AEW has been known for their tribute show and a couple of weeks ago was no different. They gave a tribute to Rebel Heart that was good and it made us feel good during a rough time for her. WWE had there tour of Mexico with Penta taking on Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn winning back the WWE Championship. We give our thoughts on the tour and also our thoughts on TripleMania. We also had a wrestling death with the passing of Andy Williams who was known as the Butcher from the tag team Butcher and the Blade. We give our thoughts on his passing and how AEW handle it. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

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Zilla Fatu made his debut on NXT last week and the next week he sign his contract and is in a championship match at NXT heatwave! We talk about how long Zilla SHOULD be in NXT before joining the bloodline story. Ilja Dragunov is gone from WWE and it was his call and we believe he made the right one. TNA brings back Lockdown and we haven't see them do this show in 10 years! We give our thoughts on TNA Lockdown 2026 and if it should stay around. AEW All In is next week so we give our predictions for the show and if the New Day will show up. Dark side of the ring episodes we cover this week are The Renegade and Paul Orndorff. All this and more so come join us for a FULL podcast of great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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Brock Lesnar has officially retired from wrestling and everything else! On Pat McAfee show Brock Lesnar announce that he is retiring from wrestling after his match with Oba Femi at Summerslam. We take a look at Brock Lesnar's career and discuss our favorite matches and moments from Lesnar and if he really is retired. New dark side of the ring episodes that we cover the brutal match between Samoa Joe and Necro Butcher and The Big Boss Man. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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Dark side of the ring is back with season 7 kicking off with the first ever three part episode in the series. Jeff Jarrett and the rise and fall of TNA wrestling! We give our thoughts on all three parts and what the episode left out. We give our Summerslam predictions and the things WWE needs to do to improve these big two night shows. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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Oba Femi wins King of the Ring but why is he not getting his championship match at Summerslam. TNA Slammiversary 2026 review

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AEW just had one of the greatest PPV is AEW history which was Double or Nothing, and guess what? It was better than WrestleMania 42! WWE Clash in Italy predictions.

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We did lose a heavy hitter in the wrestling business, only man that lived rent free inside Vince McMahon's mind and that man is Ted Turner. We take a look back at his life and what he meant to wrestling and overall pop culture. Backlash 2026 review and is was......

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WWE let the New Day go and this SHOCKED us and the wrestling world! Where will they go? We have an idea! Hulk Hogan has a new documentary on Netflix but is it any good or full of s**t? Backlash 2026 predictions!

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WWE has release more superstars and some that are too surprising!

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We have a Pat McAfee problem with the WrestleMania main event and the problem is, HE SHOULDN'T BE IN IT! We also give our WrestleMania predictions!

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CM Punk destroys TKO in a new pipebomb and it feels like the old CM Punk again. NXT Stand and Deliver review

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The build for WrestleMania has been lackluster at best and WWE are starting to push the panic button on this years Mania. John Cena is the host, matches thrown together with no story, Roman and CM Punk has been good but hasn't felt like we got into second gear. Cody and Randy is soooo backwards that no matter what Randy does he is a babyface. The one only thing that we have that feels fresh is Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar. We give our thoughts on the build to Mania and what NEEDS to change. Sycho Sid and Bad News Brown are headed to the WWE HOF but as part of their legacy wing? The legacy wing is known as the "black & whites" and we feels they deserve more than that or maybe we are looking at this the wrong way. We give our thoughts on it and maybe feel it's not so bad. AEW has been climbing and Lio Rush has a new gimmick that is very creepy but awesome. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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The road to WrestleMania makes it's final stop at Elimination Chamber. We give our review and our thoughts of Danhausen being in the box and why this could be really bad for the company going forward. Demolition is in the Hall of Fame ABOUT TIME! We go over there career and why this was a long time overdue. AJ Styles is in the Hall of Fame and will headline the event but is it too soon for AJ? All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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The Royal Rumble is different this year, as we get our first OFFICIAL Rumble from Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Also we AJ Styles had his final match at the rumble which caught us by surprised because we thought he would have made it to WrestleMania. We give our thoughts on the Royal Rumble and the career of AJ Styles. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! This is part 2 of our first show of 2026!

In this part we bring back our FANTASY DRAFT! Mr. A&E and Primetime draft our picks and Q-Flo and Lady Sketch will do there picks later. Drew McIntyre finally wins the WWE Championship but what does this mean for 2026. Also we give our top 15 matches of 2025 and trust us it was hard. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We are back with a big 2 part episode and in this part we are talking about the best and worst in wrestling from 2025. There was a lot of bad but we did have some good happen too. You maybe surprised at our picks but that what makes it fun! Come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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The career of John Cena has come to an end, and what a career it has been. We have followed John Cena's ENTIRE career and we know that after what happen on Saturday.....Cena deserves better! John Cena lost to GUNTHER but it wasn't the fact that he lost it was HOW he lost. The fans were very pissed off and had every right to be for the amount of money they spend for that show and everything leading up to this match with Cena's retirement tour. We give you our thoughts on his final match and what fans are mad about. Also sticking to Cena we talk about John Cena's greatest matches and moments. Come join for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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A lot to get into this week. John Cena's final match is Saturday and GUNTHER has won the tournament but should he beat Cena? We look at how we got to this point and why this whole John Cena retirement tour has it's ups and downs and what mistakes they need to fix going into next year with AJ Styles. NTX Deadline saw Oba Femi win back the NXT championship and the return of Tony D'Angelo. What does this mean going forward with Ricky Saints? AEW has a new TV deal with AMC which is great for TNA but what does this mean for the partnership with WWE? Netflix won the biding war but Paramount is doing a hostile takeover attempt to get WBD! What does all this mean for AEW? All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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This week we got to talk about this Westside Gunn situation with WWE because they are being petty and WWE makes it hard to be a wrestling fan. Me and Prime break this down and what this could mean going forward with WWE. John Cena becomes and grand slam champion but does that change the outcome of the tournament? Zack Ryder makes his "return" in this tournament but is it permeated? AEW had it's Blood and Guts show and had the FIRST EVER women's Blood & Guts match and we think they did better then the men or was it because they went first? AEW Full Gear is next Saturday and we give our predictions. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

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This episode is a catch up episode of us talking about Jade Cargill's heel turn, NXT Halloween Havoc, Saturday Night Main Event where Jade Cargill won the women's championship and CM Punk became the new world champion. Also AEW had Wrestle Dream where Sting made his return. Come join us for the "catch up" with No Gimmicks Needed!

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