The Wrestling Brethren Podcast

Night 2 of WrestleMania XL is in the rearview - and The Brethren are here to discuss it all shortly after the action ended. Did he finish the story? Did the Avengers assemble? How did the rest of the show go? We discuss it all!

Night 1 of WrestleMania XL is in the books - and The Brethren are here to discuss it all shortly after the action ended. Which entrances rocked? Who won titles? Who retained titles? Is there Bloodline Rules on Night 2? Did The Rock survive after so many years away? We discuss it all!

WRESTLEMANIA 40 SATURDAY WOMEN’s WORLD TITLE MATCH RHEA RIPLEY [c] vs. BECKY LYNCH BUILD: A TAG MATCH LWO (Mysterio/Andrade) vs. Santos Escobar/Dirty Dom BUILD: C- {Bonus Guess: Carlito Turns Heel on Rey-Rey} WOMEN’S TRIOS MATCH Damage CTRL vs. Naomi/Jade/Bianca BUILD: D UNDISPUTED TAG TITLE SIX-PACK LADDER MATCH Match Does Not Stop Until BOTH sets of Titles Are Retrieved JUDGMENT DAY [c] vs. DIY...

NEWS (4/1/24–4/2/24) * CM Punk’s Interview with Ariel Helwani on MMA Hour * WWE announces Clash at the Castle for Saturday, June 15th → Scotland - OVO Hydro Arena (smaller than the Allstate Arena) WWE RAW (4/1/24) * Show opens with in-ring segment with The Rock and Roman Reigns * Recap of Becky Lynch hijacking Rhea Ripley’s interview with Ariel Helwani on MMA Hour * Cathy Kelly interviews Becky an...

NEWS (3/29-3/30) * Cody re-signs with WWE * Ricky Starks injured on Collision SD and Wrestling Thoughts * Jimmy-Jey lackluster build * Added to WM: LWO (Rey/D.Lee) vs. Santos + Dom * Jade/Naomi/Bianca vs. Damage CTRL * Can we get to Jade vs Bianca? * Matt Cardona on AEW Collision * Kazuchika Okada moving to the United States * WrestleMania storyline builds * Six-Pack Ladder Match Tag Challenge fin...

NEWS (3/25/24–3/26/24) * WWE Speed debuts on Twitter on April 3 → There will be a tournament to crown a WWE Speed Champion ( *groan* ) * Becky Lynch’s Contract Status → While speaking to Ariel Helwani on MMA Hour, she said there are two months left on her deal. WWE RAW (3/25/24) LIVE IN-PERSON THOUGHTS * Start of the Show / Seating Issue * The Rock’s Surprise * Being a part of it all… (aka the sin...

It is the return of the Prime Cut (Topic: Slammy Awards) and the Sound Off (panelist venting or spreading joy) for this historic episode 400! Slammy Award Categories Female Superstar of the Year  Rhea Ripley Bianca Belair Bayley IYO SKY Becky Lynch Male Superstar of the Year Cody Rhodes Roman Reigns Seth “Freakin” Rollins Gunther Logan Paul Best Entrance   Cody Rhodes Roman Reigns Bianca Belair Se...

NEWS (3/20/24–3/21/24) * WWE Announces the Return of the Slammy Awards → Sunday, April 7th (WrestleMania Weekend) AEW Dynamite: (3/20/2024) * Dynamite started with people arriving “earlier today”; taking a page from WWE * In-ring Segment: Mercedes Moné * Kazuchika Okada def. Eddie Kingston to win Continental Crown Title * HOOK def. Chris Jericho * Adam Cole pre-recorded promo bashing Wardlow * In-...

NEWS (3/18/24–3/19/24) * New WWE Documentary on April 1 → Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal / Narrated by The Undertaker * Raquel Rodriguez Pulled from Active Roster → Internally listed with others who are out of action * Nikkita Lyons Update → Injured her knee in Jan. match vs. Blair Davenport; had surgery in January → Her objective return is around NXT Halloween Havoc WWE RAW (3/18/24) * Opening in-...

NEWS (3/13/24–3/15/24) * JR Believes this will be his Final Year Doing Commentary → 2024 will likely be it; he is 72 * AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Will Also Feature CMLL and STARDOM talent → Location TBD * WWE Talent in Agreement for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport X → First participant is Shayna Baszler AEW Dynamite: Big Business (3/13/2024) * Debut of Mercedes Moné * AEW World Championship: Samoa J...

NEWS (3/11/24–3/12/24) * Reportedly FOX Denied WWE’s Request for an Overrun for SD → The segment on Friday was supposed to end with a brawl. → This sounds like extremely sour grapes from FOX * Next WWE HOF Inductees → Muhammad Ali - celebrity wing - he was the referee for WM I → Thunderbolt Patterson - I don’t know anything about him * Miro + CJ Perry Getting Divorced → Couple have been separated...

NEWS (3/8/24-3/9/24) * Dom Mysterio gets married → Rhea, Finn, and Damien attend * Tenille Dashwood and Riddick Moss get married → Tenille becomes Mrs. Mike Ralls * Next WWE HOF Inductees Announced → Tag Team of U.S. Express: Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham * The Rock has influence/input this year on HOF inductees → This includes already announced inductees; and the remaining class to be announced...

NEWS (3/4/24–3/7/24) * First WWE HOF Inductee for 2024 Announced → Paul Heyman * Second WWE HOF Inductee for 2024 Announced → Bull Nakano WWE RAW (3/4/24) * Cody / Seth in-ring segment * Nia Jax def. Becky Lynch as it ended in DQ * Adam Pearce announcement re: Intercontinental Title → 6-Man Gauntlet Match next week; winner gets Gunther at WMXL → Chad Gable, Bronson Reed, Sami Zayn, Ricochet, J.D....

Josh and Jarret are here to breakdown everything they "just witnessed" (recorded Sunday night) at AEW Revolution! TNT Championship Match Christian Cage (c.) (with Nick Wayne, Mother Wayne, & Killswitch) vs. Daniel Garcia! Continental Crown Championship Match Eddie Kingston (c.) vs. “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson All-Star 8-Man Scramble Match FTW Champion HOOK vs. “The Machine”...

NEWS (2/23/24) * FRUSTRATED AEW TALENT REFUSE TO EXECUTE TONY KHAN’S CREATIVE IDEAS → Report from Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live “I don’t want to compare this to WWE back in the day but it is very, very much like that and a lot of people are very frustrated because they don’t find out the Tuesday before. Some people do, some people will know what they’re doing because there are a couple...

NEWS (2/28/24–2/29/24) * Tony Khan Revolution Media Call → Says he’s interested in doing 9 PPVs per year; including 3 ROH PPVs → AEW “Dynasty” is the reported April PPV → Thinks 2025 Will Be The Year AEW Goes From 'Start-Up Company' To 'Established Challenger' In Wrestling * Update on “Rock IP” aka Rock Intellectual Property AEW Dynamite (2/28/2024) * Hangman / Swerve / Joe in-ring...

NEWS (2/26/24–2/27/2024) * Appearances by The Rock leading up to WM → 3 weeks of SD in a row.. 3/1, 3/8, and 3/15 * Fmr New Japan star, Tama Tonga, Appears Headed to WWE → Speculation has been that he’s going to join the Good Brother in NXT. * WWE 2K24 Announces Full Lineup of DLC / Season Pass roster * AEW Dynamite to receive new logo + set/stage → Set to debut the Wednesday following Revolution...

We review the show that was Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia. Did anything of note happen? How was the last major stop prior to WMXL? Was Mami on top? Did Nia continue to dominate? Do you like the New Catch Republic or are you Team Judgment Day? Who came out of each Elimination Chamber as the last person standing?

NEWS (2/23/24) * RAMPAGE NEWS ITEM → Saraya tells us that her brother - Zak Knight is now ALL ELITE * TNA Crowns a New X-Division Champion at No Surrender → Mustafa Ali! * TNA Crowns New Women’s Tag Team Champions at No Surrender → MK Ultra! WWE SD (2/23/2024) * Tiffany Stratton def. Liv Morgan * Bloodline backstage * Bron Breakker def. Dante Chen * Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate def. Dominik Mysteri...

NEWS (2/21/24–2/22/2024) * The Rock and Seven Bucks Productions biopic collab * Austin Theory has a confrontation with a member of the Australian News Media about wrestling being “fake”. * 2K has released the full roster for 2K24 * WrestleVotes on Twitter has reported WWE interest in Sylvester Stallone for WM40 * Robert Roode Medically Cleared → Cleared for an in-ring return, but he says he’s happ...

NEWS (2/19/24–2/20/24) * A Chicago Law Firm launches a new website → Pintas & Mullins have launched "WWESettlements.com" offering a chance for potential victims or witnesses to come forward. → The site states, "If you were sexually assaulted, made to feel uncomfortable, or witnessed sexual abuse by Vince McMahon or anyone from WWE/UFC, you may be entitled to significant compensa...

NEWS (2/16/24–2/17/2024) * REPORTED POTENTIAL MERGER/AGREEMENT: Paramount+ and Comcast/Peacock → Report out of the Wall Street Journal: According to a new report by The Wall Street Journal, Paramount and Comcast have had recent discussions about joining forces in the streaming landscape by way of a partnership or joint venture. Paramount is reportedly pursuing several potential strategic options a...

NEWS (2/14/24–2/15/2024) * Two Years Ago Today, Cody + Brandi left AEW → 2/15/22 and look where he is now... AEW Dynamite (2/14/2024) * Jon Moxley def. Dax Harwood * Backstage Segment with the Don Callis Family * Wardlow squished a squash match * Adam Copeland vs. Daniel Garcia goes to a NO CONTEST → Instead of imitating Tony Chimel, Justin has decided to go with the “Rated R Super-Super-Superstar...

NEWS (2/11/24–2/13/24) * REPORT: WWE had to shift their WM plans based on fan rejection → Reported by Cultaholic Wrestling via SE Scoops; the original plan was Roman vs. The Rock, but following the online reaction, The Rock conceded it should be Roman vs. Cody instead. * THEORY: Jarret and Josh believe Nikkita Lyons is riding out her contract and will leave WWE this summer. → Based on her lack of...

NEWS (2/9/24–2/10/2024) * Recap of the first 41 Days of 2024 WWE SD (2/9/2024) * Triple H kicks off the show and he’s flanked by the RAW and SD GMs; Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis respectively → Announces Cody vs Roman while taking digs at The Rock by using a few of Rock’s catchphrases without actually mentioning The Rock → GMs announce men’s EC and qualifying matches with 12 Superstars: Randy Orton,...