The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast: Recent Episodes
Breffni O'Sullivan & Nathan Charlesworth | ICB Studios
News, analysis, interviews, and more from the world of professional wrestling, hosted by Breffni O'Sullivan and Nathan Charlesworth.
Breffni and Nathan sign off in discussing two news-packed weeks in professional wrestling: the season premiere of Monday Night War, the inaugural Wednesday Night War between NXT on USA and the debuting AEW Dynamite on TNT, the debut episode of SmackDown on FOX, and the fart in a crowded lift that was WWE Hell in a Cell. But don't worry! Breff & Nathan will return in the coming weeks with a brand new video podcast! Until then, we hope you enjoy our swansong episode, and our sincere thanks to anyone and everyone who has ever tuned in. Thank you, and good morning.
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This week, Breff and Nathan return to your listenholes to talk Baron Corbin's victory in the King of the Ring Tournament, AEW's free-to-air ITV scheduling, the upcoming WWE Draft, the inaugural episode of SmackDown on Fox, and ahead of our trip to Disneyland Paris, which WWE superstar would be ideal for a Disney character to team up with.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breff and Nathan return to discuss the latest career renaissance of newly crowned AEW World Champion, Chris Jericho, his overnight memeification, and what happens when you leave a championship belt on the roof of a limo while you're inside a steakhouse wolfing down a T-Bone. We also talk all the developments in the King of the Ring Tournament ahead of the final match between Big Breakfast Big Banter Middle Management Baron Corbin and Chad Gable, and the news that iMPACT Wrestling's parent company, Anthem, has acquired New Japan's US TV home, AXS.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breff & Nathan delve even deeper than before, into the Roman Reigns plot, do Daniel Bryan's dream of electric cars?, the Erick Rowan "Lookalike", what a potential WWE courtroom scenario could look like. We also discuss the King of the Ring tournament one week in, along with it's potential outcomes. WWE's split from CFO$, and of course, the impending Wednesday Night Wars!
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This week, Breff & Nathan review WWE SummerSlam, held at the Scotiabank Centre in Toronto, ON, in front of nearly 17,000 fans for a very reasonable 3.5 hours!
Can Drew Gulak retain his Cruiserweight Championship against Oney Lorcan? Can Apollo Crews and Buddy Murphy avoid interference from a woodland creature? Can the newly crowned Women's Tag Team Champions, Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross defend their titles successfully against the former champions, The IIconics? Can Elias get through a gig without being speared by a Hall of Famer? Can Natalya dethrone Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Championship in her home country? Can Dolph Ziggler pull off a career defining win against the legendary Goldberg? Can The O.C. ensure the United States Championship stays with AJ Styles as he battles former champion, Ricochet? Can Ember Moon finally capture the SmackDown Women's Championship from an on-form Bayley? Can Kevin Owens avoid the dole queue by vanquishing "The Best in the World" Shane McMahon? Can Hall of Famer Trish Stratus solidify her status as "Queen of Queens" in her hometown as she faces Charlotte Flair? Can Kofi Kingston finally vanquish "The Viper" Randy Orton and retain the WWE Championship? Can Finn Balor survive against "The Fiend" in Bray Wyatt? Can Seth Rollins overcome the odds and slay "The Beast" Brock Lesnar to recapture the Universal Championship?
Also, after the announcement of the return of King of the Ring, who is the favourite among The Miz, Ricochet, Cedric Alexander, Samoa Joe, Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin, Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Kevin Owens, Ali, Apollo Crews, Chad Gable, Elias, Andrade, Buddy Murphy, and Shelton Benjamin?
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breff & Nathan talk WWE 2K20, as well as all the happenings from Raw and SmackDown, including, but not limited to: P.I. Investigations, an OBGYN visit, two returning legends, a large Samoan diving inside a soon to be speared truck, Samoa Joe looking for and receiving an apology, the tremendous build of Kofi vs. Orton, and the bewildering character of Seth Rollins. Our illustrious hosts then preview WWE SummerSlam 2019, live from the Scotiabank Centre in Toronto, ON, Canada, running down every match on the card and keeping everything crossed for a damn good smash hit of the summer.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breff & Nathan run down Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live in what turned out to be a damn good week of WWE programming, if terrifically hokey in places, including the near death of Seth Rollins at the hands of Brock Lesnar, the near death of Roman Reigns at the hands of the ACME Corporation, Cedric Alexander, Ali, and Andrade's rise to prominence and much more. Plus, we discuss the new matches announced for AEW's TNT debut in October, and we discuss the new Netflix series, produced by WWE Studios, in which Big Show becomes an estate driving suburban Dad.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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Making her return to The Intercontinental Breakfast, Breff welcomes Irish Junior Heavyweight Champion & OTT Women's Champion Valkyrie back to the show to give us an update on how she's progressed in the two years since our last chat, talking everything including: the Irish wrestling landscape, training in Fight Factory, the Woke Queens and her partnership with Debbie Keitel, the Queen's Court and both working with and learning from Katey Harvey, touring in Germany with wXw, her OTT journey, her favourite matches, her favourite opponents, some of the best advice she's ever been given, the greatness of More Than Hype (and Club Rock Shandy), Irish wrestling talent to watch out for, the story of a recent little trip to the UK and what went down, and much more.
This interview is also featured as part of episode S03 E17 (July 27th 2019).
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breff flies solo in the studio, whilst Nathan lives it up on assignment in Blighty, joining us over the phone, and we are joined by the Irish Junior Heavyweight Champion and OTT Women's Champion, Valkyrie, to give us an update on her career, her insane growth in the last two years, and the craziest week of her life touring in Germany, performing in Ireland, and her experience training at a special camp in the UK that you may have heard of. In the news this week, Breff & Nathan discuss the AEW TNT TV Deal, big changes to the WWE Network, and we rundown Raw Reunion.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breff & Nathan review WWE Extreme Rules, from Philadelphia, PA, featuring a Winner Take All main event for both the WWE Universal Championship and the WWE Raw Women's Championship as Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch took on Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans. The unexpectedly great card also featured Kofi Kingston defending his WWE Championship against Samoa Joe, Ricochet defending his United States Championship against AJ Styles, Finn Balor defending his Intercontinental Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura, The Revival defending their Raw Tag Team Championships against The Usos, Daniel Bryan & Rowan defending their SmackDown Tag Team Championships in a triple threat match against The New Day and Heavy Machinery, Bayley defending her SmackDown Women's Championship in a handicap match against Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross, Drew Gulak defends his Cruiserweight Championship against Tony Nese, Kevin Owens faces off against Dolph Ziggler, and the unlikely team of Roman Reigns & The Undertaker battle against "The Best in the World" Shane McMahon and "Scottish Angryman" Drew McIntyre. Oh, and a big lad named Brock showed up.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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To celebrate our 50th episode, Breff & Nathan crack open some cold ones for the inaugural Intercontinental Breakfast at Midnight, in which we have a few beers and chat about a particular topic or aspect of professional wrestling. This time, we take a look at entrance music in wrestling: the best, the worst, the most fitting, the least fitting, disproportionately good music for an average performer, the best run of different themes, the best variants, and some forgotten gems. Featuring: Billy Gunn, Christian, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Jeff Hardy, Edge, William Regal, The Rock, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Wade Barrett, Baron Corbin, Hulk Hogan, Drew McIntyre, The Social Outcasts, Seth Rollins, The Undertaker, Kane, and the philosophies of what a good entrance can do for a talent and for the audience. And to cap it all, we unveil our new intro, featuring Bob the Announcer Guy!
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breffni & Nathan try some fierce prognostication after the news of Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff being appointed Executive Directors of Raw and SmackDown in WWE's latest attempt to try something that worked in 1999 two decades later, and Breff gives his thoughts on AEW's second PPV event, Fyter Fest, from Daytona Beach, FL, featuring Jon Moxley's unsanctioned debut against Joey Janela, THAT chairshot from Shawn Spears to Cody's bleach blonde head, and much more!
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This week, Breff & Nathan discuss the Seth Rollins & Will Ospreay Twitter War (briefly), the terrible attendance figures from WWE Stomping Grounds, Raw, and SmackDown, and give you a full rundown of the Stomping Grounds PPV, live in front of some people at the Tacoma Dome.
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This week, two idiots who think they know better (Breffni & Nathan) present a special episode where they take a cue from 2002 and initiate a complete redraft of WWE's two main shows, with Nathan taking control of Monday Night Raw, and Breff taking the helm of Friday Night SmackDown (Now on Tuesdays!). The lads name their GMs, Announcers, Commentators, Interviewers, Producers, NXT-NXT UK-205 Live special draft picks, and their Top 40 picks from the main roster, and what they'd each do with their choices in the name of making WWE's flagship programming as good as it possibly could be (or, how good a bunch of office chair bookers think it could be, but what do they know?).
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Saturday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, a bumper episode in which Breff & Nathan review AEW's inaugural PPV, Double or Nothing, from the MGM Grand Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada. The lads also review WWE Money in the Bank, and discuss the monumental Jon Moxley interview on Chris Jericho's 'Talk Is Jericho' podcast.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Friday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breffni & Nathan talk all the big news in wrestling this week, including AEW's new live primetime weekly show on TNT, and preview WWE Money In The Bank, live this Sunday from Hartford, CT, where Kofi Kingston defends his WWE Championship against Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins defends the Universal Championship against AJ Styles, two people presumably grab briefcases, and Vince McMahon battles his entire fanbase and creative team, at least according to Scott from New York's appearance on Wade Keller's podcast. We talk the fallout from this peek behind the creative curtain, and much more.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Friday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, in our debut episode on 24Wrestling.com, Breffni and Nathan face the music and talk at length about the issues inherent on WWE television, from the supremacy of the brand over the stars who build it, to the copy/paste story tropes, to the lack of freedom and organic development of their characters, whilst also taking a look at AEW's UK PPV deal with ITV, and what this could potentially mean for their upcoming TV deal and future mainstream audience potential.
The Intercontinental Breakfast | An Irish Wrestling Podcast is available on 24Wrestling.com, Transistor.fm, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever good podcasts are sold. Be sure to follow us on social media via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out new episodes every Friday morning from 7am GMT.
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This week, Breff & Nathan discuss the departure of Dean Malenko from WWE, Kurt Angle's new producer role, Jeff Hardy's knee injury, the retirement of Brock Lesnar from MMA, who we'd like to see Paul Heyman advocate for, Lillian Garcia's new announcing gig, NXT referee Tom Castor's dedication to his job, the latest peek behind the door of Bray Wyatt's Firefly Fun House, the replacement of Backlash with new PPV Stomping Grounds, another WWE Saudi Arabia show but with added Goldberg, the hot water Lio Rush finds himself in, the Money In The Bank ladder match participants and who we pick to grab the briefcases, and the immediate un-retirement of f.k.a. Dean Ambrose: Jon Moxley.
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This week, we talk the weirdly wonderful debut of Bray Wyatt's Firefly Fun House, the retirement of Dean Ambrose and the legacy he leaves behind, Goldust's departure from WWE, more Superstar Shakeups with Andrade, Zelina Vega, Aleister Black, Jinder Mahal, and The B Team landing on SmackDown, with Samoa Joe and, shockingly, Cesaro heading to Raw, bringing an end to The Bar, and what this could mean for Sheamus' career, and the return of CM Punk to wrestling (under a mask).
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This week, we look at the annual WWE Superstar Shakeup, and discuss all of the performers who have moved to Monday Night Raw! (because we recorded this on Tuesday before SmackDown!). We also talk all the stories of disgruntled writers, bookers, and talent with the departures of Robert Evans, newly minted Hall of Famer and SmackDown's lead writer, Road Dogg, and the unhappiness of Sasha Banks and the departing Luke Harper.
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It's the biggest show of the year, it's WrestleMania 35, from Metlife Stadium, New Jersey. Join us as we run through the mammoth 7 hour 'showcase of immortals' stadium event, huge championship wins for Becky Lynch, Kofi Kingston, and Seth Rollins, the retirements of Kurt Angle and Batista, the lunacy of The Miz and Shane McMahon, and possibly the most entertaining Hall of Fame ceremony in years, featuring D-Generation X (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, X-Pac, Road Dogg, and Billy Gunn), Harlem Heat, The Hart Foundation, Torrie Wilson, Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake, and more!
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Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Becky Lynch (Raw & SmackDown Women's Championship)
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kofi Kingston (WWE Championship)
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins (Universal Championship)
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. 'The Demon' Finn Balor (Intercontinental Championship)
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio (United States Championship)
Bayley & Sasha Banks (c) vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. The IIconics (Women's Tag Team Championships)
The Usos (c) vs. The Bar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet (SmackDown Tag Team Championships)
The Revival (c) vs. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder (Raw Tag Team Championships)
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Tony Nese (Cruiserweight Championship)
AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton
Triple H vs. Batista (No Holds Barred, if Triple H loses he must retire)
Shane McMahon vs. The Miz (Falls Count Anywhere)
Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin (Kurt Angle's retirement match)
The André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
The WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal
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This week; AEW rumoured to be joining Apple TV+, a look at the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019, the Women's Championship Main Event of WrestleMania 35, and we go on a bit of a rant about how the story of Becky Lynch becoming only the second non-continental-American person in history to main event wrestling's biggest annual event has not received national attention from news outlets.
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This week, Breffni & Nathan talk Sue Aitchison winning the 2019 Warrior Award, The Responstable Constable, Baron Corbin, being selected as Kurt Angle's retirement match opponent, AJ Styles signing his new WWE contract, and we take a look at the "B+ Player" story behind Kofi Kingston's improbable rise to the WWE Championship main event match of WrestleMania 35.
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This week, ICB lands on a new platform (Transistor) as a weekly show, with new episodes every Friday morning at 7AM GMT. Breffni & Nathan discuss the triumphant return of Roman Reigns after being declared in remission following his battle with leukemia, and we take a look at the rumoured seventeen matches we can expect to see at the mammoth WWE WrestleMania 35 in a few weeks' time. We also discuss the rise of Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, the return of Kevin Owens, and much, much more.
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It's our Royal Rumble Preview show, ahead of WWE's first stop on the Road to WrestleMania, live on PPV on Sunday January 27th from Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona. Will Finn Balor topple Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship? Will Daniel Bryan rant his way to a successful WWE Championship defense? Will Becky Lynch reclaim the SmackDown Women's Championship? And who will win the Royal Rumble matches to stake their claim to a championship match at WrestleMania 35 this April?
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This week, we return to a thunderously gentle smattering of applause in the distance to discuss the arrival of AEW: All Elite Wrestling, the signings of Chris Jericho and PAC/Neville, Double or Nothing, and how AEW, Cody and the Young Bucks may be about to usher in a whole new system of care and compensation for professional wrestlers. We also talk some of the news we've missed, including Roman Reigns' ongoing battle with leukaemia, Raw ratings woes, the opening of the NXT UK Performance Centre, and the upcoming arrivals to the main WWE roster.
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Stretching back to 1999 all the way to 2006, this week is all about our favourite wrestlers and performers as kids. Our guys. The performers and athletes whom we identified with most. Any surprises here? Absolutely not. There's an Olympic Gold Medallist, two brothers who weren't really brothers, one brother who was really a brother but whose brother isn't discussed, a true high-flyer, and a gentleman brawler.
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We're back! Breffni & Nathan roundup the news in "YayBoo", plus: Kane becomes Mayor of Knox County, the sad passings of Grand Master Sexay, Nikolai Volkoff, & Brickhouse Brown, Randy Orton, Matt Hardy, Nathan not saying hello to Edge, Breff's bald head, and we finally discuss the secret project we were working on for over a year: Dojo Pro, available now on Prime Video worldwide.
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Just in time for the inaugural WWE Greatest Royal Rumble from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it's a new episode previewing the 5 hour stadium event, featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage match for the Universal Championship, the 50-Man Royal Rumble match, and The Undertaker vs. Rusev in a Casket match. We also talk the 2018 Superstar Shake-up, including who stands to gain the most from switching brands, and how SmackDown's new General Manager, Paige, won the night. Plus, we talk the legacy of the late, great Bruno Sammartino, the first ever two-time WWE Champion, who held the championship for 4,040 days and sold out Madison Square Garden more than anyone in any genre in history.
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It's our WrestleMania 34 review episode, with the lads being joined by former person Sinead Reilly to discuss the full seven hours of the annual Showcase of the Immortals event from New Orleans. Running down every match on the card we discuss: the lacklustre main event victory of Brock Lesnar; the stunning debut of Ronda Rousey; the heel turn of Nakamura; and the ten year old child who teamed with Braun Strowman to capture the Raw Tag Team Championships.
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It's our WWE WrestleMania 34 Preview Episode! The lads preview all 13 matches at the Showcase of the Immortals at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. Lesnar/Reigns, Styles/Nakamura, Flair/Asuka, Angle & Rousey/Triple H & McMahon, the return of Daniel Bryan, and so much more!
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In the first of our WrestleMania week shows, we discuss the medical clearance of Daniel Bryan and his imminent return to the ring at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans. We look at the highlights of his WWE career to date, and chart the parallels between the Leader of the Yes Movement and reality-driven characters such as Eddie Guerrero, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and CM Punk.
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It's our 1st Anniversary, and to celebrate (in an episode recorded on St. Patrick's Day), we review WWE Fastlane, preview WWE WrestleMania 34, and talk a great deal of news including: more details behind the Jon Bravo & Richard Rodriguez steroid customer allegations, the renaming of the Fabulous Moolah Women's Battle Royal at WrestleMania, and we discuss Dave Bautista turning down a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame.
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The snow's gone, and we're back to discuss the ridiculous revelations in the Roman (Luther) Reigns alleged drug scandal, the "Greatest Royal Rumble" 50-man match special announced for Saudi Arabia, the lost Smash Bros style game; WWE Brawl, the releases of Rich Swann, Abbey Leith, and Sage Beckett, NJPW worldwide DVD distribution news, the expected card for WWE WrestleMania, new Funko Pops on the way, and we preview this Sunday's WWE Fastlane PPV.
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This week, Breff & Nathan discuss the star-making performances of Seth Rollins, Elias, and Braun Strowman, the rise of 205 Live, the imminent takeover of the NXT production crew, the XFL, Kevin Dunn, new Hall of Fame inductees Ivory and Jeff Jarrett, and a big ole' preview of WWE Elimination Chamber.
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It's Royal Rumble time! Breff and Nathan review WWE's annual January spectacular, and talk all the news including new arrivals Ronda Rousey, EC3, War Machine, Ricochet, Jeremy Borash, and Candice LaRae, surprise returns Rey Mysterio, The Hurricane, and Tommaso Ciampa; the PPV itself, Raw, SmackDown, WWE 24, and everything in between. Check it out!
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This week, the lads preview the Royal Rumble, Talk Raw 25, and Enzo Amore's release from the WWE roster following sexual assault allegations.
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This week, Breff and Nathan look at the rumoured imminent retirement of Paige, the quiet retirement of The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry, new WWE signings Ricochet, War Machine, and Candace LeRae, Royal Rumble odds-fueled rumours, Woken Matt Hardy, the fallout from Alpha vs. Omega: Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega at NJPW WrestleKingdom 12, Braun Strowman joining the dole queue, and all the former superstars expected at Raw 25.
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And we're back with a colossal special episode: The inaugural Breakfast of Champions Awards For Outstanding Achievement In Various Fields of Excellence 2017 (snappier titles on a postcard), featuring who Breff & Nathan pick for the best (and worst) people and things in wrestling in the last year; featuring AJ Styles, James Ellsworth, The Hardy Boyz, Kurt Angle Gingerbread Ornaments, and a Possessed Tractor.
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Released just prior to the Kickoff show for WWE Hell in a Cell, the lads preview the SmackDown PPV including Shane McMahon vs Kevin Owens in the eponymous match, plus news including: WWE 2K18 gets rid of micro-transactions, TNA/GFW stupidity, Natalya's new record, Candice Michelle's last match, Bullet Club Pop Vinyls, Bray Wyatt possibly also being Sister Abigail, the return of War Games at NXT: Takeover, Brock Lesnar's contract, and Bradley Cooper as Vince McMahon in Pandemonium. Plus: new theme music!
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This week, we pay tribute to the very brilliant and arguably the best all-round performer of all time, Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, review WWE No Mercy, look ahead to WWE Hell in a Cell, and talk all the news including: Injuries for Cesaro, Jeff Hardy and Bubba Ray Dudley, Enzo Amore as Cruiserweight Champion, what the future could hold for Neville, and Maria and Mike Kanellis 'avin a baby!
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This week: Vince McMahon bloodied by Kevin Owens on SmackDown, Kairi Sane wins the Mae Young Classic, 205 Live becomes must-see television, Miz & Maryse are expecting, Big Braun and Big Brock to have Big Brawl at Big Building, Drew Gulak's PowerPoint presentation presses on, Jack Gallagher turns ungentlemanly, and much more!
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This week, the lads discuss Jeff Jarrett's departure from GFW and the future of the former TNA, the fallout from the Sexy Star/Rosemary situation at AAA TripleMania, The Miz's record breaking run as IC Champion, Raw being shot live on Christmas Day, and much, much more.
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This week, the lads review WWE SummerSlam 2017, live from Brooklyn, NY, and talk all the fallout from the event featuring the best of Raw and SmackDown including Braun Strowman nearly toppling Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, Shelton Benjamin returning to WWE, Bobby Roode debuting on SmackDown, Adam Cole & reDRAGON arriving on NXT, injuries to Asuka and Big Cass, Southpaw & GLOW Season 2, and much, much more.
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This week, the lads talk all the news including Brock Lesnar potentially leaving WWE for UFC, Ronda Rousey potentially leaving UFC for WWE, Bayley's injury, the Awoken Hardys, GFW and WWE trademarking fun, Nakamura vs. Mahal for the WWE Title at Summerslam, who should be the next Universal Champion, and is Taboo Tuesday about to make a comeback? Plus, Ric Flair vs Triple H in a Steel Cage match is our Match of the Day.
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We're back and backer than ever! This week, the lads look back at the surprisingly great WWE Great Balls of Fire and the surprisingly poor WWE Battleground PPVs. Plus, in the news, GLOW Season 1 review, GFW takes over Impact Wrestling, the Alberto El Patron & Paige situation, Johnny Mundo, Taya Valkyrie & AAA, Shane McMahon defeats a helicopter, Kurt Angle's new son, Talking Smack cancellation, Austin Aries leaving WWE, an attempted stabbing in Japan and much, much more. Plus, we unveil our latest segment: Match of the Day; featuring Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar from WWE No Way Out 2004.
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This week, the lads review WWE Money In The Bank, giving their thoughts on the inaugural Women's MITB match being won by a man, the greatest (GREATEST) debut and return of all, and a fantastic main event on a night of screwy finishes. Plus, in the news; Big Cass turns on Enzo, Braun Strowman returns, WWE 2K18, The Miz's Entourage, the new vicious streak in Bayley, and just what is Corey Graves up to? Also, Seth Rollins' personal injury helpline, Roman Reigns' new real estate venture, and following being called out by Valkyrie on last week's show, Breff reveals what his name would be if ever he got into wrestling. Not that that is ever gonna happen... or is it?
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From Episode 10 of "The Intercontinental Breakfast Podcast", Irish professional wrestler Valkyrie (Aoife Cusack) joins Breffni & Nathan and talks to us about her career, how she became a fan, how she started training, what she's up to right now, working for Fight Factory Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Ulster, Over The Top Wrestling, Uprising Pro Wrestling, and Main Stage Wrestling, and where she hopes to go in the future. An absolute delight to have Valkyrie on the show. Full Episode also available on Soundcloud. Please be sure to check Valkyrie out on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValkyrieCain96 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Valkyrie-1571814243041146/ And be sure to check out The Intercontinental Breakfast on: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/theintercontinentalbreakfast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theintercontinentalbreakfast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theintercontinentalbreakfast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheICBreakfast Snapchat: @TheICBreakfast Be sure to pop back every 5 episodes for a new interview right here on the The Intercontinental Breakfast.
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To mark our 10th episode, we are delighted to be joined by Irish professional wrestler Valkyrie (Aoife Cusack), who talks to us about her career, how she became a fan, how she started training, what she's up to right now, working for Fight Factory Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Ulster, Over The Top Wrestling, Uprising Pro Wrestling, and Main Stage Wrestling, and where she hopes to go in the future. Valkyrie also joins us for the entire episode as we cover all the news including: John Cena returning on July 4th, Jinder Mahal rising to the occasion, a report on "The Words of Jericho" live show with Chris Jericho in Vicar Street, injuries and attacks galore at the Download Festival, WWE House Show attendance, Total Divas and more. Plus, Valkyrie, Breff and Nathan tell stories from their house show experiences including that time Breffni could have stolen the World Heavyweight Championship belt. Please be sure to check Valkyrie out on: Twitter: twitter.com/ValkyrieCain96 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Valkyrie-1571814243041146/ And be sure to check out The Intercontinental Breakfast on: Soundcloud: @theintercontinentalbreakfast Facebook: www.facebook.com/theintercontinentalbreakfast/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/theintercontinentalbreakfast/ Twitter: twitter.com/TheICBreakfast Snapchat: @TheICBreakfast
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A tad late, it's our WWE Backlash review, with special guests Sinead Reilly and #ICBRookie, non-wrestling fan Kate Privett, joining us to give the low down on SmackDown Live's PPV from Chicago, featuring the good, the bad, and the Uggo from the event. Oh, and some lad called Jinder going from losing prelims to WWE Champion in five weeks. Also, in the news, it's all about the women as we discuss the Mae Young Classic and the inaugural Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
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Just in time for WWE Backlash, it's our big preview of SmackDown Live's first post-WrestleMania PPV, with Breffni & Nathan giving all our predictions for the show, as well as all the news including "...Dive", the importance of marketing and personal preference in Independent Wrestling, CM Punk's alleged $1m offer to return to wrestling with 5* Wrestling, Finn Balor's WWE 24 documentary and much, much more.
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It's the Intercontinental Breakfast Podcast and a new episode featuring; Baby Bryan, Injuries of Braun Strowman and Emma, Strong vs Safe Style in Wrestling, Wrestlers Schedules over the years, the WWE European Tour, Breezango and the Fashion Files, R-Truth's WWE Network Game Show, TV Ratings Down, John Cena Returning Early at Money In The Bank, Shinsuke Nakamura on the SmackDown roster, Jinder Mahal as potential WWE Champion, Sami Zayn as potential Money In The Bank briefcase holder, and much, much more!
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This week, the lads review the WWE Payback PPV show featuring Braun Strowman vs Roman Reigns and, lest we forget, Bray Wyatt vs Randy Orton in a House of Horrors match feat. Ghost Tractor. We also talk all the news including the departure of Chris Jericho and discuss his latest WWE run and his legacy, WWE changing PPV names, our thoughts on the reaction to Charlotte Flair's leaked images, and much much more.
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It's the Intercontinental Breakfast Podcast WWE Payback Preview Edition, hosted by Breffni O'Sullivan and Nathan Charlesworth, in which we talk all the news in pro-wrestling including the Vince McMahon biopic, Adam Cole and Crazzy Steve to WWE, Raw, SmackDown, Talking Smack, Ride Along and much, much more. Plus, Nathan subjects Breffni to a quizzical interrogation in the category of "Superstar Arrests". This episode, and all subsequent episodes, are 100% family friendly, and we very much hope you enjoy it.
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Featuring an overwhelming surplus of diggity, it's The Intercontinental Breakfast Podcast, talking the Superstar Shake-up and the WWE landscape post-WrestleMania. Breffni & Nathan take a look at all the roster moves, including The Miz, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss moving to Monday Night Raw, and Kevin Owens, The New Day, Charlotte Flair and Sami Zayn moving to SmackDown Live. Also featuring yet more updates in the JBL/Mauro story, a fond farewell to Shinsuke Nakamura from NXT, and the inaugural ICB Quiz.
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It's our huge WWE WrestleMania 33 Review / Fallout podcast, running down all the news from the biggest wrestling week of the year, including the retirement of The Undertaker, Mauro Ranallo and JBL, the return of The Hardy Boyz, Hall of Fame Recap, and much, much more.
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It's the WWE WrestleMania 33 Preview edition of The Intercontinental Breakfast, in which Breff & Nathan take a look at the biggest weekend of the year's festivities, including the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony, NXT Takeover Orlando, and all the news leading up to the Ultimate Thrill Ride.
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Welcome to the début episode of The Intercontinental Breakfast Podcast with Breffni O'Sullivan (@BreffleMania) and Nathan Charlesworth (@Charliegsus), a monthly pro wrestling podcast. On this show, we talk Broken Hardys, WWE Fastlane, climb about the #HypeTrain to WrestleMania 33, Cody Rhodes' career renaissance, the state of Impact Wrestling's roster, and grumble a lot.
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