This week on the Patron Saints of Sick Sons of Bitches, Orchid and Colette cover the career of late-90s joshi sensation Mariko Yoshida. It’s the first time a listener-submitted name has come down from The Wheel, and what a ride it is. From her origins as a midcard worker in All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling to her rise as the true heart of Arison and beyond, join us as we delve into career reinvention, the merits of hyper visual fighting, the sounds latex-adjacent gear makes in a mic’d-up wrestling ring, and some of the most technically proficient, thrilling wrestling you’re likely to experience in this or any other lifetime!

Matches Discussed:

• Mariko Yoshida vs. Reggie Bennett (AJW 6/22/96)
• Mariko Yoshida vs. Chaparita ASARI (8/4/96)
• Mariko Yoshida vs. Lady Apache (CMLL 2/6/97)
• Mariko Yoshida vs. Reggie Bennett (Arison 5/5/98)
• Mariko Yoshida vs. Aja Kong (Arison 6/21/98)
• Mariko Yoshida vs. Mikiko Futagami (Arison 4/14/99)
• Mariko Yoshida vs. Aja Kong (Arison 5/7/00)
• Mariko Yoshida vs. Megumi Fujii (Arison 5/24/03)
• Mariko Yoshida vs. Rebecca Knox (APW 10/28/05)

Watch these matches and more on our Mariko Yoshida Patron Syllabus playlist on YouTube!

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This week, Orchid and Colette get emotional about Sara Del Rey. The once-and-forever Queen of Wrestling changed the landscape for women’s professional wrestling in the United States through her work in SHIMMER, CHIKARA, Ring of Honor, and other independent wrestling promotions before signing to WWE as a trainer in 2012, a position she holds to this day. While her career as an active wrestler was brief, it was magnificent: a 10 year stretch of classics rivaling the very best of her generation, regardless of their gender. But is she the Greatest Wrestler of All Time? Find out!

Matches Discussed:

• vs. Super Dragon (APW 9/13/02)
• vs. Mercedes Martinez (SHIMMER 11/6/05)
• vs. Lacey (SHIMMER 6/2/07)
• vs. Hailey Hatred (JAPW 3/20/10)
• vs. Kana (CHIKARA 10/8/11)
• vs. Eddie Kingston (CHIKARA 7/28/12)

Watch these matches and more on our Sara Del Rey Patron Syllabus playlist on YouTube!

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In Part 2, Orchid and Colette cover DDP's feud with Raven, the incredibly strange celebrity matches, and his brief WWE run.

On this week's episode, Colette and Orchid cover the early stages of Diamond Dallas Page's career, up until his feud with Randy Savage.

Colette & Orchid cover the career of the infamous Fred Ottman and come away....very impressed!

This week, Orchid and Colette discuss the career of deathmatch trailblazer Megumi Kudo! After washing out of the biggest women's wrestling promotion in history, Kudo returned to wrestling to anchor the women's division of Atsushi Onita's FMW, where she became an icon, putting together a resume of classic wrestling matches and unbelievable death match spectacles. Icon or not, the question still stands: Is Megumi Kudo the greatest wrestler of all time?

Thanks to Brett aka BAHU for a lot of biographical information on Kudo. https://fmwwrestling.us/Kudo.html https://fmwwrestling.us/Kudo96.html

PATRON SAINT: Megumi Kudo Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL0gcYs2LHI&list=PLAPCyqpxZpb8

On this week’s episode, Orchid and Colette dig into the second half of John Cena’s career, finding the face of the WWE in hostile territory against the likes of CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Brock Lesnar, and more! What’s the most divisive period of Cena’s career? What’s the point of his retirement run? What is Colette’s last name? Is John Cena the greatest wrestler of all time? The answers to those questions are right here on The Patron Saints of Sick Sons of Bitches.

Matches discussed:

• vs. CM Punk (Money In The Bank, 7/17/2011)
• vs. Rey Mysterio (Raw, 7/25/2011)
• vs. Brock Lesnar (Extreme Rules 2012, Summerslam 2014)
• vs. Daniel Bryan (Summerslam, 8/18/2013)
• vs. AJ Styles (Smackdown, 2/27/2018)
• vs. Cody Rhodes (Summerslam, 8/3/2025)

In this episode, Orchid and Colette take on a question that has long vexed wrestling fans: Is John Cena the greatest wrestler of all time? Colette is pretty sure the answer is yes, but Orchid could use some convincing. A career as long and storied as Cena's deserves maximum attention, so this is the first of TWO parts, covering 2002 to 2010.

Watch the Patron Saints John Cena Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ5Gm5XkivE&list=PLEMbcjjiWoL4IIkGJXAEPtHIRur4q0yAn

Matches Discussed:

• John Cena vs. Kurt Angle (6/27/02)
• John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam (6/1/06)
• John Cena vs. Umaga (1/28/07)
• John Cena vs. The Great Khali (6/3/07)
• John Cena vs. Batista (4/25/10)
• AND MORE!