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Jay Dawg's Wrestling Match of the Month for May 2026 is WWE WHC CM Punk taking on Batista at the Great American Bash from 2008. 

In this edition, it's all about the ladies...for hoops, that is. WNBA is back.  Plus, futures on the 30th season of the Dub, PGA Championship preview with Doc from Frank FM and The Bone, also MLB and MLS rankings and weekend slate, UFL picks, NBA Playoffs, Stanley Cup Playoffs and NFL Sked outlook. 

For one night in 1981, Len Barker and the city of Cleveland were perfect!  Cleveland hosted the Toronto Blue Jays in front of less than 10,000 folks in The Land.  At press time, the last no-hitter thrown by a Cleveland pitcher. 

It's Game 6 of the 1981 NBA Finals, as the Boston Celtics took on the Houston Rockets, as The Playback brings NBA Hoops into the fold.  More games to come in June.  Enjoy! 

30 years ago in 1996, Dwight 'Doc' Gooden made history with the Yankees.  Jay Dawg looks back on this game. 

Mad Max makes history!  His old team in the Detroit Tigers, took on his Washington Nationals in the District back in 2016.  Jay Dawg looks back on this historic game.

The Mother's Day 2026 edition of Bet THIS! contains NBA Playoffs, Stanley Cup Playoffs, MLB and MLS rankings and slates, WNBA is back, NASCAR in New York and UFC 328. 

Eventual Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander tossed his first no-hitter in 2007.  Nearly four years later, JV does it again!  Jay Dawg looks back on the second no-no from Verlander, as his Tigers took on the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011. 

In this edition, Minnesota Twins southpaw Francisco Liriano had never tossed a complete game in any level of his career.  The 27-year old was in the cold of the South Side of Chicago, taking on the White Sox in early May 2011, looking to make history! 

A Run for the Roses edition of Bet THIS!  CJ and Jay Dawg preview the 152nd Kentucky Derby, as well as NBA Playoffs, Stanely Cup Playoffs, MLB and MLS rankings, UFL, NASCAR in Texas, Locks of the Week and Parlays!

Welcome to May! It was on this date 35 years ago back in 1991, Nolan Ryan tossed his 7th career No-Hitter!  Jay Dawg looks back on the historic night, as the Ryan Express was rolling in Arlington, Texas. Rangers hosted Toronto Blue Jays. 

In this edition of The Playback, the Rocket has launched!  Roger Clemens tosses his first 20K game, as the Boston Red Sox hosted the Seattle Mariners back in 1986.  Jay Dawg (who was 3 at the time), looks back on this historic game. 

Raging Bowe!  Riddick 'Big Daddy' Bowe was away from the ring for nearly a year (a bout of sparring injuries curtailed his comebacks), in comes undefeated Buster Mathis, Jr. It's Jay Dawg's Boxing Bout of the Month for April 2026.  Dawg looks back on this fight from the summer of 1994. 

A new era began on the South Side of Chicago; the new Comiskey Park opened in 1991 to positive fanfare, as the Chicago White Sox hosted the Detroit Tigers. Jay Dawg looks back on this game, which happened 35 years ago! 

CJ is back from LA!  In this edition, it's all about MLB and MLS rankings, games and matches.  Ditto for the UFL, NASCAR, 2026 NFL Draft Day 1 as well as the NBA Playoffs and Stanley Cup Playoffs.  Plus, the Parlays and Locks of the week from CJ and Jay Dawg! 

Mania Week concludes with a match Jay Dawg was at; WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday's Main Event. It was a Bloodline Rules Match between WWE Undisputed Universal champ Roman Reigns taking on Cody Rhodes in Philly from 2024! 

The Main Event of Night 1 of WWE WrestleMania 37 in Tampa back in 2021 was a history-making one.  WWE Smackdown Women's Champ Sasha Banks took on Bianca Belair, and Jay Dawg was there!  He talks about the mood, the moment and the overall spectacle that is WrestleMania! 

The Ultimate Challenge! WWE Champ Hulk Hogan battled WWE Intercontinental Champ The Ultimate Warrior at the Main Event of WWE WrestleMania VI, back in 1990.  Jay Dawg looks back fondly on this one, as Champion vs. Champion duked it out in Toronto!

Becky Lynch stunned the world in a short amount of time in 2021 when she returned to WWE.  Defeating Bianca Belair as a mystery opponent at WWE SummerSlam, she started to get a tad cocky.  Then, diabolical, as The Man was now Big Time Becks.  A heel, now facing Bianca Belair with Lynch's WWE Raw Women's title on the line at WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday.  Jay Dawg looks back on this classic from 20...

Tables! Ladders! Chairs! Oh my!  Just when you think the magic can't happen again at WrestleMania, the Tag Team champion Dudley Boys, the Hardy Boyz as well as Edge & Christian put on an even better match than the year before!  It's TLC II from WWE WrestleMania 17 back in 2001, as Mania Week rolls on The Playback with Jay Dawg! 

#42 is worn by all currently playing Major League Baseball.  CJ and Jay Dawg talk about that, Jackie Robinson's legacy and MLB futures in this special edition. 

Mania Week continues on The Playback!  In this edition, Jay Dawg looks back on The Undertaker vs. Triple H in a No Holds Barred Match at WWE WrestleMania XXVII back in 2011.  This is a WrestleMania XVII rematch, as The Deadman faces The Game, and why does Jay Dawg think this rematch is the best of the eventual trilogy?

It's Mania Week on The Playback!  For seven days, a classic WrestleMania match will be featured.  In the first edition, WWE SmackDown Women's Champ Charlotte Flair faced Rhea Ripley at WWE WrestleMania 39 Saturday, from 2023!  Jay Dawg looks back at this classic. 

In this edition, a game Jay Dawg was actually at!  The defendining AL Champ Tampa Bay Rays hosted the Texas Rangers in April of 2021.  Dawg looks back on this game, as this was his first time not being in Cleveland or Boston for a Major League Baseball game. 

A Masterful edition of Bet THIS! Jay Dawg is back from Cleveland, The Masters begins, NBA and NHL wind the regular season down, March Madness is done, MLS and MLB rankings and slate of games and matches, NASCAR is back in Bristol as well as a special guest talking about A Tradition Unlike Any Other.