• 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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• What happened to WWE house shows?
• Does AI’s designation of WWE eras make sense?
• Rebooking WrestleMania’s top matches as four-ways that lead to unification matches?
• Was Hulk Hogan “jealous” of Bret Hart’s early PPV butyrate success in WCW?
• Is the WrestleMania 42 line-up better if you hadn’t actually watched the TV builds?
• Pros and cons of celebrities in pro wrestling
• Thoughts on each of Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania matches since WM29
• Should AEW put on PPV events the week before WrestleMania?
• Are some of UFC’s talented but cringy fighters turning off part of the fanbase?
• What stands out WrestleMania weekend outside of the WWE events?
• Reaction to Peter Rosenberg’s social media post about dives in pro wrestling

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• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw in the final lead-up to WrestleMania including the latest Pat McAfee segment and another Roman Reigns-C.M. Punk segment.
• A preview of the entire WrestleMania 42 line-up
• A review of last Saturday night’s TNA Rebellion PPV including the return of EC3
• A review of AEW Collsion, the AEW Dynasty PPV, and AEW Dynamite including a reaction to Darby Allin beating MJF for the AEW World Title
• A UFC review and preview

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• How does WWE want fans to feel about Cody Rhodes in response to the Pat McAfee angle on Smackdown last Friday?
• Are AEW fans more warm toward Chris Jericho’s return just because he’s someone who didn’t end up joining so many others who went from AEW to WWE in recent years?
• Isn’t a weakness of Roman Reigns and C.M. Punk going after each other with supposedly shoot comments weaker because they obviously are side-stepping more sensitive topics? And isn’t it better to have the match outcome settle whatever they are arguing about, and that’s not in play with the build so far?
• Would “Speedball” Mike Bailey have succeeded in WWE if he were signed years ago if he hadn’t had work visa issues? Or would he have been an AEW Day 1 guy and would that have worked out for him?
• What stands out looking back at the early AEW PPVs and is there anything AEW should have done differently in their first two years?
• Is it tiring hearing how legendary Randy Orton’s career has been when he usually peaked at a roughly three-star level in most of his bigger matches?
• Is there something about Cody Rhodes that preordains his babyface act has an expiration date?
• Is AEW’s in-ring style being so similar in tone match to match more of an issue than having the same people in the top mix for so long?
• Is TKO’s conduct undercutting WWE’s long-term welfare and is Paul Levesque in danger of being replaced?
• Why does it seem TKO executives are only meddling and interfering around WrestleMania season? Will that change?
• Is Chris Jericho’s reputation for reinventing himself overstated?
• Why is Triple H showing up for the Brock Lesnar-Oba Femi build?
• Has the WWE PG in-ring era made fans today more squeamish about AEW’s more violent matches?
• How does WWE pointing out attendance, ticket prices, and other such matters help them, and what is the end game?
• Does the latest Janel Grant filing reveal how Vince McMahon wasn’t keeping a close eye on the product?
• Does Jack Perry believe in Jack Perry anymore?
• Does the Oba Femi-Brock Lesnar video on Raw this week show how far behind AEW remains in that area?
• When would have been the ideal time to turn John Cena heel?
• Would Roman Reigns and John Cena have had to do anything different to be heels when they were booed babyfaces other than lose to babyfaces fans liked more?

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• Thoughts on the Pat McAfee promo on Smackdown and the Cody Rhodes response later in the show.
• A walk through both Smackdown and Raw start to finish including C.M. Punk’s promo and the latest Oba Femi-Brock Lesnar angle.
• A review of NXT Stand & Delivery, one of NXT’s better PLEs in a while
• A walk through NXT’s latest TV episode
• A review of New Japan’s Sakura Genesis event
• Thoughts on TNA pulling AEW wrestlers from shows TNA wrestlers are on
• A preview of the TNA Rebellion PPV
• A walk through AEW Collision and Dynamite
• A preview of the AEW Dynasty PPV line-up
• A look at the latest UFC event and a look ahead

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• Was the “next generation” transfer in 2002 another great transition year, something WWE might be on the cusp of again this year?
• What’s the timeline for WWE deciding whether they can safely hold WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia?
• Might AEW work with JCW, and does Todd have thoughts on the JCW StrangleMania “supercard” on WrestleMania weekend?
• Could a different person have successfully taken over as Undertaker character in the WWF?
• Do fans ever truly dislike someone enough to boo them while also still wanting to pay to see them?
• Are there strategies to avoid ads while watching Raw?
• What’s going on with the Randy Orton mystery caller? And what are some of the best mystery storylines payoffs?
• How different would WCW have been if they actually transitioned to new stars in late 1994?
• Are “leverage pins” unfairly maligned as a lame or soft finish in pro wrestling these days?
• What could Paul Levesque do to get WWE Creative back on track?
• Thougths on the Billionaire Ted skits 30 years ago?
• AEW’s garbage wrestling quotient?
• Thekla’s strengths and weaknesses?
• Why did Vince McMahon decide to turn Roman Reigns heel initially after so much resistance?
• Thoughts on lawsuits against social media companies for addictive strategies?
• Is there room for a strong no. 3 company in the U.S.?
• Is WWE in the midst of a soft relaunching of Stephanie McMahon and Triple H as on-air characters?

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• New Japan Sakura Genesis preview
• A review of NXT TV and a preview of Stand & Deliver
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and Raw including the latest with Randy Orton-Cody Rhodes, the Seth Rollins-Gunther angle, and more WrestleMania undercard developments
• Reviews of AEW Collision and Dynamite including MJF vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey, Pac vs. Will Ospreay, the worst Willow Nightingale promo yet, and more.
• The latest from UFC

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• Is Roman Reigns actually worth $10 million a year if AEW were to bid on him?
• Why aren’t the owners of The Road Warriors licenses being more agreeable to usage on video games?
• Is the Netflix ad structure turning people away from watching Raw through legit means?
• Is Aleister Black/Zelina Vega a continuation of Karrion Kross/Scarlett being “a spooky married couple trying to bring people to the dark side?”
• What happened to Sammy Guevara’s push and can he still be a star?
• Update on Raja Jackson case
• If it’s true what David Sahadi said about Vince McMahon wanting to move Steve Austin back to The Ringmaster gimmick, does that show Vince was never a creative genius?
• How are things going with AAA in the year since WWE acquired it and which wrestlers are benefiting?
• Is there still an ICE presence in Minnesota or is the media just not covering it?
• Is the face/heel dynamic passé?
• Is the change in society that playing by the rules doesn’t pay off reflective of crowd responses in pro wrestling to the heel/face dynamic?
• Should WWE essentially copy successful storylines of the past with new wrestlers put in certain slots, with of course certain tweaks to make it work today?
• If WrestleMania next year is Cody Rhodes vs. C.M. Punk, and it’s a face-heel match-up, who should be the heel and who the face?
• What if Roman Reigns wasn’t around for the boom period five years ago? And was Triple H taking over for Vince McMahon more important to the boom?
• Who should Will Ospreay face at All In in London?
• Is Gunther’s role or lack of role at WrestleMania a big waste of his momentum?
• What’s the best way to use Brock Lesnar on his final chapter in WWE, especially if he doesn’t want to lose until his final match?

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• Dennis Condrey remembered
• New Japan Cup’s strong final week
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including thoughts on Kenny Omega’s mic work, whether AEW missed opportunity with Collisions after NCAA coverage, Brody King saved for off-TV segment
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including latest Roman Reigns-C.M. Punk segment, Randy Orton’s follow-up promo to his turn on Cody, Jade Cargill-Rhea-Ripley, more
• A review of NXT with more chaos than ever
• A review of UFC and a preview of UFC

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• Should Tony Khan make a huge nine-figure offer to sign Roman Reigns if he becomes a free agent?
• Is there an inconsistency with Bret Hart’s Montreal Screwjob story when taking into the account the lead-up with Earl Hebner?
• Are any wrestlers really “bullet proof”?
• Thoughts on wrestlers and non-wrestlers who have recently died, and are there more young famous people dying lately?
• Picking between top WCW and WWE wrestlers listed in a top 18 list of stars in Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter #643 from 25 years ago this month including Lex Luger or Scott Steiner, Scott Steiner or Triple H, Shane Douglas or Chyna, and Buff Bagwell or Billy Gunn among many others
• Was Sandman great?
• Great entrance themes over the decades
• Follow-up on The Rock’s early act working in today’s cultural environment
• Rusev’s self-sabotage
• Pricing out pro wrestling fans
• Kenny Omega and Street Fight 6 and a character marrying a relative

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• Thoughts on Randy Orton’s turn on Cody Rhodes
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw
• A review of the latest NXT TV show
• A review of AAA Rey de Reyes
• A review of the New Japan Cup
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including Will Ospreay’s in-ring return
• The latest from UFC

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• If Vince McMahon was ousted in 2009, would Shane McMahon have taken over
• Does Josh Briggs have a bright future?
• Would The Rock’s schtick from the Attitude Era work today, such as the homophobic and misogynistic material?
• Evaluating Aleister Black and Rusev on this stint in WWE a year in
• Predicting WrestleMania 42 opponents for a list of names
• How much backstage pressure is there to “stay on script” in matches?
• The Kat and Jerry Lawler
• What’s with AEW standby matches?
• What’s with UFC Freedom 250 lacking representation of Easter block, female, and American-born black fighters?
• Is WWE really changing plans for WM42 for the sake of surprising fans?
• What exactly is the Americano vs. Americano feud based on now?

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• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite, plus a preview of AEW Revolution
• A review of the New Japan Cup
• A review of NXT Vengeance and the latest NXT TV show
• A review of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw
• The latest from UFC including the White House card

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