7 Days Of Wrestling Podcasts To Fill Your Week

Following WWW's energetic push through Wednesday's hump, The Masked Man is a perfect Thursday listen to ease you ever-closer to the Friday. David Shoemaker is no stranger to many wrestling podcast listeners, but not all who know him may be up to speed on his latest efforts at The Ringer.

Shoemaker (previously the beloved analyst and straight-man of Peter Rosenberg's Cheap Heat podcast) recently left ESPN, left Rosenberg and Stat Guy Greg, and left New York to bring The Masked Man Show to life. Featuring a weekly rotation of co-hosts, the podcast is an analytical look at the previous week's wrestling events. While it took a few weeks to find its footing (and even a name), The Masked Man eventually settled into place as a unique and much-needed intellectual look into the world of pro-wrestling.

The First Impression:

It's certainly no Cheap Heat, but in Shoemaker's absense, not even Cheap Heat is. This is a complete change of pace from Wednesday's We Watch Wrestling, and Shoemaker may take new listeners off-guard with his balanced, perceptive discussion.

What Keeps You Coming Back:

For Cheap Heat fans, just imagine a world where you never have to hear Rosenberg's soundboard again. For new listeners, The Masked Man will quickly rise the ranks as a professionally recorded, calm podcast that isn't a recap, review, or interview show - but instead a platform for discourse within a genre which often doesn't garner it.