- The Big Fat Wrestling Quiz Of The Year 2022
Martin Bushby puts a panel of the extended POST family to the test as they battle to see who can remember the most about the wrestling events of 2022. The Teams:
Plus a number of special guests!
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2h 32m | Dec 16, 2022 - The World Transfer Window 2022 (24 Hour Charity Stream)
As part of their 24 hour marathon audio stream, Martin Bushby & Benno were joined by Alan 4L, Matty Edwards, Jamesie & GRAPPL Gareth for the 2022 version of The World Transfer Window.
The stream was to raise money for the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. Our JustGiving page will be open until 21/07/22. If you would like to donate then please do so here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Martin-Bushby1
World Transfer Window Summer 2022 Rules
The draft rules are as follows:
- There will be 20 rounds with one pick per round
- Snake rules will apply to the order of picks
- The order of picks will be drawn randomly
- All wrestlers worldwide are eligible regardless of current company (ie WWE, AEW, NJPW, indies, Japan, Mexico etc)
- Only wrestlers who have wrestled a match in 2022 are eligible (Cagematch to be used if necessary)
- Tag teams can be picked as a pair but only regular tag teams are eligible and they must be used on the PPV card as a pair
- Rounds 6 and 7 will be special RETIREMENT HOME rounds where participants will be given the chance to draft a wrestler who has not wrestled a match in 2022
- Rounds 11 and 12 will be special BACK FROM THE DEAD rounds where participants will be given the chance to draft deceased wrestlers
- Wrestlers drafted in these special rounds should be assumed to be the peak version of those particular performers
- Wrestlers drafted in all other rounds should be considered to be their 2022 versions
The participants will then come up with a PPV card to showcase their roster and they will be posted online at a subsequent date to determine the winner.
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1h 55m | Jul 19, 2022 - BTWA #21: The Final Adventure
Martin Bushby & Andrew Thompson take one last trip on the final episode of Bushby & Thompson’s Wrestling Adventure.
They are joined by a whole host of former guests including Omar, Chinyere Okafor, Sonal Lad, Neal Flannigan, Eric Marcotte, Righteous Reg, Benno, Jeremy Lambert & Kris Ealy to talk about their wrestling fandom, current news, and their time on the show.
Thank you to all the listeners and everyone that appeared on the show over the past 2 years.
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2h 29m | Jun 23, 2022 - BWE: RevPro Epic Encounter, Progress, WES, Will Ospreay in AEW
Martin Bushby, Benno & Andy Ogden are back for the last “proper” show before winding things down at the end of the year.
They talk about RevPro returning to York Hall for Epic Encounter featuring Michael Oku vs. Minoru Suzuki and Aussie Open vs. The Velocities.
The three also chat Will Ospreay making his debut on AEW, Progress Super Strong Style 16, Gunther winning the intercontinental Championship, and the saga of new promotion, Wrestling Entertainment Series.
Finally, they are joined by some very special guests from the show's past and more.
Photo Courtesy: RevPro
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1h 31m | Jun 16, 2022 - BTWA #20: RevPro/NJPW Global Wars Night Two (2016)
Martin Bushby is joined by Rich Fann of the PWTorch to journey back to 2016 and RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2016.
They discuss the landscape of wrestling at the time and how popular the two promotions were before a full rundown including an excellent main event between Katsuyori Shibata & Chris Hero and a fun outing with Trent Seven taking on Yuji Nagata.
They also chat about how things might have been different for Pete Dunne careerwise as he faces off against Tomohiro Ishii, and Drew Galloway's many indie appearances during this time period.
Photo Courtesy: RevPro
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57m | May 27, 2022 - BWE: Progress Ch 132/133, WWE Clash at the Castle, RevPro
Martin Bushby & Andy Ogden are joined by Will Cooling of the Pro Wrestling Torch to look back at the past month in European wrestling.
They talk the latest with WWE Clash At The Castle and Stokely Hathaway’s comments on NXT UK. They review the latest Progress chapter shows with The 0121 vs. Sunshine Machine and the Atlas Title Tournament.
Martin & Andy give their live review of RevPro Unfinished Business in Sheffield before the three preview the upcoming York Hall show featuring Will Ospreay vs. Minoru Suzuki.
Finally, they chat about Chris Ridgeway in NOAH, the latest news with BT Sport & Warner Bros., and the controversial CCW.
Photo Courtesy: RevPro / Progress
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1h 46m | May 12, 2022 - BTWA #19: WWE Cruiserweight Classic (2016)
Martin Bushby is back with Andrew Thompson to journey back to 2016 and the WWE Cruiserweight Classic.
They discuss the lead up to the tournament, the great presentation of the show, stories for each wrestler, and their favorite matches from the opening rounds including Kota Ibushi vs. Cedric Alexander and Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa.
The duo also provide a full rundown of the finals including a brilliant semi-final between TJP & Kota Ibushi.
Looking past the tournament, they chat about the standouts, how the wrestlers fared after signing for WWE, and 205 Live.
Finally, Andrew talks about his trip to WrestleMania 38 in Dallas and his newfound love of British Basketball.
Photo Courtesy: WWE
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1h 42m | Apr 28, 2022 - BWE: WWE Stadium Show, Progress Ch. 130, 1PW’s return
Martin Bushby is back with Benno & Andy Ogden to look back at the past month in European wrestling.
They talk about the big news of the month including WWE announcing a stadium show in Wales, the return of 1PW, and Butch & Gunther debuting on Smackdown.
They also discuss Jonathan Gresham becoming Progress champion, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay in the NJPW Cup, Roderick Strong vs. Ilja Dragunov on NXT UK, and Michael Oku appearing at WrestleMania weekend.
Finally, they review the new ITV wrestling sitcom, Deep Heat, and talk about their debut live show in Leeds.
Photo Courtesy: WWE, Progress
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1h 29m | Apr 14, 2022 - BTWA #18: Scott Hall Retrospective
With Andrew Thompson busy due to WrestleMania week, Martin Bushby is joined by PW Torch’s Will Cooling to look back at the career of Scott Hall.
They discuss how they were first introduced to Hall, Will’s interview with him, and his legacy in the wrestling business.
Plus, a look back at 5 of his matches:
- Razor Ramon vs. Bret Hart (King of the Ring 1993)
- Razor Ramon vs. Diesel (SummerSlam 1994)
- Razor Ramon & 123 Kid vs. Shawn Michaels & Diesel (Action Zone #2)
- The Outsiders vs. Harlem Heat (Halloween Havoc 1996)
- nWo vs. Roddy Piper, Kevin Greene & Ric Flair (Slamboree 1997)
Photo Courtesy: WWE
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1h 21m | Mar 31, 2022 - BWE: Michael Oku vs Luke Jacobs, NXT UK, Progress, wXw
Martin Bushby is back with Benno & Andy Ogden to look back at the past month in European wrestling.
They talk about RevPro’s recent run of shows in Southampton & London featuring Michael Oku vs. Luke Jacobs and Ricky Knight Jr. vs. Gabriel Kidd.
The three chat about upcoming shows from Progress, Jonathan Gresham vs. Dean Allmark, Session Moth Martina debuting for AEW, and wXw 16 Carat.
Finally, they talk about a possible WWE supershow in the UK and the latest from NXT UK including the match between Nathan Frazier & Ilja Dragunov.
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1h 11m | Mar 11, 2022 - BTWA #17: Bret Hart WWE Documentary (2005)
Martin Bushby & Andrew Thompson are joined by Eric Marcotte to look back at the WWE-produced documentary, Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be.
They discuss their Hart fandom, his early years in Stampede Wrestling, his transition to WWE, his singles career and what the documentary did not include.
Photo Courtesy: WWE
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1h 24m | Feb 25, 2022 - BWE: Michael Oku Interview, RevPro High Stakes, Progress, GCW in the UK
Martin Bushby is back with Benno to look back at the past month in European wrestling.
They talk about the big RevPro High Stakes event featuring Michael Oku vs. Will Ospreay, Progress making their return to live shows, TNT running a combined show with GCW, Walter’s name change and debut in NXT, a new ITV wrestling sitcom, and the many Brits at this year's WWE Royal Rumble.
Michael Oku drops in to chat about his big match against Will Ospreay, his future in RevPro, Progress, his Newcastle United fandom and his TV work with O-T Fagbenle.
Finally, they make a BIG guest announcement for the combined BWE/GRAPPL Spotlight live show in Leeds on April the 3rd.
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Photo Courtesy: RevPro
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2h 3m | Feb 10, 2022 - BTWA #16: WWE No Way Out (2003)
In the first Bushby & Thompson’s Wrestling Adventure of 2022, Andrew Thompson is joined by Fightful’s Jeremy Lambert (filling in for Martin Bushby celebrating his birthday) to discuss WWE No Way Out 2003 featuring The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan.
Andrew and Jeremy discuss Stone Cold Steve Austin’s return to WWE, Triple H and Scott Steiner’s feud, Shelton Benjamin’s potential at the time, and William Regal suffering a concussion during the World Tag Team Title match.
The show was headlined by a rematch from WrestleMania X8, as The Rock went one-on-one with Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan). Montreal played host to the event and it was Shawn Michaels’ first appearance in the city since the infamous Montreal Screwjob of 1997.
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1h 47m | Jan 27, 2022 - BWE: Ospreay vs Okada, WALTER, Likely/Unlikely, Get In the Bin
Martin Bushby is back with Benno & Andy Ogden to look back at the last month in European wrestling.
They discuss Will Ospreay headlining the Tokyo Dome against Kazuchika Okada, Gabriel Kidd vs. Eddie Kingston from NJPW Strong, WALTER’s possible swan song in wXw against Cara Noir, and the upcoming RevPro ‘High Stakes’ show.
The three also talk about the latest releases from WWE including William Regal, Emilia Mckenzie back on the UK indies and AEW Rampage making its debut on ITV.
Finally, JP Houlihan joins them to talk 2021 in European wrestling and have a game of Likely/Unlikely and the annual ”Get In The Bin”.
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1h 59m | Jan 13, 2022 - BWE Special: Progress Wrestling sold
Martin Bushby & Andy Ogden are joined by Will Cooling to give their reactions to the sale of Progress Wrestling.
They discuss the press release, the new owners, what this could mean for the promotion moving forward and its relationship with WWE.
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21m | Dec 31, 2021 - The Big Fat Wrestling Quiz Of The Year 2021
Martin Bushby puts a panel of the extended POST family to the test as they battle to see who remembers the most about the wrestling events of 2021. The teams:
- ‘Brit Wres is Dead’ - Andy Ogden & Benno
- ‘The Britalians’ - John Siino & Davie Portman
- ‘Heels of the Nephilim’ - Kate from Montreal & Bruce Lord
Plus, a number of special guests!
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1h 55m | Dec 23, 2021 - BWE: RevPro Uprising, NXT UK, WWE Releases
Martin Bushby, Benno & Andy Ogden review the latest from RevPro (Michael Oku vs. Mike Bailey, British J Cup final), NXT UK (A-Kid vs. Sam Gradwell), Will Ospreay at Wrestle Kingdom 16 and the latest WWE releases of Drake Maverick & Tegan Nox.
They also talk about Jamie Hayter in AEW, WALTER returning to wXw, ITV doing an Eddie Guerrero special and the British representation at NXT War Games.
Andy gives a round up of all the recent live shows he has attended including TIDAL & BWR.
Photo Courtesy: RevPro
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1h 20m | Dec 10, 2021 - BTWA #15: ROH Final Battle (2005)
Martin Bushby & Andrew Thompson are joined by SP3 of Tru Heel Heat to revisit ROH Final Battle 2005 for this month’s Wrestling Adventure.
They talk about the two big main events of Low-Ki vs. KENTA and Bryan Danielson vs. Naomichi Marafuji. Plus, an undercard featuring BJ Whitmer, Jay Lethal, Samoa Joe & Christopher Daniels in a four way.
They discuss their fandom at the time and other wrestling during the period including John Cena’s rise in WWE and Brock Lesnar in NJPW. Sid talks about the many ROH shows he attended live in New York.
Photo Courtesy: ROH
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1h 38m | Nov 25, 2021 - BWE: A-Kid vs. Ilja Dragunov, Michael Oku vs. Will Ospreay, wXw 16 Carat
Martin Bushby is back with Benno & Andy Ogden to look at the past month in European wrestling.
They review the latest from NXT UK (Ilja Dragunov vs. A-Kid), RevPro (Michael Oku vs. Will Ospreay), Zack Sabre Jr. in the G1 Climax and his exhibition against Shibata.
They also look back 5 years ago and the return of World of Sport, the inaugural WWE UK Championship Tournament, and ICW holding its Fear & Loathing event at the Hydro arena.
Finally, they talk about wXw 16 Carat, Ethan Allen, and Drew Galloway’s comments on British wrestling.
Photo Courtesy: WWE
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1h 48m | Nov 12, 2021 - BWE Special: Andy Quildan (RevPro) Interview
Martin Bushby is joined by Revolution Pro Wrestling promoter Andy Quildan to look back at his career in the industry.
Andy talks about his start as a referee and shares stories from notable shows he’s appeared on, including The Big ‘Un in Wigan, ROH Unified and his time on tour around Spain and Italy with The Ultimate Warrior and Nu-Wrestling Evolution.
Andy also talks about his experiences as a promoter, how he scouts talent for shows, RevPro’s relationship with NJPW, being a person of colour in the wrestling business, keeping a wrestling promotion going through the pandemic, and much more.
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Photo Courtesy: RevPro / Beyond Gorilla
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2h 23m | Nov 5, 2021
