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.
Welcome to another year of everyone’s favorite fantasy/reality booking game: Mayhem Mania!
Every year, we bring together fans, wrestlers and other folks and ask them to help us construct the BEST WrestleMania card that’s currently possible. Everyone under a WWE contract is eligible to use, as are those who are within the orbit of WWE’s influence.
Every wrestler comes in their current physical, emotional and contractual state. That means anyone out with an injury is NOT eligible to use. (We are ignoring COVID-19 diagnoses because this is supposed to be a fun diversion, not a reminder of the terrible things happening around us.)
Over the coming weeks more players will be invited to make changes to our card. If a match survives three consecutive rounds without being altered in any way, it graduates to our SUPERCARD. The goal is to get 8 awesome matches onto that SUPERCARD before the real WrestleMania.
If you’re wondering if this process actually works, check out the SUPERCARDS from past years of Mayhem Mania.
As always, we begin our opening round with a blank slate. 8 players were invited onto the Wrestling Mayhem Show to help us create 8 matches. There is one change from previous years of Mayhem Mania. This year, we’re designating one match slot as the “cinematic match” slot.
Let’s see what everyone came up with.
Mayhem Mania 2021 – Opening Round
Match #1 (Created by Professor Jakob Edwin Sasha Banks vs. Rhea Ripley (with Stephanie McMahon)
Match #2 (Created by Dave Podnar Bray Wyatt & Alexa Bliss vs. Xia Lee & Boa (*Designated As “Cinematic Match”)
Match #3 (Created by Chad The Shad) Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner & Alexander Wolfe) vs. Pat McAfee & Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
Match #4 (Created by Mad Mike) Mercedes Martinez vs. Walter
Match #5 (Created by The Rizz) Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston & AJ Styles vs. Tyler Breeze & Adam Cole & Cesaro
Match #6 (Created by Alex Kahrs) Randy Orton vs. Charlotte Flair
Match #7 (Created by Tina Keys) Daniel Bryan vs. Pete Dunne
Match #8 (Created by Jordan Styles) Big E vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Bronson Reed vs. Dexter Lumis
See how easy that is? What a great start for Mayhem Mania 2021!
There are certainly a number of names that some would prefer NOT to see in a match on Mayhem Mania (or WrestleMania, for that matter). That’s why we created SPACE JAIL! It’s a place where players can trap their most unwanted wrestler. Anyone currently in a match on our card can NOT be sent to SPACE JAIL. They’re safe…for now.
Be warned! Every week a spin of our wheel could free that person and there is NO “double jeopardy”.
We gave each of the seven players who joined us live for the opening round the power to send one individual to SPACE JAIL. Here’s who they chose.
WHO SENT WHO TO SPACE JAIL Dave Podnar: Lacey Evans Chad The Shad: Dominik Mysterio Mad Mike: Brock Lesnar The Rizz: Shane McMahon Alex Kahrs: Velveteen Dream Tina Keys: Ric Flair Jordan Styles: Edge
We’re off to a great start, but Mayhem Mania is rarely a simple process. Next week, we’ll see the first changes to our card.
Comedian Aaron Kleiber rejoins the show to cope with the state of pro wrestling, including:
Aaron Kleiber talks about his year of watching only women’s wrestling with his daughters
We talk about parenting tips and influential fathers in pro wrestling
We take a look at Matt and Jenn Carlins’ pro wrestling relationship
Plus some news and notes from the week
What did you learn from pro wrestling this week?
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Monday Mayhem Wrestling Wrap Up 4/13/19: Zelina’s Thirst Trap
Mad Mike and Sorg are joined by a LEGO Fevered Mainstream Matt as we talk about what we’ve been building, judge Jerry Lawler’s questionable and probably racist use of move names, WWE being determined as an “Essential Business” in Florida, What makes WWE different than the NBA, Lego ASMR, and some great wrestling from WWE RAW!
*Trigger Warning: Matt is actively playing through Lego bins most of the show. But great if you are into Lego ASMR
It’s WrestleMania Quarantine Hangover digesting the weekend, including:
We talk about WrestleMania!
What does Mad Mike and Mike Quackenbush think of “Full Sports Entertainment”?
We talk Firefly Funhouse and Bonyard Match
The pros and cons of limited All Elite Wrestling Dynamite tapings
What does it take for Heath Slater to become the WWE Champion?
Big Question: What match, past or future, would you like to receive the cinematic treatment
Early thoughts on The Big Show Show on Netflix
What did you learn from pro wrestling this week?
Follow our stable on Twitter: Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Mad Mike (@MadMike4883)
If you are in Pittsburgh, you’ve got to go to Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com)
**A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporters Occupy Pro Wrestling (@power2thesmarks), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Farnsworth Investments (@jworth)**
Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network. For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content.
Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show.
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Monday Mayhem Wrestling Wrap Up 4/6/20: Monday Night Heat
Mad Mike and Sorg are talking wrestling and…stuff. Big Show almost scared the crap out of us, we’re worried about Drew McIntyre, and we’re just figuring out what to do now.
Indy Mayhem Show: Still Stuck at Home
We are joined by Beastman, Tyler Klein, Justin Idol, and Ronnie Starks to talk about how they are keeping themselves occupied, original WrestleMania plans, Dungeons and Dragons, staying in shape, WWE’s Elias, calls to wrestlers and a cameo by Heel Bradley!
Support all of our Friends of the Show and Friends of the Network! Learn how you can support via merch stores, Patreon and more at www.indywrestling.us/covid19-support !
“One Cool Cat” Justin Idol and his cool cats join the show as we get back to the wrestling chat, including:
Justin Idol isn’t up on WWE, so we play, WrestleMania or Mayhem Mania with the matches!
What are we excited about in this peculiar pre-taped empty arena stage for WrestleMania
We chat with Idol about the new social media efforts for Renegade Wrestling Alliance and trying to use Tik Tok
Big Question: What wrestler would you like to be quarantined with? (don’t be creepy)
We touch base on the fallout from Mayhem Mania with Matt Carlins
What did you learn from pro wrestling this week?
Follow our stable on Twitter: Justin Idol, Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Hotwheelz (@hotwheelzrwa) Sorg (@Sorgatron), Mainstream Matt (@MainstreamMat) and Mad Mike (@MadMike4883)
If you are in Pittsburgh, you’ve got to go to Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com)
**A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporters Occupy Pro Wrestling (@power2thesmarks), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Farnsworth Investments (@jworth)**
Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network. For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content.
Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show.
Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook for updates and videos
Monday Mayhem Wrestling Wrap Up 3/30/20: American Bad Ass
We’re singing the sweet tunes of quarantine as Mad Mike and Sorg kick off your Monday night talking about WWE RAW, the state of wrestling, fear of the unknown, the Firefly Funhouse match and the delight in the return of Biker Undertaker for WrestleMania!
If you are in Pittsburgh, you’ve got to go to Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com)
**A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporters Occupy Pro Wrestling (@power2thesmarks), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Farnsworth Investments (@jworth)**
Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network. For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content.
Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show.
Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook for updates and videos
