Smark Out Moment Smack Talk

Episode 746 of Smark Out Moment's Smack Talk dives headfirst into a packed week of wrestling headlines, rumors, and chaos across WWE, AEW, and beyond.We break down the New Japan Cup final and G1 Climax Night 1 in Chicago, react to Dennis Rodman heading into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026, and look at the latest signings and title changes—including Marie Malenko joining WWE, Aaron Rourke capturing the EVOLVE Championship, and Wren Sinclair dethroning Fallon Henley on NXT.There's plenty of speculation on the road to WrestleMania 42, with talk surrounding Rey Mysterio vs. Gunther, a possible multi-man Intercontinental Championship match featuring Penta and El Hijo del Vikingo, and predictions for the SmackDown tag titles. Plus, Randy Orton's heel turn on Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre's brief “exit,” and the latest CM Punk/Roman Reigns drama.We also get into some wild stories this week—from Tony Khan reportedly attempting to buy WWE in 2023 to Ricochet's controversial comments, Toni Storm's injury, and even the upcoming American Gladiators reboot featuring Kamille and Jessie Godderz.All that, plus highlights from Raw, SmackDown, Dynamite, NXT, Collision, ROH, and more, along with plenty of side tangents and hot takes you won't want to miss.

What are the four most important moments in WWE WrestleMania history? This episode of the Smark Out Moment Smack Talk podcast tackles the ultimate challenge: building the Mount Rushmore of WrestleMania moments.We break down the biggest, most iconic, and most influential moments across decades—looking at shock value, long-term impact, star-making performances, and unforgettable memories. From legendary streaks to career-defining wins and moments that changed the industry, nothing is off the table.Which moments deserve to be immortalized? Which ones just miss the cut? And where do the biggest debates land?

Results and review of AEW Revolution 2026. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

This week's Hot Tags episode of the Smark Out Moment SMACK TALK podcast breaks down Finn Bálor being kicked out of The Judgment Day, the announcement that NXT Stand & Deliver will stream on YouTube as the Peacock deal expires, predictions for AAA Rey de Reyes predictions and our picks for NXT Houston's Booker T Appreciation Night.Other topics include Charlie Dempsey joining the Birthright faction with appearances by William Regal and Fit Finlay, Timothy Thatcher becoming the new WWE EVOLVE general manager, and Luca Crusifino returning to EVOLVE with a new “vibes” gimmick. We also cover Jackson Drake and Kendal Grey vacating the EVOLVE Championships, updates on the international MyAEW subscription service, and Roderick Strong returning on AEW Dynamite to help Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin against The Dogs.On top of that, we break down the latest AEW Revolution 2026 card updates and share our favorite moments from this week's wrestling TV across WWE Raw, SmackDown, Dynamite and more.Expect predictions, analysis, hot takes, and plenty of random wrestling discussion along the way as we talk about the biggest wrestling news, rumors, and TV highlights from WWE, AEW, and beyond.

Predictions for AEW Revolution 2026. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

Results and review of WWE NXT Vengeance Day 2026. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

This week's Hot Tags include Dominik Mysterio losing the Intercontinental Championship to Penta, Cody Rhodes fighting Drew McIntyre on SmackDown for the Undisputed WWE Championship, David Finlay joining the AEW roster and more.

Predictions for WWE NXT Vengeance Day 2026. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

Results and review of WWE Elimination Chamber 2026. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

This week's Hot Tags include Bronson Reed's injury, Brock Lesnar's open challenge, AJ Styles to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, 3 title changes on NXT and more.

Predictions for WWE Elimination Chamber 2026. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

This week's Hot Tags include reviewing TNA No Surrender and AEW Grand Slam Australia, "Hangman" Adam Page not challenging for the AEW World Championship if he loses to MJF at Revolution, is Chris Jericho popping out of a mysterious wooden crate at Elimination Chamber, Paul Walter Hauser playing Mick Foley in a limited series and more.

After picking our rosters during the Monday Night War Mock Draft, this FANTASY BOOKING edition of the Smack Talk podcast features a breakdown of the best possible pay-per-view cards we could creatively come up with using those Superstars as our only options to work with. What matches did we decide on for this Match Maker lineup given a WWF vs. WCW Invasion type angle to work from?

This week's Hot Tags include Bron Breakker injured, 2025 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, Bad Bunny vs Logan Paul at WrestleMania, Kyle Fletcher and Thekla win AEW titles and more.

The latest MOCK DRAFT for Smark Out Moment has us focusing on the Attitude Era during the Monday Night Wars with the ability to pick wrestlers from the late 90s to the early 2000s as we try to choose our rosters for building the best possible WWF vs. WCW Invasion fantasy booking cards. Who gets someone like Stone Cold Steve Austin and Sting, but who gets El Dandy and David Arquette?

This week's Hot Tags include Hiromu Takahashi leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling, The Bella Twins returning to go after the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, NXT Roadblock and more.

On the latest SUPERSTAR SCORES edition of Smack Talk, the Smark Out Moment crew rates the career of "The Phenomenal One" AJ Styles on a 0-100 ranking in terms of Ring Skills (Athleticism and Psychology), Mic Skills (Charisma and Character), Appearance (Physique and Entrance), Behavior (Backstage Professionalism and Public Relations), and Crowd Reaction (Popularity and Credibility).

Results and review of WWE Royal Rumble 2026. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

This week's Hot Tags include Steve Maclin "fired" from TNA, CM Punk on the WWE 2K26 cover, predictions for the next NXT champion, Tommaso Ciampa debuts for AEW and more.

Predictions for WWE Royal Rumble 2026. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

Results and review of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XLIII. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

This week's Hot Tags include thoughts on TNA Genesis 2026 and the AMC debut, New Japan's EVIL possibly coming to WWE, Dominik Mysterio as AEW champion according to an AI vignette from AAA and more.

Predictions for WWE Saturday Night's Main Event 43. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

This week's Hot Tags include Bron Breakker being suspended indefinitely on Raw, Oba Femi's vacated NXT Championship being determined in a six man ladder match, spoilers for AEW Collision Maximum Carnage and more.

On the latest FANNOUNCE TABLE edition of Smack Talk, the panel provides an audio commentary track to listen to while watching the WWF 1996 Royal Rumble match. Just sync up your video to match us and join us for this watchalong!

This week's Hot Tags include lots of movement on the WWE roster with Zack Ryder/Matt Cardona returning, Kit Wilson's new entrance theme song going viral, Oba Femi relinquishing the NXT Championship, Elio Lefleur, Tommaso Ciampa leaving WWE soon, Izzi Dame wins the NXT Women's North American Championship from Thea Hail, New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 20 going back to the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and dissolving the Bullet Club, predictions for 3 Stages of Hell Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre, Raw Stranger Things being a bust outside of title changes and so much more! Check out the Smark Out Moment SMACK TALK podcast news breakdown of this week!

Which WWE Superstars and AEW wrestlers will have a breakout year in 2026? Which wrestlers will stand out among the pack this year? With the latest edition of ONE TO WATCH, the Smack Talk panel gives their picks!

This week's Hot Tags include thoughts on the AEW New Year's Smash episode of Dynamite with Willow Nightingale winning the TBS Championship, The Usos winning the WWE World Tag Team Championship, predictions for next week's Raw and Stranger Things finale tie-in, New Japan Pro-Wrestling Wrestle Kingdom 20 and more.

Rounding out the year 2025 in professional wrestling is a BIG FAT QUIZ OF THE YEAR but for the Smark Out Moment SMACK TALK podcast - "Play the Game" edition! Callum tests Tony's and Rob's trivia of WWE and AEW from the past 12 months. Who will win?

Results and review of AEW Worlds End 2025. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

Predictions for AEW Worlds End 2025 and episode #734 of the Hot Tags of the week. This combo Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features the preview of the AEW Worlds End event and the other topics to break down from the past several days.

The 2025 Smark Out Moment Awards breaks down the best and worst of WWE this year! What did World Wrestling Entertainment do extremely well and terribly bad from these past 12 months?

The best and worst of All Elite Wrestling this year are broken down with the 2025 Smark Out Moment Awards for AEW!

This week's Hot Tags include nominees for the 2025 NXT Year End Awards, AAA Guerra de Titanes predictions, thoughts on AEW Holiday Bash and more.

On the latest SUPERSTAR SCORES edition of Smack Talk, John Cena's career is given a 1-100 ranking in terms of Ring Skills (Athleticism and Psychology), Mic Skills (Charisma and Character), Appearance (Physique and Entrance), Behavior (Backstage Professionalism and Public Relations), and Crowd Reaction (Popularity and Credibility).

Results and review of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XLII. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

This week's Hot Tags include reactions to the first looks at Cody Rhodes as Guile and Roman Reigns as Akuma in the upcoming Street Fighter film, review of AEW Winter is Coming, Brock Lesnar's retirement in 2026 and more.

Predictions for WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XLII. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

Results and review of WWE NXT Deadline 2025. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

This week's Hot Tags include Netflix buying Warner Bros, CM Punk's dog Larry passing, updates to the AEW Continental Classic tournament and more.

Predictions for WWE NXT Deadline 2025. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

Results and review of WWE Survivor Series 2025. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.

This week's Hot Tags include Becky Lynch's comments on Lacey Evans and the blacklist story, the AEW Continental Classic tournament beginning, NXT Deadline's Iron Survivor Challenge participants and more.

Predictions for WWE Survivor Series 2025. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

This week's Hot Tags include Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) and Nic Nemeth (Dolph Ziggler) returning to WWE in the John Cena's Last Time is Now tournament, Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns entering WarGames teams for Survivor Series, updates to predictions for the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view and more.

Predictions for AEW Full Gear 2025. This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a breakdown of the matches scheduled for the event and the panel's thoughts on who might win.

This week's Hot Tags include multiple title changes (Chelsea Green wins Women's United States title, John Cena wins Intercontinental Championship to become Grand Slam Champion, Kabuki Warriors win women's tag titles, Jasper Troy wins WWE Speed title), Chris Jericho calls TNA the #2 promotion, WarGames matches and AEW Blood & Guts, AEW Fire/Blitz/Firestorm/Tidal Wave and more.

What if the WWE Survivor Series concept applied to the characters from DC Comics? This Smark Out Moment SMACK TALK podcast is a combination What If, Time Machine Dream Team, and Match Maker Fantasy Booking to reference AEW's relationship with DC. Who would be on Team Superman, Batman's family, a team for The Flash, Wonder Woman, the Green Lantern Corps, and other heroes and villains, if this were a five-on-five Survivor Series event? Teams of five fight to survive within the DC Universe!

This week's Hot Tags include the announcement of the AEW National Championship, New Japan having a Winner Takes All match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship and the Global Championship, John Cena's Last Time is Now tournament competitors and more.

On the latest FANNOUNCE TABLE edition of Smack Talk, the panel provides an audio commentary track to listen to while watching the 1995 War Games match from WCW Fall Brawl '95. Just sync up your video to match us and join us for this watchalong!

Results and review of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XLI (November 1, 2025). This Pay-Per-Viewpoint edition of Smack Talk features a recap of the event and a breakdown of the matches that took place on the show.