TJRWrestling Podcast

This is Episode #97 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. This is our second podcast this week. We do our usual Raw and Smackdown reviews. We know about the controversial Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match; did they do enough to fix it in Smackdown? Also, was the Enzo and Cass break-up that shocking on Raw? What did we think of the Braun Strowman return? And is Samoa Joe being perfectly booked or what? As we finished our podcast (which was recorded on Thursday afternoon), we were hit with some pleasant breaking news. Thanks for listening! SOUNDTRACK“True Love” (Mike and Maria Kanellis’s theme)“Taking It Back” (Samoa Joe’s NXT debut theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpass

We are on Episode #96 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. This is the first of two podcasts this week. The 2017 edition of Money In The Bank was just finished. Did we like the way the historic women’s Money In The Bank ladder match finished? Did we like the finish of the Smackdown tag title match? Did we like the finish of the Fashion Police case? Did we think Lana was a finished product as a wrestler? Did we like the repeated finish of the WWE title match? Did we like ANY of the finishes? Thank you so much for listening! SOUNDTRACK“Amazing” (Naomi’s theme)“Ravishing” (Lana’s theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpass

How’s it going, professional wrestling watchers? This is Episode #95 of the TJR Wrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by the great John Canton and Rey Moralde. Kurt Zamora, TJRWrestling.Net writer and host of The Match Beyond, joins the show as we looked at this week’s action. Was Extreme Rules good? Was it surprising? Was it confusing? It was followed by a Raw that had one of the best segments in quite some time. And then Smackdown had its usual good show as well. We crammed all of this in nearly a two-hour package. On a side note, we’re working on the sound quality. As of late, it hasn’t been great. But we’re doing the best we can. Thanks for your patience. And thanks for listening. SOUNDTRACK“This Is Extreme” (ECW theme)“Crush U Up” (Samoa Joe’s TNA theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpassKurt Zamora: @KTankTMB

This is Episode #94 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. We did our usual Raw and Smackdown reviews. While Raw is just old hat at this point, we were intrigued with the sudden involvement of Corey Graves into storylines. As for Smackdown, let’s just say Money In The Bank got more interesting. And before we forget, Raw has their June Pay-Per-View coming up this Sunday. Extreme Rules is the next offering but too bad that there isn’t someone’s mother on a forklift in a match. Thanks for listening. We appreciate you more than you’ll ever know. SOUNDTRACK“The Second Coming” (Seth Rollins’ theme, 16-bit version)“Force of Greatness” (Nia Jax’s theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpass

Welcome to Episode #93 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. This is the second podcast for the week. After a busy weekend of wrestling, we did our usual reviews of Raw and Smackdown. There’s some news as well as WWE has given a name to their upcoming women’s tournament. We also do a little Q&A from readers and listeners. Thank you for listening. You guys are the best. SOUNDTRACK“Catch Your Breath” (Finn Balor’s theme, 16-bit version)“Gold Lust” (Goldust’s theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpass

This is Episode #92 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. It is the first of two podcasts this week as we went over two huge events over the weekend. First, we went over NXT Takeover: Chicago, which had four title matches and a huge angle to end the show. And then we went over Smackdown’s first PPV since WrestleMania, Backlash. Everyone seems to be hot over the new WWE champion. It’s kind of hilarious. Thanks for listening. We’ll have another pod this week. SOUNDTRACK“Celtic Invasion” (Becky Lynch’s theme)“Chrome Hearts” (#DIY’s theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpass

This is the 91st episode of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. It’s kind of a down period for WWE but they also have a lot of action coming up this weekend. First, we went over Raw and Smackdown. We disagreed on how Raw was. And then we went over the card for Smackdown’s upcoming PPV, Backlash, which has the main roster debut of one Shinsuke Nakamura. We also briefly went over the upcoming NXT Takeover that’s going to be in Chicago. Thank you for listening, people. SOUNDTRACK“Warped Mind” (Alex Wright’s theme)“Disco Inferno” (Disco Inferno’s theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpass

We are at the 90th episode of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. WWE is in the middle of their European tour and they made a stop at London to do their Raw and Smackdown shows. We noticed that the crowd was unusually different for Raw while they were a bit more normal on Smackdown. SD is setting up their card for Backlash, which is 10 days away as of this writing (11 when we recorded). Backlash will have Randy Orton vs Jinder Mahal for the WWE title but everyone is excited for Shinsuke Nakamura’s first main roster match which will be against Dolph Ziggler. Thanks for listening, guys. SOUNDTRACK“Real Man’s Man (Steven Regal’s WWF theme)“Promenade” (William Regal’s first WWF/E theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpass

Yo. This is the 89th episode of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. This is our second podcast of the week as we talk about the Payback fallout. We went over what were the hot and cold angles of Raw and Smackdown. We even briefly talked about NXT as Takeover: Chicago is coming up. And we talked a little bit about the upcoming Smackdown pay-per-view, Backlash. Didn’t we have Backlash at September last year? This is all so confusing. Thanks for listening! SOUNDTRACK“The Future” (Asuka’s theme)“Tokiwakita (Time Has Come)” (Hideo Itami’s theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpass

We are at the 88th episode of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. TJRWrestling.Net writer Matty J. Douglas joins us for a review of Payback. What matches did we like? What matches did we not like (the House of Horrors)? Actually, the less said about the House of Horrors, the better our lives will be. Also, we spent way too much time talking about the July Raw Pay-Per-View, Great Balls of Fire. How can you take that seriously? GREAT BALLS OF FIRE! Thank you for listening! SOUNDTRACK“Written In My Face” (Sheamus’s theme)“Burned” (Kane’s theme) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:John Canton: @johnreportRey Moralde: @thenolookpassMatty J. Douglas: @MJDP_GSE

  Welcome to the 87th episode of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. We went off the rails a little bit on how gimmicks are these days in WWE before getting into a little bit of news. There will be biopic of Vince McMahon soon! How crazy is that? I bet Vince will play every version of him in the movie. Then we talked about Raw and Smackdown. Raw took a few steps back as their storytelling continues to be shoddy. And Smackdown had a few nice moments. Then we reviewed the upcoming supposedly Raw-exclusive PPV, Payback, when that show involves two current Smackdown superstars. That Superstar Shake-up really muddled things up. Thanks for listening. We seriously appreciate it. SOUNDTRACK“You Look Fly Tonight” (Too Cool and Rikishi’s theme)“Glass Shatters” by Disturbed (Stone Cold Steve Austin’s theme)

Yo. This is Episode #86 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. We started off with a bit of rant as we have felt for a long time that the WWE lacks storytelling. Why did the Superstar Shake-up happen? How DID they do the Superstar Shake-up? Why are guys like Jinder Mahal, after losing forever, suddenly getting chances at the most important belt of a brand? We want to know why such things happen! We also went over the first Raw and Smackdowns post-shake-up. And we went over the suddenly packed Payback card. Thank you for listening, wrestling fans! SOUNDTRACK“Sher (Lion)” (Jinder Mahal’s theme)“3 Minute Warning”

What’s up, guys? This is Episode #85 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. It was our usual Raw/Smackdown review but we knew that this week was the “Superstar Shake-up.” That meant some talent switched brands to freshen the shows and give us new match-ups. We talked about all the transactions and how they fit in their new brands. We also talked a bit of news (including Mauro Ranallo not returning to WWE) and a little early preview of the next WWE Pay-Per-View, Payback. Thanks for listening, wrestling fans! SOUNDTRACK“The Truth Reigns” (Roman Reigns’s theme)“Retaliation” (Dean Ambrose’s theme)

What is up, prograps fans? This is Episode #84 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. This is the second podcast this week and it’s a good one. Former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts stops by as we talked about his time with WWE as well as how he became a ring announcer, some stories from his stint there, and even his gimmick if he were a performer, among other things. Also, Justin just released a book called Best Seat In The House and you can find a copy of it through JustinRobertsBook.Com as well as online stores like Amazon and Barnes and Noble.  After the interview with Justin, we talked about the Smackdown After Mania as well as a review of NXT Takeover. Thank you so much for listening. And many thanks to Justin Roberts for his time. SOUNDTRACK“The Rising Sun” (Shinsuke Nakamura’s theme, Lee England Jr’s remix)“Broken Dreams” by Shaman’s Harvest (Drew McIntyre’s theme)

How’s it going? It is Episode #83 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. WrestleMania 33 was just over with. And so was the Raw after Mania. And we talked about both events. Was Mania better than what we expected? And did we guess the surprises correctly? Also, did we like the Raw after? Was THAT better than what we expected? And did we like the fresh faces that were added to that roster? This was the first of two podcasts this week. Thanks for listening! SOUNDTRACK“Rest In Peace” (Undertaker’s theme)“Loaded” by Zack Tempest (Hardy Boys’ theme)

This week on a WrestleMania sized episode of The Match Beyond podcast, Hank and Mark McAllen join me to discuss our thoughts on the Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday and NXT Takeover on Saturday. What did we think of all the inductees this year and who are our top choices for next year? As for Takeover, we go match by match with all our thoughts and analysis on what was a tremendous show for the brand. We discuss who could potentially move up to the main roster, what we thought went right and wrong with the broadcast, and also just how important the Drew McIntyre signing is for the brand. Lastly, we wrap up with some of our favorite WrestleMania moments, both live and watching on TV. There are some great stories told during this part of the show. Check it all out and be sure to leave all your feedback to me on Twitter @KTankTMB!

Yo! It is Episode #82 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. It is WrestleMania weekend! It’s the biggest weekend in all of wrestling. Lots going on in the news including Goldberg’s feelings his current run, Shawn Michaels and A.J. Styles match that wasn’t to be, Kane running for mayor, and others. Also, we briefly went over the last Raw and Smackdown before WrestleMania. And then we made our picks on NXT Takeover: Orlando and the humongous WrestleMania 33 card. Aren’t you ready for the ULTIMATE THRILL RIDE?! And remember that your wrestling week doesn’t end there as we still have the Raw and Smackdown afterwards! Thank you for listening. Enjoy the Showcase of the Immortals. SOUNDTRACK“WrestleMania” (Also Linda McMahon’s theme)“WrestleMania 6-8 Theme”

Hey, guys! We are now at Episode #81 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. We talked about a lot of things. We had the usual Raw/Smackdown hot and cold segments. We went over the large WrestleMania card. We also talked about who is inducting who in the WWE Hall of Fame, the hilarious Southpaw Regional Wrestling bits, and that awful invasion of wrestlers’ privacies. Thank you for listening, guys. We really appreciate it. SOUNDTRACK“Break Down The Walls” (Chris Jericho’s theme, first version)“Here Comes The Money” by Naughty By Nature (Shane McMahon’s theme) (As An Aside: At the time the podcast was recorded, Jim Ross’s wife, Jan, was fighting for her life. She passed away last night. Our condolences to their family and friends. We are thinking of them at this very difficult time)

This week on The Match Beyond podcast, both Hank and Mark McAllen are back to talk three things on my mind. First we get into all things Ring of Honor. With Manhattan Mayhem and the 15th Anniversary PPV behind them, all things are leading to Supercard of Honor, which looks to be a great show. We discuss all the positives that have transpired over the last month, but also look into the question marks that are sure to be coming after their big WrestleMania weekend show. After that we take a look at where we stand with WrestleMania. How could they allow Nakamura and Balor to not be on the show? How long is too long for the show’s runtime? Lastly, how much does The Miz need this win against John Cena and just how much of a push should he get from here on out? Our final topic is a leftover fan question from our episode two weeks ago. What makes a hall of famer? It’s a timely discussion as we talk about this year’s class potentially being the best ever. We also take a look at some current fringe hall of fame possibilities and discuss what makes them or does not make them worthy at this time. It’s a fantastic episode, so be sure to check it out and then leave all feedback to @KTankTMB on Twitter!

This is Episode #80 of the TJRWrestling Podcast. Brought to you by TJRWrestling.Net. Hosted by John Canton and Rey Moralde. We are two and a half weeks away from WrestleMania 33 and per usual, we review Raw and Smackdown. And also as usual, we didn’t think Raw was up to snuff. Also, we didn’t think Smackdown was that hot but it did have a couple of angles we liked. Then we ran down the current and perceived WrestleMania card. Thank you, guys! We appreciate the listen. SOUNDTRACK: “I Came To Play” by Downstait (Miz’s theme)Tugboat’s theme