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  • SmackDown Debuts on Fox & It Was BRILLIANT! | The Young & The Wrestlers Ep 48

    A new era for the WWE has begun!

    SmackDown has finally moved to Fox and all the changes that come with it.

    A new set, theme, intro, and PYRO.

    We also see The Rock come back for the opening segment, a fantastic match with the Four Horsewoman, and a controversial title change.

    WWE Friday Night SmackDown originally aired on 5/10/2019.

    The Young and The Wrestlers is a show driven by the soap opera nature of WWE. Each week Ryan and Jem will break down the WWE’s staple shows, Raw and SmackDown Live, along with the monthly Pay Per Views and look into the ongoing story and narratives of your favourite Superstars. Whether you are old or new to the world of wrestling, you will have a great time with The Young and The Wrestlers

    Follow us on Twitter

    Ryan – twitter.com/HaggardMC
    Jem – twitter.com/JemThePiercer

    ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO PODCAST ON iTUNES.

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    Twitter – twitter.com/PopCulturistsAU
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    #TheYoungAndTheWrestlers #WWE #SmackdownonFox

    50 min
  • Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Review | For The Players – The PopCulturists’ PlayStation Podcast EP124

    After it’s infamous break from Activision, Bungie has released it’s first independent Destiny 2 expansion.

    This week Josh returned to The Moon to take on The Hive once again to see how Bungie handles the single life and how it has handled going Free to Play.

    He also joins Ryan in talking about SMG’s Moving Out, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and The Last of Us Online.

    TIME STAMPS

    0:00 Intro Music
    0:18 Intro
    2:00 PAX Aus 2019
    3:51 Rate, Like and Subscribe
    4:28 How have we been?
    5:28 A things Josh finds while repairing air conditioners
    9:09 The Last of Us Online
    11:10 SMG’s Moving Out playtest
    13:45 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
    27:50 Inform the Players (This week in PlayStation news)
    27:59 Shawn Layden has resigned from Sony Interactive Studios
    32:48 Cross Play is now a full feature on PlayStation
    37:12 WGA removes Video Games category
    41:01 QUICK BITS – Resident Evil DLC for Monster Hunter World, Past Persona protagonists to appear in P5 Royal, Bully 2 didn’t make it past pre production, and Stardew Valley multiplayer is live on PS4
    42:32 Chat to the Players – Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Review
    59:31 Coming to the Players (New PlayStation releases for 8th October)
    1:02:14 Outro
    1:04:09 Outro Music
    1:04:27 Patreon Credits

    Have a question PlayStation or gaming related you want Ryan and Josh to discuss? Head on over to www.thepopculturists.com/questions and submit away. You can always comment below too!

    With over 40 years combined PlayStation gaming and over 5 years in games coverage, Ryan and Josh felt that they would be perfect to throw their hats in the ring and join the greater PlayStation discussion. This new weekly show will allow us to discuss the ins and outs of Sony’s hardware, software, and relationships.

    Many thanks to PlayStation Australia, POEM Group, and the many other publishers and PR teams for their continued support of For The Players: The PopCulturists’ PlayStation Podcast. Their support of the show allow us to get hands on with games, early access, event invites, and many things we require to make this the show that it is.

    Feel free to add the guys on PSN:

    Ryan – BETSON
    Josh – SerShortstuff

    ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO PODCAST ON iTUNES and Spotify:

    iTunes: https://apple.co/2lEQhng
    Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lDwqVA

    Want to subscribe? – https://goo.gl/DoHVzr

    Follow us:

    Patreon – www.patreon.com/thepopculturists
    Website – thepopculturists.com
    Facebook – facebook.com/ThePopCulturists
    Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/ThePopCulturists
    Twitch – twitch.tv/thepopculturists
    Discord – https://discord.gg/wvBWjP2
    Twitter – twitter.com/PopCulturists
    Instagram – instagram.com/thepopculturists

    #PlayStation #PlayStationPodcast #Shadowkeep

    1 hr 6 min
  • Brock Lesnar Brutally Attacks Rey Mysterio & His Son | The Young & The Wrestlers Ep 47

    It is a the season premiere of Monday Night RAW!

    New music, intro, set, commentators, pyro and more. But is this enough to save a struggling show, or is the same old stuff?

    On this weeks episode Ryan is solo to discuss whether RAW had kicked off this new season with a bang, why the new commentators are awful, and why heading into a more soap opera area is awesome!

    He also discusses upcoming changes to The Young and The Wrestlers content release schedule.

    WWE Monday Night RAW originally aired on 1/10/2019

    The Young and The Wrestlers is a show driven by the soap opera nature of WWE. Each week Ryan and Jem will break down the WWE’s staple shows, Raw and SmackDown Live, along with the monthly Pay Per Views and look into the ongoing story and narratives of your favourite Superstars. Whether you are old or new to the world of wrestling, you will have a great time with The Young and The Wrestlers

    Follow us on Twitter

    Ryan – twitter.com/HaggardMC
    Jem – twitter.com/JemThePiercer

    ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO PODCAST ON iTUNES.

    iTunes – https://apple.co/2UUiGG8
    Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2Ga9Vyb

    Want to subscribe? – https://goo.gl/DoHVzr

    Follow us:

    Patreon – www.patreon.com/thepopculturists

    Website – thepopculturists.com
    Facebook – facebook.com/ThePopCulturists
    Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/ThePopCulturists
    Twitch – twitch.tv/thepopculturists
    Discord – https://discord.gg/wvBWjP2
    Twitter – twitter.com/PopCulturistsAU
    Instagram – instagram.com/thepopculturists

    #TheYoungAndTheWrestlers #WWE #WWERAW

    1 hr 9 min
  • Death Stranding Goes GOLD! & State of Play | For The Players -The PopCulturists’ PlayStation Podcast EP123

    Who would have thought. It is really happening. Death Stranding is truly coming out.

    This week Hideo Kojima tweeted that Death Stranding has gone gold. So contrary to what Ryan and Josh believed it looks to be hitting it’s November 8 release date.

    Along with this the pair discuss PlayStation’s latest State of Play, the MediEvil Demo, a heavily hinted new Batman game, and the announced exclusive Call of Duty mode.

    TIME STAMPS

    0:00 Intro Music
    0:18 Intro
    2:01 A slightly above average podcast
    3:01 How have we been?
    5:38 Oodie #NotSponsered
    7:42 Dealing with your children getting older
    10:53 Ryan returns to the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint Open Beta
    15:22 Ubisoft at PAX Aus 2019
    18:40 MediEvil Short-Lived Demo
    19:48 Changes come to Destiny
    20:42 Ryan wants to try Elder Scrolls Online
    22:48 Inform the Players (This week in PlayStation news)
    22:58 Death Stranding has gone gold!
    26:44 The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia wants to save Aussie gaming history
    30:41 Call of Duty has a PS4 EXCLUSIVE mode and people are pissed!
    38:22 WB Montreal heavily leaks a new Batman Arkham game
    42:03 PS Plus Games for October 2019
    43:33 Top selling games for PlayStation 4 (Week ending 22nd Sep 2019)
    44:02 QUICKBITS – Borderlands 3 fastest selling 2K release, Uncharted movie has a new director maybe, and Fallout 76 helmets are getting moldy
    46:06 Chat to The Players – State of Play 3: The Playening
    1:02:58 Coming to the Players (New PlayStation games for 1st Oct 2019)
    1:07:33 Outro
    1:09:58 Outro Music
    1:10:16 Patreon Credits

    Have a question PlayStation or gaming related you want Ryan and Josh to discuss? Head on over to www.thepopculturists.com/questions and submit away. You can always comment below too!

    With over 40 years combined PlayStation gaming and over 5 years in games coverage, Ryan and Josh felt that they would be perfect to throw their hats in the ring and join the greater PlayStation discussion. This new weekly show will allow us to discuss the ins and outs of Sony’s hardware, software, and relationships.

    Many thanks to PlayStation Australia, POEM Group, and the many other publishers and PR teams for their continued support of For The Players: The PopCulturists’ PlayStation Podcast. Their support of the show allow us to get hands on with games, early access, event invites, and many things we require to make this the show that it is.

    Feel free to add the guys on PSN:

    Ryan – BETSON
    Josh – SerShortstuff

    ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO PODCAST ON iTUNES and Spotify:

    iTunes: https://apple.co/2lEQhng
    Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lDwqVA

    Want to subscribe? – https://goo.gl/DoHVzr

    Follow us:

    Patreon – www.patreon.com/thepopculturists
    Website – thepopculturists.com
    Facebook – facebook.com/ThePopCulturists
    Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/ThePopCulturists
    Twitch – twitch.tv/thepopculturists
    Discord – https://discord.gg/wvBWjP2
    Twitter – twitter.com/PopCulturists
    Instagram – instagram.com/thepopculturists

    #PlayStation #PlayStationPodcast #DeathStranding

    1 hr 11 min
  • The Fiend Seeks Revenge on The Wyatt Family? | The Young & The Wrestlers Ep 46

    As the WWE look to close out their time with the USA Network for SmackDown and the current season of RAW, did they go out with a bang?

    Well, sort off.

    Although most things in this weeks show delivered set ups for the coming weeks Ryan and Jem believe it still delivered a quality pair of shows.

    Something they have not been able to say for a while.

    WWE Monday Night RAW originally aired on 23/9/2019 and SmackDown Live on 24/9/2019.

    The Young and The Wrestlers is a show driven by the soap opera nature of WWE. Each week Ryan and Jem will break down the WWE’s staple shows, Raw and SmackDown Live, along with the monthly Pay Per Views and look into the ongoing story and narratives of your favourite Superstars. Whether you are old or new to the world of wrestling, you will have a great time with The Young and The Wrestlers

    Follow us on Twitter

    Ryan – twitter.com/HaggardMC
    Jem – twitter.com/JemThePiercer

    ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO PODCAST ON iTUNES.

    iTunes – https://apple.co/2UUiGG8
    Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2Ga9Vyb

    Want to subscribe? – https://goo.gl/DoHVzr

    Follow us:

    Patreon – www.patreon.com/thepopculturists

    Website – thepopculturists.com
    Facebook – facebook.com/ThePopCulturists
    Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/ThePopCulturists
    Twitch – twitch.tv/thepopculturists
    Discord – https://discord.gg/wvBWjP2
    Twitter – twitter.com/PopCulturistsAU
    Instagram – instagram.com/thepopculturists

    #TheYoungAndTheWrestlers #WWE #The Fiend

    1 hr 56 min

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