We kick off this week with the biggest news going around the wrestling world and that is CM Punk and Bryan Danielson are headed to AEW. We talk about how true this is and when could they show up. Smackdown at rolling loud was a failure but we talk about how WWE could have made it a success. Fyter Fest night 2 was awesome and had some cool moments while NXT gives us the return of Joe!! With all the wrestling games coming out we talk about which one we are most hype for. All this and more so join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

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184. CM PUNK AND DANIEL BRYAN HEADED TO AEW!?!?!

Money in the Bank is tonight (or yesterday) so we give our predictions for the show, Goldberg is returning for Summerslam it seems like but there could be other plans for the All Mighty, R.I.P Paul Orndorff and why most of our memory of him is in WCW. Impact Wrestling has there annual Slammiversary PPV and usually hit's it out the park each year and why we feel they miss the mark this year. Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross have issues and AEW has there first Coffin Match. All this and more so come join us for good Wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

183. AWWWWWWW WWE.......Don't You DARE BRING BACK GOLDBERG!!!

So Jimmy Uso has ANOTHER DUI and this is getting to be a problem but WWE doesn't seem to care all that much, Bayley is out for 9 months and what could this mean for Smackdown and Summerslam, Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair make history at the ESPYS and why this is something bigger than just a award, the Thunderdome is closing it's door of the worst era in WWE but what were the good moments? NXT Great American Bash review and why I love Hit Row and AEW Road Rager Review with the debut of MALAKAI BLACK!!!! All this and more so come join us for some good Wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

182. JIMMY USO GETS ANOTHER DUI.........REALLY DUDE

Hey guys we are back in the studio to record this podcast for you. Just to remind anyone who doesn't know, my mother passes away on June 6th and has been sick since the end of April. It's been hard on me and my family but we thank you for all the love and support. With that said talking about some Wrestling helps and this week even though the show is late we have to talk about the releases that WWE made this past week. 14 NXT and 205 Live superstars are gone and we saw this coming, A Raw writer fired over comments she made on a podcast but we talk about why it's not 100% her fault, Raw this past week had a kick ass main event as we learn more about RKBro, HitRow making noise on NXT while WWE Dynamite (wait sorry AEW) is back on Wednesday nights where it belongs and the new Chyna documentary on vice and why it is a sad watch. All this content to talk about so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

181. THE VERY SAD STORY OF CHYNA

This week WWE has more releases and it's on the NXT side of things but the biggest name to come out is Velveteen Dream, AEW is moving to TBS in 2022 and having a new show called Ramage, Dark Side of the Ring takes a look at the collision in Korea and how much we learned, NXT sees and New North American Champion and a new faction HitRow while AEW gets ready for double or nothing. All this and more so come join us for some Wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

180. DREAM OVA FOR VELVETEEN DREAM

This week is a shorter show but comes heavy with the news, ECW legend New Jack passed away at the age of 58. We talk about the not so bright legacy of New Jack but find good in it too. New Dark Side of the ring talks about Nick Gage and why death match wrestling is still not for me. Zelina Vega on her way back to WWE? Why? All this and "some" more so sit back and have good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

179. R.I.P NEW JACK YOU CRAZY BASTARD

WE ARE BACK after missing 2 weeks of podcasting but we return with the RETURN of Dark Side of the Ring and the first episode is 2 parts talking about the loose cannon Brian Pillman. We give our thoughts on it and why it was the right story to open the season. A&E is doing wrestling documentaries but after the Booker T one aired we realize that they never talked about the Wrestlemania XIX storyline and why it's so hard to hear the full story. Daniel Bryan is a free agent but where will he go? Are fans being too hard on AEW for the blood and guts finish? All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

178. THE DOWNFALL OF BRIAN PILLMAN

So WWE is at it again with it's after Wrestlemania budget cuts but there are some superstars on this list that make us scratch our heads. We talk about all who was cut and where they may end up and who should have been cut. Keith Lee speaks out on his absence but it is really not saying much. We give our takeaways from Chris Jericho on Broken Skull Sessions and who should be on there next. AEW review this week and if we should still review NXT and AEW as a whole? All this and more so come join us from great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

177. WWE REALLY RELEASE SAMOA JOE!?!?

Well Raw pissed us off with the break up of one of the hottest stable during the pandemic era, The Hurt Business is no more and why this was a DUMB move by Vince McMahon and can they fix it. WWE and AEW are pulling back the curtain and we will see Chris Jericho on Stone Cold's Broken Skull Sessions after Wrestlemania. Speaking of Wrestlemania we give our predictions for NXT Takeover Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania 37! All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

176. BREAKING UP THE HURT BUSINESS IS BEYOND STUPID

This week we touch on the 3 names (2 that have been confirmed) going into the WWE Hall of Fame and why did they even think about one of those people. Peacock is going through 17,000 hours of WWE content to remove any racial and offensive content, we explain why this is a good thing and a bad thing. Who should main event night one of Wrestlemania? Some say Lashey and Drew but others say Sasha and Belair, we give our thoughts on the matter. We are at the end of Women's History Month and WWE put out a list of the top 50 women but we put together our own list. All this and more so come and sit back and enjoy some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

175. THE GREAT KHALI IS A HALL OF FAMER?? Maybe That's what Peacock Should ERASED!!!

We are back this week and we are sorry we have been gone for so long but it's time to get back on track and with that being said we have to talk about Hulk Hogan and Titus O Neal hosting Wrestlemania and why we do care and don't care at the same time. We give our fastlane predictions and what should happen at Wrestlemania. Eric Bischoff is going into the Hall of Fame along with Molly Holly and why these are both good picks. Does Triple H have COVID? We dive into why this maybe true. Wednesday night war and we see the return of Walter and Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa give it their all on the main event of Dynamite. All this and more so come join us for good Wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

174. REALLY........HULK HOGAN AND TITUS TO HOST MANIA??

We are back this week and it is the last day of Black History Month (celebrate black history 365) we talk about a good week in Black Excellence with the likes of Bobby Lashey, Sasha Banks and Bianca Beliar and Apollo Crews new gimmicks change. Also Big Show is now All Elite and what this means, Wednesday Night War this week with a great no DQ match and maybe Sting should have had that match with the Undertaker. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

173. APOLLO IS A REAL AFRICAN AMERICAN

Happy Valentines day and thanks for joining us as we talk about NXT Takeover Vengeance day and what happen on the Wednesday Night War. Also we give our review on the new WWE Icons documentary and why rapper Bow Wow wants to get into wrestling and why this is dumb. All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

172. Wait Wait WAIT!..........BOW WOW WANTS TO WRESTLE???

The Royal Rumble is Sunday and we give our predictions BUT there is a good chance that WWE could mess this whole thing up and make Wrestlemania a terrible show. Also we get details about the final months of Brodie Lee's life and how hard it was for his family. Wednesday Night War this week shows more Dusty Classic and Toni Storm in the spotlight and AEW has Red Velvet stepping up to the plate. It's a short show this week but still come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

171. ROYAL RUMBLE PREDICTIONS AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE SCARED!

We are a little late with our podcast this week but with the big news that came out this week we are glad we waited because we talk about WWE selling the network to NBC Universal and how this is could work out better for the company. The Undertaker was on Joe Rogan's podcast this past week and made some comments about the product being "soft" and how he like it when "men where men". It cause a lot of people to give their opinions about the matter and we do too in a long section of the podcast. With the Royal Rumble this Sunday we talk about our favorite rumble moments and what is the best Kofi Kingston spot of ALL TIME. Wednesday Night War this week sees some surprises in the Dusty Classic and in AEW the inner circle go all out in tag team action while Sting is getting back into the ring? All this and more so come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

170. WWE SELL NETWORK TO NBC UNIVERSAL

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