Podcast by CheapPop_Review
Episode 38 reviews WWE Payback PPV from 8/30/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex and Connor the WWE Thunderdome(TM) experience. The two also enjoy having an in-depth discussion about the women's tag titles changing hands, the Mysterio family toppling Rollins and Murphy, and Roman Reigns winning the Universal title. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 37 reviews WWE SummerSlam PPV - You'll Never See it Coming - from 8/23/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex and Connor breakdown the feel of the WWE Thunderdome(TM) and its impact on whether or not this was the best PPV of the pandemic era. Alex and Connor have an in-depth discussion about the Asuka-Bayley-Banks storytelling, Orton-McIntyre's bout for the WWE title, and the Strowman-Fiend showdown for the Universal title (including the unexpected return of Roman Reigns!). This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 36 reviews WWE SmackDown from 8/14/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex, Jon, and Tom give their reactions to: Retribution attempting to "wreak havoc" on the Performance Center, as well as the demographic WWE is focusing on with this whole angle. They also discuss the women's battle royal to determine the #1 contender to the SmackDown Women's Championship and the Fiend-Alexa Bliss-Braun Strowman love triangle. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 35 reviews AEW Dynamite from 8/12/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex gives his reaction to: MJF's 2nd Address to Jon Moxley, the TNT title match between Scorpio Sky and Cody, the tag team championship match between Omega-Page and Jurassic Express, the Tag Team Appreciation segment involving Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, the Rock n' Roll Express, the Young Bucks, and FTR, Mike Chioda's triumphant return to wrestling, women getting less TV as a work, and Orange Cassidy versus Chris Jericho with the anti-climatic finish. This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 34 reviews WWE SmackDown from 8/7/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex and Jon talk about the failed Bray Wyatt-Braun Strowman-Alex Bliss direction, Dirt Sheet devaluing the Sonya-Mandy storyline, the mixing and matching of Sheamus, Matt Riddle, King Corbin, Shorty G, and Jeff Hardy, and the debut of Retribution - chainsaws included. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 33 reviews AEW Dynamite from 8/5/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex gives his reaction to: the 12-man tag to open the show, the feud over a minivan, Matt Hardy, female talent receiving very little attention on the show, Matt Cardona's lackluster debut match, Eric Bischoff's surprise return for the Jericho-Cassidy debate, and the Moxley-Allin world title match. This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 32 reviews AEW Dynamite from 7/29/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex gives his reaction to: the 10-man tag to open the show, Warhorse's debut, the tag title match between Kenny Omega-Hangman Page and the Dark Order, MJF's epic promo about Dictator Jon, and the Moxley-Allen versus Starks-Cage main event. This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 31 reviews WWE SmackDown from 7/25/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex, Jon, and Tom talk about the predictions they won and lost from WWE Extreme Rules and dive into last night's show. Alex explains his hopefulness for Alexa Bliss turning heel and his reaction to the Firefly Funhouse. Tom gives his take on Matt Riddle, while all three hosts explain the possible directions of King Corbin's "King's Ransom" that the WWE probably won't go in. Jon reviews the Miz TV segment with Naomi and Lacey Evans. Alex, Tom, and Jon react to the Bar Fight between Jeff Hardy and Sheamus. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 30 reviews AEW Dynamite from 7/22/2020, including the matches and segments from Fight for the Fallen. Alex gives his reaction to: The TNT title match including the use of thumb tacks and debuting wrestler, the direction of Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, Darby Allen, and AEW World Champ - Jon Moxley, the falls count anywhere match between the Young Bucks and Butcher & The Blade, the Dark Order offering Hangman a spot in their "cult," and the return of Sammy Guevara. This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 28 reviews WWE Extreme Rules PPV - The Horror Show - from 7/19/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex and Connor breakdown the card from 1st match to main event, plugging in their opinions along the way. Alex and Connor focus most of their time evaluating issues surrounding the "Eye for an Eye" match, the finish between the newly crowned Raw Women's Champion, Sasha Banks, and Asuka, & give an in-depth reaction to the Wyatt Swamp Fight - as well as thematic/movie-ish matches in general. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 27 reviews WWE SmackDown from 7/17/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex, Jon, and Tom talk about the different looking introduction to the show, the Moment of Bliss segment with surprise guest - Asuka, and the tiredness of the same people being involved in this elongated feud in the female division. Alex, Jon, and Tom also chipped in on their views related to the Strowman-Wyatt build and the amazing main event between Matt Riddle and AJ Styles of the Intercontinental Title. At the end of the episode, predictions with drinks on the line were given for the upcoming Extreme Rules PPV. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 26 reviews AEW Dynamite from 7/15/2020, including the matches and segments from Fight for the Fallen. Alex gives his reaction to: The TNT title match including Cody's heel-ish tactics, FTR versus Lucha Bros, the amazing Jericho-Cassidy segment, the spot-fest match between the Elite and Luchasaurus, Omega's possible slow turn, and the controversial main event finish between AEW Champ Jon Moxley and Brian Cage. This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 26 reviews WWE SmackDown from 7/10/2020, including the matches and segments. Alex, Jon, and Tom talk about Jeff Hardy's Miz TV segment as well as his upcoming "Bar Fight" against Sheamus. Jon shares a unique alternative match between the two amidst keeping with the "junkie" approach of this storyline. The guys also break down the awful, and possibly worst segment of all-time, karaoke segment between Lacy Evans, Naomi, Tamina, and Dana Brooke. Also, the main event for the tag titles is discussed. WWE's terribly booked finishes to each match and whether or not this was the worst show of the year is heavily covered by Alex, Jon, and Tom throughout the episode. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 25 reviews AEW Dynamite from 7/8/2020, including the matches and segments from Fyter Fest Night 2. Alex reacts to: The Tag Title Match, the sloppy looking and poorly executed booking of Lance Archer, Taz's callback to a former title he crowned Brian Cage with, the amazing 8-man tag match involving FTR and the Young Bucks, and the main event between Orange Cassidy and Chris Jericho - was it really one of his best main events in AEW history? This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 24 reviews WWE SmackDown from 7/3/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on: Founding Fathers SmackDown Dream Match Booking by Jon, Tom, and Alex. Matt Riddle's bro-story about why he wrestles with his bare feet. The incredible matches in the first hour of the show. Bayley and Sasha cutting a fantastic promo that included a call from the Undertaker. Predictions and excitement about the Swamp Fight between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman. The toast to Jeff Hardy being a hit or a miss. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 23 reviews AEW Dynamite from 7/1/2020, including the matches and segments from Fyter Fest Night 1. Listen in on: The amazing flow of the first two matches, especially the women's title match between Penelope Ford and Hikaru Shida. The screwy finish between Cody and Hager for the TNT title. The dwindling interest of wrestling fans like myself in the last two matches of the night, but Taz's amazing promo sandwiched between the them. Lastly, were new tag team champions crowned? This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 21 reviews WWE SmackDown from 6/26/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on: The tribute to the Undertaker, mishandling of COVID-19 by the company, #1 contenders match for the Women's SmackDown title, Strowman's story about Wyatt being bitten in the face by a snake, & Hardy versus King Corbin in the main event. This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 21 reviews AEW Dynamite from 6/24/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on: the Lumber Jack Match breakdown, the TNT Title Press Conference intention and execution, Colt Cabana being the best AEW can offer Brodie Lee, FTR's truck being stolen by Butcher and the Blade and a returning tag team, Taz's fire promo on Moxley, & Jericho-Cassidy brawling in the crazy state of Florida amid record high COVID cases. This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 20 reviews WWE SmackDown from 6/19/2020, including the matches and segments. AJ's celebration is interrupted by Matt Riddle's debut! Renee Young-Jeff Hardy sit down interview - Sheamus is a "bully!" Miz TV reignites Mandy-Sonya storyline! Bray Wyatt returns with a new Firefly Fun House special! This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 19 reviews AEW Dynamite from 6/17/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on: Abadon and Anna Jay debuts masterfully pulled off, MJF heeling it up against veteran Billy Gunn, Wardlow and Luchasaurus being given away too early, Ricky Starks debuting against Cody for the TNT Title, Britt Baker being kidnapped, and the early stages of Inner Circle crumbling after Le Sex Gods lost to Best Friends? This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 18 reviews WWE Raw from 6/15/2020, including the matches and segments. Christian made a short-lived return to the ring against Randy Orton, the "Legend Killer." The WWE title was on the line in a tag match against Lashley and MVP. Seth Rollins was attacked by Dominic, but will he get the last laugh against Mysterio and his son? This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 17 reviews WWE Backlash from 6/14/2020, including the matches and segments. Women's wrestling entering a depression? Did Hardy get his revenge on Sheamus? Were any new world champs crowned? What was that crazy segment between the Street Profits and Viking Raiders? Did we witness the greatest wrestling match ever between Orton and Edge? This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 16 reviews WWE SmackDown from 6/12/2020, including the matches and segments. Hardy-Sheamus recreate a segment from over 10 years ago and it ends in controversy! New IC Champ after a possible Match of the Year contender from Bryan and Styles! Strowman and Heavy Machinery have 6-man tag against Miz/Morrison/Ziggler with WWE Backlash around the corner! This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 15 reviews AEW Dynamite from 6/10/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on: FTR-Young Bucks build, Inner Circle's blood orange beatdown on Orange Cassidy, AEW's use of top talent, Moxley getting attacked in the parking lot, and the TNT title being defended by Cody Rhodes. This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 14 reviews WWE Raw from 6/9/2020, including the matches and segments. Seth invites Rey Mysterio and his son to next week's Raw, the McIntyre and Lashley storyline continues to build to their match at Backlash, the Peep Show RETURNS, and Charlotte Flair defeats the champ, Asuka... to win her way into a match at Backlash? This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 13 reviews WWE SmackDown from 6/5/2020, including the matches and segments. This episode looks into - the Jeff Hardy-Sheamus storyline, Miz and Morrison playing the best dastardly duo leading to match against Strowman, the IC finals match, and the crowning of new women's tag team champions! Check out my blog for more wrestling-related content:https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 12 reviews AEW Dynamite from 6/3/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on: Were Hangman Page and Omega able to successfully retain their tag titles? What's AEW's version of a 'Hardy Party?' Where exactly is this Jericho-Tyson program heading? Why are sit-down interviews, like the one with FTR, so awesome? And, what happened in the main event with the TNT Championship on the line? This and much more! Please consider checking out my website for more wrestling-related content: https://cheappopreview.wordpress.com/
Episode 11 reviews WWE Raw from 6/1/2020, including the matches and segments. Seth Rollins gives the worst retirement ceremony of all-time! HBK "returned" to give his opinion on the "greatest wrestling match ever" between Edge and Randy Orton! Apollo Crews took on his first opponent for the United States Championship! Rey Mysterio doesn't know if he'll ever be able to see or wrestle! Nia Jax attacks Asuka and her culture! The MVP-Lana-Lashley issues continue to unfold during their segments with WWE Champion Drew McIntyre! This and much more! Visit cheappopreview.wordpress.com for more wrestling-related content!
Episode 11 reviews Friday Night SmackDown from May 29th, 2020 with two special guests. I look into questions like: Who ran over Elias? Was Jeff Hardy actually involved? Should WWE use his real life background and struggles with alcohol in storylines? What happened to the IC Title tournament? Who will be in the finals of the IC Tournament? What was our reaction to the Mandy and Otis pool segment? All this and more!
Episode 9 reviews AEW Dynamite from 5/27/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on: the new tag team that debuted last night! Why do referees even exist in AEW tag matches? What is the extent of Britt Baker's injury and how will her absence impact the show? Who won the Battle Royal to determine the #1 contender for Cody Rhodes' TNT Championship? What was the Inner Circle's Pep Rally all about? How did Mike Tyson get involved? All this and more!
Episode 8 reviews WWE Raw from 5/25/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on Apollo Crews winning his first title, the Raw Women's Championship scene - including who the new #1 contender is, Seth Rollins and his disciples almost taking the eye of another wrestler, and the WWE Championship storyline developing between Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley with MVP and Lana!
Episode 7 reviews WWE SmackDown from 5/22/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on the Otis-Mandy Rose storyline, the IC Title Tournament - round 1 continued, and the WWE Championship situation involving Braun Strowman, Miz, Morrison, and Bray Wyatt. Additionally, listen in on WWE's use of the brand-to-brand invitation, trading between brands, and its lack of logical storytelling.
Episode 6 reviews AEW Dynamite from 5/20/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on the Moxley-Brodie Lee build, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts and Arn Anderson's face-to-face promo, Nyla Rose botches gone wild, Britt Baker possibly injured, and the feud between the Inner Circle and Elite - including the return of the Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page!
Episode 5 reviews WWE RAW from 5/18/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in about Seth Rollins' new stable, the brand-to-brand invitation, Charlotte Flair on 3 brands, the return of Kevin Owens, and WWE's main event star power issue!
Episode 4 reviews WWE Smackdown from 5/15/2020, including the matches and segments. Listen in on the Otis-Strowman storyline, Charlotte Flair's promo and involvement in the Sasha and Bayley storyline, and the Intercontinental Title Tournament!
Episode 3 reviews AEW Dynamite from May 13, 2020, including matches and segments. Listen in on why Jake the Snake Roberts is still a master on the mic, how Chris Jericho continues to steal the show, and if the build to Moxley vs. Lee has delivered. That and much more!
Episode 2 reviews Monday Night Raw from May 11th, 2020. I look into questions like: What was Becky Lynch's major announcement? What is happening to Zelina Vega's faction? Is there a new faction forming? What was Drew McIntrye's announcement? Was the Street Profits-Viking Raiders segments a good type of different that RAW needs? Is RAW becoming "edgier?" Was there actual follow through on WWE segments?
Episode one of Cheap Pop Review - I break down WWE's Money in the Bank PPV including Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship, Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship, and the men's and women's Money in the Bank Corporate Ladder match, as well as much more!