The High Risk Wrestling Podcast

The Showcase of the Immortals. The Granddaddy of Them All. Wrestlemania is here. Taking place in Las Vegas, how will this show be? Are you hyped for it? The card looks good but will it be a good show? That's what we're here to discuss.

• Previously - ep. 223: What's a Main Event
• Today - ep. 224: Wrestlemania 41 Preview
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WrestleMania 41 night one match card

Matches not in order

• Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano
• Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
• World Tag Team Championship match: The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) (c) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
• United States Championship match: LA Knight (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
• World Heavyweight Championship match: Gunther (c) vs. Jey Uso
• WWE Women's Championship match: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
• Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins

Matches not in order

• AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
• Sin City street fight: Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
• Women's Tag Team Championship match: Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
• Fatal four-way match for Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Penta vs. Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
• Triple threat match for Women's World Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley
• Undisputed WWE Championship match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. John Cena

Wrestlemania is right around the corner and the discourse of what makes a main event and what should be a main even event has once again come up. That's what we're going to be talk about today. We can settle it once and for all.

• Previously - ep. 222: AEW Dynasty '25
• Today - ep. 223: What Makes a Main Event
• Ep. List - The PPV's I'm Looking Forward To
• Superstar Spotlight - Chelsea Green

Dynasty is in the books and boy do we have to talk about it. You're asking yourself what just happened? Well, I've got you covered.

Match Card

• Zero Hour - Nick Wayne and CRU (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) vs. Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin) and AR Fox
• Zero Hour - Max Caster's Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge
• Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight in a Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal Match
• The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin)[c] w. MVP vs. The Learning Tree (Big Bill and Bryan Keith) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
• Mercedes Mone vs. Julia Hart in Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal Match
• Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Pac)[c] vs. Rated FTR (Cope, Dax Hardwood, and Cash Wheeler) for the AEW World Trios Championship
• "Timeless" Toni Storm [c] w. Luther vs. Megan Bayne for the AEW Women's World Championship
• Kyle Fletcher vs. Mark Briscoe in a Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal Match
• Chris Jericho (title)[c} vs. Bandido for the ROH World Championship in a Title vs. Mask Match
• Daniel Garcia [c] vs. Adam Cole for the AEW TNT Championship with no time limits and no outside interference permitted
• Kenny Omega [c] vs. Ricochet vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey for the AEW International Championship
• Jon Moxley [c] vs. Swerve Strickland w. Prince Nana for the AEW World Championship

AEW is back with another PPV and they're bring you their 2nd Dynasty event. Some would say that Dynasty is an inconsequential event but I don't think so after looking at the card. We've a mixture of title matches and Owen Hart Cup matches so it should be a good show. You know how these shows go so we'll look at the card, preview the show, and make our predictions.

• Previously: ep. 221 - The Tessa Blanchard Conundrum
• Today: ep. 222 - AEW Dynasty '25

Match Card

• Kyle Fletcher vs. Mark Briscoe in a Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal Match
• Mercedes Mone vs. Julia Hart in Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal Match
• Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight in a Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal Match
• The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin)[c] w. MVP vs. The Learning Tree (Big Bill and Bryan Keith) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
• Daniel Garcia [c] vs. Adam Cole for the AEW TNT Championship with no time limits and no outside interference permitted
• Chris Jericho (title)[c} vs. Bandido for the ROH World Championship in a Title vs. Mask Match
• Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Pac)[c] vs. Rated FTR (Cope, Dax Hardwood, and Cash Wheeler) for the AEW World Trios Championship
• Kenny Omega [c] vs. Ricochet vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey for the AEW International Championship
• "Timeless" Toni Storm [c] w. Luther vs. Megan Bayne for the AEW Women's World Championship
• Jon Moxley [c] vs. Swerve Strickland w. Prince Nana for the AEW World Championship

Her return was inevitable. There's too much talent to be left on the wayside. Tessa Blanchard has made her return to professional wrestling with the company that made her a star. Obviously there's a discussion to be had and that's what we're going to do today.

• Previously: ep. 220 - The Ride of the Death Riders
• Today: ep. 221 - The Tessa Blanchard Conundrum
• Ep. List - The Current Most Toxic Women in Wrestling
• Superstar Spotlight - Lyra Valkyria

Whether you like them or hate them, the Death Riders have become an integral part of AEW. They are woven throughout the show and their burden is heavy. How did we get here? Where will it end? What's the endgame? That's what we'll be talking about .

• Previously: ep. 219 - The Time is Now
• Today: ep. 220 - The Ride of the Death Riders
• Ep. List: The Top Factions in AEW
• Spotlight: Shane Taylor Promotions

We didn't think it'd ever happen. We thought we'd never see the day. The last time is now. The Time has come. John Cena did the unthinkable and turned heel. He sold his soul to the Rock just to win number 17. How'd this all come together and where will it go?

• Previously: ep. 218 - AEW Revolution '25
• Today: ep. 219 - The Time Has Come
• Ep. List - Cena's Heel Opponents
• Superstar Spotlight - Roman Reigns

AEW is bringing us their Revolution PPV and they rarely fail to deliver. The card looks great but how did we get here? Per usual, we'll be breaking down the card and making predictions.

• Previously - ep. 217: Elimination Chamber '25 Preview
• Today - ep. 218: AEW Revolution '25 Preview

Match Card

• Zero Hour: "Big Boom" AJ and The Conglomeration [Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe] vs. Johnny TV and MXM Collection [Mase and Mansoor]
• Zero Hour: Chris Jericho vs. Gravity
• Zero Hour: Daniel Garcia and the Undisputed Kingdom [Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O'Reilly] vs. Shane Taylor Promotions [Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, and Shawn Dean]
• Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher in a Steel Cage Match
• Kazuchika Okada [c] vs. Brody King for the AEW Continental Championship
• MJF vs. Adam Page
• The Hurt Syndicate [Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin] [c] vs. The Outrunners [Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd] for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
• Mercedes Mone [c] vs. Momo Watanabe for the AEW TBS Championship
• Swerve Strickland vs. Ricochet to the AEW World Championship #1 Contender
• Toni Storm [c] vs. Mariah May in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for the AEW Women's World Championship
• Konosuke Takeshita [c] vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW International Championship
• Jon Moxley [c] vs. Adam Copeland for the AEW World Championship

The once-lauded structure and its accompanying show is in the books. It had a very shocking ending and we are going to talk about it. You're here and asking yourself what just happened and I'v got you covered. We're going to go over all of it.