Max Wrestling Podcast

As Mike Larkin takes a well-earned break, Travis “The Walker” Anderson joins us to discuss the aftermath of last week’s PromoMania special and we review a surprisingly good WrestleMania 36 as well as Wednesday night’s action from NXT and AEW.

On the weekend of what should have been a stacked WrestleMania - now pre-taped at the WWE Performance Center - we discuss the late drop-outs and changes to the two-day event affected by Covid-19. But while WrestleMania has its problems, we provide our biggest ever episode with 4 huge attractions: Moses Marquez defends the Knowledge Championship against The Phoenix, Mike Larkin battles The Shape, T...

With one week to go before our PromoMania V special, there's still plenty to discuss despite the lockdown procedures on this week's wrestling. Braun Strowman and Ken Shamrock both put their Twitters in their mouths, Roman and Goldberg make their match official, Bayley finally has a WrestleMania match, NXT provide plenty of action and a first look at Killer Kross, and Chris Jericho confronts "Broke...

It's a jam-packed episode to ease your isolation. As we celebrate 5 years of the show, we discuss WWE and AEW going ahead in empty arenas, The Phoenix and Mike Larkin take on Moses Marquez and Travis "The Walker" Anderson in classic tag team trivia, Travis reacts to The Demoness winning a shot at his Promo Title, "The Kingpin" Emir Costello explains why he shocked us all by calling out The Butcher...

In part one of our 2-week 5th Anniversary, we discuss the impact coronavirus is beginning to have on wrestling as well as the past week on Raw, NXT and Dynamite and the aftermath of Elimination Chamber. Plus The Demoness battles Cypher for the opportunity to challenge Promo Champion Travis "The Walker" Anderson at PromoMania V.

To celebrate Max Wrestling's 5th Anniversary, Mike Larkin interviews the man that started it all. The creator, editor, producer and host of Max Wrestling and all its associated products, "The Captain" talks the history of the show, how it became a podcast, how Evan Makeba, The Butcher and Mike became part of the show, the changes over the years, the relationships built and the future.

Travis "The Walker" Anderson joins us again to review AEW's successful PPV - Revolution, which culminated in a new World Champion, plus we stay as positive as possible after a controversial week in WWE, salvaged by a very favourable Raw, complete with Elimination Chamber predictions.

The current Promo Champion Travis Anderson makes his return to predict AEW Revolution with us. We also discuss the the past week on Smackdown, Raw and NXT while boycotting another WWE Blood Money special.

In the aftermath of Takeover: Portland, we discuss the rumoured Hall of Fame inductions of British Bulldog, Jushin Thunder Liger, The Bella Twins and JBL, the WrestleMania UK debate, social media snowflakes, the speed bump of another Saudi Arabia show and the potential of AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker

As Mike fires a promo back at "The Shape", The Butcher responds to a challenge from Knowledge Champ, Moses Marquez. Meanwhile, we predict NXT Takeover: Portland and this past week's action including Shayna Baszler attacking Becky Lynch and Jeff Cobb making his AEW debut.

"The Shape" responds to Mike Larkin accepting his challenge as we discuss the past week of WWE and NXT vs. AEW. As we discuss Cody Rhodes receiving 10 lashes on Dynamite and several production botches on Raw, Charlotte, Kacy Catanzaro and Velveteen Dream return to NXT. Plus how the Road to WrestleMania is shaping up for Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Becky Lynch and more!

#255: Rated R For Return - One week after Promo Rumble 5, it's time for all the results from our 3 promo bouts before we react to a most triumphant Royal Rumble including the heartstopping return of Edge and victory for Drew McIntyre! PLUS why people keep getting attacked in NXT's parking lot and more feuds take shape in AEW.

It's finally time for Promo Champion Travis "The Walker" Anderson and Knowledge Champion The Phoenix to defend their titles for the first time! Moses Marquez appears via satellite to challenge both Champions. In the meantime, we also predict this Sunday's Royal Rumble and Tedd P Dinero steps up to Corey Coulter. We also give some quick attention to this past week's Dynamite, NXT and Impact, Enzo A...

On our last stop before next week's Podcast Promo Rumble 5, we're joined by Travis "The Walker" Anderson to discuss the rollercoaster weekend of Tessa Blanchard making history AND headlines, Dazzy actually enjoyed an Impact PPV, Brian Cage's future, will Adam Page or Kenny Omega turn heel? R-Truth does the unthinkable and makes Brock Lesnar laugh, Seth Rollins gets even more cringey, John Morrison...

After a week off, Mike is back to reflect on losing both his Championships as we prepare for the next special. We also discuss everything from John Morrison's passive return to TV, Brock Lesnar entering the Royal Rumble as Champion, Naito claiming double gold at Wrestle Kingdom, Io Shirai's future, Jon Moxley swerving Chris Jericho and much more! After this, head over to YouTube.com/maxwrestling t...

Both new Champions The Phoenix and The Walker drop by to discuss their victories as well as the continuation of poor writing on Smackdown and Raw, including the controversial wedding segment which saw the return of Liv Morgan that didn't quite meet anyone's expectations. Plus AEW hit the reset button with the New Year's Day episode of Dynamite.

It's our 250th episode and last of the year! So it's time to award the best and worst of 2019 in all of wrestling with the 3rd annual Maxies, plus the result of last week's Promo Title bout between Mike Larkin and Travis "The Walker" Anderson, and The Phoenix returns to take on Mike for the Knowledge Championship one last time. This one is unmissable!

In our traditional Star Wars themed episode to celebrate the latest release, The Walker gets his rematch with Mike Larkin for the Promo Championship! Meanwhile, Killer Kross is finally free of Impact Wrestling and we review TLC, including Daniel Bryan's makeover, Kairi Sane's controversial injury, plus triumph for Rhea Ripley on NXT and more!

It's that time of year where we discuss the first Hall of Fame announcements - Batista and 6% of the nWo. Plus the good, the bad and the dog food of Smackdown and Raw, and a clearer path for Dynamite while NXT steals the week with a strong main event

On Dazzy's 30th birthday, we ask if AEW is finding it tougher to comepte with NXT in the Wednesday Night War, WWE announces the return of John Morrison and once again not a lot happens on Smackdown and Raw besides an ugly new title for The Fiend and another abysmal chapter in the painful Lana and Lashley angle. Plus The Sandman becomes public enemy number one - a.k.a "The old ECW guy with a beer i...

The Walker returns for the results of his two bouts last week against Andre Corbeil and Promo Champion Mike Larkin, plus we react to a week full of wrestling from Chicago, a retro Impact, controversy in ROH and more!

It's been a long road since the second Climax tournament began, but Promo Series 4 has finally arrived! We're joined by The Walker as he prepares to face wrestling journalist Andre Corbeil! We also predict NXT Takeover: War Games and Survivor Series and close out with Mike Larkin defends the Promo Championship against The Walker!

In this special countdown show, Dazzy previews this Thursday's big promo showdowns between Andre Corbeil and The Walker, and the Promo Climax 2 final between The Walker and champion Mike Larkin. The Knowledge Championship is also on the line on this Countdown show in the traditional Winner Stays On gauntlet with Mike defending against Emir "BlackBane" Costello, Moses Marquez and The Walker!

In a rollercoaster week, we react to CM Punk's return on WWE Backstage, Disney and WWE wanting all your money, ACH's career suicide, Sin Cara requesting his release, Full Gear and the Wednesday Night War reactions, plus Mike Larkin and Robert Davis close out the Promo Climax to decide the shape of next week's final on this last stop before Promo Series 4 week!

It's the last episode of Beyond The Mic as the Promo Climax reaches its final next week. Originally, Dazzy and Emir reflected on the tournament but the recording was lost. However, only 2 men remaining in the tournament have not appeared on Beyond The Mic, so we provide a pretty compilation of Zack Herring while Mike Larkin interviews "The Lost Cause" Chris Maldonado!