Episode 5: The Bryan Danielson in Morecambe story

The Morecambe Wrestling Podcast

Friday, 14 March 2025 - 1 hour 8 minutes

Picture the scene. It's Saturday March 1 2008. Wrestling promoters Greg Lambert and Mark Kay are sitting in Morecambe McDonalds, hours before their XWA show at the college across the road. Greg's phone rings. On the line, is the best wrestler in the world. Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan is not on the show. But he wants to be. He wants to wrestle in Morecambe. What happened next? Find out on this episode!

Topics include:
He's deeper than I thought
Podcasts in the shower
SilentMark denied a MaccieD's
McPlants are acceptable
The We Love Will club
Askhimrefaskhim
Google That Wrestler
Producer of Lovejoy
Les Kellett - Britain's Funniest Psycho
Going off script against Mick McManus
Steve Logan lived in Morecambe
Hand like a shovel
Photogenic wrestlers
Early 2000s Derren Brown
Johnny Phere and block capitals
Leaning to the side
Isiah Quinn
You lost me at Blackpool
Findlay Martin aka Charlie Brown and Dangermouse
Losing weight for War on the Shore
Karat-Ace
The Correction Section
Five Star Flash vs Johnny Phere
The Obligatory FWA Show First-Half Angle
The tale of DJ Pep
SilentMark's Robbie Williams at Knebworth story
D-Lo Brown in Crystal Ts nightclub
Nuffink and Like It
Oddjob in Kendal
Tag Team Typhoon Match
James Greenwood's bow tie
The honourable Meat Wagon
Greatest Morecambe heel turns
We just loved shapes
First ever Morecambe 'This is awesome' chant
Best of the North West Cup
The Milanfield Connection
That phone call
£60 plus exes
The world's tiniest dressing room
American Dragon and the mask
Bryan gets deported
Lloyd Boner
The world's weirdest wrestling show souvenir
The tag team name that took six months to come up with
Luke Baxter and tattoos
Axl Rage and dinosaurs
The angle Greg would like to forget
A big schmozz