Tag: Mat Men Podcast

  • Mat Men: Cody’s road to WWE WrestleMania, looking ahead to AEW Revolution

    Mat Men: Cody’s road to WWE WrestleMania, looking ahead to AEW Revolution

    The guys also talk the AEW video game, Jerry Lawler and more. Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with another episode of Mat Men, discussing all things professional wrestling. On this week’s WWE Raw, Paul Heyman and Cody Rhodes had an all-time promo exchange setting up the main event of this year’s WrestleMania. The…

  • Mat Men: Samoa Joe dominates, WWE signs Dragon Lee, a plea to CM Punk

    Mat Men: Samoa Joe dominates, WWE signs Dragon Lee, a plea to CM Punk

    Andrew & Rich return for their final show of the year. Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back for the last episode of the Mat Men podcast for 2022. This week, FTR’s Dax Harwood made a plea to bring back CM Punk and for everyone to get along. We talked about the scenarios that need to happen…

  • Mat Men: The Bloodline dominates WWE Survivor Series WarGames

    Mat Men: The Bloodline dominates WWE Survivor Series WarGames

    Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with a special Sunday Mat Men to break down the latest in professional wrestling. We run through Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames where the big story was Sami Zayn solidifying his stance with The Bloodline by turning on friend/rival Kevin Owens. We talk the women’s WarGame match, which…

  • Mat Men: The Bloodline dominates WWE Survivor Series WarGames

    Mat Men: The Bloodline dominates WWE Survivor Series WarGames

    Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with a special Sunday Mat Men to break down the latest in professional wrestling. We run through Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames where the big story was Sami Zayn solidifying his stance with The Bloodline by turning on friend/rival Kevin Owens. We talk the women’s WarGame match, which…

  • Mat Men: The MJF era in AEW begins

    Mat Men: The MJF era in AEW begins

    Andrew and Rich are back for a special Sunday episode of Mat Men, breaking down all the things that happened from the Saturday’s AEW Full Gear. We have a new AEW World champion in MJF as William Regal turned on Jon Moxley to help MJF win. We talk about the match and who will be…

  • Mat Men: The MJF era in AEW begins

    Mat Men: The MJF era in AEW begins

    Andrew and Rich are back for a special Sunday episode of Mat Men, breaking down all the things that happened from the Saturday’s AEW Full Gear. We have a new AEW World champion in MJF as William Regal turned on Jon Moxley to help MJF win. We talk about the match and who will be…

  • Mat Men: Bray Wyatt and Gallows & Anderson return to WWE, AEW’s new titleholder

    Mat Men: Bray Wyatt and Gallows & Anderson return to WWE, AEW’s new titleholder

    After a week away, Andrew and Rich are back with another episode of Mat Men recorded prior to all of Friday night’s action. We discuss last Saturday’s WWE Extreme Rules and, of course, the return of Bray Wyatt at the end of the show. What form will his character take this time and is the…

  • Mat Men: AEW Grand Slam preview, big WWE announcements

    Mat Men: AEW Grand Slam preview, big WWE announcements

    Andrew Zarian & Rich Stambolian are back with a special episode of Mat Men previewing AEW Grand Slam, plus the latest in WWE. AEW Grand Slam is taking place tonight in our backyard of Queens, New York, at Arthur Ashe Stadium. We break down the card and what matches we are looking forward to the…

  • Mat Men: The post-Vince McMahon WWE era begins, SummerSlam preview

    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…

  • Mat Men: The next generation of wrestling stars has arrived

    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…

  • Mat Men: Major Vince McMahon allegations, Sasha Banks WWE release rumors

    Mat Men: Major Vince McMahon allegations, Sasha Banks WWE release rumors

    On this edition of Mat Men, Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back after a week off to bring you the latest in pro wrestling news including what might turn out to be the industry’s biggest story in years. Vince McMahon is being investigated by WWE’s board of directors for allegedly paying hush money to…

  • Mat Men: The impact of Bullet Club in pro wrestling

    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…

  • Mat Men: New AEW TNT champ, WWE stadium shows, Hangman vs. Punk

    Mat Men: New AEW TNT champ, WWE stadium shows, Hangman vs. Punk

    Andrew and Rich are back for another packed episode of Mat Men talking about the latest news in pro wrestling. WWE is planning on running more stadium shows going forward and Andrew breaks down their philosophy on why this makes sense. The guys discuss WWE Raw from this week including Randy Orton’s 20th anniversary celebration and what is…

  • Mat Men: WWE WrestleMania 38 aftermath, Samoa Joe’s AEW debut

    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…

  • Mat Men: WWE WrestleMania 38 news, Bret Hart to AEW, potential CM Punk title chase

    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.…

  • Mat Men: St. Patrick’s Day Slam

    Mat Men: St. Patrick’s Day Slam

    We are back for another jam-packed episode! Scott Hall passed away this week due to complications from hip surgery. We reminisce about his career and impact on the business. We also play “what if” on Hall never leaving WWE in 1996. Big E suffered a broken neck in a scary scene on SmackDown, but it…

  • Mat Men: WWE Elimination Chamber fallout, a Revolution is coming

    Mat Men: WWE Elimination Chamber fallout, a Revolution is coming

    On Thursday’s Mat Men, the guys have a lot of news to discuss in the world of professional wrestling. With Rich Stambolian off this week, Andrew Zarian brought in a registered Rich lookalike and the host of Fightful’s Overbooked, Joel Pearl. With WWE Elimination Chamber last weekend, we are now on our way to WrestleMania where it’s all…

  • Mat Men: Open doors, doomsday and gore

    Mat Men: Open doors, doomsday and gore

    Today on Mat Men, Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back once again to discuss all of the latest pro wrestling news and rumors. AEW created a lot of online chatter this week by teasing a major signing while also claiming they would open the “forbidden door.” They did not disappoint as both New Japan’s Jay White and former…

  • Mat Men Podcast: There Goes The Money

    Mat Men Podcast: There Goes The Money

    On this week’s Mat Men, Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian bring you all the latest pro wrestling news and rumors! WWE Royal Rumble was this past Saturday and many are considering it one of the worst ones in recent years. We break down the event and what went wrong. Shane McMahon is officially out of WWE. We have all…

  • Mat Men: A Very Evil Beach Breakhausen

    Mat Men: A Very Evil Beach Breakhausen

    The boys are back with another jam packed episode of Mat Men. The WWE Royal Rumble is this Saturday and there are still some questions to be answered about the show. What big surprises might we get and who will the winners be? Speaking of surprises, WWE is reportedly looking to bring Ronda Rousey back…