Wrestling Hypothesis

Episode 45 has news on WWE settling a lawsuit concerning their partnership with Saudi Arabia for $39 MILLION, & how this is one of MANY more lawsuits to come due to the Saudi Arabia partnership (0:00); Discussing who needs the win MORE at Survivor Series between Roman Reigns & Drew McIntyre, how Paul Heyman has been elevating BOTH of them, & what the likely outcome will be in the match (10:43); our picks for what the GREATEST traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match is (24:33); & COMPLETE MAYHEM over naming our DREAM 5-MAN Survivor Series Team, & why Edge is the PERFECT pick for any team. (37:53)

Episode 45 has news on WWE settling a lawsuit concerning their partnership with Saudi Arabia for $39 MILLION, & how this is one of MANY more lawsuits to come from continuing the Saudi Arabia partnership; Discussing who needs the win MORE at Survivor Series between Roman Reigns & Drew McIntyre, how Paul Heyman has been elevating BOTH of them, & what the likely outcome will be in the match; our picks for what the GREATEST traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match is; & COMPLETE MAYHEM over naming our DREAM 5-MAN Survivor Series Team, & why Edge is the PERFECT pick for any team.

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Episode 15 of Extra! has some more thoughts on the Jon Moxley/Kenny Omega program and their title match coming in TWO WEEKS on Dynamite, why it is a bad idea but we're willing to see what AEW has planned, & how we would have kept the two busy heading into AEW Revolution in February (2:13); & discussing Triple H's comments on Roman Reigns & Drew McIntyre and their impending feud possibly being this generation's Stone Cold & Rock, including our thoughts & is he actually RIGHT to say that? (18:04)

Episode 44 is our MOST INTERESTING EPISODE YET, covering the COMPLETE BREAKDOWN of the Zelina Vega firing, why WWE let her go & should we be surprised about it? (1:53); Looking at her tweet about unionization, what NEEDS to happen, who needs to be a part of it for a Wrestlers' Union to work, & looking at the DOWNSIDE of wrestlers having a union (8:39); Bringing up an UNLIKELY name that can represent the union, & why there NEEDS to be a middle man between the talent and the executives (20:40); Looking at Vega's chances in AEW, what her BEST role is between a wrestler and manager, & can she do both? (30:03); Is pairing her with the Lucha Bros as their manager a GOOD idea? (37:32); & how valuable is MJF purely as an in-ring performer? (34:39)

Episode 43 comes a day early, with thoughts on Lilian Garcia revealing producers from the critically-acclaimed 'Last Dance' documentary having plans for something with STEVE AUSTIN next year, & what they need to include in the documentary (0:00); FINAL THOUGHTS on tonight's AEW Full Gear event & breaking down the key matches (12:01); does MJF NEED to be the LEADER of the Inner Circle if he beats Chris Jericho? (13:10); Cody RHODES gets his full name back & believes that the AEW women's division is doing fine right now, is he right about that, & why divisions need to be given time to develop in order to thrive (34:34); why Kenny Omega needs the win MORE than Adam Page in their match (41:37); What can be the SLEEPER match of Full Gear? (52:52); & Roman Reigns' next challenger after Survivor Series revealed to be Daniel Bryan, how does Jey Uso stay relevant if this feud happens?, & how does EDGE factor into this? (57:24) (BONUS: Our live reaction to Joe Biden winning the presidency at 7:16)

Episode 42 talks WWE's third-party account ban on their talent going official this week, do we see Andrew Yang getting involved further?, Paige's recent BREAKDOWN on her livestream, her looking to start a UNION with other WWE talent, & what she can do if she leaves WWE (0:00); PAC confirmed to be returning to AEW television this Wednesday, why he has been SEVERELY missed, pitching an idea for how to bring him back into the mix, & why the ranking system in AEW is really just an empty gimmick (18:19); is Daniel Bryan a 1st BALLOT Hall of Fame talent, & looking at his impact and legacy to pro wrestling (32:26); & looking at Smackdown's recent streak of quality shows & is it BETTER than AEW Dynamite, & how Smackdown is benefiting HUGE from Roman Reigns. (65:20)

Episode 41 talks Survivor Series this year being centered around the Undertaker & celebrating 30 YEARS since his debut, the discussion of whether Taker being more active in outside ventures and social media DIMINSHES his character at this stage, why portraying the Deadman gimmick OUTSIDE the ring just doesn't work, & is he a KNOCKOFF of what he used to be? (0:00); PRAISE for Eddie Kingston on the mic, can he be a main-eventer for them & what kind he should be, a great analogy to use for the Kingston/Jon Moxley program, & referring back to last week's discussion on Orange Cassidy & who has a BETTER shot at being a main-eventer? (30:04); who is winning the AEW World Title #1 contender's tournament? (49:51); who is a more versatile performer between Kenny Omega & Shawn Michaels? (61:29); & listing our MOUNT RUSHMORE of best promo skills in WWE History, listing our favorite promos from our picks, & does Vince McMahon deserve to be on there? (67:17) (DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE IS NOT FOR THE DIEHARD UNDERTAKER FAN!)

The 40th edition of Wrestling Hypothesis gives thoughts on BAYLEY being ranked #1 in this year's PWI Women's 100, looking back at her year & reading out the top 5 of the list, why she deserved being in that spot, & does SASHA BANKS lay claim to having that spot instead (0:00); RAW Underground reportedly CANCELLED, why this is the case, & why Shane McMahon needs to get away from WWE programming (17:17); an update on the possible Rock/Roman Reigns match at WrestleMania, looking back at his last match in 2013 & can The Rock hold his own in a long-winded wrestling match? (22:52); Paul Heyman over Bobby Heenan as the BETTER manager? (25:00); arguing over whether John Cena needed The Rock to cement himself as the face of WWE in their 2011-2013 rivalry, & why Cena did not need it at that point (31:19); WWE not returning to their normal live event schedule until 2022, & why this is a HUGE deal (48:52); & discussing Orange Cassidy, can he be a MAIN-EVENTER in AEW?, & why he DOES NOT need to turn heel. (54:30) HUGE THANKS to everyone who has been listening to us up to this point!

Episode 39 begins with the big news of the state of Florida allowing sporting events to reach FULL CAPACITY with their attendance at venues, what this means for WWE & their residency deal with Amway Center, will the Thunderdome stuck around if fans come back?, & why they should be careful if they bring full audiences back soon (0:00); Ronda Rousey's current deal with WWE set to EXPIRE in April next year, why Becky Lynch needs to be her next (last?) BIG match, is Lynch ever going to come back to wrestling?, why women have a shorter career span in wrestling than men, & pointing out ANOTHER reason for why WWE would want fans back ASAP (15:44); some thoughts on WWE TAKING AWAY their talents' outside accounts (23:34); a recap of Night 1 of the WWE Draft & listing some notable names that switched brands, Seth Rollins' feud with The Mysterios to CONTINUE?, Bianca Belair & Sasha Banks as a future pairing?, & the New Day SPLIT UP? (26:47); & an update on Tessa Blanchard's status of signing with WWE, what Vince McMahon & Triple H thinks of her, & reiterating earlier thoughts on how promotions should APPROACH Blanchard & recent accusations. (36:08)

Episode 38 begins with an INTERESTING statement and question from Ricardo about Roman Reigns, Stone Cold & John Cena, & TOTAL MAYHEM ENSUES (0:00); How many memorable moments has Reigns TRULY had in his career? (13:18); reports of WWE planning to make Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly the faces of Undisputed Era, & keeping Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish as heels, & why this would be a MESS & how this idea may show that the faction hit its ceiling (22:04); AEW & NJPW set to be working together soon, who is the one wrestler from Japan that can be the BIGGEST marketable star in AEW?, & where does Tetsuya Naito fit in? (29:55); & who will be the bigger OVERALL HEEL in the long-term in wrestling between Roman Reigns & MJF? (37:43)