Shake Them Ropes | Pro Wrestling Podcast

Jeff starts his campaign to be made platform manager for WWE on Peacock. WWE employees are told the cupboard is bare, and we preview Takeover: Vengeance Day. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WWE has its most profitable year ever, we talk a little Butch Reed, and we deconstruct Beth Phoenix's commentary to the point we're now amused. Also, ice-cold Royal Rumble takes and we ask the question: Why would you kidnap someone no one wants back? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The last Toys R Us is closed, Peacock absorbs the WWE Network, and we contemplate Sign Pointing Season as we give you a Royal Rumble Preview. We had fun cracking wise about the week in wrestling, so come join Chris, Jeff and Bobo the Wonder Monkey. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES and 50 percent up to 1000 dollars matched on your deposit. The WWE tells talent they're on their own to get a vaccine. The death of Hank Aaron and his involvement in getting Bill Watts fired from WCW. Birthday cakes, physical challenges, tournaments, it's 1982 all over again! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Op...

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES and get 50% added to your initial deposit. COVID puts Drew McIntyre on the shelf, we ponder if there's a "Young Rock" what would "Young Hogan" be, and Jeff fawns over the Dusty Classic as we review the week that was in stateside wrestling. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES and get 50% added to your initial deposit. It's been a rough week, but Chris and Jeff are here to talk the Legends Reunion, a sneaky watchable Smackdown and two enjoyable shows on Wednesday, while NXT UK breaks Jeff's heart. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talk about our thoughts on the passing of Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee aka Luke Harper and review both AEW and WWE's reactions as well as other news. It's a bit light on the WWE, but we did fit in time to talk main roster ridiculousness and NXT's confounding decision to air the origin story of a feud one week before the blowoff. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privac...

We go over our weird family Christmases and then review what we thought was the "best" of 2020. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chris gets into the holiday spirit. Raw ratings are bad, can they pivot to more "adult" programming. What we liked and didn't like about the week that was plus a preview of Sunday's TLC event. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brought to you by My Bookie, use code ROPES and get 50% of your deposit matched up to $1000. History is made as we discuss Impact for the first time on STR. WarGames ice cold takes plus the follow up. AEW does a monster number and other news and notes from American wrestling. Plus we continue to explore the blossoming love of Chris Novembrino and Slap Jack. They're now going steady. Advertisin...

Brought to you by My Bookie, use code ROPES and double your first deposit up to $1000. This week, we talk about the death of Pat Patterson, an update on Chris' favorite wrestler Slapjack's big win, It's STING! and the AEW Title Change and preview the NXT Takeover for Sunday. We get silly, come ready to join in on our nonsense. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy...

Chris and Jeff discuss missing Thanksgiving Night Wrestling, the passing of Bob Ryder, the news of the week and the builds into TLC and NXT Wargames. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. The women across the NXT brands have a great week, we talk about Vince McMahon's short sighted views on talent's outside interests and we preview Laundry Wars 2020 aka Survivor Series. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. The only show this week with a debate about Xia Brookside. Plus, Zelina Vega being future endeavored, the Leon Ruff title win, Chelsea Green's debut being cut short due to injury, and mysterious elderly Asian men teleporting into NXT. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https...

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. We kind of bounce around on things that vexed, confused and frustrated us in WWE. Plus we preview Full Gear to avoid talking about Raw or Smackdown. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. Bonus audio as we remember Tracy Smothers, and splice in a clip from STR 93. Plus, HIAC review, the WWE and NXT women having a strong week, fun shows on Wednesday and the Walter/Ilja Dragunov manly match from NXT UK. The midweek stuff was so good we only talk about the main roster for a few minutes Advertising Inq...

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. A bad Raw kills the midcard dead, Smackdown tries bad comedy, NXT an inspired oasis in a desert of suck. Also, musical theatre and its place in professional wrestling: a dissertation. 90 minutes of perhaps the most broken Jeff has ever been in the history of this show. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/...

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. As the title suggests, Chris has stumbled upon Vince McMahon's favorite part of wrestling. Also what kind of deal does one get with that wheel, would Otis trade the MITB contract for magic beans and a report card on AEW's first year. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: ht...

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. Also Keeps.com/ShakeRopes to get your first shipment for free. Kind of all over the place this week talking Eddie Van Halen, news, a Takeover post-mortem, DRAFT ANALYSIS! Then finding a way back through AEW and the NXT's before Jeff remembered Retribution did something. Oh and Chris' cats try to ruin the s...

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. COVID wrecks the WWE again, Andrew Yang opines on WWE business practices, and a preview of this weekend's Takeover, provided anyone can pass a physical. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. Jeff waxes nostalgic about Road Warrior Animal, also variety packs suck, bad refereeing, and a preview of Clash of Champions. Plus archaic words like "yeoman" and "plaudit" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. Two great shows on Wednesday, the return of NXT UK, night school Otis and too many Kiss references to count. Oh, and Jeff hates pumpkin spice. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. Also brought to you by Keeps, use code SHAKEROPES to get your first shipment free. This week was one of crushing morosity but higher ratings. We go over that debacle of a first hour of RAW, the debut of Miro, and Wobbly Walrus. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl...

MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES to get double your first deposit. THE GREAT DIVORCE! Aunt Pam! Sasha! Splitsville! Who will get custody of Jeff? We like this Roman. We talk Vince cracking down on outside projects, the departures of the AOP and Mauro Ranallo and Super Tuesday NXT and unopposed AEW being good for both. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...

Brought to you by My Bookie, use code ROPES to double your deposit! A lot of good graps on the weekend then everyone lost their damn minds. We pay tribute to Bob Armstrong, and we preview Payback. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy