Saturday Afternoon Wrestling

On today's mid-week episode, Dustin reacts to a few headlines that he hasn't been able to stop thinking about in recent weeks including AJ Lee's return and contract status, WWE's recent news that WrestleMania 43 will be held in Saudi Arabia, and TKO COO Mark Shapiro's insane comments on WWE's ticket prices.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com  

Today, Dustin's going through the top headlines of the week including more on Karrion Kross' WWE status, the rumors suddenly surrounding Naomi, and reports that WWE is looking to drive AEW out of business with aggressive counter-programming which may include moving John Cena's final match.   Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com

Today, Dustin is trying to make sense of a number of top headlines including Karrion Kross and Scarletts' contract status amid a rumor-filled weekend as well as WWE's recent $1.6 billion agreement that will see ESPN carry all PLEs starting in 2026 and what that might mean for how WWE is covered moving forward, plus so much more.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com  

Today, Dustin is attempting to sort out his feelings following a controversial week in WWE news capped off by Brock Lesnar's extremely polarizing return at the end of SummerSlam weekend. He also tries to figure out what talking about WWE in the future might look like and hits a few headlines as well. Thanks for listening, take care everyone.  RAINN is the largest organization for sexual assaul...

Today, Dustin is trying to unpack the complicated legacy surrounding Hulk Hogan, who passed away this week at age 71. He works his way through the toxic discourse surrounding fans and detractors alike while trying to sort his own thoughts out on Hulkamania. From there, he hits more top stories from the week including Will Ospreay's injury timeline, Travis Scott's "full fallout" wit...

On today's Saturday Afternoon Wrestling Dustin is reacting to the top headlines of the week including Goldberg's angry interview, injury updates to WWE & AEW stars coming out of last weekend's big shows, the WWE Unreal trailer and much more. Thanks for listening.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com

Today, it's a good old fashioned headline check including Rikishi's displeasure with Jey Uso dropping the World Heavyweight Title to Gunther on RAW, rumors of why he dropped the belt, and some unfortunate discussions as real-world stories become too big to ignore.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com  

We have three massive wrestling events happening this weekend and Dustin is here to preview and break down all of them. On Saturday, we have Saturday Night's Main Event followed by NXT Battleground and AEW Double or Nothing on Sunday. It's going to be a long, great weekend of graps. Hopefully there's something for everyone to enjoy.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com

Today Dustin welcomes on Jonathan Davenport, a graphic designer with a long resume of incredible work designing gear for wrestlers including Johnny Gargano & Tomasso Ciampa, Ricochet, Bayley, and his best known collaborators: The New Day. Jonathan joins the show to discuss how the New Day's incredible Broken gear from WrestleMania 41 came to be and how long it was in the works, along with...

WrestleMania 41 is in the books and Dustin is going through the highs and lows from both nights of WWE's biggest event including why the ending to Cody Rhodes/John Cena felt so hollow, Tiffany Stratton's star-making performance, Dom Mysterio's big moment, and much more.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com  

WrestleMania Weekend is finally here! Dustin reacts to a week of baffling PR moves from WWE executives and superstars and then dives into full previews & predictions for NXT Stand & Deliver and WrestleMania 41. Everyone enjoy a wrestling-packed weekend and a Happy Easter.  Make sure to check in on Sunday night after the dust has settled for reactions and thoughts from all weekend.  Email:...

This weekend is AEW Dynasty which looks to be another card packed with talent and some interesting potential directions for the top of the company to navigate, Dustin previews the show and gives his predictions for each match. Plus, he recaps WWE's busy week including another Cena/Cody promo, Rey Fenix's debut, and the incendiary promo between Tiffany Stratton & Charlotte Flair.  Get w...

Amid reports that WrestleMania 41 isn't selling tickets as quickly as previous Mania's, Dustin offers his thoughts on why it could be happening including Las Vegas as a host city, holding Mania on Easter Weekend, and the lack of clarity in the match cards and a slower than usual build. He also touches on the reports and uncertainty surrounding some of the biggest names in AEW's women&#...

Dustin reacts to all the shocking stories coming out of WWE Elimination Chamber including John Cena (FINALLY) turning heel, what a heel duo of Rock & Cena may look like moving forward, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn's show-stealing unsanctioned match, and more.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com

The 2025 Royal Rumble is in the books and your winners were: a returning Charlotte Flair and 'Main Event' Jey Uso. Dustin shares his reactions to the show overall including: an odd lack of surprises for the men's match, Rumble-entrance pyro being the sign Charlotte was winning, NXT's women standing out, why Jey winning was such a good surprise, and more.  Email & share your tho...

It's hard to believe but it's Royal Rumble weekend which means we are just about on the Road to WrestleMania. Today, Dustin's previewing the Rumble including all four matches and potential storylines coming out of the weekend. But before that, he dives into AEW's down episode of Dynamite and recent instances of Collision being the better, more consistent show.  Thanks for listening...

Today Dustin discusses the news of TNA & WWE's partnership and what it could mean for both companies moving forward. He also goes over news from AEW including the roster's reaction to Penta's WWE debut, and AEW Collision's highly talked about 12-man match.  Get well soon Allie Katch! Her GoFundMe can be found HERE .  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com    

This week, Dustin reacts to Kenny Omega's AEW return and what it means for the company, WWE's big debut on Netflix, and more.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com Donate to SoCal Wildfire Funds (if you can) -  Best Friends Animal Society World Central Kitchen LAFD

This Monday is the long-awaited Netflix debut for Monday Night RAW and Dustin has the full show preview and predictions for this PLE-sized broadcast. He's also going through every match on the equally stacked NXT New Year's Evil special. First though, he discusses highlights from AEW's big week including the World's End PPV, their big Max streaming debut, and comparing the impact o...

On today's episode of Saturday Afternoon Wrestling, Dustin is combing through the biggest news in AEW this week leading up to Saturday's World's End, the final PPV of 2024. Dustin goes through the entire card and gives a preview & predictions for each match.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com   Send in your thoughts on the show, AEW, WWE, or anything else you wanna talk a...

This weekend Dustin is branching out to discuss topics throughout TNA, Ring of Honor, AEW, & WWE including Tessa Blanchard's controversial hiring, Ring of Honor Final Battle's Athena vs. Billie Starkz main event, Will Ospreay & Darby Allin's 5-star instant classic on Dynamite, WWE continuing to stack their Netflix debut like a premium live event, and more.  Email: saturdayafter...

After a longer than intended break, Dustin is back and recapping two shocking and heartbreaking heel turns that took place this week in WWE. Plus, the first matches for AEW's Continental Classic have been absolute bangers, and finally, Dustin gives a preview and predictions for this Saturday's NXT Deadline.  Big E's Players Tribune Article: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/big-e-ettor...

With WWE Crown Jewel airing this Saturday at 10am pst/1pm est, here are Dustin's preview and predictions for the upcoming show.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com

Dustin is back and today he's reacting to the Uso's reunion this week on Smackdown, the ever growing Crown Jewel card, spoilers for next week's Smackdown, the AEW/Jon Moxley storyline after a few weeks, and much more. Then, he previews this Sunday's NXT Halloween Havoc and gives his predictions for each match on the card.  Email: saturdayafternoonwrestling@gmail.com  

After a week off covering LA Comic Con, Dustin is back and catching up on some of the biggest stories coming out of the last few weeks including CM Punk & Drew McIntyre earning 5 Meltzer stars for their blood-soaked Hell in a Cell match, Kevin Owens turning heel via cell phone recordings after the show, an ungraceful return to 2-hours for Monday Night Raw, and much more.  Then, he previews thi...