The Armchair Bookers Podcast - A Wrestling Podcast

F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney, JK, The Ref and Doc give our WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 review from the Women's Tag Team Championship match all the way to the emotionally charged Men's WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match.  JK also sits down with Brando of Blackcraft Wrestling to talk about their roster of amazing talent, the upcoming The Ritual with Destiny World Wrestling on February 23rd and No Apologies on April 5th with Johnny Blackcraft, Saraya Knight and much more.  Our main topic of the podcast: with the growing WWE Women's division and now with a Tag Team Championship, could WWE invest in an all women's show on the WWE Network? We've got a packed show for y'all this week!  Music by John Kiernan.

The Bullet Club's Jay White is the NEW IWGP Heavyweight champion!  What implications does this have on New Japan Pro Wrestling?  Also listen in as Maverick, JK, Stoney, The Ref and FRIDGE give our predictions for Elimination Chamber 2019!  Who will win the first WWE Women's Tag Team Championships?  Will Daniel Bryan walk out of Elimination Chamber as WWE Champion?  Will Ronda Rousey lose her championship to Ruby Riott?  All that and more.  Music by John Kiernan.

Kenny Omega has officially signed with All Elite Wrestling, as well as Sonny Kiss, Best Friends, Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki, Sammy Guevara, and Nyla Rose.  We also saw the bridge connect AAA and All Elite Wrestling, making a partnership between them and Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE).  With The Young Bucks getting beaten up by The Lucha Bros., Jericho and Omega 2 in the works and Double or Nothing in the future, what other surprises does All Elite Wrestling have up their sleeve?  Also our main topic for this episode: Is 50/50 booking in WWE hurting the momentum of the roster of SmackDown! Live and Monday Night Raw?  Listen to JK, Stoney, F.R.I.D.G.E., The Ref and Doc sound off on how a point system in WWE could resolve this issue.   Music by John Kiernan.

All Elite Wrestling has been making waves this week by apparently signing Fenix and Pentagon Jr to exclusive contracts, as well as have shown interest in a non-resigning with WWE Dean Ambrose.  After WWE's statement that Dean Ambrose will not be resigning after Wrestlemania, Hideo Itami being granted his release and Brock Lesnar + Paul Heyman apparently in talks with AEW, what does this mean for WWE's current talent roster?  How does WWE keep their talent happy and from walking out of the company when their contracts expire?  Join JK, F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney and The Ref on our thoughts on who'll be showing up in AEW sooner than later and what lies in store for the upstart brand.  We also review the stellar weekend of WWE PPVs in NXT TakeOver: Phoenix and WWE Royal Rumble.  Music by John Kiernan.

At the end of NXT Takeover: Phoenix, we saw a brawl between Aleister Black, Velveteen Dream, Ricochet, Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa ensue on the stage and spilled backstage!  A match was made for Super Bowl Sunday during their Half Time for a six-man tag match.  What does this match mean for these six wrestlers?  Can Gargano and Ciampa co-exist?  Also, what does 2019 hold in WWE for these six superstars?  Listen in + find out what we see for these six in the year of 2019!  Music by John Kiernan.

Our full house of JK, The Ref, F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney, Maverick and Doc are here to compete for the coveted Armchair Bookers Podcast Championship!  Join us as we discuss and give our thoughts on this weekend's gala events, WWE NXT Takeover: Phoenix and WWE Royal Rumble.  NXT Takeover card is Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno, Ricochet Vs. Johnny Gargano (North American Championship), Undisputed Era Vs. War Raiders (NXT Tag Team Championship), Shayna Baszler vs Bianca Belair (NXT Women's Championship) and Aleister Black vs. Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Championship).  The Royal Rumble card is Rusev vs Shinsuke Nakamura (US Title), Buddy Murphy Vs. Akira Tozawa Vs. Hideo Itami Vs. Kalisto (Crusierweight Championship), The Bar Vs. Shane McMahon/The Miz (SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships), Ronda Rousey Vs. Sasha Banks (Raw Women's Championship), Asuka Vs. Becky Lynch (SmackDown Live Women's Championship), AJ Styles Vs. Daniel Bryan (WWE Heavyweight Championship), Brock Lesnar Vs. Finn Balor (Universal Championship), the Men's Royal Rumble and the Women's Royal Rumble. Music By John Kiernan.

All Elite Wrestling has been shaking the wrestling landscape, and they haven't even gotten television yet!  Join JK, The Ref, F.R.I.D.G.E., Stoney, and Doc as we look into this week in wrestling's biggest stories, including The Revival, Maria and Mike Kanellis, and many other wrestlers requesting their release from WWE, WWE telling wrestlers that they will immediately double their paychecks, All Elite Wrestling invading Bar Wrestling, and so much more!  Also, check out our thoughts on NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool and the crazy fans over in the UK.  Walter debuts??  Music by John Kiernan.

All Elite Wrestling had its Jacksonville, Florida rally this past Tuesday.  What a mass of support and information AEW had!  Join JK, Stoney, The Ref and F.R.I.D.G.E. in giving you the heads up on the facts from the rally, such as roster, wrestler treatment, words from Tony Khan, Cody, The Young Bucks and so much more.  Also, WWE Raw and SmackDown! Live put on some solid programming this week?  Becky Lynch vs. Asuka at Royal Rumble?  All this and more on our thirty second episode!  Music by John Kiernan.

With 2019 just beginning, we're graced with the shocking news of Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, Hangman Page and The Elite announcing All Elite Wrestling and the upcoming PPV, All Or Nothing.  Will All Elite Wrestling give WWE a run for their money and a chance for wrestlers to have another place to make a living?  Will Kenny Omega and others make their way to All Elite Wrestling instead of WWE?  Will WWE Superstars such as Zack Ryder and Dolph Ziggler make the jump as well?  Will a woman win a male title in WWE in 2019?  Join JK, Stoney, F.R.I.D.G.E., The Ref and Doc as we talk about the potential shakeup with AEW offering WWE priced contracts and other 2019 predictions for the world of all things wrestling.  Music by John Kiernan.

WWE and the entire wrestling world looks to be shaping up to be an interesting landscape in 2019!  With WWE and the McMahons new direction, All Elite Wrestling right over the horizon and promotions like Impact!, MLW, and New Japan Pro Wrestling making headlines in Sports Illustrated and Rolling Stone, join The Ref and JK in some of our predictions for wrestling in 2019!  Also, right off of the heels of UFC 232, hear our thoughts on Cris Cyborg vs Amanda Nunes and Jones vs Gustafsson.  Music by John Kiernan.