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Justin breaks down a big week where WWE threw everything at the wall to see what sticks with the debut of Raw Underground and a new faction called RETRIBUTION, while AEW kept things simple and let their stars shine in one of the year's best matches.
After an injury puts Kofi on the shelf, Big E is cast into the solo spotlight and Justin revisits a conversation from last summer with the New Day's resident hoss about his dream's of singles success. Plus taking your calls and texts on the week that was!
Justin breaks down The Horror Show at WWE Extreme Rules 2020, an up and down PPV with plenty of good wrestling bogged down by overbooked, sloppy and stupid results. And we're live and interactive, taking calls, texts and tweets from you, the listener!
Justin breaks down a busy week in the business, with two PPV-caliber cards on the Wednesday TV in Fyter Fest and Great American Bash, and a pair of truly shocking results on back-to-back nights in New Japan as Dominion launches EVIL to top guy status.
Justin is joined by Emily Pratt (FanFyte NJPW writer) to discuss the 2020 New Japan Cup, bringing fans back to Japanese arenas, #SpeakingOut, and her experience working alongside Brandon Stroud at Uproxx's now-shuttered wrestling vertical, With Spandex.
Justin calls for a halt to wrestling TV production as a COVID-19 surge in Florida creates dozens of positive cases within WWE. And #SpeakingOut comes home to roost as allegations of abuse lead to the collapse of ECCW, a prominent Vancouver indie company.
The news of the week is heavy this time as Justin dives deep into the tidal wave of abuse allegations against powerful men in wrestling, predominantly in the UK but in North America as well. And COVID-19 finally breeches the WWE Performance Centre.
Justin dives in to another post-PPV review show after Edge and Randy Orton fail to deliver the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" at WWE Backlash 2020, but still put on quite the match on a top-heavy show that included a motorcycle ninja gang and much more.
Justin reviews the highs and lows of NXT TakeOver: In Your House, as Io Shirai claims the NXT Women's Championship and potentially ends Charlotte Flair's return to the yellow brand. Plus, new women's tag champs, and a possible call-up on the horizon!
Justin looks at The Revival's debut in AEW, Chris Jericho's jaw-jacking with Iron Mike Tyson, and a questionable new WWE mystery storyline. Plus an interview with former WWE ref Jimmy Korderas about the late Owen Hart from Sportsnet Radio in Toronto.