No Gimmicks Needed Wrestling Podcast

Backlash was in the hometown of Randy Orton and he and Cena went out and had a good main event but is it really the last time they will do it? We give out Backlash review and what we think is coming later. We didn't get to talk about it last week but WWE made it's "annual" after WrestleMania cuts and we lost some big names and some we knew was coming. We break it down and why some...

WrestleMania 41 weekend is over and we FINALLY get to talk about it. The build for Mania 41 was not that great and the two night card wasn't the best either besides the triple threat matches on both nights. Raw after Mania was a great show with a Becky heel turn, Breakker joining Heyman and the return of Rusev! Smackdown saw the return of Aleister Black, Zelina Vega winning gold and a TLC matc...

SWERVE VS BOOKER T is getting out of hand. Swerve Strickland went on Vlad TV (red flag number one) and talked about how black wrestlers were treated in WWE and Booker T said that there is no miss treatment now of blacks but Swerve doesn't agree and the back and forth began and at the end of Dynasty Swerve told Philly "F*** Booker T" (I was there lol). We get into this debate and why th...

IT'S WRESTLEMANIA WEEK, and we got a lot of things to cover! We give our predictions for WrestleMania 41 and what match could be added to the card. The Hall of Fame inductors have been announced and Sting is not on the list to induct his best friend and that is a shame. Kamala is going into the Hall of Fame but under it's legacy wing and we feel he deserved to be part of the "main"...

DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST IS FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 2025 FINALLY the build for WrestleMania is coming through as John Cena and Cody Rhodes duel in a promo battle where Cena almost kills Cody BUT Cody held his own. GUNTHER sends a message to Jey Uso by destroying his brother and this is what this feud needed. Kevin Owens is injured and needs neck surgery, which means Randy Orton is out of a match...

DISCLAIMER: THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED THE DAY OF RAW FROM MARCH 31, 2025 What is with the build to WrestleMania? John Cena and Cody have not got to second gear yet, Rhea, Bianca and Iyo are looking stupid and Jey Uso vs GUTHER is not even gonna main event mania night 1! Why is the heat for this mania so low and what can they do to fix it. CM Punk gets his WrestleMania main event but we still don'...

This week we talk about John Cena's first heel promo and why we were disappointed and happy at the same time. Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth Rollins have their segment on Smackdown and it was lukewarm at best, what they need to do and why this WrestleMania build is not as hot as last year. Naomi returns to attack Jade Cargill but it didn't get the heat it needed. Jon Moxley and Cope have t...

LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this pas...

LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this pas...

A LOADED SHOW this week as we go over what happen on Raw, Smackdown and NXT this past week. CM Punk cuts a fire promo on Raw and had one of the best pull apart brawls in wrestling with Seth Rollins. Iyo Sky SHOCKED THE WORLD by winning the Women's World Championship from Rhea Ripley. Where does Rhea go from here? Also Rhea had a emotional promo after Raw that sets up this story nicely. Cody re...

DISCLAIMER: This show should have been posted a week ago but we had issues that we could get content up in time. This show has a cold open and ending because we were not able to get our old recording back. We are sorry about this but enjoy the show and we will come back strong next week! We give our Elimination Chamber predictions and RIGHT AFTER our review of the Elimination Chamber where Jade Ca...

This week we saw Ricky Starks debut on NXT Scott Hall style and made a big hit. NXT also had Vengeance Day and Jordynn Grace makes her sights known. Michelle Mccool is going into the Hall of Fame and it was the right move but I think someone should join her. WWE Released over 10 superstars last week before WrestleMania and believe it or not I can see why. We talk about where they made end up and w...

ROYAL RUMBLE FALLOUT, we cover the Royal Rumble from this past Saturday were Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair win both the women's and men's rumble matches but for some reason people start hating on Jey Uso! We discuss the hate that Jey is getting and why they need to stop. Triple H will headline the 2025 Hall of Fame but who else will join him? Drew McIntyre was pissed backstage at the rumble...

Short but sweet this week as we are getting ready for the Royal Rumble! We give our predictions for the show and who will show up in both Rumbles! We give our review of Saturday Night's Main Event and how Jacob Fatu went off and Shawn Michaels did something we didn't agree with. The Hurt Syndicate bring home the tag team titles from Private Party and more! So come join us for good wrestlin...

This week is a TNA week because WWE and TNA have signed a multi-year deal which means great things in 2025 and years to come. However, that can also lead to some talent advantages in the future. Also TNA had their Genesis PPV where Joe Hendry became the new TNA world champion and the fans chanted "She a Racist" at Tessa Blanchard. I give my review of the show and what TNA could do in the f...

This is part 2 of episode 304 DISCLAMIER: MATCH OF THE YEAR WILL BE ON EPISODE 305 2024 has come to a close but we had a lot of good things that happen in wrestling! So we are doing our end of the end awards which includes wrestler of the year (man & women), breakout superstar of the year, most improved super, tag team of the year, PLE of the year etc. Also we give a overview of the good in 20...

THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2 PART PODCAST AEW had it's World's End PPV this past Saturday and Kenny Omega and Adam Copeland returned to the company. Will this help boost AEW in the right direction in 2025 or is this just smoke and mirrors for Tony Khan. January 6th Raw moves to Netflix in a new era of the show. We talk about what we think will happen and who will show up. Come join us for good wr...

WWE IS HOT RIGHT NOW! Last Monday the New Day celebrated their 10 year anniversary and the writing on the wall was for Xavier Woods to turn on Kofi but they shocked us and Kofi and Woods teamed up and kicked Big E out of the New Day! We give our thoughts on what happen and what's possible to come. DIY also turned heel on Smackdown and that was good as well. NXT Deadline was Saturday and we giv...

On our last podcast before Thanksgiving we take a look at WWE Survivor Series Wargames coming up and give our "unofficial" predictions for the show. There is a new mid-card championship for women and it's the United States championship, who will hold the title first? Jade Cargill was taken out of the women's wargames match but by who? Was it Bianca or someone else? We give our thou...

This past week we had the return of the Wednesday night war between NXT and AEW. NXT was live from the 2300 arena and had ECW legends come join the party. AEW saw the return of Will Hobbs and the FULL debut of the Hurt Syndicate. We give our review of NXT and Bobby Lashley's AEW debut. Triple H gave Goldberg what he wanted which is a retirement match in 2025. We give our thoughts on who Goldbe...

WE ARE BACK!!! This week we talk about Samantha Irvin leaving WWE but not for the reason you think, Smackdown was FULLY LOADED this past week with Triple warning to Randy Orton, MCMG win the tag titles and the Usos are back! But was it too soon for the Usos? WWE Crown Jewel predictions and why we hate this Crown Jewel championship. WWE and Vince McMahon hit with another lawsuit and this one is goi...

Hell in a Cell fallout and how the show was a two match card, Triple H talks about Black representation on the main card but doesn't give the right answer. AEW and WB Discovery have a new multi-year deal for show to go to Max and discount PPV'S but does that still help the problems in AEW? NXT had a HOT debut on the CW for the pass 2 weeks and it looks like they are on the right path. R.I....

THIS IS PART 2 OF OUR DOUBLE HITTER!! This part is all about the Mr. McMahon documentary, we review all six parts in detail and give our thoughts. We talk about how a wrestling fan vs a casual fan may feel towards this documentary. We go over what we already knew going in but some things that we didn't know and share some things that you may not know. Come join us for this deep dive into this...

THIS IS PART ONE OF A DOUBLE HITTER! We got news that Monday night Raw will be going back to 2 hours starting October 7th, However it is only until the end of the year and January 3, 2025 Smackdown will be THREE HOURS! Do we really need a three hour smackdown? WWE is cutting back on house shows, but is that a good thing in the long run? Saturday Night Main Event makes it's return on December 1...

AEW All Out was INSANE and maybe the most violent AEW show of all. However, did Hangman and Swerve go to far? Some in WWE have seen a screening of the new Vince McMahon documentary and the said it was a "Double Shovel Burial". Could this be a problem for WWE and Netflix moving forward but you can't whitewash what is going on with Vince McMahon. Hulk Hogan wants forgiveness like fans ha...