The fans are back! John Cena is back! RAW still sucks! Everything is back to normal! On this week's episode, we recap Money in the Bank, discuss CM Punk's talks with AEW, and more importantly, we talk about JOHN CENA BEING BACK OH MY GOD HE'S HERE!!! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWrassln Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

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171: Can I Speak to Champ? (Money in the Bank Recap and JOHN CENA'S BACK)

On this week's episode, we eulogize the Thunderdome and talk about the MVPs of the Pandemic Era (or as Ben likes to call it: "The Gas Leak Year"). We also recap RAW, Smackdown, NXT, AEW Dynamite and preview Money in the Bank! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWrassln Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

170: RIP Thunderdome (MITB 2021 Preview!)

On this week's JUMBO edition of Southern Smackdown, we discuss RAW, Smackdown, NXT and the Hit Row Cypher (and why you should respect it), AEW (the debut of Malaki Black and the fan who jumped the barricade), Harry Potter at the end (you know...as a treat!) Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWrassln Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

169: That's An Awfully Hot Coffee Pot!

On this week's episode, we keep it short (you're welcome) while we catch up on everything that's happened in the world of professional wrestling over the last two weeks! Ben talks about his Lariato Pro experience (and how he watched a man fall off a 20 foot ladder and break his hip), and we talk about the latest releases (including a writer that everyone needs to stop harrassing). Plus, if you stick around til the end, you get to hear Ben's Vince Russo impression! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWrassln Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

168: WWE Dynamite!

We recorded this episode while watching WWE Hell in a Cell 2021 in real time so you can get our live, at-the-moment reactions! We also discuss current wrestling news and speculations! Also we almost fall asleep at one point. We'll let you guess where. Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

167: WWE Hell in a Cell 2021 Recap!

We were initially going to make this our AEW centric podcast detailing our trip to Jacksonville for Double or Nothing at Daily's Place (which you still get), but while we were recording, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful dropped a list of six names that were just released from WWE, so you get our live - at the moment - reactions to the news! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

166: WWE RELEASED WHO!? (AEW Double or Nothing 2021 REVIEW)

This week, we preview AEW's upcoming "Double or Nothing" PPV event! We also discuss all the recent WWE releases (some we're very upset about and some we couldn't be happier about)! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

165: Double or Nothing and the Kicks For Free (AEW DoN Preview!)

We're back! Sorry for the month long absence. Our full time jobs got super busy. Things have calmed down for now so we're back to recording on a consistent schedule! We're finally going to talk about WrestleMania.....Backlash. We recorded this episode while the PPV was happening, so you're getting our live at the moment reactions! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

164: We're Back! A Southern Smackdown Story (WWE WrestleMania Backlash Review)

On this week's episode, we preview WrestleMania 37, talk NXT TakeOver and drop our review for GODZILLA VS KONG! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

163: WrestleMania 37 Preview!

On this week's episode, we catch up on everything we missed over the last week! We talk about Fastlane, the addition of Daniel Bryan to the main event of WrestleMania, the new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, and more! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

161: RIP WWE Network (in America)

On this week's episode, we discuss the WWE Network moving to Peacock and the first WWE PPV to stream on the service, "WWE Fastlane!" Will this get us to WrestleMania quicker, or is it a pothole in disguise? We also discuss the FANTASTIC match between Britt Baker and Thunder Rose on AEW Dynamite, and Ben talks THE SNYDER CUT! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

161: Vince Loves Peacock! (WWE Fastlane Preview)

We had a whole lotta fun with this one! AEW (for better or for worse) gave us alot of material to work with, so this is an AEW centric episode, as we talk about their Revolution PPV and the subsequent episode of Dynamite. We also talk about the signing of Christian Cage, and of course we gotta talk about that horrible ending of Revolution and how AEW dug themselves out of a hole on Wednesday. We also talk about some WWE, but RAW's just not good, so if you want our full Revolution review, skip to about an hour in, but listen to the whole episode because the energy this week was on. point. Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

160: Where's the KaBoom!?(AEW Revolution 2021 Review!)

Once again, we apologize for missing a week. It was a combination of work obligations and personal happenings. Things will calm down and we'll eventually get back to a consistent schedule. On this week's episode, we talk about the TWO WWE Title changes that occurred during our absence, we talk AEW and Shaq's match, and we also preview AEW's upcoming "Revolution" PPV! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

Episode 159: LASHLEY! LASHLEY!

We apologize for our two week absence. Work got a little crazy. We're back now though, so please clap. On this week's episode, we discuss NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, AEW, and WWE's upcoming Elimination Chamber PPV! We also talk about Bad Bunny and his merch sales, and what that means for pop stars who are looking to cross over into the wrestling landscape like Bow Wow. Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

158: WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 Preview!

Aww HELL YEAH!! It's Rumble season once again, and Danny and Ben are here to bring you a new episode! This week is our Live Reaction special! We recorded this episode as the Royal Rumble was happening so you're getting our pure spontaneous reactions to all the intense action and emotional victories and returns! It's the most fun we've had on the podcast in a LONG TIME! Follow your hosts on Twitter! Ben- www.twitter.com/BenTalksWWE Danny- www.twitter.com/TheWaughReport Follow Ben on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/TheBenPowell Southern Smackdown is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, the Google Play Store, and Stitcher! Please rate, review and subscribe!

157: Royal Rumble 2021 LIVE REACTIONS!

Making the transition from Georgia Southern Campus Radio to the wide world of podcasting, it's Southern Smackdown! It's the ONLY podcast recorded in the Bulloch County area which focuses on the weekly happenings in the world of professional wrestling. Your hosts, Ben and Danny, will discuss all things professional wrestling, including but not limited to: WWE, AEW, New Japan, and much more! We'd say it's a show BY wrestling fans FOR wrestling fans, but isn't that EVERY wrestling podcast? Anyway...please check us out!

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