Cup Check Wrestling

God there were too many shows.   Schulzie and Ace take a detailed dive into Vancouver Island Professional Wrestling's WrestleFest III from the Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo. A fun, odd show that swung for the fences to deliver. Featuring scary bumps, fans in the front row stealing the show and a crowd that couldn't get enough of Bushido Brown.   From there, the boys do their best to rattle off the...

With just under two weeks to go until Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling's biggest event of the year - WrestleFest III from Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo - Schulzie and Ace sit down with VIPW co-owner, promoter and wrestler BJ Laredo. The boys discuss how VIPW grew from the remnants of ECCW's presence on Vancouver Island to training talent at its own wrestling school, running an arena show and opening...

An abbreviated edition of the Cup Check Wrestling podcast as Schulzie and Ace navigate through technical difficulties to ensure a firm curfew can be met. The boys discuss Schulzie's experience at the Midget Wrestling Warriors show in Merritt over May long weekend. A fantastic independent professional wrestling show in front of a hot crowd that had a non-traditional wrestling energy to start. From...

After a two-week hiatus due to busy schedules, mental wellness days and viral infections, Schulzie and Ace are back to discuss their experiences with Thrash Wrestling in Kamloops and VIPW in Duncan, respectively.   From there, the boys break down WWE Backlash, featuring Seth Rollins' battle with Father Time and Schulzie and Ace coming to grips with their own mortality, differing opinions on Danhau...

Amid illness and air travel, Schulzie and Ace were able to get through both nights of WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas! On the aggregate, one of the most morally bankrupt, soulless two-day events that had professional wrestling interrupt its advertisements. However, it remarkably had one of the greatest main events and matches in WrestleMania history, giving WWE fans a glimmer of hope amid the TKO Gro...

Where the best friends watch the best wrestle! Schulzie and Ace and their loved ones attended AEW's Dynasty pay-per-view event in Vancouver. A terrific, entertaining show that put Schulzie on the broadcast, had Daniel Garcia and the Vancouver Police Department interacting with a familiar face in a hot Vancouver crowd and, unfortunately, featured one or two too many Canadians losing on home soil. T...

Ace returns to the podcast to discuss his special birthday, his newest member of his family and his boots on the ground report from VIPW in Nanaimo! The boys also take time to give praise to midget wrestling. Chris Jericho is (still) All Elite! Schulzie and Ace determine what the "Cornerstone" has to offer AEW at the ripe ol' age of 55, his value to the company compared to his value to WWE and the...

It's just Schulzie on the first, and hopefully rare, solo edition of Cup Check Wrestling as Ace celebrates his birthday and the boys deal with a week of "it's always something." A new nationally televised wrestling program is coming as Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announced it has secured a media rights deal with TSN. Schulzie breaks down how this all came to be and what he hopes to see from a nationa...

One week after focusing all their time and effort recapping AEW's Revolution pay-per-view event, Schulzie and Ace are back with regularly scheduled programming. The boys discuss the weeks that were, including motor vehicle mishaps and wrapping up a theatre production for Ace and a Thrash Wrestling report from Schulzie that touches on the action inside the ring and in the stands. Finally, the B.C....

In a unique edition of Cup Check Wrestling, Schulzie and Ace focus on AEW's Revolution pay-per-view - a show that lasted until 9:30 p.m. PT - because the boys need some sleep before beginning the school and work week. The weekend lore - featuring the conclusion of Ace's theatre production and Schulzie's report from Thrash Wrestling in Kamloops - along with the important notes from WWE will be addr...

For the first time in its brief history, Cup Check Wrestling has a guest! Mat Maverick, two-time VIPW champion, joins Schulzie and Ace for an excellent hour to discuss his career. From wrestling on Schulzie's backyard trampoline to headlining WrestleFest at Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo, and getting an update on his journey recovering from a ruptured ACL. Mat also mentions how "Papa Maverick" pitch...

Following a preposterously busy weekend, Schulzie and Ace cover a preposterously busy week in wrestling with a preposterously long podcast.   Amid the chaos, the B.C. buds unveil the first guest in Cup Check Wrestling history during the Indies segment.   Topics range from WWE's Elimination Chamber fallout, AEW's road to Revolution, ROH's new home, WBD-Paramount's merger and the singles debut of 14...

After the first of many presumed conflicting weekends, Schulzie and Ace are back to break down the week - and change - of pro rasslin'.   (tw: sexual assault, suicide from 8:15-1:01:00)   The boys begin with the news cycle though as Janel Grant spoke with the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, her first public appearance since filing a lawsuit against WWE and Vince McMahon, alleging inst...

In the overtime segment of a Family Day long weekend recording session, Schulzie and Ace use the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards as an excuse to look back at the peaks and valleys of professional wrestling in 2025.   Místico and CMLL fly in Arena Mexico while Schulzie falls, without style, trying to properly pronounce Spanish words.   The B.C. boys give AEW and WWE their beef and bouqu...

In the first part of a marathon Family Day long weekend recording session, Schulzie and Ace go to the land down under and break down AEW Grand Slam Australia to cap off an excellent week of TV. With it, the B.C. boys have a roadmap to AEW's Revolution pay-per-view event in March, with mostly familiar feuds leading the way.   On the Indie scene in B.C., Thrash Wrestling goes full on punk rock to re...

Proudly and intentionally brought to you without the use of Artificial Intelligence, Schulzie and Ace take a deep dive into a WrestleMania main event that's hot (CM Punk v. Roman Reigns) and a potential bout that is oh so not (anything involving Drew McIntyre).   AEW fans in Las Vegas made headlines with chants of "F*CK ICE" during the main event of Wednesday's Dynamite. The B.C. buds discuss Brod...

We're (almost) live, pal!   On the inaugural edition of Cup Check Wrestling, Schulzie and Ace discuss the lore of their passion for professional wrestling - from their peak childhood memories to their lowkey childhood trauma - to set the table for their fellow fans of real graps and morbidly curious assets to society.   From there, the B.C. buds try to determine what's real and "Unreal" about WWE'...