Perched On The Top Rope

Welcome everyone to Perched On The Top Rope!

Perched On The Top Rope is a professional wrestling/sports entertainment podcast. Shows drop Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 9 pm Eastern Time!

What can you expect from the show?

Wrestling Interviews: WWE Hall of Famers, IMPACT Wrestling Talents, former ECW, WCW, NJPW talents and more!

Wrestling News: Lee and Justin dish it out weekly with news, rumors, and PPV predictions!

Keeping The Peace With Former MLW Referee, Larry Peace: Former MLW Referee, Larry Peace comes on with a weekly segment called, Keeping The Peace. Larry shares some positive wrestling news!

HEAT Magnet: The Heat Magnet Segment was a limited-series that was so popular we turned it into a weekly segment! We look at who has heat in wrestling, and why!

Action Figure Talk: If you're a figure collector and need all the latest updates from WWE Elites, AEW, KWK and other wrestling related figure lines... Lee and Justin will keep you up-to-date with all the latest going on in the action figure world of wrestling!

Video Game Talk: No matter if its WWE 2k, AEW Fight Forever, or one of the various independent made videogames, we talk about them all and you can watch us play on Twitch at twitch.tv/perchedonthetoprope

Meet The Cast

The Host, Former Dirt Sheet Writer, Lee. Lee has written for dirt sheets such as The Daily DDT, Ringside News, and SportsKeeda. He's an avid collector of ring worn gear and wrestling figures! He's been a fan for over 30 years!

The Co-Host, The Perched Correspondent, Justin. Justin has attended over 120 wrestling shows from WWE, AEW, IMPACT Wrestling, ROH, and NJPW! He is also a figure collector!

Keeping The Peace, Larry Peace. Larry is a former MLW referee with nearly twenty years in the professional wrestling/sports entertainment business!

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E279: WWE Saturday Night Main Event Preview & Predictions

It's time for WWE Saturday Night Main Event Preview and Predictions. There are two championships on the line and Goldberg is set to retire, or is he? See, if Goldberg wins... he's a world champion again! World Heavyweight Championship Gunther (c) vs. Goldberg This will be Goldberg's retirement match LA Knight vs. Seth Rollins Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre WWE United States Championship Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jimmy Uso Tune back in Sunday for WWE Evolution II preview and predictions show! Remember, s...

Jul 12, 2025•15 min

E278: AEW ALL IN 2025: THE MATCHES YOU NEED TO SEE + TONY KHAN MEDIA CALL

Unveiling the most EPIC bout's you WON'T want to miss at ALL IN 2025! We break down the AEW ALL-IN card and give our predictions but as a BONUS, you get teh AEW ALL IN media call with Tony Khan! 2025 AEW All In match card AEW World Championship -- Jon Moxley (c) vs. "Hangman" Adam Page (Texas Death match) AEW Women's World Championship -- "Timeless" Toni Storm (c) vs. Mercedes Mone Unified Championship -- Kenny Omega (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada (c)* Casino Gauntlet Match -- MJF vs. Mark Briscoe vs. ...

Jul 10, 2025•1 hr 33 min

E277: ECW Legend Gary Wolfe aka Pitbull #1 & Pitbull #3 Join Perched On The Top Rope. Pitbull Unleashed

ECW Legend and ECW Original, Gary Wolfe aka Pitbull #1 and NEW tag team partner Christopher Annino aka Pitbull #3 join Perched On The Top Rope for an extreme conversation! Gary talks about his new book, Pitbull Unleashed while sharing behind-the-scene stories from ECW, WWF, NJPW and we hear how The NEW Pitbull's formed with Pitbull #3 Chris Annino! Veteran Pro Wrestling www.veteranprowrestling.com Veteran Pro Wrestling will be having a massive family friendly fanfest, pro wrestling event and Vet...

Jul 04, 2025•1 hr

E276: Top 5 Mystery Opponents For WWE King Of The Ring

WWE Announced The King Of the Ring is back in 2025! The Winner will be crowned at WWE Night Of Champions, and gets a shot at The WWE World Championship at Summer Slam! This show looks at who we think could be the top five to be the mystery opponent! Remember, spoiler free's the way to be! #WWEKOTR #WWENOC #WWENEWS #WrestlingPodcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/perchedonthetoprope/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redci...

Jun 11, 2025•9 min

E275: Was R-Truth's AKA Ron Killings Return A Work?

Ron Killings aka R-Truth says him being let go and returning was not a work! So, was it work? 1. Ron Killings claimed it wasn’t a work 2. Ron Killings son claims it wasn’t a work 3. Chris Van Vliet doesn’t think it’s it’s a work after hearing Triple H on it at the media scrum 4. Sean Ross Sapp claims it wasn’t a work. Did WWE work its own roster? So many from WWE and other wrestling companies were legit upset and tweeted about it. Was everyone worked? 5. Ron Killings announcement being let go th...

Jun 08, 2025•10 min

E274: WWE Worlds Collide & Money In The Bank Preview & Predictions

On Saturday, June 7th, WWE has a stacked day with two PLE's for fans to enjoy! WWE World's Collide kicks off to start the day with talents from WWE, NXT, AAA and TNA! Following World's Collide, we have WWE Money In The Bank! WWE-AAA Worlds Collide Card Six-Man Tag Team Match: Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Angel & Berto) vs. El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Pagano & Psycho Clown AAA Mega Championship Match : El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Chad Gable Women’s Tag Team Match : Stephanie Vaquer &a...

Jun 06, 2025•30 min

E273: Behind The Book, SABU: Scars, Silence & Superglue With WOHW Kenny Casanova

Behind The Book, SABU: Scars, Silence & Superglue With WOHW Kenny Casanova Kenny Casanova was the ghostwriter for the late Sabu's autobiography, SABU: Scars, Silence & Superglue. Kenny talks a wide variety of topics what it was like working with Sabu on his autobiography. Topics : Kenny Casanova working with Sabu on the independent scene (and working against him) : How he became the writer for Sabu's autobiography : How it was transcribing for Sabu (who is a man of few words) : How long ...

Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 11 min

E273: Behind The Book, Sabu: Scars, Silence & Superglue with WOHW Kenny Casanova

Join us as WOHW Publishers own Kenny Casanova as we discuss, "Behind The Books," from working on wrestlers autobiographies and more! First Book: Sabu: Scars, Silence, & Superglue : Kenny talks how he got hooked up help Sabu with his book : Kenny shares stories working with Sabu on the Independent Scene with him and against him : What it was like working with Sabu who was a man of few words : How long it took to write the Sabu's book : Talks Jim Cornette talking about the book ending and how ...

Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 11 min

E272: Tribute To Sabu, Cause Of Death Revealed. RIP Sabu

Sabu Tribute Show & Sabu's Cause Of Death Revealed On May 11th, Sabu (Terry Brunk) passed away. We pay tribute to Sabu, and while on Hannibal TV, Sabu's ghost writer, Kenny Casanova revealed how Sabu passed away. Sabu wrestled all over the world from USWA, WWF, WCW, ECW, NJPW, WWE, TNA, and even made an appearance in AEW! Thank you Sabu. Rest In Peace Sabu. Enjoy the Sabu tribute video. Tribute includes All major companies Sabu worked All major championships Sabu won Sabu being remembered by...

May 14, 2025•14 min

E271: WWE BACKLASH PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS

WWE Backlash Preview & Predictions WWE Backlash is tonight with five awesome matches for you to enjoy! Watch the show and hear how these matches formed from WrestleMania 41! WWE Undisputed Championship John Cena vs Randy Orton Women's Intercontinental Championship Lyra Valkeria vs Becky Lynch Fatal Four Way United States Championship Jacob Fatu vs Drew McIntyre vs LA Knight (YEAH) vs Damian Priest Pat McAfee vs Gunther Men's Intercontinental Championship Dominik Mysterio vs Penta #wwebacklas...

May 10, 2025•17 min•Ep. 271

E270: Duke The Dumpster Droese ARRESTED TRYING TO BUY CHILD IMAGES, Our Throwback Interview With Duke

A former fan favorite WWE wrestler Duke The Dumpster Droese from the 1990s has been indicted in Tennessee for attempted aggravated sexual exploitation of children. Michael Droese, better known to wrestling fans as Duke “The Dumpster” Droese, was indicted by a Warren County grand jury in May, according to a release from District Attorney General Chris Stanford, 31st Judicial District. It was alleged that Droese used a Coinbase account in an attempt to purchase child sex abuse images on the dark w...

May 06, 2025•55 min

E269: WWE Making Movie Stars, WWE and Mattel Relationship, Moose on Ultimate X Spot, Roast of WrestleMania

WWE Making Movie Stars, WWE-Mattel Relationship, Moose on Ultimate X Spot, Roast of WrestleMania WWE is creating movie stars and two are already landing major roles. WWE has strengthen it's relationship with Mattel to continue their working relationship. Moose gets mad and calls out wrestlers and fans over Ultimate X spot at TNA Rebellion. WWE trying to erase The Roast of WrestleMania! #WrestleMania #WrestleMania41 #WWENews #WWEPodcast #wrestlingcommunity #wrestlingpodcast Support this podcast a...

Apr 29, 2025•28 min

E268: I Visit WWE World In Las Vegas! Was It Worth It?

I visit WWE World in Las Vegas for WrestleMania 41, was it worth it? There was a lot of things to do inside WWE World! Follow us on all platforms of social media Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perched-on-the-top-rope/id1562935713 Facebook: www.facebook.com/perchedonthetoprope Tik Tok: / perchedonthetoprope Twitter: https://x.com/PerchedTopRope Instagram: / perchedonthetopropepodcast Pro Wrestling Tees: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/perchedonthetoprope #WWEWorld #WrestleM...

Apr 25, 2025•17 min

E267: Lex Luger On WWE Never Putting World Title On Him, Defeating Hulk Hogan, Scared Of Bruiser Brody

WWE Hall Of Famer, Lex Luger is a retired professional wrestler who previously competed in WWE and WCW. He sits down with our host, Lee Walker in Albany, New York to discuss WWE not putting a title on him, Vince McMahon's WBF, What faction was his favorite to be in from The Four Horsemen, Dungeon of Doom, and the nWo Wolfpack defeating Hollywood Hulk Hogan for the WCW Title, and running off in a steel cage match against Bruiser Brody and more! Follow us on all platforms of social media Apple Pod...

Apr 17, 2025•12 min

266: WWE WrestleMania 41 Preview & Predictions Show

WrestleMania Week is here folks and we are kicking it off with our WrestleMania 41 Preview and predictions show! Enjoy folks! We break down each match from the beginning of each matches feud and how it started and who we think is going to win! WrestleMania Night One World Tag Team Championship The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) (c) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) One-on-One Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano One-on-One Jade Cargill vs. Naomi WWE United States Championship LA Knig...

Apr 15, 2025•45 min

E265: How Will Tariffs Effect Action Figure Collecting, Charlotte Flair Not So WWE, Bret Hart Calls Hulk Hogan A Lair

In Episode 256, Our Host, Former Dirt Sheet Writer Lee Walker looks at how the tariff war between the USA and China will effect prices on action figures and how much a WWE Elite is going to cost with these new tariffs. Will people stop collecting or collect less? Only time will tell! Charlotte Flair doesn't seem to be so WWE when she's\'s still going off script on people like a new champion like Tiffany Stratton, but also rumors she's not even changing in the women's locker room! Bret Hart has a...

Apr 11, 2025•18 min

E264: WCW's Das Wunderkind, Alex Wright

Das Wunderkind Alex Wright joins Perched On The Top Rope Host, Lee Walker III to discuss a wide variety of topics from being a second generation star and teaming with his Father, Steve Wright to signing his WCW Contract at the age of 18 and the struggles he faced moving from Germany to America. Alex Wright talks working with Triple H and his thoughts on this years WWE Hall of Fame Induction. Alex Wright also talks working with greats like Chris Jericho, Ultimo Dragon and even teaming with Disco ...

Apr 05, 2025•53 min

E263: AEW Max Rating & Dave Meltzer LIES, Pat McAfee Being SUED, Chelsea Green Claps Back At Val Venis

Welcome everyone to Perched On The Top Rope episode 263! Tonight we talk about the report of the AEW ratings coming from Max vis SEScoops and Dave Meltzer LIES again! Pat McAfee, ESPN and other on air personalities are being sued by a 18 year old woman with details in the episode! Chelsea Green and Michin recently celebrated International Transgender Day, and Val Venis did not like that. Spewing his views, Chelsea Green didn't like what he said, and she clapped back on Mr. Choppy Choppy Pee Pee!...

Apr 02, 2025•27 min

E262: TNA Fires Gail Kim and Several Backstage Personnel

TNA Fires Gail Kim and Several Backstage Personnel today. Anthem had sent out an e-mail stating several key note people would be leaving the company. It was quickly discovered they had been fired including Gail Kim who had 17 years in with the company! Hear who got let go and who will be taking over some of these positions! #WrestlingNews #WrestlingPodcast #TNAWrestling #GailKim Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/perchedonthetoprope/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...

Mar 25, 2025•14 min

E261: The Headache Ordering WWE World Tickets & How To Plan Ahead

Who Is At WWE World & How To Plan Ahead for WWE World Ordering Tickets for WWE World is an extremely painful process when you have to wait in line in order to access the website to meet your favorite superstars. I share how I was able to get Stone Cold Steve Austin meet and greet tickets but man, what a headache! #WWEWorld #WrestleMania #WWENews #wrestlingpodcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/perchedonthetoprope/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ...

Mar 20, 2025•17 min•Ep. 265

E260: WWE Hall Of Famer, Rob Van Dam Interview

The WWE Hall of Famer, Mr. Monday Night and The Whole F'n Show RVD joins Lee Walker of Perched On The Top Rope to talk a wide variety of topics from ECW, WWE, almost signing with WCW and becoming Glacier? RVD also talks his action figure collection and more! Time Stamp 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - What was it like teaming with Matt Riddle? 04:24 - Being at the grand opening for Raven Joint in Clay 18:35 - Action figure Talk (shows off collection) 29:08 - Getting Advice from Legends of the ring 32:47 - ...

Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 15 min

E259: Meeting Hulk Hogan On The Real American Beer Tour In Rochester, New York

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING BROTHER, Hulk Hogan is currently on The Real American Beer Tour! On March 4th, Hulk Hogan was in Rochester, New York to promote his new beer, Real American Beer! This is a vlog of not only how the event went, but also what my personal experience was like meeting the WWE Hall Of Famer, Hulk Hogan (VIDEO INDLUDED MEETING HOGAN)! #hulkhogan #realamericanbeer #wrestlingcommunity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/perchedonthetoprope/donations Advertising Inquir...

Mar 06, 2025•16 min

E258: WWE Elimination Chamber Preview & Predictions

It is The Road To WrestleMania and this Saturday is the WWE Elimination Chamber! Our host former Dirt Sheet Writer from SportsKeeda, Ringside News and Daily DDT Lee Walker gives his preview and predictions! Elimination Chamber match for an Undisputed WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 41 John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Logan Paul vs. Damian Priest vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins Elimination Chamber match for a Women's World Championship match at WrestleMania 41 Liv Morgan vs. Bianca B...

Feb 28, 2025•25 min

E257: New Stars Added To WWE 2k25 & Those Who Were In WWE 2k24 NOT In 2k25!

Welcome everyone to Perched On The Top Rope! Episode 257 is all about WWE 2k25 as we take a close look at the roster! We see there are forty-five new playable characters new to the game or who were not in the previous WWE 2k24 game. We take a look to see who from WWE 2k24 did not make WWE 2k25. Many released superstars from 2024 did not make the cut and a few notable WWE Hall Of Famers were cut from the series! Follow us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/perchedonthetoprope X: https://x...

Feb 19, 2025•14 min

E256: Linda McMahon Faces Senate As Feds Drop Vince's Case, Demolition back in WWE!

Linda McMahon faced the Senate today as President Trump appointed her to The Education Department. She also faced multiple protesters as well! Feds drop criminal probe into whether WWE boss Vince McMahon covered up sexual misconduct allegations, his lawyer says! Demolition Ax and Smash are back in WWE! Hear all the details! #WWE #WWENews #WrestlingNews #prowrestling #perchedonthetoprope #prowrestlingnews #vincemcmahon #presidenttrump #presidenttrumpnews Support this podcast at — https://redcircl...

Feb 14, 2025•19 min

E255: WWE Releases & Thoughts On Those WWE Let Go

Friday night after WWE SmackDown, fans got a big surprise as word started buzzing that serval WWE talents had been released! On tonight's episode, we discuss those releases including the FIVE who have faced a WWE release prior in their careers. Some will go on and wrestle elsewhere, while two who faced releases before, did not touch the independent circuit! Social Media YouTube www.youtube.com/perchedonthetoprope Facebook www.facebook.com/perchedonthetoprope X @PerchedTopRope Pro-Wrestling Tees ...

Feb 11, 2025•30 min

E254: WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Stats & We Read Fans Opinions On The Rumble!

Welcome everyone to Episode 254 of Perched On The Top Rope! I am your host, Former Dirtsheet Writer from Ringside News, Sportskeeda and more, I'm Lee Walker and boy oh boy opinions are flying about the WWE 2025 Royal Rumble! It's a good thing opinions are like assholes, everyone has one, and guess what? I do too! I give the results of the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble while sharing my opinion and at the end, I go through our various social media platforms ( go like and subscribe to our stuff!) and read ...

Feb 05, 2025•34 min

E253: 2025 WWE Royal Rumble Predictions and News

Welcome everyone to Perched On The Top Rope! Tonight's show we share our thoughts and predictions for the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble PLE taking place February 1st, this Saturday! Two Out Of Three Falls Match for WWE Tag Team Titles DIY (C) faces Motor City Machine Guns WWE Undisputed Championship Ladder Match Cody Rhode (c) face Kevin Owens Women's Royal Rumble 10 out of 30 names are currently announced all from #wweraw and #wwesmackdown have been announced. Will we see any #WWELegends Will we see an...

Jan 28, 2025•21 min

E252: David Penzer Talks Sitting Ringside Volume 2

David Penzer is back on Perched On The Top Rope to discuss his new book, Sitting Ringside Volume 2! In this second volume of our interview, David Penzer talks about Sitting Ringside Volume 2 and life after World Championship Wrestling! This is interview, Penzer talks everything from TNA and his thoughts on the WWE-TNA Partnership and what it means for all the young talent in both companies. Penzer shares his thoughts on, "passing the torch" to Jade Chung and why he thinks she chose to leave TNA....

Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 1 min

E251: David Penzer Talks Sitting Ringside Volume 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, Sit back and unwind as volume one of our interview with former WCW and TNA Ring Announcer David Penzer drops by to talk about his new books, Sitting Ringside Volume 1 and 2! Sitting Ringside Volume 1, we learn all about David Penzer and his dream of working in the professional wrestling field. From ups and downs, twist and turns Penzer makes it to WCW. Learn all about the different hats he wore while also suffering from mental health issues. In this interview, Penzer talks ...

Jan 21, 2025•56 min

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