Shake Them Ropes | Pro Wrestling Podcast

STR Morning Zoo? Chris loves his Casio. We discuss a Renee Young's departure, THUNDERDOME, and NXT Public Relations before previewing Summerslam and NXT Takeover XXX Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sponsored by Keeps, go to http://www.keeps.com/shakeropes for your first month free. This week: after Jeff gets his head on straight, a bit about Kamala, and we respect wrestlers who did nothing but got over. Plus, the awesomeness of Tully Blanchard and Nicole Savoy, a bit about ratings and the demo, and the knowledge that Retribution was made to get chatter. We go through the week that was. Adver...

RAW Underground! Antifa by way of Retribution! Pat McAfee wrestling a NXT Champion! Minivans! I mean, what's not to be excited about? We grind through the week with our light hearted look at this ridiculous business. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WWE does 4 times the profit. In a pandemic. We tip the cap. We talk Q2, Warhorse, Aunt Pam and Sasha, and Chris ends the show with a tribute to his grandmother. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We discuss the state of the business as wrestling continues to struggle to find viewers unopposed. Ice cold takes on the Horror Show, plus the week that was including the awesomeness of Eddie Kingston, Chris debunks a narrative concerning Covid and AEW, and we opine on what a Timothy Thatcher birthday party would look like. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: htt...

Horror Show at Extreme Rules! Chris actually did a High Voltage, and further tries to take the show in Morning Zoo territory. Plus Jeff namedrops a Duke Ellington performance you should seek out. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

RATINGS TALK. Not a lot, really. Aunt Pam and Sasha continue to carry WWE. If an underdog doesn't overcome is he more popular than before? Is someone going to lose an eye? Bad friends don't call but it makes them cool babyfaces, right? All of this and more on our traversing the week in professional wrestling. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://re...

Fyter Fest and the Bash. Better late than never. Plus, a lot of Aunt Pam and Sasha praise. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The fallout from last week continues. COVID hits the PC. Then, stuff we like including AUNT PAM and Sasha, FTR/SCU, and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sexual misconduct allegations abound in wrestling this week. We do 45 minutes talking about #SpeakingOut, power dynamics, etc. Also, WWE and COVID-19. We even get to a little wrestling including Ricky Starks' debut, Backlash ice cold takes and the great week had by Aunt Pam and Sasha. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Paul Heyman goes through the out door while Bruce Prichard goes through the in door, EVOLVE may be extinct, and Backlash is Sunday. We do our ice cold takes on Takeover: IYH as well as preview the upcoming Backlash event on Sunday.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Overall the wrestling was pretty good, but WWE makes some moves that step in it a bit with R-Truth, Mandy Rose and the Drake Maverick angle. We liked a lot in WWE, AEW and NXT. All hail Aunt Pam. Also we preview NXT Takeover: In Your House Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chris and Jeff are a little heavy into the critique of comedy wrestling. Drew Gulak re-signs, FTR debuts, and the Hockey Glass era of WWE begins. Also, is Chris taking being a cat dad too far. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chris and Jeff discuss the untimely deaths of Larry Csonka of 411Wrestling and Shad Gaspard of Cryme Tyme. In less important stuff we discuss Drew Gulak leaving WWE, if Charlotte needs to be on all three shows, how Aunt Pam has grown in the empty arena era, the last stand of Drake Maverick and our feeling of "eh" going into Double Or Nothing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/br...

Chris and Jeff celebrate the career of Becky Lynch. The parallels to Daniel Bryan are amazing. Also amazing were some of the storytelling decisions: Asuka during the Becky promo, Otis as Gollum and killing his babyface aura in a two show (he's not Dusty), Charlotte's one week heel turn, etc. An extended show for your weekend. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Op...

With the ratings going downhill, is wrestling outdated? What did they think of the Cross entrance on NXT. Also before the graps, a little bit of a discussion on Little Richard, the true king of rock n roll. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Money in the Bank matches will now be happening simultaneously. Jerry Lawler gives a horrible excuse for making inappropriate jokes. What is the logic of the Sheamus build. Oh and Jeff is old. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brought to you this week by Roman (http://getroman.com/vow for a free consult and free 2 day shipping) and ZipRecruiter (http://ziprecruiter.com/vow), this week more came out about how nasty this XFL bankruptcy was. Drake Maverick is being used as story fodder, but the vignettes on both Wednesday night show were pretty darn good. The arenas are still empty, but maybe they're realizing this is...

The news from Friday to Friday kept getting worse or dumber depending on your point of view. Talent cuts, taping changes, and a company absolutely obtuse to the image they're projecting. Plus, the death of the voice of WWF, Howard Finkel and of course, no one knows how to give people a proper tribute. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/...

Chris Novembrino and Jeff Hawkins give a post-mortem on Mania, discuss this week's NXT and how is Gargano and Ciampa like the 1982 Mr. Roboto Tour for Styx. This time it's Chris making the arcane reference. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chris Novembrino and Jeff Hawkins (with mic on) review the Firefly Funhouse. Chris gives his thoughts on the Boneyard Match. Was Night 1 or Night 2 better? Was it a success? Should the show have gone on? And of course, AUNT PAM. Plus ridiculous arcane references like The Tick, The Cell, and Herman's Head. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....

Rob McCarron and Jeff Hawkins take you through night one, the hits, the misses, the fact that Jeff's Zoom was recording his internal mic. Still a fun chat though. Chris couldn't make it and will be back tomorrow. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brought to you this week by Roman, go to http://GetRoman.com/VOW for a free online visit and free two day shipping. It's WWE's big week and we break down both shows. There's something oddly familiar about this show. We think you'll enjoy the surprise inside. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Covid-19 wreaks havoc on the Wrestlemania card which is in the can. We don't spoil the matches but we do tell you who you won't be seeing. Also, week 2 of Brodie Lee and Matt Hardy, is a Boneyard a Graveyard. We tried taping this one via Zoom to get things out quicker, let us know the good and bad by DMing @ShakethemRopes Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Ou...

AEW goes open air empty arena, NXT goes clip show. On the main roster, Gronk and Austin don't rise to the occasion. But there were some gems: Otis, Daniel Bryan's vanity promotion, and of course Asuka being the best member of the commentary team. Plus we start with way too much Kenny Rogers talk. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/p...