Matt E Ice

Rooster and the Rookie

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Chris Russell (The Rooster) and Matt Essig (The Rookie) take an in-depth look at what makes wrestling great, from a guy with over 40 years of love for the sport to a guy who is just learning the business himself. In each episode the guys will break down some of the most recent wrestling news in ”Ringside Roundup”, a deep dive into an aspect of the sport in the ”Main event”, and are joined by a fan of the sport, show, or maybe a special guest in ”Mark of the week”. Suit up, tune in, and enjoy the show

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BREAKING DOWN SUMMERSLAM 2025! IS WRESTLING TO PREDICTABLE? MOTW DJ WOODSON / EP. 21 12.08.2025 1:09:00

Welcome to another (slightly delayed) episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: Chris and Matt break down the big news between ESPN and WWE to move all PLEs to their platform. The guys then take an extended look at SummerSlam 2025, breaking down all the matches Mark of the...

SummerSlam 2025 PREVIEW! WAS IT WISE TO MAKE SUMMER SLAM 2 NIGHTS? EP.20 31.07.2025 1:05:20

Welcome to OUR 20TH episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: Chris and Matt break down all of the recent tributes to the late Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan) and run back Monday Night Raw. The guys also quickly talk about the now-out WWE: Unreal. Main Event: The guys break down...

DOES THE LOCATION MATTER FOR TELEVISED SHOWS? REMEMBERING HULK HOGAN/ EP. 19 25.07.2025 1:02:55

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: Chris and Matt honor the life and career of the late WWE and wrestling Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. The guys break down what he meant to the industry and to fans of both wrestling and pop culture. The roost and rook al...

SHOULD TONY KHAN BE NERVOUS FOR COMPETITION THIS WEEKEND? MOTW BERNIE IN ROCKVILE / EP. 18 12.07.2025 56:29

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: The guys break down the Seth Rollins crew and their beatdown on Raw before looking ahead at All In, Saturday Night's Main Event, and Evolution all this weekend. Main Event: Tony Khan said that he wasn't nervous a...

WWE HAS SHORTENED THEIR WEEKLY SHOWS + N.O.C. RECAP/ EP. 17 05.07.2025 57:47

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: The guys break down Night of Champions out in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. With Cody Rhodes and Jade Cargill winning king and queen of the ring, what storylines should we expect leading into summerslam? Main Event: The WW...

WHAT MAKES A BAD SHOW? PREVIEWING NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS + JT THE VIC AS MOTW/ EP. 16 27.06.2025 1:03:35

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: The Matchups for Night of Champions have been set! Chris and Matt go through the matches and give their thoughts on who will win each match + some tomfoolery from Monday's (6/23) Raw Main Event: The Rookie claims...

WELCOME TO PART 2 OF THE 2025 WWE SEASON! ROAD TO SUMMERSLAM/ EP. 15 19.06.2025 44:39

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: Gunther has de-throned Jey Uso as the world heavyweight champion! Is the rivalry between the two dead? Plus, Goldberg is back to challenge the new World Heavyweight Champion! Chris and Matt also cover Liv Morgan's i...

HOW DO YOU GET BACK INTO WRESTLING AFTER A BREAK? LEAD UP TO MONEY IN THE BANK + MATT PAPIERNO AS MARK OF THE WEEK / EP. 14 06.06.2025 1:02:13

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: Chris and Matt break down all the upcoming matches in this weekend's Money In The Bank. A former AEW Superstar is making her way to NXT. AJ Francis helped Trick Williams retain his championship, and the WWE has let...

IS STREAMING HELPING OR HURTING WRESTLING? BREAKING DOWN BACKLASH + MARK OF THE WEEK: LENNY THE LEGEND / EP. 13 15.05.2025 1:04:55

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: WWE had ANOTHER PLE! Chris and Matt break down Saturday's Backlash, going over all the results as they ask the question, was this PLE too close to Wrestlemania? The guys also give a shoutout to the late ECW and WWE...

WRESTLEMANIA 41 RECAP! WAS IT A CARD TO REMEMBER? + MARK OF THE WEEK: DON SUAVE / EP. 12 24.04.2025 1:35:05

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook It's a long episode, but Chris and Matt cover ALL of the WrestleMania 41 card! The guys break down the highs and lows and attempt to answer, "Will this be a WrestleMania to remember"? Mark of the Week: Don Suave of Fox Sports 1310...

ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE PREVIEW THE WRESTLEMANIA 41 MATCH CARD + MARK OF THE WEEK: SAM BRUCHHAUS / EP. 11 17.04.2025 48:54

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook It's a little different this week with a combo Ringside Main Event: Matt and Chris break down the story lines, the matchups, and their picks for every match on this week's card for WrestleMania 41 Mark of the Week: Sam Bruchhaus of...

WAS THE WWE'S EUROPEAN ROAD TRIP TOO LONG? WE'RE UNDER 3 WEEKS FROM WRESTLEMANIA + MARK OF THE WEEK/ EP. 10 03.04.2025 56:13

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show twitter page: @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: Rhodes got at Cena for his punk behavior, more drama between Rhea, Iyo, and Bianca, Gunther brutalized Jimmy Uso and much more. Main Event: The WWE has just finished their three week tour through Europe and Chris...

WHY IS THERE SO MUCH WRESTLING MERCH? WRESTLEMANIA MATCHES ARE BEING MADE + MARK OF THE WEEK/ EP. 09 27.03.2025 56:15

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. First, the show has a new Twitter/ X account. Follow us @roostandrook Ringside Roundup: Cena says he'll win and take the championship with him. Penta turns down an invitation from The Judgment Day. Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley are competing again for the Women's World Championship. Punk Vs. Reings Vs. R...

IS THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA TOO LONG? CENA HAS FINALLY SPOKEN + MARK OF THE WEEK: LOU DIPIETRO/ EP. 08 21.03.2025 1:00:34

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. After a bit of a birthday vacation for the rookie, the guys are back to break down the latest on the road to WrestleMania Ringside Roundup: John Cena has finally spoken! His reasons for siding with The Rock though... questionable at best. Chris and Matt cover his comments, the explosive Miz TV epi...

DOES THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER SERVE A PURPOSE, RECAPING THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER IN TORONTO/ EP. O7 02.03.2025 1:13:05

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Today the guys Dive deep into the most recent WWE PLE: The Elimination Chamber from Toronto Ringside Roundup: March 1st was the WWE's Elimination Chamber from Toronto, Chris and Matt dive deep into all the biggest moments. The guys cover everything from Jade Cargill putting Naomi out of commission...

IS WRESTLING CAMP? LOOKING AHEAD TO THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER & LA KNIGHT/ EP. 06 27.02.2025 1:00:59

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Ringside Roundup: The guys talk about Saturday's lineup for The Elimination Chamber. WWE employee morale is tanking. A much-deserved AEW roundup. And more! The Main Event: With The Rock offering Cody Rhodes everything for his soul, the guys ask, "Is Wrestling Camp?" Matthew and Chris break down...

IS JEY USO READY TO BE THE FACE OF WWE, THE ROAD TO ELIMINATION CHAMBER & MORE/ EP. 05 12.02.2025 52:35

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Ringside Roundup: The guys start by looking at the state of the WWE as we get closer to the elimination chamber. AJ Styles big return to Royal Rumble and his appearance on RAW. Roster Shakups between WWE and AEW. And the upcoming slate of events in Washington DC and on TV. The Main Event: Is the W...

Breaking Down WWE's Premium Live Events + Recaping THE ROYAL RUMBLE/ Ep. 04 02.02.2025 1:34:56

This Episode of Rooster and the Rookie is dedicated to our friend and partner Pete Medhurst. If you could, please donate to his family's fund at https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-pete-medhursts-family-today Matt and Chris share some life news before jumping into the 2025 Royal Rumble. The guys get deep into it and break down the biggest moments and all the winners from the event. After that, th...

What Is The WWE? Breaking Down the First RAW on Netflix Broadcast + NXT Trick Williams/ Ep. 03 12.01.2025 1:02:09

The Rooster (Chris Russell) and Rookie (Matt Essig) open up with the big RAW on Netflix broadcast in Ringside roundup Then in the Main Event, the guys break down the WWE and when and where to watch Finally, NXT superstar Trick Williams joins Chris for a conversation after he lost his title belt. All this and more on Rooster and the Rookie

What Makes Up A Pro Wresling Broadcast + RAW's Move To Netflix/ EP. 02 05.01.2025 55:23

Episode 2 of Rooster and The Rookie Chris and Matt open up Ringside Roundup with January 3rd's Smackdown, John Cena's retirement tour, and the Chad Gable Vs. Otis match. Then in the Main Event, the guys talk about making up a professional wrestling show. How they open, the number of matches, the ring work, and how all of that may change Monday with RAW's move to Netflix Finally, we are joined by...

What is Wrestling, The Thrill of the live show, and Listening to Roosters talk with Orange Cassidy/ Ep. 01 02.01.2025 1:03:24

Welcome in for the first episode of the journey of Rooster and The Rookie. Matt and Chris introduce themselves before getting right into the Ringside roundup covering AEW making their way to DC, the upcoming jump to Netflix for RAW, and more. In the Main Event, the guys try to break down what professional wrestling is, where the sport and the "sport entertainment" split, and how do you describe p...