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Our very 1st show! Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss the latest involving C.M. Punk and the Young Bucks, is MJF a face or a heel, and Bray Wyatt’s incredible return to WWE

We’re back from Minnesota and ready to tell The Freaks all about our experience at ’SummerSlam’!

On this episode we discuss our live thoughts from ‘AEW Dynamite’ in Detroit as well as the 2 night party of the summer! From Brock Lesnar’s retirement, to Kevin Owens return to the ring, to Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins giving us an awesome conclusion to the Shield story, we cover it all!

We also discuss RAW from this past Monday and give our thoughts on the new direction for WWE heading into the fall, strap in and enjoy!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Ranking the wrestlers that have retired in the last year

10:12 Congrats to Bianca Belair & Montez Ford on the birth of their newborn baby!

12:12 AEW Dynamite live thoughts

19:30 Travel to Minnesota and ‘SummerSlam’ night one in person thoughts

1:05:26 ‘SummerSlam’ night two in person thoughts

1:52:03 ‘WWE RAW’ thoughts including LA Knight’s performance with Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch & Stephanie Vaquer’s return, & the rehabilitation of Bron Breakker

2:11:39 RIP Dory Funk Jr. & New Day’s contract status

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On this jam packed episode of the TFW podcast, we discuss our thoughts on season 3 of ‘WWE Unreal’ and what our biggest takeaway’s were, this past Monday’s head scratching episode of ‘WWE RAW’, we also preview this weekend’s 2 night SummerSlam event that we’ll be in attendance for, AEW Redemption from this past Sunday, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/SummerSlam Personal Memories

9:43 Unreal Season 3 thoughts and biggest takeaways

40:13 Bron Breakker and how he was presented on Unreal

47:03 Sol Ruca losing the IC title this past Monday on ‘RAW’ and WWE continuing to drop the ball on their young stars

57:45 ‘RAW’ talk including the bad SummerSlam go home segments and discussion around younger talent getting title reigns early in their career

1:17:04 Sami Zayn’s incredible backstage promo from ‘SmackDown’ this past Friday

1:19:58 SummerSlam night 1 preview

1:41:50 SummerSlam night 2 preview

2:00:20 AEW Redemption talk including Matt’s thoughts on Kyle Fletcher, the post main event match angle with Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, and Will Ospreay, along with discussing Thekla dropping the world title a month before ‘All In’ & what should happen with Willow vs Mercedes Moné at ‘All In’

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt & Rhodesia give their take on the week that was in WWE and pro wrestling!

We begin by discussing what we did outside of wrestling this past week, the big talking points coming out of Saturday Night’s Main Event including the usage of the New York Knicks players & Bayley’s future in the WWE, CM Punk’s impact on WWE programming, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Which free agent we want to see debut this weekend @ AEW Redemption

5:43 Matt shares a story about putting out content and backlash on social media

15:21 ‘Odyssey’ non spoiler movie experience & Christopher Nolan’s top movies

21:48 ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ review including the women tag team title changing hands, New York Knicks players involvement, Lyra Valkyria vs Bayley, & CM Punk’s impact on screen

1:00:21 Updated SummerSlam card, biggest takeaway from ‘WWE RAW’ this week, and talk on Big Cass’s return presentation

1:10:53 WWE creative not having anything for Jordynne Grace

1:16:11 WWE Unreal season 3 release this past Tuesday

1:18:05 ‘AEW Redemption/Dynamite’ talk

1:27:56 Rhodesia highlights her favorite match from this past week on WWE TV

1:30:06 Next week’s pod plans

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, we get into WWE seemingly running the same play for CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes for SummerSlam as they did for Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins (and the contract signing segment from RAW), if Oba Femi has completely lost his world title opportunity, Je'Von Evans or Chad Gable being next in line for IC gold, AEW putting weeks of good TV together heading into ‘All In’, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro

4:38 CM Punk & Cody Rhodes is official for SummerSlam

16:03 Punk’s first night on the blue brand

18:24 Trick Williams debuts a new U.S. title belt

22:34 Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins contract signing segment

31:28 Oba Femi: Did he relinquish his title shot opportunity?

38:35 Je'Von Evans, Chad Gable, & the IC title gauntlet match from ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday

52:37 The Bloodline vs Solo Sikoa, Royce Keys & LA Knight made official and thoughts on Jacob Fatu’s current position

1:05:19 Bron Breakker’s role this past Monday and the strong segment from Maxxine Dupri, Austin Theory, & Otis

1:12:19 Lyra Valkyria & Bayley’s promo segment from ‘WWE RAW’

1:20:38 Update on Rhea Ripley’s status and Tiffany Stratton strikes again

1:23:51 Funny video of a Jim Ross impersonation

1:27:54 Honorary TFW host Baron Corbin returns to WWE on ‘SmackDown’

1:28:51 WWE announces ‘Worlds Collide’ for the same day and city as ‘AEW All Out’

1:31:03 ‘AEW Dynamite’ talk including the Kenny Omega winning the world title from MJF, who should headline ’All In’

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CM Punk returns and captures the Undisputed WWE title and we talk all about it!

On this episode, we discuss the fun episode of ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday and everything involving Sami Zayn losing his title in 9 days.

We also get into our 4th of July weekend, Matt’s issue with Montez Ford, Sheamus turning down WWE’s restructured contract extension, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:58 Sami Zayn loses the title to CM Punk

34:13 Our weekend adventures including going to the Chris Brown & Usher concert

56:09 30 years ago this week was the WCW Hulk Hogan heel turn

1:00:46 LA Knight’s promo with Seth Rollins & Oba Femi’s promo with Paul Heyman on ‘WWE RAW’

1:04:26 Maxxine Dupri aligning with The Vision

1:07:14 Bron Breakker’s presentation this week

1:08:50 Montez Ford’s presentation on WWE TV

1:15:07 A student pilot landed a plane by herself

1:18:57 Royce Keys on his WWE experience thus far

1:21:25 Congrats to Darby Allin & other quick hits

1:24:35 Sheamus leaves WWE and other contract talk

1:30:46 Shout out to Sol Ruca

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Wrestling fans are divided on WWE’s decision to have Oba Femi skip his world title opportunity @ ‘SummerSlam’ for winning the King Of The Ring to face Brock Lesnar and we’re here to talk all about it!

We discuss that decision, Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns being made official for ‘SummerSlam’, Mercedes Moné’s ranking in the four horsemen group, Tiffany Stratton not knowing who SGT. Slaughter is, maybe the top storyline in all of wrestling in Will Ospreay, MJF, and Kenny Omega. + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/What talent exchange would you do right now between WWE & AEW?

7:09 Matt gives out an apology

12:24 Oba Femi accepting Brock Lesnar’s Hell In A Cell challenge for SummerSlam & Seth Rollins challenging Roman Reigns

49:32 Mecedes Moné’s ranking in the Four Horsewomen

58:13 Tiffany Stratton not knowing who SGT. Slaughter is

1:06:51 Blake Monroe debuts (again) on SmackDown and the MFT’s are no more

1:08:49 Comparing NXT, WWE, and AEW

1:12:40 The Kenny Omega, Will Ospreay, and MJF’s storyline in AEW

1:25:35 Switchblade Jay White’s return at ‘Forbidden Door’ and his promo on ‘AEW Dynamite’

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Even though we had some technical difficulties getting this episode out in a timely fashion, we weren’t going to leave you hanging on talking WWE Night Of Champions!

Recorded before ‘WWE RAW’, we discussed Sami Zayn’s huge world title victory, Oba Femi defeating Jey Uso for the KOTR, Seth Rollins moving on from The Vision, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:35 Sami Zayn wins his first WWE world title against Cody Rhodes and Gunther

22:13 Oba Femi defeating Jey Uso in the finals of the King of The Ring tourney

32:55 Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker’s cage match

42:13 Iyo Sky defeating Liv Morgan in the QOTR finals

46:48 Giving Lil Yacthy his flowers for the work he’s done with Trick Williams

53:22 Jade Cargill vs Tiffany Stratton

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This week on That's Freakin Wrestling, we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of Austin 3:16, discussing what it means when childhood heroes don't live up to our expectations, and breaking down the biggest stories from WWE including Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Sami Zayn, Charlotte Flair, Liv Morgan, Lyra Valkyria's heel turn, Chad Gable, Penta, Bully Ray's comments on Jon Moxley, and our predictions for Night of Champions.

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro / 30 Years of Austin 3:16

3:44 Celebrating childhood heroes & navigating personal morality

13:25 Trick Williams & Lash Legend get married / Jimmy Uso's post to Naomi

21:26 Cody Rhodes, Gunther & Sami Zayn fallout

28:34 Babyface wrestling tropes / Charlotte Flair vs. Liv Morgan

38:08 Criticism of the Women's Tag Team Championship scene

44:13 Lyra Valkyria's heel turn on Bayley

48:56 Maxxine Dupri's promo performance

50:13 Chad Gable's new theme song

56:15 Penta's true identity

1:03:39 Bully Ray's comments about Jon Moxley

1:10:15 WWE Night of Champions predictions

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We begin the episode by discussing the NY Knicks winning the NBA championship and our experience with going to see Dave Chappelle in Detroit before getting into the wrestling talk.

Topics this week include: Everything Bloodline, Oba Femi latest call out of Brock Lesnar, the King & Queen of the Ring updated brackets + MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro/New York Knicks winning the NBA championship

08:55 Dave Chappelle comedy show thoughts

15:51 Bloodline talk including Jacob being officially welcomed into the fold, Jey Uso’s KOTR run, Solo’s involvement, and is the storyline delivering?

48:57 Oba Femi calling out Brock Lesnar

57:25 Jade Cargill’s hair mishap on ‘SmackDown’

1:01:25 Rhodesia’s most embarrassing moment in public

1:05:33 Liv Morgan, Danhausen, and what curses we would lift in wrestling

1:14:04 Updated brackets for the King & Queen Of the Ring

1:17:55 Trick Williams, Ricky Saints, and Carmelo Hayes

1:22:05 Seth Rollins vs Bron Breakker @ ‘Night of Champions’

1:28:31 Quick hits for AEW including Jack Perry’s contract status & the anniversary of CM Punk’s AEW return for the debut of ‘AEW Collision’

1:34:24 Movie talk

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On this episode we give our thoughts on the shocking finish on ‘WWE RAW’ with Seth Rollins being knocked out of the King Of The Ring tournament and Matt tries to make sense of what could be coming due to this.

We also talk Oba Femi and is this heading toward him wrestling both nights at SummerSlam, LA Knight and Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes and Gunther’s storyline being rinse and repeat, Sami Zayn doing incredible work on “SmackDown”, Chad Gable’s redemption story, Mercedes Moné return to ‘AEW Dynamite’, AEW needing to make a big decision before ‘ALL IN’, + MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

06:47 Seth Rollins losing his KOTR match and where does that leave the main event for SummerSlam with all parties involved (Oba Femi, LA Knight, and Jey Uso among others)

29:44 Bron Breakker’s uncertain future and “made men” in WWE

44:50 Lyra Valkyria vs Sol Ruca from ‘WWE RAW’

49:51 WWE running the same storyline back to back from Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes and now Cody and Gunther

52:26 Chad Gable’s redemption story

55:33 Where does Rhodesia rank Penta in all time Luchadors

59:30 Sami Zayn being an MVP on WWE TV

1:03:44 Ilja Dragunov not a main event player?

1:07:20 WWE moving the date for Money In the Bank again in New Orleans

1:09:09 ‘AEW Dynamite’ talk including Mercedes Moné returning, everyone coming after MJF, and Kevin Knight joining the Don Callis family

1:16:40 Content talk

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In Episode 2 of That’s Freakin’ Conversations, we open up about one of the biggest decisions of our lives: walking away from Corporate America and pursuing a new future abroad. We discuss what led us to this decision, why now felt like the right time, and what we're hoping to build in the next chapter of our lives.

We also dive into the latest headlines surrounding Daphne Joy, Diddy, and the controversy surrounding the leaked video, sharing our thoughts on how Daphne's actions may or may not be matching up to the statement she released.

Plus, we discuss how we would handle a catastrophic world event if we were the leader of the free world.

From major life changes to trending headlines and thought-provoking discussions, this episode is a little bit of everything and what you can come to expect from That's Freakin' Conversations.

0:00 Intro

02:01 What all led to the decision to leave corporate America and move aboard

31:42 Daphne Joy, Diddy, and Sly Diggers leaked sex tape and the aftermath from it

51:29 How would you handle a catastrophic world event?

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Matt & Rhodesia are back to talk this past weekend’s incredible El Grande Americano vs El Grande Americano mask vs mask match, WWE’s Clash in Italy and the fallout from it all!

0:00 Intro

01:38 San Antonio Spurs going to the NBA Finals and Jay Z’s performance at the Roots Picnic

05:47 Mask vs Mask from AAA on Saturday night and Chad Gable

20:32 Cody Rhodes vs Gunther

26:59 Liv Morgan being in the queen of the ring tournament

35:53 Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi 2

49:16 Jade Cargill vs Rhea Ripley 2

53:40 Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu Tribal Combat

58:05 Roman & Cody loading back up

1:09:41 That’s Freakin’ Conversations returning?

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Matt & Rhodesia begin this episode by discussing wrestling storylines where someone was obsessed before getting into AEW’s latest PPV offering ‘Double Or Nothing’, rumors of WWE looking to re-sign FTR, is Gunther really a career killer, Kaiser getting arrested last week, WWE Clash in Italy, + MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

02:03 Best obsessed storylines

06:40 AEW DoN thoughts

18:38 FTR heading back to WWE?

21:17 Is Gunther really the career killer?

26:24 Real life Chun Li

28:32 A follow up to the ‘We Are The World’ remake conversation

31:09 Kaiser getting arrested last week

33:48 WWE ‘Clash In Paris’ preview

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Matt & Rhodesia start this episode by discussing Brock Lesnar’s return to WWE by attacking Oba Femi on ‘RAW’ and their issues with Gunther & Cody Rhodes while ending the episode by talking is the grass greener and this weekend’s big WWE and AEW shows with a TON in between!

Sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

0:00 Intro

0:026 WWE talks bringing back house shows this summer

07:19 Brock Lesnar returning to WWE, Gunther & Cody Rhodes

33:53 Austin Theory’s progress report

37:52 Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano on Netflix

44:08 Roman Reigns & Jacob Fatu Tribal Combat

52:24 Jey Uso breaking again on TV

54:17 Who would be on their “We Are The World” remake

57:34 Drake’s Iceman release

1:07:34 Misc thoughts on SmackDown & WWE’s usage of Sol Ruca so far

1:15:52 MJF discussing Malachi Black’s run in AEW

1:19:35 Is the grass greener on the other side?

1:31:08 SNME & AEW Double or Nothing talk

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Matt & Rhodesia bring you a fun filled episode as they begin by discussing who’s the LeBron James of the WWE/pro wrestling, a question surrounding comedy roasts, the acknowledgment ceremony of Roman Reigns from ‘WWE RAW” Monday, week 2 of the Oba Femi open challenge, updated news on Asuka and the John Cena Classic Tournament, RIP to Barry Blaustein, and MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

03:49 LeBron James and who is him in WWE

24:17 The Rock appearing on ‘The Roast Of Kevin Hart’ on Netflix and a question around comedy roasts

36:10 Roman Reigns acknowledgement ceremony with the Uso’s and Jacob Fatu from ‘WWE Raw”

47:19 Week 2 of Oba Femi’s open challenge

53:40 Latest news on Asuka

57:32 Grande Americano

1:02:51 Updated thoughts on the John Cena Classic

1:07:22 Is Paul Heyman being spread too thin?

1:11:06 Remembering Barry Blaustein

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Matt & Rhodesia break down ‘Backlash’ and get right into Asuka’s potential retirement after her match with Iyo Sky. They also discuss the Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu match and the psychology used, John Cena’s big announcement, and MUCH MORE!

0:00 Did Asuka just retire?

28:33 Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu

39:06 John Cena’s announcement

42:09 Seth Rollins vs Bron Breakker

58:33 Trick Williams & Sami Zayn

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This week on That’s Freakin Wrestling, Matt & Rhodesia discuss the fallout from The New Day separation with WWE, whether Oba Femi should already be on SmackDown challenging Cody Rhodes, and why Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins feels inevitable. Plus, our full WWE Backlash preview and predictions and MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

07:35 New Day leaving WWE

33:00 WWE teasing Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins

41:53 Oba Femi open challenge & should he have been hot shotted to the title

58:33 RIP to Ted Turner

1:00:21 ‘Backlash’ Preview

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Matt & Rhodesia begin this episode by talking about how long they’ve been together, end it by reviewing the movie ‘Michael’ and giving you a ton of wrestling talk in between with the WWE talent releases, Jacob Fatu and Roman Reigns storyline, thoughts on Oba Femi's open challenge, one of the hottest takes Rhodesia has ever given, + MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

04:56 WWE talent releases from last week

28:24 Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu storyline talk

50:40 Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker’s promo segment from ‘WWE Raw’

56:20 Oba Femi’s open challenge

1:05:35 Highlighting Becky Lynch & Roxanne Perez

1:09:34 Rhodesia’s hot take about Lyra Valkyria & Roxanne

1:14:57 Tiffany Stratton winning the U.S. championship on ‘SmackDown’

1:18:19 Fatal Influence debut on ‘SmackDown’

1:21:12 ‘Michael’ movie going experience

1:28:10 ‘Michael’ movie review

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Back from Las Vegas (and with a little bit of sleep), Matt & Rhodesia bring you their thoughts on WrestleMania 42 including the main event of CM Punk vs Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton, everything in between, and the week that was for them.

Strap in and enjoy!

0:00 Intro

01:48 Quick non spoiler “Michael” movie thoughts

05:40 Roman Reigns vs CM Punk from night 2 of ‘WrestleMania’ & Roman Reigns’s growth as a performer

30:03 Jacob Fatu challenging Roman on ‘WWE RAW’

34:12 Oba Femi & Brock Lesnar

46:11 Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton

50:38 Overall Mania thoughts

1:02:07 Bianca Belair pregnancy announcement

1:06:22 Cody and Punk

1:10:10 WrestleMania week in Vegas conversation

1:21:51 Conclusion

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Now let’s REALLY get to it!

Matt & Rhodesia are joined by Brandon as they preview and discuss night 2 of WrestleMania 42.

They grade each matches build, give their picks on who they think will win, and deep dive Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi and CM Punk vs Roman Reigns like only they can.

WrestleMania weekend is here, let’s talk about it!

0:00 Intro

01:34 Overall ranking of the Samoans

04:27 Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi

24:29 IC title ladder match

30:52 Jade Cargill vs Rhea Ripley

40:53 Finn Balor vs Dom Mysterio

48:39 Sami Zayn vs Trick Williams

59:17 CM Punk vs Roman Reigns

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In the 1st of 2 shows dropping this week, Matt & Rhodesia are joined by Brandon as they preview and discuss night 1 of WrestleMania 42.

They grade each matches build, give their picks on who they think will win, what this weekend means to their wrestling fandom, + much more.

This is a fun one, enjoy!

0:00 Intro

06:21 The significance of WrestleMania & what Mania weekend means to them

21:29 Who’s the one person that’s missing Mania that absolutely shouldn’t

24:51 The Usos and LA Knight vs. IShowSpeed and the Vision

31:02 Ranking Samoan’s in regards to in ring work

40:36 Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre

46:54 Women’s tag team match

51:29 Becky Lynch vs AJ Lee

59:54 Gunther vs Seth Rollins

1:06:12 Liv Morgan vs Stephanie Vaquer

1:14:05 Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton

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Matt & Rhodesia take a deep dive into the craziest, real life storyline in a couple of years in WWE with TKO head Ari Emanuel inserting Pat McAfee into the main event of WrestleMania.

They also discuss the announced lineups for WrestleMania night 1 & 2, Chris Jericho returning to AEW last week on ‘AEW Dynamite’, a potential double standard, Hulk Hogan’s new Netflix documentary,

MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

0:31 Marriage and living arrangement talk

7:26 The Pat McAfee & TKO bomb that dropped last week including Cody Rhodes and CM Punk’s response

55:13 WrestleMania night 1 & night 2 lineups

1:10:19 Iyo Sky following Rhea Ripley to ’SmackDown’

1:14:14 The pairing of Lil Yacthy & Trick Williams

1:17:35 Chris Jericho back in AEW

1:24:49 A double standard in wrestling/society

1:36:50 Hulk Hogan’s last interview coming to Netflix

1:41:41 Jade Cargill on the Joe Budden Podcast & Lola Vice winning the NXT woman’s title on ‘NXT Stand & Deliver’

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Matt & Rhodesia are back and begin this episode by discussing Seth Rollins vs Gunther and the angle from ‘WWE RAW’, Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar make their case for the most anticipated match on WrestleMania weekend, and they give their thoughts on Cody Rhodes and Stephanie McMahon’s segment from Monday night.

They then get into who Randy Orton could be talking to, the controversial win of Sami Zayn from ‘SmackDown’ Friday, fans being upset about John Cena hosting ‘WrestleMania’,

MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

3:58 Seth Rollins vs Gunther set for ‘WrestleMania’ and how it should lead to Brock Lesnar vs Gunther @ ‘SummerSlam’

19:10 Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar make magic in MSG

33:18 Stephanie McMahon and Cody Rhodes segment on ‘WWE RAW’

45:50 Who is Randy Orton talking to on the phone?

52:44 WWE charging 10k to tour Cody Rhodes bus on Mania weekend

54:54 Sami Zayn winning the U.S. title from Carmelo Hayes on ‘SmackDown’

1:02:13 CM Punk & Roman Reigns along with the Uso’s dropping the tag titles to the Vision

1:07:15 Fans upset that John Cena is hosting ‘WrestleMania’

1:12:04 Confirmed matches for ‘WrestleMania’ including a question about Penta

1:16:39 Quick hits

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Matt & Rhodesia start this episode by discussing the great work of Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar, and Oba Femi before getting into week 5 of Roman Reigns & CM Punk.

They also talk Gunther’s WrestleMania trajectory, Sid being inducted into the WWE HOF, Bron Breakker working his way toward a return in time for ‘WrestleMania’, Randy Orton’s 2nd week as a heel,

MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

5:20 Brock Lesnar, Oba Femi, and Brock Lesnar delivering

22:43 Roman Reigns and CM Punk losing the plot on their storyline

1:03:59 Where is Gunther’s ‘WrestleMania’ match?

1:10:14 Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer’s physicality on ‘WWE RAW’ and AJ Lee vs Becky Lynch official for ‘WrestleMania’

1:12:12 Sid being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame and Bron Breakker returning by Mania?

1:15:35 ’SmackDown’ quick hits

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Matt & Rhodesia are back after a jam packed few days of wrestling this past weekend.

They discuss the CM Punk & Roman Reigns segment from Monday’s RAW show, the awesome Randy Orton heel turn, AEW & what they did @ ‘AEW Revolution’, Oba Femi challenging Brock Lesnar for WrestleMania,

MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

3:13 CM Punk/Roman Reigns round 3 promo battle

36:14 Sami Zayn’s incredible work on ‘SmackDown

42:15 Randy Orton’s heel turn on Cody Rhodes

59:49 Oba Femi answering Brock Lesnar’s open challenge

1:11:07 Trick Williams updated entrance & Rhea Ripley/Jade Cargill

1:15:42 ‘AEW Revolution’ talk

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0:00 Intro

2:01 The CM Punk & Uso’s segment from ‘WWE RAW’ and the fallout from it

27:20 Finn Balor leaving the Judgement Day

36:39 Quick ‘RAW’ thoughts

40:53 AEW’s PPV strategy

46:10 Update on Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania opponent

1:00:19 WWE’s unfinished storylines

1:08:38 ‘AEW Revolution’ preview

1:31:54 Closing thoughts on the Detroit Pistons & spoiler on Iyo Sky’s WrestleMania opponent

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Cody Rhodes winning the championship again from Drew McIntyre stirred up a whirlwind of emotions online, was it really about him, or did it stem from Drew’s journey?

And what about the Roman Reigns of it all?

Let’s break it down like only Matt & Rhodesia can!

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0:00 Intro

2:00 Elimination Chamber Thoughts

17:29 RAW thoughts including the opening of the show & CM Punk & Roman Reigns promo battle #2

42:02 Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre this Friday on SmackDown and what WrestleMania now looks like for the SD brand

1:04:25 Penta winning the IC title and getting closer to Dom Mysterio vs Finn Balor

1:08:38 Jade Cargill and Rhea Ripley go at it on social media

1:24:21 The podcast engagement on TIkTok this past weekend

1:27:56 Fairly critiquing wrestling

1:32:49 Lash Legend and Nia Jax winning the tag team titles

1:35:08 Demolition being inducted into the WWE HOF and “1st ballot” Hall of Famer’s

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0:00 Intro

4:40 The injury bug hits Bronson Reed and the future of the Vision

17:29 Paul Heyman compares Austin Theory to Shawn Michaels

26:00 Brock Lesnar’s open challenge for WrestleMania & the misses on RAW

47:15 Giulia vs Rhea from SmackDown and some women’s division talk

57:52 Paul Heyman discussing booking and planning for WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia

1:03:54 AJ Styles celebration and HOF announcement

1:09:45 NXT Stand & Deliver being off of Mania weekend

1:14:22 Elimination Chamber preview

1:28:13 MJF vs Hangman Page Texas Death Match storyline

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0:00 Intro

02:45 Matt & Rhodesia’s current gripes with the storylines & creative on WWE TV

25:28 AJ Styles tribute for next week’s ‘WWE RAW’ show

26:32 Jevon Evans going to the ‘Elimination Chamber’ and Kevin Nash’s comments about him

40:11 RIP Jesse Jackson & Color Me Badd talk

44:52 Bianca Belair finger surgery and who’s their pick to win the women’s Elimination Chamber match

56:40 John Cena talks when he was originally scheduled to win #17 and when he was going to turn babyface with Cody Rhodes

1:04:06 Brock Lesnar vs LA Knight rumored for WrestleMania

1:10:41 AEW bringing it with strong TV

1:20:25 What Rhodesia learned this week

1:25:35 Mercedes Monè charging $100 to text her

1:28:18 Chris Jericho still under contract to AEW

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Matt & Rhodesia are back to feed the wrestling streets with that good wrestling talk you love from them!

0:00 Intro

03:04 Roman Reigns and CM Punk take the night 2 WrestleMania main event spot

20:31 Bron Breakker’s injury and comparing him to Oba Femi

31:19 Triple H is allegedly concerned about WrestleMania ticket sales

41:35 What Rhodesia learned this week

44:42 Matt takes a victory lap on two takes

50:28 Big E says he’s retired

52:51 Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance and him vs Logan Paul @ Mania

57:31 Suspension of disbelief in pro wrestling

1:07:08 Kenny Omega is back

1:13:00 Darby Allin getting kidnapped on Dynamite

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Matt & Rhodesia are back with a full WWE Royal Rumble 2026 recap, breaking down the winners, surprise entrants, and what it all means heading into WrestleMania.

If you want the visuals and live reactions, this episode is also on YouTube!

00:00 Instant reactions surrounding Roman Reigns appearance on Pat MacAfee & winning the Royal Rumble

08:40 Men’s Royal Rumble

22:29 Women’s Royal Rumble with Liv Morgan being the winner

30:46 AJ Styles retires and what's next for him

38:21 WrestleMania talk

With WWE gearing up for one of their biggest shows of the year, Matt & Rhodesia bring you the wrestling talk and humor you’ve come to expect from them!

They discuss the Royal Rumble and preview WWE’s kick off of the road to WrestleMania, the great ’Saturday Night’s Main Event’ from this past Saturday, overall thoughts of ‘WWE Unreal’ season 2, and the talk of AEW having trouble creating new stars.

0:00 Royal Rumble PLE talk

05:47 The Rock being offered the highest paycheck ever to wrestle @ next year’s Mania

14:23 Saturday Night’s Main Event recap

28:21 Does the lack of build for the ‘Royal Rumble’ hurt the excitement level?

33:15 WWE Unreal thoughts compared to what’s been on social media

56:32 What Rhodesia learned this week

1:00:10 Can and is AEW creating new stars?

1:13:00 ‘Royal Rumble’ preview

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Matt & Rhodesia are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary so they begin this episode with some marriage talk before getting into the graps!

Topics include:

A.J. Styles putting his career on the line against Gunther at the Royal Rumble
Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns not happening at this year’s WrestleMania
Powerhouse Hobbs joining WWE
CM Punk vs Finn Balor from this Monday’s ‘RAW’
‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ preview
The Rascals signing with AEW and quick ‘Dynamite’ notes from last week
MUCH MORE!

0:00 Marriage Talk

10:32 AJ Styles future after putting his career on the line against Gunther

33:31 No Cody vs Roman 3 this year @ WrestleMania

46:31 Powerhouse Hobbs signing to WWE

50:58 CM Punk’s title run thus far and his match with Finn Balor

58:14 Jey Uso’s promo from ‘RAW’

1:03:10 What Rhodesia learned this week

1:06:30 Quick ‘SmackDown’ highlights

1:11:26 ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ preview

1:39:19 AEW updates

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In this episode, Matt & Rhodesia discuss Drew McIntyre’s big win on ‘SmackDown’ defeating Cody Rhodes for the world title, what’s next for Cody, which show Oba Femi should land on, Finn Balor’s title shot against CM Punk on next week’s ‘RAW’, Rhodesia debuts a new weekly segment, + MUCH MORE!

0:00 Stephanie McMahon not knowing about Liv Morgan’s arrest

06:03 Drew McIntyre winning the championship, Cody Rhodes and WWE title reigns in general right now

25:25 What’s next for Cody

32:13 Drew’s next opponent for the ‘Royal Rumble’

38:53 CM Punk vs Finn Balor

42:10 Bron Breakker being suspended indefinitely

46:20 Oba Femi better on ‘RAW’ or ‘SmackDown’?

51:39 Rhodesia’s new segment

58:21 Stephanie Vaquer’s injury and how WWE is handling it

1:03:12 Giulia, Jordynne Grace, and Mercedes Mone

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In this episode, Matt & Rhodesia discuss their New Year wrestling resolutions before discussing the Stranger Things episode of ‘WWE RAW’ particularly analyzing the main event featuring CM Punk and Bron Breaker.

The conversation shifts to NXT highlights, the strengths of the current graduating class of wrestlers heading to RAW and ‘SmackDown’, and a ranking of the top women in WWE. They then preview the upcoming SmackDown, + MORE!

0:00 Wrestling New Year resolutions

5:35 WWE RAW thoughts including Bron Breakker vs. CM Punk

18:23 Tag title match between The Kabuki Warriors & Iyo Sky/Rhea Ripley

24:26 The WWE Unreal season 2 trailer

31:51 Chris Jericho showing up at the ‘Royal Rumble’?

36:42 Steve Austin says he has one more match in him

40:02 NXT ‘New Years Evil’ and discussing the class of NXT wrestlers that were just called up to the main roster

51:38 Trick Willams official debut on ‘SmackDown’

58:14 WWE’s ranking of the top women in 2025

1:03:30 How Oba Femi plays into Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre this week

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Happy New Years Freaks!

Big week in pro wrestling and Matt & Rhodesia are here to talk about it all! From the title changes, Paul Heyman’s proclamation that the members of the Vision will be WrestleMania main eventers in 5 years, previewing WWE’s January 5th RAW show, Chris Jericho’s WWE return, AEW Worlds End and the William Regal message to wrestlers, Willow Nightingale defeating Mercedes Moné for the TBS championship, to grading WWE’s top men wrestlers for 2025, sit back and enjoy!

0:00 Intro

0:35 Which title change this past week hit you most in the feels?

7:12 Matt and Rhodesia’s NYE celebration

14:34 Who in the Vision will be a WrestleMania main eventer in 5 years

20:07 The busy week in wrestling and WWE going back to 3 hour SmackDown’s starting this week

24:32 Previewing this upcoming WWE RAW on January 5th

42:24 Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre in a 3 Stages of Hell match

47:33 The return of Chris Jericho to WWE

53:38 Carmelo Hayes’ moment on SmackDown & his booking this past year

1:02:57 Penta and Nikki Bella shout outs

1:05:54 Grading the top WWE men stars from 2025

1:19:22 AEW Worlds End and William Regal’s message to the talent

1:34:17 Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Moné from AEW Dynamite Wednesday

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In this festive episode of the TFW Podcast, Matt and Rhodesia discuss their naughty and nice lists in professional wrestling, reflecting on the year's highs and lows. They talk rising stars, cultural experiences in Spain during Christmas, and share their thoughts on the Nutcracker ballet.

They also delve into their favorite Christmas songs and movies, sharing personal anecdotes and preferences along with the most recent Jake Paul fight, debating its implications for boxing and entertainment.

They then finish up by doing a quick preview of AEW World’s End this weekend.The dialogue is filled with humor, nostalgia, and everything you expect from the TFW podcast, happy holidays!

0:00 Intro

0:48 Christmas Naughty & Nice list for 2025

18:28 Listener question on future retirement runs in wrestling

24:09 ChatGPT’s thoughts on the TFW podcast

34:43 Christmas time in Spain

44:37 Favorite Christmas songs and movies

1:10:40 Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua

1:20:54 AEW World’s End

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Matt and Rhodesia begin this episode by discussing the ending of John Cena’s last match with Gunther from this past weekend's ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ (00:06) before giving their letter grade on Cena’s final run in it’s entirety (36:33).

They also discuss:

Austin Theory being the masked man (36:33)
CM Punk’s promo from ‘WWE RAW’ and his title reign thus far (57:54)
The Uso’s and The New Day’s chemistry in the ring (01:12:09)
Ivey Nile, Maxxine Dupri (01:14:50) and Thea Hail becoming women’s North American champion (01:19:05)
Matt shares a story from an ECW show involving the Dudley Boys (01:24:35)
Quick hits on Oba Femi, AEW ‘Winter Is Coming’,(01:31:40)

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Matt and Rhodesia begin this episode by getting to the biggest news of the week (01:36) before diving into John Cena’s last match with Gunther @ SNME (12:40) and what they would like to see from the match and the entire night (21:35) before discussing highlights on RAW including LA Knight’s place and The Uso’s going back to the tag team division (37:49).

Bayley talks about her frustration with younger talent (50:11) which leads to a conversation on how younger talent is used in WWE (57:16)

They also talk:

-Iron Survivor match from NXT Deadline (01:03:12)

-The Rock being nominated for a Golden Globe (01:08:11)

-Mercedes Mone’ downfall has begun (01:12:59)

-Final thoughts on John Cena’s last match (01:16:59)

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In this episode, Matt and Rhodesia discuss their recent experiences with wrestling, including a hilarious story about a massage gone wrong. They dive into the Survivor Series event, analyzing the matches and the online reactions from fans. They then explore the significance of the War Games match and if they like the changes we saw this past Saturday night.

They also discuss, John Cena and what his last match looks like now, Cody vs Roman 3, Jey Uso, TNA's new TV contract, + much more!

The end of an era… but not the end of That’s Freakin’ Wrestling.

With Matt and Rhodesia calling in from Spain and Eshaun holding it down in the States, the crew links up one last time for the classic 3-person setup you all know and love.

This is the final regular episode together — talking life, wrestling, big moves, and new chapters. The trio format might be wrapping up, but the family bond isn’t.

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🎥 That’s Freakin’ Wrestling — “The Bloom Is Fading?”

Hosted by: Eshaun & Brandon

Eshaun and Brandon break down a crazy week in wrestling — new champions at Saturday Night Main Event, Logan Paul possibly joining The Vision, and John Cena kicking off his 16-man farewell tournament.

Then they ask the question no one wants to: Has WWE (and wrestling in general) already peaked? And they close with a real conversation about D-Von Dudley’s comments, JR, and racism in wrestling.

All love. No disrespect. Just two fans who call it how they see it. 💜 👇 Timestamps below 👇

⏱ Timestamps 04:01 – New Champions Crowned at Saturday Night Main Event 16:13 – Logan Paul Joins The Vision? 24:29 – John Cena and the 16-Man Tournament 40:30 – Has WWE (and Wrestling) Peaked? 1:04:04 – JR and Racism in Wrestling

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Seth loses his gold, Jey Uso’s moment could be coming, and Carmelo Hayes faces off with Dragunov — but who’s really better? The crew dives into Aleister Black’s mysterious new arc, the WrestleDream backlash, and WWE’s rumored two-year non-compete clause shaking up the locker room.

Timestamps: 5:53 – Seth is stripped 14:53 – Will Jey Uso win at Saturday Night’s Main Event? 27:18 – Carmelo Hayes vs. Dragunov: Who is better? 33:54 – Aleister Black: The next Karrion Kross? 37:04 – WrestleDream: Why is everyone so mad? 58:08 – WWE’s 2-year non-compete clause?!

🎙️ Hosted by Brandon & Eshaun — delivering wrestling talk that’s funny, fiery, and freakin’ real.

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This week on That’s Freakin’ Wrestling, hosted by Rhodesia, Matt, and Eshaun — the gang is back! 🎙

The crew dives deep into the evolving world of professional wrestling: from corporate loyalty and culture, to Seth Rollins’ injury, Stephanie Vaquer’s rise, and TNA’s new TV deal that could shake up AEW. It’s one of the most stacked episodes yet, filled with insight, humor, and that signature TFW passion.

🕒 Episode Breakdown:

3:50 — Corporate culture and loyalty in wrestling
18:01 — The Vision and Seth Rollins’ injury
42:25 — Zelina Vega joins Aleister Black vs. Damian Priest
52:38 — Roman Reigns vs. Bronson Reed
1:05:00 — Kenny Omega and his future in wrestling
1:12:00 — AJ Styles and John Cena tribute match
1:19:00 — “Mark My Words” and Stephanie Vaquer
1:32:00 — Rhea Ripley and Asuka’s incredible heel work
1:36:00 — TNA’s new TV deal and its impact on AEW

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This week on That’s Freakin’ Wrestling, Eshaun breaks down one of the wildest weeks in WWE! From Shane McMahon’s surprise return to Santos Escobar’s rumored exit, we cover it all — plus the final hype before Crown Jewel 2025!

🕒 Episode Breakdown:

3:17 — Shane McMahon returns?!
10:01 — Santos Escobar gone?
25:00 — SmackDown & RAW highlights
31:00 — Character stories & creative arcs
53:00 — Crown Jewel predictions and match analysis

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Matt and Eshaun are joined by Brandon and they begin the episode by talking about their son’s work ethic (00:09) before getting to the grap’s!

They discuss:

Roman Reigns, Jey and Jimmy Uso storyline (12:32)
How John Cena and Brock Lesnar could be connected (23:32)
John Cena’s last match officially announced for Saturday Night’s Main Event in D.C. (26:34)
Matt being out on the Rhea/Iyo and Kabuki Warriors storyline (33:12)
The botched ending of the women’s title match on ‘SmackDown’ and all that comes with situations like that (55:19)
Matt’s hot take on JeVon Evans (01:18:17)

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing the online backlash from ‘WrestlePalooza’, if it was warranted, and everything that goes into the booking decisions made (02:50).

They also discuss:

John Cena vs AJ Styles set for ‘Crown Jewel’ (45:11)
Cody Rhodes discusses who would be next to run WWE (1:04:13)
PWI 500 top 10 list (1:17:45)
Masha Slamovich allegations of domestic violence (1:24:01),

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The team is up to their usual shenanigans on this pod and they bring you another fun show!

On this episode they talk:

Working with your spouse/significant other (00:16)
WrestleMania being announced for Saudi Arabia in 2027 and Ari Emanuel says WWE tickets prices will go up even higher in the future (13:17)
Can AEW take advantage of all this in 2027? (49:40)
What would you spend $200 to see @ the Sphere in Vegas? (57:12)
Andrade being released from WWE (01:06:15)
Dom Mysterio winning the AAA Mega championship this past Friday night (01:10:05)
Jey Uso & LA Knight (01:18:46)
Bayley’s 1st appearance with her new character (01:21:56)
WrestlePalooza preview (01:25:17)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun have a great show for you this week!

They talk:

Catchphrases in wrestling (00:10)
Live SmackDown thoughts and AJ Lee’s return to WWE after 10 years (11:02)
WrestlePalooza’s card (28:07)
‘RAW’ highlights including The Uso’s, LA Knight, the Bron’s, the women and more (39:28)
Rusev and Aleister Black’s usage in WWE thus far (01:13:02)
WWE continuing to counter program AEW (01:18:50)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and begin this episode by talking about The Rock’s massive weight loss and the Hollywood Reporter’s top 10 wrestlers turned actors list (00:09).

They give their overall thoughts on ‘WWE Clash In Paris’ (14:59) before getting into the big news of the week which is AJ Lee will be returning to WWE TV to be involved with CM Punk, Becky Lynch, and Seth Rollins (21:39).

Roman Reigns and Bronson Reed do some great business and Matt puts some very high praise on The OTC (46:33), the Uso’s are reunited (58:56), Paris showing love to AJ Styles and him needing to be higher on people’s all time lists (01:07:05), Logan Paul’s match with John Cena (01:14:22), Matt’s beef with the Slim Jim tables (01:31:42), the Detroit Lions win/loss total set by Vegas (01:32:43), Viagra (01:33:41),

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The gang starts this episode by discussing Roman Reigns’s and John Cena’s promo’s from this past week and how real life creeps into promo’s (01:42) before getting into a conversation on what a brand new wrestling promotion could maybe look like if they had to be completely different than wrestling that’s on TV right now (11:43) and week 3 of Bayley’s incredible promo work (31:26).

They then get into talk about Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker (39:51), creative remembering Roman Reigns’s story a year late (51:03), Roman vs Cody or Roman vs Seth @ WrestleMania 42 (56:37), wrestling hot take that everyone would disagree with (01:05:56), NXT Heatwave and AEW Forbidden Door talk (01:22:11), Clash In Paris this Sunday (01:39:26),

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode with an update on text message threads (00:09) and they discuss their fat ass moments (03:37) before getting into the wrestling talk.

Listener feedback from the early Royal Rumble winner convo from last week’s pod (08:09), Roxanne and Raquel (10:44), Chris Jericho looks to be open to a WWE return and the crew deep dives their thoughts (14:25).

Naomi and Jimmy announce they’re expecting (33:51), Karrion Kross and Scarlett update (45:09), WWE’s new deal with ESPN looking to start on September 20th against AEW All Out (57:33), who are their most underutilized wrestlers in history (01:09:53), rumors of WWE wanting to purchase TNA (01:24:07),

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun are back and begin this episode by discussing Vince McMahon saying Hulk Hogan wasn’t racist but said racist things (00:09) before getting into fun and hilarious topics including:

Matt getting bullied for his love of candy corn (05:20)
Karrion Kross and Scarlett’s contract being up with WWE as of this past Sunday, thoughts on this being a work or shoot, and are work/shoot’s good for wrestling fans and backstage morale (15:10)
More thoughts on ‘WWE Unreal’ and thoughts of fans seeing how the magic is made (28:25)
Reported unhappiness within WWE over the Seth Rollins worked injury angle (40:47)
Karrion’s and Scarlett’s future (53:45)
Wrestling characters that are/were hated (01:16:45)
WWE counter programming AEW again next month (01:21:21)
Rumors surrounding Naomi and why she may be off TV for an extended period of time (01:27:02)
Bayley’s promo from ‘RAW’ and the women’s division on Monday nights (01:30:47)
CM Punk and LA Knight’s promo segment (01:39:22)
Question’s on the top of the men’s division on ‘RAW’ and early favorites to win next year’s ‘Royal Rumble’ (01:44:51),

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing WWE moving to more 2 night PLE’s in the future (00:10) before getting into Brock Lesnar’s shocking return at ‘SummerSlam’ this past weekend (07:10). John Cena and Cody Rhodes gave us a moment on Sunday (27:11), CM Punk wins the WWE title before Seth Rollins cashes in (46:10), and they give praise to Roman Reigns (01:03:53).

What could and should be next for Jade Cargill and Tiffany Stratton (01:06:07), Naomi, Iyo and Rhea deliver the goods (01:18:58), thoughts on Lyra Valkyria vs Becky Lynch (01:22:34), is it ok to “see through” wrestler’s work (01:28:14), DIY and their place on the roster (01:36:12), Damian Priest needing to bring some of his real personality onscreen (01:40:09), Karrion Kross and Scarlett’s WWE contract status (01:47:49),

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On this episode, Rhodesia and Eshaun (with a quick special call-in guest) begin by talking about Cody Rhodes’s mic abilities being something to appreciate (3:35) and discuss their thoughts on the passing of Hulk Hogan at the age of 71 (6:05).

They then talk the Detroit beat down of Roman Reigns and Jey Uso by the Bron’s on ‘WWE Raw’ (28:40), Brie Bella’s future in WWE (38:13), the “Real or Unreal?” of it all with WWE’s new Netflix show, the latest on Drew McIntyre (46:08) and a preview of this weekend’s “SummerSlam” PLE (54:40).

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode talking about the Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman’s promo segment from this past Monday’s ‘WWE RAW’ (09:38) before getting into who’s going to be the greatest Steiner in wrestling history (16:26).

They then discuss WWE characters and their performances weekly(23:12), how and why the crowd has turned so quickly with Charlotte Flair (50:44), TNA Slammiversary online backlash (53:59), before Matt and Rhodesia talk about their in person experience at ‘AEW Dynamite’ and all 3 discuss if they felt the episode was a good follow up from ‘All In’ (1:13:35).

They then wrap the show with some thoughts around comparing the TV Shows of AEW vs. WWE in 2025, Cody Rhodes vs. Cena contract signing segment on ‘SmackDown’,

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are joined by Brandon as they break down the weekend that was in WWE and AEW!

They begin this episode by talking what their favorite moment was from this weekend of wrestling (01:30) before discussing ‘WWE Evolution’ (32:08).

The crew discusses a listener question regarding comparisons between Edge and Logan Paul (45:09), Seth Rollins injury and if it’s a work or shoot (56:44), Roman Reign’s return and everything that comes with it (01:06:35), Goldberg’s final WWE match and him stating he didn’t like how it all went down (01:32:18), and another listener question on what got us into pro wrestling (01:50:00).

They then wrap the show with some random thoughts, ranking their favorite shows from the weekend (02:05:50)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this episode by talking who have they felt vindicated by previously in wrestling (00:09) before getting into how the masses may be consuming pro wrestling right now with all the content that’s out there and what they liked from ‘WWE RAW’ & ‘SmackDown’ (23:54).

Matt brings up what he observed from ‘WWE RAW’ this week and the crew deep dives the heels in WWE and where the emotional investment is from the fans with the current crop of wrestlers & storylines (31:00)

Other topics include:

What show they are most excited for this weekend and why (55:46)
Ranking Giulia, Roxanne Perez, Lyra Valjyria, and Stephanie Vaquer (01:10:04)
What do they care about on Saturday Night’s Main Event’, ‘Evolution’, and ‘All In’ (01:17:32)

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Come join the craziness that this episode brings as Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin by talking their favorite Canadian wrestling moments and performers with Canada Day being this week (04:10) before Matt tells the crew he may need a therapy session surrounding his consumption on WWE after ‘WWE Night Of Champions’ (10:18).

The crew discusses NOC a bit more (39:46) before Rhodesia asks a question surrounding wrestlers being green (49:02), Cody Rhodes promo from NOC and usage of the word ‘character’ (59:56), Talla Tonga finally debuting on WWE TV & the success Solo Sikoa is having currently (01:11:46).

Other topics include:

Wrestlers having creative control (01:20:40)
Britt Baker AEW’s run and how she would fit in WWE/NXT (01:25:58)

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Three The Hard Way is back and they begin this episode by breaking down John Cena’s promo from this past Friday’s ‘SmackDown’ and what it all may mean for the last 6 months of Cena’s run (03:40).

They discuss if something missing with Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman’s presentation (21:58), Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso’s match from ‘WWE RAW’ and how the result may play into what we see with Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton this weekend (34:34), Gunther and Bill Goldberg put some fire to their match for SNME (50:25) and who’s the top 3 promo guys from The Bloodline (56:16).

Other topics include:

Pat McAfee’s absence (01:01:15)
“Rhodesia’s Rumor’s” (01:02:38)
The top 10 all time R&B singers list (01:08:05)
’Night Of Champions’ preview (01:13:19)

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun are back and start this episode by discussing Goldberg’s return to WWE on RAW this past Monday and then get into the unfortunate injury of Liv Morgan.

The crew then discuss the end of ‘WWE RAW’ along with the multiple options WWE can go with for a Seth Rollins cash in and Rikishi speaks out about Jey Uso losing the title last week.

Other topics include:

Bayley’s return promo
Mercedes Mone’s new relationship
Asuka’s 1st match back

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Three The Hard Way is back and they begin this episode by discussing Jey Uso losing the title to Gunther on ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday. (02:38)

The other big story this week is R Truth being back in WWE, the crew discuss his return at ‘Money In The Bank’ and what would be a bigger moment: Truth or Cody Rhodes beating Cena for the title? (34:34)

Other topics include:

The fans being upset with LA Knight not winning the MITB briefcase (59:05)
Jacob Fatu’s turn on Solo Sikoa (1:03:35)
Giulia not connecting with the WWE main roster audience yet (1:09:35)
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The latest episode of the TFW podcast begins with Matt saying the cracks are starting in the WWE product with Rhodesia and Eshaun giving their thoughts on what they’re seeing, how we got to this point, and the role AEW is playing in this if any (00:19).

They also talk the power wrestlers have that they’ll probably never leverage (36:27) and their thoughts on R Truth and his release from WWE (44:32).

Other topics include:

Mariah May makes her NXT debut (54:46)
E gives Matt and Rhodesia their Dungeons and Dragons character type (01:03:40)
Rhodesia asks questions around ‘World’s Collide’ and Pat Mcafee (01:10:44)
‘WWE Money In The Bank’ preview (01:16:32)
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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun begin this episode by discussing WWE switching the host city for next year’s ‘WrestleMania’ (00:12) before getting into the crazy weekend of graps that we had with WWE, AEW and NXT putting on big shows:

Saturday Night’s Main Event & John Cena’s heel run thus far (09:55)
Iconic Promos (21:00)
Bronson Reed joining Seth Rollins & co. and will a woman’s wrestler be added next (31:55)
The current state of the WWE tag team division and The Street Profits (39:12)
‘NXT Battleground’ and Trick Williams winning the TNA title (53:30)
Matt & Rhodesia’s hatred of NYC sports fans (shout out to our NY listeners lol) (01:08:26)
‘AEW Double or Nothing’ with high praise for Mercedes Mone’ and Hangman Page main eventing ‘All In’ in Texas (01:11:06)
The ‘Road Warrior pop’ (01:26:45)
Counter programming (01:31:21)
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No time stamps needed for this one Freaks, this is episode 200!

Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun celebrate hitting 200 episodes of That’s Freakin’ Wrestling with some special guests, hilarious stories inside and outside of the pro wrestling world and any and everything else you could imagine!

Some of the wrestling topics include:

Logan Paul’s current status in WWE
What should Dominic Mysterio do now that Roxanne is in the picture
How much is Cody Rhodes missed in WWE currently
Guilia on ’SmackDown’
‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ preview
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Matt, Rhodesia and E begin this episode by giving their condolences and memories of Sabu who passed away at the age of 60 (02:22).

They then discuss what is THE match that should headline WrestleMania 42 in New Orleans (13:53), How long Jey Uso’s title reign should be (22:57), the difference right now with ‘WWE RAW’ and ‘WWE Smackdown” and some highlights from both shows this week (26:45).

Other topics include:

‘WWE Backlash highlights including the presentation of Pat Mcafee and John Cena vs Randy Orton (51:40)
Karrion Kross’s documentary on YouTube (01:06:00)
WWE getting rid of more house shows (01:07:33)
Matt Jr graduating from high school and what the three of them would do for a living if they could switch careers (01:24:16)
JeVon Evans & Richochet’s twitter exchange (01:37:04)
AEW doing more residencies and the perceived business implications of it (01:40:57)
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Matt is back and talks about his one week hiatus (00:30) before Three The Hard Way get into the big news of the week which is the roster cuts in WWE (04:45). They run down the list of names and talk about the surprises, the non surprises and everything in between.

Paul Heyman cut “one of those” promos on ‘WWE RAW’ this past week (37:01), they get into the awesome main event between Jey Uso and Seth Rollins (41:29) along with Iyo Sky finding her groove on the main roster and Roxanne Perez being better than advertised (48:49).

Charlotte Flair said she’s ready for a character change on tv (56:06), Becky Lynch and Shelton Benjamin speak out against Hulk Hogan (01:01:22), Bully Ray’s idea of how they could’ve made the end of WrestleMania better (01:04:16), Matt has a question about the movie Sinners (01:12:30), ‘WWE Backlash’ preview (01:18:13) + MUCH MORE!

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Eshaun & Rhodesia are holding it down on this episode as Matt is out sick and they recap the highlights from Smackdown and Raw.

Smackdown

John Cena and Randy Orton start the build to their match at Backlash After 5 years on TV, we got a 6-man TLC “Wrestlemania Worthy” Tag Team Championship match. Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill went one on one and we saw the return of Aleister Black!

Raw

Seth Rollins gives Sami Zayn an ultimatum to leave town. Is Roxanne finally on the main roster after that great match with Rhea? Becky Lynch explains her actions and Lyra Valkyria doesn't back down. Pat McAfee gives a promo for the ages while Rusev carves his path on uplifting the “enhancement talent”.

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Matt & Rhodesia are back from an action packed week in Vegas and are ready to break down everything that’s happened since WrestleMania night 2 with Eshaun.

The Rock appeared on The Pat Mcafee show on Tuesday and the crew discusses what he said, what he meant, and where why things happened the way it did (03:30).

The RAW after WrestleMania was full of newsworthy items including John Cena’s promo, Rusev’s return, Becky Lynch’s heel turn, & more (33:50).

Bayley talks and says she feels like she’s not at the level of Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch (1:01:00), Paul Heyman’s new group (01:22:34), WWE’s new Netflix show that’s coming this summer (01:35:31), they wrap the week that was in Vegas (01:47:42), + MUCH MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun get you ready for the biggest weekend in pro wrestling, WrestleMania!

Before Matt and Rhodesia head out to sunny Las Vegas, Three The Hard Way discuss their general thoughts on the build one last time before the show, what they are looking forward to the most, and discuss each match on Saturday’s and Sunday’s card.

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Matt and Eshaun begin this episode by talking which two AEW wrestlers would they put in front of an WWE audience to get them to watch their show (00:10) before getting into the craziness from ‘SmackDown’ which was Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton’s promo segment (06:09).

CM Punk revealed his favor from Paul Heyman (21:31), Jey Uso and Gunther put on an excellent performance on ‘WWE RAW’ to set up their ‘WrestleMania’ match (28:08), and they discuss Bianca Belair getting boo’d before Rhodesia joins the show to get her thoughts (37:07).

Other topics include:

Kevin Owens needing neck surgery and the crowd’s reaction to him (57:39)
Rey Fenix’s WWE debut (01:04:47)
Matt goes on a mini rant about social media and they discuss ‘AEW Dynasty’ (01:16:32)
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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by discussing which WrestleMania match finish they would change from the past (00:22) before talking about the Booker T./Swerve Strickland beef from earlier this week (6:00).

John Cena and Cody Rhodes gave us a WrestleMania level segment (finally!) this past Monday on ‘WWE RAW’ and 3 The Hard Way break down what we saw (19:00).

Other topics include:

-What is it about Cody Rhodes that makes him universally loved (40:50)

-Seth Rollins, CM Punk, and Roman Reigns contract signing with the favor still being out there and not known (48:30)

-Naomi’s video package on ‘SmackDown’ and how would you rank Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, and Mariah May currently (01:02:48)

-Jimmy Uso getting destroyed by Gunther and how Matt would book the next 2 weeks of TV for Jey Uso and Gunther (01:23:20)

-AEW Dynasty this Sunday (01:34:03)

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With 3 weeks until WrestleMania 41, Three The Hard Way break down the grap’s like only they can!

Topics on this episode include:

WrestleMania 41 hype levels
Week 2 of John Cena’s heel run
Charlotte Flair owning Tiffany Stratton and how real life is taking over their TV segments
Roman Reigns/CM Punk/Seth Rollins
Mariah May’s AEW’s contract is expiring soon and Saraya’s officially gone from the company
E gives a quick breakdown of what Matt would like about WWE 2k 25
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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing John Cena’s promo from this past Monday’s ‘RAW’ episode as they give their in depth thoughts on what was said and what will probably happen next (01:33).

Other topics include:

How Jey Uso is being used leading into ‘WrestleMania’ and the part Gunther may have in it (44:53)
The Fenix and Aleister Black teaser videos from “SmackDown” (53:35)
Some of the bigger names in WWE not having a clear path to “WrestleMania” yet (01:07:05)
“Severance” season 2 (01:21:20)
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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun are back and start the show by talking which current storyline would be their favorite if wrestling was real (1:00) and then getting into the return of Roman Reigns and the steel cage match between CM Punk & Seth Rollins on ‘WWE RAW’ (06:50).

Other topics include:

Which triple threat match could and should main event night one of ‘WrestleMania’ between Punk/Seth/Roman or Bianca/Rhea/Iyo (28:11)
Bianca Belair and Naomi’s performance on ‘SmackDown’ (49:25)
Cody Rhodes continues to elevate his game on the mic (01:05:16)
Rhodesia getting exposed this past weekend on social media and Cody Rhodes nixing The Rock’s storyline of turning heel (01:12:33)
Eddy Thorpe dating Dakota Kai (01:18:50)
‘AEW Revolution’ talk (01:20:44)
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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun are joined by Randy from the Backstage Brawl podcast this week and Matt starts the pod by giving out some apologies (00:45) before getting into the heel turn that shocked that world, John Cena! The crew breaks down their thoughts from the moment it happened, what storylines can come from this with The Rock, John Cena, and Cody Rhodes and what the real life aspect is of all of it (07:12).

Other topics include:

Jade Cargill returned at ‘Elimination Chamber’ and destroys Naomi, Iyo Sky wins the WWE women’s title from Rhea Ripley on ‘WWE RAW’ and Bianca Belair looks to be the reason for both things happening (58:38)
Rey Fenix was released out of his AEW contract and his headed to WWE (01:20:11)
WrestleMania excitement levels right now (01:30:30)
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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode by talking The Rock and Cody Rhodes promo segment from this past Friday’s ‘SmackDown’, the press conference afterwards and the different ways the storyline can go (03:20).

Other topics include:

Carmelo Hayes and The Miz is a thing now and Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu continue their build (46:53)
‘RAW’ highlights including new women’s tag team champions in Liv Morgan & Raquel, Dakota Kai & Lyra Valkyria, the promo segments involving Cody Rhodes/Seth Rollins and CM Punk/Logan Paul (53:19), where the New Day is currently in their heel run (01:16:27), and who should be the new member of Judgment Day (01:24:49).
Rumors of Vince McMahon trying to start a new company and Shane McMahon trying to take over AEW (01:31:12)
‘Elimination Chamber’ preview (01:35:03)
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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing where the hype for WrestleMania is in comparison to year’s past at the same time (03:36), Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton’s interaction on ‘SmackDown”, is Tiffany ready to carry the division, and what they want to see from the women’s division after Mania season is over (19:57).

They give their thoughts on the Jade Cargill storyline (51:03), Michin believes she has a problem connecting with the crowd (56:43), what are their criteria’s for a wrestler getting into the WWE Hall Of Fame (01:10:06),

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun are joined on this episode by friend of the show Wole as they get into all the news from the past week including:

Ricky Starks showing up on NXT, their initial reactions and who will be a bigger star in WWE in 5 years: Ricky Starks, Carmelo Hayes, or Trick Williams (07:18)
The WWE talent releases from this past Friday (22:32)
AEW releasing Miro and Aleister/Malaki Black’s contract expiring (37:23)
Andrade releasing a photo of him and his son (59:01)
The negative online talk surrounding the lack of a build for this year’s ‘WrestleMania’ (01:03:53)
Roxanne Perez being involved in a ‘Elimination Chamber’ qualifying match next week (01:48:38)
Solo Sikoa’s return on ‘SmackDown’ (01:53:49)
People not being truthful in the wrestling space/community (01:58:32)
If Charlotte Flair was missed while she was gone (02:12:55)
Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show (02:21:36)
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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing Jey Uso winning the ‘Royal Rumble’, his promo on ‘WWE Raw’, and everything in between (02:17).

Three The Hard Way then talks Charlotte Flair’s winning the Rumble and the reaction from the crowd on Monday night (29:02). The women’s and men’s Royal Rumble matches delivered (51:17), the WrestleMania matches that look to be set and what the trio would have as their matches if they were booking the show (01:13:25), Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens reactions and a question surrounding when Cody Rhodes finally fully turns to the dark side (01:43:06), Triple H’s HOF induction (02:05:52), are they still holding out hope for The Rock wrestling @ ‘WrestleMania’ this year (02:08:52),

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun are back together and bring you 2 plus hours of fun wrestling talk!

They begin with E discussing his live experience at ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday in Atlanta (06:12) before getting into the Cody Rhodes/CM Punk promo segment (10:47). They discuss the stark contrast with the build of the men’s and women’s Rumble matches (23:13) before getting into the decision of having Jey Uso lose another title match on ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ (37:24).

The trio also get into:

Jacob Fatu’s rise and future potential (57:27)
Quick news hits (01:24:32)
Royal Rumble preview (01:33:38)
WWE 2k 25 news (02:04:16)
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While Matt and Rhodesia are on holiday, Eshaun and guest star Brandon will engage in a discussion on wrestling. This episode will feature recaps from Smackdown and Raw, as well as a preview of the Saturday Night Main Event. Additionally, we will delve into the latest dirt sheets and rumors.

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun start this episode by discussing how the three hour ‘SmackDown’ shows are going before talking about ‘WWE Raw’ this past week including Penta’s debut, the women’s IC title and match, Jey Uso vs Gunther, and much more.

They also get into Corey Graves tweet which led to him being off of ‘NXT’ this past week along with social media’s reaction to the 12 man tag match that was announced for AEW Collision.

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun are back for the first time in 2025 and start this jam packed episode by talking about what they’ve been up to for the past 2 weeks (03:40) before discussing what is happening with The Rock with his appearances on ‘WWE RAW’ and ’NXT’ this past Monday and Tuesday, overall thoughts from the Netflix premiere (08:42), and where is the Bloodline story now at this point (42:09).

Other topics discussed:

*Hulk Hogan gets exactly what he deserved (01:03:55)

*CM Punk saying where he is in his career right now (01:09:23)

*Jeff Hardy being as big as John Cena (01:15:13)

*NXT crowns both new men and women’s champions in Oba Femi and Giulia and what’s next for Roxanne Perez and Trick Williams (01:20:39)

*Alister Black looks to be heading back to WWE (01:35:31)

*Way too early predictions for ‘Royal Rumble’ winners (01:40:41)

*Tiffany Stratton’s cash in from ‘SmackDown’ and Charlotte Flair’s return (01:51:31)

*Kenny Omega returned to ‘AEW Dynamite’ and the latest on Mercedes Mone’s run (01:58:23)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are joined on this episode by Bee Ray and they give you 2 hours of wrestling, sports, and Christmas movie talk!

Topics include:

CM Punk vs Seth Rollins for the 1st RAW show on Netflix and does that lead to Punk vs Roman Reigns for WrestleMania? (07:30)
Thoughts on the Transfer Window (25:00)
The majority of the top stories in the WWE are connected to the Bloodline (38:30)
Week 1 of The New Day heel run (41:30)
Where is Trick Willams at currently & who needs to be called up to the main roster right now from NXT (56:04)
The latest in the Fenix/AEW saga (01:20:57)
Hot Take on 2 “Christmas movies” (01:36:54)
’Saturday Night’s Main Event’ preview (01:44:25)
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Three The Hard Way get right to it on this episode as Matt gives his eulogy to AEW and Rhodesia and Eshaun react by giving their thoughts on just where they are with the struggling brand (02:06).

The crew then discuss “Survivor Series War Games” (38:00), what is CM Punk’s favor from Paul Heyman (01:04:23), the awesome ‘WWE RAW’ show from this past Monday including Seth Rollins, CM Punk and Sami Zayn (01:11:03), The New Day segment (01:17:55), Drew McIntyre’s return (01:30:44), + MUCH MORE!

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The TFW pod is back with a show as loaded as your Thanksgiving plate! On this episode Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss:

Paul Heyman’s return on ‘SmackDown’ (02:28)
CM Punk being added to the War Games match and his first year back in WWE (21:39)
Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens’s feud and if there’s any way KO should win the title @ Saturday Night’s Main Event (33:54)
Jade Cargill’s injury, storyline, and who replaces her in War Games (47:17)
Women’s IC title announced (56:43)
The New Day segment from ‘WWE Raw’ and the 10 year celebration set for next week (01:09:48)
Ricky Starks headlines from the last few days within and outside of AEW (01:22:21)
Canceling subscriptions and Matt tells a story about getting back into gaming (01:43:33)
‘Survivor Series War Games’ preview (01:52:49)
Thanksgiving food, pet peeves, and what they are most thankful for in the world of pro wrestling (02:22:13)
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Three The Hard Way begin this episode by talking about the return of Rhea Ripley and if it helps the women’s War Games storyline make more sense (02:10), Sheamus’s run of matches in the last 18 months (15:16), Matt talks about the universe playing a joke on him for next week’s AEW show (19:17), why is Seth Rollins so angry at Roman Reigns (25:08), how intricate the Bloodline story is and how creators and athletes must be mentally wired to reach the top of their game (29:40).

Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun then discuss:

Bronson Reed being added to the new Bloodline & which team wins the match at Survivor Series (42:03)
Who they want to see as the 5th member of the OG Bloodline team out of 3 options along with Paul Heyman changing his phone number (54:40)
Matt apologizing to Rhodesia (01:08:36)
What their price would be to get involved in the opposite political party that they align with and if they were President, what position would they give each other on their team (01:10:38)
AEW running smaller arenas for TV in 2025, run down the Full Gear card and give their picks on who should win if they were running the promotion (01:22:48),
MUCH MORE!

Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode by talking about what in wrestling do people want right now but it’s too early to happen (00:25) before revisiting the Jade Cargill conversation from last week with comments from a YouTube viewer (02:06) and the WWE releases from last week (08:57).

The crew then discuss:

A spoiler free conversation on who the 5th member of Bloodline vs Bloodline War Games match should be (12:41)
How the women’s War Games match feels thrown together (29:21)
Who should be the first US women’s champion (36:20)
Gunther’s character development and excitement levels for Gunther vs Damian Priest @ Survivor Series (40:46)
Who’s had the better title reign so far between Gunther or LA Knight & how the title reigns overall have been recently (47:46)
YouTube viewer demographics and Matt calls out Rhodesia (59:06)
Who’s had the best upgrade in WWE history? (01:02:38)
John Cena is officially entering the Royal Rumble, when should he wrestle for the championship? (01:07:24)
Where everyone is at on AEW currently heading into Full Gear (01:14:51)
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Matt is back and he begins the pod by asking Rhodesia and Eshaun who will Goldberg wrestle in his last match next year (00:09) before talking which show they plan on watching first between NXT & AEW Dynamite and how much things have changed for both brands in 2 years (4:13).

Three The Hard Way then discuss:

⁃ Bloodline vs Bloodline (14:46)

⁃ Jade Cargill vs Bianca Belair (36:06)

⁃ Quick Crown Jewel thoughts (44:30)

⁃ The title chase vs the title reign (51:05)

⁃ Netflix wants Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Cody Rhodes for WWE RAW (55:24)

⁃ Montez Ford’s current complicated situation (59:14)

⁃ RAW thoughts including Iyo Sky becoming #1 contender for the women’s title (01:06:01)

⁃ Is Becky Lynch worth more than 2 million dollars a year? (01:14:23)

⁃ AEW going for more a sports centric feel inside the arena in 2025 (01:25:32)

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Rhodesia and Eshaun start this Halloween episode by discussing the news of Rhea Ripley’s broken orbital bone and what this means to the current feud with her and the Raw Women’s Champion Liv Morgan and the state of the Judgement Day (1:58).

Other topics include:

• The latest on the Bloodline storyline (10:20)

• Motor City Machine Gun MCMG: Too much, too soon? (26:50)

• Matt calls in to the show and gives his thoughts on: Gunther/Cody, is Rhea Ripley Liv Morgan's gift or curse, the Bloodline story now moving too fast and Matt’s thoughts on people switching up (34:25)

• Halloween Havoc: the women's division winning the night and Trick Williams next steps (46:32)

• Crown Jewel Preview (1:11:30)

• “Between the sheets": Samantha Irving and Montez Ford” (1:23:55)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by discussing the controversial decision of Jey Uso losing the IC title to Bron Breakker on ‘WWE RAW’ and everything with the Bloodline that led up to that moment (00:42).

Other topics include:

Major stars that use a lot of wrestling moves (22:02)
Samantha Irvin leaving WWE (29:17)
WrestleMania 41 tickets going on sale (38:50)
Gunther’s title reign so far (51:22)
MCMG WWE debut on ‘SmackDown’ (1:01:00)
The Adam Cole & MJF segment from last week’s ‘AEW Dynamite’ (1:04:46) + MORE!

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Three The Hard Way is back and jump right into what’s going on with Bloodline 1.0 and they talk Jey Uso vs Bron Breakker this upcoming Monday on ‘WWE RAW’ (00:30). “Serious Seth” makes a return to TV and the crew discusses Rollins and where he is slotted (25:50), War Raiders return (32:58), Gunther’s next title challenger at Survivor Series (36:38), and would they want to see Brock Lesnar back in WWE if he’s found to have done nothing wrong (46:00).

Matt, Rhodesia, and E then get into the PWI Women’s list and give their personal top 3 (50:43), Stephanie Vaquer, her ‘NXT’ debut, and other quick hits (01:15:48), the rumored creative shake up that’s coming in AEW and ‘WrestleDream’ this past weekend (01:26:01), + MORE!

Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by discussing who would be on their “bar fight” team (00:12) before discussing ‘WWE RAW’ from this past and their thoughts on the 2 hour show (04:43), when do we see CM Punk and Seth Rollins really begin to feud (21:21), what’s next for Sami Zayn, Gunther, and how does Jey Uso vs Bron Breakker play out again (26:15).

Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns, vs The Rock is being discussed for ‘WrestleMania 41’ (35:10), the crew gives their top 3 feuds of the year and what others are thinking also (43:23), NXT from this past Tuesday (01:02:55), Daniel Garcia staying with AEW along with E and Rhodesia feeling completely different about this past Tuesday’s show (01:12:33), + more!

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Three The Hard Way is back with a special episode as they discuss and react to WWE’s latest PLE offering, Bad Blood! They are joined by friend of the show Billy Mays Jr as they talk all the big items from the show in Atlanta including live thoughts, the matches, storylines, the return of a classic TFW pod tag team, and Matt calling a truce to Cody Rhodes?!

Yeah, this show is like that... enjoy!

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Three The Hard Way is back and Matt begins this episode by asking Rhodesia and E a question surrounding the wrestling landscape changes over the last 5 years (00:14), discussing all the positives in the pro wrestling world this week (10:11) before getting into:

AEW’s new TV deal (15:59)
NXT’s premiere episode on the CW network (27:54)
Cody Rhodes on the Pat McAfee show hinting about his next title defense and the WrestleMania 41 main event (57:40)
WWE’s lack of usage of black male talent on PLE’s and their response to it (01:09:47)
‘WWE Bad Blood’ preview (01:23:18)
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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and begin this episode by talking what they love and hate in wrestling equally (00:10) before getting into the Roman Reigns/Cody Rhodes cinematic segment from this past week’s ‘SmackDown’ and everything Bloodline related (07:44).

Kevin Owens contract is getting ready to expire with WWE (38:42), Ricochet’s interview with Chris Jericho (43:17) , listener question surrounding who should have won the WWE championship that didn’t (51:57), Jey Uso’s huge night on ‘WWE RAW’ and what’s next for Bron Breakker (56:56), quick hits including Big E injury news, Mercedes Mone’ latest comments on WWE & Vince McMahon, NXT’s debut on the CW network next week (01:19:57), + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this podcast by discussing the storyline and real life perspective of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes from this past week’s ‘SmackDown’ episode as they talk positioning, decisions that were made, Cody using Homelander from ‘The Boys’ as a character template, where does Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa play into all of this, fantasy booking the future until we get to the Royal Rumble and a lot more (00:56).

Other topics include:

Favorite movies of all time (34:03)
Bron Breakker vs Jey Uso next week on ‘WWE RAW’ (56:36)
CM Punk’s promo from this past Monday (01:08:49)
Rikishi’s vague tweet about Jimmy Uso (01:16:32)
Adding some muscle to the Judgement Day and the status of the tag team titles (01:20:30)
Daniel Garcia’s contract update (01:27:07)
AEW’s new TV deal (01:32:19)
Listener top 10 lists (01:46:54)
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Three the Hard Way is back and talking shop!

Matt, Rhodesia, and E get right to it on this episode and begin with the PWI Top 10 list, they give their thoughts along with going over their top 10 wrestler lists so far of 2024 (01:17).

Other topics include:

Gunther moving up the “hater of the year” rankings (33:56)
‘WWE RAW’ going to two hours starting in October until the end of the year and should it stay at two hours when they move to Netflix or go back to three hours (35:16)
‘AEW All Out’ thoughts including a live perspective of the show as Matt and Rhodesia were there along with talk of what went down and was it too much violence (45:50)
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Three the Hard Way is back and they start this episode by talking which title reign are they most invested in currently (00:17) before getting into ‘WWE RAW’ and discussing the CM Punk/Drew McIntyre segment, what’s next for them and Matt calls out Eshaun for saying Punk was washed on prior shows (03:40). Bron Breakker and Jey Uso go face to face (14:11), Sami Zayn is coming after Gunther and his world title (16:08), how is the women’s division stacking up currently in WWE (19:32), Odyssey Jones being fired from WWE (39:31), and initial thoughts on Joe Tessitore’s WWE debut (44:06).

Cody Rhodes says fans would be even more mad if they knew what the plan was for him last WrestleMania season (46:42), how would AEW be different if Brawl Out never happened (56:29), a few viewer comments from last episode (01:05:43), ‘AEW All Out’ preview (01:11:19), + MORE!

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n this latest episode, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss:

WWE Bash In Berlin breakdown with thoughts on each match including Randy Orton doing everything he could to make Gunther a bigger star (01:20)
When will WrestleMania take place outside of the US (34:55)
‘WWE RAW’ debuting January 6th on Netflix (40:38)
WWE’s decision to keep PLE card’s shorter to load up ‘RAW’ and ‘SmackDown’ (45:19)
Would Britt Baker be better in AEW or WWE (50:12)
Their favorite Cash Money songs/albums (57:11)
Swerve Strickland’s new AEW contract (01:03:01)
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In this latest episode, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun give their condolences and memories of Sid Eudy, better known as Sid Vicious/Psycho Sid as he passed away this week after a battle with cancer(02:00), before getting into AEW’s biggest show of the year, ‘All In’ with their thoughts on Bryan Danielson winning the AEW title, Mariah May winning the AEW woman’s title, Richochet’s debut, Jamie Hayter’s return, and Mercedes Mone’ vs Britt Baker (12:02).

WWE released their top 10 wrester entrance list (01:06:24), Rikishi’s back and telling Jey Uso to go to AEW (01:09:11), ‘Bash In Berlin’ preview (01:16:46), + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing if this is their favorite year in their wrestling fandom (00:09), thoughts on Cody Rhodes title reign which turns into different conversations (11:12) the latest in The New Day story and tags teams that have broken up previously (28:02) before discussing which storyline are they more invested in: CM Punk/Drew McIntyre or Judgement/Terror Twins (40:32).

Jaida Parker getting a big spotlight match @ NXT No Mercy (47:42), Wyatt Sick/American Made/American Alpha thoughts (49:34), who would be on top in WWE if Vince McMahon was still booking (56:43), AEW talk including All In excitement levels, Britt Baker perceived backstage issues and how that relates to CM Punk’s reputation, WWE’s role in AEW’s waning popularity (01:03:30), + MORE!

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Three the Hard Way kick off this episode by talking who currently watches WWE programming that is not a Roman Reigns/Bloodline fan (00:10) before giving their condolences to the Anoa’i family with the passing of Afa (06:55).

They discuss ‘SmackDown’ from this past Friday where Roman Reigns got destroyed by Jacob Fatu and was left laying by Bloodline 2.0 (13:02), Rhodesia tells another story about watching the wrong wrestling show (27:39), ‘SmackDown’ hits and misses (31:33), Steve Austin said he wants to be at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas (51:05), and Matt asks a question about ‘WWE RAW’ on Netflix (56:46).

AEW is up next and Matt sets the table of why he couldn’t watch the full episode of ‘AEW Dynamite’ this past Wednesday including the Britt Baker, Mercedes Mone’/Kamille segment along with Darby Allin/Jack Perry presentation (01:02:34), some of the other missteps heading into ‘All In’ (01:23:23) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by discussing Nic Nemeth’s (Dolph Ziggler) comments on watching ‘WWE Raw’ for the first time in over a decade and the trio discuss just how well WWE is doing with their storytelling, TV shows and how it continues to separate themselves from what AEW presents weekly (04:35).

They discuss Vince Russo and if he would help or hurt AEW’s storytelling (31:35), the Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods story (43:51), Rhodesia shares her love for the Sami Zayn/Bron Breakker 2 out 3 falls match (54:33), E asks if this time in WWE is better than the Attitude era (01:03:01), Paul Heyman’s new comments on the current roster and Roman Reigns’s new story (01:13:44), where will Randy Orton rank by the end of his new contract (01:16:09), what could be at stake for John Cena’s last run next year (01:22:55), how will WWE address Vince McMahon’s death (01:30:44), quick hits from Rhodesia (01:34:33), + MORE!

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Three the Hard Way is back and ready to talk some graps!

Topics include:

Roman Reigns, his return to ‘SmackDown’ and where he ranks on the modern era list all time (08:40)
Top, generational wrestlers that could give 5 star matches and carry an entire promotion (19:35)
Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens, where Randy Orton may fit into all of this, and heel turns (26:02)
Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and The Rock: Which combination is the biggest match WWE can do right now? (42:46)
Naomi returns and they discuss if WWE is looking to add a trio’s division (53:54)
If Jade Cargill was booked better in AEW or WWE (57:56)
Contract talk for some of the top free agents and where they’d like to see the talent land (01:04:44)
Matt and Rhodesia’s experience in Brazil (01:21:05) + more!

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun and joined by Brandon to discuss everything that happened on WWE’s biggest show of the summer, SummerSlam!

From Roman Reigns long awaited return to all of the title changes and storyline progressions, sit back, relax and enjoy the TFW fam break down the event like only they can!

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Three The Hard Way brings you another great show as they discuss the photo that was uploaded to the internet of Tony Khan and Shane McMahon meeting. The TFW crew talk what it all means along with what has to happen for this to make any type of impact on AEW TV (00:59).

Matt, Rhodesia, and E breakdown and preview ‘SummerSlam’ (32:03) + MUCH MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this episode by talking if Drew McIntyre and CM Punk are using social media better than any wrestling feud before them after Drew posted a photo with Jack Perry (00:11) before getting into some of their best memories from ‘SummerSlam’ as we get ready for WWE’s big show this weekend (05:27).

Other topics include:

Robert Downey Jr returning to Marvel as Dr. Doom (20:34)
Rhodesia and E give their thoughts on AEW Dynamite ‘Blood & Guts’ and Matt gives another example of a missed opportunity to get more mileage out of what they do (30:12)
Their most and least favorite finishing/special moves and Eshaun cuts a hilarious promo on John Lena (01:09:37),
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Three The Hard Way begin this episode by discussing the possibility of a AEW/WWE Supershow in the future after Tony Khan’s comments (00:11) before discussing the latest in the Dom Mysterio, Rhea Ripley, and Liv Morgan storyline (05:23), Seth Rollins officially being announced as the referee for CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre (19:55), the updated ‘SummerSlam’ card (24:33), if there was another miss in the Wyatt Sicks presentation on ‘WWE RAW’ (27:03), and Mia Yim’s hilarious tweet (36:23).

Rikishi gives his thoughts on how WWE is using Jey Uso (39:14), a listener comment on HHH not booking black talent properly (47:29), the video game community not being happy with the latest ‘WWE 2k24’ DLC pack featuring Pat Mcafee (56:20), what wrestlers from the Attitude Era would be a bigger star now than back then (01:08:30), some quick thoughts of ‘AEW Dynamite’ Blood and Guts (01:18:22), + MUCH MORE!

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Time to go back in history! Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss if AEW would have been created if Triple H was leading WWE years ago. They also compare WWE’s bad times to AEW bad times, along with news of Bobby Lashley leaving WWE, quick ‘SmackDown’ notes and Matt makes a wild prediction on how Roman Reigns could return at SummerSlam that would have everyone talking!

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3 The Hard Way begins this episode by discussing the hour long MJF vs Will Ospreay title match from ‘AEW Dynamite’ (00:22) and the follow up from Mariah May’s beatdown last week of Toni Storm (16:45) before moving to ‘WWE RAW’ (23:43) where the crew talks the latest from the Wyatt Sicks, Rhea Ripley’s return and where the Liv Morgan and Dom Mysterio story is headed, Damian Priest and Gunther, WWE clicking creatively like they haven’t in a very long time, + much more!

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing the end of Friday’s ‘SmackDown’ episode with the Bloodline, Cody Rhodes/Randy Orton and what should be the time that Roman Reigns makes his return to WWE TV (03:50).

The crew then discuss other items from ‘SmackDown’ including BBL Bayley, Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton along with Carmelo Hayes really finding his footing on the main roster (19:24).

Other topics include:

Natalya re-signing with WWE (33:00)
Eshaun gives his thoughts on last week’s NXT and AEW Dynamite shows (39:47)
Stephanie Vaquer’s debut in WWE and the recent signing of Delta (47:47)
Is Rhea Ripley vs Liv Morgan and Randy Orton vs Jacob Fatu happening at SummerSlam? (01:00:31)
Did the Mariah May/Toni Storm ‘Dynamite’ finish make sense? (01:09:13)
Max Caster’s comments on new talent coming into AEW (01:18:31)

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Matt and Rhodesia begin this episode by discussing Rhea Ripley’s return to WWE TV and have the conversation surrounding side chicks and who’s really the heels and babyface when it comes to Rhea, Liv Morgan, and Dom Mysterio (04:10).

Other topics include:

Babyface Damage CTRL & the rumor of new mid-card woman titles (24:36)
Stephanie Vaquer heading to WWE (29:36)
Seth Rollins/CM Punk segment from “WWE RAW” (34:32)
Where John Cena ranks among the WWE all time greats (40:56)
The latest from Gunther, Wyatt Sicks and Jey Uso (55:08)
NXT smoking WWE’s boots this past weekend with “Heatwave” (1:02:43)
AEW talk including last week’s Dynamite, MJF’s heel turn, what’s a bigger match for Will Ospreay @ ‘All In’, and the fantastic ending to this week’s Dynamite with Toni Storm and Mariah May (01:13:04) + MORE!

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The gang gets together right after ‘WWE Money In The Bank’ to discuss the show that saw some interesting and even controversial finishes.

They get into John Cena announcing his retirement, all the big storylines and winners from the show along with thoughts on the WrestleMania doc that dropped last Wednesday, enjoy!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and E start this episode by discussing the incredible ending to ‘SmackDown’ with The Bloodline/Paul Heyman and what’s next for all parties involved (06:40).

WWE used Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton perfectly on Friday (27:16), week 2 of the Bo Dallas & Uncle Howdy videos (30:52), the Chad Gable/Otis storyline (36:30), the Wyatt Sicks vs The Bloodline (39:23), Zelina Vega and Liv Morgan’s strong Monday night (41:52), Finn Balor & Damian Priest heating up their potential feud (46:17), and Zoey Stark (52:40).

The crew then previews ‘Money In The Bank’ like only they do (54:31) before discussing AEW Forbidden Door including how AEW needs to handle the Mercedes Mone & Britt Baker feud, the great match that was Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland (01:23:05) + MUCH MORE!

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Matt begins this episode by asking Rhodesia and Eshaun who their #1 draft pick in pro wrestling would be (00:47) before giving their condolences to the Anoa’i family as Sika Anoa’i passed away on Tuesday (00:47). Rhodesia follows up on the Penta and Shane McMahon stories surrounding AEW(14:09), what AEW can do to become a hot brand again (19:10), ’WWE RAW’ thoughts including the incredible Bo Dallas promo, where the Liv Morgan/Judgement Day story is heading, Bron Breakker winning the IC title, and more (47:13).

WWE on Netflix letting the curse words fly(01:18:16), MVP saying Triple H doesn’t want a Hurt Business reunion (01:20:10), the WrestleMania 40 documentary finally being released next week (01:26:32), + MUCH MORE!

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Happy Juneteenth! Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing The Wyatt Sick6 debut on ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday and what they thought about it (03:47), which wrestler most resembles the Boston Celtics (12:53), Drew McIntyre quitting and where that leaves his storyline with CM Punk (18:54), Seth Rollins surprise return and challenging Damian Priest for the world title (28:36), and Liv Morgan’s current role as women’s champion (31:03).

The also talk Karrion Kross still doing God’s work with the New Day(38:53), Pat Mcafee and Booker T on commentary (44:00), Undertaker says he hopes AEW gets their crap together(50:51), a few listener comments (59:35), and much more!

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The TFW crew break down WWE’s latest PLE offering like only they can and discuss the big stories coming out of the show from Scotland! They also discuss Father’s Day, The Rock’s latest comments on WrestleMania 41, the potential of seeing The Hardy’s back in WWE, + more!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this episode by talking about the Liv Morgan/Dom Mysterio segment from ‘WWE RAW’(3:00) before discussing Ricochet’s night on Monday and if that was the last we’ve seen of him on WWE TV (10:44), and a listener question surrounding wanting to see Dom and Rey Mysterio back together (31:40).

The crew then discusses what’s next for Damage CTRL (35:50), hardcore fans responses to super popular babyfaces (38:36), excitement levels for Uncle Howdy’s return (47:08), NXT thoughts from ‘Battleground’ and Tuesday’s episode (56:17), Clash at the Castle preview (01:22:00), + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin the pod by talking ‘Bad Boys Ride Or Die’ and what 2 wrestlers they would want to see in an action comedy (00:17) before getting into the news of Ricochet giving notice to WWE as he’s planning on leaving this summer (05:28). They also discuss Penta’s AEW’s contract situation and updates on Natalya and Chad Gable (15:45). Solo Sikoa gave out names on ‘SmackDown’ this week and the crew discusses that along with how they feel Bloodline 2.0 is currently doing and the different options WWE has with bringing back Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso (30:22).

Other topics include:

Cody Rhodes and his first two months as champion (46:57)
Jade Cargill’s progress in the ring (59:26)
Randy Orton’s latest comments on Vince McMahon (01:08:31)
Bron Breakker being set up for a huge push on ‘WWE RAW’ (01:10:44)
Thoughts on MJF’s promo from Wednesday’s ‘AEW Dynamite’ (01:15:50)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun have another fun episode for you all as they begin with discussing Liv Morgan and if she’s actually a heel (3:00) before talking what percentage of men would not take the bait with Liv if they were Dominic Mysterio (10:15) before discussing ‘WWE RAW’ from this past week including the production, Jey Uso declaring for the MITB match, the LWO needing to break up, Bron Breakker, and more (14:43).

Other topics include:

Rhodesia’s thoughts on watching NXT live compared to AEW and her level of wrestling fandom/consumption (41:22)
NXT bringing the fun and… sexy (49:10)
A word game where Rhodesia and Eshaun have to explain wrestling insider terms to a non wrestling fan (01:01:35)
Is MJF a first ballot Hall of Famer? (01:05:20)
Bret Hart saying Hulk Hogan killed WCW (01:10:08)
Rhodesia’s “Yay or Nay segment (01:18:40)
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The TFW fam start off this episode by discussing their new podcast schedule (02:00) what Vince McMahon’s hit percentage was with making great characters (05:25), Matt gets to why weekly AEW TV isn’t for him right now with Rhodesia and Eshaun reaction (12:44), while discussing who are the Saved By The Bell characters on NXT (22:06).

Eshaun asks what the top 3 weekly shows are for a new wrestling fan (31:40), more Chad Gable/Otis talk (42:40), Rhodesia’s love for WOW (47:22), the AJ Styles fake retirement segment from “SmackDown” (48:28), other notes from Friday’s show (57:38), should Ricochet stay in WWE or go to AEW (01:06:12) + MUCH MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode with another edition of “TTT” (00:20) before discussing Becky Lynch’s Monday night and what’s next for “The Man” (12:04). The crew then talk if Damian Priest is a good or bad promo (35:58), Karrion Kross doing his best to make The New Day interesting again (45:43), Chad Gable’s heel work thus far and the story with Sami Zayn and Otis, (01:00:00), Bron Breakker (01:08:27), NXT and TNA collaborating (01:10:40), Natalya’s contract is coming up and she’s weighing her options (01:14:25), follow up from the last pod on AEW including Mercedes Mone, Will Ospreay, Adam Copeland (01:18:19) and MUCH MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun get together on this Memorial Day holiday and discuss the wild weekend of wrestling action with AEW’s Double or Nothing and WWE’s King and Queen of The Ring!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun kick this episode off by discussing Sexyy Red being advertised for NXT next week and what her and E have in common (00:15).

The crew then get into the latest information out surrounding how the pivot started for Cody Rhodes/The Rock/Roman Reigns for WrestleMania 40 and if Cody’s actions were intentional (06:05), highlights from ‘WWE RAW’ this week including the King & Queen of the Ring matches, Bron Breakker, and what to do with Jey Uso (22:29), the list of injuries WWE is currently dealing with (35:32), Matt asks who has the best frog splash between Eddie Guerrero, Rob Van Dam, and Montez Ford (49:43), and Rhodesia asks which move they would rather take between Gunther’s chop and Bron Breakker’s spear (53:25).

Listener comment on Jade Cargill’s development (56:03), King & Queen of the Ring preview (01:00:38), 5 years of AEW this weekend with ‘Double or Nothing’ (01:08:08), and more!

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The TFW gang kick off this episode with talking Liv Morgan’s arrest video that surfaced online this past week and what would they not want people seeing due to embarrassment (00:15) before discussing the Tiffany Stratton IG video controversy (05:00) along with this past week’s ‘SmackDown’ episode including Tiffany Stratton vs Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill’s usage in the Queen Of The Ring tourney, LA Knight, Carmelo Hayes, the potential King Of The Ring final being Jey Uso vs Tama Tanga, and Cody Rhodes vs Logan Paul (14:48).

The trio then discuss AEW in regards to how much they were interested in ‘Dynamite’ last week and where they are on the ‘Double Or Nothing’ card (56:43),

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The TFW pod kicks off this episode with talking Red Lobster potentially closing their doors for good and who’s the Cheddar Bay Biscuits of pro wrestling (00:15).

They then discuss the reaction from fans with Jey Uso beating Ilya Dragunov on “WWE RAW” this past Monday (07:18), Lyra Valerie’s quick rise (16:21), and Matt figures out the “Def Rebel Code” (19:10).

The trio then discuss if it’s time for The New Day to break up (20:39), the next chapter in the Chad Gable/Alpha Academy story (31:37), Carlito killing his back for the Judgement Day (35:02), the Triple H era getting the small things right (37:56), Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross reuniting in AEW (44:01), Tay Melo with a hilarious IG post on Mother’s Day, what’s next for Sammy Guevara (46:16) + MORE!

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On this Mother’s Day weekend episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun start by discussing if Cody Rhodes will and can turn heel at some point in this run (00:13) before discussing King and Queen of the Ring and Money in the Bank (06:39).

Solo Sikoa said he’s received a message from Roman Reigns and the trio gives more Bloodline thoughts(38:17) and Cody Rhodes vs Logan Paul (55:29).

Kenny Omega stated he’s getting ready to have surgery (01:05:52), the positives and negatives of AEW Dynamite this past week (01:08:02), Matt goes off on Orange Cassidy and AEW on how the segment went with Trent Taylor, Rhodesia and E give their reactions to it (01:24:57),

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun start by talking Ric Flair making headlines for a video of him in a restaurant along with him saying he had a heart attack in his last match back in 2022 (00:15).

WWE RAW saw the beginning of the King and Queen of the Ring the trio discuss thoughts from the 1st set of matches, CM Punk’s promo, Damage CTRL, Sami Zayn, Liv Morgan, and more(14:52).

The Wyatt 6 group looks to be coming to WWE and they talk thoughts on who’s included (47:38), Drew Gulak being accused of bullying & not protecting his opponents in matches (54:00), Jimmy Smith going HAM on Ronda Rousey (58:16), MJF injury update (01:05:28), + MORE!

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun discuss what was setup to be a throwaway, B level PLE but turned out to be a special show because of the incredible crowd, WWE Backlash! They rundown the show and give their thoughts on everything that went down in France (03:00).

The trio then discuss AEW and The Elite storyline where we saw the return of Kenny Omega on this past week’s Dynamite (01:13:58).

They also hit on other topics throughout the show, lock in and enjoy!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by talking the WWE Draft and a couple of ideas that could make it better for next year (00:49).

The trio then discuss some dating items and how Eshaun’s wedding anniversary dinner went (14:04), before discussing G-Unit vs Cash Money (19:58).

Drew McIntyre re-signed to WWE announced by The Rock and news on how he allegedly acts on movie sets hits headlines (25:10), the latest addition of “Terry’s Tall Tales” (28:12), listener questions (31:12), Tony Khan claps back at Bill Goldberg (43:20), they preview “WWE Backlash” (50:50), + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by talking Tony Khan’s genius…. and not so genius moment over the NFL Draft weekend (00:18) before discussing E’s wedding anniversary (08:30). WWE gave us a bunch of nothing on “SmackDown” for the draft (11:04), Carmelo Hayes was drafted in the 1st round and had another “good showing” against Cody Rhodes (19:08), and AJ Styles mentioning Dusty Rhodes (22:05).

Other topics include:

Jey Uso saying his and Jimmy’s match time was cut at WrestleMania (26:45)
Trick Williams winning the NXT title (27:28)
Hulk Hogan says he discovered the Undertaker (31:40)
Jack Perry channeling his inner Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Elite laying out Tony Khan on “AEW Dynamite, and the possibilities of where this storyline can go” (34:45)
The NBA moving into a new era of stars (55:19)
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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by talking the U.S. getting rid of no compete clauses and Finn Balor re-signing with WWE (00:13).

They then discuss AEW Dynasty and the masterpiece of a match between Bryan Danielson and Will Ospreay, the direction they’re going with Mercedes Mone, Swerve Strickland’s title win and the response online due to his prior actions, Jack Perry’s return to AEW, and Matt’s love/hate relationship with the company (12:22).

Other topics include:

Who has the best top tier talent: WWE or AEW? (01:00:40)
“WWE RAW” thoughts including Becky Lynch winning the woman’s title, where Liv Morgan goes from here, Nia Jax having a hilarious night, and the smart writing we continue to see on WWE TV (01:09:10).
Eshaun gives a CAW/modding update on WWE 2k24 (01:29:49)
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On this “better late than never because the recording platform can’t get it together” episode of the TFW pod, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss them doing their AEW Dynasty preview an episode too early, how it didn’t really change their excitement level on the PPV, and how they compare AEW to the independent wrestling scene in the most respectful way possible. (05:13)

Other topics include:

The Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga Bloodline 2.0 (24:45)
The Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes WrestleMania 39 finish being changed last year (37:00)
New tag titles on “SmackDown” and WWE moving away from the term “sports entertainment” (47:40)
Tiffany Stratton owning her TV time (53:32)
The decision to do a battle royal to crown a new woman’s champion on “WWE RAW” (59:25)
Ranking the members of The Shield (01:04:01)
WWE released five wrestlers this past Friday night (01:10:39)
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On this episode of the TFW pod, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start by reacting to Hulk Hogan’s latest lie (00:13) before discussing Rhea Ripley being forced to relinquish the woman’s title due to injury. Should they have given more explanation surrounding it, how long should a title holder be given to come back from injury before being stripped, and who’s should be the next “WWE RAW” woman’s champion? (06:26)

Other topics include:

Chad Gable’s heel turn (30:24)
Is everyone positioned correctly in WWE (ie. Face & Heel)? (43:10)
The handoff from Cody Rhodes to Jey Uso and is the Yeet helping or hurting him? (48:12)
New tag title reactions (56:52)
AEW Dynasty preview (01:01:13)
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On this episode of the TFW pod, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start by discussing the hostile takeover of the Bloodline by Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga on “WWE SmackDown” (02:53). Who’s calling the shots? What could we see from a babyface Roman Reigns in this story? The trio deep dive the possibilities like only they can!

Other topics include:

Who they are most excited to see Roman Reigns feud with first (28:35)
Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill officially becoming a tag team (37:58)
Uncle Howdy’s arrival back on WWE TV (49:45)
Some drama with creators on WWE 2k24 (52:00)
Ranking The Four Horsewomen (59:28)
Kenny Omega talking “Brawl Out” (1:15:35)
The CM Punk/Jack Perry backstage footage and Will Ospreay’s promo from “AEW Dynamite” (01:18:28)
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On this episode of the TFW pod, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun put a bow on what will go down as one of the best nights in wrestling history, WrestleMania 40!

They begin by discussing the solar eclipse and Matt asks a multiple choice question involving what’s most likely to be happening in wrestling the next time we see the eclipse in 2044 (00:19). After having a few days to digest everything that happened on WrestleMania night 1 & 2, the trio takes a deeper look into how it made them feel, why it all worked so well, the impact of Roman Reigns’s title run, the allowance of emotion on WWE TV, what the future looks like, and much more (09:36).

They also discuss “WWE RAW” and give their thoughts on the opening 45 minute segment featuring HHH, Cody Rhodes, and The Rock, Damien Priest as champion, and Jade Cargill’s 1st singles match (54:00).

Cody Rhodes finally finishes the story! Join Matt, Rhodesia, Eshaun, and Brandon as they discuss night 2 of WrestleMania and that incredible finish to the main event that we’ll never forget.

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Matt, Rhodesia, Eshaun, and Brandon get together just minutes after the show and discuss all the big matches and stories coming out of WrestleMania Saturday including The Rock and Roman Reigns beating Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins and what that probably means for WrestleMania Sunday, the awesome Sami Zayn and Gunther presentation and match, and everything in between.

Join us live immediately after WrestleMania Sunday on Twitter or YouTube and be apart of the show!

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On this episode of the TFW pod, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are joined by Brandon and they begin the show by discussing CM Punk’s interview with Ariel Helwani from this past Monday (02:44). They then talk the Roman Reigns documentary, how it was produced, and what it might mean for Sunday’s match against Cody Rhodes (50:32).

Prediction time! The crew starts by talking NXT Stand & Deliver (01:05:34) before moving to the biggest weekend of the year, WrestleMania 40! (01:21:37)

Strap in, this is a fun one!

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WrestleMania week is here! On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun, start by discussing The Rock’s latest IG post and what it all means to them (05:19) before discussing how excited they are for WrestleMania 40 and everything leading up to the biggest show of the year (12:15).

They then move to Jade Cargill’s ‘SmackDown’ debut, what they thought about her presentation, if she’s the best looking wrestler in history, and just how important representation in all different ways (21:05).

Other topics include:

Rey Mysterio getting ready to have another person turn on him (42:55)
Cody Rhodes re-signs with WWE and the trio discuss how many years they think he will be THE top guy in the company (51:43)
Swerve Strickland and Willow Nightingale being #1 contenders in their respective storylines and AEW staying the course on ‘Dynamite’ (01:08:37)
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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt & Rhodesia go back and forth on how her Mount Rushmore list was represented on social media while Eshaun plays with the soundboard (00:13)

They then move on to discussing the incredible “WWE RAW” show from this past Monday including Cody Rhodes & The Rock's legendary segment, the Roman Reigns of it all, CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, and Seth Rollins in an unforgettable promo battle, and if WWE should get rid of scripted promos (03:52).

Other topics include:

Social media comparing the RAW show to “AEW Dynamite” (59:07)
Mercedes Mone’s involvement in the TNT women’s storyline (01:05:03)
Could Swerve Strickland be a WWE top star as he’s presented currently in AEW (01:08:30)
WrestleMania main event Mount Rushmore entries from social media (01:15:04)
All time WrestleMania Mount Rushmore matches (01:19:52)
Matt’s hot take involving NXT (01:35:02)
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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start the episode by talking their wrestling comparison of the Drake, J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar rap beef and who’s the Big Sean of wrestling (00:15) before they turn their attention to the Roman Reigns & Cody Rhodes promo segment from “WWE SmackDown”. What worked, what didn’t, and everything in between. (08:59)

Other topics include:

Jade Cargill is officially on the blue brand, what’s next for her? (25:20)
Thoughts on Montez Ford (34:18)
WrestleMania 40 “It’s probably not going happen but here’s some bold” predictions (43:35)
The Mount Rushmore of WrestleMania main events (56:47)
Ronda Rousey is releasing a book and has some not so nice things to say about Vince McMahon & WWE (01:21:26)
AEW Dynamite thoughts including week 2 of Mercedes Mone, how to make sense of the different title belts & the coolness of seeing Adam Copeland vs Christian in 2024 (01:31:12)
Jack Perry: Is it a work or a shoot? (01:49:13)
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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun kick things off with talking Cody Rhodes’s promo on “WWE RAW” this past Monday and if it was what he needed to fight back against The Rock or was something missing? (01:44).

Other topics include:

“RAW” quick hits including Drew McIntyre, Jimmy & Jey Uso’s segment and the story of Gunther, Chade Gable & Sami Zayn (16:19)
If there are too many factions in WWE (38:44)
Twitter responses on how this current run is impacting The Rock’s legacy (46:09)
Differences between MJF wrestling twice in one night and what we’re seeing at WrestleMania 40 with Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, and Roman Reigns (54:49)
Mercedes saying she's led a women’s revolution in the past (01:02:05)
Asuka’s injury from this past week’s “WWE SmackDown” (01:08:05),
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The Rock continues to dominate the wrestling world and that’s where Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start on this St. Patrick’s Day edition of the TFW pod! They discuss his latest work on IG & SmackDown, what this run is doing to his legacy and could we see a double turn between him and Roman Reigns (00:57).

Other topics include:

SmackDown quick hits (26:46)
The two women’s title matches not main eventing either night of WrestleMania (33:48)
Mercedes Mone’s AEW debut and how it was executed (43:23)
AEW Big Business including Wardlow losing to Samoa Joe, Jay White being positioned back to where he belongs, the decision to main event with Willow Nightingale & Riho (51:02) + MORE!

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In the latest episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss the hate Def Rebal has been getting on social media and they give their top current entrance themes (00:16).

WWE put together another strong episode of “WWE RAW” this past Monday and the trio talk Becky Lynch, Candice LeRae/Maxxine Dupri, Sami Zayn/Chad Gable, Uce vs Uce among other items (14:21)

Other topics include:

When do we see Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns again? (57:11)
The latest on Brock Lesnar (01:07:04)
Cody Rhodes’s personal “go home” promo (01:12:27)
AEW Big Business preview including how Mercedes should debut, who’s close to her star power in AEW, is the show’s lineup good enough to capitalize on the extra eyes that will be watching (01:15:50) + MORE!

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In the latest episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins segment from “SmackDown” including who came across the best (& worst), the seeds that were planted for future stories being told, Seth being set up to lose his title on night 2 and what would be next for Cody Rhodes if he wins the title @ WrestleMania (05:15).

Other topics include:

Naomi, Jade, and the Bianca of it all with stepping in to help Bayley against Damage CTRL (and the ignorant racist people out there) (45:17)
Thoughts on WWE 2k24 (59:18)
Okada turning heel & joining The Elite (01:06:42)
The ratings from this past week’s “AEW Dynamite”, Eshaun discussing his decision to skip attending the show in person, what tweaks they would make to the TV product to keep the positive momentum going (01:14:02), + MORE!

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In the latest episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start by discussing which move would they rather take: 10 chops from Gunther or Darby Allin’s bump through the glass (00:13) before getting into a spirited discussion on AEW Revolution including Will Ospreay & Takeshita, the length of the show, Sting’s retirement, how well it was handled, and if it was the best retirement in wrestling history (03:54).

Other topics include:

Paul Heyman being inducted into the WWE HOF & who should induct him (48:52)
WWE RAW talk w/ the promo segment of Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins, Jey Uso’s popularity, who should win the gauntlet match next week for the IC title shot @ WrestleMania, and Micheal Cole’s run he’s currently on (53:42)
The Bloodline doing a better job of protecting people they’ve beaten than John Cena & Hulk Hogan did (01:07:40)
Pat McAfee & Matt Riddle talking WWE wellness policy (01:11:40)
What’s next for Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair (01:18:48)
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In the latest episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back after taking a pod off and getting to it!

The Rock had social media on fire after dropping a 21 minute vid and then followed it up with a 22 minute promo on “SmackDown”, the crew discusses it all, along with which match type do they want to see more for night 2 of “WrestleMania”.

Other topics include:

Dakota Kai’s turn on Bayley
The footage online of Maxxine Dupri being boo’d at a house show last weekend
Listener comments and questions surrounding SummerSlam booking ideas
Sting’s final match is tonight on “Revolution”, should he win or lose?
Excitement level for “Revolution
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In the latest episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are joined by Brandon to discuss a plethora of topics including:

“Elimination Chamber” thoughts (02:08)
A booking scenario where Drew McIntyre beats Seth Rollins @ WrestleMania but doesn’t walk out of Philly as the champion (16:45)
An Austin Theory & Grayson Waller feud? (20:41)
The Rock vs Cody Rhodes fantasy booking idea for WrestleMania night one (24:30)
Is Cody Rhodes too nice? (28:44)
Listener question about what Gunther does @ Mania & if Rhea Ripley should beat Becky Lynch (32:09)
Does Roman Reigns deserve a standing ovation when he loses the title (52:11)
Hulk Hogan saying he was going to be the “next John Wayne” (58:27)
AEW Dynamite did an awesome job with storytelling via promos this past Wednesday (1:04:09)
Brandon’s thoughts of the “Revolution” card as a casual AEW fan (1:10:15) + MORE!

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In the latest episode of the TFW podcast, Matt gives a personal life update (RIP Dude, we love you!) (02:27) before discussing “WWE RAW” including where was Cody to help Jey Uso (05:46), Jimmy vs Jey Uso (10:37), Sami Zayn’s path to WrestleMania (13:33), Cody Rhodes being pinned for only the 2nd time in 2 years (20:32), and the women’s Elimination Chamber promo segment falling a bit flat (32:36).

Listener question surrounding how much we’re enjoying the road to WrestleMania compared to previous years (44:50), reactions to the Darby Allin promo from last week’s “AEW Dynamite”(56:13), Elimination Chamber preview (1:13:41) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun don’t let technical difficulties get in the way of you getting your TFW pod fix!

On this mini episode, the crew discuss The Rock’s promo from this past Friday’s “SmackDown”, what they liked and didn’t like from it, some quick wrestling faction talk + more!

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In the latest episode, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start by discussing why there was no pod on Sunday, Matt’s guest appearance on “The Delvin Cox Experience” Podcast (01:17), the latest on The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins: what’s next, promo’s that have been done (and not done), booking scenario’s, and everything in between! (05:44).

They then discuss:

The Judgement Day, R-Truth, when does Damian Priest cash in & if The New Day is stale (44:00)

Who’s more popular: Rhea Ripley or Becky? Lynch (54:00)

AEW announcing “Big Business” in Boston for Mercedes Mone’ and Tony Khan’s ability to sign high profile free agents (1:02:25)

Where Mercedes ranks in top AEW signings: (1:13:01)

When they would debut Okada and Will Ospreay (01:19:21)

Swerve, Hangman Page, the AEW World Title picture (01:25:43)

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In this emergency pod, the TFW crew discuss the WrestleMania press conference and their reactions to all the craziness!

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In the latest episode, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun get into the latest news with the Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, and The Rock along Drew McIntyre doing some of the best work of his career (01:54)

They then discuss the WrestleMania press conference and what they do not want to see happen (17:30) before touching on other items from “WWE Raw”(41:50), NXT including NXT Vengeance Day (or is it Stand & Deliver?), (51:00) and if they think they’ll ever be a need for a “NXT 3.0”(52:50).

Mic Foley says he wants to wrestle one more death-match at the age of 60 (1:06:18), WWE 2k24 talk including Brock Lesnar being taken off the marketing artwork (1:10:20)

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In the latest episode, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun talk what the entire wrestling world is going crazy about: The Rock, Roman Reigns, and Cody Rhodes! The trio goes over their thoughts on the segment from “SmackDown”, the fans reactions since, how this makes Cody look, what they can do to try to appease all fans for “WrestleMania”, and how this compares to the Daniel Bryan/WrestleMania situation (00:18).

They revisit some top 20 superstars lists (1:00:38), Bayley picking Iyo Sky on “SmackDown”(1:04:31), the latest on what company Okada signs to (1:10:22), AEW’s rankings making a return (1:16:39), Matt explains why he feels AEW has a “color crisis” on their hands in regards to wrestler personalities(1:21:09)

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In the latest episode, the TFW pod start with giving their thoughts on the latest Vince McMahon allegations and HHH’s response to the questions surrounding Vince at the Royal Rumble press conference (02:52), the Netflix deal for ‘RAW’ and how it can help build WWE’s brand and the pro wrestling business as a whole (26:52) before talking this weeks ‘RAW’ show (39:50) including 2 fantastic promo segments involving Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, CM Punk & Drew McIntyre, a potential Big E return tease, where is Bayley on her road to Mania, and a wild conspiracy theory from Matt (53:11).

Entrance music talk involving Mercedes Mone’ and reactions at the Royal Rumble (01:10:37), going over listener/viewer top 20 superstar lists of all time (01:17:03), + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are joined by friend of the show Brandon minutes after the Royal Rumble ended and discussed WWE’s 1st step on the road to WrestleMania!

The foursome broke down the winners of both Rumble matches and where they’re headed, the surprises (& lack thereof), match placement, highlights, lowlights, and everything in between.

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun present their personal top 20 superstar lists of all time!

Who made their lists?

Who did NOT make their lists?

How many current wrestlers are on their lists?

Which wrestlers are on all 3 of their lists?

They then put together a “TFW Top 10 Of All Time” list.

This episode may surprise you, enjoy!

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The TFW crew bring you a special watch along episode with Ryan from The Parallax Effect Podcast.

The main event of WrestleMania 12 was the 1st ever Iron Man match in WWE PPV history with Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Does this match hold up to more current Iron Man matches? Is this one of Bret’s or HBK’s best matches? They discuss all this and more in real time while watching.

They also discuss current topics including Seth Rollins injury, NJPW announcing Kaz Okada is leaving the promotion, kicking out of finishers + MUCH MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by discussing what change they would make to the Royal Rumble match (00:09) before discussing the injury that occurred during the main event on ‘WWE RAW’ to Seth Rollins and what they would book for WrestleMania if Seth is out of action (03:11).

They discuss Cody & Drew’s promo segment (06:48), the different stories heading into “The Royal Rumble” with the top stars (14:06), and CM Punk & Cody Rhodes will be face to face next week (25:54).

Matt Riddle’s comments on his release from WWE (32:42), some listener/viewer reactions to last episodes topic of Rock/Roman/Cody (38:10), Rhodesia asks a question surrounding NJPW and American wrestlers (48:42), Mustafa Ali moving a lot of tickets for the independent shows he’s announced for (55:40), the trio give their ‘Royal Rumble’ predictions (59:05) + MORE!

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That’s Freakin’ Wrestling turns 100 (episodes)!

Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun bring you a supersized 100th episode and are joined by Katrina and Matt Jr. to celebrate.

Before the party gets started, the TFW crew talk current events in pro wrestling:

-Roman Reigns not being advertised for Elimination Chamber and their best case scenarios for Cody finishing his story and still getting Rock vs Roman (03:12)

-Rhodesia and Eshaun fantasy book their woman’s Royal Rumble picks through WrestleMania (21:01)

-Bobby & The Profits are babyfaces and have a new name (25:00)

-The visual changes on WWE TV (28:02)

-A bad week for bad spots during matches (30:49)

-Steve Austin doing the job to the cold plunge pool (35:30)

-Sting’s last match being against The Young Bucks (44:39)

-Great week for AEW’s production team (48:50)

-TNA’s big night for their Hard To Kill PPV, Ali and Jack Perry showing up in NJPW (55:55)

They then celebrate 100 episodes with their special guests where they talk more wrestling, discuss why they wanted to start the podcast and MUCH MORE!!

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Tony Khan did it again! Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun start this episode by discussing the hilarious afternoon Tuesday was on Twitter/X with Tony Khan, Eric Bischoff, Jonathan Coachman, Jinder Mahal and others in regards to wins, losses, booking, and more (00:12)

Eric Bischoff also made comments this week surrounding Mercedes Mone’’s potential impact on AEW’s business (29:43).

Paul Heyman responded to a tweet from Matt this past weekend and they discuss the nugget of knowledge he dropped (37:07), RAW talk including different thoughts on Becky Lynch’s promo, CM Punk & Drew Mcintyre, R Truth, Rhea Ripley and Shinsake/Cody Rhodes (40:09).

They discuss Mia Yim’s presentation (1:00:40), Karrion Kross’s new group with AOP and Paul Alluring (1:06:15), their 100th episode coming up this Sunday (01:13:46)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this episode by talking what wrestler they would want in their wedding after Cody Rhodes tells a fan at a WWE live event he’ll be their best man (00:11).

The TFW crew then discuss:

-“SmackDown” featured Roman Reigns, a triple threat match that’s turning into a fatal 4 way at the “Royal Rumble”, Paul Heyman’s incredible promo, & the possibility of Roman losing the title without being pinned to further along Cody’s and The Rock’s stories (04:11)

-With WWE planning on doing a 40th anniversary for Hulk Hogan’s 1st title reign, can you separate the art/character from the person? (26:10)

-Matt’s long awaited Carmelo Hayes take (35:46)

-The amount of great talent currently in AEW’s women division with the addition of Deonna Purrazzo (48:21)

-Another poor handling of the Devil storyline with Adam Cole’s promo on “Dynamite” (58:06)

-A missed opportunity in making things matter more in the awesome Darby Allin vs Takeshita match (01:09:59)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and have another great show lined up for you!

The Rock is back on WWE TV and made it perfectly clear he’s eyeing a showdown with Roman Reigns, the TFW crew breaks it all down (00:24).

Other topics include:

-RAW talk including Damien Priest failed cash in, Drew Mcintyre’s future & Nia Jax beating Becky Lynch (26:15)

-Free agency watch 2024 update with Mercedes Mone’ & Trinity/Naomi (38:50)

-Is Sting a top 20 superstar of all time? (46:41)

-Patrick Clark’s apology video (1:00:08)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun wish you a Happy New Years!

On today’s episode, the TFW crew discuss AEW World’s End PPV and Adam Cole’s reveal as the Devil (01:28), what’s next for MJF (17:49), Swerve’s usage on the show (22:16), final thoughts on The Continental Classic (29:42), and the awesome Christian vs. Adam Copeland match (36:00).

Andrade moving on to WWE (38:39), the Chris Jericho rumors and the response & lack of response so far (47:16), Kevin Dunne leaving WWE (53:38), the latest on Mercedes Mone’/Sasha Banks (55:35), a question surrounding Sting (01:03:09), + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun brings you the episode that has been a year in the making, part 2 of the best of awards!

-Most popular wrestler

-Tag Team of the year

-Breakout wrestler of the year

-Promo of the year (best talker)

-MVP of AEW

-MVP of WWE

-Match of the year

-Woman’s wrestler of the year

-Men’s Wrestler of the year

Sit back, relax, and have some fun with the TFW fam!

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On this Christmas Eve episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun bring you part 1 of the “TFW Best Of The Year Awards” where they give out awards for:

Best Run In
Best @ Getting People To Break Character
Biggest Surprise Of The Year
Best Finish Of The Year
Best PPV/PLE Of The Year
Best Storyline Of The Year

Matt also has a hot take surround Solo Sikoa that Eshaun and Rhodesia give their thoughts on (44:27)

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun hit you with:

RAW thoughts including new women tag team champs and Becky Lynch vs Nia Jax at Day 1 RAW in 2 weeks (6:55)
Charlotte Flair signs a new contract with WWE and the trio discuss which woman should get paid more between Charlotte, Becky, and Sasha Banks (19:20)
MJF again says that he has not signed a new contract with AEW, they talk where they would want to see Max end up if this is true (26:36)
WWE trying out a new match type (40:42)
Who they think would’ve had a bigger 2023 than they did (41:54)
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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun start by talking this past week’s SmackDown including AJ Styles return and if they would prefer a one on one match with Randy Orton vs Roman Reigns or a fatal 4 way match including Randy Orton, LA Knight, AJ Styles & Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble (01:51).

Matt makes a correlation to the matches on SmackDown to what’s happening with the Continental Classic in AEW (13:08) and the trio discuss the latest promo video package for Karrion Kross (15:49) & what spot they could be positioning Bayley for (21:53).

They also talk:

Liv Morgan being arrested for weed possession (25:53)
Sasha Banks/Mercedes Mone’ reportedly no longer in plans to sign with AEW (28:36)
AEW giving us some awesome and not so awesome moments on TV this past week (34:19)
The latest in the Devil storyline (44:23)
Tony Khan’s comments surrounding AEW critics (47:58)
Rumors of WWE speaking with WBD for their next TV deal and would they want WWE to move RAW to a different night (57:29)
Ridge Holland getting hate online (01:02:20)
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In the latest episode, the TFW pod begins by discussing the awesome Seth Rollins/CM Punk promo segment from RAW, what stood out to them, and anything they would’ve done differently (01:52).

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk have entered the Royal Rumble, the trio give their picks on who wins the match (16:38), more RAW talk including Damian Priest and cashing in his briefcase(28:34), Who would they want to see a healthy, prime Kurt Angle wrestler right now (42:24), Booker T. walking back his comments on CM Punk returning to WWE (44:44), and Endeavor teaming up with TNA for new streaming service (54:51).

They then discuss AEW & their thoughts on the Continental Classic, has there been too many twists and turns in the devil storyline, Nick Wayne’s mother, the rumor that AEW doesn’t have pre show production meetings (1:00:26) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by deep diving the CM Punk promo from this past Friday along with other items from ‘SmackDown’ (03:39) before answering a question on their thoughts if Damien Priest cashed in on Cody Rhodes @ WrestleMania (48:24).

The trio then discuss ’NXT Deadline’ (51:33) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by discussing what moment they would not have believed would’ve happened this year that did (00:12).

They also talk:

-Seth Rollins vs Jey Uso from ‘WWE RAW’ and how the crowd reaction to Seth winning confirmed Matt’s thoughts on Rollins connections with the fans (05:39)

-A Youtube viewer question on if the current WWE roster can end up being the best in history (24:05)

-HHH’s comments on why we haven’t seen Jade Cargill in a WWE ring yet (32:54)

-Wardlow and how he plays into the Devil storyline in AEW (44:58)

-What to do with The Hardys in AEW (55:30)

-Kazuchika Okada’s NJPW’s contract being up in January and where they’d like to see him land (01:07:00)

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The TFW fam is back and are getting into the hot topics in the world of pro wrestling:

-Randy Orton’s return to SmackDown and his interactions with the GM’s & The Bloodline

-CM Punk vs Steve Austin being discussed for WrestleMania 40

-Bayley turning into a sympathetic figure and how a returning Sasha Banks can play into that story

-Britt Baker’s tweet from last Wednesday night during Dynamite

-Ric Flairs promo from Rampage and his response after the backlash

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun give it up on this episode and talk wrestling like only they do!

They discuss:

CM Punk’s 1st promo on WWE Raw
Bryan Danielson being on the committee that ruled to fire Punk from AEW
Randy Orton and WWE Raw thoughts
MJF confirming his shoulder injury
QT Marshall leaving AEW over creative differences and TV presentation
What they would tell AEW to focus on to get their momentum back
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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun talk all things WWE Survivor Series including the incredible return on CM Punk!

Matt & Rhodesia were inside of Allstate Arena and give you a first hand account of the live experience and the trio discuss Randy Orton’s return, the woman knocking it out of the park in their War Games match, what’s next for the major players coming out of the PLE + MUCH MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back on this Thanksgiving holiday week and are getting you ready for huge wrestling events in Chicago!

They are discussing:

-Their perfect Thanksgiving meals

-Favorite in-person Chicago wrestling memory

-Randy Orton officially back and the announcement by Cody Rhodes

-WWE Raw reactions

-Survivor Series preview

-A follow up from Sunday’s pod on if Will Ospreay should be considered a “big” signing for AEW

-Adam Copeland’s usage so far in AEW

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun talk AEW Full Gear!

They get into:

The incredible death match with Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page
How the main event between MJF and Jay White was booked
The women matches delivering
The Continental Classic tournament, and
Ronda Rousey showing up in ROH.

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The TFW crew is back with a fun episode on AEW Full Gear week!

They discuss:

WWE RAW talk including Drew’s long awaited heel turn, Zoey Stark’s promo, and some spotlighted talent needing stronger personalities (00:48)
Fantasy booking a WWE vs NXT WrestleMania 40 card (31:32)
Who is their early favorites for wrestler of the year (55:54)
AEW Full Gear preview (01:02:38)
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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start the podcast by discussing Asuka, Bayley, and Damage CTRL before moving to Santos’s long awaited heel turn on Rey Mysterio.

Eshaun thinks Lola Vice is already better than Jade Cargill and Matt & Rhodesia give their thoughts, Lexis King’s current work after a couple of weeks in NXT, and how they feel about Cena if he’s actually done wrestling.

They then talk how their wrestling fandom has changed in the last 10 years before discussing AEW’s great week of TV, the new tournament announced on Collision, who they think is the Devil, the women division + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back talking graps and hitting the following topics:

War Games match was announced on ‘RAW’ Monday and what their thoughts on Rhea Ripley vs Zoey Stark (00:11)
After ‘Crown Jewel’, are they ready for Roman Reigns run to be over? (17:06)
No immediate plans for LA Knight to be a top main eventer according to reports (23:26)
Who do they consider as “wrestling’s best kept secret”? (28:48)
NXT signing a 5 year TV deal with the CW network (39:55)
Vince McMahon back in the headlines (49:04)
AEW Full Gear early preview (55:09)
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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing the latest CM Punk to WWE rumors then talk ‘Crown Jewel’ including LA Knight’s performance, The Bloodline, Cody Rhodes, John Cena, and a returning Kairi Sane among other items from the PLE.

The gang then get into a couple of listener questions surrounding what should the men’s ‘Survivor Series’ WarGames team be and which member from The Elite could we see jump to WWE first while discussing some very questionable decisions by AEW which has left a lot of the fan base scratching their heads.

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this episode by discussing trades in the sports world and what trade they would make right now in wrestling if they ran AEW.

The trio discuss the report that some AEW talent is frustrated by the current creative process and their thoughts on how AEW uses older wrestlers.

They then talk WWE including ‘RAW’, reports of The Miz turning face, ‘Crown Jewel’ picks including a discussion around LA Knight, where does Roman Reigns rank in all time talkers in wrestling + MUCH MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun bring you a special Halloween edition of the TFW pod!

They discuss their favorite thing about Halloween before getting into the wrasslin’ talk.

Topics include:

-Paul Heyman’s fantastic work on ‘SmackDown’

-Roman Reigns not being scheduled for ‘Survivor Series’

-What the WWE will be looking for out of LA Knight this weekend

-Ronda Rousey back in wrestling

-Swerve Strickland doing great work in AEW

-Jon Moxley’s thoughts on his concussion from ‘AEW Dynamite’

-AEW’s opportunity with writing episodic TV

-MJF and Kenny Omega having an incredible match on ‘AEW Collision’

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The TFW crew start the podcast by discussing their favorite ‘Survivor Series’ team of all time (0:09), the huge business for this years event (06:05), and Randy Orton’s rumored return (10:18) before talking:

-IMPACT’s Bound For Glory fallout (16:18)

-‘WWE RAW’ from this past Monday (19:48)

-Start, Stop, Continue for WWE (26:10)

-Our early favorites to win the men & women’s Royal Rumble (46:08)

-Where would they like to see Will Ospreay land next year (54:48)

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Matt takes a backseat on his birthday as Rhodesia and Eshaun lead the pod and the trio discusses a ton of topics including:

-Last week’s ‘AEW Dynamite’

-Their AEW “start, stop and continue” wishlist

-Bianca Belair’s return on ‘WWE SmackDown’

-Logan Paul getting a U.S. title shot @ Crown Jewel

-Lexis King

-IMPACT Bound For Glory live thoughts and their name change back to “TNA”

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This episode of the TFW podcast begins with Rhodesia making an apology along with Matt & Eshaun talking how women typically apologize.

The trio then discuss topics including:

-WWE Raw reactions including the Judgement Day winning the tag titles back from Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso (05:24)

-Which show would they watch if they could only pick one each week (24:33)

-Rey Mysterio says he’s looking to retire within the next 2 years (35:02)

-Their Mt. Rushmore of wrestling theme songs (42:27)

-IMPACT’s Bound For Glory PPV (54:02)

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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun start this episode by revisiting their thoughts on Jada Pinkett Smith (00:13) and then get into the graps.

Roman Reigns is back and the trio discusses everything surrounding his return (04:30), Jade showing up on SmackDown (24:47), Nick Aldis debuting on WWE TV and who their favorite authority figures have been of all time (34:51), Vince McMahon looks to not be wanted in creative any longer and where he ranks in the best bookers of all time (42:20), Eshaun is longer high on AEW Collision (50:51) + MORE!

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are talking the Tuesday night head to head battle between NXT and AEW.

They break down which show they watched 1st and why, what stood out differently from both shows, which show was better, and then get into a discussion surrounding the differences of AEW & WWE TV (05:12)

The trio then fantasy book CM Punk for WrestleMania season (00:52:24), quick hits + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun discuss the WWE’s latest PLE Fastlane and the press conference that followed (00:59), Adam Copeland’s 1st week in AEW (51:56), who’s going to win the head to head battle between NXT & AEW this Tuesday (1:03:32) + MORE!

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun dive right into Adam Copeland debuting for AEW this past Sunday @ WrestleDream (01:14), who won round 1 of “Trade Wars” (21:04), and who had some stand out performances @ WrestleDream (31:53).

The trio then previews WWE Fastlane (or Payback according to Matt) (43:22), quick hits (1:14:06)+ MORE!

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt Rhodesia & Eshaun start by discussing the Boston Celtics trade for Jrue Holiday (00:12) and then get into the grapple talk:

-NXT No Mercy recap (03:08)

-Who from NXT will have the most success on the main roster (20:00)

-Rumor of LA Knight challenging Roman Reigns in November (26:30)

-Why do ratings matter so much to wrestling fans (32:19)

-Do we see Edge on WrestleDream tonight (43:23)

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Rhodesia returns to the show and the trio gets into the huge media day surrounding Jade Cargill officially signing with the WWE (2:32), NXT No Mercy preview (33:02), if this was the original plan for the Bobby Lashley/Street Profits story (39:30), and Omos putting hands on Cody at last weekend’s live event (43:31).

They then rank their favorite weekly wrestling shows from top to bottom (48:11), preview AEW WrestleDream (59:00), quick hits (1:22:44) + MORE!

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Matt & Eshaun begin this episode by discussing what fan base the NXT product is catered to before diving into the episode.

Topics include:

-WWE cutting 20 wrestlers from the roster (04:17)

-Highlights from a great AEW Dynamite episode (25:41)

-Their favorite wrestling commentary teams of all time (44:34)

-Quick hits including AEW WrestleDream match card, LA Knight being involved in the Cena/Bloodline storyline, Asuka vs Io (51:20) + MORE!

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Matt & Eshaun have a ton to discuss and they get right it on this jam packed episode! Matt and Rhodesia went to the 50 Cent concert this past weekend and Matt has an issue with the show not getting the proper recognition for how good it is. (01:49).

The Rock has FINALLY come back to WWE and how that potentially impacts the future for Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes (04:04), Jade Cargill leaving AEW and signing with WWE is a huge deal on many different levels (24:27), WWE’s wink and head nod to the TFW pod from ‘RAW’ this past Monday (52:52), and Vince McMahon saying they company was stagnant before the merger with ’TKO’ (54:03).

The duo then discuss the PWI Top 500 list (57:48), CM Punk saying he has time on his hands for the next 2 months (1:09:30), Is ‘AEW Collision’ still appointment viewing 2 weeks into the Bryan Danielson era (1:14:04), quick hits (1:26:19) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia and Eshaun join Ryan on The Parallax Effect Podcast! Ryan leads a wonderful conversation about professional wrestling. We discuss The Bloodline, the CM Punk situation, the rise of LA Knight, when will Cody Rhodes finish his story? Seth Freakin’ Rollins, Did MJF go too far? Our favorite superstars of all-time, plus much more!

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Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun start this episode by discussing the WWE & UFC merger (01:27), Nick Khan’s comments on CM Punk potentially returning to WWE (09:43) before talking NXT, Becky Lynch vs Tiffany Stratton, & is the show in their weekly viewing schedule (11:58).

The trio then give their thoughts on Nia Jax returning on RAW (27:12), Jey Uso’s story so far (32:43), what they hope comes out of the Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland feud in AEW (41:23) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun start this episode by discussing if wrestlers looking strong in defeat are being treated too much like wins (00:10), the names involved in the AEW world title tournament and if it makes sense (08:14), is The Bloodline bad or incomplete (19:16), Io vs Asuka and how Io’s title run has been thus far (27:13), and Matt gives his thoughts on how the MITB briefcase will play out (32:20).

The trio then move to AEW where they discuss Bryan Danielson wrapping up his in ring career within the next 12 months (36:44), Jade Cargill making her return on Collision (42:44), The Young Bucks not taking a meeting with CM Punk (50:27) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun start this episode by discussing the fantastic All Out PPV put on by AEW and what the future looks like for some of the talent, Dynamite, Collision and if they will look at Tony Khan’s booking style differently going forward (05:39) along with a funny Dennis Rodman story from last weekend’s Starrcast convention (54:43).

They then switch gears to WWE and talk Gunther making history, Chad Gable getting another IC title opportunity (57:07), who’s title reign was better between Gunther and Orange Cassidy (1:06:28), Jey Uso’s 1st night on RAW (1:10:46), Cody going to SmackDown and Miz having another great week on TV (1:15:47). Shinsuke Nakamura turning down a title opportunity from Seth Rollins (1:19:45), comparing the top men and women stars in WWE (1:28:02), + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun deep dive Tony Khan’s termination of CM Punk along with what’s next for AEW (01:10) and discuss WWE’s latest PLE Payback (53:11).

Strap in, this one’s a doozy!

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The TFW crew starts this episode by discussing their “go to” arena meals and Eshaun giving his in person thoughts from last week’s ‘AEW Dynamite’ (00:38) along with the latest from ‘Brawl In’ and how that is affecting AEW behind the scenes and in front of the camera. (15:26)

‘AEW All Out’ is this weekend and potentially being without CM Punk, they give ideas to make the show worth the $50 PPV price tag (29:43), Hulk Hogan’s best/worst lies he’s told in his life (39:22), Cena returning this fall to WWE (44:55), ‘WWE Payback’ preview (54:45) + MORE!

Episode 60|AEW All In 2023 Live Post Show

Minutes after AEW’s biggest show in history, Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun get together and discuss everything that went down.

This show is dedicated to the memory of Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt/Windham Rotunda.

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The TFW pod is back and they get right to it by discussing Mandy Rose making a million dollars since leaving WWE (00:14), the top stories coming out of ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday (10:25), and what their “be careful what you wish for because you just might get it” moment in wrestling has been.

What their “starting five” in wrestling history would be (43:50), MJF cementing his face turn (1:10:30), ‘All In’ preview (01:12:31), + MORE!

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The TFW gang is back and are talking a ton of topics including:

-The biggest wrestling conspiracies in wrestling history (02:12)

-Cash Wheeler accused of road rage with a gun (08:40)

-Edge’s contract is up next month, what’s next for him? (20:25)

-Bianca’s future after what happened on ‘SmackDown’ (31:44)

-Montez finding his way being apart of the “Suit Profits” (34:30)

-Another week and another huge reaction for LA Knight (41:36)

-The controversial edition of ‘AEW Dynamite’ from last Wednesday (57:42)

-‘AEW Collision’ highlights (1:18:22)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and get right into the wrestling chatter by discussing the ticket prices for WrestleMania 40 in Philly (00:10), the latest information with CM Punk and the backstage happenings at ‘AEW Collision’ (10:32) along with thoughts on Trish Stratus Vs Beck Lynch & other items from ‘WWE RAW’ (36:55).

Differences in Vince McMahon and HHH’s booking (55:11), rumors that Edge is wrestling his final match on this week’s ‘SmackDown’ (1:05:48), favorite big men of all time (01:10:32), Lacey Evans leaving WWE (01:16:19) + MORE!

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The TFW pod returns and are talking the latest happenings in the world of pro wresting.

They begin the episode by discussing CM Punk mentioning Hangman Page in a promo after ‘AEW Collision’(00:12), The Bloodline segment from ‘SmackDown’ from this past Friday, what they think is next and when it may happen, along with thoughts on the rest of the show(06:58).

The basketball HOF was this past weekend and they talk who was better, Dwayne Wade or Paul Pierce (41:50) before transitioning to AEW where Ricky Starks stole the show on ‘Collision’ but they have thoughts on him not wrestling on ‘All In’, and the other highlights from the show(47:00) before discussing MJF and Adam Cole wrestling twice @ “All In”, other moments from “AEW Dynamite”(01:11:16) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun are back with a loaded show where they discuss:

-Roman Reigns being injured during his SummerSlam match with Jey Uso

-WWE RAW highlights including LA Knight & The Miz’s promo battle, Shinsuke’s heel turn, and what’s next for Cody Rhodes

-A follow up conversation surrounding the current state of women’s wrestling

-John Cena, The Undertaker, Steve Austin, and The Rock: “One’s Gotta Go”

-AEW Collision’s rating last week going head to head with SummerSlam

-The matches announced so far for All In

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SummerSlam is in the history books and all 3 members of the TFW Pod were in their hometown to witness WWE’s second biggest show of the year.

Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun discuss the main event between Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso, the controversial finish involving Jimmy Uso along with all the other matches on the show from Ford Field in Detroit, enjoy!

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WWE’s second biggest show of the year is this Saturday and Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun goes through each match and discuss their thoughts on the build and what they’d like to see happen @ Ford Field in Detroit.

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Episode 52|”Does Jey Uso Have A Chance Against Roman, MJF & Adam Cole’s Bromance Is Still Alive, & CM Punk Is The Real World’s Champion”

Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun bring it this episode with a ton of wrestling topics & fun conversations!

They discuss:

-What are the chances of Jey Uso beating Roman Reigns this Saturday @ ‘SummerSlam’ & the excitement levels of the match (05:46)

-Adam Cole & MJF’s bromance continuing after losing to FTR on ‘AEW Collision’ & what’s next for them (16:41)

-A battle royal made just so LA Knight can appear on ‘SummerSlam’ (29:29)

-The Street Profits turning into The Suit Profits & where Carmelo Hayes is currently in his title run (33:43)

-Bryan Pillman Jr. signing to WWE (42:46)

-Chelsea Green & Sonya Neville losing to Bianca Belair & Charlotte Flair on ‘SmackDown’ (45:49)

-Ric Flair says Logan Paul is better than 70% of the WWE roster (51:51)

-CM Punk’s promo on ‘Collision’, bringing back the “real” AEW world title, & what he does @ ‘All In’ (1:06:28)

-The pairing of Swerve Strickland & A.R. Fox on ‘AEW Dynamite’ (1:22:33)

-The backlash of the Britt Baker vs Taya Valkyrie match and the state of the AEW’s women’s division (1:27:45)

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Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun hit you with a laid back episode where they discuss:

-How professional sports contracts would translate to pro wrestling (00:12)

-Cody Rhodes on his press run his the upcoming documentary (07:00)

-What’s possibly being left off of SummerSlam and the impact of Judgement Day on WWE TV(20:14)

-Trivia questions (36:53)

-Strong ratings for AEW Blood & Guts & Collision last week (43:30)

-Where they would like to see Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks land when their contracts expire this fall (46:07)

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Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun kick off the show by celebrating 50 episodes and thanking the listeners for their support!

They then get right into the wrestling talk by discussing LA Knight’s future after not winning the fatal 4 way match on ‘WWE Smackdown” (02:24), rumors of Bray Wyatt returning at ‘SummerSlam’ (18:04), Rey Mysterio vs Santos Escobar & the LWO (26:50), and the Tribal Combat match between Roman Reigns & Jey Uso (33:17).

‘AEW Collision’ continues to do things that are different from ‘AEW Dynamite’ (44:03), how to book and take advantage of the successful pairing of MJF & Adam Cole (53:52), ‘Blood & Guts’ reaction (01:13:15), Jack Perry’s new heel persona (01:29:11) +MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun kick off this episode discussing ‘WWE RAW’ from this past Monday (03:23), is Randy Orton the next feud for Cody Rhodes (09:55), grading HHH’s 1st year as head of creative in WWE (31:29), and are they enjoying WWE more now or AEW when they 1st launched years ago (45:00).

Eshaun talks the shortcomings he sees with ‘AEW Dynamite’, thoughts on AEW expanding their PPV schedule (1:01:36), how the banned moves list could impact the product (01:10:24), what the trio is most looking forward to this week in wrestling (01:18:44) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia & Eshaun kick off this episode by discussing Jay Uso’s promo segment on SmackDown and does he really have a chance of beating Roman Reigns at SummerSlam (00:51). The potential new faction of Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits (14:06), the current state of the women’s division on SmackDown (19:25), and Trinity winning the Impact Knockouts title (28:40).

They also talk LA Knight being one of the hottest wrestlers in WWE currently (30:42), the classic 2 out of 3 falls match between FTR & Bullet Club Gold on AEW Collision (40:05), Willow & Ricky Starks winning the Owen Cup Tournament (49:37), CM Punk losing already (55:37), MJF & Adam Cole needing to stay together (01:04:12) + MORE!

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The TFW podcast kicks off this episode by discussing Eshaun’s weight loss challenge (01:50) and the rumored SummerSlam card (04:15).

Bray Wyatt still isn’t cleared to return to the WWE and The Undertaker has some thoughts on which of Bray’s persona’s was the best (12:13).

Kevin Nash double down’s on his thoughts about LA Knight (18:05), Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun discuss what they love and hate about wrestling currently (25:10), and the Twitter poll results of the “TFW WWE/AEW Forbidden Door” fantasy card from episode 41 (49:42). CM Punk is being looked at as a great locker room leader (51:51), how WBD is measuring if AEW Collision is a success or not (56:34) + MORE!

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The TFW pod begins the episode by discussing the road trip Matt and Rhodesia took to see Drake in concert & Eshaun’s 4th of July party.

The trio then turn their attention to wrestling and they talk:

-The Bloodline nails another segment and where this storyline ranks in wrestling history (10:22)

-Edge/Grayson Waller along with the women’s segment from ‘SmackDown’ (26:14)

-Where does Karrion Kross go from here (34:45)

-Survivor Series returning to Chicago this November (37:57)

-Twitter Question: Did the trio enjoy the “Thunderdome era” in WWE? (41:44)

-CM Punk offering to be involved in the Blood & Guts match (49:16)

-AEW Collision & AEW Dynamite talk including the differences of how both shows are produced along with discussing the great FTR/Bullet Club match, Action Andretti, & CM Punk/Samoa Joe (57:21)

-The MJF/Adam Cole storyline & segments from this past week (01:28:31)

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The TFW pod begins the episode by discussing what is a “must have” at a cookout (00:40) and “Green Shirt Guy” bringing his family to ‘WWE RAW’ (03:22).

Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun then get into the wrestling talk:

-Tribal Chief court announced for this week’s ‘SmackDown’ (06:52)

-The Judgement Day cracking at the foundation & if Dom has been exposed a little in his last 2 matches (13:22)

-Cody & Brock heading to SummerSlam for the rubber match (26:08)

-Ronda Rousey finishing up with WWE & Shayna Baszler getting some shine (34:12)

-Viking Raiders and Alpha Academy trending in completely opposite directions (40:31)

-What determines if you watch a wrestling promotion you’re not familiar with (45:00)

-Kevin Nash’s comments on L.A. Knight (58:20)

-TFW Midyear Awards (01:04:23)

-C.M. Punk Vs Samoa this week on Collision & Dustin Rhodes usage of blood (01:20:21)

-Eshaun’s week 1 review of ‘AEW Fight Forever’ (01:24:46)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun give their thoughts and react to the big 5 PLE, Money In The Bank.

-What hit?

-What missed?

And L.A. Knight…. SMH….

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The TFW Podcast starts this episode by wishing Eshaun a happy birthday before getting into the wrestling talk. They preview WWE ‘Money In The Bank’(02:54) and Carmelo Hayes’s debut on ‘Monday Night RAW’(36:05).

The trio then discuss how much wrestling content there is to keep up with now(52:48), how much they enjoyed Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay from ‘Forbidden Door’(01:07:42), the presentation opportunities for ‘AEW Dynamite’(01:23:14), and how great the first two episodes of ‘AEW Collision’ have been(01:33:24).

We then get a review of the video game ‘AEW Fight Forever’(01:48:21) before the TFW moment of the week (1:54:24), + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun start this episode with sharing the exciting news that they’ll be dropping two episodes a week starting July 2nd!

They then discuss WWE news & notes, including:

-The Bloodline completely imploding on ‘SmackDown’ last week (5:14)

-Does Roman need the championship title for this Bloodline story? (12:03)

-Vince being hands on with the creative process & the “Finger point of doom” in WCW (28:02)

-Seth Rollins on NXT this past Tuesday (34:56)

-Dom Mysterio & Cody Rhodes (41:00)

-The hate Dana Brooke received online after her match on NXT (46:42)

They move on to AEW where they talk:

-‘AEW Collision’ in person and tv thoughts for the debut episode (1:05:08)

-This week’s ‘AEW Dynamite’, ‘Collision’ and ‘Forbidden Door’ (1:25:23)

-TFW moment of the week (1:41:28)

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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun start this episode by discussing Father’s Day (Happy Father’s Day weekend to all the dad’s out there!)

They hit on a ton of topics, including:

-An awesome ‘AEW Dynamite’ episode (3:22)

-New names that are helping out with creative in AEW (24:48)

-‘AEW Collision’ not having a “hard” brand split, thoughts on the card & if the show will be the best or worst thing to happen to AEW (26:40)

-The 1st annual TFW Forbidden Door WWE/AEW fantasy card (45:54)

-Rumors of Carlito returning to WWE (56:22)

-Drew McIntyre not returning to WWE TV until creative is acceptable (57:46)

-If Jey Uso can be a top singles star (1:02:20)

-The crowd hi-jacking Finn Balor’s promo on ‘WWE RAW’ (1:13:01)

-Who’s had a hotter run between John Cena and Roman Reigns (1:19:16)

-Cinematic matches and stories being told outside of the ring (1:25:10)

-The wrestling God’s coming for The Rock (1:33:40)

-TFW moment of the week (1:39:27)

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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun have a loaded show for you this week! The trio start the podcast by shouting out The BroKast Pod (@TheBroKast) and all the supporters & listeners of the show (1:02).

They give their condolences to The Iron Sheik who passed away this past Wednesday (2:18).

They then start the wrestling talk by discussing another incredible Bloodline segment from last week’s ‘SmackDown’ show (8:25)

They also talk:

-Montez leaning into his heel side in his match against L.A. Knight (25:20)

-How popular is L.A. Knight really? (29:06)

-Vince McMahon was back @ ‘RAW’ and the show delivered (33:48)

-Question from Twitter: With all the talent cuts from 2 years ago in WWE, did those cuts affect business at all and is anyone a bigger star now than they were back then? (47:22)

-Seth Rollins vs Bron Breakker & Nick Khan saying NXT can be it’s own brand (1:01:14)

-AEW ‘Forbidden Door’ top & rumored matches (1:06:42)

-Dynamite talk including the MJF & Adam Cole promo segment (1:15:57)

-TFW moment of the week (1:40:07)

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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun start the pod by talking WWE/‘WWE RAW’ including Ronda Rousey’s comments on the woman’s tag division (1:08).

They also discuss:

-Eshaun’s “EERT” involving a “What If?” question surrounding Shawn Michaels (22:20)

-The Rock rejoining the ‘Fast & Furious’ movie franchise (35:49)

-AEW Dynamite including Rush being “too dangerous for TV”, C.M. Punk officially being announced for Collision in 2 weeks, Don Callis & Takeshita getting all the heat, + more (37:35)

-Having to hide your wrestling fandom (1:02:18)

-Their favorite moments this year so far in wrestling (1:08:08)

-TFW moment of the week (1:09:56)

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Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun break down all things ‘Night Of Champions’ (1:30) & ‘Double or Nothing’(57:34).

What they liked, what they didn’t like and everything in between, enjoy TFW’s longest pod to date!

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One the most jam packed wrestling weekend’s of the year is here and Matt, Rhodesia, & Eshaun are here to preview it!

They give their thoughts on the build (or lack thereof), what they want and expect to see from AEW ‘Double Or Nothing’(31:38), the top 2 matches on NXT ‘Battleground’ (1:07:26), and WWE ‘Night Of Champions’ (1:11:26).

The trio also discuss:

-The injury bug hitting a lot of female wrestlers currently (2:59)

-Another ‘Smackdown’ talent showing up on ‘RAW’ again this week (6:11)

-John Cena burying Austin Theory (10:09)

-AEW live attendance numbers for this week and tickets for the 1st ever ‘Collision’ show featuring C.M. Punk going on sale (12:10)

-A comparison of movies to how WWE & AEW book their shows (21:29)

-TFW moment of the week (1:32:17)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun have a jam packed show this week!

They begin by paying respects to Billy Graham (2:05).

CM Punk is the talk of the wrestling world again this week (6:17), a ton of WWE talk including rumors of Randy Orton maybe needing to retire, Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles for the new world heavyweight title, Roman Reigns return on ‘SmackDown’, and more (29:02).

Eshaun debuts a new segment for the show (1:04:18), the trio discusses next weekend’s huge slate of wrestling events (1:11:30) before talking AEW including The Elite reuniting on ‘Dynamite, some “hot & cold” wrestlers heading into ‘Double Or Nothing”, and more (1:16:28).

The TFW moment of the week (1:35:05).

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin this week’s podcast by giving props to WWE & Puerto Rico for a fantastic ‘Backlash’ show along with some thoughts on ‘RAW’ (1:03), and if wins and losses matter in pro wrestling (45:50).

They then switch gears to AEW and talk the very strong ‘Dynamite’ show from Detroit (56:36), more conversation around the upcoming Saturday night show (1:14:22), the TFW moment of the week (1:29:06) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin the podcast by discussing the “TFW-WWE Draft” poll results from last week’s show along with the WWE Draft and what it could mean for WWE TV this year. (2:00)

They then discuss Trinity’s Impact debut and Matt & Rhodesia give their in-person perspective of the tapings (32:32), AEW already selling 50k seats for “All In” in the U.K. (45:06), AEW Dark and Elevation going away, and some misc. Dynamite thoughts (51:06).

WWE Backlash predictions (1:09:23), the TFW moment of the week (1:23:31) + MORE!

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin the podcast by discussing the lawsuit against WWE (1:48).

They then talk C.M. Punk showing up to ‘RAW’ this week (13:17) and the new WWE championship belt debuted by HHH (25:05).

The trio does the “TFW-WWE” draft where they each select 10 wrestlers to their brand/promotion (39:18), Trinity signing to Impact wrestling (1:04:16), and Darby Allin's connection to Buffalo Wild Wings (1:10:35).

TFW moment of the week (1:17:32) + MORE!

Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin the podcast by discussing the news that WWE sold more “1st day” tickets for SummerSlam than any other non-WrestleMania show in U.S. company history. (4:00)Thoughts on Cody vs Brock build (09:28) and the week that was with ‘SmackDown’ & ‘RAW’ (15:55).‘AEW Dynamite’ thoughts from this week (37:54).The new 2 hour AEW Saturday show led by C.M. Punk (1:03:33). Thoughts on Mercedes Mone‘ (1:24:24).TFW moment of the week (1:30:57) + MORE!Connect With Us!Twitter: @ThatsFNWYouTube: That’s Freakin’ Wrestling

Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun begin the podcast by discussing the news on C.M. Punk potentially returning to AEW (02:49). SummerSlam tickets went on sale this week & they give their quick thoughts on what the main event might be (17:06). Vince McMahon was not at TV this week and things went much smoother with ‘SmackDown’ & ‘RAW’ (21:19). HHH announced the return of the WWE Draft & the trio gives their #1 picks in storyline & if they were legit starting a brand from scratch (39:42). Who’s a better heel currently: Dom Mysterio or MJF? (53:07) NXT/Carmelo Hayes talk (1:00:00) Jeff Hardy’s return to AEW (01:07:00), Vickie Guerrero is taking her daughter to court (01:14:36). TFW Moment Of The Week (01:18:34), + MORE!

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On this post WrestleMania episode, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun have a lot to discuss!

Topics Include:

-Eshaun gives his take on Cody Rhodes losing to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania (03:00)

-WWE merges with the UFC & Vince is back raising hell @ ’RAW’ (08:44)

-The trio gives their WrestleMania weekend takeaways & experience (34:36)

-AEW announces their 1st stadium event & put on a better “after WrestleMania” show with ‘Dynamite’ than WWE did with ‘RAW’ (45:48)

-TFW Moment Of The Week (1:15:52)

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Happy WrestleMania week!

On this week's episode, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss all things 'WrestleMania'

Topics Include:

-What has been their favorite in person ‘WrestleMania’ memory (03:25)

-What are they most looking forward to this weekend (14:00)

-Preview & predictions for WrestleMania 39 (20:40)

-What 3 matches do they think will be the best & where will this Mania rank when it’s all said and done (1:28:04)

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With 1 week to go until WrestleMania, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are locked in and talking some freakin’ wrestling!

On this episode, they discuss:

-The Bloodline and everyone involved in that storyline are clicking on all cylinders, but the rest of the build for "WrestleMania" on RAW this past Monday felt very lackluster (03:00)

-If they could go back to attend a past WrestleMania, which one would it be & why (33:35)

-Naomi states she’s no longer with WWE on Instagram (40:02)

-AEW does big business in ticket sales for this year's “Forbidden Door” PPV and C.M. Punk does a “post & delete” on social media surrounding the last 2 weeks before last year's “All Out” PPV (43:36)

-Vikingo showed up and showed out with Kenny Omega on AEW Dynamite (56:06)

-FTR’s contract in AEW is allegedly up in April, they give their thoughts on where they would like to see them end up (01:03:39)

-Goldberg is now a free agent, would they want to see him in AEW? (01:10:32)

-AEW started their live events last weekend and some unflattering footage of Britt Baker vs Anna Jay landed online (01:16:54)

-ROH's weekly TV show & Eshaun is not a fan of it at all (01:26:44)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:36:30)

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We are in full WrestleMania season & Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are bringing the wrestling talk to you! On this week’s episode, they discuss:

-The Great Muta & Rey Mysterio being announced for the WWE Hall Of Fame and what that means for a potential Rey vs Dom match at WrestleMania (02:22)

-The build of each WrestleMania match: Has it been “sugar” or “sh*t”? (10:32)

-Undertaker’s interview with Ariel Helwani dropped this week and the topic of the WrestleMania streak was discussed, was there anyone else that could’ve ended the streak at that time? (33:23)

-AEW is reportedly launching a new one hour show soon, the trio gives their “perfect scenario” on what the content should be (44:18)

-The opening and closing segments from AEW Dynamite along with conversations around “The 5 Pillars” and if Cody could’ve helped with the drama backstage if he never left (50:58)

-Taya Valkyrie’s debut and what that hopefully means for Jade Cargill (1:13:16)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:19:57)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and getting into all of the wrestling talk from this week! They discuss:

-AEW Revolution Recap and Dynamite talk from this past week including that awesome iron man match, MJF’s antics, Hobbs winning the TNT title & where are the Young Bucks in the “best ever” conversation (2:05)

-Vince McMahon being backstage at ‘RAW’ (56:13)

-Roman & Cody’s promo segment from ‘Smackdown’ & the possibility of Roman actually winning at ‘WrestleMania’ (57:23)

-‘RAW’ talk including Jey Uso turning on Sami Zayn, Cena destroying Austin Theory on the mic, Damage CTRL vs Becky, Trish, and Lita & more (1:02:47)

-WWE is interested in signing AEW’s Brian Cage (1:21:53)

-NXT talk including Roxanne’s passing out storyline and Bron Breakker vs Carmelo Hayes set for ‘Stand And Deliver’ (1:23:55)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:33:28)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and dive into the big news topics from this week:

-HHH is reportedly planning on making WrestleMania much shorter than years past (01:25)

-Matt asks Eshaun & Rhodesia if they’re ready to walk back their take that Bray Wyatt has had a better return than Saraya (11:00)

-The strange booking decisions of Bray Wyatt vs Bobby Lashley & Brock Lesnar vs Omos (15:35)

-Lita & Becky Lynch are new tag team champs and the trio gives their thoughts on that along with other thoughts from ‘RAW’ & ‘Smackdown’ (23:22)

-AEW ‘Dynamite’ highlights including that awesome ladder match (47:12)

-AEW Revolution Preview & Predictions (1:01:15)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:27:45)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and are talking some freakin’ wrestling!

-“Elimination Chamber” review (02:15)

-Matt goes off about wrestling tribalism & toxic fans (35:42)

-The trio discusses if Roman vs Cody will be Roman’s best singles match to date @ “WrestleMania” (47:30)

-Matt gives his Black History Moment (54:30)

-Eshaun highlights the Cody/Heyman segment from RAW on Monday & Matt shares a couple of stories from the Warrior Wrestling show last weekend (56:42)

-Eshaun brings up the Tony Khan/Ariel Helwani drama from last weekend & the group gives their thoughts (1:03:16)

-AEW announces a new TV show, Adam Cole is back (Bay Bay), & the gang gives their highlights from “AEW Dynamite” (1:14:03)

-The news hits live on WWE bringing back the “King & Queen Of The Ring” PLE and it’s the same weekend as AEW’s “Double Or Nothing” (1:22:00)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:34:55)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by giving their condolences to the Jarrett family due to the passing of Jerry Jarrett (1:10)

-WWE is reportedly interested in signing Kenny Omega away from AEW and they discuss their thoughts on it (3:30)

-Rhodesia gives her black history wrestling moment (13:50)

-Vince McMahon is looking to sell WWE for 9 billion dollars (17:05)

-After last week’s talk on Bron Breakker, Booker T weighed in on the NXT star’s crowd reaction from this past Tuesday and the trio gives their thoughts (19:30)

-Who’s had the better return so far: Bray Wyatt or Saraya? (25:24)

-The gang then discuss the start date for “ROH” and their initial thoughts on the announced “AEW Revolution” PPV card (33:36)

-Some interesting numbers that may explain the low ratings for “AEW Rampage” and this past week’s “Dynamite” (40:30)

-“Elimination Chamber” predictions (53:50)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:13:25)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun start this episode by talking Beyoncé’s concert ticket prices and what’s the most money they’ve spent on a sporting event or concert. (02:12)

They then give their best wishes to Jerry “The King” Lawler (08:42) before getting into the wrestling talk:

-‘SummerSlam’ coming to their hometown of Detroit this year (09:52)

-They start their celebration of Black History Month with Eshaun’s favorite memory of a black wrestler along with when they started watching WCW & ECW (12:30)

-WWE highlights from this past week including the epic Heyman/Cody promo from ‘WWE RAW’, along with asking if WWE can do anything to make us believe Sami has a chance of beating Roman at Elimination Chamber, & more (18:50)

-NXT talk around the feeling being restored of the old Takeover shows at ‘Vengeance Day’ last weekend (40:00)

-Thoughts on Bron Breakker (52:36)

-AEW highlights this week with another stellar ‘Dynamite’ including a controversial finish to the tag team title match, MJF/Takeshita, Bryan/Rush, A.R. Fox showing the world what he can do, & more. (1:00:10)

-Super Bowl picks (1:20:54)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:23:34)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are cooking up some wrestling heat and fun this episode!

Rhodesia starts the show by paying off her debt for picking the 49’ers last weekend in the NFL Playoffs.

They then get into talking some wrestling:

-No Rock or Steve Austin @ ‘Wrestlemania’ this year (04:10)

-‘WWE’ did huge business for the ‘Royal Rumble’ and they’re setting themselves up for the same thing for ‘Wrestlemania’ (08:06)

-RIP to ‘The Genius’ Lanny Poffo (11:36)

-Comparisons of Tom Brady to John Cena (13:33)

-Kevin Nash says WWE was sold to the Saudi’s but bought back & Ric Flair is still doing the most (16:34)

-‘WWE RAW’ talk from this past week including the question: Do you think you’ll be as emotionally invested in Cody/Roman come WrestleMania as you are now with Sami/Roman? (24:27)

-Highlights from Shawn Michaels NXT Vengeance media call (55:31)

-AEW talk including house shows starting next month & a potential streaming deal coming (1:00:35)

-AEW TV high and low lights from this past week (1:09:08)

-What 2 wrestlers would we trade from AEW & WWE to make both promotions better (1:23:40)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (01:36:18)

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Matt kicks off the show by taking a shot of liquor due to Eshaun’s horrible NFL picks from last pod. (01:00)

Rhodesia announces the TFW Royal Rumble post show plans. (02:00)

The crew then discuss the following:

-Is Stone Cold Steve Austin coming back for a major match at ‘WrestleMania’? (03:40)

-The woman’s cage match was cut from

RAW XXX & The Bella Twins weren’t happy with the women representation on the show (09:06)

-The trial of Sami Zayn, legends on RAW XXX (and on the toilet) along with NXT thoughts (16:25)

-AEW makes a huge deal w/ DAZN and puts on a Dynamite that everyone in the company should be proud of (49:09)

-Royal Rumble preview including who each of them think is winning each match and who they absolutely don’t want winning the men’s & woman’s Rumble match. (01:13:20)

-The trio gives their NFL picks for this weekend (01:36:33)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (01:39:43)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and are locked and loaded with the following topics:

-‘WWE Raw XXX’ and if we see The Rock acknowledge Roman Reigns to setup ‘WrestleMania’ (01:35)

-Cody officially announced for ‘Royal Rumble’ and if he’s the current favorite to win (14:00)

-‘SmackDown’ thoughts from last Friday with Sami/K.O., Bray Wyatt’s promo, Raquel Rodriguez & more (21:50)

-The passing of Jay Briscoe and The Briscoes impact on the trio & pro wrestling (44:02)

-Thoughts on ‘AEW Dynamite’ including Saraya and Toni Storm’s heel turn with the “AEW originals vs The Outsiders” story, Bryan Danielson being the man, the fantastic segment with Renee and Hangman, and more (56:12)

-Eshaun gives his NFL playoff game picks for this weekend strictly based off of the team’s names (01:17:08)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:20:10)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun have another packed show for you this week!

They discuss:

-Stephanie McMahon resigns as co-CEO and the details surrounding it (03:05)

-The rumors of who WWE will be sold to (13:15)

-WWE talk with thoughts on ‘Smackdown’ & ‘WWE Raw’ from this past week along with quick thoughts on ‘Royal Rumble’ and ‘WrestleMania’ (26:57)

-‘AEW Dynamite’ discussion from Wednesday including the surprise return of Adam Cole (58:14)

-No Mercedes Monè appearance on ‘AEW Dynamite’ (1:21:20)

-Wardlow’s poor booking (1:29:00)

-“TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:40:00)

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On the 1st podcast of 2023, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun wishes everyone a Happy New Year and talk about how they brought in 2023 (01:40).

Matt shouts out Tyler & Brad from the Gimmick Infringement Podcast as he was a guest on their show for a really fun crossover episode (03:56).

Vince McMahon is back in the headlines and the crew is not happy about it or the potential ramifications that comes with it (05:30).

They then discuss Mercedes Monè’s New Japan Pro Wrestling debut (28:40), the outstanding Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay match from Wrestle Kingdom (36:10), and did NJPW do enough to lock in new viewers going forward for their streaming service (46:46).

Eshaun talks about his great experience at the WWE Live Event he attended last week (49:54), the gang talks ‘Smackdown’ and the returns of John Cena and Charlotte (57:37), along with ‘RAW’ highlights from Monday (1:13:28).

The gang then discuss ‘AEW Dynamite’ with the new presentation (1:20:48), the MJF/Bryan Danielson promo segment, Jade’s undefeated streak coming to an end very soon, along with their latest thoughts on who will be Saraya’s partner next week (1:27:34) before giving their “TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:47:10).

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On the last podcast of 2022, Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun take a trip down memory lane and give their thoughts on the wrestling year!

They begin the episode by grading each of HHH’s re-hires over the last 6 months (01:52).

The gang then discuss the best & worst storylines in WWE & AEW (39:50), most improved wrestler in AEW & WWE (52:08) and give their overall grade for AEW & WWE along with what they want to see in 2023 from both promotions (57:37).

They then go over a few rapid fire questions on predictions for 2023 (1:12:42) before giving their “TFW Moment Of The Year” (1:19:10).

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are here and are wishing everyone happy holidays and Merry Christmas!

They start this bonus episode by talking last Friday’s ‘Smackdown’ and Matt & Rhodesia give their live perspective as they were in the building. (01:32)

They then discuss the usage of tournaments in pro wrestling and what’s considered successful for the wrestlers involved. (44:10)

The gang then talks the news of ROH not receiving a TV deal for their weekly show and who exactly is the fan base currently. (54:22)

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Ep. 11 - Mandy Is Gone & Vince Wants Back In! Plus Action Andretti Is The New “123 Kid”

Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun have a jam packed show for you this week! They start by discussing the news of 2 new sexual assault cases against Vince and the news that he wants to return to WWE. (04:03)

They then discuss WWE releasing Mandy Rose due to the content on her fan page. (27:54)

The gang then discuss the latest on Sasha Banks/Mercedes Varnado (46:22), and go over their highlights from ‘NXT Deadline’ (52:56) & ‘ROH Final Battle’(1:04:54) from this past weekend.

They then talk ‘WWE Raw’(01:10:06), ‘AEW Dynamite’(01:22:16) and touch on ‘Smackdown’(1:35:17) before we get their “TFW Moment Of The Week”(1:42:03)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss the beginning of “The Season Of Sasha” and give their fantasy booking ideas on the return of Sasha Banks/Mercedes Varnado (01:26)

They then discuss the PWI Top 100 Tag Team rankings and if they agree with the top 3 teams.(14:40)

They then talk about ‘RAW’ and ‘Smackdown’ from this past week (23:30) before discussing William Regal leaving AEW for WWE. (41:40)

The trio then discuss ‘AEW Dynamite’ where they talk the fantastic promo segment between MJF and Ricky Starks (47:36). They then give their thoughts on wrestling companies doing death storylines to write a wrestler out of their promotion, and then briefly discuss Tony Khan’s plan to fix the low ratings on ‘Rampage’ (1:09:50) before we get their “TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:16:06).

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and they are discussing ‘War Games’ and the excellent storyline of Sami Zayn showing his allegiance to the Bloodline (1:20)

They also discuss the Roman Reigns/Kevin Owens backstage drama (13:12) and give their thoughts on if they would want to see Sami vs Roman at Wrestlemania. (20:30)

The gang then talks about ‘RAW’ from this week (28:04) and transition to talking about the failed championship run of Ronda Rousey thus far. (38:28)

They then switch gears to AEW and discuss the positive things from ‘Dynamite’ (45:35) and afterwards, Eshaun and Matt rip apart the MJF promo & storyline. (56:20)

We then get their “TFW Moment Of The Week” (1:19:02)

Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back on this holiday week and are discussing ‘AEW Dynamite’ from Chicago as we were in attendance(2:54), updated thoughts on if we see C.M. Punk back with the company after the hilarious troll job from The Elite (12:08), and the MJF/Regal & The BCC storyline (21:00).

They then switch gears to WWE and discuss the struggle ‘RAW’ has been to watch over the last few weeks (27:32) and then get into previewing the big PLE ‘Survivor Series/War Games’ this weekend and the crew has some fun giving their predictions. (34:58)

We then get their “TFW Moment Of The Week” (58:20)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and bring the fun as they discuss the possibility of Logan Paul Vs John Cena @ Wrestlemania (1:30), Sasha Banks trademark news and what that could mean for her wrestling future (8:38) and thoughts on the build and excitement level for next week’s ‘Survivor Series War Games’ (16:28)

They also discuss Austin Theory’s follow up and ‘RAW’ thoughts from Monday (21:49), the Britt Baker and Saraya promo’s and storyline heading into Full Gear (31:58), ‘Full Gear’ preview and predictions (40:52) and the TFW Moment of The Week (1:23:48)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun dive into Crown Jewel Recap (1:20), Braun Strowman’s ill advised tweet and the backlash behind it (19:30), details on what the initial plan was for Roman to lose one of his belts back at The Clash At The Castle PLE (26:44), and news on Steve Austin stating he’s not finished in the ring (33:21).

They also discuss the failed MITB briefcase cash in from Austin Theory on RAW (38:34), Dynamite thoughts from this week, in particular the Saraya and Britt promo segment (51:50), and the TFW moment of the week (1:02:45)

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Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun are back and have a ton to discuss this week!

(1:28) AEW Dynamite Recap

(11:20) Bow Wow vs Jade Cargill

(16:25) Colt Cabana returns to AEW TV

(25:40) Would wrestlers rather be in WWE or AEW today

(33:05) Crown Jewel discussion and predictions

(1:05:10) TFW moment of the week

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Our very 1st show! Matt, Rhodesia, and Eshaun discuss the latest involving C.M. Punk and the Young Bucks, is MJF a face or a heel, and Bray Wyatt’s incredible return to WWE