HK, T Donk and Matt return with an episode packed with wrestling talk. HK wants to bring back the wink as a pick up move, so that discussion kills sometime before finding out that Matt fell in the driveway and had the car towed by a Tesla Wrestle Kingdom 18 took place this past week, and even though Donk & HK didn't see the show, they did see the Nic Nemeth debut and the Zombie Video. Matt tries his best, but they boys can't get past the Zombies In addition to Mr Nemeth joining NJPW, they al...
Jan 09, 2024•2 hr 36 min
AEW's Ortiz joins the show to kick off the New Year. They catch up on the last 5 years & the path Ortiz has taken. We talk about the bidding war after him & Santana left Impact, being a singles star, hearing the IWC when they didn't become Tag Team Champions, Eddie Kingston and a lot more. It's a fun chat & a great interview . Kate from Fightful joins the boys to talk Chris Jericho, AEW Worlds End, the Devil and more. They run down the Wrestle Kingdom 18 card The boys also reveal the...
Jan 02, 2024•2 hr 35 min
Tony and the Kevins wrap up 2023 in a way only they Wizards can. After some pleasantries about the Christmas holiday, they jump right in discussing the worst finishers in wrestling. This leads to an interesting conversation about recasting the Piledriver album with wrestlers from the New Generation. We transition into talking about powerbombs, chokeslams, and piledrivers which leads to some notes about Giant Gonzalez. Finally, the guys bring it forward into discussing where AEW went wrong and ho...
Dec 27, 2023•2 hr 5 min
Celebrate Christmas with this rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, with Santa enthusiast and hardcore legend, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.
Dec 21, 2023•4 min
As the year winds down, the guys discuss whether 2023 went by too fast or too slowly. They then welcome Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast for a new segment called "The Hardest Part of the Ring," which no one likes and other names are suggested. The discussion is centered around AJ Styles and Liv Morgan but keeps coming back to new segment titles. At some point comparisons between Madonna and Roseanne were made. Talk goes to Ring of Honor's Final Battle where the guys discuss the positives and neg...
Dec 19, 2023•2 hr 24 min
No wrinkled pants tonight! While Matt is on the mend, KJG gets a big surprise when Tony and HK show up in suits! The professionalism is off the charts for this episode! The show starts with conversations including the strangest things the boys have eaten. This leads to discussions of NXT Deadline, which everyone watched and had plenty to discuss, including picks. After a break, the guys discuss the ROH situation and whether they agree with Eric Bischoff's assessments of the company. Greg Cherry ...
Dec 12, 2023•3 hr 11 min
On this episode the Wizards roll out a brand new segment with Kate from Fightful. Kate's Corner is where we go on this show to talk about AEW's Continental Classic Tournament. The Good, the bad and the ugly. As Kate exits we continue to discuss what we like & dislike about the Tournament and the confusion that has been bestowed upon us. We were then joined by ISPW Women's Champion Vicious Vicki. We discuss a variety of subjects including wrestling men, her tryout with the WWE, working AEW Da...
Dec 05, 2023•3 hr 8 min
The Wizards are guestless this week as they talk about the huge news from this past week. CM Punk returns to the WWE. We talk about the impact and what the next step is, does Punk win the Rumble? Who does he face at Mania? We talk a little AEW, the Triple Crown & how much T Donk loves it, the Sunny verdict and how much time she will be spending in jail. Then it's time to go back to November 27, 1989, Shining Wizards Radio. The results from Survivor Series 1989, Saturday Night's Main Event an...
Nov 28, 2023•2 hr 44 min
The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast Celebrates 12 Years as a show It's a huge milestone and a big celebration. They are joined by Dave LaGreca from Busted Open to kick off the show, we talk a variety of subjects, BBQ's, Collision, Pajamas and more Things pick up as the phone lines open and it's complete and utter chaos. At various points throughout the show, the boys are joined by Dave Sturchio, Allan Funk, Crowbar, Vincent, Tod Gordon, Mikko Maestro, Luke Hawx, Sam Adonis, Moses, PCO, Joel Ma...
Nov 21, 2023•3 hr 43 min
The boys return to explore the world of pro wrestling. After discussing who could win a 5 K, the boys catch up with each other, HK talks about his weekend wrestling show & then Matt goes on an epic AEW Rant. Matt is sick and tired of the terrible booking and the inconsistency of the product & goes on an epic rant. We are then joined by Shady Nattrass from the UK. Shady has been in the business for a long time & has shared the ring with a lot of the biggest names in wrestling. We bare...
Nov 14, 2023•2 hr 43 min
In this episode meet the Golden Boy Urijah Upton. Trained by Nick Dinsmore, the Golden Boy relocates from California to South Dakota to follow his pro wrestling dream. We cover a variety of topics, from Monday Night Football to Disney Movies and everything in between. It's the perfect introduction to a young man who has a bright future in the pro wrestling business. The boys dive into a variety of subject, Ric Flair to AEW, AEW overall, the WWE Crown Jewel, NWA & Cocaine, Matt's beef with ML...
Nov 07, 2023•2 hr 55 min
We got in a different route this week as we celebrate Handsome Kevins Birthday the only way we know how, by not telling him and booking surprise guests. Kevin isn't ready for this star studded lineup, featuring Dave Sullivan, Savio Vega, Eugene, Dr Tom Prichard, Al from TOTS Pod, Duke from Year Of, Big Cat Bill Williams, Big O Possum, Downtown Petey Brown, Alvin Falcone, & Stonhedge Some great talks, lots of laughs and a really fun time, we highly suggest checking out this show and leaving a...
Oct 31, 2023•2 hr 54 min
A full episode is on tap The boys catch up and talk about the week. Matt gets his stones busted about hitting up a Lidl with the wife. We take a trip around the wrestling work with Over The Top covering the results from the past week. Tony has an issue with the PPV picks, and the fact that no one reached out to remind him that there was a PPV, even though he was in the text chain with the boys sending their picks. Do you agree with Donk? The things you can find on Web MD, you've gotten listen to...
Oct 24, 2023•3 hr 34 min
But Lance Anoa'i is We are joined by the Future, a member of the Samoan Dynasty and fresh off of his trip to Japan for Pro Wrestling Noah, Former MLW Tag Champion Lance Anoa'i We discuss a ton of topics, from his time in MLW, to his time in the NOAH N-1, his families legacy, who has the best moves, raw horse meat and so much more. If you aren't familiar with Lance, this is a great introduction to the future of pro wrestling The boys also talk NXT vs AEW CM Punk Nick Aldis Jade Cargill LA KNIGHT ...
Oct 17, 2023•2 hr 49 min
One of the longest running weekly podcasts returns with a huge show and an awesome guest Matt & KJG are dealing with technical issues so they are late to start the show. We jump right into it as Tony has finally purchased AEW's Fight Forever Video Game. Tony gives us his uncensored review of the game, the story mode and much more. It's also apparently Canadian Thanksgiving so we wish all our Canadian Fans a Happy Holiday as we try to figure out what Canadian's eat on Thanksgiving We are then...
Oct 10, 2023•3 hr 2 min
It's been a hell of a week in the world of professional wrestling. The boys minus Tony get all caught up, then realize that without Tony, they don't have the theme to Over the Top They wing it & Matt does his best to make Tony proud with his Over the Top facts Afterwards they get into the weekend shows. Starting with AEW WrestleDream, Matt is frustrated with the booking of The Righteous and goes on a rant about that & Ring of Honor. Post Rant they run down the rest of the show, highlight...
Oct 03, 2023•3 hr 13 min
In this episode the boys are joined by Matt Chernick, Everett Ravens and Gabriel Molton to discuss the short film "Bear Bronson" They cover the world that was pro wrestling the last week, including Matt's trip to AEW for Grand Slam and the forever taping of Rampage. They talk some Ring of Honor, Hulk Hogan getting married again, Mercedes Mone cameo, & Nick Gage before taking a break We cover the WWE Releases, if there were any surprises, and who we expect to go where Is Shelton Benjamin a fi...
Sep 26, 2023•2 hr 47 min
One of the longest running wrestling shows returns with another episode full of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling A trip around the wrestling world with Over the Top leads us to some WWE talk. The Rock was in the news all week, so we talk about his surprise appearance on Smackdown, do we want to see him vs Roman at Wrestlemania 40 & more. We discuss several other surprises and returns, along with if Matt Riddle is a bust or not after his latest issues outside of the ring. Jade Cargill ...
Sep 19, 2023•2 hr 35 min
This episode takes you back to the days of the Shining Wizards Network Radio Station WSWN 89.6 FM NEW YORK We go back to the September 11th, 1995 episode where BaBaBowman, Kute Kevin, Brenda & BEEF cover a variety of topics from the week that was pro wrestling. The debut episode of WCW Monday Nitro is in the books, we had a huge surprise as Lex Luger showed up & inserted himself into a feud with Hulk Hogan. We discuss why Luger would wanna leave WWF for WCW, and the prospects of him vs t...
Sep 12, 2023•2 hr 8 min
Tony and HK kick off the show reconting Labor Day weekend while KJG deals with some browser issues. After Over the Top KJG joins the show and the discussion turns to CM Punk's release and Jack Perry's suspension. The guys bring stories they heard about the situation and discuss what they know. Talk then turns to the parting of ways between AEW and Sonny Kiss, as well as some thoughts on some old school AWF and Global. There were two PPVs to cover from the past weekend: AEW All Out and WWE Paybac...
Sep 05, 2023•2 hr 9 min
For the 1st time ever, all 4 Wizards are all together to do a show in person. HK is in from Minnesota for Matt's BBQ & doing a show together. The boys catch up, talk about the BBQ and argue about if chips are an appetizer or a side. We hit on some Over the Top and are very surprised with the result of NWA 75, as a variety of titles have changed hands, and Tony is super excited about Kenzie Paige. We move on to AEW and Kevin talks some ALL IN & we discuss the CM Punk/Jungle Jack Perry dra...
Aug 29, 2023•2 hr 37 min
No Format August Continues on this run away episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast The boys catch up, Tony has COVID, Matt can't read texts and the Kevin's are enjoying life to the fullest. We waste not time getting right into the world of wrestling, as we land in AEW & Tony hates that every single feud seems to be about people being friends, and then having them turn on each other. Its a pretty interesting take and a lot of laughs. Speaking of laughs, NWA 75 is this weekend, so th...
Aug 22, 2023•2 hr 26 min
This week the Wizards come back at full strength. Tony is back from Florida, HK is back from Raw & Matt isn't working. KJG held it down last week but the whole gang is back together. Tony talks Florida, HK tells us about Raw, Matt talks about Metallica and the boys catch up. The gang goes Over the Top to catch up on the week that was wrestling. They talk a bit about the Marty Dark Side of the Ring & how wild it was. They play the post Collision CM Punk promo then try and figure out what ...
Aug 15, 2023•2 hr 34 min
With Matt, Tony, and HK all off this week, Kevin enlists the help of Kate The Great, aka Kate Hensler from The Mark Order Podcast & Fightful for this special "Flush The Format" episode of The Wizards! On this "unsanctioned" episode of the pod, Kate & Kevin bounce around to cover everything from the past week in wrestling. AEW, Summerslam, ROH, IMPACT, The G1 are all on the table! Plus we see the debut of a potential new game called "Glad, Mad, or Sad...(or indifferent.) All this, and so ...
Aug 08, 2023•2 hr 11 min
Episode 648 Tony is in vacation mode as he leaves for Florida this week. The boys catch up with each other before making the rounds around the wrestling world with Over the Top. Tony watched some of the XPW show and as is customary anytime they come to Newark, you know we have to talk about it. Matt brings up Marty Scurll & asks when is it ok for someone who's been canceled to return, and it leads to a very serious and thoughtful conversation To bring the mode back up, Matt brings up Dynamit...
Aug 01, 2023•2 hr 46 min
On this episode the boys get to talk with Tod Gordon, the man behind ECW. Promoting his new book, Tod is God, we talk a ton about ECW, and Tod is kind enough to share some hysterical stories about the Sandman, Terry Funk and Mick Foley just to name a few. We talk about the Metal Maniac, Jimmy Snuka, the ECW Arena, favorite stories and angles. It's a fantastic interview and a great peak at the new book. Over the Top is hysterical as always & Tony hits us with some killer jokes, after making o...
Jul 25, 2023•2 hr 50 min
The Wizards return with a jam packed episode After a quick bit of chit chat the boys go Over The Top and Tony brings some of his best material thus far. The boys get into some chatter about the recent episode of Dark Side of the Ring, Adrian Adonis. Tony is annoyed about the amount of time they spend talking about cocaine, but loves the Dan Spivey story. Sadly its been 35 years since Bruiser Brody was senselessly murdered and we talk about the footprint he left on the pro wrestling world, share ...
Jul 18, 2023•2 hr 38 min
On this episode the Wizards span the world of wrestling After catching up, Matt ponders how painful it must have been for Hulk Hogan to use the Leg Drop in the 2000's and we discuss why he didn't use a different move, and Hogan Knows Best We do some Over the Top before doing a dive into AEW. What is the payoff of the MJF/Adam Cole feud? What's the main event of All Out? All In? Is Collision the best AEW Show? We then move over to ROH and it's safe to say the verdict is disappointment as this ver...
Jul 11, 2023•3 hr
On the latest episode the boys talk about their 4th of July plans before taking a trip around the wrestling world with some Over the Top. They discuss Meltzer's 5 star system & what makes him the be all end all of wrestling match ratings. Matt downloaded the AEW Fight Forever Game & he gives the boys the 411 on the game. Tony and HK don't feel too strongly about the game, but they haven't played it yet, & Tony is hooked on a date with Aubrey. HK loves the restaurants Before the boys ...
Jul 04, 2023•2 hr 59 min
It's another fun filled exciting episode of your favorite wrestling podcast. Before the show kicks off Matt loses power, so the boys open the show and bust his balls about that. Danny Russ, the Voice of Reason joins the boys to talk some AEW Forbidden Door, as they unpack the card top to bottom. At some point Matt joins by his phone to chime in on the conversation. Danny bits us a farewell and we are joined by TMDK member and all around bad ass, Bad Dude Tito. They discuss a variety of topics, t...
Jun 27, 2023•3 hr 3 min
