“The 40 Year Old Virgin … that stigma was there for so long of that guy, that virgin, with all those action figures on display. But that’s my house! I’m not a virgin!” When ripped pro-wrestler Matt Cardona proudly proclaims that, few will dare snicker.
The former (and perhaps future) WWE star balances his wrestling life with an increasingly obsessive hobby: collecting wrestling action figures. And he’s turned it into a surprisingly compelling and wildly popular podcast with former-tag team partner Bryan Myers and “Smart” Mark Sterling,
“The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast.” In between jokey macho posturing about “broskis” and PBR, the podcast is funny and personal with a deeply skewed and self-deprecating sense of humor. Besides, who doesn’t like a good quest narrative? (In this case, for their “grail” action figures.) The trio return to the Tin Roof on Saturday afternoon for a live taping — promising special guests like — and it will get uproarious.
3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, Tin Roof, 8371 International Drive, majorwfpod.com, $35-$100.
This article appears in Jan 18-24, 2023.