Lawson Leong's Podcast

Lawson & Benel welcome our midcard champion, Ronald Matellus, to the program to discuss Wrestlemania. Recorded 45 minutes after Wrestlemania ended. Taker's streak, Bryan's title win, Cesaro's moment...we get into it all!

Eliza Hurwitz is a new comedienne in the New York scene. She is a triplet and also the younger sister of collegehumor's Jake Hurwitz. But more importantly, she's a comic with a unique voice and style. NY comic Naomi Karavani called her "the voice of a generation" in a conversation with me once. That's heavy. But really, I just like people that do things differently. So we talk about starting in comedy, dating, the word "awkward" and a plethora of other things. Enjoy.

Comedian/Improviser/Writer Morgan Miller sits down with me and we discuss the ongoing war between stand up and improv, the mindsets of extroverts and introverts, New Years delusions and the movie "Frozen" of which Morgan wrote a parody song. Morgan discusses the struggles of being pulled in two different directions by sketch/improv and stand up. I'm an introvert and Morgan is a definite extrovert. Also I tell a story about me and my sister's childhood and why Frozen almost made me cry. You can find Morgan's parody song, "I Make Snow" here: https://vimeo.com/84010273

Benel and I commentate on RVD's RAW return match!

Benel and I commentate on NXT's match of the year. Watch the match while listening to us!

Indulge my philosophical side for 5 minutes.

The 2014 Royal Rumble was a well wrestled, and TERRIBLY BOOKED PPV. Josh Alba and Ben Conrad join us for the first several minutes of the podcast. Benel Germosen and I discuss what direction WWE could even be going in, and the role the internet is playing into these shows. No one's happy with this booking. This PPV will live in infamy.

New Jersey comedian Dina Hashem sits down with me and we discuss a plethora of things. We even comment on how weird it feels to be recorded. Dina's one of my favorite people to talk to about things, probably because she majored in philosophy and is just generally cool.

Benel comes up with a great fantasy booking for the Divas division, utilizing Page, Emma and Sara Del Rey. We talk the Road to Wrestlemania, The Shield, Reigns' push and the Daniel Bryan/Wyatt Family situation.

Comedienne Irene Hartmann and I hang out and talk. Irene is a non-threatening white girl, so we discuss how your vessel plays into your life experience. We talk comedy theory, Irene's first year and comedy inspiration.

Benel is ecstatic that Daniel Bryan joined the Wyatts. I'm less so. Lesnar's back! Is Roman Reigns #1 in the Shield? Yes, but only CM Punk had the balls to say it. This Wrestlemania card is difficult to figure out. So many big names, and only a few matches can be made. We do our best to Fantasy book it.

Seth Rollins is the wrestler of the week. And John Cena gives another great performance. Cena is a great tool to put new talent over. The Shield is dope. Benel makes a bunch of comic book references that I don't get. The Animal Batista is coming back! Slammy voting was upsetting. Benel rants on internet wrestling fans. Fantasy booking the road to Wrestlemania.

Comedian Ben Conrad joins Benel Germosen and I as we go through the outcomes of TLC 2013. We also do a lot of bits about specialized PPV's we have, i.e. a Brass Knuckles PPV and a Spanish Announce Table PPV. Congratulations to Randy Orton for surviving Chair Hands. And then we discuss...the road to WRESTLEMANIA!

Benel Germosen and I discuss the Wyatt Family. Bray Wyatt is the best character in wrestling. We discuss the inevitable Shield breakup. Benel actually has a good booking idea for Rybaxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel). The American Wolves coming to WWE? Davey Richards is out of ROH. We also go through the terrible Slammy nominations. Triple H nominated for match of the year? Yuck.

Me and my brother Drew Dowdey talk about art, media propaganda, marketing, being water, drugs, movies that enlightened us, and of course...men and women. Turn your volume up for this one, we're in my room late at night so we tried not to be loud.

One of my favorite comics/humans Jaqi Furback hangs out with me and we discuss a plethora of things, from the dynamics between men and women, to Komodo Dragons, to FEELINGS. If you've never heard Jaqi before, oh boy are you in for a treat.

I don't believe in willpower, I just believe in who you are.

What if John Cena's Attitude Adjustment actually turned wrestlers face? We discuss fantasy angles like that and more fun stuff on this episode of Smart Talk, co hosted by comedian Benel Germosen.

There is no default state for the mind to exist in. There are limitless mind altering things in the universe, and "drugs" are just ones that we focus on. You can't escape from altering your mind, because you do just by being alive.

Comedian Benel Germosen and I sit down and talk wrestling. We cover the upcoming Survivor Series, how we would write Cena's heel turn, and our favorite spots for our dream match of Great Khali vs Mark Henry in a 60 minute Ironman match at Wrestlemania XXX. We're such goddamned wrestling nerds. I love it, we'll make more of these.