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.
This is the ultimate fantasy booking game/competitive thought experiment. The goal is to create the best WrestleMania card possible – not necessarily to predict what WWE will do. That means we must play by the rules of our current reality. Everyone comes in their current (physical, emotional, psychological, etc.) state. Bottom line, if Vince McMahon can do it, we can do it.(more…)
Wrestling Mayhem Show 632: WWE – Billions and Billions Swerved
Joe Dombrowski makes the trek to the studio to join us for this week’s show. He’s talking with Rizz, Mad Mike, and Sorg about:
We’re starting the top of the show off with some All In – WHICH IS THIS WEEKEND! (Finally).
This weekend is a giant nexus of amazing shows.
Joe is sharing some thoughts on Starrcast.
Cody Rhodes already sold part of the All In ring – to pay for the battle royal.
We’re taking a look at the rundown for All In.
Sorg was blinded by Kenny Omega and Pentagon.
Will AJ Lee show up for All In?
Is ROH still “independent” wrestling or have they been elevated to a “company?”
Blackcraft Wrestling debuted in Pittsburgh this past weekend. Our crew is sharing some thoughts.
Paige is a Hot Topic model?
OH: The coolest thing about a wrestling shirt is when it doesn’t look like a wrestling shirt.
OH: You can’t produce wrestling unless you understand it.
We’re getting a little bit of analysis going on – drawing some comparisons between Blackcraft Wrestling and Lucha Underground – as to how they could potentially work together.
This week’s Big Question: Who is best about keeping in character outside of the ring?
We’re learning that Frantik is trying to build a relationship with Rizz.
Dombrowski is sharing some words of wisdom for wrestlers regarding their social media personas.
If you watch some ROH, you may have seen Joe. We’re getting him to talk some sense into Mad Mike so he’ll watch the show!
WWE is the McDonalds of wrestling.
New Japan is All In! They will have the show available on the network after it airs live.
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Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show.
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Beastman joins us for this week’s episode. Add him to our in-house mix of Rizz, Mad Mike, and Sorg? It’s internet magic in the making as we talk about this week in wrestling, including:
Beastman is talking some of the weird things he’s seen at recent shows he’s been part of.
When personal and professional worlds collide.
RIP Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart.
For Sorg, Jim Neidhart was the appeal for the Hart Foundation.
And, we wind up in a discussion about Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World.
Kenny Omega is taking on Pentagon and Mad Mike is All In!
We’re already excited for All In Again – next year’s All In event.
A bootleg Bullet Club shirt led to a fun interaction between Karl Anderson and the Young Bucks.
We had the pleasure of seeing Marshall Gambino’s final match at IWC Wrestling against Chest Flexor.
Mad Mike will be at NXT Takeover Brooklyn this weekend.
Sorg is almost caught up with NXT in time for NXT Takeover Brooklyn.
WWE is trying to turn Ronda Rousey into Batman.
Happy Birthday Johnny Gargano!
How did Kairi Sane go from yacht enthusiast to pirate?
Sorg is learning how to pronounce Ciampa.
We are commissioning Mad Mike to check out wrestling – – ON A BOAT this weekend.
Joey Janela is getting Lost in New York Friday night.
We are going to live vicariously through fan of the show, Alex Miller, for his Jericho Cruise and Lost in New York adventures.
Make sure you have 7 hours set aside for Summerslam! And, lots of coffee.
We’ve got some mixed thoughts about the status of Brock Lesnar’s title reign after Summerslam.
This week’s Big Question: What is the perfect match?
We have come to the conclusion that Elias is too good at what he does.
Beastman went shopping – in his ring gear.
We’re getting the story of that time Beastman went through a floor at a wrestling show.
Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show.
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Wrestling Mayhem Show 595: Six Star Matches
It’s a full show this week as we’ve got Old School Burt LeGrand in studio with Sorg and Larry. As a special treat, we’ve got Tonio Garza joining us online, and Mad Mike makes a stop by in the second half. They’re talking this week in wrestling, including:
AJ Styles v Brock Lesnar? Thank you WWE.
Does this mean we’ll see AJ Styles v Shinsuke Nakamura for Starrcade?
Survivor Series 2017 – we’re talking some of our predictions and speculations.
Burt is calling for an in-ring return of Daniel Bryan?
Garza is talking some New Japan and Chris Jericho v Kenny Omega.
So – we’re getting something we normally don’t get on the show. That’s right, we’re talking some Impact Wrestling.
Apparently Alberto El Patron’s promo was just weird.
Impact Wrestling has a casting call for paid background actors?
We go from Impact Wrestling to booking nostalgia matches (The Rock v Triple H or Triple H v Kevin Owens?).
Triple H with The Shield = Perfect
It’s time for this week’s Big Question: What would your Wrestle Kingdom dream match be?
We have e-mail! (Kinda.)
Stephen Amell is going to ROH?
There was an intergender match tonight?
Pete Dunne v Enzo Amore? Larry is confused, but okay with it.
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Wrestle Kingdom 11 Mayhem Recap
Sorg and Mad Mike recap Wrestle Kingdom 11 including the rise of Kenny Omega, the Samoan potty mouths that popped Steve Corino, Cody Rhodes is his Arrow character, Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata punching each other in the mouth and more!
