The High Risk Wrestling Podcast

Giulia is on the lips of the wrestling community for good reason. In today's show, we're going to be looking at her career up until this point. She's a phenomenal talent but where is going? Can she end up like her counterpart in Vaquer? Let's get into it.

• Previously - ep. 252: A Very Special Episode
• Today - ep. 252: The Ballad of the Beautiful Madness, Giulia
• Ep. List - The Best WWE Opponents for Giulia
• Spotlight - Lash Legend

In addition to PPVs, wrestling needs to build to something special every so often. That's where the special episode comes in. Whether it be a celebration, recent passing, or just a little extra time in between major shows, you can give the fans something special. That's what today's episode is about. A very special episode.

• Previously - ep. 251: When Women Make History
• Today - ep. 252: A Very Special Episode
• Ep. List - The Current Best Weekly Shows
• Spotlight - TNA Wrestling

Today we celebrate the women. Now more than ever they're making history and it's about damn time. From AEW to CMLL, the women this year have been killing it. Today, we're going to take a brief look at the past and honor the right now.

• Previously - 250: WrestleDream '25 Preview
• Today - ep. 251: When Women Make History
• Ep. List - The Top Women's Champions Today
• Spotlight - The AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship

AEW is bringing us their annual tribute to the legend that is Antonio Inoki and the card looks great. Let's get into it.

Match Card

x Zero Hour - FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Hardwood) vs. JetSpeed (Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight)

x Zero Hour - Eddie Kingston and Hook vs. TBA

x Zero Hour - Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale vs. Megan Bayne and Harley Cameron

x Zero Hour - Roderick Strong and The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, and Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Death Riders (Daniel Garcia, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Pac)

x The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP) vs. The Demand (Ricochet and the Gates of Agony)

x Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla

x Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) (c) vs. Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita and Kazuchika Okada) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship

x Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Mark Briscoe for the AEW TNT Championship

x Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson)

x Kris Statlander (c) vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm for the AEW Women's World Championship

x "Hangman" Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the AEW Men's World Championship

x Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin in an "I Quit" Match

TNA's Wrestlemania equivalent is going down this weekend and you know how we do with these shows. TNA has to win the final showdown against NXT. There's multiple championships on the line and we've the hall of fame inductions of both the Beautiful People and Mickie James. Also, Crown Jewel went down and we're going to review that with a special WHAT JUST HAPPENED in the episode.

Crown Jewel Match Card

• Bronson Reed vs. Roman Reigns in an Australian Street Fight
• Stephanie Vaquer vs. Tiffany Stratton for the Women's Crown Jewel Championship
• John Cena vs. AJ Styles
• Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)
• Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes for the Men's Crown Jewel Championship

Bound for Glory Match Card

• Hall of Fame Induction: Mickie James, and the Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Skye)
• Countdown: The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay)[c] vs. The Elegance Brand (Heather and M by Elegance) for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship
• Leon Slater [c] vs. Je'Von Evans for the TNA X-Division Championship
• Call Your Shot Gauntlet
• Tessa Blanchard vs. Gia Miller
• Frankie Kazarian [c] vs. Steve Maclin for the TNA International Championship
• The System (Moose, Alisha Edwards, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, and JDC) vs. Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, Tasha Steelz, Special Agent 0, Jason Hotch, and John Skyler) in a Hardcore War
• Kelani Jordan [c] vs. Indi Hartwell for the TNA Knockouts Championship
• The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy)[c] vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon) in "One Final Table" for the TNA World and NXT Tag Team Championship
• Trick Williams [c] vs. Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship

The InVasion was such a big deal when I was a kid and now the NXTNA partnership is harkening back to it. How did it play out? What was it like? The show today is all about the lead up to the famed PPV.

• Previously - ep. 247: The Beauty of the Venue
• Today - ep. 248: Looking Back at the InVasion
• List - The Stars Missed from the InVasion
• Spotlight - TNA

With the 2300 Arena residency in the books, I thought it'd be fun to look at the most famous arenas in wrestling. From the big stadiums to the armories housing independents, the venue, the fans, and the city can make or break a show.

• Previously: ep. 246 - The Big Wrestling Weekend
• Today: ep. 247 - The Beauty of the Venue
• Ep. List: The Best Wrestling Cities
• Spotlight - Full Sail University

Well, it's arrived. The weekend that a lot of us fans have been waiting for and looking forward to. The WWE is bring us Wrestlepalooza to counterprogram AEW who on their part is bringing us All Out. It'll be very interesting to see how things shake out.

• Previously - ep. 245: BloodMoneyMania
• Today - ep. 245: The Big Wrestling Weekend

Wrestlepalooza Match Card

• Stephanie Vaquer vs. IYO SKY for the vacant Women's World Championship
• John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar
• The Usos vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed
• Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch vs. CM Punk and AJ Lee
• Cody Rhodes [c] vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship

All Out Match Card

• Tornado Tailgate Brawl (Eight-Woman Tag Match, Zero-Hour): Willow Nightingale, Mina Shirakawa, Harley Cameron, & Queen Aminata vs. Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Megan Bayne, & Penelope Ford
• Zero Hour - Daniel Gracia vs. Katsuyori Shibata
• Zero Hour - The Opps vs. The Workhorseman
• AEW World Championship: Hangman Page (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
• AEW Women’s World Championship (Four-Way Match): Toni Storm (c) vs. Thekla vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Kris Statlander
• AEW World Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: Brodido (c) vs. The Young Bucks vs. JetSpeed vs. Hechicero and Josh Alexander
• TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Riho
• AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mascara Darado
• Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR
• Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin in a Coffin Match
• MJF vs. Mark Briscoe in a Tables ‘N’ Thumbtacks No Disqualification Match
• The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, & MVP) vs. Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, & Toa Liona
• Eddie Kingston vs. Big Bill

Well, it's going to happen. Last week the WWE made the obvious and inevitable announcement that Wrestlemania 43 will be taking place in Saudi Arabia. Needless to say that the news is disheartening. Today's show is all about the history of the WWE and Saudi deal, the controversies, and everything in between.

• Previously - ep. 244: The Total Divas Era
• Today - ep. 245: BloodMoneyMania

With the return of the "Crazy is my Superpower" Diva, AJ Lee, finally happening, I thought it'd be time to look at the Totals Divas era of women's wrestling in the WWE. She was the antithesis of it so we're looking at the highs and lows of everything in between.

• Previously: ep. 243 - Clash in Paris Preview
• Today: ep. 244 - The Total Divas Era
• Ep. List: The Greatest Divas Champions
• Spotlight: Jillian Hall