Wrestling Mayhem Show 880: A WrestleDream of Little or No Mercy

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WWE releases and rumors
- Jade Cargill signed with WWE and hype around her
- Other WWE releases – Dana Brooke, Dolph Ziggler, Top Dolla
- Backstage issues with Matt Riddle leading to release
AEW news and rumors
- Tony Khan denies rumors of buying New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Speculation on AEW pay-per-views moving to HBO Max
- Eddie Kingston pulled from indie bookings leading to frustration
Preview of upcoming shows
- NXT No Mercy card and matches
- WrestleDream lineup including Danielson vs Zack Sabre Jr.
- Full Gear AEW pay-per-view card and analysis
Streaming/TV deals
- WWE Smackdown moving to NBC in 2024
- Speculation on what a potential AEW streaming service could look like
Guest host Ronnie Starks returns
- Discuss becoming a father soon
- Tries questionable “Woo” energy drink
Miscellaneous
- Christian Cage’s history of insulting wrestlers’ parents
- Mike learning Tony Khan passed on buying Lucha Underground tape library
- Missy’s experience as medic at indie show

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Mayhem Mania 2022 – Week 7

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
– Week 5
– Week 6

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
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 Ronnie Starks a.k.a. “Steve”)
ADD Danhausen to The Fiend vs. “Joker” Sting

Move #2 (by Sorgatron)
SWAP Jeff Hardy for Jay White

Move #3 (by Roni Nicole)
KILL Zombie “Rick Rude” & Ricky Morton & Soultaker & Lord Zoltan vs. Dink & Swoggle & Sunny (1993) & The Executioner and
CREATE Naomichi Marafuji & Taiji Ishimori vs. Minoru Suzuki & Tajiri

Move #4 (by Tina Keys)
KILL AJ Lee & CM Punk vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Adam Cole and
CREATE Bryan Danielson vs. Josh Alexander

Move #5 (by Mad Mike)
SWAP Johnny Knoxville and Samoa Joe

So, with the moves from Week 6 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.

Gunther vs. Johnny Knoxville
(Created by Mad Mike)

David Arquette vs. Samoa Joe
(Created by Mad Mike)

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

Cesaro vs. Dolph Ziggler
(Created by Papa Judo)

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

Corey Graves vs. Elias
(Created by Sorgatron)

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

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

Danhausen vs. The Fiend vs. “Joker” Sting
(Created by Ronnie Starks a.k.a. “Steve”)

Jay White vs. Darby Allin vs. Lee Moriarty
(Created by Sorgatron)

Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori vs. Minoru Suzuki & Tajiri
(Created by Roni Nicole)

Bryan Danielson vs. Josh Alexander
(Created by Tina Keys)

And there are two matches that were not altered in any way.

Wardlow vs. Nick Gage
(Created by Mad Mike)

Guerrillas of Destiny vs. Pretty Boy Killers (Keith Lee & Shane Taylor)
(Created by Sorgatron)

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

Wrestling Mayhem Show 225: Take the…Ladies….

Sorg, DJLunchbox, Mad Mike, and the returning Doc Remedy and Mayhem Missie are hot of their trip to Cleveland for the latest Chikara show! We cover the fanmail for the week, talk about Bryan Danielson, missing foreigners on RAW, Steve Austin’s Twitter habits, what’s up with Fedor, CM Punk’s *****, and scope the new King Frown track!

This is Episode 225 for Tuesday, June 29, 2010. You can get the episode here on Talkshoe, Blip.tv subscribe to the audioor video versions iTunes, look us up on Youtube, Roku, or Boxee, and as always, stay tuned towww.wrestlingmayhemshow.comfor the latest! The Wrestling Mayhem Show is recorded live and can be heard/viewed from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern on Talkshoe.com and Ustream.tv. Let us know what you think of the show, and your thoughts on the wrestling world by emailing us at [email protected]! Don’t forget you can find links related to the show’s news stories and more at our Delicious Links Page for Episode 225!

This week’s Audible Pick: Multiple picks! We can’t get enough! Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

WMS Gold Bonus Content: This week, We get all TRL on King Frown’s track, and Doc Remedy shares why he hasn’t been around for a year. Not on Gold? iPhone users can pick up the app right here!

Featured Music on this show:

Inu
“Stephen Colbert” (mp3)
from “Not For Anyone”
(Vertebrae)

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Wrestling Mayhem Show 224: International Badasses

Sorg, DJLunchbox, Mad Mike, and wrestlefan are back

this week, and we’re joined by our first participant in the WMS Nation guest in 2 year long listener, Rizz! We get through all of your fanmail, voicemail, and talk about the latest on Bryan Danielson: the speculation, the indy bookings, and more! We also talk about this weekend’s WWE Fatal 4 Way PPV, Batista’s chances in MMA, the latest Hart family lawsuit, TNA’s television expansion plans, and much, much more!

This week’s special guests include Eric “Butterbean” Esch, who’s well decorated in the world of boxing, MMA, and has history with WWF in Brawl for All. We have the oppurtunity to talk with him about his love for knocking out wrestlers, what it was like to knock out Johnny Knoxville on Jackass,

Then “International Badass” Sterling James Keenan returns to the show as we discuss how things are going at FNW’s new venue in Cheswick, PA, his upcoming match in AIW for the vacant title against Facade, Gargano, and Mercer, his thoughts on (potential opponent Sunday) Bryan Danielson, MMA prospects, and a special message to Kurt Angle.

Both Butterbean and Sterling James Keenan will be squaring of Friday, June 25 at the Ches-A-Rena in Cheswick, PA. You can find more information at Far North Wrestling’s web site, and for Mayhemers not in the Pittsburgh area, the event will be taped for DVD!

This is Episode 224 for Tuesday, June 22, 2010. You can get the episode here on Talkshoe, Blip.tv subscribe to the audioor video versions iTunes, look us up on Youtube, Roku, or Boxee, and as always, stay tuned towww.wrestlingmayhemshow.comfor the latest! The Wrestling Mayhem Show is recorded live and can be heard/viewed from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern on Talkshoe.com and Ustream.tv. Let us know what you think of the show, and your thoughts on the wrestling world by emailing us at [email protected]! Don’t forget you can find links related to the show’s news stories and more at our Delicious Links Page for Episode 224!

This week’s Audible Pick: “Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul” by Mark D. White, Robert Arp Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

WMS Gold Bonus Content: This week, we have some between segment, halftime fun, learn about some of the lead up to our interviews via our intern, and get Gaga. Not on Gold? iPhone users can pick up the app right here!

Featured Music on this show:

USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker)
“2 15/16” (mp3)
from “Welding the C:/”
(Smashing World Records)

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The Talent War

It’s time for a new wrestling ware. While everyone seems to be looking for the newest

“Monday Night War” to spark, it’s unlikely to happen. No one’s Ted Turner these days.

But where is that fight? Talent. WWE just picked up two of the finest talents from Ring of Honor in Nigel McGuinness and Bryan Danielson. The guys over on Between the Ropes brought this up, and I think it deems exploring. WWE has their own developmental territory, and we’ve seen the ups and downs of their results as of late with FCW.

It’s very apparent that Ring of Honor isn’t another “bingo hall” fed anymore, like ECW is always referred to as considering their heyday. CM Punk is an ROH alumni signed straight out of the group and sitting on top of your Friday night programming. Samoa Joe, TNA storylines notwithstanding, has been a bonafide success in that group as well, headlining shows with all of the “old head” talent that group brings in.

Nigel McGuinness

But where does this leave Ring of Honor? I don’t think you have to worry about them. This is a group that thrives on bringing new talent up. There is plenty of great names in the independent scene that would be perfect to step up to replace Nigel, Danielson, or anyone else that gets lured away by the big money.

Until Ring of Honor can find the cash cow like TNA has, it’s very unlikely to compete with the dollars for these hard working guys to make the living they want to. But, this isn’t a bad thing, for the fans, at least. It’s a very exciting breeding ground of new styles and talent that will eventually get infused into the mainstream on our Monday and Thursday nights. (well, I guess almost every other night now. But on channels I could get on basic cable…) Some will never be happy with what the big guys do to our beloved independent heroes, but don’t be surprised if it at least elevates their game and makes things interesting as they fight for the best of the best in ROH.

Michael Sorg is the producer of the Wrestling Mayhem Show, and other projects under Sorgatron Media. You can read more of his musings, including contributed entries for this site, at Sorgatron.com.