Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast

"Dark Side of the Ring" recently looked back at the career of the legendary wrestling tag team The Road Warriors (Legion of Doom), Hawk and Animal. On this podcast, we're examining what made the team arguably the greatest in the history of professional wrestling, while also reviewing the documentary that aired on VICE. Ryan and Kyle are joined by Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Pro Wrestl...

Becky Lynch revealed this week that she and Seth Rollins are expecting their first child, redirecting the WWE women's division down a whole new road as Asuka became the WWE RAW Women's Champion following her Money In The Bank victory. While that's great news for Seth and Becky, WWE's outlook over the next several months isn't so rosy. Justin is out this week, so Ryan and Kyle a...

A stacked podcast this week as we break down WWE Money In The Bank - including this year's PPV show as well as some historical content. We're looking at 2020's event first, examining the build to the show, some consistent problem's with the gimmick the last few years, and of course our match by match predictions. Then, we turn back the clock and examine some of the best Money In Th...

This week's show is an exclusive preview of this week's Top Rope Nation Classics bonus podcast, which was just posted to our Patreon page. Hear the first 30 minutes of the show here, and if you want to hear the entire show, head on over to Patreon.com/TopRopeNation. All new $5/month members during the month of May will receive a FREE TOP ROPE NATION T-SHIRT in the mail for joining!   We re...

This week, our "In The News" segment covers WWE's Q1 2020 finances report and how that relates to their recent layoffs. We also look at news on the next wrestling video game, as well as the end of the XFL. Our main topic this week looks back at past WrestleManias and shows that should have had a different main event. Which WrestleManias would we re-book the main events for, and which m...

It's a newsworthy week in the world of professional wrestling as WWE releases and furloughs several members of the company. We're here to break it all down while also revealing two pieces of information related to the story that haven't been made public. Then, we present a long-form interview with 30+ year pro wrestling veteran PCO (Pierre Carl Ouellet). PCO recently won the ROH World...

This week's show starts out with our usual "In The News" segment as we cover cinematic wrestling continuing with Gargano vs. Ciampa, WWE's continued TV taping challenges and more.  Then, it's time for the main event as Jim Ross joins us for a great 30 minute interview. We cover lots of topics, notably his new book (Under The Black Hat), his best WWE talent acquisitions, Steve A...

WWE WrestleMania 36's both nights have finished up so we hit record to talk about it. We're not giving you a boring match by match break down. Instead, we're hitting on the biggest moments of the weekend and talking about what it all means for the WWE moving forward.  All of this and more on Episode 136 of Top Rope Nation! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWI...

With ESPN making the decision to air classic WrestleManias on their airwaves, the Blue Wire wrestling pod squad decided we would watch along with everyone and talk through our favorite moments from each WrestleMania ESPN puts on. This week, we've got the last ESPN WrestleMania of the series, WrestleMania 35, live from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Contributing their favorite...

It's WrestleMania time once again with WWE's 36th edition of the show on the horizon this Saturday and Sunday nights, the first-ever multi-night WrestleMania. We're here to break it all down for you and get you set for WWE's signature event.  We're also talking this week's biggest news items by looking at WWE possibly going on hiatus following WrestleMania, as well as WWE&#...

With ESPN making the decision to air classic WrestleManias on their airwaves, the Blue Wire wrestling pod squad decided we would watch along with everyone and talk through our favorite moments from each WrestleMania ESPN puts on. This week, we've got WrestleMania 32, live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Contributing their favorite matches and moments this week are GG from The Fight...

Breaking news as we hit record this week: Roman Reigns is OUT of WrestleMania 36. What does this mean for the show? How do they replace him against Goldberg? We've got our initial reactions, literally, as we heard the news live.  We also review the new "Dark Side Of The Ring" documentary on Chris Benoit. In the main event, our topic of the week is the Mt. Rushmore list of the Worst Wre...

With ESPN making the decision to air classic WrestleManias on their airwaves, the Blue Wire wrestling pod squad decided we would watch along with everyone and talk through our favorite moments from each WrestleMania ESPN puts on. This week, we start with WrestleMania 30, live from the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Contributing their favorite matches and moments this week are GG from The Fig...

Even more has changed with WrestleMania 36 since our last show just days ago. There's a chance WrestleMania, now a two day event, will be pre-taped. Plus, WWE looks to record all of their pre-Mania RAW and SmackDowns in the next few days.  We're also talking why AEW blew away WWE when it comes to running a show without a crowd, and we review Bret Hart on the Broken Skull Sessions. In our t...

WrestleMania 36 will be a show we will never forget for one very simple reason: there's not going to be any fans. That's right, due to the coronavirus pandemic, WrestleMania will take place in front of an empty room at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The event at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa has been cancelled, as have the WrestleMania weekend events NXT TakeOver Tampa an...

It has been a crazy week around the world as the Coronavirus has put several entertainment and sporting events in danger - is WrestleMania next? We talk about the real possibility of WrestleMania 36 being delayed due to the pandemic. Plus, we talk Rob Gronkowski signing with WWE, Elimination Chamber success and failure, and Kyle's experience at a recent NXT live event.  In our big topic of the...

We have a lot to discuss this week as Ryan attended AEW Revolution in Chicago and tells us about the whole experience, from experiencing the show in the crowd, to the media scrum afterward. In our big topic of the week, we look at WWE's issues heading into WrestleMania and whether or not Bill Goldberg winning the Universal Title is a problem. We close with our picks for this Sunday's Elimi...

Ryan, Justin, and Kyle check-in to preview this weekend's AEW Revolution PPV event. We've got match by match breakdowns of the full card as well as our predictions for the show. Plus, Ryan will be attending Revolution live in Chicago and has thoughts on that. Additionally, this week's show is our first as part of the Blue Wire Podcast Network, a major announcement for us. We explain wh...

Top Rope Nation returns this week to talk all the latest news in WWE, AEW, and pro wrestling. We start out with a discussion on the new WWE Ruthless Aggression documentary series and how the company is rewriting some important topics in history. We then transition to a discussion about JBL and the British Bulldog possibly being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Lastly, we finish up with a detail...

We're talking the latest news for WWE WrestleMania 36 following this past weekend's Royal Rumble. We talk the big matches planned for Mania, the rumored matches, and the direction WWE looks to be going in moving forward. We also explain why the Rumble was a star making show for Drew McIntyre, an unneeded victory for Charlotte Flair, and why Edge's return will go down as one of the grea...

We are previewing this Sunday's WWE Royal Rumble with our predictions for the big show. Plus, thoughts on WWE Worlds Collide and all the latest news in the world of pro wrestling. Will CM Punk appear in the Royal Rumble? Will Roman Reigns win the Royal Rumble? Will Becky Lynch defeat Asuka? All of these questions are answered on the show and much more. Plus, a little known backstage story on t...

A new edition of the Patreon-exclusive podcast Top Rope Nation Classics is up and you can join us as we watch the main event from the WWE Royal Rumble 1990. Presented here is the first 10 minutes of the show - the full show runs about 80 minutes. Head on over to www.patreon.com/topropenation to sign up to become a Patron of the show and hear the entire episode, as well as all previous and future e...

The hot topic this week is whether or not AEW and NJPW will develop a working relationship. We're here to break down the negatives and positives. Plus, we have thoughts on this week's Wednesday Night Wars between AEW and NXT, Brock Lesnar entering the Royal Rumble, CM Punk's tweet at The Miz, Wrestle Kingdom 14, and much more Plus, we finish up with Kyle's "Deep Dive of the Wee...

After a one month hiatus, we're back to wrap up 2019 (and the decade itself) with a look back at the year with our 2019 Pro Wrestling Awards. First, we look back at our favorite Christmas wrestling memories as children and then discuss what we think was the Story of the Year in pro wrestling. Then it's on to the awards as we look at: Best Rising Star, Best Theme Song, Best Promotion, Best...

Ryan, Justin, and Kyle are breaking down a big weekend ahead in pro wrestling as WWE presents Survivor Series and NXT presents TakeOver War Games. We've got full previews for both shows as well as predictions for the events.  We're also talking the news this week in wrestling, including CM Punk's first full WWE Backstage show, Jim Cornette's resignation from NWA, and NXT defeating...