Wrestling Is Real Wrestling Podcast

Erosion of Ratings and Attendance Troubling Trend of #WWEOffSeason as KOP chronicles this ongoing crisis that the IWC is up at arms about. But first, KOP rants about how comedian Kevin Hart stepped down from hosting the Oscars for posting anti-gay Twitter messages years ago that has come back to haunt him thanks to the outcry of, triggered, easily victimized, and entitled filled with contrived out...

WWE Weekly TV Is In Trouble and They're Asking Fans For Help? KOP surveys the negative sentiment of the weekly TV product throughout the IWC. This at the time when WWE sends out a survey to gather feedback on their product. KOP looks at the big picture and repeats his argument on how the major independents need to take advantage of this weak offseason period for the good of WWE and for Wrestling i...

WWE Main Event Marquee is Broken as injuries and unexplained heel turns contribute to the annual poor finish to the end of the WWE offseason, KOP explains how it needs to come across with more reality and less like a carnival show.  Plus, KOP continues on how the major independents have worked hard this year to curb away from being anything like what WWE has become.  Support the Wrestling is Real...

WWE Survivor Series Shocks and Awe suffices for this Big 4 PPV that meant very little overall, while  NXT Takeover consistently triumphs the weekly RAW and Smackdown offerings.  No title changes, and aside from a couple of interesting "dream" feuds, KOP starts in how NXT is delivering what today's wrestling fan really wants and what WWE is forgetting about their Attitude Eras success.  Support the...

Survivor Series Stumbles While Struggling Through WWE OffSeason, thanks to major stars on the shelf, botches and bad promos leading into Staples Center this Sunday. We delve into how Becky Lynch got botched out of the main event match next to Nia Jax,  shelving the hottest star in the company as she is grabbing momentum.  Also, we try to figure out the reason why Daniel Bryan won the WWE Champions...

Brawn Strowman Is the New Big Show, while Brock Lesnar comes back and becomes an unbeatable Universal champion once again.  As Survivor Series satisfies to distract the casual fans, KOP explains how WWE plans to sludge through the end of the offseason into 2019.  Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/amazon Send a PayPal...

#WWECrownJewel A Crowning Disappointment in what was just another glorified house show for the Saudi royalty sitting in couches at ringside.  KOP dissects the matches that felt either RAW or Nitro-worthy or ended ridiculously. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/amazon Send a PayPal donation by going to https://www.pay...

#WWE #CrownJewel is set To Commence in Saudi Arabia Sans Controversy this Friday. KOP looks at what impact the show will have on future storylines and what can be done with Survivor Series in three weeks. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/amazon Send a PayPal donation by going to https://www.paypal.me/kingofpodcasts...

#WWEEvolution Escalates a Firmly Established WWE Women Division with a PPV that came in with a light in-ring card but delivered overall. One title change happened as Shayna Bazler wins back the NXT Women's title,  Toni Storm wins the Mae Young Classic. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/amazon Send a PayPal donation b...

Roman Reigns Relinquishes the WWE Universal Title As Result of Leukemia Regression that he had been diagnosed with prior over a decade ago that has again resurfaced. KOP discusses the unfortunate news and reflects back on his career to date and what a future return to WWE could look like.  Plus, WWE Evolution is this weekend, and KOP previews and predicts. We also recap the NWA 70th Anniversary sh...

KOP lays out the reason Why WWE Will Choose Capitalism Over Criticism Going to #CrownJewel and why there is nothing wrong with that. KOP points out some hypocrisy that has not been widely reported that explains why WWE will not make any knee-jerk reaction regardless of the public pressure.  Plus, Ronda Rousey pipebombs the Bella Twins, Batista and Randy Orton jab at each other during the Evolution...

Impact Wrestling Basks in Brilliantly Booked Bound For Glory with a very stiff world title match that crowns a new champion in Johnny Impact.  Plus, Bound For Glory takes us into the undead realm and the concrete jungle and starts off with a stunning spotfest of a curtain jerker. We also look into the tumultuous status of WWE Crown Jewel.  Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amaz...

WWE Crown Jewel Cash Grab and Part-Timer Purge At the Saudi Prince's Request as  Big Show, Rey Mysterio, and an unretired Shawn Michaels and a reunited DX come back to TV. KOP rants about the lasting effects of the cash grab and apology to women PPV in Evolution is doing to the company. He also discusses how this only helps the further growth of the major independents.  Plus, KOP confronts opposin...

Brie Bella Blowback Escalates with CyberBullying Charge on Smart Fans as Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella respond to last week' unfortunate concussion injury sustained by Liv Morgan.  Plus, we look forward to Super Showdown and look back at ROH Death Before Dishonor. Plus, price tiering might be coming to the WWE Network.  Check out the WWE Shop through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/ww...

Brie Bella in her In-Ring Return has made some significant botches on her own, but she causes a botch heard all over the wrestling world that turns dangerous. KOP lays out the argument, the reaction from fans and fellow wrestlers, and how there is equal blame on her as well as WWE. Plus, ROH Death Before Dishonor is this weekend and more about the continued ridicule of WWE's live in-ring product....

KOP helps WWE Fans deal with their WWE Off-season frustrations by explaining why WWE Globalization is The Cause For WWE Fans Off-Season Woes. KOP explains how WWE's plan for world domination as mentioned during WWE's Business Summit to their shareholders and the success that WWE has achieved.  Plus, we point out who is being properly pushed in WWE, and we explain why everything is happening leadin...

Universal Title Storyline starts with #HellinACell then goes to Hell Out Of a Cell as Brock Lesnar returns to make the main event a no-contest. KOP runs through a slightly-better than RAW PPV.  Becky Lynch wins the Smackdown Live Womens title, but aside from some good matches nothing really happened.  Subscribe to the WWE Network through our special link, http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/wwe Check ou...

WWE Cashes with Veterans & Divas for Cash Grab all the while neglecting this weekend's #HellInaCell.  KOP explains the situation and how he explained it on Twitter by saying: Wrestling fans are being made to suffer with flat episodes of #RAW all because of a couple of cash grabs. #SSD in Australia Another Saudi Arabia house show in November and a mea culpa for Saudi show to the Women's Division wi...

WWE #Evolution is Eroding the Women's Evolution as KOP talks about the infusion led this week by the return of the Bella Twins to action.  Plus, what we learned from #AllIn, and what the major independents need to take from the successful supershow.  Plus, KOP welcomes MLW star "The Freak" Rhett Giddins, about his work in the cannabis industry, while juggling a non-stop schedule on the road.  We l...

#AllIn Delivers a Stellar Supershow That Solidifies the Major Indie Movement, capped off with Cody going full circle with his father by winning the NWA Championship. KOP runs through the highlights that included a surprise appearance by Chris Jericho, some pure fun and some dream matches that the crowd couldn't get enough of. Subscribe to the WWE Network through our special link, http://www.kingof...

WWE Offseason starts the post-Summerslam period with a Pathetic Part Time Superstar Push. KOP explains how full-time Superstars below the main event are being neutered and brought down into a utopia of badly scripted corporate wrestling while bringing back the past to overcome their self-imposed mediocrity. All of this to bolster a glorified house show in Super-star Showdown, and smearing the prog...

The Shield and Braun Strowman are now being used as a cover to conceal any Roman Reigns heat. KOP explains how it is a huge mistake to use the Shield and Strowman as pawns to avoid from having Reigns deliver a career-defining performance where he could have earned the title and the fans respect at Summerslam. Plus, news on #AllIn, WWE Super Show-down, Impact tapings go global and MLW to present Wa...

#Summerslam Delivers Feud Starters, Squashes and Title Switches such as those by Ronda Rousey, Charlotte, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns who take home gold. We also get some feuds officially started in AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan vs. the Miz which end with plunder and a reason to continue. KOP runs through what we got out of Summerslam as well as review and recap NXT Takeover: Brookly...

#Summerslam Offers Strong Feuds and a Universal Title Dilemma as KOP previews the card for this Sunday as well as NXT Takeover Brooklyn 4. Plus, news updates on 2 major independent sell-out events, AllIn and the ROH NJPW G1 SuperCard. Also, RIP Jim the Anvil Neidhart, Renne Young on RAW commentary and Randy Orton’s past catches up to him. Subscribe to the WWE Network through our special link, www....

KOP rants about WWE #SummerSlam and their Universal Lazy Storytelling of Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, and what easy ways they could have made the storyline and other storylines better overall.  Plus, #AllIn match news, chatter about NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4, the resurrection of the Impact knockouts division and more.  Subscribe to the WWE Network through our special link, www.kingofpodcasts.com/...