Wrestling Is Real Wrestling Podcast

Tony Khan's huge announcement is that AEW has purchased Ring of Honor Wrestling. KOP looks into what lead to Sinclair making the sale and speculates what this move does to the world or pro wrestling. Official details regarding Tony Khan purchasing Ring of Honor - NoDQ.com: WWE and AEW Coverage https://nodq.com/news/official-details-regarding-tony-khan-purchasing-ring-of-honor/ Latest WWE departure...

WWE shows weakness in their live shows with Road to Wrestlemania tickets selling at a trickle. KOP looks at the Wrestlemania buildup so far and gives his take on what is missing. Wrestletix gives the receipts https://twitter.com/WrestleTix/status/1495940882188713984 https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1495929872643936256 Can’t Knock The Hustle: WrestleMania Represents WWE’s Biggest Problem via @WrestlH...

Brock Lesnar Breaks out of the Elimination Chamber match with the WWE chamionship to set up a battle in Dallas against Roman Reigns. KOP reviews Elimination Chamber and Impact Wrestling No Surrender. Plus KOP discusses how his heralded wrestling podcast brethren could remove the bad taste Elimination Chamber left them by catching the Impact Wrestling No Surrender PPV later in the night. Eliminatio...

Cody and Brandi Rhodes both issued statements on Tuesday morning announcing their departure from AEW. KOP looks at what could happen for both WWE and AEW as a result. 10 Most Important Days In The Creation Of AEW https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-most-important-days-in-the-creation-of-aew Vince McMahon is happy with current WWE product, feels that there is nothing to fix https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-...

Reliance on Part timers every WrestleMania season as WWE ignores the IWCs choice of main eventers and remain ignorant to their ideas on what WWE needs to do to improve their day to day creative. KOP lays out his monologue. Why WWE feels the Superstar glass ceiling is needed? When they build stars like Roman Reigns Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks Hollywood looks at them and Madison avenue looks at them...

Wrestling Observer reported that Shane McMahon is out of WWE and no longer booked for future shows, meanwhile he was scheduled for both the Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 38. KOP looks into the return of Vince's prodigal son and his departure once again. Shane McMahon out of WWE, no longer booked for future shows https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/shane-mcmahon-out-of-wwe-no-longer-booked-fo...

Royal Rumble gives us some very good storytelling in both men's titles matches. Meanwhile, Rowdy Ronda Rousey rolls into the Rumble and paves her to the WrestleMania main event with Becky Lynch. 1-WWE Universal Championship: Seth Rollins wins by DQ over Roman Reigns (c)- Seth in Shield Gear. Calculated back and forth. Seth had a lot of offense and got the bucklebomb and stomp to win. Seth took eve...

Royal Rumble comes up this weekend with rumors of a returning Ronda Rousey, and championship outcomes that will likely aggravate the IWC. KOP previews the Rumble. Plus KOP discusses his trek to the Impact Wrestling tapings in Fort Lauderdale and gives his thoughts on the WRLD of GCW from this weekend. WWE President Nick Khan talks if company is for sale, reasons for changes The former agent wants...

The Internet Wrestling Community is up at arms from the Forbidden Door to controversial name changes to talent releases to the annual Wrestlemania expectations. KOP gives his take. WWE officially updates WALTER’s new name https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/wwe-officially-updates-walters-new-name/ WWE NXT Fans Are Not Happy About Walter's Gunther Name Change https://comicbook.com/wwe//news/wwe-nxt-f...

Royal Rumble Plans are bringing back buzz and hype while unveiling their WrestleMania season strategy. KOP discusses the direction and the backlash to said direction. Report: ROH To Focus On Only Three Major Titles Moving Forward https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1274857-report-roh-to-focus-on-only-three-major-titles-moving-forward John Cena comments on why WWE has been releasing so much...

Jake Something defeated Madman Fulton Mike Bailey defeated Ace Austin, Chris Bey, and Laredo Kid Tasha Steelz defeated Alisha Edwards, Chelsea Green, Jordynne Grace, Lady Frost, and Rosemary in the Inaugural Knockouts Ultimate X match. Steelz becomes the number one contender for the Impact Knockouts Championship Trey Miguel (c) defeated Steve Maclin for the Impact X Division Championship[28] Since...

All remnants of the Black and Gold incarnation of NXT and Triple HHHs oversight are being eliminated. KOP looks to explain how the short term sacrifice will lead to long term results. WWE is reportedly releasing Triple H hires, staff and talent not happy with Bron Breakker’s entrance at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/wwe-is-reportedly-releasing-triple-h-hires-staff-and-t...

WWE welcomes us to a New Year with a lackluster premium live event that magnifies the lack of depth and direction they have going into WrestleMania Season. Sheamus and Ridge Holland defeated Cesaro and Ricochet The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) defeated The New Day (Kofi Kingston and King Woods) for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Drew McIntyre defeated Madcap Moss (with Happy Corbin) R...

Toni Storm tops the long list of WWE Superstars released from their contracts in 2021. KOP looks back at the long predicted exodus of stars following the startup of AEW. How does WWE, AEW and the New Wrestling Alliance benefit in 2022. Toni Storm no longer with WWE https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/toni-storm-no-longer-wwe-364046 WWE and NXT releases 2021: Jeff Hardy, Bray Wyatt, Ric Flair lead l...

WWE Day 1 has a very good card coming up on New Year's Day with little to no help to bad in-between booking. KOP looks into the trend and how passive they are to building new Superstars. AEW is less Nitro and Thunder and More Crockett. The move to TBS validates it. Watching Tony Schiavone and David Crocket together in the Control Center confirms it. WWE Day 1 WWE Universal Championship Match: Roma...

Forget Sink or Swim Superstars. Why WWE Wants (and Should Seek Out) Scholar Athletes. KOP explains the theory behind WWE's search the next crop of WWE Superstars. Don't Blame the Talent: WWE is Botching Big E and Becky Lynch's Title Runs https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2951399-dont-blame-the-talent-wwe-is-botching-big-e-and-becky-lynchs-title-runs NCAA adopts temporary policy on name, image an...

Ring of Honor Wrestling, a wrestling promotion responsible for giving a platform to see of this generation's greatest pro wrestlers concludes near 20-year-year legacy at Final Battle 2021. PJ Black, Flip Gordon, Brian Milonas, Beer City Bruiser and World Famous CB defeated LSG, Sledge, Max the Impaler, Demonic Flamita and Will Ferrara Chelsea Green, & The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) defeated...

KOP has discovered a pattern of giving hope and "wishful booking: of WWE Superstars in the dead of winter. KOP lays out the evidence going back 5 years of stop and start pushes and weak storylines. Winter 2016: Cruiserweight Classic that led to regular title matches on RAW. Jason Jordan. He and Seth Rollins defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to capture the Raw Tag Team Championship. With the win, Jordan...

NXT 2.0 newbies show some promise in WarGames while the NWA struggles through roster and presentation changes as they presented Hard Times 2. 1-Raquel González, Io Shirai, Cora Jade, and Kay Lee Ray defeated Dakota Kai and Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, and Jacy Jayne) by pinfall in a WarGames match 2-Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) (c) defeated Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner...

WWE finds financial success while working around Vince's directive and his Superstars led by his example. AEW fosters a new wrestling alliance with Impact Wrestling, NWA, NJPW among other promotions thus opening the Invisible Door. NXT TakeOver: WarGames WarGames Match: Io Shirai, Raquel Gonzalez, Cora Jade, & Kay Lee Ray vs. Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne, & Dakota Kai WarGames Match: Tommaso...

Following up on the irrelevance that was Survivor Series, KOP discusses the defined creative direction of WWE and how AEW and the other promotions should steer clear of what WWE plans to do going forward. WWE Touts ‘Massive Reach and Broad Distribution’ in Upfront Presentation at Survivor Series https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wwe-survivor-series-upfront-1235117359/ via @variety AEW is WWE’s firs...

WWE Survivor Series had subpar booking sandwiched between a good opening match and a good main event. KOP reviews the show and also reviews Impact Wrestling's Turning Point from Saturday and some comments about the 8 new WWE releases from Thursday. Pre-show: Shinsuke Nakamura (Intercontinental Champion) (with Rick Boogs) defeated Damian Priest (United States Champion) via disqualification 1-Raw Wo...

The WWE Way vs. the AEW Way to Book Wrestling KOP breaks down some of the recent booking and promotion of AEW Full Gear as opposed to WWE Survivor Series. We look at WWE sending their superstars out to do the Today Show and late night talk shows while promoting their matches on social media. Is this WWE's way of grabbing new mainstream fans while ignoring the IWC? "WWE had a good run over the last...

AEW Full Gear Epitomizes An All-Star Card With an A- List Roster Buy-In: Nyla Rose & Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida & Thunder Rosa: Nice tie in with Serena Deeb at ringside. Very good match and the crowd was very much into it. MJF vs. Darby Allin- Lot of heat on MJF. Symbolism in the car crash chronicled in the buildup to the feud. MJF going for classic lavender trunks fit for a heel. MJF's workrat...

WWE is doubling down on their creative direction. The IWC feels like Triple H is being made an example of. Meanwhile, AEW Full Gear is fueled this weekend by a boatload of momentum. We also preview AEW Full Gear, and we look at the quick buildup of WWE Survivor Series. We also look at what could be the last ROH PPV in Final Battle. WWE Survivor Series 2021 Men's Survivor Series Match Team Raw (Set...