Tag: Andrew Zarian
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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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Wrestling Observer Live: Vince McMahon retires from WWE, ROH Death Before Dishonor
On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian is joined by Matt Ryan of Catalyst Wrestling to break down the week’s news. One of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling happened as Vince McMahon announced his retirement from WWE. Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan have been named co-CEOs. ROH Death Before…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Dave Meltzer on WWE TV-14 story, Vince McMahon allegations
On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I am joined by Dave Meltzer for the first half of the show. We discuss the news of WWE Raw possibly returning to TV-14, why this is happening, and if it could change the television product going forward. Dave and I also follow up on the latest…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Vince McMahon allegations, WWE & AEW’s week ahead
On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I am back discussing all the latest news in pro wrestling, available on YouTube above or via the link below. Obviously, the biggest story of the week were the new allegations against Vince McMahon that he paid out over $12 million in secret hush money to four…
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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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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE Money in the Bank recap, AEW Blood & Guts fallout
On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I was joined by Matt Ryan of Catalyst Wrestling to discuss all the latest in pro wrestling from this past week. WWE Money In The Bank was Saturday night and we have a new SmackDown Women’s champion as Liv Morgan cashed in her newly won contract to…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Final AEW Forbidden Door preview, WWE notes & news
Andrew Zarian is back with an all-new Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live to talk about the latest news including a preview of Sunday’s AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door. With a little help from Producer Matt, Andrew runs down tonight’s Forbidden Door card, what surprises we might see, and who we think is facing Zack Sabre Jr.…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Jay White, AEW, SmackDown
On this edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew is solo this week discussing the latest in pro wrestling this week. SmackDown was a better show this week, with Gunther winning the Intercontinental Championship and Riddle getting a title shot next week against Roman Reigns. New Japan’s Dominion show took place this morning and we have…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Cody Rhodes injury, AEW World Title picture, Hell in a Cell
On a Sunday Hell in a Cell preview edition of Wrestling Observer Live with yours truly, Will Washington of the Grapsody Podcast joins the show. We discuss CM Punk’s injury this past week and what it means for the AEW World title picture going forward. We now know how they will determine an interim champion…
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Mat Men: MJF shoots, DoN aftermath, Hell In a Cell
On this special Friday edition of Mat Men, Andrew and Rich are back to discuss all the latest from the past week of pro wrestling. The big story of the week was the MJF saga that started with him not showing at AEW Fan Fest and ended with an all-time scathing promo on Dynamite. We…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Sasha & Naomi suspended, AEW Double or Nothing preview
Andrew Zarian is joined by Garrett Gonzales of Wrestling Observer Radio and Fight Game Media on today’s Wrestling Observer Live to discuss this week’s biggest stories. Sasha Banks and Naomi were publicly suspended on SmackDown this week after walking out during Monday Night Raw. The two speculate what the outcome might be for both going…
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Mat Men: Sasha & Naomi updates, the road to AEW Double or Nothing
On Thursday’s Mat Men, Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back to talk about all the crazy news over the last week in pro wrestling. The guys get into the latest on Sasha Banks and Naomi’s walkout prior to last Monday’s WWE Raw. Was this just an unprofessional act or is there more at play?…
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Wrestling Observer Live: MJF and AEW, Roman Reigns’ schedule
Today on a special Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew is joined by Ryan Droste from Top Rope Nation to discuss the latest wrestling news from the past week. It has been reported that MJF is leaning toward not re-signing with AEW when his contract is up. Is this real, or just an ongoing negotiating ploy? They…
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Wrestling Observer Live: WrestleMania Backlash, AEW x NJPW sellout
On the pre-WrestleMania Backlash edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian is joined by returning guest Matt Ryan of Catalyst Wrestling. Roman Reigns had some interesting words to say at a house show indicating that his career path might be changing soon. The guys speculate on what he meant and what his career trajectory might…
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Mat Men: The impact of Bullet Club in pro wrestling
Today on Mat Men, Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back for another packed episode. NXT had another round of cuts last week and the guys discuss who the surprises were and how frequent they think these cuts will happen. NJPW had an eventful weekend between the announcement of the Best of the Super Juniors lineup and Wrestling Dontaku…
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We’re Live, Pal: Previewing WWE WrestleMania Backlash
It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal. Andrew Zarian and I talk about the live viewing experience of WWE Raw and how people watch the show these days. We then look at Sunday’s WrestleMania Backlash card. We talk about the NXT releases and wonder who may be on AEW’s radar before looking at…
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Mat Men: WWE WrestleMania 38 aftermath, Samoa Joe’s AEW debut
Andrew and Rich talk all the news from a busy seven days in wrestling. On a special Friday edition of the Mat Men Podcast, Andrew and Rich are back to talk about one of the busiest weeks in wrestling in years. WrestleMania had its share of surprises including a returning Cody Rhodes, a Steve Austin…
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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE WrestleMania 38 weekend
On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian is joined by Mat Men partner Rich Stambolian and producer Jonathan for a special two-hour WrestleMania edition of the show. Hour one: They discuss night one of WrestleMania including a returning Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair winning the SmackDown Women’s title, and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Vince/Seth, Mania card, HHH, news, and more!
On this week’s Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew is joined by Garrett Gonzales. They discuss Triple H’s in-ring retirement announcement and what this means for his future, and the impact it has on NXT. Vince Mcmahon is expected to “handpick” Seth Rollins’ Wrestlemania opponent. The speculation is this will be Cody, but how…
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Mat Men: WWE WrestleMania 38 news, Bret Hart to AEW, potential CM Punk title chase
Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back for another jam-packed episode of Mat Men. This week, we continue to see the build to WrestleMania 38 as Kevin Owens might have given us the greatest troll job ever. We go into the build itself to his confrontation with Steve Austin and how we think it’s going given the storylines.…