The Turnbuckle Tavern

This week, The Tavern is joined by one half of The Besties In The World...Davey Vega! We talk everything from early wrestling fandom and getting into the business to working overseas and with AAW in Chicago. Davey talks about making it through the pandemic as an independent wrestler and we also cover Stephen King, Ghostbusters Predator. There is a little bit for everyone in this conversation and w...

It's Thursday morning and you know what that means! It's Tavern time and we are here to bring you the most in-depth breakdown of this weeks AEW Dynamite. This week we see action from Mox, Dark Order, Super Elite as Ghostbusters, Shida, Serena Deeb and more. We have great promos from Cody and MJF, CM Punk's first match on Dynamite and much more on this episode. Join us on Call The Hoch as we contin...

This week @TheOGFigKid takes an in depth look at all things WWE including looking at what they are doing wrong and what they need to do to turn their product around. Find all of our social media and links at: http://www.theturnbuckledebate.com Follow Tom on social media at: @TheOGFigKid

JBone from the Coming Down The Aisle podcast joins Chad and Mike Belcaster in a triple threat version of the Debate while The Staple and Snead take the night off to kidnap Vince McMahon. The three topics are: Does Dan Lambert and ATT belong in AEW? Is the Becky Lynch heel turn working? And should Cody have beaten Malakai? Crack a brew and kick back… let's debate!

It's Fig Night at The Tavern, the audio edition! For all video content from this episode, please visit The Turnbuckle Tavern on YouTube and check out all the fun stuff we have going on over there! This week, the fellas review AEW Unrivaled Series 7, unbox the new John Cena Ultimate, and talk Fig News of the week! SUBSCRIBE and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS because there will be FREQUENT FREE GIVEAWAYS!

Welcome to another edition of Visits The Tavern! This week we are joined by MLW sensation Alex Kane, better known as The Suplex Assassin! We talk about everything from signing with MLW and what that process was like to his early wrestling fandom, meal prepping, movies, signing with Big Starkz Brand and more. There is a little bit of everything and we really hope you enjoy our talk with Alex as muc...

It's Wednesday, and you know what that means! It is time for The Two Bad Chads to take you through all things AEW. This week we review the 10/16 episode of AEW Dynamite where we saw FTR gain the AAA Tag Team Titles, saw action from Mox, Elite, Adam Cole, Bryan Danielson, Malakai Black and more. We also hear from Hangman as he prepares for his battle with Kenny Omega at Full Gear and have a showdow...

On today's Sessions, Chad fills in to discuss the similarities of ECW and AEW. He dives into the lasting influence ECW has had on All Elite Wrestling and how the Philadelphia based promotion inspired Tony Khan to create a new wrestling giant.   Find all of our stuff on theturnbuckletavern.com

It's Monday, and what a better way to get it started than with a new Turnbuckle Debate with the entire Tavern staff! This week, hear Mike, Tom, Chad and Snead debate three new topics. We dive deep into whether or not the draft will help WWE in any way, if Kevin Owens is on his way out of WWE and if he joins AEW will it be beneficial to the rise, and if AEW moving to TBS is going to help the growth...

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another edition of Fig Night At The Tavern...the audio version! This week we are joined again by Dan Friedman of Squared Circle Toys as we talk about the launch of his Kickstarter for the Ringside Chaos line that launched on Friday! Visit squaredcircletoys.com for all of the information and lets get this thing funded. You can even find out how to get a figure sculp...

This week on Visits The Tavern, we sit down and talk with Anti-Hero SOS, Scotty O'Shea! We talk about his early wrestling fandom and becoming a wrestler, his love of horror movies, cigars, Ernest P. Worrell, and his own podcast and website! On October 9th, Scotty suffered a brain bleed that led to surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. The surgery was successful and we are sending out thoughts...

This week, The Tavern takes a break from normal scheduled programming to bring you our Halloween special! With no Dynamite to review, we called up Hoch and decided to take a trip to hell as we discuss our top 6 wrestlers, top 6 horror movies, and top 6 movie monsters! We also do a deep retrospective on Halloween Havoc, and the history of the casket match and buried alive match. We round it all out...

Today is the first part in the new Historical Homage series as part of The Turnbuckle Sessions.  Mike Belcaster and TheOGFigKid will sit down and look back at classic matches, moments and storylines.  This week we focus on Tito Santana vs Greg Valentine inside a Steel Cage for the Intercontinental Title along with Ric Flair vs. Rick Steamboat from WrestleWar 1989!  Come revisit history with us or...

It's time to kick off another week with some fun debating! This week we are joined by Matt from The Extra Cooler Show, and we are excited to have him stop by. This week we discuss the open challenge and if it has been the best tool to quickly build or rebuild wrestlers over the last decade, if Dark Side of the Ring is helping or hurting professional wrestling, and if Roman Reigns has been overrate...

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the audio version of our Thursday night YouTube show...Fig Night at The Tavern! This week, join Tom, Mike and JBone as they discuss Ultimate Edition figs, talk cereal, and much more. Make sure you are subscribing to YouTube so you can check out Fig Night when we go live at 8pm est every Thursday to see all the action you are hearing about here! Big giveaways are co...

This week on Visits The Tavern, we sit down with independent wrestling star "Iron" Rip Byson! We talk everything from early fandom of wrestling, to wanting to become a professional wrestler. We also talk about his time at Limitless Pro Wrestling and even his passion for his home gym, his vintage Chevy pickup, and his love of heavy metal (Lemmy!). You do not want to miss this one. Grab a refreshmen...

It's Thursday morning and you know what that means! It is time for your weekly AEW Dynamite breakdown with The Two Bad Chads. This week we are celebrating the 2 year anniversary of AEW Dynamite and the anniversary of Chads birth. We see action from The Elite, Bryan Danielson, Christian, Sammy Guevara, Bobby Fish and more! We also have the Casino Ladder Match where we see the return of Hangman Adam...

Joining at the Turnbuckle Sessions this week is none other than Hoch, from call the Hoch segment of The Turnbuckle Tavern.   As usual, we dive into his wrestling fandom.   We talk about his likes and dislikes of AEW, his connection to the Chads and his love of movies.   All of this and so much more!     https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTurnbuckleTavern SUBSCRIBE and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS because there...

It is time to kick off the week and what better way to do so than with your Tavern crew and some fun debates? This week we are joined by The Australian Icon, Mr. Nick Storm! We have three new debate topics to get your mind going and they include: should referees keep the WWE philosophy and remain faceless characters in matches, why AEW will outlast WCW/TNA, and if it is time to introduce new title...

This week on Visits The Tavern, we sit down and talk with independent wrestling sensation Teddy Goodz! We talk about everything from training with Spike Dudley, working with Beyond Pro Wresting and AEW Dark, his upcoming match with Rich Swann, the reception of his match with "Smart" Mark Sterling, and the history of his toy store in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Cojo's Toy World. There were also som...

It's Thursday, and you know what that means! Your favorite Tavern team is back at it with another full break down of AEW Dynamite. This week was live from Brodie Lee country in Rochester, NY. We kick it off with Jungle Boy and Adam Cole mixing it up, see action from Mox, Kingston, Darby, Cody and more. Plus, we cover all the great segments with MJF, The Elite and Bryan Danielson, Men of the Year,...

This week Just Frank of @inringart on Twitter and Instagram joins us. We take a  journey back to his earliest wrestling memories, how the WWE Network brought him back after tapping out for a while and talks how NJPW has become his favorite wrestling today.  For those unfamiliar with NJPW we get a nice introduction to what separates NJPW from the wrestling we are use to in the US.  We talk his art,...

It's Monday morning and it is time to kick the week off with your favorite debate team at The Turnbuckle Tavern. This week we welcome DJ from The Run-In Podcast! Join us as we debate who is the best 2nd/3rd generation wrestler, who has the better roster between AEW and WWE, and who hold the title of best professional wrestling debut of all time. There is no better way to start the day than by star...

This weeks Visits The Tavern is special because we welcome our first ever two-time guest, Mike Magnum back to The Tavern! Mike stopped by to talk to us about his recent trips to Jacksonville for return matches at AEW Dark and about advice received from Tony Khan and Cody Rhodes. He also came to talk about an event that he is proud to be a part of on Saturday October 2nd from the NYWC Sportatorium,...

It's Thursday morning, and you know what that means! It is time for your weekly AEW Dynamite breakdown with your favorite Tavern hosts and this week did not disappoint. Grand Slam was live from the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City with a capacity crowd of 20,177 fans! We see a 5-star clinic by Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega, Sting and Darby face FTR, MJF and Pillman Jr. in a grudge match, Cod...