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A huge week in pro wrestling and we cover it all here

We find out HK's distain for Vickie Guerrero, we catch up with each other & our happenings, then we jump into the Royal Rumble

We talk about the Royal Rumble in depth, best match of the night, moments and we even give them some grades.

We talk Monday Night Raw to Netflix, and we try to figure out the Netflix plans

After a quick break, we navigate through the Vince McMahon lawsuit & give our opinions, we do not dive deep into the lawsuit.

We remember Ice Train, talk some AEW, TNA and Partying with Mr Fuji & The Berzerker

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Its been a crazy week in the world of Wrestling and The Shining Wizards are here to cover it for you.

Shocking news broke last week as Kazuchika Okada is set to leave New Japan, we discuss what this means for New Japan and where he could possibly land.

We shift to the world of AEW, where Matt was super critical last week, he's turned a corner this week with the Samoa Joe/Hook match, as well as a few other bright spots. Tony is still miserable as ever, plus the Rankings are back.

We do a live listen in as Raw starts and we find out the fate of Seth Rollins, talk a little WWE & the Royal Rumble before we jump into our game

Greg Cherry from the Greg Cherry Brand joins us to take on KJG in the Royal Rumble Showdown. You think you know the Royal Rumble? Step up to these 2 dudes, its a lot of fun, and impressive that these guys have this much knowledge in their heads

Post Rumble talk we talk some TNA Wrestling, Dark Side of the Ring Season 5 and who we think will win the Mens & Women's Rumbles plus who we think will be surprise entrants

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The boys return in full force with a completely insane show

Tony's eating rice cakes, as he celebrates becoming the 4 Time Picks Champion.

Matt is annoyed at a former WCW Wrestler looking for a HUGE Payday for a podcast

Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins the show for his monthly spot, as they cover best thighs in wrestling and the TNA Hard to Kill PPV.

Matt brings up the rumor that the WWE is possibly looking to break Hulk Hogan's record title run mark by keeping the belt on Roman, and KJG loses his mind.

There's talk about AEW, as Matt is super annoyed with the product and Tony Kahn.

Is Seth Rollins Championship worthless?

A little Royal Rumble talk as well

Then it's time for the 1st Annual Wizzies, we go through the nominees and announce the winners

Plus Matt finds out what his punishment for losing the picks will be

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HK, T Donk and Matt return with an episode packed with wrestling talk.

HK wants to bring back the wink as a pick up move, so that discussion kills sometime before finding out that Matt fell in the driveway and had the car towed by a Tesla

Wrestle Kingdom 18 took place this past week, and even though Donk & HK didn't see the show, they did see the Nic Nemeth debut and the Zombie Video. Matt tries his best, but they boys can't get past the Zombies

In addition to Mr Nemeth joining NJPW, they also talk about the addition of Matt Riddle. Matt saw him as a star before his WWE run and this leads to a great topic about the Bro's run in WWE

Matt attempts to put a bow on Wrestle Kingdom, but once he mentions the Aswang its a rabbit hole he can't escape, some talk of Jon Moxley, the greatness of Okada/Danielson.

This conversation leads us to Tony asking if AEW trying to be like NJPW is hurting the product, and we jump down that rabbit hole

They talk about the Deonna Purrazzo debut which HK & Donk were not impressed by, then Matt brings up Mercedes Mone and the gloves are off. HK is done with hearing about her & Matt compares her to HBK from the 96 era

We talk about the Rock's return and what it means for the WWE Universe. Where does Cody finish the story? Where is the right place to have the Roman/Rock Match?

Tony hates the name of the Work Horsemen & Matt loses his mind about the 4 Horsemen

They preview TNA Hard to Kill, go over the pick standings and wrap up a really fun and entertaining show.

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AEW's Ortiz joins the show to kick off the New Year. They catch up on the last 5 years & the path Ortiz has taken. We talk about the bidding war after him & Santana left Impact, being a singles star, hearing the IWC when they didn't become Tag Team Champions, Eddie Kingston and a lot more. It's a fun chat & a great interview .

Kate from Fightful joins the boys to talk Chris Jericho, AEW Worlds End, the Devil and more.

They run down the Wrestle Kingdom 18 card

The boys also reveal the 2023 Wizzies, the categories and the nominees

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Tony and the Kevins wrap up 2023 in a way only they Wizards can.

After some pleasantries about the Christmas holiday, they jump right in discussing the worst finishers in wrestling. This leads to an interesting conversation about recasting the Piledriver album with wrestlers from the New Generation.

We transition into talking about powerbombs, chokeslams, and piledrivers which leads to some notes about Giant Gonzalez.

Finally, the guys bring it forward into discussing where AEW went wrong and how much it has changed from the first days of Dynamite into what was argued a lesser version of the WWE.

It was a fitting episode to close out 2023.

Celebrate Christmas with this rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, with Santa enthusiast and hardcore legend, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.

As the year winds down, the guys discuss whether 2023 went by too fast or too slowly.

They then welcome Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast for a new segment called "The Hardest Part of the Ring," which no one likes and other names are suggested. The discussion is centered around AJ Styles and Liv Morgan but keeps coming back to new segment titles. At some point comparisons between Madonna and Roseanne were made.

Talk goes to Ring of Honor's Final Battle where the guys discuss the positives and negatives of the show. Tony Kahn wore a suit and Black Taurus looked silly waiting forever for Vikingo to balance on the ropes and do moves. The show overall had some good points and bad points, and the PPV Picks standings are discussed.

After the break Tony shows off his attic finds of Bendems and LJNs, where HK and KJG offer thoughts on their value. To round out the show, the guys talk major storylines in WWE, comments from social media about CM Punk which made KJG annoyed, the conglomeration of wrestling companies in Japan, and much more.

No wrinkled pants tonight! While Matt is on the mend, KJG gets a big surprise when Tony and HK show up in suits! The professionalism is off the charts for this episode!

The show starts with conversations including the strangest things the boys have eaten. This leads to discussions of NXT Deadline, which everyone watched and had plenty to discuss, including picks.

After a break, the guys discuss the ROH situation and whether they agree with Eric Bischoff's assessments of the company.

Greg Cherry joins the show to defend the Can You Beat That? Championship against KJG. Does the champ continue to dominate the competition, or does KJG regain the title?

Kevin brings up the fact that some of the old "unavailable" shirts are once again available on the Wizards Pro Wrestling Tees page. Tony reveals the secret to their return (get them now!)

Finally, the guys welcome comedian Eric Johnston, who shares stories of his father and grandfather in wrestling and show-biz.

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On this episode the Wizards roll out a brand new segment with Kate from Fightful. Kate's Corner is where we go on this show to talk about AEW's Continental Classic Tournament. The Good, the bad and the ugly. As Kate exits we continue to discuss what we like & dislike about the Tournament and the confusion that has been bestowed upon us.

We were then joined by ISPW Women's Champion Vicious Vicki. We discuss a variety of subjects including wrestling men, her tryout with the WWE, working AEW Dark, Xmas, Lita and much more. It's a fun interview and a great introduction to Vicki.

After a quick break Handsome Kevin tells us about his trip to AEW Dynamite, and the sadness that he experienced with the empty seats, dead crowd, & people leaving early. They talk a little about Rampage before being joined by Tony. Conversation takes a wild turn as Tony & HK will not let TK skate on the fact that he had wrinkled pants at the show on Wednesday. It's a wild conversation

We then jump into the WWE world, as we talk about Raw, Smackdown, Nakamura, Okada, CM Punk's return Promo & Randy Orton's return.

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