Mayhem Mania 2022: Week 5

This. Is. Mayhem Mania!

It’s not just the ultimate fantasy booking challenge. It’s also a competitive thought experiment!

The object of Mayhem Mania is to craft the best WrestleMania card possible within the boundaries of our current reality. That means anyone WWE can book in a match is available to our players.

But this year, there’s a twist! Mayhem Mania 2022 is a two-night event! Night 1 will be the night for our traditional Mayhem Mania card featuring WWE-related matches. But on Night 2, we open the “forbidden door” and make it possible for our players to create matches with anyone outside of WWE.

The journey so far:
– Week 1
– Week 2
– Week 3
Week 4

Every week, we invite players to make a change to one of the matches on our cards. They can:
– KILL a match entirely and CREATE a new one with other individuals
– SWAP out an individual or team in a match for another individual or team
– SWAP out an individual or team in a match with an individual or team in another match already on the card
– ADD an individual or team to an existing match

Not everyone is currently eligible to be used in Mayhem Mania. Some are being held in a place we lovingly refer to as SPACE JAIL. Here’s the current inmate count:

  • Avery Good
  • Chris Jericho
  • Commander Sterling
  • Jessie McKay
  • Rey Fenix
  • Sonny Kiss
  • Ultra Mantis Black
  • Will Ospreay
  • Ziggy Haim

Five moves were made on last Tuesday’s Wrestling Mayhem Show. Let’s see what changes our players made!

Move #1 (by Alex Kahrs)
ADD DARK Sheik to Matt Cardona vs. Nick Gage vs. Jon Moxley vs. Shane Strickland

Move #2 (by Beastman)
KILL Jordynne Grace & Jonathan Gresham vs. Lady Frost & Victor Benjamin vs. AJ Lee & CM Punk vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Adam Cole
and CREATE Zombie “Rick Rude” & Ricky Morton & Soul Taker & Lord Zoltan vs. Dink & Swoggle & Sunny (1993) & The Executioner

Move #3 (by The Rizz)
SWAP Danhausen for Johnny Knoxville

Move #4 (by DJ Lunchbox)
KILL Los Lotharios vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio and
CREATE AJ Lee & CM Punk vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Adam Cole

Move #5 (by Mad Mike)
CREATE Ronda Rousey vs. Meiko Satomura

Move #6 (by Mad Mike)
KILL Dalton Castle vs. Warhorse and
CREATE Orange Cassidy vs. Danhausen vs. Abadon

So, with the moves from Week 5 of Mayhem Mania now in the books, let’s take a look at what our cards look like.

Night 1 (WWE) has one newly created match.

Ronda Rousey vs. Meiko Satomura
(Created by Mad Mike)

And we have four matches that survived the round without being altered in any way.

Corey Graves vs. Elias
(Created by Sorgatron)

Beth Phoenix vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
(Created by Dave Podnar)

WALTER vs. Samoa Joe
(Created by Alex Kahrs)

Brock Lesnar vs. Cesaro
(Created by The Rizz)

Night 2 (Forbidden Door) has five newly created matches!

DARK Sheik vs. Matt Cardona vs. Nick Gage vs. Jon Moxley vs. Shane Strickland
(Created by Alex Kahrs)

Zombie “Rick Rude” & Ricky Morton & Soultaker & Lord Zoltan vs. Dink & Swoggle & Sunny (1993) & The Executioner
(Created by Beastman)

David Arquette vs. Johnny Knoxville
(Created by The Rizz)

AJ Lee & CM Punk vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Adam Cole
(Created by DJ Lunchbox)

Orange Cassidy vs. Danhausen vs. Abadon
(Created by Mad Mike)

Three matches on the Night 2 card survived the round without being altered in any way.

BUSSY (Effy & Allie Katch vs. Thunder Rosa & Brian Cage)
(Created by Sorgatron)

Darby Allin vs. Lee Moriarty
(Created by Mad Mike)

Bron Breakker vs. Wardlow
(Created by “The Lebanon Don” Joey Moses)

What do you think about our matches? What changes would you make? Leave a comment down below and thanks for enjoying Mayhem Mania!

Mayhem Mania 2022: Week 4

This. Is. Mayhem Mania!

It’s not just the ultimate fantasy booking challenge. It’s also a competitive thought experiment!

The object of Mayhem Mania is to craft the best WrestleMania card possible within the boundaries of our current reality. That means anyone WWE can book in a match is available to our players.

But this year, there’s a twist! Mayhem Mania 2022 is a two-night event! Night 1 will be the night for our traditional Mayhem Mania card featuring WWE-related matches. But on Night 2, we open the “forbidden door” and make it possible for our players to create matches with anyone outside of WWE.

The journey so far:
– Week 1
– Week 2
Week 3

Every week, we invite players to make a change to one of the matches on our cards. They can:
– KILL a match entirely and CREATE a new one with other individuals
– SWAP out an individual or team in a match for another individual or team
– SWAP out an individual or team in a match with an individual or team in another match already on the card
– ADD an individual or team to an existing match

Not everyone is currently eligible to be used in Mayhem Mania. Some are being held in a place we lovingly refer to as SPACE JAIL. Here’s the current inmate count:

  • Avery Good
  • Commander Sterling
  • Jessie McKay
  • Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Rey Fenix
  • Sonny Kiss
  • Ultra Mantis Black
  • Will Ospreay
  • Ziggy Haim

Five moves were made on last Tuesday’s Wrestling Mayhem Show. Let’s see what changes our players made!

Move #1 (by George Ross)
KILL Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens vs. The Usos and CREATE Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Los Lotharios

Move #2 (by Ronnie Starks)
KILL Iron Sheik vs. Muhammad Hassan vs. Miro vs. Tito Oric and CREATE Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn & Seth Rollins

Move #3 (by Mad Mike)
SWAP Darby Allin for Shane Strickland

Move #4 (by Sorgatron)
SWAP Edith Surreal & Willow Nightingale for Thunder Rosa & Brian Cage

Move #5 (by Ronnie Starks)
ADD Nick Gage to Jon Moxley vs. Matt Cardona vs. Shane Strickland

So, with the moves from Week 4 of Mayhem Mania now in the books, let’s take a look at what our cards look like.

Night 1 (WWE) has two newly created matches.

Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Los Lotharios
(Created by George Ross)

Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn & Seth Rollins
(Created by Ronnie Starks)

And we have four matches that survived the round without being altered in any way.

Corey Graves vs. Elias
(Created by Sorgatron)

Beth Phoenix vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
(Created by Dave Podnar)

WALTER vs. Samoa Joe
(Created by Alex Kahrs)

Brock Lesnar vs. Cesaro
(Created by The Rizz)

Night 2 (Forbidden Door) has three newly created matches!

BUSSY (Effy & Allie Katch vs. Thunder Rosa & Brian Cage)
(Created by Sorgatron)

Jon Moxley vs. Matt Cardona vs. Shane Strickland vs. Nick Gage
(Created by Ronnie Starks)

Darby Allin vs. Lee Moriarty
(Created by Mad Mike)

Four matches on the Night 2 card survived the round without being altered in any way.

Bron Breakker vs. Wardlow
(Created by “The Lebanon Don” Joey Moses)

Jordynne Grace & Jonathan Gresham vs. Pretty Proper (Lady Frost & Victor Benjamin) vs. AJ Lee & CM Punk vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Adam Cole
(Created by Sorgatron)

David Arquette vs. Danhausen
(Created by Mad Mike)

Dalton Castle vs. Warhorse
(Created by The Rizz)

What do you think about our matches? What changes would you make? Leave a comment down below and thanks for enjoying Mayhem Mania!

Mayhem Mania 2022: Week 3

This. Is. Mayhem Mania!

It’s not just the ultimate fantasy booking challenge. It’s also a competitive thought experiment!

The object of Mayhem Mania is to craft the best WrestleMania card possible within the boundaries of our current reality. That means anyone WWE can book in a match is available to our players.

But this year, there’s a twist! Mayhem Mania 2022 is a two-night event! Night 1 will be the night for our traditional Mayhem Mania card featuring WWE-related matches. But on Night 2, we open the “forbidden door” and make it possible for our players to create matches with anyone outside of WWE.

The journey so far:
Week 1
Week 2

Every week, we invite players to make a change to one of the matches on our cards. They can:
– KILL a match entirely and CREATE a new one with other individuals
– SWAP out an individual or team in a match for another individual or team
– SWAP out an individual or team in a match with an individual or team in another match already on the card
– ADD an individual or team to an existing match

Not everyone is currently eligible to be used in Mayhem Mania. Some are being held in a place we lovingly refer to as SPACE JAIL. Here’s the current inmate count:

  • Asuka
  • Avery Good
  • Cassie Lee
  • Commander Sterling
  • Jessie McKay
  • Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Rey Fenix
  • Sonny Kiss
  • Ultra Mantis Black
  • Will Ospreay
  • Ziggy Haim

Five players were on hand for last Tuesday’s Wrestling Mayhem Show. Let’s see what changes they made!

Move #1 (by Brandon)
KILL Scott D’Amore vs. The Great Khali vs. Ric Flair vs. The Great Muta vs. “Stone Cold” Shark Boy vs. Naked Mideon vs. Swoggle and CREATE Jon Moxley vs. Matt Cardona vs. Darby Allin

Move #2 (by Mad Mike)
SWAP Sami Zayn for Seth Rollins

Move #3 (by “The Lebanon Don” Joey Moses)
CREATE Bron Breakker vs. Wardlow

Move #4 (by Tito Oric)
KILL Four Horsewomen vs. Hurt Business and CREATE Iron Sheik vs. Muhammad Hassan vs. Miro vs. Tito Oric

Move #5 (by Sorgatron)
SWAP Roderick Strong for Corey Graves

So, with the moves from Week 3 of Mayhem Mania now in the books, let’s take a look at what our cards look like.

So, with the moves from Week 2 of Mayhem Mania now in the books, let’s take a look at what our cards look like.

Night 1 (WWE) has TWO newly created matches.

Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins vs. The Usos
(Created by Mad Mike)

Corey Graves vs. Elias
(Created by Sorgatron)

And we have three matches that survived the round without being altered in any way.

Beth Phoenix vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
(Created by Dave Podnar)

WALTER vs. Samoa Joe
(Created by Alex Kahrs)

Brock Lesnar vs. Cesaro
(Created by The Rizz)

Night 2 (Forbidden Door) has three newly created matches!

Jon Moxley vs. Matt Cardona vs. Darby Allin
(Created by Brandon)

Bron Breakker vs. Wardlow
(Created by “The Lebanon Don” Joey Moses)

Iron Sheik vs. Muhammad Hassan vs. Miro vs. Tito Oric
(Created by Tito Oric)

Five matches on the Night 2 card survived the round without being altered in any way.

Jordynne Grace & Jonathan Gresham vs. Pretty Proper (Lady Frost & Victor Benjamin) vs. AJ Lee & CM Punk vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Adam Cole
(Created by Sorgatron)

Shane Strickland vs. Lee Moriarty
(Created by Tina Keys)

David Arquette vs. Danhausen
(Created by Mad Mike)

Dalton Castle vs. Warhorse
(Created by The Rizz)

Willow Nightingale & Edith Surreal vs. BUSSY (Effy & Allie Katch)
(Created by Dave Podnar)

I know this is starting to look messy, but I’m confident our Mayhem Mania Master Of Ceremonies Chad The Shad has everything under control.

What do you think about our matches? What changes would you make? Leave a comment down below and thanks for enjoying Mayhem Mania!

Our Favorite Matches Of The Pandemic Era

July 2021 is a big month for professional wrestling. WWE and AEW are returning to live touring. Impact Wrestling and Ring Of Honor are welcoming back live fans for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Somehow, professional wrestling survived more than a year of uncertainty, lockdowns and empty arenas.

The Wrestling Mayhem Show wanted to celebrate the wrestlers and the other creative minds who helped us get through the past year and a half. Here are some favorite matches of our hosts, guests and listeners from the “Pandemic Era” – the period of time that began in the middle of March 2020 and stretched into July 2021.

Wrestling Mayhem Show 704: Neck Tattoos

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Jen Carlins and Chad the Shad are in Sorgatron Media Studio to talk pro wrestling, including:

  • All Elite Wrestling’s Revolution was this weekend.  We talk Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho’s entrance, and Cody Rhodes’ neck tattoo
  • Chad the Shad talks Retromania, Super Show card game and seeing Xavier Woods at PAX East.
  • We head into Round 6 of Mayhem Mania
  • What did you learn this week from wrestling?

Follow our stable on Twitter: Jen Carlins (@@JLC0709 ), Chad the Shad (@chadtheshad), Matt (@MainstreamMat), Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Mad Mike (@MadMike4883),f

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Wrestling Mayhem Show 698: Pirate Moxley – ON A BOAT

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MayhemMania season is upon us – which means Matt is BACK. He joins Ronnie Starks, Sorg, and Mad Mike to talk this week in wrestling, including:

  • Mike and Matt are educating Sorg about baseball in wrestling.
  • In case you hadn’t heard, there’s this little thing called Royal Rumble happening this weekend. We’re sharing some of our thoughts (and predictions) headed into it.
  • We’re talking about what achievements will be unlocked in the Royal Rumble.
  • Question: Which Super Mario Bros. (or other video game) power-up will be required to beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania?
  • We’re sharing some thoughts on who the surprise entrant at the Royal Rumble will be.
  • Did you know Ronnie Starks got a hug from wrestling superstar Virgil?
  • Two things: 1) Pirate Jon Moxley; 2) ON A BOAT. (Okay…it’s really one AMAZING thing.)
  • We’re exploring the extent to which White Claw can be a legit reason for things.
  • It’s time. Matt is ready to kick off the 2020 edition of MayhemMania. (You may want to tune in to see what magical match-ups we’re cooking up.)
  • What did YOU learn in wrestling this week?

Follow our stable on Twitter: Matt (@MainstreamMat), Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Sorg (@Sorgatron), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), Honey Badger (@ReginaHBadger), Tina Keys (@sapphieangel008), and Podnar (@ProfPod)

If you are in Pittsburgh, you’ve got to go to Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com)
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Monday Mayhem Wrestling Wrap Up 1/6/19: A Little Bit of the Mayhem

Mainstream Matt is back joining Mad Mike and Sorg as they chat about AIW’s Baby it’s 2 Cold Outside show in Cleveland that featured 2 Cold Scorpio and the Insane Clown Posse, Mike drops another LEGO update on his Hogwarts Castle, we talk about Wrestle Kingdom 14, including Jon Moxley, Naito, Kenta, and the idea of a 2 day WrestleMania. Matt unveils a new element to Mayhem Mania! We talk about Brock Lesnar in Royal Rumble and who could be #2?

 

 

 

Wrestling Mayhem Show 676: Kabump Bumps

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Thomas Mathis joins us in studio – with our new probationary on-air talent, Ronnie Starks!  It’s a good thing that we have the good ol’ boys Sorg and Mad Mike to keep things straight while we talk this week in wrestling news, including:

  • In case you missed it, we’re welcoming Ronnie Starks as a co-host for the show. We’re taking bets now to see how long he lasts.
  • There are some new names signing with Impact. And, we have a Mayhem Show connection! Mayhem Bump?
  • We’re talking some Impact Wrestling updates!
  • Trish Stratus is set for a SummerSlam return, and we’re sharing some thoughts.
  • There are some strong thoughts on WWE heels.
  • RAW is coming to Pittsburgh, and Sorg is actually pretty excited about it.
  • Our guest Thomas Mathis is teaching us about proper care and maintenance of ring gear – – and abs.
  • Thomas Mathis is catching us up on where we can see him in action these days.
  • So…White Claw has found its way into the discussion?
  • Thomas Mathis is educating us on his self-discipline when it comes to maintaining his ABSolute physique.
  • This week’s Big Question: If you would Dragon Ball Z fusion two wrestlers, who would they be?
  • In case you’ve missed it, Jon Moxley is doing things.
  • If you haven’t already checked it out, Randy Orton has been doing some interesting things on his social media.
  • What did YOU learn in wrestling this week?

Follow our stable on Twitter: Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Sorg (@Sorgatron).

If you are in Pittsburgh, you’ve got to go to Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com)
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Wrestling Mayhem Show 671: The Ronnie Starks Presidential Campaign Announcement

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It’s a full house this week as we have MTOffended (Ronnie Starks and Dan Sandwich) in studio with Sorg and Mainstream Matt, with Mad Mike on remote.  As usual, we’re talking this week in wrestling, including:

  • Sooo……Firefly Fun House ….We have some thoughts.
  • Matt is sharing thoughts – as a parent – on Firefly Fun House.
  • There were a few weddings this weekend. On the indy scene, we saw Lady Frost and Victor Benjamin married by Mick Foley. On WWE we saw a wedding and 24/7 match with Drake Maverick.
  • Our guests Dan Sandwich and Ronnie Starks are talking about some of what they’re doing with BDW Wrestling.
  • Seth Rollins is towing the company line on Twitter, and then there’s his interaction with Will Ospreay.
  • Matt is giving us some NJPW updates!
  • Joaquin Wilde is making his NXT debut – and we can’t wait!
  • What did YOU learn in wrestling this week?

Follow our stable on Twitter: Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Dan Sandwich (@mToSandwich), Sorg (@Sorgatron), Matt Carlins (@MainstreamMat) and Mad Mike (@MadMike4883)

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Wrestling Mayhem Show 668: Jon Moxley is Not Your Batman

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Our motley crew of Dave Podnar, Mainstream Matt, and Sorg talk about the new and exciting in Pro Wrestling, including:

  • Matt Carlins lays down the law on AEW Double or Nothing Commentary and production
  • We talk about the moments and stunts of AEW Double or Nothing
  • Big Question: Who could Jon Moxley battle now that he’s out?
  • We talk about the New Japan Wrestling Super Jrs Cup
  • What did YOU learn in wrestling this week?

Follow our stable on Twitter: Dave Podnar (@ProfPod), Mainstream Matt (@MainstreamMat) and Sorg (@Sorgatron)

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