Under the Ring Report

This week Tom is back and we talk about Dean Ambrose’s decision to not resign with WWE. We throw around ideas of what he could do next. Plus we talk about Hideo Itami asking for his release and being granted it, plus what could have been if injuries hadn’t sidelined his career. Then it’s time to talk about AEW and Halftime Heat. Don’t forget to subscribe to our show so you don’t miss a new episode.

This week John is flying solo, so it will be a short show. We look back on his first live wrestling show he attended and he talks about the excitement and fun he had at a WWF show in 1989. Feel free to lets us know about your first show you attended and what stood out to you all these years later. Thanks for joining us.

Welcome to 2019 and with it comes a lot of news from the world of professional wrestling. Tom and I discuss our thoughts on All Elite Wrestling and their first big event Double or Nothing. Then we talk about where we rank this years Wrestle Kingdom 13 and some of the big matches that we really enjoyed. And we end the show talking about the passing of Mean Gene Okerlund and the impact he had of wrestling.

It’s time to look back on 2018 and share our awards for the best of 2018.  Tom and I handed out a lot of awards to NXT this year and we discuss some of the things that made 2018 such a great year for wrestling. Hope you enjoy and thanks to everyone that voted on the website and on twitter.

This week it time to break down the hottest free agents wrestling for 2019. We talk about where we think the Elite will end up and some of the pitfalls they could encounter depending on where the decide to go. Plus a new hot tag that includes our thoughts on the passing of the Dynamite Kid. Don’t miss this weeks show.

This week we dig into the Under the Ring Report archives and present an interview with Dan “The Beast” Severn from 1999. Dan is the first man to ever compete for UFC and WWE and is a UFC Hall of Famer. This was right after Dan had ended his run in WWE and we discussed how is got into mixed martial arts and what led him to join the WWE. He has some interesting notes about his contract with WWE at the time and his thoughts on his run with the company. Plus Dan gives some really great advice to folks that want to get into professional wrestling or mixed martial arts.

It’s the 2nd annual What We’re Thankful for show. So many things happened this year in professional wrestling and Tom and John countdown what they are most thankful for. Enjoy this special Thanksgiving edition, plus a special Hot Tag.

The last couple of years have been some of the best of Chris Jericho’s career and it’s time to have a serious talk about how much he is changing the business. Tom and I discuss how he’s been part of some of the biggest independent events in the last year and unlike some older wrestlers. he’s got no problem putting over young talent and just having fun. This is our love song to Chris Jericho, plus this weeks Hot Tag is all about the Crown Jewel.

It time to talk our favorite wrestling movies and least favorite wrestling movies. Plus favorite wrestler in a movie and worst wrestler in a movie. We had do some digging for some of these movies, plus we found out that one wrestler did a softcore porn movie. Our twitter account will have links to the trailers plus we bring back the Hot tag to talk about Smackdown 1000 and WWE Crown Jewel PPV. Thanks for downloading the show.

Since WWE seems to be bringing back managers to their weekly programing, Tom and John decided to discuss some of their favorite managers of all time. We give our criteria for a good manager and also who we feel is the best managers of all time and some managers that don’t get enough credit for what they brought to the table. Don’t forget to send us you favorite and worst wrestling movie of all time and favorite and worst wrestler in a movie as we put together our next show. Thanks for listening.

 

 

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