KILL TONY: WrestleMania

The crossover between live stand-up comedy and professional wrestling can be an awkward fit, and this event shows exactly why. Rather than sticking to the usual Austin club setup, the live podcast roadshow moves to a massive theater in Las Vegas for a WrestleMania tie-in. The appeal of the evening lies in the clash of cultures: watching upstart stand-up hopefuls pull a one-minute set from a bucket, only to get critiqued by a bizarre panel of professional wrestling personalities and comedy mainstays. It is a high-friction environment where some of the biggest names in sports entertainment look completely bewildered by the comedy club format.

Recorded at Dolby Live at Park MGM on April 18, 2026, during the weekend of WrestleMania 42, the Netflix special (released under the title KillTonyMania) catches host Tony Hinchcliffe at a high point in his mainstream crossover. He and co-host Brian Redban share the stage with a crowded panel that includes Jeff Ross alongside WWE names like Triple H, Kane, Nia Jax, Jey Uso, and a largely silent Undertaker, who waits until the end of the night to deliver a body slam to Hinchcliffe.

The show’s erratic pacing is highlighted by a few trainwreck moments. For example, a disastrous first bucket pull was completely edited out of the final broadcast, forcing Hinchcliffe to restart the show entirely and pretend the next pull was the first. While show regulars like William Montgomery and Casey Rocket keep their footing, late-stage appearances from Pauly Shore and Carrot Top derail the momentum.