Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast

Jesse and Justin discuss the direction of WWE and AEW over the Summer. Are both companies in a holding pattern? What major stories will emerge over the next three months? For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling shows and ad-free versions of all our shows, consider supporting us on Patreon. We have over 140 bonus podcasts available in the Pa...

Join us as we preview this Saturday's WWE Backlash France show and talk about whether the results are too predictable or not. Plus, some brief thoughts on this week's AEW Dynamite and WWE's booking over the next few months. For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling shows and ad-free versions of all our shows, consider supporting u...

We review our live experience attending AEW Dynasty in St. Louis, MO this past weekend. Was Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson the match of the decade? Plus, thoughts on Swerve Strickland's AEW title win over Samoa Joe, the return of Jack Perry, and much more. For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling shows and ad-free versions of all our s...

This Sunday's AEW Dynasty card looks like an all-timer and we are here to preview it! We give our full AEW Dynasty predictions and match by match thoughts. Plus, an update on WWE's plans for WrestleMania 41's location and what we know as of now. For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling shows and ad-free versions of all our shows,...

This is your monthly free preview of the latest edition of 'Top Rope Nation Classics,' our monthly deep-dive retro show for our supporters on Patreon. We discuss WWF WrestleMania 18 this month - Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock, Triple H vs. Chris Jericho, Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Scott Hall, and much more. The full podcast includes deep dives on every match on the card, all the news in the wres...

Join us as Ryan and Jesse review night two of WrestleMania 40. Cody Rhodes finished the story, defeating Roman Reigns in the main event to capture the Undisputed WWE Championship. Plus, we got a Money In The Bank cash-in, a solid women's match, and a lot more. For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling shows and ad-free versions of all our...

Join us as Ryan and Justin review night one of WrestleMania 40. Our biggest question: Did the main event under-deliver? We talk Roman Reigns and The Rock vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn vs. Gunther, Becky Lynch vs. Rhea Ripley, and more. Plus, the problem with cold weather outdoor stadiums! Lastly, we close with a bonus discussion on the CM Punk/Jack Perry fight footage from Wembley St...

Join us as we preview and predict every match on this weekend's WWE WrestleMania 40 (XL) event! Will Cody Rhodes finally finish the story and defeat Roman Reigns? How will The Rock and Seth Rollins factor in? Plus, much more. Thanks to Ryan Huffman for joining us on the show. For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling shows and ad-free ver...

We're discussing a very good edition of WWE Raw this week, including The Rock calling it back to the Attitude Era with a very violent segment with Cody Rhodes. Plus, CM Punk seemed to get a bit rattled during his much-talked about segment with Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins — we explain. Then, we discuss this week's AEW Dynamite and the build to AEW Dynasty. Plus, some thoughts on why AEW...

Join us as we discuss The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and WWE's top storyline heading into WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia. Plus, thoughts on AEW's build to Dynasty, Mercedes Mone's run so far, Kazuchika Okada, should Swerve Strickland win the world title at Dynasty, and much more! For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling sh...

This is your monthly free preview of the latest edition of 'Top Rope Nation Classics,' our monthly deep-dive retro show for our supporters on Patreon. We discuss WWF's In Your House Final Four event, which included one of the best multi-man matches of all time: Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Vader vs. The Undertaker, as well as the first PPV match between Triple H and The Ro...

We discuss AEW Revolution 2024, Sting's final match, Will Ospreay and Takeshita's eye-popping bout, Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston's masterpiece, and why Revolution was likely AEW's best PPV event yet. For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling shows and ad-free versions of all our shows, consider supporting us on Patreon....

Justin and Jesse preview Sunday night's AEW Revolution card and give their thoughts on Sting's last few days in the wrestling business. Should the Young Bucks win, or should Sting and Darby Allin walk out on top? And will Samoa Joe actually lose the AEW world title?! For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patreon-exclusive reviews of classic wrestling shows and ad-free versions...

Join us as we preview this Saturday's WWE Elimination Chamber event in Perth, Australia. We predict all of the winners and the impact that the event will have on WrestleMania 40. Who will go on to face Seth Rollins at WrestleMania? Who will face Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania? Plus, thoughts on this week's AEW Dynamite and what might have been the best promo of Sting's career. For bonus c...

We cover a lot of topics this week, starting with the Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins segment from this past Monday night on Raw. Did Rollins outshine Cody? And what does this say about WrestleMania XL? Plus, we talk about the build to AEW Revolution and what looks to be an excellent card on paper. We discuss the Young Bucks' new characters, our shifting view of the AEW world title picture, Will...

Join us for this week's flagship show as we discuss the WWE WrestleMania kickoff event in Las Vegas, Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes, The Rock and Seth Rollins' involvement, and one completely convoluted storyline. Plus, thoughts on this week's AEW Dynamite, Sting capturing gold, Mercedes Mone's pending arrival, Swerve, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks, and much more. For bonus content f...

A special treat for you this week. Due to some illness with the TRN hosts, we had to reschedule this week's 'TRN Classics' episode on Royal Rumble '91. So next week, we will be putting out 'TRN Classics' for our Patreon supporters, as well as a new flagship next Thursday for all. In the meantime, we're putting out this week's edition of 'TRN Unplugged' (Jess...

Cody Rhodes won the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Florida to setup a showdown with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL (40) in Philadelphia. Will Cody actually finish the story this time? Plus, we cover the rest of the matches in our WWE Royal Rumble review. Both the men's and women's Rumble matches, as well as Roman Reigns retaining over AJ Styles, Randy Orton and...

Vince McMahon was accused of horrific acts in a new lawsuit stemming from a relationship with former WWE employee Janel Grant. WWE just signed a new multi-billion dollar deal with Netflix to stream Monday Night Raw in 2025 and beyond this week. The Royal Rumble is this Saturday night, which we planned on previewing. What will be the fallout from the new McMahon scandal? For bonus content from Top...

Kazuchika Okada and New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that Okada is leaving NJPW. Where will he end up? We talk about the possibilities of the Rainmaker in both AEW and WWE, as well as where we think he ends up. Then, our main topic takes a look at what it would be like if WWE and AEW could engage in trades for talent like major sports franchises. We propose several ideas and discuss whether...

Join us as we countdown the best matches, wrestlers, events, and tag teams of 2023. We're talking Match of the Year. Male and Female Wrestler of the Year. Wrestling Event of the Year. Tag Team of the Year. Both WWE and AEW get a lot of discussion here, with some ROH, Impact, and NJPW thrown in as well. We do the awards a little bit differently this year -- fantasy draft style. Which host can s...

We discuss The Rock's return during this past Monday's WWE Raw show and what that means for Roman Reigns, and most notably, Cody Rhodes heading into WrestleMania season. Is a match at Elimination Chamber between Rock and Roman more likely than WrestleMania 40? Plus, we discuss this week's edition of AEW Dynamite and have some thoughts on NJPW's WrestleKingdom 18. For bonus content...

Jesse and Ryan review Saturday night's AEW Worlds End show. We're joined by Frank Peteani, who was in attendance at the Nassau Coliseum and gives us the live perspective. Samoa Joe wins the world title. The Devil is revealed. Christian Cage and Adam Copeland tear it down. Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley have a classic. And so much more! For bonus content from Top Rope Nation, as well as Patr...

Join us for a really fun show this week. First, friend of the pod Gabe Benson (who lived in Dallas during the heyday of the Von Erichs and World Class Championship Wrestling) joins us to review The Iron Claw. Did the movie capture the spirit of the Sportatorium? What were the major positives and negatives of the film? Then, we go on to preview this Saturday's big AEW Worlds End PPV event.  For...

This is your monthly free preview of the latest edition of 'Top Rope Nation Classics,' our monthly deep-dive retro show for our supporters on Patreon. We discuss World Class Championship Wrestling's 'Christmas Star Wars 1982' event from Reunion Arena. This show featured Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich for the NWA World Title, as well as the Freebirds challenging for the Six Man T...