Wrestling Hypothesis

After months away on hiatus, WE ARE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW EPISODE! EPISODE 74 looks at the CM Punk/MJF feud & what’s to love about the program, the match announced for next week’s Dynamite, & why it may NOT end up happening on that show but for their Revolution event instead, comparing the feud to Triple H & Shawn Michaels’ 2002 rivalry, & a missed opportunity from AEW on their recent promo battle; AEW offering short-term contracts to talent & a lot of them coming up soon, looking at these names & who may end up staying or leaving, & are these contracts ultimately a benefit or detriment for wrestling?; & ROYAL RUMBLE 2022 PREDICTIONS, including Edge’s most LIFELESS feud so far in his current run, the WORST women’s Royal Rumble yet?, & why WWE has no one to blame but themselves, should Seth Rollins be the one to beat Roman Reigns for the Universal Title?, & how the World Title matches will intertwine with who’s winning the Men’s Royal Rumble match.

Episode 73 goes over the death of Daffney, & discussing a growing trend in pro wrestling today involving mental health (0:00); the 20th anniversary of 9/11 & some words on the tragic event (12:04); recapping an EXCELLENT wrestling show in All Out 2021, the debuts of Ruby Soho, Adam Cole & Bryan Danielson, how this is a turning point for AEW, & the limitless possibilities they have moving forward (19:25); Mick Foley CALLS OUT WWE & says they’re no longer the top promotion to go to (59:30); Kevin Owens’ WWE contract EXPIRING soon, how much he would thrive in AEW, & where does BRAY WYATT fit in? (64:30); & what WWE needs to do in order to counteract AEW’s current buzz, & is it even possible? (69:35)

WE ARE BACK with Episode 72, as we address the biggest elephant in the room: CM PUNK IS ALL ELITE! We go over Punk’s big return and debut on AEW Rampage, why this TRUMPS anything we’ll be seeing SummerSlam weekend, his match with Darby Allin SET for All Out on September 5, should that match OPEN the card?, & how AEW will succeed where WWE failed with Punk and Daniel Bryan (0:00); speaking on the recent NXT releases & how they badly mishandled Bronson Reed (17:56); NXT TAKEOVER 36 PREDICTIONS, including the miscasting of Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai, Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole’s feud FAILING to live up to expectations & is Cole gone from WWE?, & will Samoa Joe win the NXT Championship (23:31); The future of NXT is revealed as major changes are coming to the brand, Triple H OUT as head of the brand, & a farewell rant to WWE over this (47:54); & SUMMERSLAM 2021 PREDICTIONS, Smackdown’s side of the card kicks RAW’s ass, making the case for AJ Styles needing to go back to the top of the card, how Becky Lynch could potentially factor in the SD Women’s Title match, the lackluster build between Cena/Reigns, & how long does the match need to be? (60:58)

Episode 71 is our return from hiatus, as we finally dive into news of CM Punk & Daniel Bryan both on their way to AEW, why this will do WONDERS not just for AEW but the wrestling industry as a whole, predicting when they will make their respective debuts, is Punk the key to getting more mainstream buzz for the promotion?, & who’s in line from New Japan Pro Wrestling for Bryan to face? (0:00); Going through the current storylines heading into this year’s Summerslam & what works & what does NOT, & is John Cena the GREATEST promo guy of All-Time? (21:51); Praising the instances of CONTUNITY across both WWE & AEW programming, & who needs the win more between Seth Rollins & Edge? (33:12); Ricardo admits he was WRONG about Nikki A.S.H. (52:39); & Adam Page OUT of the main event of All Out, what they could do, & what I think is really happening. (54:54)

It’s the 70th episode of the show! We go over Eddie Kingston’s post-Dynamite promo BLASTING WWE on their misuse of talent and their legends, Bully Ray’s comments on the promo & him believing that Kingston should “stay in his lane”, is he right?, & is Kingston a HYPOCRITE in calling out WWE? (0:00); Ricardo MOCKS King Kenny? (20:01); Hangman Adam Page up next to challenge Kenny Omega for the AEW World Title, is he ready to be in a top position in AEW once again after being in the midcard?, & why pitting MIRO against Omega instead may make more sense to do (22:09); Roman Reigns believes that Drew McIntyre is the next big star in WWE, looking at the one big factor that holds him back from getting to that level, & Booker T thinks there are no contenders left to the WWE & Universal title pictures (36:51); the question of who’s at fault whenever a talent does not get over in WWE, the company or the talent themselves (47:17); & general observations of WWE’s Top 50 Greatest Tag Teams countdown, including our thoughts on the NEW DAY at #1, & our personal top 5 picks for the greatest tag teams in WWE history. (55:44)