This is a late show but we got BREAKING NEWS that ESPN and WWE are doing a massive deal which is making us not want to watch wrestling anymore. TKO is money hungry and we don't think this deal will work for us in the long haul. We give our thoughts on the return of Brock Lesnar and the Summerslam fallout and what is next for WWE. The new Netflix documentary WWE Unreal is out and we give our review. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION: 🌍Nerd Coalit...
Aug 07, 2025•1 hr 44 min
So we have to talk about Hulk Hogan because he passed away and he was a icon even outside of wrestling. However, it is complicated for some to look at the legend that is Hulk Hogan and not see the problematic man known as Terry Bollea. I give my thoughts on Hogan and what he meant to the wrestling business and what he meant to me as a black person. Also we give our Summerslam predictions for the first ever TWO NIGHT Summerslam. So come join us in good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN...
Aug 03, 2025•1 hr 13 min
TNA Slammiversary brings in TNA's biggest crowd in North America with over 7,000 people but the show saw Jacey Jane and Trick Williams walk away with TNA gold. I give my review of Slammiversary and why TNA has a BIG NXT problem. Goldberg is unhappy (what else is new) about how he was cut off from his retirement speech but is it WWE's fault? Seth Rollins was injured at Saturday Night's Main Event but was it a work all along? Cody will face John Cena in a street fight at Summerslam but could a dou...
Jul 23, 2025•1 hr 7 min
We had one LOADED wrestling weekend and we gonna break it all down for you. It's AEW All In season and once again All In Texas did not disappoint! Hangman Adam Page beat Jon Moxley in a brutal Texas death match and won the AEW championship but that was not all as we got the return of Darby Allin and Cope with Athena winning a title shot. We give our review of AEW All In Texas and how AEW didn't let the WWE noise get to them. Seth Rollins got injured on Saturday Night's Main Event and that is a b...
Jul 15, 2025•1 hr 52 min
This weekend is LOADED with wrestling and we are here to give our predictions on everything! WWE is doing Evolution 2 on Sunday and it doesn't have the same feel it did back in 2018 and you have to ask yourself the question, do WWE care about their women's division? NXT has the Great American Bash but it feels underwhelming, Goldberg has his retirement match at Saturday Night Main Event but how well will this go for Goldberg? AEW All In Texas is Saturday and we give our thoughts and also why thi...
Jul 08, 2025•2 hr 9 min
John Cena turns the tables on CM Punk and drops his OWN version on Punk's pipebomb from 14 years ago. Was it the promo of the year or overrated? Randy Orton is going to the finals of the KOTR and so is Askua but who will they face? Night of Champions predictions and after what the POTUS did will this affect the show? Goldberg returns to get his retirement match with GUNTHER and Liv Morgan is out of action. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN TH...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Loaded show for you, we give you our Money in the bank 2025 review and the "return" of R-Truth also we give our Raw review which happen to the be one of the better Raw's in awhile and the John Cena CM Punk face off, King and Queen of the ring qualifying matches, the return of Ron Killings and a NEW world heavyweight champion! Before MITB WWE had there world's collide show and it was AWESOME and a certain someone stole the show and it's not who you think. Mariah May is now in NXT and Mike Santana...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 36 min
I'M BACK!!! I miss one week and the wrestling world has exploded! R-Truth announced that WWE will not be renewing his contract and fans are PISSED! Having R-Truth leave WWE is not something we want to see and R-Truth deserves better than this! Also there are talks about the Miz and Carlito also leaving. WrestleMania 42 will no longer be in NOLA now reports are saying they could possibly go back to Vegas next year. We talk about how WWE wants to make money now but this may not be a good move in t...
Jun 06, 2025•2 hr 10 min
Backlash was in the hometown of Randy Orton and he and Cena went out and had a good main event but is it really the last time they will do it? We give out Backlash review and what we think is coming later. We didn't get to talk about it last week but WWE made it's "annual" after WrestleMania cuts and we lost some big names and some we knew was coming. We break it down and why some of these cuts to use make NO SENSE! JeVon Evans and Ricochet get into on X and we gives our thoughts on why we feel ...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 46 min
WrestleMania 41 weekend is over and we FINALLY get to talk about it. The build for Mania 41 was not that great and the two night card wasn't the best either besides the triple threat matches on both nights. Raw after Mania was a great show with a Becky heel turn, Breakker joining Heyman and the return of Rusev! Smackdown saw the return of Aleister Black, Zelina Vega winning gold and a TLC match that SHOULD HAVE been on the WrestleMania card! We give our thoughts of the WrestleMania post shows. W...
Apr 29, 2025•2 hr 20 min
SWERVE VS BOOKER T is getting out of hand. Swerve Strickland went on Vlad TV (red flag number one) and talked about how black wrestlers were treated in WWE and Booker T said that there is no miss treatment now of blacks but Swerve doesn't agree and the back and forth began and at the end of Dynasty Swerve told Philly "F*** Booker T" (I was there lol). We get into this debate and why they are both right and wrong. Dark Side of the Ring gets deep with the story of Ludvig Borga, we look into how he...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 19 min
IT'S WRESTLEMANIA WEEK, and we got a lot of things to cover! We give our predictions for WrestleMania 41 and what match could be added to the card. The Hall of Fame inductors have been announced and Sting is not on the list to induct his best friend and that is a shame. Kamala is going into the Hall of Fame but under it's legacy wing and we feel he deserved to be part of the "main" class. NXT Stand and Deliver is Saturday and we give our predictions for that and why some things don't make sense ...
Apr 15, 2025•2 hr 15 min
DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST IS FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 2025 FINALLY the build for WrestleMania is coming through as John Cena and Cody Rhodes duel in a promo battle where Cena almost kills Cody BUT Cody held his own. GUNTHER sends a message to Jey Uso by destroying his brother and this is what this feud needed. Kevin Owens is injured and needs neck surgery, which means Randy Orton is out of a match but maybe not. I attend my first AEW show and it was AEW Dynasty. Tony Khan has a REAL problem with ...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 44 min
DISCLAIMER: THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED THE DAY OF RAW FROM MARCH 31, 2025 What is with the build to WrestleMania? John Cena and Cody have not got to second gear yet, Rhea, Bianca and Iyo are looking stupid and Jey Uso vs GUTHER is not even gonna main event mania night 1! Why is the heat for this mania so low and what can they do to fix it. CM Punk gets his WrestleMania main event but we still don't know what the favor is. Naomi cuts has a great heel segment and Priest and McIntyre heat up. The Hall ...
Apr 01, 2025•2 hr 3 min
This week we talk about John Cena's first heel promo and why we were disappointed and happy at the same time. Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth Rollins have their segment on Smackdown and it was lukewarm at best, what they need to do and why this WrestleMania build is not as hot as last year. Naomi returns to attack Jade Cargill but it didn't get the heat it needed. Jon Moxley and Cope have their redo match at Dynamite and Moxley takes a gruesome spot that was not needed and it didn't do AEW no fav...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 23 min
LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this past Sunday and it was a great show UNTIL the main event! We talk about how AEW dropped the ball and wh...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 33 min
LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this past Sunday and it was a great show UNTIL the main event! We talk about how AEW dropped the ball and wh...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 16 min
A LOADED SHOW this week as we go over what happen on Raw, Smackdown and NXT this past week. CM Punk cuts a fire promo on Raw and had one of the best pull apart brawls in wrestling with Seth Rollins. Iyo Sky SHOCKED THE WORLD by winning the Women's World Championship from Rhea Ripley. Where does Rhea go from here? Also Rhea had a emotional promo after Raw that sets up this story nicely. Cody responds to The Rock and Cena after the beat down and we are all set for WrestleMania. Bianca Belair and N...
Mar 10, 2025•2 hr
DISCLAIMER: This show should have been posted a week ago but we had issues that we could get content up in time. This show has a cold open and ending because we were not able to get our old recording back. We are sorry about this but enjoy the show and we will come back strong next week! We give our Elimination Chamber predictions and RIGHT AFTER our review of the Elimination Chamber where Jade Cargill returned, Randy Orton return and John Cena turned heel. NXT saw the return of the Hardys and w...
Mar 08, 2025•1 hr 42 min
This week we saw Ricky Starks debut on NXT Scott Hall style and made a big hit. NXT also had Vengeance Day and Jordynn Grace makes her sights known. Michelle Mccool is going into the Hall of Fame and it was the right move but I think someone should join her. WWE Released over 10 superstars last week before WrestleMania and believe it or not I can see why. We talk about where they made end up and why the releases may not be done yet. AEW Grand Slam in Australia was good and headline by Timeless T...
Feb 20, 2025•58 min
ROYAL RUMBLE FALLOUT, we cover the Royal Rumble from this past Saturday were Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair win both the women's and men's rumble matches but for some reason people start hating on Jey Uso! We discuss the hate that Jey is getting and why they need to stop. Triple H will headline the 2025 Hall of Fame but who else will join him? Drew McIntyre was pissed backstage at the rumble but why? JD McDonagh got injured on Raw last week and finished the match! We give our thoughts and tell you ...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Short but sweet this week as we are getting ready for the Royal Rumble! We give our predictions for the show and who will show up in both Rumbles! We give our review of Saturday Night's Main Event and how Jacob Fatu went off and Shawn Michaels did something we didn't agree with. The Hurt Syndicate bring home the tag team titles from Private Party and more! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION: 🌍Nerd Coalition: Level Up!: https://www.youtube.com/cha...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 22 min
This week is a TNA week because WWE and TNA have signed a multi-year deal which means great things in 2025 and years to come. However, that can also lead to some talent advantages in the future. Also TNA had their Genesis PPV where Joe Hendry became the new TNA world champion and the fans chanted "She a Racist" at Tessa Blanchard. I give my review of the show and what TNA could do in the future for PPV crossovers with NXT. We give our thoughts on why Hogan was booed on that first Raw on Netflix ...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min
This is part 2 of episode 304 DISCLAMIER: MATCH OF THE YEAR WILL BE ON EPISODE 305 2024 has come to a close but we had a lot of good things that happen in wrestling! So we are doing our end of the end awards which includes wrestler of the year (man & women), breakout superstar of the year, most improved super, tag team of the year, PLE of the year etc. Also we give a overview of the good in 2024. As with everything good we have the bad of 2024 and we give a overview of what REALLY was bad in...
Jan 09, 2025•2 hr 24 min
THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2 PART PODCAST AEW had it's World's End PPV this past Saturday and Kenny Omega and Adam Copeland returned to the company. Will this help boost AEW in the right direction in 2025 or is this just smoke and mirrors for Tony Khan. January 6th Raw moves to Netflix in a new era of the show. We talk about what we think will happen and who will show up. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION: 🌍Nerd Coalition: Level Up!: https://www.youtube.c...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 29 min
WWE IS HOT RIGHT NOW! Last Monday the New Day celebrated their 10 year anniversary and the writing on the wall was for Xavier Woods to turn on Kofi but they shocked us and Kofi and Woods teamed up and kicked Big E out of the New Day! We give our thoughts on what happen and what's possible to come. DIY also turned heel on Smackdown and that was good as well. NXT Deadline was Saturday and we give our thoughts on what happen and why this show may have been better than Survivor Series. We give our p...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 17 min
On our last podcast before Thanksgiving we take a look at WWE Survivor Series Wargames coming up and give our "unofficial" predictions for the show. There is a new mid-card championship for women and it's the United States championship, who will hold the title first? Jade Cargill was taken out of the women's wargames match but by who? Was it Bianca or someone else? We give our thoughts and some that may shock you. AEW had it's Full Gear show this weekend and it was good but ended in chaos! We gi...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 43 min
This past week we had the return of the Wednesday night war between NXT and AEW. NXT was live from the 2300 arena and had ECW legends come join the party. AEW saw the return of Will Hobbs and the FULL debut of the Hurt Syndicate. We give our review of NXT and Bobby Lashley's AEW debut. Triple H gave Goldberg what he wanted which is a retirement match in 2025. We give our thoughts on who Goldberg's last match should be against and it's not GUNTHER! WWE release three stars in Baron Corbin, Tegan N...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 43 min
WE ARE BACK!!! This week we talk about Samantha Irvin leaving WWE but not for the reason you think, Smackdown was FULLY LOADED this past week with Triple warning to Randy Orton, MCMG win the tag titles and the Usos are back! But was it too soon for the Usos? WWE Crown Jewel predictions and why we hate this Crown Jewel championship. WWE and Vince McMahon hit with another lawsuit and this one is going back to the ring boy scandal. TNA had it's Bound for Glory event but did they drop the ball on Jo...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Hell in a Cell fallout and how the show was a two match card, Triple H talks about Black representation on the main card but doesn't give the right answer. AEW and WB Discovery have a new multi-year deal for show to go to Max and discount PPV'S but does that still help the problems in AEW? NXT had a HOT debut on the CW for the pass 2 weeks and it looks like they are on the right path. R.I.P to Pete Rose who has made it into the WWE Hall of Fame but not Baseball, should he go in now? All this and...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 43 min
