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 Cena, Undertaker, Cody Rhodes, Paul Heyman and Asuka to ensure they didn’t lose to AEW’s Title Tuesday edition of Dynamite. We talk about what happened and some of the key learnings coming out of it.

We also delve into Paul “Triple H” Levesque being firmly entrenched as head of creative for WWE and what that meant for Vince McMahon in the new TKOverse.

After 25 years in WWE, Adam “Edge” Copeland found a new home in AEW, debuting at WrestleDream in Seattle. We talked about his debut and why it made sense for him to try something new.

We also talk the first-ever clash between MJF and Kenny Omega and the rest of the month in AEW.

Ronda Rousey made a surprise return to wrestling, so why didn’t it make a big impact? We discuss.

Plus, we cover the month in Impact Wrestling, Japan, and the junk drawer that covered all the other notable happenings. 

I promise this is unlike any other year-end series you’ll hear or read, so catch up on the rest of the series in the archive and my MMA year in review series as well.

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