• First, Todd updates his health emergency last week and his prognosis going forward
• A review of New Japan Power Struggle and a reaction to the Wrestle Kingdom line-up with AEW wrestlers in the main events
• A review of NXT Halloween Havoc
• A look at the AEW Dynamite vs. NXT Wednesday battle including extra star power from NXT up against Blood & Guts from AEW
• Catching up on Collision and Dynamite the last two weeks otherwise
• A full quick review of highlights from Smackdown and Raw the last two weeks
• A look at the latest AAA event
• The latest from UFC

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• Why did Undertaker work where other supernatural or character-driven gimmicks didn’t?
• Should pro wrestling adapt it’s style because of what MMA has shown a real fights look like:
• Could WWE have done anything to slow UFC’s rise?
• What is the order of pro sports Hall of Fames you’d visit?
• Is there anything to the social media attention given to Thelma’s conduct after the match with Mercedes Mone at WrestleDream?
• Which wrestlers would be better off switching from AEW to WWE or from WWE to AEW?
• Is Roman Reigns too big of a star where he actually makes other main venters feel small?
• Should someone with more of physical intimidation be the female member of The 946?
• Is there a way to tweak Clockwork Carnage to improve it where it’d make more sense and be worth keeping around?

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• A review of this week’s AEW Dynamite including the debut of Ilja Dragunov and a discussion on the pros and cons of various possibilities for Will Ospreay’s opponent at Full Gear
• A review of NXT
• The latest thoughts on the WWE Crown Jewel Saudi Arabia situation and whether wrestlers should agree to go if WWE asks (and, if so, should they insist to TKO executives join them on the plane at least!)
• A review of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the latest with Sami Zayn, Roman Reigns, and The 946
• The latest from UFC

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• Was Conrad Thompson right that Roman Reigns is only a top star because of a relentless push?
• Observations on Cody Rhodes on “Mythical Kitchen” and deep analysis of his approach to eating chicken wings
• Is there a way to fix Money in the Bank?
• Are the Brochachos storyline and the Steve Austin heel turn comparable?
• Is WrestleLamia a fair use of news reporting from other sources?
• Did Todd think Monday Nitro or Monday Night Raw would come out on top?
• What would impact on the WWF have been if COVID happened in 1997 instead of 2020 since it was so reliant then on live event revenue?
• Who are the real Mt. Rushmore of Pro Wrestling wrestlers considering the original intentions of the choice of presidents: foundation, expansion, development, and preservation of America?
• Has the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame lost its purpose or relevance?
• Should New Japan revert to the old format for determining the main event of Wrestle Kingdom?
• Banana Bowl
• Baron Von Raschke coming out of retirement last weekend at age 86
• Why does MLW and even MyAEW have so little buzz?
• What is likelihood of AEW ending up on Amazon Prime when their TV rights deal expires?
• What happens if President Trump tries to block the seating of Democratic members of Congress and it ends up in a court battle?

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• A review of New Japan King of Pro Wrestling
• A review of TNA Bound for Glory and thoughts on the Max Caster rap that got him fired
• The latest on WWE Crown Jewel and why it might not take place in Saudi Arabia due to bombings and safety concerns
• A review of AEW Collision last Saturday and AEW Dynamite & Collision on Wednesday
• A preview of AEW WrestleDream and the Clockwork Carnage match as a draw and as a concept
• A review of NXT TV
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown, Money in the Bank, and WWE Raw
• The latest update on WrestleMania’s ticket revenue the last two years and what to conclude
• A review of the latest UFC event and a preview of the next one

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CURRENT EVENTS:

• A review of WWE Smackdown
• A review of NXT
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite including Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada
• A review of WWE Raw including the Roman Reigns-LA Knight face-to-face
• A preview of TNA Bound for Glory
• A preview of WWE Money in the Bank
• A reaction to MJF’s video on New Japan’s Road to King of Pro Wrestling and a preview of King of Pro Wrestling
• A review of the latest UFC event and a look ahead

MAILBAG TOPICS:

• Average age of wrestlers in Money in the Bank and is it a coincidence how consistent it is overt the years
• What happened to the technical wrestlers?
• Was it fair of Bob Holly to criticize Scott Hall and Kevin Nash for not losing on their way out of WWE when Brock Lesnar didn’t lose before he left in 2004?

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Nick also takes a closer look at L.A. Knight vs. Roman Reigns and asks the question: Does L.A. Knight actually have a chance to walk out as Undisputed WWE Champion?

Join the conversation inside The Nicky’s Club—where wrestling feels like the coolest club in town.

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• Are viewers to assume wrestlers and security personnel and backstage workers sign indemnification that they agree to never sue if they are attacked at work?
• Reviewing the “Friday the 13th” movies
• How should The Death Riders be featured going forward?
• More on why some Tough Enough wrestlers weren’t welcomed to the main roster
• Do guaranteed contracts dampen motivation by wrestlers to grow as performers, such as Mark Henry, Big Show, and Marc Mero in the early 2000s?
• Is it time to rework or put a pause on the Money in the Bank concept?
• Some AEW fans say they want a more serious, sports-like presentation, yet so many fans laugh and cheer zaniness and silliness on the shows, so what gives?
• A look back at Pat Patterson’s babyface turn in Roy Shires San Francisco territory in 1972 and what it says about the merits of minimal turns
• What was the best chapter of Seth Rollins’ career and character presentation?
• How would the Shield’s split be rearranged to get the most out of the three wrestlers?
• Is the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight hype and Dana White glowing up at reporters, are we inching toward the end of Saudi money influencing boxing?
• What is Pac’s legacy?
• Is AEW becoming the steward of pro wrestling given how it’s acknowledging the global scene, such as how they’ve presented the tribute to Pac?

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• Remembering Pac
• Gushing about the job AEW did with the Dynamite tribute to him with a walk through the entire show segment by segment
• New Japan: Destruction in Kobe
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including a compelling conversation on Dragon Lee vs. Big Cass and what that outcome means
• A review of this week’s NXT
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw
• A review of UFC’s latest event and a look ahead

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• When in history did bad guys in pro wrestling start to get cheered? Did Wade witness it in the AWA in the early 1980s?
• When people cheer heels, why?
• Why did Maven get a hard time for coming from “Tough Enough” when Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman didn’t even if they didn’t come through traditional paths?
• What are Todd’s most successful turns in pro wrestling he recalls?
• Would pro wrestling commentary improve with a top level heel commentator?
• What is the future of JCW without Vince Russo? And what is the future of Russo?
• Could WWE get away with only doing clean finishes? How would storylines be advanced and feuds not end right away?
• What are the differences in opinions between Wade and Todd as far as the Attitude Era goes?
• Thoughts on Georges St. Pierre’s AI fight video against dinosaurs? (LINK)
• Would Vince McMahon try to cash in on the “Just Sports” ad campaign drama featuring Sydney Sweeney?
• More on Gable Steveson’s loss
• What are potential positives and negatives for AEW regarding the Paramount-WBD deal?
• Is Jordynne Grace being underutilized?
• Do high-quality matches draw ratings? Is AEW’s “match quality first” presentation self-limiting? Why doesn’t critical praise for high quality PPVs lead to more increases in AEW business?

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• Gable Steveson humiliated last weekend in UFC fight; what did he do wrong, will he quit MMA, why did he leave before the post-fight announcements
• Full review of the entire UFC event
• Reaction to Paramount+ merger with WBD being approved and thoughts on Tony Khan’s public stance on the matter
• Reviews of AEW Collision and Dynamite, plus a full preview of All Out this Saturday night
• A preview of New Japan Destruction
• A review of Tuesday’s NXT TV show
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw

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• Why didn’t Triple H have to change his character when he went from WCW to the WWF? Why did Mac Mero have to change?
• Thoughts on Vince McMahon’s attitude toward Mick Foley, especially as it pertains to Foley retracting his criticism of Mero getting a guaranteed contract and he didn’t
• Should fans “play along” and boo heels? Is it a failure of booking when you want to cheer a heel?
• A follow-up on Hunter Strickland topic with the punchline being Slurve Strickland
• Has Penta broken past the glass ceiling?
• Should WWE use more legacy stars from AAA?
• Thoughts on Trumps Project College Sports and its potential impact on WWE’s NIL program
• Thoughts on “Obsession”
• Thoughts man vs. woman matches in pro wrestling and will there be an inter gender match in WWE within the next five years?
• Todd’s thoughts on threat of AI to humanity

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• Reviews of both TripleMania events this past weekend
• A preview of the CMLL Anniversary event this weekend
• A review of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw from Mexico City last weekend including Sami Zayn beating CM Punk to win the WWE Title on Friday and Roman Reigns retaining against Penta on Monday.
• A review of NXT TV this week with perhaps peak-level nonsense from NXT
• A review of AEW Collision with the tribute to The Butcher and AEW Dynamite with All Out build
• A review of “A Tale of Two Wolves” by Wolfie D (Jamie Dundee), an autobiography with details of his PG13 tag team days and life as a wrestler the Memphis territory and elsewhere

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• Examining Vince McMahon’s role in the end ECW and what Paul Heyman recently said about it
• Follow-up on why Vince McMahon never fully embraced tag team wrestling
• What’s the backstory on it being said that Tanahashi saved New Japan Pro Wrestling?
• Comparing the hair of Clark Connors and Kid Kash
• Megan Bayne and her panty hose
• The lack of apparent impact of Mercedes Mone and The New Level on viewership for AEW TV
• Should AEW just rename the National Title the TV Title?
• Is WWE walking a tightrope with the presentation of Royce Keys and OTM?
• Is WWE giving up on having wrestlers on the roster who are there simply because they’re good workers
• Comparing Stephanie McMahon’s quote about philanthropy helping corporations win and how AEW handled Rebel’s ALS episode
• Was The Butcher in the “wrong era” of pro wrestling?
• Thoughts on an alternate timeline where Roman Reigns is headlining against Dominik Mysterio at TripleMania
• Are Je’Von Evans and Roxanne Perez not getting pushed because they’re young and therefore there’s a belief there’s no urgency and plenty of time?

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• A look at the career of Bill Dundee, his impact on the industry as a wrestler and a booker including his time working for Bill Watts in Mid-South introducing new ideas
• A look at the death of The Butcher (Andy Williams) and how AEW addressed the situation
• A look at the latest NXT and developmental talent releases from WWE
• A review of the latest NXT episode
• Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite
• A preview of AAA TripleMania
• Reviews of WWE Smackdown, Sunday Night’s Main Event, and Raw
• A review and preview of UFC

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• 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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