The Wrestling Brethren Podcast

2025 WrestlePalooza

SINGLES MATCH

JOHN CENA vs. BROCK LESNAR

TAG MATCH

USOS vs. THE VISION

MATCH FOR THE VACANT WOMEN’S WORLD TITLE

STEPHANIE VAQUER vs. IYO SKY

WWE TITLE MATCH

CODY RHODES [c] vs. DREW McINTYRE

MIXED TAG MATCH

CM PUNK & AJ LEE vs. SETH ROLLINS & BECKY LYNCH

NEWS (9/14 – 9/18)

· Cena/Lesnar placement on WrestlePalooza Card

· Opening Match Announced for AEW All Out

· AEW is going to plan a huge AEW Revolution in Spring 2027

· Bianca Belair Still Dealing with Broken Finger Suffered at WM

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: NXT Homecoming

- Jarret: Jey/Jimmy interactions

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: Ramping up towards Crown Jewel: Perth - who will be highlighted?

- Jarret: Et Tu, Jey Uso?

Sound-Off

- Josh: What the Hell? (Jacob Fatu)

- Jarret: iPhone 13 (work phone)

NEWS (9/11 – 9/13)

· WrestleMania reported cost and Royal Rumble

· Andrade gone from WWE

· Eddie Kingston’s Return to the Ring Set

* Shooting The Ish

* Sound Off!

NEWS (9/6 – 9/10)

· Saudi GEA Chairman Turki Alalshikh has announced that Saudi Arabia will host WrestleMania 43 in 2027.

· TKO president Mark Shapiro says WWE lags behind UFC in ticket profits and still has work to do.

· Wardlow has to the be unluckiest man alive

· AJ Lee gives first public comments since return

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: A.J. F’n Lee (+ Becky is awesome)

- Jarret: Jey Uso’s “transformation”

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: Jey is a heel or Jey is the Tribal Chief? {Bonus: Nattie!!}

- Jarret: Jey / same

Sound-Off

- Josh: Stephanie Vaquer and the World Title

- Jarret: My memory has failed me

Smackdown 9/5

* John Cena's first hour

* The middle full of people who we like but didn't want to see this night

* Main Event Segment (Return of AJ Lee)

Smackdown - 9/5

· John Cena - the first 50 minutes

· People I like in the middle that didn’t get a fair shot

· Main Event Segment (the return of AJ Lee!)

NEWS (8/31 – 9/2)

· WrestlePalooza Guesstimated Card

· AEW Breaking Their Thanksgiving Tradition This Year

· Roman Reigns Contract Details and Demands for a New Contract

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: The build to the return of AJ Lee, without saying AJ Lee (but the crowd said it and Jackie and Big E said it).

- Jarret: Roman being written off TV

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: Can we please get back to Natalya/Nattie and Bayley?

- Jarret: Becky in The Vision

Sound-Off

- Josh: Health Update

- Jarret: I don’t wanna work

NEWS (8/27 – 8/30)

· Congratulations to Cody and Brandi Rhodes on the birth of their second daughter

· Seth Rollins Joins NFL Network’s ‘Good Morning Football’ Talk Show As Host For This Season

· DDP Hospitalized Due To Heart Issues (but since released)

· WWE Speed Titles Coming to NXT

· Kevin Owens provides update on neck and future

· HBO Max and Pay-Per-View Events

PREDICTIONS FOR CLASH IN PARIS

NEWS (8/24 – 8/26)

· Mercedes Moné is now “Nine Belts Moné”.

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: Bayley’s Third Vignette: Return of the Hugger vs Role Model

- Jarret: Lights Out Unsanctioned Match in AEW Forbidden Door

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: Post-Clash RAW, heading towards Crown Jewel in Perth, AU

- Jarret: Jey Uso… based on the end of RAW this week

Sound-Off

- Josh: YouTubeTV and FOX

- Jarret: Ice Skating

- Both: Nattie

NEWS (8/20 – 8/23)

· WWE/ESPN drop the WrestlePalooza announcement - but also another bombshell

· WWE and Peacock announced a new multi-year partnership to exclusively stream "Saturday Night's Main Event" on Peacock

· Pat McAfee to return at WrestlePalooza

· Chris Jericho Rumors of Return to WWE in 2026; with some in AEW Believing he’ll be at the Royal Rumble

· WWE’s Deal with X has come to an end

The State of Wrestling - From our perspective

Podcast Announcement