Way of the Blade

Mar 06 2025 53 ep. 68 mins 111

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Phil Schneider and guests discuss Bloody Wrestling Matches from his book. Way of the Blade: 100 of the Greatest Bloody Matches in Wrestling History available on Amazon

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Death Match Canon: FMW with Bucky Barnett and JR Goldberg

Mar 06 2025 69 mins

We launch a new project on the Way of the Blade Pod, discussing the canonical pro-wrestling matches. Season One of the Canon is the Death Match Canon and in this episode we talk about FMW and which FMW death matches deserve canonization

Kendo Nagasaki vs. Kodo Fuyuki with Tom Karro-Gassner

Feb 27 2025 61 mins

Phil talks with his friend and fellow Segunda Caida founder Tom Karro-Gassner about one of the odder matches in his book a lumberjack match from WAR between Kodo Fuyuki and Kendo Nagasaki, we talk about the greatness of WAR, Japanese Indy scum wrestling and much more

Trauma 1 vs. Canis Lupus with JR Goldberg

Feb 20 2025 64 mins

Phil talks with his good friend and zine co-author JR Goldberg about the epic IWRG mask match between Trauma 1 and Canis Lupus

Duggan vs. Sawyer with Eric Ritz

Feb 13 2025 98 mins

Phil and Eric talk about the Duggan vs Sawyer dog collar match, a bit, and talk a whole lot about other stuff

Sandman vs. Sabu with The Sandman

Jan 30 2025 60 mins

Phil talks with the legendary Sandman!! We talk about how much he loved working with Sabu, working Jerry Lawler early in his career, his favorite opponents, wrestling on Ecstasy, the WCW Junkyard match and much more!

Villano 3 vs. Atlantis with Daniel Makabe

Jan 23 2025 78 mins

Phil is joined by the Wrestling Genius Daniel Makabe to talk about the epic Villiano 3 vs. Atlantis mask vs. mask match. We talk about the way lucha libre has changed, the greatness of old luchadores, Daniel's bloody retirement match, DEAN~! and much more!!

Jinsei Shinzaki vs. Great Muta with Bad Boy Joey Janela

Jan 16 2025 61 mins

Phil is joined by Indy wrestling icon Joey Janela to talk about his favorite Dome match Jinsei Shinzaki vs. Great Muta from 4/29/96. We talk about him wrestling Shinzaki and Sasuke, the greatness of wrestling spectacle and his upcoming match against Masato Tanaka

Four Horseman vs. Superpowers and Road Warriors with Charles from Wrestling Playlists

Jan 09 2025 82 mins

Phil talks with Charles from PWO and Wrestling Playlists about the greatest War Games ever, we rank the contenders, talk about what made J.J. Dillion so great and the problems with modern War Games

Valentine vs. Piper with Mad Dog Connelly

Jan 01 2025 68 mins

Phil is joined by Mad Dog Connelly to talk Piper vs. Valentine from Starcade 83. We talk about his history with the Collar, how hard Valentine hits and much more.

Murakami vs. Nagata with Filthy Tom Lawlor

Mar 17 2022 68 mins

Phil is joined by pro wrestler and ex-UFC fighter Filthy Tom Lawlor to talk about Kazunari Murakami vs. Yuji Nagata from New Japan December 2002. We talk about the beauty of simplistic wrestling, who hit Tom the hardest in the ring, and overlaps between MMA and pro-wrestling.