Earning The Push

Well, it's been one hell of a fortnight in professional wrestling. CM Punk gets fired by AEW, less than a week after helping Tony Khan's company set an all-time paid attendance record at Wembley with All In - and that's just the tip of the iceberg! We get into all of it here on this week's podcast - including All In reaction, whether CM Punk returns to WWE, some amazing wrestling moments at All Ou...

This is an episode we never thought we'd be recording. But with news breaking late on Thursday about the tragic passing of Bray Wyatt, we honour the legacy of the man who was taken far too soon - yet left a remarkable legacy of creativity and indelible moments in the world of professional wrestling. We also look ahead to a massive weekend at Wembley as AEW prepares to make history with All In, as...

Hmm. Hmmmmmmm. That was the reaction that most people had to this weekend's SummerSlam - as Jimmy Uso turned on Jey in the main event, Brock Lesnar rode off into the sunset, and Logan Paul stole the show once again. We get into a show that has divided fans across the wrestling spectrum and break down the good, the bad and the ugly of the biggest party of the summer. We also get into the build to A...

It's the biggest show of the summer - and WWE is preparing to rock Ford Field for the first time since 2007 as it brings SummerSlam to Detroit. We'll preview an absolutely stacked card - including whether Jey Uso is the right man to dethrone Roman Reigns in Tribal Combat; how Asuka, Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair could steal the show; and why Ricochet NEEDED Logan Paul to make this feud work. W...

Why Tribal Combat could be one of the greatest matches in Summerslam history? Is it time for MJF and Adam Cole to win tag-team gold? Why has Ronda Rousey become so forgettable? And does size matters when it comes to heel turns? They're just some of the things that we're delving into on this week's podcast - as the road to Summerslam and All In continue to hot up. Plus Impact Wrestling's announceme...

We're all being spoiled as wrestling fans at the moment - and this week is no exception.  AEW put on two hour-long spectaculars, as FTR and Bullet Club Gold put on a clinic on Collision, and the Golden Elite and the Blackpool Combat Club go to war on Dynamite.  We get into that on this week's podcast - plus Seth Rollins and Finn Balor with a major backstage segment, Dominik Mysterio wins North Ame...

Does it get any better than Tribal Court on Smackdown? As the Bloodline storyline continues its unrelenting march of greatness, we break down an epic segment on Smackdown - plus the first on-air teases of an Edge retirement, Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar at Summerslam, Logan Paul and Ricochet and more! And on the AEW side of things, we look at how MJF and Adam Cole was the partnership and friendshi...

It's been a while, hasn't it? But Charlie has FINALLY got his WiFi sorted on his trip Down Under - and it couldn't have come at a better time - because we have got so much wrestling to talk about! We're diving into Money in the Bank, a huge hint that Wrestlemania will come to London, Brock Lesnar's return to Raw, Adam Cole and MJF's odd-couple tag team in AEW and so, so much more! GET IN TOUCH WIT...

Do you love it or do you hate it? Opinions are very much split about the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship that was introduced on WWE Raw - with some feeling you need it to make the brand split viable, and others believing it kills Roman Reign's title reign and devalues the Wrestlemania finish with Cody. We get into that on this week's show - plus the decision of CM Punk to swing by backstage...

Is AEW the UK's top wrestling promotion? With Wembley Stadium pre-sales for All In already in the tens of thousands and speculation that a third AEW show could air on ITV, is it hard to disagree with the statement that UK fans prefer Tony Khan's brand to WWE? It's just one of the topics we get into on today's podcast - along with the dangers of being a WWE security guard after a Cody-Lesnar pullap...

Oh, Trish - say it isn't so?! The WWE Hall of Famer has turned heel in another huge week of professional wrestling, and looks set to feud with Becky Lynch in what we're calling a 'Summer of Stratus' here on the show. We dive into that; Jeff Hardy's AEW return; the mounting speculation that CM Punk's AEW return is imminent; Sting delivering some stellar performances in the twilight of his career an...

We're stacked today. Absolutely stacked! This episode has got all your Wrestlemania reaction - including our takes on the finish to Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns, whether Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley had one of the greatest Mania matches ever, Sami and KO get their moment and more! Then it's full-steam ahead on WWE being bought by Endeavour and Vince McMahon's return to creative power in WWE, plu...

Sometimes, you just get what you want. And that's what WWE have given us this week - with the reunion of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in an emotional night on Smackdown. Follow that up with another stellar Cody-Roman segment on Raw, WWE finally acknowledging that Logan Paul is a heel (and a brilliant one!) and Omega and Vikingo going to war on AEW Dynamite, and it's been an awesome week of wrestling....

Grit. That's the word that defined Edge's return to WWE, ever since he made his extraordinary comeback at the 2020 Royal Rumble - and that's what he'll have to show inside Hell in a Cell at Wrestlemania against Finn Balor. We get into that; more Bloodline greatness; Rey Mysterio going into the Hall of Fame - and AEW's Winnipeg outing (and why we're not as excited about AEW at the moment as we shou...

It's been an all-time classic week in the world of wrestling. Bryan Danielson and MJF delivered a masterclass at AEW's Revolution pay-per-view in an Iron Man Match that's a contender to be the best bout in the company's history - while, in WWE, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns delivered a goosebumps promo on Smackdown, and Jey Uso made his choice on WWE Raw... and it wasn't Sami Zayn. Factor in the re...

It's a case of pick your poison at AEW's Revolution pay-per-view this Sunday in San Francisco. If you love your technical wrestling, then you've got the sixty-minute Iron Man match between MJF and Bryan Danielson; and if you want unadulterated violence, then Hangman Adam Page and Jon Moxley will go to war in a Texas Death Match. We get into it on this week's podcast - including a FASCINATING discu...

It was one of the most anticipated matches in recent WWE history. And while the outcome may not have been to everyone's taste, there's no doubt that Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns put on an absolute epic in Montreal at Elimination Chamber in a match that few of us will ever forget. We break down a classic card in Canada - from a star-making night for Montez Ford to Edge and Beth Phoenix's return to ac...

Admit it. You haven't been this excited about a wrestling event in a long, long time. Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn prepare to go to war in Montreal at Elimination Chamber, in a match that has been literally years in the making. So many factors are in play - the conclusion of the Bloodline storyline, the Wrestlemania main-event, the Montreal crowd and so much more - and every person involved has play...

We've all been sleeping on Paul Heyman, haven't we? The Special Counsel to the Tribal Chief shone in a special segment with Cody Rhodes on Monday Night Raw to kick off the build to the expected showdown between the American Nightmare and Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania. We get into whether this is the best version of Heyman ever on this week's podcast; plus whether Zayn-Reigns can really be the blow-...

When wrestling is done well, it's the best thing going! And that's exactly what WWE delivered at the Alamodome in San Antonio with the Royal Rumble - featuring one of the greatest angles of all-time, some thrilling returns and a cracking night of action. We get into all of it in this week's episode - including the pay-off to the Bloodline angle between Sami and Roman; Cody and Rhea becoming Rumble...

It's Rumble season, baby! And WWE is coming towards Saturday's event at the Alamodome with all guns blazing, on the heels of an amazing thirtieth anniversary special show for Monday Night Raw. We get into the Trial of Sami Zayn; the return of the American Badass version of the Undertaker; Brock Lesnar pitching up in the main-event and so much more. Plus we preview the Royal Rumble, look at an emot...

It's been a week of tragedy in the wrestling world with the shock passing of ROH legend Jay Briscoe.  As tributes pour in from across the industry, we mark the passing of a true wrestling pioneer, taken far too soon. We're also talking about the build to Raw's 30th anniversary, the continuing speculation about the return of The Rock, why Bayley doesn't seem to be clicking at the moment and loads,...

Well, he's back.  Vince McMahon is back in charge of WWE - and with rumours of a sale to numerous bodies continuing to float (including, potential, the Saudi Arabian government), the drama continues to mount... not least because Stephanie McMahon quit her role on the WWE board in another week full of turmoil! Elsewhere, we saw the return of Adam Cole to AEW, and mounting speculation that The Rock...

2023, go home. You're drunk. We're only six days in - and already, we've got the stories of Vince McMahon's attempted return to power in WWE; Money in the Bank coming to London; and the former Sasha Banks making her New Japan debut.  Factor in the returns of John Cena and Charlotte Flair on Smackdown; Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega tearing the house down at WrestleKingdom and a brand-new set for AEW...

Chris Jericho has to be in the conversation when it comes to wrestling GOATs. Not only is he a multiple-time world champion, but this week on Dynamite, he shocked the wrestling world once again when he put over Action Andretti out of absolutely nowhere. We get into that on the show, plus a stellar main-event for MJF and Ricky Starks, rumours of a Brock Lesnar-GUNTHER showdown at Wrestlemania, that...