Shining Wizards Wrestlng Podcast

The Shining Wizards return to talk about the week that was pro wrestling.They pay tribute to Hulk Hogan, with a special intro, & share some Hulk Hogan memories while discussing the disappointment in the way people act on social media. They are then joined by Pop Star/Wrestler B3cca ahead of her busy weekend in the ring against Megan Bayne & Deonna Purrazzo. We talk being a pop star, favorite moments on stage, diss tracks, laundry & so much more. It's a fun interview & if you watch in video, you'll get to see Matt try out to be a backup dancer. Back from break they Preview SummerSlam 2025 & discuss what matches they are most excited for this weekend. Talk a little Undertaker in NXT, some AEW and then its on to homework. They talk Vader vs Dustin Rhodes from Clash of the Champions 29. They discuss what they liked, disliked and give an overall thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle. Watch the match & let us know what you think. We end the show with a story about a Wizard

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed showThe boys do a little catching up before they are joined by the newest member of the Shining Wizards Guest spots. Juice Springsteen from the Juice Box joins the boys to talk about Goldberg, WCW Bash at the Beach 1995, wrestling in the rain & AJ Styles at TNA Slammiversary Matt has to reset his internet before coming back to talk TNA Slammiversary with the boys. The best word to describe the PPV would be disappointing. HK doesn't understand the whole Long Island/New York thing & we may have turned in the worst picks in the history of the Shining Wizards. Back from the break we run down the SummerSlam matches and the return of Roman Reigns. Talk a little bit about AEW and the fall out from All In. We move onto Tony's homework from last week & give our thoughts on AWA Super Sunday Hulk Hogan challenging Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA Title, and Matt assigns the group some homework as we go back to November 1994, Clash of the Champions 29 for Vader

The Shining Wizards return to cover a huge week in pro wrestling. There is a bit of a snag with the Death Pool as someone picked someone who apparently has been dead for 8 years. We talk some AEW All In Texas & a little bit of ROH Supercard of Honor. Overall Matt enjoyed what he watched (he didn't see everything) & we ponder if HK would have enjoyed any of it. We are then joined by the Stiff Robo Ginger Gary Jay. We get to the root of his nickname, talk about Cats, Robocop, Home Alone, Owls, & so much more. There's a bit of a connection issue, but it's a fine interview & great chat with Gary. Back from break we talk about the weekend WWE had. Covering everything from NXT, Saturday Night's Main Event and Evolution. We sprinkle in a preview of the TNA PPV this weekend before jumping into last week's homework. We go back to ECW July 11, 2006 for Big Show vs Ric Flair in an Extreme Rules Match. Find out how the boys felt about this match. Tony is up this week & he takes us

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed showKate from Frightful returns with her segment Kate's Corner as we preview AEW All In, Hangman Adam Page & The Tag Team scene in AEW. The boys pick up on the AEW talk as they cover some Dynamite & Collision, before Matt informs the group that ROH has a PPV this weekend. We then find out that one of the Wizards is an ROH Expert. We then somehow end up talking about MLWBack from the break we plug the Shining Wizards Street Team @WizardsStreet before previewing the big weekend ahead for the WWE. We preview NXT Great American Bash, Saturday Night's Main Event & Evolution We attempt to discuss the John Cena heel turn in relation to the Hulk Hogan heel turn as this is the date it happened 29 years ago & well......Then its on to Homework as we go back to Halloween Havoc 1998 for Goldberg vs DDP. One of the Wizards hates this match & we try & dig into why. Plus HK assigns us next week's homework as we go back to ECW on Sci Fi Episode 5, Ric Flair

HK, Tony, and Brunden opened the show with some AEW talk, and there's some good and bad to go along with it, including some Aubrey talk. We don't really know what HK is more mad about: AEW or Fortnite.Jimmy Korderas joined the show to talk about being a referee, what he sees referees doing in the current product, and what really grinds his gears.After the break the guys talk Night of Champions, picks, good stuff and disappointments.Finally we covered Matt's homework, The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. The Heavenly Bodies - Loser Leaves Town SMW Tag Team Championship Cage Match from SMW Bluegrass Brawl II, April 1, 1994Brundo also gives us his homework: DDP vs Goldberg, Halloween Havoc 1998, for the WCW Championship.

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed episode. The boys catch up and talk about fireworks and neighbors before jumping into the wrestling talk. AEW Grand Slam Mexico took place and the boys have a few things to say about that & AEW as a whole. Talk turns to the WWE and the Cena Pipe Bomb, Night of Champions & Bill Goldberg. Back from the break we talk about last week's homework as Tony sent us back to World of Sports for a wild tag team match. We discuss the event & Matt lays some homework on us for next week. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsUulBc6F2EOur big announcement is that we are starting our own Shining Wizards Hall of Fame, we induct the first class. Let us know what you think.

We talked Father's DaySyco, Pinky Shortcake, and Andrew the Giant/Big Little BrawlersSam Stackhouse GCW/Oklahoma Wrestling/getting paid in projectorsGunther wins/possible Goldberg matchKOR matchesPorn names and titles with Blake Monroe Talk Queen Aminata/Thelka and AEW Moxley getting sued"My Two dads" homework rey vs EddieUpcoming homework: Big Daddy & Drew McDonald vs Giant Haystacks & Fit Finlayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVWZULXfVfk

The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed show. The boys catch up & bring back Over The Top. This leads to discussions about AAA/WWE Worlds Collide. Matt is upset about it being on Youtube, while HK & Tony enjoyed the show, even if they disagree on Vikingo. We somehow end up talking about MLW War Chamber for a few minutes. Conversation turns to Money in the Bank & our PPV Picks. We talk about the matches & the results. Plus the return of R Truth. Back from the break Brundo tells us about his trip to GCW for Tournament of Survival. And Tony finds us a video of people eating cereal out of other people's mouths. We spend a few minutes talking about AEW, and realize that 4 straight hours on a Wednesday Night wasn't for us. Then it's time for a new segment, as Handsome Kevin gives us 2 in the Pink, 1 in the Stink, as we try to guess the best & worst from an HK chosen topic. We then go on to talk about last week's homework as we talk Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund from Superstars 1

The Wizards return with a jam packed show. They talk R Truth and company no renewing their contracts and the reaction from the wrestling fan base. We are joined by The Iron Demon Shane Mercer to talk about Juggalo Championship Wrestling, GCW, Japan, gaming and much more. A must listen too interview if you are a fan. We come back from break to talk WWE, When Worlds Collide & Money in the Bank. We talk with Emil Jay about the huge GCW weekend. We talk TOS, Cage of Survival and Jeff Cannonball. We wrap up talking Dark Side of the Ring, and Matt's homework from 2 weeks ago. We are talking Terry Funk vs Sabu, Born to be Wired. Brundo assigns us homework as we go back to July 30th 1994 WWF Superstars for Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund. Follow Shane Mercer on Social Media https://x.com/theirondemonhttps://t.co/vMc35V6Da8Follow Emil Jay on Social Media https://x.com/TheEmilJaySupport Jeff Cannonball https://www.gofundme.com/f/rgs2d8

The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast begin a new era with a jam packed show. New Production, New Commercials, Same terrible jokes and great wrestling talk. The boys do some catching up before talking about Saturday Night's Main Event, Jesse Ventura, 5 matches being too much & how much we hate Logan Paul We are then joined by Tommy Trainwreck, former member of the Minutemen turned Death Match Wrestler/Promoter. We talk about WLW, death matches, who's left to wrestle and much more. If you aren't familiar with Tommy, this is a must listen too interview. Back from break we talk NXT Battleground & AEW Double or Nothing. Then dive into some Dark Side of the Ring talk before pulling the train into the station.

The Shining Wizards Return with a wild show. The crew does some catching up & get a nice surprise in the chat as Diana drops by to say Hello. We try to get her on the show but we can't make it happen.We get word that Sam Stackhouse isn't gonna make the show due to the severe weather, we wish Sam well & hope he is safe. We will reschedule We talk about Non Title Matches vs Eliminator Matches, Jey Uso as the Champion, was Damien Priest's run bad and some more WWE chatterWe are surprised when Diana shows up & Tony joins the show. We have a riot talking with Diana, and she even calls out a certain female for being boring. We cover some AEW, NXT, TNA and NWA with a some this & that's before talking some Dark Side of the Ring Original Sheik. Then it's on to Homework as Tony gave us a pudding match from 1999 to watch. It's mixed reactions but a fun time. If you enjoy the show, please remember to subscribe, rate and review the show.

The boys are back with another episode full of action-packed action! We start with a recap on Paisan Con and all the great things we missed. There is a discussion on the career of Sabu in remembrance of his passing last weekend.Then Gringo Loco joined the show to talk about his recent travels around the world.After the break we break down WWE Backlash and our PPV picks, which leads to some discussion about the WWE booking in general.Then we get to our favorite part of the show: discussing AEW!We cover the latest from Dark Side and the wacky life and times of Billy Jack Haynes, the illegitimate son of Vince McMahon Sr.Finally, we cover the homwork KJG assigned: Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm from ECW Heatwave 1998. Tony also leaves his homework with us: from Raw is War, December 13, 1999, the Womens Championship: The Kat defends against Tori in a Pudding Match.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCVGYheBGtY

The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed show full of Wrestling Talk and Talk About WrestlingKate from Fightful joins us after we catch up to talk about the WWE Releases this past Friday. We discuss potential landing spots, NXT, the Women's Tag Team Division & more with our dear good friend Kate After Kate leaves us we have some fun at the expense of KJG & his Patreon Bonus Episode. Then we preview Backlash & talk some WWE We decide not to take a break & play with Grok instead before resuming the Wrestling with some AEW talk. Overall its all positive in the AEW world, with the exception of the Phrase "Eliminator" The panel has a heated debate about it & the 100,000 challenge.We talk a little Eddie Gilbert Dark Side of the Ring before jumping into last week's homework that Handsome Kevin assigned to us. We talk Headshrinkers vs Smoking Gunns and then KJG gives us our homework for next week.We are going back to ECW, Heatwave 1998 for Chris Candido vs Lance Storm. You can find this match

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show We kick things up with a Death Pool Update as we add another point to the board & remember Steve "Mongo" McMichael. We share some memories and find ourselves looking at 1997 & 98 WCW with the Rock N Roll Express & various other randoms that non of us cared to remember or couldn't forget. We are then joined by TWA/ECW Original Tony "The Hitman" Stetson. He shares stories about his time in TWA & ECW. HIs bitterness towards Paul Heyman, getting a banner at the 2300 Arena, working in the WWF because of Bam Bam, how he got the last name Stetson & much more. It's a fun interview and must listen too if you aren't familiar with Tony Stetson. After the break we are talking about the WWE, The Rock and his recent comments, Monday Night Raw and Smackdown. We update the PPV Picks and talk some TNA Rebellion. We briefly touch on AEW and talk some Dark Side of the Ring before we jump into Homework Brundo takes us back to WCW Slamboree 1998 as we discuss t

Wrestlemania 41 has come and gone, we are joined by Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast to react to the biggest wrestling show of the year. John Cena has captured his 17th World Championship with the help of Travis Scott, Cena set out to ruin wrestling, did he accomplish that? The crew weights in on this match & all things Wrestlemania 41. We talk some NXT Stand & Deliver, Hall of Fame & WWE buying AAA. Back from the break, we talk do a Polaco Watch, talk some Dark Side of the Ring, Preview TNA Rebellion, the Jeff Cobb/TJP saga and of course we do Tony's homework. We watch some UCB sketch & then AEW All Out 2020 The Tooth and Nail Match as Britt Baker takes on Big Swole. Plus Brundo assigns us some Homework as we go back to WCW 1998, Slamboree as we watch the battle royal & the match that immediately follows. You can watch the match on Peacock Remember to Subscribe, leave a review and support The Shining Wizards

It's the biggest week in wrestling and the Shining Wizards have you covered. The big reveal of Polaco Watch & It's what everyone expected but we get all the details from HK Matt watched NWA's 200th Episode of Powerrr and shares his thoughts as KJG attempted to watch but couldn't get into it. The boys are joined by Northeast Independent Wrestling Legend, "The Maniac" Glen Osbourne. Glen shares with us his insights on his career, the guys he worked with, the impact he had on the wrestling industry and his excitement heading into TWA One and Done & Rasslecon on May 3rd at the 2300 Arena in PhiladelphiaBack from a quick break the boys jump into AEW. Dynamite and Collision had some great wrestling, but Matt is still hung up on the story telling. He has issues with the Learning Tree segment and the Hurt Syndicate segment, continues to harp on records and just wants the Death Riders to end. We also talk about running at Globe Life and why it's only set up for 18,000.Talk turns to the WWE and It's Wrestlemani

The Shining Wizards Return for another week of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling. It's time to pay up for punishment for losing last year's picks. So its puppet time. Each Wizard has his own Puppet & Tony calls the shots on when the puppets chop it up. Its complete hilarity as the show kicks off and we turn our discussion to picks and a quick rundown of AEW Dynasty. We are then joined by our favorite Finnish wrestler Mikko Maestro to talk about the latest episode of Dark Side of the Ring on Ludvig Borga We are less then a week away from the big MAW Show & the potential showdown between HK & PJ Polaco, so we do a quick Polaco Watch We talk some WWE & Wrestlemania before jumping into KJG's homework as we go back to TNA Turning Point 2009 & talk Homicide vs Amazing Red Matt assigns the group homework for next week, as we are watching Tiger Mask vs Dynamite Kid from April 1983 Here is the link https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=209703080357774We wrap up talking some 70/80'

The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed show. Maven sat down with PJ Polaco, so we have tons to talk about with Polaco Watch. We are then joined by Bay Ragni AKA Chubby Dudley to talk about the upcoming Rasselcon at the 2300 Arena & TWA One and Done. Is AEW out to get the TWA? Check in with Bay & have a few laughs along the way Back from our break we are talking WWE, Wrestlemania 41, CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Naomi, Monday Night Raw and much more. Its Mania season and we are jacked up We turn our attention to AEW, as they have Dynasty coming this weekend. Good week of TV, we discuss a variety of topics, from Mercedes Mone & Athena, to who turns in Rated FTR.We get a run in from Tony before we cover Brundo's Homework last week. We go back to ROH, 2005 for the infamous Samoa Joe vs Kenta Kobashi match. Then KJG assigns us some TNA Turning Point 2009, Homicide vs Amazing Redhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH8EWya-ogkBefore we pull the train into the station we talk some Dark Side

The Shining Wizards Return with a ton of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling We are down 2 men, and Matt is flustered with the videos, but once we get past that we are on to busting HK's chops about the homework he assigned us. One of the Wizards reset their clock, and looking at who was on the show tonight, it shouldn't be hard to figure out. We are joined by TWA Promoter Joel Goodhart to talk about the upcoming TWA One and Done & Rasslecon taking place May 3rd at the 2300 Arena. We talk about the TWA, gimmick matches, Tod Gordon, ECW, Tessa Blanchard and more. It's a fantastic interview and for any wrestling historian, it's important to know Joel Goodhart and the role he played in the wrestling business. Back from the break we have an update in the Death Pool. Then its onto the Road to Wrestlemania and WWE. We discuss the Women's Title Picture for Wrestlemania, John Cena's latest promo, the triple threat match between Punk/Rollins/Roman, and what Wrestlemania 41 looks like at the moment. Things get

A rare Monday where Monday Night Raw is over before our episode starts. We are joined by Kyle from The Apron Bump Podcast to talk about WWE Raw from Brussels. We talk about John Cena's 1st Promo since The Elimination Chamber, some of us love it, some of us hated it. We talk some Penta, the Tag Team scene, Rey Fenix, Raw from MSG, Wrestlemania & more. Back from break we do our Polaco watch & ponder if he will show up in Minnesota. We talk some AEW & get a run in from Magenta. Then we hit on this question from the discord, what is the bigger flop, WWECW or AEW-ROH. Then its onto our homework. Back to 1985, hair vs hair match from All Japan Women- Dump Matsumoto vs Chigusa Nagayo. The reactions are incredible & its a must see match. Then HK drops this on us for homework, its not a match but a Youtube documentary on Buck Zumhofe called Rock The Cradle. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pJDaBMOTjk