Note: Lee is off this week, therefore this week's show will only be a 30 minute show. There most likely will not be a show next week.

We have talked about Vince Mc Mahon and his anger about the WWE performers making money on third party sites such as Twitch and Cameo. Well news came out today regarding Vince's next move and there was a backlash among fans, who knows what will happen with the boys and girls themselves.

Vince apparently has also reset the tenative location for next year's WrestleMania. Will it happen? We'll have to see. We'll also be talking about G-1, Bloodsport and any further GCW information. The G1 standings, Gatoh Move ChocoPro and many more items.

While there have been some notable additions to Josh Barnett's Bloodsport and some matches have been announced, there has been one major change that could affect an entire bracket.  In addition we will also talk about:

CHOCOPRO - The countdown is on to Sunday's 50th episode with the epic battle between Team ChocoPro and Team AEW.

WARRIOR WRESTLING - The Chicago based promotion is hosting the second half of its Stadium Series events this weekend, although there will have to be a change in one match.

KEN SHAMROCK - The next addition to the Impact Wrestling Hall Of fame will have a speech for his induction, and you won't believe who it is.

GOODBYE THUNDERDOME? - Rumor is WWE is going to abandon its Thunderdome set at the Amway Center in Orlando. We'll talk about the potential last date as well as the reason behind leaving the big building.

WHO IS THE NXT MYSTERY MAN? - The video that was on NXT this week with the distorted voice may have been figured out.

COVID-19 - The pandemic has been affecting the business since it first hit, now it's causing matches to be changed right before TV.

Steve & Lee will discuss these and many other items this week.

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This week Lee Walker from http://sportskeeda.com will be joining me again.

SPOILER ALERT - Word has leaked out about a former WWE champion rejoining the company.

SECOND SPOILER ALERT - Another UFC star is hinting at breaking into the wrestling business, but not how you might think.

MICKIE JAMES - If you were confused about the ending to her match Monday Night with Asuka, so were we. Well the former Women's Champion revealed information about what happened.

GCW BLOODSPORT - The Josh Barnette produced event has announced more participants, one of whom we're not sure their main bosses are really going to approve of their participation

GCW FOR THE CULTURE - The newest match for the showcase for wrestlers of color has been announced, and it's big for multiple reasons.

NJPW G1 CLIMAX - The tournament begins Saturday and we'll break down the matches along with discussing the B Block competitors.

JON MOXLEY- Not only is he AEW champion, he is also the IWGP United States Champion. Is he going to defend his title before or after the G1?

We'll cover these and many other stories in  this week's edition.

Tonight Sportskeeda's Lee Walker joins Steve in The Den and the converstaion should be VERY interesting:

NXT UK - WWE's British roster plans to go REALLY old school on their next big idea.

JOSH BARNETTE'S BLOODSPORT - The "inspiration" for RAW Underground (Others call it ouright theft) which was cancelled for WrestleMania week due to COVID-19 has been rescheduled and now the second talent has been announced for the knockout or submission only event.

WARRIOR WRESTLING - The Chicago based promotion is running a two night event which may mark the return of currently one of the most controversial people in wrestling.

NJPW - Due to injury, the IWGP Jr Tag Team Title was vacated and new champions were crowned. In addition, the blocks for the G1 Tournament have been announced, and there are some surprise names among the participants.

TONY KHAN - The AEW owner talks about his talent being on third party social media sites.

GCW - Joey Janela's group, in addition to Bloodsport, is announcing lineups for other rescheduled WrestleMania week shows.

We will discuss these and other wrestling stories as time allows.

Here's what I'm going to be talking about tonight:

JIM CORNETTE - In a strange turn of events, AEW's biggest critic DEFENDS the company he likes to make fun of.

JORDYNNE GRACE - Don't feel sorry for the former Knockouts Champion, she has some good things going on, despite the pandemic and the title loss.

GATOH MOVE CHOCO PRO - The Japanese company owned and operated by AEW's Emi Sakura made a bold move this week.

REY MYSTERIO - The lucha legend & WWE star adds a new item to his resume

RING OF HONOR - Despite not having done anything in months the former number 3 promotion is making a move of sorts.

EDINBURGH - A popular spot closed down, it's history and connection to wrestling make its demise all the sadder.

NJPW - NJPW Strong unveils its latest episode with a face wrestling fans haven't seen in a long time.

CMLL - The "other" lucha promotion in Mexico makes its return tonight in an unusual (for them) format.

ALL OUT - I will talk about my ideas as to what will happen on the big Saturday night PPV.

All this news plus more as time allows.

(Note: Halfway through the episode news of the passing of "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman broke. I am a Marvel fan as well as a wrestling person)

For my listening audience that has never heard my story, I grew up in the days of the territories. My area was run by Verne Gagne and the AWA. It was all I really knew because it was the only wrestling on TV. I knew OF the then WWWF & NWA because of Stu Sacks and my friend Bill Apter, but to me, these were minor league organizations.

In 1980 my perspective on wrestling was changed when my family was finally able to get cable TV and one Saturday night shortly before I got home from work my Dad happened to tune to WTBS and accidentally found a little show called Georgia Championship Wrestling. One of the big heroes of the territory was a man known as "The fighting firefighter from Marietta, Georgia". He went under the name of Bob Armstrong and before long I became a fan of his. His homespun, gosh darn Southern charm along with a legitimate toughness due to his background made him relatable to the average viewer watching at home.

Tonight I'll talk about watching Bob and his family and the good old days of territroy "rasslin". 

This week the WWE experiment known as Thunderdome made it's debut. I will talk about the look of the dome on TV and what we could expect this weekend for SummerSlam and TV from here on out.

Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) the Joey Janela run promotion hosts its next event Saturday and I will talk about the upcoming matches which has some unusual matchups happening. Speaking of unusual matchups, This week's NJPW Strong, in addition to having the New Japan Cup 2020 USA finals has some interesting matches with people that are new to the company and a surprise return to the company, especially because it's taking place on US soil.

A few weeks ago I did a show that was supposed to talk about the resurgance of the Japanese wrestling scene in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to technical difficulties a full episode did not make air. This is my attempt to rectify that situation.

Since that episode NJPW has really kicked up their event schedule, but they aren't sticking to Japan. The NJPW Los Angeles dojo is now creating original content and I will talk about that tonight as some interesting people are showing up at the US tapings. In addition to NJPW and Stardom there are some other independent promotions in Japan that are also running that I will discuss.

Time permitting I will talk about some of the bigger names that are not only on major rosters but are also contracted to other organizations.

Tonight I'm going to cover some items we didn't get to cover Thursday (ERN Presents TNT On BTR, available on most podcast carriers) along with some fresh items. Someone who was named in the Speaking Out movement was none too happy about it.  A WWE employee whom we interviewed a few years back has introduced a motivational website and a line of products to go with it. Speaking of WWE, did last week's ending, along with a scene in the Extreme Rules "match" between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman signal a long rumored change for a rather popular performer?

New Japan has been busy on both sides of the Pacific with events happening in Korakuen Hall and Los Angeles. We'll discuss the Summer Struggle Tour in Japan and the New Japan Cup USA tournament which will give the winner an eventual shot at IWGP US Champion Jon Moxley.

The daughter of a legend will be making her AEW debut this week along with an MLW star who has also shared our airwaves.

All these stories an more on this week's episode.

For quite a while Impact Wrestling, despite having some top tier talent has been considered the "weak sister" of the wrestling business, despite being the only option to WWE with an actual TV deal. However, multiple channel changes and numerous talent defections made the future of the alternative promotion doubtful, especially once All Elite Wrestling started running.

Once the coronavirus hit and basically shut down the industry, and in the case of WWE, forced them to make cuts that they probably would not have made in the current business environment, it became open season. AEW had already gotten the team they wanted when they signed FTR. They also picked up former NXT star Tino Sabbatelli, a guy who, if he wouldn't have gotten injured so much, including at least one concussion, probably would have been on the main roster. This still left a wealth of talent looking for a place to go.

Well when you not only own a wrestling promotion, but also your own network where the ad revenue gives you a bigger budget to work with. What do you do? You go on a buying spree, especially when there are guys who are recognized stars, a few of whom had worked under one or more of the banners Impact had used.

This week I'll examine the people Impact brought on board, their visual message to Vince McMahon and some other news in the wrestling world. This should be a good show