Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

The untimely death of Jon Huber a.k.a. Brodie Lee a.k.a Luke Harper at age 41 has rocked the world of professional wrestling. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini open the show discussing Huber's life and career along with the tributes paid to him by his peers throughout the industry [0:00]. "The Silver King" and "Vintage" then move on to a triple Main Event focused on WWE's strongest b...

With 2020 coming to a close, NXT and AEW are focused on building their shows surrounding New Year's Eve. Host Adam Silverstein looks at this week's latest developments, starting with NXT where Rhea Ripley and Dakota Kai tore the house down ahead of Ripley's big match with Raquel Gonzalez at New Year's Evil. Also on NXT: Finn Balor and Kyle O'Reilly recount their first NXT title match and A Very Ga...

With TLC in the books and WWE beginning its long journey to the Royal Rumble, host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chis Vannini take a look at where the storylines may be heading for the second-biggest pay-per-view of the year. The guys start with "The Main Event" [5:53] as they look at the top angles from the post-TLC edition of Monday Night Raw, including Drew McIntyre's friendship triangle, AJ Sty...

Just minutes after WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs went off the air, host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini connect to break down WWE's final pay-per-view of 2020, instant analysis-style. Starting with the controversial Firefly Inferno main event between "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton, the guys dive into the shocking finish, booking decision behind the result and whether it dese...

NXT and AEW are well on their way building shows surrounding the start of the new year, and host Adam Silverstein is here to break it all down. "The Silver King" opens with a look at an exceptionally strong episode of NXT featuring Kyle O'Reilly again becoming No. 1 contender for the NXT championship in an epic match against Pete Dunne and Rhea Ripley continuing to lose matches despite a hot start...

WWE presents its final pay-per-view of 2020 on Sunday as TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs airs from the relocated ThunderDome. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini are here with an ultimate preview of the show [49:30], which features a pair of namesake stipulations in the co-main event as Roman Reigns faces Kevin Owens for the universal title and Drew McIntyre goes up against AJ Styles for...

Coming off a couple major year-end events, AEW and NXT have the stage for an exciting 2021. Host Adam Silverstein takes you through the significant developments from Wednesday night, starting with new AEW champion Kenny Omega appearing on Impact and Dynamite in the same week and Sting speaking for the first time since signing a multi-year deal with AEW [4:28]. "The Silver King" then dives into the...

Just a few months after leaving WWE and with exciting projects on her plate, Renee Paquette joins the Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast for an extended conversation with host Adam Silverstein. From a wrestling standpoint, Renee discusses the hardest part of leaving WWE, her gut decision to go another direction with her career, never getting physically involved, what went wrong on Raw commentary, the...

Two weeks out from WWE's final pay-per-view of 2020, the build continues for TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini begin "The Main Event" by discussing the tremendous work being done by Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens in the lead storyline on SmackDown before dissecting how Raw was mostly aimless as it filled time before the go-home show [9:47]. Adam and Chr...

Just minutes after the 2020 edition of NXT TakeOver: WarGames went off the air, host Adam Silverstein is here with instant analysis of the banging show. The two signature WarGames matches bookended the event, and both delivered massively with the women going all out with weapons while the men focused a bit more on the wrestling. "The Silver King" believes the right teams won both matches and wonde...

Continuing a week of big shows, host Adam Silverstein welcomes Jack Crosby back to catch up on the last few months in WWE and discuss a loaded Wednesday night. After the guys dive into the Roman Reigns storyline and WrestleMania 37 plans [7:00], they move on to AEW Dynamite's special "Winter is Coming" episode, which featured the surprising booking of Kenny Omega beating Jon Moxley for the AEW cha...

It's the 100th episode of Getting Over, and host Adam Silverstein is celebrating by welcoming the guys that got him into the professional wrestling audio space to his show for the first time. Brian Campbell and Nick Kostos stop by for a special "In This Corner" reunion episode. The guys discuss what they have been up to lately and recall  fond memories of talking about wrestling together. "The Sil...

WWE is set to wrap 2020 by moving SmackDown and Raw in new directions now that Survivor Series is in the rear-view mirror. It started on that path this week by  determining fresh contenders for the universal and WWE championships respectively held by Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini open "The Main Event" by breaking down those big storylines, includin...

A special holiday episode of Getting Over sees host Adam Silverstein break down strong builds from NXT and AEW ahead of their important events coming up next week. "The Silver King" starts with NXT where the four-member teams for the men's and women's matches solidify ahead of TakeOver: WarGames [3:55]. Next is an in-depth look at AEW Dynamite, which continued the build for the AEW world title mat...

With Survivor Series in the books and WWE slowly working its way toward the Royal Rumble, host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini look at how WWE will book its product going forward. The Main Event begins with the guys breaking down the No. 1 contender storyline on Raw, including a reward for the winning Survivor Series team, Riddle's best night yet and Keith Lee vs. Bobby Lashley bringing...

Just minutes after WWE Survivor Series went off the air, host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini sat down to run through the entire pay-per-view. The guys open by sharing their expectations for Survivor Series [3:05] before taking an extensive look at The Undertaker's "Final Farewell," including whether it was an appropriate main event, how WWE handled Taker's official retirement and what...

Women dominated on Wednesday night as three of the best shows across NXT and AEW Dynamite were led by some of the top female wrestlers in the game. Host Adam Silverstein starts with NXT [5:25] where the women's title was on the line in a certified banger of a main event between Io Shirai and Rhea Ripley. Where does that match stand among the best in 2020, and what's next for Ripley? Plus, the buil...

With one of WWE's big four pay-per-views on the horizon, host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini convene for an ultimate preview of Survivor Series 2020. The guys discuss all the major storylines entering the show, offer predictions for each match and break down how WWE should book Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre, whether New Day vs. Street Profits will steal the show, who should be the sur...

There was a shocking, unexpected title change in NXT and the return of a top-tier star in AEW that made headlines as the shows went head-to-head Wednesday night. Host Adam Silverstein opens the show diving into an average of edition of NXT [2:30], including the booking of Johnny Gargano dropping the North American championship, pushing Io Shirai vs. Rhea Ripley so soon and what's next for Tommaso...

The end of WWE's journey to Survivor Series 2020 is beginning to come into focus, and a large part of it includes the official Final Farewell to The Undertaker. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini open the show discussing exactly how Taker should walk off into the proverbial sunset 30 years to the day after his debut [6:14]. The Main Event continues with a look at whether Roman Reigns'...

Just moments after AEW Full Gear went off the air, host Adam Silverstein is here to break down everything that happened on the company's terrific pay-per-view. AEW delivered arguably the best PPV in its history to end 2020, and while there may not have been a "five-star match," the event was loaded with top-tier wrestling -- both action and storytelling. "The Silver King" breaks down the Jon Moxle...

Just days before AEW Full Gear, host Adam Silverstein delivers an ultimate preview of the company's next big pay-per-view, breaking down storylines and offering predictions for every match on the stacked card [23:50]. "The Silver King" also answers key questions, including whether Eddie Kingston will pull off an upset of Jon Moxley for the AEW championship, whether Kenny Omega will retake his thro...

With Survivor Series still a few weeks away, WWE has spent a lot of time setting up its main event storylines once the brand-on-brand competition ends. Daniel Bryan is now looped into the Roman Reigns-Jey Uso situation, which has ignited the feel spots of host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini. The Main Event opens [4:27] with a discussion about whether Reigns is in the midst of the feud...

NXT delivered in a major way with the first Halloween Havoc in 20 years but certainly not the last one we will see from the brand. Host Adam Silverstein is joined by guest Chris Bengel to break down the special NXT event [13:40] with a focus on the booking of the two title matches and what's next for Damian Priest, Io Shirai, Johnny Gargano and Candice LaRae. Plus, who was under the Scream mask? T...

After a successful Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, WWE began setting the stage for its 2020 edition of Survivor Series. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini spend The Main Event discussing the initial Survivor Series build, including NXT being left out of the show, the champion vs. champion matches and how WWE booked the initial qualifying matches for the Raw men's team [3:30]. The guys al...