On this episode, we pay tribute to a legend. The one and only, shodate. A person we didn’t have as long as we should have. Born in southern Chicago, grew up one of three kids. Their mom worked two jobs trying to make ends meet. It was a tough life, but she made the best of it. I hope she knows she raised a good one.

With this tournament, we pay tribute to their memory. A beautiful mind that saw wrestling for all that it could be. A force for good. Listen as we talked about his stories and the matches that we feel he too would have loved. 
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Co-Founder of Violent People, Host of Talking Tourneys, We Don't Know Wrestling, Desert Island Comp.

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