The Turnbuckle Tavern

This week one of the founding fathers of The Turnbuckle Tavern joins us and we deep dive into his wresting fandom. We talk the history of Chad and Snead and how the Turnbuckle Tavern was born. We also take a long look at the history of WWE and talk about everything that led to AEW. This is a conversation any die hard wrestling fan will not want to miss.

After a week away because the internet MADE THE LIST, your favorite debate team is back bay bay! We are joined by The Fig God, Jordan Wells and we have three new topics to debate! Join us as we discuss who we think is undeserving of their push in AEW and who we want to see get a future push. We also tackle whether Danielson and Omega should be fighting at Grand Slam with no title on the line and i...

We invite you all to join us this week as we welcome Mr. Fear The Gear himself, Spencer Slade to Visits The Tavern! We dive deep into Spencer's love of professional wrestling as a fan, and talk about what made him want to become a professional wrestler. We talk about his football career and the challenges of being a deaf professional wrestler. Spencer also talks about working for IWC in Pittsburgh...

It's Thursday, and The Tavern is open for business bay bay! Join us as we give you the most in-depth breakdown of this weeks AEW Dynamite. We see action from FTR, Darby Allin, Adam Cole in his in-ring debut, Mox, Kingston and much more! We hear from MJF, Danielson challenge Omega, and CM Punk deals with Team Taz. Listen as we talk about some classic Good Ol JR phrases and hear Jericho sing a song...

Join us this week as we welcome the CEO of Big Starkz Brand and recent addition to the PWI 500 list, Billie Starkz! We cover everything from juggling school and an independent wrestling career to wrestling for promotions such as GCW and Black Label Pro and having matches with the likes of Shotzi Blackheart, Jake Something, Deonna Purrazzo, and more! We also talk about the origins of her alter-ego...

Your Tavern crew is back from Chicago and what a weekend it was! On this weeks episode, we cover the 9/8/21 episode of AEW Dynamite on the heels of All Out weekend. We see action from Malakai Black, Dustin Rhode, Dark Order, The Pinnacle, Ruby Soho and more! We hear from MJF, CM Punk, The Elite, and Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson making their Dynamite debuts. This was also the homecoming for Cincin...

I am giving you a one time, sneak peak at Fig Night at the Tavern to show you what you are missing, if you are not turning into The Turnbuckle Tavern YouTube Channel.   Our special guest this week is Jazwares Director of Packaging Design, Chris Metzger! Our three lifelong toy collectors, TheOGFigKid, Mike Belcaster, and Snead, chat Chris up and bring you a fun weekly discussion for all the hardcor...

It has been an amazing weekend of wrestling, and what a better way to continue riding that high than to join your boys at The Tavern for some debating! This week we are joined by The Fig God, Jordan Wells! We discuss how well WWE has done with the women's division since the Evolution PPV, the bigger flaw in WWE between leaning on older vets in the ring or not leaning on older vets in backstage rol...

It's Friday and you know what that means! Its time for another edition of Visits The Tavern and this week we are joined by up and coming indie sensation, Casey King! We talk about becoming a professional wrestler, rehabbing an injury and keeping his passion for the business, training with Bobby Blaze and Jillian Hall and wrestling for companies such as ASW and Pro Wrestling Conquest! We also talk...

Happy All Out week to all the Tavernites out there! Tonight is the beginning of what we are sure will prove to be an amazing week of surprises and wrestling from Chicago...and your boys will be there! This go-home episode of Dynamite included action from FTR, Santana/Ortiz, Orange Cassidy, The Elite, Lucha Brothers and more as well as the first physicality for CM Punk leading up to his match with...

It is the start of All Out week here at The Tavern and what better way to kick it off then to debate some wrestling with our good friend Marco Denton of The Chick Foley Show! We talk all AEW this week as we discuss who AEW's best homegrown star is thus far, if CM Punk is a main event star or just has a cult following, and if CM Punk is the beginning of a culture shift in professional wrestling. Wh...

This week on Visits The Tavern we are visited by Thrasher of the legendary tag team The Headbangers! We talk everything from training at the Monster Factory and going to Japan early in his career to joining WWF and being a major tag team during the attitude era and having a WrestleMania moment at WrestleMania 13 and everything in between. We learn how to pull the ultimate hotel rib and what it mea...

It's clobbering time at The Tavern and what a week of wrestling it has been! Join us as we break down the 8/25/21 edition of AEW Dynamite where we see CM Punk make his Dynamite debut. We also hear from Kenny Omega, Don Callis and Christian, see action from Matt Hardy, Orange Cassidy, Varsity Blondes, Lucha Brothers and hear from Chris Jericho and MJF on the stipulations for their match at All Out...

This week Mike Belcaster joins Sessions & we take a look back at "The First Dance" & what it was like experiencing it in person. We talk about how Mike fell in love with wrestling, how he got involved in the business & him coming aboard the Tavern.   Find Mike Belcaster all over Social Media: @MikeBelcaster Find Thomas Montalto on Social Media: @TheOGFigKid Turnbuckle Tavern on IG @TurnbuckleTaver...

The doors are unlocked and the "open for debate" sign is on at The Tavern! This week we are joined by the man behind the podium, NWA's Mr. Kyle Davis! Hear us debate who is the better heel between Mr. Perfect and Rick Rude, who the greatest talent is to come out of the early years of Ring of Honor, and could Jim Crockett Promotions have taken WWF's place had WrestleMania failed? Big thanks to Kyle...

This week we had the honor of "Ironside" Mike Braddock visiting us at The Tavern. We got to talk about everything from his early fandom of professional wrestling and becoming a fan because of his grandfather, to joining the military and overcoming adversity after serving in Iraq and training with Rip Rogers. We also talk about jiu jitsu, making pottery and recently finding out he is going to be a...

It's Thursday, and you know what that means! Your two-man Tavern team is back at it with the most in-depth AEW Dynamite review in the business. This week we cover the 8/18 edition of Dynamite held in Houston, TX where the crowd is as hot as the weather. This week we see Sting in action on TNT for the first time in over 20 years as he and Darby face 2.0, as well as action from The Young Bucks, Jura...

Sam Roberts is back! We discuss his early memories of wrestling and how he fell in love with it. We look back at our childhood memories and how we find a different appreciation for what we watched back then compared to when we watch it now. And of course, we touch on what it means if CM Punk returns to AEW this weekend. All of this and so much more!   Find Sam Roberts all over Social Media: @NotSa...

You have a fully-staffed Tavern this week as the entire team is in the house for this episode! Join Chad, Snead, "The Staple" Thomas Montalto, and Mike Belcaster as we debate what kind of impact CM Punk will have on AEW, if NXT will recover from all the recent releases and company revamping, and if Vince McMahon's reputation as a creative genius is warranted. Grab yourself a cold one and come have...

This week we had the pleasure of chatting up Ring Of Honor star Infinite Eli Isom! We talk everything from early fandom of professional wrestling, the reason he became a professional wrestler, how he used wrestling figures to barter, to the Ring Of Honor Dojo and what he has learned since getting into the business. It was so much fun to talk with Eli, and we look forward to the next time he Visits...

The Tavern doors are unlocked and its time, once again, for the most in-depth AEW Dynamite review in the game. We see action from The Elite, Sydal Brothers, Darby Allin, Dante Martin, Dark Order and The Good Brothers and see the tension grow between Death Triangle and Andrade. Britt Baker addresses her hometown crowd and the DMD is loud and proud! We also see Chris Jericho face his 4th labor in hi...

This week on The Turnbuckle Sessions we welcome NWA star Marshe Rockett. Learn when he fell in love with wrestling, who helped push him toward becoming a wrestler, & his nerve-racking first match. He tells us about the formation of The Soul Touchaz & takes us through his journey to TNA. Also, we learn about his goal for NWA & much more. Twitter: @marsherockett Instagram: @marshe_rockett

The Tavern doors are open and its time to debate! This week we are joined for a second time by Sheena Phelps of The Chick Foley Show! We always love having the Chick Foley crew stop by and we had fun as we always do. Topics for the week include a debate about Bret Hart and he was a better heel or babyface, whether or not Bray Wyatt was properly used during his time in WWE, and if Adam Cole leaves...

This week we are excited as The Heatseekers Matt Sigmon Visits The Tavern! We cover everything from his early years of watching wrestling, being 17 years old and driving to Boston to get a taste of the business, training with Killer Kowalski, Tom Prichard, and Harley Race, stories of traveling with Bobby Eaton and Tracy Smothers and much much more. Make sure you are catching The Heatseekers wherev...

The open sign is on at The Tavern and we are here to bring you the most in-depth AEW Dynamite review in the game today. This week we break down the Homecoming edition where we see a return to Daily's Place. We discuss Adam Page/Dark Order and Elite story, the arrival of 2.0 FKA Ever-Rise, as well as action from Mox, Kingston, Darby Allin, Christian Cage, and Miro. We also cover the in-ring debut o...