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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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