💐NEW POD ALERT💐 Hello, Lovelies! @lgbtringpod.bsky.social is talking EFFY's Big Gay Brunch 11 today w/ @letthemwrestle.bsky.social's @patcheschance.com! We discuss the event from a live & broadcast perspective, its tone of closing a chapter & beginning a new one, Mania week highlights & more! 🔗⬇️

💐NEW POD ALERT💐 Hello, Lovelies! This week @lgbtringpod.bsky.social welcomes back "The Sin City Kitty" Tommy Purr! We discuss his battle with cancer over the last year, continuing to perform throughout treatment, finally wrestling Nic Zander, PrideStyle & more! 🔗⬇️

🌈NEW POD ALERT🌈 Hello, Lovelies! With #effybgb11 around the corner, @lgbtringpod.bsky.social welcomes EFFY back to the show! We reflect on his GCW World title reign, Big Gay Brunch's evolution, battling @alliekatch.bsky.social & ZSJ, the D.C. commission fight, the Twink Gauntlet & more! 🔗⬇️

🩸NEW POD ALERT🩸 Hello, Lovelies! This week @lgbtringpod.bsky.social welcomes "The Crypt Queen of New Orleans" Danika Blodwyn to the show! We discuss her new promotion Dungeon Wrestling, beating cancer & returning to the ring, Southern myth, What A Drag Wrestling & more! 🔗⬇️

fun interview! said a lot of stuff i’ve been dying to say lol please check it out!!!

👿NEW POD ALERT👿 Hello, Lovelies! Today @lgbtringpod.bsky.social welcome @kiddbanditpro.bsky.social back to the show! We chat coming back to the ring, how her relationship to wrestling evolved during transition, the importance of Trans Takeover, launching a T Boy Wrestling successor & more! 🔗⬇️

‘Trans Takeover’ event embodies visibility and bold resistance - www.outsports.com/2026/3/25/24...

💜NEW POD ALERT🩷 Hello, Lovelies! We've got a bonus @lgbtringpod.bsky.social for you this week as we welcome the tag team of Hard Plastic, Rosaleen Grimm and Britney Blair! We chat @cabarestle.bsky.social's "Trans Takeover," Queer Punk Outlaws, queer & trans joy as resistance & more! 🔗⬇️

🩷NEW POD ALERT🩷 Hello, Lovelies! This week @lgbtringpod.bsky.social welcomes 2025 QWI Rookie of the Year Eli Riley to the show! We chat winning the award, building himself into the wrestler he wants to be, @retinalwrestling.bsky.social, working to break out of Alabama & more! 🔗⬇️

💫NEW POD ALERT💫 Hello, Lovelies! This week @lgbtringpod.bsky.social welcomes "Black Elegance" Ashton Starr back to the show! We discuss his decision to step away from wrestling at the end of 2026, the "Black Elegance Farewell Tour," TNA, meeting Alicia Fox, @asewrestling.bsky.social & more! 🔗⬇️

🔔NEW POD ALERT🔔 Hello, Lovelies! This week we have a special roundtable discussion on the current landscape of independent wrestling through a queer and POC lens as @wonderboyotm.bsky.social welcomes Noah Veil, @billydixon.bsky.social, @darksheik.bsky.social & @sugardunkerton.bsky.social! 🔗⬇️

***GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT*** We have a special roundtable episode dropping tomorrow discussing the current indie wrestling landscape, specifically through a queer and POC lens, featuring Noah Veil , @billydixon.bsky.social, @darksheik.bsky.social & @sugardunkerton.bsky.social.

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img acefoundationict.org

✨NEW POD ALERT✨ Hello, Lovelies! @lgbtringpod.bsky.social returns from Olympic break to chat about the new short doc "Heel Turn" with its focus, Nikki Van Blair, & its director, Isabella Poynter-Symonds! We talk how the film came together, premiering during Mardi Gras + more! 🔗⬇️

High your guards! It's MVG Day! The crew is back to chat the gaming news, including what the hell is going on at Xbox, Bluepoint's closure & more! Join us live now over on Twitch! twitch.tv/deadsunentertainment

💚NEW POD💚 Hello, Lovelies! Winter Olympics coverage & prep have taken over the week, so we're dropping a free look at our Patreon show Required Reading! This one looks at wrestling history maker Sandy Parker with Cheryl Dunye's groundbreaking film The Watermelon Woman! 🔗⬇️

We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

Chomp on your candy stix! It's MVG Day! We're back this week to chat the happenings in games, which means a whole bunch of labor issues! Join us live now on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/deadsunenter...

💖NEW POD ALERT💖 Hello, Lovelies! This week @lgbtringpod.bsky.social welcomes singer-songwriter Semler to the show! We discuss their song and video essay on Chyna, why her story resonates with them and others, the push to see Chyna in the WWE Hall of Fame + more! 🔗⬇️

💜NEW POD ALERT💜 Hello, Lovelies! This week @lgbtringpod.bsky.social welcomes "The Midwest Muscle Mommy" Juniper Gates! We chat her constant evolution, getting outside her comfort zone, finding ways to push the envelope + more! 🔗⬇️

👑NEW POD ALERT👑 Hello, Lovelies! @lgbtringpod.bsky.social rings in 2026 with our annual unpacking of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 with @effingboring.bsky.social! We chat Hiroshi Tanahashi's retirement, the crowning of Yota Tsuji, our favorite fashion boys, the post-Ace era & much more! 🔗⬇️

tbh i’ve never really recovered from the stuff a few years ago that jaded me about wrestling, but once a year i set my bitchy feelings aside and pay attention to wrestling, so I can have some betchy feelings instead for @lgbtringpod.bsky.social !!! it’s wrestle kingdom babey! #njwk20

This week on G&G - the 2025 Glitter Bombs! Hosted by @calvincouture.bsky.social & @tylerklein.bsky.social! @vedascott.bsky.social inducted into the G&G Hall of Fame! Special surprise guests help us reveal your picks for the best in women’s wrestling! gritglitterpod.podbean.com/e/the-glitte...

🏆NEW POD ALERT🏆 Hello, Lovelies! @lgbtringpod.bsky.social closes out QWI season this week with an xmas treat: The 2025 QWI Awards! @gritglitterpod.bsky.social's Don Halliwell & Em Fear join me to reveal & discuss the winners in all 16 categories celebrating 2025's best in queer pro wrestling! 🔗⬇️

The 2025 Glitter Bombs - Flowers Award This year we induct @vedascott.bsky.social as the second member of our Hall of Fame! To find out why, listen to “Dear Heart, Don’t Stop Fighting: The Life & Career Of Veda Scott.” Search Grit & Glitter wherever you get your podcasts. #WrestleFeed #WrestleSky

Little post #QWI200 thread to let me unpack some thoughts. First off, the 2025 QWI Awards winners will be announced on @lgbtringpod.bsky.social on Thursday, Dec. 25. The fans' voice is equally important and will be heard as a little xmas treat for everyone.

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📋NEW POD ALERT📋 Hello, Lovelies! This week @lgbtringpod.bsky.social celebrates & unpacks the 2025 #QWI200 with @pollodelmarfans.bsky.social & @gritglitterpod.bsky.social's Harley Pageot! We discuss this year's list, the addition of the QWI First 50, how it evolved over the last 5 years + more! 🔗⬇️

QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2025, Top 20 — Who’s No. 1? - buff.ly/mY0A0Ry

I'm so excited to close out another #QWI200 with tomorrow's Top 20. All the love & appreciation for this project in all its evolutions over 7 years is so enriching. Thank y'all so much. Let's close out 2025 strong tomorrow with celebration & joy. Also, the word count reveal...💜

Lots of people I’m a fan of on this list.

QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2025, No. 50-21 - buff.ly/TTV2ccF

Lots of people I’m a fan of on this list. My favorite human in the world is also on here.

The Big Gal (@ericawrestles.bsky.social) checking in at number 71! Also love for the Runway (@tylerklein.bsky.social @calvincouture.bsky.social) and equally fashionable @larafrazier.bsky.social

The big 7-0 BB!

QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2025, No. 80-51 - buff.ly/Vo7SfPr

QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2025, No. 110-81 - buff.ly/DiZiKMI

QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2025, No. 140-111 - buff.ly/0Dg0Urx

I'm very honored to be in the QWI 200 again with so many amazing wrestlers! Congrats to all who made the list! It's great to see our community keep on growing with so many new faces! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you again to @wonderboyotm.bsky.social and @outsports.com for all the work y'all do make this happen! 💜

QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2025, No. 170-141 - buff.ly/m3Nqs6Q

Easiest way to find a good indie wrestling promotion is to see who is booking these wrestlers. #indiewrestling #wrestlesky

Thank you guys so much 🥲 it means the world to be included with such talented people. 🖤

Ayyyy @commandersterling.bsky.social and @kimspirit.bsky.social we love to see mutuals winning

that’s my fucking fiancé’s name in the fast fifty!!! 🥹🥹🥹 i’m crying at work lol i love her so much my hot cyborg wife @pixipulsing.bsky.social !!!

I’ve been looking forward to this! So excited to see who makes it 🥰

@kimspirit.bsky.social and @sazzyboatright.bsky.social mentioned 🥰🤼

And away we go! #QWI200

Happy #QWI200 eve, everyone. This year's list begins publishing tomorrow morning, but I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts beforehand. This project gets harder every year because of the number (over 800 this year) and talent level of our community never stops growing.

One last thing... For the first time, the #QWI200 will include an additional feature we're calling the "QWI First 50" highlighting the 50 wrestlers who were closest to making the #QWI200 list this year. This addition will be unranked.