Mega Ran's Mat Mania

WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT?? Thought provoking answers to very poignant questions! On this episode of Mat Mania, Mega returns to Wrestlecon with Teek Hall and Lynx Kinetic for interviews with Justin Barasso of Sports Illustrated, former WWE wrestler Al Snow, and current tourmate Sadistik. Al drops a bomb on his biggest issue with wrestling today, Justin makes a super bold, but incorrect prediction about Mania, and Sadistik laments on his love for challenging games like Dark Souls. Songs are played from Smoke DZA, Macho Man Randy Savage and Lotte Kestner. Catch Ran on tour with Sadistik, Weerd Science and Upgrade: April 12 Philadelphia @ Kung Fu Necktie April 13 Stanhope NJ @ Stanhope House April 15 Watertown NY @ Flashback Lounge

Live from Dallas, TX, Mega Ran and special guest Teek Hall hit the streets right after a record-setting Wrestlemania to interview attendees about the record-setting event, right outside of AT&T Stadium. What matches were great? which were bad? Who showed out? Check out our episode for all that more. Follow Teek at @Teek_Hall special shouts to the Kult of Kayfabe, Wrestlecon and everyone who stopped to chat with us.

Mega is joined by Logan Finch, who has been training for the past 9 months to be a professional wrestler as a part of the Boise, ID based WrestleClub. Learn about what it takes to pursue a career in the business and some of the early knocks Logan's taken in this episode. Also, Ran and Logan give their Wrestlemania 32 picks. Ran also plays two songs, "Run" feat. Murs" and Logan's pick: "R U Ready" by the late great Macho Man Randy Savage. Get more info on WrestleClub at https://www.facebook.com/idahowrestleclub Also get Mega Ran and Lynx Kinetic's new album "Mat Mania" now at www.matmania.net Ran's Wrestlemania Schedule: April 1-2 @ WrestleCon, Dallas (all day presentations) April 1 @ Deen’s Ranch, Dallas (Kaiju Big Battel Performance) April 2 @ Caves Lounge, Arlington (live performance)

On this episode of Mat Mania, Mega Ran and special guest Kenny Herzog (Rolling Stone) discuss the best and worst of the European Title division. Ran also discusses SXSW, and positive and negative feedback on his music. two tracks are played: "DDT" by Mega Ran and Doug Funnie, and "Oh Hail No" by El-P, Danny Brown and MrMFN Exquire. Follow Kenny at @KennyHerzog

Mega Ran and special guests from the NPC Collective chat about their favorite wrestlers of African American decent, and briefly discuss the ugly side of racism in the wrestling business. Ran also discusses his current tour and the sadness of not being able to be there for family during difficult times. Special thanks to KadeshFlow, 1UP Creative Mind Frame, Richie Branson, K-Murdock and EyeQ for hanging out. Visit npccollective.com for more. March 4 @ St. Louis, MO March 5 @ Burnsville, MN March 6 @ Chicago, IL March 7 @ Cincinnati, OH March 8 @ Ann Arbor, MI March 9 @ Buffalo, NY March 10 @ Cambridge, MA March 11 @ Brooklyn, NY March 12 @ Phila, PA March 13 @ Raleigh, NC March 16 @ Dallas, TX March 17-20 @ Austin, TX (SXSW) March 22 @ Houston TX March 24 New Orleans, LA March 25-26 Boise, ID This episode is dedicated to Ran's mother in law, Barbara Walker, 1938-2016.

Mega Ran and special guests break down WWE Fastlane and the road to Wrestlemania in-depth. Ran also discusses MAGFest 2016, Sports Illustrated and releases a snippet of the next installment of "Monday Night Ran," a rap tribute to the Macho Man Randy Savage. Get the full song at MatMania.net Add our guests on Twitter: Craig: @AggroCraig Gary: @ForTheGods98 Jason @JayP2172

Mega Ran and special guest Steve Juon of the Angry Marks Podcast and RapReviews discuss the best and worst moments of the Hardcore title, and hold a mock tournament to decide the best Hardcore Champ of all time. Ran also wraps up his west coast tour with Richie Branson, discusses edibles, and gets a scathing promo cut on him by Xavier Woods. Check out Steve at @AngryMarks and rapreviews.com

Mega Ran recaps the controversial Royal Rumble 2016 PPV event, match by match with his special guest, legendary underground rapper MURS. The two grade each match on the card, and talk about the possible fallout of the PPV and what this means for Wrestlemania. Murs also gives his controversial opinions on two beloved Hall of Famers, discusses his wrestling fan origins with shouts out to UWF and G.L.O.W, and makes a prediction about the next big star from NXT. Music played this episode by MURS and 2Mex. Add MURS on Twitter, @MURS, and catch him on his all-new Twitch channel streaming Monday through Thursday 6-9pm at twitch.tv/MURS NOTE: This episode is labeled EXPLICIT for some mild language.

Episode 6 of Mat Mania is all about Jake "The Snake" Roberts- our favorite matches and moments, as well as an in-depth review of the new movie, "The Resurrection of Jake The Snake Roberts," which is out on iTunes now. Mega Ran is joined by special guest Randy Cruz, host of the Cruz Control Podcast. Mega and Randy also give their Royal Rumble 2016 predictions, and Ran explains why he may never play his WWE2K16 game again. Today's song is "Absolutely Perfect" by Smoke DZA and Wale. Follow Randy Cruz on Twitter: @randyjcruz

Mega Ran and special guest former British indy wrestler Michael Burhan talk about the day that WCW shot itself in both the foot and head simultaneously. Also discussed: Wrestle Kingdom 10, rumors surrounding NXT and New Japan, and the stakes are higher than ever in the 2016 Royal Rumble. check out Mike's wrestling group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrestlerevolution/ The song of the episode is "Survivor Series (1993) by Teek Hall and Kollateral. Get their new mixtape "Vader VS Foley" online: https://soundcloud.com/vaderfoley/sets/vader-vs-foley-ep-hosted-by-bootleg-kev

Mega Ran is joined by long time collaborator K-Murdock to discuss TLC. Hear their thoughts on The New Day, The Wyatts, Roman Reigns and more. Also, Ran discusses being a tourist in your own hometown, not wanting to book his own shows anymore, and plays a song about The Ultimate Warrior, by Mr. Miranda. Connect online: @MegaRan - Mega Ran @neosonix - K-Murdock @mistermiranda83 - Mr. Miranda #MatMania

Todays' episode of Mat Mania is a special CROSSOVER EPISODE! Ran is joined by the Gorgeous Losers Of Wrestling, and we take on Survivor Series 2015 from 4 unique perspectives. Mega Ran also discusses getting married and why he doesn't like Miami Beach or gentleman's clubs, and plays a new song. Check out the G.L.O.W. Podcast at: http://nerdworldusa.weebly.com/gorgeous-losers-of-wrestling follow the crew: @MegaRan @77Shamrock77 @RealSarahVanB @NerdWorldUSA