Wrestling Inside the Ropes Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Join James Stewart and Mike "Sarge" Riley for a weekly look into the world of wrestling, WWE, All Elite Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Ring of Honor and more.
James Stewart talks about why he watched and didn't like the Vince McMahon Netflix documentary.
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Mike and Matt joined James Stewart to chat about the New England wrestling scene, injuries, favorite ROH moments, The Young Bucks, Adam Cole, Wardlow and they shared Briscoe Brothers stories.
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James Stewart talks about WWE putting Cody and Roman together, AEW doing two really violent stories and the PWI 500 not having Roman Reigns in the top 10.
James Stewart recaps WWE Bash in Berlin and wonders what's next for Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes.
James Stewart is joined by Chris and Eddie of Not 2 Old 2 to recap WWE Summer Slam 2024.
James Stewart talks about AEW being in the news this week with MJF's title win in a near 60 minute match with Will Ospreay, their media rights deal being finalized, AEW Blood and Guts this week and the build to AEW All In.
James Stewart talks about Dijak leaving WWE, what's going on with AEW, previews WWE Money in the Bank and reacts to WWE: Behind the Curtain
James Stewart recaps WWE King and Queen of the Ring and AEW Double or Nothing.
Cody needs a better story, Gunter vs Orton was a banger, what Becky and Liv need to better their paths and Drew McIntyre vs Damian Priest is official for Clash at the Castle.
MJF returns to AEW, Adam Copeland goes really dark, Anarchy in the Arena was a crazy match and AEW is in a similar situation as WWE once was.
James Stewart spoke with author David Penzer, who along with Guy Evans wrote the book Sitting Ringside.
"In this candid, revealing and highly entertaining memoir, David Penzer recounts his unlikely journey to the big-time - from his humble beginnings in South Florida to the lofty heights of WCW and the 'Monday Night Wars'. Co-written by NITRO author Guy Evans, Sitting Ringside Volume 1 is a unique look at an historic era in pro wrestling - and one man's dream to be a part of it."
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James Stewart talks about WWE Backlash, how Triple H handled the post Backlash press conference, booking Cody Rhodes going forward, AEW Dynasty and Tony Khan.
James Stewart is joined by Eliot From Boston to talk about Cody Rhodes' journey to the WWE Championship and the post WrestleMania hangover.
James Stewart is joined by Jared Carrabis, The Tribal Chief of Baseball from @UnderdogFantasy to talk about missing Roman Reigns as our WWE Undisputed Universal Champion.
James Stewart talks about what's happening in All Elite Wrestling and previews their upcoming event Dynasty.
James Stewart reaction to Cody Rhodes and CM Punk talking with with Ariel Helwani during WrestleMania week. He also reacts to an idea about how Cody Rhodes could lose in an acceptable way to Roman Reigns.
Mercedes Moné joined James Stewart to talk about AEW coming to Worcester for Dynamite and Collison on April 3rd. They talked about her introduction to AEW in Boston, being the highest paid woman in wrestling, her relationship with Tony Khan, and more.
James Stewart and Eddie McCabe preview WWE WrestleMania 40 coming up on April 6th and 7th in Philly.
James Stewart talks about how the Rock can walk out of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia as WWE Undisputed Universal Heavyweight Champion and reacts to AEW Big Business in Boston.
Eddie Kingston joined James Stewart to talk about All Elite Wrestling coming to TD Garden in Boston on March 13th. Eddie talked about working with the Young Bucks, Okada, Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, how he wants his story finished and so much more!
Joe Murray and James Stewart had the pleasure of talking with The World’s Strongest Man, 2-Time Olympian, World Champ Powerlifting, Strongman, WWE Hall of Famer, Co-Host SiriusXM Busted Open and AEW All Elite Wrestling producer Mark Henry.
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James Stewart recaps WWE's Elimination Chamber, talks about a fake WrestleMania card floating around the internet and thoughts on Sting last match.
James Stewart and Jared Carrabis talk about the Rock embracing his villain side on Smackdown, we're not sure Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns is happening in Philly at WrestleMania and we share other thoughts about the world of wrestling / sports entertainment.
James Stewart is joined by Country 102.5's Jackson Blue to talk about the epic WrestleMania Press conference in Vegas leaving us with more questions than answers on the road to Philly.
James Stewart talks about Cody Rhodes giving up his WrestleMania match against Roman Reigns for the WWE Championship to The Rock, the backlash from the internet fanbase, flaws in the path to get here and why WWE is doing it.
James Stewart and Joe Murray talk about the WWE making a deal with Netflix to air RAW, The Rock being added to the TKO Board of Directors and they preview the 2024 Royal Rumble show.
James Stewart talks about the news of Seth Rollins being hurt and what are the scenarios that could happen in WWE going forward surrounding the RAW World Championship.
James Stewart talked with Megan Morant of WWE TV about her path to WWE, the upcoming Royal Rumble, being a kidney donor, the Patriots and more.
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James Stewart talks about the Rock returning to WWE and teasing a future match with WWE Champion Roman Reigns.
James Stewart talks about the AEW Worlds End PPV event from Saturday, what's going on behind the scenes with AEW, MJF's future and WWE moving forward into 2024.
James Stewart and Mike Riley give their pro wrestling / sports entertainment year end awards.
James Stewart talks about his night at NXT Deadline, WWE developing a Cody Rhodes vs CM Punk story for Wrestlemania and issues he sees in All Elite Wrestling right now.
James Stewart spoke to WWE Superstar Montez Ford about Smackdown / Tribute to the Troops being in Providence, RI, the Army / Navy game, working with Bobby Lashley and his goal of being WWE Champion soon.
James Stewart talks about the return of CM Punk to WWE. What's the reporting on CM Punk? What did Triple H and Cody Rhodes say about CM Punk? Why is CM Punk back? What's next for CM Punk?
James Stewart talks about the importance of Rich Shertenlieb to growing his wrestling audience, Randy Orton's return, CM Punk's return, WWE War Games, Wrestlemania plans, Ric Flair in AEW, Sting's last match, MJF as AEW Champion and who's the devil?
James Stewart talks about WWE using it's seasons premiers of Smackdown and Raw to build to Survivor Series and Wrestlemania 40, NXT vs AEW, CM Punk and Edge's start in AEW.
James Stewart talks about Adam Copeland returning to wrestling, the Rock vs Roman Reigns dynamic, Jade Cargil signing with WWE and Dolph Ziggler being cut by WWE.
NXT Superstar Bron Breaker joined James Stewart to talk about NXT No Mercy coming to Bakersfield, California and streaming live on WWE Network. Bron will take on Baron Corbin in what should be a very physical match up. Bron also talked about working with Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and going from being the number one good guy to the number one bad guy.
James Stewart talks about CM Punk being fired from All Elite Wrestling, AEW All In and All Out Pay Per Views, WWE Payback, Cody Rhodes bringing Jey Uso to RAW and the passing of Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt.
James Stewart talks about Jey Uso "quiting WWE" in story, Edge's last WWE match, Sheamus' comment about Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Cash Wheeler and previews AEW All In.
Matt Cardona is is one half of half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, the first independent wrestler since the 1980s to be on the cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, he is the Indy God and he spoke with James Stewart about Major Wrestling Figures Podcast coming Live to Kowloon on Sunday, August 20th at 3pm.
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James and Matt talked about defending the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles under Freebird rules, his figure collecting habits, his biggest figure purchase, getting into the figure collecting business and his future goals.
James Stewart talks about All Elite Wrestling's 7th episode of Collision, FTR beat MJF and Adam Cole, CM Punk claims to be the "Real" World Champion, what's happening with AEW All In and AEW All Out.
James Stewart spoke to Wes Lee, NXT Superstar, about his upcoming match with NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio and Mustafa Ali at NXT Great American Bash on Sunday July 30th, how Shawn Michaels, Terry Taylor and Steve Corino have had an impact on his career, dream matches with Rey Mysterio or AJ Styles and long term goals in NXT / WWE.
James Stewart talks about AEW Blood and Guts in Boston last week, how it almost didn't happen, Jack Perry beating Hook, MJF / Adam Cole vs FTR and what's actually happening with Roman Reigns vs Jey Uso at Summer Slam.
Matt Taven joined James Stewart on this weeks show, Matt talked about the impact Jay Briscoe had on his life and career, the reach for the Sky Ladder match at Super Card of Honor, shouting out random Ghostbuster lines during his matches with Mike Bennett and the Celtics offseason.
Matt Hardy joined Joe Murray and James Stewart to talk about The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy Podcast coming to Kowloon, AEW Blood and Guts coming to Boston, his creative process with stories, the Firm Deletion Story and how he wants to finish his wrestling career.
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James Stewart talks about the report that CM Punk wanted to be in AEW's Blood and Guts match in Boston on July 19th, the Bloodline story line continuing to Summer Slam and LA Knight's creative.
James Stewart and Jon Alba, Emmy Award-Winning Broadcaster, talk about the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy Podcast coming to Kowloon, recap WWE Money in the Bank and wonder if Wrestlemania is on it's way to London because of AEW.
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James Stewart gives in update on AEW coming to Boston in July, an upcoming Matt Hardy appearance at Kowloon, recaps AEW / NJPW Forbidden Door and gives his reason why Logan Paul should win the Men's Money in the Bank ladder match.
James Stewart is joined by Mike McMahon from the Pro Wrestling Torch to talk about the return of CM Punk, the good and bad of AEW and Jey Uso siding with his brother Jimmy Uso against Roman Reigns which might be the end of the Bloodline.
James Stewart wonders why All Elite Wrestling putting on a Pay Per View level Dynamite this week with less than a week of promotion for MJF vs Adam Cole. James also gives early thoughts on the Money in the Bank PLE and CM Punk returning to AEW.
James Stewart talks about AEW / New Japan Pro Wrestling announcing Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP United States Championship and Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson for AEW's Forbidden Door Event on June 25th in Toronto. James also talked about the importance of story in wrestling and what's next in the Bloodline story.
James Stewart recaps WWE Night of Champions giving his thoughts on the main event angle during the Tag Team Championship match, the New World Champion Crowned, the Cody vs Brock match AND a few AEW thoughts to close the podcast.
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James Stewart talked to NXT Superstar Dijak about his Last Man Standing match at Battleground in Lowell, MA on May 28th at against 𝙄𝙡𝙟𝙖 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙣𝙤𝙫. Dijak talked about his relationship with Vince McMahon, his new Justice character, how Retribution and T-Bar came to be.
James Stewart is joined this week by Chief Meteorologist at Boston 25 and long time wrestling fan Kevin Lemanowicz. James and Kevin talk about the passing of Superstar Billy Graham, WWE Night of Champions, Roman Reigns, The Bloodline Story and Seth Rollins.
James Stewart and Mike Riley spoke to NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes about NXT's upcoming Battleground Premium Live Event in Lowell, MA, on May 28th. Carmelo Hayes is defending the NXT Championship against former champion Bron Breakker. Carmelo talks about his time working local wrestling shows, his path to the WWE / NXT system, his relationship with Shawn Michaels, how he became a wrestling fan and more.
James Stewart talks about Roman Reigns quest for the WWE Tag Team championship, what he believes is the most interesting outcome and what is AEW doing with Don Callis?
James Stewart recaps WWE Backlash, the Cody vs Brock story continues, Seth Rollins wins the RAW side of the RAW World Championship tournament and should Dominic Mysterio be the RAW World Champion?
James Stewart spoke to NXT Superstar Tiffany Stratton about her journey from elite level gymnastics and body building to WWE's NXT brand, how Charlotte Flair got her interested in wrestling and his her dream opponent and about her pursuit of the the NXT Women's Championship culminating at Battleground in Lowell on May 28th.
Shawn Michaels, the first ever GRAND SLAM Champion, the man who started the attitude era, The Heartbreak Kid, The Showstopper, the Main Event, The ICON that can still go, Mr. WrestleMania, the WWE Hall of Famer and
the current Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and oversees the creative aspects of the NXT brand joined James Stewart and Mike Riley on this weeks Stick to Wrestling Podcast.
James and Mike talked about Vince McMahon being back back with WWE and if Shawn has any active conversations with him about the direction of NXT? The goals of NXT, Carmelo Hayes, Finding his smile after losing it in Lowell, MA and WWE / NXT BattleGround coming to Lowell on May 28th.
James Stewart talks about the NEW World Championship being added to WWE, CM Punk showing up backstage at WWE RAW as an AEW contracted employee and the upcoming WWE Draft.
James Stewart talks aboutthe rumored return of CMPunk to AEW. How should his return happen? Whatneeds to happen? And what is on the line for CM Punk,The Elite and AEW if he does return?
James Stewart talks about the post Wrestlemania news of the Sale of WWE, is Vince McMahan back running creative, what’s going to happen with the WWE draft and AEW announced Wembley Stadium for AEW All In this coming August.
James Stewart and Ty Anderson gave their live reaction to Roman Reigns retaining the WWE Championship over Cody Rhodes, two nights of Wrestlemania action and took your phone calls.
James Stewart Previews WWE WrestleMania 39 being headlined by WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns defending against Cody Rhodes. James gives his thoughts on the entire WrestleMania card.
WWE Superstar Austin Theory joined James Stewart and Mike Riley to talk about winning the United States Championship in Boston at Survivor Series and his anticipated showdown with John Cena this Monday Night on RAW in Boston. James and Mike also talked about the future of the Bloodline storyline, the issues with Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn and AEW Revolution.
James Stewart previews WWE's Elimination Chamber premium live event this Saturday night. He giveshis winners and losers and emphisiseshow much WWE needs to have Sami Zayn win the WWEUndisputed Universal Championship in his hometown of Montreal over Roman Reigns.
James Stewart and Jared Carrabis of Draft Kings recap the 2023 Royal Rumble event. They talk in depth about the Bloodline story line, the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble match and the future of CM Punk in All Elite Wrestling.
James Stewart talks about Cody Rhodes returning for the Royal Rumble match, who he thinks should win the Rumble match, gives an update on the WWE sale and shares thoughts on AEW's current storyline path.
James Stewart is joined by Elia Markopoulos to talk about Vince McMahon's return and WWE selling to the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
James Stewart talks about the release of Mandy Rose, the return of Charlotte Flair, what he would do for this years Royal Rumble matches and wants to know what he's missing in AEW.
James Stewart talks about William Regal leaving All Elite Wrestling for WWE and issues with the MJF / Regal / Moxley story and did you know about the ROH PPV on Saturday?
James Stewart is joined by Eddie McCabe, from the New Age Insiders to recap WWE Survivor Series War Games, the Roman Reigns / Sami Zayn / Jey Uso / Kevin Owens storytelling, who Eddie thinks should beat Roman Reigns and the WWE creative process.
James Stewart talks about MJF winning the AEW Championship at AEW Full Gear, Jamie Hayter beating Toni Storm for the Women's Championship, The Elite returning and more.
James Stewart talked with Chris McGue from the New Age Insiders about MJF challenging Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship this weekend at Full Gear, CM Punk and Steve Austin maybe making a return to WWE.
James Stewart talks about the WWE Crown Jewel PLE, Roman Reigns, Logan Paul, the MITB case being no more, Brock Lesnar selling for Bobby Lashley, the 1st War Games match is announced and Jackson Blue from 102.5 FM talks to Claudio Castignoli.
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James Stewart talks about the reports of CM Punk and AEW in talks about a contract buy out, why he thinks a return to WWE won't happen, and what story would make the most sense if Punk did return to WWE. James also talks about the Adam Page / Jon Moxley finish, the Regal, MJF Promo, Ronda Rousey now being a villain and why Billy Gunn should have been on RAW for the D-X Reunion segment.
James Stewart talks about Bray Wyatt's promo on Smackdown, the Rock says he's head of the table, Rey Mysterio being moved to Smackdown, Renee Paquette being All Elite, Daniel Garcia and the Kingdom debuting on Rampage.
James Stewart and Mike Riley recap WWE Extreme Rules, talk about Jon Moxley's new contract and the Sammy Guevara situation.
James Stewart and Mike Riley preview WWE Extreme Rules, they talk about if the AEW / ROH cross over is working and what would have happened if MJF walked out of Chicago as AEW World Champion.
James Stewart and Mike Riley discuss All Elite Wrestling's on going drama with CM Punk, the upcoming Bryan Danielson vs Jon Moxley World Championship match, and why AEW hasn't grown. They also talk about the idea of Roman Reigns taking on Logan Paul and if the Rock will face Roman Reigns in LA at Wrestlemania.
Mike Riley speaks with Sports Illustrated Reporter Justin Barrasso after Justin was the first to report of AEW's punishments for the locker room fight after AEW All Out in Chicago.
Justin also talks about his interview with Bryan Danielson and why he thinks Danielson is the next AEW Champion, plus you'll want to listen in to see who Justin is planning to chat with this week!
James Stewart talks about the breaking news Sports Illustrated report of AEW punishment's for the locker room fight after AEW All Out in Chicago. Justin Barrasso reported the list of those receiving suspensions includes Omega, Matt and Nick Jackson, Pat Buck, Christopher Daniels, Michael Nakazawa, and Brandon Cutler. Multiple sources have shared that Punk and Ace Steel will either be among those suspended, or will no longer be with the company by the end of Wednesday. Punk met with Khan on Tuesday, so the two had an opportunity to discuss how that exit could be handled.
James added a few details he has heard about the fight and the AEW locker room.
James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about AEW All Out, CM Punk's press conference after winning the World Champion, what may or may not have happened after his media conversation.
James Stewart and Mike Riley preview All Elite Wrestling's All Out PPV event coming up on Sunday night. James opens the show venting about the CM Punk vs Jon Moxley Championship story. Mike expresses his frustration over the usage of FTR.
James Stewart and Mike Riley preview WWE's Clash at the Castle featuring Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Drew McIntyre. Are Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn setting up to defeat the Usos for the WWE Tag Team Championships? Will Theory cash in his money in the bank contract this weekend?
Mike Riley spoke with WWE Superstar Theory who currently holds the Money in the Bank briefcast about him cashing in his contract for the WWE Undisputed Universal Title, and the possibility of it being against John Cena.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the CM Punk - Adam Page issues, CM Punk being miserable to be around in AEW, Punk vs Moxley is this week on TV. Has Triple H being head of creative made WWE a better product?
Matt Cardona joined James Stewart and Mike Riley to talk about his upcoming show at Kowloon on August 20th, being live at Ric Flair's last match, working with different promotions and what if, WWE called him about coming back.
James Stewart and Mike Riley recap this past weekend's WWE's Summer Slam Premium Event.
James Stewart and Mike Riley talk with the founder, co-owner, president, and CEO of the All Elite Wrestling, Tony Khan about Dynamite and Rampage being in Worcester on Wednesday night, ROH and AEW having a full weekend, status updates on CM Punk, Kenny Omega and MJF and how he uses metrics to move wrestlers up and down the card.
James Stewart and Mike Riley discuss Vince McMahon retiring from WWE and what it means for the company going forward. James and Mike also talk about attending WWE Smackdown in Boston and ROH's Death Before Dishonor show in Lowell.
Mike "Sarge" Riley chats with WWE Supertsar Kofi Kingston about returning to the New England area, his friend Big E as he continues to recover from a broken neck, the New Day becoming tag team champions again and his run to becoming WWE Champion at Wrestlemania 35.
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James Stewart talks about the upcoming local wrestling schedule, gives another example of Stephanie McMahon as a hands on CEO and previews the Ring Of Honor PPV event.
James Stewart and Mike Riley recapped WWE's Money in the Bank event and talked about All Elite Wrestling's Blood and Guts episode of Dynamite this past Wednesday night.
James Stewart and Mike Riley preview WWE Money in the Bank, streaming live this Saturday night July 2nd. James and Mike talk about watch match will close the show, how they would format the card and who they think will win the Men’s and Women’s Money in the Bank brief cases.
Here is the Full Money in the Bank Card: Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match for a women's championship match contract - Lacey Evans vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Asuka vs. Shotzi vs. Becky Lynch Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract - Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. Omos vs. Sami Zayn vs. Riddle vs. TBD Singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship Bianca Belair (c) vs. Carmella Singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Natalya Tag team match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) Singles Match for the US Championship Theory (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
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James and Mike also recapped All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s joint pay per view event Forbidden Door where an Interim World Champion was crowned and a new member of the Black Pool Combat Club made his AEW debut.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talked about Vince McMahon stepping down at CEO and Chairman of WWE, Sasha Banks future in WWE, Brock Lesnars return to WWE and AEW's Forbidden Door PPV event.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley relive the MJF promo from AEW Dynamite, talk about what it means for MJF, CM Punk is hurt and Cody Rhodes works Hell in a Cell hurt.
Conrad Thompson joined James Stewart to chat about Ric Flair's last match, Starrcast, his mortgage company, and the Ad Free Shows community.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talked about Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of WWE, Stephanie McMahon has taken a partial leave of absence from WWE, All Elite Wrestling has a PPV event. Double or Northing, this coming Sunday and Ric Flair is wrestling one last match at Starrcast on Summer Slam Weekend.
James Stewart spoke to Paul Heyman, the Special Counsel to the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion, our Tribal Cheif, Roman Reigns, about Roman's new contract, injuries, future challengers like Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes, and The Rock.
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James Stewart spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated about Roman Reigns status and future in WWE, his upcoming story featuring Cody Rhodes, MJF and more.
James Stewart and Mike Riley previewed WWE Wrestlemania Backlash, talked about CM Punk vs Adam Page for the AEW Championship, AEW / New Japan PPV in June and the TNT Championship being a hot potato.
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James Stewart spoke with Maria Kanellis Bennett, the first lady of professional wrestling, about starting the Women's Wrestling Army this Sunday, May 1st at Fete Music Hall in Providence, RI.
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James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray talk about Cody Rhodes return to WWE, Wrestlemania weekend and will All Elite Wrestling switch their World Championship this week?
James Stewart gives his instant reaction to night one of Wrestlemania with quick thoughts on Stone Cold Steve Austin’s return to match action, Cody Rhodes return to WWE, Charlotte Flair beating Ronda Rousey and a new WWE Raw Womens champion being crowned in Bianca Belair.
James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray talk about Triple H announcing his retirement from in ring action and Wrestlemania weekend in Dallas.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the passing of Scott Hall and how important he was to pro wrestling. They talk about the All Elite Wrestling Women's title change, Jeff Hardy becoming All Elite and Cody Rhodes' next pro wrestling home.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley recap All Elite Wrestling's Revolution PPV event, Pat McAfee's conversation with Vince McMahon and Cody Rhodes situation.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley preview All Elite Wrestling's Revolution PPV event.
AEW World Champion Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole title match AEW Women's Champion Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa title match AEW Tag Team Champions Jurassic Express vs. reDRagon vs. TBD three-way title match AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Tay Conti title match Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson CM Punk vs. MJF in a dog collar match Face of the Revolution ladder match featuring Wardlow, Powerhouse Hobbs, Keith Lee, Ricky Starks and several TBDs Matt Hardy, Andrade El Idolo and Isiah Kassidy vs. Sting, Darby Allin and Sammy Guevara in a tornado trios match
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the protentional Steve Austin return to the ring against Kevin Owens, Cody Rhodes leaving All Elite Wrestling and what the Elimination Chamber results mean for Wrestlemania this year.
James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about Keith Lee debuting in AEW, Adam Page needing more defining moments in AEW as Champion and they preview WWE Elimination Chamber.
James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the news around All Elite Wrestling opening the "Forbidden Door", MJF beating CM Punk twice in Chicago, Goldberg returning to WWE and the confusing Ronda Rousey - Charlotte Flair segment to end Smackdown.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about Shane McMahon booking himself to win the Royal Rumble match, the fall out from the mess that was the Men's Royal Rumble match. Was Shane McMahon the scape goat?
Triple H's future with WWE, could he be leaving WWE or retiring?
A story relating to the booking plans for Wrestlemania that impacted the finish of the Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns match at the Royal Rumble.
James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about Ronda Rousey returning to WWE by winning the Women's Royal Rumble match and earning a main event spot at Wrestlemania in Dallas. Will Ronda Rousey fight Becky Lynch or Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania in Dallas?
They talk about Brock Lesnar winning the Men's Royal Rumble match, the Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins match and AEW having CM Punk vs MJF this week on Dynamite.
James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray talk about Jon Moxley and Cody Rhodes returning to All Elite Wrestling and they preview the 2022 Royal Rumble event!
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the business side of WWE, Lita returning to WWE TV and more speculation of the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania.
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James Stewart and Mike RIley talked about their WWE Live Experience in Boston this past Sunday, the set up for the WWE Royal Rumble coming up later this month, a story that could be told with CM Punk, MJF and Wardlow and thoughts on who might be next for AEW World Champion Adam Page.
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James Stewart spoke with WWE Superstar Liv Morgan about her name, her mentors, working with Becky Lynch and the WWE Live experience.
WWE returns to the TD garden this Sunday, scheduled to appear are WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, WWE Smackdown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair, Big E, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley and Liv Morgan will be going up against Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch in a triple threat match for the WWE Raw Womens championship.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley recap Brock Lesnar winning the WWE Championship in a 5 way match over Big E, Kevin Owens , Seth Rollins, and Bobby Lashley. They talk about the pro wrestling covid situation, Roman Reigns missing the Day 1 show, the direction of Brock vs Roman, the upcoming All Elite Wrestling World Title match and Cody Rhodes winning the TNT Championship.
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James Stewart, Mike Riley, Joe Murray, Eddie McCabe and Chris McGue look back at 2021 in Pro Wrestling.
Biggest take away of 2021 in wrestling
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Women’s Match of 2021
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the WWE releasing Jeff Hardy this week, they talk about wrestling reporting, AEW telling their fans how to react to MJF, Danielson vs Page and share thoughts on Ring of Honor Final Battle.
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James Stewart spoke with Matt Taven about Ring of Honor Final Battle, Ring of Honor changing it's business model going forward, why he wanted to work for Ring of Honor, relationship with Mike Bennett, working with Jay Lethal, working with Jay & Mark Briscoe over the years, his story with Vincent and what the future holds.
At the end relive James and Matt watching his Ring of Honor World Championship win at Madison Square Garden.
Matt Taven Upcoming dates: o Beyond Wrestling in Worcester 12/9 o Limitless Wrestling in Yarmouth, ME 12/10 o ROH Final Battle, Baltimore, MD 12/11 o Northeast Wrestling on Jan 21st in Waterbury, CT o Northeast Wrestling on Jan 22nd in Pughkeepsie, NY it’s Matt Taven against Malakai Black - All of this information is on MattTaven.com
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the idea that Cody Rhodes would leave All Elite Wrestling for WWE, what will AEW do for their upcoming World Title match between Page and Danielson and who are Roman Reigns next opponents, Brock, Goldberg, Undertaker?
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the great promo that CM Punk and MJF had on AEW this week. They also talked about the direction of Bryan Danielson, Roman Reigns, and how Smackdown is telling interesting stories, if you're watching.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley recap All Elite Wrestling's Full Gear Pay Per View Event. They also share thoughts on the upcoming WWE Survivor Series event.
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James Stewart bring backs audio from July on the details of Adam Page and his story leading into his AEW Championship match on Saturday night against AEW Champion Kenny Omega.
James Stewart and Mike Riley talked about Mike's live experience at Monday Night RAW this week, WWE cutting more talent from their roster and previewing AEW Full Gear!
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James Stewart and Mike Riley chat about AEW being in Boston this week, the WWE releasing it's Pay Per View Event schedule and Ring of Honor looks to be closing it's doors.
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James Stewart spoke with All Elite Wrestling Official Aubrey Edwards about AEW returning to Boston on Wednesday night. James and Aubrey spoke about her officiating the first AEW Championship match between Chris Jericho and Adam Page, her in ring style as a referee, her work with AEW Games and how she got into wrestling as a fan.
James Stewart and Mike Riley discuss what's going on with Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch, they give thoughts on WWE Crown Jewel and on All Elite Wrestling coming to Boston this week.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the media back and forth between WWE's Roman Reigns and AEW Owner Tony Khan. They also talk about the upcoming AEW and WWE pay per view special events. James has a mega idea for how WWE sells out two nights of Wrestlemania in Dallas, with a dream match of Roman Reigns against Steve Austin on night two and Becky Lynch vs Ronda Rousey for night one.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the differences in All Elite Wrestling and WWE. Should the WWE end the draft?
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Mike Riley spoke with former WWE/NXT start Fandango
"Dango" talks about breaking into the wrestling business and working his way up to WWE where he wrestled Hall of Famer Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 29. Plus he discusses the state of pro wrestling today and has advice to any wrestlers looking to break into the business.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley recap WWE Extreme Rules.
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Mike Riley's five take aways from All Elite Wrestling's GRAND SLAM show on Wednesday Night. What's next for Cody Rhodes? Omega and Danielson rematch? Britt Baker, Sting & Darby Allin, and CM Punk.
James Stewart gave some quick thoughts on All Elite Wrestling Grand Slam on Wednesday Night featuring Omega vs Danielson, Cody getting boo'ed, Happy CM Punk and Britt Baker in the main event.
James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about Big E cashing in his Money in the Bank contract to capture the WWE Championship from Bobby Lashley.
NXT News and Notes
AEW News and Notes
WWE Extreme Rules thoughts
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talked about the reporting that Kevin Owens contract is up and he might be leaving WWE for AEW in the future, the 2021 PWI 500 rankings, the Roman vs Balor build and James shot down the reporting about Adam Cole becoming a manager in WWE.
James Stewart talked with Jeff Hardy about his chase of the 24/7 championship, working with Karrion Kross, what's next for him in the short and long term, his relationship with Vince McMahon, real life incidents turning into storylines and his career highlights.
WWE returns to the TD Garden this Monday, September 13.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley recap the return of CM Punk, the debut of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson at All Elite Wrestling's PPV event All Out.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley preview All Elite Wrestling's All Out Event.
AEW World Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Christian Cage CM Punk vs. Darby Allin AEW Women's Championship: Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. vs. Kris Statlander AEW Tag Team Championships: Young Bucks (c) vs. Lucha Bros. Andrade El Idolo vs. PAC MJF vs. Chris Jericho -- if Jericho loses, he will never wrestle in AEW again Paul Wight vs. QT Marshall Jon Moxley vs. Satoshi Kojima Women's Casino Battle Royale
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James Stewart and Mike Riley discuss the return of CM Punk to pro wrestling on AEW's Rampage show on Friday 8/20/21.
James and Mike recap WWE's Summer Slam event on Saturday night 8/21/21.
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James Stewart spoke with Ring of Honor Wrestler Matt Taven about his blood feud with Vincent, wrestling in a steel cage, Ring of Honor being in front of fans again, Bandido upset win at BITW, other good things in ROH.
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James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray preview WWE Summer Slam 2021.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley spoke with Matt Cardona, host of @majorwfpod, @majorlandpod, & #MCTrueLongIslandStory about his upcoming show at Kowloon, his GCW Championship win, winning the Intercontinental Championship at Wrestlemania in Dallas and his love for collecting figures.
James Stewart is joined by the New Age Insiders, Eddie McCabe and Chris McGue, they talk about the possible sale of WWE, who beats Roman Reigns for the Universal Champion, CM Punks return, the Adam Page story and is Cody Rhodes retired?
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Mike Riley spoke with WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan
He shares stories about his life and times in pro wrestling, discusses the state of pro wrestling today and has advice to any wrestlers looking to break into the business.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley discussed the release of Bray Wyatt from WWE, Chris Jericho and Nick Gage having a Death Match on TNT and what's going on with the Adam Page story. Plus, when will CM Punk return to pro wrestling?
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the reports of CM Punk and Bryan Danielson returning to pro wrestling and specifically All Elite Wrestling.
Mike and James also talked about John Cena's return to WWE, his story with Roman Reigns and Nikki Cross winning the RAW Women's Championship from Charlotte Flair.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about John Cena's return to WWE and recap WWE's Money in the Bank event.
James Stewart spoke with WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre about his upcoming Money in the Bank ladder match this Sunday, his run as WWE Champion in the Thunderdome, his thoughts on working with Roman Reigns and Bill Goldberg and his relationship with Vince McMahon.
WWE Raw returns to TD Garden on September 13, 2021
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James Stewart spoke with WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston about returning to shows with a live crowd, his upcoming WWE Championship match with Bobby Lashley at WWE Money in the Bank, his run to the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 35 and if there's ever been a conversation about a feud between the members of New Day.
WWE Raw returns to TD Garden on September 13, 2021
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James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray preview the WWE Money in the Bank event.
They open with their thoughts on the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match featuring Asuka vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Cross vs. Liv Morgan vs. Zelina Vega vs. two more TBD and who might be a surprise entrant and winner.
James, Mike and Joe discuss the Men’s Money in the Bank match featuring Ricochet vs. John Morrison vs. Riddle vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Big E vs. Kevin Owens vs. King Nakamura vs. Seth Rollins.
WWE Universal Championship:
Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. Edge
WWE Championship:
Bobby Lashley (c) (with MVP) vs. Kofi Kingston (with Xavier Woods)
RAW Women’s Championship:
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
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Joe Murray spoke with Kevin Nash about the 25 year anniversary of the nWo and his experiences in Boston.
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James Stewart talks about what an excellent show AEW Dynamite was and details the stories of Cody, Jericho vs MJF, the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega vs Adam Page story leading in to what we expect to be their championship match at AEW All Out in Chicago.
Watch along with James Stewart and Mike Riley as they re live WCW Bash at the Beach 1996. It’s the 25 year anniversary of WCW Bash at the Beach when Hulk Hogan turned to the dark side.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley open up talking about the return of Edge to WWE TV and potential matches moving forward for Edge and Roman Reigns.
14:40: James and Mike share thoughts on Kofi Kingston’s promo with MVP on Monday Night Raw about WWE Champion Bobby Lashley.
19:28: Mike gives an update on WWE coming back to Boston and if the Royal Rumble is still in play for Boston.
38:51: James pushes back on those who want to cancel Jim Ross because he called AEW Dynamite, WWE Dynamite.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley recap WWE Hell in a Cell.
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Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley open the show discussing the rumor that the Rock might be coming back to WWE as early as Survivor Series to start the build of a Roman Reigns vs Rock match.
James and Mike talk about Rey Mysterio challenging Roman Reigns to a match inside Hell in a Cell at the Hell in a Cell Pay Per View Event for the Universal Championship.
James and Mike gave their thoughts on the NXT In Your House event.
James and Mike closed the show by talking about the happenings in AEW with Darby Allen, Sting, Dr. Britt Baker and Kenny Omega.
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James Stewart opens talking about WWE announcing Summer Slam will take place in Las Vegas on Saturday, August 21 at 8 p.m. ET.
James speculates on the main events of Summer Slam centering around Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley, Brock Lesnar and John Cena.
James talks about why he was shocked at the WWE releasing Braun Strowman.
James wonders if AEW’s newest addition, Andrade El Idolo, could be the answer to who ends Kenny Omega’s belt collector story.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley open this week’s show by sharing their biggest takeaway from All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing Pay Per View Event.
6:36 – James and Mike talk about their match of the night with the Young Bucks retaining their Tag Team Championship over Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston.
13:26 – James and Mike discuss Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D winning the AEW Women’s Championship from Hikaru Shida.
22:50 – James and Mike chat about Stadium Stampede 2 where the Inner Circle defeated the Pinnacle and the rest of the AEW PPV event
Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley open this week’s show by talking about the life of Owen Hart. Owen Hart Passed away in 1999 at the WWF Over the Edge Pay Per View Event.
18:02 – James and Mike talk about All Elite Wrestling’s Pay Per View Event coming up on Sunday, Double or Nothing.
Kenny Omega (c) (with Don Callis) vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Pac Three-way match for the AEW World Championship
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. (with Rebel) Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship
Cody Rhodes (with Arn Anderson) vs. Anthony Ogogo (with QT Marshall, Aaron Solow, and Nick Comoroto)
Anthony Bowens vs. Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Christian Cage vs. Colt Cabana vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. Evil Uno vs. Griff Garrison vs. Isiah Kassidy vs. Jungle Boy vs. Lee Johnson vs. Marq Quen vs. Matt Hardy vs. Matt Sydal vs. Max Caster vs. Nick Comoroto vs. Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Preston Vance vs. QT Marshall vs. The Blade vs. TBA Casino Battle Royale for a future AEW World Championship match
"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Brian Cage (with Taz) Singles match
Miro (c) vs. Lance Archer (with Jake Roberts) Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship
Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz) vs. The Pinnacle (MJF, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, Cash Wheeler, and Dax Harwood) (with Tully Blanchard) Stadium Stampede match If The Inner Circle lose, they must disband.
Darby Allin and Sting vs. Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky Tag team match
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston
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Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley give our opinions about All Elite Wrestling and if they’ve lived up to their mission statement of changing the wrestling world. 9:30 - James and Mike discuss AEW’s War Games style Blood and Guts match from this past Wednesday Night on TNT Dynamite. 28:33 – James and Mike talk about the deadspin hit piece on Cody Rhodes. Cody Rhodes needs to f off more than anyone has ever f off in the history of f**** off https://deadspin.com/cody-rhodes-needs-to-f-off-more-than-anyone-has-ever-1846840933 50:23 – James and Mike tell you what match they’re most looking forward to on WWE Backlash.
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Open - James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about the WWE career of Daniel Bryan and how it might have ended on Friday Night live on Smackdown after a loss to Roman Reigns.
27:30 - All Elite Wrestling will present Blood and Guts on Wednesday Night. James and Mike talk about this War Games Style Match, featuring the Chris Jericho lead Inner Circle against the MJF lead Pinnacle.
Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about why wrestling ratings are flat and who is the number 1 "babyface" (good guy / gal) in pro wrestling?
18:06 - James and Mike discuss the firing of Senior Director of Talent Relations in WWE, Mark Carrano and what it means for New WWE President Nick Kahn going forward.
Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about Pat McAfee joining the Smackdown announce team and the status and problems with the other WWE broadcasters. 9:26: James and Mike discuss the resent releases of Samoa Joe, Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Mickie James, Chelsea Green, Tucker, Kalisto, Mojo Rawley, Bo Dallas and Wesley Blake as of April 15, 2021 35:21 – Hangover WWE thoughts a week after Wrestlemania 37
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Mike "Sarge" Riley shares his WrestleMania weekend thoughts after the two-night event and witnessing, as he described it, the greatest main event finish in seven years.
James Stewart, Joe Murray and Mike Riley recap night 2 of Wrestlemania Night recap. James, Joe and Mike took your phone calls as we reacted instantly to Wrestlemania live!
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James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray recapped night one of Wrestlemania 37. They opened talking about the Smackdown Women's Championship match between Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair.
10:52 - Our thoughts on Bad Bunny making his Wrestlemania debut inside the ring.
17:12 - We discuss the open to Wrestlemania and the WWE Championship match between Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre.
Wrestlemania 37 Prop Bets with Felger, Maz, Jim Murray and James Stewart:
Will the Spanish announcer table be broken? -Yes -No
How many tables will be broken? Over / Under 4 ½
Will Kevin Owens jump off the Pirate Ship at Raymond James Stadium during his match with Sami Zayn? -Yes -No
Will the Undertaker make an appearance on Wrestlemania? -Yes -No
Of the 8 Championship matches scheduled, how many titles will change hands? Over / Under 5 ½
Will the Fiend or Alexa Bliss shoot fire at Randy Orton during their match? -Yes -No
James Stewart gave an update on John Cena's health and status for Wrestlemania this year, some thoughts on NXT TakeOver and Mike Tyson's return to All Elite Wrestling.
James Stewart talks about how Rob Van Dam's Hall of Fame speech impacted him and he answers your twitter questions.
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James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray from Over / Under 98.5 talk Wrestlemania 37.
2:20 - Triple threat match for the WWE Universal Championship, Roman Reigns defending against the Royal Rumble winner Edge and Daniel Bryan.
16:38 - Joe Murray shares why Randy Orton vs the Fiend is his match to watch.
25:34 - Mike Riley tells us why Raw Women's Champion Asuka defending against Rhea Ripley is his match to watch.
35:43 - James Stewart details why Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn is his must watch match.
44:24 - Wrestlemania match quick picks.
1:0:35 - Closing Questions and thoughts:
Favorite Wrestlemania match of all time?
If you could have attended a Wrestlemania which one would it had been?
With the Hall of Fame this week...who is one person that should be in the HOF?
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Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley talk about who’s missing from Wrestlemania this year and why. 19:40 – We discuss Kane and Rob Van Dam being announced as the newest members of the WWE Hall of Fame. 30:20 – Watch Along – Steve Austin vs Bret Hart from Wrestlemania 13.
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James Stewart spoke with Ring Honor's Matt Taven about his upcoming UNSANCTIONED MATCH with Vincent, Mike and Maria Bennett coming back to Ring of Honor, his relationship with Jay Lethal and his World Championship goals going forward in ROH.
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 8 P.M. EASTERN ON PAY-PER-VIEW AND HONORCLUB 19th ANNIVERSARY HOUR ONE AIRS FREE ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH CHAMPION RUSH vs. JAY LETHAL
GRUDGE MATCH JAY BRISCOE vs. EC3
ROH WORLD TELEVISION TITLE MATCH KENNY KING (DEFENDING THE TITLE FOR DRAGON LEE) vs.TRACY WILLIAMS
UNSANCTIONED MATCH MATT TAVEN vs. VINCENT
ROH PURE TITLE MATCH CHAMPION JONATHAN GRESHAM vs. DAK DRAPER
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH CHAMPIONS LA FACCIÓN INGOBERNABLE’S KENNY KING & BESTIA DEL RING (SUBSTITUTING FOR DRAGON LEE) vs. THE FOUNDATION’S TRACY WILLIAMS & RHETT TITUS
DALTON CASTLE vs. JOSH WOODS (w/SILAS YOUNG)
MARK BRISCOE vs. FLIP GORDON
AIRING ON HOUR ONE:
ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH CHAMPIONS SHANE TAYLOR & SOLDIERS OF SAVAGERY (MOSES & KAUN) vs. MEXISQUAD (BANDIDO, FLAMITA & REY HORUS)
FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL MATCH DANHAUSEN vs. ELI ISOM vs. BRIAN JOHNSON vs. LSG
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Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley reacap WWE Fastlane with opening thoughts on how streaming the WWE’s first show on the Peacock Network went. 8:00 – Thoughts on the great main event between Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan. Will the Universal Championship match at Wrestlemania now be a 3-way match between Edge, Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan? 23:40 - Alexa Bliss pinned Randy Orton after he was attacked by a piece of charcoal. Credit to Bryan Alvarez on twitter for that line. 45:34 - Thunder Rosa vs Dr Britt Baker main evented AEW dynamite on Wednesday night by having a lights out match. 1:02:08 - Congratulations to friend of the show Eric Bischoff on being part of the 2021 WWE Hall of Fame.
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James Stewart is joined this week by Jason Moltov and Liam Stryker from The New Age Insiders Wrestling Show to talk about the bigger picture state of pro wrestling.
James Stewart talks about the great match that Finn Balor had with Adam Cole and how it moves NXT forward towards two nights of Takeover Wrestlemania week with Kyle O’Reilly against Adam Cole and Karrion Kross against Finn Balor.
AEW had a mixed night with the good being the closing angle with the Inner Circle and MJF. The bad being the next challenger for Kenny Omega and the terrible explanation by Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley to cover up for the failed exploding ring on Sunday night.
James Stewart and Mike Riley recap All Elite Wrestling’s Revolution Pay Per View Event. They open up talking about the Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the AEW World Championship between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley
19:50 – Our thoughts on Sting & Darby Allin vs. Team Taz's Ricky Starks & FTW Champion Brian Cage in a Cinematic shot Street Fight.
27:16 – We discuss where the story of the Inner Circle is going following the AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks defending their titles against Chris Jericho and MJF with Wardlow.
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This Week James Stewart and Mike Riley do a watch a long show. Listen as James and Mike talk about two of their favorite matches in wrestling history.
4:45 - James picked "Macho Man" Randy Savage defending the WWF Championship against Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania 5 as his match.
37:00 - Mike picked Kurt Angle facing Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 21 as his match.
1:12:30 - Quick final thoughts on AEW Revolution.
James Stewart spoke with All Elite Wrestling Super Star Big Money Matt Hardy as he was on his way to AEW’s Pay Per View Event. AEW presents Revolution Live on Sunday, March 7th at 8pm. Matt Hardy will be facing Adam Page in a Big Money Match where the winner receives the loser's 2021 first-quarter earnings. Matt talked about his match with Adam Page, his character changes over the years, the beginning of Broken Matt Hardy, Stadium Stamped, his relationship with AEW Owner Tony Kahn, his creative process and if he has eyes on the AEW World Championship!
You can find Matt Hardy on Cameo and on prowrestlingtees.com by searching Matt Hardy. Most importantly, you can also find Matt Hardy taking Adam Page’s full first quarter earnings for 2021 by beating him on Sunday Night, live on Pay Per View.
It was a BIG SHOW on AEW "Dynamite" with a major announcement. Wrestling Inside the Ropes' Mike "Sarge" Riley looks at some possible names who could be signing on with AEW as early as this Sunday. And will there really be wrestling events 4 out of 5 days coming this April? Listen in!
James Stewart talks about All Elite Wrestling's Dynamite show featuring Shaquille O'Neil wrestling in the ring, Tully Blanchard wrestling and winning in his first match in more than 30 years and Cody Rhodes during his media conference call talked about AEW's Championship Death match and the future of AEW TV.
Wrestling Inside the Ropes co-host Mike Riley shares his thoughts on Bobby Lashley becoming the New WWE Champion on Monday Night Raw, as well as their thoughts on the plans going toward WrestleMania!
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James Stewart goes in depth about what the crowning of Bobby Lashley as the New WWE Champion means for the road to Wrestlemania and the WWE stories going forward.
Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley look back at the different in the world from a year ago to today. One year ago they were in attendance at WWE Smackdown in Boston.
12:24: Thoughts on Paul Wight, formerly known as Big Show, going to from AEW to WWE.
34:29: Our reaction to the Tony Kahn media tour about All Elite Wrestling, the AEW Championship death match coming to Pay Per View on Sunday, March 7th, 2021.
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Start: James Stewart and Mike Riley open talking about the new WWE Champion that was crowded at WWE Elimination Chamber. 20:26 –Edge challenging Roman Regins for the WWE Universal Championship is now official for Wrestlemania this year. 50:27 – Our thoughts on All Elite Wrestling doing a World Championship Death Match as the main event for their next pay per view event.
James Stewart and Mike Riley open the show by talking about the NXT Championship match between Finn Balor and Pete Dunne. 12:46 – What path will Edge take on his road to Wrestlemania and Smackdown Elimination Chamber preview. 31:25 - RAW WWE Elimination Chamber preview 50:40 - Riley’s text messages of random wrestling notes.
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James Stewart opens talking about the story that’s about to be told with Edge and Roman Reigns. Edge is back full time and it looks like he’ll be facing Roman Reigns in the main event of Wrestlemania this year. A lot of questions on the road to Wrestlemania.
6:33 - A quick look at what All Elite Wrestling is doing right now.
8:22 - A few memories of Butch Reed who passed away this past week at age 66.
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James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray from Over / Under 98.5 Podcast discuss the Men’s Royal Rumble match, the Women’s Royal Rumble Match, Roman Reign’s vs Kevin Owens in a last man standing match, other thoughts from the Royal Rumble Show and WWE’s deal with the NBC Peacock network.
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Start: James Stewart, Mike Riley and Joe Murray open the show by talking about the potential status of the Rock for this year’s Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania.
4:46 - Could two nights of Wrestlemania lead to WWE Championship Unification match?
13:00 - Who do we think will win the Men’s Royal Rumble match and who do we want to win the Men’s Royal Rumble match?
29:12 - Who do we think will win the Women’s Royal Rumble match and who do we want to win the Women’s Royal Rumble match?
52:17 - Thoughts on the WWE Championship and Universal Championship matches.
1:02:00 - We share our favorite Royal Rumble matches and moments.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley open talking about the return of Bill Goldberg. Why is Goldberg back?
Why is Smackdown the best TV show in wrestling?
In All Elite Wrestling, Kenny Omega, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson and the Young Bucks have reunited as the Bullet Club Elite
James Stewart and Mike Riley took questions from YOU the podcast listener.
How will WWE use the Thunderdome for Wrestlemania?
Who do we think will be the first to jump from AEW to WWE?
Who is someone who hasn’t been on the main roster, who could main event a WM?
One dream match that you wanted and never happened in any promotion and the best wrestling event you have ever attended?
The work that Roman Reigns is doing. I think it's classic smarmy heel, but not "likeable"; is WWE going for that or is Roman just THAT unlikable in general?!”
When and who does Roman eventually lose his title to?
Name a Royal Rumble Winner that should not have won…
What’s your favorite ECW Original moment?
if you could rebook the Survivor Series deadly game tournament but couldn’t have Rock or Mankind win, who would you have win?
James Stewart and Mike Riley give out 2020 pro wrestling year end awards: Wrestler of the year Tag Team of the year WWE Match of year AEW Match of the year: WWE Feud of the year AEW Feud of the year Favorite WWE moment of the year Favorite AEW Moment of the year What would you like to see happen in 2021?
James and Mike closed the show giving their thoughts on the passing of Jon Huber.
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James Stewart and Mike Riley recap WWE's TLC event headlined by Randy Orton set the Fiend on fire, Roman Reigns defending the WWE Universal Championship against Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre defending the WWE Championship against AJ Styles and the Miz and the return of a former champion.
Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley opened up this week talking about a potential return of Bill Goldberg to the WWE. Will Goldberg be in the Royal Rumble? Will he win the Rumble and go on to face Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania? 18:00 – Is CM Punk coming back to wrestling? 30:30 – Will Sting and Cody be partners in All Elite Wrestling or opponents in AEW? 50:06 – WWE Tables, Ladders and Chairs preview
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley opened up this week by talking about the passing of WWE Hall of Famer, Pat Patterson 9:24 - Kenny Omega defeated Jon Moxley to become the new All Elite Wrestling World Champion. We detail the six year arc of the Kenny Omega championship chase story. 32:04 – The return of STING!!! What does it mean for AEW 46:20 - NXT War Games Recap
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James Stewart and Mike Riley recap WWE Survivor Series
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley open up by giving general thoughts on All Elite Wrestling’s Full Gear Pay Per View event this past weekend.
2:57 - The Young Bucks, finally won the AEW World Tag Team Championship by beating FTR.
14:43 - Kenny Omega, looked like Kenny Omega in his victory over Adam Hangman Page, and in what was Page’s best singles match in his AEW run. With Omega’s win over Page, Kenny Omega is now the number 1 challenger for Jon Moxley’s AEW World Championship.
20:43 - TNT Championship: Darby Allin defeated Cody Rhodes (c) (w/ Arn Anderson) This should be the moment and the match that moves Darby Allin up the card and into being a featured player in All Elite Wrestling.
31:10 - MJF pinned Chris Jericho to become a member of the Inner Circle. This was a good match that showcased Jericho, as a clear good guy to the fans.
39:37 - Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara in an Elite Deletion match.
51:13 – Does WWE have a “face of the company”?
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley open up by previewing All Elite Wrestling’s Full Gear Pay Per View event this weekend. Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara in an Elite Deletion match.
4:50 - Chris Jericho vs MJF
10:07 - FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (c) (with Tully Blanchard) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) for the AEW World Tag Team Champions Championship
31:48 - Thoughts on Jey Uso joining Roman Reigns.
39:06 - Why Sasha Banks vs Bayley for the Smackdown Women’s Championship is on Smackdown this week.
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley recap WWE Hell in a Cell, Randy Orton is now a 14 times WWE World Champion as he pinned Drew McIntyre.
5:35 - Sasha Banks beats Bayley for the WWE Smackdown Women’s championship.
22:23 - Miz wins the Money in the Bank case from Otis
29:17 - Roman Reigns makes Jey Uso quit to retain the WWE Universal Championship.
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley discuss the possibility of the Undertaker returning to WWE for a match with Roman Reigns at Survivor Series.
9:54 - Could Bill Goldberg be returning to WWE for a match with Roman Reigns.
18:42 - Thoughts on WWE Hell in a Cell specifically Drew McIntyre defending the WWE Championship against Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell match.
26:11 – Thoughts on Bayley defending the WWE Smackdown Women’s championship against Sasha Banks in a Hell in a Cell match.
35:50 – What we liked and didn’t like about the All Elite Wrestling one year Anniversary show
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James Stewart and Justin Barrasso from Sports Illustrated, discussed their long time friendship, wrestling fandom and current and past issues in the Wrestling World.
Open: Justin's background and 18 year friendship.
5:45: The story behind the Bully Ray "Average Athlete" incident.
11:38 - Background and research into the Randy Savage feature story.
26:18 - Where does Randy Savage rank in wrestling history since 1984?
33:25 - Thoughts on NXT and Finn Balor's current status as NXT Champion.
40:22 - Would Fenway Park ever host WWE Summer Slam? If WWE did Summer Slam in Foxboro, what would the feature match be?
43:00 - "Rock is Wrestlemania or Bust" to face Roman Reigns and the character development of Roman Reigns.
53:26 - Could CM Punk return to fight Roman or is New Japan and Wrestle Kingdom in the cards?
1:02:31 - All Elite Wrestling's future direction of Kenny Omega.
1:10:30 - The Young Bucks and how they've been used in the first year of All Elite Wrestling.
1:21:10 - Our evaluation of Cody's time in All Elite Wrestling
1:31:25 - Random stories about Extreme Championship Wrestling
1:41:38 - Top Tag Teams since 1987 (Dudley's and Road Warriors)
1:49:25 - What's coming up in Sports Illustrated
1:53:45 - Thoughts on Jon Moxley and his story and how James had an interview with the then Dean Amborse the day after he won Money in the Bank and the WWE Championship.
2:00:45 - Re booking the WWE Championship picture with Edge, Orton, Drew, Miz and Otis
Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley discuss the WWE Draft and specifically how WWE handles it’s talent in these situation and how the New Day was split up.
12:10 - The debate continues on how Sasha Banks and Bayley have been booked leading into their Hell in a Cell match.
29:30 - We look at AEW on TNT the last year. The good.
Jericho, Cody, week to week consistency.
49:07 - And the bad. Women’s division, The Elite being anything but and the use of former WWE stars.
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley discuss the reason why Roman Reigns is a bad guy right now and how this could be the biggest story for the WWE in years.
7:48 – Could Samoa Joe, CM Punk and The Rock be potential future opponents for Roman Reigns?
21:26 – Did CM Punk really make it harder for Roman Reigns to be a top WWE Star?
32:26 – Will the Sasha Banks and Bayley story continue past this weeks Smackdown show? Will they have matches beyond Octobers Hell in a Cell event?
52:30 – NXT TakeOver 31 thoughts
58:53 – Our thoughts on AEW is celebrating 30 years of Chris Jericho on Wednesday
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley recap WWE Clash of Champions
1:55 – Is Roman Reigns vs the Rock possible in the future?
11:01 – The Roman Reigns we saw tonight against Jey Uso, is the Roman Reigns we’ve been waiting for.
16:26 – Thoughts on WWE Champion Drew Mcintrye against Randy Orton
31:18 - Triple Threat Ladder Match: Sami Zayn vs Jeff Hardy vs A.J. Styles for the Intercontinental Championship
47:26 – Our thoughts the passing of Joe Laurinaitis, known to wrestling fans as Road Warrior Animal
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley debate All Elite Wrestling’s MUST SEE Parking lot fight between Best Friends and Santana and Ortiz. Was it good and was it in good taste?
9:27 – Reaction to our Top 10 wrestlers since 1990 discussion
16:33 – What’s been good on AEW with MJF, The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega
34:56 – WWE Clash of Champion’s preview and what matches we’re most interested in
41:04 – The Miz should get another run as WWE Champion
47:26 – Our thoughts on the WWE Intercontinental Championship ladder match
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Open – James Stewart and Mike Riley discuss who they think the top 10 pro wrestlers are since 1990.
Riley:
Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, John Cena, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Undertaker and Sting
Stewart:
Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, John Cena, Ric Flair, Mick Foley, Brock Lesnar, Daniel Bryan and CM Punk
5:55 – Why are CM Punk and Daniel Bryan on James’ top 10 list
15:53 – Why Brock Lesnar is on James’ top 10 list
25:14 – Why Sting is on Riley’s top 10 list
31:23 – Why Undertaker is on Riley’s top 10 list
43:08 – Thoughts on Finn Balor and Adam Cole battling for the NXT Championship
45:17 - Two things coming to RAW that interest us this week…
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee for the first time ever has been announced for Monday Night Raw.
Mandy Rose was traded to RAW.
53:07 – Smackdown was great, again! Thoughts on the Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, Jey Uso story and where it’s going.
56:27 – Miro, the artist formerly known as Rusev in the WWE debuts, James noticed an interested trend that has been happening with new AEW talent who came from the WWE.
1:08:12 – AEW’s Elite is breaking up
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