We welcome OVW, NWA, Ring of Honor and Netflix's 'Wrestlers' star, "Certified" Luke Kurtis to the show! We talk about filming the hit Netflix series, rising the ranks in OVW, almost winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title from EC3, what it means to be 'Certified', how professional wrestling helped him overcome struggles with drugs, working with Al Snow, his proposal to Leila Grey, their upcoming bodybuilding competitive journey, Triple H seeing him as eye candy, what the next 6-12 months looks l...
Mar 01, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 22
In this episode we predict AEW Revolution 2024! In what will prove to be an emotional night for Sting's last match, will he be able to retain the tag titles with Darby Allin or will EVPs The Young Bucks end Sting's career with a loss? Also, what part will Ric Flair play in all of this? Meanwhile Timeless Toni Storm is set to defend her title against Deonna Purazzo, will Mariah May help Toni get the job done? With Mercedes Mone set to debut soon, who will she have her sights set upon? Also Samoa ...
Feb 29, 2024•24 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Will John Cena be at WrestleMania 40? The Rock set to appear every week until Mania? WWE Superstar suffers an injury? We talk all the latest wrestling news from WWE, AEW & beyond! #wwe #aew #wrestlingnews #wrestlemaniaxl #wrestlemania40 John Cena WrestleMania Status REVEALED! The Rock WWE Schedule! WWE Star INJURED! - Wrestling News Our full podcast can be found anywhere you get your podcasts and we are hosted on: ...
Feb 28, 2024•14 min•Season 5Ep. 20
In this episode we give our thoughts on WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 in Perth! Rhea Ripley reigns victorious in her home country and has a date with women's chamber winner Becky Lynch! Meanwhile Drew McIntyre earned a shot at Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40, we could also be seeing Seth team up with Cody to take on Rock & Roman Reigns plus MORE! #wwe #eliminationchamber #wweeliminationchamber2024 #eliminationchamber2024 WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 - Reaction & Review Our full podcast ca...
Feb 27, 2024•23 min•Season 5Ep. 19
From Mickie James to William Regal, Jim Johnston to The Rock we bring you 10 Wrestlers who SHOULD be in the WWE Hall of Fame! #wwe #wwehalloffame #wwehof 10 Wrestlers Who Should Be in the WWE Hall of Fame 2024 Our full podcast can be found anywhere you get your podcasts and we are hosted on: https://anchor.fm/A2theK CHECK ...
Feb 20, 2024•31 min•Season 5Ep. 18
From Kurt Angle to Mr. Perfect, we look back at every Royal Rumble since 1988 and bring you 10 Wrestlers who SHOULD have won the Royal Rumble! #wwe #royalrumble #wwetop10 10 Wrestlers Who Should Have Won the WWE Royal Rumble! Our full podcast can be found anywhere you get your podcasts and we are hosted on: https://anchor.fm/A2theK...
Feb 13, 2024•23 min•Season 5Ep. 17
In this episode we predict the match card for WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 in Perth! With Cody Rhodes choosing Roman Reigns, the Men's Elimination Chamber match seems set to determine who will face Seth Rollins for the WWE World Championship at WrestleMania! Meanwhile with Bayley yet to decide on her opponent we're predicting a fall out in Damage Ctrl and seeing Bayley v Iyo, which means Rhea Ripley will need a challenger, could her former tag team partner Liv Morgan be the winner? Or can Becky ...
Feb 06, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 16
We welcome NWA, OVW, Mission Pro wrestler and star of Netflix's 'Wrestlers', La Princesa herself, Tiffany Nieves! We talk about becoming the first woman from Exodus Pro to sign with the NWA! The incredible year she had in 2023, being the Mission Pro Wrestling women's champion, plans to reclaim the OVW Women's title and win the NWA Women's title! Her thoughts on working with Mickie James, chances of Wrestlers season 2 on Netflix and much more! GET IT. GOT IT. BUENO. #tiffanynieves #nwa #ovw #aew ...
Feb 02, 2024•25 min•Season 5Ep. 15
In this episode we review the 2024 Royal Rumble including big returns, debuts, injuries and our favourite and least favourite moments! Roman Reigns emerged victorious yet again thanks to help from Solo Sikoa! Is this finish overdone? In a very strange match order, Kevin Owens & Logan Paul went on after the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship match with shenanigans! Cody Rhodes makes it back to back wins and CM Punk set to miss WrestleMania with injury! Meanwhile a returning Liv Morgan come...
Feb 01, 2024•25 min•Season 5Ep. 14
In our latest news episode we discuss CM Punk suffering an injury at the Royal Rumble which now means he will miss WestleMania 40! We also have an update on when we might see Mercedes Mone back in a wrestling ring but will it be for AEW, WWE or New Japan? Brock Lesnar was reportedly pulled from the Royal Rumble match and replaced with Bron Breakker - is Lesnar done with WWE? PLUS Several AEW stars reportedly heading back to WWE when their contracts are up and MUCH MORE! #wwe #aew #wrestlingnews ...
Jan 31, 2024•18 min•Season 5Ep. 13
We welcome Emmy nominated producer, Founder & CEO of GoodGold Agency Meech Golden to the show! We discuss how Meech got started in talent management, betting on himself, working with The Garcia Twins, managing Bryan Danielson, Saraya, Renee Paquette & Ruby Soho amongst other top names as well as what goes into creating a personal brand, expanding opportunities for talent, being backstage in AEW, his success as a producer and what 2024 has in store for one of the fastest growing talent ag...
Jan 28, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 12
In this episode we predict the all the matches set for the 2024 Royal Rumble including Logan Paul defending the US Title against Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns defending the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship in a fatal four way against Randy Orton, LA Knight & AJ Styles! We also give our predictions for the mens and womens Royal Rumble matches including our picks to win the whole thing, possible surprises, whether we'll see Jade Cargill in the women's Royal Rumble, whether The Rock will show ...
Jan 25, 2024•22 min•Season 5Ep. 11
In our latest wrestling news episode we talk huge changes to the WrestleMania 40 card as Cody Rhodes looks set to face CM Punk, Gunther set to face Seth Rollins and The Rock to return to face Roman Reigns? Also TKO appoints The Rock to their board of directors, WWE signs a 5billion dollar Netflix deal, Drew McIntyre and Finn Balor set to leave WWE after Mania plus MUCH MORE! MAJOR WrestleMania Changes! Top WWE Stars LEAVING? WWE on NETFLIX! - Wrestling News #wwe #aew #wrestlingnews #therock #wre...
Jan 24, 2024•24 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Rapid Roundup gives you a quick and comprehensive roundup of all the latest wrestling action! In this episode, we recap WWE Raw, Smackdown, AEW Dynamite and Collision! Join us for 13 minutes of non-stop action as we discuss everything that happened including Seth Rollins addressing his WrestleMania 40 status, Cody Rhodes & CM Punk face off ahead of the Royal Rumble and Roman Reigns tries to fix his situation on Smackdown but ends up eating an RKO! Meanwhile over in AEW, FTR & House of Bl...
Jan 23, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 9
In this episode we predict the women's 2024 Royal Rumble match including the entrants, surprise returns, possible injured stars who could come back, free agents who may debut, through to who we expect to win the match and the impact it will have on WrestleMania 40! Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair and Bayley look like strong favourites - but will AJ Lee make her return? Will Jade Cargill make her debut? Could we see Sasha Banks return? What about Naomi? Liv Morgan? Alexa Bliss? Could we see Trish Stra...
Jan 19, 2024•24 min•Season 5Ep. 8
In our latest news episode we discuss Seth Rollins sustaining an injury on WWE Raw, as he is set for an MRI could he end up missing WrestleMania? Plus, speaking of people missing big events, Roman Reigns is currently not scheduled for either WWE Elimination Chamber or WWE Backlash, Cora Jade suffers a torn ACL just weeks after a return, Vince McMahon NETFLIX documentary is coming sooner than people thing and much more! #wwe #aew #wrestlingnews #sethrollins #romanreigns #royalrumble #wrestlemania...
Jan 17, 2024•21 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Rapid Roundup gives you a quick and comprehensive roundup of all the latest wrestling action! In this episode, we recap WWE Raw, Smackdown, AEW Dynamite and Collision! Join us for 15 minutes of non-stop action as we discuss everything that happened including Drew McIntyre's showdown with Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins getting injured in the main event as he defeated Jinder Mahal, R-Truth being a menace and Gunther declaring for the Rumble. Meanwhile The Bloodline have caused themselves a headache as ...
Jan 16, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 6
We welcome WWE legend, the final cruiserweight champion, "Hornswoggle" Dylan Postl to the show! We talk about working with DX, thoughts on Finlay in the WWE Hall of Fame, who would induct Dylan if he gets the call, imitating AJ Styles as AJ Swoggle, his cameo in AEW with Chris Jericho, how he nearly returned to WWE in 2020, his podcast Going Postl, being an author, actor, comedian and professional wrestler, fatherhood and much MORE! #hornswoggle #dylanpostl #wwe INTERVIEW with HORNSWOGGLE DYLAN ...
Jan 12, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 5
In this episode we predict the men's 2024 Royal Rumble match including the entrants, surprise returns, possible injured stars who could come back, free agents who may debut, through to who we expect to win the match and the impact it will have on WrestleMania 40! Will The Rock show up and muddy the waters? Will Cody Rhodes win it for the second consecutive year on the way to finishing his story? Or, will CM Punk do what he's never done and win the Royal Rumble after almost 10 years away from the...
Jan 11, 2024•27 min•Season 5Ep. 4
In our latest news episode we discuss plans for The Rock vs Roman Reigns! Plus, Mercedes Mone could be headed back to WWE at the Royal Rumble, yet Dave Meltzer believes she's signed with AEW and set to debut imminently! MJF removed from the AEW roster page and Tony Khan signals he's gone from the company, we also talk WWE Raw headed to Amazon Prime, Andrade El Idolo's WWE status and more! #wwe #aew #wrestlingnews #therock #romanreigns #wrestlemania40 #mercedesmone #mjf The Rock v Roman Reigns CO...
Jan 10, 2024•30 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Rapid Roundup gives you a quick and comprehensive roundup of all the latest wrestling action! In this episode, we recap WWE Raw, Smackdown, AEW Dynamite and Collision! Join us for 12 minutes of non-stop action as we discuss everything that happened including Roman Reigns creating a problem for himself with his shenanigans as he's set to compete in a fatal 4 way match at the Royal Rumble! Kevin Owens earns a shot at Logan Paul's US Championship while over on RAW Drew McIntyre puts CM Punk in his ...
Jan 09, 2024•11 min•Season 5Ep. 2
We welcome the designer of Stone Cold Steve Austin's Smokin' Skull belt to the show! We discuss how he got started in the industry, designing belts for WWE, AEW, ECW & WCW, what goes into belt design, working with J-Mar, his favourite and least favourite designs and MORE! #wrestlingbelts #wwe #stonecoldsteveaustin BEHIND THE BELTS - INTERVIEW with Belt Designer MATHEW BALK (Stone Cold's Smokin' Skull Belt) Our full podcast can be found anywhere you get your podcasts and we are hosted on: ...
Jan 03, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 1
We welcome back to the show the toughest quizmaster in the game, the one and only 'Quizmaster Brad' as he puts us through our wrestling paces in The Big Fat Quiz of Wrestling 2023! Play along and let us know in the comments how much better you scored than us as once again Brad exposes how little we remember about everything that happened in WWE & AEW this year! #bigfatquiz #wwequiz #aewquiz #quiz #wwe #aew #2023quiz The Big Fat Quiz of Wrestling 2023 - WWE & AEW Quiz Our full podcast can...
Dec 31, 2023•29 min•Season 4Ep. 107
In this recap show we look back at 2023, our interview guests, what we learned & what we're looking forward to in 2024! #a2thek #thea2thekwrestlingshow #a2thekwrestling #wrestlingpodcast #wrestling #prowrestling Season's Beatings - 2023 Recap Show Our full podcast can be found anywhere you get your podcasts and we are hosted on: https://anchor.fm/A2theK...
Dec 27, 2023•19 min•Season 4Ep. 106
We share our end of season wrestling awards as The A2theKnies returns for 2023! We give our awards for everything from match of the year to talker of the year, face/heel of the year to promotion of the year and MUCH MORE! #wwe #aew #endofyearawards #wweawards #aewawards The A2theKnies - 2023 WWE & AEW Wrestling Awards Our full podcast can be found anywhere you get your podcasts and we are hosted on: https://anchor.f...
Dec 23, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 105
We give our predictions for AEW Worlds End, the final AEW PPV of the year! Can MJF hang onto his world heavyweight championship or will Samoa Joe come out on top? What role will 'The Devil' and his goons play in all of this? Will AEW finally reveal who is under the devil mask? We will also crown the winner of the Continental Classic and Ricky Starks and Big Bill were set to defend the tag titles against The Golden Jets but with Kenny Omega out of action, will Chris Jericho find a new partner? Pl...
Dec 22, 2023•25 min•Season 4Ep. 104
In our latest news episode we discuss the Seth Rollins potentially heading to AEW after his WWE contract expires in April! Charlotte Flair and Kenny Omega both face time away from the ring, Liv Morgan is arrested, WWE trademark new match concept 'WWE Speed' and WWE meet with Warner Bros Discovery about RAW's TV rights - could WWE be set to replace AEW on TBS/TNT? #wwe #aew #wrestlingnews #sethrollins #charlotteflair #kennyomega #livmorgan Seth Rollins to AEW? Charlotte Flair INJURED! WWE RAW rep...
Dec 21, 2023•22 min•Season 4Ep. 103
We welcome AEW Trios Champion & WWE Hall of Famer, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn alongside his wonderful wife "Mommy Ass" Paula Sopp! We talk about training students in AEW and The Nightmare Factory, being taken out by "The Devil", how he'd like to retire from the ring & his pick for his last match, ALL IN and how AEW can top it for ALL IN 2024 plus married life, their new home in Georgia, their picks for upcoming wrestlers to keep our eyes on and MORE! #billygunn #paulasopp #aew #allelitewrest...
Dec 08, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 102
We share our WILD predictions for what will happen in WWE and AEW in 2024! We talk CodyRhodes winning the world title...and losing it! Judgement Day disbanding, Sting's final match, can CM Punk stay out of trouble? The debut of Jade Cargill, which wrestlers will swap companies and MUCH MORE! #wwe #aew #wwepredictions #aewpredictions Our WILD 2024 WWE & AEW Predictions Our full podcast can be found anywhere you get your podcasts and we are hosted on: ...
Dec 07, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 101
In our latest news episode we discuss the possibility of seeing the dream match of CM Punk vs Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 40 plus several AEW stars reportedly unhappy including Matt & Jeff Hardy, Dexter Lumis could be set for a return imminently, Kevin Owens suffers a serious injury, we have an update on Randy Orton's contract and MORE! #wwe #aew #wrestlingnews #cmpunk #stonecoldsteveaustin #jeffhardy #matthardy CM Punk vs Stone Cold Steve Austin CONFIRMED at WrestleMania 40? AEW...
Dec 06, 2023•24 min•Season 4Ep. 100
