Tag: Cody Rhodes
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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE WrestleMania main event, AEW doing ‘Big Business’
I am back with a Super Bowl Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking all the latest news from the past week in professional wrestling. The big story of the week was WWE’s Thursday press conference in Las Vegas where the main event of WrestleMania was set with Cody Rhodes officially challenging Roman Reigns for…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: The chaotic road to WrestleMania so far
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We opened up the show talking about WWE’s WrestleMania Kickoff press event. We talked about the chaotic feel to the event, the changing of the booking and overall story, and where…
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Wrestling Weekly: Cody Rhodes gets the chance to finish the story, doesn’t he?
WWE After Thursday night, Cody Rhodes is officially back in the WrestleMania main event game, but was he ever really out? On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I discuss this as well as the excellent confrontation between Rhodes, The Rock, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins at the WrestleMania press conference, the Young Bucks’…
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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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Wrestling Observer Live: WrestleMania event at T-Mobile, Mercedes Mone, Dynamite report
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the huge WrestleMania press event from the T-Mobile Arena this afternoon, what we expect to happen and how Bryan would book it, Mercedes Mone and AEW, the Dynamite report from last night and more. A fun show as…
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We’re Live, Pal: We Want Cody
It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal also available for free on YouTube by clicking above. We opened up the show talking about the madness concerning the main event of WrestleMania. We also discussed: WWE’s WrestleMania press conference in Las Vegas Tony Khan’s announcement Mercedes Mone’s possible debut AEW Dynamite’s lineup for Wednesday You can follow…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Rock and Cody and Roman update, RAW notes, Stardom, ratings, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Rock, Roman and Cody, what we expect to be announced Thursday, the angle they played up on RAW, other notes from the show, Stardom, ratings and more. A fun show as always so check it…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Rock vs. Roman Reigns, Cody, Stardom, NXT Vengeance Day, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including what’s going on with Rock and Roman Reigns and the timeline of events, Rossy Ogawa leaving Stardom and what is likely next, notes on NXT, Smackdown and Collision and tons more. A fun show as always so check…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Rock and Roman Reigns, Stardom shake-up, Vengeance Day, tons of news
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including what’s up with Rock and Roman Reigns, when the decision was made and the unanswered questions, the Vince McMahon investigation, Ogawa leaving Stardom with tons of details, NXT Vengeance Day, Smackdown and Collision. A fun show as always…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Roman & The Rock add a new chapter to the story
I am back with a brand-new Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live after an extensive studio remodel. I dive into the sexual assault and trafficking lawsuit that Janel Grant filed against Vince McMahon. I give my thoughts on the case and the potential fallout, including a federal investigation that could lead to even more claims…
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Mark Show: ROYAL RUMBLE 2024 RECAP
It’s the 2024 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE RECAP SHOW! Yes, that means, MARK will join us as we run down two Royal Rumbles, a four-way title match that actually went on second, a Youtuber having the best match on the show, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live: From WrestleFest to WWE 2K24
Editor’s Note: This was recorded prior to the news of the Vince McMahon/Janel Grant lawsuit and McMahon’s resignation from TKO. On Saturday’s Wrestling Observer Live, it’s time for the Royal Rumble — one of the most fun and popular PLEs on the WWE calendar and where fans get an idea of what to expect at…
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Fight Game: Vince McMahon lawsuit, WWE Royal Rumble preview
Photo via WWE.com John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked things off by talking about Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon. We then got to the rest of our Top 5 which included: Thoughts on WWE’s deal with Netflix Adam Copeland against Minoru Suzuki AEW rankings…
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Fight Game: Did The Rock change Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania story?
John LaRocca and I are back with the first 2024 episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked things off by talking about Thursday morning’s Wrestle Kingdom 18 show from the Tokyo Dome. We then got to the rest of our Top 5 which included: Bryan Danielson and Kazuchika Okada as all-time wrestlers The Rock…
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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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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Jay Briscoe’s passing, Vince McMahon’s return
The yearly tradition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series has returned: a month-by-month look at nearly everything that happened in 2023. As you might expect, it kicks off with January with my special guest co-host Andrew Thompson of POST Wrestling. It was a month of tragedy with the unexpected passing of Jay…
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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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Should Tsuji have beaten Sanada? Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar III notes, RAW and AEW previews: Wrestling Observer Live
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW and AEW previews for the week, more details on Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes III, tons of thoughts on New Japan Dominion, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Coverage of Dominion, Rampage, Smackdown, plus date of Cody vs. Brock 3
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including coverage of New Japan Dominion, Smackdown with the Roman Reigns 1,000 Day Celebration and Rampage’s Championship Friday, RAW, NXT and AEW previews, ratings, plus when Brock vs. Cody III is happening. A fun show as always so check…
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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…