It’s a reliable plotline. Old, battle-hardened wrestler left for dead and in exile mounts a comeback, looking to vanquish the people who always seem to underestimate him. Of course, we’re talking about former President Donald Trump. Or WWE’s Vince McMahon. Or both. With us to discuss wrestling in politics and politics in wrestling is Brandon Wetherbee, host of the You Me Them Everybody Podcast, founder of Recommend if You Like magazine and co-author, with Chris Kelly, of the book, “The Donald: How Trump Turned Presidential Politics into Pro Wrestling.”

Show Notes:

• Cory Booker’s Bear Hug
• Connecticut’s Linda McMahon Thinks Trump Can Do What She Couldn’t: Win
• The Donald vs. Very Fake News
• Why Democrats Didn’t Go to the Mat on Linda McMahon
• The Trump White House: A Modest Proposal