On the most emotional episode of WU to date, Nello returns to talk about the best AEW show, maybe one of the best shows we've ever seen. The star of the show is of course the man in the main event who retired in heroic and triumphant fashion, "The Icon" Sting! We actually have quite a few disagreements on this show, we went different ways entirely on the women's title match and the Triple Threat World Title match and are slightly apart on multiple other matches. The takes keep coming all the way until the main event and then it all comes out as we talk about the truly epic retirement match and the spectacle brought upon us by Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks. An unforgettable show in multiple ways, we talk about the show, what could come up in the future for acts like Takeshita & Will Ospreay, and grand scheme thinking of this world of wrestling we have.

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WWE comes through with Elimination Chamber which took place in Perth, Australia. And much like earlier in the month in what has become unofficially "Live Month" on Wrestle Update after both Dylan, his sister and Nello all attended shows and talked about them on the show, Dylan welcomes on a longtime wrestling fan and podcaster in the world of Japanese promotion AJPW, Talking Triple Crown's own Jessie joins after making the trip with her family to Perth and shares her perspective from the disappointment of the lack of stuff at the Super Store to the venue, the fans, the atmosphere, the vibes and the show itself! Two Elimination Chamber matches and a whole heck of a lot of fireworks for Cody Rhodes punctuated the WWE's trip down under and we discuss it all, and maybe a bit of vegemite as well.

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Nello's away this episode so Dylan goes solo, talking about all that's been in the news recently about the lawsuit regarding various sexual crimes within Vince McMahon, the WWE and all the way back to the scandal in the 80s with the inappropriate behavior surrounding ring boys that have come out through various interviews of late in mainstream media. After this admittedly difficult but important to talk about time, we do take a shift towards updating on the various in-ring happenings in the top companies in the US. First off Dylan goes in on AEW during their week off Collision and the build to the biggest matches for Revolution as well as the pending Big Business show. From there he goes on about TNA and their latest meltdown just 1 month into their rebranding, and speaks on the cold likely realities of having a corporation own your parent company that counters with the human element of the relationships in wrestling Scott had built up over decades, as well as some talk about the Roster at large for TNA. Finally I speak on Eimination Chamber for a brief preview and predictions segment, and question some of the ways they've set this show up in Australia, but nevertheless me and Nello agree on all our predictions and we suspect most of our listeners also would as well.

For time stamps:

0:00 - 0:50:55 - Vince McMahon/John Laurinaitis/WWE Lawsuit Updates/Interviews w/Paul Roma & former WWF Ring Boy

0:50:55 - 0:55:10- NBA All Star Weekend

0:55:10 - 1:10:45 - AEW Update

1:10:45 - 1:22:50 - TNA Update

1:22:50 - END - Elimination Chamber Preview

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and look forward to our Elimination Chamber review episode coming soon after the show itself, provided we don't goof and forget it's happening in the middle of the night in North America.

The second episode of C.R.I.M.E covering Effy's Big Gay Brunch 8, a live report of GCW's Phoenix, the 2024 Jersey J-Cup, ICW No Holds Barred Vol 57 and what's going on with ICW !?

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The unthinkable occurred, and Dylan was dragged to a wrestling show live and person. Traveling from his beloved Memphis all the way...very shortly Northward actually to Clarksville, Tennessee Dylan was gifted tickets to the first ever major wrestling show in his sister's hometown: NXT Vengeance Day as a late birthday present by his sister. And joining the show: His sister herself! Cheyenne is far from a wrestling super expert, but she has watched a lot in her childhood, tunes in every once in awhile when Kota Ibushi (or the Rainmaker) is on, and watched 2 episodes of NXT to catch up on! After a brief Power Rangers diversion and reassuring her nobody watches that much wrestling anymore anyway she gets into the vibe as apart of the WU Crew, and we talk a lot about the show, but moreso our live experiences at her first ever live wrestling show and Dylan's first as purely a fan in 25 years. The scenery, the expensive sodas, insane fans including the Ultimate Karen, cool people who acted nice and respectful and Cheyenne angrily judging Dylan's star ratings for not being high enough. It was quite a show, and an edition of WU like none before it and maybe none after it. For better or worse.

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Coming off a week that was anything but amazing for the WWE, Dylan & Nello discuss the lawsuit brought forth this past week, naming Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE all in the lawsuit as was served. We take our time with things and look at this subject and the potential consequences to these alleged actions, as well as the extremely questionable way Paul Levesque chose to answer the questions at the post show media press conference with the allegations revolving around such heinous crimes. The actions of Slim Jim, the faults of the law itself to the point where things could even be a possibility to happen.

From that point, we talk a bit about WWE & Netflix, with the news of Raw to Netflix and what the contract as well as the cable and streaming scenes heading into 5, 10, maybe 20 years.

Finally we do get to the Royal Rumble, a show that somehow packed 4 matches into 4 hours. We talk about the Rumble, and go through everything, the surprises, TNA getting spotlight in the women's Rumble, the flat attempts at comedy, some good showings for NXT talent and some fun stuff from the final four of the men and where things could go going forward.

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We did it for the best, and we'll do it for the worst. A follow up to our best of 2023 Awards. Now we hit you with the worst of awards. Take a journey along the worst of the worst in pro wrestling in the USA in 2023. Well...according to us anyway.

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A deep dive and quick ride through the current ongoings of the US independent pro wrestling scene. From big names like GCW to local titans like Prestige all the way to obscure local indies like Idaho Wrestle Club, we tackle everything and anything. If you'd like to see a recent match, promotion, or show be discussed -- please let us know! Enjoy the first episode of this independent wrestling focused spinoff Nello has put together!

Criminally Underrated Wrestling!

Championships

Rivalries

Independents

Matches

Everything Else

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Dylan & Nello are proud to present our most important and biggest episode of Wrestle Update yet, testing the waters of the best of the entire year to take place in pro wrestling in North America! From WWE to AEW to TNA to GCW to ICW to DPW to everything happening of note, every major and many indeed many smaller companies get love on this show. With a loaded lineup of awards, some split into multiple, company specific winners, Nello showing love to both men and women, we covered so much! Some picks you won't believe, but we assure you it's real and we did it. Hopefully you enjoy the show and let us know your picks of any of our categories, including MVP, Match of the Year, Show of the Year, Best Gimmick, Best Feud, Best Entrance Theme, Move of the Year and Best Attire, and more!

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A first, as we talk about every TV show in depth as Dylan & Nello look at the first week as a tone setter for the new year. We cover Raw - Day 1, NXT - New Year's Evil, Smackdown - New Year's Revolution as well as cover AEW's two main shows, Dynamite and Collision with extended talk about the Devil's rollout as we get into the next chapter of that story. Finally Nello has a bone to pick on the MLW show, Kings of Colosseum (Dylan didn't watch) and discusses the comments Matt Striker made that went viral. Some shows made us interested for what's coming up in 2024, others utterly failed but we cover it all in this special edition of Wrestle Update!

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We kick off the new year with the right vibes...Nello hitting us with a live report of a show he went to, the King of the Deathmatch! He talks about the delay in time, taking some of his friends to their first deathmatch show and the shock of seeing real blood in person like that. After the vibes are good we get serious and unfortunately talk about the Chris Jericho situation over the weekend and the irresponsibility of pro wrestling reporters in how this came about and the damage in how the story was handled to the detriment of Jericho, fans and most importantly Kylie Rae, as well as the flaws of Tony Khan's handling of the questions at the Press Conference about it. We finish up talking about the show itself, and ALL that went into it, along with thoughts on where things could go from here after the dramatic reveal of the Devil and an unexpected positive outlook on everything somehow?

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Wrestle Update is back as promised with our final standalone coverage episode on the CC, with both semi-finals matches covered along with the excellent final promo segment between the two finalists. Then we have an extender preview of World's End, covering every match announced, going over some of the buildup for the matches on the TV heading into the PPV, and even try to discuss potential identities for the Devil without our brains completely malfunctioning.

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Special Wrestle Update! Rounding out our Continental Classic coverage we couldn't leave the people cold over the holidays because we got a lot to say about everything and everybody as we ended block play and get into the semis. But first over 100 minutes on ROH's Final Battle, one of the best matches of the whole year and a really strong show top to bottom, wanted to give one last bit of shine to it. Having a bona fide hoot of a time and Nello giving major props to Billie Starkz for holding up in a major main event at such a young age, as well as Athena's great title reign so far. As well, as a rundown of the post show media scrum and thoughts on everyone who said their piece. We sincerely wish everyone Happy Holidays and somehow, some way you can get free stuff!

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Another big episode talking about the Continental Classic and just AEW in general as we discuss the standings, where things could go, and then talk a bit about Bryan Danielson being the new Sherrif in town, and the potential USA jumps and rumors revolving around Giulia and Kazuchika Okada. We then follow up on CM Punk's first couple of weeks of promos as well as one of the best promos of Seth Rollins' career and Nello speaks on his own feelings. After that we finish up with NXT Deadline, the home of the excellent Iron Survivor challenge stipulation matches. We go through the whole card and then at the end, Dylan has a special announcement in regards to the next NXT show Vengeance Day.

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Dylan and Nello are back, covering the WAR GAMES that took place in Chicago, for both the women and the men as well as a ho-hum card in between that lead to a show bookended with good spectacles, and then the ultimate spectacle at the end. CM Punk is back. Just month after Nello thought he was rid of him forever, he's returned and with that comes a lot of talk from a lot of places. We discuss his return, possible plans, his motivation, the reactions online as well as the Seth Rollins video that dropped online showing him furious. We then take a look at the Press Conference after the show featuring Triple H on the podium addressing multiple subjects, the potential for more shots fired between AEW & WWE, Cody being a true professional while also being a jokester, and the state of everything coming off the historic show. Finally for the last 20 minutes or so we give a spotlight to the Continental Classic, talking about the two matches for Collision as well as predictions for the next week in the tournament!

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A special Wrestle Update gives a full preview of the inaugural Continental Classic. We run through both blocks of 6 after they were announced today as well as speak on how the early going was airing the first couple of matches of the tournament, along with ultimate previews of the final, how they've handled the format and rules, and of course out picks for the winner of the new AEW Triple Crown.

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We're back talking Full Gear, giving us the dichotomy of one of the year's best matches and then followed by one of the worst, with a lot of talk about many different aspects of AEW right now, along with some disagreements even! On Copeland/Christian, Timeless Toni & Shida, and a bit of a difference on the Golden Jets and Young Bucks. Every match and angle is covered from the full show, the Continental Classic, Will Ospreay's debut and where AEW can go from here.

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Dylan and Nello are back with a full review of WWE's Crown Jewel, a show with both women's and men's world's titles defended and an appalling Miz TV segment for multiple reasons. After the first 90 minutes or so we get into the real main event: Our fantasy shows! We go back to last week's draft episode and put together our cards with the best of wrestling has to offer. How did we use him? What were our philosophies? Who had the better show? How much better were both than Crown Jewel? We have the answers! To most of that.

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In perhaps the craziest episode of Wrestle Update yet, Nello came up with the idea for us to do a company draft and clearly it was on short notice as it led to us asking the question of if Cody Rhodes counts as a rookie and if Liv Morgan's title reign is justified. We set out our...extremely loose format to set up our rosters as us both having 5 slots available for men and women each with companies listed as:

- WWE

- AEW

- Impact

- Indies

- International

With the restrictions on picking people being:

- Only 1 Current/Former World Champion

- 1 "Rookie" wrestler who has been with their company for 2 years or less.

- 1 Tag Team pick (which can be a custom pairing)

- 1 Wild Card that can be anyone who hasn't been a Champ in their companies.

With relaxed rules for the indies and International where anyone could be in play.

Who did we take? What do these companies look like? Tune in and find out what happens as we birth Zanarkand Pro Wrestling and Sicko Pro Wrestling and how we stack up, as well as our top picks!

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Wrestle Update is back with a full review of the WrestleDream, the AEW show dedicated to Antonio Inoki. The AEW show said to start a new era, which apparently was either forgotten or we are in for a whole hell of a lot more Edge! That's right, the Rated R Superstar Adam Copeland is in AEW. We give our thoughts on the whole show, give out some love to everyone one of AEW's best shows in history, featuring 3 excellent matches that got the world talking including the #2 rated match of the year anywhere on http://Cagematch.net and yet another classic with amazing commentary provided by Jon Moxley and Nigel! We talk about where things are looking for Full Gear, and close out with a very brief preview talking Fastlane, GCW, and gaming first crushes!?

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