The High Risk Wrestling Podcast

WrestleDream went down last night and you're asking what just happened? We'll I've got you covered. Match Card Zero Hour - Atlantis Jr. [c] vs. Brian Cage for the ROH Television Championship Zero Hour - Anna Jay vs. Harley Cameron Zero Hour - The Acclaimed vs. MXM Collection Zero Hour - Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, and the Outrunners vs. John Silver, Alex Reynolds, Ariya Divari, and Tony Nese Ha...

AEW started upping the number of PPVs last year and WrestleDream was one. It's back this year with a solid card and some good stories to carry it. Today's show is simple, a preview and prediction of what'll go down. As always, card subject to change and knowing Tony Khan like we all do, there'll definitely be a change. Match Card Zero Hour - Atlantis Jr. [c] vs. Brian Cage for the ROH Television C...

The infamous PPV known for the Hell in a Cell Match is back and we're celebrating the original match. The WWE is once again getting away with a five match card, but I digress. The card itself is fine. Let's get into it. Match Card Nia Jax [c] vs. Bayley for the WWE Women’s Championship Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor Liv Morgan [c] vs. Rhea Ripley for the Women’s World Championship and Dom will be in...

WWE PPVs are as normal as breathing air. They come every month and at one point we got 21 in a single year. With so many that have come over, there are bound to be ones that went by the wayside. We're going to look at a bunch of them and reminisce. Previously - The Importance of the Second Show Today - The Forgotten Modern WWE PPVs Episode List - The Worst WWE PPVs Ever Superstar Spotlight - Paul...

Smackdown. Thunder. Rampage. When a wrestling company grows, they need to expand their programming. That's where that second show comes in. On the heels of Smackdown's move to the USA Network, we're going to look at those second shows that helped and hindered a company. Previously: ep. 193 - Master of Disguise, pt. 3 Today: ep. 194 - The Importance of Second Show Episode List - WWE&#39...

This is a fun topic to talk about. Gimmicks are a big a part of wrestling as anything else. It can make or break your career. We're back at it with another edition of "Master of Disguise". Previously - All Out '24 Today - Master of Disguise 3 Episode List - Who Could Use a New Disguise Superstar Spotlight - Pretty Deadly

All Out is in the books. One of AEW's "Big Six" PPV's has concluded and following a fantastic All In, AEW returned to Chicago. The card looked good with some good stories here for the matches. Couple that with some good wrestling and we were in store for a fine show. Match Card ZERO HOUR - The Acclaimed vs. Iron Savages ZERO HOUR - Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, and Hologram vs. T...

All Out is here. One of AEW's "Big Six" PPV's is here. Following a fantastic All In, AEW returns to Chicago. The card looks good. There's some good stories here for the matches. Couple that with some good wrestling and we're in store for a fine show. Match Card Will Ospreay [c] vs. PAC for the AEW International Championship The Young Bucks [c] vs. The Blackpool Combat Clu...

Change is good. Sometimes a person, place, or thing needs to move to get better. To evolve. To be recognized. That's today's show. This isn't the costume change. This is that desperate change in scenery that's needed. Let's get into it. Previously - All In '24 Preview Today - A Change in Scenery Episode List - The Top Mid-Card Champions Right Now Superstar Spotlight - Kamil...

One of the biggest shows of the year has just ended and you're asking yourself what just happened? Well, All In was a great show. We're going to be taking a look at the card and review it. Match Card x Zero Hour: LIO RUSH & DANTE MARTIN  & DARIUS MARTIN & ACTION ANDRETTI & ROCKY ROMERO & KYLE FLETCHER (w/Don Callis) & KIP SABIAN & TOMMY BILLINGTON vs. JAY LETHAL...

One of the biggest shows of the year is right around the corner. All In is here and it's looking like a great show. We're going to be taking a look at the card and making predictions for each match. Match Card x Zero Hour: The Conglomeration [Willow Nightingale and Tomohiro Ishii] vs. Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway. Winner chooses the stipulation for Willow vs. Kris at All Out x Chri...

Bo Dallas is continuing the legacy of his legendary brother, Bray Wyatt. Going from the Wyatt Family to the Wyatt Sicks is a hard task but we're going to talk about Bo Dallas has in store for him. We're going to be talk about all of the members as well. Previously - HRWP 188: The Ballad of Damien Priest Today - HRWP 189: The Wyatt Sicks Episode List - Who Should the Wyatts Target Next Supe...

No longer the World Heavyweight Champion, Damian Priest has been a wild ride since getting called up from NXT. You know what we do with these ballads. We're going to take a look at his story and reminisce about what came before and see what happens moving forward. Previously - ep. 187: Summerslam '24 Today - ep. 188: The Ballad of Damian Priest Episode List - Damian Priest's Top 5 Matc...

The biggest party of the Summer has arrived and with it comes a good card. How will it go down? Let's find out. Match Card x Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk with Special Guest Referee Seth Rollins x Sami Zayn [c] vs. Bron Breakker for the WWE Intercontinental Championship x Logan Paul [c] vs. LA Knight for the WWE United States Championship x Cody Rhodes [c] vs. Solo Sikoa for the Undisputed WWE Cha...

Wrestling is in a boon right now. TV deals, sellouts, ratings and more, it's all going really well. Here today we look at the bloat. We look at the rosters that allow of this to go down. What happens when your rosters are so big that not everyone can be used? What're the benefits? Previously - ep. 185: Slammiversary Preview Today - ep. 186: Bloated Rosters

Slammiversary is here once again. The annual celebration of TNA has an exciting card in store. How's it going to shake out? Let's get into it. Previously - ep. 184 | The Downsides of the Draft Today - ep. 185 | Slammiversary '24 Preview Match Card Countdown - Xia Brookside vs. Gisele Shaw vs. Tasha Steelz vs. Faby Apache Countdown - Kushida vs. Jonathan Gresham Countdown - Alisha Edwar...

The WWE Draft can be a great tool to reorganize and revitalize the roster. Create new stories and stars should be the goal. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. That's what we're here to talk about today - The Downsides of the WWE Draft. Previously - ep. 183: Money in the Bank '24 Preview Now - ep. 184: The Downsides of the WWE Draft Episode List - Who Should Get a Mid-card Ch...

It's that time of the year again. Money in the Bank, the annual event that changes careers and lives, is here. Once again the WWE is scamming us with another five match card but here we are. Let's go over the show. Previously - Forbidden Door '24 Preview Today - Money in the Banks '24 Preview Match Card Sami Zayn [c] vs. Bron Breakker for the WWE Intercontinental Championship Damie...

Another banger of a PPV is in the books. Titles were on the line. Bragging rights and so much more. You're asking yourself what just happened? Well, I've got you covered. Match Card Zero Hour - Kyle Fletcher vs. Serpentico Zero Hour: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O'Reilly vs. Roderick Strong and Gabe Kid vs. Private Party (Zay and Quen) Z...

We're back going through that Forbidden door and this show looks fantastic. The addition of CMLL and STARDOM have definitely helped curate a good card. We'll be making our predictions and previewing the card. Let's get into it. Previously - Faction Warfare 7 Today's Show - Forbidden Door '24 Preview Forbidden Door '24 Match Card Zero Hour: Los Ingobernables de Japón (Yota T...

Factions will always be a big part of wrestling. They drive stories forward and allow many who couldn't get TV Time some time. With the addition of a special group of SICKos debuting, I thought it'd be fun to come back to this topic. Let's do it. Previously - Clash at the Castle '24 Preview Today - Faction Warfare 7 Episode List - Who'd Benefit from Being in a Faction Superstar...

We're back at the Castle and the WWE will get away with running another five match show, but it should be good. We've got all title matches, so who's walking away? We'll dive into and take a look at the card. Previously - The Ballad of Liv Morgan Today - Clash at the Castle '24 Preview Episode List - Where the Next WWE International Shows Should Be Superstar Spotlight - Damien...

Our current Women's World Champion is on a roll right now. Defeating Becky Lynch, taking out Rhea Ripley, and currently on her Revenge Tour, Liv Morgan is at the top of her game. From NXT to a multiple time champion and Money in he Bank winner, we're going to follow her path and see where it's headed. Previously - WWE and Their Forbidden Door Today - The Ballad of Liv Morgan Episode Li...

Roxanne Perez will be defending the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Battleground. The Forbidden Door is officially open for the WWE. They rarely work with other companies, but there's something brewing with TNA. That's what we'll be talking about today. Previously - Double or Nothing '24 Today - WWE and Their Forbidden Door Episode List - The Five WWE Superstars Who Should Cros...

Double or Nothing is in the books. How was it? The fifth anniversary of AEW has come. What just happened? Match Card Buy-In: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Thunder Rosa Buy-In: The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass vs. Brian Cage and the Gates of Agony Will Ospreay vs. Roderick Strong [c] for the AEW International Championship The Bang Bang Gang [c] vs. Death Triangle for the AEW Unified Trios Championship "Timel...