Wrestling Hypothesis

Episode 27 raises a birthday shot to A.B.A. to kick things off, before getting into news of WrestleMania 37 possibly being RELOCATED from Los Angeles to Tampa, & how this may be a way to make up for WrestleMania this year; Britt Baker calling out Cody to FIGHT her for the TNT Championship, & our thoughts on whether intergender wrestling can work if done REGULARLY; how the female joshi style of wrestling is different to the American style of wrestling; Kevin Owens confronting Triple H & Vince McMahon to let him RETURN TO NXT, weighing the pros & cons of doing this & why it should be a short-term run; & Dolph Ziggler believing that he would be AS BIG as Randy Orton had people put more faith in him, & is he right?

Episode 26 discusses Keith Lee as DOUBLE CHAMPION on NXT, predicting his & Adam Cole's future in WWE in the short-term, & should Lee be a TRANSITIONAL champion?; proposing an angle where Roderick Strong BREAKS out of Undisputed Era and wins the NXT Championship; NXT beats AEW in viewership numbers for the 3RD WEEK, & debating on whether or not AEW should be worried about these recent ratings losses to NXT; will this upcoming Fight For The Fallen edition of Dynamite beat NXT in the ratings?; Rey Mysterio working WITHOUT a contract in WWE, & why they need him more than he needs them; FTR ALREADY getting backstage heat from the AEW locker room for appearing on Jim Cornette's podcast, how they responded to the backlash & why it was misguided; & reports of WWE planning another all-women's wrestling event, debating whether or not that should happen anytime soon, & looking back at the first Evolution event and comparing the star power then to today.

Episode 25 reports on Kairi Sane possibly LEAVING WWE to go back to Japan, what her plan will likely be if she does, & looking back at her run in NXT & what she brought to the table; Vince McMahon doesn't CARE to push Shayna Baszler anymore, what the REAL reason may be for why this is the case & looking at other wrestlers with MMA backgrounds for examples of this, & should Baszler SUE Vince & WWE for stereotyping?; Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson signed to Impact Wrestling with a deal to also work for NJPW, & why it was best NOT for AEW to sign them; a review of NIGHT 1 of FYTER FEST, including Penelope Ford's coming-out party, Jake Hager the PERFECT MIDCARDER?; thoughts on Taz calling WWE out on their mishandlings of the pandemic, how AEW has been SUFFERING in the ratings & general interest from not having Jon Moxley consistently on their shows, & how lmuch of the lack of interest in the overall product can be contributed to just the pandemic; Are AEW finally starting to CRACK under the pressure, & looking at how much they have established in the past year and what still needs fixing; & AEW FYTER FEST NIGHT 2 PREDICTIONS, including Orange Cassidy WINNING against Chris Jericho?

Episode 24 opens with AEW FYTER FEST NIGHT 1 PREDICTIONS (2:12), before discussing what the BEST championship storyline is in AEW right now, & discussing the importance that Cody brings to the AEW TNT Title (12:48); why Jon Moxley hasn't been the same since joining AEW last year (21:10); comparing Brodie Lee to MJF, & why MJF is still a work in progress (22:40); updates on WWE's lack of handling with CO-VID19, how it is starting to affect AEW, & reports of WWE looking to RELOCATE to a new venue to get real fans back in their shows (26:36); addressing the #SPEAKOUT MOVEMENT as best we can, including our thoughts on the Sammy Guevara story, praise for how AEW is addressing the issue, proposing what we think wrestling promotions should be doing to protect their images & why there should NOT be a double standard (29:45); Tessa Blanchard FIRED from Impact Wrestling, discussing whether it would be the right call for a wrestling promotion to sign her right now, & how they should approach her previous accusations (44:22); Charlotte Flair out on hiatus for surgery, discussing who the next big star of the Women's Division should be, & why we shouldn't be hopeful (68:29); EARLY preview of the Winner-Take-All Match between Adam Cole & Keith Lee, including going up against Night 2 of AEW's Fyter Fest & what we'll be watching live, & will the idea work out well for NXT? (79:58); & our BIGGEST debate on the show to date: Has the last few years diminished The Undertaker's legacy in wrestling? (92:52) This is not a debate you want to miss. (SPOILER: TARA FINALLY AGREES WITH KING KENNY!)

Episode 23 is our FIRST episode back in the studio together since March, as we discuss the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever!" between Edge & Randy Orton from Backlash, with news of Edge's recent injury & how he got it, & how it was completely preventable; discussing whether Randy Orton is the most ESSENTIAL superstar in WWE today, making the case for SETH ROLLINS, & why even Brock Lesnar is NOT that guy right now; why WWE truly does not go all the way with pushing their talent, & is it hurting them?; discussing the current #SPEAKOUT movement and swarms of wrestlers exposing sexual harassment stories from over the years by various well-known wrestlers, & why Jim Cornette will probably not learn anything from this; a WWE developmental talent exposed to CO-VID19 followed by a RANT on WWE's severe mishandling of testing their employees throughout the pandemic; Vince McMahon slowly having MORE control of NXT, the not-so subtle instances of his influence on this past week's NXT, & how Charlotte Flair was like a TROJAN HORSE; & looking at the reason why AJ Styles was moved to the Smackdown brand, was he right to blame Paul Heyman for the release of Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, were they REALLY worth fighting over?, & did Heyman ultimately deserve to be demoted?

Episode 22 touches on the announcement that Paul Heyman is no longer head of creative for Monday Night RAW and Bruce Pritchard is, looking at Pritchard's track record with running Smackdown since moving to FOX, & why certain WWE superstars should be worried about this move (1:57); new REDESIGNS for title belts in WWE coming for the U.S. & NXT Titles, what other belts really need a redesign, & why it really doesn't matter in the long run (4:16); Velveteen Dream STAYING on NXT, & how we think he would be treated if placed on RAW or Smackdown (6:53); a RUNDOWN of NXT Takeover: In Your House, including discussing whether or not Karrion Kross SHOULD be next in line to challenge Adam Cole so soon (11:43); booking a scenario with Keith Lee & Adam Cole in a Title-for-Title UNIFICATION MATCH, & why that may not work; a HUGE DEBATE regarding Charlotte Flair, & whether or not her run in NXT worked out in the end (48:37); & the most BIZARRE moment of silence you will ever see. (1:24:57) BACKLASH PREDICTIONS are exclusive to YouTube.

Episode 21 begins with giving our thoughts on all the recent riots and protests, why we shouldn't be lumping in all the lootings with the protests & why this movement has been a long time coming; Hulk & Linda Hogan BANNED from AEW events, why Tony Khan banned them, looking back at WWE's handling of blacklisting Hogan from their history in 2015 before slowly bringing him back, & why Khan was right to do this; reviewing Dynamite in a DEBATE FORMAT; is Kenny Omega & Adam Page's tag title reign growing stale?; The unimportance of the ranking system so far in AEW; How to book Brian Cage moving forward en route to his AEW World Title match at Fyter Fest; is MJF truly ready to carry AEW as the World Champion right now?; & NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE PREDICTIONS, including praising Finn Balor's importance, Karrion Kross' first true test in WWE, what they may have planned for the NXT Women's Title scene heading into the summer, & discussing whether there is still an ongoing war between AEW & NXT.

This show stands in full solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Episode 20 touches on WWE using their NXT and Performance Center talent as the audience for their shows moving forward, why this isn't STEALING AEW's idea & why this was needed, & comparing WWE to AEW on how they have been booking their storylines; Nia Jax back at it again by INJURING Kairi Sane, going over Jax's history of injuring other talent, & why both her & WWE should take accountability; Drew Gulak finally reaches an agreement to RESIGN with WWE, & how his time with the company benefited him as a performer; THE REVOLT finally makes their debut for AEW, why their tag division should not be slept on, & listing the possible matches AEW has at their disposal; how AEW is slowly becoming WWE-lite, & what they can do to avoid that; why Cody's weekly TNT Championship open challenges WON'T work out; why the Inner Circle/Mike Tyson angle was a HOT MESS, & what the end goal could be; how the 2-hour format has been diminishing NXT's quality; Adam Cole & Velveteen Dream possibly having a CINEMATIC MATCH at NXT Takeover, & why it is not unnecessary; & capping things off with discussing Seth Rollins' comments on whether or not the Undertaker's 'Deadman' gimmick would work if he debuted TODAY.

Episode 19 talks the tragedies in pro wrestling this week of both Shad Gaspard and Hana Kimura; is Karrion Kross ALREADY overrated, & can he live up to the hype that WWE has set for him?; Kenny explains why he isn't a fan of Dexter Lumis, & the TERRIBLE instance of editing that occurred on NXT; why Velveteen Dream hasn't been the same since returning from injury, & what they can do to help build back interest into him; how NXT Takeover: In Your House is shaping up to be a stacked card; Drew Gulak 's WWE contract silently EXPIRED, & how he has been an important asset to them; Ember Moon reveals that she may NEVER be able to wrestle again, why she should change up her gimmick if she is able to return, & whether or not we see her in the ring ever again; & AEW DOUBLE OR NOTHING PREDICTIONS, including a dead giveaway of one of the top matches, the injuries suffered to Rey Fenix & Britt Baker and being pulled off the event, why Marko Stunt is very UNDERRATED, & who we think the mystery participant will be in the Casino Ladder Match.

This episode is dedicated to the honor and memory of Shad Gaspard & Hana Kimura.

Episode 18 touches on the current status of SummerSlam 2020, including WWE looking to other cities to hold the event, Vince McMahon ADAMANT that SummerSlam has fans in attendance, & praising the Mayor of Boston for putting his foot down on hosting the event; Some big takeaways on an eventful Monday Night RAW, including Becky Lynch announcing her PREGNANCY & discussing whether or not she is FINISHED with pro wrestling; our thoughts on whether or not gifting the title to Asuka is a LAZY move; What the original plan was for Money In the Bank had Becky not gotten pregnant; Edge & Randy Orton CONTINUING their feud and being praised as "the greatest wrestling match EVER", & why Edge deserves better; Sami Zayn stripped of the Intercontinental Title, and having backstage HEAT for thinking of his health; how AEW is making the best of the current situation, & addressing the current lackluster state of NXT; Sting to be another legend in AEW?; pinpointing when NXT was taking a turn for the worse; & a REVIEW of Part I of Undertaker's 'Last Ride' documentary, including the story behind his match with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33, & signing a new 15-YEAR DEAL with WWE.