The Shining Wizards

Happy New Year

The Wizards are back with the 1st show of 2023

After the boys catch up about their New Years activities they dive into the world of professional wrestling 

Matt got all jacked up for the Muta/Nakamura match & ended up signing up for the Pro Wrestling NOAH Streaming service. Matt talks about the show itself, gushes over the Muta/Nakamura match and ponders why Nakamura isn't a bigger star in the WWE & the guys talk about the his Royal Rumble win and why it didn't translate into him becoming the star they think he should have been. 

They talk Wrestle Kingdom 17, Dragon Lee leaving AAA for NXT, and Kennan stripping Sammy & Tay of the titles 

We Also talk Judas, Maki Itoh, Nick Gage, who is the face of GCW? 

Mandy Rose made a million dollars with her website, and Tony asks, does this set the women's revolution back? It's a great topic of conversation 

They cut Wardlow's hair, we talk some AEW, Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett tweeting, Don West and what's happening on Smackdown 

Then we go Down the Aisle, we talk about the 1994 Super J Cup. We talk about Ricky Fuji, Gedo, Bob Backland in WAR in 1994, and so much more. 

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The boys are live in studio with Phil Raia from the Turnbuckle Throwbacks. It's a night of pizza, wrestling talk, and a run-in from T3.

After some great talk, the guys cover the December 22, 2017 episode of Monday Night Raw.

We hope everyone has a Happy New Year!

It's Monday Night and the crew is back with another action packed episode 

The boys cover the Mandy Rose release and share their thoughts on the whole situation, and have a pretty heated debate about if she should have been fired or not. They talk about the latest episode of AEW Dynamite and the happenings of what's going on in the WWE Universe 

After a quick break they talk a little NWA and MLW before getting into Can You Beat That. We get news on the current champion and the committee makes a few announcements that will change the game going forward.

We wish you all a safe and happy holiday

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It's Wrestling Talk....and Talk About Wrestling 

Matt Is the Lucky Pierre tonight with KJG & Handsome Kevin 

The boys catch up, as we hear about JJ Rouge's weekend and working with Eugene aka Nick Dinsmore before they jump into Ring of Honor's Final Battle. We talk about the card, the Double Dog Collar Match, Jericho tapping to the Swing, is ROH Garbage and the newly announced Honor Club and what does that mean for ROH Weekly TV. 

We come back from a quick break with some coverage of NXT Deadline & the Surviver Challenge. We hit on the world of the WWE quickly, talk about the Kurt Angle celebration. 

Then it's on to AEW, Ricky Starks, and Winter Is Coming. We question KJG about Ricky Starks and ponder, who if not Ricky Starks, should have been MJF's 1st opponent in this reign. 

Then we go down the aisle, sticking with ROH, we are back at Final Battle 2002, the 1st time ROH ran this event. We talk about the Ring Crew Express, Paul London, the main event and MORE!!!! 

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It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling 

The fellas quickly catch up with each other before being joined by the one and only Luigi Primo. The Best Pizza Chef in all the land. We talk about Pineapples on Pizza, his favorite toppings, working in AEW, going to Japan, and much more. It's a real fun interview and a great talk with one of the best characters in the professional wrestling business. 

We follow up the Pizza Chef with some NWA talk, Blunt Force, Samantha Starr, The Spectaculars, Velvet Sky and more. 

We run down the Ring of Honor Final Battle card. Tony can't wait (That's a lie) 

This leads us to the news that Steven Regal is out of AEW and on his way back to the WWE. Worst Salad Dressings, new AEW Title Belts, Kevin's hate for Ricky Starks, a banning and more. 

Then it's time for Kevin's Top 5, as he gives us the Top 5 people on TV with GO AWAY HEAT. Who's on your list? Did Kevin miss anyone? 

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Fresh off of the Thanksgiving Holiday the boys are back to serve up some wrestling talk....and some talk about wrestling. 

Handsome Kevin is on 4th mic, and Matt attempts to throw him under the bus for his Thanksgiving tradition, and boy does that blow up in his face. Matt is in the barrel. 

Our guest, Rolando Freeman joins us to talk NWA, the Spectaculars and more, but the connection isn't the best, so after a few tries, everyone thinks its best to try again in the future. Don't worry, we will get him on as a guest. 

The Boys then turn their attention to WWE Survivor Series WARGAMES!!!

They cover the show, the Bloodline and much more. 

Then we are joined by David Henry Bauer the 3rd, who picked tonight's Wizards Rewind. We go back to WCW Uncensored 95. Relive this shit show with us, as we have a blast talking about old WCW. 

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Kate the Great & Handsome Kevin host The Shining Wizards 11th Anniversary Show 

Show is full of lots of laughs, trips down memory lane and tons of guests who pop in to celebrate with the boys. 

They are also joined by Darryl Sammartino and Larry Richert to talk about the Bruno Sammartino documentary. 

It's a celebration of the Wizards. 

It's Monday and you know what that means, the boys are back talking all things wrestling from the past week. 

After quickly catching up we talk some Tales of the Territory before diving into the NWA. It's been a week for the NWA and it's fans. Hot off of Hard Times 3, the boys recap the Billy/Nick Aldis saga, talk about Hard Times 3, and ponder the decision to make Tyrus the NWA World Champion. The Wizards come up with a scenario that would make all this worth it, find out what that is. 

After being down about the NWA, we gotta pick ourselves up, so we bring in our guest, Sal Rinauro. Sal addresses the elephant in the room, and gives us some great insight for someone who works for the NWA. We talk about Sal's journey in the NWA, going from May Valentines best friend to Gaagz the Gimps...partner? His TNA appearance, action figures, new members and what to expect from Sal in 2023. It's a real fun listen and Sal is really the pick us up needed. 

Coming back from a quick break we are covering a ton of topics. Next week's Can You Beat That Challenge may not happen. Matt has information that the Champion Christian isn't available, and he wants answers from Tony & the Committee. 

Talk quickly turns to previewing the AEW Full Gear Show this weekend. The boys will be in the house, and no one is more excited than Tony. We try and figure out which female talents Tony is talking about, and what matches he is most excited for on Saturday. And don't worry, he watched last week. 

We talk some WWE, War Games, & World Cup Tournament. Hit on some Impact notes, and Kevin's trip to WrestlePro this weekend. Kevin gets a little hot at some of the comments in the chat. New Japan notes and the excitement from Matt about the Teddy Hart docuseries is a bit disturbing

Then it's time to go DOWN THE AISLE, back to WWE No Way Out 2006, its a fascinating card, who knew Tatanka was all over WWE TV in 2006, December to Dismember and more. 

If you're a wrestling fan, this is the show for you. We don't take ourselves too seriously, and we have a lot of fun. Plus our interviews rock 

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No Guest

No Rules 

The boys are back and its absolute chaos. Matt is fired up from missing last week's show. Kevin can't get over Tony having a Tootsie Roll in his Top 5 last week and Tony is ready to talk AEW. 

We do some catching up, before talking a little Tales from the Territories. Florida, Stampede, picking up women, Bret Hart, No Class Bobby Bass and much more. 

We talk picks, Crown Jewel, Logan Paul, Buckshot Lariat and quickly run down the Crown Jewel event. We then speculate on who is going to be in the Survivor Series War Games match, while also somehow talking relationship advice. We talk a little bit about the Sasha Banks Instagram post and of course, to get Tony fired up, we present him with the Smackdown World Cup. 

To keep Tony annoyed we jump into AEW, where things get a little heated. After talking about the World Title Eliminator Tournament, the Full Gear Card, and Jeff Jarrett, we stumble into a talk about Tony Khan and if trying to run AEW & ROH was too much for him to handle. It's a heated discussion, which leads us to another conversation about who's opinion carries more weight, you have to listen to this one and let us know where you land. 

After a quick break, we come back to talk a little about NJPW, Battle Autumn, & World Tag League. We cover the return of MLW, Battle Riot 4 then jump into the NWA news that dropped this afternoon. Nick Aldis gave notice, then was suspended. What does this mean for the NWA? Can Billy and company right the ship? We want them to turn it around and Hard Times 3 is gonna be an interesting point for them. 

We then dive into this week's Wizard Rewind. Its back to the 1987 Slammy Awards Show (Link is below) 

Its quite the adventure back in time, and it is a must watch show. Its cheesy 80's WWF at its finest. And we discover who the 1st ever 2 Time Slammy Award Winner ever was. 

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1987 Slammy Awards Show  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh-J9sRHhyg

The Two Man Army celebrates Halloween with stories of candies and trick or treating. Tony opens with a rant on how bad technology treated him the past couple of days, but then turns around with an on-the-spot Top 5 favorite candies. Kevin isn't thrilled with some of the entries on the list, but agrees that it's hard to say no to any candy.

After Tony discusses what he was disappointed in and what he enjoyed in wrestling for the week, Kevin happily changes the tide of the show and jumps right in with numerous Top 5s. His thoughts lead to discussions of the 24/7 title, strange characters, and participation entrances. The boys also discuss Shinsuke Nakamura and his upcoming match with the Great Muta, as well as this weekend's Crown Jewel.

By the time the show starts wrapping, Matt does a run in. He almost missed it with a case of the bubble guts, but managed to help close the show with plugs and tales of Crowbar wrestling for New Japan.