Wrestling Mayhem Show 864: The Sock is Off

This week’s episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Just Pro Wrestling News, Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.Patreon.com/WrestlingMayhemShow 

  • NXT pops with NXT Battleground, Bron Breaker, WWE main roster cross overs, and local favorite Thea Hail getting the NXT Women’s Championship shot!
  • Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens vs Gunther and more bring the heat on WWE Raw
  • The Bloodline is still top TV
  • AEW Fight Forever is going to be CRAZY and we’re here for it. But will we get AEW “Crush Hour” included?
  • AEW Rampage Championship Friday Hot or Not?
  • You’re about to learn more about New Japan Pro wrestling with Forbidden Door season.
  • What did we learn from wrestling this week?

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Wrestling Mayhem Show 861: Stop Trying to Make Slapnuts Happen

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  • We discuss AEW’s Pillars Match, the upcoming “Big Announcement” from Tony Kahn, the supposedly upcoming Warner Brothers Discovery TV deal.
  • KC Warr joins us to talk about his first 5 months in pro wrestling, a recent injury that put him on the shelf, and the vibe at T2T Academy Pittsburgh and 880 Wrestling
  • Seth Rollins in Captain America
  • What did we learn from wrestling this week?

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**A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporter Bradley Ruthers (@HeelBradley), Tina Keys (@sapphieangel008) and Mad Mike! 

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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.

Wrestiing Mayhem Show 724: Not in This Economy

This week’s episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services.

Our Podcast Crew includes returning Good Guy Ronnie Starks and Alex Kahrs of OccupyProWrestling.com to talk about WWE, AEW, Impact Wrestling, the state of the Indies and more!

  • We look back at The Horrorshow Extreme Rules PPV \
  • We talk about the state of indy wrestling and the inventive ways some companies are trying to still have shows.
  • Big Question: What does a wrestling company have to do to get you to drop $40 on a PPV again?
  • We discuss last week’s homework: The Usos vs. Bray Wyatt & Daniel Bryan – Tag Team Cage Match – WWE Raw January 13, 2014
  • HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: William Regal vs Edge – January 20, 2002  Watch on WWE Network
  • Support Jakob Edwinn at https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/jakobedwinn
  • What did you learn from pro wrestling this week?

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Monday Mayhem Warriors 7/20/20: The One Where We Play Mad Libs

Mad Mike and Sorg are talking about WWE RAW, we look back on the coronavirus era of professional wrestling from the future, play WWE Cinematic Match Mad Libs (via @nugnahrgang on Twitter!), Batman Telltale Games gone wrong and more!

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Wrestling Mayhem Show 694: Welcome to the Pastaland

This week’s episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Sidekick Media Services, and Pittsburgh Wrestling. 

The gang is joined by BDW Women’s Champion, and young rookie Tatiana Rose.

  • WWE is cleaning house with Luke Harper, Sin Cara, and The Ascension.
  • Matt wonders about the next step for The Ascension including gluten free dangers
  • We look at the Seth Rollins and AOP team up
  • We talk with Tatiana Rose about her curiously obtained Black Diamond Wrestling Women’s Championship
  • Taipai Pasta Match Explained
  • Question of the Week (1 of 3): Who can you think of who could make a WWE NXT return or debut that would NOT go over well.
  • If The Mane Event made good on their WWE Performance Center try out, we’re booking the Litty the Lion’s future.
  • What did YOU learn in wrestling this week?

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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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Mayhem Mania 2019: Round 8

This. is. Mayhem Mania!

Not quite a game. Not really a contest. More like a competitive thought experiment. The object is to create the best WrestleMania card possible – NOT necessarily to predict what WWE will do.

This is not fantasy booking. It’s more like reality booking. Any match created must have at least a chance of happening in this year’s WrestleMania. That means all wrestlers come in their current physical, emotional and contractual state. Anyone selected for a match must have a reasonable chance of being hired by WWE to appear on the real-life WrestleMania card. 

Simply put, you’re Vince McMahon with infinite cash and no self-control. (more…)