Tag: Carmelo Hayes
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Fight Game: AEW Dynasty preview
John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked things off with our discussion on this week’s Dark Side of the Ring episode on Chris Adams, looking at a major unanswered question as well as going through some of the finer details of Adams’ death through Dave Meltzer’s…
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Fight Game: Is the WWE WrestleMania 40 main event now finalized?
John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show discussing Thursday’s WWE WrestleMania kickoff media event with a big angle concerning The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins. How did WWE get here and what should the focus be on the road to…
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Fight Game: Wrestling with fandom after the Vince McMahon lawsuit
John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked things off with a discussion about whether our wrestling fandom is the same after the sordid details that came out in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE. We compared it to other times where we had to…
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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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Fight Game: Who is AEW’s devil?
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. Before we got to our Top 5, which was actually a Top 5 1/2, I talked about going to see a live AEW Rampage and Collision taping last week in Oakland. We then got to our Top 5 which included: NXT’s Trick…
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Fight Game: WWE Crown Jewel Preview
Photo via WWE.com John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we looked at some of the issues we’ve had with AEW television of late. Topics include: Too much comedy that doesn’t hit in AEW An excellent MJF vs. Kenny Omega match on…
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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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Speak Now: NXT 2.0 Heatwave review
Lots to discuss on this NXT 2.0 Heatwave edition of Speak Now! Topics include: possible main roster call ups, Tyler Bate confronts Bron Breakker, what is the future of NXT UK, my vision for Roxanne Perez vs. Cora Jade, the ending of Santos Escobar vs. Tony D’Angelo, plus more! Tune in every Tuesday to chat…
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Speak Now: NXT Spring Breakin’ recap
WWE NXT 2.0 Spring Breakin’ is officially in the books. Join on-camera personality Denise Salcedo on her weekly NXT 2.0 post-show. There’s a lot of topics to touch on including the recent NXT releases, pros of NXT 2.0, and so much more. This show featured a lot of skits, a hot opener for the NXT…
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Speak Now: NXT 2.0 show recap, ROH announcement
Join on-camera personality Denise Salcedo as she reviews the March 1 edition of WWE NXT 2.0. This show featured the buildup to NXT Roadblock, Gunther in action and a main event match between Carmelo Hayes and Pete Dunne. Stay updated with NXT 2.0 every week! Topics: – Denise’s ROH announcement – The pros of main…
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Fight Game: Booking Cody Rhodes in WWE, CM Punk’s renaissance, AEW Dynamite & NXT Vengeance Day recaps
John LaRocca and I are back for a special Friday edition of the Fight Game Podcast. In addition to recapping AEW Dynamite and NXT Vengeance Day from this week, we discuss the following: Why this week’s show came out a day late All the information around Cody Rhodes leaving and how we would book him if…