Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling

C.M Punk Is WWE Champion, But Was Sami Zayn's Reign Cut Too Short? CM Punk is WWE Champion again... But the biggest conversation coming out of RAW wasn't actually about CM Punk. We sat down expecting our Main Event Discussion to turn into a heated debate over CM Punk ending Sami Zayn's nine-day WWE Championship reign. Instead, something unexpected happened. About halfway through the discussion, we...

Happy Fourth of July weekend! 🇺🇸 WWE finally stopped playing it safe... now don't ruin it. This week we're breaking down one of the biggest episodes of RAW on the road to SummerSlam. King Oba Femi chooses Brock Lesnar over his guaranteed championship opportunity. Did WWE just weaken the entire point of King of the Ring? Alexander the Great discusses why the reported long-term plan may make sense f...

For weeks we've been sitting here saying the same thing... WWE has been playing it safe. Predictable champions. Predictable booking. A SummerSlam build that desperately needed something to wake it up. Then Night of Champions happened. Sami Zayn shocked the wrestling world by pinning Cody Rhodes CLEAN to become the NEW Undisputed WWE Champion, Oba Femi was crowned King of the Ring, Iyo Sky became Q...

One night. Two crowns. Two SummerSlam decisions. Night of Champions isn't just about who wins King and Queen of the Ring... it's about who takes control heading into SummerSlam. Are WWE's tournament winners the right choices? Will new stars be created? Or is WWE about to play it safe when they should be building the future? This week, we make our official Night of Champions predictions while openi...

The road to Night of Champions is almost over, but did WWE lose the unpredictability that made the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments so much fun? This week on Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling , we catch everyone up after missing our normal SmackDown Fallout episode before diving into a very unusual go-home edition of RAW. We discuss why SmackDown massively underdelivered despite an incredible card o...

King and Queen of the Ring have become some of WWE's most unpredictable tournaments in years. Seth Rollins is gone. Bron Breakker is gone. Becky Lynch is gone. Dominik Mysterio made a run. Je'Von Evans made a run. And as Night of Champions gets closer, one thing has become clear: The entire tournament now feels like it's orbiting around Oba Femi. But is WWE about to stick the landing? Or are we he...

SmackDown finally felt like it knew where it was going. Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes delivered the best segment on the entire show. Gunther added even more tension to the WWE Championship picture by naming Sami as the special referee for next week's title match. And the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments continue reshaping the road to SummerSlam. But did WWE make the right call sending SmackDow...

WWE Finally Got Unpredictable. A week ago, it felt like the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments were starting to take shape. Seth Rollins looked like a favorite. Bron Breakker looked like a favorite. The SummerSlam roadmap felt relatively clear. Then WWE blew the whole thing up. Rollins is out. Breakker is out. Becky Lynch is out. Dominik Mysterio is still alive. Je'Von Evans is still alive. An...

The Road to SummerSlam Begins. RAW after Clash in Italy felt less like a fallout show and more like WWE finally starting to show us where some of these major stories are heading. King and Queen of the Ring are underway. The SummerSlam picture is starting to come into focus. And while some of those directions are exciting... Others feel a little too familiar. Has WWE already started repeating the s...

There was nothing objectively wrong with Clash in Italy. That's the weird part. The matches were good. The crowd was hot. A Championship changed hands. Storylines moved forward. And yet by the time the wrestling weekend was over, the show we couldn't stop thinking about wasn't Clash. It was AAA Noche de los Grandes. This week, we break down a wrestling weekend that ended up becoming a conversation...

Clash in Italy is almost here, and WWE has some major decisions to make. This week on Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling, we break down the Go Home RAW before Clash in Italy, look ahead to SmackDown from Spain, run through the final card, and make our official Clash in Italy predictions. RAW delivered another strong night of wrestling with standout performances from Oba Femi, Montez Ford, Penta, Je'Von Eva...

Brock Lesnar is back! And after RAW, the biggest debate coming out of WrestleMania suddenly feels completely reopened. Was Brock’s retirement real? Was it a work? Or did WWE slowly turn a real-life situation into a worked-shoot storyline after plans changed behind the scenes? This week on TTW, we break down Brock Lesnar’s shocking return, why the entire Oba Femi timeline feels strange, and how RAW...

This week finally felt like SmackDown started showing signs of life again. Not perfect. Still inconsistent. Still too long at three hours. …but parts of this show finally felt IMPORTANT again. This episode breaks down Trick Williams’ hometown star presentation, why the U.S. title scene FINALLY feels like it can be connected, Melo/Ricky/Sami/Fenix building a real ecosystem, why Gunther instantly ma...

🎙️ Maintenance Television RAW after Backlash gave us a weird episode. Not a BAD show. Actually… there was a lot of good wrestling on this show. The roster looked strong. The younger stars continue to feel more important. The IC Title division finally feels connected again. But outside of Jacob Fatu? A LOT of RAW felt like WWE was just maintaining stories instead of truly escalating them. And the s...

🔥 Backlash Restored Confidence Heading Into A Summer Of Chaos After what felt like “CommercialMania” at WrestleMania 41… Backlash finally reminded us what WWE looks like when the wrestling actually gets time to breathe. This week on Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling, we break down why Backlash may have been WWE’s BEST overall Premium Live Event of the year — and why simply letting the matches COOK instan...

Backlash is one night away… …but honestly? This card still feels like it could completely change after SmackDown. ⸻ In this episode of Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling: 🔥 We break down the UPDATED Backlash card after RAW 🔥 Talk about the possibility of Gunther vs Cody being added 🔥 Give our official Backlash predictions 🔥 Open The TTW Vault for: 👉 Top 5 “This Should Have Happened at WrestleMania” Ma...

🎙️ WWE is trying to establish the future right now… …and the future is starting to push back. Bron Breakker looks like an absolute monster heading into Backlash. Oba Femi might already be TOO dominant for WWE’s own booking philosophy. The Intercontinental Championship division feels alive again. Roxanne Perez and Finn Bálor may finally be approaching the payoff WWE usually waits way too long to pu...

🔥 TWO GOOD HOURS… ONE BIG PROBLEM: LOYALTY Sometimes a show gives you just enough to care… …and just enough to remind you why you’re frustrated in the first place. ⸻ This week, SmackDown actually worked—for about two hours. Things were moving. Stories had direction. It felt like the show finally understood what mattered. And then that third hour hit… …and everything fell right back into the same...

WWE feels like two completely different companies right now. RAW is building momentum, creating direction, and setting the stage for Backlash… while SmackDown feels disconnected, directionless, and completely out of sync. On top of that? WWE just made a wave of talent releases that raise even bigger questions about what this company actually is right now. This episode breaks down: • Why RAW feels...

RAW AFTER WRESTLEMANIA didn’t give us the big surprise returns… …but it gave us something way more important. 👉 direction. ⸻ Oba Femi didn’t celebrate… he arrived. CM Punk delivered one of the most real promos we’ve seen in a long time… and Cody Rhodes stepped into it with a completely different energy. The Intercontinental scene didn’t reset — it continued, and that matters. Sol Ruca didn’t feel...

🚨 COMMERCIALMANIA. 🚨 That’s what WrestleMania 42 felt like. Not because the matches were bad… but because WWE forgot what WrestleMania is supposed to BE. Night 1? 👉 Rushed 👉 Cut short 👉 Completely stripped of that WrestleMania feel Night 2? 👉 Better 👉 More complete 👉 Still dealing with the SAME problems We’re breaking down: 👉 Why the matches felt rushed 👉 How the commercials KILLED the f...

WrestleMania weekend is here. And before the lights hit… before the entrances… before the first bell rings… this is the moment where everything still feels possible. ⸻ In this episode, we’re keeping it simple. We crack open The TTW Vault and run through: 👉 the greatest in-ring WrestleMania matches ever 👉 the most iconic WrestleMania main events 👉 the moments that made this weekend feel bigger t...

WrestleMania is right here. And when we actually look at the full board… we don’t know if everything connects the way it should. 🎙️ The WrestleMania Board Check This isn’t a recap. This is us stepping back and looking at the full picture— SmackDown, the go-home RAW, and what still needs to happen before WrestleMania. SmackDown had a chance to build momentum. It didn’t. The go-home RAW? It was fine...

🔥 YOU FELT THAT TOO… RIGHT? Sometimes… something shifts. Not in the story. Not in the matches. In the feeling of the show. This week on RAW… something pushed back. CM Punk didn’t just cut a promo— 👉 he said things you’re not supposed to say 👉 he went after the system 👉 and for the first time in a long time… WWE reacted Because this episode isn’t about results. It’s about: 👉 why that Punk segm...

Sometimes the things you love stop loving you back, For us, its our first love that stopped loving us back. This isn't the WWE that I fell in love with. This isn’t WWE anymore ... And that’s not just a hot take… it’s starting to feel real. This week on Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling, we break down a SmackDown that should have been building one of the most personal WrestleMania main events in years… …an...