I dedicated a good portion of this show reflecting on the life and contributions of someone I spent more than 10yrs listening to; and would spend another 10 were he still with us. Podcasting will never be the same without Kev Castle, R.I.P. my friend. Buddy Lee runs down the cards, as WWE has released the night for each match, for WM 41 nights 1 & 2. I take a look at the full lin-up for the HOF and address my thoughts again on Luger going in. He did an interview with Chris Van Vleit just prior to his HOF announcement and claims to take responsibility for Liz's death. What he said was BullSh**. Highlights on the last two weeks of RAW and SD and how little they've done to boost interest in Mania. I close with reviews on the two recent episodes of D.S.O.T.R. featuring Ludwig Borga and Vader.    NOTE I will do a predictions show Friday night for WM and post it sometime Saturday morning. The next episode of The Steel Cage will then be Sun. 4/27/25. Enjoy Mania and Happy Easter everyone!!

"CM Punk Gets To Main Event Mania...Night One"                                                                               A packed episode as Buddy Lee has two weeks of news and goings on to catch up on. The wrestling world lost one of the great voices of yesteryear as I remember the life of World Class commentator/announcer Bill Mercer. An interesting discussion comparing announcing from the 80s to that of today. Buddy Lee, who attended Baltimore City Public Schools, comments on the statement of said district by President Trump. I clear up the misguided story of Hulk Hogan supposedly making young children cry; a very simple explanation. Bianca Belair has some tattoos removed and the IWC, along with the Hogan story, overreacts. I offer some sane, rarional reasons why. Lastly, I close with the first episode of the new season of Dark Side of the Ring: HIAC match at King of the Ring '98 Mankind vs Undertaker. Also, great discussion on RAW and SD from the past two weeks; highlighted with Cena berating the fans and Reigns, Rollins and Punk signing their Wrestlemania Triple threat match contract.

Buddy Lee opens with a complete review of the Elimination Chamber. I have plenty of thoughts on who's going to WrestleMania and the John Cena heel turn. We then look back at the lives of some celebrities we recently lost: Gene Hackman, Roberta Flack and Michelle Trachtenberg. I then discuss the highlights of RAW and SD from the past two weeks. Several notable title changes, an excellent steel cage match and the possibility of two Triple Threat matches for Mania. Buddy Lee is not in favor of Lex Luger going into this year's HOF; I explain why.Finally, we close out talking about BET's list of the Top 15 Black Wrestlers Ever; several names I would remove and a whole host who were omitted.

Buddy Lee offers his thoughts on who wins at the Elimination Chamber in what seems to be a moderately predictable PLE. A rundown of the weeks action on RAW and SD; one show did very little to garner interest in the Chamber while the other went out of its way to pique interest. I will return one week from Sun. on March 9, 2025 for the next installment of the Steel Cage. Enjoy!

News broke on Thursday that The Rock would be returning on Smackdown and as I figured he'd want to confront WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. However, he did not ask for what I thought he would. What does he want? Cody's soul. What does this mean? Buddy Lee is as confused as you, but I try my best to break it all down and decipher a meaning. I also talk this year's Hall of Fame class and who's confirmed, rumored and should be going in. WWE makes amends with Demolition, what could this possibly entail...hint HOF. Ricky Starks is now signed with WWE and immediately gets a name change, but it'snot as bad as you may think. RAW and SD reviews from this past week in which both shows were anchored by excellent main events. Lastly, Buddy Lee runs down the Elimination Chamber card as it presently stands and speculates on a possible fifth match.       NOTE This Fri. following SD I will record the Elimination Chamber prediction show. It will be posted sometime after midnight.

I open up this week paying tribute to "Mr. Baseball" Bob Uecker and Colonel DeBeers. Tammy Sytch (Sunny) wrote a letter to the judge presiding over her case, Buddy Lee has all the details, the decision rendered and thoughts on the whole thing. I offer my coments on the Samatha Irvin story and her leaving WWE. WWE and AEW both release talent (WWE more so); for the most part it looks like a talent swap. I discuss who's leaving, why and where they'll probably end up. Finally, RAW and SD discussion since the move to Netflix and the Friday expansion to three hours. The obvious panned out this week as Rumble winners Jey and Charlotte chose their WrestleMania opponents. And could we see Solo vs Fatu at Mania for control of the Bloodline...I look at the Easter Eggs currently being planted.

Buddy Lee is back (and better than ever) after a longer than anticipated sabbatical. I have a full update on my hand surgery and what the surgeon had to say post-op. I usher in a New Year with a new episode of The Steel Cage. First, sadly, Buddy Lee pays tribute to several notable names who passed away in late 2024 including former President Jimmy Carter. I then give thoughts on several wrestling events that went down during my time off. WWE has since brought back Saturday Night's Main Event and as someone who lived through it Buddy Lee offers both criticism and praise upon its return. I close with a full review of the Royal Rumble and why Jey Uso won. Charlotte proves she's still the "Golden Girl" by winning after a year's absence.

This is a special episode of the show as Buddy Lee deals with a surgical issue. He explains during the show. Also talks about some current news stories in WWE. Predictions for Bad Blood also included. I plan to be back in action for the Oct. 13 episode.

Buddy Lee has all the updates and previews for Bash In Berlin to be held at the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany. I give my precitions on all the match outcomes; I couldn't do much worse than I did for Summer Slam (only 3 right out of 7). Great discussion on the RAW and SD "go home" shows this week leading to the Bash. Sadly, before I delve into all of that I remember the lives of Sid Eudy (better known under the monikers of Vicious, Justice and Psycho) and daytime talk show legend Phil Donahue. We remember the life and in ring career of Sid following his sudden passing from cancer. Buddy Lee has a touching FaceBook post from Sid's son, Gunnar. Lastly at look back at Phil Donahue and an episode that aired in November '93 where he examines two scandals going on in WWE (WWF at the time).

Buddy Lee remembers the lives of "Wild Samoan" Afa and "Tasmaster" Kevin Sullivan who passed away one week apart. I discuss the legal issues facing Logan Paul and whether this is why he dropped the U.S. Title at Summer Slam. I give my thoughts on a pretty good Summer Slam and the Roman Reigns return. The implosion of the Judgment Day and what lies ahead for the faction. The highlights of the last two weeks of RAW and SD.