Before we get to our Elimination Chamber chat, we have to give the other WWE shows some love. Dijakovic, Street Profits, Cole, and Ricochet all impressed this week on NXT, and also showed how much fun it is when your non-feuding superstars interact with one another. NXT UK was in the U.S. for a filler but still good episode. And 205 Live brough ...…

Steve was in attendance for SmackDown this week, so he gives his thoughts on that experience, including how awesome an appearance by THE MAN truly is, enjoying Daniel Bryan face reactions for one, fleeting night, the sonic dream that is the IIconics, and why his son still can’t understand what Rusev sees in Lana (it rhymes with buberty). Raw wa ...…

It was a memorable Rumble weekend, and now … everyone’s leaving? After the guys discuss the functionality of a scorecard, they get to talking about the stellar week that was in wrestling. Among their topics: War Raiders had the best entrance of the week, no contest; Gargano is officially Johnny TakeOver; HALFTIME HEEEEEEEEAT; why special sets m ...…

Man, these belts (sorry, titles) are getting so heavy! No wonder they keep getting forgotten at home. But we have bigger concerns this Rumble weekend, like: What will the women's title picture look like after Sunday? Is Ronda leaving? Fantasy booking is fun again with the creation of AEW! Are we really looking forward to Ryder/Hawkins vs. Roode ...…

We're keeping score now, and Jason comes up shy, meaning he has to grapple with the future of Mandy Rose as a face against all odds. Plus, the guys were wowed by the first TakeOver for the UK brand, including how truly strong the boy, Bate, is, deciding what constitutes an aerial move, and how much of an afterthought Joe Coffey ended up being. ...…

We ran down the past week in WWE before giving our predictions for the first-ever NXT UK TakeOver event. Our discussions include: Seth burns it down by eliminating HHH's water intake; Sasha is up next and it's about damn time; the New Bryan is forcing hot dog throw sells; Shane still doesn't understand himself, though luckily Miz does; the wome ...…

It's a new year (YES IT IS), and a New Era has arrived to get us started off right! And once Vince leaves to make his XFL dreams a reality, we'll really be in for some new stuff. Until then, SmackDown, 205 Live, NXT UK, and NXT US will keep us warm until the Rumble. Among our highlights are: worrying about the food kids are eating while catchin ...…

First things first, we have to talk about NXT: EC3 vs. Fish, Ricochet vs. Breeze (yes, THAT Breeze), and Black/Gargano in a steel cage next week? THAT is the WWE we care about. But TLC is tomorrow, so we have thoughts about that too, like: why the Corbin TLC match will go on last, how terrible will the New Bryan be to the Face That Runs The Cam ...…

Another week, another garbage Raw you should've probably skipped! It would have avoided questions like, how did they forget Dolph in the Dolph/Drew break-up angle? Who decided Dean should just be Bane now? And how the F*** decided the Lucha House Party rules? Once our blood stopped boiling, it was on to praise for SmackDown, NXT, and NXT UK, fe ...…

The second War Games: TakeOver Edition was amazing, and Survivor Series was pretty good, too, so why has Raw sucked so much since then? The guys file their report. Also, will Shane reconcile with co-dad, the Miz? Will the SmackDown tag team division take an off week? If so, can Raw get ON? How surprising is it that Toni Storm is not the first N ...…

After one of the most tumultuous, newsworthy weeks in WWE history, we're set for a very different Survivor Series than we had a week ago. Among our questions: will the only title up for grabs change hands, will the tag match by 11-on-12, will Cross join the SDL women, will Shane cheat to make the Blue Brand the A team, how far CAN Big Show chuc ...…

Before you poke fun at a wrestler's size, make sure you're taller than he is. Having learned that lesson, the guys talk about a bad Raw, a good SmackDown, a great NXT, breaking things that don't belong to us, why a strict show time limit breaks kayfabe, Alexa Bliss' future as a non-wrestler, why Styles/Lesnar II should rule, and how Zelina Vega ...…

What a week! Evolution knocked our socks off, including killer title matches and Jason's indifference towards the coming Storm. NXT, both UK and US brands, also killed it, with more resolution to the Black attack, Matt Riddle's first TV match, and the UK brand's best match thus far. The guys also discussed how mannerisms while carrying/presenti ...…

With so much going on, it's surprising there weren't more outstanding matches in WWE this past week. NXT UK is off to a good start, though, and Roman and Dean offered a very interesting night on Raw, alongside turns for both Elias and Strowman. Meanwhile, SmackDown was very nearly a rerun, Crown Jewel is moving on unabated (though possibly Cena ...…

Boy, what a week! RAW got off to a Rousing start, featuring two turns and a genuine surprise return, SmackDown had a killer women's rematch and Miz TV with three of the best on the roster, and NXT gave us Ricochet/Dunne/Cole, and you know that was hot. However, we also got things like week 12 of Gable/Roode verus The Ascension and the WWE World ...…

Another week, another early morning show live from Australia. Wait, that's new! Jason has the Show-Down Breakdown, but first, find out why Ronda Rousey had the Match of the Night, why Roode and Gable are still Not on the Card, who had the Killer Gimmick this week, why the Legends nostalgia train holds No Heat for Jason, and why the tag division ...…

We're back, and once again, there's way too much to talk about! There were plenty of good matches (Styles vs. Almas and Dunne vs. Ricochet of note), questionable moves (the main titles on SmackDown), upgrades (Rush partners with Lashley, Rusev Day continues to crumble), botches (Brie Bella continues to fail to impress), and near falls (Mixed Ma ...…

What a card Hell in a Cell has in store for us this year! And with only two actual Cell matches, too! The Universal title is on the line! Becky Lynch is awesome again! Rusev Day are fighting for titles! There is reason for optimism on this night, let's hope they pay at least some of it off while we welcome Coach to the Kickoff team! Also, NXT l ...…

Wow! What a week! Raw was ... well, Raw was bad. SmackDown was ... I mean, Carmella and Truth had some fun, and Rusev Day are closer to being champs, but it wasn't great, either. At least the Mae Young Classic debuted with some awesome match-ups! Oh, and All In is in the books, and we officially need more dong druids in our lives. Also, Stephen ...…

Will a WWE without KO really be that different than it was before? We'll find out! We talk about the fallout, our hopes/dreams, plus: where Strowman's allegiances truly lie, Regal steps up his investigatory game, Dunne/Ricochet promise amazing fireworks, King Booker helps ring in the five-time champs, The Bar has it easier than Rusev Day, pleas ...…

SummerSlam weekend has come and gone and we have seen some amazing things in the last week! Roman is champ! Seth is champ! Braun wants to be champ so bad that the Shield had to return to stop him! Ricochet got kicked in the neck! Dream called out Vince on his butt! Gargano did something dumb! Joe is a friggin' maniac! Charlotte is a bad friend! ...…

It's hot, it's August, so it must be time for SUMMERSLAM! And the fourth edition of TAKEOVER: BROOKLYN! Our predictions for the big weekend: We may finally Dispute the Era, EC3 and Dream are delightfully weird and wonderful, Shayna still has Kairi's number, Gargano will reluctantly take the strap, TOP GUYS WIN THE TOP PRIZE, Almas and Vega post ...…

Two weeks out from The Greatest Slam Of The Summer and we're focusing on Raw and NXT! Who won? Who lost? Who sang? Who's insane? Who's still reading magazines? Who's still bullying Jeff Hardy? Who got their own announcer's desk? (Who? Who? WHO!) Who looks silly with a jacket and no pants? And who taunted an old lady with their new championship? ...…

We're in week two of the 57 week build-up for SummerSlam, so we thought we'd take a moment and recognize the work of the lesser-recognized superstars of WWE, the brave men and women who fill the rosters of 205 Live, NXT, and Main Event. Among our topics this week: Evolution will be rad and we're already tired of hearing about it, Joe is the bes ...…

The rules, they were Extreme! And the week, it was ... ok? Little Jeff Hardy got treated like trash, Roman and Bob can't decide who is the bigger dog, Nak finally got his title, Sasha and Bayley love each other, Rusev is indeed the real deal, Becky's getting hers, Asuka is a dullard, the B-Team is legitimized, Team Hell No is ... done?, The Rev ...…

This week, the Amazin' one put NXT and 205 Live at the top of the show because they wouldn't otherwise get mentioned in the Extreme Rules pre-breakdown. Who will amaze us? (Ziggler/Rollins and Team Hell No) Who will let us down? (Strowman/Owens, Asuka/Carmella, and Hardy/Nakamura) And who will be the worst? (Reigns/Lashley, says The Shinkicker, ...…

WWE's UK tourney kicked off the week with hours of superb content, featuring lots of names Jason wasn't familiar with. Booked to Perfection this week includes the Deleters/B-Team beef, Bayley finally coming to her bottle-chucking senses, Todd the cheeseburger guy, and Team Hell No's comeback. Meanwhile, we decided to Grapple With KO and Braun's ...…

TakeOver! Money in the Bank! Raw! SmackDown! It's all here in this episode, including our thoughts on the whole package, like: Will Gargano and Ciampa fight again? Is Dream the real deal? Can Rollins get over himself and win back his title? Will Ronda ever really be a badass? Can we stop putting Roman with other people we're tired of? Can we no ...…

It's TakeOver/MITB weekend and there's a lot of matches to talk about! For TakeOver, Cross/Baszler should be entertaining, Ricochet/Dream features two men who are currently bulletproof, Lars Sullivan will try to make us forget he sounds like a dweeb, and Gargano/Ciampa should be an ugly affair. On the MITB side: the tag titles are here to waste ...…

We're nearly at Money in the Bank time, and we're spinning our wheels so fast the dust that's kicked up is choking our momentum! Or something. Raw disappointed with huge steps backwards for the Jax/Rousey beef, a largely unearned title shot for the B-Team, and Bobby Lashley wasting Sami's precious time. Good thing SmackDown brought it, with a g ...…

We're back! And we celebrate our return with a trip to Raw. That's right, Jason went to Raw, live, in Richmond, VA, and he's reporting on everything: Strowman's true status with the crowd (molten), Jason's failure to be one of Wyatt's fireflies, hating McIntyre's theme while not being a hater on bagpipes, the biggest pop of the night (Mickie Ja ...…

Welcome to our Backlash post-post show-show, Backwash! Why aren't both Nak and Styles wearing protection by now? And was Miz vs. Rollins the only highlight from the show? Who cares, we're moving on to that sweet, sweet greener pasture that is Money in the Bank! The qualifiers this week produced some memorable matches already, as well as plenty ...…

Steve is grappling with bringing Breezango vs. The Revival to Raw and improving Cass' next shot at greatness while Jason helps Titus slide into popularity and books the New Day vs. The Bar Mortal Kombat feud that everyone wants. Both guys agree that Joe remains the hottest thing going lately and want all future shows to consider Montreal for th ...…

We've seen the Greatest Royal Rumble and we're taking a cue from post-Mania WWE and shaking things up! Steve and Jason take turns Grappling With stuff they think could be better, while also calling out bits that are Booked To Perfection. This includes: repackaging the Deleter of Worlds, the reinvention of Drew Goulash (Gulag?), the perfection o ...…

It's our fault for missing the week after WrestleMania! So here's everything we talked about (note: this is not, actually, everything we talked about): Cena and Bella call it quits, Nia and Ember are BFF (no, not THAT BFF), Paige is weird then sad then very happy, 'Mella is money, TNA is hiring, many people from NXT got a happy call from the ma ...…

Did you know the Wrestlemania sign works like those contests where you have to keep your hand on a car to win it? If you stop pointing, you forfeit your shot on the main card. So keep those arms up, because we're nearly there! We ran down both TakeOver and Mania cards and came up with these questions: Do big boys bounce, or break? Does Roman th ...…

It's Wrestlemania time, and we've called on our friend, Big Frank Gibson, cartoonist/illustrator and co-host of the This Is Awesome? podcast to help us run it all down. Before he heads down to Nawlins for a week of wrastlin' fun, we run down the TakeOver and Mania cards, in addition to: chatting about Frank's previous Mania trips, NJPW (Frank w ...…

It's finally Wrestlemania week and we're starting things off right because Tyler Breeze had a match on TV! Anything can happen now! Also, NXT had an incredibly stacked episode, and TakeOver: Nawlins is officially now a must-see. All that, plus: why Steve plans on pulling a Ferris Bueller on his family, are Shane's tummy troubles legit, the Miz ...…

Though lacking in confidence, WWE put the Ultimate Deletion on Raw and MAN did it deliver! The Scooby-like graveyard sequence, the Boomstick Protocol, the chair of wheels and the mower of lawns, it was good to see them finally do the thing and hopefully they continue to build this weird, wonderful thing. Also, Daniel Bryan became a wrestler aga ...…

We're now out of the Fastlane and it's time to kick off MOJO WATCH 2018! Can he MMA fight? What is his history with the man named Gronk? And will they fight on the Grandest Stage of Them All? We ask those questions, plus: is the Wrestlemania sign like a Five Nights at Freddy's robot, how many Grand Slam champs have there REALLY been, is Charlot ...…

We're on the Fastlane and that means ... not much! The fatal-5-way has already gone down, so do we care about a six-pack now? And who will steal more of the show, the Usos or The New Day? Also: even Heyman is working us on Roman's behalf now, Rousey's first match is rocketing through, we'll finally see the Hardy compound in WWE, Nia/Asuka/Bliss ...…

The Chambers are behind us and the aftermath has us well on the road to Wrestlemania! Highlights include: Nia and Asuka tore it up (and down), the Reigns inevitability, we're still ADDING MORE MEN TO EVERYTHING, excitement for Usos/New Day Part 27, FASHION POLICE, Miz gets a mini-gauntlet match, Rollins is still the main event, Balor is a douch ...…

Formerly of the The Digital Strips Podcast network, we've found a new home on Anchor, but you can still expect the same wrestling talk from the same guys who love it with all their hearts! RAW thought it would be a great idea to have a two-hour long Gauntlet Match and BOY were they right. As a result, Rollins elevated himself in an otherwise un ...…