Wrestlemania has come and gone and its time to YAP ABOUT IT. So that's exactly what Scott and Jake do. But they're not doing it alone! They've opened up their private zoom conversation to you, the listeners and are talking directly with some favorites about all things Wrestlemania week from Belair and Banks to that one Bad Bunny, Hall of Fame foibles, the fun and unfunny! (Oh crap are we rhyming in show descriptions now?!) Tune in for Part 1 of our Compadres Interactive Post-Mania Live Zoom Blowout!
Post 'Mania Live Zoom Blowout Details!
Tuesday April 13th at 12pm Noon PST we’re OPENING up our usual weekly zoom recording to YOU! Join us live on Zoom by clicking this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653612439 and you can be a part of the show! The waiting room will open at about 11:50am PST.
The fine details:
The entire Zoom session will be recorded for use as multiple weeks’ worth of podcasts. All guests will be muted upon entry. You do not have to turn on your video to participate, but are free to do so if you’d like.
Please make sure your name is filled out on Zoom so we can easily see who you are!
The Compadres will request unmuting for each guest we decide to speak to. Anyone who unmutes themselves without being asked to may get booted or re-muted at Scott’s whim! Don’t be a jerk! We will be using Zoom’s chat feature to communicate with those currently watching to decide who we are going to chat with next. Anyone who joins is free to stay in the meeting and watch for as long as you like regardless of whether you participate or not. We know time zones are problematic but highly urge those who can to stay until the end of the recording!
Mania Week Begins!
Mania week has began and at the time of recording this week's episode we've had the Wrestlemania go-home raw, the 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame induction "ceremonies," and the first night of NXT Takeover Stand and Deliver! Scott and Jake are diving into all of that plus an AEW Dynamite that featured the return of the Inner Circle, and a Smackdown that featured the return of the Rated R Superstar.
Christian Cage Stands and Delivers
Scott and Jake have a lot to chat about as Christian Cage made his in-ring singles return on AEW Dynamite to start the show that ended in an Arcade Anarchy match that has the wrestling world mashing buttons and whacking moles. Plus the final NXT before Takeover: Stand and Deliver finds LA Knight in a good position to win the North American Title and does a great job of hyping Kyle O'Rielly vs Adam Cole, and the Wrestlemania card continues to solidify on Raw and Smackdown as Roman gets a new contender AND the Hurt Business has some accounting issues. All that and more!
NWA Back for the Attack / Fastlane Fallout
Scott and Jake are talking all about last PPV before Wrestlemania, Fastlane. Was it as thrilling as it's branding would have you believe?! NWA returned with its new PPV Back for the Attack, and this week's AEW Dynamite was a real talkie and set up Christian Cage's first match for next week, featured the AEW World Champ and TNT Champion in action in two great matches, and also the Rhodes family is headed to reality tv. Plus NXT needs to crown new Tag Champs and Kyle O'Reilly does some storytelling, and oh the Fiend is back on Raw and he's melty.
Lights Out to Fastlane
Scott and Jake are talking about Charlotte Walking Tall and Andrade trying to Walk Off, The NXT Covid Outbreak as well as it's new main event and resident fortune teller, LA Knight's in-ring debut, NWA's returning PPV event Back For The Attack happening this weekend, the Pinnacle of AEW stables and Dynamite's Lights Out main event, as well as main roster WWE as it fills out the card for this weekend's Fast Lane PPV, the last stop on the Road to Wrestlemania.
AEW Revolution Fallout
Scott and Jake are diving into this past weekends AEW Revolution like Darby Allin diving into Brian Cage. Talking all about its incredible highs and its incredibly unfortunate lows. From the well executed Street Fight Cinematic Match. Christian Cage's arrival, and the Brass and or Golden ring, to the countdown that led to the worlds most disappointing explosion, from the PPV itself to the fallout on this week's Dynamite there's plenty to chew on. Plus NXT gets new Women's Tag Team Titles, Kyle O'Reilly is starting to make a name for himself, and Shane McMahon may want to start wearing an ear-pierce. All that and so much more!
Hall of Fame Worthy Thigh Slaps
Sorry for the delay but it's a special Saturday Sunday episode of Compadres. Scott and Jake are talking all about this weeks shows and previewing tonight's AEW Revolution PPV! Talking about WWE's stand on thigh-slaps, the future of NWA, Wrestling for Women's Charity, the new WWE Champion, the reignited fire of the Yes Movement, Apollo Crews embracing his heritage, whether Adam Cole or Finn Balor are main roster bound, the NXT announcement following the WWE Women's Tag Title Match, Shaquille O'neal going through some tables, Tully Blanchard lacing up his boots, who Paul White hinted about coming to AEW, and much much more!
Chamber Fallout, Strowman, & Battle Panties
Elimination Chamber has come and gone since the last Compadres and Scott and Jake are talking all about it. Did it deliver? Did it matter? What are the rules exactly? What is Braun Strowman trying to say? Is puking oil a symptom of COVID? Do you prefer long tights or BATTLE PANTIES. All of those questions and more as the boys talk Monday Night Raw and the Road to Wrestlemania, The Miz and the Money in the Bank, Bad Bunny, Rhea Ripley, the Flairs, highs and lows of NXT, Adam Cole being a heel, Darby Allin going ziplining on AEW Dynamite, Isiah Kassidy, Paul Wight and much much more.
Vengeance Day, Chamber, Babies & more!
Scott and Jake are covering all the usual shows with NXT Takeover : Vengeance Day in the rearview mirror, we crowned the first ever Women's Dusty Cup Winners, people were kidnapped all over the place, and the Undisputed Era in on thin Ice. Over on AEW Jim Ross forgets what Company he's in and the Women's Eliminator Tournament continues with Riho's return to Dynamite, plus Hangman Adam Page pulls one over on Matt Hardy but also Matt Hardy pulls one over on Adam Page? And in WWE Lacey Evans may be giving birth to the Fiend, Bad Bunny is a champion, and Kofimania 2 gets a sign of hope. All of that and a look ahead towards this weekend's Elimination Chamber PPV!
Elimination Chamber Shapes Up
The Road to Wrestlemania is officially paved and we are rolling down it towards Elimination Chamber. Main Roster WWE is setting the stage for massive structure as McIntyre has massive challenge ahead of him. Edge continues his post Rumble tour of shows, Cesaro and Daniel Bryan share show some respect, and for some reason Bad Bunny is still around! Plus AEW steps it up with a fantastic Dynamite that found NJPW's Kenta in action and Darby Allin defending his TNT Title. All that and NXT sets up this weekends NXT Takeover : Vengeance Day.
Royal Rumbles and a Beach Break
The Royal Rumble is many wrestling fans’ favorite event and for the first time ever there was no one in attendance for it — did it still live up to its own hype? Scott and Jake are talking all about it from surprise entrants, returns, highs, lows, and what the event does to launch the Road to Wrestlemania. All that plus AEW takes a mid-winter Beach Break for some reason and if that’s not enough they threw a wedding in the mix just for fun!
Royal Rumble Preview
Its a Royal episode of the Royal Compadres taking a look ahead at this weekend's Royal Rumble! Scott and Jake make some predictions and hopes for iconic annual event as well as all the usual chatter about AEW Dynamite, NXT and the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, the go-home Raw and more!
A Birthday Cake, a Playground, and a Fight Pit
Scott and Jake chatting Roman Reigns' music and his Royal Rumble opponent, Wrestlemania announcements and crowds, -1's Birthday Celebration, Punk-Rock Billie Kay, The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics, Randy Orton's post murder messaging, Taya Valkyrie's future, NXT's Fight Pit, Pretty Peter Avalon & Cody Rhodes, Alexa Bliss's misses, Non-Rumble Rumble matches and much more!
New Years Smash 2 & Dusty Tag Classic
Scott and Jake are chatting about the good, bad, and ugly of AEW's New Years Smash Night 2 including a new "Talk Show" segment, the TNT title match and Chuck Taylor's new job. Also the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic kicks off on NXT, Xia Li and Boa are going Mortal Kombat, the Royal Rumble shapes up with some great story telling including Adam Pierce on Smackdown, and Raw doubles down on doubling down matches before playing with fire. Plus Drew McIntyre gets COVID and speculation arises.
New Year Catch-up
Scott and Jake are back after a few weeks off. It's been an eventful time off to say the least. The boys are talking about TLC and it's fallout, the Firefly Inferno Match, Roman Reigns vs Kevin Owens vs Damien Priest, Fenix vs Kenny Omega and the Bullet Club ending to AEW Dynamite, NXT's New Years Evil, and of course remembering the life, work, and character of Jon Huber, AKA Brodie Lee/Luke Harper.
Happy New Year!: Holiday Party Pt 3
Happy New Year! It's the third and final episode of the Compadres Holiday party from Dec 17th. Opening up the zoom to chat directly with YOU about the best of worst of 2020 and so much more! We're talking about WWE's Hawaii Visits, all the 2020 Pro Wrestling babies, meeting Taker and crying, Austin's Broken Skull Sessions, companies like Chikara and Evolve closing doors, Raw Underground, AEW video games, the rise of the Hurt Business, the Highs and Lows of 2020s Cinematic Matches including the Firefly Funhouse Match and Money in the Bank, and last but most certainly not least, the returns of both STING and EDGE.
Merry Christmas!: Holiday Party Pt 2
Merry Christmas! We're back with part two of the Compadres Holiday Party from last week and we're even joined by the elusive Dale Rutledge! Continuing to talk directly with our listeners, we chat a little about this week's TLC and then dive back into the highs and lows of 2020 including Sami Zayn & KO being back on top, the potential of a Paul Heyman & Big E story, UK audiences and if NXT UK is unique, the popularity of Impact over the pond, the Impact Wrestling and AEW partnership, Roman Reign's finally turning heel, Vince's general consistency, Drake Maverick putting himself out there, the Undertaker's Cameos, and so much more. Plus the Compadres get some Retribution names of their own and Hotline All Star "Big Al" gives everyone a Wrestling Holiday Quiz!
Happy Holidays!: Holiday Party Pt 1
It's the end of the year and the Compadres have opened up their usual private Zoom room (sounds like an attitude era gimmick) to YOU for the Wrestling Compadres Holiday party. It went on even longer than expected so here is Part 1 in which we chat with quite a few fine folks all about this past week's AEW Dynamite as well as "Pandemic Bayley," The Jericho Cruise, EC3 and COVID, a brick and mortar WWE Hall of Fame, the news of a new Rhodes baby, The WWE Thunderdome, Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton's standout year, how WWE and Antiques Road Show are on a crash course for synergy, AEW's Christmas Story, the Jamacian Wrestling fandom, and SO much more.
Compadres Holiday Party Info!
Thursday Dec 17th at 6pm EST we’re OPENING up our usual weekly zoom recording to YOU! Join us live on Zoom by clicking this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88179512914 (Meeting ID: 881 7951 2914) and you can be a part of the show.
The fine details:
The entire Zoom session will be recorded. All guests will be muted upon entry. You do NOT have to turn on your video to participate, but are free to do so if you’d like. Ugly holiday sweaters are welcome.
Please make sure your name is filled out on Zoom so we can easily see who you are!
The Compadres will request unmuting for each guest we decide to speak to. Anyone who unmutes themselves without being asked to may get booted or re-muted at Scott’s whim! Don’t be a jerk! We will be using Zoom’s chat feature to communicate with those currently watching to decide who we are going to chat with next. Anyone who joins is free to stay in the meeting and watch for as long as you like regardless of whether you participate or not.