Talking Taker

We're trading out the time-traveling hearse for a time-traveling lawnmower as we enter The Undertaker's Yard on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they celebrate the 25 Year Anniversary of the "Biker Taker" character's debut by looking back at the home video release of "This Is My Yard". This was was a historic video back in 2001 for many reasons, not the least of which is it marks the first time we really ever got a glimpse behind the curtain of the man behind...

We're going back to The Boneyard on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they celebrate the 5 year anniversary of The Undertaker's final match which wound up being one of his greatest - The Boneyard Match vs AJ Styles from WrestleMania 36. No one had any idea what to expect when the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world in March of 2020 and completely upended the plans for WrestleMania. We reminisce at what our lives looked back in the early stages of life with the coronavirus...

We're hopping in the time-traveling motorcycle on the road to WrestleMania with our classic coverage at The Undertaker and Triple H's first match in their triology BACK FROM THE DEAD at the top of your podcast feed! Originally released in December of 2018 as episode 71, It's WrestleMania X7, arguably the greatest WWE PPV of all tiz-iiiiime and Taker and HHH put on a wild brawl that goes all over the Astrodome. We'll cover a blood-soaked journey to the PPV and all the involvement from Stephanie McMahon, Kane, and even Motorhead. Plus we discuss the shocking news of the WCW purchase...

It's a six-pack challenge to create the Ultimate WrestleMania Card on a brand new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White alongside fellow P.S.K. members Tommy On The Spot, Stephen Zieman, Randy Turco, and Trey Rafalowski for a very special fantasy draft as we each try to build the most epic WrestleMania lineup of all tiz-iiiime. Each participant gets 8 picks of any match from the past 40 years of WrestleMania. But they also must adhere to certain restrictions such as no wrestler used more than once, certain titles must be defended, and of course everyone...

YEET! We're recapping an incredible weekend in Indianapolis on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot and Travis White are joined by special guests and travel companions Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, Stephen Zieman, and Trey Ciampa as they break down their biggest Pod Street Krew travel weekend ever at this year's Royal Rumble. We recorded this just a few minutes after we got home from the show - our voices are hoarse and some of us may have had a few too many. But we are riding the high of an incredible show as we discuss Jey...

This month on Talking Taker, we're Talking Taxman and giving Alex's most hated wrestler a second chance! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back 30 years ago to the 1995 Royal Rumble and the infamous battle between "Death and Taxes" as The Undertaker tried to audit Irwin R. Schyster. Alex has spoken many times about how much he despised the I.R.S. character as a kid, but know that Mike Rotunda is a Hall Of Famer, should we let bygones be bygones? We'll...

You've heard us talk about the best - now it's time to bury the rest! Talking Taker cohost Alex Doriot is joined by P.S.K. member Tommy On The Spot from the Watchalong Wrestling YouTube channel for another special simulcast celebrating Royal Rumble season. A couple of years ago they ranked their Top 10 Royal Rumble matches of all time, and this year they're ranking the Bottom 10 - the worst Rumbles EVER! It was tough to do as the Royal Rumble is typically one of the most fun matches of the year for a wrestling fan, but we went...

We're rockin' the suburbs on this month's Talking Taker as we finally cover The Undertaker's cinematic debut! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take our time-traveling hearse back to 1991 to cover the cult classic film "Suburban Commando" starring Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, and, yes, Mark Calaway as a bounty hunter trying to hunt down the international space agent Shep Ramsey. Our Pod Street Krew has been begging us to cover this movie for years and boy did it deliver! We'll break down all the...

The Treacherous Trio is back! Join Alex Doriot and P.S.K. members (and fellow toy collectors) Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco for another look back at the year in Undertaker Toy Collecting on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! 2024 brought another bounty Dead Man figures, Funkos, bobbleheads, buddies, and more that put a goozle on our wallets in 2024. We review every Undertaker action figure release from the past year (as well as some Taker-adjacent guys) pick our favorites, explain why we skipped over some others, discuss some other collectibles we picked up this year, look ahead to 2025...

Saturday Night's Main Event is back this weekend and so are we with a special BONUS edition of Talking Taker! Join Alex Doriot and P.S.K. member Watchalong Tommy as they take the time-traveling hearse back over 32 years to watch The Undertaker's first and only match on the original version of SNME. It's a massive tag team match with huge implications for WrestleMania VIII as Taker teams with WWF Champion Ric Flair to face Hulk Hogan and Sid Justice! We had to have Tommy on the show to talk about this match since he's going to this year's...