The Lapsed Fan
By: The Lapsed Fan
Language: en
Categories: Sports, Wrestling, Tv, Film
The Lapsed Fan co-chairmen bring a unique chemistry and perspective to discussion of the pro wrestling of lore, reviewing archived pay-per-views with a fresh set of eyes, and identifying just what it was that made wrestling better – or, often, worse – in years past. Consider it the definitive audio guide to the archived shows in your WWE Network. Or don't, but be sure to listen for the spills and thrills.
Episodes
The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 13
Dec 15, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 12
Dec 14, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 11
Dec 13, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 10
Dec 12, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 9
Dec 11, 2025Ep 435: The Complete Hulk Hogan | Alabama & Harley
Dec 11, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 8
Dec 10, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 7
Dec 09, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 6
Dec 08, 2025he Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 5
Dec 07, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 4
Dec 06, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 3
Dec 05, 2025The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 2
Dec 04, 2025Ep. 434: The Complete Hulk Hogan I Alabama & Andre
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The Lapsed Fan: The Unwrappening 2025 Day 1
Dec 03, 2025Ep. 433: The Complete Hulk Hogan | Alabama (Part 2)
Nov 28, 2025Ep. 433: The Complete Hulk Hogan | Alabama (Part 1)
Nov 27, 2025This episode of The Lapsed Fan is brought to you by LIVIT. It’s a complete, clean system designed by doctors and former wrestlers who wanted formulas based on real evidence, not trends. If you’re looking for performance, recovery, and value in one place, LIVIT gives you all of it in one system.
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The Complete Hulk Hogan | Under the CineMat Ep. 156: The Incredible Hulk TV Pilot (1977) Part 2
Nov 21, 2025The Complete Hulk Hogan | Under the CineMat Ep. 156: The Incredible Hulk TV Pilot (1977) Part 1
Nov 20, 2025TLF On the Ground: The Lapsed Time is Now
Nov 11, 2025The Complete Hulk Hogan | An Interview with Don 'The Dragon' Wilson
Nov 04, 2025PREVIEW: Under the CineMat Ep. 155: The Thing
Oct 31, 2025Ep. 432:The Complete Hulk Hogan | The Birth of Hulk Hogan (Part 4, Cocoa Beach)
Oct 29, 2025The Complete Hulk Hogan | Brian Blair Interview on Terry's First Matches
Oct 24, 2025Ep. 431: The Complete Hulk Hogan | The Birth of Hulk Hogan (Part 3, Terry's First Match)
Oct 17, 2025A TLF Special Report: 'The Smashing Machine Review'
Oct 16, 2025Ep. 430:The Complete Hulk Hogan | The Birth of Hulk Hogan (Part 2.5, Matsuda)
Oct 02, 2025Ep. 430: The Complete Hulk Hogan | The Birth of Hulk Hogan (Part 2, Matsuda)
Oct 01, 2025TLF Talk: James Dixon, Author of 'Titan Shrinking'
Sep 26, 2025The Complete Hulk Hogan | TLF Interviews Gary Barres of Infinity's End, Terry's first band
Sep 22, 2025Ep. 429: The Complete Hulk Hogan | The Birth of Hulk Hogan (Part 1)
Sep 17, 2025The Complete Hulk Hogan: TLF Interviews Vic Pettit, Terry's Childhood Friend
Sep 12, 2025TLF Special Interview: Ronda Rousey
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Ep. 428: The Complete Hulk Hogan, The Birth of Terry Bollea (Part 2)
Aug 27, 2025Ep. 428: The Complete Hulk Hogan, The Birth of Terry Bollea (Part 1)
Aug 20, 2025TLF Tackles TMZ: The "Real" Hulk Hogan
Aug 13, 2025Ep. 426: Summer Mailbag (Part 2)
Jul 30, 2025TLF Takes Over Times Square THIS SUNDAY - Tix: https://comedyvillage.com/event/the-lapsed-fan-podcast/
Duration: 03:51:43Ep. 426: Summer Mailbag
Jul 30, 2025TLF Takes Over Times Square THIS SUNDAY - Tix: https://comedyvillage.com/event/the-lapsed-fan-podcast/
Duration: 03:56:44TLF Remembers Hulk Hogan on Josh Nason's Punch Out
Jul 24, 2025Ep. 425: WCW's Bash at the Beach 1994 (Part 3 Deep Dive)
Jul 23, 2025Ep. 425: WCW's Bash at the Beach 1994 (Part 2 of 3)
Jul 17, 2025Ep. 425: WCW's Bash at the Beach 1994 (Part 1 of 3)
Jul 17, 2025TLF Special Interview: PJ Landers
Jul 11, 2025Ep. 424: The Coliseum Collection - Best of the WWF Vol. 8 (Part 2)
Jul 10, 2025Ep. 424: The Coliseum Collection - Best of the WWF Vol. 8 (Part 1)
Jul 09, 2025TLF LIVE! Special Interview: Ray Gootz
Jul 08, 2025The Lapsed Fan LIVE!
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Ep. 423: 'The Coliseum Collection' - The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth (Part 2)
Jul 06, 2025Ep. 423: 'The Coliseum Collection' - The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth (Part 1)
Jul 05, 2025Ep. 422: 'The Coliseum Collection - WWF's Explosive TNT Show (Part 1)
Jun 26, 2025Ep. 422: 'The Coliseum Collection - WWF's Explosive TNT Show (Part 2)
Jun 26, 2025Under the CineMat Special Interview: Glenn Kane of “Spotlight”
Jun 18, 2025Ep. 421: A TLF Tribute to Sabu (Part 3)
Jun 07, 2025Ep. 420: The TLF Tribute to Sabu (Part 2)
Jun 02, 2025A TLF TASTE: "The Whole Ballgame" (Jazz, Rockets, DDP)
May 30, 2025Ep. 419: The TLF Tribute to Sabu Part 1 (Deep Dive)
May 23, 2025Ep. 419: The TLF Tribute to Sabu Part 1
May 22, 2025Ep. 418: WCW Clash of the Champions 35 (8/21/97) (Part 2)
May 09, 2025Ep. 418, WCW Clash of the Champions 35 (8/21/97) (Part 1)
May 08, 2025TLF Special Report: The John Cena Heel Turn
Apr 18, 2025Ep. 417: Spring 2025 Mailbag (Part 2)
Apr 11, 2025Ep. 417: Spring 2025 Mailbag (Part 1)
Apr 10, 2025Ep. 416: WWE Germany European Rampage Again (4.14.1992) Part 2
Apr 04, 2025Ep. 416: WWF Germany European Rampage Again (4.14.1992) Part 1
Apr 03, 2025Ep. 415: WCW's World War 3 (1996) (Part 2)
Mar 21, 2025Ep. 415: WCW's World War 3 (1996) (Part 1)
Mar 20, 2025Ep. 414: The 1986 WWF Slammy Awards (Part 2)
Mar 07, 2025Ep. 414: The 1986 WWF Slammy Awards (Part 1)
Mar 07, 2025Ep. 413: The Coliseum Collection, Best of WWF 7 (Part 2)
Feb 21, 2025Ep. 413: 'The Coliseum Collection' - Best of WWF 7 (Part 1)
Feb 20, 2025Ep. 412: 'The Coliseum Collection' Bruno Sammartino, Wrestling's Living Legend (Part 2)
Feb 07, 2025Ep. 412: 'The Coliseum Collection' Bruno Sammartino, Wrestling's Living Legend (Part 1)
Feb 06, 2025TLF Special Interview: Brian Penry Part 2
Jan 31, 2025Ep. 411: WWF's Royal Rumble 1996 (Part 2)
Jan 31, 2025Ep. 411: WWF's Royal Rumble 1996 (Part 1)
Jan 30, 2025TLF Special Interview: Brian Penry Part 1
Jan 24, 2025Ep. 410: The First WWF Saturday Night's Main Event, 5/11/85 (Part 2)
Jan 17, 2025Ep. 410: The First WWF Saturday Night's Main Event, 5/11/85 (Part 1)
Jan 16, 2025Ep. 409: 'The Coliseum Collection' - Villains of the Squared Circle (Part 2)
Jan 10, 2025Attention TLF Solar System:
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Ep. 409: 'The Coliseum Collection' - Villains of the Squared Circle (Part 1)
Jan 09, 2025Attention TLF Solar System:
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Ep. 408 Winter Mailbag (Part 2)
Jan 02, 2025Attention TLF Solar System:
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Ep. 408: Winter Mailbag (Part 1)
Jan 02, 2025Attention TLF Solar System:
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #38 - Vince and Patterson Call the Cable Companies
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #37 - The Slam
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #36 - Spartan X
Jan 01, 2025Attention TLF Solar System:
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #35 - More from Ron Trongard
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #34 - Ron Trongard
Jan 01, 2025Attention TLF Solar System:
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #33 - Verne Shoots on Hogan
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #32 - Beans on Toast
Jan 01, 2025Attention TLF Solar System:
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #31 - The Pearl River Bitch Uses The Spot Book
Dec 31, 2024Attention TLF Solar System:
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #30 - Sid & Softball
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #29 - Mr. Hitman, I've Been Smoking Crack.
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #28 - The Debut of Diana Hart's Book
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #27 - It's All About Food (The Vader Story)
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #26 - Dusty Refuses to be Humilated by Vince
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TLFX Testimonial: Dickie
Dec 31, 2024There are moments in life where we're called upon to stand up and be counted. Moments where the silent but virtuous must shout. TLF is up for Best Wrestling Podcast in the Sports Podcast Awards. Voting opens today. It's #TLFX. We deserve it. So, cast your votes, and get everyone you know to vote as well. After 10 years, this still isn't a fucking game. Let's show em that craft, ingenuity, and #shelflife still matter.
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #25 - The Judge During the WCW Title Lawsuit
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #24 - WWF's Over The Edge 1999
Dec 31, 2024Attention TLF Solar System:
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #23 - Jack v. Lapsed Nash
Dec 30, 2024Attention TLF Solar System:
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #22 - Chris Writes About His Dad and a Flight Attendant
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The Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame #21 - Gordon Solie, The Pimp King
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