We go in depth on how less than 100 humans can defeat one gorilla in battle. After some tv and gaming discussion, recapping The Last of Us Season 2, GTA 6's second trailer, and tariffs affecting the gaming world, Immortal Storm and Nick analyze what it takes to end a gorilla in a fight to the death, as well as one in a more docile scenario. From dogs dying in movies to wrestlers going 1 on 1 with different animals in the kingdom, this episode is full of animal fighting dialogue.

0:00 - Intro; Immortal Storm is wearing the HipHop Championship during the show; scrolling social media while on the toilet; tariffs being imposed on films and gaming accessories; Nintendo and Xbox hiking their prices up; it’s too expensive to rage and break stuff

11:43 - Season 2 of The Last of Us on HBO Max; hating vs fair criticism; grown men body shaming Bella Ramsey; comparing the show’s changes vs the game

21:19 - GTA 6 Trailer 2; animals in video games; Nick can’t take when dogs die in movies

27:40 - Storm gets serious anxiety watching tv when he relates to a character; Better Call Saul; Dropkickd; making lists for shows

34:20 - The 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla conversation; how do you inflict damage to a gorilla; what hundred men are we sending

39:22 - Storm has played out many scenarios in his head and has come to a conclusion on how to defeat the gorilla; the ultimate strategy; Mark Henry, prime Mike Tyson, crackheads

47:20 - What’s the biggest animal Bron Breaker can put down with a spear

49:15 - Attacking a gorilla while he’s eating; Nick rants about people disturbing him while he eats, don’t touch his food; Storm believes Bron Breaker can break a giraffe’s neck

53:05 - A silverback gorilla vs the whole Samoan bloodline

Coming off a thrilling WrestleMania weekend in Vegas, native indie wrestler Jeaux "Action" Braxton shares his experience wrestling on the west coast, from growing a fan base during the covid era, to traveling as part of a popular faction, all the way to becoming an extra featured in Charlotte Flair's entrance. He details attending college for film, and how it led to him doing camera work for TNA, and transitioning from behind the camera to on screen. Storm and Braxton share similar thinking processes when it comes to having a memorable identity and following your own path to success.

- 0:00 Our first interaction, introducing yourself to fans, building a connection, being an indie wrestler in the COVID era, getting your name out there, the wrestling scene in Vegas

- 5:36 Braxton’s love of film and wrestling, finding a wrestling school at 12, paying his wrestling dues at 13, attending college in Chicago for film, taking theater, developing character

- 14:13 Having memorable imagery and an identity; hair color, Immortal Storm’s “HipHop Championship”

- 18:43 Training at FSW, learning from DLo Brown, and Kenny King

- 23:39 Learning from theater classes, applying it to prowrestling

- 26:13 Being a tech guy and cameraman for TNA, transitioning to being a wrestler on the roster, having production skills, Braxton ultimately making his way from behind the camera to in front of the camera

- 30:16 Braxton’s role as an extra in Charlotte Flair’s WrestleMania entrance; Vegas becoming a place for bigger sporting events

- 36:11 Storm describes helping out as ring crew for an indy show and not marking out for other wrestlers, watching others rehearse, being a part of the whole production of the show

- 37:21 Motivation and purpose

- 40:37 “Lights, Camera, Faction” origins, traveling and getting booked as a faction, learning from one another

- 53:00 Outro; Storm appreciates the Action Braxton brand

On this episode, Immortal Storm is joined by his coach, veteran pro-wrestler and author Mike Quackenbush to discuss in depth the training aspects of pro-wrestling. Mike and Storm share their stories and difference in generations in discovering places to learn, and the challenges they each faced. Storm shares how he came to understand the art of pro-wrestling as a second language. Mike details the makings of different rings as he traveled across the world to different schools, and the physicality they bring. They also touch on the parallels between wrestling and other art forms like music and comic books.

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0:00 - Intro; catching up after a while, Mike’s record of teaching 107 seminars, founding The Wrestle Factory

2:46 - How did Mike find wrestling to learn? ; The 90s grind, working with zero training, unsafe working, wrestling promotions in garages and malls

7:56 - Healthy training environments and locker rooms in today’s generation compared to toxic environments of the past

11:35 - There is so much wrestling now, it is arguably more difficult to stand out; comparing the wrestling grind to music, independent success and exposure

13:51 - What triggered Immortal Storm to start training in pro wrestling; how Storm & Mike first met, Storm’s first day of training and spraining his ankle within seconds, the bizarreness of selling in training

21:19 - Storm began to understand pro wrestling as a language in itself; working with some who does not speak the same verbal language, working with the ring itself

25:39 - The discomfort that comes with wrestling; dealing with anxiety

29:00 - The physicality of taking bumps in a ring; the construction of a pro wrestling, the different builds of rings Mike has encountered around the world

33:46 - Mike’s travel to different regions of the world teaching; was there anything Mike learned himself

36:44 - Mike’s several different books and what readers might get out of them; non-wrestling books that Mike keeps in rotation, comic books and comparing them to pro wrestling

42:36 - Goals for 2025; Storm wants to visit more schools, Mike wants to visit many new countries, finding appreciation for travel