The Shining Wizards

A full episode is on tap The boys catch up and talk about the week. Matt gets his stones busted about hitting up a Lidl with the wife. We take a trip around the wrestling work with Over The Top covering the results from the past week. Tony has an issue with the PPV picks, and the fact that no one reached out to remind him that there was a PPV, even though he was in the text chain with the boys sen...

But Lance Anoa'i is We are joined by the Future, a member of the Samoan Dynasty and fresh off of his trip to Japan for Pro Wrestling Noah, Former MLW Tag Champion Lance Anoa'i We discuss a ton of topics, from his time in MLW, to his time in the NOAH N-1, his families legacy, who has the best moves, raw horse meat and so much more. If you aren't familiar with Lance, this is a great intr...

One of the longest running weekly podcasts returns with a huge show and an awesome guest Matt & KJG are dealing with technical issues so they are late to start the show. We jump right into it as Tony has finally purchased AEW's Fight Forever Video Game. Tony gives us his uncensored review of the game, the story mode and much more. It's also apparently Canadian Thanksgiving so we wish a...

It's been a hell of a week in the world of professional wrestling. The boys minus Tony get all caught up, then realize that without Tony, they don't have the theme to Over the Top They wing it & Matt does his best to make Tony proud with his Over the Top facts Afterwards they get into the weekend shows. Starting with AEW WrestleDream, Matt is frustrated with the booking of The Righteou...

In this episode the boys are joined by Matt Chernick, Everett Ravens and Gabriel Molton to discuss the short film "Bear Bronson" They cover the world that was pro wrestling the last week, including Matt's trip to AEW for Grand Slam and the forever taping of Rampage. They talk some Ring of Honor, Hulk Hogan getting married again, Mercedes Mone cameo, & Nick Gage before taking a br...

One of the longest running wrestling shows returns with another episode full of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling A trip around the wrestling world with Over the Top leads us to some WWE talk. The Rock was in the news all week, so we talk about his surprise appearance on Smackdown, do we want to see him vs Roman at Wrestlemania 40 & more. We discuss several other surprises and returns, a...

This episode takes you back to the days of the Shining Wizards Network Radio Station WSWN 89.6 FM NEW YORK We go back to the September 11th, 1995 episode where BaBaBowman, Kute Kevin, Brenda & BEEF cover a variety of topics from the week that was pro wrestling. The debut episode of WCW Monday Nitro is in the books, we had a huge surprise as Lex Luger showed up & inserted himself into a feu...

Tony and HK kick off the show reconting Labor Day weekend while KJG deals with some browser issues. After Over the Top KJG joins the show and the discussion turns to CM Punk's release and Jack Perry's suspension. The guys bring stories they heard about the situation and discuss what they know. Talk then turns to the parting of ways between AEW and Sonny Kiss, as well as some thoughts on so...

For the 1st time ever, all 4 Wizards are all together to do a show in person. HK is in from Minnesota for Matt's BBQ & doing a show together. The boys catch up, talk about the BBQ and argue about if chips are an appetizer or a side. We hit on some Over the Top and are very surprised with the result of NWA 75, as a variety of titles have changed hands, and Tony is super excited about Kenzie...

No Format August Continues on this run away episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast The boys catch up, Tony has COVID, Matt can't read texts and the Kevin's are enjoying life to the fullest. We waste not time getting right into the world of wrestling, as we land in AEW & Tony hates that every single feud seems to be about people being friends, and then having them turn on each...

This week the Wizards come back at full strength. Tony is back from Florida, HK is back from Raw & Matt isn't working. KJG held it down last week but the whole gang is back together. Tony talks Florida, HK tells us about Raw, Matt talks about Metallica and the boys catch up. The gang goes Over the Top to catch up on the week that was wrestling. They talk a bit about the Marty Dark Side of...

With Matt, Tony, and HK all off this week, Kevin enlists the help of Kate The Great, aka Kate Hensler from The Mark Order Podcast & Fightful for this special "Flush The Format" episode of The Wizards!  On this "unsanctioned" episode of the pod, Kate & Kevin bounce around to cover everything from the past week in wrestling. AEW, Summerslam, ROH, IMPACT, The G1 are all on...

Episode 648 Tony is in vacation mode as he leaves for Florida this week. The boys catch up with each other before making the rounds around the wrestling world with Over the Top. Tony watched some of the XPW show and as is customary anytime they come to Newark, you know we have to talk about it. Matt brings up Marty Scurll & asks when is it ok for someone who's been canceled to return, and...

On this episode the boys get to talk with Tod Gordon, the man behind ECW. Promoting his new book, Tod is God, we talk a ton about ECW, and Tod is kind enough to share some hysterical stories about the Sandman, Terry Funk and Mick Foley just to name a few. We talk about the Metal Maniac, Jimmy Snuka, the ECW Arena, favorite stories and angles. It's a fantastic interview and a great peak at the...

The Wizards return with a jam packed episode After a quick bit of chit chat the boys go Over The Top and Tony brings some of his best material thus far. The boys get into some chatter about the recent episode of Dark Side of the Ring, Adrian Adonis. Tony is annoyed about the amount of time they spend talking about cocaine, but loves the Dan Spivey story. Sadly its been 35 years since Bruiser Brody...

On this episode the Wizards span the world of wrestling After catching up, Matt ponders how painful it must have been for Hulk Hogan to use the Leg Drop in the 2000's and we discuss why he didn't use a different move, and Hogan Knows Best We do some Over the Top before doing a dive into AEW. What is the payoff of the MJF/Adam Cole feud? What's the main event of All Out? All In? Is Coll...

On the latest episode the boys talk about their 4th of July plans before taking a trip around the wrestling world with some Over the Top. They discuss Meltzer's 5 star system & what makes him the be all end all of wrestling match ratings. Matt downloaded the AEW Fight Forever Game & he gives the boys the 411 on the game. Tony and HK don't feel too strongly about the game, but they...

It's another fun filled exciting episode of your favorite wrestling podcast. Before the show kicks off Matt loses power, so the boys open the show and bust his balls about that. Danny Russ, the Voice of Reason joins the boys to talk some AEW Forbidden Door, as they unpack the card top to bottom. At some point Matt joins by his phone to chime in on the conversation. Danny bits us a farewell and...

One of the longest running weekly wrestling shows return with a jam packed show Right out of the gate we are talking about the idea of Hulk Hogan holding Tag Team Gold in 1993. We are joined by Handsome Kevin who is supposed to be on vacation in Mexico, the angle of his camera makes him look strange. Once the show kicks off the boys catch up, Tony made a sick intro video that you gotta see on our...

In this episode the Wizards are doing it like no other. The usual nonsense to start the show with talk of Winnie the Pooh & Christopher Robin before a surprise guest drops in. Tony's mom Diana joins the show to show off her new Good Night Diana t shirt and give us some fun Tony stories about him growing up. We are then treated to a MARATHON Over the Top as Tony wants to read all the result...

One of the longest running weekly wrestling shows returns with another action packed show. Right from go we are talking about NWA and the Crockett Cup 2023, this takes us Over the Top & boy does this turn into something. After Over the Top we do talk about the NWA and continue to explore exactly where it went wrong, was it the pandemic? Aldis leaving? Is there hope for the NWA to turn it aroun...

A jam packed episode covering the past week in the world of pro wrestling Tony is rocking a Beef Shirt, and well, ya just gotta listen. We jump into Over the Top, and we cover everything from the WWE to MLW and everything in between. Matt is fired up about AEW Double or Nothing, and he breaks down the whole card, match by match, losing his mind. Listen to see if he enjoyed anything from the show o...

On this episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast the crew covers it all. Over the Top right from the jump, as we cover everything that happened in the past week. We cover the "Superstar" Billy Graham death and the 2004 WWF Hall of Fame class. This someone leads us into a conversation about Ron Reese, which is fascinating in itself. Matt tries to steer the conversation to the WWE&...

Episode 637 comes out of the gate hot. Tony is pissed off about Facebook and he rants and raves like a lunatic. Matt attempts to get things back on track by sharing his thoughts about the Wrestlemania 4 finish, how 2 good guys cheated to beat a bad guy. This leads the boys on a short adventure about how they would rebook Mania 4 without a tournament before being joined by Bad Luck Fale. There are...

The Shining Wizards Return with Episode 636 Over the Top leads off the show & as the boys try to transition into Backlash from Puerto Rico, they are hit with a Savio Vega bomb followed by a surprise guest who rocks the socks off the crew. It's a great surprise and something we were not ready for, and it bleeds over into our guest, ECW Legend "The Giant" Paul Lauria. If you aren&#...