Category: Mat Men
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Mat Men: CM Punk is back in AEW
Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back for another episode of Mat Men. On Wednesday, former two-time AEW World Champion CM Punk was officially announced for the debut episode of AEW Collision on Saturday, June 17th from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. We talk about what it means for that show and what are…
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Mat Men: AEW Wembley Stadium sales stunner, WWE Draft fallout
Andrew and Rich are back with another packed episode of Mat Men, talking about the latest in professional wrestling. Tickets went on sale for AEW All In at Wembley Stadium in London, and the early numbers are leading to some records for a non-WWE event. WWE held their Draft this past week. We talk about…
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Mat Men: Is AEW preparing for a CM Punk-led ‘Collision?’
Andrew & Rich discuss the rumored return of CM Punk to AEW. Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with another episode of Mat Men Podcast, discussing all the latest in professional wrestling. We have more on the potential return of CM Punk to AEW and the new TV show which looks to be called…
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Mat Men: Summer of Punk IV, WWE Backlash build
Andrew & Rich talk all the latest news in wrestling. Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with the latest episode of Mat Men, discussing the latest news in professional wrestling. The big story this week is the rumors of a plan to bring CM Punk back into AEW. Andrew goes into detail as to…
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Mat Men: A talk with NWA owner Billy Corgan
Corgan joined the guys on his birthday to talk all about the NWA. Andrew and Rich are back for a very special episode of Mat Men where they are joined by Billy Corgan, owner of the NWA and lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan joined us on his birthday to talk about the upcoming…
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Mat Men: AEW Revolution fallout, Jey Uso makes his choice
Andrew breaks some AEW/WBD news as well. This show was recorded on Saturday afternoon. Andrew and Rich are back with another episode of Mat Men, discussing the latest in professional wrestling. Andrew breaks some news about an impending agreement between AEW & Warner Bros. Discovery that will see a new hour-long show coming soon. The…
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Mat Men: WWE Elimination Chamber & NJPW previews, ROH TV returning
The guys also talk the passing of Jerry Jarrett and NJPW Battle in the Valley. Andrew & Rich are back with another episode of the Mat Men podcast. The guys have thoughts on the passing of Jerry Jarrett, his importance to the wrestling business, and his contributions to what modern wrestling looks like. WWE Elimination…
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Mat Men: Cody’s road to WWE WrestleMania, looking ahead to AEW Revolution
The guys also talk the AEW video game, Jerry Lawler and more. Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with another episode of Mat Men, discussing all things professional wrestling. On this week’s WWE Raw, Paul Heyman and Cody Rhodes had an all-time promo exchange setting up the main event of this year’s WrestleMania. The…
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Mat Men: Samoa Joe dominates, WWE signs Dragon Lee, a plea to CM Punk
Andrew & Rich return for their final show of the year. Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back for the last episode of the Mat Men podcast for 2022. This week, FTR’s Dax Harwood made a plea to bring back CM Punk and for everyone to get along. We talked about the scenarios that need to happen…
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Mat Men: The Bloodline dominates WWE Survivor Series WarGames
Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with a special Sunday Mat Men to break down the latest in professional wrestling. We run through Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames where the big story was Sami Zayn solidifying his stance with The Bloodline by turning on friend/rival Kevin Owens. We talk the women’s WarGame match, which…
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Mat Men: The Bloodline dominates WWE Survivor Series WarGames
Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with a special Sunday Mat Men to break down the latest in professional wrestling. We run through Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames where the big story was Sami Zayn solidifying his stance with The Bloodline by turning on friend/rival Kevin Owens. We talk the women’s WarGame match, which…
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Mat Men: The MJF era in AEW begins
Andrew and Rich are back for a special Sunday episode of Mat Men, breaking down all the things that happened from the Saturday’s AEW Full Gear. We have a new AEW World champion in MJF as William Regal turned on Jon Moxley to help MJF win. We talk about the match and who will be…
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Mat Men: The MJF era in AEW begins
Andrew and Rich are back for a special Sunday episode of Mat Men, breaking down all the things that happened from the Saturday’s AEW Full Gear. We have a new AEW World champion in MJF as William Regal turned on Jon Moxley to help MJF win. We talk about the match and who will be…
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Mat Men: WWE Crown Jewel fallout, AEW builds to Full Gear
Andrew and Rich are back after a two-week break, discussing all the latest news in pro wrestling. The guys talked about the fallout from WWE Crown Jewel which included several mentions of both NJPW and Bullet Club. They gave Logan Paul his verbal flowers and discuss what his ceiling is if he were to commit…
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Mat Men: Bray Wyatt and Gallows & Anderson return to WWE, AEW’s new titleholder
After a week away, Andrew and Rich are back with another episode of Mat Men recorded prior to all of Friday night’s action. We discuss last Saturday’s WWE Extreme Rules and, of course, the return of Bray Wyatt at the end of the show. What form will his character take this time and is the…
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Mat Men: AEW Grand Slam surprises, title changes
It’s time for a new Mat Men. AEW ran both this week’s Dynamite and Rampage Grand Slam shows in our backyard of Queens, New York, this Wednesday so we give a first-hand perspective of our experience as we discuss the show. Jon Moxley is now a three-time AEW World Champion after defeating Bryan Danielson. We…
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Mat Men: AEW Grand Slam preview, big WWE announcements
Andrew Zarian & Rich Stambolian are back with a special episode of Mat Men previewing AEW Grand Slam, plus the latest in WWE. AEW Grand Slam is taking place tonight in our backyard of Queens, New York, at Arthur Ashe Stadium. We break down the card and what matches we are looking forward to the…
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Mat Men: The post-Vince McMahon WWE era begins, SummerSlam preview
Andrew and Rich are back for another episode of Mat Men, talking about the latest pro wrestling news. Watch on YouTube above or scroll down to listen for free. Now that Vince McMahon has resigned from WWE, there was a lot of fallout this week, including Paul “Triple H” Levesque being named head of creative…
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Mat Men: The next generation of wrestling stars has arrived
Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with another episode of Mat Men, discussing all the latest news in professional wrestling. Just as we were set to record, a story about new allegations against Vince McMahon dropped via a new Wall Street Journal story. We try to break it down and give our thoughts on what…
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Mat Men: Major Vince McMahon allegations, Sasha Banks WWE release rumors
On this edition of Mat Men, Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back after a week off to bring you the latest in pro wrestling news including what might turn out to be the industry’s biggest story in years. Vince McMahon is being investigated by WWE’s board of directors for allegedly paying hush money to…