Another 18 people have been cut by the WWE machine including Keith Lee, Nia Jax, Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Franky Monet, Eva Marie, and Jake's beloved Oney Lorcan. The boys are taking a look at the list and talking about how we got here and what the future could hold for all this talent.
News of the week includes ECW legend Sabu, NXT Women's Tag Champ Zoey Stark, Jason Baker and Bray Wyatt's movie, Beth Phoenix the musician, The WWE Last Name Killer, and the second season of Ruthless Aggression.
Its time to whip out the WWE Encyclopedia for part 4! The boys find themselves surrounded by Deans! Talking Dean Douglas, Debra, Demolition, Dean Malenko and more!
News of the week includes “Speedball” Mike Bailey, The Miz on Dancing with the Stars, Jon Moxley, The Blade, Jim Ross, Starz’ Heels, and Broken Skull Sessions’ Enigmatic next guest!
To celebrate Halloween the boys are turning some folks EVIL! Which wrestling characters would benefit by getting an evil twist? Not just a heel turn.... but a hell turn!
News of the week includes huge news from ROH, Greg Hamilton, The third Uso, Bray Wyatt, Petey Williams, and PWP favorite, Jimmy Wang Yang.
From rope breaks inside Hell in a Cell to interchangeable refs and what exactly constitutes a foreign object, you would think the rules of wrestling would be set in stone but you'd be wrong. Today the Palskis are talking all about the rulebook that isn't.
News of the week includes Amanda Huber being All Elite, Lacey Evan's La-Z-Birth, the King of the Ring and the Queen's Crown tournaments, Mattel Toys, Chucky, and Awesome Kong a Hall of Famer.
The boys need to take the week off but worry not, in lieu of a new episode the Palskis are giving some freebies from the Patreon. Talking about Best and Worst Wrestling Masks, AND a very rare main feed watchalong!
The wrestling world looks a lot different today than it did January of 2020. It's only human to wonder how the Pandemic shaped the current state of things, and so that's just what we're doing! What if the pandemic never happened? Would AEW still be as exciting today? Would the Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, the Fiend, Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch, and countless others be on a completely different path? Is this the darkest timeline?!
News of the week includes Bobby Fish, Toni Storm, New championship titles in both Impact and AEW, AJ Lee returns to the wrestling biz, Gable Steveson, The King and Queen of the Ring, and more!
The WWE Draft starts this Friday on Smackdown and before the festivities(?) begin and superstars swap shows, we thought it would be fun to revisit a game we played a couple years ago and find out if Scott has any idea where anyone is to begin with! What happens next may surprise you.
News of the week includes the passing of Sakoda, the birth of a rowdy baby, a killer engagement, Satnam Singh, Sheamus, The Royal Rumble, and American Gladiators!
It's time to crack open the WWE Encyclopedia again! In Part 3 the boys find themselves covered in Jims, Joes, and Jobbers as they discuss Jimmy Wang Yang, Joey Abs, The J.O.B. Squad, Joey Mercury, Joe Turco, Jinder Mahal and more.
News of the week includes the backlash to the Plane Ride from Hell episode of Dark Side of the Ring, Nia Jax, Ricky Starks, Randy Orton's Tattoo Lawsuit, Scott Steiner's in-ring return, The King of the Ring, an edgier NXT, and AEW's new partnership with The Owen Hart Foundation!
It's a super-sized black tie extravaganza as the Palskis are talking all about Wrestling Weddings! Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis are the latest duo to get hitched on TV and though the kayfabe wedding ceremony has become a staple of the wrestling world, they aren't often as well received. From terrifying and hilarious to cringeworthy and disgusting, wrestling weddings have truly run the gamut through the years.
Plus a MASSIVE news week that includes some Al Snow heroics, Jake Atlas, Jonny Gargano and Candice LeRae's contracts, the launch of NXT 2.0 and backstage updates, Samoa Joe's mysterious health issues, Big E becoming WWE Champ, Andrew Yang's hopes for a wrestling union, and much much more.
How important is a pro-wrestler's name? Can a bad name ruin a great wrestler? Does a great name give a bad wrestler an edge? What about Edge?! From Vince's love of chopping talent's name in half to puns and pop-culture soundalikes... it turns out there's a lot to say about wrestler's names and how they play a role in the industry.
News of the week includes NWA 73 and AEW All Out, Paul Levesque's heart, Kushida's bout w/ Covid, The Undertaker trapping the New Day, Kevin Owens’ contract and more.
Today the Palskis are talking all about NXT, and what it should, could, and probably will be moving forward. With big changes announced about how NXT will seek talent, who will oversee it, and what it's purpose is, will WWE's "third brand" crash and burn or evolve into something more? Talking all about NXT's glory days as well as what has worked in the past and what hasn't, and also what's so weird about that new logo.
News of the week includes WM38, AJ Lee and CM Punk, The IIconics new name, a new WWE Trademark, some changes to Bleacher Report and BR LIVE, as well as a look at this weekend's AEW All Out card.
Wrestling has been around for a long time, and with countless iconic characters and legendary superstars, it’s inevitable that some wrestlers will be compared to those who came before. Sometimes this comparison is good, other times not so much. From comparing Ryback to Goldberg, Adam Cole to HBK, Mason Ryan to Batista, and a ton more, lets talk about Wrestling with Comparison.
News of the week includes WWE Day 1, Pat McAfee’s 104 fever, NXT contracts, Kylie Ray, Summerslam and Takeover 36 title changes and more. Plus we crown a NEW PWP World Champion.
CM Punk has returned to wrestling, something a lot of people thought would never happen. And in a world in which Edge and Daniel Bryan returned from career ending injuries, Bret Hart buried the hatchet with Vince McMahon and WWE, and the Undertaker is actually retired... the boys are a bit pensive about the old adage, Never Say Never.
News of week includes Baby Wrestling, an Inner Circle engagement, the TNA Title, Ric Flair returning home, and much more!
It's time once more to crack open the WWE Encyclopedia New Edition! We're talking Raven, Chief Jay Strongbow, The Real Americans, Christian, Ravishing Rick Rude, a skew if Chrises including Masters, Tolos, and our new personal favorite Chris Walker, and more!
News of week includes another massive rounds of WWE layoffs, this time in the form of a slew of NXT talent like Bronson Reed, Bobby Fish, Mercedes Martinez, Leon Ruff and more.
Today the Palskis are looking at the job of the heel in modern pro wrestling, and whether the actions or words of a heel wrestler should be judged differently than the actions or words of other villainous characters in fiction. Is there a line that heels shouldn't cross? Are all heel wrestler character types judged equally? Does a "realistic" heel get less slack from our society than an over-the-top cartoonish one? Bigotry, sexism, personal attacks of loved ones, references to reality, offensive or revolting acts... murder?! What exactly is the job of the heel?
News of the week includes Bray Wyatt, Ric Flair, AEW Rampage, how rising cases of COVID-19 may effect Summer Slam, and of course the reaction to Max Caster's latest rap.
So many of the most memorable moments in pro-wrestling history happen outside of the bell. And just because they're memorable, doesn't mean they're good. Today the Palskis bring their Best & Worst series to main podcast feed, starting with the best & worst Non Wrestling Segments. From multiple versions of This Is Your Life, a Jay Lethal Flair off, DX heading to WCW, to Macho Man getting angry at Hogan - there are plenty of iconic and plenty of tragic moments to revisit.
News of the week includes some Hardy COVID, a new New Years PPV, a scripted series about the 90s WWF Steroid Trial, Super Porky, AEW's philanthropy and much more.
After the bloody confrontation between Jon Moxley and Lance Archer, the Palskis are talking about the use of Blood in Wrestling. When is best used? Is an accident better than gigging? How much is too much blood and what happens when the line gets crossed? And what are some of the most iconic bloody moments and others that don't sit well?
Plus news of the week includes Thunder Rosa signing a new contract, Jake the Snake Roberts signing an extension of his last one, news about Keira Hogan, Velveteen Dream, Lana, WWE in Theaters and more!
The Palskis bring their former Patron Exclusive series "Better Heel or Face?" to the main pod-feed for the first time! This time the subject is the polarizing CM Punk as we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Pipe Bomb and build that lead to him leaving the company with the WWE Championship in Chicago at Money in the Bank 2011. Was the excitement of the crowd behind him as he blew a kiss to Vince McMahon more powerful than the wave of boos and shock that fell over the crowd when he smeared the ashes of Paul Bearer over himself?!
News of the week includes the Varsity Blondes being All Elite, yet another Hardy being born, Sunny trying to trademark Sunny, the Passing of Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorf, Chelsea Green's ROH debut and much more!
A&E's "WWE's Most Wanted Treasures" tasked iconic superstars like The Undertaker, Mick Foley, Jake the Snake Roberts, Mark Henry, and The Big Show with pretending to search for lost Wrestling Memorabilia that WWE clearly already located! It was still a fun show none-the-less and it got the boys wondering... What "Wrestling Treasures" would THEY actually have a sentimental attachment too?
News of the week includes Aliester Black AKA Tommy End AKA Malakai Black debuting on AEW, the condition of legendary Terry Funk, Jimmy Uso's DUI, Paul Heyman toying with marks, and much more!
Today is the first edition of a brand new series called "What are we going to do with... " and we're kicking it off talking about Jim Ross in AEW. After his WWE mishaps and some of the more questionable comments during commentary, where do we stand on the voice of wrestling? Has the greatest to ever do it lost touch? Is he incapable of change? or is he simply not being given the help he needs?! And ultimately, what are we going to do with him?!
News of the week includes Zelina Vega's return to WWE, Sonjay Dutt's exit, Ronda Rousey's baby girl, and the loss of The Patriot, Del Wilkes.
