Wrestling Is Real Wrestling Podcast

KOP recaps Day 1 of WrestleMania 36: the workaround without fans. We review the first night and analyze why WWE felt the show had to go on. When you look at the amount of sponsorships and partnerships WWE had going into Wrestlemania 36, maybe they had no choice. Vince McMahon could lose the gate and the merchandise sales, but not the PPV money, the subscribers, nor let down their broadcast partner...

KOP presents his WrestleMania 36 Preview: Long Enough To Fill One Hour. We look at what we expect. We also look at the obstacles surrounding the PPV. The card is shaping up like this: WWE Universal Championship Goldberg (c) vs. Roman Reigns Raw Women’s Championship Becky Lynch (c) vs. Shayna Baszler John Cena vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt Last Man Standing Edge vs. Randy Orton SmackDown Women’s Champ...

Course Around The Coronavirus. KOP navigates through the neverending card coming up in two weeks. The card looks like this WWE Championship Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Drew McIntyre NXT Women's Championship Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair Boneyard Match The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens SmackDown Women's Championship Elimination Match Bayley (c) vs. Lacey Evans vs. Tamina vs....

WWE and AEW push on to keep pro wrestling fans entertained in a calamitous Coronavirus Climate. KOP tells fans why they should grade on a curve. WWE has just announced that WrestleMania 36 will be a two-night event on the WWE Network and former New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski will be the host. The first night will air live on Saturday, April 4th at 7 pm eastern. The second night will air...

Should WWE Cave and Cancel WrestleMania 36… Or Not? KOP looks into the pressure being created to cancel WrestleMania. Maybe It wouldn’t hurt? Wrestlemania 36 WrestlingNews.co reports: The World Health Organization has officially declared the coronavirus a worldwide pandemic. This is obviously a huge concern for large scale events being held in cities across the country including WrestleMania 36. A...

WWE Elimination Chamber is nothing more now than a gimmick PPV and No Game Changing Storylines for WrestleMania. KOP recaps what happened. Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) defeated Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder Daniel Bryan defeated Drew Gulak Andrade (c) (with Zelina Vega) defeated Humberto Carrillo The Miz and John Morrison (c) defeated The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston), The Usos (Jey Uso and Ji...

WrestleMania 36 is being propped up by part timers. KOP looks at what Super Showdown and Elimination Chamber has done to craft the card. What we know of the WrestleMania 36 card is as follows: the updated WrestleMania card: WWE Championship Brock Lesnar (Champion) vs. Drew McIntyre WWE Universal Championship Goldberg (Champion) vs. Roman Reigns WWE NXT Women’s Championship Rhea Ripley (Champion) v...

AEW Revolution Rules with great storylines chock full of emotion and tension. Meanwhile, WWE Super Showdown Sucks Up To the Saudis. Jon Moxley defeated Chris Jericho to win the AEW World Championship. In other prominent matches, Kenny Omega and Adam Page defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship, Nyla Rose defeated Kris Statlander to ret...

KOP examines the changing WWE WrestleMania 36 Card…Why are they winging it with weak matchups! We look at the changes and why it makes little difference. Post author By KingOfPodcasts Post date February 27, 2020 KOP examines the changing WWE WrestleMania 36 Card…Why are they winging it with weak matchups! We look at the changes and why it makes little difference. We look at the WrestleMania 36 car...

NXT TakeOver: Portland offered the best that NXT can give their fans. But, NXT does not deliver the future WWE and WrestleMania needs. KOP explains why. KOP offers his take on the state of NXT and why the developmental side of the promotion has been downgraded and dismissed. Plus, we look at how AEW Revolution and WWE Super Showdown are shaping up. We also analyze if Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Riple...

A weak WrestleMania Season is underway. WWE submits to Saudi Arabian Princes with a sloppily booked WWE Super Showdown 2020. WWE Super ShowDown 2020 takes place on Thursday, February 27 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Plus, the WWE Hall of Fame will Honor Bella Twins and Jushin “Thunder” Liger? WWE PPVs… Going Back To PPV? Teddy Hart is doing time again. John Cena c...

WWE is at a “Kross” Roads with Wellness Suspensions, Killer Signees and Corporate Strife in Stamford. KOP analyzes the aftermath. Plus, Smackdown and RAW suffers with soft post Rumble ratings. KOP discusses the storylines that might be going as planned. He also looks into the wellness suspensions and injuries, plus the reason for the corporate shakeup in Stamford. Support the Wrestling is Real Pod...

WWE WrestleMania Season is rolling after the Royal Rumble. Where are the Ratings? Why are the fringe fans not engaging. KOP knows. The RAW after Royal Rumble got a slight rise in ratings on Monday. But it is apparent that folks outside of the wrestling bubble are not excited by the early card indications. KOP explains why that must be the case. Plus, suspensions, replacements, schedule changes and...

Edge emerges after decade long retirement. Charlotte Flair rumbles into possible rematch with Becky Lynch. Drew McIntyre is made into a main eventer. Royal Rumble 2020 starts WrestleMania season into a great spot. Can WWE make their TV product fertilize the planted seeds from the Rumble so they can harvest some great main event stories? Plus, KOP comments on NWA Hard Times and NXT Worlds Collide....

Royal Rumble 2020 will bring us a newly crowned contender for Brock Lesnar’s WWE Championship. KOP analyzes who WWE will stand behind. KOP runs down the 2020 Royal Rumble card this weekend. We examine how the pecking order of WWE top talent will stand out in the rumble match. Plus, NWA Hard Times is set to crown a new World Television Champion. Also, more news about Wrestlemania weekend. Support t...

AEW Accelerates in its second year with a extended and expanded commitment by TNT and WarnerMedia to go head to head with WWE going forward. Variety reported… All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is expanding its footprint on TNT. The upstart pro wrestling promotion has signed a new multi-year deal with TNT that will keep it on the air through 2023. In addition, AEW will launch a new weekly show to go alongs...

Tessa Blanchard wins the Impact World Title. KOP discusses Hard To Kill and the pre-ppv outcry by wrestlers and fans alike looking to cancel Tessa. Brian Cage closes out his run at Impact and moves on to AEW. Also, Marty Scurll re-signs with ROH and takes over the booking. How will this help ROH and will this foster renewed relationships with AEW and NWA? Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by:...

Brock Lesnar rules his Wrestle Kingdom going first in the Royal Rumble match. Plus, we recap WK14 and preview Hard to Kill. KOP analyzes the bold move to put Brock Lesnar in the Royal Rumble first. What does this move mean for the WWE Wrestlemania season. KOP recaps Wrestle Kingdom 14. We talk about how the workrate encompasses everything NXT wants to be each week. Tessa Blanchard and Sami Callaha...

KOP discusses the Lana and Bobby Lashley wedding. WWE fans enamored over NXT victories need to switch their focus back to the main roster. Yours truly penned the following on Twitter after the Lana/Lashley wedding segment Tonight #WWE jumped the shark. Creative just landed an all time rock bottom main event moment. But hey #NXT is winning the war on Wednesday nights over #AEW, right ?!!! This is w...

How do the Wednesday Night Wars mask the WWE’s bigger main event roster problem? Because WWE is playing to the lowest common denominator of the fans. Wednesday Night Wars KOP also looks back at the start of the major shuffle of the weekly TV schedule. Plus, we talk about how the Wednesday night wars has played so well to distract the fans as more than a strategic move to stifle AEW’s momentum. Sup...

WWE is dealing with an internal war by management creating a damaging state of superstar attrition. KOP explains the ongoing struggle. WWE Superstar Attrition Plus, we see the damage being done to the fans who are in a constant state of denial. Social media for wrestling fans has become a constant stomping ground. Attrition is defined as the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or...

KOP reviews WWE TLC 2019 and takes us through the troubles in the lack of creativity in the WWE product throughout the year. WWE TLC pales in comparison to NWA Into the Fire in the last major wrestling weekend of the year. KOP runs through the TLC Card and explains how WWE has no real momentum going into WrestleMania season. Plus, KOP continues how 2019 Year in Review. We look at the downward spir...

The Villain Marty Scurll pays a last minute visit at NWA Into the Fire; PCO is Crowned World Champion at ROH Final Battle. Plus, Aron Stevens finds vindication and redemption as the new NWA National Champion. KOP reviews a tremendous Into the Fire event. Jay Lethal wins tag team gold with Jonathan Gresham over the Briscoes at Ring of Honor Wrestling’s Final Battle. KOP looks at the major changes t...

WWE TLC Trails Behind the Buzz of NWA’s Into the Fire thanks to a lack of important matchups. KOP analyzes what WWE and AEW could learn from the NWA. Sure there were WWE Hall of Fame announcements of the NWO and Batista. Sure, WWE issued a number of releases. Sure, there is the constant bickering of AEW and WWE fans in the Twitter playground. But, this weekend is a very telling trio of supercards...

WWE Wimpers into TLC without much of a build. NWA is Fired Up with its Into The Fire PPV. ROH is in Ruin and looks to reverse course at Final Battle WWE and AEW fans fight over Wednesday Night ratings. While that goes on, KOP looks toward a huge three-day wrestling weekend next week. Plus, KOP looks into the NXT deflection that WWE fans use to support their brand. KOP discusses some of the stories...