Grappling With Canada

Welcome to Grappling With Canada, an exciting historical Podcast!

Each month Andy "The Taxman" is joined by various guests to take a deep dive into the past of some of Canada's most influential, infamous and impressive Wrestling exports!

03/30/2026

Grappling With Canada is finally back with an episode discussing a wild AWA card from Winnipeg! Wes Maidment and I take you back in time to March 30, 1980 for a fantastic discussion! Tho this is a previous broadcast from the wonderful NWCA podcast, it's evergreen content thats as relevant today as ever!

Listen today via the links below!

12/24/2025

While it was a quiet year for releases (more to come in the new year, I promise!), the audience continues to expand. Thank you so much to everyone who's listened and passed the show on to their friends and family, I truly appreciate it! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

07/26/2025

Tonight at 8pm CST we'll be honouring the Immortal Hulk Hogan on our YouTube channel for the Grappling With Canada podcast. Various guests will be joining me for what should be a fascinating conversation, and a quite cathartic one at that for many of us. If you have comments that you would like to add to the show, or would like to be a guest on the program, comment below. Don't forget to subscribe to https://youtube.com/?si=4Zmoo9uKPdqUnz16 so you don't miss it. It will also be rebroadcast on the Grappling With Canada podcast feed post program. We'll see you tonight!

01/15/2024

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We are back! A fresh new episode to kick off Season 4 of Grappling With Canada!

This month, Andy was joined by tremendous guests Benny Scala and Evan Ginzburg to discuss "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff!

We talk about his incredible career, the juxtaposition of being one of the most hated heels in history and being one of the nicest guys outside of the ring, the absolute travesty of not being included in the WWE HOF, and so much more!

12/13/2023

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Unbelievably, Season 3 of Grappling With Canada is coming to a close! In this special Live Stream episode, I discussed the state of the podcast, I answered some listener questions, laid out some teasers for Season 4, and much more!

Have a listen, follow the program, and we'll see you all in Season 4!

12/07/2023

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Come join a special AMA/State of the Union livestream event this Friday, December 8th @ 9pmCST on the Grappling With Canada Youtube channel!

Got a question about the show, Canadian Professional Wrestling history, or anything else? Post it below!

Hope to see some of you on Friday night, cheers!

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12/01/2023

As we come to the close of 2023, I'm thrilled that folks have still continued to listen to the program! 2023 was most definitely a tough year (more on that very soon), but there are big plans for 2024.

Thank YOU for the continued support, and stay tuned VERY SOON for some breaking news!

09/30/2023

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Today is the national day of Truth and Reconciliation. Wrestling has always had deep ties to Indigenous culture and history, a topic that we've touched in previous episodes on Jack Taylor, Chief Don Eagle and my incredible interview with Billy Two Rivers (whom we lost earlier this year, RIP). It's also a topic I plan to explore more in depth in Season 4.

I hope Canadians will take a moment today and reflect on our relationship with our Indigenous peoples!