'Piledrivers in the Crypt' x 'The Kayfabe Zone'

'Piledrivers in the Crypt' x 'The Kayfabe Zone'

Host: Daniel Grothe

Daniel (former host of WiD? w/ Daniel Grothe) covers all things paranormal, true crime and bizarre.The Mikes on Mics talk about all things Wrestling in the Kayfabe Zone... all in Kayfabe!!A weekly Podcast for the fans of sweaty men and women fighting in their underwear & of UAPs (it's still UFO's to us!), Serial Killers, the macabre and True Crime.Only on the Near Fall Network!!Listen on all the Podcast-things out there & on danielgrothe.us!

Episodes

Love Bites.. Kills.. Sometimes For No Reason!
01September 07, 2025 12:35amExplicit

Love Bites.. Kills.. Sometimes For No Reason!

šŸŽƒšŸ’€ BIG RETURNS this week on Piledrivers in the Crypt! šŸ’€šŸŽƒYeah, apparently I don’t know when to stay dead. New episode is out—and no, it’s not just me screaming into the void (though close).We’ve got: Crimes so pointless they make your li…

The (Final) Interview
02July 20, 2025 8:24amExplicit

The (Final) Interview

The Alien Interview.. Yes it's real. And... Yes the wall has arrived. This might be the last Episode of Piledrivers in the Crypt. Thank you my friends. It's been a ride!PleaseĀ consider helping Mikey & Me:> Website:Ā https://danielgrothe.at/h…

Unbreakable Insiders?
03July 14, 2025 3:30amExplicit

Unbreakable Insiders?

Messages from the Past ... Insider Messages... from the WiD? w/ Daniel Grothe archives.Plus: The Mikes on Mikes… talking wrestling… or politics… or maybe both?PleaseĀ consider helping Mikey:> Website:Ā https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-hear…

SummerSlammed by the Sun...
04July 07, 2025 1:04pmExplicit

SummerSlammed by the Sun...

Bikinis, BBQs… and bloodshed. It’s summer, baby. And guess what? The sun’s trying to kill you. Not the government. Not your neighbor. Not some guy on a podcast screaming about lizard people and fluoride. Nope. Just our good ol’ flaming deat…

Manifest like a Machine... Or Champion... Or King...
05June 29, 2025 11:44pmExplicit

Manifest like a Machine... Or Champion... Or King...

This episode of Piledrivers in the Crypt is for all of you who’ve screamed ā€œI’m a divine being!ā€ into a mirror while overdrafting your account.Don’t wish it… manifest it.Meanwhile, in The Kayfabe Zone: it’s Night of Champions meets King of …

Emergency Broadcast - Please Help...
06June 17, 2025 2:26pm

Emergency Broadcast - Please Help...

This is an emergency broadcast. Please help if you can. Thank you so much!PayPal DonationsWebsiteMikey's Fundraiser

Bank on the Abyss...!
07June 15, 2025 10:55pmExplicit

Bank on the Abyss...!

Piledrivers in the Crypt is back and this time… aliens are NOT in space.Meanwhile the Ā Mikes on Mics… they’re talking about something called ā€œMoney in the Bank.ā€ I don’t know what that is. We don’t have that. If you do...Please consider hel…

Murder in a Box... Mayhem in the Bank!
08June 08, 2025 12:44amExplicit

Murder in a Box... Mayhem in the Bank!

This week: the infamous Glass Box Killer. Yes, you read that right—someone out there is turning murder into an IKEA DIY project.Meanwhile, the Mikes on Mics sweat their way through the facts of Money in the Bank. Nothing says ā€œsummer funā€ l…

Oakville Sent a Message… and You Deserved It!
09June 01, 2025 12:36amExplicit

Oakville Sent a Message… and You Deserved It!

It rained goo. People got sick. And somehow… you probably deserved it. This week - The Oakville blobs—yes, that grotesque biological mystery from Washington state!Plus: a very special Wormhole message that you do not want to miss. Seriously…

The Monster of Tyrol! (not me...)
10May 25, 2025 1:11amExplicit

The Monster of Tyrol! (not me...)

The Monster of the Alps... Guido Zingerle! Also Saturday Night Main Event in the Kayfabe Zone.PleaseĀ consider helping Mikey:> Website:Ā https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me:Ā https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal:Ā https://www.pay…

Welcome to the Umbra!
11May 19, 2025 12:53amExplicit

Welcome to the Umbra!

(00:00:00) Welcome to the Umbra! (00:24:21) Piledrivers in the Crypt Ever wonder what’s lurking just behind the veil of reality? No? Well too bad—because this week, we’re ripping it open.You could ignore it and keep living your little Matr…

Cursed...
12May 12, 2025 1:44am

Cursed...

Yes I believe in curses. And not much to say but this : Thank you!Please consider helping Mikey:> Website:Ā https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me:Ā https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal:Ā https://www.paypal.com/donate/...ā€œThe darkn…

The Darkness... sometimes just sucks!
13May 03, 2025 1:16amExplicit

The Darkness... sometimes just sucks!

A not so great follow - up message from the Crypt. Please consider to ...Ā HELP!The Mikes are back... shooting on last weeks mishap episode that doesn't exist.ā€œThe darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.ā€-> Ā Listen to the A…

The Show that is... no Show...
14April 27, 2025 1:39amExplicit

The Show that is... no Show...

Welcome—wait, no. Not welcome. There’s no Piledrivers in the Crypt this week. Why?Reasons.In the meantime, hug your dogs, kick a demon in the shins, and rememberā€¦ā€œThe darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.ā€-> Ā Listen to t…

Happy Easter! ... WrestleMania!.. I mean.. Communion...
15April 18, 2025 3:03pmExplicit

Happy Easter! ... WrestleMania!.. I mean.. Communion...

We go FULL BODY SLAM into the weirdest timeline ever:Ā WrestleMania I (1985) debuts… and somewhere in the woods, Whitley Strieber gets abducted by aliens and writes Communion ... 40 years later, we’re still haunted by both.ā€œThe darkness is y…

Master of Puppets at Khamar Daban
16April 13, 2025 1:22amExplicit

Master of Puppets at Khamar Daban

(00:00:00) Master of Puppets at Khamar Daban (00:18:27) Piledrivers in the Crypt The Khamar Daban IncidentSix hikers. One survivor. Everyone vomiting blood and dying in the snow like they just sat through an AEW booking meeting. It’s gross…

Deal with the... Wormhole!
17April 06, 2025 12:06amExplicit

Deal with the... Wormhole!

Yes, the Mikes talk wrestling.Yes, Jay, Jimmy, Gunther, and CM Punk are mentioned.Yes, it’s somehow more coherent thanĀ Raw.BUT THEN… I open The Wormhole and ruin everyone’s night...Also: I give a short update on my health, because apparentl…

The Brain in the Mirror!
18March 30, 2025 2:02amExplicit

The Brain in the Mirror!

It fractures the skull, bruises the frontal lobe, and leaves you drooling on your conspiracy theory notebook.Can brain trauma turn you into a killer? Or just a podcast host?The Mikes in the Kayfabe Zone talk about... of course... John Cena.…

Resuscitation Point...
19March 23, 2025 12:49amExplicit

Resuscitation Point...

Death isn’t a theory. It’s the one spoiler no one can rewrite.The moment your world flips, time stops, and death becomes more than just a concept. This isn’t ghost stories and urban legends. This is real. And I am afraid...In The Kayfabe Zo…

The Chupacabra Comes Full Circle!
20March 16, 2025 4:40amExplicit

The Chupacabra Comes Full Circle!

They sayĀ kayfabe is dead, but so are the goats left behind by the Chupacabra! Ā This week onĀ Piledrivers in the Crypt, we sink our teeth into the legend of the bloodsucking beast that’s been terrorizing livestock, conspiracy nuts, and crypti…

The Black Eyed Children's Heel Turn!
21March 07, 2025 1:38pmExplicit

The Black Eyed Children's Heel Turn!

Wrestling is fake? Reality is fake? Black-Eyed Children areĀ definitely fake—or are they?Strap in, you sexy witches and you ugly ghouls, because this week on Piledrivers in the Crypt, I sit down with Mike J from The Kayfabe Zone to talk abou…

Extraterrestrial Alterations!
22March 01, 2025 1:43amExplicit

Extraterrestrial Alterations!

Ever wondered if we’re just intergalactic livestock?Ā Piledrivers in the Crypt is back with a deep dive intoĀ extraterrestrials farming humans—yes, you read that right. From gruesome human mutilations at the hands of non-human intelligences t…

WiD? w/ Daniel Grothe
23February 22, 2025 1:58pmExplicit

WiD? w/ Daniel Grothe

THE RETURN OFĀ WiD? W/ DANIEL GROTHE – ONE NIGHT ONLY!Ā It’s happening. WiD? is BACK—for ONE NIGHT ONLY. šŸŽ™ļøI'm opening the WiD? archives to reveal never-before-discussed emails from YOU—the listeners. And buried within them?A BOMBSHELL about…

Love Hurts! - The Valentine's Day Special
24February 16, 2025 3:51amExplicit

Love Hurts! - The Valentine's Day Special

The Bloody, Cannibalistic, Absolutely F@%ked Truth About Valentine’s Day!Ā Ah, Valentine’s Day—the holiday of love, romance, and… flesh-eating psychopaths? šŸ©øšŸ“While the rest of the world is busy pretending this day isn’t a corporate sham, P…

Yeet! - The Super Bowl Special
25February 10, 2025 1:45amExplicit

Yeet! - The Super Bowl Special

Forget the halftime show—Piledrivers in the Crypt is back with a Super Bowl Special that’ll hit harder than a linebacker on steroids. While the world argues over commercials and overpriced chicken wings, we’re serving up pure horror, true c…

Let's Rumble!... With Black Goo
26January 31, 2025 2:56pmExplicit

Let's Rumble!... With Black Goo

This week, buckle up as the Mikes talk all about what to expect form the the 2025 Royal Rumble. Who will punch their ticket to Wrestlemania? Also, Daniel creeps us out for the crypt talking about Black Goo!-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ …

The Art of the Bell & Predictions!
27January 26, 2025 1:41amExplicit

The Art of the Bell & Predictions!

This week -> The Mikes are outside of the zone to give their yearly pro wrestling predictions! And... live from the crypt -> Daniel talks listener predictions along with some of his own & delivers a ...what he thinks is a ... very important…

How To Curse Objects & Chill
28January 11, 2025 12:56amExplicit

How To Curse Objects & Chill

The Mikes are back...WOW...and ready to talk all about the WWE's debut on Netflix. Also, they dive into their predictions from last year to prepare you all for next week's prediction show!In the Crypt...Daniel talks about cursed objects.. a…

The Austrian Dungeon Master... Josef Fritzl
29January 06, 2025 2:42amExplicit

The Austrian Dungeon Master... Josef Fritzl

This week... let's talk about a beast of a man from Austria, and no..., it’s not Arnold...or Gunther. It's Austria’s 2nd most famous monster... Josef Fritzl.-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! w…

Christmas in the Crypt! HO HO HO?
30December 25, 2024 1:16pmExplicit

Christmas in the Crypt! HO HO HO?

This week, the Mikes on mics are busy wrapping gifts and drinking too much eggnog... Daniel decided he would step in and take control. Hopefully, without his darker side... Sit back, relax and prepare to be terrified with Holiday horror sto…

Happy Thanksgiving...?!
31December 08, 2024 3:51amExplicit

Happy Thanksgiving...?!

This week, the Mikes on Mics are back!... and ready to talk about the heart break that was the New Day 10 year celebration. Why oh why….they may have some clues! Also, the guys read a concerning email from Daniel before PitC... And….well, j…

The Possession..?
32November 25, 2024 11:16amExplicit

The Possession..?

It's still weird. Join Mike J as he tries to make sense of last week's short and unsettling Piledrivers in the Crypt. And we may or may not hear from Daniel?-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! w…

The Fan!
33November 19, 2024 2:45pmExplicit

The Fan!

This week, the Mikes on Mics step out of the zone to talk about why wrestling fans are the biggest haters of wrestling. Also, on PitC....uh Daniel, are you ok? Hello?+-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you …

'PitC' Classics - From Austria with Love!
34November 15, 2024 5:36amExplicit

'PitC' Classics - From Austria with Love!

This week, Daniel tell us about some major changes to his scenery and life!Originally aired in episode 354 of Drive By Wrestling-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...!Ā -> Ā Daniel's …

Blood... Sweat... and Soulmates!
35November 10, 2024 3:53amExplicit

Blood... Sweat... and Soulmates!

This week... the Mikes on Mics return and step out of the zone to talk about NXT going to the EXTREME!On Piledrivers in the Crypt... now coming to you from Austria... Daniel gives us a little update about the things that happened in his lif…

HALLOWEEN 2024 (The Threesome!)
36October 27, 2024 11:38amExplicit

HALLOWEEN 2024 (The Threesome!)

Welcome to our Threesome! That's right, this week is Halloween week. And we here at Drive By and Piledrivers In The Crypt love you so much we thought the least we could do is pull up a cuck chair for your ear holes! So sit back, relax, and …

'PitC' Halloween Special - Part 5
37October 27, 2024 11:27amExplicit

'PitC' Halloween Special - Part 5

Part 5 of a 5 part series to kick off the 2024 Halloween season! Creepy listener stories told by Daniel!-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...!Ā -> Ā Daniel's Facebook-> Ā X .. is gonn…

'PitC' Halloween Special - Part 4
38October 27, 2024 11:17amExplicit

'PitC' Halloween Special - Part 4

Part 4 of a 5 part series to kick off the 2024 Halloween season! Creepy listener stories told by Daniel!-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...!Ā -> Ā Daniel's Facebook-> Ā X .. is gonn…

'PitC' Halloween Special - Part 3
39October 27, 2024 11:15amExplicit

'PitC' Halloween Special - Part 3

Part 3 of a 5 part series to kick off the 2024 Halloween season! Creepy listener stories told by Daniel!-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...!Ā -> Ā Daniel's Facebook-> Ā X .. is gonn…

'PitC' Halloween Special - Part 2
40October 27, 2024 11:10amExplicit

'PitC' Halloween Special - Part 2

Part 2 of a 5 part series to kick off the 2024 Halloween season! Creepy listener stories told by Daniel!-> Ā Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...!Ā -> Ā Daniel's Facebook-> Ā X .. is gonn…