In The Zone

In The Zone Ep #87.  In this week's episode of In The Zone, co-hosts Anthony Pagniello, Chris Martelli, and Giancarlo Aulino discuss the controversy regarding the NHL draft lottery, that saw a place-holder team (play-in round team) be awarded with the first overall draft pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Toronto and Edmonton being announced as the two hub cities when the NHL resumes with the Stanle...

In The Zone Ep #86.  In this week's episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli and Giancarlo Aulino discuss the latest news in the NBA, whether the NBA should be concerned about the amount of players recently testing positive for COVID-19, whether the NBA should consider choosing another hub city to resume their season, The Undertaker retiring from WWE, if they think Undertaker will end up having one m...

Former WWE referee and co-host of Sportsnet’s Aftermath, Jimmy Korderas chats with In The Zone co-host Giancarlo Aulino for a Sports VIBEtalks segment on Vibe 105.5FM, which is a radio station in Toronto, Canada. During the conversation, Jimmy talks about how COVID-19 has changed the way he and fellow Aftermath co-hosts (Caroline Szwed, Anthony Carelli, and Nug Nahrgang) have continued their weekl...

Ep #85 of In The Zone. In this week's episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli, Giancarlo Aulino, and Anthony Pagniello recap the WWE Backlash PPV that took place this past weekend, thoughts on the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" between Edge and Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre vs Bobby Lashley, WWE Raw, Dominik Mysterio potentially wrestling Seth Rollins, NBA players being allowed to attend other teams' playo...

In The Zone Ep #84.  In this week's episode, co-hosts Giancarlo Aulino, Chris Martelli, and Anthony Pagniello preview the matchups in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, discuss the comments Max Kellerman made about the NHL and hockey on ESPN First Take, recap NXT TakeOver: In Your House, and close by previewing WWE Backlash, which takes place this Sunday and features the match bei...

In The Zone Ep #83.  In this week's episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli, Anthony Pagniello, and Giancarlo Aulino discuss the latest news regarding the NBA playoff format, teams that can be a surprise in this potential format, favourites in the Eastern and Western conferences, Lakers/Clippers, NXT TakeOver: In Your House preview, and close by discussing the latest week in WWE programming.  F...

In The Zone Ep #82. In this week's episode, co-hosts Anthony Pagniello, Chris Martelli, and Giancarlo Aulino discuss some of the most memorable championship reigns in wrestling during the 2010s, new NHL 24-team playoff format for when the league resumes play, the matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets, if the new format will benefit the Maple Leafs, which teams can pull...

In The Zone Ep #81.  In this week's episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli, Giancarlo Aulino, and Anthony Pagniello recap the final two episodes of 'The Last Dance', Michael Jordan's food poisoning game, overall thoughts on the documentary, what if Jerry Krause brought everybody back to try and win a 7th championship, what if Jordan followed Phil Jackson to the Los Angeles Lakers and played with Sh...

In The Zone Ep #80.  In this week's episode of In The Zone, co-hosts Giancarlo Aulino, Chris Martelli, and Anthony Pagniello, recap WWE Money in the Bank, biggest surprises from the PPV, WWE RAW, recap episode 7 &8 of The Last Dance, Michael Jordan's competitiveness on the court, Sidney Crosby's comments on wanting to resume with a traditional Stanley Cup format, whether the single elimin...

In The Zone Ep #79.  In this week's episode of In The Zone, co-hosts Chris Martelli and Giancarlo Aulino are joined by Anthony Cesselli, where they discuss the latest two episodes of The Last Dance, the Dream Team, Isiah Thomas being left off due to his reputation, whether Isiah should have been on the team instead of John Stockton, Michael Jordan's gambling being brought up in the episodes,...

In The Zone Ep.78. In this week’s episode, co-hosts Anthony Pagniello, Chris Martelli, and Giancarlo Aulino rank their top-10 centers in the NHL during the 2019-20 season, talk about the the first four episodes The Last Dance documentary, Michael Jordan vs Isiah Thomas rivalry, Bulls vs bad boys Pistons, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, and what’s missing in the modern day NBA. Follow us on social m...

In The Zone Ep #77.  In this episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli, Anthony Pagniello, and Giancarlo Aulino close out their NBA rankings by ranking their top-15 big men (Power Forwards and Centers) in the NBA during the 2019-20 season, and discuss the WWE releasing multiple superstars, and which WWE release was most surprising.  Follow us on social media:  Instagram and Twitter- @ITZ_Pod...

Ep #76 of In The Zone.  In this episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli, Giancarlo Aulino, and Anthony Pagniello discuss the latest in WWE programming, reflect on the Mats Sundin era in Toronto, discuss how good Mats Sundin was, whether the Toronto Maple Leafs roster could have won a Stanley Cup during his tenure, Maple Leafs' management at the time, what the Maple Leafs could have done differently, and...

Segment from Ep #75. Interviews with WWE superstars Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman, who both won world titles at WrestleMania for their respective brand - WWE Championship (McIntyre) and Universal Championship (Braun Strowman). Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman spoke with reporters at the SummerSlam Media Event Toronto, Canada. Co-host Giancarlo Aulino attended and covering the WWE SummerSlam Med...

In The Zone Ep #75.  In this episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli, Giancarlo Aulino, and Anthony Pagniello recap WWE WrestleMania 36, which took place this past weekend and rank their top-10 shooting guards in the NBA.  Hear their thoughts on some of the most talked about matches and moments from WrestleMania including: Undertaker vs AJ Styles in the Boneyard match, John Cena vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt...

In Ep #74, co-hosts Giancarlo Aulino, Chris Martelli, and Anthony Pagniello preview WWE WrestleMania 36, which takes place this weekend, discuss the Undertaker's promo from this past week's episode of WWE RAW, rank their top-10 point guards in the NBA this season, and close by giving their end of season NHL and NBA awards assuming the seasons don't resume play.  You can listen to us on iHeart...

In The Zone Ep #73.  In this episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli, Giancarlo Aulino, and Anthony Pagniello rank their top underrated/under appreciated WrestleMania matches, best wrestlers on the mic, favourite wrestlers on the WWE roster, what to expect at WrestleMania, Vice's season 2 premiere of Dark Side of the Ring that details the death of Chris Benoit, and Brodie Lee (Luke Harper) and "Brok...

In The Zone Ep #72.  In this episode, we discuss Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots, what this means for the Patriots and NFL, COVID-19 forcing leagues to suspend play,  WWE moving WrestleMania from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, to their Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, WWE programming recap from the Performance Center (Smackdown and RAW), interest level in...

In The Zone Ep #71.  In this week's episode, we discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs recent road losses to the California teams (San Jose Sharks, LA Kings, and Anaheim Ducks), Toronto Raptors getting back in the win column with impressive performances by Norm Powell and OG Anunoby, NBA playoff matchups if the playoffs started today, surprises and disappointments in the NBA, WWE Elimination Chamber...

In The Zone Ep #70.  In our 70th episode, we discuss Goldberg winning the WWE Universal Championship at Super Showdown, Randy Orton's segment with Beth Phoenix on RAW, what's next for free agent Matt Hardy, recap AEW Revolution, Leon Draisaitl's impressive season, Toronto Maple Leafs turning things around, early Hart Trophy favourites, Toronto Raptors struggling, and early NBA MVP favourites. Our...

In The Zone Ep #69.  In this episode of In The Zone, co-hosts Chris Martelli, Giancarlo Aulino, and Anthony Pagniello, preview WWE Super Showdown, discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs losing to their zamboni driver,  and recap the NHL Trade Deadline.  Follow us on social media: Instagram and Twitter- @ITZ_Podcast Facebook- @ITZPodcast

In The Zone Ep #68.  In the 68th episode of In The Zone, co-hosts Giancarlo Aulino, Chris Martelli, and Anthony Pagniello, recap NBA All Star weekend, what stood out about the weekend as a whole, whether Aaron Gordon got robbed in the Slam Dunk contest, preview the upcoming NHL trade deadline, which team will be the most active, which team will be sellers, whether the Toronto Maple Leafs will...

In The Zone Ep #67.  In this episode, co-hosts Giancarlo Aulino, Chris Martelli, and Anthony Pagniello, discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs' trade with the LA Kings, if the Leafs have more stability with the trade, NBA trade deadline moves, biggest surprises from the NBA trade deadline, Toronto Raptors' winning streak, NBA All Star weekend, what the NBA can add to improve All Star weekend, WWE Wr...

In The Zone Ep #66.  In this episode, co-hosts Chris Martelli and Giancarlo Aulino discuss the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super Bowl, the Toronto Maple Leafs losing an important game to the Florida Panthers, what Frederik Andersen's injury means for the Maple Leafs, preview the NBA Trade Deadline, trades that could happen, and close off by discussing WWE Raw, and WWE starting the buildup...

In Ep.65, co-hosts Anthony Pagniello, Chris Martelli, and Giancarlo Aulino talk about Kobe Bryant's passing, favourite Kobe moments, recap WWE Royal Rumble, what WWE's plans could be for Charlotte Flair and Drew McIntyre after winning their respective Rumble match, and we close the episode by discussing the latest with the Toronto Maple Leafs.  Follow us on social media:  Instagram and T...