Tag: WWE
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We’re Live, Pal: What’s good in pro wrestling?
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal but Andrew Zarian had to miss this week so I invited on Paul Fontaine and Scott Edwards to join me. This show is available for free on YouTube by clicking above. Paul and I opened up the show talking about Dave Meltzer’s Tuesday tweet concerning WWE Raw TV rights and…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Bloodlines and brochachos
On a new entry in my annual JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, I am joined by Jesse Collings of Wrestlenomics and the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast to talk all about the month of July. We kick off by looking back at WWE Money in the Bank which saw two future title challengers created in…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – The beginning of the end
AEW CM Punk’s return to AEW and the launch of AEW Collision are the lead topics for the June 2023 edition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series. Joining me on this hour-plus deep dive is podcaster Mike Gilbert of Voices of Wrestling. We also talk the very successful AEW x NJPW Forbidden…
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Wrestling Weekly: Examining Mark Shapiro’s WWE comments, Okada’s future
NJPW On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and myself discuss this week’s comments from TKO’s Mark Shapiro on cutting WWE house shows. Also, we talk where Kazuchika Okada may go if he leaves NJPW. We also discuss which WWE brand will land CM Punk, as well as the rest of the week in AEW.…
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Fight Game: WWE NXT Deadline preview
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We started off the show talking about our newest project which will be on this podcast feed for anyone that is interested. We then got to our Top 5 which included: NJPW star Kazuchika Okada and the latest news surrounding his contract…
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We’re Live, Pal: Big Randy Orton, WWE & AEW’s usage of older stars
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal with Andrew Zarian and I, also available for free on YouTube by clicking above. We opened up the show talking about Randy Orton’s big boost to WWE SmackDown which led us to a discussion on Andrew’s current diet and workout regimen. We also discussed: WWE and AEW’s usage…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Collisions, Backlashes & injuries
AEW On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, we arrive at May 2023 in my pro wrestling year in review series: a transformative 31 days for AEW. Or so they thought. ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell returns as my co-pilot as we delve into the official launch of AEW Collision — the company’s third TV show on WBD. …
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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: What’s next for CM Punk in WWE?
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast, starting off the show talking about, who else, but CM Punk as he made his return to WWE last Saturday at Survivor Series. We then got to the rest of the Top 5 which included: The idea of Punk vs. “Stone Cold”…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Of AEW Iron Man matches & Instagram drama
AEW My annual Punch-Out month-by-month audio recap of the year in pro wrestling continues with a stop in March and this episode’s co-host Bryan Rose of F4WOnline. It was a stretch highlighted by a fun AEW Revolution, main evented by an Iron Man match between AEW World Champion MJF and Bryan Danielson that turned out to…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Punk & Orton pop WWE Raw ratings, two awesome NXT matches
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including how CM Punk and Randy Orton moved numbers on Monday’s WWE Raw, last Friday’s WWE SmackDown numbers and why they were so low, TWO AWESOME MATCHES ON NXT, a preview of AEW Dynamite, plus all the news and…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – One night in Montreal
WWE 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. This episode covers February which was dominated by the run-up to WWE Elimination Chamber in Montreal and the discussion of whether Sami Zayn could leave his home country with the…
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Wrestling Observer Live: CM Punk returns to WWE, Survivor Series recap
I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about the biggest stories this week — headlined by CM Punk’s surprise return to WWE at the end of Saturday’s Survivor Series. Punk came out right as the show was going off the air. I break down how this came together, who knew…
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Fight Game: WWE Survivor Series preview
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We cheated a little bit on our Top 5 as talking about our Thanksgiving celebrations spread as our first topic. We then got to the rest of the Top 5 which included: Thoughts on the main matches at AEW Full Gear The…
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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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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Collision review & early Full Gear preview
I am back for another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, recapping all the top stories from the week. WWE announced a new TV deal for NXT with The CW starting next October. Will this help viewership in the long run for the black and gold brand? Vince McMahon sold off a large amount of…
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Fight Game: Are The Bloodline getting stale?
Photo via WWE John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we discussed if The Bloodline, as an act and the main storyline in WWE, is starting to get stale. Other topics include: NXT’s move to the CW Network next fall The men’s…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Filthy Friday – EC3 joins the show, Gabe Kidd invades it
Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive & Tom Lawlor returns with another installment of FILTHY FRIDAY to get you ready for another busy weekend around the world of professional wrestling. As per usual, with Bryan not here, things didn’t go exactly according to plan. It started just fine, with NWA World champion EC3 joining the…
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Fight Game: The many programs of MJF
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we talked about a company that we don’t usually talk about but were in the news because of a rebrand back an an old brand. Yep, we talked some TNA to start the show. Some…
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We’re Live, Pal: Raw vs. SmackDown in a WarGames match?
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal with Andrew Zarian and I — available for free on YouTube. Just click above to watch. We opened up talking about the rumored December AEW PPV. Andrew talks about the date and the area for the show. We also discussed: Ring of Honor Final Battle streaming exclusively on…