• AEW vs NXT Comparison:

• AEW and NXT went head-to-head on “Tuesday Night War.”

• The hosts discuss how both shows offer great content, making it hard for fans to choose. They mention how DVR and streaming have changed the viewing experience.

• AEW’s strategy might have been to avoid blood-heavy matches to appeal to NXT fans used to less violent programming.

• NXT showcased appearances from big names like Randy Orton and featured a Women’s Championship match.

• Main Points of AEW’s Strategy: AEW strategically avoided turning away WWE fans by toning down their more violent elements. Mercedes Moné made an appearance, which was seen as an attempt to pull WWE fans into AEW.

Women’s Wrestling Discussion

• NXT Women’s Segment: A significant focus was placed on a women’s wrestling segment featuring top talents, highlighting the growing depth of the division. There was a spotlight on talent who hadn’t wrestled yet, like Stephanie Vaquer, creating excitement for future matches.

Patreons and Sponsors

• Thanking Patrons and Sponsors: The hosts took a moment to thank their supporters and sponsors, including long-time patrons like Beau Diggity and Slice on Broadway.

Bad Blood Review

• Hell in a Cell Match Review: The hosts praised a recent Hell in a Cell match from WWE’s “Bad Blood” event, calling it one of the best in recent years. They discussed the use of blood in the match and its impact, noting Drew McIntyre’s real-life injury of 16 staples.

• Storyline Continuation: There was discussion about the aftermath of the match and how it set up future WWE storylines involving Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, and The Rock.

AEW vs WWE: Wrestling vs Storyline

• Wrestling vs Storyline Debate: The hosts reflected on the difference between WWE and AEW programming. AEW tends to focus more on in-ring wrestling, while WWE places more emphasis on storytelling, particularly in main event matches.

• They discussed how WWE’s main events often center on drama and developments in the last five minutes, while AEW matches keep fans engaged throughout with high-caliber wrestling.

Inside Wrestling Observations

• Production Differences: There was a detailed discussion about AEW’s longer transition times between shows compared to WWE’s efficiency in turning over live shows for different segments or events, such as SmackDown turning into 205 Live quickly.

• Crowd Reactions: The hosts talked about their experiences at live AEW events, including engaging with chants and how the fan interaction added to the experience.

What We Learned Segment

• Rizz: Shared that Jey Uso’s Waffle House order was immense, adding a light-hearted note.

• Sorg: Reflected on attending live wrestling events and how being at live shows, like AEW Dynamite, re-energizes him, even when feeling out of place or anxious in social settings.

• Podnar: Mentioned how staying up to watch late wrestling shows can be exhausting, but how meaningful it is to catch the highlights and stories unfolding in these events.

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Sorg, Larry, and Mad Mike take us through this week’s wrestling(ish) news, including:

CM Punk is okay, guys.
We may have gone off the rails into some UFC chatter.
The XFL has an update – as in there’s been a commissioner and CEO named.
We swear – this is a wrestling podcast.
Nikki and John are back together! #LoveIsReal
Mad Mike is offering some love advice to John Cena and Nikki Bella this week.
Have you seen the Mauro Ranallo documentary?
Sorg has watched more IMPACT than WWE this week.
Larry has watched nothing but NJPW.
BTW – Have you seen how awesome Ricochet has been lately?
STOP – Mad Mike just put Velveteen Dream over EC3. This is HUGE.
In case you were worried, we confirmed that today is in fact Rusev Day.
This week’s Big Question: What on-screen wrestling relationship did you wish was real?
What did YOU learn in wrestling this week?
Remember that poster we were giving away? We took our list of Patreon supporters, booted up WWE 2K16, and let the bots settle it out. Congratulations to Bradley for winning the Skyscraper poster! Want to catch the Patreon bot fight we used to determine the winner? See it here.

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The worst thing for Sorg - when he can't recognize local wrestlers in their street clothes.
So much rumbling happened this weekend! We're giving our thoughts.
Royal Rumble appearance of Rey Mysterio confused us after watching the last season of Lucha Underground.
We have mixed reviews of the return of The Hurricane from Royal Rumble.
We're crossing the wrestling streams because of NJPW, WWE, and IMPACT happenings and shuffles.
We're fans of all kinds of wrestling.
OH: I met him one time at a funeral...
Welcome to Wrestle Kingdom two years ago WWE fans.
The Women's Rumble exceeded many of our expectations.
Sorg wants a Total Taker show with Undertaker and Michelle McCool.
We're following the #JacobsForMayor campaign, because Kane.
Royal Rumble had matches other than rumbly things. Things happened.
Braun Strowman teaching Alexa Bliss how to flip a car is the best thing ever.
Mad Mike was in the same building as Ray Rowe, Ricochet, and EC3 this weekend.
We're rebranding Ricochet as Rick O'Shea so he can keep his name.
Mad Mike and Larry are teaming up to take on War Machine for the Tag Titles.
We're talking some NXT Takeover and Johnny Wrestling.
We're talking some Kassius Ohno options with NXT.
Holy $#!% Adam Cole match at NXTTakeover.
As big a night Royal Rumble was for Japan, NXT Takeover was just as big for Cleveland.
This week's Big Question: Who left from IMPACT Wrestling do you want to see pop up in WWE?
It's Mayhem Mania time!
What did YOU learn in wrestling this week?
We learned collaboratively that Jaye Cooper thinks he can take on Ray Rowe. (For the record - we vehemently disagree.)
Fan of the show, Brandon Mynatt, will be a participant in the 2018 Special Olympics as part of the Team Missouri Bowling Team. (Donate at: http://give.somo.org/site/TR?px=1073149&fr_id=1190&pg=persona)

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