Wrestling with Story with Joshua Hale Fialkov

The Bloodline tore through the Tag Team Champions, Randy Orton, AND Cody Rhodes tonight, Tiffany Stratton had to pick her loyalties, and Chelsea Green was DELIGHTFUL on a fairly sedate episode of Smackdown. Join writer/producer Joshua Hale Fialkov for a full discussion of the episode on this episode of the WRESTLING WITH STORY PODCAST.⁠

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00:00 Intro

01:37 Overall Thoughts

03:15 Tiffany Stratton, Bayley, Nia Jax

06:52 My fascination with Mia Jax

10:53 Chelsea Green being delightful

13:30 More on Tiffany Stratton/Nia Jax

14:54 Andrade/Carmello Hayes Language Barriers

20:43 Corbin/Crew vs Legado Fantasma

23:59 Chelsea Runner Returns!

24:54 The Long Suffering of LA Knight

23:39 Blair Davenport vs Naomi

28:43 The Women's Division Struggle

30:58 DIY vs A-Town Downunder

33:02 Jacob Fatu Wrecks Everything

35:53 The Core Philosophy of WWE Booking

39:40 Wrap Up

A shocking turn in the Toni Storm/Mariah May story, a complete upset in the Owen Hart Cup, a standoff between Ospreay and MJF -- this week's Dynamite was the best in recent memory. Join Writer and Producer Joshua Hale Fialkov as he recaps the highlights for you. #aewdynamite #aew #recap #podcast #tonistorm #mariahmay #willospreay #mjf #bryandanielson #hangmanadampage #chrisjericho #samoajoe

00:00 Intro

01:49 Ospreay and MJF Promo Off

05:45 Page vs Danielson Owen Hart Finals

07:07 Swerve Promo

08:21 Samoa Joe vs Chris Jericho

11:18 Four Corner International Title Qualifier

12:25 Page and the Elite

13:30 Mercedes Mone and Britt Baker

14:40 Darby Allin Returns!

16:06 On the video packages

17:22 Mariah May vs Willow Nightingale

20:28 Outro

Rhea Ripley returns to facedown Liv Morgan and Dominick Mysterio. CM Punk and Seth Rollins nearly come to blows in a standoff over their fight at Money in the Bank. Join writer and producer Joshua Hale Fialkov for a blow by blow account of how the story unfolded on Monday Night Raw on July 9th, 2024.

00:00 Intro

00:24 Overall Thoughts

02:40 Punk/Rollins

08:28 Dominik/Liv/Pearce backstage

09:23 Gable/Jey Uso // Wyatt Sick6

11:15 Seamus/Bronson Reed Promo

13:26 Bronson Reed v Pete Dunne

14:39 Priest/Rollins wave off gentleman’s agreement

16:41 Zayn/Breakker

17:40 Awesome Truth/Strowman vs Judgment Day

18:03 Punk/Pearce

19:34 Liv Dom Massage

21:08 Uncle Howdy 

22:40 Chad Gable/Pearce/Taylor Rotunda!

23:55 Damage Ctrl segment

24:41 Dragunov vs Bron

25:25 Priest package

26:25 Damage Ctrl vs Lyra and Carter and Chace 

27:15 Deville Stark Baszler with women’s tag team champs

27:35 Liv & Dom vs Rey & Zelina

29:24 Wrap Up 

Links:

Love & Wrestling (Liv Morgan, Dom Mysterio, Rhea Ripley Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIr2NQxGVuQ)

Reality Hits the Ring (Truth in Wrestling Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erdrnGpDDJU)

Wrestling with Story Youtube

NXT Heatwave 2024 aired live from Toronto, Ontario on 7/7/24 and was an absolute thrill ride that saw all five titles on the line -- and one of them even changed hands in an absolutely shocking way. It was also one of the NXT's best PLE's of the year so far. Writer and Producer Joshua Hale Fialkov walks through what he thought of the show, his favorite matches, and what he hopes will come for the future stars of the WWE.

WWE's annual Money in the Bank Premium Live Event aired live from Toronto on July 6th, 2024, and it was an uneven show, with some incredible moments and quite a few disappointing ones. Writer and producer Joshua Hale Fialkov discusses the ins and outs of the show and his observations with a bent towards his experience as a Hollywood creative.

00:00 Intro

00:10 Background

00:26 Overall Opinion

01:16 Comparing MITB to Forbidden Door

02:00 Problem with the Format

03:33 Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match

06:50 Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn Intercontinental Title Match

08:45 John Cena Segment

09:45 Seth Rollins vs Damien Priest, World Heavyweight Championship

11:00 CM Punk Mark

12:38 Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match

14:30 Trish Stratus and Tiffany Stratton

15:15 Bloodline vs. Owens, Orton, and Rhodes

17:10 Solo Sikoa

19:20 Cody Rhodes Should Be What We're Selling

20:10 Kevin Owens Intensity

20:37 Jacob Fatu

21:30 Wrap Up

In our first podcast episode, Emmy and Eisner Award nominated writer and producer Joshua Hale Fialkov recaps the Go Home episode of Smackdown from July 5th, 2024 as the WWE gets ready for MONEY IN THE BANK. Then, he goes through the card for the following day's PLE in detail.

WRESTLING WITH STORY is in depth analysis of the world of Professional Wrestling from an accomplished tv producer and comic book creator