Hardest Part Of The Ring is a podcast where four friends from the UK get together to celebrate the wonder of professional wrestling - the ultimate soap opera that mixes athletic ability, ridiculous storylines and fully grown men and women throwing each other, at each other. Our shows mostly involve…
Adam Richardson / Sam Andrews / Jon Mewett / Brett Jones
We may have been away for nearly five months but it's RUMBLE TIME BAYBEEEEE. The four of us have a catch up before reviewing everyone's favourite PPV. Get in touch on Twitter or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Wow! How much can happen in one weekend? Not only did we have a major PPV from both WWE and AEW, we also had Wolrds Collide AND some tasty backstage action to discuss. Join us for our now out of date views as we discuss it all in great (some) detail! Get in touch on Twitter or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's the biggest party of the summer again and things are getting interesting in WWE. Is this the start of a new exciting era? Who knows, but there's some huge moments to discuss all the same. Get in touch on Twitter or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Vince has gone! Or has he? Is this the end of Mr McMahon or is there no chance in hell of that? Join us as we discuss before looking to the future for HPOTR. Get in touch on Twitter or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's the two man power trip of hardest part of the ring as Sam & Jon get deep into the weeds of AEW & NJPW's latest venture! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
We reach the climactic culmination of our first #FollowTheFeud and it's time for Wrestlemania XXX where there are still more hurdles for our protagonist Daniel Bryan to leap before he can settle this feud once and for all. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr
Join us as we review the stupidly long Double or Nothing 2022! AEW always deliver when it comes to PPVs, right? Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
In the penultimate episode of this series of #FollowTheFeud it's very nearly WrestleMania time for Daniel Bryan! But before that there's more Wyatt family fun and a few show down's with The Game himself.... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr
It's Quiz time, but as there's only 3 of us, Jon decided to try a new format which means it's time for WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLION POINT CHAMPION! It's Sam v Adam and there are brand new prizes to be won. Is this a must listen? Damn right it is! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/hpotr
In a land called Never, AEW & WWE have a crossover PPV, we are then tasked with the job of picking our Top 5 cross promotion dream matches Listen now to see who makes the cut and how we'd book it. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's a double bubble time as the HPOTR gang discusses Wrestlemania 38 2022 Night Two: Sunday. We go into detail discussing the ups and downs, including the "biggest main event in WWE history", not our words you'll have to listen in for our take ;) Get in touch on Twitter or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Join us for the most stupendous review in HPOTR history as the gang discusses Wrestlemania 38: Night One: Saturday. We go into detail discussing the ups and downs, as we celebrate one of the biggest returns in history, thats right, It's Adam back in the hosting seat! Get in touch on Twitter or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Join us for the inaugural Legendary series, it's HPOTR's answer to the Hall of Fame, where we look back at a legendary match. To kick things off in honour of the recently Passed Scott Hall we head to Wrestlemania X and a Ladder match that stands the test of time. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Sam takes the reins as we discuss the latest PPV on offer from AEW, who lets be honest have been on a hot streak as of late, listen in to hear our latest hot takes. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
The Dead Man returns to face Diesel at WrestleMania 12 followed by Goldust at In Your House 8, we watch yet another casket match and are treated to a big surprise at the end of it all. It's a good one! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's part four of our deep dive into Daniel Bryan vs The Authority and up next is our hero's sojourn into the world of the Wyatts. Can he resist Bray's calls to join the family? And how does this link to his battle with The Authority? Find out now as Adam, Jon and Sam continue to follow the feud... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr
The gang are back together for our first PPV review of the year, traditionally one of our favourites... it's the Royal Rumble! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
We may be nearly two weeks into 2022 but we're still pining for 2021 and the many amazing wrestling matches it contained. In this follow up episode Adam and Brett pick three matches each to discuss, with Sam and Jon chipping in for good measure. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
We may be nearly two weeks into 2022 but we're still pining for 2021 and the many amazing wrestling matches it contained. In this episode Sam and Jon pick three matches each to discuss, with Adam and Brett chipping in for good measure. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's Chriiiiiiiiiisssssssstttttttttttmasssssssss! Grab your mistletoe and mulled wine and prepare yourself for a quiz of epic proportions! Strap in, play along, and see if you can beat our galaxy wrestling brains! If you do play along be sure to share your scores with us on social media... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's Christmas special wrestling podcast time, and we're here for some fun & pretty stupid nativity booking, wrestling style. Always wondered what a wrestling version of the nativity would look like? Well jump in and wonder no more... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's RAW vs SMACKDOWN as WWE showcase the battle of the brands once more. But was it any good? Adam, Sam and Jon are here to tell you but first we implore you to watch Red Notice, order a pizza hut, apply for a credit card and sell your soul to the devil himself (the plastic looking one who's lost his egg). Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's review time as Adam, Sam and Jon discuss the 4 hour long spectacular that was AEW Full Gear 2021. Expect drama, "this is awesome" chants and blood, and that's just from Sam. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
We're back again with another instalment of THE UNDERTAKING and things are getting tasty. Once we get a random Survivor Series match out of the way (The Royals v The Darkside at SS '95) and another match with Mabel (In Your House 5) it's time for Taker to face the excellence of execution himself at Royal Rumble '96! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
What? Another quiz, already? Oh yes, we're spoiling you with yet another fun filled wrestling trivia bonanza. Hype enough yet? Well dive right in and play along. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's Undertaking time! Join us as we review the Undertaker's 20th and 21st PPV matches, both from 1995, Mabel at King Of The Ring and Kama at Summerslam! Were they any good? Has Taker improved? Is Jerry Lawler still a sexist piece of shit? Listen to find out! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
For the final time, It's Summer Quiz Time! Join the lads as they embark on the Baron Corbin Quiz Spectacular to find out who gets to take home and KEEP the most beautiful prize in professional wrestling! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
No quiz this week but have no fear as three quarters of the team are here to keep you entertained with hot takes on Dark Side of the Ring, AEW's deal with the Owen Hart foundation, Dynamite beating RAW and the return of Keith Lee! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
With CM Punks in-ring return and some other big rumours swirling around, did All Out deliver on the hype it was receiving? More importantly did we all fall in love with wrestling again? Strap in as we go a little long with this one. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's the greatest party of the Summer as the HPOTR boys (minus Brett) reunite in person for the first time since everything went to shit! Join us as we joyously discuss CM Punk's return before reviewing the damp squib that was SummerSlam. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's Top 5 time again, and this time we have a doozy, yes we set out on the very difficult task of choosing just 5 of our favourite all time Finishers. We talk Spears, submissions, old school, new school and the many different ways to take an opponents head off. Listen now to see what makes the cut Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
What better way to kick off the WWFC than with the prototypical B movie romp that is the 1988 “Hell Comes to Frogtown” starring our favourite wrestler turned thespian Rowdy Roddy Piper. Join us as we dive into this early precursor to Mad Max: Fury Road with added frogs. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
What's this? A Money In The Bank Review? Yes! Adam and Sam enjoyed the PPV so much they decided they wanted to talk about it so crammed in a quick review after recording next week's episode. Enjoy! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
The WWE establishment is coming together to keep Daniel Bryan down, as the Authority start doing what's "best for business". As all the moving parts and players come together Bryan faces Orton, not once, twice but three times. YES! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr
Over the course of The Undertaking we're going to guide you through some epic highs and some epic lows, but what do we have in store for you today? IRS at the Rumble '95 and King Kong Bundy at WM XI. I think you can guess which category they may fall into....... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
To mark episode 150 we've brought back our Top 50 Favourite wrestlers. A lot has happened since the last time we tackled this list so expect a lot of movement and a lot of new faces but who? who? who? can claim that top spot... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's Double or Nothing time as AEW take a gamble on putting on a show with a full crowd again. But was it any good? With the talent on show and last year's Stadium Stampede still fresh in the memory, the odds were looking good. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/hpotr If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's review time again and this time we're talking about another WrestleMania!!!! Wait. What? WreslteMania Backlash? Ok then. Luckily it was pretty damn good and we very much enjoyed discussing it. Couple of technical issues here and there. Soz. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's quiz time and Sam's in the hot seat as he brings to you the IRON MAN of quizzes featuring six rounds of pure chaos. If you like anagrams and pots and pans (and rhyming) then you've very much come to the right place. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
It's time to take on night 2 of WrestleMania 37 and yet again there's a LOT to talk about. If you're a fan of disagreements and pre-prepared jokes then this is the episode for you. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Join us as the show of shows reviews the show of shows. It's WrestleMania 2021 / 37 Night 1 / Saturday and we were hyped for this one. Fans back in attendance, slippy ramps and some quality matchups. Tune in to hear what we thought! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
The gang get together with all you need to know about the marathon that is WrestleMania 37. We bring the stories, the predictions and all the hot takes including how much Adam wants Roman Reigns. There's listener previews sprinkled throughout so buckle up and get listening. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Daniel Bryan is ANGRY. Wouldn't you be if the powers that be thought you had issues that could only be resolved by therapy with Kane? Things are really hotting up as we witness The Shield's debut, some vintage three-way tag matches and a classic Summerslam match with John Cena. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
The team are back reviewing our first PPV of the year, one that promises street fights, Casino Royales, Big Money matches and an Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match. AEW Revolution talked a big game, but did it deliver? Or did it go out with a whimper... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
The very first instalment of Follow The Feud is here and we're heading back to the early Twenty Teens (?!?) to check out Daniel Bryan's run in with the authority. How did it all start? Will Bryan get married? Is it right to use mental instability as a gimmick? TUNE IN! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Things got crazy in the last instalment of The Undertaking, but this time we all got double vision with two Takers in one ring. Add in some Chuck Norris, a Jeff Jarret run in, and the answer to the big question, how long does it take to roll Yokozuna across a ring? Listen in and follow our journey with the Deadman. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
After the bleakness of 2020, we start the year thinking about all the things we want to see happen in 2021, lets hope the right people are listening... or not. Warning this one gets a little weird. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Sam & Brett wax lyrical about the matches that stood out for them in what was a tough year for everyone, especially the wrestling industry. Nonetheless there were still some absolute doozies. Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
After the clusterf*ck that was 2020, we're taking January off to recharge our batteries. But have no fear because before downing tools we recorded a couple of 'fave matches of 2020' episodes for your enjoyment. Up first, Adam and Jon.... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
2020 was fucking shit and it took it's toll on everyone. Because of that we've decided to make a few changes, so we thought we'd tell you all about them on a special self indulgent episode. Enjoy! Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!
Ok, ok, Christmas is behind us but we're still in the spirit and that spirit combines our love of wrestling with our love of quizzes. Strap in, play along, and see if you can beat our galaxy wrestling brains! If you do play along be sure to share your scores with us on social media... Get in touch on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @HardestPartPod Email us at hardestpartofthering@gmail.com If you like the podcast, please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!