Elite City AEW Podcast - Weekly Wrestling Talk

We run through the complete card for AEW Dynasty and make our picks. Will Swerve become World Champion? Will Toni Storm retain? Will Bryan Danielson and Will Ospreay have the greatest match ever? All that and more!

AEW aired security footage on prime time TV and everyone is mad, ROH had a pay per view, and so much more!

With ROH Supercard of Honor coming up, we talk about what AEW is doing with ROH, whether it's working, and what they should do. Then we discuss women's wrestling, video games, and what we would change about AEW.

We celebrate the 100th episode of the Elite City AEW Podcast by talking about why we watch AEW, our favorite wrestling shows, what wrestling gimmicks we use, and a lot more. Thank you to everyone who has been listening!

We talk all about the huge three hours of live wrestling AEW put on this Wednesday, including Eddie Kingston vs. Kazuchika Okada, the situation with Mercedes Mone, Adam Copeland vs Christian Cage, and so much more!

We talk about the AEW debut of Mercedes Mone and the Big Business episode of Dynamite, including what's next for Wardlow, why does "LionHook" exist, Eddie Kingston and Okada, and much more.

We talk about the OUTSTANDING AEW Revolution pay-per-view, Okada officially becoming All Elite, and everything else going on in AEW.

We talk about Sting's final match, the AEW Championship match between Samoa Joe, Swerve, and Hangman Page, and everything else that's going down this Sunday at AEW Revolution. We also talk about what we think will happen and make predictions for the show.

With his retirement rapidly approaching, we spend a significant portion of this episode talking about The Icon Sting, including his emotional promo from this week's Dynamite and so much more!

Content warning: This episode deals with the Vince McMahon situation which is disturbing.

We talk about what the Vince McMahon situation means for professional wrestling and what the industry looks like without him in it.

Sting is a champion in All Elite Wrestling, Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland don't settle anything, and AEW is about to do some Big Business! We talk about all this and more on this week's podcast!

We turn the show over to Bitty, Jay, and Gina to talk about everything in wrestling from the potential AEW debut of Mercedes Mone to how AEW books women and so much more.

We talk about the return of the AEW rankings, how cool Swerve Strickland is, the Toni Storm/Deonna Purrazzo feud, Minoru Suzuki vs Adam Copeland, and the current AEW ticket sales slump.

We talk about the biggest news of the week: Kazuchika Okada is leaving NJPW. Is he coming to AEW?

Plus, Hook was elevated to the main event this week, the Young Bucks had a segment, and Toni Storm talked about Orson Wells' butt.

What is the state of All Elite Wrestling in 2024?

We go in depth with our thoughts on AEW as it stands today, the company's past, some of its biggest missteps and successes, where we think it's going in the future, and if we're happy with the company right now.

Where do you think AEW stands today?

We're back with our first show of 2024! We talk about AEW World's End, including the conclusion of the Continental Classic, the AEW World Title Match, and the reveal of the Devil! Then we discuss a bit of what happened on Dynamite this week and where we think things are going in the future.

It's the holiday episode! We talk about basically whatever we want and air our grievances about AEW and wrestling in general. Hope you enjoy and have a happy holiday season!

We look back on the year that was and name our picks for best male and female wrestlers, AEW match of the year, best feud, and much more! Plus we talk about our favorite things AEW has done this year - and a few things they slipped up on.

This week, we change things up and talk about wrestling "journalism." Joined by friend of the show Paul, we discuss why wrestling media is as bad as it is, if it's getting worse, and if there's any hope for the future. Plus, are we wrestling media? Maybe! Listen and find out!

2023 was an unpredictable year in wrestling, huh? We look back at the predictions we made at this time last year and make new ones for 2024. We also talk about the wrestling news of the week, including CM Punk going back "home" and the excellent segment between Christian Cage and Adam Copeland on AEW Dynamite.

We talk about everything that happened at Full Gear, including the incredible Swerve Strickland vs Hangman Adam Page match, MJF vs Jay White, Toni Storm and Julia Hart winning big, and much more!

This week we talk all about AEW Full Gear, breaking down all the matches and making predictions. We also pick who the Devil could be and when they'll be revealed, what Tony Khan meant by "one of the world's best wrestlers" signing a contract at the show, and much more!

This week, we talk about what sets AEW apart from WWE, Mariah May's AEW debut, Samoa Joe vacating the ROH TV Title, and more. Plus, we have new theories about MJF and the Devil!

In this week's Elite City AEW Podcast, we talk about Sting's upcoming retirement, the news that Ric Flair has signed a multi-year deal with AEW, MJF becoming the longest reigning champion in company history, who the Devil could be, and so much more!

We're back with a new format, a new cover image, and so much stuff to talk about! We discuss how everyone is coming after MJF and the AEW World Title, the AEW debut of Ric Flair and how Christian Cage destroyed him, the greatness of Bryan Danielson, whether anyone in AEW might leave for WWE, and much more!

We talk about everything that happened over the last week in AEW, including the AEW/NXT battle, the Christian Cage/Adam Copeland saga, the new champions being crowned, and more. Plus we try our best to talk about that very uncomfortable MJF/Juice Robinson segment.

Question of the Week: Will Swerve Strickland be the next AEW World Champion?

On this day, we see clearly. Adam Copeland is in All Elite Wrestling. We give you our thoughts, talk about everything that happened at AEW WrestleDream, and more. Plus, is Bryan Danielson the best professional wrestler ever?

We preview the upcoming AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view and make out predictions for Bryan Danielson vs Zack Sabre Jr., Hangman Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland, and much more!

We preview all the matches for this week's AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage episodes from Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York. Plus, we talk about Jade Cargill leaving AEW and much more.

We talk about the record-breaking AEW All In show that happened at Wembley Stadium in London, then we discuss AEW All Out which is happening in a few days (!?).

Question of the week: What do you think of AEW adding more pay-per-views?

We break down the entire card for the Biggest Event in Wrestling History, as All Elite Wrestling presents All In. MJF vs Adam Cole, CM Punk vs Samoa Joe, FTR vs the Young Bucks, Hikaru Shida vs Toni Storm, Britt Baker, and Saraya, and so much more. You don't want to miss this!

Question of the week: What will be the match of the show at All In?

We talk about the matches that have now been announced for AEW All In London, plus everything that happened on AEW Dynamite, Collision, and a bit of Rampage too!

Question of the week: Who does Kenny Omega face at All In?

Bitty's back and we talk all about the 200th episode of Dynamite, the Elite re-signing with AEW, the matches announced and teased for All In, CM Punk as the "real world's champion", the AEW women's division, how AEW can grow coming out of the Wembley Stadium show, and so much more!

In this week's episode, we talk about Orange Cassidy's International Title reign and who can possibly beat him, the latest addition to the Mogul Embassy, the emotional rollercoaster that was the MJF/Adam Cole/FTR match, CM Punk spray painting his AEW Title, and much more. Plus, we talk about the AEW women's division, All In, and everything else AEW.

We recap Blood & Guts and everything that happened on AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, and AEW Collision, including the hilarious MJF/Adam Cole team, the Royal Rampage, CM Punk and Ricky Starks, and so much more.

We talk about the reveal of the final members of the BCC and Elite teams for Blood & Guts then preview the upcoming AEW Dynamite match. We then discuss the end of the Owen Hart Foundation tournament, the incredible tag team title match from AEW Collision, and everything else that happened this week.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What would you do to improve AEW Battle of the Belts?

We talk about the men's and women's Owen Hart tournaments happening right now in All Elite Wrestling, the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament also happening, the hype for the upcoming Blood & Guts match, AEW Fight Forever, and much more. Then we have a talk with Nicholas of New Fear City NYC and learn all about no ring death matches (00:45:45)

We recap the 2023 edition of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, including the absolutely incredible Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay match, Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada, the Toronto crowd's reaction to CM Punk, and so much more!

It's a huge time for AEW! We recap last week's Dynamite (00:01:35) and the debut episode of AEW Collision (00:21:22).

Then we preview this week's upcoming Dynamite (00:55:35) as well as the AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view! (01:09:42)

Question of the week: It's another huge week for AEW. What are you most looking forward to in the next week of wrestling?

We talk about what promises to be an absolutely huge week coming up for AEW, including an incredible card for AEW Dynamite as well as the debut of AEW Collision. Then we launch our new "Interview City" segment, featuring independent wrestler Bulk Nasty.

(00:35:02) Interview with Bulk Nasty

We talk about the honestly incredible ticket sales for AEW's All In London and speculate on how big it could possibly get. Then we recap AEW Dynamite, including the Adam Cole/Britt Baker/Chris Jericho feud, the Four Pillars, the Outcasts angle featuring the return of Hikaru Shida, and much more. We also discuss what looks to be the end of AEW Dark and Dark: Elevation and talk about what we expect to see from the upcoming Saturday show, Collision.

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(00:00:12) Introduction

(00:01:03) All In Ticket Sales

(00:11:42) AEW Dynamite Review

(01:09:07) The end of Dark and Elevation

(01:14:15) AEW Collision Rumors

We were legitimately shocked by the big debut this week! It's hard to surprise modern wrestling audiences, but AEW did it! We talk about that surprise and how it happened, plus everything else that went down on this week's AEW Dynamite, including Orange Cassidy defending the International Title against Bandido and who could be next, the Four Pillars saga, the Jade Cargill vs Taya Valkyrie match for the TBS Title, and the ongoing Elite vs BCC blood feud. We then discuss the rumored Saturday show and who may show up there.

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(00:00:11) Introduction

(00:01:16) Dynamite Review

(00:55:36) AEW Saturday show rumors