Category: The Fight Game Podcast
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Fight Game: What was the best match of last weekend?
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We opened up the show talking about our WCW ’96 project and where you can find it. Then we got into our top five stories. Here’s what we talked about: Adam Copeland’s AEW debut NXT vs. AEW Dynamite going head-to-head on Tuesday…
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Fight Game: NXT No Mercy & AEW WrestleDream previews
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We opened up the show talking about the latest twists and turns with the MJF and Adam Cole angle, including the cliffhanger at the end with Jay White. Some of the other things we talked about: Dragon Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio and…
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Fight Game: The fallout from AEW Dynamite Grand Slam, WWE talent cuts
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We opened up the show talking about the news that WWE SmackDown is moving from Fox back to USA in 2024. What does that mean for Raw and is it a step down? Some of the other things we talk about: The…
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Fight Game: Will it be a love TKO for WWE & UFC?
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. Our first topic was about the possible synergy between UFC and WWE that everyone is talking about. Will it work or are the audiences too different these days? Some of the other things we talked about included: The Jade Cargill rumors Becky…
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Fight Game: Could CM Punk go back to WWE?
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. As with most podcasts of late, CM Punk was the topic du jour. We opened up talking about his final days in AEW and whether he would go back to WWE, or if WWE would even be open to taking him back.…
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Fight Game: Two wrongs don’t make a right
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We hit on our top five topics of the week as there was a lot to choose from thanks to last week’s AEW All In and two wrestling shows this weekend (AEW All Out and WWE Payback). Here’s what we talked about:…
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Fight Game: Remembering Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We veered away from our normal show because of this week’s passing of both Terry Funk and Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt). Here’s what we talked about: Our memories of the Husky Harris character that preceded the Bray Wyatt character The great Wyatt Family…
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Fight Game: An early preview of AEW All In
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. Here are the things we discussed: All of the matches that have been announced for All In MJF and Adam Cole working twice on the show How similar the builds were to big matches How far it seems Tony Khan books in…
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Fight Game: Larry Dallas previews AAA TripleMania, AEW All In
With John LaRocca out this week, I am joined by AAA Triplemania play-by-play announcer Larry Dallas on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. Here are the things we discussed: Larry’s big call this weekend at the final leg of the Triplemania series and a full preview of Saturday’s show The fallout from last weekend’s WWE SummerSlam Larry watching the show…
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Fight Game: WWE SummerSlam preview
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. Here are the things we discussed: What matches and programs we’re looking forward to and what is coming up short for us with Saturday’s WWE SummerSlam The new Cody Rhodes documentary on Peacock and if AEW fans will enjoy it The Elite…
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Fight Game: Another competitive weekend for combat sports fans
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: All the competition for eyeballs this weekend with all of the pro wrestling in addition to big UFC and boxing shows NXT Great American Bash preview FTR…
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Fight Game: Beverly Hills Jack Perry, AEW Blood & Guts review
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: The story of AEW Blood & Guts, the layout of the match, and not necessarily sticking the landing Beverly Hills Jack Perry and his new character The…
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Fight Game: Why we hate the saying ‘It’s just wrestling’
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: The AEW Blood & Guts go-home angle How long the Bloodline story can go in WWE and where the true payoff with Roman Reigns is The bromance…
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Fight Game: CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe 19 years later
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: NXT Underground featuring Damon Kemp, Eddy Thorpe and Gable Steveson Adam Cole and MJF as the new odd couple in AEW AEW Collision going up against a…
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Fight Game: What’s the best pro wrestling event of 2023 so far?
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: The best pro wrestling show of 2023 including feedback from listeners A short review of last weekend’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry’s first…
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Fight Game: Expectations for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand-new Fight Game Podcast for subscribers. It has been a crazy busy week so far, so we got right into our top five and discussed the following: CM Punk and AEW Collision A look at The Owen Hart Foundation tournaments The optics of The Elite not being…
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Fight Game: Ranking the WWE champions, AEW Collision preview
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our top five of the week where we discussed the following: Ranking the WWE titles in terms of which belts are most over AEW Collision preview The AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2 card as it stands Jey…
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Fight Game: AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2 promises a dream match for the ages
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We kicked things off talking about our new Top 5 format. We also talked a little bit about Dark Side of the Ring and this week’s Magnum T.A. episode. Then, we got into our five important topics of the week. Within those,…
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Fight Game: The fallout from AEW Double or Nothing & WWE Night of Champions
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show talking about one thing we liked and disliked about both big shows from WWE and AEW last weekend. We then went to our thumbs up/thumbs down segment talking about Kris Statlander and Jade Cargill as well as…
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Fight Game: The bumpy road to AEW Double or Nothing
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We started the show with thoughts on the top three matches at Saturday’s WWE Night of Champions. We also tried to figure out what the finish is for the Tag Team title match as well as the match order for the show.…