Wrestling Is Real Wrestling Podcast

WWE Summerslam 2019 is set to deliver six hours of subpar booking. KOP previews and makes predictions on the card that features 5 title matches. Trish Stratus wrestles her final match. Kevin Owens might be forced to quit WWE. Goldberg gets a do-over with Dolph Ziggler. These are the questions to be answered at Summerslam. Here is the current card: WWE Universal Championship Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Se...

WWE Summerslam Summons Veteran Superstars to Sell out Toronto and steer the tv product back on track in time for AEW TV and Smackdown (maybe NXT) on Fox. KOP looks into some of the positive constructive changes that WWE has made. They look prepared for their new competition (AEW) and change SD to FOX) in October. Bleacher Report says this about the upcoming Summerslam Card: Although WWE SummerSlam...

WWE and AEW Fight for the Front Page of Wrestling News with big match announcements. Wednesdays will now become a must-see night for wrestling fans. AEW announces the premiere of "Wednesday Night Dynamite on TNT starting October 2nd. WWE announces Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte Flair for SummerSlam. AEW announces an Escalera De La Muerta Match between the Lucha Bros and the Young Bucks for AllOut. WW...

WWE TV ratings for Raw and Smackdown reveal their rating slide has stopped. What do Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff need to do now to turn it around? KOP takes the temperature of the podcasters, journalists and the IWC. He revisits a past idea and puts a spin on it. He also looks at the major independents to see if there are doing any better. Plus Brawn Strowman signs for big money. Plus, the start...

Brock Lesnar Banks At Extreme Rules and becomes Universal Champion. Perfect for Paul Heyman to start his run at Monday Night Raw. Now that Extreme Rules is in the books, KOP looks at what came from it. We have repeat champions in Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles and New Day. What do these title changes mean for the new regimes taking over the TV product? KOP also recaps AEWs Fight for the Fallen and Evolve...

WWE faces ongoing Creative Challenges En Route to Extreme Rules this weekend. Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff are waiting in the wings. Waiting to make their constructive creative changes to Raw and SmackDown Live. They have approximately three months to get their respective projects in line. Podcasters, wrestling journalists and the entire internet wrestling community are impatient for change. Ever...

Slammiversary XVII showcases Tessa Blanchard vs. Sami Callahan in a Barn-burner in the main event match. KOP recaps the PPV. Results went like this: Willie Mack defeated Jake Crist, T.J. Perkins and Trey Miguel The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) (c) defeated The Latin American Xchange (Ortiz and Santana) (with Konnan) and The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) (with Trey Miguel) for...

WWE Creative Changes Make the IWC Divide… and Cancel?! KOP looks at the effect the new WWE Executive Directors have made so far. The IWC is split over the new creative changes made so far by the incoming WWE Executive Directors Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff. The IWC is also at odds over AEW following their Fyter Fest event. KOP looks to explain the situation and extinguish the heat from the most v...

AEW Fyter Fest is acceptable as a nice refreshing getaway that harkens to Bash at the Beach. ROH Rebuilds with Best In The World. AEW Fyter Fest accelerates a top feud with Moxley and Omega. They also shoot a vicious angle with Cody Rhodes and Shawn Spears. They also deliver a great debut for Darby Allin. The librarian Leva Bates still falls short in gimmick. Alex Marvez away from the announce tab...

KOP outlines the WWE Creative Crisis of 2019: What's the Real Problem that WWE is choosing not to resolve. Can they fix this by October? Before recording the show I dictated the following notes: WWE is very bad right now, but we remember what WCW was like at the end of its run. WWE had a plan when they were going to lose the star power that carried them to WrestleMania. In December, the McMahons p...

WWE Stomping Grounds Shows Summerslam Season Is Starting Cold. Ricochet winning the US title served as the only standout moment of the night. Wikipedia documents the night this way: In the main event, Seth Rollins defeat Baron Corbin to retain the Universal Championship with Lacey Evans as the special guest referee. Other prominent matches saw Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler by escaping the c...

WWE Stomping Grounds is this Sunday. KOP explains how WWE is soft-shoeing into SummerSlam season. WWE is going down a hole of hollow and uncreative content. KOP looks at the lay of WWE Creative. He offers a fresh perspective on what this feels like to long-time wrestling fans. Corporate influence is very destructive in any creative process. WWE has lost control of the creative edge that brought th...

While WWE Wallows in Weak Feuds, KOP has a Legendary Solution. A solution to lift the company out of the ratings gutter. It's pretty simple too! KOP was on Twitter. He read a Forbes article by Blake Oestricher and he responded with this: I wouldn't have a problem with Shane if he was more of a manager to build McIntyre or Elias. I've been saying some of the legends should come back as managers and...

WWE Has Lost "Its Primary Function" to Entertain Wrestling Fans. The quoted phrase coming from Lars Sullivan's first words on WWE TV. Meanwhile, WWE might deliver a women's match in Saudi Arabia for Super Showdown. WWE might try resurrect attitude to appease the USA Network. KOP updates the latest on Super Showdown. He also follows up on the major independent's mission to take advantage of WWE wea...

NXT Takeover XXV was great For wrestling fans, But, KOP explains how NXT is not serving well for WWE Development to the main roster. KOP briefly recaps NXT Takeover XXV. Although, it was a great show, what is it doing for WWE main roster development. KOP also discusses all of the recent comments by Jon Moxley. Podcasters rant on AEW Double or Nothing. Has any of it swayed KOP's opinion? Buy Amazon...

WWE Corporate Response to AEW Adulation is Stone Cold Stubborn. Only an insignificant name drop uttered in passing. KOP weighs WWE's silent treatment. WWE rendered AEW Double or Nothing as unimportant. Is WWE Corporate missing the writing on the wall? KOP believes AEW Double or Nothing should have spurned an intervention at WWE Corporate. Capitulating to the Saudis with rushed feuds is not helping...

AEW Double or Nothing Delivers an Awesome PPV loaded with surprises. They sent WWE a clear message. Competition has come to their doorstep. KOP showers this PPV with praise. WWE has stumbled at an inopportune time. KOP weighs the impact that this show has created, and the ripple effect it has opened up. Yes, the All Elite Execs all went over, this show shined without only title match on the card....

AEW Double or Nothing or WWE Creative Next to Nothing? KOP explains both sides of that question. How will both companies answer the call? Competition is finally here and it couldn't come at a better time. KOP talks about the importance of AEW to show that AllIn was not a fluke. KOP previews and predicts the matches for AEW Double or Nothing. He also proclaims how WWE cannot get a creative pass any...

Bayley hugs the Money in the Bank Briefcase in victory, Then she cashes in to hug her new Smackdown Women's title. KOP examines what wasn't newsworthy. Brock Lesnar makes a surprise return to salvage the men's ladder match. He adds the only interesting angle coming out of the show. Plus, Becky Lynch drops one title belt. Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston retain their respective titles. To emphasize t...

AEW TV Becomes Reality. TNT welcomes back wrestling for the first time since WWE bought their last competitor. KOP talks about why wrestling needed this. KOP follows up on the WWE creative chaos. He discusses why abandoned storylines and character development have caused the problem and how this applies unneeded pressure on WWE. Also, Bray Wyatt's new look, Lars Sullivan's apology and fine and yes...

WWE Creative Needs a Culture of Change. KOP examines the latest creative slide affecting the TV product and looks back on the same old story. WWE is consumed various superstar requests for release, social, cultural conformity and corporate cowardice. Will "Money in the Bank" turnaround the fans' fickleness towards the product. KOP lays out the major independent momentum. From AEW Double or Nothing...

WWE Ratings, Revenue, and house show returns rollback. Superstars suffer from no storylines to build their star power. KOP analyzes. Dean Ambrose gets moxie back as Jon Moxley. Major independents are making waves on WWE's vulnerability? Saudi princes summon Goldberg, Undertaker and Brock Lesnar with big bucks. Impact Wrestling launches Impact Plus. Follow KOP on Twitter @kingofpodcasts or on Faceb...

Impact Wrestling Rebellion delivered several tremendous title changes for LAX and Brian Cage as well as an unbreakable debut by Michael Elgin. Impact Wrestling Rebellion delivered several tremendous title changes as LAX won back the Tag Team titles, Brian Cage wins the Impact World title but then is met by an unbreakable debut by Michael Elgin. KOP explains how Impact Wrestling is setting the blue...

Bray Wyatt is a Bright Spot In WWE Offseason Mediocrity. KOP unpacks the reboot of the eater of worlds and why the gimmick is destined to work. Plus, KOP rants about the many habits that keep happening as part of the WWE offseason. Why does WWE refuse to address the issue? WWE looks ready to move the Smackdown live brand to Fox with improvements. RAW is now vulnerable thanks to the SuperStar Shuff...

#WWE Superstars were simply shuffled. Time to squash the idea that there was any real on-air shakeup. The Real #SuperstarShakeup is happening off-camera. KOP explains what you're not being told. KOP evaluates if WWE is ready for the upcoming Fox debut. We analyze how the WWE Offseason will start to play out. Is 2019 The End Of WWE’s Part-Timer Era? Plus, what will help ease the pressure on WWE on...