The MadHouse

This episode takes a look back at the 10 best matches of the WWE in 2025. 2 main event clashes & 8 championship matches make up the list. This episode also takes a look at the current events in the WWE. Monday Night Raw reaches its one year anniversary on Netflix while Friday Night SmackDown began the WWE’s European tour of the year. On Raw, CM Punk defended the World Heavyweight Championship against “The Mad Dog” Bron Breakker while Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky teamed up to take on The Kabuki Warriors, Asuka & Kairi Sane for the Women’s Tag Team Championships. On SmackDown, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes defended the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre in a 3 Stages of Hell match. SmackDown General Manager, Nick Aldis also announced a tournament to determine the new number one contender to face the WWE champion at the Royal Rumble while also announcing the return of “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu, who returns from injury after 4 months.

The first round of the 2024 NFL playoffs has come and gone. In the wildcard round, we have the Carolina Panthers hosting the LA Rams. The oldest rivalry in the NFL makes its way to the playoffs as the Chicago Bears take on the Green Bay Packers. The Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Buffalo Bills, the defending Super Bowl champions, Philadelphia Eagles host the San Francisco 49ers, the New England Patriots make their return to the playoffs and take on the LA Chargers. The Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Houston Texans. Both the Denver Broncos & the Seattle Seahawks have the #1 seeds which earn them a first round bye. With only 14 teams left, only 8 will move on to the Divisional Round next weekend.

This episode serves as a round up of the 2025 - 2026 NFL season as well as a preview into the 2025 NFL playoffs which begin on Saturday, January 10th, 2026. This episode tackles the teams that didn’t make it, the high and lows and the upsets but also highlights the teams that made the playoffs and are seeking their first championship or adding to their prolific careers. 32 teams entered and only 14 remain.

2025 had some great movies but these were not in that discussion. 10 films and 3 dishonorable mentions.

The final episode of 2025 is a countdown of the best movies of the year and a few honorable mentions as we prepare for 2026.

This 8 episode series serves as a prequel to the 2017 film and its 2019 sequel and is also based on the 1986 Stephen King novel. The series Bill Skarsgard reprise his role of “Pennywise” from the 2 films and joined by a new cast that include James Remar, Chris Chalk, Jovan Adepo & Taylour Paige. In this series, a military officer and his family move to the small town of Derry, Maine but quickly discover a city secret that may put their lives in danger with long ranges of terror for anyone and everyone who choose to be involved. This series premiered on October 26th, 2025 and all 8 episodes are available now on the streaming service, HBO Max.

This film serves as a reboot that is based on the 1997 original film while also being the 6th film in the “Anaconda” film series, following the 2 main stream films and the other straight to video films. The movie was directed & co written by Tom Gormican and stars Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn & Thandie Newton. In this film, 2 childhood friends turned filmmakers decide to make a gritty remake of the 1997 film, “Anaconda” but while shooting the film, an actual Anaconda attacks their set and quickly stalks them as they try to escape the jungle. In 2020, Columbia Pictures had announced a remake of the 1997 film but as the film was getting off the ground, it was changed to a reboot rather than a straight up remake. The film hit theaters nationwide on Christmas Day 2025.

This premium live is billed as The Final Stop on John Cena’s Farewell Tour. Held in Washington DC, the event was the culmination of a Hall of Fame career for one the industry’s biggest superstar. In the summer of 2023, John Cena announced his retirement at the conclusion of 2025. After the events of “Wrestlepalooza”, a tournament was announced to determine would be Cena’s final opponent. Superstars from Raw, SmackDown, NXT & TNA all competed for the opportunity and in the end only one remained. The return of the former World Heavyweight champion, “The Ring General” Gunther would be the one to challenge John Cena in his final match. Other matches included 2 inter promotional matches as the NXT Champion, Obi Femi took on the WWE Champion, “The American Nightmare”, Cody Rhodes. NXT’s Sol Ruca battles Raw’s Bayley. The World Tag Team Championships are on the line as Dragon Lee & “The Phenomenal One” AJ Styles defend against Je’Von Evans & the TNA X Division Champion, Leon Slater.

This documentary was produced by Curtis Jackson, a.k.a “50 Cent” and is a 4 part series that delves into the life and career of Sean Combs, “Puff Daddy” or “P. Diddy”. From the his life in New York and the rise of Bad Boy Entertainment all the way to his controversial relationship with fellow musician, Cassie and his current run in with law which included his lawsuits and allegations that have tainted his legendary career.

The final PLE of 2025 for the NXT brand came live from San Antonio, Texas and featured 5 matches, 2 of which were title matches. The PLE also featured the Iron Survivor Match which sees 5 competitors in 25 minute matches and the superstar with the most points at the end would be the winner and face the NXT Champion at the next event. The opening match was for the NXT Championship as Ricky Saint defends the title against “The Ruler” of NXT, Oba Femi in a rematch of their previous title match. To give the match a special twist, it was announced that the winner of the NXT Title match would face the WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes at Saturday Night’s Main Event next week. The Women’s Iron Survivor Match featured Jordynne Grace, Sol Ruca, Kelani Jordan, Lola Vice & the EVOLVE Women’s Champion, Kendal Grey. The NXT North American title is on the line as Ethan Page defends against the AAA Lucha sensation, Mr. Iguana. Best friends turn bitter enemies as Tatum Paxely faces Izzi Dame. The main event was the Men’s Iron Survivor Match which featured Je’Von Evans, Joe Hendry, Dion Lennox, Myles Bourne & the TNA X Division Champion, Leon Slater.