That's Freakin' Wrestling Podcast

WWE's booking has us asking some serious questions on this episode of That's Freakin' Wrestling!

Are WWE's championship reigns actually delivering? We're breaking down Chelsea Green's booking, Tiffany Stratton's never-ending fake cash-ins, Gunther's involvement with Danhausen, and whether WWE is wasting the mystique of Demon Finn Bálor!

Plus, Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams on ‘SmackDown’, NXT going head-to-head with AEW Blood & Guts, Crown Jewel talk, and a hilarious trip down memory lane featuring DX vs. The Brothers of Destruction! 😂

⏱️ Chapters:

00:00 – Flashback: DX vs. Brothers of Destruction or NXT's SmackDown Invasion?

09:25 – Halloween in Spain & Rhodesia's Spanish phone call

14:57 – WWE's fake Money in the Bank Cash-Ins

17:10 – Chelsea Green's booking frustrations

20:36 – Ranking WWE's current championship reigns & is WWE wasting their talent

36:52 – Gunther, Danhausen & The Demon Finn Bálor from SmackDown

47:22 – Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams for the world title on WWE SmackDown

54:57 – Hot take on Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes from WrestleMania 39

1:02:00 – WWE's Creative Future & NXT Discussion with Shawn Michaels and AJ Styles

1:11:00 – NXT vs. AEW Blood & Guts counter programming

1:14:00 – Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia: Safety Concerns & TKO's Response

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On this Halloween Eve episode of That’s Freakin Wrestling, WWE is moving Crown Jewel… to an indoor venue in Saudi Arabia reportedly over safety concerns and we have plenty to say about that decision!

We're also talking Sami Zayn's incredible year, Nick Khan's picks for WWE's next big stars, Gunther's frustrating booking, and John Cena's upcoming return next week on “WWE RAW” and NXT.

We also break down Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria, THAT Solo Sikoa and Bloodline segment and the latest on Stephanie Vaquer. Then we're heading over to AEW Dynamite to discuss the incredible segment involving the New Level, Hangman Page, Brody King, Bandido and Swerve Strickland, the road to Full Gear being headlined by Will Ospreay vs Kyle Fletcher for the AEW world title, and the build to Blood & Guts.

And because it's THAT'S FREAKIN' WRESTLING, you already know we're going off the rails! From our Halloween wrestling costumes to Ric Flair's latest adventures, a Clayface movie quick review, and somehow getting into AMISH DATING… this episode has a little bit of EVERYTHING!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/What wrestler would we dress up as for Halloween

3:42 – Does a wrestler need mainstream fame to be a GOAT?

5:16 – Ric Flair's latest bar and hospital story

12:40 – Clayface review and Crown Jewel moving to an indoor Saudi venue

25:36 – Nick Khan's four "upcoming stars"

29:36 – Sami Zayn: the Raw promo, the Chris Van Vliet interview and his MVP year

42:14 – WWE Raw talk including Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria no-DQ match, The Solo Sikoa and Bloodline backstage promo, and the latest on Stephaine Vaquer

54:45 – John Cena's return next week and NXT counter programming AEW Dynamite ‘Blood & Guts’ next week

58:48 – Early talk on WrestleMania 43 in Saudi next year

1:02:41 – Gunther's booking frustration and Bruce Prichard's expected retirement

1:11:12 – Amish dating lifestyle

1:18:05 – AEW Dynamite talk including The New Level, Hangman and Brody King segment, AEW Full Gear’s main event of Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher, and Queen Aminata winning the TBS title from Persephone

1:35:45 – Blood & Guts & AEW making changes due to online feedback

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We are BACK after being gone for a week after moving into our apartment in Spain but we feed the Freaks with a TON of wrestling talk!

On this episode we get into SmackDown from last night, RAW from Monday, and AEW with WrestleDream and Dynamite, along with talking Trick Williams big opportunity next week, Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton at Crown Jewel + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/What wrestling gimmick match would you choose to blow off a real life feud?

6:51 life updates and stories from Spain

13:03 Street Fright movie talk

20:32 ‘WWE Smackdown’ talk including Tiffany Stratton’s cash in attempt, CM Punk & Kevin Owens sit down segment, Michin & B Fab winning the tag team titles, Giulia vs Blake Monroe, and more

25:36 Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton conversation including Cody Rhodes saying he think fatigue is starting to set in on him

53:35 Trick Williams vs Sami Zayn next week on ‘SmackDown’

1:02:22 RAW talk including Roman Reigns, Rey Mysterio, Chad Gable, Carmelo Hayes not getting promo time, Penta, and more

1:23:51 PAC’s cause of death revealed

1:26:36 ‘AEW WrestleDream’ review and Dynamite talk including a new MOTY candidate, Andrade’s pants not wanting to do the job, Clockwork Carnage, teams for Blood & Guts announced, the excellent start to Wednesday’s show, Ilya Dragunov’s AEW in ring debut and more

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We kick things off on this episode by discussing Cody Rhodes signing a 5 year WWE extension and who his next 5 WrestleMania opponents will be, getting massages in Spain, Carmelo Hayes joining 946 on this past Monday’s RAW, the latest on Crown Jewel, Adam Copeland announcing he’s retiring in 2027 + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Cody Rhodes next 5 WrestleMania opponents

6:39 life updates and massage story

15:39 Carmelo Hayes joins 946

24:59 Solo Sikoa having a great night on ‘WWE RAW’

28:40 RAW thoughts including Penta’s new MITB briefcase, follow up from MITB with Je’Von Evans & more

41:23 Roman Reigns talks about his schedule on ‘Club Shay Shay’

46:39 Would you want to see Oba Femi with Paul Heyman?

54:06 Chad Gable does it again, Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch and Stephanie Vaquer’s follow up after MITB

1:02:59 The latest on ‘WWE Crown Jewel’

1:08:25 Jon Moxley and AEW giving us powerful TV on Wednesday’s ‘Dynamite’ episode

1:13:31 Adam Copeland says he’s retiring in 2027 from in ring competition

1:19:39 ‘AEW WrestleDream’ this Saturday

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WWE Money in the Bank 2026 is in the books and we were NOT fans of how it all went down. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly from this past Saturday night + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro and official statement from Matt

3:06 Thoughts on WWE’s future direction after Money In The Bank

5:28 Roman Reigns vs LA Knight

25:23 Women’s MITB match

36:25 Oba Femi vs Bronson Reed

43:19 Liv Morgan vs Becky Lych Vs Stephanie Vaquer

50:26 Men’s MITB match

1:07:48 Drew Mcintyre returning to WWE TV

1:11:36 Special shout out to Cody Rhodes

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WWE Money in the Bank 2026 is this weekend and we’re here to break it down like only we can! We talk does LA Knight have a chance against Roman Reigns, who should win the MITB briefcases, who would absolutely be the wrong choices, how will WWE book the finish of Oba Femi vs Bronson Reed + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Importance and history of Money In The Bank

6:09 Roman Reigns vs L.A. Knight

21:29 Men’s MITB match

29:06 Women’s MITB match

36:17 Oba Femi vs Bronson Reed

41:17 Liv Morgan vs Becky Lych Vs Stephanie Vaquer

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On this episode we discuss the major happenings from both ‘WWE RAW’ & ‘AEW Dynamite Grand Slam France’ including Roman Reigns having a great night, a fan’s theory on who the leader of 946 is, John Cena comments on the ‘QB1’ moniker for Cody Rhodes, ‘Clockwork Carnage’ announced for ‘AEW WrestleDream’, Darby Allin’s in ring style + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/What would Rhodesia’s win/loss record be if she was the booker of WWE & AEW for the rest of the year

7:33 Roman Reigns on ‘RAW’ and his promo segment with L.A. Knight along with Solo Sikoa being back in the fold

22:06 Wild fan speculation on who the leader of 946 is

28:47 Other ‘WWE RAW’ highlights from Monday including the triple threat women’s match for ‘Money In The Bank’, Oba Femi, Bronson Reed & Paul Heyman, what position this is putting Bron Breakker in & more

35:08 Keanu Carver reportedly released from WWE

37:53 Big Cass current booking

41:10 Female passenger caught masturbating on a flight to Miami

49:51 ‘SmackDown’ talk including Kevin Owens and Tiffany Stratton advancing to ‘Money In The Bank’, Sami Zayn’s promo, and Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton’s storyline

57:39 Cody Rhodes promo segment with Trick Williams, John Cena discussing the QB1 moniker and Roman breaks kayfabe about Cody

1:09:59 Nikki Bella, Damien Priest & Blake Monroe’s entrance this past Friday

1:19:49 ‘AEW Grand Slam France’ talk

1:28:45 Clockwork Carnage match happening at WrestleDream

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We’re back with another fun episode as we discuss Jaida Parker’s shocking appearance on ‘WWE Raw’ this past Monday and all things Bloodline/946, the beautiful and emotional tribute episode of ‘AEW Dynamite’ to Ben “PAC” Satterley, NXT’s Keanu Carver gets into some legal trouble which leads to Rhodesia’s hardest question she’s ever had to answer + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Which wrestlers would be #1 NBA draft picks based off of their TV presentations

11:00 Jaida Parker debuts on ‘WWE RAW’ and aligns with 946 against the Bloodline

21:42 Wrestling fans looking for a swerve in the 946/Bloodline storyline

37:23 Lola Vice vs Roxanne Perez from RAW & the ‘Money In The Bank’ card being stacked

41:16 The incredible tribute show AEW put together for Ben “PAC” Satterley

1:02:06 Order of protection filed against NXT’s Keanu Carver

1:10:31 Bayley and Lyra Valkyria set for a “rare” women’s match?

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We’re back after missing an episode due to moving to Spain (!!!) but start off the show with the unfortunate news of Benjamin ‘PAC’ Satterley’s passing on Sunday which shocked everyone in the wrestling world. We discuss the PWI’s 500 list, who are top 3 male wrestlers were from this past year, AEW All Out from this past Saturday, highlights from both RAW & SmackDown from last week + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Moving to Spain

4:37 Benjamin Satterley AKA PAC passes away

13:11 RIP Rick Achberger AKA “Sign Guy”

16:21 PWI Top 500 Men’s wrestling list & our personal favorites from the past year and who we think will make the top 3 in 2027

37:00 ‘AEW All Out’ recap

54:43 Highlights from last week’s ‘WWE RAW’ and the show being dedicated to the pod

1:02:51 Highlights from this past Friday’s ‘SmackDown’

1:15:20 Social media’s hypocrisy surrounding Trick Williams new t shirt last week

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We have another fun episode for you today as we talk the latest list WWE has released surrounding their biggest rivalries in the 2020’s, we deep dive the Montreal screw job, discuss our move to Spain this weekend, give our thoughts on this past Friday’s ‘SmackDown’ + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/WWE ranks their rivalries for the 2020’s

9:48 Viewer comments on Rhodesia saying there’s nothing WWE can do for her to watch ‘Worlds Collide’ over ‘All Out’ 13:55 Matt discusses why he thinks the Bret Hart Montreal screw job is a work

25:04 Leaving California and getting ready to move to Spain this weekend

32:52 SmackDown thoughts including Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens for the world title, Cody Rhodes sit down interview, & Trick Williams and Jacy Jane advancing to ‘Money In The Bank’

53:51 Dragon Lee’s WWE contract is expiring per reports

56:52 A cancelled segment and Tiffany Stratton coming for Chelsea Green’s title

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We begin this episode by discussing Roman Reigns vs Penta from this past Monday’s ‘WWE RAW’ show in Mexico City and all surrounding it, the other highlights from RAW, some more of our California experiences from this week, Matt has some strong words about AEW, + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Cody Rhodes selling his soul to The Rock’s daughter?

3:00 The Rock not being involved in WrestleMania plans next year

8:29 Roman Reigns vs Penta from ‘WWE RAW’ in Mexico City

25:09 L.A. Knight challenging Roman Reigns @ ‘Money In The Bank’ on October 10th

29:27 Chad Gable vs Dragon Lee for the I.C. title

36:01 Judgement Day, the women’s MITB qualifying match, & Je’Von Evans qualifying for the MITB match

41:01 California experiences

45:12 Lil Yachty discusses silliness in pro wrestling

47:42 AEW Dynamite thoughts including what AEW at it’s highest level feels like to Matt, Jericho, and more

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The two show a week era is here for the TFW podcast! On this episode we talk the multiple title changes this past weekend with Sami Zayn & Stephanie Vaquer, Damian Priest’s heel turn, AEW Dynamite and thoughts on The New Level attracting more veterans to AEW, life updates for us, + MUCH MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Biggest story from this weekend and September 11th reflections

5:25 Sami Zayn beats CM Punk for the world title on ‘SmackDown’ Friday

18:27 Stephanie Vaquer wins the world title against Liv Morgan at a house show in Chile

23:56 Damian Priest turns heel

28:53 Penta vs Roman Reigns on RAW

30:24 California thoughts and Spain update

35:51 AEW Dynamite ‘Rebal Heart’ thoughts

41:12 Will The New Level prompt more veteran wrestlers to want to go AEW?

46:56 Ilya Dragunov signing with AEW

53:09 Jordynne Grace & Ivy Nile becoming a potential team on WWE tv

55:48 Bret Hart’s thoughts on Gunther’s chops

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The empty nester road trip is in full effect as we’re on the west coast and we give our condolences to who we lost last week in the wrestling world, talk ‘Sunday Night’s Main Event’, WWE RAW, AEW Dynamite, a big announcement for the future of the podcast + MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Wrestling and football comparison

6:34 RIP and condolences to Andy Williams, Bill Dundee & Pharaoh

13:28 A social media influencer passed away getting a penis enlargement in Thailand

18:13 Life updates

21:24 Big announcement for the TFW podcast

22:47 What is WWE doing with Cody Rhodes?

34:27 Was the payoff worth it for Johnny Gargano?

41:29 Trick Williams wins back the U.S. title from Baron Corbin

47:50 Oba Femi vs Bron Breakker with Bronson Reed’s return

1:00:50 Royce Keys and his new group and The Bloodline is starting to heat up

1:02:37 Solo Sikoa & LA Knight

1:08:13 Roman Reigns vs Penta next week on ‘WWE RAW’

1:13:21 Shouting out the women’s triple threat match from this past Monday & Bayley’s return to WWE TV

1:22:34 Little kid’s reaction to Liv Morgan & Stephanie Vaquer

1:26:35 AEW’s excellent post PPV ‘Dynamite’ show last week

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We take the show on the road and talk ‘AEW All In’ and what we loved about the show, including the debut of the New Level, Will Ospreay winning the AEW world title, Mercedes Moné adding to her legacy, Sting sharing a moment with his son, among other things. We also talk about Netflix censoring this Monday’s ‘WWE RAW’, Penta vs Roman Reigns, + MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Ranking 7 WWE legends

9:06 Life updates

14:50 AEW All In Recap

1:00:27 Netflix censoring the opening to RAW this past Monday with Jacob Fatu, The Uso’s, Royce Keys and OTM

1:09:37 Roman Reigns vs Penta set for ‘WWE RAW’ in Mexico City on September 14th and other quick hits

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On this jam packed episode of the TFW podcast, we deep dive the potential of a Cody Rhodes heel turn involving Paul Heyman before getting into CM Punk vs Kevin Owens from ‘SmackDown’, Ilya Dragunov leaving WWE, Oba Femi & Bron Breakker’s contract signing segment for ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday, AEW All In talk before their biggest show of the year this Sunday, + MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/6 year anniversary of The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns

9:53 Cody Rhodes the next Paul Heyman guy?

36:29 CM Punk vs Kevin Owens from Friday’s ‘SmackDown’ show

46:54 Ilya Dragunov leaving WWE & talk of needle movers in wrestling

1:05:46 Bron Breakker & Oba Femi’s contract signing from ‘WWE RAW’ Monday and how their match @ ‘Sunday Night’s Main Event’ should end

1:15:06 Royce Keys returns to TV with a new faction

1:20:11 Inauthentic actions from people

1:29:10 Updates on Roxanne Perez, Je’Von Evans and tribalism among wrestling fans

1:44:45 Dragon Lee vs Rey Fenix from ‘WWE RAW’

1:49:30 Quick hits on Blake Monroe, Giulia, Bayley, and Iyo Sky

1:55:32 AEW ‘All In’ talk for this Sunday

2:07:00 Avery Styles signs with TNA

2:08:11 Life updates for us

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On this episode we get into the final segment from this past Monday’s ‘RAW’ show with Solo Sikoa not falling in line to the Bloodline, Oba Femi & Bron Breakker has their first one on one match set for ‘Sunday Night’s Main Event’, some strong matches from this past Monday we dig into, what we think happens this Friday with CM Punk vs Kevin Owens on ‘SmackDown’, how AEW should handle The New Day’s arrival to the company, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Selling Johnny Gargano on his current gimmick

04:00 Solo Sikoa, Roman Reigns, and the Bloodline saga: good storytelling or same sh*t?

25:43 Adam Copeland speaks on the topic Roman Reigns being overrated along with his thoughts on WWE vs AEW

33:12 Oba Femi vs Bron Breakker set for ‘Sunday Night’s Main Event’

44:42 Lyra Valkyria vs Sol Ruca from ‘WWE RAW’

52:19 Rey Mysterio vs Chad Gable from ‘WWE RAW’

56:57 WWE has pulled back on Danhausen TV segments

58:48 Chelsea Green’s incredible performance on ‘SmackDown’ this past Friday

1:07:08 Kevin Owens vs CM Punk for the world title this Friday and last week’s promo battle

1:16:50 Tiffany Stratton’s future now that she lost the U.S. title to Jacy Jane

1:21:17 Should AEW announce Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods before their debut @ ‘All In’ or have it a surprise?

1:27:56 MJF not involved in the world title match @ ‘All In’: Yay or nay?

1:36:36 AJ Styles son’s independent wrestling controversy

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We have another fun one for you this week!

On this episode we talk Solo Sikoa being forced back to Roman Reigns and where the story could be headed, Bron Breakker and Oba Femi week 2, how Roxanne Perez and Dominic Mysterio have been used on WWE TV in 2026, SmackDown having another really strong show this week + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Comparing corporate world job to Solo Sikoa & Jey Uso

06:32 Is Solo Sikoa heading back to the family?

22:36 Zilla Fatu debuts on NXT & if the Bloodline being involved in War Games is getting old

28:00 Bron Breakker’s 2nd week in the company and his segments on ‘WWE RAW’ with Oba Femi & Paul Heyman

37:10 Roxanne Perez’s usage on WWE TV

49:00 Is Oba Femi going to be more Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns?

53:40 Lucha tournament that started on RAW this past Monday

1:01:31 The conversation on social media surrounding if Roman Reigns is overrated

1:07:10 Dominic Mysterio reportedly is frustrated with is WWE booking

1:14:30 SmackDown talk including CM Punk, Kevin Owens, Cody Rhodes, and Randy Orton promo segments

1:32:18 Raquel Rodriquez barb wire IC title belt

1:35:20 Matt puts over the beginning of Penta’s match from RAW

1:36:41 Trick Williams vs Baron Corbin from ’SmackDown’

1:40:21 Chelsea Green injury and position on ‘SmackDown’ last week

1:42:20 Shout out to AEW for ‘Grand Slam Mexico’ & Ric Flair’s latest tweets on ‘X’

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We’re back from Minnesota and ready to tell The Freaks all about our experience at ’SummerSlam’!

On this episode we discuss our live thoughts from ‘AEW Dynamite’ in Detroit as well as the 2 night party of the summer! From Brock Lesnar’s retirement, to Kevin Owens return to the ring, to Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins giving us an awesome conclusion to the Shield story, we cover it all!

We also discuss RAW from this past Monday and give our thoughts on the new direction for WWE heading into the fall, strap in and enjoy!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Ranking the wrestlers that have retired in the last year

10:12 Congrats to Bianca Belair & Montez Ford on the birth of their newborn baby!

12:12 AEW Dynamite live thoughts

19:30 Travel to Minnesota and ‘SummerSlam’ night one in person thoughts

1:05:26 ‘SummerSlam’ night two in person thoughts

1:52:03 ‘WWE RAW’ thoughts including LA Knight’s performance with Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch & Stephanie Vaquer’s return, & the rehabilitation of Bron Breakker

2:11:39 RIP Dory Funk Jr. & New Day’s contract status

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On this jam packed episode of the TFW podcast, we discuss our thoughts on season 3 of ‘WWE Unreal’ and what our biggest takeaway’s were, this past Monday’s head scratching episode of ‘WWE RAW’, we also preview this weekend’s 2 night SummerSlam event that we’ll be in attendance for, AEW Redemption from this past Sunday, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/SummerSlam Personal Memories

9:43 Unreal Season 3 thoughts and biggest takeaways

40:13 Bron Breakker and how he was presented on Unreal

47:03 Sol Ruca losing the IC title this past Monday on ‘RAW’ and WWE continuing to drop the ball on their young stars

57:45 ‘RAW’ talk including the bad SummerSlam go home segments and discussion around younger talent getting title reigns early in their career

1:17:04 Sami Zayn’s incredible backstage promo from ‘SmackDown’ this past Friday

1:19:58 SummerSlam night 1 preview

1:41:50 SummerSlam night 2 preview

2:00:20 AEW Redemption talk including Matt’s thoughts on Kyle Fletcher, the post main event match angle with Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, and Will Ospreay, along with discussing Thekla dropping the world title a month before ‘All In’ & what should happen with Willow vs Mercedes Moné at ‘All In’

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt & Rhodesia give their take on the week that was in WWE and pro wrestling!

We begin by discussing what we did outside of wrestling this past week, the big talking points coming out of Saturday Night’s Main Event including the usage of the New York Knicks players & Bayley’s future in the WWE, CM Punk’s impact on WWE programming, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Which free agent we want to see debut this weekend @ AEW Redemption

5:43 Matt shares a story about putting out content and backlash on social media

15:21 ‘Odyssey’ non spoiler movie experience & Christopher Nolan’s top movies

21:48 ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ review including the women tag team title changing hands, New York Knicks players involvement, Lyra Valkyria vs Bayley, & CM Punk’s impact on screen

1:00:21 Updated SummerSlam card, biggest takeaway from ‘WWE RAW’ this week, and talk on Big Cass’s return presentation

1:10:53 WWE creative not having anything for Jordynne Grace

1:16:11 WWE Unreal season 3 release this past Tuesday

1:18:05 ‘AEW Redemption/Dynamite’ talk

1:27:56 Rhodesia highlights her favorite match from this past week on WWE TV

1:30:06 Next week’s pod plans

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