Deep Dive with Rich Fann Archives -

VIP AUDIO 7/4 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): New Japan Cup 2020 thoughts with Chris Maitland – Surprises, disappointments, stories of each bracket, more (69 min)

July 4, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Chris is back to talk about the events that lead to the 2020 New Japan Cup Final. This is spoiler-laden, so if you haven’t seen any of the nights leading to […]

VIP AUDIO 6/27 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Live listener check-in as more COVID and #SpeakingOut stories emerge, should you look for bright spots in wrestling, Will Cooling run-in, more (95 min)

June 27, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s episode is a check-in for listeners and for me as a host. We talk about the last few weeks of the #SpeakingOut movement and where that’s left wrestling, as well as […]

VIP AUDIO 6/20 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): New Japan 2020 bracket chat with Chris Maitland, Yuji Nagata and Jimmy Connors similarities, potential shake ups, more (70 min)

June 20, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s episode opens with a statement and discussion on the recent #SpeakingOut posts and challenge for all of us to police bad behavior when seen/heard, and then dives into the 2020 New […]

VIP AUDIO 6/13 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Mark Blutman of Boy Meets World/Girl Meets World/Ghostwriter (2019) discusses importance of a diverse writers room, memories of Shad Gaspard, lessons learned from Boy Meets World that stick today, more (89 min)

June 13, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s episode is a chat with Mark Blutman, who returns to focus on the importance of diversifying your writers, his lessons learned having an interracial couple on Boy Meets World that resonates […]

VIP AUDIO 6/6 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Fandom and reaction to wrestler/company tweets this week, Karrion Kross’ chances in NXT, listener check-in and finding fun, more (85 min)

June 6, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich is live and in studio taking calls about the week – particularly wrestlers speaking up and out at power (or their own coworkers) after the protests nationwide, the balance between […]

VIP AUDIO 5/30 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Deep Dive into the Movies roundtable, covering “My Dad is a Heel Wrestler” and “The Foul King” – what worked, what didn’t, should non-wrestling fans watch, more (86 min)

May 30, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich is joined by Chris Maitland, Justin McClelland, and Gill “Dragon” Borum to review and debate the South Korean film “The Foul King” and the Hiroshi Tanahashi film “My Dad is […]

VIP AUDIO 5/24 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Bruce Mitchell joins to talk life and death of Hana Kimura and Shad Gaspard, Owen Hart’s “Dark Side of the Ring” episode, more (137 min)

May 24, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch Senior Columnist Bruce Mitchell joins the Deep Dive to talk about the unfortunate passing of Hana Kimura and Shad Gaspard – what we know, what we’ll never know – and a challenge […]

VIP AUDIO 5/16 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): “Chaos Theory” – A look at the individuals within the New Japan stable, starting with YOSHI-HASHI, his career, Yoshi Hashi’s importance to the current scene, more (61 min)

May 16, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: Yoshi Hashi. For some reason he’s been my blind spot. However, Chris Maitland has returned to sell me (and you!) on Yoshi Hashi’s role in CHAOS, his quintessential matches to “get” Yoshi Hashi, […]

VIP AUDIO 5/9 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling is back for part two of his Starr-Janela Americanrana chat, UFC 249 thoughts, Sugar Dunkerton’s explosion on Dynamite, more (75 min)

May 9, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch’s own Will Cooling is back for part two! Will and Rich discuss the new British Wrestling Report on PWTorch with VIP host Todd Martin, the upcoming perils of UFC 249, the pros […]

VIP AUDIO 5/2 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling joins for first of two-part chat about Americanranas 18 and 19, Will’s appearance on We the Independent w/David Starr, Will’s cameo with his sons during a Joey Janela match, more (118 min)

May 2, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch’s own Will Cooling is back! What started as an Americanrana 18 and 19 Project exploded into a two-parter you will enjoy! In this opening stanza, Rich and Will cover Americanrana 19 in […]

VIP AUDIO 4/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): “Deep Dive Presents” interview series continues with Black-and-Brave-trained Steve Manders talking influences in wrestling, breakout at the SCI futures tournament, more, plus stories about the legend of Manders’ traveling abilities with Steve Williams (69 min)

April 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week continues a series of interviews with independent wrestlers that deserve more of a spotlight in 2020. This week, Iowa-based Steven Manders, the Cornbelt Cowboy, joins Rich and talks the journey from […]

VIP AUDIO 4/18 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): “Deep Dive Presents” interview series returns with Pittsburgh-based wrestler Lee Moriarty chatting about current scene, Shibata inspiration, Alex Shelley match series, plus three-match review with Chris Maitland (74 min)

April 18, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week kicks off a series of interviews with independent wrestlers that deserve more of a spotlight in 2020, starting with Pittsburgh-based Lee Moriarty. Lee joins Rich and talks his inspiration for his […]

VIP AUDIO 4/11 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Chris Maitland joins Rich to discuss Brawl for All memories and Dark Side of the Ring episode, plus a preview of the next month’s shows, more (58 min)

April 11, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: With the debut of the Brawl for All Episode of Dark Side of the Ring, Rich has Chris Maitland on as his co-host, and the pair chats about the strange bedfellows of the […]

VIP AUDIO 4/4 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Britt Whitmire and Bryant Williams of Katie Vick is Alive Alive return to talk Mania without fans, Verne Gagne camps, Jim Ross’ new book, Bryant’s run-in with JR at WrestleCade, more (60 min)

April 4, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: Bryant Williams and Britt Whitmire return to talk about their show, Katie Vick’s Alive Alive, and how they’re holding up with a global pandemic and covering wrestling. Both men chat with Rich about […]

VIP AUDIO 3/28 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Jeff of Jeff vs. The World returns to talk about the week in wrestling – how the empty arena shows are doing, what if AEW hadn’t signed their deal and the counterfactuals that causes, plus a Trey bonus dive (69 min)

March 28, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: Jeff Jones of Jeff vs the World returns to chat about the happenings this week in wrestling with a focus on the question “Is wrestling necessary in a pandemic?” Rich and Jeff explore […]

VIP AUDIO 3/21 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Daniel Palmer returns to talk Austin 3/16 Day, the folly of reading too much into Triple H’s “demotion,” plus Scarlett Harris of Women Love Wrestling pops in to talk about her fandom, future books, more (71 min)

March 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: DPalm of MTR Network returns to chat Steve Austin leading up to Monday’s aired 3/16 episode. However, with the start of Covid-19 isolation, we talk more about the creativity in the moment among […]

VIP AUDIO 3/14 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling joins to talk the week in canceled shows (as they happen!), his trip to wXw, Progress Top 10 matches of 2019 via @GRAPPLapp, more (180 min)

March 14, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: What begins as a typical Will-Rich talk-fest turns into much, much more as the pair discuss the storylines, key pieces, and aspects of the Progress top 10 matches of 2019. That discussion then […]

VIP AUDIO 3/7 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Chris Maitland returns to talk “best matches ever,” the problem with comparing eras’ workrate, more (67 min)

March 7, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Chris Maitland returns to discuss the debates that the Young Bucks-Omega/Hangman match have engendered on Twitter, and the difficulty in throwing subjective thought into the debate without context of eras. Chris […]

VIP AUDIO 3/1 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Brandon from WhySoSerious pod joins to chat about WWE’s Saudi Show and its treatment of wrestlers of color, AEW steps and mis-steps, plus Sarah Parkin’s Women Love Wrestling interview focusing on Women’s Wrestling Through History, more (105 min)

March 1, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Brandon from WhySoSeriousPod joins to talk about the week in representation on this, the last day of Black History Month. What worked, what didn’t between WWE’s Saudi show, AEW’s conferences, and […]

VIP AUDIO 2/22 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Sonya B joins to talk about her work in Women Love Wrestling, life on a Canadian reserve and the wrestling stories it allowed, her journey into writing and her future film work, more (53 min)

February 22, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Sonya B joins to talk about her contribution to Women Love Wrestling, stories of wrestlers visiting her reserve as a kid, why Edge has such an important role in her youth, […]

VIP AUDIO 2/15 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Valentine’s Tidings with Melissa, then Women Love Wrestling authors Gemma and Sonal join to chat about reasons they watch wrestling, inspirations for their contributions, more (70 min)

February 15, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Melissa returns for her yearly chat. This year, the focus is listener questions, including her favorite wrestling romances, how Rich and the Miz need to learn to not be cheap, feedback […]

VIP AUDIO 2/8 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Double Dive – Doc Bruce chats his experience as an Asian-American wrestling fan, his recent ode to Mia Yim, more, then Heather Bandenburg talks her book “Unladylike: A Grrrl’s Guide to Wrestling,” CHER, more (76 min)

February 8, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Doc Bruce (@B_Lee253) joins to discuss being an Asian-American wrestling fan for the past 25 years, his view on wrestling as a scholar and a fan, and what can be done […]

VIP AUDIO 2/1 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Alan4L and Will Cooling join to talk Fight Club Pro’s Elite vs. British Strong Style six man from 2017, the importance of happenings vs. moments in wrestling, a detour into the latest UK scene, the Ubermensch paradigm, more (153 min)

February 1, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Alan4L of ProWres Paradise and Will Cooling of The British Wrestling Report join to talk about the moment where New Japan, Ring of Honor, and WWE had participants in a match […]

VIP AUDIO 1/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Jason Norris of Watch Wrestling London and Women Love Wrestling joins to talk about the celebration of women’s wrestling, the genesis of the project, how Jason recruited authors, more (63 min)

January 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Jason Norris joins to talk about the creation of and recruitment of contributors for his new book, “Women Love Wrestling: An Anthology on Professional Wrestling”. Rich and Jason discuss a few […]