In WWF/WWE lore, the biggest and baddest matchups traditionally took place in one arena – The Steel Cage.  And we’re not talking about the cheap backyard-quality chain link fence that they place around the ring these days, we’re talking the old school iron cages that looked like they were straight from the lifers wing at Alcatraz.  

That’s where the real battles took place.  They were intense, exciting, ridiculous and purely entertaining all at once. 

After much painstaking deliberation we’ve determined that, in addition to being the must-see staple of early WWF pay-per-views, The Steel Cage is also the perfect namesake for the newest addition to the site - the first ever JoeSportsFan.com podcast.  The two share many of the same qualities - uber-intensity, ridiculous subject matter and hopefully ample entertainment value.  We’ve even decided to wear King Kong Bundy-style black unitards while recording as our own little “tribute”.

Today marks the 2nd Steel Cage episode, and unlike the inaugural bash, Matt Sebek joined in on the fun.  The highlights...

As you noticed, there is lots of new fun stuff happening at JSF today.  But rather than sipping champagne at our St. Louis headquarters and patting each other on the backs, we’re also using today to break out a feature that has never been done before in the near five year history of JoeSportsFan.com. 

Allow us to use a favorite subject of ours to elaborate: 

In WWF/WWE lore, the biggest and baddest matchups traditionally took place in one arena – The Steel Cage.  And we’re not talking about the cheap backyard-quality chain link fence that they place around the ring these days, we’re talking the old school iron cages that looked like they were straight from the lifers wing at Alcatraz.   

That’s where the real battles took place.  They were intense, exciting, ridiculous and purely entertaining all at once.