Auf Die Fresse - the unofficial wXw review podcast

We’ve got a catch-up episode as Ian and Mike return to look over a pair of wXw shows - True Colors from Hamburg, and Drive of Champions from Oberhausen. We’ll talk about Quick & Dirty, Yota Tsuji, Eddie Kingston, Jun Akiyama, and the rest of those shows, plus the pick and mix stuff that dropped on Thursdays in the meantime. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on so...

After a few weeks off, Ian and Mike return to recap a hattrick of We Love Wrestling shows - looking over shows in Frankfurt, Dresden and Leipzig. There’s a lot of wrestling to go over, and a lot of news to talk about, including the latest round of WWE tryout offers, and the stacked Drive of Champions line-up in June. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media,...

The lads are back from Oberhausen, and Ian & Mike have got a LOT to talk about. In this bumper episode, we cover the nuts and bolts of just about every show from 16 Carat Gold weekend, the winners, the losers… and yes, the return of Shotgun! It’s our longest episode yet, so buckle down! Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can find Mike at @Mike...

It’s wXw 16 Carat Gold week! So you know what that means… Ian Hamilton and Mike Kilby return for our Carat preview podcast, running down every match that’s been advertised for this upcoming week in Oberhausen (since the shows in Gelsenkirchen and Essen are mystery cards so far!) Whether you’re going to the Ruhrpott, or sitting down to watch it at home on wXwNOW this weekend, we’ve got you covered…...

With wXw 16 Carat Gold around the corner, Ian Hamilton and Mike Kilby return to take a look at a pair of wXw shows that set the table - the Road to 16 Carat Gold out of Leipzig, featuring a tournament for the final spot in 16 Carat Gold; and Dead End, with Los Tranquilos de Japon challenging for the tag titles… and a wild trios main event that saw Ahura face Elijah Blum one last time in Hamburg. R...

We’ve got a surprise episode as wXw’s Managing Director Felix Kohlenberg joined Ian Hamilton and Mike Kilby to talk about next month’s 16 Carat Gold weekender. We talk about the variety of names being brought in for Carat - such as former IWGP World Heavyweight champion Tetsuya Naito, Erick Stevens and Chihiro Hashimoto - and take a trip down memory lane as we also bring up wXw’s return to Essen o...

We’re headed towards 16 Carat Gold season, but first we’ve got to go Back To The Roots as Ian Hamilton and Mike Kilby take a look at wXw’s first marquee event of the year - featuring Elijah Blum’s pure rules triumph against Peter Tihanyi. There’s also a quick look at how wXw fared among the FSM 50 list, and some surprise picks that came out of the Voices of Wrestling 2025 Match of the Year polling...

Auf Die Fresse returns for the first show of the year as Ian and Mike take a look back at We Love Wrestling #72 from Bielefeld… along with some choice action from the We Love Wrestling Live tapings in Rüthen and Münster, before diving into a round-up of what happened in 2025. We even go over our predictions for the year that’s just gone and see how badly our guesswork was… Reviews of wXw events ca...

In the final Auf Die Fresse of 2025, Ian and Mike delve into the wXw 25th Anniversary tour finale in Oberhausen. Mike provides some live insights from the show, including the bloody street fight between Elijah Blum and Robin Christopher Fohrwerk, as well as Ahura's challenge for Peter Tihanyi's Unified World Wrestling title. We also chat about the future, and ponder whether wXw’s nearing t...

After a few weeks off, Ian and Mike return to recap the latest clutch of wXw shows - including the 25th Anniversary Tour stops in Bielefeld, Frankfurt and Hamburg. We’ve a lot to cover, including the game of hot potato with the tag titles that bled into wXw’s long weekend in East Germany… We’re talking about the Greedy Souls’ brief run as tag champions… Peter Tihanyi seeing off 1 Called Manders (a...

The dust has settled on wXw's Pro Wrestling Grand Prix festival, and Ian and Mike are here to break down every moment from the four-day weekender! New champions, three tournaments, and a whole lot more to talk about on the new episode of Auf Die Fresse! Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platfor...

We’re a little under two weeks away from wXw’s inaugural Pro Wrestling Grand Prix festival - but with most of the matches announced, Ian and Mike drop by for a preview episode of Auf Die Fresse, looking at the tournament fields, the matches, and give our picks for the winners. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on prett...

Auf Die Fresse returns after a break with Ian and Mike running down August’s newsworthy Shortcut to the Top - a show that started with a cracker of a wXw Unified World Wrestling title defence, and ended with a Shortcut to the Top match that saw several surprise returns. We also go over the final names announced for the Pro Wrestling Grand Prix, along with other news tidbits, including a look at ho...

Ian and Mike return to cast their eyes over last weekend’s Broken Rules, featuring a dog collar submission match with wXw’s hottest feud between Ahura and Elijah Blum… plus Stephanie Maze and Jane Nero’s no DQ, no ropes outing, and a bodybag match that may have spelled the end of a group. WATCH: Marius al-Ani vs. Bobby Gunns for free at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSAtFY2dc7M WATCH: Millie McK...

Ian and Mike are here to recap all the action from wXw Drive of Champions! Get our full breakdown of the Elijah Blum vs. 1 Called Manders Texas Death Match, plus some discussion on the upcoming farewells for Aigle Blanc and Mike D Vecchio, and the latest announcements for September’s Pro Wrestling Grand Prix. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can...

Ian and Mike are back for a look at two wXw shows from the month of May - starting with Papenburg’s edition of We Love Wrestling featuring a rematch from this year’s 16 Carat Gold tournament… then this past weekend’s FAN from Hamburg, topped off with Robert Dreissker’s ECW Rules match with Masato Tanaka. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can find...

Ian and Mike return for a bumper show as they look over a wXw’s recent cards from Dresden, Leipzig and Frankfurt - a trio that ended with 1 Called Manders leaving the country with the wXw Unified World Wrestling title. We also pore over the names from wXw that’ll be a part of this week’s events in Las Vegas around WrestleMania, and run through upcoming wXw events. Reviews of wXw events can be foun...

Ian and Mike are back to dissect this year's wXw 16 Carat Gold, as the lads do a deep dive into all the big talking points from the tournament. They'll go over the winner of the tournament and when they’ll face Elijah Blum for the vacant wXw Unified World Wrestling title… plus talk of title changes over #wXw16Carat weekend and more! Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.c...

Ian and Mike are back to look ahead to this weekend’s 16 Carat Gold festival - with a rundown of all the announced matches, entrants for Carat and AMBITION, and a whole lot more. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found by searching for IanWrestling or BackBodyDrop on BlueSky/In...

Ian and Mike are back for a quick look at last weekend’s Dead End in Hamburg, featuring a scare for Young Blood in the main event, and an even closer shave for Bobby Gunns. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on pretty much every platform… Ian can be found by searching for IanWrestling or BackBodyDrop on BlueSky/Instagra...

Ian and Mike are back to talk the breaking news out of wXw - with Peter Tihanyi’s injury forcing a change of plans for 16 Carat Gold weekend. The lads also review last weekend’s Road to 16 Carat Gold tournament, which saw Bobby Gunns claim the final spot… and look ahead to next week’s show in Hamburg, which could see Bobby leave bald. The LJ Cleary vs. Zozaya match we mention can be found on YouTu...

Ian and Mike return for a new episode of Auf Die Fresse, looking back at last weekend’s Back to the Roots featuring a major change for Elijah Blum in the Käfigschlacht. We also go over the latest announcements for 16 Carat Gold weekend, the new format for the autumn Pro Wrestling Grand Prix festival, and a little bit of TV Total’s Promi Wrestling (which you can watch-along with on YouTube thanks t...

Happy New Year everyone! Ian’s joined by Dohmi to talk about wXw’s last events of 2024 - We Love Wrestling Live in Borken, and the 24th Anniversary show - giving a mixture of the at-home and in-person experiences at Anniversary. We also chat about next weekend’s Back to the Roots… and what could be for 16 Carat Gold later this year. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over...

It’s that end-of-term feeling as Ian and Mike sit down and chat about most of the year that was 2024 in wXw - looking back on the top stories of the year, and dish out our picks for wrestler of the year, match of the year, newcomer of the year… and some predictions going into 2025. Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can find Mike at @MikeKilby on...

(mors mors!) Ian and Mike return to take a look over Broken Rules - perhaps the best wXw show of the year - from a packed Markthalle in Hamburg. The lads chat about OSKAR’s latest homecoming success, the surprise appearance of Ludwig Kaiser, and just what’s going on with Bobby Gunns in wXw? Reviews of wXw events can be found over on backbodydrop.com Over on social media, you can find Mike at @Mike...