The Armchair Bookers Podcast - A Wrestling Podcast

Outside of the halls of WWE exists an entirely new world of characters, wrestlers, storylines and promotions just waiting to be watched.  They've been called the "indies", we prefer to call it the New World Of Pro Wrestling.  What the hell do you watch, though??? Join a full house of JK, F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney, The Ref and Doc as we highlight a myriad of promotions, their roster and champions, storylines and how to watch these promotions.  F.R.I.D.G.E.'s  booking this week is: Cesaro as World Champion!  Follow us along our WWE Raw, SmackDown! Live and world of wrestling highlights...Jon Moxley is back on the scene?  Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles?  All that and more on this week's episode.  Music by John Kiernan.  Match Of The Week sponsored by Bawls Guarana.

How can a wrestler continue to strive in professional wrestling?  Change their entire gimmick!  From The Ringmaster to Stone Cold, Bray Wyatt from a cult leader to a demented kid's show host and more, join the crew this week to find out our favorite (and least favorite) wrestling repackages in the world of wrestling.  Also, we debut a brand new segment, "I BOOK IT BETTER!", where F.R.I.D.G.E. will create or re-do a booking of a storyline or wrestler on the fly.  Let's see what he comes up with!  Also on our recap: Becky Two Belts defends both belts?  AJ Styles vs. Seth Rollins?  All that and more on this episode.  Music by John Kiernan. Match Of The Week sponsored by Bawls Guarana.

With Wrestlemania in the rear view and WWE's most recent superstar shake up on RAW, SmackDown! Live, and even some more NXT call ups, how will the landscape of WWE in 2019 be changed by the likes of Lacey Evans, AJ Styles and Andrade moving to RAW and Roman Reigns, Kairi Sane and Braun Strowman moving to SmackDown! Live?  Join F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney and The Ref as they dissect the good, bad and the ugly of the most recent Superstar ShakeUp!  Music by John Kiernan.  Match Of The Week sponsored by Bawls Guarana.

What a Wrestlemania weekend!  From all of the events from Thursday to Sunday, both in and out of the WWE blanket, this was the weekend for the wrestling fan!  Join JK, Stoney, The Ref, F.R.I.D.G.E., Doc, and the NEW Armchair Bookers Champion Maverick as we cover Blackcraft Wrestling's barbaric "No Apologies" show, the Bullet Club Block Party and the wave of support at Redd's on Sunday, Wrestlemania 35 and NXT Takeover!  There's a lot to go over this week!!! Music by John Kiernan.

IT'S WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND HERE IN THE GARDEN STATE (even though they'll tell ya all of the events happen in New York).  You're here with JK, F.R.I.D.G.E., Mav, Stoney, The Ref and Doc giving you our predictions for WWE's biggest show(s) of the year!  While you'll be seeing us over at Blackcraft Wrestling's No Apologies and Bullet Club Block Party, we'll be running down the crazy card of over TWENTY matches between both of WWE's shows (can The Ref stay awake????)!  NXT Takeover card: Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole for the NXT Championship, Kairi Sane Vs. Shayna Baszler Vs. Io Shirai Vs. Bianca Belair for the NXT Women's Championship, War Raiders vs. Aleister Black/Ricochet for the NXT Tag Team Championship, Matt Riddle Vs. Velveteen Dream for the North American Championship, Pete Dunne Vs. WALTER for the NXT UK Championship.  Wrestlemania card: Rousey Vs. Lynch Vs. Charlotte (All Women's Championships), Brock Lesnar Vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship, Daniel Bryan Vs. Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns Vs. Drew McIntyre, AJ Styles Vs. Randy Orton, HHH vs. Batista, Bobby Lashley Vs. Demon Finn Balor, Samoa Joe Vs. Rey Mysterio, Women's Tag Team Championship Match, Andre The Giant and Women's battle royals, Miz Vs. Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle Vs. Baron Corbin, SmackDown! Live and RAW Tag Team Championship matches, and Tony Nese Vs. Buddy Murphy for the Crusierweight Championship.  Music by John Kiernan.  Sponsored by Bawls Guarana.

Hulk Hogan slams Andre The Giant?  Shawn Michaels beats Bret Hart in a sixty minute Iron Man match? Daniel Bryan wins the World Championship?  WWE Wrestlemania has given us so many memorable moments over the last thirty four Shows of Shows.  Join Stoney (who has a new shirt up on ProWrestlingTees!), JK, F.R.I.D.G.E., The Ref and Doc in revisiting our top Wrestlemania moments of all time, across all thirty four Wrestlemanias!  Also, how did The New Day win for Kofi?  Did Becky Lynch win the Beat The Clock Challenge on Monday Night Raw?  Did WWE give Asuka something to do during Wrestlemania?  All that and more on this episode.  Music by John Kiernan.  Match of The Week sponsored by Bawls Guarana.

Kofi Kingston and Becky Lynch are in the midst of the biggest pushes of their careers on the lead up to Wrestlemania.  However, their stories have taken many twists and turns, some beneficial and some that dilute the narrative. Is WWE handling these two organically developed superstars correctly or is WWE overbooking these storylines and hurting the characters?  Join JK, F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney, The Ref and special guest Chaser as we talk about the effect of WWE's pushing of Kofi Kingston and Becky Lynch.  Also, check out BlackCraft Wrestling's The Preacher give some information about No Apologies at the top of the show, hear our recap of Raw and SmackDown! Live, Drew McIntyre's push, The Shield's destruction, Batista looking like Taz, Asuka's lack of plans for Wrestlemania and so much more.  Music by John Kiernan.

With WWE Fast Lane in the rear view, WWE has set the stage for Wrestlemania 35!  Have we really seen The Shield for the last time?  Did Becky Lynch overcome the odds and beat Charlotte Flair?  JK, Stoney, F.R.I.D.G.E., Maverick and The Ref take you through Fast Lane's play by play, match by match.  Join us for our weekly recap of Monday Night Raw and SmackDown! Live, including Kofi Kingston's long road to the WWE Championship, Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles, Ronda Rousey beats down Dana Brooke, Drew McIntyre taking down Dean Ambrose and so much more.  Music by John Kiernan.

It's the Road to Wrestlemania...you know what that means! WWE Fast Lane is approaching this Sunday and we're here to give you our thoughts, predictions, and put our Armchair Bookers Podcast title on the line!  Join JK, F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney and Maverick (Doc by proxy) and enjoy our thoughts on how WWE will get to the Grandest Stage Of Them All!  The match card is Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio, Mandy Rose Vs. Asuka for the Smackdown Live! Women's championship, The Shield vs. Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley, The Revival Vs. Glorious Gable Vs. Ricochet and Aleister Black for the RAW Tag Team Championships, The Usos Vs. Shane McMahon and The Miz for the Smackdown Live! Tag Team championships, Boss N Hug Connection Vs. Nia Jax and Tamina for the Women's Tag Team Championships, Becky Lynch Vs. Charlotte for the chance to be added to Ronda Rousey's Wrestlemania match, Kevin Owens vs. Danial Bryan for the WWE Championship.  Music by John Kiernan.  Match Of The Week sponsored by Bawls Guarana.

Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey have been lighting up Twitter and social media on the road to Wrestlemania!  Along the way, Ronda has destroyed the competition in her division, which begs the question: has Ronda Rousey's dominance elevated WWE's women's wrestling in 2018/2019 or dismantled it?  Also, is Becky Lynch getting under Rousey's skin outside of the ring?  Join JK, F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney and The Ref as we dissect Rousey's effect on WWE in her almost year long reign as the Raw Women's Champion.  Congratulations to Roman Reigns' leukemia remission!  Join us as we talk about Roman's return to the squared circle, Kofi's Wrestlemania moment, the return of Kevin Owens and much more!  Our match of the week this week is AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura: Last Man Standing.  Music by John Kiernan.