WrestleTalk Podcast

WWE have confirmed that WWE2K21 will not be released this year, the first time a WWE game has not been annually released since 1997! What next for the franchise? Luke and Laurie sit down to talk about it, as well as cover the AEW vs. NXT ratings, and go through your Patreon Mailbag questions! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 01:31 - What Next For WWE2K21? WWE Vs AEW Ratings! 26:50 - Patreon Mailbag 1:10:56 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After the unfortunate news that Drake Maverick, among many others, had been released from his WWE contract, he was still advertised for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, and in this episode of the WrestleTalk Podcast, El Fakidor Laurie Blake and Chopper Pete Quinnell discuss whether this story is in bad taste after the events of his first round matc theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 01:27 - Drake Maverick Story In Bad Taste? 15:56 - WWE NXT Apr. 22, 2020 Review 44:14 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oli goes back to his Fantasy Booking Warfare years to give his thoughts on what Brodie Lee's Dark Order could do with the recently released WWE stars. There's also a full breakdown off everything Dynamite this week, with a really good Kenny Omega match!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's almost a yearly occurrence at this point, but Luke and Oli cover a Raw match where Nia Jax botches a move to a dangerous degree. They break down all the action from Raw, which in lighter news had great Drew moments! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 06:50 - SCARY WWE RAW BOTCH! 16:37 - $25+ Patreon Shoutouts 18:12 - Superchat Party! 23:10 - Patreon plug 24:44 - WWE Raw Apr. 20, 2020 Review! 1:03:44 - Superchat Party! 1:16:11 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another really effective building show for Money in the Bank from this week's SmackDown, including an absolutely killer promo from Sonya Deville that might just be the best promo of 2020 so far. All this and more from Chopper Pete and Randy Andy Datson on this week's SmackDown WrestleTalk Podcast Review! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 01:26 - The Best Promo Of 2020?! 11:59 - $25+ Pledgehammer Patreon Shout Outs 13:43 - WWE SmackDown Apr. 17, 2020 Review 43:25 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was a dark day on Wednesday when dozens of WWE wrestlers were released from their contracts. Luke and Laurie go through the list and get some ideas of where they might end up next. Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 01:39 - What Next For... Well... Every WWE Release? WWE vs. AEW Ratings! 35:23 - Patreon Mailbag 1:06:38 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There were two (well, two and a half) major debuts for NXT on this week's episode, and Chopper Pete and El Fakidor Laurie Blake are here to talk about them! That, plus some build for some interesting feuds on this interesting episode of NXT. Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 01:35 - Two MAJOR NXT Debuts! 21:25 - WWE NXT Apr. 15, 2020 Review! 39:33 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jon Moxley took on Jake Hager in an empty arena match for the AEW Championship, but was it a success? Luke and Pete split the difference and talk about everything going on from Dynamite this week - with sad live reactions to Howard Finkel passing away. Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 02:14 - Matt Hardy Announces ELITE DELETION MATCH! 14:01 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shout Outs! 16:09 - Superchat Party 20:30 - AEW Dynamite April 15, 2020 37:39 - Superchat Party! 44:36 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Luke and Oli did a livestream reaction to the announcements from WWE that many wrestlers and backstage crew have been released from the company.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A challenger appears for Drew McIntyre! Luke and Oli sit down for the weekly television show that is woven into he fabric of society, and talk about a pretty darn good edition of Raw! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 03:05 - MAJOR WWE Title Feud REVEALED! 14:38 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shoutouts! 16:40 - QuizzleMania! 18:40 - Superchat Party! 21:14 - WWE Raw Apr. 13, 2020 Review! 48:16 - Superchat Party! 58 39 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's a new NXT faction that have been called up to the main roster! It's the SmackDown after WrestleMania, so it's bizarro world! Except not this time, but it was still pretty good! Chopper Pete and Randy Andy Datson are here to break down all the goings on from the SmackDown after WrestleMania 36! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 01:20 - WWE NXT Faction DEBUTS! 09:23 - $25+ Pledgehammer Patreon Shout Outs! 11:28 - WWE SmackDown Apr. 10, 2020 Review 40:27 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I think we can all say that WrestleMania 36 was way better than anyone could have predicted, but was it really a failure overall? Luke and Laurie dive into the news coming out from the wrestling week, as well as answer your mailbag questions! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 01:58 - Was WWE WrestleMania 36 A FAILURE?! WWE Vs. AEW Ratings!  26:38 - Patreon Mailbag 1:02:00 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There were two TakeOver-calibre matches on this episode of NXT: the six-women number one contender's ladder match and Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa. Was the latter, which was given the cinematic treatment, better than the Boneyard match at WrestleMania? Chopper Pete and Adam Blampied are here to discuss! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 01:35 - Is Ciampa vs Gargano BETTER Than The Boneyard Match? 15:26 - WWE NXT Apr. 8, 2020 Review 33:20 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

YEEEEAAAS! Matt Hardy has laid out the challenge for a match at his compound, which has been named Elite Deletion! Will Chris Jericho accept the challenge? Luke and Oli sit down to talk about everything Dynamite this week, with a cracking match between Hikaru Shida and Dr. Britt Baker! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 03:37- Matt Hardy Announces ELITE DELETION MATCH! 13:41 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shout Outs! 15:10 - Superchat Party 17:20 - AEW Dynamite April 7th, 2020 49:07 - Superchat Party! 54:37 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the Raw After Mania, or SQUASH MATCH AFTER MANIA NIGHT. Also, Big Show is back, and we got an NXT call-up confirmed! Luke and Oli break down all the happenings from Raw which featured a Smackdown star getting traded and more! Theme music by Jade Starr Buy our new WrestleTalk merchandise here WrestleTalk In The Office Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sprWyZxCcqhtbzUuKfd0U?si=txG3hFYjSNOlGYpcDipx2g WrestleTalk Discover Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00I22mwo6wwMKdBh6Y8Gtf?si=geesBbqiSuaNkW6SVdn3eQ Subscribe to partsFUNknown here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Join the WrestleLeague and become a Pledge Hammer on Patreon here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Pete Quinnell @PeteQuinnell Follow Andy Datson @AndyDatsonWT Follow Adam Blampied @AdamTheBlampied 00:35 - Intro 02:17 NXT Call-Up Confirmed! Big Show LOL! 19:07 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shoutouts! 21:39 - Superchat Party! 27:25 - WWE Raw Mar 30, 2020 Review! 52:27 - Superchat Party! 59:35 - Outro  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.