Wrestle Update

We back! We start off with a brief segment looking at our WrestleMania hype levels and Dylan airs some grievances revolving around John Cena's recent heel work. After that though it's all about Dynasty. Another AEW PPV, another dreadful Death Riders main event. We knew it was coming, but they still defied our expectations in the worst ways. That said there was also a lot of good on the und...

It's time. Revolution hits us again with a stunning card that features some of the greatest and worst this incredibly chaotic company has to offer. Dylan shockingly gets turned around on a feud he declared "not for me" in the past and Nello gets a few victory laps on his visions for the future in the past working out. In what may be a first Dylan rates things higher than Nello and the...

The time is now! Perhaps the biggest show in years in wrestling, especially WWE took place from Toronto, Canada and there is A LOT to talk about, and we get to all of it in this action packed 2 hours which occasionally dipped into Magic talk. Finally we talk about how WM is shaping up and potential matches for the biggest show of the year. Oh yeah, the closing angle gets A LOT of time. Many have c...

2 major shows for the big 2 companies, one nobody knew when the hell it would start, 1 we were only vaguely aware of what was going on heading into it, but a fun time was had! We start off talking about the NBA All Star game and our respective NBA teams, then we jump into Grand Slam and in addition to that we talk about all the things AEW are doing right, and the one thing they're getting very...

All rise! GCW has put themselves on trial and have attempted to rectify the crime against humanity that was their first show at the Hammerstein Ballroom by giving us this show. The hype level was absurd and for whatever the show was they successfully got this show into feeling like a big deal territory. Now comes the hard part: Talking about what the show actually was. From things that went sidewa...

A new era is among us and we get into it, as we talk about the debut runs for AEW's Dynamite on MAX and Raw's debut on Netflix and the differences in approaches and how they much they made it feel like a big deal or went with a business as usual approach, and just how much filler they fit into all these hours of iconic television. Plus a shocking amount of discussion about random shows, fr...

It was an insane show with high highs and low lows, with twists and turns to the point of having even a whole show's worth in the main event. But regardless of that from all the returns, we get into philosophical conversations about the modern terms of usage of kayfabe in wrestling and the appropriate handling of sensitive subjects in pro wrestling, as well as questioning the status of AEW&#39...

The title says it all for this one, although in truth after the first 10 minutes or so of silly talk about one of the best video game series ever as well as The Game Awards, we get down to business. The first half of the show we go over and catch up on the Continental Classic as we head towards a huge final week of tournament play, and what could be seen as two of the absolute best the CC has had...

We start off with a discussion on Fire Pro after last week's hit Here Comes the Pain segment, but quickly transition to talk about the critically acclaimed New Day segment on Raw and the shocking end to the group. After that it's time for a run through NXT's Deadline and a look at the future prospects of many of the players on the WWE's 3rd brand with praise for the women's eff...

Back again for a double dose of Wrestle Update this week, this time we're covering two different companies that unexpectedly clashed in business and outside any wrestling sense in AEW & GCW. First off we talk the first week of the Continental Classic and how much of a relief it is to have the tournament back in the current landscape of the company. Secondly we talk about Josh Barnett's...

WU is back talking all kinds of things, so much so we had to split things up into to 2 episodes! In part 1 we start off talking about Nello's work and our thoughts on the Game Awards, followed by a review of Survivor Series! We talk about two (too many?) War Games matches on the same night, talk about the potential of Priest and what grade he gets, then Dylan's knowledge of Smackdown: Here...

Our second ever Full Gear review! We go over the entire show as well as the pre-show featuring a Nello favorite, Big Boom AJ, Big Justice & The Rizzler, a corner of the internet Dylan has never traveled to before somehow. After that we go over not just the matches but where AEW is right now in their storylines and how certain matches' builds hurt them going into the show and which wrestler...

The return is real! And since it is Nello that found his way back it's a warm return for him talking GCW! The Nick Gage Invitational is one of the preeminent deathmatch tournaments of the year and Dylan & Nello are back to talk all about it. From Drake Younger losing it and trying to attack a man in the parking lot, to the emotional story told on the evening of Sawyer Wreck's retiremen...

On the most emotional episode of WU to date, Nello returns to talk about the best AEW show, maybe one of the best shows we've ever seen. The star of the show is of course the man in the main event who retired in heroic and triumphant fashion, "The Icon" Sting! We actually have quite a few disagreements on this show, we went different ways entirely on the women's title match and the...

WWE comes through with Elimination Chamber which took place in Perth, Australia. And much like earlier in the month in what has become unofficially "Live Month" on Wrestle Update after both Dylan, his sister and Nello all attended shows and talked about them on the show, Dylan welcomes on a longtime wrestling fan and podcaster in the world of Japanese promotion AJPW, Talking Triple Crown&#...

Nello's away this episode so Dylan goes solo, talking about all that's been in the news recently about the lawsuit regarding various sexual crimes within Vince McMahon, the WWE and all the way back to the scandal in the 80s with the inappropriate behavior surrounding ring boys that have come out through various interviews of late in mainstream media. After this admittedly difficult but imp...

The second episode of C.R.I.M.E covering Effy's Big Gay Brunch 8, a live report of GCW's Phoenix, the 2024 Jersey J-Cup, ICW No Holds Barred Vol 57 and what's going on with ICW !? Check out Nello on X and keep up with the show!: @WrestleUpdateX @aniellooooo @WrestleUpdateIG

The unthinkable occurred, and Dylan was dragged to a wrestling show live and person. Traveling from his beloved Memphis all the way...very shortly Northward actually to Clarksville, Tennessee Dylan was gifted tickets to the first ever major wrestling show in his sister's hometown: NXT Vengeance Day as a late birthday present by his sister. And joining the show: His sister herself! Cheyenne is...

Coming off a week that was anything but amazing for the WWE, Dylan & Nello discuss the lawsuit brought forth this past week, naming Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE all in the lawsuit as was served. We take our time with things and look at this subject and the potential consequences to these alleged actions, as well as the extremely questionable way Paul Levesque chose to answer the que...

We did it for the best, and we'll do it for the worst. A follow up to our best of 2023 Awards. Now we hit you with the worst of awards. Take a journey along the worst of the worst in pro wrestling in the USA in 2023. Well...according to us anyway. Follow us and let us know your own personal worsts: @WrestleUpdateX @Viva_Zero @aniellooooo @WrestleUpdateIG

A deep dive and quick ride through the current ongoings of the US independent pro wrestling scene. From big names like GCW to local titans like Prestige all the way to obscure local indies like Idaho Wrestle Club, we tackle everything and anything. If you'd like to see a recent match, promotion, or show be discussed -- please let us know! Enjoy the first episode of this independent wrestling f...

Dylan & Nello are proud to present our most important and biggest episode of Wrestle Update yet, testing the waters of the best of the entire year to take place in pro wrestling in North America! From WWE to AEW to TNA to GCW to ICW to DPW to everything happening of note, every major and many indeed many smaller companies get love on this show. With a loaded lineup of awards, some split into m...

A first, as we talk about every TV show in depth as Dylan & Nello look at the first week as a tone setter for the new year. We cover Raw - Day 1, NXT - New Year's Evil, Smackdown - New Year's Revolution as well as cover AEW's two main shows, Dynamite and Collision with extended talk about the Devil's rollout as we get into the next chapter of that story. Finally Nello has a bon...

We kick off the new year with the right vibes...Nello hitting us with a live report of a show he went to, the King of the Deathmatch! He talks about the delay in time, taking some of his friends to their first deathmatch show and the shock of seeing real blood in person like that. After the vibes are good we get serious and unfortunately talk about the Chris Jericho situation over the weekend and...

Wrestle Update is back as promised with our final standalone coverage episode on the CC, with both semi-finals matches covered along with the excellent final promo segment between the two finalists. Then we have an extender preview of World's End, covering every match announced, going over some of the buildup for the matches on the TV heading into the PPV, and even try to discuss potential ide...