Wrestle Update

Just as the legendary tradition of March Madness hits the hoops scene, Wrestle Update is throwing their hat in the fold. We have a 64 man tournament to determine the true champion of North American wrestling, the true MVP right now. So buckle up and follow along as we end up both having to unanimously agree and how do we do that? Our tiebreakers come from Nello calling his tried and true wrestle f...

There were a lot of issues to say the least, somehow always coming down to Santino having another segment. Booking blunders, bad wrestling, celebrities nobody knows or has heard of in an empty section, random debuts, S.U.A.T!? Broom closets and bad production values and of course time running out before they could even pull of their main event angle, TNA is back on cable and in full peak TNA fashi...

This is it, we have a lot to get to with looking back at 2025 in wrestling in America. Whether it was AEW, WWE, or the independents. The scene gave us a lot of good...and a lot of bad. We go over all of them and our picks for not just the Awards categories but also the "worst of" the year burying a lot of the worst stuff under the sun that pro wrestling gave us. Overall it was another year...

The world might not be ending, but Dylan's sanity might be. MJF is the AEW World Champion once more. After a show ripe with booking blunders and a crowd that reacted accordingly to all but seemingly the Mixed Nuts match, we go through it all. From another correct prediction from May with Hyan getting signed, all the way to the puzzling main event build that led us to Hangman Page heading into...

Our first time ever on Wrestle Update, we drop an interview with the Owner and CEO of the newest Deathmatch outfit that Nello attended their first ever show live and in person. We talk about a variety of topics in this comprehensive interview: The beginnings of James' wrestling and what attracted him to Deathmatch The logistical components of starting a new company in 2025 and of the first sho...

Wrestle Update returns after a harrowing October and November, just in time for the title change that sent a Shockwave through the fanbase, as well as give a full preview of one of our historically favorite times of the year with the Continental Classic set to start, we end the show on a positive note giving a full preview and put our picks down for who makes the semis, who wins, and who gets the...

We discuss a bit of the news about WWE's WrestleMania heading to Saudi Arabia and what that could mean for The Collective and WrestleMania weekend shows potentially heading to Saudi as well in this fascinating and strange timeline we're in. We quickly get things to All Out itself, with perhaps more praise from Dylan on AEW booking and MJF period than ever before after this show, in additio...

A complete preview of all 13 matches listed for All Out as well as the pre-show, plus a recap and thoughts on the storylines that got us here. We discuss the potential for the main event (thankfully confirmed not to be the CNC tag match since recording) and the build to the various matches on this card, pick the winners and discuss our hopes for this year's All Out. Check us out on social, X/T...

We have talked about the past with reviewing ROH's first ever show. We have talked about the present talking about Death Before Dishonor 2025. Now. Now we take a look towards ROH's future. Or more accurately, a potential future. Dylan and Nello have their own ideas on how to break ROH off and how to gain traction and interest for the show as a whole coming off of the YouTube free show. We...

We have a full discussion on the Death Before Dishonor show that ended up unexpectedly free on YouTube with two showstopping matches to close out the show. We also talk about Sammy Guevara working double duty (AGAIN!?) and the relevance of the Pure title rules and if there's enough reason to make a second one. Finally we talk about the brand, where it's at, and where things are going for t...

Both Nights of the 2 night event from GCW, celebrating their anniversary as a company took place, and we got you for both shows! Both nights headlined by death matches, including one that may be a candidate for the best of it's kind this year! But there was more. Shocking returns, debuts, and of course to Nello's delight: The return of the Brothers of Funstruction as the clowns were brough...

We talk about a show that brushed between the lines of greatness and galaxy brained all throughout, in a night built around an interpromotional showdown that happened with a questionable number of "outside" talent. Still even more questionable is the amount of kidnappings taking place in AEW recently and the amount of shenanigans in MJF's matches rolls through like a heavy thunderstorm...

We cover two back to back shows built around the interpromotional feud between Game Changer and Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Things start off with a strange turn in the outdoor venue, people turning sides and the value of two seemingly similar stylistic companies feuding. The importance of the fans of selling the angle, and then the booking of the show as well as the magical reuniting of Violen...

We're back and doing another historical episode, this time in preparation for the newest ROH PPV coming to us in 2025, we go back all the way to the beginning. The first ever show in ROH's history. The Era of Honor begins. We briefly go through the history of the company, the various eras from its start as an RF Video & Gabe spinoff. To the Silkin years and the DVD based product it kep...

7 years after the original, WWE has ran an all women's show once again. We try to investigate and figure out why now of all times, and just how bad they failed to take away from All In. While at the same time, having one of their best shows themselves all year! We run through the card with high praise for the opener, in depth looks at the status of Blake Monroe and Raquel Rodriguez after getti...

This is it. AEW's biggest show of the year and the culmination of the Death Riders angle, Dylan and Nello cover the entire show as well as where the company is going in what appears to be a new era. We discuss the tag division woes, MJF's latest push, the name of Toni Storm's biting move, and the end result of all the people coming through to give AEW their Avengers Endgame moments. Al...

We look at the show seemingly designed around making WWE's top babyface look bad, WWE's Night of Champions features two whole title matches! We talk about the show top to bottom and how things went, a good breakout from Raquel Rodriguez and a whole turd sandwich Saudi Arabia got presented. Miraculously we end up talking about our mutual love for 2kW from the late 2000s and how great Dramac...

It's been 20 years and this week we have a very special edition with our first ever look back into the past. The nostalgia is strong enough not just for the show, but we get to once again revisit "Bodies" being used after the recent Anarchy in the Arena appearance, and Nello starts a one man crusade against what he calls one of the worst bands of all time: the Red Hot Chili Peppers. On...

LIVE REACTION! Nello was at the show and recorded mere minutes after his return home from the Desert Diamond Arena! (shame on them for their lame seats and stale hot dogs) It was a show where AEW was on one tonight. A special Anarchy in the Arena brings the feeling back for the match type for Dylan and an even more special main event headline the show with multiple strong matches which we go over...

We have a special extravaganza on this Episode of WU. Dylan and Nello speak on the state of both major companies in the US. We attempt to do what many said was impossible and maintain a no bias zone in breaking down what we believe are objective strengths of each company. We break down the major weaknesses of each company. We break down who we believe should be the most featured acts weekly on tel...

We start the show off giving our memories of Sabu after his recent untimely passing, and his influence on the wrestling business to this day. We then go over the recent cuts from WWE and where we think they all could end up, and if Braun Strowman could make a good bodyguard for the elite, as well as where we would want to eat everything off the menu. Then we finally get into Backlash and their 5 m...

WE MADE IT. All throughout the week, multiple shows, and more types of different wrestling covered than ever before for the WU Crew (and possibly most podcasts ever) in such a short time. But we finally made it to the big one, the last frontier for WrestleMania Week...WrestleMania itself. First off, before we even get into the shows we go about a half hour talking about the sale of AAA to WWE, a b...

NXT came through with their biggest show of the year, Stand & Deliver. We discuss the pre-show with Roxanne Perez not making the main card after 3 months of strong main roster booking, Fraxiom as a tag team and their future prospects, we disagree strongly on the women's ladder match but then DarkState brings us back together again (in hating it). We talk about 2 more multiman matches throu...

No words can possibly do justice to this show and the absolute insanity broadcast to the world, but what Nello described as "his WrestleMania" certainly came in with everything, topped off by a controversial main event that had a ton of 0 ratings and a ton of 10/10s. Who knows where the truth lies? Who knows why we watch? Who knows what's going on in the NBA right now? We try to figure...

We are kicking off the week of WrestleMania with full coverage of Dylan's favorite show of WM Weekend each year and Nello's favorite so far this year, running down the card. The controversy surrounding the large WWE involvement on the show, Jimmy Smith and the quality of the shoot style graps Josh Barnett presented us with. After a full rundown we dedicated a brief period to talk about wha...