Dropkick Basement

This week the Basement has a visitor. We welcome back our guest Steve Mezzano (Count Me Down) to talk about the Netflix series, "The Wrestlers" and some of the history of Ohio Valley Wrestling. Plus we also preview the upcoming season of "Dark Side of the Ring".

Pro wrestlers are often recruited from traditional sports well before they reach their professional peak but in some cases, it happens after they have tasted success in the pros. This week we talk about the few stand out cross sports athletes in pro wrestling history. 

In 1994, the WWF was looking to reset their roster with some fresh faces at the top of the card. This week we are resetting that reset in a more spectacular way. Get in the Basement and see how we do.

This week Tom will break down the end of ECW by taking apart the very last Pay Per View, Guilty as Charged from January 7th 2001. How will he improve it and maybe breathe new life into the land of Extreme. 

It's Rumble season again and time to reflect on history of the Royal Rumble. This week we look back on the Royal Rumble winners and put them in the Tier list. This is a first for us so please let us know if you agree or disagree. 

We have opened 2025 and now it's time for the gang to call out what we'd like to see for 2025. All the major Wrestling companies are covered so let's roll into 2025 the right way. 

This week we talk about wrestling finishing moves that have a slight identity crisis. These finishers have been used through the years by different wrestlers and named something completely different. What are your favorite names for these finishers?

This week Matt takes the reins on a rebooking episode. Since he's out resident NXT expert, he picked an NXT Takeover from 2015 to work with. Listen in and see how he did his reworking. 

November is the beginning of the holiday season and we are sharing what we are thankful for this week on the Dropkick Basement. There is a lot to be thankful for so grab a turkey sandwich and enjoy our Thanksgiving episode. 

AEW just celebrated 5 years in business and signed a very lucrative rights deal with WBD. This week we break down their best signings so far of talent associated with WWE. These are guys and girls who were well known in WWE or trained by them who made the jump. Who ranks as our best in class? Listen to find out.