Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast

Daniel Bryan just captured the WWE Championship on SmackDown Live, turning heel in the process. The WWE Survivor Series card has been totally thrown into chaos and AJ Styles no longer has a role on the card for the time being. Plus, Becky Lynch suffered a nasty injury on WWE RAW this week. We're here to preview this Sunday's WWE Survivor Series and NXT TakeOver War Games 2. We give you our...

We are back to discuss a week full of some massive wrestling news. First, we discuss the sad news that Roman Reigns is suffering from leukemia. We follow that up with all of the controversy plaguing WWE's Crown Jewel show in Saudi Arabia. We hit this from all angles, the political aspects, the humanitarian aspect, and so much more. And finally, we finish out with a full preview for this weeken...

A really good discussion this week coming out of WWE Super Show-Down. With the official announcement of Shawn Michaels' return to the ring, we debate the narrative that WWE is becoming too reliant on older superstars. Is that actually the case? Plus, we talk about whether WWE Crown Jewel is in danger of being cancelled now given some recent world events, discuss the WWE title picture with AJ S...

With this Saturday's WWE Super Show-Down on the horizon, the guys from the Top Rope Nation podcast get you ready for Saturday's big event on the WWE Network while also reviewing this weeks RAW and SmackDown episodes. Triple H vs. the Undertaker, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz, and so much more. We break down all the matches and give you all the information you need to be...

We return to the airwaves to talk all the latest in the world of wrestling. Brie Bella had a nasty kick to Liv Morgan on Monday night that resulted in a nasty injury. Should Brie be wrestling in the big leagues at this point? We look at this controversial topic as well as discuss Dean Ambrose teasing a heel turn, a great Ricochet/Pete Dunne match from NXT, Aiden English teasing an interesting situ...

We break down Sunday night's WWE Hell In A Cell PPV event immediately following its conclusion. Brock Lesnar made his return, which lead to an unfortunate finish in the Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman match. We cover all of that and everything else. Overall, this was a very good PPV that saw Samoa Joe and AJ Styles have a really good match, the RAW tag team titles were defended in one of the b...

A big show this week as Ryan, Justin, and Kyle preview this Sunday's WWE Hell In A Cell PPV event. Plus, we also give our thoughts on last week's big ALL IN show from Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks and also talk about Shawn Michaels' (apparent) pending return to the wrestling ring. A really good show that got a little heated at times as the hosts fiercely debated a few of these topics...

What in the blue hell is going on with Braun Strowman?! After last week's puzzling heel turn by Becky Lynch, WWE followed it up this week with Strowman also turning heel. Things are getting out of hand at WWE and we are here to make sense of it all for you. If you enjoyed the discussion about Lynch's heel turn last week, this is one you aren't going to want to miss.  Additionally, we t...

The hot topic on the internet this week is WWE turning Becky Lynch heel against Charlotte Flair and the fan's revolting to that script. We break this one down from all angles, including from a historical lens as we look at WWE's past in booking heels against "omnipotent babyfaces." This is a great discussion with a lot of wrestling history thrown in for context that you won't w...

We went live immediately following WWE SummerSlam on Sunday night to break down the show with our instant reactions, as well as to review Saturday night's NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV event. Full discussion on what worked and didn't work at SummerSlam and TakeOver as well as a look ahead to what is now in WWE and NXT's future.  Joining our PPV post show panel this month was Derick Schroep...

One of the biggest wrestling weekends of the year is upon us and we are here to break it all down for you. This week, we give a full preview of WWE SummerSlam 2018 and NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV. Plus, we discuss the death of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and Dave Meltzer's controversial statements regarding Peyton Royce.  A beast of a show that you don't want to miss! Oh, and Taco John&...

The second edition of Top Rope Nation Classics is now available in its entirety exclusively over at www.patreon.com/topropenation. We deep dive back in time to 1997 and look at what was perhaps the greatest summer in the history of pro wrestling. Ryan, Justin, and Kyle break down SummerSlam 1997 and all of the news and storylines going on throughout that great time in wrestling history. Hear the f...

A jam-packed show this week as we discuss the deaths of Nikolai Volkoff and Brian Christopher Lawler, as well as all of the latest from WWE. We break down what did and did not work during the Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns segments on RAW, why crowds give Charlotte Flair a pass even though in many ways she is the female Roman Reigns, Owen Hart's Hall of Fame induction, and a whole lot more.  To...

We've started a Patreon page for Top Rope Nation where we will be providing exclusive content to Patrons including two new shows, Top Rope Nation Classics and Top Rope Nation Free For All. Top Rope Nation Classics will feature us reviewing and exploring old wrestling events, years, storylines, and much more. The show will only be available on our Patreon page and will not be posted to our stan...

Arguably the biggest wrestling star on the independents, Matt Riddle, appears headed to the WWE. We discuss what this means for both Riddle and WWE, as well as explain why Riddle could possibly be the future of the WWE.  Plus, WWE announced an all women's PPV event, titled Evolution, for this October. We break down that news, discuss the women's title pictures on SmackDown and RAW, and whe...

We're back with a huge show this week as Liam O'Rourke returns to Top Rope Nation. Right off the bat, Liam addresses comments made concerning his book (Crazy Like A Fox: The Definitive Chronicle of Brian Pillman 20 Years Later) by Eric Bischoff on the '83 Weeks' podcast last week. This is the first time that Liam has addressed this situation publicly so you won't want to miss i...

We went live immediately following WWE Extreme Rules to record a post show with our first reactions to what went down in Pittsburgh. Joining Ryan, Kyle, and Justin this month on the panel was Bill Matz of Broad Street Hockey Radio (broadstreethockey.com). We talk what worked and what didn't work on this show and where it looks like we are going as we get ready for SummerSlam in Brooklyn next m...

A big show this week coming out of a weekend full of newsworthy events in professional wrestling. Ryan and Kyle are here to talk about Brock Lesnar's pending return to the UFC and what that means for WWE and the Universal Title. Plus, we talk about injuries in pro wrestling following Hiromu Takahashi's brutal broken neck at the NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, whether wrestling is regress...

For the first time in the history of Top Rope Nation, all three of our hosts were in the same place at the same time as the show was recorded live. Rather than recording over the internet from hundreds of miles apart, Ryan, Justin, and Kyle join up in Iowa live to discuss the latest in wrestling. Some of the topics discussed this week include fake news invading wrestling, the ongoing saga with Bro...

A noteworthy week in pro wrestling for both good and bad reasons. To start things off, the tragic death of Leon "Vader" White has saddened the wrestling community. We spend the first half of the show reliving some of the highs of his career while also discussing the lows. We're at our best sometimes when we get nostalgic, and we think this Vader career retrospective will give you a goo...

We went live immediately following WWE Money in the Bank to talk about one of WWE's best PPV shows in quite some time. Ryan, Kyle, and Justin are here to catch you up on a tremendous weekend of wrestling, with our thoughts on TakeOver Chicago and Sunday night's Money in the Bank show. We discuss Alexa Bliss' big night, Braun Strowman winning the briefcase, an outstanding match between...

A wild show this week as we hit on all of the biggest topics going around the world of professional wrestling and WWE. First and foremost, we have one of the best debates on the show in many months as we discuss Daniel Bryan's ongoing discussions with WWE over a new contract, as well as theorize on what could happen if he does not sign with the company and what could motivate that decision. Ad...

WWE Money In The Bank is still two weeks away, but on this week's show, the guys get into an intriguing discussion on whether or not one of WWE's marquee matches has run its course. Is the luster still there or has the gimmick become played out? Not only that, but how easy is this year's match actually going to be to predict?  We also discuss the card for NXT TakeOver: Chicago and why...

We're back to discuss a newsworthy last couple of weeks in the world of pro wrestling. FOX Sports is absolutely throwing money at Vince McMahon to bring SmackDown to their network, and we discuss why this is a period in pro wrestling that is unparalleled in history. Also on the show, Ryan, Justin, and Kyle talk about the (bad) Bobby Lashley segments over the last couple of weeks, whether or no...

The guys are back this week with some more thoughts on WWE doing business with Saudi Arabia, whether or not legislating morality is a good thing, where we go with Roman Reigns now after yet another failed attempt to win the Universal title, where WWE lost their way with Reigns, and a full preview for this Sunday's WWE Backlash. A jam-packed show full of some great discussion with the Top Rope...