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It’s wrestling fever! Wrestlemania is here, and the boys at Sexy Dad Jokes dissect toxic masculinity in professional wrestling. They piledrive into the glorification of violence and dominance that contribute to fake alphaism, while also celebrating the themes of perseverance in wrestling storylines. The boys also discuss inclusion and equity within wrestling ranks, and wonder when the WWE will finally introduce a transgender wrestler.
Ben says it’s harder telling your kids that wrestling is scripted than it is to have the Santa Clause talk. Jonny eats steak and puts on his funeral home attire. Merz shares how he struggled with intergender competition as a high school wrestler. Josh asks Hulk Hogan at arts and crafts what he’s gonna glue, brother. Square 50s Guy can’t believe his color TV when he sees modern wrestling for the first time. And Macho Man, Stone Cold, and the Undertaker take on MagaMan in a Promo-Off.
Shout-outs: Macho Man Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warrior, Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, Jake the Snake, The Rock, Mankind Mick Foley, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Undertaker, Goldberg, Bam Bam Bigelow, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Diamond Dallas Page, Rocky Maivia, Andy Kaufman, Breakfast with Blassie, Freddie Blassie, Triple H, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Gina Carano, China, The Big Show, Brock Lesnar, Miss Elizabeth, Gabby Tuft, Tyler Reks John Cena, Jesse the Body Ventura
In this special bonus episode, we hear some real talk with the boys. Ben practices healthy masculinity by allowing himself to be vulnerable and shares some of his struggles, and the boys are here for it.
Credits
Hosts: Ben “Jammin” Henry, Jonny Spazz, Mike Merz & Josh Read. Written by Josh Read. Produced by Ben Henry. Contributing writers: Ben Henry, Jonny Spazz, Mike Merz. Characters voiced by Josh Read: Square 50s Guy, JR, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, MagaMan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Gollum, the Undertaker, Vince McMahon, Triple H, Jesse the Body Ventura.
SDJ theme song; Macho Man and Undertaker themes; and SDJ outro music by Jonny Spazz. Marche funèbre by Frédéric Chopin. Square 50s Guy theme, “50S Sitcom – P5,” by Matthew Reid (SOCAN), IPI#560015297, licensed through Pond5 Publishing Alpha (ASCAP). MagaMan theme, “Intrigue,” by Max Surla/Media Right Productions.
University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address by Admiral William H. McRaven and courtesy Texas Exes. The following sound effects are published under the Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license: Fizzy drink by InspectorJ, thunder by InspectorJ, and thunder by straget. Lucha libre illustration by happymeluv, courtesy Vecteezy. Wrestle font and “with puns” font by Jayde Garrow.
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