E157 | Hold My Tang-a

This week, we look into all the recent bad behavior in the wrestling industry! From Ric Flair's stupor at a pizza restaurant, to the AEW women enduring sexual harassment during their recent matches. Also, we look at Tony Khan's recent behavior as the "leader" of AEW and how he's been terrible at kayfabing a broken neck. We open up the Listener Mailbag to answer questions on recent WWE roster cuts and run down the WWE roster to see who we would cut. We examine about two recent things WWE has done that would NEVER have happened if Vince McMahon was still in charge. All this plus the latest wrestling news (such as Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre injured), rumors, we fantasy book a new, and interesting, gimmick for Zoey Stark, and an X-Men 97 review (Be forewarned...spoilers will be discussed immediately).

Jeff and Steve grab the reins of this week's show to review WWE Backlash from Lyon, France. Was the crowd REALLY that much of a distraction? Steve puts over AJ Styles vs Cody Rhodes. Now that they're tag champs, Jeff speculates when Jade will turn on Bianca, while Steve predicts why it will be Bianca instead. The Bloodline expands...the boys argue over why Vince McMahon would be highly disappointed. In AEW news, we continue to examine the downfall of AEW as they continue to lose viewers as Tony Khan makes a fool of himself on non-wrestling media. Should AEW make an effort to put more time into the AEW Champion, Swerve Strickland, rather than the Young Bucks' NWO-like takeover and Jon Moxley's IWGP World Championship? All this plus swoon over Tiffany Stratton, disagree on Kentucky Derby fashion, and answer the age old question: how bad are wrestling nerds?

Jeff does a rare solo show that begins with a mea culpa. He provides some annoyingly vague update on talks between AEW & WBD. He weighs in on legal matters like the Defense Answer and Motion in Grant v McMahon et al, the new FTC rule (related to releases?), shares for sale and related items. What did Kenny imply about Rossy? Who’s Rossy? Jeff liked, and disliked, Dynasty and has other arguments with himself. All this plus Swerve wins the most prestigious title in AEW, the latest Injuries, news, notes, ratings and more!

Negative 1 wasn't the only bad kid at WrestleMania, Bad Guy Jack was too...sort of. He shares his excellent adventures in Philly. Jeff and Ron also discuss whether WWE is squandering the renewed interest in the product with weak episodes of Raw. Did WWE disresepct Damien Priest again? Did Tony disrespect the AEW title and AEW itself by opening Dynamite with the IWGP/New Japan Pro Wrestling champion, Jon Moxley? Did AEW regain any momentum from Footage-gate? Did Tony slip in some truths during his press call? All this plus news, notes, ratings and AEW Dynasty predictions.

This week...Jeff and Steve review WWE Wrestlemania 40 as the dawn of a new era begins to set. We explore what the "new era" exactly means and what differences in booking and production have taken place since WM. We ponder what's next for all the major WWE champions like Bayley, Sami Zayn, and Cody Rhodes. In AEW News, we look at the fallout from the CM Punk/Wembley footage airing last week on AEW Dynamite. Was this a good idea? Is this AEW's "jump the shark" moment? Plus, Jeff shares an insider scoop as he's found out that Warner Bros. is not too happy with TK. We chat about the implications to AEW's new media deal. All this plus thoughts on...Will Osprey shoots on Triple H, Moxley wins the IWGP World Championship/Did Tony Khan buy it? Ronda continues to criticize WWE, will we ever see a day where wrestlers can enter into sponsorship deals? And we open up the mailbag!

Join Jeff and Steve as they run down the WWE Wrestlemania 40 card and discuss the CM Punk/Ariel Helwani interview, the odd way to begin AEW Dynamite this week, NXT Stand and Deliver predictions, ratings, and Vince McMahon's love letters.

This week...Jeff and Steve review The Rock putting an EPIC beatdown on Cody Rhodes; did this go too far? Who did this segment bring to tears? We discuss it all including what current booking eludes to Cody giving The Rock the main event at WWE Wrestlemania being the plan all along? CM Punk, Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins tease their match-up for WM. Is this the right role for CM Punk? Also, which host speculates a Damien Priest cash-in at WM? Is a double turn coming for Rhea Ripley and Becky Lynch? We discuss why bringing up motherhood was an odd choice in Becky's latest promo. In our AEW Review, we look at the up-to-date booking of Mercedes Mone, and continue to ponder what she's in fact the CEO of? Jeff puts over Takeshita and argues why he should have never left Japan. All this plus Ronda Rousey, Bray Wyatt Hall of Fame speculation, and our predictions for WWE Slammy award winners.

This week...Steve and Jeff cover Mone debut Part Deaux as well as the week in wrestling. We question what is Mercedes the CEO of? And, Steve fantasy books a new nWo with the artist formerly known as Sasha Banks as the leader. We also have an "almost" exclusive piece of breaking news from our special guest, one of the fastest growing wrestling-focused YouTube channels, MARVIN THE MOVIE MONSTER from Tooney Town Wrestling! We discuss how Marvin got started on his YT channel, how he goes about creating all his parody songs, and he shares his journey on how he became a fan of pro wrestling. Also in this episode, we look at all the AEW controversies helping New Japan Strong. Slogging gets replaced by Wardlow-ing...plus, all the latest wrestling news, rumors and more!

Ron & Jeff cover the week in wrestling, but not before getting side tracked on a variety of items, like Ron's grade school days and Jeff's latest spin off project. Then we talk about...NXT! Oh yeah, we discuss Mercedes Mone's debut; how the choice of car can really make a difference; and how done is Wardlow? The other noteworthy AEW bits are discussed like Max Caster's week on social media and what is happening in Darby-world. We cover gossip and news. Clear up a few misreports out there and dive into the continuing build to Wrestlemania. All that, the latest wrestling news, rumors, and much, much more!

This week Jeff and Steve discuss Sting's retirement at AEW Revolution and ponder where Sting lands amongst the greatest wrestlers of all time. We review AEW Dynamite's new look, Okada's debut...was pairing him with the Young Bucks the best choice? With AEW Dynasty being unveiled as a new April PPV, is AEW looking to setup the Undisputed Kingdom as their new undisputed dynasty? The boys speculate on what MJF have to do with the new PPV? Cody slaps the Rock...we fantasy book WrestleMania 40 night 1 and 2. Bull Nakano, IRS and Barry Windham are the latest names to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, we discuss their eligibility. All this plus Mercedes Mone/Sasha Banks cheats on her latest "boyfriend" and don't forget we bring you all the latest wrestling news, rumors, and more!