No Gimmicks Needed Podcast

BREAKING NEWS: This just made the podcast because we were late but CM Punk goes off and tells how he feels about people in AEW and a fight starts backstage with him and the Elite. Tony Khan needs to get his house in order more than ever or we have another WCW on our hands! Triple does and interview with Ariel Helwani and Chris Jericho has something to say. If the Velveteen Dream is looking for papa H to bring him back now he has to get out of jail, NXT worlds collide saw a good show with NXT taking out the UK. All this and some more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Big wrestling weekend and we give you predictions for All Out, Clash at the Castle. Tony Khan needs to get his house in order from CM Punk, Thunder Rosa, Eddie Kingston etc. Short to the point in this episode so come join us with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Triple H is getting his Tony Khan on with a new return every week it seems to be. Hit Row, Karrion Kross and Scarlet, Dakota Kia, Dexter Lumus are all back and with more on the way Triple H needs to make his own rosters and the draft maybe coming sooner rather than later. Bray Wyatt may come back to WWE but will he still be the "Fiend"? NXT 2.0 Heatwave predictions and the return on CM Punk along with one of the greatest casket matches in wrestling at Quake by the lake. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

More of a recap from this week, Triple H is making big moves and who will he bring in next? Liv Morgan booed at Smackdown? We can give you the reason why, Women's tag team belts are back but is that a good thing if no Sasha Banks and Naomi? AEW Battle for the Belts 3 review and it's the best one yet! All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Big news this week as Triple H becomes head of creative and we saw his finger prints all over Summerslam now with this job true change can come to the business but is it all good? We talk about what we want to see from WWE and what could stay the same. Ric Flair had his last match and we tell you why his last match should have been Wrestlemania XIV in 2008, Wrestlemaina is coming to the home town of the Nerd Coalition and we are hyped about it! All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Vince McMahon is retiring from WWE is news that NONE of us thought we would hear but it has happen. With Vince leaving WWE it brings up more questions about what was found by the board and what can happen in the future. We do a deep dive into this timeline of events and that real change could be on the way. Brock Lesnar walks out of Smackdown but then comes back due to the McMahon news but does he want to die on this hill? Jonathan Gresham has a fight with Tony Khan and wants out of ROH, we also do review of death before dishonor show and FTR had another classic, we do a live reaction of Ric Flair's final match video and give our early Summerslam predictions for the event this weekend. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we talk about Raw going TV14 in the future and why this WON'T change a thing as long as Hush Money Vince is still there, Sasha Banks charging $30,000 for events and we get on the assholes on social media and why Sasha is under charging herself! ROH Death before Dishonor is this weekend and we give our predictions, Kurt Angle tells us why Vince made Jason Jordan his son, Cora Jade maybe had one of the worst nights in wrestling on NXT 2.0 while Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland have a great main event on Fyter Fest. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Vince is back at it again and this time we has given 12 million in hush money to 4 different women! He needs to be removed now, Jordynne Grace has a take on Chris Benoit that we both can understand but disagree with at the same time, Angelo Dawkins talks his role in the street profits but is tired of being second fiddle, Logan Paul sign a contract with WWE and that is not a bad thing. Did the Great Khail actually slap someone? Shotzi going through some issues on twitter and a possible update on Sasha Banks and Naomi! All this and more some come have some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

THIS SHOW IS FROM LAST WEEK WHILE NC WAS ON VACATIONWe are taking a short Vacation and we just talk about what we wanted to talk about which is our thoughts on Roe V Wade overturned decision, AEW & NJPW Forbbiden Door review and how this could be the best wrestling show of the year, 20 years of John Cena and what he could do at Summerslam, Diddy at the B.E.T awards because we can! We will be back next week with a REAL wrestling podcast with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

We miss one week just one week of the podcast and the news hits us hard this week. Vince McMahon steps down as CEO and Chairman of WWE amid misconduct claims and Stephanie McMahon takes his place after just leaving 3 weeks ago? Sasha Banks is finally released by WWE or we think she is we really don't know anything because the story is up and down, Jeff Hardy arrested AGAIN for a DUI and it is time for that man to reap what he sow. We lost 2 WWE referees in Dave Hebner and Tim White, we talk about their impact on the business. Forbidden Door is around the corner but does it feel not as big now? All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

What a week for AEW, first we had MJF no showing a fan event then doing business for Wardlow, CM Punk wins AEW championship but breaks his foot on a crowd dive?! and now forbidden door is WIDE OPEN. We go over what happen at Rampage and what this could mean for MJF and CM Punk in the future and also why Rampage was better than Smackdown this week! Raw presents Hell in a Cell tonight so we give our predictions on the matter and why WWE needs to stop these kids of shows, Thunder Rosa is frustrated with no TV time from AEW, Bray Wyatt hints at his return and Michael Cole celebrates 25 years. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

It has been a wild and crazy detailed week for WWE and we go over ALL the details in Sasha Banks and Naomi walk out from last Monday, there are so many more details and this won't be over no time soon. Stephanie McMahon is taking a leave of Absence from WWE to take care of here family while Triple H returns to work? We are wondering if there is anymore to this story. Bryan Danielson injured at Rampage taping? LA Knight debuts on Friday Night Smackdown but NOT in the way you think, 2K has confirmed that WWE 2K23 is in development and when it may come out. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

Our podcast is coming a day late but boy are we glad because some HUGE NEWS DROPPED!On Raw last night Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out due to creative issues over the main event. Now we know there are more details to come out but for the details we have right now this is very big and WWE has a bigger problem that they need to address. The MJF rumors can be true and he could be walking out of AEW for WWE over more money and Tony Khan needs to be careful. Ric Flair wants to come out of retirement and we talk about how this is a really bad thing, Kota Ibushi wants to watch the whole world burn to the ground with his comments about NJPW. All this and more so come join us for some great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This is a late podcast as we were enjoying Mother's day weekend.We didn't do our Wrestlemania Backlash predictions but we give our review of the whole show and we update our fantasy list and check to see who is in the lead. AEW fight forever is suppose to come out "this year" but Kenny Omega and Yukes are having problems along with Tessa Blanchard and WOW having problems as well. Come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

This week Athena aka Ember Moon tells her story about the downfall of NXT and how it change after Triple H left. She talks about the talent meetings and how they wanted the women to dress like Mandy Rose, NXT 2.0 is not done yet because we have firings of more superstars. We talk about how the writing on Smackdown was SO BAD that it put a question mark on Wrestlemania Backlash. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Neeeded!JOIN THE COALITION:

This is a short podcast this week as I took time away for a mental health break and it was Easter weekend. This week we talk about what Tony Khan was thinking after that dynamite ending and news on the AEW video game, also a quick Raw and Smackdown recap.JOIN THE COALITION:

Loaded show for you today as we dive into all the drama that has been happening this week. As we said before that Sunny would end up killing someone if she stays on this path and unfortunately that happen. Nash Carter from MSK has been released and the case between him and his wife are pretty messy. Dwayne Johnson has the XFL coming out next year but there us something familiar with that logo, we "wonder" what it is, season 5 of fantasy is over and now we go into season 6. All this and more so come enjoy good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

This is our review of the WWE Hall of Fame 2022 which inducted:The UndertakerVaderQueen SharmellWarrior Award: Shad GaspardThe Steiner Brothers

We are one week away from Wrestlemania 38 so we have a loaded show, Triple H retires from wrestling and we get a update on his health on the Stephen A Smith show. NXT Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania 38 are coming up so we give our predictions on the shows but also talk about the rumored matches to happen. Shad Gaspard is receiving the warrior award this year and why he was the only pick. Peacock release it's new series called WWE Evil and we watched a couple episodes. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

Scott Hall pass away last week right after we finished our podcast and this week we pay tribute to him and talk about some of our favorite moments from him and why he is a very important part of wrestling history. Tony Khan plans to bring back ROH as a weekly show put he may need some help before he starts, Jeff Hardy explains what happen at the end of his WWE run, Thunder Rosa and Dr. Britt Baker tear the house down in a cage match and the hardys are in tag team action. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED BEFORE WE GOT THE NEWS about Scott HallThis week we have breaking news that Scott Hall is on life support and fighting for is life and it's not looking good, more sad news is Big E broke his neck on Smackdown from a bad belly to belly from Ridge Holland but he is being positive, Jeff Hardy returns to wrestling and signs with AEW and comes to save Matt after a little dancing. Dolph Ziggler is your new NXT champion and why this could be a good thing but not really, WWE 2K22 has been out for a week now and we can give it our full review! We have fantasy update and so much more! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Loaded show for you guys today as we review AEW Revolution 2022 and why AEW hit it out the park with this one, William Regal and Shane Strickland are now All Elite and what this means for the future. Vince McMahon is on the Pat McAfee show and has a good interview and we learn some things about the boss and some things he clearly is lying about! Keith Lee goes on talk is Jericho and explains what happen to him in the final months of his WWE run. Samoa Joe tells us why he drop the NXT championship, Vader is joining the Undertaker in the HOF but is it too little too late? We finish out our list of top 50 Black moments in wrestling history and fantasy update! So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Vince McMahon is thinking about wrestling at Wrestlemania and that is a terrible idea. Cesaro left WWE and why this is a big hole in WWE and why Cesaro meant so much. We give our predictions for AEW Revolution early and do our fantasy update! We are at 30-16 on our top African American moments in wrestling and more, so join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Big news drop this past week with Cody leaving AEW for a possible WWE return which NO ONE saw coming. We break down why he left and if he could really come back to WWE. The undertaker is going into the WWE hall of fame but is he going in by himself? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Stone Cold could come back for a match at Wrestlemania 38 but is it the right thing to do? Bobby Lashey is really injured and that sucks for WWE but now what happens at Wrestlemania because WWE booked themselves into a hole. Ric Flair can't seem to keep WWE out his mouth and this time he needs to shut up, Also we have our top 50 black moments in wrestling 40-31. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Short podcast today as we cover Shane McMahon and how he was "quietly" let go and why that Vince McMahon is still to blame. Tony Khan pulled Brian Kendrick off of AEW for past post and why he was right for doing so. Since it's Black History month so we are bringing back our top 50 list of moments in wrestling history involving African Americans. Now sit back and enjoy good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we give our early Royal Rumble predictions, Bully Ray had to say something about Jon Moxley coming back and he is getting all kinds of heat for it and as he should, Walter is now Gunther and we have just one question, why? WWE 2K22 release their cover for this years game and we give our thoughts, Lio Rush is leaving AEW while GCW takes over the Hammerstein Ballroom on PPV! All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we take a look at the best of 2021 and why it was a pretty good year for wrestling, also Hulk Hogan is running his mouth again and more. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Heavy show for you today as we are going over the worst of 2021 in all of wrestling, talk about things that are recent that you remember and some things you may have forgot. With 2021 gone we give our bold predictions on what will happen in 2022, if you didn't think the black and gold brand is dead well it is now! William Regal and Road Dogg just got fired and why these firings are not good for business, we give you our fantasy updates plus our review of Impact Hard to Kill PPV. All this and more so come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

On part 2 of the show we go over some of the news that is fresh such as Big Swole's comments about what needs to change in AEW and how unprofessional Tony Khan responded. Also why this is a topic that we need to talk more about and how we need to understand where people are coming from first. So since we haven't done a podcast for almost a month we go over all the things that we miss from the past month such as Jeff Hardy release, Kevin Owens resigns with WWE, Kyle O Riley to AEW, Sammy and Tay Conti, Hook's debut and so much more. We also give our thoughts on WWE Day 1, So come join us for great wrestling talk wit No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

It's 200 episodes and we are back from our holiday break and mental break to bring back the show. After doing this for 200 episodes we had to make it a big episode so this is part 1. On part 1 we bring back our fantasy draft and this season we are doing WWE and AEW. Also we bring back Prime's top 5 and also give our top 10 matches of the year!! So come celebrate 200 episodes with us with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

(THIS SHOW IS FROM LAST WEEK)WEll Cody and Ric Flair seem to be doing the most this year as Flair calls out Rollins and Cody goes through a flaming table. Come join us for a short wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.JOIN THE COALITION:

THIS IS LAST WEEK EPISODE THAT WAS NOT RELEASE ON TIMESo it's Survivor Series and just like WWE we don't care but will still give our predictions, WWE release more talent including ALL the members of Hit Row, this was a move by WWE that we can't get with. WWE 2K22 drop a new trailer and we talk about what to expected.JOIN THE COALITION:

We have a short one for you this week, Keith Lee says WWE didn't pay for his medical bills but WWE release a statement on the matter, there is a up up down down hold up and why the channel is not the same anymore. What happen to the Survivor Series build and why we should not care anymore. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week Jon Moxley enters rehab for alcohol abuse and why him doing this is a good thing and we support him in this difficult time, AEW full gear predictions and Rampage review which showed the best promo segment in AEW's young history. More news on the 18 superstars that were released last Thursday as some have come out and spoke. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we got some bad news in the wrestling world and that is ROH will be going on hiatus until April and why this could mean the end of ROH. Greg Hamilton puts his foot in his mouth and gets fired from WWE, and why this is ALL HIS FAULT. Bray Wyatt is a free man but where will he end up? WWE release their PPV schedule for 2022 and they are planning to go head to head with All Out? Halloween Havoc was last week and why this Halloween theme show doesn't fit with this "new" NXT. Dynamite had it's Halloween show and there were some scares but no for the right reasons. All this and more so could join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.JOIN THE COALITION:

This is late and we apologize, we start by that awful Smackdown segment with Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair and there backstage spat. We review that smackdown along with Rampage as the world title eliminator tournament has started. We recap Dynamite and why Cody is turning into the John Cena of AEW, we take a look at the G1 Climax and a bad ending. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.JOIN THE COALITION:

We are very late this week and we are sorry and we have a short show. We give our predictions of WWE Crown Jewel, Roman Reigns gives his thoughts on WWE and AEW and why he is not ALL wrong. NXT 2.0 recap and AEW Dynamite recap and we review escape the Undertaker movie from Netflix. All this and more so sit back and join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.JOIN THE COALITION:

We took a break last week because I was very sick but we are back this week even though we are not at 100%. WOW signs AJ Lee as a producer and Tessa Blanchard, but their new T-Shirt idea has everyone rolling their eyes. It seems WWE can't get their women's division on track but Impact Wrestling doesn't seem to have that problem with their latest show Knockouts Knockdown. Legendary belt maker Reggie Parks passed away from COVID and WWE needs to DROP the draft of they won't listen to their own rules. All this and more so come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.JOIN THE COALITION:

We got great news this week that Owen Hart and AEW have a partnership and that Owen Hart will have a tournament in his honor and put him in the new AEW video game. We talk about why this was a great move by AEW and the Owen Hart Foundation for fans, we give our Extreme Rules predictions and why this SHOULD BE THE LAST Extreme Rules for WWE. Dark Side of the Ring this week shows a spotlight on the tragic story of Chris Kanyon and why he is so underrated. AEW puts on there Grand Slam show for 2 nights and it was great!!! Join us as we give our thoughts and why WWE does worry about AEW. All this and more so some join us for some great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.JOIN THE COALITION:

This week Dark Side of the Ring is back with it's second half of season 3 which is the plane ride from Hell. We give our review of the show and give our thoughts on Ric Flair and Tommy Dreamer for his comments in the show. AEW is gearing up for it's grand slam week of Dynamite and Rampage, we give our predictions on the matches. NXT 2.0 is in the books but how did it do? We discuss the fallout from NXT 2.0 and one of the best Wrestling weddings ever! AEW is setting up for their Arthur Ashe show as Cody returns and Bryan Danielson wants Kenny. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!Video Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GFBpV_0TOgToday, we're going to show you [THE FAT REACT!] What do you think!?! Comment them below and don't forget to like and subscribe!JOIN THE COALITION:

We got a LOADED show for you today as we talk about 9/11 20 years later and the new documentary that WWE put out about the first Smackdown after the attacks. Mick Foley seems to be in hot water because he told the truth? Mick Foley tells WWE that they have a problem which they do. Triple H is recovering from heart surgery while it is rumored on what Vince McMahon wanted to do with Adam Cole on the main roster. Gable Steveson signs with WWE and WWE 2K22 to bring back GM Mode? This is the last Wednesday night war as NXT is making a huge change on Tuesday and Jon Moxley goes head to head with Murder Grandpa himself. All this and more so come have good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

We ran a little late this week but we are back and to talk about the post WWE shows after Summerslam. What did Raw do with Karrion Kross, NXT was bland and cool Kyle isn't cool, Becky Lynch is a heal and we don't believe this is a good idea and Bianca Belair needs a edge. Corbin is now happy Corbin but do we like it? AEW this week was not as good but CM Punk let us know that good things are coming! How do we feel about the ne NXT logo or should we worry more about the product after. NWA had it's first all women's PPV and we had a return and retirement. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

We are loaded on this week's podcast with SO much wrestling coming up, we give our NXT Takeover 36 predictions along with our Summerslam predictions. Triple H and Vince McMahon don't see eye to eye (what's new) but could Triple H actually be fired? Keith Lee tells his story on YouTube about where he has been in 2021 and the answer may shock you. The King of the Ring is returning with a Queen of the ring but if WWE does not do an Xavier Woods storyline then it miss the mark. Triplemania was this weekend and Omega vs Andrade was great but Ric Flair got physical and why he should not! Wednesday night war saw Walter on NXT while AEW saw Chris Jericho make it through the 4th labor. All this and more so come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed. JOIN THE COALITION:

This week is a short podcast packed to the gills of things that hit the wrestling world hard. NXT was gutted this past Friday with 13 releases and why this is the death of NXT as we know it. Adam Cole and Pete Dunne contracts are up but is it worth them staying in NXT or is AEW on the horizon? Max Caster does a rap on AEW dark which turns a lot of heads, we tell you what's wrong with it and why he won't be fired. "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton passed away and we don't know too much about him but he was one of the most well like superstars of all time. Wednesday Night War shows Index becoming a thing and Cody destroyed by Malakai Black. So come join us for good wrestling talk on No Gimmicks Needed. JOIN THE COALITION:

So we get the news that Bray Wyatt got release by WWE in another one of WWE's big release this year. We go over Bray Wyatt's career and why he maybe done with Wrestling. Keith Lee is not happy with WWE, wonder why? Sasha Banks returns to Smackdown to attack the EST, but does Bianca need a change? John drops bars on Roman and finds his way to Summerslam but could it have been done better? Wednesday night war this week as Dakota Kai turns on her friend and Adam Cole attack by Kyle O Riley but Riley booed? Fight for the Fallen on AEW side as Chris Jericho takes on Nick Gage and why Gage got exposed. All this and more so join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

We kick off this week with the biggest news going around the wrestling world and that is CM Punk and Bryan Danielson are headed to AEW. We talk about how true this is and when could they show up. Smackdown at rolling loud was a failure but we talk about how WWE could have made it a success. Fyter Fest night 2 was awesome and had some cool moments while NXT gives us the return of Joe!! With all the wrestling games coming out we talk about which one we are most hype for. All this and more so join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.