Deep Dive with Rich Fann

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 […]

VIP AUDIO 9/12 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Part 2 of an ongoing series. How does escapism work when you can’t escape? Em Fear talk what she’s watching, how she tunes out the negative, parenting, Harley, more (57 min)

September 12, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is part two of a serious and personal series. When your interest in something (in this case wrestling) is escapism, what do you do when some of the elements you want […]

VIP AUDIO 9/5 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Kylin Furlow returns to break down his Deep Dive Top 5 Failed Solo Transitions in Wrestling, what went wrong, what could’ve gone better, other fallout from those decisions, more (61 min)

September 5, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s Deep Dive is a straight ahead list episode where Kylin and Rich break down some wrestlers whose transition to the singles scene was marred by something – be it a bad […]

VIP AUDIO 8/29 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Part 2 of an ongoing series. How does escapism work when you can’t escape? Chris Maitland talks what made him leave wrestling fandom, what made him return, current trends that concern, more (68 min)

August 29, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is the start of a serious and personal series. When your interest in something (in this case wrestling) is escapism, what do you do when some of the elements you want […]

VIP AUDIO 8/22 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Konata Edwards and DPalm join to talk AT&T/Warner CEO comments, how they relate to AEW/WWE, loving a product/property you own, more (64 min)

August 22, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a dive into the comments made by new Warner Bros CEO regarding pivoting to streaming, and the potential ramifications it can bear upon comics and wrestling – two areas we […]

VIP AUDIO 8/15 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): A Deep Dive Top 5 with Chris Maitland and Doc Bruce comparing wrestlers to basketball players, more (71 min)

August 15, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a great Deep Dive Top 5 – but with the twist being wrestler comparisons to basketball players. Draymond Green to Roddy Piper, Shaq to Brock Lesnar, who would be the […]

VIP AUDIO 8/8 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Chris Maitland returns to talk Mustafa Ali’s observation on opportunity, New Japan difference, more (63 min)

August 8, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Chris and Rich discuss Mustafa Ali’s outstanding conversation on Raw Talk, and the idea of opportunity vs. reality within North American wrestling and, later in the show, Japan. Whether it was […]

VIP AUDIO 8/1 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Review (and preview of tandem review w/Radican) of Desperados III, then Brandon of WhySoSeriousPod joins to talk pandemic viewing, Mortal Kombat fatalities done in WWE can’t work a la Eye for an Eye, more (99 min)

August 1, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich opens with a review of the THQ Nordic stress monster that is Desperados III – what I liked, what I loved, and what I think this style of game can […]

VIP AUDIO 7/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Special Collaboration w/Will Cooling – Revolution Pro booker/promoter Andy Quildan talks #SpeakingOut, Black Lives Matter, the way forward for British wrestling, more (263 min)

July 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s Deep Dive is also a collaboration with Will Cooling of PWTorch VIP’s The British Wrestling Report. This four hour, in-depth conversation is with RevPro’s promoter/owner/booker Andy Quildan, who speaks candidly about […]