The Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast is a wide-ranging podcast that covers the diverse world of professional wrestling through serious and informative long-form discussion. Host Jesse Collings is joined by a rotating cast of guests and tackles a singular topic with each episode; with frequent themes focusing on industry economics, media, fan culture, historical perspective and wrestling’s place in the broader pop culture universe.<h2>This podcast is a member of the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network. </h2>Learn more about the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network at <a href="http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/" rel="nofollow">voicesofwrestling.com</a>.

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast, Trish from the Trish and Sarah Wrestling Podcast joins the show to talk about AEW’s booking after ALL IN, what is next for Will Ospreay as AEW World Champion, how can the company prepare the next generation of main event names as they move forward into 2027 and what obstacles prevent certain talent from getting over. A wide-ranging conversation touching on a bunch of different aspects of AEW!

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #139: What is next for Will Ospreay and AEW's main event picture?

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen&#39;s Wrestling Podcast, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics joins the show to talk about WWE&#39;s relationship a year into its deal with ESPN as the host of PLEs, WWE&#39;s performance and relationship with Netflix and AEW&#39;s running time for both PPVs and Dynamite. They close the show talking about talent development in the major promotions and the circumstances that American indie talent are faced today.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #138: WWE on ESPN, Relationship with Netflix, AEW Show Lengths And More

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On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings talks about a wide range of topics, including why mainstream media&#39;s attempts to cover pro wrestling seemingly always fail, the geriatric SummerSlam card, Kevin Knight working with Kenny Omega, The New Day and Bayley potentially coming into AEW, the reinvention of Shane Haste as GHC World Heavyweight Champion and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #137: WWE Media, Shane Haste, Kevin Knight And More

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On a special episode of the GWP, we play a game of wrestling-based family feud. Joe Gagne of the 5 Star Match Game and Andrew Rich of the Music of the Mat podcast compete to answer wrestling-related questions that have been answered in a survey of GWP listeners. Find out what our survey said when asked questions such as the worst WrestleMania match of all time, wrestlers who were obviously on steroids and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #136: Family Feud

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen&#39;s Wrestling Podcast, Jesse Collings is joined by Joe Lanza of the Flagship Wrestling Podcast to discuss the current state of the weekly wrestling television show. They talk about the reliance of the weekly show in contrast to the way most people watch TV in the streaming era, RAW&#39;s performance on Netflix, trying to keep up with the volume of pro wrestling each week, and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #135: Is The Weekly TV Wrestling Show A Dying Concept?

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On the latest episode of the GWP, Jesse Collings is joined by Gerard Di Trolio of the Emerald FlowShow to discuss how AJPW and other promotions have gained ground on New Japan Pro Wrestling as the premium pro wrestling promotion in Japan. They talk about the Champions Carnival results, NJPW&#39;s struggles to elevate certain talents, Gedo booking issues, AJPW and NOAH&#39;s investment in younger talent, success of joshi promotions replicating what NJPW used to do and more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #134: Is NJPW Losing Its Status As The Top Promotion in Japan?

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On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by Fred Morlan of The Good, The Bad and The Hungee podcast to discuss their Top 100 lists in the Greatest Wrestler Ever project. They go over how they approached the list, how they came to their #1 choices, how to compare active wrestlers with legends of the past and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #133: The Greatest Wrestler Ever Project

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Suit Williams to review the early AEW roster from the first few episodes of Dynamite, and discuss how their AEW career has unfolded and what they are doing today. They discuss Darby Allin’s rise to world champion, Cody Rhodes’ time in AEW and what a return might look like, the “four pillars” branding that sank Sammy Guevara and Jack Perry and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #132: AEW's Original Roster And Where Are They Now?

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On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by Warren Hayes of the Mr. Warren Hayes Show to discuss the 2026 AEW Fan Survey results. They go over all of the details from the survey, including what fans are thinking about the product in 2026, AEW&#39;s strengths and weaknesses with fans, fans favorite and least favorite wrestlers, what new fans think about the product and so much more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #131: 2026 AEW Fan Survey Results

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On the latest episode of the GWP, Jesse Collings is joined by Trevor Dame to discuss the current state of f4wonline.com. They talk about the site becoming SEO-bait aggregation, the lack of diverse content and voices on the site, Bryan Alvarez&#39;s clear burn-out in his position, the decline of The Board and what will happen in the future once Dave Meltzer retires.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #130: The Downfall of F4W/WON

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On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings answers your questions, from discussing media trends to favorite 80s wrestling territories to Aaron Wolf to the Irish potato famine.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #129: Winter Mailbag

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On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by J. Michael of Voices of Wrestling to discuss a busy 2026 in New Japan, including the departure of wrestlers like EVIL, David Finlay and Hiromu Takahashi, Jake Lee getting a major push, Shota Umino&#39;s rehabilitation, the Knockout Brothers, Boltin Oleg&#39;s status as a killing machine and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #128: The New New Japan Pro Wrestling

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Sarah from the Trish and Sarah Wrestling podcast to discuss how wrestlers seem to rarely get pushed all the way to the main event at an early stage of their career. They talk about the booking patterns of AEW, WWE and NJPW that have wrestlers on longer trajectories to stardom, the changes in the industry that have made fresh new stars less essential, and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #127: Whatever Happened To The Rocketpack Push?

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen&#39;s Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics to discuss the 2026 business outlook for AEW and WWE. They go over WWE&#39;s performance on ESPN and Netflix, AEW&#39;s ability to grow this year, what the future of wrestling on streaming services entails, talent development, international events and a whole lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #126: Wrestlenomics In 2026 With Brandon Thurston

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen&#39;s Wrestling Podcast host Jesse Collings is joined by Kevin Hare as they discuss their experiences going to live events, who are the types of people that make up wrestling audiences in 2025, how that differs from what most people assume, the changes WWE has made to pricing and touring schedule, how WWE influences other fanbases and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #125: What Are Wrestling Fans Like In 2025?

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In the latest episode of the Gentlemen&#39;s Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Trish Speirs of the Trish and Sarah Wrestling Podcast and the Social Suplex Newsletter to discuss the biggest and most interesting wrestling stories from 2025. They talk about WWE debuting on Netflix and ESPN, the retirement tours of John Cena and Hiroshi Tanahashi, TNA&#39;s new TV deal with AMC, wrestling media stories and a lot more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #124: The Most Interesting Wrestling Stories of 2025

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast, David Bixenspan, co-host of the Between the Sheets podcast joins the show to discuss the tumultuous discourse that has infected all of pro wrestling. Jesse and Bix talk about the state of wrestling news aggregation, the reliance on older wrestler podcasts as “news”, how social media engagement has altered wrestling conversations, the differences between Gen Z wrestlers and past generations and a lot more in a wide ranging conversation.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #123: Why Has Everyone Lost Their Minds?

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen&#39;s Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by author and wrestling writer Oliver Lee Bateman to discuss Oliver&#39;s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot. Oliver talks about his process as a first time voter, and they talk about a number of candidates in a wide ranging conversation, including Randy Orton, Edge, Samoa Joe, Junkyard Dog, The Von Erichs, Gorilla Monsoon and many more.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #122: First Time Hall of Fame Voting With Oliver Lee Bateman

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On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by author and historian Ian Douglass to talk about the historic lack of inductees and candidates in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.﻿Ian and Jesse discuss the circumstances that have led to some historical contributors to be overlooked by the voting body, as well as the barriers put in place that have prevented Black talent from succeeding and being recognized in a historical context.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #121: Where Are All The Black Wrestlers In The WON Hall of Fame?

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On the latest edition of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by Voices of Wrestling contributor Adam Berger to discuss the 2025 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. They discuss how candidates like CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and Jon Moxley have impacted their cases over the past year, go over new candidates on the ballot such as Mercedes Mone and Sabu, and talk about a very interesting Japan category with no clear-cut favorites to get elected.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #120: Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame 2025

The Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast is a wide-ranging podcast that covers the diverse world of professional wrestling through serious and informative long-form discussion. Host Jesse Collings is joined by a rotating cast of guests and tackles a singular topic with each episode; with frequent themes focusing on industry economics, media, fan culture, historical perspective and wrestling’s place in the broader pop culture universe.

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This podcast is a member of the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network.
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Learn more about the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network at voicesofwrestling.com ( http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/ ).