The Random Wrestling Review

For only the 2nd time on the Random Wrestling Review, we are taking in a TNA show and travelling back almost 20 years to Turning Point 2004- the scene of the 'Macho Man' Randy Savage's final ever match where he teamed with AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy against The Kings of Wrestling- Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett. Also on the show, America's Most Wanted battled Triple X in a Six Sides of Stee...

It's that time of the year again where we honour the great matches that the podcast have covered in the past- there are 3 new matches that have made the Hall of Fame this year- they each were voted for by at least 50% of our 16-strong panel in this year's ballot from a potential shortlist of 85 matches.  The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Old Man, Matt, Stephen and Tin...

Taking place in the shadow of the infamous Montreal Screw Job at WWF's Survivor Series event, World War 3 (1997) finds World Championship Wrestling at a commercial peak, and on the finishing straight on the road to that year's Starrcade. The event would play host to the 60-Man Battle Royal main event with the winner receiving a World Title shot at some point in the future. It also featured a no-ho...

At last it is time for the Final of The Game Round Robin as Stephen and Alex go into battle in what amounts to a straight play off where the winner will take the title overall. This week they have been asked to name as many participants at Wrestlemania as they can, with more points for the most rare answers! Who will come out on top? There is only one way to find out! The Random Wrestling Review i...

It's time to rumble, it's time for the Royal Rumble! Yes- for the first time in 2 and a half years the Royal Rumble returns to The Random Wrestling Review as we take in the 1993 edition of the show. Entering the year, Bret Hart had not long won his first WWE Title and was lined up to face Razor Ramon in defence of the title at this show. Also, Marty Jannetty challenged Shawn Michaels for the Inter...

It's the beginning of a brand new occasional series on The Random Wrestling Review as our hosts trawl through the WWE Hall of Fame's history and reassess whether each inductee should indeed have been inducted or not. They also consider who inducted them and perhaps who would have been a better choice, and what criteria should be used to determine whether someone should get in. The Random Wrestling...

This week on The Random Wrestling Review we journey all the way back to 1988 for the very first SummerSlam event, a night the Mega Powers and Mega Bucks faced each other in tag team action with special referee Jesse 'The Body' Ventura presiding over affairs in what would prove the conclusion of the feud between Hogan and Andre, as well as the beginning of the cracks beginning to appear in the Mega...

BracketMania is back for its 4th instalment and this time we're looking at the greatest Attitude Era midcarders and asking the question- which is the best? We have defined Attitude Era midcarders as anybody who hadn't won a World Title by January 2002 and, with that in mind, our panel have picked their 16 participants to be included in the tournament who will face the lottery of the brackets and t...

Pushing even further back into history this week on The Random Wrestling Review, we take on WWE's stadium show in Toronto in the Summer of 1986, as the company brought 'The Big Event' to Canada. The show was headlined by Hulk Hogan's defence of the WWE Title against long time rival 'Mr Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and also includes Jake 'The Snake' Roberts versus Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat in a Snak...

Following our episode a few weeks back where we went through the entire WWE Raw Roster and determined whether we would Stick (keep them in the position they currently are in), Twist (give them a push) or Bust (use them in a lesser role, or release them), it's time for the Smackdown roster to get the same treatment. Remember: this is just for fun- we don't wish anybody out of a job... The Random Wr...

The early tag line for the Survivor Series was 'Teams of 5 Strive to Survive' and while that was an accurate description of 3 of the 4 matches on the 2nd annual Survivor Series event, there was also the sight of a mighty 10 versus 10 struggle that lasted for over 40 minutes and included the Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Rockers, Demolition, Brain Busters, Fabulous Rougeaus and The Powers of P...

It's the penultimate match in Round Robin where we are looking to crown a Champion of the The Game! This time around Alex and Old Man face the test of naming people in the PWI 500 from the 2023 list. Old Man's challenge for the overall title collapsed in his last 2 matches and so is now just playing for pride, meanwhile, 'Rockstar' Alex is still undefeated after 2 matches and goes into this one gu...

In a strange turn of events, it transpired that at the King of the Ring 2000, the WWE Title would be defended in a 6-man tag match, as Champion Triple H, lined up alongside his in-laws, Shane and Vince McMahon against The Rock, Undertaker and Kane- the stipulation being that if any member of The Rock's team should pin any member of Triple H's, then that man would become Champion. In addition to th...

You've heard of the PWI 500 and the PS 50, well now it's time for the RWR 25- a similar idea but with a twist, because this is the definitive ranking of the 25 best wrestlers in the history of...this podcast.  To be eligible for inclusion in the 25, a wrestler must have appeared in at least 10% of our reviews as at 31st December 2023. Each of our regular hosts has voted for their personal 25, and...

In the wake of Wrestlemania XL, our team goes through the WWE Raw roster and determine whether each one should be a 'twist' (pushed higher than they are now), a 'stick' (kept in pretty much the same position) or a 'bust' (either push them down the card, or let them go entirely).

It's time for the Random Wrestling Review to finish it's story as the Wrestlemania series finally comes to an end (at least for a year) with Cody Rhodes' victory against Roman Reigns in the main event of Night 2 of Wrestlemania XL. After a multi-year build and the involvement of half the roster, including The Rock, Cody Rhodes got his win over Reigns in an epic and emotional contest. Underneath, B...

FINALLY...it's The Random Wrestling Review, Wrestlemania 40 Night 1 Episode (Night 2 is next week). On the Saturday evening of Wrestlemania weekend, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins squared up to the team of 'The Tribal Chief' Roman Reigns, and 'The Final Boss' The Rock to determine the stipulation for the main event of Night 2. Also, Gunther took his epic Intercontinental Title reign into the show to...

What better episode to come out on the weekend of WrestleMania XL than a BracketMania of the matches of 'Mr WrestleMania' himself, Shawn Michaels. 16 matches have been selected for inclusion in the bracket and by the end only 1 will be crowned the absolute best match of Shawn Michaels' career. Will our crew pick his famous Ladder Match at WrestleMania X against Razor Ramon, or maybe his encounter...

With just one week left on the path to Wrestlemania XL, the Random Wrestling Review is convened a gathering of 4 of its regulars to look ahead to the 2 night extravaganza. Hear all of our thoughts on the build to the 2 main events involving The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins, as we take the story all the way back to the first episode of Raw this year, and then trace the chapters...

In the build up to this year's Wrestlemania XL, the Random Wrestling Review brings you a number of special episodes to get you into the mood for all the festivities. And we star with Ultimate Wrestlemania- each of our hosts have been asked to prepare a 3-night Wrestlemania show using only matches that have actually taken place, the twist is that they can only use a wrestler once across the 3 night...

The 2nd night of Wrestlemania 39 saw the showdown between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes in the main event- the result of which has been discussed ever since- should Cody have won? Did WWE get the value from Roman Reigns retaining? Has it caused major issues ahead of Wrestlemania 40? We discuss it all. Plus, Edge battles Finn Balor in a Hell in a Cell match and Bianca Belair defends her Raw Women's...

We're reaching the final stages in The Game Round Robin and Old Man, still reeling from his loss to Tom in the last match, takes on Matt Roberts. Old Man needs a win in this one to hold on to a chance of winning the competition overall but Matt is playing for pride after failing to win any of his previous match ups. This time, they need to name WWE Hall of Famers... The Random Wrestling Review is...

The Wrestlemania series reaches last year's event and Night 1, where Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens challenged the Undisputed Tag Team Champions, The Usos after months of build. In addition, Charlotte Flair defends the Smackdown Women's Title against Rhea Ripley, Rey and Dominic Mysterio become the first father and son to face each other at 'Mania since Vince and Shane McMahon at Wrestlemania 17, and J...

In a special episode, we present the Top 100 wrestlers of all time as determined by a statistical model exclusive to The Random Wrestling Review! Ben will explain the thinking and the methodology behind the model and then run down the list of the 100 best wrestlers ever. Be warned- this is not the opinion of anybody on the podcast, simply an objective chart determined by statistics... This episode...

On the 2nd night of Wrestlemania 38, WWE presented what they were calling the biggest match in Wrestlemania history as Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns would do battle with each other once more, this time for both the WWE and Universal Titles in a winner take all bout. On the undercard, Sami Zayn's rivalry with Jackass' Johnny Knoxville came to a conclusion in a unique anything goes match and Edge wo...