Headlines, Headlocks, and Hijinks with Gringo Fantastico and Heel Turtleneck
Heel Turtleneck, Gringo Fantastico
Retired luchador and indie wrestler, Gringo Fantastico, and co-host Heel Turtleneck discuss weekly events in wrestling, take deep dives into past matches, and make ludicrous predictions of upcoming shows.
Episode 59 - Saturday Night's Lame Event
Former indie wrestlers Jason Hilton and "Legendary" luchador, Gringo Fantastico (Fantastico Disasterpiece Theatre on Troma Now!) dive into this past week's wrestling. From analyzing differing opinions on Saturday Night's Main Event to the return of Tessa Blanchard in TNA, to options in NFL streaming, the two pals break down everything they can in this weeks episode!
Episode 58 - Saturday Night's Plain Event
Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico dive in this week for a Saturday Night's Main Event preview episode. Jason gives his opinions on a heater NXT Deadline! Fantastico fantasy books all the PLE's leading up to Mania and attempts to predict this Saturday night's card. Will Kevin Owens finally topple Cody Rhodes' forgettable and mediocre title reign and will Finn Balor finally capture the RAW championship from Gunther and Damien Priest? And will Jesse Ventura and Karrion Kross have a voice off?? The
Episode 57: Icy Roads and Heater Matches!
Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico join you this week to analyze the ups and downs of Survivor Series and to discuss Fantastico's icy AEW Dynamite journey!
Episode 56: Full on Video Game Hijinks... and some Full Gear and Wargames!
Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico are joined this week by Gringo's youngest offspring and teen game designer, Sidney. The trio discuss various video games from JRPG's to shooters to ultimately shooting on wrestling games. After Gringo demands Sidney duck out to go eat his dinner, the now OG duo talks the upcoming AEW Full Gear and WWE Survivor Series Wargames PPV and PLE, respectively. A lot of Hijinks in this one!
Episode 55: NXTCW
Jason Hilton breaks down the NXT show taking place at the old ECW Arena, while Fantastico attempts to keep up due to his lack of a digital antenna. The usual topic of Women's wrestling comes up, yet again. And, as always, shenanigans ensue. Check out the wild takes of two lower tier retired indie wrestlers, one being a Troma Now horror host and buckle up for the ridiculousness.
Episode 54 or 55 - Yup. Right in the Crown Jewels
Jason and Fantastico discuss the intricacies of the results of Crown Jewel from Saudi Arabia. They continue to make assessments about what will happen at Survivor Series: WarGames. Fantastico makes it abundantly clear that he wants Mike Tyson to destroy Jake Paul!
Episode 53 - Kick Me In the Crown Jewels Again
Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico discuss all things WWE and some AEW, but the primary focus this week is on WWE Crown Jewel brought to you by the Saudi government! They give their predictions and hopes leading into the next PPV, Survivor Series War Games!
Episode 52 - Jacob and the Breakker
Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico dissect this week's really good episodes of Smackdown and Raw and attempt to give insight on a Halloween Havoc with very little booking information. They discuss the women's tag division, the insane potential showdown between Bron Breakker and Jacob Fatu, and one of Fantastico's favorite events... Wargames!
Episode 52 - They Kicked Me in the Crown Jewels
Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico analyze wrestling journalists, continue to brace for the iceberg impact of a conceptual horribly booked Survivor Series, and they discuss the upcoming Crown Jewel Saudi PLE! Also, as per usual, there will be hijinks.
Episode 50 - The Good Blood and the Bad Blood
Co-hosts Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico discuss Bad Blood and what lies ahead for the various storylines. Survivor Series looms ahead as well as the upcoming Crown Jewel PPV (We still call them that!) in Saudi Arabia where a new champion will be crowned for a brand new championship! Also, some hijinks. Not too much, but some.
Episode 50 - We Forgot It Was Our 50th Episode... and Bad Blood Predictions
On the landmark 50th episode, Jason and Fantastico forgot that it was their 50th episode so nothing special happens! Jason and Fantastico talk the differences in AEW and WWE and why one is more interesting than the other at the moment! The duo gives their takes on the upcoming Bad Blood PPV. The Hijinks fly rampant for this hour of wild takes and stupid notions!
Episode 49 - WWE makes my brain hurt...sometimes! Hooray for Jay Uso, though!
Jason and Fantastico discuss what's wrong with the Women's Division, tag and beyond, in WWE. The duo briefly talks AEW Grand Slam. Fantastico praises our Lord and Savior, The Beast Mortos! And oh my God, the Hijinks!
Episode 48 - We Believe in Joe Hendry
Fantastico and Turtleneck return, once again, after another short hiatus, to discuss WWE Bash in Berlin and the current WWE product. Fantastico goes on another legendary rant about this past week's episode of RAW and what could possibly be the biggest missed opportunity for WWE in the past 10 years, in regards to the one and only Joe Hendry!... I said his name? Is he here?
Episode 47 - Wembley Wrasslin and Summerslam Solids
Back from a couple of weeks off, Jason and Fantastico discuss the cheers, mostly jeers of Summerslam. Fantastico hates on Celebrity Wrestlers and why he prefers the Final Testament over The New Day. They duo dives into their predictions for the upcoming AEW ALL IN pay per view!
Episode 46 - Summer of Slam Predictions and some NXT Analysis
Jason and Fantastico give their predictions for Summerslam 2024 and what may come of the aftermatch as well as give their analysis as to how what to do with specific talent from NXT!
Episode 45 - Just some good old fashion wrasslin talk!
Jason "Heel Turtleneck" Hilton and Gringo Fantastico discuss Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown. It's just an episode with some good old fashion wrestling talk...and as always... some hijinks.
Episode 44 - We're Back With a Vengeance...like Die Hard 3!
Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico are back from a lengthy hiatus to, once again, talk about wrasslin. With the new format, the two former indie wrestlers will primarily focus on WWE, but still comment on other promotions at times! On this episode, we discuss Money in the Bank results, while breaking down Raw and Smackdown!
Episode 43 - AEW Double or Nothing & Queen and King of the Ring Over-analytical Preview Show!
Jason Hilton and Gringo Fantastico dive in with being over-analytical about this weekend's two PPVs or PLEs or whatever. Also, they talk about a bunch of other stuff that doesn't really matter, but they like to do it anyway!
Episode 42 - Post Wrestlemania Feedback and Dumb Decisions
Turtleneck and Fantastico talk about the world after Wrestlemania, CM Punk being the biggest face in two different promotions, and AEW's on-air decisions. Fantastico cites the most irresponsible thing he's ever seen in wrestling. Fantastico talks about his return to the ring for the first time in over a decade!
Episode 41 - Wrestlemania Predictions and the Week in Wrasslin!
On this episode, Jason "Turtleneck" Hilton and Legendary Luchador Gringo Fantastico talk Wrestlemania and AEW. Fantastico starts off with an epic rant in response to the hate towards AI use in "Late Night With the Devil!"
Episode 40 - Sting's Last Match and a ton of Hijinks!
Fantastico and Turtleneck talk AEW Revolution, Sting's last match, and more wrestling. Talking about WWE 2K24, Fantastico goes on a nuclear rant about the current climate of video gaming. Fantastico hears the sad news about his fallen hero. Turtleneck tries to keep things sane...as usual.
Episode 39 - Elimination Chamber Analysis and Wrestlemania Thoughts and Tiff Stratton = GOAT!
On this episode, Fantastico and Turtleneck talk WWE, Elimination Chamber, some AEW, Wrestlemania, and praise the hell outta how awesome Tiffany Stratton is! They also talk a lot of Hijinks! Go figure!
Episode 38 - This Luchador is fried!
On today's episode, an extremely exhausted Gringo Fantastico attempts to hold it together with Heel Turtleneck as they discuss the upcoming Elimination Chamber PLE, the week in wrestling, and the upcoming AEW Revolution PPV! More hijinks than usual in this one.
Episode 37 - It's not that hard...just book it!
Heel Turtleneck and Gringo Fantastico break down the week in wrestling and talk AEW Revolution and WWE Elimination Chamber. Fantastico goes on another rant about how WWE has focusing issues with their creative team!
Episode 36 - It Was "Only Smoke and Mirrors (Whoa!)"
Just hours after the WWE Wrestlemania 40 Press Conference in Vegas, the WWE swerves (No offense Swerve) the entire internet wrestling community with a calculated storyline to make Wrestlemania pretty rad! Join us for our analytical approach to this huge news as well as our take on the week in wrestling! And holy crap...Go Sting!
Episode 35 - The Decent 2024 Royal Rumble and Separate Evil and Awfulness!
Heel Turtleneck and "Legendary" luchador, Gringo Fantastico talk the 2024 Royal Rumble, the RAW Fallout, No Elimination Chamber build, and the dark, awful, evil elephant in the room.
Episode 34 - Allegedly!!! It's the Royal Rumble with Special Guest Mistress Harley
Special guest, Mistress Harley the Techdomme® joins us for our 2nd Annual Royal Rumble Watchalong! This time we dive into Royal Rumble 1992! We discuss all things "allegedly" and dive down the rabbit hole for the week of wrestling!
Episode 33 - The One Year Anniversary of the Show that they mostly forgot about!
In this one year anniversary episode, that both of them neglected to remember, Heel Turtleneck and Legendary Luchador, Gringo Fantastico discuss the recent week in wrestling. Fantastico continues to Fan Girl out over his favorite event, The Royal Rumble. He's not going to stop! Please make him stop! Actually, he'll stop on his own if it's like 2016's Royal Rumble.
Episode 32 - The Jinder, the Punk, and the Khan
Turtleneck and Fantastico come to you with the first episode of 2024 with more marking out for the Royal Rumble. We also talk about video game hijinks and grievances. We give our opinion on the whole Jericho thing, which SPOILER ALERT, we don't have anything to say because we WEREN'T THERE and it's NONE OF OUR BUSINESS!!! Plus, is this episode 31 or 32? Whatever, who the Hell knows? Oh...and Jinder Mahal become WWE's biggest babyface in one tweet!
Episode 31 - Fantastico Marks Out for the Royal Rumble and More Nonsensical BS!
With this later and normal episode, Fantastico marks out for the upcoming Royal Rumble way too early. Turtleneck and Fantastico discuss the week in wrestling and pop culture references in film. They also poke fun at Star Wars, Scotty Steiner and other things that have nothing to do with anything in wrestling! They still talk about CM Punk's return and the implications on the industry.
Episode 30 - The Weak in Wrestling! Ha!
Turtleneck and Fantastico talk about the week in wrestling, Marvel comics, Video Games, movies, and anything else that distracts them from their planned subject matter!
Episode 29 - Biggest Return Ever...R Truth!...and I guess Orton and Punk as well
We're back after a couple of weeks! A lot has gone down in the world of wrestling. Fantastico and Turtleneck discuss Survivor Series, AEW Full Gear, and several HUGE returns to WWE! Back off Little Jimmy, because R Truth has made his long awaited return to WWE!
Episode 28 - You're Seriously Burning Leaves at 11pm?
On this episode, that may or may not go to YouTube because of copyrights, we watch Cody Rhodes vs Nick Aldis from ALL IN! Fantastico gets furious at his dumb neighbors for burning leaves at 11:00pm. We also give some Survivor Series predictions and give Logan Paul backhanded compliments. The week in wrestling is discussed.
Episode 27 - More like Crown FOOL! Ha!
Heel Turtleneck and Fantastico discuss Crown Jewel predictions, AEW Dynamite, Impact Wrestling, and the rest of the week in wrestling!
Episode 26 - The One with the Shorter New Format
Heel Turtleneck and "Legendary" Luchador, Gringo Fantastico are at it again with a new shorter, more structured format...kinda. WWE Crown Jewel, NXT Halloween Havoc Part 1, AEW Dynamite and Collision, NWA Power, and the upcoming Impact Rebranding are discussed.
Episode 25 - Wrestling is Getting Better!
Heel Turtleneck and Legendary Luchador, Gringo Fantastico, return after a 2 week hiatus to discuss some of the things still wrong with wrestling, but also a lot of the things that are getting better! WWE's Crown Jewel and Survivor Series are discussed along with several of the hot topics, including Vince McMahon's removal from Creative and Tony Kahn letting the fans compromise him on social media.
Episode 24 - NXT No Mercy, AEW WrestleDream, and WWE Fastlane
Starting off the first minute or so of weird audio problems, Heel Turtleneck and Gringo Fantastico manage to talk about the upcoming PPV's and PLE's!
Episode 23 - Releases, Praises, and Hijinks
Turtleneck and Fantastico tackle the recent news of WWE Releases, the Week in Wrestilng, and give our own PWI Top 10!
Episode 22 - CM Punk: How It Should Have Ended
On this shorter than usual episode, Heel Turtleneck and Gringo Fantastico discuss how the CM Punk debacle could have created the perfect world AEW scenario as well as how Jon Moxley is good enough without the blood.
Episode 21 - ALL IN, ALL OUT. Payback? This is a weird Hokey Pokey
Turtleneck and an exhausted Fantastico discuss AEW All In and why it's being overshadowed by stupid BS. They also dive into the week in wrestling and give predictions for AEW All Out and WWE Payback.
Episode 20 - Holy Crap! It's Episode 20...and Summerslam...we guess.
We kinda celebrate our 20th episode. We say kinda because Fantastico didn't realize it was the 20th episode. I guess we'll celebrate more on the 25th episode! We talk about the ridiculousness of Summerslam. Fantastico goes on another nuclear rant. We also talk about random stuff as per our usual Modus Operandi.
Episode 19 - The Cobra, The Turtleneck, and The Fantastico!
In this episode, Heel Turtleneck and Fantastico welcome to the show, the master of "Snake Style," Chikara and International Luchador star...and Fantastico's arch nemesis...Ophidian The Cobra! The trio talks Summerslam predictions and the modern wrestling product!
Episode 18 - Yeah!!!! Headlines! A lot of Hijinks!
Episode 17 - Some Headlocks, More Headlines, Mostly Hijinks
Heel Turtleneck and Gringo Fantastico discuss movies, out of control egos, and occasionally some wrestling slips through!
Episode 16 - Wrestling, Jurassic Park, & Fandom
This week, Heel Turtleneck and Gringo Fantastico discuss the Week in Wrestling, Jurassic Park, Fandom, and fantasy booking!
Episode 15 - AEW Collision, The Iron Sheik, and Other Stuff!
Fantastico and Heel Turtleneck pay tribute to Sheiky Baby aka The Iron Sheik as well as discuss the upcoming CM Punk Show, AEW Collision, and The Week in Review.
Episode 14 - Post Night of Champions and Double or Nothing
Heel Turtleneck discuss WWE Night of Champions and AEW Double or Nothing, while Fantastico questions the self esteem of the dude Don Henley sings about in Boys of Summer!
Episode 13 - Post WWE Draft and Backlash
Heel Turtleneck and Fantastico actually, for the most part, stay on point for this episode. The aftermath of the WWE Draft and the upcoming WWE Backlash PLE are discussed!
Episode 12 - The Week In Wrestling, Movies, and the WWE Draft
Fantastico and Heel Turtleneck discuss the good and bad about the week in wrestling, as well as the WWE Draft! They also talk about movies and comics again because they are nerds.
Episode 11 - Another Week in Wrestling...and Comic Book Movies - April 20, 2023
Heel Turtleneck and Gringo Fantastico go over the week in wrestling, while complaining about Marvel and other movies...and any other odd direction their conversations go! Recorded 4-20-2023.
Episode 10 - Post Wrestlemania Nightmares
Jason and Fantastico discuss the controversial fallout post Wrestlemania. Fantastico becomes the harbinger of doom for the things that are to come!
Episode 9 - Wrestlemania Weekend Predictions
On this episode Jason "Heel Turtleneck" Hilton and Legendary Luchador Gringo Fantastico give their insights on the week in wrestling and dive down into their WRESTLEMANIA 39 Predictions!
Episode 8 - The Week in Wrestling
Jason "Heel Turtleneck" Hilton and Legendary Luchador Gringo Fantastico talk about the lackluster week in wrestling for WWE and a decent showing for AEW. And...well, then there's NXT.
Episode 7 - Post AEW Revolution
Fantastico and Heel Turtleneck talk AEW Revolution, the week In wrestling, and film opinions!
Episode 6 - The Week in Wrestling and Ivan Koloff vs Bruno Sammartino
This week, Fantastico and Jason talk post Elimination Chamber, the week in wrestling, and take a little more than shallow, but a little less than deep dive into "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff vs Bruno Sammartino WWWF Championship title match from January 18, 1971!
Episode 5 - Elimination Chamber Preview and Other Stuff
Jason and Fantastico talk about the upcoming Elimination Chamber PLE, Talk about NWA 'Nuff Said, and the week in wrestling. They also discuss the career of Jerry Jarrett.
Episode 4 - Royalty in Wrestling
Jason "The Heel Turtleneck" HIlton and Gringo Fantastico discuss the week in wrestling and do a focus on Royalty in wrestling, citing different version of kings and so forth!
Episode 3 - WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Dive In
Fantastico and Jason talk a little about Lanny Poffo. They dive into this years Royal Rumble to talk about the Good, the Great, the beyond Awful, and the fun! Top 5 Favorite Factions.
Episode 2 - Jay Briscoe Supercard of Honor 7 Deep Dive
In this episode, Jason "Turtleneck" Hilton and Legendary Luchadore, Gringo Fantastico pay tribute to Jay Briscoe by diving into his ROH title win at Supercard of Honor 7 against Kevin Steen (Owens), while diving into the past weeks wrestling and the upcoming Royal Rumble 2023!
Episode 1: Royal Rumble 1990 Deep Dive
In the first ever episode of "Headlines, Headlocks, and Hijinks," Fantastico and Heel Turtleneck pay tribute to Jay Briscoe, discuss this past week in wrestling, the 2023 Royal Rumble, and take a deep dive into WWF Royal Rumble 1990!