The Shining Wizards

On this episode the Wizards span the world of wrestling

After catching up, Matt ponders how painful it must have been for Hulk Hogan to use the Leg Drop in the 2000's and we discuss why he didn't use a different move, and Hogan Knows Best

We do some Over the Top before doing a dive into AEW. What is the payoff of the MJF/Adam Cole feud? What's the main event of All Out? All In? Is Collision the best AEW Show?

We then move over to ROH and it's safe to say the verdict is disappointment as this version of ROH has seemed to turn into AEW Dark. What do you think? You agree with the boys?

Tony returns to talk about the Bad Dude Tito press and Matt is hot about the website that used a headline that was 10000% false and a picture of Tito Ortiz

We talk about headlines gone wrong in the past and this leads us to a really fun talk about Buff Bagwell, his movie career and his post wrestling adventures

We talk about the Jim Ross fall and have a little fun before taking a quick break

After we return we talk some action figures, as the Mattel WWE Comic Con SDCC is announced today, we ponder the choice of Ali, and talk about his impact in the world of wrestling, Even running down the Showdown at Shea card.

We cover MLW Never Say Never, our new champion, the Hammerstone hate and the new arrivals

We preview Impact's Slammiversary card for this weekend's PPV before we hit on our Wizards Rewind

It's back to 2007 WWE/ECW from July 10th

We break down the whole show and it is not what you think it is. It's a lot of fun and a great trip to the past

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On the latest episode the boys talk about their 4th of July plans before taking a trip around the wrestling world with some Over the Top.

They discuss Meltzer's 5 star system & what makes him the be all end all of wrestling match ratings.

Matt downloaded the AEW Fight Forever Game & he gives the boys the 411 on the game. Tony and HK don't feel too strongly about the game, but they haven't played it yet, & Tony is hooked on a date with Aubrey. HK loves the restaurants

Before the boys can talk Money in the Bank, Tony has some major issues with Peacock & refuses to pay for the service. We discuss if we should pick the MLW show this weekend, Tony still hates pick, and we discuss what was Money in the Bank

We talk a little about the Jacob Fatu situation & cover some MLW, discuss the latest Dark Side of the Ring on JYD, talk a little about AEW, Mox & Eddie Kingston

Handsome Kevin hits us with a Top 5 in honor of the 4th of July

It's another fun filled exciting episode of your favorite wrestling podcast. Before the show kicks off Matt loses power, so the boys open the show and bust his balls about that.

Danny Russ, the Voice of Reason joins the boys to talk some AEW Forbidden Door, as they unpack the card top to bottom. At some point Matt joins by his phone to chime in on the conversation.

Danny bits us a farewell and we are joined by TMDK member and all around bad ass, Bad Dude Tito. They discuss a variety of topics, the Misfits, Japan, New Japan Strong, the G1 and much more. It's a fun interview and a great introduction if you aren't familiar with Tito.

After a quick break and the return of Matt's power, they boys talk some XPW, MLW, and take an unexpected trip to a strange place, you have to hear to believe

Then it's the PWI Showdown, as we look at the Top 10 Rankings from May 1990, and compare WWF vs NWA. Find out which promotion takes the cake for the boys.

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One of the longest running weekly wrestling shows return with a jam packed show

Right out of the gate we are talking about the idea of Hulk Hogan holding Tag Team Gold in 1993. We are joined by Handsome Kevin who is supposed to be on vacation in Mexico, the angle of his camera makes him look strange.

Once the show kicks off the boys catch up, Tony made a sick intro video that you gotta see on our Youtube channel, its awesome. Tony and Kevin break Matt's balls cause Matt provides that he didn't put deodorant on after he got out of the shower. After some ball busting its time to go OVER THE TOP. Run down of the past week of wrestling, then we get to talking. Tony and Matt are annoyed at the MLW production and Matt is hot about Microman. Before jumping into the world of AEW we discuss what candy is best served frozen.

Then it's AEW talk, Collision was a huge success, Punk Is back, a lot of questions about Forbidden Door, JR Talk, Tony hates something about AEW, the usual stuff.

We cover a little of the Bloodline storyline before we hit some Patreon plugs and dive into Can You Beat That Challenge.

After the game, we hit on some Impact and talk about the Darkside of the Ring Graham family episode before pulling the train into the station

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In this episode the Wizards are doing it like no other.

The usual nonsense to start the show with talk of Winnie the Pooh & Christopher Robin before a surprise guest drops in. Tony's mom Diana joins the show to show off her new Good Night Diana t shirt and give us some fun Tony stories about him growing up.

We are then treated to a MARATHON Over the Top as Tony wants to read all the results and leaves the fun facts up to Handsome Kevin and Matt. In all likelihood this will be the last time this happens, but its something worth checking out, especially with some of the results that Brendan pulled out for us.

We cover the death of The Iron Sheik and what we remember him for, and this gets us thinking, was there anyone in 83/84 who could have taken the title from Backlund besides the Sheik?

We shift that into Matt talking about a random Monday Night Raw from 1995 that is full of things he doesn't remember, Backlund/Man Mountain Rock feud over a broken guitar, Scotty Anton being Lex Luger's flag guy & Chris Benoit working dark matches.

We talk about the debut episode of Collision, the new title for Asuka, Orange Cassidy, NXT Tag Titles, the new Impact World Champion and MLW Fusion

After a quick break we return with Wizards Wrestling Court

Matt and Kevin argue if the Exploding Barbed Wire Match from AEW in March 2021 is a good or bad match.

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One of the longest running weekly wrestling shows returns with another action packed show.

Right from go we are talking about NWA and the Crockett Cup 2023, this takes us Over the Top & boy does this turn into something.

After Over the Top we do talk about the NWA and continue to explore exactly where it went wrong, was it the pandemic? Aldis leaving? Is there hope for the NWA to turn it around?

We talk about the brand new WWE Heavyweight Championship, Money in the Bank, Alexa Bliss having a baby, Ted DiBiase's head, who are the Raw Tag Team Champions?

We talk some AEW, as Tony Khan has another announcement this week, plus we discuss last week's announcement about CM Punk & Collision.

We enter the world of Impact Wrestling and talk about the 8-4-1 match, & discuss if Steve Maclin is the man to carry the title till Josh Alexander returns or if it's Nick Aldis. Plus we find out what Impact Knockouts are serviceable.

We talk some NJPW Dominion, KJG & Matt really enjoyed the show and put over the matches plus all the new editions to factions and the shape that Forbidden Door is starting to take.

Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 returned with an episode about Chris Candido & Sunny, so we discuss the show and the unfortunate story.

Then it's time for our new bit, the battle of the decades. We go back to the PWI Years, and take a Top 10 List from 1987 & 1997, then we go from 10 to Champion and decide which Decade was the better one based on that month's Top 10 List. It's a lot of fun & a great listen

Before we wrap things up we do touch on the Bloodline Story and how it's playing out week after week on Smackdown

It's a jam packed show full of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling

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A jam packed episode covering the past week in the world of pro wrestling

Tony is rocking a Beef Shirt, and well, ya just gotta listen.

We jump into Over the Top, and we cover everything from the WWE to MLW and everything in between.

Matt is fired up about AEW Double or Nothing, and he breaks down the whole card, match by match, losing his mind. Listen to see if he enjoyed anything from the show or if it was straight hate.

From there the boys talk NXT Battlegrounds and WWE Night of Champions, go over picks, talk briefly about the NWA Crockett Cup and some how once again find themselves talking about XPW.

It is then time for the Can You Beat That Championship as Mike Peterson defends the title against DHB3, will Mike retain or did we crown a new champion?

After the game, we talk a little Impact, & Best of the Super Juniors. Then wrap things up with the news that Hulk Hogan said, "Never say Never" about a return to the ring. We ponder if & when before calling it a night.

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On this episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast the crew covers it all.

Over the Top right from the jump, as we cover everything that happened in the past week. We cover the "Superstar" Billy Graham death and the 2004 WWF Hall of Fame class. This someone leads us into a conversation about Ron Reese, which is fascinating in itself.

Matt tries to steer the conversation to the WWE's Night of Champions, but they somehow end up talking XPW since the show is in New Jersey this weekend. Eventually we get into the Night of Champions, and run down the card.

We then enter the world of AEW, Tony watched last week's House of Black Trio's match, HK hates a rope break in a No DQ match, Matt is over the CM Punk nonsense, & we talk so much more AEW. Tony Khan needs help, enough with the Four Pillars and we preview the AEW Double or Nothing Show.

Matt gives a little rundown of NJPW Resurgence before a surprise interview takes place.

Then it's WHAT IF.....Shawn Michaels doesn't get hurt at the 1998 Royal Rumble?

Is Austin/Tyson the main event of Wrestlemania 14? What does this mean for the future of DX? How does Owen Hart fit into this story?

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Episode 637 comes out of the gate hot. Tony is pissed off about Facebook and he rants and raves like a lunatic.

Matt attempts to get things back on track by sharing his thoughts about the Wrestlemania 4 finish, how 2 good guys cheated to beat a bad guy. This leads the boys on a short adventure about how they would rebook Mania 4 without a tournament before being joined by Bad Luck Fale.

There are some technical issues at the beginning of the interview with the Rouge General Bad Luck Fale, but once we get them squared away we are off to the races. We talk about a variety of subjects, from the Bullet Club, to chopping fans, spankings, the Fale Dojo, David Finlay, Winning the IWGP Tag Titles, rocking the Wizards T Shirt and much more. This was such a fun interview, we really think you'll enjoy it.

We return with Over the Top,Magenta stops by, and does what only he can do. We talk WWE, and if the Bloodline is the greatest storyline in the last 20 years of the WWE. We talk about AEW, and the Elite vs Blackpool Combat Club storyline. Matt gets shit on for liking the trios twist that the House of Black has put on their matches. We run down some of the NWA Crockett Cup tag teams and talk about Steve Maclin as the Impact World Champion.

Then Kevin hits us with his TOP 5. This one revolves around theme music.

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The Shining Wizards Return with Episode 636

Over the Top leads off the show & as the boys try to transition into Backlash from Puerto Rico, they are hit with a Savio Vega bomb followed by a surprise guest who rocks the socks off the crew. It's a great surprise and something we were not ready for, and it bleeds over into our guest, ECW Legend "The Giant" Paul Lauria.

If you aren't familiar with Paul Lauria, he was on the ECW Ring Crew with Mikey Whipwreck and they used to do wrestling before the shows. This caught Paul E's eye, and the rest is history. We cover that history, Paul shares some hysterical stories with us, and we explore how it has come full circle & what Paul is up to know with Wrestling is Now.

Back from a quick break we are joined by Kate the Great from The Mark Order Podcast/Fightful/Fightful Select & every other podcast under the sun to go DOWN THE AISLE. Tonight we explore Royal Rumble 2009. ECW is running at full strength, Jack Swagger, The Matt Hardy Turn, Shawn Michaels being poor, forgettable WWE Love Triangles, what was Jim Duggan doing in 2009, Kozlov, Great Khali & much more.

We finally get to talk about Backlash, Pay Per View Picks, the women's title situation, Bad Bunny, the Bloodline, Cody and more. Plus Matt answers some of KJG's questions about the world of NJPW. We also talk about the addition of Trinity to the Impact Women's Division.

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