JFABE: Showing Light

Following allegations of systemic sexual, predatory abuse across the wrestling industry, Jay and Rich hold a frank and open discussion about the accusations and their reactions to them as fans. 

Please support everyone speaking out at this time. 

Due to what has transpired in the past 72 hours on the British Indie wrestling scene, today's podcast has an active a trigger warning in play. There will inevitably be discussions which detail sexual abuse, self harm and suicide, pedophilia, Bullying, mental health issues, Disability Shaming, Trans-phobia and racism. 

If there is a potential for you to be affected by hearing these issues be discussed we strongly reccomend you give this episode a miss. 

If you believe anyone including yourself are experiencing domestic abuse please call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit  https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

If you are concerned for a child or are a child who may be suffering from abuse please get in contact with childline on 0800 1111 or visit https://www.childline.org.uk/

If you identify as gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender and wish to talk about anything you are experiencing, you can call switchboard on 0300 330 0630 between 10 and 10 every day. All Phone operators identify as LGBT+. 

https://switchboard.lgbt/

Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and the cause of 18 deaths every day.  The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against Suicide and mental Crisis specifically for men. They are available at theCalmzone.net/ or their helpline is available nationwide from 5pm to midnight 365 days a year, on 0800 58 58 58.

https://www.thecalmzone.net/

There are so many more places to get support and so many incredible people who are there to help you through anything you are experiencing, please check out the links in the topic for more, and please, don't suffer quietly. There are a lot more people out here who want to help and support you than there will ever be who want to hurt you. You are not alone. 

Rich and Jay

Jay and Rich (Beard and Bear) talk backlash 2020

Are Bayley and Sasha building to a fued? Is Shamus firing on all cylinders in his match with jeff hardy or is he just taking the p*$$? Asuka and Nia Jax, how are they doing? Plus on a scale of 1 to awesome where do "Mizzison" (Jomo and Mizz) sit with their hillarious music?  

Also, Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre battle it out, is this finally the return of the TNA style wrecking machine Jay has been begging for? We analyse why this is the most Paul Heyman match on the card.

Rich Does a deep dive into why the Boneyard Match and Firefly funhouse match worked, when the MITB and Street Profits / Viking Experience Skits don't, and it's all to do with Kevin Dunn and HeteroDiagetics!

And finally pop your cusion on the floor to catch your dropping jaw as the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" between Edge and Randy Orton may or may not have lived up to it's hype. 

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Rich and Jay talk WWE Money in the bank, including:

Jeff Hardy, VS Cesaro, The New Day VS Forgotten Sons, The Miz / JoMo and Lucha House party in a fatal 4 way tag match for the smackdown tag title match, MVP is scheduled to take On R-Truth,  Tamina VS Bayley with Sasha Banks, Bray Wyatt foregoes "The Feind" to take on braun strowman.

Plus Drew McIntyre faces Seth Rollins for the WWE championship, The Womens Corporate Money in The Bank Ladder Match takes Place. So Does the Mens. 

Also, the long awaited return of "Where the F*ck is Tazz?" comes to us via satalite from the forthcoming season finale.

If you miss it, you'll be, boy, you'll be sorry and All.

Rich and Jay, Bear and Beard, talk night 2 of Wrestlemania 2020.

Find out their cutting edge take on:

Natalya VS Liv Morgan

NXT Womens Championship Match between Charlotte Flair and the defending Rhea Ripley

Alister Black vs Bobby Lashley

The culmination of the Saga between Otis and Dolph Ziggler

Edge and Randy Ortons Last Man Standing Epic

The Street Profits in their Fight with Angel Garza and Austin Theory

Lacey Evans, Bayley, Naomi, Sasha Banks and Tamina brave braking social distancing Guidelines in a Fatal Five Way Elimination Match for the WWE Smackdown Womens Championship

The Fiend Bray Wyatt vs John Cena in a firefly funhouse match 

And find out our thoughts on the contraversially short Brock Lesnar/Drew McIntyre WWE Championship match.

With such fun and shenanigans, miss it and miss out.

The Only review too big for one podcast (Totally not true!)

Beard and Bear, Jay and Rich enjoy the lockdown special of Wrestlemania. Featuring such matches as:

Cesaro VS Drew Gulak

Asuka and Kairi Sane vs Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross,

Elias VS King Corbin, 

Shayna Baszler vs Becky Lynch for the WWE Raw Womens Championship

Sami Zayn VS Daniel Brian

The Tag Team Triple Threat Ladder Match between Jimmy Uso, Kofi Kingston and John Morrison

Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins duking it out

Goldberg cashes in a Paycheck 

And find out what we thought about the Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles.

Plus Jesse the Body Ventura resumes his narration duties to offer a sneak peak at some forthcoming content!

Due to Stuff going on in the real world, Beard and Bear get together and go old school, talking about wrestling in uncertain times.

How does AEW and WWE Fare with no audience? Who will Be the winners and losers of this new wrestling landscape?

Then, some old friends put aside their differences to tell the world an important message, we stand with you, Stay Home, Protect The Health Services and Save Lives.

Rich and Jay speak the current state of AEW, the creative inconsistencies there, the homogeneous booking, Cody's Ten Lashes, Brandies U Turn, Then look towards the future for NXT and AEW's booking moving forward. 

Plus Tazz is Trapped in a prison colony held at the pleasure of the Khan rebellion, Alexa's distress call get's a response from an unlikely source. 

WWE Share Price takes a massive drop the week before XFL kicks off! Rich and Jay discuss the exit of two Major behind the scenes Players in WWE. 

AJ Styles Injury situation, who's facing who at wrestlemania? Raw and Smackdown recapped, Blood Money (Super Showdown) discussed, Ricochet VS Brock Confirmed.

AEW Looking to introduce Inter gender Wrestling, plus Fallout from AEW Dynamite and NXT, a preview of this weeks shows, and we discuss the ratings. 

Plus Marty Scurl, NJPW's title scene, Is British Wrestling the future of the WWE Product? What could happen when triple H takes over? Takeover early predictions, AEW Revolution early predictions, 

Plus we catch up on all the intergalactic drama when two familiar voices from behind the rift ring the podcast. 

Are the Broserweights the most easy to merchandise team heading into takeover? Will they beat the undisputed era? Will Charlotte go for Ripley? 

Where the F*CK is tazz? We have him on the show to answer the question....twice! Plus what is wrong with the AEW Womens Situation. 

 So much to talk about. Also, we catch up with Corey Graves, Dave Meltzer, Tony Khan and MJF.

Everything in wrestling worth talking about is talked about here. 

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In the second part of this weeks show, we are ready to rumble, taking you entrant by entrant through both of this years royal rumble matches. We talk high spots, low spots, what we thought of:

Roman Reigns VS Baron Corbyn

Becky Lynch vs Asuka

The Fiend Bray Wyatt Vs Daniel Bryan for the Universal Title, 

Bayley vs Lacey Evans

Plus Both Royal rumbles,  Edge, Brock, Shotzi Blackhart! All the shocks!