Author: Josh Nason
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JNPO: AEW Q2 business review with Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston
Image: AEW For the first time in two months, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has returned with a new episode looking at the second quarter in AEW business with the one & only Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics. We sift through all the interesting news & notes from April, May and June and how that has brought AEW…
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JNPO: Author Guy Evans on new David Penzer book, ‘Who Killed WCW’ contributions, Eric Bischoff
On a brand-new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, author Guy Evans returns after a five-year absence to talk about his new co-authored book and his contributions to the “Who Killed WCW?” series currently airing on Vice TV. The book is Sitting Ringside, Vol. 1 — the first of a two-part autobiography/scrapbook series by longtime WCW ring announcer…
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JNPO: AEW Q1 business review with Brandon Thurston
Josh Nason AEW continued to do some, ahem, Big Business in the first quarter of 2024 and that means it was time to record our quarterly AEW business review with Wrestlenomics‘ Brandon Thurston on a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out. For those new here, this is the formerly named quarterly investors call series where we focus on the…
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JNPO: Josh Barnett talks Bloodsport X, Baszler, bourbon & burgers
Josh Barnett/Warbringer Bourbon It’s WrestleMania week in Philadelphia and that includes a slew of non-WWE related events like The Lapsed Fan’s Bozos, Biceps & Bullsh*t Brunch that we talked about last week. This week, we go in a different direction, that being Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport X as part of GCW’s Collective series of events this weekend.…
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JNPO: The Lapsed Fan heads to Philadelphia for bozos & brunch
On a brand-new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro of The Lapsed Fan return to promote their upcoming live event during WrestleMania weekend in Philadelphia. During their hour-plus appearance, the guys talk about what fans can expect at their Bozos, Biceps and Bullshit brunch taking place on Sunday, April 7th at Punchline Philly.…
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JNPO: AEW Q4 investors call with Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston
AEW Josh Nason’s Punch-Out returns with another AEW investors call episode, focusing on the fourth quarter of AEW business in 2023. As always, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns to lend his thoughts, numbers, and an exclusive PDF for Wrestlenomics subscribers of some the numbers we discuss. If you’re new, here’s the inspiration: Roughly a month after…
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JNPO: WWE Raw/Netflix TV rights deal talk with NY Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel
WWE With the big news coming Tuesday morning that WWE is taking its Raw talents to Netflix beginning in 2025, I welcomed New York Post sports media reporter Ryan Glasspiegel on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out to talk all about the big news. In our 20+ minute discussion, we talked about the deal that will see Raw…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review finale – Worlds apart
JJ Williams The time has arrived to wrap up the Josh Nason’s Punch-Out 12-part pro wrestling year in review series with a stop in December. Joining me for the first time as my co-host: the one & only Ibou of WrestlePurists. And even though December ended three weeks ago, a lot happened that is worth…
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JNPO: The MMA year in review, pt. 4
UFC With the UFC calendar ready to kick into gear this weekend, I wrap up my annual MMA year in review series with a look back at October through December 2023, joined by Paul Fontaine. Some of the highlights in our 80-minute conversation: The UFC and USADA splitting up and the messy situation that ensued Francis…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Hell freezes over
WWE On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, the run toward the end of my pro wrestling year in review series continues with a stop in November. Joining me for the first time is special guest Scott Edwards of Fightful, Voices of Wrestling and a slew of other outlets. We lead off with the surprise return…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Tuesday Night War, Edge finds a new home
My Josh Nason’s Punch-Out pro wrestling year in review series begins its final descent with an extended look at October 2023. Joining me is first-time guest Rich Fann of PW Torch and POST Wrestling. Rich and I led off with the so-called Tuesday Night War between NXT and AEW that saw WWE bring in John…
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JNPO: The MMA year in review, pt. 3
Zuffa/UFC The third installment in my Josh Nason’s Punch-Out four-part MMA year in review series rolls on with a look at July, August & September 2023. Joining me as always is Paul Fontaine of the In The Clinch podcast, The Dynamite Show, and wrestling TV ratings writer for this very website. It was a month…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – CM Punk fired by AEW, the TKO era begins
AEW The first of the final four episodes in my 12-part Punch-Out series looking back at the year in wrestling begins with a stop in September. Rejoining me after his debut last year in Davie Portman of POST Wrestling and the Poisonrana podcast. While we cover nearly everything during the month, the gateway to fall…
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JNPO: Holt McCallany on becoming Fritz Von Erich in ‘The Iron Claw’
A24 In an extended interview, actor Holt McCallany joined Josh Nason’s Punch-Out to talk about his upcoming new film “The Iron Claw” in which he plays the role of Fritz Von Erich, patriarch of the famed Texas wrestling clan. Holt talked about his preparation and research for the role, which included training with WWE Hall…
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JNPO: The MMA year in review show, pt. 2
Zuffa/UFC On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, my yearly MMA year in review series with guest co-host Paul Fontaine rolls on with a look at April, May & June. This 90+ day stretch saw Israel Adesanya regain the UFC middleweight title from rival Alex Pereira at UFC 287 in front of 19,000 Floridians and a…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Triumph, tragedy & tribulations
On the latest entry into my JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, it’s time to wrap up summer with a look at August, joined this time by Rich Kraetsch of Voices of Wrestling. It truly was a month of triumph and tragedy as the wrestling world mourned the sudden passing of WWE star Bray…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Bloodlines and brochachos
On a new entry in my annual JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, I am joined by Jesse Collings of Wrestlenomics and the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast to talk all about the month of July. We kick off by looking back at WWE Money in the Bank which saw two future title challengers created in…
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JNPO: The MMA year in review show, pt. 1
It’s time to kick off my four-part MMA year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: a tradition dating back to 2015. Eight years later, a lot remains the same including that the UFC is still the dominant leader in MMA and even more so than ever before. Joining me once again is my trusty…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – The beginning of the end
AEW CM Punk’s return to AEW and the launch of AEW Collision are the lead topics for the June 2023 edition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series. Joining me on this hour-plus deep dive is podcaster Mike Gilbert of Voices of Wrestling. We also talk the very successful AEW x NJPW Forbidden…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Collisions, Backlashes & injuries
AEW On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, we arrive at May 2023 in my pro wrestling year in review series: a transformative 31 days for AEW. Or so they thought. ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell returns as my co-pilot as we delve into the official launch of AEW Collision — the company’s third TV show on WBD. …
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – A month of unthinkables
On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Fightful’s Kate Elizabeth returns to co-host the April 2023 edition of my pro wrestling year in review series. And what a month it was. The day after a hugely successful WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles, the fate of WWE was announced with the news they would merge with UFC…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Of AEW Iron Man matches & Instagram drama
AEW My annual Punch-Out month-by-month audio recap of the year in pro wrestling continues with a stop in March and this episode’s co-host Bryan Rose of F4WOnline. It was a stretch highlighted by a fun AEW Revolution, main evented by an Iron Man match between AEW World Champion MJF and Bryan Danielson that turned out to…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – One night in Montreal
WWE The yearly tradition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series has returned: a month-by-month look at nearly everything that happened in 2023. This episode covers February which was dominated by the run-up to WWE Elimination Chamber in Montreal and the discussion of whether Sami Zayn could leave his home country with the…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Jay Briscoe’s passing, Vince McMahon’s return
The yearly tradition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series has returned: a month-by-month look at nearly everything that happened in 2023. As you might expect, it kicks off with January with my special guest co-host Andrew Thompson of POST Wrestling. It was a month of tragedy with the unexpected passing of Jay…
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JNPO: AEW Q3 investors call with Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston
Josh Nason’s Punch-Out returns with another AEW investors call episode, focusing on the third quarter of AEW business in 2023. Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns to lend his thoughts, numbers, and an exclusive PDF for Wrestlenomics subscribers. If you’re new, here’s the inspiration: Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends, publicly traded companies like…
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Punch-Out: ESPN’s Arda Ocal on being WWE’s Kyle Edwards, Aftermath with Renee Paquette
Arda Ocal Just over eight years ago, a man known to plenty of Canadian pro wrestling fans (and U.S. ones as well) began his career in WWE after a run that began on frozen tundras in his native country and eventually took him to both Canadian sports TV and radio on SportsNet 360. While you…
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JNPO: The AEW All In hangover effect on All Out
AEW What a difference eight days can, and will, make. Last Sunday, it was the highest of highs for AEW as they packed in 81,000+ into London’s Wembley Stadium for All In which was, by all accounts, a major win for the company and for the business in general for those willing to move past…
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JNPO: AEW All In game day preview, early All Out card predictions
With less than hours to go before the kickoff of AEW All In from London’s Wembley Stadium, allow me to present a Josh Nason’s Punch-Out special audio version of my preview & prediction column from Sports Illustrated this past week with some additional thoughts. I talk about how despite what the haters (Hayters?) will say,…
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JNPO: AEW Q2 investors call with Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston
Josh Nason’s Punch-Out returns for a second installment of the quarterly AEW investors call series, focusing on the second quarter of 2023. The indispensable Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns to lend his thoughts, numbers, and an exclusive PDF for Wrestlenomics subscribers. If you’re new, here’s the inspiration: Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends,…
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JNPO: How a former MMA editor became a five-time Jeopardy champion
Jeopardy Question: This former MMA editor-in-chief went on to become a five-time Jeopardy champion this year. Answer: Ben Goldstein. On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, I introduce the uninitiated to Ben, the former EIC for Cage Potato, a humor-based MMA news site that was a big part of the MMA media ecosystem back in the post-TUF…
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JNPO: The Tao of AEW’s ‘The Butcher’ Andy Williams
AEW Scroll down and click ‘Click Here to Listen’ to hear this show. For the longest time, Andy Williams has been on my short list of guests I have wanted to have on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out and finally, my call was answered. You might know him as The Butcher in AEW, part of the long-running…
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JNPO: AEW Q1 investors call with Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston
Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends, WWE (like other publicly traded companies) holds a quarterly call for investors and analysts where they announce how they did financially. The call, and the reports issued prior, include key performance indicators and plenty of detailed information on attendance, merchandise sales, and other interesting factoids if you…
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JNPO: The violent & peaceful world of GCW’s Cole Radrick
Josh & Cole talk GCW, internet trolls & his friendship with Shigehiro Irie. Arcane Magic Merch This is a free podcast. Scroll down to listen. Just over a year ago, I saw this clip circulating around social media and was fascinated not only by the gruesome visuals but that they were inflicted on someone I…
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JNPO: The Lapsed Fan goes Hollywood
Josh, Jack & JP discuss this Sunday’s live WrestleMania post-show. Scroll down to listen to the podcast. Let’s face it: The Lapsed Fan going Hollywood was inevitable, given their propensity for limos, plastic surgery, and jet setting among the elite. On this week’s Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, I go deep with Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro…
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JNPO: WardLOW, QT Marshall Twitter war, fallout show rules
Where did things go askew for the former TNT Champion? AEW After a two-month break, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has returned following last week’s head-scratching edition of AEW Dynamite. Joining me is past guest Jesse Collings of Wrestlenomics and Voices of Wrestling. The main focus is Wardlow, who lost the TNT title on Dynamite just days…
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JNPO: MMA year in review – 92 days of UFC scandals & title changes
Josh & Paul Fontaine talk Dana White, Islam Makhachev, Israel Adesanya and more. The final entry into the JNPO MMA year in review series has arrived. Per usual, Figure Four Online writer & Fight Game Media podcaster Paul Fontaine joins me as we recap the final three months of 2022 for nearly two hours. The…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – The grand finale
Josh & POST Wrestling’s Davie Portman recap everything that happened in December 2022. I regret to inform you that the Josh Nason’s Punch-Out journey through the year that was in pro wrestling has arrived at its final stop. And while the topics covered this week did just happen less than 40 days ago, there’s still…
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JNPO: MMA year in review – The Nate Diaz UFC circus comes to a fitting end
Josh & Paul Fontaine talk UFC 279, Leon Edwards’ upset of Kamaru Usman, and more from July through September. The MMA year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out continues with a stop in July, August and September — a raucous three months that saw big title changes and a crazy lead-up to UFC 279.…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Logan Paul shows out at WWE Crown Jewel
Josh Nason & VOW’s Rich Kraetsch talk all the happenings from November 2022. The heralded JNPO pro wrestling year in review series continues with a stop in November 2022. While our time here is almost done, there’s still more fun to be had as Rich Kraetsch of Voices of Wrestling makes his return to talk over this…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – WWE’s White Rabbit is revealed
Josh Nason & Trevor Dame recap a fun October 2022 in wrestling. The famed pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out arrives in October 2022. Acting as my co-pilot for this look at the 31 days that were is the great Trevor Dame of ThROH The Years and Wrestling Inc. Here’s a…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – The fallout from AEW All Out
Josh Nason & Pro Wrestling.net’s Colin McGuire recap a wild September in AEW. While the Vince McMahon WWE story was the biggest of 2022, coming in a close second has to be the situation involving CM Punk, the Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Ace Steel, and the Brawl Out after AEW All Out. We talk about…
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JNPO: MMA year in review – The scale knocks a UFC champion out
Josh & Paul Fontaine talk about the second quarter of 2022 MMA action. The second installment in the annual Josh Nason’s Punch-Out MMA year in review series has arrived with a look at April, May and June 2022. Joining me as always is F4Wonline writer & Fight Game Media podcaster Paul Fontaine. I scanned nearly…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – A very unusual month for AEW
Josh & Fightful’s Kate Elizabeth recap everything that happened in August 2022. AEW The Josh Nason’s Punch-Out 2022 pro wrestling year in review series says farewell to summer with a final look back at August. Joining me on the beach is first-time guest Kate Elizabeth of Fightful. It’s a heavy AEW month with the build…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Vince McMahon resigns from WWE
Jon Alba joins Josh Nason to talk all the happenings in July 2022. One of the most interesting year in pro wrestling news history peaked in July 2022 with Vince McMahon announcing his retirement/resignation from WWE. We talk about that and more in the latest installment in the pro wrestling year in review series on…
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JNPO: MMA Year in Review – The Francis Ngannou/UFC feud continues
Colby Covington feuded with Jorge Masvidal, and Israel Adesanya continued his dominance. On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, I take a break from the award-winning pro wrestling year in review series to return to the granddaddy of them all: the MMA year in review series. In the first of four parts, the returning Paul Fontaine…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – The first Vince McMahon allegations emerge
Josh and Mike Gilbert also talk the bumpy road to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, the clubhouse leader for the best pro wrestling year in review series continues with a stop in June 2022 — the month that saw the first of the Vince McMahon allegations come out. Helping…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – MJF, Sasha Banks & Naomi take a stand
Josh Nason & Jesse Collings recap May 2022 in pro wrestling. In the May 2022 stop in my JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, we arrive at two different types of situations where wrestlers took a stand against their employers but for completely different reasons. The returning Jesse Collings of Voices of Wrestling and…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Steve Austin’s return, anti-AEW bot accusations
Josh & Post Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson go deep into April 2022 on the 200th JNPO. WWE On the landmark 200th episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, we unveil a supersized edition of the show as the 2022 pro wrestling year in review series rolls on. Post Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson joins me for two hours (!) to…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Tony Khan buys Ring of Honor
Josh Nason & Ethan Renner hit on the ROH sale, Big E’s injury, Triple H’s retirement and lots more. AEW The best pro wrestling year in review series in the universe rolls on with a look back at March 2022. Helping me out on this edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out is the returning podcaster, F4W…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Cody & Brandi Rhodes leave AEW
Josh & Ian Carey look back at a month that saw Cody & Brandi Rhodes leave AEW. The pro wrestling year in review series continues on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out with a stop in February 2022. Joining me this week to sift through it all is website writer and columnist Ian Carey. The biggest news from…
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JNPO: John Pollock on POST Wrestling’s fifth anniversary
Ahead of their fifth anniversary event Saturday, the popular host talked about what he’s learned and where POST hopes to go to next. Nearly five years ago, John Pollock was a guest on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out just days after he and Wai Ting’s POST Wrestling launched. As he and Wai prepare for their fifth anniversary…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – The month of Brock
The best pro wrestling year in review series on the internet begins. WWE With the end of 2022 hurtling toward us, it’s time to begin the best damn year in review series in the pro wrestling universe. For the second straight year, I attempt to delve into all the big stories, results and news to…
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JNPO: FITE co-founder Michael Weber on GCW streaming deal, future of FITE+, AEW
The FITE co-founder also talks about his time working for WWE, WCW and TNA. One of the big news stories this week in pro wrestling was GCW, Wrestling Revolver and Black Label Pro getting out of the pay-per-view business and moving both live events and their content libraries to FITE+. While we initially heard from…
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JNPO: The underappreciated wrestling career of AEW’s JD Drake
The veteran talks about his time in AEW, his personal growth & mental health, and his recent comments on NXT’s Josh Briggs. This is a free show, courtesy of NordVPN. Scroll down to listen. A Josh Nason’s Punch-Out bucket list guest can now be crossed off the list as wrestling veteran and AEW roster member…
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JNPO: Ariel Helwani on Tony Khan AEW controversy, Triple H WWE interview criticism, CM Punk
Helwani talked about the fallout from his comments on last Wednesday’s interview. The following is a free podcast. Scroll down to listen. 24 hours after his comments on his interview with AEW head Tony Khan went viral on wrestling Twitter, Ariel Helwani makes his serendipitous debut on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out. In our 35-minute talk and…
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JNPO: Impact’s Scott D’Amore on Bound for Glory, state of the company
The Impact VP talked about the decision to move PPVs to Fridays and more. With their Bound for Glory pay-per-view coming this Friday, it was the right time to welcome first-time guest and Impact Wrestling/Anthem Sports & Entertainment senior vice president Scott D’Amore to Josh Nason’s Punch-Out. In our thirty minute chat found below, we…
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JNPO: Jon Alba on how to improve the wrestling media ecosystem
Jon joins Josh Nason to talk about the growing dissent between wrestlers and today’s wrestling media. Heard a good story about wrestling media lately? With each passing week, there is more and more grumbling from writers, podcasters, wrestlers and organizations about how the business is covered and discussed and how information is disseminated. Can the…
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JNPO: Dr. Keith Lipinski on AEW drama, All Out experience, state of AAW
The longtime podcast host talks about all the happenings in Chicago. With all the drama surrounding this past weekend’s events in Chicago (including Bryan Alvarez going down in defeat), there’s no better time to welcome Windy City resident, AAW executive vice president and former Dr. Keith Presents host Dr. Keith Lipinski to Josh Nason’s Punch-Out.…
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JNPO: A different take on WWE & AEW TV rights, ratings & demos
Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post drops by to talk about the business of pro wrestling. WWE This is a free podcast. Just scroll down and click to listen. With wrestling ratings and TV rights talk basically a daily occurence ’round these parts, I have wanted to get a different take on the subject…
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JNPO: Chad Dundas on ‘The Territories,’ UFC’s gradual evolution
The author talks about his new pro wrestling fiction project, UFC, and more. Chad Dundas The following is a free show. Just click below to listen. Author and Co-Main Event Podcast co-chair Chad Dundas returns to Josh Nason’s Punch-Out for the third time to talk his new project, The Territories, available on IndieGogo now. Chad…
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JNPO: Vince McMahon, Stephanie & WWE’s already wild Friday
Josh Nason talks about everything we know about the latest WWE developments with the McMahon family. This is a free show. Just scroll down to listen. It’s been a wild Friday for both WWE and the McMahon family. Ahead of today’s Wrestling Observer Live where this topic will be expounded upon further, I provide everything…
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JNPO: My UFC flame is burning out, AEW frustrations, drunk driving rant
Josh and Jonathan Snowden talk about why their UFC fandom is dying along with sharing some AEW frustrations. Yahoo This is about as close to a therapy session as you’ll hear on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out. For the better part of two years, I have found my interest and love for the UFC (and MMA in…
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JNPO: Grading Hangman Page’s AEW title run, Rampage announcement botch
Josh & guest Jesse Collings also discuss whether Cody Rhodes should have wrestled at WWE Hell in a Cell. AEW The following is a free podcast. Just scroll to the bottom to listen for free. On this week’s Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, we talk three topics that caught my interest this past week for three different…
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JNPO: Swerve Strickland’s breakthrough moment has arrived
From AEW to music to acting, Josh Nason talks with the game’s next big breakout star. AEW This is a free show. Just click the link at the bottom of the post to listen. When he was released by WWE near the end of 2021, Swerve Strickland had a lot of options in wrestling —…
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JNPO: UFC 211 leftovers with Bleacher Report’s Mike Chiappetta
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Image: UFC.com UFC 211 left everyone pretty happy…except for those who sat through the David Branch/Jotko fight that opened the pay-per-view. Helping Punch-Out host Josh Nason recap the big news coming out of Dallas is Bleacher Report columnist and past guest Mike Chiappetta. On the topic board today: – How Mike’s transition to BR has…