WrestleWatch Podcast

Lucha Bros might be out the door at AEW? How much do we believe in Joe Hendry in NXT? Is the Master of the Half Crab coming across the Atlantic soon? And how hot are these takes? Find out this week, when Doug & Ryan have a special guest: Committee Member Luke! Music Provided by Wendi Freeman [TikTok & Instagram: @maritalstreep]

It's been a very interesting week in free agency between Shane McMahon meeting with Tony Khan, news regarding Joe Hendry's relationship with WWE, and the Lucha Brothers wrestling in Arena Mexico. WrestleWatch is a project focused on analysis and discussion of free agency in the world of professional wrestling. Each week, Doug & Ryan explore the potential jumps and the implications that they ca...

Bobby Lashley and MVP's time in WWE appears to be coming to an end - where might they be landing next? Could we be seeing a Hurt Business reunion on the horizon? That plus the latest free agency news and some updates on AEW's media rights negotiations. WrestleWatch is a project focused on analysis and discussion of free agency in the world of professional wrestling. Each week, Doug & Ryan expl...

The G1 one is upon us and one of the participants is causing some questions of just where he's signed: is Jake Lee still in NOAH or did he really sign to NJPW? Plus, the latest on Dustin Rhodes, Natalya, and Trevor Lee / Cameron Grimes. Recorded live on 7/21/24 WrestleWatch is a project focused on analysis and discussion of free agency in the world of professional wrestling. Each week, Doug &...

Stephanie Vaquer made a surprise jump only 10 days after her breakout performance at Forbidden Door - what does it mean for the pro wrestling landscape? That plus the latest on free agency news including Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Jordynne Grace, and Motor City Machine Guns. This episode was recorded live on 7/14/24. WrestleWatch is a project focused on analysis and discussion of free agency in th...

Doug & Ryan discuss the latest on confirmed and potential free agents in the world of professional wrestling including Dijak, Gigi Dolin, The Hardys, Motor City Machine Guns, MxM, Ricky Starks, Street Profits, and Zilla Fatu. All that plus some thoughts about Forbidden Door III! This episode was recorded 6/30/24. WrestleWatch is a project focused on analysis and discussion of free agency in th...

AEW's exclusive rights negotiating window with Warner Bros Discovery is set to expire soon - will AEW itself be testing the free agency market? Plus - it's been a very busy week in wrestler free agency news and Doug & Ryan have the latest on [deep breath] Chad Gable, Erick Rowan, Jacob Fatu, Alex Windsor, Lio Rush, Danhausen, Megan Bayne, Dijak, Viva Van, Jake Lee, and Malakai Black. This epis...

Ricochet, it's not the end of the wordl!   Doug & Ryan discuss the impending free agency of Ricochet and where he might wind up next: AEW, NJPW, TNA, or maybe a tour of the indies? That plus all the updates to the Free Agency Tier List including discussions on Hikuleo, Grizzled Young Veterans, The Hardys, Lio Rush, Natalya, Alex Windsor, Katsuhiko Nakajima, MxM, and Chad Gable.   This episode...

As they say: you either Dijak as a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.   This week, Doug & Ryan discuss Dijak finally being added to the Tier List; updates on Jeff Hardy, Lio Rush, and the Von Erichs; how CMLL has changed how they view Mexican wrestlers not signed to them with regards to the collaborations with AEW; and the latest on the possible relationship betwe...

Becky Lynch is now officially a free agent! Will she return to WWE? Might she field offers on the market? Doug & Ryan break down the possible landing spots for The Man, along with discussions on Jordynne Grace appearing on NXT and what that could mean as well as the movements on the Tier List (including Jake Hager, Chad Gable, and Ethan Page).

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of All Elite Wrestling, Doug & Ryan give a WrestleWatch spin to the retrospectives: a draft of the top 5 signings by AEW so far! Whose squad is better? Who had a spicy pick? How high was Jeff Jarrett picked? All that, plus the latest on the Tier List including discussions on: Alex Windsor, Michael Oku, The Von Erichs, Lio Rush, Matt Cardona, Mustafa Ali, Sami C...

Doug & Ryan chat about the pros & cons of AEW running Collision & Ring of Honor in Arlington TX for a month, plus the possibility of CyberFight (Pro Wrestling NOAH, DDT, Tokyo Joshi Pro) looking to build up a relationship with WWE. All that plus the movements on the Tier List, including Natalya moving up as her contract is set to expire soon and Danhausen making his debuthausen.

With free agency hot season seeming to be coming to an end with half of Doug's Magnificent Seven having re-signed with WWE, Ryan presents a new list to keep an eye on from AEW as potential jumps for this coming year. Later, Doug covers the state of the indies to compare how ex-WWE stars used to operate on them vs how the current batch have been. And as always, the guys cover the latest movements u...

Following the re-signings of Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, and Seth Rollins to WWE, Doug & Ryan discuss whether the free agency hot season is coming to an end, plus what pitches WWE & AEW are serving up to talent they're re-signing or trying to will over to their promotion. The guys also discuss in-depth what sorts of promotions we keep an eye on at WrestleWatch as potential free agent destin...

The first of Doug's Magnificent Seven to re-sign with WWE is ... Finn Balor! What could that mean for the odds of others staying or going like Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins?   Plus! WWE's recent round of releases included Cameron Grimes and Jinder Mahal - where might they wind up?   And! TNA's Rebellion PPV has shaken up the WrestleWatch Tier List. What do the cards hold for Mike Santana, Sami Call...

Doug & Ryan discuss the initial press conference for Rossy Ogawa's new promotion Dream Star★Fighting Marigold and some concerning history, WWE's latest round of releases, and the WWE "bucket" talent payment system as described by MxM. All that plus the latest movements on the Tier List including Tama Tonga, El Phantasmo, Hikuleo, Erick Rowan, Natalya, Nikki Bella, Drew McIntyre, Matt Hardy, Sh...

The WrestleWatch Committee has done some "spring cleaning" after a momentous WrestleMania weekend, and Doug & Ryan are here to break down all of the moves up, down, on, and off the Tier List - and in the process discuss the possible impacts of Rossy Ogawa's new promotion, compare AEW's budding relationship with Stardom vis-à-vis theirs with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, and analyze what WWE jumpi...

Paul "Triple H" Levesque has some choice words about the types of talent he wants in WWE, CM Punk continues to be a defender of workers' rights, Rossy Ogawa & Giulia appear on NXT, and AEW has its first batch of releases. It's been a busy week in the world of pro wrestling contracts & free agency and Doug & Ryan are here to break it down.   All that plus analysis on the talent moving u...

Becky Lynch shared some interesting news on her contract and future plans this past week in an interview with Ariel Helwani. Doug & Ryan discuss where she might end up and how valuable she would be to a promotion - which leads into a later in-depth analysis of the main event scenes and the spotlight on women in AEW & WWE since the launch of the former in 2019 and what that could mean for f...

Doug & Ryan discuss what makes a pro wrestler "indispensable" to a promotion and how that affects their contract prospects, plus an in-depth conversation on the shifts in the Japanese joshi landscape as Rossy Ogawa's splinter-promotion from Stardom begins to take form. And as always, they go through the WrestleWatch Tier List to talk about additions, subractions, and movements - including Jack...

In this episode of The WrestleWatch Podcast, Ryan and Doug breakdown and analyze the AEW signing of Mercedes Mone to AEW. They also review the lastest updates to the WrestleWatch tierlist. Finally, Doug breaks down what he calls The Magnificent Seven; 7 WWE talents on the men's roster that he believes are potential jumps to AEW in the coming years.   This episode was recorded 3/16/24.   WrestleWat...

In this pilot episode of the WrestleWatch Podcast, Doug and Ryan take an overview of the purpose and goals of the show, what the WrestleWatch Tier List is, and discuss the biggest name free agents (and potential free agents) including Mercedes Moné, Mustafa Ali, Giulia, Grizzled Young Veterans, and Jack Perry.   This episode was recorded on March 10th, 2024.   WrestleWatch is a project focused on...