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* ''Owen the Black Hart'' - Wrestling/OwenHart after the Montreal Screwjob.
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-->'''''Bryce:''' "You could have had... 'gets an amnesia gimmick'. Which is all of our Kayfabe Tombolas anyway."''
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers:
** "The Abominable Strowman"'s Kayfabe Tombola features "Barnyard Braun" (Braun Strowman's farmer gimmick), "Braun Strawman" (his scarecrow gimmick), "Brains Strowman" (his intellectual gimmick)... and [[spoiler:Headbanger Thrasher]]. The latter gets picked.
** Pops up again in "The Viscera Episode", which has as its choices three members of AEW's Dark Order... and [[spoiler:Viscera]]. Again, the latter gets picked.
** "The Abominable Strowman"'s Kayfabe Tombola features "Barnyard Braun" (Braun Strowman's farmer gimmick), "Braun Strawman" (his scarecrow gimmick), "Brains Strowman" (his intellectual gimmick)... and [[spoiler:Headbanger Thrasher]]. The latter gets picked.
** Pops up again in "The Viscera Episode", which has as its choices three members of AEW's Dark Order... and [[spoiler:Viscera]]. Again, the latter gets picked.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mark Henry gives one to Viscera in "The Viscera Episode", calling him a "people-pleaser" to insult him and drawing comparisons to his own DorkAge (the "Sexual Chocolate" era). This is done to [[InspirationalInsult inspire him]] to snap out of the "World's Largest Love Machine" and become the beast he can be.
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!!!Season 5
* ''The Viscera Episode'' - Viscera's transformation into Big Daddy V.
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!!!Season 4 Bonus
* ''Book It Like Russo 3: Bro 'Till You Can't Bro No Mo''' - Bryce, Dylan, and Tyler Mortimer once again pay tribute to Vince Russo's booking style.
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* ''Book It Like Russo 3: Bro 'Till You Can't Bro No Mo''' - Bryce, Dylan, and Tyler Mortimer once again pay tribute to Vince Russo's booking style.
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* ''Tajiri's Mist of War'' - Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri in WWE.
!!!Kayfabe Conundrum
A collection of bizarre booking challenges.
* ''St. Pentagon's Day'' - Wrestling/PentagonJr is revealed to have been Irish all along.
* ''John Cena Gets Hit By a Bus!'' - ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, leading to a fear of buses.
* ''"Smell" in a Cell'' - An epic match between all the most malodorous wrestlers.
* ''WWE Farmageddon'' - In collaboration with Series/{{Emmerdale}}, WWE debuts a farm-based brand.
* ''The Rock vs. The Paper'' - The Rock goes up against his logical nemesis.
* ''Disco Inferno's NWO'' - What if, at Bash at the Beach 1996, Wrestling/GlennGilbertti was revealed as the third man?
* ''The Great Power Uti'' - The legendary Nigerian wrestler/pastor takes his "talents" to WWE.
!!!Kayfabe Conundrum
A collection of bizarre booking challenges.
* ''St. Pentagon's Day'' - Wrestling/PentagonJr is revealed to have been Irish all along.
* ''John Cena Gets Hit By a Bus!'' - ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, leading to a fear of buses.
* ''"Smell" in a Cell'' - An epic match between all the most malodorous wrestlers.
* ''WWE Farmageddon'' - In collaboration with Series/{{Emmerdale}}, WWE debuts a farm-based brand.
* ''The Rock vs. The Paper'' - The Rock goes up against his logical nemesis.
* ''Disco Inferno's NWO'' - What if, at Bash at the Beach 1996, Wrestling/GlennGilbertti was revealed as the third man?
* ''The Great Power Uti'' - The legendary Nigerian wrestler/pastor takes his "talents" to WWE.
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* LoveRedeems: In "Keeping Up With the Kanellis'", Tye Dillinger attempts to team with Mike and get friendly with him in order to convince him there's a better way than heelishness. [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]
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* ThePowerOfLove: As in reality, in "Keeping Up With the Kanellis'", Mike and Maria Kanellis claim that this is what's winning their matches, when in fact it's the Power of Maria Cheating On Mike's Behalf.
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* TheScapegoat: In "Keeping Up With the Kanellis'", [[spoiler:Mike and Maria habitually blame Tye Dillinger for their own failures in their tag championship run - which becomes something of an IronicEcho when Tye legitimately does stop Mike and replacement partner Mojo Rawley from winning.]]
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* UnwantedAssistance: In "Keeping Up With the Kanellis'", Tye Dillinger really does not want Maria Kanellis interfering on his team's behalf, as he often proves he can win clean. [[spoiler:He reluctantly accepts an opportunity to win the championship by their chicanery, but he continues to question the Kanellis couple's methods throughout. This causes their title loss and breakup.]]
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* GroinAttack: Discussed in "The Summer of Punk" as part of the Kayfabe Tombola, [[spoiler:and also appears as part of the twist of that episode with CM Punk screwing Daniel Bryan.]]
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-->'''''Bryce:''' "Seeing things like No Disqualification matches, matches where there's no rules, why doesn't someone go up and just punch the guy in the dick, again and again and again? He's going to submit!"''
-->'''''Dylan:''' "If you go back and watch loads of other matches -- kick [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker him]] in the dick! It's his weakness!"''
-->'''''Bryce:''' "Seeing things like No Disqualification matches, matches where there's no rules, why doesn't someone go up and just punch the guy in the dick, again and again and again? He's going to submit!"''
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* BerserkButton: Wrestling/TheMiz for Dylan.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: "The Abominable Strowman"'s Kayfabe Tombola features "Barnyard Braun" (Braun Strowman's farmer gimmick), "Braun Strawman" (his scarecrow gimmick), "Brains Strowman" (his intellectual gimmick)... and [[spoiler:Headbanger Thrasher]].
* TheMole: In "The Summer of Punk", [[spoiler:CM Punk himself, who was playing the ROH wrestlers and fans for fools in order to allow Vince [=McMahon=] to gain control over the company.]]
* RedHerringMole: In "The Summer of Punk", [[spoiler:Kevin Steen, even in-universe. Steen is kicked out of Team ROH by Punk because, since his dream was always to be a WWE Superstar, he suspects that Steen will screw the team. He never does, and even takes a superkick for longtime rival El Generico. Also played with with regard to Daniel Bryan; while it's teased he will switch to the ROH side and betray Team WWE, he never really does, though he does hug it out with Punk as part of the twist ending of the match.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot / TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: This waste of potential by wrestling promotions is often the focus of the rebookings. The shining examples come from even the smallest of points (such as Titus O'Neil touching Vince [=McMahon=]'s arm). [[invoked]]
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* ''Naomi and the Bloodline'' - Wrestling/{{Naomi}} being involved with Wrestling/RomanReigns's stable.
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* NeverTheObviousSuspect: In "Naomi and the Bloodline", [[spoiler:Bianca Belair is attacked prior to her match at [=SummerSlam=], forcing her championship to be vacated, and letting Naomi into the match. Given that there was talk of Naomi joining Roman Reigns' Bloodline, wouldn't you suspect the Usos had something to do with it? Nope - Reigns shoots that down, and it turns out it was Sasha Banks, Belair's scheduled opponent who was hoping that the attack would give her a forfeit victory and the title]].
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: "The Abominable Strowman"'s Kayfabe Tombola features "Barnyard Braun" (Braun Strowman's farmer gimmick), "Braun Strawman" (his scarecrow gimmick), "Brains Strowman" (his intellectual gimmick)... and [[spoiler:Headbanger Thrasher]].
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* ''Steve Blackman Brawls For It All'' - Wrestling/SteveBlackman wins the Brawl for All.
* ''CM Punk's Straight Edge Society'' - Wrestling/CMPunk in the Straight Edge Society.
* ''CM Punk's Straight Edge Society'' - Wrestling/CMPunk in the Straight Edge Society.
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* ''The Abominable Strowman'' - Wrestling/BraunStrowman's return to WWE with a reinvented character.
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* MortonsFork: The final Kayfabe Tombola of Season 2 had all four wrestlers and all scenarios be the same: [[spoiler:"Reno joins WWE and everyone makes fun of his shit haircut"]].
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* EasyAmnesia: Bryce and Dylan see this as good fuel for Kayfabe Tombolas (these being throwaway stories, after all), and have invoked this more than once to allow for the more interesting "change in identity" scenarios.
* MeaningfulName: In "Vince [=McMahon=] Blows... Up!", [[spoiler:[[Wrestling/KenAnderson Ken Kennedy]]'s name being a reference to Vince [=McMahon=]'s middle name is actually revealed as important - because his full name is Kenneth Kennedy '''[=McMahon=]''']].
* MeaningfulName: In "Vince [=McMahon=] Blows... Up!", [[spoiler:[[Wrestling/KenAnderson Ken Kennedy]]'s name being a reference to Vince [=McMahon=]'s middle name is actually revealed as important - because his full name is Kenneth Kennedy '''[=McMahon=]''']].
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* ChekhovsGunman: In "Vince [=McMahon=] Blows... Up!", [[spoiler:Paul London, whose infamous smiling incident during Vince's walk to his death (which got him fired in real life) is actually a clue to his having perpetrated the bombing at Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon's behest]].
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* CreatorThumbprint: For Dylan, a Number 1 Contender match figuring in the story.
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** Call-Backs to bizarre Kayfabe Tombolas usually reference the one where Melina believed she was a World War II fighter pilot.
** After "RETRIBUTION" offered joking interpretations of the names of T-BAR and SLAPJACK, one Kayfabe Tombola later in Season 2 had the (sadly unchosen) scenario "slaps a guy called Jack in a tea bar".
** Call-Backs to bizarre Kayfabe Tombolas usually reference the one where Melina believed she was a World War II fighter pilot.
** After "RETRIBUTION" offered joking interpretations of the names of T-BAR and SLAPJACK, one Kayfabe Tombola later in Season 2 had the (sadly unchosen) scenario "slaps a guy called Jack in a tea bar".
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* OverlyLongGag: Done knowingly in "RETRIBUTION", where they mock the names of members T-BAR and SLAPJACK at length and in deliberately hackneyed fashion ("Did he slap a guy called Jack?").
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->''Hey, guess what? It's time for Making Kayfabe, with your hosts, Bryce and Dylan!''
'''''Making Kayfabe''''' is a podcast presented and written by Bryce Kitcher and Dylan Copeland, which focuses on the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunities]] of ProfessionalWrestling. Its format consists of one of the hosts presenting a wrestling storyline that could have been booked better, and then telling their ideas of how the narrative could be improved.
Each episode finishes with ''Kayfabe Tombola'', in which the ''other'' host (who did not book that episode) chooses at random a wrestler and a bizarre scenario from a selection of 4, and is tasked with writing a storyline about that combo in a minute; HilarityEnsues.
Making Kayfabe is available on [[https://kite.link/makingkayfabe all of the platforms shown here]], and also has a [[https://www.patreon.com/makingkayfabe/ Patreon page]] where exclusive content is on offer.
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[[folder:Episode List]]
!!!Season 1
* ''The Summer of Punk'' - Wrestling/CMPunk in 2011, during the "Summer of Punk".
* ''Taz is Hardcore'' - Wrestling/{{Tazz}}'s run in the WWF.
* ''Eugene and the Dinsmores'' - [[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]].
* ''Keeping Up With The Kanellis''' - [[Wrestling/MikeBennett Mike]] and Wrestling/MariaKanellis in WWE.
* ''[=EC3dom=]'' - Wrestling/{{EC3}}'s run on WWE's main roster.
* ''The Forgotten Radicalz'' - Wrestling/DeanMalenko and Wrestling/PerrySaturn in the WWF.
* ''Eva Marie: Queen Bee'' - Wrestling/EvaMarie's first run in WWE.
* ''Is It Wrong or Right to Censor?'' - Wrestling/RightToCensor.
!!!Season 2
* ''Vince [=McMahon=] Blows... Up!'' - Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's storyline death in a limousine explosion.
* ''The AEW Women's Division'' - Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling's women's division, criticised for being underutilised.
* ''The Unmasking of Kane'' - Wrestling/{{Kane}} losing his mask in 2003.
* ''Sean O'Haire: Devil's Advocate'' - Wrestling/SeanOHaire's "Devil's Advocate" character in 2003.
* ''Making Mordecai'' - The [[Wrestling/KevinFertig Mordecai]] character.
* ''Enter Sandman'' - [[Wrestling/JimFullington The Sandman]] in WWE's version of ECW.
* ''Otis in the Bank'' - Wrestling/OtisDozovic's run with the Money in the Bank briefcase.
* ''RETRIBUTION'' - Wrestling/{{Retribution}}.
* ''Humanising the ECW Zombie'' - The Zombie character in WWE's version of ECW.
* ''A Man Called Test'' - Wrestling/{{Test}}'s early run in the WWF.
* ''Drew [=McIntyre=]: The Chosen One'' - Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre's first run in WWE as Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's "Chosen One".
* ''A New World Order'' - Wrestling/NewWorldOrder in WWE.
!!!Season 2 Bonuses
* ''Kayfabe Tombola'' - A special episode with a total of 6 Kayfabe Tombolas.
* ''Book It Like Russo'' - Bryce, Dylan, and special guest Tyler Mortimer imitate Wrestling/VinceRusso's ShockingSwerve-heavy style.
* ''Fan-Submitted Kayfabe Tombola'' - A further 6 Kayfabe Tombolas submitted by the listeners.
* ''Season 3 Preview / Ask Kayfabe Anything'' - A preview of Season 3 and a Q&A.
!!!Season 3
* ''Luke and the Harper Family'' - Wrestling/LukeHarper's solo run in WWE.
* ''Fixing Mike's Awesome'' - Wrestling/MikeAwesome in WCW.
* ''Taka Takes the Title'' - Wrestling/TakaMichinoku winning the WWF Championship against Wrestling/TripleH in 2000.
* ''Re-Legitimising Shayna Baszler'' - Wrestling/ShaynaBaszler's run on WWE's main roster.
* ''STAND BACK! There's a Hurricane Comin' Through!'' - [[Wrestling/GregoryHelms The Hurricane]] in 2003.
* ''A New World Order (Part Two)'' - A continuation of the Season Two finale.
* ''"Pirate" Paul Burchill'' - Wrestling/PaulBurchill's pirate gimmick.
* ''Lance Storm's Serious Minute'' - Wrestling/LanceStorm in WWE.
* ''Kurt Angle's Retirement'' - The buildup to Wrestling/KurtAngle's 2019 retirement match in WWE.
* ''The Insanity of [=SAnitY=]'' - Wrestling/{{Sanity}} on WWE's main roster.
* ''Hassle, Disloyalty and Neglect: The John Cena Heel Turn'' - Wrestling/JohnCena's "worst year ever" in 2012 results in him turning heel.
* ''Bret Hart Goes to WCW'' - Wrestling/BretHart in WCW.
!!!Season 3 Bonuses
* ''The Making Kayfabe Interview'' - An interview with CJ Palmisano from Podcast/NotAnotherWrestlingPodcast.
* ''Book It Like Russo 2 (Brolectric Brogaloo) - Bryce, Dylan, and Tyler Mortimer imitate Vince Russo's style again.
!!!Season 4
* ''King Regal'' - Wrestling/WilliamRegal's run as King of the Ring and RAW GM, cut short by a Wellness Policy violation.
* ''Diamond Dallas Page Done Right'' - Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage's involvement in the [[Wrestling/TheInvasionAngle InVasion]] storyline.
* ''"The Boss" Spike Dudley'' - Wrestling/SpikeDudley's 2004 FaceHeelTurn.
* ''The Ascension Ascend!'' - Wrestling/TheAscension on WWE's main roster.
* ''Tommy End's Dark Order'' - A hypothetical storyline of [[Wrestling/AleisterBlack Tommy End]] joining AEW and taking over Wrestling/TheDarkOrder, written before the renamed Malakai Black arrived in AEW in real life.
* ''SUSPENDED! The Titus O'Neil Story'' - Wrestling/TitusONeil's suspension for holding Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's arm, worked into a storyline.
* ''ZOMBIE LUMBERJACKS!'' - The aftermath of the Zombie Lumberjack match between Wrestling/TheMiz and Wrestling/DamianPriest.
* ''The WWE Women's Tag Division'' - The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and division after Wrestling/{{Bayley}} and Wrestling/SashaBanks split.
* ''Aces & Eights Could've Been Great'' - Wrestling/AcesAndEights.
!!!Patreon Exclusive Rebookings
* ''WALTER Goes to Suplex City'' - Wrestling/BrockLesnar goes to NXT UK and challenges Wrestling/{{Walter}}.
* ''Luna Vachon: Lady Vader'' - Wrestling/LunaVachon in WWF's Attitude Era.
* ''Making Billie Kayfabe'' - Wrestling/BillieKay in her 2020 resume-pushing gimmick.
* ''Tozawa's Title Chase'' - Wrestling/AkiraTozawa in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship picture.
* ''How To NOT Screw Up Samoa Joe'' - Wrestling/SamoaJoe on WWE's main roster.
* ''Mr. [=McMahon=]'s ECW'' - Wrestling/VinceMcMahon as ECW Champion.
* ''Mickie James' New Obsession'' - Wrestling/MickieJames' second run in WWE and her storyline with Wrestling/AlexaBliss.
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!!''Making Kayfabe'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AuthorAppeal: Bryce is a big fan of The Hurricane, inspiring the rebooking of the gimmick.
* RunningGag: Several wrestlers appear as Running Gags, and are known as "Friends of the Show".
** Repeated mentions of Ministry of Darkness member Viscera as the greatest wrestler ever are common.
** After noting how often Wrestling/StevieRichards appears in their storylines, both began to guess Stevie Richards was involved in storylines on a regular basis. In Season 4, this escalated to involve cries of "STEVIE FUCKIN' RICHARDS" and gratuitous amounts of airhorn.
** Reno was a running gag for much of Seasons 2 and 3, remembered simply for how unmemorable he was (and for his laughable haircut).
** Headbanger Thrasher was mentioned often in the early seasons for appearing multiple times in Kayfabe Tombolas, but now is never really seen.
** Other than wrestlers, Dylan's tendency to work Number 1 Contender matches into his storylines is notable, and is also accompanied by airhorns.
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'''''Making Kayfabe''''' is a podcast presented and written by Bryce Kitcher and Dylan Copeland, which focuses on the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunities]] of ProfessionalWrestling. Its format consists of one of the hosts presenting a wrestling storyline that could have been booked better, and then telling their ideas of how the narrative could be improved.
Each episode finishes with ''Kayfabe Tombola'', in which the ''other'' host (who did not book that episode) chooses at random a wrestler and a bizarre scenario from a selection of 4, and is tasked with writing a storyline about that combo in a minute; HilarityEnsues.
Making Kayfabe is available on [[https://kite.link/makingkayfabe all of the platforms shown here]], and also has a [[https://www.patreon.com/makingkayfabe/ Patreon page]] where exclusive content is on offer.
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[[folder:Episode List]]
!!!Season 1
* ''The Summer of Punk'' - Wrestling/CMPunk in 2011, during the "Summer of Punk".
* ''Taz is Hardcore'' - Wrestling/{{Tazz}}'s run in the WWF.
* ''Eugene and the Dinsmores'' - [[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]].
* ''Keeping Up With The Kanellis''' - [[Wrestling/MikeBennett Mike]] and Wrestling/MariaKanellis in WWE.
* ''[=EC3dom=]'' - Wrestling/{{EC3}}'s run on WWE's main roster.
* ''The Forgotten Radicalz'' - Wrestling/DeanMalenko and Wrestling/PerrySaturn in the WWF.
* ''Eva Marie: Queen Bee'' - Wrestling/EvaMarie's first run in WWE.
* ''Is It Wrong or Right to Censor?'' - Wrestling/RightToCensor.
!!!Season 2
* ''Vince [=McMahon=] Blows... Up!'' - Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's storyline death in a limousine explosion.
* ''The AEW Women's Division'' - Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling's women's division, criticised for being underutilised.
* ''The Unmasking of Kane'' - Wrestling/{{Kane}} losing his mask in 2003.
* ''Sean O'Haire: Devil's Advocate'' - Wrestling/SeanOHaire's "Devil's Advocate" character in 2003.
* ''Making Mordecai'' - The [[Wrestling/KevinFertig Mordecai]] character.
* ''Enter Sandman'' - [[Wrestling/JimFullington The Sandman]] in WWE's version of ECW.
* ''Otis in the Bank'' - Wrestling/OtisDozovic's run with the Money in the Bank briefcase.
* ''RETRIBUTION'' - Wrestling/{{Retribution}}.
* ''Humanising the ECW Zombie'' - The Zombie character in WWE's version of ECW.
* ''A Man Called Test'' - Wrestling/{{Test}}'s early run in the WWF.
* ''Drew [=McIntyre=]: The Chosen One'' - Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre's first run in WWE as Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's "Chosen One".
* ''A New World Order'' - Wrestling/NewWorldOrder in WWE.
!!!Season 2 Bonuses
* ''Kayfabe Tombola'' - A special episode with a total of 6 Kayfabe Tombolas.
* ''Book It Like Russo'' - Bryce, Dylan, and special guest Tyler Mortimer imitate Wrestling/VinceRusso's ShockingSwerve-heavy style.
* ''Fan-Submitted Kayfabe Tombola'' - A further 6 Kayfabe Tombolas submitted by the listeners.
* ''Season 3 Preview / Ask Kayfabe Anything'' - A preview of Season 3 and a Q&A.
!!!Season 3
* ''Luke and the Harper Family'' - Wrestling/LukeHarper's solo run in WWE.
* ''Fixing Mike's Awesome'' - Wrestling/MikeAwesome in WCW.
* ''Taka Takes the Title'' - Wrestling/TakaMichinoku winning the WWF Championship against Wrestling/TripleH in 2000.
* ''Re-Legitimising Shayna Baszler'' - Wrestling/ShaynaBaszler's run on WWE's main roster.
* ''STAND BACK! There's a Hurricane Comin' Through!'' - [[Wrestling/GregoryHelms The Hurricane]] in 2003.
* ''A New World Order (Part Two)'' - A continuation of the Season Two finale.
* ''"Pirate" Paul Burchill'' - Wrestling/PaulBurchill's pirate gimmick.
* ''Lance Storm's Serious Minute'' - Wrestling/LanceStorm in WWE.
* ''Kurt Angle's Retirement'' - The buildup to Wrestling/KurtAngle's 2019 retirement match in WWE.
* ''The Insanity of [=SAnitY=]'' - Wrestling/{{Sanity}} on WWE's main roster.
* ''Hassle, Disloyalty and Neglect: The John Cena Heel Turn'' - Wrestling/JohnCena's "worst year ever" in 2012 results in him turning heel.
* ''Bret Hart Goes to WCW'' - Wrestling/BretHart in WCW.
!!!Season 3 Bonuses
* ''The Making Kayfabe Interview'' - An interview with CJ Palmisano from Podcast/NotAnotherWrestlingPodcast.
* ''Book It Like Russo 2 (Brolectric Brogaloo) - Bryce, Dylan, and Tyler Mortimer imitate Vince Russo's style again.
!!!Season 4
* ''King Regal'' - Wrestling/WilliamRegal's run as King of the Ring and RAW GM, cut short by a Wellness Policy violation.
* ''Diamond Dallas Page Done Right'' - Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage's involvement in the [[Wrestling/TheInvasionAngle InVasion]] storyline.
* ''"The Boss" Spike Dudley'' - Wrestling/SpikeDudley's 2004 FaceHeelTurn.
* ''The Ascension Ascend!'' - Wrestling/TheAscension on WWE's main roster.
* ''Tommy End's Dark Order'' - A hypothetical storyline of [[Wrestling/AleisterBlack Tommy End]] joining AEW and taking over Wrestling/TheDarkOrder, written before the renamed Malakai Black arrived in AEW in real life.
* ''SUSPENDED! The Titus O'Neil Story'' - Wrestling/TitusONeil's suspension for holding Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's arm, worked into a storyline.
* ''ZOMBIE LUMBERJACKS!'' - The aftermath of the Zombie Lumberjack match between Wrestling/TheMiz and Wrestling/DamianPriest.
* ''The WWE Women's Tag Division'' - The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and division after Wrestling/{{Bayley}} and Wrestling/SashaBanks split.
* ''Aces & Eights Could've Been Great'' - Wrestling/AcesAndEights.
!!!Patreon Exclusive Rebookings
* ''WALTER Goes to Suplex City'' - Wrestling/BrockLesnar goes to NXT UK and challenges Wrestling/{{Walter}}.
* ''Luna Vachon: Lady Vader'' - Wrestling/LunaVachon in WWF's Attitude Era.
* ''Making Billie Kayfabe'' - Wrestling/BillieKay in her 2020 resume-pushing gimmick.
* ''Tozawa's Title Chase'' - Wrestling/AkiraTozawa in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship picture.
* ''How To NOT Screw Up Samoa Joe'' - Wrestling/SamoaJoe on WWE's main roster.
* ''Mr. [=McMahon=]'s ECW'' - Wrestling/VinceMcMahon as ECW Champion.
* ''Mickie James' New Obsession'' - Wrestling/MickieJames' second run in WWE and her storyline with Wrestling/AlexaBliss.
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!!''Making Kayfabe'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AuthorAppeal: Bryce is a big fan of The Hurricane, inspiring the rebooking of the gimmick.
* RunningGag: Several wrestlers appear as Running Gags, and are known as "Friends of the Show".
** Repeated mentions of Ministry of Darkness member Viscera as the greatest wrestler ever are common.
** After noting how often Wrestling/StevieRichards appears in their storylines, both began to guess Stevie Richards was involved in storylines on a regular basis. In Season 4, this escalated to involve cries of "STEVIE FUCKIN' RICHARDS" and gratuitous amounts of airhorn.
** Reno was a running gag for much of Seasons 2 and 3, remembered simply for how unmemorable he was (and for his laughable haircut).
** Headbanger Thrasher was mentioned often in the early seasons for appearing multiple times in Kayfabe Tombolas, but now is never really seen.
** Other than wrestlers, Dylan's tendency to work Number 1 Contender matches into his storylines is notable, and is also accompanied by airhorns.
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