The Lapsed Fan
The Lapsed Fan
The Lapsed Fan
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The best around
The only wrestling podcast you’ll ever need.
PodBoy in the Year 2000
Barth
RIP post modernity
Stoozdee
Women’s wrestling
TLF is Easily my favorite wrestling podcast going, but the disrespect leveled at women’s wrestlers physical appearances can be a bit much. Talking about them as sexual objects is offensive as well. Just hear the latest comment about sensational Sherri in the Virgil tribute. Jack isn’t as guilty as the boss is, but he’s still a party to it. Be better guys.
PrimeTime76660
TLFX -> The Best
The respect they’ve shown the business with their Lapsed Funk retrospective is to be commended & admired.
Eee Em Bee
2023 has been a slog.
Been listening from close to day 1, I do love the show, but at times it gets a bit grating. I love the character segments, but sometimes it's too much and too repetitive. Case in point with the recent TNA/Hogan journey. Geez, it's just the same schtick over and over, I would have been satisfied with a 2 week special summarizing Hogan's TNA run and the drama of his later years. I don't need 6 months of it. There is so much more classic content that could be covered, get back to the Colliseum tapes, and there are still a ton of classic PPVs, and endless SNME and Clashes. And I groaned when they covered WCCW, AWA etc that I never watched, those were the good ole days of this show compared to TNA. Then we get AEW stuff, thanks hopper winner. And now even the Funk stuff, I agree he is one of the top guys of all time, but do we need months and months of coverage? No other legend got this treatment on their passing, and guys like Dusty, Piper, Scott Hall and Vader were a much bigger part of what most consider the bread and butter of the lapsed eras of WWF and WCW. Most of us WWF/WCW late 80's/early 90's fans didn't know of Funk outside his ECW stuff and then the Chainsaw Charlie run. Can we get back to more of the sweep spots PLEASE.
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scraperguy2k
If you give this show anything less than five stars, you are a big bizitch.
A double bizitch.
The Georgian Calendar
Evolution is a mystery
This college podcast is the most elite wresting nay podcast ever. The amount of detail and research done is second to none. I’m starting from the beginning now, #shelflife, to listen and witness the evolution. From 3 hour episodes containing research and deep dives total to 2 part episode totaling 12 hours, just so we can take 20 minute to DEEP DIVE the meaning of “Bill in the Woods” if you weeel.
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first time - long time
Great content but audio issues galore
#shelflife is what this pod is all about. But when audio issues are soo distracting you can’t get 5 minutes in you’ll never get a chance to hear the quality content.
Pace_docmoon
Meh
For as much money as they bring in w patreon, man hire a sound mixer, audio quality is brutal at times. They’ve become that one acquaintance you had in high school who you shared a couple good times with and they just keep bringing it up that memory over and over again. They’ll hit something funny once and then run the well dry on it for 30 minutes, every episode. If you want to listen to a completely overweight, sexist, inappropriate guy make fun of other wrestler’s physiques and talk bad about women this is for you. Too much negativity. This is pro wrestling, have fun with it, hunt the good stuff or why bother?
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kevster9961
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Truly the 5 star podcast we need. This is the dialed in podcast that is back on track and operating with that Hogan rocket fuel. There’s no time on this show to dance the tango, slip the knot, fire the cannon, heat the stove, peel the banana…
Nbrock24
Holy crap I never wrote a review…
…too much great stuff to list that I love about the show and they probably only care about the 5 stars anyway. I’m a patron, they know I love em! Deadhead Dan10
Deadhead-Dan10
Mark out
I am a total mark for this show, so much, so I pay them for it to exist instead of them being mean to say these nice things
mrvladdred
Brother
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eskayef
Meh.
They obviously do a fantastic amount of research with their topics but they go on so many off topic side banter and tangents it gets hard to follow eventually
Dylan452312
I’ll take your silence as unanimous consent
Wonderful show. Vince seems like a really cool guy.
Notorious BOB 69 420 blaze it
Don’t waste your time
What a couple of blow hards the was boring a.f if you have to explain why your show is good it’s not
L.B.boogie
Hoof hoof hoof
Glen Goza” you wore the family name with pride, boldly you moved forward, and did more than a lesser man would have never done ,a tornado from the Texas plains, you came and changed our lives and now you’re gone,you’re the flower that shines, for 1 brief moment in eternity,but god called you to his side,… heaven need a champion!!!!!!!!
nonpoint44
Show
Great show
12390777
Unlistenable
With then new ads it’s unlistenable. I understand it’s the free version, but commercials were literally coming every other sentence.
bostonjon1983
Simply the best...
Your mix of obvious background study on everything you talk about, but also the absolute hilarity that fills every episode...puts you two gentlemen on a level above the rest and all by your lonesome 😊 Thanks for taking the time you do, so that we can put ourselves back to those glory years of professional wrestling...fake or not! 😆
Eric101775
It’s ok
One guy seems cool the other seems like he has to put stuff down to make himself feel better
michaelredding1029
Simply the best
I can’t stand wrestling, and that’s why I need this cast.
frubkus
Review
Fellas, a karate chop is a real thing in karate
Viking1961!
Life changing and electrifying
If you have ever longed for a 6 hour podcast where two middle-aged college students take you the carnival and stuff food into your cavity, this is your cast.
Liam the zombie killer
Still one of the best
After all these years, they're still managing to be one of the uh uh uh best.
LouMan1991
The Criterion Collection of Wrestling Podcasts
If you know, you know. I could go on and on about how great this podcast is, but you should read other reviewers who articulate better than I can. *****On a side note, there is literally no one who does a better impersonation of Vince, Hogan, Savage, Dusty, Lanny, Kamala, and so many others than JP. Heck, even Crockett. To put it simply: JP sounds more like Vince than Vince does.
AW198612
My new fan discussion podcast
A plus with the member berries.
Hunnic Outcast
The best
Greatest wrestling podcast out there today
Joe Tuzz
Brother?! Lapsed Rolled me up!
This… is the greatest podcast… of my life!
Saul "The Law" Freeman
Good show even with a “judgy” co-host
JP constantly calls people idiots and other names, but then he constantly struggles with reading simple words from user emails or from other documents (such as court transcripts). Get a cough button, too. Otherwise it’s a good show when they’re focused on wrestling and not JP’s opinion about political matters. He exposes himself as the true idiot often, and the irony isn’t lost on me.
JasonSulli
I always laugh at every joke
I don’t know what Jack and JP are talking about when they get crap for laughing at their own jokes. I laugh too. Spend some money on patreon if you love this show.
MMckennzie
The Attorney
That the co-chairs had on for the Episode Review of Dark Side of the Ring, was such a pill. My goodness.
Jorelthefhostofkrypton
Insert Bum Pun Here
Go listen to the 9-11 episode for a great narrative on the Saudi blood money saga. Stick with them. I listen to a lot of straightforward pods, so I found TLF to be a bit abrasive at times and more than I was used to. BUT now I need it. I need Lanny Poffo down my throat. I need the AWA or WCW or WCCW accountant in my person, wherever he will fit. I need TLF.
QueenNemma
That means a lot coming from you, bro
Five stars all day every day
packersfanski
Coliseum Collection...bring it on!
Love these guys, in depth info and hilarious. Can’t wait to smoke my cigarettes after being fornicated!
sniffy2007
Get It...
Started with the Journey to Wrestlemania 30 Then went back to beginning What a show... Thank you for the laughs...
Sincere2627
You need it
Love the show.
John Shan
Embarrassing and Self Indulgent
A middle aged manchild and his research assistant spend several hours agreeing with each other and projecting their insecurities onto wrestlers under the guise of reviewing wrestling events from their childhood. This includes present day events because their childhood never ended. They relentlessly mock fat wrestlers, then wonder why wrestlers would ever want to use steroids. They make fun of JR for being a college sports fanatic, then get nostalgic about playing with wrestling toys in their college dorm rooms. They get offended at politically incorrect wrestling angles, then take pride in their own politically incorrect jokes about wrestlers. I could go on but you get the point. The worst segment of the show is listener emails, which is the most masturbatory segment I’ve ever heard on a podcast. I guess they have a rabid fan base of down and out losers who use the show as a coping mechanism for their tragic lives and worship the ground these clowns awkwardly walk on. So if you live in your parents’ basement and can’t afford a therapist, this is the podcast for you.
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Frank B in NJ
Let's be honest here...
This is the worst production of "Sound Of Music" I have ever heard.
sheepishlyoutgoing
Ultimate Challenge Episode
This was a great episode and a very good idea. As someone who wasn’t watching at the time because I was way too young it made me feel like I was there. This episode a time machine. Kudos.
SQE98
“You don’t have a kingdom, your just a dumb f**k.”
-Macho King
CousinSkeeterFan
Unbearable
The somewhat researched in depth coverage is outweighed by endless bad jokes and 4 hour $$$ beg a thons and constant add breaks.
WEFOUNDNEWMUSIC
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Y’all already know what it is!
Thekidsays
They are money.
ThEy LaUgH aT tHeRe OWn JoKes. Yes... yes they do. Because their jokes are funny and it’s awesome. Sooner or later.....you’ll come around too.
Fkkirsch
If only they panhandled and begged for money less!
Greatly researched. Fun impressions. Side bonus: they will recommend a ton of wrestling books that are awesome reads. Only drawback is the aggressive begging for cash. God bless their hustle but i thought the 75 commercial breaks already made your point.
1009926144189363uu
JP, The poor mans hack actor
Great show if you enjoy diarrhea of the mouth. JP cuts off Jack constantly. Neither funny nor clever. The first 4 hours of the show is them holding a telethon for themselves. There are plenty of podcasts that don’t beg for money. Pathetic.
Tally uh oh
Dear TLF
One hell of a college level podcast if you ask me. I’ve been listening since 2015 about 3 weeks in to the Main’s Journey and I haven’t stopped since. Follow @JadedCobain
Jaded Cobain
Slippery Slope
This particular podcast used to be my favorite podcast in the world. I would listen to it as I went to sleep every night. Then, suddenly, the podcast went off the rails. I agree with the premise of the podcast that wrestling used to be better. Not during the hosts’ HORRIFIC ‘91 WWF era, but during the early 80s and ending in ‘92. By the end of that era, I even as a 14 year old could recognize the drop off in quality. That steep decline represents ironically what has happened to this cast. They hit the MAGNUM OPUS with the AWA journey and also the WCCW episodes. Both were richly researched and added humor whilst also being very informative. Now, it seems they are only interested in burying everything they cover and discussing how much better they would do if they booked the shows and blah blah. Basically these two have turned into every other wrestling podcast. Lame jokes and wannabe “bookers”talking crap. I’ve been a patron of this podcast for over 4 years and have given over $1,000 during that time. I only say that because it may be time to rethink that decision. I hope they listen to their old podcasts and are able to recapture the magic of those episodes. Sadly though, they may have gone the way of their own premise of this podcast....it used to be better.
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Esparo
Pretty tedious
A novel concept for a show in theory, but in execution a tedious and mean-spirited slog. A slow moving, self-satisfied, endlessly repetitive sludge of in-jokes and bad skits, made even more unlistenable by the weathering distain constantly exhibited by the two hosts. The hosts certainly do their research, but the good is outweighed by hours upon hours of bad. Definitely skippable.
C Williamson
WrestlingI used to be better
Now you can get penetrated with the reasons why. Not because you want to, but because you need to
@franksturn
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