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AEW's Swerve Strickland Investment Paid Off in a HUGE Way as the leader of the Mogal Embassay became AEW World Champion at AEW Dynasty over the weekend pinning Samoa Joe in the Main Event. I discuss the rise of Swerve Strickland to this point in todays episode.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Is Chris Jericho Killing Young Stars in AEW?

+ Will Ospreay Is The FACE of AEW

+ Does WWE Need A Womens Midcard Title?

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Is Solo Sikoa The New Tribal Chief? On this past weeks episode of Smackdown he seemingly assumed some level of authority as it looked as if he kicked out his brother Jimmy Uso from The Bloodline whilst accepting in NJPW Veteren Tama Tonga into the family. We will discuss the newest direction of The Bloodline saga.

Other points of discussion include:

+ How Long Will Damian Priest Be World Champion?

+ Is Jack Perry Still A Pillar For AEW?

+ Why HOOK Should Leave AEW For WWE

+ Jon Moxley Deserves His Flowers

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WrestleMania WEEK! It is finally here and I am absolutely buzzing! There are probably still a couple matches for Wrestlemania still to be announced but we are very close right now to the completed card and I brought friend of the Show, Steve to help me predict the upcoming Showcase of the immortals.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Jade Cargill Wrestlemania Match Confirmed

+ Will Becky Lynch Sign A New WWE Contract?

+ Mercedes Mone Early AEW Booking

Follow Steve on X: @SCW_Steve

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Are WWE Booking Roman Reigns Correctly? I'm not convinced they are to be honest. In my opinion he has been very passive in this Wrestlemania build and we need more from the Head of The Table as we are less than 3 weeks away from the showcase of the immortals as it stands.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Does WWE Have Wrestlemania Plans For Jade Cargill?

+ Goldberg Rants About Asuka Ending His Streak

+ AEW Are Taking The Scenic Route With Kazuchika Okada

+ Should Jack Perry Have Been Allowed To Leave AEW?

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On this week's episode, I discuss What Fans Can Expect With The Arrival of Mercedes Mone alongside my guest Lyric Swinton. We give our opinions on her debut as well as what her future holds in AEW as well as the entire womens division.

Follow Lyric on Twitter: @LyricWrestling

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AEW Revolution 2024 is in the books and as AEW tend to do, they start their PPV year off in good form. Tune in to hear my thoughts on this great show.

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WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 is in the books and I review this fun Pay-Per-View giving my thoughts on the matches and the direction the action is taking us in as we head towards Wrestlemania.

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This was a super passionate podcast on talking about the State of AEW; their partnerships, incoming signings and how to grow their audience further. My guest Ango spoke at length on these discussions and offered solutions to some fundamental issues with the current product.

Follow Ango on Twitter: @AngoPW

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Following the NJPW New Beginnings Show, Fightful Select all but confirmed that the expectation is that Kazuchika Okada will sign for AEW although nothing is yet confirmed. Wrestling Youtube Royalty, Steve Here, joins me to discuss this as well as The Rock's involvement in the biggest story in WWE as we head towards Wrestlemania.

Follow Steve on Twitter: @MFSteveHere | @REALGoingInRaw

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Is The Rock VS Roman Reigns Official For Wrestlemania? Fans are in a frenzy because this dream match that has been wanted for such a long time now comes at the expense of Fan Favourite Cody Rhodes. We discuss the booking and all the other news for our black stars this week.

WrstlXtra is a weekly podcast dedicated to Black Wrestling. ADazzle, Mekz and Gerard cover all the breaking news, storyline developments and more concerning our black stars in wrestling. This is to help shine a light on what black wrestlers are doing within the industry, raise awareness and support our own because BLACK WRESTLING MATTERS.

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Welp! What we all feared looks like it has come true and now me and my guest Delboy from Wresthings will try to make sense of Why Cody Rhodes Has Been REPLACED At WrestleMania most probably for The Rock vs Roman Reigns.

Other points of discussion include:

+ The Truth About CM Punk In 2024

+ THIS Is What Mercedes Mone Will Bring To AEW

+ What Brand Should Jade Cargill Be On?

+ Should WWE Sign Jordynne Grace?

Follow Delboy on Twitter: @DelboyXTweets | @WRESTHINGS

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Oba Femi WINS NXT North American Title after exchanging his Break Out star winning contract for an opportunity at former champion Dragon Lee following his match with Lexis King. We talk about the upstarts big win as well as all the other news in black wrestling this week.

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Jack Perry RETURNS, But NOT To AEW. The man that has not been sighted since 'Brawl In' during the Summer of 2023 turned up at the NJPW Battle in the Valley Show in San Jose to confront Shota Umino!

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Trinity Set To RETURN to WWE? To WWE fans She is known as Naomi and by all accounts she is due to wrap up her commitments to TNA Impact this month and return to the WWE. We discuss if this is an intelligent move to make and what this second WWE run could have in store for her.

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Fatal 4-Way Title Match Announced For The Royal Rumble following The Bloodline's shenanigans on Smackdown this past week. We discuss Roman Reigns next title defence along with the other action and news stories around WWE, AEW and Professional Wrestling in general.

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Time to discuss all things AEW Worlds End 2023, from the Chris Jericho REACTION, to the action from the final of the Continental Classic, to the NEW AEW World Champion and the reveal of The Devil in the main event. Tune in to hear my thoughts on this PPV as well as Preview the big angle taking place at WWE Raw Day 1 around the World Heavyweight Championship.

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I didn't expect to be having this conversation anytime soon but friend of the show Warren Banks hit us all with the bombshell news a couple of weeks ago that he will be retiring from professional wrestling. In a WORLD EXCLUSIVE, Warren tells all, what led him to the decision and what he is going to be doing now in his retirement.

Follow Warren on X: @ManLikeBanks

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In this episode I sit down with Wrestling Video Essay Speacialist Joseph Montecillo discussing the current loss of identity that many speculate AEW is going through and how to fix the current problems.

We also discuss a certain Chicago resident returning to our TV screens...

Follow Joseph on X: @josephweirdness

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On this episode we go in heavy on the contract discussions. MJF and the 'Bidding War of 2024' and Drew McIntyre and if he will re-sign with WWE as his contract runs down. Tune in to keep up to date with all the happenings here.

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Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page Deliver A CLASSIC on the AEW Full Gear 2023 Pay-Per-View in the shape of an intense, violent and bloody Texas Death Match. Tune in for the whole run down of the Pay-Per View.

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Time to discuss all things WWE Crown Jewel 2023, from the Cena SQAUSH, to the action with the Money In The Bank Briefcase, to LA Knight's performance in the main event. Tune in to hear my thoughts on this PLE.

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The Tuesday Night War led for both WWE & AEW to delve deep into their playbook to see what they could come up with ti win the battle on the night but seemingly Tony Khan wanted the W that bit more letting those twitter fingers run loose on the web before and after the Tuesday night clash. Grapsody Podcast Host Phil Lindsey came on the show to give his opinions on Tony Khan's tweets and if he needs a PR team handling his social media accounts.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Is It Time For A New AEW World Champion?

+ Nick Aldis Appointed Smackdown General Manager

+ WWE Womens Champions

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @PhilDL616

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This past week we got those unfortunate WWE Releases. Something that was a key feature of the pandemic a couple years ago and we thought was maybe behind us came back to haunt over 20 men and women. Now however the speculation begins. Which WWE Releases Would You Like To See In AEW? myself and my guest Joe Hulbert discuss.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Can Rey Fenix Add To The Legacy of The International Title?

+ What Are Your Expectations For AEW WrestleDream?

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @JoeHulbert

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WWE Fastlane 2023 is in the books and this PPV gave us new champions, fun matches and some frustration with the outcomes. My Special Guest, Anarfi and I talked through the PPV and give our thoughts on it as well as the rumours of CM Punk returning to WWE.

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @Anarfi_FP

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Are AEW Turning Into WWE? It seems the more the 'alternative' company grows, the more it becomes like the long established leaders in Sports Entertainment WWE. Myself and my guest Minnie discuss the state of play with AEW as well as the current title scene there.

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @minnieportable

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OFFICIAL: Jade Cargill SIGNS to WWE It has been announced via ESPN and by WWE themselves. They are treating this like a massive signing and so they should! Tune in for this quick update on WWE's latest Superstar.

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UFC fighters at Wrestlemania? Wrestlers in the Octagon? UFC's parent company buying WWE means the two organisations are worth a combined 21 billion dollars US and it could have huge consequences for both sports. In this episode I speak with my big bro Knowledge, about what might happen now a scripted entertainment organisation has merged with one of the world's biggest sporting competitions.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Why AEW Can't Afford To Lose Jade Cargill

+ Do AEW NEED To Sign Edge?

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @grapsknowledge

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Jade Cargill Set To Leave AEW? Fightful Select reports that Jade Cargill is “likely” finished with AEW at this point, hence why the decision was for Statlander to beat her clean. Fightful’s sources in both AEW and WWE are of the belief that Cargill will be joining WWE.

On this episode we also discuss AEW All In turnstile count revealed by local government.

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It was great to chat with Wrestling Content Creator Johnny on all the major events of the past week including the rise to prominence of Damian Priest, Don Callis turning on Kenny Omega, who should win the heavyweight Championship and much more. Johnny also shared how his Wrestling takes have taken him to over 10,000 followers on TikTok and why he has so much love for Mustapha Ali and so much hate for Edge.

Follow Johnny on Tiktok: @johnboybebop

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A couple weeks ago I spoke with my sisters in wrestling, AJ and Chidera to discuss the Impact debut of Trinity FKA Naomi, Jade Cargill’s TBS Championship run as well as their initial thoughts on the new World Heavyweight Championship. In this podcast they also tell all about their new venture into Wrestling Content Creation fantastically named ‘Wrestling Is Too Much Fun’ and how they are here to make a mark in the UK Wrestling Media scene.

Follow Wrestling Is Too Much Fun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialWITMF

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Imagine not tuning into the main event of Wrestlemania because you found out that Roman Reigns RETAINED the Undisputed WWE Univeral Championship against your wishes! Thats what my guest this week did. WrestleTalk's very own Sat E Niangi, and he still has not watched it! It was great to speak to Sat and talk about how he got started in wrestling journalism with WrestleTalk.

We also discussed:

+ LA Knight being the front runner to win Money In The Bank

+ Cody Rhodes not winning the the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

+ The rumour of AEW doing a brand split

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Lets Talk About The Royal Rumble! The Main Event angle WITHOUT The Rock, representation in the Royal Rumble Matches and more. We also speak about the 50th match of Jade Cargill on the horizon.

WrstlXtra is a weekly podcast dedicated to Black Wrestling. ADazzle, Mekz and Gerard cover all the breaking news, storyline developments and more concerning our black stars in wrestling. This is to help shine a light on what black wrestlers are doing within the industry, raise awareness and support our own because BLACK WRESTLING MATTERS.

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In this episode we are discussing Why The Hurt Business Should Reform. It seems like they are teasing this quite a lot but will it happen. We also discuss the possibility of The Rock Returning To Raw in the near future to start his Wrestlemania storyline.

WrstlXtra is a weekly podcast dedicated to Black Wrestling. ADazzle, Mekz and Gerard cover all the breaking news, storyline developments and more concerning our black stars in wrestling. This is to help shine a light on what black wrestlers are doing within the industry, raise awareness and support our own because BLACK WRESTLING MATTERS.

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A lot has been said since this week's AEW Dynamite in regard to THAT Promo by MJF. Did MJF Go Too Far With His Promo? This is just one of many questionable promo's that have towed the line from MJF and on this podcast I am grateful to be joined by Tru Heel Heat's very own SP3 to discuss the controversy surrounding MJF as well as how is MJF doing as AEW World Champion so far.


Follow SP3: https://twitter.com/TruHeelSP3


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The last 24 hours have been mental! It was back in July 2022 when Stephanie McMahon was named the WWE Chairwoman and Co-CEO following her father Vince McMahon’s retirement. However, within the last week Vince McMahon returned to WWE’s Board of Directors as the Executive Chairman to try to help facilitate a sale of the company. I'm accompanied by the one and only Knowledge, to help go through the happenings of the last 24 hours and where WWE are currently with their attempt to sell the company reportedly to the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.

FOLLOW KNOWLEDGE: https://twitter.com/grapsknowledge

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WWE has named the number one contenders to the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships; could this spell the end of the Usos Undisputed reign? Furthermore why is it just the Raw Titles when The Usos are UNDISPUTED Tag Team Champions? It's as is WWE are making an attempt to split the tag team titles and in this podcast I give my opinion Why WWE Splitting Up The Tag Team Titles Is A BAD Idea!

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Is Mercedes Moné Set For AEW Debut? Especially this week for this big Los Angles show they have been promoting. In todays episode of WrstlXtra we also discuss the year long TBS Title reign of Jade Cargill, Bobby Lashley returning to Raw and maybe The Hurt Business and Micheal Oku's exploits in PWG.

WrstlXtra is a weekly podcast dedicated to Black Wrestling. ADazzle, Mekz and Gerard cover all the breaking news, storyline developments and more concerning our black stars in wrestling. This is to help shine a light on what black wrestlers are doing within the industry, raise awareness and support our own because BLACK WRESTLING MATTERS.

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We are on the Road to Wrestlemania BAYBEEEEEEE. Yes i'm excited because it is Wrestlemania and i'm also excited to bring to you my conversation this week with Steve from SCW The Wrestling Channel all about Wrestlemania and how this year is shaping up. Tune in for a great conversation, fun fantasy booking and MORE!

Follow SCW The The Wrestling Channel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCW_Steve

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After a 2 year wait for a half decent game it appears that WWE have finally delivered following the release of their latest game WWE 2K22. I speak with one of my favourite Gaming Content Creators Jem, on his thoughts on the new game and how it stacks up against previous years.

Follow Jem on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialWOLFE3Y

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Let's give AEW Revolution a round of applause! Really strong PPV and it's only right that I had my guy NK from Wresthings come and give us a break down of the 5 Things We Learnt From AEW Revolution 2022. I hope you enjoy the show.

Follow NK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nkpreach
Follow Wresthings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WRESTHINGS


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PAY-PER-VIEW Weekend! This weekend we got AEW Revolution on the cards, and talking about cards, the card is STACKED. I run through the upcoming AEW Revolution show with my bro GG from GG on Wrestling. TUNE IN.

Follow GG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GGonwrestling

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Being the last week of Black History Month I managed to speak to 'the man with the AEW Agenda', Alfred Konuwa who has had some funny and somewhat controversial videos online throughout the past year discussing some of the representation issues at AEW when it comes to portraying the black stars. Tune in for this conversation where Alfred suggests a few differences AEW could make to this ongoing issue.

Follow Alfred Konuwa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisIsNasty

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