Down Under The Mat Podcast

Rowdy Daddy Reecey and Danhausen Danielson break down a surprisingly good Night of Champions PLE headlined by a HUGE and probably SHOCKING victory of Sami Zayn!  Did he deserve it? Absolutely. Was it a shock? Definitely. What will WWE do next? Who knows...  We also talk all the other results including Oba and Iyo being crowned as King and Queen, Seth finally (PLEASE) being done with the vision and...

This week in MSG we invite Danhausen to come join us to talk all things wrestling! (He's probably too busy with Jimmy Fallon and the Knicks...)  We also discuss the winners of the King and Queen of the Ring qualifiers and how they title shots at SummerSlam could play out... and if we now actually want Jey Uso v Sami Zayn?!  We chat about TNA releasing some backstage talent and their shake up of cr...

YEET or NO YEET for King of the Ring?!  This week Dan and Reecey remote pod to talk about all the happenings from this week in WWE and AEW, especially their concurrent tournaments and who looks to be the winners. Are we getting Oba Femi a crown as the ruler, or is Jey Uso going to YEET his way to Cody?  We also talk the poor booking (again) of the Women's divisions and how much the Rhea injury cou...

On this episode, Dan and Reece predict their winners of the KING and QUEEN of the RING tournaments, as well as the OWEN HART cups - so many tournaments and so many title chances!  We also talk about how JACKED CM Punk is now, and if it's as "Straight Edge" as some might think? We also talk NJPW sale, Lucha Underground and all the results from RAW and SMACKDOWN!  Let us know in the comments your th...

This week in Madison Square Garage, SURPRISE it's Reece and Dan under the masks!  We sit down to discuss Clash in Italy and AAA Noche de Los Grandes - was the PLE any good, and was the mask v mask match a potential for Match of The Year!?  We also talk all the storylines coming out of Italy and book our own brackets and winners of the King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments!  Do you agr...

This week, Reece and Dan are back in MSG to discuss a fairly underwhelming SNME show with all retentions and not a lot of surprises. Was this a show that should have been an email?  In more exciting news, we discuss the TRIBAL COMBAT stipulation for Clash in Italy, the possibility of Zilla Fatu joining the story, and the mammoth return (and un-retirement?) of Brock Lesnar! Add to that the drama in...

Dan and Reece are back inside Madison Square Garage this week to talk all things wrestling - and of main interest (or not interest) is that SmackDown is now... boring? Was this just a bad episode on Friday night or is it poor booking and stories and a declining show from #WWE ? Let us know in the comments!  We also discuss the Ronda Rousey "fight" (HAHAHA) on Netflix, the bad luck of Chelsea Green...

On a REMOTE episode (which we streamed live on Twitch!) Dan and Reece sit down to discuss the PLE that was Backlash 2026 - was it better in ring than WrestleMania? We also ponder if this was Asuka's farewell match with WWE, what happens next in the Bloodline story, and how we re-acted to the surprise of the Mini-Hausen tag partner! We also try to work out how the new John Cena classic will work, a...

On this episode, Dan and Reece sit down in MSG to talk about another round of releases - including the SHOCK parting of ways of the NEW DAY, Kofi and Woods. We also discuss the new faces in NXT, one being very EVIL, and the use of AI in the Zaria promo. Plus all the main roster booking from the Ricky Saints debut, to the Roman and Jacob re-igniting of the Bloodline, to the Brand Split (LOL) and Gu...

It's properly WrestleMania SZN now and it's time for Reece and Dan to put up their PREDICTIONS for who will win on the Grandest Stage of them ALL!  We go through match by match on the winners, the stories and what we would book coming out of WM 42 in Vegas - including some crazy theories for Orton and McAfee, Rhea and even some NXT call ups!  Let us know in the comments your thoughts on our picks...

What even was this SmackDown? Why is a 14 time world champion asking a podcaster (yes we know the irony) to help him "save the business" of professional wrestling? Why are we getting Seth v Gunther? Why do they keep teasing us with Oba v Brock? Why is Danhousen the best thing on WWE TV lately? Are you more or less excited about WrestleMania after this week?   Come let Reece and Dan know in the com...

This week Rowdy Daddy Reecey and Dan-housen Daniel-son chat all things professional wrestling from MSG! We discuss the two MAIN EVENTS of WrestleMania and which one has the most momentum now - is it "Old Man" Punk and "Oiled and Jizzed" Roman Reigns, or "Tweener" Randy Orton and "Everyone's over" Cody Rhodes? We also pitch some fantastic plans for the women's IC and US titles for post WrestleMania...

WE ARE BACK! After a couple of weeks off for Rowdy Daddy Reecey to introduce his son to the world, we are back in Madison Square Garage to talk wrestling and boy oh boy has a lot changed in the last few weeks! Cody is champ, Randy is heel. Seth likes dancing in hoodies with strange men. Punk and Roman has gotten mid. WWE has forgotten how to book Women properly. Rhea and Jade suuuuuucks (so far)....

Dan and Reece are in MSG today to break down the Elimination Chamber PLE and all it's... matches?... and... returns.... and.... ads? Was this a mid PLE? Where the winners "too obvious" for all the matches? Was the surprise from the crate very disappointing and very mid, and not very nice and very evil?! Let us know your thoughts in the comments and on our discord!

Reece and Dan are in MSG this week to talk ALL THINGS professional wrestling, but specifically the world title scenes on #Smackdown and #AEW and why they are pretty similar at the moment? We also go through the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards for 2025, who faces Jade Cargill at Wrestlemania, why the Elimination Chambers have been booked so SHOCKINGLY already (Gunther lost?!!?) and of course.....

On this interview special, Dan and Reece invite the Sniper of the Skies, TMDK's own ROBBIE EAGLES into Madison Square Garage to talk all things professional wrestling! We discuss his local career through  @ProWrestlingAustralia  and  @slamproleague  including his upcoming Championship match in SLAM, and the massive Colosseum event for PWA. We ask about his challenge to MJF and if the AEW Champion...

Reece and Dan discuss all things wrestling this week including that INCREDIBLE CM Punk and Roman Reigns promo from RAW that could feed millions. Is it Mania already because get us to that match! We also talk AEW coming to Sydney for Grand Slam, including MJF being squashed by Brody King and if the booking of Andrade and Ciampa are direct shots back at WWE? We also talk more on the AJ Styles retire...

Dan and Reece review the 2026 Royal Rumble PLE - was it good, was it disappointing, where was Chris Jericho and Paige?! Sami fell short in Saudi again, Gunther kills another career and the predicted favourites in Roman and Liv win their respective Rumble matches. So was the show good? Where does this lead us for Elimination Chamber and then WrestleMania?? Let us know in the comments or our FREE to...

On this episode, Dan and Reece sit down after watching a really good Saturday Night's Main Event show to discuss the brilliant strong style match between AJ and Shinsuke - and is this actually the end for Styles?! We also talk about that great Finn Balor and CM Punk match, all the happenings in the Women's division (especially Jade's 7 mins of wrestling time as champion), and then give our predict...

Dan and Reecey sit down in relief this week to talk about Cody finally dropping the WWE title to Drew McIntyre. FINALLY! But, will Cody turn heel and who still took out Jacob Fatu?!  Follow us on socials! TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@down_under_the_mat Twitter/X - https://x.com/DownUnderTheMat Discord - https://discord.gg/zKFgTnPU Email - downunderthemat@gmail.com Dan - @bamboujikin Reece - @k...

New Year, New WWE, same Down Under The Mat?! Dan and Reece welcome you into 2026 and talk about everything we've missed over the holiday break - the NXT botched championship win, AEW's best PPV of the year (maybe), the Uso's winning the tag titles and all the call ups on Smackdown. Are we always ready?! We also talk to downfall of Mercedes Mone, if Ciampa should leave WWE and if anyone really care...

A very somber Dan and Reece sit down in MSG to say farewell to the G.O.A.T, the never before seen 17, the last real champion, the man who demonstrated Hustle, Loyalty and Respect to everyone - John Cena. A very fitting, and yet very controversial Saturday Nights Main Event saw the end of the storied career of John Cena. Should he have won? Should he have gone out on his back like most professional...

This week in MSG, Dan and Reece sit down to talk all things wrestling tournaments with the finale of the Last Time is NOW tourney complete to give us John Cena's final opponent - The Ring General GUNTHER. Are we happy? Are we mad? Is Cena going to finally "give up"? Will it be the send off we all hope for? We also talk all things NXT Iron Survivor, the Cody Rhodes saga from Smackdown and what is h...

Reece, Ted and Dan recap the MASTERPIECE THAT WAS WRESTLEMANIA XL!! SO MANY GREAT MATCHES!! WHAT A WEEKEND! WHAT A SHOW!! WHAT A STORY!! Make sure you go on watch the recap on YouTube and leave a comment for your favourite match of the weekend. What stole the show for you?!   #podcast #wwe #impactwrestling #aew #wweraw #wwesmackdown #wwenxt #wwe #wrestling #podcast #cmpunk #njpw #tna #starrcast #w...

It's WRESTLEMANIA week and the boys discuss probably the best episode of RAW, ever? Throw in LA Knights gigantic shirt, Jade's SmackDown debut and THAT Punk, Drew and Seth segment and we've got a big show!  #podcast #wwe #impactwrestling #aew #wweraw #wwesmackdown #wwenxt #wwe #wrestling #podcast #cmpunk #njpw #tna #starrcast   Find our Spotify Podcasts here; https://open.spotify.com/show/6BDfrxAR...