That's NOT The Finish Podcast

It has been 3 weeks since AEW premiered on TNT and so far it seems reactions have been mixed.Should wrestling fans really be favoring one brand of wrestling over the other? Maybe we should enjoy all the wrestling? We also dive into which wrestling storylines should be rebooted. If you have a favorite storyline you'd like to see remade in wrestling today the give us a tweet @tntfpodcast!   

While attending NYCC this year the boys were honored to interview the creator of the best wrestling comics around, Mike Kingston. Mike, who created Headlocked Comics, has built his entire comics brand himself through a pure passion for wrestling and the comic world.  We ask Mike how he managed to create and promote his brand as well as what wrestlers and matches influenced him the most. Mike also goes a bit into some of his writing and creative techniques that accelerated his brand along with some advice for those who are chasing their own dreams. 

Before we head off to NYCC 2019 we wanted to drop a little episode to discuss the latest in the wrestling world...and comics. We will be interviewing the mastermind behind the wrestling comics, Headlocked comics at NYCC so be sure to check that out!AEW also had its first-ever publicly broadcasted episode, but how did it stack up against NXT? Also more on Smackdown, Raw, and WWE news. 

WWE has brought back the famous "King of the Ring" tournament. With the last winner being Wade Barret, who do the boys think will win this year? They also discuss which matches they'd like to see WWE bring back (Great Balls of Fire anyone?) NXT is also making the move to the USA network. How does this sit with AEW? Get the low down from the guys!

You have probably been there each Monday and Tuesday night when you just get sick and tired of the several talking segments put on by WWE during episodes of Raw and Smackdown. Lately it has been Shane McMahon who has been really overused for several story lines, not just on one of the brands, but on both Monday and Tuesday nights. Also, what is the deal with overusing these 2 out of 3 falls matches?  Bray Wyatt also has a new friend who is just a new ray of sunshine, who goes by the name, The Fiend. Just how long do you expect Wyatt's gimmick to survive?  

The internet has been talking about the king of the giggalos and giggalettes, otherwise known as Superhumman, after Joey Janela mimicked his trademarked elbow drop at a live show. Is what Superhumman does on his channel good for pro wrestling? Dom gives us some insight on how pro wrestling can experience potential blow back and how he feels if this is truly fair towards indie wrestlers.With Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman getting new roles on the creative side of WWE, can this help enhance the product? We also dive into on why certain things should be left as a mystery providing a key example with Taker vs Goldberg. 

Out of the ashes of time the boys of TNTF have returned! After a 2 month "vacation" they have finally come back to discuss the latest wrastlin' events. To kick things off they dive into some MITB discussions, Rey Mysterio's son (or Eddie's?) Dominic making appearances in the WWE. And Brock Lesnar becoming the new BEAST in the Bank!With AEW coming onto the scene with Double or Nothing we talk a bit on what we can expect to see from the promotion and how they can compete with WWE and other major wrestling promotions. 

TNTF podcast has been going through some changes and we'd love to hear what YOU would like to hear us discuss. As of now we are looking to continue doing interviews and current wrestling event discussions from various promotions. However we will be adding in more general debates and talks about different wrestling topics.   Today's episode features us doing a run down of WWE Fastlane and how the event went over. We also talk about the biggest upcoming wrestling event, Wrestlemania. With two farewell matches planned and countless championship matches planned, what can we expect to see this year? And most of all...what is it that Batista wants? 

After a bit of a hiatus, we are finally back to our regular weekly episodes. Today we discuss the events that unfolded at Elimination Chamber and if it is truly Kofi Kingston's time to become the WWE champion. There was also a bit of controversy that unfolded when DX was inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame as well.  We also give our takes on the NXT call ups that happened this week AND what exactly we think of the new Daniel Bryan. 

Impact Wrestling's very own "Interview Queen" Alicia Atout, stopped by the TNTF podcast to have a chat with the boys.  Since Alicia has interviewed well over thousands of musical artists and pro wrestlers, maintains her own website (AMBY), and produces so many Youtube videos, we needed to ask how does she manage to keep up with so many bookings? We also needed to know, how does she typically conduct her research which lead to SO MANY great interviews with wrestling and musical talent? Alicia shares her advice and experience which can be beneficial to many wrestling content creators and podcasters. She also shares with us what her gimmick would be if she became a pro wrestler! Her journey to where she is today is truly fascinating and we are so lucky to have hosted her!  

This is the second part of Japanese level 1. Here Hisame and Dan will teach you about how to ask, "What is this?", "What is that?", and "What is over there?" using your Japanese abilities.  Being able to ask what something is will really allow you to open up your vocabulary and make it easier for you to get around. In this example we will role play being at the merchandise stands at a show.  Lesson notes: www.tntfpodcast.com

We had the pleasure of welcoming Gary Ward, the owner of UK based wrestling promotion Wrestle Gate Pro. The brand new promotion had its first event back in January which was titled, "Open Gate" and featured various talent from the UK, Germany and Japan. Having always wanted to be involved in the wrestling industry since he was young, Gary tells Dan all about what sparked his decision to finally go through with making Wrestle Gate happen. Gary also goes into what we can expect from Wrestle Gate Pro in the future, his collaboration with various other indie promotions including Will Ospreay's Frontline Pro, future talent we can expect to see, and Wrestle Gate Pro's upcoming events which all seem totally awesome! 

After the events of the Royal Rumble we discuss a particular entry that had wrestling fans discussing intergender wrestling. The topic of intergender wrestling has caused quite a debate between different view points. We go through why people should accept intergender wrestling and why there are tons of untapped potential in it.   With the recent announcement of the departure of Hideo Itami (Kenta) and Dean Ambrose choosing to leave once his contract expires, are we going to see more talent exit the WWE? What is the cause of some top name superstars wanting to leave? 

With the WWE Royal Rumble just a few days away we discuss our predictions for the "greatest time of the wrestling year". Who will we be seeing win the men's and women's rumbles? Which NXT talent can you expect to see make some surprise entries? And will there be any returns to expect? Possible title changes with NXT Takeover Phoenix coming up and some big matches where you can expect lots of intense battles. Plus we also go over Jack Swagger making his Bellator MMA debut and how we think he'll fair in the MMA world.

Live from the BCW Queen of the North tournament, we had the privileged to sit down with the legendary Lufisto.  We discussed what it was like for her being the only female football and baseball player when she was young, how it was training and wrestling with ASD, deathmatch wrestling, and how she managed to have such longevity in the business.  There is also much talk about various metal bands and how heavy metal music still influences The Wounded Owl today. 

We finally get the chance to sit down with John "Bad Bones" Klinger before he heads into battle against Mil Muertes at Wrestle Gate Pro's Open The Gate event.  Coming from the German wrestling scene we discuss how the scene is evolving and how it compares to the UK and Japanese wrestling scenes. There is also some discussion on Bad Bone's previous work at TNA, some of his most brutal matches, and how it was working with some wrestlers like, Brian Cage, John Morrison and Joey Janela.  All that and more on this episode of TNTF podcast!

Kimber Lee stops by to chat with the TNTF boys before she enters the BCW Queen of the North tournament in the Bronx.  We discuss her time training in the CZW school of wrestling under Drew Gulak, intergender wrestling, veganism and a whole lot more. 

A brand new wrestling promotion is in town and its name is AEW. Recently the new promotion held a rally in Jacksonville, Florida where Cody, The Young Bucks and AEW found Tony Khan where they addressed some hot topics regarding the launch of the hot new brand. AEW has promised to have a strong women's division with equal pay, new talent coming abroad from the Chinese wrestling promotion OEW, and new signings. There were also a few "surprise" appearances. We then dive into Wrestle Kingdom 13 and which matches we loved. Wrestle Kingdom also saw the final match of Kenny Omega and Kushida. We discuss the future of NJPW since their departure and also rumored departures.  

On this episode of TNTF we welcome former Mae Young Classic competitor and UK indie wrestling star Ayesha Raymond.  We discuss her time training and competing in Japan, how it was to compete at the MYC, and also how the UK indie scene is stacking up today. You'll also learn about how the Japanese wrestling scene differs from the western scene and how women's wrestling is fairing abroad in the UK and Japan.  Ayesha has an upcoming match at Wrestle Gate Pro this month so we see how she feels about her upcoming opponent Yuu and also who she looks to face in the future. 

Dan from TNTF podcast and Hisame welcome you into the world of Japanese learning with pro wrestling with our first episode. This lesson will provide you with keywords and phrases to help introduce yourself to new friends and people you will meet. You'll also gain a better understand of the proper manners that the Japanese follow while attending shows.  Lesson notes are available on our website at www.tntfpodcast.com 

The boys from TNTF have a chat with PA wrestling talent, Matt Turner.  We discuss his training in the ROH school of wrestling and learning under CM Punk, catching wrestling with Samoa Joe, Japanese strong style wrestling, pro wrestling NOAH, comics and video games, and much more.    

We go through the best choices of 2018 from our picks to YOURS. For this choice awards we let allowed nominations from ANY brand. Find out who was selected to be the the top superstar of the year, match of the year, event, and more. Did your picks make the list? Or do you hate our selections? 

This past Monday on Raw saw Vince McMahon and family addressing the WWE universe by saying that they have not been listening to their audience and for now on will be paying more attention to what the fans have to say. However this past Raw seemed as ordinary as usual with a few changes made which some found to not be the changes they were hoping for. We discuss if the WWE is really genuine with their promise and how long it will take for them to prove it. With two big PPVs this weekend for both ROH and WWE we dive into some analysis on each of them and go over the good and bad. We also go over The Elite leaving ROH and the possibility of the...All Elite Wrestling promotion. 

Alright so this is our first episode on anything related to NJPW so be patient with us... We here at TNTF have been getting more requests from listeners to cover more non-WWE promotions, and with one of the biggest promotions people are talking about today being NJPW, well we just decided to jump on in!After Dan watched the finales of World Tag League 2018, he's been binge watching NJPW and has garnered some knowledge of the promotion. Dom and Moses have watched Wrestle Kingdom 11 and 12 and have been wanting more of NJPW, so we decided to discuss the HUGE Wrestle Kingdom 13 card!Along with this we also discuss a bit of WWE (yea we know) but dive further into if there is truly a "line" that can be crossed when cutting promos between two wrestlers. 

Moses was busy so we have our first "guest referee" for this TNTF podcast, as our buddy Dave joins us. With the recent move of NXT Takeover to Friday during Wrestlemania weekend, how does this impact attendees to the event? Are other promotions going to be effected with this change as well? We also get into some talks on Will Ospreay vs Pac (Neville) and WWE monopolizing indie talent. 

Dom and Moses had rather differing opinions during WWE Survivor Series. So we decided to bring those two together for a nice friendly debate (if you want to call it that) regarding each individual match.  Follow us as we evaluate this WWE event with a complete match-by-match run down along with some talk on washed up wrestler Enzo Amore who got escorted out of the Staples Center.

In this episode we COME AT YA with some real SHOCKERS that happened this week on Smackdown Live! With Becky Lynch vs Ronda Rousey now cancelled will Survivor Series suffer? We also go into some NXT Wargames and Survivor Series pre-show predictions, which you definitely want to hear!

This past week the WWE had a rather...uhhh...less then satisfactory event in Saudi Arabia. Wrestling fans have voiced their disappointment at the Crown Jewel event and have gone in on dismantling each match that was put on with various comments on the horrible booking. Dan, Moses, and Dom take a deeper look into the possible future setups with the story lines, the reasoning for such bad booking at this show, and Moses goes on a rant....this is one episode you cannot miss.

Dom over here at TNTF attended the historical all women's wrestling event, WWE Evolution this past Sunday. I on the other hand checked it out through Twitter. We go through some discussion regarding the attendance of the event, the energy of the crowd, why the lighting and production was the way it was, and of course THE MATCHES. Oh and of course we hit upon a bit of the piss poor decision to advertise Crown Jewel at this event.

WWE is once again the center of controversy in their decision to host a live event...in Saudi Arabia. What makes this whole situation worse is the fact that the WWE is putting on an all women's PPV event known as Evolution around the same time as this event in Saudi Arabia, known as Crown Jewel. Dom and Dan dive into the heat WWE is coming under and just what exactly were they thinking? We also go over some recent character turns in both Ellias and Dean Ambrose. 

Dom, Dan, and Moses kick off the first episode of TNTF Podcast with a shocking statement made by the Big Dog himself Roman Reigns in regards to his current health.  Without a doubt this came as a massive shocker to all of us and really made us re-evaluate Roman to begin with. A man who is often booed by the crowd was now suddenly appreciated by the WWE universe. This really has put wrestling and wrestling fans in a whole new light.