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The career of John Cena has come to an end, and what a career it has been. We have followed John Cena's ENTIRE career and we know that after what happen on Saturday.....Cena deserves better! John Cena lost to GUNTHER but it wasn't the fact that he lost it was HOW he lost. The fans were very pissed off and had every right to be for the amount of money they spend for that show and everything leading up to this match with Cena's retirement tour. We give you our thoughts on his final match and what fans...

A lot to get into this week. John Cena's final match is Saturday and GUNTHER has won the tournament but should he beat Cena? We look at how we got to this point and why this whole John Cena retirement tour has it's ups and downs and what mistakes they need to fix going into next year with AJ Styles. NTX Deadline saw Oba Femi win back the NXT championship and the return of Tony D'Angelo. What does this mean going forward with Ricky Saints? AEW has a new TV deal with AMC which is great for TNA but...

This week we got to talk about this Westside Gunn situation with WWE because they are being petty and WWE makes it hard to be a wrestling fan. Me and Prime break this down and what this could mean going forward with WWE. John Cena becomes and grand slam champion but does that change the outcome of the tournament? Zack Ryder makes his "return" in this tournament but is it permeated? AEW had it's Blood and Guts show and had the FIRST EVER women's Blood & Guts match and we think they did better then the men or was it...

This episode is a catch up episode of us talking about Jade Cargill's heel turn, NXT Halloween Havoc, Saturday Night Main Event where Jade Cargill won the women's championship and CM Punk became the new world champion. Also AEW had Wrestle Dream where Sting made his return. Come join us for the "catch up" with No Gimmicks Needed!

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WWE had Crown Jewel this pass weekend and it was better than Wrestlepalooza! John Cena and AJ Styles had a classic as Cena gave tribute to all of his opponents over the years! AJ Styles is on his way out as well and did the same which made this match a match of the year candidate. Seth Rollins finally beats Cody but did it come at a cost because the Vision have turned their back on Rollins and where does that leave Rollins, The Vision and War Games? TNA had their biggest show of the year and we enjoyed...

DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED BEFORE CROWN JEWEL AND BOUND FOR GLORY

Got a HUGE wrestling weekend coming up with WWE Crown Jewel and TNA Bound for Glory. We give our predictions and why Crown Jewel needs to do good. We had to bring back the Mid-Week Wrestling War with NXT and AEW going head to head on Tuesday night. NXT and TNA had their Showdown show which was pretty good but their are still some problems with how this invasion is going. AEW was building to WrestleDream and "Title Tuesday" had very little...

Last week on Smackdown we had a women's triple threat match for the women's championship and they BOTCHED the main event. Jade was busted open and the ref stopped her count. We try to figure out what happen and who (if anyone) is too blame. NXT had their No Mercy PLE and it was a set up for a TNA vs NXT showdown event happening on a Tuesday? We need to talk about this TNA invasion and why we feel that they missed the mark on somethings and this should REALLY be a PLE event! AJ Styles is hanging...

DISCLAIMER: This is a late post episode from Wrestlepalooza and All Out weekend!

THE ESPN ERA HAS BEGUN! WWE had their Wrestlepalooza PLE for the first time on the ESPN app and it was a very mid show and somethings I feel could have been better. I give you my review and also tell you something about the ESPN app that you may not know. AEW had there All Out show which had surprises, debuts and good action but some of it did fall flat. I give you my review of All Out and how I feel...

So WWE is going international with WrestleMania and no it's not the UK. We got the news that WrestleMania 43 will be going to Saudi Arabia. We talk about what this means for WWE and for the fans here in the states during the time WWE is going to be away. Also a lot of fans are saying that Vince McMahon would never have done this but NEWS FLASH Vince is the reason we are in this mess. With WrestleMania going to Saudi Arabia this could be a blessing for Tony Khan right? Andrade was fired by WWE......AGAIN! We...

Short and sweet this week as we talk about the return of AJ Lee and the crazy reaction that she got! Also her first promo back on Raw and the mixed tag match that will happen at Wrestlepalooza. Could Jey Uso be on the path of a heel turn? We don't think so and explain why. AJ Styles gives up and "work/shoot" promo and does Triple H really not know how to book AJ Styles? Tony Khan had to call a audible and move the time of AEW All Out and it was a good business move. All...

This week we give our review of Clash in Paris and how Becky Lynch has screw everyone over. Also we cover the Raja Jackson incident that happen with Syko Stu and it is disgusting. What should happen to Raja and why he is WRONG no matter how you look at it. ESPN is mad a Stephanie McMahon for thinking like a normal human begin and my trip to AEW at the 2300 Arena! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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Naomi had a announcement about her "injury" but it turns out that she is PREGNANT! We are happy for Naomi but the timing is bad because Naomi is on the best run of her career and we don't know what will happen in wrestling in 9 months. We talk about what can happen and why this overall can be a good thing for her career. TNA could be the latest crash test dummy for WWE with a possible TV deal that can put TNA right up against AEW. We talk...

This is a late show but we got BREAKING NEWS that ESPN and WWE are doing a massive deal which is making us not want to watch wrestling anymore. TKO is money hungry and we don't think this deal will work for us in the long haul. We give our thoughts on the return of Brock Lesnar and the Summerslam fallout and what is next for WWE. The new Netflix documentary WWE Unreal is out and we give our review. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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So we have to talk about Hulk Hogan because he passed away and he was a icon even outside of wrestling. However, it is complicated for some to look at the legend that is Hulk Hogan and not see the problematic man known as Terry Bollea. I give my thoughts on Hogan and what he meant to the wrestling business and what he meant to me as a black person. Also we give our Summerslam predictions for the first ever TWO NIGHT Summerslam. So come join us in good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

TNA Slammiversary brings in TNA's biggest crowd in North America with over 7,000 people but the show saw Jacey Jane and Trick Williams walk away with TNA gold. I give my review of Slammiversary and why TNA has a BIG NXT problem. Goldberg is unhappy (what else is new) about how he was cut off from his retirement speech but is it WWE's fault? Seth Rollins was injured at Saturday Night's Main Event but was it a work all along? Cody will face John Cena in a street fight at Summerslam but could a double turn be coming? All this...

We had one LOADED wrestling weekend and we gonna break it all down for you. It's AEW All In season and once again All In Texas did not disappoint! Hangman Adam Page beat Jon Moxley in a brutal Texas death match and won the AEW championship but that was not all as we got the return of Darby Allin and Cope with Athena winning a title shot. We give our review of AEW All In Texas and how AEW didn't let the WWE noise get to them. Seth Rollins got injured on Saturday Night's Main Event and that is...

This weekend is LOADED with wrestling and we are here to give our predictions on everything! WWE is doing Evolution 2 on Sunday and it doesn't have the same feel it did back in 2018 and you have to ask yourself the question, do WWE care about their women's division? NXT has the Great American Bash but it feels underwhelming, Goldberg has his retirement match at Saturday Night Main Event but how well will this go for Goldberg? AEW All In Texas is Saturday and we give our thoughts and also why this has the potential to be the best wrestling...

John Cena turns the tables on CM Punk and drops his OWN version on Punk's pipebomb from 14 years ago. Was it the promo of the year or overrated? Randy Orton is going to the finals of the KOTR and so is Askua but who will they face? Night of Champions predictions and after what the POTUS did will this affect the show? Goldberg returns to get his retirement match with GUNTHER and Liv Morgan is out of action. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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Loaded show for you, we give you our Money in the bank 2025 review and the "return" of R-Truth also we give our Raw review which happen to the be one of the better Raw's in awhile and the John Cena CM Punk face off, King and Queen of the ring qualifying matches, the return of Ron Killings and a NEW world heavyweight champion! Before MITB WWE had there world's collide show and it was AWESOME and a certain someone stole the show and it's not who you think. Mariah May is now in NXT and Mike Santana took on...

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I miss one week and the wrestling world has exploded! R-Truth announced that WWE will not be renewing his contract and fans are PISSED! Having R-Truth leave WWE is not something we want to see and R-Truth deserves better than this! Also there are talks about the Miz and Carlito also leaving. WrestleMania 42 will no longer be in NOLA now reports are saying they could possibly go back to Vegas next year. We talk about how WWE wants to make money now but this may not be a good move in the long run. Money...

Backlash was in the hometown of Randy Orton and he and Cena went out and had a good main event but is it really the last time they will do it? We give out Backlash review and what we think is coming later. We didn't get to talk about it last week but WWE made it's "annual" after WrestleMania cuts and we lost some big names and some we knew was coming. We break it down and why some of these cuts to use make NO SENSE! JeVon Evans and Ricochet get into on X and we gives our...

WrestleMania 41 weekend is over and we FINALLY get to talk about it. The build for Mania 41 was not that great and the two night card wasn't the best either besides the triple threat matches on both nights. Raw after Mania was a great show with a Becky heel turn, Breakker joining Heyman and the return of Rusev! Smackdown saw the return of Aleister Black, Zelina Vega winning gold and a TLC match that SHOULD HAVE been on the WrestleMania card! We give our thoughts of the WrestleMania post shows. WWE Hall of Fame saw Triple H take up most...

SWERVE VS BOOKER T is getting out of hand. Swerve Strickland went on Vlad TV (red flag number one) and talked about how black wrestlers were treated in WWE and Booker T said that there is no miss treatment now of blacks but Swerve doesn't agree and the back and forth began and at the end of Dynasty Swerve told Philly "F*** Booker T" (I was there lol). We get into this debate and why they are both right and wrong. Dark Side of the Ring gets deep with the story of Ludvig Borga, we look into how he...

IT'S WRESTLEMANIA WEEK, and we got a lot of things to cover! We give our predictions for WrestleMania 41 and what match could be added to the card. The Hall of Fame inductors have been announced and Sting is not on the list to induct his best friend and that is a shame. Kamala is going into the Hall of Fame but under it's legacy wing and we feel he deserved to be part of the "main" class. NXT Stand and Deliver is Saturday and we give our predictions for that and why some things don't make sense to us...

DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST IS FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 2025

FINALLY the build for WrestleMania is coming through as John Cena and Cody Rhodes duel in a promo battle where Cena almost kills Cody BUT Cody held his own. GUNTHER sends a message to Jey Uso by destroying his brother and this is what this feud needed. Kevin Owens is injured and needs neck surgery, which means Randy Orton is out of a match but maybe not. I attend my first AEW show and it was AEW Dynasty. Tony Khan has a REAL problem with...

DISCLAIMER: THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED THE DAY OF RAW FROM MARCH 31, 2025

What is with the build to WrestleMania? John Cena and Cody have not got to second gear yet, Rhea, Bianca and Iyo are looking stupid and Jey Uso vs GUTHER is not even gonna main event mania night 1! Why is the heat for this mania so low and what can they do to fix it. CM Punk gets his WrestleMania main event but we still don't know what the favor is. Naomi cuts has a great heel segment and Priest and McIntyre heat up. The Hall...

This week we talk about John Cena's first heel promo and why we were disappointed and happy at the same time. Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth Rollins have their segment on Smackdown and it was lukewarm at best, what they need to do and why this WrestleMania build is not as hot as last year. Naomi returns to attack Jade Cargill but it didn't get the heat it needed. Jon Moxley and Cope have their redo match at Dynamite and Moxley takes a gruesome spot that was not needed and it didn't do AEW no favors. We talk...

LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this past Sunday and it was a great show UNTIL the main event! We talk about how AEW dropped the ball and why no one remembers the crossover...

LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this past Sunday and it was a great show UNTIL the main event! We talk about how AEW dropped the ball and why no one remembers the crossover...

A LOADED SHOW this week as we go over what happen on Raw, Smackdown and NXT this past week. CM Punk cuts a fire promo on Raw and had one of the best pull apart brawls in wrestling with Seth Rollins. Iyo Sky SHOCKED THE WORLD by winning the Women's World Championship from Rhea Ripley. Where does Rhea go from here? Also Rhea had a emotional promo after Raw that sets up this story nicely. Cody responds to The Rock and Cena after the beat down and we are all set for WrestleMania. Bianca Belair and Naomi have one...

DISCLAIMER: This show should have been posted a week ago but we had issues that we could get content up in time. This show has a cold open and ending because we were not able to get our old recording back. We are sorry about this but enjoy the show and we will come back strong next week!

We give our Elimination Chamber predictions and RIGHT AFTER our review of the Elimination Chamber where Jade Cargill returned, Randy Orton return and John Cena turned heel. NXT saw the return of the Hardys and what...

This week we saw Ricky Starks debut on NXT Scott Hall style and made a big hit. NXT also had Vengeance Day and Jordynn Grace makes her sights known. Michelle Mccool is going into the Hall of Fame and it was the right move but I think someone should join her. WWE Released over 10 superstars last week before WrestleMania and believe it or not I can see why. We talk about where they made end up and why the releases may not be done yet. AEW Grand Slam in Australia was good and headline by Timeless Toni Storm and...

ROYAL RUMBLE FALLOUT, we cover the Royal Rumble from this past Saturday were Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair win both the women's and men's rumble matches but for some reason people start hating on Jey Uso! We discuss the hate that Jey is getting and why they need to stop. Triple H will headline the 2025 Hall of Fame but who else will join him? Drew McIntyre was pissed backstage at the rumble but why? JD McDonagh got injured on Raw last week and finished the match! We give our thoughts and tell you why the match should have been...

Short but sweet this week as we are getting ready for the Royal Rumble! We give our predictions for the show and who will show up in both Rumbles! We give our review of Saturday Night's Main Event and how Jacob Fatu went off and Shawn Michaels did something we didn't agree with. The Hurt Syndicate bring home the tag team titles from Private Party and more! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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This week is a TNA week because WWE and TNA have signed a multi-year deal which means great things in 2025 and years to come. However, that can also lead to some talent advantages in the future. Also TNA had their Genesis PPV where Joe Hendry became the new TNA world champion and the fans chanted "She a Racist" at Tessa Blanchard. I give my review of the show and what TNA could do in the future for PPV crossovers with NXT. We give our thoughts on why Hogan was booed on that first Raw on Netflix and why it...

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DISCLAMIER: MATCH OF THE YEAR WILL BE ON EPISODE 305

2024 has come to a close but we had a lot of good things that happen in wrestling! So we are doing our end of the end awards which includes wrestler of the year (man & women), breakout superstar of the year, most improved super, tag team of the year, PLE of the year etc. Also we give a overview of the good in 2024. As with everything good we have the bad of 2024 and we give a overview of what REALLY was bad...

THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2 PART PODCAST

AEW had it's World's End PPV this past Saturday and Kenny Omega and Adam Copeland returned to the company. Will this help boost AEW in the right direction in 2025 or is this just smoke and mirrors for Tony Khan. January 6th Raw moves to Netflix in a new era of the show. We talk about what we think will happen and who will show up. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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WWE IS HOT RIGHT NOW! Last Monday the New Day celebrated their 10 year anniversary and the writing on the wall was for Xavier Woods to turn on Kofi but they shocked us and Kofi and Woods teamed up and kicked Big E out of the New Day! We give our thoughts on what happen and what's possible to come. DIY also turned heel on Smackdown and that was good as well. NXT Deadline was Saturday and we give our thoughts on what happen and why this show may have been better than Survivor Series. We give our predictions for...

On our last podcast before Thanksgiving we take a look at WWE Survivor Series Wargames coming up and give our "unofficial" predictions for the show. There is a new mid-card championship for women and it's the United States championship, who will hold the title first? Jade Cargill was taken out of the women's wargames match but by who? Was it Bianca or someone else? We give our thoughts and some that may shock you. AEW had it's Full Gear show this weekend and it was good but ended in chaos! We give our thoughts on the show. All this...

This past week we had the return of the Wednesday night war between NXT and AEW. NXT was live from the 2300 arena and had ECW legends come join the party. AEW saw the return of Will Hobbs and the FULL debut of the Hurt Syndicate. We give our review of NXT and Bobby Lashley's AEW debut. Triple H gave Goldberg what he wanted which is a retirement match in 2025. We give our thoughts on who Goldberg's last match should be against and it's not GUNTHER! WWE release three stars in Baron Corbin, Tegan Nox and Indi Hartwell and why...

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This week we talk about Samantha Irvin leaving WWE but not for the reason you think, Smackdown was FULLY LOADED this past week with Triple warning to Randy Orton, MCMG win the tag titles and the Usos are back! But was it too soon for the Usos? WWE Crown Jewel predictions and why we hate this Crown Jewel championship. WWE and Vince McMahon hit with another lawsuit and this one is going back to the ring boy scandal. TNA had it's Bound for Glory event but did they drop the ball on Joe Hendry...

Hell in a Cell fallout and how the show was a two match card, Triple H talks about Black representation on the main card but doesn't give the right answer. AEW and WB Discovery have a new multi-year deal for show to go to Max and discount PPV'S but does that still help the problems in AEW? NXT had a HOT debut on the CW for the pass 2 weeks and it looks like they are on the right path. R.I.P to Pete Rose who has made it into the WWE Hall of Fame but not Baseball, should...

THIS IS PART 2 OF OUR DOUBLE HITTER!!

This part is all about the Mr. McMahon documentary, we review all six parts in detail and give our thoughts. We talk about how a wrestling fan vs a casual fan may feel towards this documentary. We go over what we already knew going in but some things that we didn't know and share some things that you may not know. Come join us for this deep dive into this documentary with No Gimmicks Needed!

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We got news that Monday night Raw will be going back to 2 hours starting October 7th, However it is only until the end of the year and January 3, 2025 Smackdown will be THREE HOURS! Do we really need a three hour smackdown? WWE is cutting back on house shows, but is that a good thing in the long run? Saturday Night Main Event makes it's return on December 14th and we think that is the show where Cody could lose his championship! Cody and Roman Reigns delivered one of the...

AEW All Out was INSANE and maybe the most violent AEW show of all. However, did Hangman and Swerve go to far? Some in WWE have seen a screening of the new Vince McMahon documentary and the said it was a "Double Shovel Burial". Could this be a problem for WWE and Netflix moving forward but you can't whitewash what is going on with Vince McMahon. Hulk Hogan wants forgiveness like fans have given to Chris Benoit, but we just have one question? WHO HAS FORGIVEN CHRIS BENIOT?!? We talk about the stupid stuff Hogan talked about on Logan...

We lost another one, Sid Eudy aka Sycho Sid passed away and we talk about his career, the night he and Arn Anderson almost killed each other and his injury in WCW. The Vince McMahon documentary is a go but how truthful will it be? NXT No Mercy predictions and more! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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Time to catch up and today we are talking about Bobby Lashley officially leaving WWE and his comments on the difference between Triple H and Vince. Speaking of Vince Mark Henry gave his thoughts on the Vince McMahon situation and made himself look REALLY STUPID! AEW ALL IN 2024 was Sunday are we gave our predictions and our predictions for WWE Bash at Berlin! We had a lot of wrestling deaths in a short amount of time. Both Wild Samoans and Kevin Sullivan passed...

A lot of news to get into, John Cena is hanging up the boots in 2025 as he does his retirement tour. I talk about what I want to see Cena do in 2025 and what matches he NEEDS to have! Bobby Lashley and some others contract expires soon and are leaving WWE. I talk about what went wrong with Bobby Lashley and why the Hurt Business SHOULD have been giving another shot. Stephanie Vaquer is on her way to WWE and not NJPW, AEW or CMLL and fans for some reason are mad. Also AEW had there 250 episode of Dynamite...

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WWE has a big PLE weekend and we give our predictions for Money in the Bank and NXT Heatwave and what role will CM Punk play at the show. Dijak is leaving WWE and gives his reasoning why and what's next for him. We discuss how WWE drop the ball with Dijak and if Triple could have done more. AEW had a successful Forbidden Door PPV with a million dollar gate and 11,000 fans in attendance. Also had a good Dynamite this past Wednesday! Did AEW bounce back? Also this gives us hope for All...

This has got to be one of the greatest weeks in wrestling since the 90's! The Wyatt Sicks debut on Raw and took about the WHOLE staff in the back, Joe Hendry made his NXT debut as a crossover for TNA! Drew McIntrye DESTROYS CM Punk in his hometown and Jacob Fatu FINALLY debuts and joins the bloodline! We discuss all of this and where we think it's going. On the AEW side, they not doing so well and Dynamite had it's lowest ratings in history! What can AEW do to turn the tide around. All this and more...

IT'S TIME TO PLAY CATCH UP!

WWE Clash at the Castle was Saturday and I was a good show and we thought McIntrye would walk away with the big one but CM Punk screwed him over! When will these guys have there blow off match? Maybe Summerslam? NXT Battleground made history with a new champion for the women, TNA crossover and more! We give our recap of the show and what could be in the future for NXT vs TNA. Jeff Hardy is back in TNA and this maybe the best place for him at this time...

Shawn Michaels last week had Sexyy Red, TNA Knockout's Champion Jordynne Grace and the debut of All Ego Ethan Page on NXT! We talk about how surprised we where at how NXT handled Sexyy Red and if we will get TNA vs NXT. AEW Double or Nothing had quite the story with Adam Copeland taking a dumb move, Jack Perry being set on fire etc. We give our Double or Nothing thoughts and why some spots are just dumb in wrestling. Vince McMahon could see jail time as Janel Grant was asked to pause her case because the district...

AEW has the lowest Dynamite rating since it stated five years ago, what does AEW need to do to turn things around for the company? This Saturday is WWE King and Queen of the Ring, we give our predictions and why this is not as clear cut as you may think. Tiffany Stratton reposted something stupid on her IG about Jade Cargill, we talk about why Tiffany WON'T be fired for this but what NEEDS to happen to her. AEW Double or Nothing is this Sunday and it's the debut of Mercedes Mone, we give our predictions and what...

This is a light episode and it's just me and lady sketch, we go over two episodes that aired in the past 2 weeks. The Sandman and Sensational Sheri, we gives our thoughts and do more as the weeks go on. Also as we wait on Jacob Fatu's debut WWE could be worried he will outshine Solo Sikoa, but is this true? Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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Our boy Rikishi got put out a diss track on Hulk Hogan this pass week and we take a listen and why we encourage more of this lol. Ric Flair embarrasses himself at a pizza shop and the video is out in the open, we need Flair to have a seat and stay there. We FINALLY got a location for WrestleMania 41 and they are going to Las Vegas! We talk about how great that is and what the future of Mania will be like since this one is starting later. More WWE...

It's time to give you guys our fantasy picks and who won last season

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We are BACK and we have A LOT to talk about. We give our backlash predictions, AEW has had a up and down week, since showing the video from All In AEW Dynasty was a hit and Swerve Strickland became the first Black AEW World Champion, also Tony Khan gets taking out by the elite and goes to the NFL draft and calls WWE the "Harvey Weinstein" of pro wrestling!? What is going on with AEW and Tony Khan REALLY needs to turn this around. Jey Uso talks about his match with Jimmy at WrestleMania and you maybe surprised...

This week we go over the reason why Stone Cold did not show up for WrestleMania XL and would the moment been different if he did? Tony Khan got so in his feelings that he showed footage of CM Punk and Jack Perry fight from All In on Dynamite. This was the a very stupid move that backfired and Tony Khan can't seem to understand. The new Bray Wyatt documentary is a good but hard watch and it doesn't follow the formula like some of the A&E documentaries do. All this and more so come join us for...

WHAT A WEEKEND! We are exhausted BUT still had a GREAT time during this whole WrestleMania weekend in Philly. In this podcast we talk about our weekend from Walemania to WrestleMania! Also we give our review of the Hall of Fame and why this format NEEDS TO STOP! We give our thoughts on NXT Takeover Stand & Deliver and how Trick and Melo made history. CM Punk did a interview with Ariel Helwani and talked about his exit from AEW and his thoughts on Tony Khan and Tony Khan doesn't like it! Also Tony Khan has a STUPID way to...

WE ARE READY for WrestleMania weekend since we will be going to our FIRST WrestleMania but we give our predictions and what can happen at the showcase of the immortals. Come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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LOADED show for you guys as we discuss The Rock concert from smackdown and how that one episode of smackdown made the WrestleMania 40 card more clearer. Muhammad Ali and Thunderbolt Patterson have be the newest names added into the WWE Hall of Fame, why these are good choices and who should induct them. Mercedes Mone is All Elite, can she bring change to AEW or will the hype not last? Trick Williams wants Carmelo Hayes and NXT Stand & Deliver but he takes Lash Legend off her feet! Dark Side of the Ring is back with the first two episodes...

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We went from no names to three names in the hall of fame this year in Philadelphia! Paul Heyman leading the way, we talk about why this was THE RIGHT first pick and who should induct him. The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins all shared the ring on Smackdown but only had 9 mins of promo time! WWE need to find a balance so they can let segments like this breathe, Okada signs HUGE contract with AEW but did Tony Khan pay too much? All this and more so...

This is the end for one of the most iconic superstars in wrestling, the man they call STING! We go over Sting's career and talk about our favorite era as well give our Revolution predictions (FULL REVIEW ON YOUTUBE). We had wrestling deaths this past week that included Ole Anderson and Virgil. The Rock tells Cody to F*** his story and why this pivot is one of the best things to happen to WrestleMania! All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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SHORT BUT SWEET podcast today as we give a update on fantasy points, Elimination Chamber is this Saturday and we give our predictions on who is going to WrestleMania. Hollywood Rock makes a return to Smackdown but something is a little fishy about it. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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A LOT to talk about in wrestling this week. The Rock turns heel at the WrestleMania 40 press conference but they also hinted at a tag match at Mania. The sad story of Ashley Massaro is back out and it is REALLY not looking good for Vince McMahon, Scott D'Amore was fired from TNA but why? TNA has been hot this pass month so why the change? Tony Khan announced AEW Big Business in 5 weeks but someone is coming on that show and it's the worse kept secret. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk...

We are upset that Cody Rhodes gave up his WrestleMania main event so that the Rock can go face Roman Reigns at Mania. The reason for this looks VERY shady and we give our thoughts on this whole issues and why The Rock has mess up WrestleMania more that he has "saved" it. Vince McMahon under federal investigation and how this is just the beginning of what's to come for WWE. NXT Vengeance Day is tonight and we give our predictions. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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WHAT A WEEK WWE had, this has been a BIG news worthy week for wrestling as Vince McMahon has resigned from WWE due to sex trafficking allegations. The news broke on Thursday and very horrific details came out from the court documents and it's very disgusting. As more news broke Vince McMahon was forced out the next day, we give you our thoughts on what happen and how WWE should handle things going forward. Raw is moving to Netflix in 2025 while Dwayne Johnson has be brought on to WWE board of directors in huge 5 billion from Netflix and 30 million...

Part 2 of the podcast we give you our Royal Rumble predictions and what surprises we can get from the show. TNA is back and they had there Hard to Kill show with some debuts that you NEED to know about. Darkside of the ring season 5 is around the corner but how good is the show list? Our thoughts on the new WWE 2K24 and what maybe missing. Come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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New season of our fantasy draft and this time quarto is joining us, So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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This is our late but GREAT top of the year podcast going over the good and bad in wrestling from 2023. We give our thoughts on who was the best male and female superstar, tag team, PLE, show and match of the year! Come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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DISCLAIMER: This is not the part 2 we had in mind for our top of the new year podcast but we came down with the flu and COVID and been out of action all week. We apologize, this is the show we recorded to catch up and next week will be our best and worse episode.

The Rock has come back to WWE during their Raw "special" show Day 1 and he called out Roman Reigns saying he wants to eat at the head of the table. Almost everyone said that this was going to be...

Happy New Year, we are kicking off this year with a "double hitter". In this part we cover the controversy going on between Chris Jericho and Kylie Rae and why it is still now right to make any decisions just yet. Charlotte Flair was injured on Smackdown and now she is looking to miss 9 months, Andrade done with AEW and on his way back to WWE as early as this week!? AEW World's End gave us some good moments on a average show. Adam Cole showed MJF that he was the devil but can they keep this story fresh...

That right nearly 10 years ago CM Punk walked out of WWE and we NEVER thought we would see him again in WWE, but 10 years later he is back after coming out at the end of Survivor Series War Games. Now that he is back what is in store for CM Punk and will he be helpful or harmful to WWE. Seth Rollins appeared to be angry with CM Punk returning at Survivor Series but was that LEGIT anger or a work? At the Survivor Series press conference Triple was asked about Jade Cargill and gave a honest answer. In...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We going to give you something to listen to as you get dinner together! Randy Orton is returning at Survivor Series to be on team Cody and if Randy is returning for War Games, who will Shinsuke fight? AEW Full Gear was last Saturday and Hangman and Swerve had a CRAZY match that lived up to a death match! Is Ronda Rousey in ROH? Will Osprey is ALL ELITE! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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The whole crew is here and we are getting ready for Wrestlemania in our hometown of Philly! We got Walemania tickets as well and we can't wait, NXT has found a new home at the CW next year but the NWA was supposed to have that spot and mess it up was a backstage scene that was to "risky" for TV. Wargames is back at Survivor Series and so far it's 4 on 4 but will Drew McIntyre join the Judgement day and make the team 5? AEW Full Gear is this Saturday and we give our predictions for the show. All...

Short but sweet in this show, We give our review of Crown Jewel and why we felt as this was one of the weakest of the Saudi shows. WWE finally release the documentary on Vladimir the super fan. We give our review and how great it feels to be a wrestling fan sometimes. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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Late but we are back and have to touch on things that happen this past week on wrestling. WWE Crown Jewel is Saturday so we give our predictions for the event and if we are excited. NXT Halloween Havoc part 1 thoughts with predictions for part 2 (review will be on next podcast) and why the women shined in part 1. Tony Khan has brought in Ric Flair to AEW as a gift for Sting, does Sting have a gift receipt? AEW was in Philadelphia, our home town so how was the event and was it really empty? A new wax figure...

Short but important podcast this week, The Icon Sting is hanging up his boots from professional wrestling and it will be at AEW Revolution 2024. We talk about our favorite version of Sting and why his WWE run wasn't that good. Impact Wrestling had their annual Bound for Glory show and at the end we heard that TNA is BACK! We talk about what this means for TNA in 2024! Tony Khan needs to put his phone down and why he needs to focus on his product instead of a ratings war. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No...

This week we are late again but still have our thoughts on what's going on in wrestling. The battle between NXT and AEW on Tuesday is crazy fun but is it a little much for NXT to be acting like this? Edge is now Adam Copeland in AEW and fans are not happy but should he be getting this much heat? Will CM Punk come back to WWE? Do we want him to? WWE Raw review and how it FELT like a Triple H Raw and Endeavor may have something to do with that. We give you our Fastlane...

It's been awhile, but we are back to talk about WWE MASSIVE release of employees and superstars. We breakdown the different releases and why we saw some coming and some the was surprising. Smackdown in 2024 is moving to USA and leaving Fox, we talk about how this could be a bad move for us in the long run. Jade Cargill officially signs with WWE and she is looking to be the next big star! But where will she go? Main roster or NXT? We debate that here! So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!<...

We are back with a loaded podcast for you guys! Jade Cargill is CLEARLY leaving AEW and the word is she is making her way to WWE, everyone is already fantasy booking Jade vs Bianca at Mania 40 but will Jade be on the main roster or will she stop at NXT first? The Rock made his return to WWE on Smackdown this past Friday now everyone is calling for the Rock and Roman and we are saying that DOESN'T NEED TO HAPPEN! It's a end of a era when WWE and UFC merger has been completed, what does this...

We cover the crazy week that AEW had with their biggest show ALL IN and their return to Chicago without CM Punk for ALL OUT.

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CM Punk got fired from AEW after the events from ALL IN, we give our thoughts on the situation and what's next for CM Punk. WWE Payback was last Saturday and we give our review

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The wrestling world took a kick in the nuts this week when we lost 2 top stars, the hall of famer Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt. Terry Funk the hardcore legend was a favorite of ours who brought us great memories in the 90's during his "Funk U" era. Bray Wyatt slapped us in the face as we thought we were getting ready for his return to the ring after not being seen since March or this year. Bray Wyatt has such a creative mind and we feel as if he wasn't given a fair chance in WWE. We remember...

Got a cool show for you guys today, August 11 was the 50 year anniversary of Hip Hop and we know there have been a lot of Hip Hop base theme songs in wrestling. We discuss some of our favorite wrestling Hip Hop theme songs. Jey Uso quits WWE but was that a smart move in this bloodline storyline? Also Jey and Jimmy said they wanted a Wrestlemania match together but could WWE drag this out this long? CM Punk is back at it again and shoots on Adam Page after Collision goes off the air, we discuss why this needs...

This is part 2 of our huge podcast and in this section we cover NXT Great American Bash and why did the fans turn on Gable Stevenson so fast? AEW had it's 200 episode and it had some returns and announce the main event at ALL IN, Vince McMahon served and subpoena and what this could mean going into a sell of the company. Dark Side of the ring focuses on WCW Bash at the Beach 2000 and the beef between Vince Russo and Eric Bishoff is just childish and we wonder why WCW went under. Come join us for great wrestling...

This week we have a huge episode for you and we have to break it up into 2 episodes. This part we talk about the Jimmy Uso turn from Summerslam and after thinking about it, was it the right call? Are we getting to the point were the Bloodline is getting redundant? Bobby Lashey and the Street Profits are CLEARLY setting things up for a new group but is it the Hurt Business? Indie wrestler LuFisto came out and talked about her experience in the AEW women's locker room and was attacked by the AEW women's locker room herself. We...

Very short show today with us giving our Summerslam predictions and catching up on Dark Side of the ring which covers Bam Bam Bigelow and Abdullah the Butcher. Come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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This week we are running late but we still have things to talk about. Undertaker think Bray Wyatt should go back to the original Bray and not this new one we say why he is right and wrong, Dark Side of the ring this week was about Adrian Adonis and his tragic story and how this may have been the best episode yet, FANTASY UPDATE as we make our last picks before a HUGE August month for wrestling. Impact Wrestling had their Slammiversary event and Trinity won the knockouts championship! But was it too soon? AEW Collision put on...

So Kevin Nash thinks LA Knight is a ripoff of the Rock? We tell you why we don't agree and where he is mistaken. Gabriel Stevenson was on NXT during NXT underground and he showed why he is ready for a match! Dark Side of the Ring took a break last week but we are covering the episodes that we miss in Magnum T.A and The Junk Yard Dog and how painful that JYD episode was. AEW Fight Forever has been out for over 10 days and it's getting mixed reviews, is No Mercy truly what fans want or...

We haven't been consistent but we are back with a short podcast this week, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door PPV is coming and we give our predictions, also WWE Money in the Bank is this Saturday and we give our predictions for that and a scary truth that can happen at that show, We are behind on Dark Side of the Ring but we do talk about that Doink the Clown. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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We are back after missing two weeks and we have a lot to talk about. Was lost a WWE Hall of Famer, The Iron Sheik. We talk about his career, putting over Hulk Hogan and his Twitter account. NBC cancels Young Rock after 3 seasons and why it was time to go but also could have went longer. These new championship belt designs are VERY LAZY and how there are more changes to come. Fantasy update and we pick up and drop more superstars and Dark Side of the Ring episode 1 review of the story of Chris Candido and Tammy...

CM Punk is at it again with AEW, being left off the AEW Collision press material. Did Tony Khan make a bad move? AEW has a new Saturday show called Collision but is Saturday a bad slot for this show? AEW Fight Forever FINALLY gets a released date and it's only A MONTH AWAY. We give our predictions for AEW Double or Nothing and WWE Night of Champions. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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This week since the draft is over it is now time for our Fantasy draft! Also we give our thoughts on Backlash and how it was a very HOT crowd! Naomi speaks about her WWE departure on Busted Open radio, AEW All In has sold 60,000 tickets so far and that is with no match listed, we talk about the success and why it is a possibility that they can sell out. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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A very LOADED episode today but we have a full cast to cover it. WWE is being sued by ex-WWE writer for alleged racial discrimination on the creative team and how there ideas are base of stereotypes. We break it down and give our thoughts, part one of the draft is over and we go over which show won and lost and if it really matters. WWE Backlash is this Saturday in San Juan Puerto Rico and we give our predictions, Naomi shows up in Impact Wrestling and why this maybe a good thing for her, Chavo Guerrero puts...

We are behind this week but still got things discuss! Triple H announce on Smackdown that the draft is back and it will "Change the Game". We discuss if this draft is necessary and what they should do when it comes to the draft shows. Cody Rhodes lost at Wrestlemania and fans are either upset or waiting to see what happens, but did WWE in the long run drop the ball with Cody? Will Cody ever be as over as he was at Wrestlemania? We talk about the highs and lows with it all. AEW is coming to the...

BIG podcast as we have a FULL cast of everyone to talk about the biggest Wrestlemania weekend that we had in awhile. We talk about the fallout from Wrestlemania 39 and did WWE make the right call having Roman beat Cody? The big news of the day came with WWE & UFC merger to Endeavor. That's right Vince McMahon has sold WWE but what does this mean? What could it mean for the future of both these businesses and will superstars leave after this sale? Recap of Wrestlemania weekend with a review of NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 and the Hall of Fame...

This week we give our predictions for Wrestlemania 39 and NXT Takeover Stand and Deliver. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

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Quarto is back for this podcast as we talk about Vince McMahon having his hand in Mania while Triple H wants a smaller Maina. Brock Lesnar says no to Wyatt and why he should have, Bill Goldberg says WWE owes him but they don't, Sonya Deville arrested and more. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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This week we give our Smackdown recap and talk about issues with the Wrestlemania build and if Vince is really back, Jeff Hardy has been "punish" for DUI but has he? King of the Ring coming back to PPV in May but maybe not the PPV event you want, AEW Revolution predictions so far. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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