• Are there some dumb things in pro wrestling that Todd enjoyed?
• Did the success of Chad Gable’s stint in AAA already dissipate to nothing?
• Was Goldberg’s inexperience in pro wrestling actually a good thing for him? How about Brock Lesnar’s lack of passion for pro wrestling helping him?
• Why was Mick Foley suddenly added to WrestleMania 2000’s main event?
• Did Vince McMahon ever explicitly say he didn’t like tag team wrestling?
• Thoughts on Master P, No Limit Records, and WCW No Limit Soldiers during the WCW Nitro era?
• Is there really a differentiation anymore between “an AEW wrestler” and “a WWE wrestler” given how many wrestlers have adapted to both and are thriving?
• Is AAA just another level of WWE Developmental at this point?
• Alan Counihan’s appearance on the AEW All In Roundtable VIP podcast

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• Reviews of Sunday’s AAA and NXT PLEs that went head to head with AEW All in
• A review of NXT TV including Heat Wave follow-up
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including center-ring promos by Will Ospreay and Mercedes Mone
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the latest Kevin Owens-CM Punk and Cody Rhodes-Randy Orton exchanges and the Penta vs. Rey Fenix tournament final
• A preview of Sunday Night’s Main Event
• The latest from UFC

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• Could pro wrestling be a simulation? What are some simulations that would be fun to run to see alternative routes of history playing out?
• Questions on the Brock Lesnar “fake retirement” and Mick Foley’s “retirements” in 1999-2000?
• Odds that Brock Lesnar returns for WrestleMania next year?
• Could WWE benefit from a territory style rotation of talent where you push some of them hard and then move on from them?
• Should AEW run more often in Europe given ticket sales for All In at Wembley?
• More AAA coverage on The Fix?
• Variation of penultimate
• Doug Furnas
• Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders
• Was Will Ospreay hurt by the Jon Moxley storyline?
• What are the chances Netflix opts out of their ten year, 5 billion dollar deal with WWE at the five-year mark when there’s an early exit opportunity?
• Have Ospreay and Kenny Omega shown too much of their “quirky” real life personalities in the build to All In?
• Could WWE re-do past gimmicks they have trademarks for like AAA is doing with La Parka?
• Is the Zilla Fatu vignette on Raw a sign of WWE wanting to inject more life into The Bloodline story? Could he add to Bloodline burnout?
• What’s the story of 1980s jobbers?
• Whatever happened to Court Bauer’s tireless promotion of his MLW promotion?

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• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite
• A preview of AEW All In
• A review of NXT TV and a preview of NXT Heat Wave
• A review of TNA Lockdown (and a comparison of the ages of Matt & Jeff Hardy now to the mid-1980s AWA Tag Team Champions Baron Von Raschke & The Crusher when they were feuding with The Road Warriors)
• A review of ROH Death Before Dishonor
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown (including CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens) and WWE Raw (including the Royce Keys angle and Bron Breakker-Oba Femi contract signing)
• A review of the latest UFC event and a preview of the next one
• A review of the book, “Backstage Pass” by David Sahadi

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• Is Will Ospreay being diminished by letting his TV opponents get in so much offense?
• Examples of bands that have considerable mainstream success after losing their main lead singers?
• Big Cass’s best match ever that clarifies Todd’s hazy memory
• The first WCW match after WWF buyout between Buff Bagwell and Booker T, what Chris Jericho wrote about an alternative, Vince Russo’s thoughts on Bagwell, and a Brian Christopher-Bagwell comparison
• Is AEW Dynamite better off going well past two hours or would it be better at a tight two hours each week?
• Can someone genuinely become a pro wrestling fan as an adult or do you need to first become a fan as a kid?
• Wrestlers who pull their straps or singlets or suspenders down to indicate they are getting a surge of power and adrenaline
• Where does AAA land in the WWE brand hierarchy?
• Thoughts on New Japan using the G1 to get over new talent and new submissions?
• Prospects of Ryokhei Oiwa as a top star
• Thoughts on Dana White denigrating Ian Machado Garry against Islam Makhachiev?
• Thoughts on UFC de-emphasizing women’s fights recently

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• A review of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Climax concluding week and overview of tournament
• Review of AEW Collision and an on-site in-person review of AEW Dynamite including how the crowd acted during the lengthy Kenny Omega-Will Ospreay pre-taped face-to-face
• Thoughts on the news of Ilja Dragunov leaving WWE
• A review of the latest episode of NXT
• A review of the latest episodes of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the Kevin Owens-CM Punk mid-ring exchange and the Roman Reigns angle on Raw. Will answer boo Reigns at all? Who has the best chance to get cheered against him? Is WWE actually intending him to get booed or just presenting him in a cinematic way as a narcissistic villain and are agnostic on how fans respond? Will Reigns still be a “heel” in the lead up to the presumed Oba Femi match at WrestleMania next year?
• The latest from UFC
• A thorough review of “Dangerous Truth” by Dan Spivey

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• Bret Hart’s dishonesty toward Vince McMahon
• Should “cartoon wrestling” be a term of derision since it was the style that led to the WWF’s first national growth in the 1980s?
• Is Kevin Owens-Sami Zayn the greatest modern day freebies in pro wrestling and where does their dynamic rank?
• What’s the most unexpected, surprising thing you’ve found while researching pro wrestling?
• Is pro wrestling industry at risk of not creating the next generation of fans?
• What big stage would make sense for Oba Femi to beat Roman Reigns on?
• Is there hypocrisy or contradictions with the KO-Punk history references so far?
• Is WWE engaging crowds less now based on evidence at Summerslam?
• With Oba Femi, Big Cass, and others showing signs of getting muscular again, is the “big men” era of WWE back and a sign of a post-wellness era?
• Thoughts on the Solo Sikoa characater growth

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• New Japan G1 developments over the past week headed into the final days with match recommendations
• AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite reviews including the latest Kenny Omega-Will Ospreay segment, the Continental Cup, and Swerve’s return
• NXT review including this new era beginning to take shape, plus his thoughts on Grayson Waller new push and updated persona
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the latest Cody Rhodes-Randy Orton and CM Punk-Kevin Owens segments, plus Bron Breakker’s lamenting Oba Femi’s designation as the new next big thing
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• Thoughts on the match order at Summerslam, in particular Liv Morgan vs. Iyo Sky
• Should Danhausen get a WWE Title match at WrestleMania since he’s undefeated?
• Why does Brock Lesnar seem to understand pro wrestlers more than John Cena and Seth Rollins in terms how to give a rub to others?
• Was Nick Aldis treated fairly by Paul Levesque?
• Did WWE do a roster split due to Triple H wanting a brand away from bigger stars so he could be the centerpiece?
• Is Gunther in a good spot and has he been treated fairly?
• Are those Cody Rhodes masks shite?
• Why is Rey Mysterio shining on the mic as AAA GM but WWE didn’t trust him in his prime to cut mid-ring promos?
• Why does a “bait and switch” always have to be seen as a negative?
• Has WWE’s in-ring product gotten worse since Vince McMahon’s ouster?
• Should US Bank Stadium host all future major WWE and AEW stadium shows?
• Todd’s pick for Brock’s final opponents if he was open to two in WWE, 1 in NXT, 1 in AEW, and 1 in New Japan
• How could a collapse of pro wrestling as a genre actually happen?
• What’s more detrimental – Danhausen to WWE or House of Torture to New Japan?
• Can we assess whether Summerslam this year was a financial failure?
• Should Ric Flair’s behavior in recent years cause people to recalibrate thinking he was sabotaged over the years by people in power in the late 1980s and 1990s?
• Is the Randy the Ram character in “The Wrestler” realistic since he’s a blend of Jake Roberts and Terry Funk, but there are incompatible traits in that mix?
• Should we be worried about the decline in indy wrestling?

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• A look at the remarkable career of Dory Funk Jr., who died this week at age 85
• Thoughts on the timing and permanence of Brock Lesnar’s retirement
• A review of the pre-Summerslam episode of Smackdown including the final build for CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes
• A review of the post-Summerslam Raw including Roman Reigns-LA Knight interactions, Jacob Fatu’s viciousness toward Royce Keys, and Becky Lynch’s return
• The latest from New Japan G1
• Thoughts on Triple H’s press conference comment defending keeping the same older wrestlers in main event scene – the strengths and weaknesses of his rationale
• A review of NXT’s latest TV show
• A review of AEW Collision from last week
• A review of AEW’s Grand Slam Mexico event including the return of MJF, a Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis main event, and some All In developments
• A review and preview of UFC events
• A review of a book titled: “Only Built for Turkish Links”

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• Is the Roman Reigns-Seth Rollins storyline hurting Seth?
• Is pro wrestling resilient enough that it would have survived as an embedded part of American pop culture without Vince McMahon’s national vision in the mid-1980s, whereas roller derby was not?
• Does AEW have a star power problem in that their top stars are quirky, weird, anxious, awkward, and unserious, plus can’t beat anyone quickly?
• Would Todd consider reviewing AAA’s weekly TV show on The Fix?
• Have “gimmick” personalities of wrestlers been unfairly stigmatized or maligned?
• Has there a lasting negative impact on pro wrestling because of the Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar part-time champion reigns?
• Favorite Summerslam intro sequences
• Judy Bagwell
• Was Grayson Waller’s promo on NXT yet another tired pseudo-shoot promo behind the times or the new work?
• Is pro wrestling becoming increasing niche and are more and more fans following pro wrestling in snippets instead of full-length shows?
• Is the babyface-heel dynamic more important to full-time viewers compared to casual, occasional viewers?
• Could WWE use a cliffhanger on night 1 of Summerslam to get a boost for night 2?
• What nation does the AEW National Title represent?
• Brock Lesnar’s WWE departure in 2004
• Has the more layered build for Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay added intrigue? What about The Death Riders and The Young Bucks being involved too?
• Should AEW have promoted the return of “Hangman” Adam Page to TV to frame him as a bigger deal than just a guy who shows up randomly?
• Could discounted Summerslam tickets lead to more casual reactions to the event since it won’t be attended by hardcore fans with deep pockets?
• Thoughts on Anthony Smith’s domestic violence allegations

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• Reviews of WWE Raw and WWE Smackdown including the latest Cody Rhodes-CM Punk and Seth Rollins-Roman Reigns face-to-face exchanges
• A preview of Summerslam and thoughts on the divide of matches between the two nights
• A review of NXT’s latest episode including Grayson Waller’s pseudo-shoot promo
• A recap of the latest New Japan G1 matches
• Review of AEW Collision and Dynamite including the big Kenny Omega-Will Ospreay segment
• A review of last weekend’s UFC event and a preview of this weekend’s
• A review of “Raising Cane: From The Inferno vs. The Great Mephisto” by Frankie Cain & Scott Teal (Link: https://www.crowbarpress.com/cbp-books/57-fc2.html)

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• What’s a good place to start if you want to catch on TNA starting with the high points?
• Why is Vince Russo criticize dfor his TNA work? Was creative better under someone else at TNA?
• When “Dark Side of the Ring” talked about big names wrestlers who didn’t deliver for TNA, they cut to Kevin Nash. Is that fair, and what about Scott Steiner, RVD, Booker T, Sting, Ric Flair, Mick Foley, and Jeff Hardy?
• Why didn’t James Storm make it big outside of TNA? Who else seemed like they’d thrive outside of TNA and never did?
• Is there any good argument to turn babyface such as Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes given how difficult it is to establish popular faces with fans these days?
• Exploring the wisdom and execution and results of TNA going head-to-head with Raw in both January and then full-time for a little while a couple months later, including whether TNA quit Mondays just a bit too soon
• Thoughts on the weekly AAA series
• Should Shota Umino have been replaced in the G1 after being ruled out due to concussion? Thoughts on how New Japan handles concussions
• Are slow Summerslam ticket sales in part a regular of WWE management’s amoral, avaricious natures showing their inability to portray wrestlers on TV that regular fans connect with?
• Are slow Summerslam ticket sales the canary in the coal mine?
• Thoughts on TNA airing a commercial recorded a while back talking about an MJF-Kenny Omega match at Retribution
• Shouldn’t Kazuchika Okada have been forced into a role in AEW that could have helped him contribute more to the product in a serious way?
• Thoughts on whether Tony Khan understands how to promote and not just present good matches
• Are Otis & Tozawa going to take Bron Breakker down a notch or more through this feud?
• Does WWE risk embarrassment by drawing poorly with AAA and NXT events up against AEW PPVs?
• Thoughts on JP Morgan’s analysis of WWE creative complaints, Summerslam ticket sales, TKO boxing getting off to a weak star, and UFC overspending at the White House event

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• The latest news on the Paramount bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery
• Reviews of AEW Collision (where a lot happened, but nothing of much important) and AEW Dynamite (with a big push for AEW Redemption) followed by a preview of the PPV
• An update on the New Japan G1 so far
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown, Saturday Night’s Main Event, and WWE Raw including reaction to the involvement of the New York Knicks top players on SNME, the latest Summerslam development, and lots and lots of Danhausen
• A review of the latest NXT TV show
• A review of UFC Fight Night and look ahead to this weekend’s event

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• What does Vince McMahon actually do to fill his days these days?
• In the age of guaranteed revenue, wrestler don’t really need to be draws anymore, so who is getting a push who wouldn’t have made the cut in the territory days?
• What was going on with Roman Reigns on Monday that led to fans giving him the “What!?” Chant
• How does WWE wants us to actually feel about so many of their key top mostly babyface acts who are all acting in contradictory ways and undercutting and demeaning each other?
• Thoughts on the legacy and impact of Don Frye in MMA and pro wrestling, plus Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama reminiscing
• Is TKO corporate ownership contributing to the staleness of WWE storylines, such as creating pressure to keep top names on top of the card?
• Why did Vince McMahon choose to book Buff Bagwell vs. Boker T for Tacoma, Wash. instead of waiting a week until they were in Atlanta, Ga. (Plus some fun Buff Bagwell reminiscent including all his tag team partners and team names, comparing him to some current AEW wrestlers, and where would he land on Todd’s Top 15 AEW Wrestlers list?
• Where do the Road Warriors rank among all time tag teams? Thoughts on their WWE run?
• Conor McGregor conspiracy theory pushed by a Fox Sports person
• Which wrestlers today come across as the most authentic and how important is that?

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• Reaction to Conor McGregor’s early-fight injury and the fallout and conspiracy theories, plus a full rundown of the strong UFC fight card last Saturday
• A review of night one of the New Japan G1 tournament in Chicago
• A review of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the latest build with CM Punk-Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns-Seth Rollins
• Assessing sluggish Summerslam ticket sales
• A review of NXT including what was “most NXT” about this week’s episode
• A review of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including “Hangman” Adam Page and Willow Nightingale’s weird in-ring promos and the Kenny Omega-Will Ospreay build
• Todd’s list in order of the Top 15 Male Wrestlers in AEW that Tony Khan should prioritize promoting and pushing

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• Where have the female fans gone compared to the presence in 1984 Mid-South Wrestling footage?
• What are examples of wrestlers getting their comeuppance after examples of bullying or improper conduct such as the Rick Steiner-Vordell Walker incident in 2005?
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• Would Razor Ramon/Scott Hall have been given a WWF Title reign if he hadn’t jumped to WCW?
• Did Vince McMahon book the first-ever women’s main event at WrestleMania just to say he was the first to do it or was there more to it?
• What’s up with Jim Cornette trashing Dave Meltzer’s star ratings for AEW’s Forbidden Door? What’s his beef with AEW and Meltzer? What’s behind the Cornette-Meltzer falling out?
• Thoughts on the “Dark Side of the Ring” on TNA being slanted toward the Jeff Jarret perspective or framing of the dynamic with Dixie Carter
• Thoughts on Ric Flair being fired from WCW in 1992, the Dr. George Zahorian verdict, and the first Global Wrestling Federation TV taping all covered in PWTorch Newsletter #129.
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• Should WWE experiment with giving one of the two World Titles to someone not yet firmly established as a top star or top draw?
• Comparing the recent title changes in WWE and AEW, including whether Sami Zayn is hurt by this short reign and whether Omega is closer to retiring than he’s let on
• Thoughts on the TRT era quietly returning to the sport given the news on Conor McGregor
• More on Dark Side of the Ring on TNA
• Does the side of the crowd watching Kenny Omega’s AEW Title win make it feel less important than CM Punk’s win in front of four-times the crowd in Chicago?
• Was WWE’s approach to having nearly four minutes of TV time after Punk’s win better than AEW’s mere two minutes?
• Was Gunther smashing Cody’s head in a car door undersold?
• Is Seth Rollins a hypocrite and awful at trying to do meta content aimed at Roman Reigns considering how it compares to CM Punk?
• Is “Breaking Bad” overrated? What are the top TV prestige series according to Wade and Todd?

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• A look at the Sheamus-WWE contract situation and how he could fit in with another promotion including AEW
• Reviews of AEW Collision and Dynamite including the MJF vs. Kenny Omega main event for the AEW World Title and the Brawling Birds skit
• A review of the last New Japan event before the G1 and then a look ahead to the G1
• A review of a pre-taped NXT and thoughts on whether pre-taping NXT and running it through AI could help the ring work look better
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw with a focus on the Sami Zayn celebration and his eventual loss to CM Punk with thoughts on where Sami goes from here. Also, how did Punk look and how will WWE build Seth-Cody. Plus, thoughts on Seth Rollins’s promo hyping his match with Roman Reigns.
• Closing thoughts headed into UFC this weekend including the latest media coverage of Conor McGregor

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• Todd’s response to a push-back on his advocating for face vs. face matches in pro wrestling
• Is the Dom-Danhausen situation an example of the Mandela Effect?
• How disappointing is Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi as Summerslam matches?
• Why didn’t Hulk Hogan, when he addressed the WWE locker room in 2018, just fake regret and frame the situation to his advantage in order to regain his reputation?
• Are higher ticket prices leading to more rich fans going to shows and is that hurting crowd noise?
• Can any sense be made of pro wrestling ratings and viewership data anymore with Netflix’s different data approach and changes in Nielsen and the mystery of how many are watching on HBO Max?
• What can be done to get the most out of Johnny Gargano after this storyline concludes?
• Todd’s favorite Summerslams off the pre-Attitude Era period?
• Can Oba Femi or anyone become a bigger star in pro wrestling than Hulk Hogan, The Rock, or Steve Austin given the media and pro wrestling landscape?
• Should WWE consider going more straight sports-like with their presentation given they’re on ESPN and The CW now?
• Thoughts on Ari Emanuel’s voice message to Vince McMahon

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• Reaction to Eric Young’s departure from TNA
• TNA Slammiversary analysis
• A review of NXT Great American Bash and this week’s NXT TV show
• A review of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the big developments with Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Oba Femi, and Brock Lesnar, plus Sami Zayn as champion
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including Kenny Omega’s big decision about next week
• A review of UFC and a look ahead to one of the bigger star-power UFC events in a while this month

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• What happened to Trevor Lee’s career?
• Thoughts on the DX imitating The Nation and appearing in blackface
• A discussion on babyface vs. babyface match-ups, including what Paul Boesch said about it decades ago, and whether some Royal Rumble examples from the mid-1990s show it can work well?
• An extended discussion whether turning Roman Reigns heel to set up heel-face feuds with Jacob Fatu and Oba Femi is better than Reigns facing Oba some day in a face vs. face situation?
• Is Oba Femi more of a special attraction than a centerpiece star and will that make it difficult to make him a long-term champion? Is he more like Undertaker or Andre the Giant?
• Did the Knicks fleece the Timberwolves in the Karl-Anthony Towns feud?
• Thoughts on Mabel’s career and his King of the Ring win
• Can Solo Sikoa make an effective babyface as he’s shown dry wit and sarcasm that he could use against heels?
• What are the pros and cons of “striking the while the iron is hot” with Oba Femi becoming champion?
• Some World Cup talk
• What are Todd’s top five Survivor Series events in the pre-Attitude Era time period?
• Todd’s thoughts on the outlook for the Washington Wizards
• Thoughts on LaMelo Ball being traded to the Timberwolves
• Is it becoming harder to get wrestlers over via in-ring work because fans are reacting more to ring entrances and promos?
• Thoughts on false, exaggerated reports on UFC viewership for the White House event
• Could wrestlers who are have been labeled as “marks” for the business learn from wrestlers who didn’t grow up as fans because of how they treat their careers as a business and not an art form?

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• Reviews of AEW Collision and Dynamite followed by a preview of the Forbidden Door PPV
• Review of NXT TV and then a preview of the Great American Bash PLE
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw and then a preview of WWE Night of Champions
• A preview of the TNA Slammiversary PPV with an overview of the state of TNA
• A look at New Japan’s Korakuen Hall show
• Thoughts on Joe Doering going into hospice care
• The latest UFC happenings and a preview

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• Why were Shawn Michaels’s first matches back in 2002 a Street Fight, the Elimination Chamber, and 3 Stages of Hell if he was concerned about his back? Why did he only have a one-month title reign?
• Is there any pushback in WWE from the women wrestlers in WWE over the outfits they have to wear in Saudi Arabia?
• The choice between Scott Hall/Razor Ramon and Kevin Nash/Diesel for singles pushes in WWE and WCW, plus why did they wrestle as a team so often instead of singles main events? Plus did Vince McMahon want to see Hall and Nash leave just to have less politics with The Kliq behind the scenes?
• Was Mike Tyson turning on DX and siding with Steve Austin ever explained? Did the lack of explanation bother you at the time?
• What if “Superstar” Billy Graham had turned babyface in 1978 and become the champion headliner instead of Bob Backlund? Would it have worked and how would it have changed the reception for Hulk Hogan several years later?
• Of six pairs of parents and child in pro wrestling, ranking which ones Todd and Wade would most want to sit next to to chat with or listen to, including Vince and Shane McMahon, Dwayne Johnson and Ava, Ric Flair and Charlotte, The Costco Jackass and his kid, Rey and Dom, and Rikishi and Jey Uso?
• Is the UFC White House spectacle an example of them refusing to grow up and turning off more fans than they attract, and putting on display the degenerate scumbags they revel in being?
• Todd’s favorite pre-Attitude Era PPVs from WWE’s signature events
• Did UFC accomplish everything it aimed to with the White House event and are the viewership stats fake?
• Will Vince McMahon return to WWE and, if so, in what capacity?
• How could Josh Hokum actually market himself without being so cringe given his athletic abilities and star potential?

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• Reaction to this week’s TNA departures
• A review of New Japan Dominion
• Analysis of the UFC event at the White House last Sunday
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the King of the Ring with predictions on where it goes from here and the latest with The Bloodline with thoughts on where it could go and if there are any great options
• Review of the latest episode of NXT
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including the latest build for Forbidden Door, Tommaso Ciampa-Chris Jericho, Will Ospreay being a little too weird to the point of being off-putting, and more.

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• Why doesn’t Georgia Championship Wrestling from late-’70s and early-’80s get more attention?
• Responding to a few “points of defense” regarding Sid and Ultimate Warrior
• What wrestlers from the past would you want to see their entire match library of unrecorded matches suddenly become available to watch from all of history?
• New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors, You, Juniors Kasai, House of Torture
• Did Ron Simmons ever have a problem with The Rock stealing the spotlight in The Nation of Domination?
• What current TNA or NWA wrestler or ECW wrestler from the past would be a fun and effective plug-n-play wrestler for a nine month main event journey in WWE?
• Should part-time champions become more common due to successes of Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar?
• Has WWE missed the chance to get the most out of Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns?
• Would it benefit WWE to send wrestlers to work for other smaller companies?
• Are the wrestlers in their 40s getting so much TV time costing some younger rising stars a chance to shine such as Dominik Mysterio and Ilja Dragunov?
• What are Todd’s favorite Royal Rumbles, WrestleManias, King of the Rings, Summerslams, and Survivor Series events?

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• Analysis of the two legal developments this week – Janelle Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon moving to arbitration and out of the public eye, and the TKO shareholder’s lawsuit reaching settlement.
• The latest on the UFC event at the White House this Sunday and the media coverage of MMA. Also, a preview of the line-up and a review of last weekend’s UFC Fight Night
• A preview of New Japan Dominion
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite
• A review of NXT on USA from this week with better in-ring action than usual
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the latest King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring developments and Cody Rhodes-Gunther-Sami Zayn.

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• Todd’s professionalism praised!
• If Bobby Heenan is considered the best manager, who is second best? Is there a strong case Paul Heyman is number one, and if so, what is that argument? What about Dr. Ken Ramey?
• What is it with the lack of creativity in executing concepts and also the sloppiness or disregard for internal logic when telling stories?
• Thoughts on WrestleMania weekend indy standouts including Kingsley, Jazmin Allure, Michael Oku and Amira Blair, Galeno de Mal, Ethan Allan
• Would Triple H have been able to sabotage The Rock if Rock hadn’t gone to Hollywood in the early 2000s?
• Thoughts on the Otto Wanz AWA Title reign
• Thoughts on AWA President Stanley Blackburn’s lack of consistency in his decision-making
• Is Paul Heyman still involved in Roman Reigns’s booking? Does Roman have a lot to influence in his storylines?
• Is there reliable reporting on status of Roman’s WWE contract?
• Who would be a top draft pick among Oba Femi, Bron Breakker, or Kyle Fletcher?
• Is TNA turning a corner?
• Thoughts on rumored directions for Roman’s big upcoming matches, and what’s the best timing for Oba Femi vs. Roman among various options?
• Did the Roman vs. Fatu match play out in too low key of a way given the hype, the build, the steps, and the stakes?
• More on AAA Americanos storyline
• What is the point of NXT Great American Bash going up against TNA Slammiversary (a business partner) and AEW Forbidden Door? Will anyone choose NXT given the current state of the brand who was an actual candidate to watch the AEW or TNA events?

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• A review of AAA Noche De Los Grandes thoughts including whether the praise so far is a bit over the top
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown before Clash in Italy and the Raw the next day including the latest with Roman Reigns
• A look at the latest new with the UFC event at the White House
• A review and preview of latest UFC events
• A review of AEW Collision and Dynamite including MJF vs. Rush and the latest with the Owen Hart Cup Tournament

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• A note on a 10 years ago episode covering the evolution of pro wrestling to MMA
• Which wrestler would you choose to have a finisher that was only kicked out of once but otherwise always ended a match?
• Were there too many wrestlers named Bill over the years?
• Who is more likely to suffer from being content to take in guarantee money with a bare minimum of effort – UFC or WWE?
• Why did Jushin Liger only wrestle one match for NXT/WWE at the 2015 NXT Takeover Brooklyn?
• NWA Powerrr’s reboot
• Would AEW benefit from introducing wrestlers with a whole new name and gimmick like WWE had done in past decades?
• Will the sale of New Japan lead to more consolidation of pro wrestling companies?
• Thoughts on Seth Rollins’s comment about being bored with being a babyface?
• Is AAA any closer to getting a TV deal?
• What will befall Austin Theory since everyone else in The Vision has suffered an injury?

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• The sale of New Japan and possible ramifications
• A review of AEW Dynamite/Collision with Double or Nothing fallout
• A review of WWE Smackdown, Saturday Night’s Main Event, and Raw.
• A preview of WWE Clash in Italy
• A review of NXT
• Thoughts on the controversy and framing of the UFC White House event

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• Should today’s pro wrestling move on from current title belt names that are vestiges from territory era and name them more literally as tiered in prestige?
• Should Roman Reigns not be super nice in a suspicious way, but find ways to seem like less of a narcissistic, manipulative guy hungry for power?
• Is the rationale for WWE retiring to doing more house show tours obvious?
• Why was Hulk Hogan seemingly so generous and well-behaved in WWE back in 2002?
• Could Shawn Michaels actually be sandbagging NXT booking to help his friend Paul Levesque seem irreplaceable?
• Why does Brock Lesnar have an issue with his pants splitting but Cody Rhodes doesn’t?
• Do Wade and Todd have nicknames in their past?
• Are there enough fighters outside of UFC for a second major group?
• Is Tony Khan losing out on exposure by booking the ROH zombie outside of WrestleMania or big AEW weekend?
• Is Levesque looking to get a redo with some wrestlers who are rumored to be returning such as Enzo and Cass and Baron Corbin?
• Would a Paul Heyman-led TNA if that had come to fruition have played out?

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• Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano MMA fight card on Netflix reaction
• ROH Supercard of Honor review
• A review of NXT
• Reviews of AEW Collision from last Saturday and then AEW Dynamite + Collision from Wednesday
• A preview of the full AEW Double or Nothing line-up
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and Raw including the latest with Cody Rhodes and Gunther, Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu, Sami Zayn, and more.
• A preview of WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
• A review of the book on The Great Mephisto, “Raising Can from The Inferno to The Great Mephisto” by Frankie Cain and Scott Teal

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• The John Cena Classic and possible confusion over whether it’s a tournament and, in general, just how putrid the concept is
• Would it be worth it for Tony Khan to offer Brock Lesnar a huge deal to sign with AEW?
• What’s the right path for Oba Femi?
• Why would security come to the aid of WWE wresters given how terribly wrestlers treat WWE security during Raw and Smackdown?
• Was Vince McMahon hypocritical in his criticism of Ted Turner’s aggressive tactics?
• Was it a mistake or were there alternatives to having Verne Gagne retire as AWA Champion?
• If other sports could make some teams heels and others babyface, would that be good for business?
• What are the top face-face, heel-face, and heel-heel matches over the years?
• Why didn’t Bill Watts do better in WCW and the WWF after his highly-praised work and reputation for his work in Mid-South?
• Can Tiffany Stratton get back on track with a heel turn?
• Is pro wrestling as an industry overachieving or underachieving given the handicap of being an orchestrated fictional portrayal of sports but the benefit of having total control over stories and who wins?
• Will WWE use AI for booking? What are the pros and cons?
• What is there left for Seth Rollins in WWE?
• Is it a mistake for Zilla Fatu to say wouldn’t consider AEW as an option?
• The latest on the Raja Jackson plea deal.

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• A review of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including starting with Todd’s firm stance on Smackdown being built around the Gingerbread Man funeral, plus Backlash fallout
• A review of NXT and all it’s baked-in flaws in terms of it’s presentation philosophy
• A review of the AEW Fairway to Hell special and AEW Dynamite including the latest Darby Allin AEW World Title defenses
• A review of the latest UFC event, the Gina Carano vs. Ronda Rousey fight, and more.

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• Why did Paul Levesque need a new contract if he’s an employee and not an independent contractor? And does Levesque’s contract mean much given how they’ve dealt with wrestler contracts recently?
• Will WWE release a popular wrestler in 2027 to create content for WWE Unreal next year?
• Did AEW drop the ball with Ethan Page or is he just a better fit for WWE? Should AEW and WWE be more willing to push people that don’t fit the mould for their company, or is having a ‘type’ part of creating a clear identity?
• Did Wade resent the WWF after it invaded his AWA territory as a kid?
• Super Dragon
• Joey Ryan
• Rush’s catch phrase
• Delayed vertical duplexes
• Could what’s going on with TKO lead to collective bargaining by WWE and UFC talents?
• Thoughts on Will Ospreay playing different characters in AEW and New Japan concurrently?
• Has Andrade reached a peak level of confidence?

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• A look at Ted Turner’s life and his role in pro wrestling’s history
• The latest WWE releases and thoughts on the controversy around wrestlers being asked to accept big pay cuts to stay
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw
• A preview of WWE Backlash including predictions for Danhausen’s mystery partner
• A review of NXT
• A look at New Japan Dontaku
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite
• A review of UFC Fight Night and a preview of the next event

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• What is the current booking structure of AEW? Does Tony Khan meet with individual wrestlers? Does AEW feel like there are fresh contributors?
• NFL Draft thoughts on the Commanders
• Is there hypocrisy with C.M. Punk reportedly refusing to work an angle with Teddy Hart after legit issues between them when Punk was critical of The Young Bucks for not working a storyline with them after legit heat?
• Is Zelina Vega right that a journalist should have let her frame her release publicly before reporting it themselves?
• Are there examples of any wrestler moving down the card and losing main event designation only to return to main event status for a stretch longer than just a one-off match or feud?
• Should TKO hire ex-UFC fighters who didn’t get a second contract to be body guards for UFC and WWE performers who are worried about their safety?
• Why isn’t pro wrestling creative writing/booking better? Is there something about the art form that is just difficult to pull off and underestimated?
• Todd’s top PWG memories
• Thoughts on the furor between Dave Meltzer and Conrad Thompson over the framing of the Brodie Lee Jr. vs. Joey Janela match?
• What does it say about WWE’s developmental system that they cut bait on two Olympic Gold Medalists?
• Which wrestlers recently cut by WWE have the best chance to thrive outside of WWE? How lame duck of a show is LFG when winners are cut and contestants are cut before the show even airs?
• Thoughts on the “forced hire” of Zoe Hines, the niece of RFK Jr., to WWE? (And has WWE found their next NXT G.M.?)
• Thoughts on English words of French origin and thoughts on announcer Gordon Solie
• What actions should TKO take to address concerns among WWE performers about their safety and is there a connection between high prices and fans as a result simply expecting more access due to what they spend?

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• A look at the WWE roster cuts including individual assessments on whether they were a surprise and what might be next
• Review of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw with the Roman Reigns-Jacob Fatu-Usos developments, the Miz-Danhausen skit, and Backlash hype
• A review of NXT featuring the refresh and replenishment of the roster after some key main roster call-ups and cuts
• A review of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including the the Death Riders-Will Ospreay developments, Darby Allin’s latest title defense, and more
• The latest news from New Japan
• A review of the latest UFC event and a preview of the next

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• Is it okay that Tony Schiavone acts like Collision is live when the viewers know it was recorded days earlier?
• Reaction to Paul Heyman’s comments on Jade Cargill and why he’s waiting to consider making her a Paul Heyman Gal
• Response to a case in favor of Darby Allin being more than a short-term novelty champion
• What happened to the momentum of Stephanie Vaquer and Gunther this year?
• What now for Oba Femi?
• How to best sum up WrestleMania weekend?
• Should WWE and AEW offer headphone access to commentary to fans attending events?
• Hirooki Goto’s possibility in WWE headed into the “Street Fight” hype
• Is it possible Brock Lesnar’s decision to retire was made on the spot or kept secret from almost everyone?
• Thoughts on Diana Hart-Smith and Bret Hart bickering
• Todd’s take on the C.M. Punk incident with a fan at the hotel and additional reporting by Wade on WWE wrestlers’ desire for better security at big events
• Are we going to have to watch to Will Ospreay sell serious neck issues every match?
• Thoughts on the career of Hurricane Helms
• Should WWE put up a countdown clock for fans in the stadium to let them know roughly when the next match begins so fans can plan concession stand runs?
• Is WWE going to sacrifice Jacob Fatu like they did Solo Sikoa in an effort to boost Roman?
• Thoughts on the Hulk Hogan documentary on Netflix and Bret Hart’s role on it

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• WrestleMania 42 viewership on ESPN
• Reflecting on the career of Van Hammer
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including Darby Allin’s first AEW Title defense
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown before WrestleMania and WWE Raw after WrestleMania including the latest on Brock Lesnar, Oba Femi, Cody Rhodes, C.M. Punk
• Review of week two of NXT Revenge
• A review of the latest UFC Fight Night and a weekend preview

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