Wrestling Reality with Justin LaBar

With the worldwide crisis and spread of the Coronavirus, it has put WrestleMania in limbo. Monday, WWE announced it would host the 36th annual event in front of no fans at its Performance Center facility in Orlando. We'll look at the logistics and reaction to that.  But, it also seems possible WrestleMania doesn't happen on April 5th at all but gets moved to a different location and date. We'll discuss that rumor and the validity behind it.

Stone Cold Steve Austin returns to RAW soon, could it lead to a WrestleMania appearance in a time where WrestleMania value is needed at an all-time high? Jake The Snake returns to national TV on AEW with a client waiting. Matt Hardy's future continues to be a hot topic.

RAW continues to be on repeat and sees big drop in hour 3at no surprise to LaBar. An AEW main event to see is the one from this past week in a cage. Samoa Joe injured again. 

Triple H answers Justin's questions about Matt Riddle calling out Brock Lesnar constantly and is NXT obligated to film at Full Sail University every week? Also on the show is talk of what John Cena does when he returns to WWE programming on February 28th. We assume it's to setup a WrestleMania match, but against who? Rumors of Undertaker vs AJ Styles at WrestleMania, AEW beats NXT in viewership again, strong start for XFL and more.

Vince McMahon hints towards the big pay-per-view events being streamed somewhere else that isn't the WWE Network. Reveals financial ups and downs of 2019. A lot of heat from some heels garnered in both WWE and AEW. Goldberg vs The Fiend...will Goldberg get Goldberged? 

WWE stock takes a huge hit as top executives leave—did the XFL have something to do with their fallout with Vince? Drew McIntyre wins Royal Rumble to challenge Brock Lesnar...what happens next? Is NXT equal to RAW and SmackDown?

Who wins the Royal Rumble matches? What headlines are rumor and reality? Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Matt Riddle, Ronda Rousey, Lacey Evans and more get talked about! Plus, LaBar vents on Saudi Arabia shows on HIS road to WrestleMania.

WWE has an opportunity at Crown Jewel with their wrestling booking PR and credibility to the Saudi Arabia shows. Plus, Wednesday night’s makes a lot of sense for CM Punk in pro wrestling…but now it seems NXT could be the best fit for him.

It's an end of an era, SmackDown is now the "A" show removing RAW from being the primary focus. Review of part 1 of draft picks and what to expect in part 2. A look at the head-to-head viewership war between AEW and NXT. Dr. Britt Baker joins the show talks the ride in this first year with AEW. Your #AskLaBar questions answered. 

WWE hit big with SmackDown on FOX. The question now is, how do they follow up? Their pockets getting deeper while competition is breathing down their necks with AEW's successful debut victory Wednesday night. And, oh by the way, Hell in a Cell is Sunday night...WWE is pot committed to The Fiend winning. Nothing else is acceptable.

The benefit and baffling results of Brock Lesnar holding Money in the Bank kicks off the show. Some talents not going to Saudi Arabia for WWE’s next big show there…a show which Vince McMahon is allowing to be touted as possibly bigger than WrestleMania? Really…we’re saying that? Could Sting vs Undertaker ever happen in Saudi Arabia and remembering the night Owen Hart passed away 20 years ago.

AEW announces TV and distribution deal and it checks all the boxes. Entertainment reporter and wrestling interview king, Chris Van Vliet joins Justin to talk about it. WWE announced Goldberg vs Undertaker in Saudi Arabia. Lars Sullivan fined $100,000, Triple H reportedly frustrated with Vince McMahon and Money in the Bank predictions.

Vince McMahon has instituted a “Wild Card Rule” to the weekly RAW and SmackDown rosters…a rule that goes against what RAW and SmackDown needs according to Justin. What 5 things would help RAW and SmackDown Live if able to be done. Lars Sullivan controversy, Sasha Banks controversy and more.

Dean Ambrose is now Jon Moxley and speculation is wild on what and where is next for him? Also, Brock Lesnar abruptly quit MMA. No return to UFC is happening, does WWE have something to do with this? Lio Rush making people made backstage in WWE. Kurt Angle’s future revealed. Stupid people who still argue Chris Benoit should be in the Hall of Fame. So many topics, so much reality.

Bray Wyatt got the audience buzzing when appearing on-camera for the first time in months with the Firefly Funhouse segment. The director of the Firefly Funhouse videos, Jason Baker, joins me and says what he can about working with Bray, the concept, the puppets, what other WWE projects he’s done and more. Plus, Justin talks if this a good creative chance being taken on Bray? Also, the first quarter earnings came out for WWE that is talked about and more news on Luke Harper, Sasha Banks and The Undertaker