The Shining Wizards

It's Wrestlemania Week and this is the perfect show to get you ready for all the events, or to listen on your trip to Dallas. 

We are joined by New Japan Pro Wrestling LA Dojo graduate Alex Coughlin to talk about a variety of subjects, including training at the LA Dojo, GCW Bloodsport, Japan, learning a new language & much more. 

We cover the Wrestlemania Card, talk about the Warrior Award, and the latest inductees of the WWE Hall of Fame. We also talk about Triple H, and we put Tony on the spot to see if HHH falls into his Top 15.

After the normal plugs we are back with some 3 Counts on NWA, Impact Wrestling, MLW, ROH, NJPW & NXT talking all the hot topics from the past week in wrestling, and previewing the upcoming shows during Mania Weekend. 

Then it's time for DOWN THE AISLE, we hit a ECW House Show from 1995, which takes us on a wild ride, with Dudley Dudley, Norman Smiley, Mikey Whipwreck, the Pitbulls and more. 

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It's Monday Night and the gang is back & in full effect 

Kevin and Matt kick off the show with a quick catch up. Matt praises Kevin for taking some pictures with Ricky Morton & Jay Lethal at Wrestle Pro. Kevin talks about the show briefly and the Tony Nese/Casanova Valentine angle. 

They talk a bunch of random things, ROH, Wrestlemania, and Coliseum Home Video. Tony joins in the middle of the VHS talks, and the boys go down an interesting rabbit hole. 

They are then joined by Former Ring of Honor 6 Man Tag Team Champion and AEW Dark Regular Kaun. They spend almost an hour talking with Kaun about a variety of topics, including Shane Taylor Promotions, Ring of Honor, AEW, Horror Movies, Single Wrestling & much more. 

After a quick break the boys run down their picks from the NWA Crockett Cup and talk about a few things from the show this week. Hit on some stuff from Impact, New Japan and AEW from this past week before Can You Beat That

Kevin Challenges Matt for the CYBT Championship. Gear up for some wrestling trivia. 

It's a fun challenge & the perfect way to end the show. 

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On this episode of the podcast, we quickly catch up with each other before talking about Scott Hall. We had learned on Sunday that he was on life support, and then this morning, that he would be taken off life support. We talk about his legacy in the wrestling industry, from his time in the AWA to TNA. We talk about which version was our favorite, and cover all the groundbreaking moments he was a part of. We dive into the Raw 1993 Rumble for the vacant Intercontinental Title, Rick Martel, and who was in the rumble. 

We take a quick break, plug the network and announce our Twitter contest winner

Before we can start, we find out the news we were all dreading, that Scott Hall has passed away. It's a punch in the gut for sure & we even question if we should do our throwback. 

We march onward & talk WCW Uncensored 99 

It's a disaster of a show, and really gives you a good idea of where WCW was at this point.

Tony hate's guests, so as soon as Anthony Henry shows up, Tony is out. 

We talk about Anthony Henry's 20 year career, from recently being on AEW Dynamite, to his time in NXT, Kit Kat's, cheat days, and much more. It's a very insightful conversation, and a great introduction to Anthony if you are not familiar with him 

We hit on some New Japan Cup News for our going home as the tournament winds down and the Bullet Club continues to explode 

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Tony Hates Guests so he isn't here for the start of the show 

Matt is stressing over AEW Figures

Kevin is ready to talk with Karl Fredericks. 

Karl joins us, and we are quickly off to the races, talking shots, energy drinks, and his journey to the NJPW LA Dojo. We discuss his talks with NXT/WWE, his relationship with Alex Coughlin & Clark Connors. The hands on teaching of Shibata. HIs first trip to Japan and the strange things he eat, including RAW Chicken. We talk about being a WCW Fan, getting to wrestle with Jushin "Thunder" Liger & much more, it's over an hour of content. It's a must listen to conversation. 

Tony joins us, then we take a quick break before we are back with Shining Wizards PPV Picks for the AEW Revolution PPV. We discuss the card, dislikes, the tag rules, blood, Sting, and our favorite matches. 

We jump into Impact's Sacrifice from here, and Kevin gives us the rundown of the Saturday Show, and even puts it over the AEW PPV

We talk about Tony Khan buying Ring of Honor and the Vince McMahon Interview. We hit on some 3 Counts for MLW, NWA, NJPW & WWE before Kevin hits us with his Top 5 unexpected title changes on Monday Night Raw (No Money In The Bank Cash IN's) 

We have a few going home notes before pulling the train into the station.

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The boys are all back in the saddle again with tons of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling

They are joined by your favorite guest and ours, Mikko Maestro. Mikko throws down the challenge to Tombstone Jesus, and somehow figures its going to happen in New Jersey, at Matt’s house, with Matt in his corner & Tony in Tombstone’s with Kevin as the special guest referee. It’s crazy & makes no sense, you’ll have to listen to believe it.

After our friend leaves, we cover the biggest news of the past week. We talk about Cody’s exit from AEW, and what a possible WWE run would look like.

We talk about our Elimination Chamber Picks, and the show itself. The Men’s Elimination Chamber, and some this & that’s

We cover Impact’s No Surrender Show from Saturday Night, the Eddie Edwards Turn, Jay White/Bullet Club Saga, Deonna’s Open Challenge & more.

After the break we come back with some new segments

First we have THE THREE COUNT.

Where we cover NWA, MLW, ROH and NJPW, hitting on 3 topics from each promotion from the last week, it could be from the last tv show, PPV, or news & notes

Before jumping into a new segment we bring you KEVIN’S TOP 5 & it’s a good one. Top 5 Wrestlers & the Weapons they used to win matches, can you guess who’s on the list?

Then we dip our toes in DOWN THE AISLE

We will randomly pick an event, talk about who is on the card, and away we go. This first go around, its Mid South/UWF  from Missouri, March 3rd 1985. We work as magic as we go down the card, and that takes us down the aisle. From BladeRunner Rock to Jack Victory to The Sheepherders. It’s a wild ride, and just a taste of what this new segment offers.

On episode 572 of The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast, Kevin is joined by Kate Hensler of fightful and The Mark Order Podcast.  They do a heavy dive into AEW and are then joined by The NWA’s Sam Adonis aka El Rudo.  It’s a deep discussion about his experiences in pro wrestling and his take on the landscape today.  Pittsburgh independent wrestler Zeke Mercer also stops by to introduce himself to The Shining Wizards Universe and talks about his experiences being a wrestler and college student, along with inclusion & representation in pro wrestling.  Kevin & Kate also talk IMPACT, Matt Cardona’s NWA title win.  Shining Wizards Matt’s Jay White fail, and their trip to AC for Dynamite.  All this and so much more wrestling talk!

The boys are back with another jam packed show!

After a quick catch up, the boys are talking a couple of hot issues from the past week, Shane McMahon & Brian Kendrick. From there we do a little WWE Elimination Chamber talk. Tony is annoyed we have picks. Matt hates Goldberg and Kevin is looking ahead to Brock vs Roman at Mania.

We are then joined by our guests, S.A.T. Jose & Joel Maximo. We talk about their resurgence after stepping out of the light for almost 10 years, Joel has some technical issues, he was upset about that, so we do apologize. We talk about the Briscoes, GCW, HOG, horse meat, Maff & tons more.

After a brief break we are back to talk MLW, NWA, Impact, NJPW, ROH and hit on some news and notes before we pull this train into the station.

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Hot off the Royal Rumble the boys have a full show

They are joined by one of the hottest up and coming tag teams in the business TSF. What does TSF stand for? You’ll have to listen to find out. We talk about all things TSF, training at the Nightmare Factory, name dropping, sandwich spots, poop pants, NWA Crockett Cup, & MUCH MORE. This is a great introduction to these guys and a really fun interview.

Post interview we deal with some technical issues, plug the patreon & jump right into the Royal Rumble, or as Matt calls its the Royal Bumble.

Boys weight in on the event, and the lack of excitement from the Rumble. No surprises, Brock, Shane O Mac, YUCK. What did you think? We want your feedback.

We talk a little NWA, AEW, ROH Hall of Fame and hit on a few more news & notes before pulling the train into the station.

If you’re a wrestling fan, this is the podcast for you!