The Wrestling Brethren Podcast

NEWS (9/7/24–9/11/24) · Cody Rhodes tops the 34th Annual PWI 500 List 10. Mistico, 9. GUNTHER, 8. Jon Moxley, 7. MJF, 6. Damian Priest, 5. Tetsuya Naito, 4. Seth Rollins, 3. Will Ospreay, 2. Swerve Strickland, 1. Cody Rhodes · WWE filed to trademark “Saturday Night’s Main Event” - plans for a December airing are in the works; including rumor of Jesse Ventura being involved. · AEW files to trademar...

News * Odyssey Jones has been quietly fired by WWE after 2 years of mostly being "stuck in catering". * Victoria has signed a legends/nostalgia deal with WWE AEW All In Recap WWE Bash in Berlin Recap

Bash in Berlin Predictions Undisputed WWE Title Match Cody Rhodes [c] vs. Kevin Owens [+5 points] Mixed Tag Team Match The Terror Twins vs. The Judgment Day [+2 points] Strap Match - Four Corners variety CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre [+2 points] Women’s Tag Team Title Match Unholy Union [c] vs. Jade Cargill + Bianca Belair [+3 points] WWE World Title Match GUNTHER [c] vs. Randy Orton [+5 points]

NEWS (8/26/24–8/28/24) · Sid Eudy has passed away at the age of 63 after a battle with Cancer. · Weird story about the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday · WWE RAW from Saudi Arabia in November. WWE Smackdown (8/23/24) - Washington D.C. Top 5 Moments: 5. Continued teases of KO turning heel 4. Santos Escobar vs. L.A. Knight 3. B-Fab, Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell tends to DIY and The Street Profit...

All in - Zero Hour Willow Nightingale + T.Ishii vs. Kris Statlander + Stokely Hathaway Winner Picks Stip for All OUT (Willow vs. Kris) ALL IN - PROPER CASINO GAUNTLET MATCH {2 points} ORANGE CASSIDY is #1 - the rest is TBD AEW TAG TITLE THREE-WAY MATCH {3 points} Young Bucks <c> vs. The Acclaimed vs. FTR AEW TRIOS TAG TITLE FOUR-WAY MATCH {3 points} The Patriarchy <c> vs. House of Blac...

(recorded Aug 18) NEWS (8/14/24–8/18/24) • Josh’s Declaration to Tony Khan • AEW Announces Future Stadium Shows • Bobby Lashley and MVP moved to Alumni section of WWE.com In a related topic, a trademark has been file for “The Hurt Syndicate” • Tony Khan still believes WWE is active in “Contract Tampering” Dynamite 8/14 * Match #1. AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) w/ Kamille vs. Hikaru Shida...

NEWS * Randy Orton signs a 5-year deal to stay with WWE WWE Smackdown (8/9/24) - Tulsa, OK * Solo, The Bloodline call out Roman Reigns; doesn't work out well. * L.A. Knight's segment with Santos Escobar * Most of the Roster being used. WWE RAW (8/12/24) - Austin, TX * Rhea BLOODY Ripley's promo (and confidence) with / against Liv, Dom; including Damien Priest. * Bronson Reed strikes ag...

NEWS (8/7/24–8/10/24) • Kevin Sullivan Passes Away at age 74 • Tony Khan in a new tweet states that the ‘most important announcements in AEW history is looming large now’. • Roman Reigns dates Not only appearing Friday night, but next Friday, as well as the SD debut on 9/13. • Dakota Kai + Seth Rollins both dealing with injury recoveries • Bobby Lashley Update • Mustafa Ali Update • Daniel Garcia...

NEWS (8/5/24–8/6/24) · NXT’s first two shows on the CW will be in Chicago (Punk) + St. Louis (Orton) · Reports have the Lucha Bros. leaving AEW when their contracts expire this year. → They were originally planned for a Trios Title match at Wembley but now plans have changed. → Some sources speculated they were heading to WWE; some claimed it was a formality WWE RAW (8/5/24) - Baltimore, MD Top 5...

The Brethren are here to discuss WWE SummerSlam 2024! Whose predictions were correct and whose predictions were off base? Did someone really go undefeated again? Who returned? Who retained? We talk about it all - right here!

NEWS: 8/2 · Britt Baker suspended on screen and IRL (via Fightful) · Michael Cole signed a new WWE contract in the spring · Mark Henry’s son Jacob, has signed a developmental deal with WWE · Matt and Jeff Hardy met with WWE officials earlier today in Cleveland, Ohio. (reported by WrestleOps via PWlnsider) And then Seth and I predict WWE SummerSlam 2024! Singles Match / Special Referee: Seth Rollin...

NEWS: 7/31-8/1 · Survivor Series: WAR GAMES announced for Vancouver, BC · Steve Austin teases appearance at WM41 · Shane McMahon has a meeting with Tony Khan SummerSlam Mega Card We "drafted" four (4) matches each, in order to build a 12-match mega card from SummerSlam history. We could pull matches from 1988-2023. What we could NOT do is duplicate a wrestler or title belt. Who did we us...

NEWS (7/29/24–7/30/24) · Maria Kanellis To Undergo Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy · Natalya has yet to rejoin the road since signing her new contract; would have to imagine it’s a vacation thing at this point. · Daniel Garcia was written off TV similarly to the was WWE did to Ricochet · Charlotte Flair is training in-ring at the PC WWE Smackdown (7/26/24) - Omaha, NE / Recorded 7/19 Top 5 Mome...

NEWS (7/26/24–7/27/24) • AEW-WBD deal as it pertains to ROH TK feels like AEW: ROH is branding to help get ROH more noticed. AEW Analysis • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Titles • Inconsistency in storytelling • Making more of an effort towards AEW (by Josh) • Mariah May becoming a legit STAR • Toni Storm’s 2024 thus far • Britt / Moné feud • Debut of Kamille • Scorpio Sky saying “it’s hard to get back on t...

TOPICS: Shoot the Breeze · Earlier today, Triple H & Nick Khan met with the mayor of London, England to discuss the potential of WrestleMania. · CM Punk trending due to contract facts and rumors → Earlier this week, word came out via WrestlePurists that CM Punk was in talks to adjust his current WWE contract. This led to a lot of discussion and editorializing that Punk was already trying to re...

NEWS (7/22/24–7/23/24) · Nic Nemeth is your new TNA World Heavyweight Champion; winning at Slammiversary · Bobby Lashley, MVP, and Tamina Snuka have been removed from internal rosters, and contracts expire soon (for the guys). * Reports have Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin trying to get in at AEW to reform a version of the Hurt Business. · 12 Years ago today… the 3-hour RAW format began. · Repor...

NEWS (7/15/24–7/16/24) · Pat McAfee Show on Monday interrupted by Wyatt Sicks again; video tape left · Stephanie Vaquer Backstage after WWE Debut win in Mexico City “NXT, see you soon!” · Rachel Ellering is ALL ELITE… and honorable. WWE Smackdown (7/12/24) - Worcester, Mass. Top 5 Moments: 5. Bayley / Tiffany / Nia segment 4. Randy Orton / Cody Rhodes sit down backstage; planting seeds 3. Keeping...

NEWS Catch-Up (7/10/24–7/13/24) • Stephanie Vaquer surprisingly signs with WWE; likely to debut in NXT Everyone expected her to sign with AEW after her performance at Forbidden Door. • Reports have Natalya re-signing with WWE Initially reported by PWInsider; later confirmed by Fightful Select. It is believed to be a multi-year deal. • Jimmy Uso reportedly cleared from injury and is free to return...

Jarret and Josh break down the weekend of wrestling that was... in WWE. Money in the Bank, NXT Heatwave, and Monday Night RAW!

WWE Smackdown (6/28/24) - NYC, NY Top 5 Moments: 5. Tiffany qualifying 4. LA Knight qualifying 3. Naomi qualifying 2. Getting rid of the babyfaces in a sensical storyline way 1. Bloodline Acknowledgment Ceremony WWE RAW (7/1/24) - Boston, MA Top 5 Moments: 5. Corey Graves in for Pat; who returns next week 4. Zoey Stark + Drew McIntyre take final MITB spots 3. Liv and Judgment Day 2. Promos: Drew,...

On this edition of the Prime Cut... Seth, Jarret and Josh discuss how we got to where we are with The Bloodline story arc. The "Bloodline 2.0" and how we could possibly get to the OG Bloodline resurfacing around SummerSlam. (This episode was recorded June 29, 2024; so it will not include anything that's been on PLE or TV in July 2024.)

NEWS (6/24/24–6/25/24) • Sika of the Wild Samoans and the Anoa’i family died earlier today He was 79. He was the father of Leati Joseph Anoa’i (Roman Reigns) and Matthew Anoa’i (Rosey). • Congratulations to Cassie Lee and Shawn Spears on the birth of their second son. Harley Dean was born on June 24th (older brother, Austin Jay) • Ludvig Kaiser injured during match; replaced in next week’s MITB Qu...

Again no news - straight to business! Clash at the Castle results - 3/5 of matches had home countrymen and women in them. Did any bring home gold? How crazy was the crowd? (HINT: CODY! CODY RHOOOODES! CODY! CODY RHODES!!) Did a certain Second City Saint fly all the way to Scotland to extract some further revenge? We break it all down on this episode!

No News! Straight to predictions! WWE Title I Quit Match Cody Rhodes [c] vs. A.J. Styles [+5 points] WWE Women’s Tag Title Match Bianca + Jade [c] vs. Unholy Union vs Shayna + Zoey [+3 points] Intercontinental Title Match Sami Zayn [c] vs. Chad Gable [+4 points] WWE Women’s Title Match Bayley [c] vs. Piper Niven [+5 points] WWE World Title Match Damien Priest [c] vs. Drew McIntyre [+5 points]

Something a little quirky for this edition of the Prime Cut. We put together a "Top 9" list (three from each of us) - on wrestling personalities you'd like to hang out with as if they were your friend. Share a beer, go to a barbecue... shoot the breeze, and whatever else. Because ya gotta have friends! Who would you like to be your friend?