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No Gimmicks Needed is a place where the format is simple, the news is real and the bells and whistles are unnecessary! Join us weekly as we give you the hot updates, news and rumors in today's pro wrestling and get you ready for the upcoming WWE PPVS! We don't take ourselves seriously but do give our audience our great wrestling minds and bring detail and logic into our podcast. If you love wrestling there is no need to skip!
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185. BRAY WYATT RELEASE BY WWE..........That was Just STUPID!!!

So we get the news that Bray Wyatt got release by WWE in another one of WWE's big release this year. We go over Bray Wyatt's career and why he maybe done with Wrestling. Keith Lee is not happy with WWE, wonder why? Sasha Banks returns to Smackdown to attack the EST, but does Bianca need a change? John drops bars on Roman and finds his way to Summerslam but could it have been done better? Wednesday night war this week as Dakota Kai turns on her friend and Adam Cole attack by Kyle O Riley but Rile...

Aug 03, 20212 hr 26 min

184. CM PUNK AND DANIEL BRYAN HEADED TO AEW!?!?!

We kick off this week with the biggest news going around the wrestling world and that is CM Punk and Bryan Danielson are headed to AEW. We talk about how true this is and when could they show up. Smackdown at rolling loud was a failure but we talk about how WWE could have made it a success. Fyter Fest night 2 was awesome and had some cool moments while NXT gives us the return of Joe!! With all the wrestling games coming out we talk about which one we are most hype for. All this and more so join ...

Jul 27, 20212 hr 16 min

183. AWWWWWWW WWE.......Don't You DARE BRING BACK GOLDBERG!!!

Money in the Bank is tonight (or yesterday) so we give our predictions for the show, Goldberg is returning for Summerslam it seems like but there could be other plans for the All Mighty, R.I.P Paul Orndorff and why most of our memory of him is in WCW. Impact Wrestling has there annual Slammiversary PPV and usually hit's it out the park each year and why we feel they miss the mark this year. Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross have issues and AEW has there first Coffin Match. All this and more so come jo...

Jul 19, 20212 hr 47 min

182. JIMMY USO GETS ANOTHER DUI.........REALLY DUDE

So Jimmy Uso has ANOTHER DUI and this is getting to be a problem but WWE doesn't seem to care all that much, Bayley is out for 9 months and what could this mean for Smackdown and Summerslam, Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair make history at the ESPYS and why this is something bigger than just a award, the Thunderdome is closing it's door of the worst era in WWE but what were the good moments? NXT Great American Bash review and why I love Hit Row and AEW Road Rager Review with the debut of MALAKAI BL...

Jul 12, 20212 hr 34 min

181. THE VERY SAD STORY OF CHYNA

Hey guys we are back in the studio to record this podcast for you. Just to remind anyone who doesn't know, my mother passes away on June 6th and has been sick since the end of April. It's been hard on me and my family but we thank you for all the love and support. With that said talking about some Wrestling helps and this week even though the show is late we have to talk about the releases that WWE made this past week. 14 NXT and 205 Live superstars are gone and we saw this coming, A Raw writer ...

Jul 02, 20212 hr

180. DREAM OVA FOR VELVETEEN DREAM

This week WWE has more releases and it's on the NXT side of things but the biggest name to come out is Velveteen Dream, AEW is moving to TBS in 2022 and having a new show called Ramage, Dark Side of the Ring takes a look at the collision in Korea and how much we learned, NXT sees and New North American Champion and a new faction HitRow while AEW gets ready for double or nothing. All this and more so come join us for some Wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

May 26, 20212 hr 36 min

179. R.I.P NEW JACK YOU CRAZY BASTARD

This week is a shorter show but comes heavy with the news, ECW legend New Jack passed away at the age of 58. We talk about the not so bright legacy of New Jack but find good in it too. New Dark Side of the ring talks about Nick Gage and why death match wrestling is still not for me. Zelina Vega on her way back to WWE? Why? All this and "some" more so sit back and have good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

May 18, 20211 hr 6 min

178. THE DOWNFALL OF BRIAN PILLMAN

WE ARE BACK after missing 2 weeks of podcasting but we return with the RETURN of Dark Side of the Ring and the first episode is 2 parts talking about the loose cannon Brian Pillman. We give our thoughts on it and why it was the right story to open the season. A&E is doing wrestling documentaries but after the Booker T one aired we realize that they never talked about the Wrestlemania XIX storyline and why it's so hard to hear the full story. Daniel Bryan is a free agent but where will he go?...

May 11, 20211 hr 34 min

177. WWE REALLY RELEASE SAMOA JOE!?!?

So WWE is at it again with it's after Wrestlemania budget cuts but there are some superstars on this list that make us scratch our heads. We talk about all who was cut and where they may end up and who should have been cut. Keith Lee speaks out on his absence but it is really not saying much. We give our takeaways from Chris Jericho on Broken Skull Sessions and who should be on there next. AEW review this week and if we should still review NXT and AEW as a whole? All this and more so come join u...

Apr 20, 20211 hr 57 min

176. BREAKING UP THE HURT BUSINESS IS BEYOND STUPID

Well Raw pissed us off with the break up of one of the hottest stable during the pandemic era, The Hurt Business is no more and why this was a DUMB move by Vince McMahon and can they fix it. WWE and AEW are pulling back the curtain and we will see Chris Jericho on Stone Cold's Broken Skull Sessions after Wrestlemania. Speaking of Wrestlemania we give our predictions for NXT Takeover Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania 37! All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Neede...

Apr 06, 20212 hr 31 min

175. THE GREAT KHALI IS A HALL OF FAMER?? Maybe That's what Peacock Should ERASED!!!

This week we touch on the 3 names (2 that have been confirmed) going into the WWE Hall of Fame and why did they even think about one of those people. Peacock is going through 17,000 hours of WWE content to remove any racial and offensive content, we explain why this is a good thing and a bad thing. Who should main event night one of Wrestlemania? Some say Lashey and Drew but others say Sasha and Belair, we give our thoughts on the matter. We are at the end of Women's History Month and WWE put ou...

Mar 30, 20211 hr 38 min

174. REALLY........HULK HOGAN AND TITUS TO HOST MANIA??

We are back this week and we are sorry we have been gone for so long but it's time to get back on track and with that being said we have to talk about Hulk Hogan and Titus O Neal hosting Wrestlemania and why we do care and don't care at the same time. We give our fastlane predictions and what should happen at Wrestlemania. Eric Bischoff is going into the Hall of Fame along with Molly Holly and why these are both good picks. Does Triple H have COVID? We dive into why this maybe true. Wednesday ni...

Mar 22, 20211 hr 52 min

173. APOLLO IS A REAL AFRICAN AMERICAN

We are back this week and it is the last day of Black History Month (celebrate black history 365) we talk about a good week in Black Excellence with the likes of Bobby Lashey, Sasha Banks and Bianca Beliar and Apollo Crews new gimmicks change. Also Big Show is now All Elite and what this means, Wednesday Night War this week with a great no DQ match and maybe Sting should have had that match with the Undertaker. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Mar 01, 20211 hr 27 min

172. Wait Wait WAIT!..........BOW WOW WANTS TO WRESTLE???

Happy Valentines day and thanks for joining us as we talk about NXT Takeover Vengeance day and what happen on the Wednesday Night War. Also we give our review on the new WWE Icons documentary and why rapper Bow Wow wants to get into wrestling and why this is dumb. All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Feb 17, 20212 hr 27 min

171. ROYAL RUMBLE PREDICTIONS AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE SCARED!

The Royal Rumble is Sunday and we give our predictions BUT there is a good chance that WWE could mess this whole thing up and make Wrestlemania a terrible show. Also we get details about the final months of Brodie Lee's life and how hard it was for his family. Wednesday Night War this week shows more Dusty Classic and Toni Storm in the spotlight and AEW has Red Velvet stepping up to the plate. It's a short show this week but still come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Feb 01, 20212 hr 13 min

170. WWE SELL NETWORK TO NBC UNIVERSAL

We are a little late with our podcast this week but with the big news that came out this week we are glad we waited because we talk about WWE selling the network to NBC Universal and how this is could work out better for the company. The Undertaker was on Joe Rogan's podcast this past week and made some comments about the product being "soft" and how he like it when "men where men". It cause a lot of people to give their opinions about the matter and we do too in a long section of the podcast. W...

Jan 26, 20213 hr 9 min

169. WRESTLEMANIA DATES ANNOUNCE UP UNTIL WM39

Happy Martin Luther King Day! We are sorry we did not have a podcast for you last week as we had thing to catch up on but however we are back with a good show today. WWE drop a bombshell we announcing Wrestlemania 37, 38 and 39 locations and why this is a good and bad idea. I didn't do a Raw review last week but we have a recap of it last week along with a Smackdown Review. Impact Wrestling drop it's Hard to Kill show with the AEW champion Kenny Omega in the main event, we give our thoughts on i...

Jan 19, 20212 hr 30 min

168. 2020 WRESTLING AWARD SHOW

HELLO 2021, we are in a new year but before we get deep into the new year we are going to take a QUICK look back at the best and worst from 2020 in our annual Nerd Coalition wrestling award show. This episode we decide who will is the superstar of the year, tag team of the year, match of the year etc. After the awards we take a look at who we lost in the wrestling world in the year 2020 and believe us when we say "it hit hard". Wednesday Night War this week brings us the NXT wrestling awards and...

Jan 05, 20212 hr 46 min

167. THE DEATH OF BRODIE LEE HITS HARD

Before we could get out of 2020 it rings it's ugly head again. Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee passed away the day after Christmas and it has hit the wrestling world REALLY hard. On this episode we change some things around and we will give a tribute to Brodie Lee and talk about his time in WWE and AEW. Also we will look at the results of the Slammys and our predictions for the PWI 2020 awards. We give our quick Raw and Smackdown Recaps and keep the energy on Brodie Lee. So come join us for great wrest...

Dec 29, 20202 hr 9 min

166. Raw Ratings are Worse Ever....VINCE STOP WRITING SHOWS!!!

We have a short show for you before the Christmas Holiday and we give our TLC predictions and we do our mock slammy award winners. The Raw ratings have dropped to the WORSE EVER (what's new) so we talk about how WWE can turn things around or if they can even get out of this whole. All this and more so come join us before Christmas for some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Dec 21, 20201 hr 31 min

165. From your dearest Fan...........GOLDBERG STAY AWAY FROM WRESTLEMANIA!!!

We have a loaded show today guys and we jump into it with another wrestling death with Tommy "Tiny" Lister passing away, the wrestling world knew him as Zeus while Hollywood remembers him as Deebo. Vince McMahon has a crazy week with a possible Wrestlemania card that involves Goldberg vs Roman Reigns and why that does NOT NEED TO HAPPEN. Also Vince sends a group of wrestlers down to the PC for training and one of those guys are Keith Lee?! Jim Ross makes some comments that some in AEW don't like...

Dec 14, 20201 hr 56 min

164. R.I.P PAT PATTERSON and what you "MAY NOT" Know

This week we talk about the passing of WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and what he brought to the wrestling business and being the first openly gay wrestler as well and a pass that some may not know about. Tessa Blanchard is coming back to wrestling either to NXT or AEW but some reports are saying it may not be that easy, Impact Wrestling is not giving it's wrestlers COVID test and some in the company are upset. Wednesday night war this week is a big one as we get set for NXT Takeover Wargames a...

Dec 06, 20202 hr 8 min

163. KEVIN OWENS SITS AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and hope you are enjoying the holiday season, this episode we are just relax and talk some wrestling and other stuff as well. We talk about the Tyson and Roy Jones Jr fight along with Nate Robinson getting knocked out by Jake Paul, Bob Ryder passes away and Jimmy Rave loses his arm, Kevin Owens sends a message to Roman Reigns and Big E is in the title hunt. NXT sets the foundation for War Games and AEW has a GREAT contract signing with Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega. S...

Nov 30, 20202 hr

162. 30 YEARS OF THE UNDERTAKER AT SURVIVOR SERIES

This Sunday is the Undertakers "Farewell" at Survivor Series! We give our predictions and what will happen with the Undertaker tonight, Also we give our thoughts on why Big E was not picked for the men's Survivor Series team and why Otis make not make it. We finish the undertaker bracket on what we think is the best undertaker match of all time. The Thunderdome moving again due to the NBA starting on December 22nd and why a baseball stadium will be good for PPVs but not Raw and Smackdown. The We...

Nov 22, 20202 hr 12 min

161. ZELINA VEGA FIRED FOR STANDING HER GROUND?!?!?!

Well in has been a crazy day in wrestling this past week and we start with Zelina Vega getting fired and it seems to be due to her stance on WWE Policy on third party social media accounts and her support for unionization. Aleister Black tries to go back to NXT but Vince won't let him and why he maybe out the door next, WWE.com put out a Undertaker bracket of his greatest matches and we knock out round 1&2. BIG WEEK for AEW as they sign Jade Cargill and start up their YouTube channel AEW Gam...

Nov 16, 20202 hr 46 min

160. WHO SHOT JOHN BRAVO?!?!!?

It's been a slow week in wrestling and since the Presidential Election was happening last week, there was not much to do. So on today's show we talk about Mercedes Martinez leaving RETRIBUTION and our theory's on why. What should the Undertaker do at Survivor Series? There was a wedding on impact wrestling and someone SHOT John Bravo! Who was it and why this was a dumb segment. Wednesday Night War as NXT comes hard this week but AEW is gearing up for full gear! SO come join us for wrestling talk...

Nov 09, 20201 hr 30 min

159. PAIGE LASHES OUT AGAINST WWE OVER TWITCH ACCOUNT

This week on the show we address the passing of Tracy Smothers, Vince McMahon is getting a four part documentary by Netflix but will it tell the "Whole" story? Paige is piss off since WWE suspend a lot of superstars twitch accounts and why this should not be allowed. Matt Riddle has a new name with just Riddle, Miro says real fans accept what is giving and why that comment is dumb. We talk about the problem with Raw vs Smackdown Survivor Series and why it needs to end. Wednesday night war was aw...

Nov 03, 20201 hr 42 min

158. TNA BETTER THAN NXT?/ NEW TOP 5 STABLE?

DISCLAIMER: Our audio is mess up during this podcast and we apologize because it was too late to fix it. We promise next week will be better! WE ARE BACK!!! After a month off we are finally back to give you guys our thoughts on the latest news in pro wrestling. Hell in the Cell is Sunday so we give our predictions and why 3 cell matches are too much, Eric Bischoff says TNA in it's prime was better than NXT and we talk about how he is not that far off. We know the New Day are great but just how g...

Oct 26, 20201 hr 46 min

157. R.I.P ROAD WARRIOR ANIMAL

We are back with a another podcast after taking 2 weeks off for personal reasons but it is a very slow week in wrestling. We give our predictions for Clash of Champions 2020 and why it has potential to be a good show. We lost a wrestling giant and tag team icon Road Warrior Animal, we take time to look back at his life and some of his greatest moments. We give our two cents on why RETRIBUTION SUCKS!!!!! and it's DOA. Wednesday night war this week has Kyle O Riley in singles action like the good ...

Sep 28, 20201 hr 59 min

156. VINCE MCMAHON IS OUT HIS MIND.......I'm Sure This isn't LEGAL!!

Vince McMahon has lost it...or has he? Vince wants WWE superstars to stop using third party sites to promote themselves because he owns their stage names and real names! Now WWE has backed tracked a little bit since this weekend but if thing is all the way true then it's time for these wrestlers to stand up! Brock Lesnar is now a free agent but that doesn't mean he is going to AEW, AOP got release and that is sad to hear when you don't have a good tag division, Mauro Ranallo is out of WWE and Th...

Sep 08, 20201 hr 55 min
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