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It may seem weird, but it feels like WWE are turning Daniel Bryan heel - but not The Best in the World Shane McMahon. What is happening? Either way, this was a tremendous episode of Smackdown with four weeks worth of storylines 2 hours. Enjoy! Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 11:59 - Are Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon turning heel?! 32:18 - WWE SmackDown, Nov. 6, 2018 Review 58:36 - 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.

Oh, poor Braun. He was once one of the biggest babyfaces on Raw, but something has gone wrong along the way - and losing to Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel certainly didn't help. What helped even less was the bloody awful edition of Raw this week. What a stinker. Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 15:03 - Have WWE botched Braun Strowman's push? 32:15 - WWE Raw, Nov. 5, 2018 Review 01:12:18 - 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 a bizarre show. An utterly bizarre show. The oddest things happened among some controversial bits with loads of bland and boring stuff thrown in. Weird. Also, Shane McMahon is apparently the best wrestler in the world. Also, we say in the episode that Triple H injured himself during the table spot with Kane, but it appears it happened much earlier in the match. Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here 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.

What a tremendous episode of NXT this week! There was a great angle to end the show, a couple of good tag matches and the NXT debut of Matt Riddle! What more could you want? Apart from more Cathey Kelley. Obviously. Get a FREE CASE OF BEER (UK only) here Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro 06:23 - Huge matches announced for NXT TakeOver: WarGames 18:41 - NXT review 44:47 - 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.

First of all, very sorry about the sound quality! We're still working out the kinks in this new set-up. It will be better next time, I promise. Anyhoo, Luke, Oli and Laurie are sitting down to give their thoughts on tomorrow's Crown Jewel as well as their predictions. Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aplogies for the very short intro and outro on today's episode. We got a new set and it delayed us slightly in getting stuff done! But anyhoo, Samoa Joe is back and AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan had their Crown Jewel match a few days early. Oh, and New Day dressed as The Brood. Fun stuff! Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 00:57 - Samoa Joe returns! 15:12 - $25+ Patreon backer shout-outs 17:20 - WWE SmackDown, Oct. 30, 2018 Review 38:09 - 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.

So yeah, is it too soon to be doing Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose off the back of the Roman Reigns news last week? Are they exploiting the news? Is this Paul Bearer? Or Eddie Guerrero? Luke and Oli dive into this week's Raw which didn't really have a whole lot else to talk about. Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 12:20 - Is Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose Too Soon? 27:00 - $25+ Patreon backer shout-outs 29:42 - WWE Raw, Oct. 29, 2018 Review 01:16:57 - 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.

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After the awful news of Roman Reigns taking an extended hiatus from WWE to kick cancer's ass, Luke and Oli look at who the next top guy in WWE could be. There's also your crap gimmicks and mailbag questions! Get a FREE CASE OF BEER (UK only) here Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 07:50 - Who's the next top guy in WWE? 27:08 - $25+ Patreon backer shout-outs 29:16 - Crap gimmicks 36:41 - Mailbag 48:17 - 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 WAS ME ALEISTER! IT WAS ME... ALL ALONG! Luke and Laurie review this week's NXT and talk about Aleister Black's mystery attacker, who could face Tomasso Ciampa for the NXT Championship at War Games and more. Get a FREE CASE OF BEER (UK only) here Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro 10:23 - Aleister Black's mystery attacker revealed 22:48 - $25+ Patreon Shout Outs 24:26 - NXT review 43:10 - 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.

WWE don't seem to care about the show, but Luke and Oli are still going to give their predictions! WARNING: There are spoilers for the Mae Young Classic semi-finals AND the winner of the NXT UK Women's Championship will likely air in mid-December. As another warning, this sounds a bit drab as the first three matches are useless, but they do perk up for the final four! Get a FREE CASE OF BEER (UK only) here Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here 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, it wasn't as good as Raw we can tell you that much! There's not a great deal of good on this episode of Smackdown Live - which might very well be the worst one of the year. Can you believe Evolution is this Sunday? Someone should tell WWE as I don't think they know. Get a FREE CASE OF BEER (UK only) here Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 16:40 - How WWE Ruined Rusev Day! 29:09 - $25+ Patreon backer shout-outs 30:57 - Smackdown Live review 01:01:48 - 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.

Yeah, it's a bit of a sombre episode today following the awful news of Roman Reigns announcing he is batteling leukaemia. We wish Roman the best of luck. Superman Punch leukaemia right in its stupid face. Get a FREE CASE OF BEER (UK only) here Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 06:05 - #ThankYouRoman 40:25 - $25+ Patreon backer shout-outs 43:21 - Raw review 01:23:17 - 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.

Oof. We'll be honest, this isn't a fun episode of the WrestleRamble. We dive into the hot issue of WWE's relationship with Saudi Arabia in the light of the alleged murder of Washington Post jounalist Jamal Khashoggi, and whether or not they should cancel the show and distance themselves from the controversy. There's then an awkward gear change for some Crap Gimmicks and mailbag questions. Enjoy, I guess? Get a FREE CASE OF BEER (UK only) here Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Oli Davis @OliDavis 00:17 - Intro 09:07 - Should WWE cancel Crown Jewel? 30:59 - Crap Gimmicks 42:49 - Mailbag 57:00 - 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.

He has returned! Aleister Black has returned to NXT! And now he knows Nikki's secret! Which spells trouble for... who? Luke and Laurie sit down to talk about this week's NXT including some great action between Undisputed Era, War Raiders, Bianca Belair and Nikki Cross. Also Shayna Baszler is the best. Get a FREE CASE OF BEER (UK only) here Come see Luke, Laurie and Oli present BEYOND THE MAT at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 13th. Buy your tickets here Watch the video version of the WrestleRamble here Follow Luke Owen @ThisIsLukeOwen Follow Laurie Blake @ElFakidor 00:17 - Intro 09:09 - Aleister Black returns 19:45 - NXT review 43:10 - 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.