The Cedric Phillips Podcast

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to review Week 6 of the NFL Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And why it's time to call it quits on the season.

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobbie Bets" Vaughan to select their NFL Week 6 picks for the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Did Friday's injury report change anything from their Thursday analysis? And is it time to dial up Skylar Thompson and the Miami Dolphins +3.5 against the Minnesota Vikings?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Let's Ride" Vaughan to examine the NFL Week 6 lines of the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Which games do they like? Which games do they hate? And is it time to dial up the Carolina Panthers +10 against the putrid Los Angeles Rams?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to review Week 5 of the NFL Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what can they expect from the Carolina Panthers moving forward?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobbie Bets" Vaughan to select their NFL Week 5 picks for the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Did Friday's injury report change anything from their Thursday analysis? And are the boys gonna get back on board with the Cooper Rush hype train?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Let's Ride" Vaughan to examine the NFL Week 5 lines of the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Which games do they like? Which games do they hate? And can the duo get away from Cowboys +5 on the road against the Rams?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to review Week 4 of the NFL Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And how were they defeated by Zach Wilson's New York Jets?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobbie Bets" Vaughan to select their NFL Week 4 picks for the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Did Friday's injury report change anything from their Thursday analysis? And is it time for Ced to cool it on the Browns -1 vs the Falcons?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Birds" Vaughan to examine the NFL Week 4 lines of the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Which games do they like? Which games do they hate? And with the return of Zach Wilson, is there anyway to avoid the Steelers -3?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to review Week 3 of the NFL Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And how lucky did they get winning Miami +5.5 vs Buffalo?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Robbie Reno" Vaughan to select their NFL Week 3 picks for the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Did Friday's injury report change anything from their Thursday analysis? Does Rob still want to back Carson Wentz and the Washington Commies? And are the Jacksonville Jaguars the free square of the week?

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to reap the recent whirlwind of professional wrestling news. Should CM Punk be fired? Are we excited about the return of Braun Strowman? If Bray Wyatt comes back, what should that even look like? All that and why Tony Khan may be the reason AEW never reaches its ceiling.

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to examine the NFL Week 3 lines of the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Which games do they like? Which games do they hate? And can Ced convince Rob to take the Falcons straight up over the Seahawks?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to review Week 2 of the NFL Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And, more importantly, how on earth did they go 0-5 this week?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Robbie Reno" Vaughan to select their NFL Week 2 picks for the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Did Friday's injury report change anything from their Thursday analysis? Are they really going to back four teams laying 10 points? And can anything get them off of Jets +6.5?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to examine the NFL Week 2 lines of the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Which games do they like? Which games do they hate? And is it a bad idea to potentially lay 40 points with this much confidence?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to review Week 1 of the NFL Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And, more importantly, what did they learn ahead of Week 2?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Robbie Reno" Vaughan to select their NFL Week 1 picks for the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Did Friday's injury report change anything from their Thursday analysis? Are they really going to back Mitch Trubisky and the Pittsburgh Steelers? And can anything get them off of Eagles -4?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Bobby Vegas" Vaughan to get examine the NFL Week 1 lines of the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Which games do they like? Which games do they hate? And why on earth are the Philadelphia Eagles only -4 against the Detroit Lions?

Cedric Phillips dials up Robert "Roberto" Vaughan to get ready for the Circa Sports Million IV Pro Football Contest. Coming off of a 39th place finish in last year's Circa Sports contest, Ced and Rob explain their sports betting process, what makes them an ideal collective, and what they're looking forward to this NFL season.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to preview AEW's All Out. Does anyone care about Christian Cage vs Jungle Boy? Why were Chris Jericho and Bryan Danielson jammed onto the show last minute? Do The Acclaimed have any shot against Swerve in our Glory? Are we in store for another title reign for Britt Baker? And is there any way that CM Punk doesn't turn heel this weekend to beat Jon Moxley? All that and the boys try to figure out why on earth Tony Khan feels the need to put on fourteen (!) matches on a single night.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to preview NXT's Worlds Collide. Will Carmelo Hayes vs Ricochet be the match of the entire weekend? Do Doudrop and Nikki ASH have any chance against Katana Chance and Kayden Carter? Is Julius Creed WWE's next John Cena? Is it time for Mandy Rose to lose and move Toxic Attraction to RAW? And why does it feel like Tyler Bate has no chance to beat Bron Breakker? All that and our thoughts on all the former NXT champions showing up seemingly out of nowhere last Tuesday.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to preview WWE's Clash at the Castle. Will The Judgment Day get a big victory over Edge and Rey Mysterio? Will the banger between Gunther and Sheamus turn The Celtic Warrior face? Does Seth Rollins have any chance against a more serious Matt Riddle? Does Shayna Baszler have any chance against Liv Morgan (never thought we'd type that...)? And what kind of screwy finish are we in store for between Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre. All that and we take a moment to celebrate The Honorary Uce, Sami Zayn.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to unpack Vince McMahon's retirement, the arrival of HHH as Head of Creative, and what to expect moving forward in WWE.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to ask him 8 questions about the going ons in WWE and AEW and Joe only gets 8 minutes to dissect each one. Does Joe have what it takes to be a Maximum Male Model? Only one way to find out!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review AEW's Forbidden Door. Where do FTR rank in the best tag team in the world conversation? Is Clark Connors the next big star in wrestling? How is it possible that we're still all enjoying Sting's work in 2022? Was Will Ospreay vs Orange Cassidy the match of the night? And will Jon Moxley's matches ever be interesting? All that and the boys share their thoughts on Mr. McMahon showing up on television for no good reason.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review the last two weeks of AEW and WWE. Was MJF's pipebomb an all-timer? Does Riddle have any chance to defeat Roman Reigns on Smackdown? Why does AEW have so many damn belts? Is it time for Jeff Hardy to call it a career? Is Cody Rhodes impervious to pain? And what in the hell is going on with Vince McMahon? All that and Joe shares his story of battling against COVID-19.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review AEW's Double or Nothing. Did Wardlow's squash of MJF damage MJF's character? Is it time for The Hardys to retire? Did the Owen Hart tournament finals both disappoint? And was CM Punk's title win over "Hangman" Adam Page the right call? All that and the boys share their thoughts on the disaster that was Anarchy in the Arena.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to preview AEW's Double or Nothing. Is there any chance MJF beats Wardlow? Does anyone actually want to see The Hardys vs The Young Bucks? Will Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland steal the show in the triple threat tag team match? And is it time for CM Punk to turn heel and beat "Hangman" Adam Page? All that and the boys share their thoughts on sushi and Max Dupri.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to chat about Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of Raw, why The Judgment Day is missing the mark, and what to expect from Riddle's solo run against The Bloodline. All that and even a little food talk with updates to #BurgerQuest!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to ask cheesesteaks, Joe Gacy, and whole bunch more.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to ask him 8 questions about WWE and Joe only gets 8 minutes to dissect each one. Sounds easy? You try making sense of how much money the WWE has spent on Cody Rhodes' pyro!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to see what's going on with AEW. Does anyone care about this version of the Undisputed Era? Why does AEW have so many Texas Deathmatches? Are FTR the best tag team in the world? Are The Acclaimed the most over act in AEW? Is Keith Lee a total bust? All that and why we love Ezekiel in WWE, even if it is the definition of gaslighting.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review Wrestlemania 38 and NXT Stand & Deliver. Why did NXT's latest premium live event fall so flat? Was Bianca Belair vs Becky Lynch the match of the entire weekend? Is there a more over act in WWE than RKBRO? Was Cody Rhodes return to WWE better than expected? How did Logan Paul, Johnny Knoxville, and Pat McAfee perform at the showcase of the immortals? And is it time to finally admit that Roman Reigns' run at the top is starting to get a little stale? All that and the boys share their thoughts on why Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are instant WWE hall of famers.

Cedric Phillips is joined by Aaron Linde and John Carter of DreamHack to explain what life will be like with them as the regional tournament organizer of United States-based tabletop Magic: The Gathering events. Who are Aaron and John and what makes them qualified to tackle this endeavor? Why isn't DreamHack running RCQs as stand-alone large events and instead going with involving local game stores? What does DreamHack have in store for tournament players and non-tournament players in 2022? And what can one expect at DreamHack Dallas in June? All those questions and many more to get you excited about the future of tabletop Magic!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to preview Wrestlemania 38 and NXT Stand & Deliver. Is Bianca Belair really going to beat Becky Lynch after cutting her hair on Raw? Will RKBRO vs Street Profits vs Alpha Academy be the match of the weekend? Is Seth Rollins' mystery opponent actually Shane McMahon? Is this weekend LA Knight's and Tommaso Ciampa's last match in NXT? And is there any chance Scott Steiner goes into business for himself during his Hall of Fame induction? All that and the boys share their thoughts on HHH's retirement from the ring and Buff Bagwell learning how to use Twitter.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to chat about the build to Wrestlemania 38. Should we be excited about Charlotte vs Ronda Rousey? Will Kevin Owens and Stone Cold actually have a match? Will The Miz and Logan Paul go over the Mysterios? Does Happy Corbin have any chance whatsoever against Drew McIntyre? And why does it seem like Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns is the only good match on the card? All that and our thoughts on the passing of Scott Hall.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review AEW Revolution 2022. Just how good of a match was Jon Moxley vs Bryan Danielson? Is Britt Baker the most overrated champion in pro wrestling today? Was the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match poorly booked? Does Jade Cargill have the highest ceiling in all of pro wrestling? And what's the deal with people complaining about CM Punk's entrance? All that and Joe's recap of his trip to WWE Raw in Cleveland what it's like to watch Veer wrestle live!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to preview AEW Revolution 2022. Will Eddie Kingston finally get a big win in AEW by defeating Chris Jericho? Will Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley battle to a draw? Is it time for Britt Baker's lengthy title reign to end via Thunder Rosa? Does anyone think Adam Cole has a change against "Hangman" Adam Page? And will CM Punk finally get one over on MJF? All that and Joe's recap of why Tony Khan's buying Ring of Honor is a really big deal.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to ask him 7 questions about WWE and Joe only gets 7 minutes to dissect each one. Sounds easy? You try making sense of Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss in 7 minutes!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to chat about Cody Rhodes leaving AEW. Is he heading back to WWE? If he does, will he be placed at the top of the card? Is Cody going to be the person who takes over for Vince when all is said and done? All that and why the WWE feels a lot like the television show Succession.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to chat about a huge episode of AEW Dynamite. Was MJF's celebration of beating CM Punk as good as expected? Did Tony Khan overhype the arrival of Keith Lee and Jay White? Speaking of Jay White, is there a reason anyone should care about his debut (or lack there of)? Is there a reason Jake Hager never says or does anything? And was "Hangman" Adam Page's Texas Deathmatch against Lance Archer as great as the internet says it was? All that and why we're still frustrated at the lack of time AEW's Women's division is receiving.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review Royal Rumble 2022. Was Seth Rollins' entrance the high point of the show? Why does Charlotte Flair get to dominate everything always? Was Becky Lynch and Doudrop's match destined to fail? Why couldn't the creative team get more creative in booking a Paul Heyman turn on Brock Lesnar? And why did the Men's Royal Rumble help no one. All that and why it might be time for Shane McMahon to consider taking a back seat before Vince makes him have no choice but to do so.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to preview Royal Rumble 2022. Are these the most unexciting Royal Rumble matches in recent memory? Is AJ Styles the favorite for the Men's Royal Rumble? Will Ronda Rousey make her return to the WWE to win the Women's Royal Rumble? Does Seth Rollins have a chance vs Roman Reigns? Does Doudrop have a chance vs Becky Lynch? And is it time for Brock Lesnar to tap out to Bobby Lashley's Hurt Lock? All that and Joe's recap of AEW's trip to Cleveland for Dynamite and Rampage.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to check in on AEW. What's the deal with Cody Rhodes? Why should we care about Brody King's debut? Is Hangman Adam Page a good champion? Is MJF vs CM Punk a good feud? Is Wardlow the next Bautista? All that and finally figuring out why AEW's women's division is still lacking.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review NXT: New Year's Evil. Is Carmelo Hayes as good as he appears? Should anyone care about Grayson Waller? Was Imperium vs MSK + Riddle the match of the night? Why did Mandy Rose arrive in a helicopter? And is the black and gold era of NXT officially dead with Bron Breakker's big win over Tommaso Ciampa? All that and why the most recent NXT releases, while sad, were necessary.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review WWE Day 1. Does RKBro ever really need to break up? How much are we enjoying Big Time Becks' heel run? Why aren't more people talking about the Edge vs The Miz feud? And what's the plan with Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns now that Brock is WWE Champion? All that and why Omos is the worst thing going in the WWE today.

Cedric Phillips recaps all of 10/27's NBA action including nailing Cavs vs Clippers, if this Miles Bridges tear is legit, trying to figure out what's wrong with James Harden, the player props he's been taking advantage of most, and, of course, more bashing of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Cedric Phillips recaps all of 10/22's NBA action including nailing Knicks vs Magic, why the Lakers are a bad basketball team through two games, why the 76ers are Kings fail to execute at the end of games, and what to expect from Phoenix and Utah moving forward.

Cedric Phillips recaps all of 10/21's NBA and MLB action including nailing G5 of Braves/Dodgers, what to take away from Bucks/Nets, what he got wrong with his John Collins P+R+A win, and why it may be best to stay away from the Jordan Poole rollercoaster.

Cedric Phillips recaps all of 10/20's NBA and MLB action including nailing G5 of Astros/Red Sox, in what situations Domantas Sabonis will thrive this season, why Julius Randle's P+R+A prop was the easiest bet of the year thus far, and just what in the hell went wrong with the Dodgers last night.