The High Risk Wrestling Podcast

Scott D'Amore is going something special in Canada. Maple Leaf Pro is making waves in the wrestling world. They started out a little slow but have picked up a lot of steam. We're going to talk about the compant and all that they're doing.

• Previously - ep. 303: The 946
• Today - ep. 304: Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling
• Ep. List - The Best Non-Big 2 Promotions Right Now
• Spotlight - The Baddies, Michin and B-Fab

There's a new faction in town and they're causing havoc all over Monday Night Raw. The 946, led by Royce Keys, are in a battle with the Bloodline inevitably leading to War Games. We're going to take a look at this group and what they're all about.

• Previously - ep. 302: AEW Wrestledream '26
• Today - ep. 303: The 946
• Ep. List - The Top Factions Right Noe
• Spotlight - Tony D'Angelo

AEW is bringing us their annual PPV tribute to the NJPW founder and legend, Antonio Inoki, with Wrestledream. Even though we had a short build to the even, there's a lot on the line here and the card is stacked.

• Previously - ep. 301: MITB '26 & BFG '26
• Today - ep. 302: Wrestledream '26

Match Card

• Tailgate Brawl: The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler) in Match 1 of a Best-of-5 Series
• Tailgate Brawl: Divine Dominion (Lena Kross, Megan Bayne) vs. The Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart, Skye Blue)
• Jericho vs. Nick Wayne
• Andrade El Idolo (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the AEW National Championship
• Jon Moxley (c) vs. Mark Davis for the AEW Continental Championship
• Swerve Strickland & The New Level (Austin Creed, Kofi) (c) vs. 'Hangman' Adam Page & Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) for the AEW Trios Championship Match
• The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Don Callis Family (Kevin Knight and Kyle Fletcher) for the AEW Tag Team Championship
• Persephone (c) vs. Dani Luna vs. Queen Aminata vs. Hyan for the AEW TBS Championship
• Mercedes Moné (c) Thekla for the AEW Women's Championship
• Will Ospreay (c) vs. Samoa Joe vs. 'Speedball' Mike Bailey vs. Adam Copeland vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Ricochet vs. Darby Allin in a Clockwork Carnage Match for the AEW Men's World Championship

It's another one of those big weekends in wrestling with two major shows going down. TNA is bringing us their Bound for Glory event and the WWE is bring us Money in the Bank. Both shows have major implications pending and we're going to go over both shows.

• Previously - ep. 300: 3rd Quarter Recap
• Today - ep. 301: MITB '26 & BFG '26

Bound for Glory ‘26 Match Card

• Konnan, ODB, and Amazing Red HOF Induction
• Avery Styles In-Ring Debut
• Fabian Aichner vs. KC Navarro vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Rich Swann vs. Ryan Nemeth vs. BDE for the X-Division Championship
• Moose vs. Max Caster
• Kiera Hogan and Allie [c] vs. Zoey Serrano and Shayna Baszler for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship
• Ricky Sosa vs. Eddie Edwards
• Call Your Shot Gauntlet
• Xia Brookside [c] vs. Indi Hartwell for the TNA Knockouts Championship w. Special Guest Referee, Mickie James
• Mustafa Ali [c] vs. Jason Hotch vs. Agent 0 vs. John Skyler for the TNA International Championship
• Syx vs. The Hardys in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
• Nic Nemeth [c] vs. Leon Slater for the TNA World Championship

MITB ‘26 Match Card

• Oba Femi vs. Bronson Reed
• Stephanie Vaquer [c] vs. Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch for the Women’s World Championship
• Roman Reigns [c] vs. LA Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship
• CM Punk vs. Trick Williams vs. Kevin Owens vs. Penta vs. Bron Breakker vs. Je’Von Evans in the Men’s Money in the Banks Ladder Match
• Tiffany Stratton vs. Jacy Jayne vs. Lash Legend vs. Sol Ruca vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match

The third quarter is in the books. What were the big stories? Events? Matches? Stars? We're going to go over it all while celebrating our 300th episode.

• Previously - ep. 299: ALL OUT 2026
• Today - ep: 300: 2025 3rd Quarter Recap

AEW is bringing us their annual ALL OUT PPV event. With ALL IN in the rearview, there are a lot things at stake and some surprises to be had. Let's get into it.

Match Card

• Tailgate: Bang Bang Gang (Jay White, Ace Austin, and the Gunns) vs. Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia) and The Dogs (David Finlay and Clark Connors) in an Eight-Man Tornado Tag
• Tailgate: Jack Perry vs. Katsuyori Shibata
• Cage and Cope (Adam Copeland and Christian Cage)[c] vs. FTR (Dax Hardwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a Ladder Match for the AEW Men's World Tag Team Championship
• The Brawling Birds (Alex Windsor and Jamie Hayter)[c] vs. Divine Dominion (Lena Kross and Megan Bayne) in a Chicago Street Fight for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship
• Swerve Strickland and The New Level (Kofi and Austin Creed)[c] vs. "Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) for the AEW World Trios Championship
• Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale in #1 Contender's Match to challenge for the AEW Women's World Championship at WrestleDream
• Darby Allin and Steven Borden vs. The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight) in a #1 Contender's Match for the AEW Men's World Tag Team Championship
• Kazuchika Okada [c] vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the AEW International Championship
• Andrade El Idolo [c] vs. Pac for the AEW National Championship
• Persephone [c] vs. TBA in an Open Challenge for the AEW TBS Championship
• Will Ospreay [c] vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW Men's World Championship

Last week we did stories that dragged on for too long so now let's do the opposite - Stories That Ended Too Soon. It's going to be a fun show and there are some real gems here.

• Previously - ep. 297: Stories That Dragged On
• Today - ep/ 298: Stories That Ended Too Soon
• Ep. List - The Best Stories of the Year So Far
• Spotlight - Nick Wayne

Wrestling is full of stories. Good ones. Bad ones. Ones that have ended to soon and those that have gone on for too long. Today, we're talking about the latter. I posed the question to Reddit and we're going to get into it today.

• Previously - ep. 296: Has All In Surpassed Wrestlemania?
• Today - ep. 297: Wrestling Stories That Went on Too Long
• Ep. List - The Best Stories Going Right Now
• Spotlight - Chelsea Green

AEW brought us their Wrestlemania-equivalent show in ALL IN this past Sunday and it was fantastic. ALL IN isn't going anywhere so we now have to ask the question if it's surpassed Wrestlemania as the premiere wrestling event. That's what we're going to discuss today.

• Previously: ep. 295 - ALL IN '26 Preview
• Today: ep. 296 - Has ALL IN Surpassed Wrestlemania?
• Ep. List: Ranking the Best "Wrestlemanias" This Year
• Spotlight: AEW's Trios Division

It's that time of the year. AEW is bringing us their biggest show of the year in ALL IN. There's loads of matches and titles are on the line. Expect surprises and much more.

• Previously - ep. 294: TNA Lockdown Retrospective
• Today - ep. 295: AEW ALL IN '26

Match Card

• Zero Hour: Royale Roulette for the AEW World Trios Champiobship
• Kyle Fletcher [c] vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kazuchika Okada for the AEW International Championship
• Kevin Knight [c] vs. Darby Allin in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for the AEW TNT Championship
• Divine Dominion [c] vs. the Brawling Birds for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship
• Jon Moxley [c] vs. Nigel McGuinness in a the Continental Cup Final for the AEW Continental Championship
• Men's Casino Gauntlet for the a future AEW Men's World Championship Match
• Cage and Cope [c] vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
• Willow Nightingale [c] vs. Mercedes Mone for the AEW Women's World Championship
• Kenny Omega [c] vs. Will Ospreay for the the AEW Men's World Championship

TNA has decided to bring back one of the original A+ PPVs, Lockdown. Lockdown makes its return after some years away and today's show we'll be looking back at the history of the shows. We'll also be previewing the 2026 event as well.

• Previously - ep. 293: The Ballad of Mike Santana
• Today - ep. 294: TNA Lockdown Retrospective
• Ep. List - The Best Lockdown Matches Ever
• Spotlight - War Games Match

The artist formerly known as Mike Santana has made his way to NXT. After being a tag team wrestler for a long time, he bet on himself and worked his way up to being a world champion. I's time to tell his story.

• Previously - ep. 292: What Was Wrong with Summerslam '26
• Today - ep. 293: The Ballad of Mike Santana
• Ep. List - Who's Next in TNA
• Spotlight - NXT's Men's Division

The WWE brought us the biggest party of the Summer and even though it was good show, there was a lot left on the table. Today, we're going to talk about what was ultimately missing.

• Previously - ep. 292: Summerslam '26
• Today - ep. 293: What Was Wrong with Summerslam
• Ep. List - Ranking the WWE's Important PLE's
• Spotlight - Tatum Paxley

The WWE is bringing us the biggest party of the Summer from Minnesota and on paper it looks to be a good card. You know how we do with these shows so let's get into it.

• Previously - ep. 290: AEW Redemption '26
• Today - ep. 291: WWE Summerslam '26

Match Card

Saturday Night

• The Bella Twins (Nikki and Brie Bella) and Paige vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid)
• Gunther vs. Nick Aldis
• LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, and Royce Keys vs. The Bloodline (Jimmy and Jey Uso, and Jacob Fatu)
• Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell Match
• Liv Morgan (c) vs. Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship
• CM Punk (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship

Sunday Night

• Trick Williams (c) vs. Baron Corbin for the WWE United States Championship
• Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor to determine the #1 Contender for the WWE Championship
• Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio in a Human Monies on a Pole Match
• Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill vs. Chelsea Green vs. TBD in Ladder Match to crown an Interim WWE Women's Champion
• Penta (c) vs. Chad Gable for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
• Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship

AEW is bringing us a brand new PPV event in Redemption. Yes, this is a filler event as we are heading in to ALL IN, but this does have some stakes for the show. You know how we do with these shows - we're going to preview each match and make our predictions for the show. Let's get into it.

• Previously - ep. 289: What's Going on with TNA?
• Today - ep. 290: AEW Redemption '26 Preview and Predictions

Match Card

• Tommaso Ciampa vs. Chris Jericho in a No Holds Barred Match
• Mark Davis [c] vs. Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship
• The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Jay White) vs. The Dogs (Clark Conners and David Finlay) in a Double Chain Match
• Adam Copeland [c] and Christian Cage [c] vs. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Pac) for the AEW Men's World Tag Team Championship
• Jack Perry vs. Beast Mortos vs. Komander vs. Mike Bailey vs. El Clon vs. Nick Wayne in Int'l Championship #1 Contender Ladder Match
• Hikaru Shida [c] vs. Maya World for the AEW TBS Championship
• Kyle Fletcher [c] vs. Bandido for the AEW Int'l Championship
• Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay) vs. Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson)
• Thekla [c] vs. Willow Nightingale for the AEW Women's World Championship
• Kenny Omega [c] vs. Kevin Knight for the AEW Men's World Championship

There's something in the water with TNA. There's something going on with TNA. We've got to talk about it. The move back to the TNA branding was supposed to be, no pun intended, impactful, but was it? We're going to go over everything starting the re-brand and find out what's going on.

• Previously - ep. 288: When Fans Turn
• Today - ep. 289: What's Going on with TNA?
• Ep. List - The Current Best TNA Champions
• Spotlight - Mara Sade

Fans turning on the product or a wrestler or a story isn't anything new. Sometimes the obvious thing should be done. Sometimes the company makes the wrong decision. That all would cause the fans to turn. That's what we're talking about today.

• Previously - ep. 287: 2026 Second Quarter Recap
• Today - ep. 288: When Fans Turn
• List - Who Should Win the Men's MITB Briefcase
• Spotlight - Hikaru Shida

The 2nd quarter of the year is in the books and there was an unusually large amount of things that happened. From shocking world title wins to some losses and cuts, we'll cover it all.

• Previously - ep. 286: Forbidden Door '26
• Today - ep. 287: 2026 2nd Quarter Recap

AEW is once again bringing us their crossover PPV event, Forbidden Door, and this time CMLL and STARDOM have joined the fray. The card is fully loaded with top talent and top matches with major implications for the future. Let's get into it.

• Previously - ep. 285: Faction Warfare 8
• Today - ep. 286: Forbidden Door '26

Match Card

• Buy-In: Maika vs. Skye Blue in a TBS Championship Survival of the Fittest Qualifier
• Buy-In: Divine Dominion (Lena Kross and Megan Bayne) vs. Thunder Rosa and Olympia for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship
• Steel Cage Match: Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly, Konosuke Takeshita and Darby Allin vs. MJF, Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle, Kazuchika Okada and Andrade El Idolo
• Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final: Mercedes Moné vs. Maya World
• Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final: Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland
• AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Thekla (c) vs. Starlight Kid
• AEW World Tag Team Championship Match
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage (c) vs. David Finlay and Clark Connors
• AEW Continental Championship Match
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Bandido
• IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match
Shota Umino (c) vs. PAC
• Three-way Tag Team Match
The Young Bucks vs. Mistico and Mascara Dorada vs. Shingo Tagaki and Titán
• Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr

Back at it like a crack addict. What is wrestling without factions? They've become such an integral part that it'd be weird at this point to not have them. Today, I've got another three that are still making their mark on the industry today.

• Previously - ep. 284: WWE's Recent Failure to Take Chances
• Today - ep. 285: Faction Warefare 8
• Ep. List - The Next Men's ROH TV Title Contenders
• Spotlight - Hazuki