WrestleTalk Podcast

Becky Lynch is the number one contender to Asuka's Smackdown Women's Championship - but should she just win the whole lot? Luke and Oli break down this week's Smackdown Live which was a bloody fun little show! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 13:02 - Mustafa Ali As A SmackDown Main Eventer?! 25:28 - WWE SmackDown, Dec. 18, 2018 review 01:01: - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Luke is at home today (although he did edit this podcast), so Oli and Laurie are taking the reigns on the Raw review this week! And what a show it was! But is it too late for Sasha Banks and her Royal Rumble match with Ronda Rousey? Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 09:55 - Is it too late for Sasha Banks? 22:19 - WWE Raw, Jan. 7, 2019 Review 01:02:07 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What an excellent Wrestle Kingdom! But, then again, did we expect anything else? Luke and Oli break down all the matches and results, and even speculate on what could be next for Kenny Omega and All Elite Wrestling... Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 12:39 - What next for Kenny Omega? 23:53 - New Japan WrestleKingdom 13 Review 01:11:44 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well, this was a two hour recap show with a 10 minute match at the end. And yet somehow, we managed to talk about it for 30 minutes. Will we ever learn? It's the NXT Year End Awards! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro 09:25 - Who Was The Best NXT Wrestler In 2018? 32:01 - NXT Jan. 3 2019 Review 40:10 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a new year of the new era of WWE! And with that comes... a pretty standard episode of Smackdown Live. It was a good episode, though - just a phoned in one. Luke and Oli break down this week's show featuring an awesome segment between John Cena and Becky Lynch, and a fun five-way main event. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 13:02 - Mustafa Ali As A SmackDown Main Eventer?! 25:28 - WWE SmackDown, Dec. 18, 2018 review 01:01: - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Luke and Oli go through WWE Raw week by week in 2018 to talk about the highs, lows, oddities, and Seth Rollins matches. Was it a good year? Was it a bad one? Let's find out together.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Luke and Oli give their wild and wacky predictions for 2019 - as well as submissions from the Swaftnation! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Luke and Laurie sit down to break down the highs and lows of NXT in 2018 - but mostly talk about Johnny Gargano vs. Tomasso Ciampa for a long time. This was pre-recorded before WWE announced those NXT call-ups, just in case you're wondering why they talk about the possibility of Nikki Cross getting called up in 2019. Oops! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Luke and Oli break down everything that happened on the Blue Brand week by week in 2018. The highs, the lows, the Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy matches, and the pointless NXT call-ups. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello PodSWAFTers! And a Merry Christmas to you all! This is a special Christmas present for our favourite people, a compilation of Luke and Oli reading excerpts from Big Apple Takedown taken from our monthly RambleClub Patreon episodes! If you want to hear more like this, just head on over to patreon.com/wrestletalk and become one of our Pledge Hammers at the $10 or above level.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Apologies for the poor audio from time to time. We promise it will be better in 2019 when the three-man booth is properly set up! Anyway, this is the Christmas episode so don't expect talk of wrestling - just rambling nonsense for 90 minutes. Enjoy! Watch the episode here. Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's back! It's Fantasy Booking Warfare as Luke and Laurie go head to head pitching their takes on this month's voted for topic: Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35. Watch Luke's pitch here. Watch Laurie's pitch here. Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Let's look back at 2018 as a whole, and talk about the best and worst moments from the wrestling world. Luke and Oli give their own thoughts and go through submissions sent in by the Swaftnation. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well that was an awesome main event with a killer angle to boot! Luke and Laurie sit down for their final NXT review of 2018 - and it was a pretty meh show that picked up in the last half hour! Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro 07:14 - Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa As HEEL DIY?! 19:38 - $25+ Patreon shout outs 23:23 - NXT Dec. 19 2018 Review 37:54 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well Raw didn't see much of a change, but Smackdown sure felt different! What a fun show this was! Luke and Oli break down all the goings on including Mustafa Ali on the show full-time, the tag division being taken seriously, and Paige being ousted as the GM. Sad times. Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 10:38 - Mustafa Ali As A SmackDown Main Eventer?! 27:41 - $25+ Patreon shout outs 31:34 - WWE SmackDown, Dec. 18, 2018 review 01:02:37 - Outro **Timings may be off by a couple of minutes (maybe even several) depending on advert placement  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.