Team_Wing_It

David

This will be a podcast about everything and nothing, Stuff and nonsense for reasons. Anyone could join me as a guest so lets have a chat.

  1. Oct 19

    TWI #28 Crutches, South Park, And Questionable Life Choices

    Send us Fan Mail Pain has a funny way of turning confidence into comedy. One minute we’re lining up for indoor soccer with a bunch of work mates, the next minute a calf “twinge” turns into a full-blown injury and we’re stubbornly pushing through an hour we absolutely should’ve stopped. We unpack how that choice snowballed into five weeks off work, crutches, swelling, bruising, and the humbling moment of needing help to simply get to the car.  We also get real about the recovery headspace. When you’re stuck at home doing bugger-all, boredom becomes its own problem, so we talk about the small things that keep you sane, including firing up the PS5 and losing a few hours to the South Park games. It’s a weird kind of therapy: laughing at ridiculous chaos while your leg reminds you to sit still. If you’ve ever tried to stay positive through an injury setback, you’ll get it.  From there we move into the practical stuff that anyone dealing with a calf tear rehab will recognise: GP visits, ultrasound results with oddly specific measurements, the shock of starting physiotherapy for the first time, and the daily exercise grind that actually gets you moving again. We also dig into the return-to-work mess where medical clearance becomes a bigger hurdle than the injury, and the unsettling twist of a later scan suggesting a possible second tear right when we’re trying to ramp up for a wrestling show.  If you’ve ever ignored pain, rushed your comeback, or wrestled with the gap between what you want to do and what your body will allow, you’ll find plenty to relate to here. Subscribe, share it with a mate who never rests, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show. What’s the dumbest decision you’ve made while injured?

  2. Jun 25

    TWI #25 What Counts As Professional When The Crowd Wants Blood

    Send us Fan Mail The moment the crowd starts chanting “get the ref”, you know you’re in trouble. What I didn’t know was how far that chant was about to go, and how quickly a wild hardcore match can turn into something you never agreed to. We’re closing out the last part of my “shit show trilogy” with a two night Australian wrestling weekend that starts on a low note, because I’ve just brought home the ashes of my dog. I still show up to referee, thinking wrestling might clear my head, but night one already feels off: Mexican talent with a totally different way of calling spots, a loose plan, and matches where the ref is suddenly part of the action. I break down what it’s like trying to referee around that, including the head spin of working a championship match with Blue Demon Jr and being told to do things that don’t match how our crowds read a good guy and a bad guy. Then night two hits, and it’s full chaos. LA Park and his sons run a hardcore extreme rules match by feel, and I’m repeatedly dragged into stomps, whips and chops even though I’m not trained for it. When the chant turns on me, it becomes very real, very fast, and I’m left with marks I didn’t expect and a big question about professionalism, consent, and safety in pro wrestling. If you’re into behind the scenes wrestling stories, referee perspective, lucha libre culture clashes, and the messy truth of indie wrestling, this one’s for you. Subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave a review with your take: was it just part of the show, or way out of line?

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This will be a podcast about everything and nothing, Stuff and nonsense for reasons. Anyone could join me as a guest so lets have a chat.