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Back for the first show of 2023 and we have quite a myriad of news and notes to catch up to in the world of pro-wrestling, after a brief stop into poli-talks. Amongst the news is the passing of Don West. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

With our last show of the year, we have a bit of a recap of the year in the world of pro-wrestling and a small prediction as to breakout stars for next year. Download/stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter. We wish you all Happy Holidays and will beContinue reading "Against The Mat – December 14th, 2022"

We are back on air this week with some news and notes from the worlds of MMA and pro-wrestling; some of the fallout from last week’s Dynamite (and Rampage?), some returns in WWE, and a few more things. Download/stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook or Twitter.

We are back on air for another week, catching up to the news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling and MMA; visiting the results of this past weekend’s Full Gear PPV, and looking forward to Survivor Series: War Games, and an update to the Wrestle Kingdom 17 card. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’tContinue reading "Against The Mat – November 23rd, 2022"

Back with a filter-less web exclusive episode to go over the news and notes from the past week in the world of pro-wrestling, and some politics thrown in for good measure. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter

We are back to air with a ton of news and notes to go over from the past week, some about Crown Jewel this past weekend, some about the build up towards Full Gear and Survivor Series-War Games, and we have a segment that makes its long awaited return at the end of the show.Continue reading "Against The Mat – November 9th, 2022"

We are back with a web exclusive episode after a 1-week hiatus to try to cover news and notes from the last 2 weeks. As usual, filters are off in this shorter episode, so listener beware. Download/Stream the latest episode and follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

Back with another week filled with news and notes from WWE, AEW, and some MMA details, and we even spent a considerable amount of time on a specific superstar in the first hour. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We are back this week with a myriad of pieces of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling as it was a busy weekend with an Impact PPV, an AEW major televised event, and WWE’s Extreme Rules Event; and of course a ton of returns to WWE as well. Download/Stream the latest episode andContinue reading "Against The Mat – October 12th, 2022"

We are back with, roughly, 2 weeks’ worth of news and notes from the worlds of MMA and pro-wrestling including some AEW, Impact, and WWE. We of course do mention the passing of the great Antonio Inoki this past weekend as well. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and/orContinue reading "Against The Mat – October 5th, 2022"

We are back with a ton of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling starting with a quick view of Impact’s Bound for Glory event; more about AEW’s backstage “issue” with suspensions ending and other details from that promotion; and the ever-present WWE and some of the changes done since the promotion of PaulContinue reading "Against The Mat – September 21st, 2022"

While we start of with a brief return of Poli-talks with the mention of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd’s passing, we jump right back into pro-wrestling and MMA news and notes with some happenings at this past weekend’s UFC event, and quite a bit more. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us onContinue reading "Against The Mat – September 14th, 2022"

We are back from our respective vacations to catch up with a myriad of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling; from returns and Clash at the Castle for WWE to AEW’s All Out and the build up, and of course the “fall out”. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow onContinue reading "Against The Mat – September 7th, 2022"

We have quite a bit to cover this week with news and notes from AEW, WWE, and some talk about this past Sunday’s WWE Biography show on A&E. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter. *We at Against The Mat do not condone the consumption of household cleaningContinue reading "Against The Mat – August 10th, 2022"

We are back for another week of news and notes, non-withstanding the SummerSlam results, some details about Ric Flair’s Last Match, and the changes we have seen since the “regime change” related to creative. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We are back after a brief break with quite a myriads of news from the world of pro-wrestling, including the “bombshell” of Vince McMahon’s retirement, and the supposed build up to this weekend’s SummerSlam. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We are back another issue created hiatus to catchup on news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling; mostly glancing at some of the Money in the Bank event’s matches, looking forward to the ROH event, and somewhat mention some AEW news. Download/stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and/orContinue reading "Against The Mat – July 13th, 2022"

We are back this week with a ton of news and notes from AEW, UFC, and WWE; with a brief detour through some of the podcasts Drew & Ryan have been listening to. We have a brief note about this coming weekend’s Money In The Bank event and have quite a bit about this pastContinue reading "Against The Mat – June 29th, 2022"

We are back after a 2 week hiatus, and we attempt to catch up to all the news and notes we would have otherwise covered during that time; including to a certain promo on AEW Dynamite; this past weekend’s Slammiversary; this coming weekend’s Forbidden Door; and the upcomming Money In The Bank event. Download/Stream theContinue reading "Against The Mat – June 22nd, 2022"

We are back after a one-week hiatus to catch up on two weeks’ worth of news and notes; including results from AEW’s Double or Nothing. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

We are back this week with our Yearly roster building show (aka “will Fred pick Alexa Bliss for his roster” show). Inter-spaced with our picks, we have some news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling. You can see our picks below. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and Twitter.Continue reading "Against The Mat – May 18th, 2022"

As with the other Web Exclusive episodes, we have not filtered the language. We launch a wide net on various topics from the world of pro-wrestling; mostly WWE and AEW. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and Twitter.

We are back from a week long hiatus, catching up to the news from the last 2 weeks in the worlds of pro-wrestling, mostly on WWE, Impact, and AEW. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We have a ton of news and notes from the worlds of pro-wrestling; Impact, AEW, and of course, WWE; over the next ~2 hours. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We are back for another week of news and notes from the worlds of pro-wrestling and MMA; AEW and some Impact in the first hour and WWE in the second. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We are back after another week hiatus to plunge right into a crazy week of wrestling news; results from some of the events happening with Wrestle-Con, and of course the results from WrestleMania. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We have a ton of news and notes this week and we don’t hesitate to mention details about the upcoming week of events in wrestling in the “Greater Dallas Area” for the week of WrestleMania and quite a bit more. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook or Twitter.

We are back with some talk about the passing of Scott Hall this past Monday along with some other news from the world of pro-wrestling. Download/Stream the episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We are back after a week’s hiatus, catching up with quite a bit of news and notes from the worlds of MMA and pro-wrestling; mostly sticking to Tony Khan’s purchase of ROH, the building up towards WrestleMania, and some fallout of AEW’s Revolution. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook orContinue reading "Against The Mat – March 9th, 2022"

Back with a show with a ton of news and notes from the worlds of pro-wrestling and mma; a brief run down of Elimination Chamber and a quick overview of NJPW’s New Japan Cup and it’s first round brackets. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or on Twitter.

Back for another week of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling and some MMA. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook or Twitter.

We are back with quite a bit of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling, including a bit of a post-mortem from this past weekend’s Royal Rumble event. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook or Twitter.

We have a myriad of news and notes from the various areas of the pro-wrestling world this week; AEW, WWE, Impact, Independents, and quite a bit more for the 2, or so, hours. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Back for another week of news and notes, a few results from Wrestle Kingdom 16, some details about the latest releases, and getting a better idea of the upcoming Royal Rumble “premium live event”. Don’t forget to download or stream the latest episode, and follow on Facebook and Twitter.

Our first show of the year 2022 is full of news and notes from the last few weeks along with some looking forward (at the time of recording) to Wrestle Kingdom 16, the Royal Rumble and other “premium live events”. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We are back for our last show of 2021 with a ton of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling and with our yearly awards for best and worst in a number of categories. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We have a note packed show this week with a bit of news from the worlds of pro-wrestling and MMA. We have a brief glimpse into NXT’s War Games, the 6th PPVs of the month, and a few more things. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on Facebook and/or Twitter.

We are back with a bunch of news we wanted to catch up with, including the Survivor Series results, build up towards Wrestle Kingdom 16, and some notes along the way. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and on Twitter.

We have a myriad of notes from the world of pro-wrestling, including the 6th held PPVs for the month of November, upcoming WWE shows in Canada, results from AEW’s Full Gear, and other pieces of news. We have our overviews of the last 2 episodes of Dark Side of the Ring and our predictions forContinue reading "Against The Mat – November 17th, 2021"

We have a ton of news and notes to catch up on in the worlds of pro-wrestling and MMA; ROH news, WWE releases, some UFC notes, and quite a bit more, including a run down of AEW’s Full Gear card in the 2nd hour. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow on FacebookContinue reading "Against The Mat – November 10th, 2021"

We are back this week with a myriad of pieces of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling, a short mention of Crown Jewel and Bound for Glory, looking forward to Full Gear; along with some discussing some of the last few Dark Side of the Ring episodes we have seen. Download/Stream the latestContinue reading "Against The Mat – October 27th, 2021"

We are back from our brief hiatus to attempt to go through the news and notes from the past few weeks in the world of pro-wrestling and MMA; a quick run down of 2 of the Dark Side of the Ring episodes and some upcoming events. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to followContinue reading "Against The Mat – October 12th, 2021"

We have gone through quite a number of pieces of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling from the last few days with a bit of preview of matches for upcoming events. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

We are back this week with roughly 2 weeks’ worth of news and notes, along with All Out’s results and surprises, and quite a bit more. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

We have the fallout of this past weekend’s events – AEW Rampage, WWE SummerSlam, and NXT Takeover 36 – along with a ton more of news and notes from the world of pro-wrestling and MMA, and our predictions for AEW’s All Out. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook orContinue reading "Against The Mat – August 25th, 2021"

We have quite the bunch of news and notes from the worlds of wrestling and MMA, not forgetting the upcoming weekend’s SummerSlam and NXT TakeOver 36. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

We have a ton of news and notes this week to cover, including some WWE releases and some further build up to SummerSlam. In the 2nd hour, we go over the final match up for our Best Feuds tournament. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

We are back for another week of news and notes from the worlds of pro-wrestling and MMA, specifics on some contracts expiring and some new releases. We now know who will be in next week’s finals for the Best of Feuds tournament, as we go over the last semi in the 2nd hour. Download/Stream theContinue reading "Against The Mat – August 4th, 2021"

Back for another week of prognosticating and reviewing this past week’s news and notes from the worlds of Pro-Wrestling. We have our first of the 2nd round matchups for our Best of Feuds tournament in the 2nd hour and some extra notes. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook andContinue reading "Against The Mat – July 28th, 2021"

Ryan & Drew are back with another web exclusive podcast, this time looking back at the July 21, 1996 International Incident PPV! We get another great Shawn Michaels performance, Undertaker & Mankind beating up each other en route to the inaugural BOILER ROOM BRAWL, SYCHO SID BEING INSANELY OVER AS A BABYFACE, Jerry Lawler makingContinue reading "Web Exclusive Podcast – WWF IYH: International Incident Review"

Back this week with quite the list of news and notes from the world of MMA and pro-wrestling, including some results from Impact’s and WWE’s events this past weekend, and Drew makes a comment we never expected he would say. Download/Stream the latest episode and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.