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Wrestle Buds

Wrestling Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mat Elfring and Chris Hayner are the Wrestle Buds! Each week, the duo discusses something from the world of wrestling, and often times, it ends up being about food...

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We've been teasing this for a month, and here's the first one.

Wrestle Buds@wrestlebuds.bsky.social · 7h ago

Here's a preview of the intro to a new ongoing Wrestle Buds video series, "Werner's Wrestling Photo of the Week." Check out the whole video here. (It's like 3 minutes. We're not dragging stuff out) www.patreon.com/WrestleBuds/...

Me to anyone out there affiliating themselves with MAGA-centric anti-trans bullshit.

Currently, my burner account just asks people to cite sources (all sides of the political spectrum) and boy oh boy, people get really mad when they have to back up their claim.

I'm Mat Elfring@immatelfring.bsky.social · 2d ago

I did a fun test on a FB burner account I have. I saw someone post something not only racist but super Islamophobic. I replied with "you seem like a real piece of shit." Let's see who gets banned or gets their post removed first. (Spoiler: probably mine)

I did a fun test on a FB burner account I have. I saw someone post something not only racist but super Islamophobic. I replied with "you seem like a real piece of shit." Let's see who gets banned or gets their post removed first. (Spoiler: probably mine)

Football is back baby! Really excited to see how Chicago Bears' Xavier Woods does this year. No, seriously, that's the name of one of our safeties. We also have a player named Coby Bryant.

This should be called "Guy Hates Current WWE but Doesn't Watch Anything Else And Has Bad Takes vs. 7 WWE Marks and 3 People that watch Wrestling" He called Attitude Era "peak WWE." The Attitude Era was bad. Listen to @wrestlebuds.bsky.social next week when we discuss an Attitude Era Raw Episode.

1 WWE Hater vs 10 WWE Superfans (feat. Maven Huffman)

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Don't worry, our podcast is still occasionally weird for no reason at all.

Jesse "The Body" Ventura's sloppy little brothers invades the podcast

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NEW EPISODE DAY. We're talking about the new Spider-Man movie! Why? Because we want to!

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (We Mention Seth Rollins During The Episode. That Counts, Right?)

Podcast Episode · Wrestle Buds · August 13 · 43m

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Elden Ring... (Elfen Ring) I put in a few hours and ended up hating it. @tamoorh.com kept telling me to play it, and it wasn't for me. So, all-in-all, I blame Tam for this post. This now makes me the #1 Demolition Man fan.

Kristin 🇨🇦🤓@faierius.bsky.social · 6d ago

No hate, no dogpiling, just curious. For me, it's Skyrim. Don't know why, considering it should be exactly my kind of game, but it just didn't click for me.

@oni-press.bsky.social and @archiecomics.bsky.social Conjure Midnight Release of ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1’ This October @corinnabechko.bsky.social @comixbychloe.bsky.social

Oni Press and Archie Comics Conjure Midnight Release of ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1’ This October - Fanbasepress

With the autumn season nearing and Halloween fast approaching, Oni Press and Archie Comics are conjuring quite the spooky treat for comic book readers with

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I guess the cat is out of the bag. During the Wrestle Buddies days, this went down as my least favorite interview we ever did. There are further reasons as to why this was my least favorite interview ever, but I'll keep those to myself.

Chris Hayner@haynerland.com · 4d ago

The one time we interviewed Darby for @wrestlebuds.bsky.social, he was skateboarding around his property without WiFi or a reliable cell signal. It was a nightmare.

I unlocked a secret video for this one. Well @cecilnyx.bsky.social, looks like I have to book you in real life in pay you real money now.

"Werner's Wrestling Photo of the Week" is very weird and very "Mat Elfring." Its origin is sitting at my friend's Naval retirement party and a bunch of us doing Werner Hertzog impressions. You probably get the jest of the bit now.

Wrestle Buds@wrestlebuds.bsky.social · 5d ago

New episode of Wrestle Buds arrives tomorrow morning! We're talking about Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and we mention Seth Rollins once, so it ties into wrestling somehow. On Monday, a new video segment arrives: Werner's Wrestling Photo of the Week. That's all we'll say for now.

An exclusive Cosmic Monkey cover for @onipress.bsky.social's Archie 1 is on the way, and cover artist @mattharding.bsky.social will be signing. And that ain't all - the legendary @mrtylercrook.bsky.social will be on hand, signing Archie In Hell ashcans. Saturday, September 5th from noon - 2PM!

This is absolutely WILD. Here's the dashboard video posted by @fritschner.bsky.social. Fast forward to about 1 minute. An ICE officer jumps out of a van and pulls a gun on this woman immediately before lying and claiming she "almost ran us over." *profanity warning if watching in public.

Aaron Fritschner@fritschner.bsky.social · 6d ago

Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.

Did I stand outside and watch the storm during the worst part in the traditional Midwestern style? Of course I did.

I'm Mat Elfring@immatelfring.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ladies and gentleman... we officially have a storm chaser in our city. Let's party?

Ladies and gentleman... we officially have a storm chaser in our city. Let's party?

I'm a winner thanks to @wedonthaveityet.com. I won this. You should probably listen so you can also win things. Or just because you like podcasts.

The LAPD declined to renew its Flock contract after an internal audit found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts in just two months — a 32.3% false-positive rate. www.gadgetreview.com/one-in-three...

One in Three Alerts Wrong: High Error Rates and Data Concerns Force Cities to Drop Flock

Flock Safety license plate cameras are being dropped by 82+ municipalities across 28 states over false alerts, privacy risks, and immigration data fears.

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New episode! We're talking about Summerslam and Mat finds the vocals on Chad Gable's new theme song to be AI Slop (Allegedly, reportedly).

Summerslam 2026 Thoughts/Mat Says Gable's Theme Is AI Slop (Allegedly, Reportedly) - Wrestle Buds

WWE's Summerslam happened, and why not talk about the two night show? Mainly, this whole episode exists because Mat thinks (allegedly, reportedly) that ...

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Disney/Hulu decided to change the description of the plan I've had for years, so now, I get ads for every show for the same price. Nah. Thanks. I'm not playing the same game I played with cable years ago. You're canceled.

And the week after, we're straight up doing a full spoiler thoughts episode on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Zero wrestling is mentioned, maybe Bonesaw was mentioned once?

Wrestle Buds@wrestlebuds.bsky.social · 2w ago

Due to Florida storms and not being able to record because Chris lives in said state, the next episode of Wrestle Buds will be out tomorrow morning. It's a lot of Mat complaining about Chad Gable's theme music.

All the people who are anti-Death Metal Jazz, I have one question: If all Death Metal Jazz disappeared tomorrow, could you still through the entire day without hearing a song by Morbid Miles Davis? Imagine Death Metal Jazz was suddenly banned. Would you actually be willing to give that up?

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 2w ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

@mikealborn.bsky.social I was going to message you but I can't so I'll say it publicly. I dont know of you planned at being at SNF or just came because my weird ass was going to be there but thank you for supporting local art/comedy.

A couple new videos coming from Mat in the upcoming weeks! 1. Werner's Photo of the Week 2. I signed up for Facebook as an enthusiastic wrestling fan, never commented on anything, and here's how long it took Meta to ruin my algorithm

I love me some Chad Gable but between the Mug Root Beer mascot and the AI intro music, we're now in a new Shorty G era. Just let the man be great without the sideshow.

maffew on TNN@maffewgregg.bsky.social · 2w ago

Chad Gable wins the IC Title, celebrates with his family and then has to move them out of the way of the hard cam so they don't ruin the shot of him downing root beer with a bulldog mascot

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