Tag: pro wrestling
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Wrestling Observer Live: Are there too many roll-up pins?
On the Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I tackle a tough question you might have not thought about asking yet. Wrestling matches can end in a million different ways…except when they don’t. Does it seem like there are a lot of roll-up finishes to matches these days? Sometimes a roll-up can be a cheap…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Quake by the Lake, WWE changes, and RJ City
On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian is once again joined by Matt Ryan of Catytalst Wrestling to discuss the biggest stories in wrestling throughout the week. The last few weeks have seen major changes in the WWE television product, with Triple H taking over creative. We discuss what is working and…
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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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Speak Now: WALTER name change, NXT 2.0 review
Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo as she reviews this very interesting episode of WWE NXT 2.0! It includes a a big name change that has the wrestling world talking. Topics: WALTER Name Change to Gunther LA Knight/Grayson Waller storyline Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Dante Chen return! Tony D’Angelo hosts Pete Dunne’s funeral Ivy…
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Speak Now: AJ Styles wrestles on NXT, full show review
Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo as she reviews the January 11, 2022 edition of WWE NXT 2.0! This includes a match between AJ Styles and Grayson Waller plus more! Topics Rundown: Pros of the new NXT 2.0 The love story that was all over the place Damon Kemp debuts on NXT 2.0 NXT Dusty Rhodes…
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Mat Men: Winter is Here!
Today on Mat Men, Andrew and Rich bring you all the news and happenings from this past week. Kevin Owens has re-signed with WWE for another three years and we have all the latest details. Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly have not re-signed and are possibly headed to AEW. We also discuss those from ROH…
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Speak Now: WWE SmackDown, AEW Rampage recaps
Join Denise Salcedo on her Friday night double dose of wrestling coverage of WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage! Rampage Topics Overall thoughts Match of the night How AEW has built Jurassic Express Darby Allin and CM Punk promo package Miro/Fuego Del Sol/Eddie Kingston segment Tay Conti vs. The Bunny Mark Henry interviews Kenny Omega and…
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Mat Men Podcast: CM Punk is All Elite
On the Thursday edition of Mat Men, Andrew and Rich are back from their trip to Las Vegas and have a lot of awesome stories, plus the latest pro wrestling news and rumors. CM Punk’s official debut in AEW was a success and we have all the latest on his future with the company including some…
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DragonKing Dark: A trilogy of pro wrestling murders
This week, DragonKing Dark takes a turn toward true crime with a look at three wrestlers whose careers were tainted by murder accusations. Everyone is very familiar with Chris Benoit who killed his wife and child and then himself, but did you know I once had dinner with him? I’ll tell you about it and…
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DragonKing Dark: Pro wrestling and the curse of July
Professional wrestling has had its share of tragedy, accidents, and true crime over its lengthy American history but July, as it seems, has historically been the worst month of all. A major superstar comes to America and is the darling of the press, spawning imitators for decades later and literally goes down with the ship.…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: A longform history of pro wrestling, pt. 3
Karl Stern returns with his ongoing look at the history of pro wrestling in the Pioneer era, examining the post-Civil War era, and specifically Theobaud Bauer and the original masked wrestler gimmick. The “Dragon King” also answers a few emails from his ever-flowing mailbag: Early examples of ring entrance music which leads to a discussion about Leroy Brown and Ray Candy.…
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Wrestling Weekly: Les loves NXT, Danny Miller memories, Brock Lesnar
Just how big a risk for WWE is Brock Lesnar’s return to the Octagon at UFC 200? Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa will talk about it from WWE’s perspective on the latest Wrestling Weekly! We’ll start with Les sharing some thoughts about his good friend and former tag team partner Danny Miller, who passed away…
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Wrestling Weekly: Shane Returns, Dean should’ve left, Roman gets graded
There are a few things dominating most wresting conversations this week, and we’re all over them. Les and Vic start with Shane McMahon’s return to WWE, the myriad of directions this storyline can go, whether or not that’s a good thing and more. Vic gets on his soapbox about the match at Wrestlemania he has…
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Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan retires, Titus O’Neal suspension
Les and Vic return after a brief absence to explain why they’ve been gone and to get into the biggest stories of the week. Of course, that means starting with the retirement of Daniel Bryan, aka. Bryan Danielson (12:23), including memories and personal interactions with him from Les and Vic’s theory on why Bryan was someone who…