Poor Taste Wrestling

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW "Wardlow's World" shirt on the AIPT Store!We had so much fun with our Mount Rushmore episode last week that we're back with another one! This week, in honor of FTR and CM Punk pushing Bret Hart worship to new levels of national prominence, we're stepping into the Hitman's world and deciding the Mount Rushmore of technical wrestlers.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW "Wardlow's World" shirt on the AIPT Store!This week, we're looking back at some of the best debuts in wrestling history and deciding which four belong on the Mount Rushmore of debuts. Plus: Raw ditches wrestling for badass rasslin' and we're all the better for it.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW "Wardlow's World" shirt on the AIPT Store!After a week off, we're back to talk about WrestleMania 38, Cody Rhodes, AEW editing Sammy Guevara's reaction in Boston on Rampage, Cody Rhodes, the WWE landscape post-Mania, Cody Rhodes, and whether or not wrestling has more than one royal family.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW "Wardlow's World" shirt on the AIPT Store!WrestleMania weekend is finally upon us! The PTW boys are back to break down the two-night card, talk through some of the biggest rumors (Cody Rhodes or nah?), and touch upon Triple H's sad forced retirement from the ring. Join us for the most stupendous hour of podcasting in WrestleMania history!You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW "Wardlow's World" shirt on the AIPT Store!Hey yo. On this week's PTW Wrestling Podcast, we celebrate the career and life of the late, great Scott Hall after his tragic passing earlier this week. Also: Pat broke down and bought WWE 2K22 despite cutting a scathing promo on its pricing model last week, so we get some first impressions.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW "Wardlow's World" shirt on the AIPT Store!Revolution has come and gone, and as predicted, it was yet another pay-per-view for the ages from AEW. Dana returns after a week off to break down the card, air some preemptive grievances about WWE 2K22, and talk a bit about this week's Dynamite as well.The "Wardlow's World" t-shirt is available on our merch store!Dean Ambrose's "you broke my heart" promo on William Regal in FCWYou can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!The AEW train is showing no signs of slowing down, announcing that they have purchased Ring of Honor just days before presenting Revolution, arguably the most stacked card in the company's young history. This week, "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee joins the show to talk about the ROH sale and break down the Revolution card.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!Inspired by an article host Patrick Ross wrote ten years ago, On this week's episode, we take a step back from the week to week goings on of the wrestling world to talk about the unwritten rules, the tropes, the cliches that make professional wrestling such a unique and fun form of entertainment.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!The news that AEW co-founder and EVP Cody Rhodes is leaving the company rocked us to our core -- so much so that the shocking news that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is reportedly eyeing a return to the ring barely made it to our radar. What led to Cody's shocking departure? How will he be used in his seemingly inevitable return to WWE?Welcome to the Codyverse. Hope you enjoy your stay.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!Tony Khan began promoting this week's episode of Dynamite as completely can't-miss, and he didn't disappoint: both Keith Lee and "Switchblade" Jay White debuted on Wednesday, shaking up the AEW landscape just a month before Revolution.Also: Raw provided some genuine laughs in the opening Quiz Bowl battle between Alpha Academy and RK-Bro.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!We didn't talk much about the Royal Rumble last week, and it turns out that was for good reason: last week's WWE PPV was so universally disliked that a McMahon lost his job over it. This week, we try to make sense of the rocky first stop on the Road to WrestleMania.Plus: CM Punk vs. MJF finally went one-on-one. What happened?You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast: Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!PTW returns to its classic three-man booth this week for the first time in 2022 as the boys talk The WRLD on GCW, a loaded episode of Dynamite including the debuthausen of Danhausen, and why Royal Rumble is just not exciting this year.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!The last of our looks back at 2021 goes down this week in a mega-show with three special guests! "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee, "Yambag Jones" Trever Smith, Bill "Harwood" Harding and "Cody Rhodes" Roger Feeley-Lussier join the show to determine the top 10 wrestlers of 2021.After much deliberation, we came to a consensus. PTW's top 10 wrestlers of 2021 are:10-Matt Cardona9-The Young Bucks8-MJF7-Minoru Suzuki6-Eddie Kingston5-"Hangman" Adam Page4-Jon Moxley3-Roman Reigns2-Kenny Omega1-Bryan DanielsonYou can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!We're back with Part 2 of the 2021 PTW Awards! "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee joins us once again to help us decide the winners of the following categories:Best Thing I've Never Seen Before: The coolest moment in 2021 that we haven't seen in previous years in wrestling, or a new twist on old schtickBiggest Misstep: A mistake. Something that shouldn't have happened. A big one. Wrestling shouldn't do this ‌Best Promo: Best example of mic work to progress a storyline or cement a character‌Best Moment: Wrestling is made of moments. These are amongst the best individual moments of the year‌Match of the Year: 2021's overall best wrestling matchYou can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!It's time for the 2021 PTW Awards! In part one of a two-part event, we're joined by "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee in our first in-person podcast since 2019. In today's episode, we decide the winners of the following categories:Biggest Surprise: We did not see this coming, or saw it coming but were completely shocked or disgusted by itBadass Rasslin' Moment of the Year: The moments that walk the line between embarrassing absurdity and legitimate badassery ‌Best Feud or Story: 2021's best wrestling feud or story‌Worst Gimmick/Character Work: 2021's worst booked gimmick or worst demonstration of character work‌Best Gimmick/Character Work: 2021's best booked gimmick or best demonstration of character work ‌Breakout Year: The wrestler that found themselves in 2021. On point with their character, their look and their bookingYou can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!NXT still has consistent storytelling and several compelling acts. So what makes it borderline offensive to watch? On this week's PTW Wrestling podcast, we talk NXT 2.0, Kyle O'Reilly jumping ship to AEW, and of course, Christmas traditions.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!This week, "The Candy King" Trever Smith joins the show to break down AEW's Winter is Coming special, talk about Kevin Owens deciding to re-sign with WWE, and most importantly, dish about the best candy and snacks to munch on while watching wrestling.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!A deeply strange episode of Raw prompts the PTW boys to talk about WWE's decisions as of late, and how their decisions affect the wrestling business as a whole. Plus: Cody's unnecessary flaming table spot.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!This week's Dynamite saw one of the most anticipated wrestling segments in recent memory when CM Punk and MJF finally went toe to toe in a promo battle, and it did not disappoint. Meanwhile, Survivor Series was centered around a golden egg...?You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!It was a tall order to try to top September's All Out PPV, but Full Gear came damn close, delivering big time in almost every single match, including the culmination of one of the greatest long term stories ever told in professional wrestling: "Hangman" Adam Page finally defeated Kenny Omega to become the new AEW World Champion, and much cowboy sh*t ensued.On the other end of the spectrum, Survivor Series is happening this weekend and nobody, including WWE, seems to know why.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!The moment may finally be upon us. This weekend, AEW Full Gear goes down at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and while the card is absolutely stacked top to bottom, everyone's really tuning in to see if "Hangman" Adam Page can finally win the big one.On this week's PTW Wrestling Podcast, we break down the whole card, have an extended talk about CM Punk's role in the company, and...sigh...yes, JJ talks about power tools again.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!We were off last week, but for good reason: a nor'easter hit our home state of Massachusetts, leaving "Heel" Dana Fowler and JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers without power. That didn't deter friend of the show Trever "Budge" Smith from going to AEW Dynamite in Boston with tickets he purchased pre-pandemic, however, and he took Pat "The Hardcore Kid" Ross along.This week on the PTW Podcast, Trever and Pat recount the crazy adventure getting to the show ended up being, Jon Moxley's new book and recovery, and JJ has some serious opinions about power tools he needs to get off his chest.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSupport us on Patreon for just $2 a month and join our exclusive Discord!Buy the PTW Mucho Respect shirt on the AIPT Store!We've got a very special episode this week: "Heel" Dana Fowler is off, but former PTW Wrestling Podcast co-host Mike "The Wolverine" Pursell joins the show to take part in the inaugural PTW Draft! Mike, JJ and Pat each assemble their rosters in an 18-round draft.The rules for the draft are as follows:The draft consists of a total of 18 rounds consisting of three picks each, one from each host.Draft choices include all active wrestlers in WWE and AEW who regularly compete.The pick order for each round has been randomized.Each host must choose two male wrestlers followed by one female wrestler, and repeat that pattern until the draft is complete.Tag teams that currently team up on television may be chosen with one draft pick, but factions cannot.Give the show a listen to see how each host got there, but for the impatient, the final picks are below. SPOILERS for the show!Mike: Michael's Universal Fantasy Fighting (MUFF)Bryan DanielsonAdam ColeBianca Belair"Hangman" Adam PageSeth RollinsAsukaLucha Bros.Finn BalorThunder RosaTommaso CiampaStreet ProfitsRonda RouseyAJ Styles and OmosAndrade El IdoloToni StormPACPete DunneRhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H.Pat: Mucho Respect Wrestling Association (MRWA)CM PunkJon MoxleySasha BanksKevin OwensMalakai BlackIo Shirai and Zoey StarkNew DayDarby Allin and StingShayna BaszlerRK-BroSami ZaynRuby SohoFTREddie KingstonCharlotte FlairBrock LesnarBron BreakkerDoudropJJ: Lookin' Cute, Feelin' Cute Wrestling (LCFCW)Kenny OmegaRoman ReignsBecky LynchThe Young BucksMJFDr. Britt Baker, D.M.DBig ETyler BateBayleyWALTERJurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus)Anna JayMiroThe UsosMandy RoseKeith "Bearcat" LeePowerhouse HobbsJade CargillYou can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSAfter a couple of weeks off, the PTW boys are back in a big way with a sequel of sorts to one of our most popular episodes: The Bret Hart Scale! This time, we're using the Hitman's famed 30-point scale to grade the All Elite Wrestling roster and determine who are, objectively, the best wrestlers in AEW.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSJJ "Job Van Dam" Travers is on his honeymoon, so this week "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee joins "Heel" Dana Fowler and Pat "The Hardcore Kid" Ross to talk about AEW and NXT 2.0. Then, to close out the show, in honor of the upcoming WWE Draft, the PTW boys make their case for ten current male WWE Superstars you could build a promotion around.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSAEW knocked it out of the park once again with Dynamite Grand Slam, an epic PPV-caliber supercard that saw Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega go to a 30 minute time limit draw in an instant classic. This week on the PTW Wrestling Podcast, we're talking Grand Slam, as well as NXT 2.0's continued search for its new identity.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIt was another huge week in wrestling: Big E won the WWE Championship after cashing in on Bobby Lashley on Raw, NXT debuted a new look dubbed "NXT 2.0", and AEW solidified a monster card for Dynamite and Rampage next week from Arthur Ashe Stadium.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSRecency bias is a thing, but when the dust settles and all is said and done, AEW All Out 2021 may go down as one of the best, most important wrestling pay-per-views of all time. Not only did it give us CM Punk's first match back in over seven years, on top of a pretty excellent night of matches from top to bottom, it also saw the AEW debuts of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson, two top WWE talents who are now All Elite. For the first time in maybe 20 years, the wrestling landscape has truly changed. You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSWe are a mere couple of days away from CM Punk's first match since January of 2014 when he takes on Darby Allin at All Out. On top of that, there are rumors swirling about Daniel Bryan, Adam Cole, and several other top names appearing at or shortly after AEW's Labor Day extravaganza. This week on the PTW Wrestling Podcast, Trever Smith joins us to break down the card, as well as talk about that weird shoot between Nia Jax and Charlotte Flair, and the euphoria of Happy Corbin. You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSThe worst-kept secret in wrestling finally unfolded last week: after 2,766 days, CM Punk returned to professional wrestling on AEW Rampage. It's a moment that will go down in history as one of the most important in wrestling history, and despite our concerns last week that nothing could possibly live up to the hype that AEW had built around it, it was everything pro wrestling should be: simple, direct, emotional, and impactful.Which turns the conversation to SummerSlam, which saw WWE somehow bungle the less-but-still-very-anticipated return of Becky Lynch to the ring in a confusing, overbooked, overcomplicated moment that actively harmed three Superstars in the process. You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSSummerSlam is this weekend, as is NXT TakeOver 36, but the wrestling world is waiting with bated breath for Friday night's edition of AEW Rampage, to see if the impossible will finally happen: the return of CM Punk to the world of professional wrestling.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIt's Rampage week! On this episode of the PTW wrestling podcast, JJ is out dealing with the joys of home ownership, so Trever Smith aka QT BOI 420 takes his place to talk about the upcoming debut of AEW's new show, Dana takes us on a trip down memory lane to the first WCW Thunder, and we talk the grim NXT news as well as Adam Cole's upcoming decision.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSWWE made another baffling decision when they decided to release Bray Wyatt, easily the most creative and interesting character they've had in decades. This comes at a crucial time for the company, as their chief rival AEW continues to knock it out of the park with Dynamite. On this week's PTW wrestling podcast, we're talking what Bray's release means for both companies, and what WWE could possibly be thinking.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSMoney in the Bank was this weekend, and besides limited capacity at WrestleMania 37, it was the first WWE pay-per-view event with a live audience since February 2020. The show featured some big moments, not the least of which involved John Cena returning home to WWE to start a program with Universal Champion Roman Reigns.But even that huge news doesn't compare to the credible rumors swirling around that both CM Punk and Daniel Bryan may be AEW bound. On this week's PTW Wrestling podcast, we drool over the news and talk about how we would use both wrestlers if we had the book.Oh, and don't worry! There's plenty of griping over Raw as usual.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIt's a big week for both WWE and AEW, as the former will host Money in the Bank this weekend and the latter is coming off a hot first night of Fyter Fest. On this week's PTW Wrestling Podcast, friend of the show "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee joins us to try to predict the Money in the Bank card, and talk about another rowdy episode of Dynamite.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSWrestling is back, baby! AEW hit the road for the first time in nearly a year and a half with a special episode of Dynamite dubbed Road Rager that saw the shocking debut of Malakai Black, formerly known as Aleister Black in WWE. The day before that, NXT held their Great American Bash special, where we saw title changes and the return of Tegan Nox. Only two more ThunderDome shows to go, and then the American wrestling scene is totally back to normal.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIt's been an incredibly difficult sixteen months for many reasons, least of all pro wrestling, but we're a wrestling podcast, so we're going to talk about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on our enjoyment of WWE and AEW. The pandemic is waning here in the United States (for now) and WWE and AEW are heading back on the road. This week, we're giving the ole' "here's to ya" to the Pandemic Era, and talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the last sixteen months of wrestling.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSHell in a Cell has come and gone, and while most matches were entertaining, some of the finishes and the resulting fallout on Raw really highlight some of WWE's most glaring problems.Meanwhile, over at AEW, Dana asks: was the "MMA Rules Cage Match" the worst moment in AEW history?You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIt's only been eight months since the last one, but this Sunday, we go to Hell...in a Cell! This week on the PTW Wrestling Podcast, we break down the Hell in a Cell card after focusing on the positive as we recap another excellent NXT TakeOver, this time In Your House.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIt's a tale of two promotions on this week's PTW wrestling podcast: While AEW continues to build momentum after another stellar pay-per-view event in Double or Nothing, WWE went on a spree of releasing well known and popular talent, leading some to speculate whether or not Vince McMahon is looking to sell the company.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSAEW's biggest show of the year is nearly upon us, and this year it feels even bigger as it's the return of a capacity crowd to an All Elite Wrestling show. For the first time in a few weeks, all three regular hosts are back on this week's PTW, and we're joined by Mr. Brendan Lee to break down the Double or Nothing card and give our predictions.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSWe're back after a week off! The PTW Wrestling Podcast boys skipped an episode last week as JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers had some personal stuff going on. This week, "HCK" Patrick Ross had some personal stuff going on, but friend of the pod Mr. Brendan Lee was kind enough to take his place to talk about Seth Rollins' mega drip at WrestleMania Backlash, Ricochet going viral for all the wrong reasons again, and the potential overuse of blood and blading in AEW.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSLast week, we talked about the 10 best careers in WWE history. This week, we're zeroing in on one very important aspect of wrestling: mic work. Who are the top 10 WWE Superstars of all time at cutting a promo?Before we get into our latest top 10, however, this week saw AEW's much-hyped Blood & Guts event, as well as some heavy rumors about Daniel Bryan's future in wrestling. Did Blood & Guts live up to the hype for us? Where will D-Bry end up next? Come find out what we think!SPOILERS BELOW:Without further ado, here's the final list decided upon by the end of the episode for the best talkers in WWE history:The RockCM PunkJohn CenaMick Foley"Rowdy" Roddy PiperJake "The Snake" Roberts"Macho Man" Randy SavageHulk Hogan"Stone Cold" Steve AustinRic FlairYou can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIn keeping with last week's theme of whittling down a list, this week on the PTW Wrestling Podcast, we decided to order the 10 best WWE careers of all time. Only work done within WWF/E was considered, and as you can imagine if you're familiar with our other list episodes, things get pretty heated.SPOILERS BELOW:After an hour of deliberation, we present to you the 10 greatest WWE careers in all time, from most important to least:The UndertakerJohn CenaHulk Hogan"Stone Cold" Steve AustinThe RockTriple HShawn MichaelsBrock LesnarChris JerichoEdgeYou can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSInspired by our Greatest Wrestling Entrance Theme of All Time tournament, this week on the PTW Wrestling podcast we kick off a new tournament to determine the greatest finishing maneuver of all time. We started from a list of well over 100 entries sourced from our Discord channel (which you can join through our Patreon for as little as $2 per month!) and over the course of this episode, we whittle it down to a 64 entrant bracket.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSWrestleMania 37 and NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver have come and gone, and it was a great escape from the dystopian hell of the ThunderDome, providing a glimpse at wrestling normalcy for just one night. While it wasn't a perfect event, just having thousands of fans there to react to things made it an unforgettable experience. Toss in some incredibly badass rasslin' moments, and some genuinely emotional and moving ones, and we were ready for a good time.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSWe've made it to the most exciting weekend in WWE's calendar: it's time for WrestleMania! In addition to the usual excitement, this is going to be the first WWE event with a live crowd in attendance in over a year, so the Showcase of the Immortals will be even more special this year.To help celebrate, resident SmackDown reviewer "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee joins the show once again to break down both nights of WrestleMania 37 and give our predictions.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIn celebration of WrestleMonth, we're doing another round of PTW Watchalong bonus episodes! This edition, Pat "The Hardcore Kid" Ross, JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, "Heel" Dana Fowler and "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee sit down, crack open some Steveweisers, and turn the clock back to 1987 at WrestleMania III, where "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat put together a match so legendary, it's still seen as a measuring stick some 35 years later.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSDouble turns are one of the most difficult stories to pull off in all of professional wrestling, but on this week's PTW Wrestling Podcast, we bear witness to one for the ages as HCK loses his smile and "Heel" Dana Fowler actually had a really great time. This week, we discuss the Arcade Anarchy main event from Dynamite, as well as a WrestleMania card that has just about fully taken shape.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSIn celebration of WrestleMonth, we're doing another round of PTW Watchalong bonus episodes! This edition, Pat "The Hardcore Kid" Ross, JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, "Heel" Dana Fowler and "Mr. Wednesday Night" Brendan Lee sit down, crack open some Steveweisers, and turn the clock back to 2013, where CM Punk had his final WrestleMania match against none other than The Undertaker. Will the Streak continue, or is The Best in the World truly the "one" in 20-1?You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.

Subscribe to PTW, AIPT's official wrestling podcast:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe via RSSInspired by AIPT's Darius Melton's excellent article calculating the winning percentage of Superstars with special WrestleMania entrances, this week on the PTW Wrestling Podcast we're looking back at the best WrestleMania entrances and moments of the past decade, from WrestleMania XXVII to this year's upcoming WrestleMania 37. Join us on our walk down Memory Lane, from the Miracle on Bourbon Street, to the Heist of the Century and everything else that's happened in the past ten years of the Show of Shows.You can find PTW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and opinions.