Ronda Rousey certainly was acting a bit heel-ish on this week's Raw - and is that a sign of things to come? Luke and Oli discuss in the Raw review as well as talk about the Becky Lynch and Stephanie McMahon segment, whatever that Elias/Jarrett match was, and Oli loses his mind over Nia Jax being in the Black History Month video. Because of course he does. Also, although there is a threat of a fire alarm, everything is perfectly fine and you get both your intro and outro! Watch the video version ...
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr 25 min
So it would seem that Dean Ambrose is leaving WWE. Or is he? We don't know! Luke and Oli break down the latest news on Dean Ambrose leaving WWE and if he could join All Elite Wrestling. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 11:04 - Is Dean Ambrose Leaving WWE? 22:48 - Crap Gimmick Wrestling 47:10 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement Take our surv...
Feb 02, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Kairi Sane and Io Shairi are already amazing and the Elimination Chamber could do with some legitamte teams - so why aren't the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships defended across all four brands? Luke and Laurie review this week's NXT which had a lot of video packages and yet more wrestling than Smackdown. 08:48 - Women's Tag Team Champions: Kairi Sane & Io Shairi 23:28 - $25+Pledge Hammer Shout Outs 25:37 - NXT Jan. 30 2019 review 46:12 - Outro Take our survey to improve the podcast Get mor...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr
It's an evocative title selected by Oli Davis! Daniel Bryan has unveiled a brand new WWE Championship this time made out of hemp! This and a lot more to talk about on the latest episode of Smackdown. Rusev is a heel again! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the RambleRun here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 10:41 - WWE Championship scrapped? 26:32 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shout Outs 28:05 - WWE SmackDown, Jan. 29, 2019 Review 59:51 - Outr...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Shortly after WWE Raw went off the air there was a report from PWTorch that Dean Ambrose is leaving the company after WrestleMania - which certainly explains a lot of Raw. Luke and Oli talk about the news as well as the rest of the show with that awesome Becky Lynch segment that saved a dire Ronda Rousey one. There's also your Rusev Heys and a chat about key etiquette. Top quality content. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDav...
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 21 min
WWE held what is reportedly the longest PPV they've ever done, and so Luke and Oli sit down for nearly 90 minutes to talk about it! Settle in, everyone. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the RambleRun here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram and X Follow Luke on Instagram Leave a review/comment to be read out on future episodes Copyrigh...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 28 min
Luke and Laurie sit down to review NXT TakeOver: Phoenix which features some incredible matches like War Raiders vs. Undisputed Era and Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair - but really the boys just want to talk about Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram and X Follow Luke o...
Jan 27, 2019•57 min
Oli and Laurie go head to head in direct competition as they give their pitches for Fantasy Booking Warfare: NXT Invades Raw. Watch Oli's pitch Watch Laurie's pitch Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the RambleRun here Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro 05:28 - Oli's pitch 18:23 - Laurie's pitch 36:35 - Outrp **Timings may be off due to advertisments Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follo...
Jan 26, 2019•46 min
Luke, Oli and Laurie are sitting down to give their thoughts, feelings and predictions for WWE Royal Rumble 201! Sorry for the audio going a bit lousy towards the end... Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the RambleRun here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram and X Follow Luke on Instagram Leave a review/co...
Jan 25, 2019•28 min
What is next for Velveteen Dream? Another year in NXT or a call up to the main roster? Luke and Laurie sit down to review this week's show as we head into NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Wright! There's also a bloody wonderful match between Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. Fabian Aichner & Marcel Bartel! Big week of shows coming up! Fri: Royal Rumble 2019 predictions Sat: Fantasy Booking Warfare! Sun: NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Review Mon: Royal Rumble 2019 Review Watch the video version of the WrestleRam...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Luke, Oli and Laurie are sitting down to give their thoughts, feelings and predictions for NXT TakeOver: Phoenix! Sorry for the audio going a bit lousy towards the end... Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the RambleRun here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram and X Follow Luke on Instagram Leave a review/c...
Jan 24, 2019•16 min
It was a packed episode for Smackdown in pushing this Sunday's Royal Rumble - but can Andrade or Rey Mysterio win it?! Luke and Oli sit down to review this week's episode and talk about a whole host of other things like Charlotte Flair winning her Rumble, the return of Randy Orton, and how comfy Daniel Bryan's wardrobe is. Big week of shows coming up! Thurs: NXT Review / NXT TakeOver: Phoenix predictions! Fri: Royal Rumble 2019 predictions Sat: Fantasy Booking Warfare! Sun: NXT TakeOver: Phoenix...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Finn Balor - Do We Believe In Him?! WWE Raw, Jan. 21, 2019 Review | WrestleTalk's WrestleRamble Subscribe: https://goo.gl/WfYA12 | 🔔Make sure to enable ALL push notifications!🔔 Watch the latest wrestling news: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3V-cB-kGk916fId_K4DRY-Tej2hEtR33&playnext=1&index=2 FULL MATCH CARD The Universal Title Picture Finn Balor beat Braun Strowman Bobby Lashley beat Apollo Crews Seth Rollins beat Drew McIntyre The Revival & Vince McMahon Dean Ambrose Promo Lu...
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr 26 min
It's the weekend! So Luke and Oli sit down to talk about the latest wrestling news - including the rumours of The Revival and more asking for their releases from WWE so they can jump to AEW. Exciting times, right?! There's also your crap gimmicks and mailbag questions! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Support WrestleTalk on Patreon here Join the RambleRun here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 13:13 - Will The Revival & More LEAVE WWE?...
Jan 19, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Luke and Laurie sit down to review this week's NXT as well as GLASS which is out in theatres this Friday. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro / Glass Review 14:09 - Why Won't WWE PUSH Street Profits?! 30:09 - NXT Jan. 16 2019 Review 58:47 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcas...
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Although it isn't the main talking point of the show (which is reserved for that frankly awful Mandy Rose/Jimmy Uso segment), Luke and Oli are sitting down to talk about the brilliant TV match between Andrade and Rey Mysterio. Notice how Almas is missing a surname now... Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the RambleRun here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 11:53 - Mandy Rose seduces Jimmy Uso! 23:03 - WWE SmackDown LIVE, Jan. 15, 2019 ...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 12 min
They're no longer on their way to WWE! They're all here (apart from Lars Sullivan) and, well, maybe they should have stayed on their way to WWE. Luke and Oli break down this week's Raw which saw Finn Balor return to the main event, Alexa Bliss have an Attitude Era moment, and did you know that Glass is out this Friday? Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 11:47 - Worst NXT Call-Ups EVER?! 33:01 - WWE SmackDown...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 16 min
It's going to be an interresting year to be a wrestling fan in 2019 - and Luke and Oli are sitting down to talk about the AEW rally from Tuesday and what it means for the wrestling world as a whole. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 10:06 - All Elite Wrestling Vs. WWE? 40:04 - Crap gimmicks 46:16 - Mailbag 54:36 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert pla...
Jan 12, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Luke and Laurie sit down to talk about this week's episode of NXT which... didn't feature a great amount. Still, there's a lot to talk about in terms of the choices of call-ups heading to the main roster... Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro 08:38 - Have WWE Called Up The Wrong NXT Wrestlers?! 22:09 - NXT Jan. 9 2019 Review 47:24 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) de...
Jan 10, 2019•59 min
Becky Lynch is the number one contender to Asuka's Smackdown Women's Championship - but should she just win the whole lot? Luke and Oli break down this week's Smackdown Live which was a bloody fun little show! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 13:02 - Mustafa Ali As A SmackDown Main Eventer?! 25:28 - WWE SmackDown, Dec. 18, 2018 review 01:01: - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even s...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Luke is at home today (although he did edit this podcast), so Oli and Laurie are taking the reigns on the Raw review this week! And what a show it was! But is it too late for Sasha Banks and her Royal Rumble match with Ronda Rousey? Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 09:55 - Is it too late for Sasha Banks? 22:19 - WWE Raw, Jan. 7, 2019 Review 01:02:07 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe ...
Jan 08, 2019•1 hr 15 min
What an excellent Wrestle Kingdom! But, then again, did we expect anything else? Luke and Oli break down all the matches and results, and even speculate on what could be next for Kenny Omega and All Elite Wrestling... Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 12:39 - What next for Kenny Omega? 23:53 - New Japan WrestleKingdom 13 Review 01:11:44 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several...
Jan 04, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Well, this was a two hour recap show with a 10 minute match at the end. And yet somehow, we managed to talk about it for 30 minutes. Will we ever learn? It's the NXT Year End Awards! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro 09:25 - Who Was The Best NXT Wrestler In 2018? 32:01 - NXT Jan. 3 2019 Review 40:10 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement Ta...
Jan 03, 2019•54 min
It's a new year of the new era of WWE! And with that comes... a pretty standard episode of Smackdown Live. It was a good episode, though - just a phoned in one. Luke and Oli break down this week's show featuring an awesome segment between John Cena and Becky Lynch, and a fun five-way main event. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 13:02 - Mustafa Ali As A SmackDown Main Eventer?! 25:28 - WWE SmackDown, Dec. 1...
Jan 02, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Luke and Oli go through WWE Raw week by week in 2018 to talk about the highs, lows, oddities, and Seth Rollins matches. Was it a good year? Was it a bad one? Let's find out together. Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram and X Follow Luke on Instagram Leave a review/comment to be read out on future episodes Copyright Trident Digital Media 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 01, 2019•41 min
Luke and Oli give their wild and wacky predictions for 2019 - as well as submissions from the Swaftnation! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram and X Follow Luke on Instagram Leave a review/comment to be read out on future episodes Copyright Trident Digital Media 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Dec 29, 2018•43 min
Luke and Laurie sit down to break down the highs and lows of NXT in 2018 - but mostly talk about Johnny Gargano vs. Tomasso Ciampa for a long time. This was pre-recorded before WWE announced those NXT call-ups, just in case you're wondering why they talk about the possibility of Nikki Cross getting called up in 2019. Oops! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk P...
Dec 27, 2018•42 min
Luke and Oli break down everything that happened on the Blue Brand week by week in 2018. The highs, the lows, the Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy matches, and the pointless NXT call-ups. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram and X Follow Luke on Instagram Leave a review/comment to be read out on future episodes Cop...
Dec 26, 2018•43 min
Hello PodSWAFTers! And a Merry Christmas to you all! This is a special Christmas present for our favourite people, a compilation of Luke and Oli reading excerpts from Big Apple Takedown taken from our monthly RambleClub Patreon episodes! If you want to hear more like this, just head on over to patreon.com/wrestletalk and become one of our Pledge Hammers at the $10 or above level. Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram ...
Dec 25, 2018•3 hr 32 min
Apologies for the poor audio from time to time. We promise it will be better in 2019 when the three-man booth is properly set up! Anyway, this is the Christmas episode so don't expect talk of wrestling - just rambling nonsense for 90 minutes. Enjoy! Watch the episode here . Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Take our survey to improve the podcast Get more WrestleTalk Podcast stuff on Patreon Follow WrestleTalk on Instagram and X Follow Luke...
Dec 25, 2018•1 hr 29 min
