The Wizards have a huge show as they kick things off with the man himself, The Mighty Maccabee, Jeff Bukantz. They talk about The Mighty Maccabee's Farewell Match on March 2nd at Livingston High School against Crowbar. They also discuss the popularity of The Mighty Maccabee and how it came to be. It's a fantastic interview & a must listen to conversation We are then joined by Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast for HJC to talk Penta's debut on Raw, the idea of replacing Rey Mysterio & a bun...
Jan 21, 2025•2 hr 27 min
The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed show. David Penzer & Emil Jay join the Wizards We kick things off with a Death Pool Updated as unfortunately Black Bart has passed away We are then joined by David Penzer to talk about Sitting Ringside Volume 2, which you can find at the links below. We talk about the new book, Brian Knobbs, Cope and GCW After Mr Penzer we talk about the debut RAW Netflix show a little, Hulk Hogan, The Bloodline, NXT New Years Evil and some MLW. Back from the brea...
Jan 14, 2025•2 hr 27 min
The Wizards kick off the 2025 with a full show as they chat with GCW Star & 1/2 of the Gahbage Daddies "The Northeast Beast" Alec Price ahead of The People vs GCW & the big tag title match against Violence is Forever. They are also joined by Kate from Fightful for Kate's Corner as they talk some Wrestle Kingdom 19 & Wrestle Dynasty The boys also talk some WWE, Smackdown & AEW They then go over last week's homework from Matt, as they talk ECW Heatwave 96- Chris Jericho vs 2 Cold S...
Jan 07, 2025•2 hr 23 min
The Shining Wizards close out 2024 with a really fun show. The boys catch up on Christmas before talking a little bit about AEW Worlds End. Not a lot of time to talk about the PPV, but we cover a little, nothing crazy. We are then joined by wrestling journey man Chuck Coates. Unfortunately we have a bad connection with Chuck so we have to reschedule, but we only scratched the surface with him. We preview Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty before talking about the NWA & MLW Back from the bre...
Dec 31, 2024•2 hr 30 min
Celebrate the holidays with this rendition of the holiday classic by the Hardcore Legend, Mick Foley. Merry Christmas!
Dec 24, 2024•4 min
It's a huge Christmas Celebration of The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast Tony has internet issues from go & he loses his mind, then Brundo tees up Matt to get annoyed with Twitter/X. We get that out of the way and head into talking about Ring of Honor's Final Battle. Matt can't get his head around it being called ROH and rants & raves about the few matches he saw & the go home show from Watch ROH. We are then joined by Alex Reiman, the Pro Wrestling Magic Heavyweight Champion. He m...
Dec 24, 2024•2 hr 33 min
The Wizards bring you a jam packed show this week. Kyle from The Apron Bump Podcast joins the boys to talk about the return of Saturday Night's Main Event, his favorite match, moment & what is going on in the world of the Apron Bump We are then joined by Wrestling Legend B Brian Blair to talk about his book The Truth Bee Told, The Killer Bees, Paul Orndorff & he shares a ton of stories. We haven't even scratched the surface with Brian, so expect to see him back in the future. After our b...
Dec 17, 2024•2 hr 37 min
The Wizards Return with a fun show with tons of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling. After a little this & that, Tony is perplexed that Kota Ibushi wrestled in a match with Chigusa Nagayo, and this leads Matt to doing some searching & we are introduced to the Tag Team of Bob Bob Mom Banana. Focus shifts to Handsome Kevin's trip to Smack Deezy, the crowd cheering for DIY, not knowing who the MCMG were, and the US Title Tournament. Tony wants more pudding matches We are then joined by ...
Dec 10, 2024•2 hr 23 min
A special interview with MMA & Wrestling Legend Josh Barnett ahead of his GCW Bloodsport match on December 14th at Highest in the Room 3 vs Royce Isaacs. The Wizards talk to Josh about GCW Bloodsport, going from MMA to NJPW, eating Japanese food, who hits the hardest, favorite Bloodsport matches, who we'd like to see in Bloodsport, PRIDE FC , and so much more. If you are a fan of Josh Barnett this is a must listen too interview and if you are just discovering Josh, this is the perfect way to...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Tuesday Wizards Tuesday A rare Tuesday Night Show as we catch up on our Thanksgiving's, talk about Football, Scalloped Potatoes & Corn Casserole. Then its onto the Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling as we discuss WWE Survivor Series 2024. We talk WarGames, Storytelling, & much more. We also cover Monday Night Raw, the New Day Turn & the CM Punk/Rollins/Sami Zayn/ Uso stuff. After a commercial break we come back to talk some AEW. Ratings are down & people are bored at shows...
Dec 04, 2024•2 hr 9 min
The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast Celebrate 13 Years as a Wrestling Podcast/Show. We do some wrestling talk, and talk about wrestling. Matt, Brundo & KJG recap their trip to the Arrival Show on Friday Night, talk about the GCW Show at the American Dream, do some AEW Full Gear talk & some WWE Survivor Series talk. Back from the break, we are playing games & having fun. KJG hits us with 2 Top 5's, HK gives us his 5 Power Bottoms & Tony gives us each 7 Seconds to figure out his ...
Nov 26, 2024•2 hr 36 min
The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast returns with the go home episode to their 13th Anniversary Show Show kicks off with Matt & Tony voicing frustration with X and Streamyard for the amount of money they take from us & the lack of customer service. Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins the show for HJC to talk War Games, Bronson Reed, The Bloodline, & more We talk a little more WWE, before Matt brings up Tony's anti-AEW tweet, and the Wizards try to figure out what exactly Jon Moxl...
Nov 19, 2024•2 hr 12 min
The Wizards Return with a jam packed fun show. Matt is prepping for his surgery, which means he had to drink a bottle of ex lax prior to the show. The jokes fly & so does Matt, in and out of the show. Tony is watching some Bruno/Larry stuff from the late 70's and we talk about if Larry was as big as Bruno. HK thinks so, but he's a homer AEW/ROH Superstar BEEF stops by to join the chaos, and talk ROH, AEW, who is BEEF and much more. Plus there is a run in during the interview that ya gotta se...
Nov 12, 2024•2 hr 10 min
The Shining Wizards Return with a wild episode. After catching up Matt & Brundo talk about their trip to ISPW. They shift gears as they wait for B Brian Blair (He doesn't show up) and talk some WWE Crown Jewel. We talk about the show, Goldberg, Gunther & speculate on the Road to Wrestlemania. Back from break Handsome Kevin opens a surprise package from Tropic Al, before we jump into AEW talk. Reactions to Bobby Lashley debuting, Private Party winning the tag titles, Adam Cole/Roderick St...
Nov 05, 2024•2 hr 14 min
The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed episode. One of the Wizards Reset the Clock this weekend, any guesses of who? You won't be surprised They talk some WWE Vault with the Dungeon of Doom stuff coming out today before they are joined by Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast. They talk some NXT, more specifically NXT in Philly at the 2300 Arena. They Fantasy Warfare some ECW vs WWE matches and have some laughs. After our time with Kyle we talk about PPV's we have forgotten and we find out who ...
Oct 29, 2024•2 hr 28 min
The Shining Wizards Return with an action packed episode. The crew catches up and KJG shares with us his trip into NYC to see Fozzy. We talk about some random wrestling shows we've been watching, from 2007 Impact to 1997 ECW. We dive into some AEW, the highlights and the lowlights of Dynamite and Collision. We talk about the upcoming Full Gear set up and ponder why tickets aren't moving. We try and figure out if Saturday Nights Main Event is a PLE, which leads to KJG having an outburst which is ...
Oct 22, 2024•2 hr 18 min
The Shining Wizards Return with a fun episode. Matt & Tony went to Outlaw Pro Wrestling on Friday Night and they have some stories to share plus they weigh in on the video that went social from the event They are joined by friend of the show & wrestling veteran Crowbar to talk about the Outlaw Pro Wrestling Show, working with Younger Talent, the Afa Jr situation & a no brainer of an autograph experience for the convention circuit. We cover the AEW WrestleDream PPV from Saturday, over...
Oct 15, 2024•2 hr 11 min
In this episode the Wizards are joined by Kate from Fightful to discuss the highs and lows from WWE's Bad Blood PLE this past weekend. As we bid farewell to Kate, we continue to talk Bad Blood, from the Rock's return to Kevin Owens attacking Cody Rhodes & everything in between. After a break we are joined by Rickey Shane Page to talk about the upcoming Clash Wrestling Show on October 18th. We discuss a variety of topics, including wearing the promotor cap, what people wouldn't do to him in d...
Oct 08, 2024•2 hr 16 min
Tony, KJG, HK, and Brunden are back to discuss all things wrestling. The McMahon documentary was released, and there's plenty to cover, with everything from Vince's childhood to his last days in WWE and everything in between (and after). From there we're joined buy John Wayne Murdoch, where's we learn more about hardcore wrestling. After the break, we cover AEW Grand Slam and some WWE storylines, just in time for Matt to join us. We learn of Pete Rose's passing as KJG wants everyone that dies to...
Oct 01, 2024•2 hr 8 min
The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed Episode. They cover a variety of topics, including Nick Gage, CZW Tournament of Death, MLW, AEW, WWE, Bad Blood, Rebooking Andre the Giant as a Heel if he was healthy, where do we wanna see Rusev, the pacing of a show & much more. We really cover it all this week and just have fun If you enjoy the show, please Subscribe, Rate and Leave a review and follow us on all social media at the link below https://t.co/JxBwhzKl9E...
Sep 24, 2024•2 hr 6 min
All the Wizards are in the house for another great episode. The guys are joined by Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast to discuss the current state of tag team wrestling, including the recent AEW Tag Team Gauntlet Match, which of course leads to talk about the recent AEW Dynamite episode. Conversation surrounds Moxley getting a shot at Darby's title shot, Nigel McGuinness getting a match, maybe, with Bryan Danielson, more Learning Tree nonsense, a terrible women's match, and more. After the break, ...
Sep 17, 2024•2 hr 5 min
HK, KJG, Brunden, and Tony welcome Pro Wrestling Magic's Steve Off, where we learn about bring in Cody Rhodes for a show, booking Crowbar, wrestling during COVID, and much more. Also, there is a lot of coverage of AEW's All Out, plastic bags, needles, and the history of wrestling. Plus, some coverage of TNA, NXT, and more.
Sep 10, 2024•2 hr 4 min
Tony and the Kevins are joined by Kate for Kate's Corner to kick off the show. They cover Bash in Berlin and NXT as well as some TNA and AEW. For some reason, Kate disagreed with sentimental meaning behind precious possessions... After the break, Handsome Kevin talks about JJ Rogue's rough weekend. The boys cover a bit more in the wrestling world, and we play KJG's Top 10 faces in WWE and HK's Top 5 merch movers in WWE for 2024 this far.
Sep 03, 2024•2 hr 3 min
The Shining Wizards return on a somber note as they discuss & remember SID who passed away earlier this afternoon from a battle with cancer. To bring the mood up we chat with our guest Madman Pondo. Madman shares some funny SID stories, his time in UWF, Japan, JCW, ICP, & much more. Pondo has been around for a long time & has some great stories. This is just the tip of the iceberg We talk AEW ALL In. The Main Event delivered, and overall the card was good, but the boys do have a few ...
Aug 27, 2024•2 hr 19 min
It's been a long BBQ weekend, but it all culminates in another live show from Studio A. HK and Al Day from the TOTS Pod are in town as Brunden, Tony, Matt, and KJG all gather together for a great night of podcasting Stories of the weekend with HK and Al are told, with plenty of Tony harassing Matt to the delight of the out-of-towners. Tony then discusses that he watched the Joey Janela vs Tombstone Jesus match as Matt questions why he enjoyed this match but hates AEW. Conversation then turns to ...
Aug 20, 2024•2 hr 17 min
A New Era of the Wizards Begins, as it's the first show as a 5 piece. We reflect on the career of Kevin Sullivan's as the wrestling community lost him this past week. We share a few favorite memories & moments. We are joined by Kyle from The Apron Bump Podcast to talk Solo Sikoa, how he fits as the Triple Chief, is the big match with Roman & more. We are then joined by wrestling commentator Peapod. We talk about Ruthless Pro Wrestling's upcoming event King of the Kill 2, going from Radio...
Aug 13, 2024•2 hr 16 min
KJG, Matt & Kate the Great on 3rd Mic give you the 701st Episode of the Wizards It was the Biggest Party of the Summer, and the panel has mixed feelings about SummerSlam. Too much interference? Feud over a bracelet? Everyone working the shoulder? They run down the whole card, match by match & ponder what the future holds as we head toward the Bash in Berlin After a break, they come back to talk some NXT Great American Bash, Ring of Honor, and AEW. Plus they opened the show with some TNA ...
Aug 06, 2024•2 hr 7 min
It's the 700th Episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast The show is a trip down memory lane, the Wizards family grew, and we had a lot of surprise guests, Including Francis Wright, Mikko, Bad Dude Tito, Tropical Al & Sam Adonis. There's some SummerSlam talk, but this episode is about the Wizards & we celebrated & had a good time. We hope you enjoy this show & we appreciate all the support Follow the Shining Wizards Below https://t.co/JxBwhzKl9E...
Jul 30, 2024•2 hr 47 min
The Wizards Return with a jam packed show covering AEW, WWE, NXT & TNA. Right off the bat they run into another issue with Streamyard & Twitter, Matt has a new kitten & all is right in the Wizards World. MJF/Will Ospreay wrestled for nearly an hour on Dynamite, some Wizards enjoyed it, some were critical of the commentary & some didn't think 250 was a milestone. Listen to find out who This leads to some talk about Blood & Guts, storylines, and if AEW is spinning its wheels by...
Jul 23, 2024•2 hr 34 min
The Road to 700 is paved with endless nonsense. What would you do for a bro? You just have to listen to find out Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins for HJC. They discuss AEW & The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Winners. Do Danielson & May need to win at All In? Where does Adam Page fit in to All In? Is Swerve treated like a World Champion? We talk some this & that about AEW & ROH as well. After the break we come back with a lot of WWE Talk. We talk about Punk/McIntyre/Rollin...
Jul 16, 2024•2 hr 48 min
