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Four lifelong wrestling fans get together every week to give you the best wrestling podcast around. Featuring interviews with your favorite wrestlers past and present. Enjoy the laughs and wrestling talk as we cover it all. From WWE, AEW, Impact, NWA, MLW, NJPW, ROH, and more! It's wrestling talk... and talk about wrestling! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-shining-wizards/support
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One of the longest running weekly wrestling shows returns with another action packed show. Right from go we are talking about NWA and the Crockett Cup 2023, this takes us Over the Top & boy does this turn into something. After Over the Top we do talk about the NWA and continue to explore exactly where it went wrong, was it the pandemic? Aldis leavi…
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A jam packed episode covering the past week in the world of pro wrestling Tony is rocking a Beef Shirt, and well, ya just gotta listen. We jump into Over the Top, and we cover everything from the WWE to MLW and everything in between. Matt is fired up about AEW Double or Nothing, and he breaks down the whole card, match by match, losing his mind. Li…
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Episode 638: Crotch the Dong Hunter
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On this episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast the crew covers it all. Over the Top right from the jump, as we cover everything that happened in the past week. We cover the "Superstar" Billy Graham death and the 2004 WWF Hall of Fame class. This someone leads us into a conversation about Ron Reese, which is fascinating in itself. Matt tri…
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Episode 637 comes out of the gate hot. Tony is pissed off about Facebook and he rants and raves like a lunatic. Matt attempts to get things back on track by sharing his thoughts about the Wrestlemania 4 finish, how 2 good guys cheated to beat a bad guy. This leads the boys on a short adventure about how they would rebook Mania 4 without a tournamen…
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Episode 636: Mommy's Happy with Paul Lauria
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The Shining Wizards Return with Episode 636 Over the Top leads off the show & as the boys try to transition into Backlash from Puerto Rico, they are hit with a Savio Vega bomb followed by a surprise guest who rocks the socks off the crew. It's a great surprise and something we were not ready for, and it bleeds over into our guest, ECW Legend "The G…
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The boys are back with another fun filled show. Lots of WWE talk on this episode. The direction of Cody, the WWE Draft, who should win the new title, the latest lawsuit, bad writer ideas and more We also check on Handsome Kevin's excitement level for the possibility of Wrestlemania 41 being in Minnesota. We also talk about the AEW landscape. Roderi…
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Meet Robbie X- KING OF THE CRUISERWEIGHTS
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Matt and Kevin get together to talk with UK wrestling superstar Robbie X. The King of the Cruiserweights shares so much with us. It's a great introduction to the man who is tearing it up in the UK. We talk about his near 5 star match with Will Ospreay, working with legends like Frankie Kazarian & Doug Williams. HIs feud with Lio Rush, the UK wrestl…
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Tony, KJG & HK are back to bring you all things from the world of pro wrestling. The boys do some video game talk and catch up with each other before jumping into the wrestling world. Over the Top is a wild ride from WWE to Stardom and back to the NWA & MLW. Tony puts his degree to use and gives us a breakdown of the Rhaka Khan (Trenesha Biggers) C…
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We have a full house tonight Show starts and Matt is having internet & microphone issues, he is in & out of the first 20 minutes of the show. Tony has some technical difficulties & issues with Matt and his harsh words for the committee. Boys do a little catching up, Matt attempts to join them, and is annoyed with his internet & Streamyard. When his…
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Matt sits down & chats it up with United Empire Member and NJPW Star Aaron Henare. They talk about a variety of topics, becoming a member in the United Empire, Animal Organs, who's worse then House of Torture, The G1, Shingo Takagi, the Road to Dontaku, Hirooki Goto, Bad Luck Fale, Chess and much more. This is a great way to introduce yourself to A…
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Episode 632: Bringing that BANG ENERGY
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The latest episode is here and its a long one Tony interrupts the open from Aruba to check in from his vacation We catch up with some Easter talk, then Matt has to address the Pick situation, as there was a mix up this weekend. We do some OVER THE TOP before we are joined by our guest, Mr Vinny Pacifico. We talk about his Bang Energy sponsorship, h…
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The biggest week in pro wrestling has come and gone. We are talking all things from the past week. Wrestlemania 39 in all it's glory, the Shane McMahon injury, the matches that stole the show, did we see any Wrestlemania Moments? And of course we talk about the decision to NOT put the title on Cody. We talk some WWE Hall of Fame, the return of Brya…
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Episode 630: Do It In The Microphone Stupid
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It is Wrestlemania week and we are chalk full of wrestling previews of the biggest week in wrestling. We catch up quickly and our wonderful listeners remind us of the Needle in the pecker spot from the XPW show this past weekend, so we talk about that for a bit. Kevin is furious & Tony is speechless, which doesn't happen often. We got Over the Top …
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The Wizards are back with another episode covering the world of professional wrestling. After a short open, Matt poses the question, if Ricky Steamboat had a Tag Team Partner, would you rather it be Tito Santana or KoKo B Ware circa 1991. This leads us to the 1990 IC Title Tournament, we know Mr Perfect won beating Tito Santana, but who were the ot…
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On the latest episode the boys get back it with lots of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling. The boys go OVER THE TOP and hit on all the results from the past week. Matt is in charge of the facts, as Tony is running behind. Who's facts do you enjoy more? Matt or Tony? Matt is confused with the Booby Hitting clip from NXT & looks for clarity fro…
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A huge week of wrestling and we are back to talk about some of it. After catching up and hitting Over the Top the boys jump into AEW Revolution. Matt has some issues with a few things from the PPV. No time clock, legal tags in a NO DQ match and a lack of explanation on the DQ during the Iron Man Match. Besides that him and Kevin enjoyed the show. T…
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This week the boys give you all the wrestling you want and more After catching up with each other from last week the boys jump right into WHAT IF???? This week's What If if Bret Hart left WWF for WCW in 1992 We play out a variety of situations and fantasy book how things would have looked for both the WWF and WCW in 1992 if Bret Hart had left. Afte…
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Episode 625: Hacky Sack in the Park
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It's a full episode on the latest edition of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast We break out a new segment called Over the Top. We run down the results from all the shows from the past week, and Tony put's it OVER THE TOP with a fun fact. Then we get down to it, as we are covering picks and talking Elimination Chamber. Matt disliked the Women's …
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Episode 624: Kevin Kelly's Historic Field House
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It's Monday Night and the Wizards are a man down, but nothing to worry about. After catching up on the week that was in our personal lives, with anniversaries, wrestling shows & the Super Bowl, it's on to Picks and the NWA Nuff Said PPV. Matt highlight's what he liked about the show, before losing his mind over the main event and a few other things…
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The boys are back with a fun filled episode Tony is having some butt issues, and Matt is running late. They cover a some of the NXT Vengeance Day Show, Matt shows up and is having a day. Tony thinks Kota Ibushi is the star of NJPW, and we never get to finish yelling at each other cause our guest joins us. Playboy Centerfold and Cover Girl May Valen…
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Flashback: Wrestling with Genius - A Tribute to Lanny Poffo
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The Wizards and talent from across the wrestling spectrum pay tribute and homage to “The Genius” Leaping Lanny Poffo. With readings from his book “Wrestling with Rhyme” and original creations and stories, this presentation will hopefully give you an interesting look at the man and his creativity. Participants include: Bill Apter, Steve Corino, Bria…
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It's a full house tonight. Kevin Is back from Florida & we are rocking & rolling. With the Royal Rumble in our rearview mirror, we are officially on the Road to Wrestlemania. We break down the Royal Rumble, what we enjoyed, what we disliked, and of course, The Bloodline story. We are joined by current AAW World Tag Team Champion Frontman Jah C, we …
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The Boys are back with another fun filled episode They kick things over talking about the tragedy that struck the wrestling community this past week with the horrible passing of Jay Briscoe. We redirect the show into the WWE world, talking Royal Rumble, surprise entrants, who we think wins the rumble, the Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and plenty m…
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It's another Monday Night, and you know what that means After Tony and Handsome Kevin held it down last week, the whole crew is back this week. For some ungodly reason, they spend the first 20 minutes talking about Matt's vacation. Did the boys hype it up too much last week? Were you disappointed? Was there a porthole? We jump into the crazy week i…
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It's the debut of the Old Man Group as Tony and Handsome Kevin get into the wrestling talk. HK comes alive when Tony's mom enters the chat. The guys get giggity over all the happenings at Wrestle Kingdom 17, including the debut of Mercedes Monè. Talk then turns to the biggest news so far in 2023: Vince McMahon has returned to the WWE, reinstated hi…
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Happy New Year The Wizards are back with the 1st show of 2023 After the boys catch up about their New Years activities they dive into the world of professional wrestling Matt got all jacked up for the Muta/Nakamura match & ended up signing up for the Pro Wrestling NOAH Streaming service. Matt talks about the show itself, gushes over the Muta/Nakamu…
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The boys are live in studio with Phil Raia from the Turnbuckle Throwbacks. It's a night of pizza, wrestling talk, and a run-in from T3. After some great talk, the guys cover the December 22, 2017 episode of Monday Night Raw. We hope everyone has a Happy New Year! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-shining-wizards/…
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It's Monday Night and the crew is back with another action packed episode The boys cover the Mandy Rose release and share their thoughts on the whole situation, and have a pretty heated debate about if she should have been fired or not. They talk about the latest episode of AEW Dynamite and the happenings of what's going on in the WWE Universe Afte…
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It's Wrestling Talk....and Talk About Wrestling Matt Is the Lucky Pierre tonight with KJG & Handsome Kevin The boys catch up, as we hear about JJ Rouge's weekend and working with Eugene aka Nick Dinsmore before they jump into Ring of Honor's Final Battle. We talk about the card, the Double Dog Collar Match, Jericho tapping to the Swing, is ROH Garb…
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It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling The fellas quickly catch up with each other before being joined by the one and only Luigi Primo. The Best Pizza Chef in all the land. We talk about Pineapples on Pizza, his favorite toppings, working in AEW, going to Japan, and much more. It's a real fun interview and a great talk with one of the best ch…
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Fresh off of the Thanksgiving Holiday the boys are back to serve up some wrestling talk....and some talk about wrestling. Handsome Kevin is on 4th mic, and Matt attempts to throw him under the bus for his Thanksgiving tradition, and boy does that blow up in his face. Matt is in the barrel. Our guest, Rolando Freeman joins us to talk NWA, the Specta…
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Kate the Great & Handsome Kevin host The Shining Wizards 11th Anniversary Show Show is full of lots of laughs, trips down memory lane and tons of guests who pop in to celebrate with the boys. They are also joined by Darryl Sammartino and Larry Richert to talk about the Bruno Sammartino documentary. It's a celebration of the Wizards. --- Support thi…
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It's Monday and you know what that means, the boys are back talking all things wrestling from the past week. After quickly catching up we talk some Tales of the Territory before diving into the NWA. It's been a week for the NWA and it's fans. Hot off of Hard Times 3, the boys recap the Billy/Nick Aldis saga, talk about Hard Times 3, and ponder the …
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No Guest No Rules The boys are back and its absolute chaos. Matt is fired up from missing last week's show. Kevin can't get over Tony having a Tootsie Roll in his Top 5 last week and Tony is ready to talk AEW. We do some catching up, before talking a little Tales from the Territories. Florida, Stampede, picking up women, Bret Hart, No Class Bobby B…
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The Two Man Army celebrates Halloween with stories of candies and trick or treating. Tony opens with a rant on how bad technology treated him the past couple of days, but then turns around with an on-the-spot Top 5 favorite candies. Kevin isn't thrilled with some of the entries on the list, but agrees that it's hard to say no to any candy. After To…
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In this week's episode the boys start the show with an interesting conversation. Matt just watched the Jeff Hardy ROH Debut from 2003, and that sends the boys down a rabbit hole of Jeff Hardy, and Matt Hardy. It's an unscheduled down the aisle to kick off the show. They transition over to the Karl Anderson WWE/NJPW situation. We ponder on if it's a…
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Episode 607: Super Thunderfrog BAY BAY
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The Wizards are back with another jam packed episode We quickly catch up and decide if we are picking NXT's Halloween Havoc. Tony needs to hear the card, and Matt of course butchers some of the names. This transitions into the breaking news from last week, the return of the Good Brothers to RAW, and what that means for NJPW. We ponder the possibili…
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On this week's show the boys come in hot on a conversation about Jeans. How often does Matt wash his, and what do they smell like? How many pairs of jeans do we own? We catch up with each other about the weekend, Kevin ran into someone he knew at a wrestling show, but didn't realize it, Tony rubs in the Mets loss to Matt & Kevin has something going…
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On the Mothership Edition of the Shining Wizards, the boys discuss the life and career of Antonio Inoki. They are soon joined by friend of the show PCO to discuss his move to Impact, Honor No More, Vincent, and his upcoming opportunity in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet at Bound for Glory. After some discussion of the NWA and Impact, Matt leaves to cel…
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Episode 604: BLK JEEZ Beeting Around the Bush
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This week the boys bring you an amazing interview with BLK JEEZ. Topics covered with BLK JEEZ include being in the NWA, BLKOUT, Tyrus challenging for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, being a mentor and a wrestler, Promos and much more. It's a great interview with a lot of excellent insight and laughs After speaking with BLK JEEZ, Matt recoun…
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The boys are back with the latest episode of The Shining Wizards Podcast The crew jumps right into it with Matt talking about how he is going to yell at anyone wearing CM Punk gear at Grand Slam, and this leads them down an AEW conversation. Did Hangman go into business for himself? Are we happy to have Punk back in wrestling? How does Tony Khan de…
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It's Monday Night and the boys are back at it again. Tony is running a bit behind because of "work" Matt and Kevin kick off the show with some history information, catch up on the week they had, then dive right into the AEW saga. They touch on CM Punk's injury, Tony Khan, Malakai Black, Trios Titles, Grand Slam and more. Kevin has some internet iss…
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The Boys are back with another episode Happy Labor Day The crew catches up with each other after a busy week. Tony saw Clerks 3, Kevin watched all the wrestling shows Live and Matt worked. They jump right into the AEW drama. We should be talking about the show and the matches, but all the buzz is the backstage drama from the Media Scrum. We talk ab…
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It's Monday and your favorite podcast has returned. It's not a normal show, as Matt & Kevin have been tasked with putting together a Roast of Shining Wizards Tony as punishment for losing the Pay Per View Picks last year. It's a show full of laughs, great roasters and a few surprise guests. Big O Possum, Original G.L.O.W. Hollywood and our dear goo…
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The boys are back with another loaded show Tony is back from Wildwood, Kevin is back from Boston & Matt is right where we left him last week. We are joined by the Pale Pro Champion "The Young Gun" Chandler Hopkins to talk about his upcoming defense against Mysterious Q, his time in AEW, the upcoming CYN event, being in a relationship with a wrestle…
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Episode 598: Going Rouge with Izzy James
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It's Monday Night and you know what that means, another episode from your favorite podcast. We are without Tony tonight, so our good friend and fellow podcaster Kevin Rouge from the Year of Pod sits in on 3rd Mic. The boys catch up with what they have been up to this weekend, and Matt gets super annoyed as he has to figure out how to play a video f…
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Episode 597 The boys are joined by Kyle Hessler, booker and promoter of Pale Pro Wrestling in the Dallas Fort Worth Area. They discuss a variety of topics, the transition from MMA Fighter to Promoter, scouting talent, championship reigns and more. Pale Pro has a show coming up on September 3rd, be sure to check it out. PalePro.com for tickets and m…
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It's Monday Night and You Know What That Means Another episode of your favorite wrestling podcast. The boys quickly catch up with each other & talk some NWA. Tony gives us his top 3 from the weekend in the world of NWA. Matt is hot about Billy and the move to put Tyrus in the main event. Tony is disgusted by the amount of titles in the NWA. So the …
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It's Monday Night and You Know What That Means We are back with a lot of news, wrestling talk, picks, Down the Aisle and a great guest. Erik Watts joins us to talk about a variety of topics, from being the son of Bill Watts, why he went from football to wrestling, WCW, Tekno Team 2000 & much more. After a break, we are joined by Tony to talk a vari…
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It's Monday Night and You Know What That Means The boys are back to talk all things wrestling. Tony Play's a Thunderfrog liner AGAIN, to kick off the show, and the boys are disappointed. So we decide to play a bunch of liners to see what could have been played instead of Thunderfrog. From there we catch up with each other, Tony's got a new bathroom…
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