The High Risk Wrestling Podcast

We are on the Road to Wrestlemania but has Wrestlemania lost its luster? It's been up and down but has the "Showcase of the Immortals" lived up to that name recently? I don't know but we're going to talk about it today.

• Previously - ep. 272: NXT 3.0
• Today - ep. 273: Has 'Mania Lost Its Luster
• Ep. List - Stars That Could Miss 'Mania
• Spotlight - Je'Von Evans

NXT is currently going through some changes and a rough patch right now and they've been here before. I'm calling this era "NXT 3.0". Who are the stars and what does the future look like for the developmental brand?

• ep. list - The Best Challengers to the North American Championships
• Spotlight - Tasha Steelz
• Previously - ep. 271: AEW Revolution Preview
• Today - ep. 272: NXT 3.0

AEW once again brings us their Revolution PPV and it looks to be a good. There's plenty to like here and we'll see what kind of ramifications it'll have on Double or Nothing moving forward.

• Previously - ep. 270: WWE's Failure to Pivot
• Today - ep. 271: AEW Revolution '26 Preview and Predictions

Match Card

• Zero Hour: Boom and Doom vs. The Infantry

• Zero Hour: 21-Man Blackjack Battle Royal for the AEW National Championship
• Zero Hour: Willow Nightingale [c] vs. Lena Kross for the AEW TBS Championship
• Bandido vs. Andrade El Idolo
• Swerve Strickland vs. Brody King
• "Timeless" Toni Storm vs. Marina Shafir
• Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy, and Roderick Strong vs. The Dogs (Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors, and David Finlay)
• Jon Moxley [c] vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW Continental Championship with No Time Limits
• Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher, and Mark Davis)[c] vs. Mistico, and JetSpeed [Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey] for the AEW Trios Championship
• Thekla [c] vs. Kris Statlander in a 2-of-3 Falls Match for the AEW Women's World Championship
• FTR (Dax Hardwoord and Cash Wheeler) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the AEW Men's World Tag Team Championship
• The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron)[c] vs. Megan Bayne and Lena Kross for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship
• MJF [c] vs. Adam Page in a Texas Deathmatch for the AEW Men's World Championship

The WWE has a tendency to find themselves behind the eight ball. When you're in that position, what you do next matters. On some recent road to Wrestlemanias, there have been situations where they needed to pivot and didn't. We'll get into them today.

• Previously: ep. 269 - Elimination Chamber '26 Preview
• Today: ep. 270: WWE's Most Recent Failures to Pivot
• Ep. List: The Best Wrestlemania Opponents for Giulia
• Spotlight: Johnny Gargano

The Chamber rolls around once again to decide the other world title matches for Wrestlemania. On paper, it's an okay card that yearns for more. Let's get into it.

• Previously - ep. 268: Faction Warfare 7
• Today - ep. 269: Elimination Chamber '26 Preview

Match Card

• CM Punk [c] vs. Finn Balor for the World Heavyweight Championship
• Becky Lynch [c] vs. AJ Lee for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship
• Kiana James vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Raquel Rodriguez in an Elimination Chamber for a shot at the WWE Women's Championship at Wrestlemania 42
• Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso vs. LA Knight vs. JeVon Evans vs. Randy Orton vs. Trick Willams in an Elimination Chamber for a shot at the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 42

We're back with more faction warfare and it's a good one.

• Previously - ep. 267: Best in Black Wrestling Today
• Today - ep. 268: Faction Warfare 7
• Ep. List - Who'd Benefit from a Faction
• Spotlight - Keith Lee

Professional wrestling wouldn't be where it is without black wrestlers. Today's show is celebrating the best in black wresters today. Even when one company doesn't even want to acknowledge Black History, we do the opposite. This is going to be fun.

• Previously - ep. 266: The Rise of the House of Glory
• Today - ep. 267: The Best in Black Wrestling Today
• Ep. List - The Best Black Title Wins of the Past Decade
• Spotlight - The AEW TNT Championship

Independent wrestling is just as important as professional wrestling and there have been a plethora to separate themselves from the pack. Right now it's the House of Glory based out of the NYC. In today's show, we're going to look at their beginnings and examine their growth and just how they became the Glory of independent wrestling.

• Previously - ep. 265: Royal Rumble '26 Preview
• Today - ep. 266: The Rise of the House of Glory
• List - The Top Women's Tag Teams Right Now
• Spotlight - Zilla Fatu

The Road to Wrestlemania starts with the Royal Rumble and this time it's going down in Blood Money city which isn't surprising. Who is going to Wrestlemania? Who will be the Iron Man or Woman? Who will debut? Who will shock the world?

• Previously - ep. 264: My AEW and ROH 2026 Wishlist
• Today - ep. 265: Royal Rumble '26 Preview and Predictions

We did it with the Fed so we've gotta do it for the Elite. My 2026 Wish List for AEW and Ring of Honor is here. They had probably their best year so far and they can always improve. What's on the list?

• Previously - ep. 263: TNA Genesis '26 Preview
• Today - ep. 364: My AEW and ROH 2026 Wishlist
• Ep. List - AEW's and ROH's 2025 Failutres
• Spotlight - The Acclaimed?