The High Risk Wrestling Podcast

Wrestling tournaments are a thing of beauty. They can bring so much pain, and joy, and excitement. There's the highs and lows and most importantly, they're easy to book. Today's show is looking at the best tournaments today.

• Previously - ep. 282: Clash in Italy
• Today - ep. 283: The Best Wrestling Tournaments Today
• Ep. List - Who Should Be Queen of the Ring
• Spotlight - Kevin Knight

We're past Backlash and making our way towards Night Champions and Summerslam, but first, it's Clash in Italy. WWE is doing another one of their "Clash"-branded international shows. Is this a card worth checking out? We'll get into it.

• Previously - ep. 281: Double or Nothing '26
• Today - ep 282: Clash in Italy

Match Card

• Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
• Becky Lynch [c] vs. Sol Ruca for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship
• Rhea Ripley [c] vs. Jade Cargill for the WWE Women's Champinship
• Cody Rhodes [c] vs. Gunther for the WWE Championship
• Roman Reigns [c] vs. Jacob Fatu in Tribal Combat for the World Heavyweight Championship

AEW is back with another top-notch PPV and it's' one of the big ones. Double or Nothing is here and not only is the card stacked, but it's the start of the Owen Hart Tournament. This going to be a fun show.

• Previously - ep. 280: AI Books TNA
• Today - ep. 281: Double or Nothing 2026

Match Card

• (Pre-show) Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) vs Zayda Steel & Viva Van – 5-minute tag team eliminator match [If Steel and Van last the 5 minutes, they will earn a future AEW Women’s World Tag Team title shot]
• (Pre-show) Boom & Doom (“Big Boom!” A.J. & Q. T. Marshall) & The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, & Roderick Strong) vs Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Anthony Ogogo, Capt. Shawn Dean, Carlie Bravo & Lee Moriarty)
• (Pre-show) Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) vs The Opps (Anthony Bowens, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata) – Trios match
• Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Konosuke Takeshita – Singles match for the AEW International title
• FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs Cope and Cage (Adam Copeland & Christian Cage) – “I Quit” Street Fight for the AEW World Tag Team titles [If Cope and Cage lose, they must retire as a tag team.]
• Jericho, The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin), and The Elite (Kenny Omega, “Jungle” Jack Perry, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona), The Don Callis Family (Mark Davis & Andrade El Idolo), and The Dogs (Clark Connors & David Finlay) – 14-man Stadium Stampede match
• Thekla (c) vs Hikaru Shida vs Jamie Hayter vs Kris Statlander – Four-way match for the AEW Women’s World title
• Samoa Joe vs Will Ospreay – Men’s Owen Hart Foundational Tournament Quarterfinal match
• Bandido vs Swerve Strickland – Men’s Owen Hart Foundational Tournament Quarterfinal match
• Athena vs. Mina Shirakawa – Women’s Owen Hart Foundational Tournament Quarterfinal match
• Jon Moxley (c) vs Kyle O’Reilly –  AEW Continental title match [The match will have no time limit.]
• Darby Allin (c) vs MJF – Title vs Hair match for the AEW World title

So I made a deal with the devil and teamed with Microsoft's Copilot to book TNA. We booked the company from now to Slammiversary and booked the PPV. I'm going to go over the process, tell you how it went, and go through the weeks of shows. It's interesting to say the least.

• Previously - ep. 279: WWE Backlash '26
• Today - ep. 280: AI Books TNA
• Ep. List - The Best of the Recent NXT Callups
• Spotlight - Cedric Alexander

The annual post-Wrestlemania show is here. It's nothing to rave about but we do what we do. There's an interesting match or two and we're gonna dive right into it all. John Cena is also hosting and making a "game-changing" announcement which is probably Club WWE.

• Previously - ep. 278: Where Should the Black Friday Cuts Go
• Today - ep. 279: WWE Backlash '26 Preview

Match Card

• Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker
• Trick Williams [c] vs, Sami Zayn for the WWE United States Championship
• Danhausen & TBA vs. The Miz & Kit Wilson

• Asuka vs. Iyo Sky
• Roman Reigns [c] vs. Jacob Fatu for the World Heavyweight Championship

The WWE did some Spring cleaning last week which isn't so shocking but what was was who was let go. It sucks when someone loses their job but this is the wrestling business and there's always a place for someone to land. That's today's show. We're gonna pick a place for each person.

• Previously: ep. 277 - Wrestling's Wrestlemanias
• Today: ep. 278 - Where the Black Friday Cuts Should Land
• Ep. List: Who I Think is Next to Go
• Spotlight: Darby Allin

Every company has their own marquee event. Wrestlemania is the biggest show of he year for the WWE but it's not the oldest, it's just the biggest. It's the premier marquee event and so today we're looking at other company's Wrestlemania equivalents.

• Previously: ep. 276 - Wrestlemania 42 Preview
• Today: ep. 277 - Wrestling's Wrestlemanias
• Ep. List: The Worst Matches of the Last Five Wrestlemanias
• Spotlight: Giulia

The Road to Wrestlemania is over and we've arrived at the Showcase of the Immortals. Wrestlemania 42 is here! We're back in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium with some nice matches and some really bad stories. We'll get into it all.

Match Card - Night 1

• The Vision (Logan Paul and Austin Theory) and IShowSpeed (with Paul Heyman) vs. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and LA Knight
• Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre in an Unsanctioned match
• Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan for the Women's World Championship
• AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship
• The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend) (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) in Fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
• Seth Rollins vs. GuntherSingles match
• Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton (with Pat McAfee)Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship

Match Card - Night 2

• Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
• Penta (c) vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rusev vs. Rey Mysterio in a Six-pack ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
• Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women's Championship
• Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams for the WWE United States Championship
• "The Demon" Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio
• CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship

AEW is bringing us another event and even though Dynasty is a B-level PPV, it rarely fails to deliver given how young it is. Sunday's show has a solid card with huge implications on the line for Double or Nothing.

• Previously - ep. 244: 2026 1st QTR Recap
• Today - ep. 245: AEW Revolution '26 Preview and Predictions

Match Card

• Zero Hour: Marina Shafir vs. Alex Windsor
• FTR [c] vs. Cope and Cage for the AEW Men's World Tag Team Championship
• Jon Moxley [c] vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW Continental Championship
• Andrade El Idolo vs. Darby Allin
• Thekla [c] vs. Jamie Hayter for the AEW Women's World Championship
• Casino Gauntlet Match for the vacant AEW TNT Championship
• The Young Bucks vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Kazuchika Okada
• Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet
• MJF [c] vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW Men's World Championship

Three months are down and we're going to go over them. From top news stories to the best matches, it's all here. Did the year get started on the right foot? Who shined? How's the road to Wrestlemania going? We'll take a look at all of it.

• Previously - ep. 273: Has Wrestlemania Lost Its Luster?
• Today - ep. 274: 2026 1st QTR Recap