The Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Lyric Swinton of the Maps and Graps podcast, and Dani, owner of BlackGirlWrestling.com to discuss Swerve Strickland winning the AEW World Championship, the significance of AEW crowning its first Black world champion, the current state of Black talent in AEW, and an overall discussion of race and repres...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Kevin Hare of Voices of Wrestling to talk about the final full year of Bryan Danielson. The guys discuss what makes Danielson such a great wrestler, how he stands out from the rest of his contemporaries, the impact of his WWE run on his career, and if he is the most beloved wrestler of the 21st Century...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Josh Nason, contributing editor for F4Wonline.com to discuss the angles that have led up to the main events of Night 1 and Night 2 of WrestleMania 40. The guys discuss the change-up WWE pulled in turning Rock heel, the drawing power and charisma of The Rock, how Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns have fared...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Garrett Kidney, TNA/Impact Historian and host of the "You've Got To Be Kidding Me" podcast. The guys discuss the career of AEW World Champion Samoa Joe, who at 45 years old, has finally been pushed as a true world champion in a top promotion. They go over the consistent value Joe has brough...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings answers your questions. Jesse discusses the challenges WWE may face later this year after WrestleMania, things AEW needs to do differently than WWE to stand out, rebuilding the main event scene in NJPW, why some fans don't care about match quality, and a lot more.

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Trevor Dame of the ThROH the Years Podcast to discuss the fallout in wrestling media after the Vince McMahon lawsuit story broke, the impact of the Royal Rumble press conference with Paul Levesque, the pressure that was put on members of wrestling media to ask good questions, the value of having a medi...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Dr. Eric Wesselmann, a psychology professor from Illinois State University, to discuss what makes someone a devoted fan in pop culture. They discuss the evolution of people rooting for their "side" like a sports team, why fandom has become a bigger part of personal identity, the parasocial rela...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is solo for a brief episode on the Wall Street Journal Story regarding Vince McMahon being accused of sex trafficking. Jesse breaks down some of the content in the court filing, discusses the questions raised about whether this has happened more often than is being reported, what Paul Levesque and other WWE executi...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Alan4L of Pro Wrestling Torch to discuss the major topics in Japanese pro wrestling heading into 2024. The lads start by discussing WWE's potential involvement in AJPW, the crowning of Yuma Aoyagi in 2023, and what the future holds for Katushiko Nakajima. They then talk about NJPW, fallout from Wre...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Kris Ealy of the Nubian Wrestling Advocates on Post Wrestling , to discuss recently published Nielsen data that shows AEW lagging behind WWE in terms of Black viewers. Kris talks about the portrayal of different characters in AEW, the reputation wrestling companies have for promoting Black wrestlers, h...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Rich Kraetsch of the Flagship Wrestling Podcast to discuss the state of both AEW and WWE heading into the new year. They discuss AEW's need to get younger and push new stars more consistently, the historical lessons of relying on older stars, as well as WWE under Paul Levesque, the creative pattern...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Warren Hayes, as they discuss the current situation involving MJF's polarizing run as babyface world champion in AEW. They talk about the issues with presenting a character similar to how WWE would present them, the inauthenticity of his babyface persona, and the reliance on melodrama between him a...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, Case Lowe returns to the show to discuss the top candidates for Wrestler of the Year Awards. The guys talk about the strongest candidates, including Will Ospreay, Kazuchika Okada, Roman Reigns, Mistico, Kenny Omega and more. They also talk about the philosophy behind the award, who owned the narrative of 2023, breakout stars from the...

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by VoicesofWrestling.com contributor Adam Berger, as they discuss the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot. They take turns going over their most intriguing candidates, including Roman Reigns, the Young Bucks, CIMA, Hayabusa, The British Bulldogs and more. They wrap up the show with a quick glance and discussion over...

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by VoicesofWrestling.com contributor Suit Williams as they discuss the current impression of AEW, and if there is a changing philosophy around the kind of product the company wants to present. They talk about the differences between 2019 and 2023, the impact of MJF's babyface run being more sports-entertainment and WWE-like, and t...

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings goes through a mailbag of questions from listeners. He talks about one trend he thinks is being under analyzed in wrestling, the possibility of a third major company emerging, the future of Under 30 wrestling development, wrestlers cutting promos mid-match, and a lot more.

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined once again by Trevor Dame, as they discuss CM Punk's firing from AEW. The guys break down the chaos of the Punk-led episodes of AEW Collision, what they believe led to Punk's final outburst, Punk's future in WWE and his legacy in wrestling if this is really it for him.

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by thecubsfan, aka Luchablog, to discuss all the latest happenings in the world of Lucha Libre. Cubsfan tells us all about how CMLL has grown business in 2023 by building around a former star, the ups and downs of Konnan's booking in AAA, American wrestling promotions and their interest in lucha talent and a lot more.

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings flies solo to talk about some recent issues in wrestling. First, Jesse talks about AEW's lack of thorough creative direction for a majority of its roster with only a few weeks remaining before the biggest show in company history. Then he talks about SummerSlam, the current WWE roster and why he has never felt less connected with the product...

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by Josh Nason, Contributing Editor for F4Wonline.com, to discuss the business growth for WWE over the past year. They talk about the popularity of the Bloodline angle, the shift in company creative since Vince McMahon originally resigned last year, the booking of babyfaces and how sustainable this kind of success is for WWE.

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by Post Wrestling's John Pollock, to discuss the history and evolution of AEW and WWE's post-PPV press conferences. The guys talk about the evolving sense of transparency in the pressers, the quality of questions being asked, the various forms of wrestling media that are involved, and the general state of wrestling media a few...

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by Joe Gagne, as the two discuss the career and legacy of The Icon, Sting. Jesse and Joe go over their respective introductions to Sting as fans, their thoughts about his career in WCW, TNA, WWE and finally AEW, how he has won them over since coming to AEW and how his star power still stands out today.

Host Jesse Collings is joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics to discuss the results from ten years of the WWE Performance Center, WWE strategies in terms of talent development, the lack of top stars developed internally by WWE, AEW's use of young and promising talent, the changing landscape of indie wrestling and what that means for future talent development, and a lot more.

On this episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings (@JesseCollings) is joined by Joe Lanza of The Flagship Wrestling Podcast to discuss the current state of wrestling criticism and whether or not the idea of constructive criticism is dying. They discuss the problems caused by social media, have bad-faith trolls have muddied the perception of honest criticism, the dynamic...

In this episode of the GWP, Case Lowe joins the show for a deep discussion on the future of pro wrestling. They discuss what they think happening in wrestling at this moment will influence the product in the future, how the changing landscape of US independent wrestling has hurt that section of the industry's ability to innovate and influence, the issues with WWE's talent development, AEW&...