Deep Dive with Rich Fann Archives

VIP AUDIO 2/27 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Culture critic and author Scarlett Harris returns to talk her book “A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler,” her writing process, more (52 min)

February 27, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Scarlett Harris returns to talk about her book “A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler.” Scarlett talks about the inspiration for the book, erasure of key women from the […]

VIP AUDIO 2/20 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): DPalm returns and talks fan reactions, stage vs. soundstage presentation, Elimination Chamber booking, enjoying Roman and Sasha while they’re here, more (88 min)

February 20, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Palm is back from MTR Network to talk about the way he’s watched wrestling since we last talked, Sanada’s watch amazingness, why Smackdown is his favorite show to sit and enjoy […]

VIP AUDIO 2/13 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Rev Keith debuts to chat his fandom in Baltimore, Royal Rumble Remix thoughts, more (47 min)

February 13, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a debut Deep Dive-wise for a co-host, with Reverend Keith joining to chat about his fandom and his years of meeting wrestlers in the hotbed of Baltimore, and our subject […]

VIP AUDIO 2/6 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Chris Maitland on hand to chat “Forbidden Doors,” Ring of Honor, more (68 min)

February 7, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s show talks Ring of Honor, Impact Pro wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and what the forbidden door opening could or could not mean, Cesaro’s contract and thoughts on his next move, […]

VIP AUDIO 1/29 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Radican joins to interview “Cornbelt Cowboy” Steve Manders about GCW’s Fight Forever, musical inspirations, taking Iowa football experience to ring, COVID changing his schedule, future goals, more (66 min)

January 29, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: Prior to the first wrestling marathon fundraiser – GCW’s Fight Forever (available on GCW’s Youtube and FiteTV January 29th 8pm – January 30th 8pm) – where Manders is scheduled to appear, Rich and […]

VIP AUDIO 1/23 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Doc Bruce joins to talk Shinsuke Nakamura and the laziness label, which wrestlers catch those labels and which duck them, more (55 min)

January 23, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s show talks Shinsuke Nakamura, his laziness, commentary and careful analysis of some of the outside factors that can color the conversation, comparisons of Shinsuke to T-Mac, how similar wrestlers don’t necessarily […]

VIP AUDIO 1/16 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Maitland talking Impact Hard to Kill, Bullet Club, cards subject to change, Mesut Ozil, more (63 min)

January 16, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s show does a light preview of Impact’s Hard to Kill PPV, but really focuses on some of the issues within the storylines, the Bullet Club-adjace Omega and Good Brothers vs. the […]

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Talking bottle episodes in television and wrestling with Justin McClelland, wrestlers that should be irredeemable as heels, Wrestle Kingdom, more (81 min)

January 9, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s show is a bit of an experiment/deviation, as we look at tropes in the television genre that can potentially work with pro wrestling – and in this case it’s the bottle […]

VIP AUDIO 1/2 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Deep Dive ’21 with Will Cooling talking things to look forward to, Wrestle Kingdom matches of note, Brexit and wrestling, more (65 min)

January 2, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s show kicks the year off right with a preview of events and happenings in wrestling Will and Rich are looking forward to. The conversation starts with a chat on Brexit and […]

VIP AUDIO 12/27 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Deep Dive Holiday Mailbag with Chris Maitland discussing Young Lions, AEW/NXT wrestlers to watch in 2021, can Miz be a top guy with one tweak, more (78 min)

December 27, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a mailbag/tweetbag edition, co-hosted by Chris Maitland. Rich and Chris open with a discussion of the late Brodie Lee, then discuss New Japan’s changing Young Lions, where they see the […]

VIP AUDIO 12/19 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Cohost Kylin and Emmy Awardee writer/producer and wrestling fan Mark Blutman talk network notes on “Boy/Girl Meets World,” caller questions on COVID in TV/movie industry, how COVID is personal for Mark, more (83 min)

December 19, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a Deep Dive Kylin-produced event, featuring writer, producer, and friend of the show Mark Blutman. This live edition of the Deep Dive discussed the merits of network notes on a […]

VIP AUDIO 12/12 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Doc Bruce, Jeff and Shahid from The Hipster, and The Bully and Brandon from WhySoSeriousPod talk WWE Network similarity to WB plan, Disney’s new lineup and what wrestling can learn from it, more (107 min)

December 12, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a Deep Dive roundtable featuring several returning guests, with the focus on the current Warner/Disney comparisons to the WWE. The conversation, however, starts with a strong discussion on Keith Lee’s […]

VIP AUDIO 12/5 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling returns to talk Pat Patterson, AEW’s Winter is Coming, Shanna’s questionable commentary, more (111 min)

December 5, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a walk around the world with Will as we talk about the dangers of Shanna’s commentary online, the WrestleJoy defense and the failures that followed, the mixed legacy of Pat […]

VIP AUDIO 11/28 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): The Athletic’s James McNicholas (@gunnerblog/@JamesMcNicholas) joins to talk Arsenal, wrestling fandom’s similarities to soccer fandom, the difficulty in making good comedy, Ted Lasso, more (55 min)

November 28, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is an absolute gem of an episode, as I had a chance to chat with The Athletic’s and Arseblog Extra’s James McNicholas, Arsenal journalist, comedian, and wrestling fan! James and I […]

VIP AUDIO 11/21 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Jason Norris and Jamie Hemmings join to do a pre-Black Friday Wrestling Book Roundtable, more (73 min)

November 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich is joined by Jason Norris, editor of the “Women Love Wrestling” book, and a new guest, Jamie Hemmings, Book Editor of Slamwrestling.net, to have a roundtable book discussion on Black […]

VIP AUDIO 11/14 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Chris Maitland joins to talk Hall of Fame votes, Kenny Omega’s Jordan tribute, Brandi’s promo on Dynamite, plus a Melissa run-in to talk linguistics, law, and wrestling (89 min)

November 14, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Chris Maitland is back to talk about the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame inductions of Jun Akiyama and Kenny Omega – particularly against the field of other Japanese candidates, his issues […]

VIP AUDIO 11/8 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling returns for part 3 of the Deep Deep Dive into politics, the Collective weekend, Walter & Dragunov, more (89 min)

November 8, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, we’ve reached the finale of the three-show series with Will Cooling covering the Collective weekend. The pair open as the race for the President of the United States has been called, […]

VIP AUDIO 10/31 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling returns for part 2 of the Deep Deep Dive into politics, NXT, WXW, Walter & Dragunov, more (70 min)

October 31, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, the first 42 minutes or so are a dive into some of the topics covered in Rich and Will’s pre-election podcast that was removed a few months back, where the pair […]

VIP AUDIO 10/24 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Collective Weekend show highlights pt. 1, Ben Carter’s signing, UFC main event chat, AEW’s steak debonair, more (152 min)

October 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Will Cooling is back to talk about four big shows during the Collective weekend: For the Culture and Effy’s Big Gay Brunch – what worked, what didn’t, matches you need to […]

VIP AUDIO 10/17 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): G-1 final week chat, who stays in G-1 31, Goto too little too late, the Handsome Battle that is to come, more (73 min)

October 17, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Chris Maitland is back to talk the weekend’s A and B block final nights leading to the G-1 30 final, how the top winners did over the tournament, what looms next […]

VIP AUDIO 10/10 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): “Deep Dive at the Movies” with Brandon of WhySoSerious podcast and Jeff from Jeff vs. The World talking the Indian action romp “Baaghi 3” (87 min)

October 10, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich has two great guests for a “Deep Dive at the Movies” edition. 2020’s “Baaghi 3” is the subject, and to cover the ins and outs of the movie, how it […]

VIP AUDIO 10/3 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Justin McClelland and Chris Maitland return to talk G-1 including favorite block matches, Yoshi-Hashi’s respect tour, the beauty of Yano, more (74 min)

October 3, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich is joined by his G-1 correspondents Justin McClelland and Chris Maitland to discuss the New Japan G-1 30 thus far. The trio discuss the beauty of Yano, A vs. B […]

VIP AUDIO 9/26 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling returns for a mixed bag talking G-1 30, Josh Barnett vs. Mad Kurt, essential Judge Dredd, Hurt Business vs. Retribution (and Retribution vs. Twitter), more (109 min)

September 26, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich and Will Cooling start with a little G-1 banter, in particular the glorious nature of KENTA and his English promos, as well as how Will would love to see the […]

VIP AUDIO 9/18 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Tom Stoup joins to talk “She-Ra” and what the show can teach modern wrestling, the importance of treating kids/teens with more weight storytelling-wise in wrestling, more (69 min)

September 18, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is another Torch collaboration. This time it’s Tom Stoup of the “PWT Talks NXT” Dailycast and “NXT Eight Years Back” VIP show joining to talk about how WWE/North American wrestling can […]