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This week Tim Kail dissects a segment from Smack Down and tells a story about sleep walking & wrestling action figures.

Topics include:

• The quality and depth of Sami Zayn's performance.
• Roman being bound for Hollywood.
• Tim's thoughts on the rest of Smack Down.
• How sleep walking has affected Tim's life.
• How a surprise placement of a figure helped him.

And more!

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It's Suicide Prevention Month, and host Tim Kail, who has faced his own mental health issues of late, lets you know you're not alone and that things can get better.

CLICK HERE for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Dial 988 for the suicide and crisis lifeline.

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This week host Tim Kail is joined by Kayla Fabienne, a writer, teacher, ring announcer, and lover of professional wrestling.

You can read her and others' work on http://thespectacleofexcess.com.

Topics include:

• the unappreciated role of the ring bell.
• the difficulty of music cues.
• the improvisational nature of pro-wrestling.
• attempting to honor kayfabe.
• the meaning of certain in-ring rituals.
• confronting writer's block.

And more!

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