The Random Wrestling Review

BracketMania is a series concerned with finding the best of everything via the process of an elimination tournament where 16 competitors of a given category are lined up in tournament brackets and the field is whittled down to just 1 winner in the final. This time around it's the music of Jimmy Hart, with a plethora of iconic tunes lined up vying for the crown, from both WWE and WCW- but the question is, who will come out on top? To find out, you'll have to listen.

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The latest match in The Game is a rematch from 2 and a half years ago during the round robin that saw Alex Kirkman become the first RWR Game Champion. During that contest, Alex defeated Tom Smith by the narrowest of narrow margins, finishing with just one more point than his opponent. With that in mind, Tom Smith is desperate for victory this time around!

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Already this year we have spoken plenty about WWE and AEW's current product, so we thought it would be nice to get the low down on what is happening in New Japan- the current state of the promotion, the prospective WrestleKingdom 21 Main Event, where the company is headed and whether the seemingly endless loss of talent can continue...

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Just a couple of weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic, the lockdowns and the empty arenas that would lead to, AEW presented Revolution, their latest PPV offering boasting a main event for the AEW World Title between Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley. Also on the show, Cody Rhodes battles MJF and the team of Kenny Omega and Hangman Page defend the tag titles against The Young Bucks in a match that has been long considered one of the best of all time.

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In the latest episode of The Heroes we take a look back at the career of Mick Foley, the man behind the characters Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love. We consider his legacy, whether or not his standing in the industry is where it should be, what his best qualities are, what is the biggest criticism of him and what he means to our guest on this week's show.

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It's time for Part 7 of our epic quest to evaluate each member of the WWE Hall of Fame and make a new determination on whether to keep them in, or remove them, based on our assessment of their worthiness. This time around we consider the Hall of Fame credentials of Pete Rose, Gene Okerlund, Sensational Sherri, Verne Gagne, Tony Atlas and The Blackjacks.

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It's that time of the year again when we sit down to discuss our fantasy booking ideas for next year's WrestleMania. WrestleMania 43 will be taking place in Saudi Arabia in 2027, and our panel have put together a veritable feast of matches for consideration and what they would like to see take place. Will Oba Femi be crowned Champion? Who has come up with the most bonkers idea yet? Will the women be given a main event for the first time since WrestleMania 37? All this and more, on the show.

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It's the Random Wrestling Review, back once again and bound for glory as we take in TNA's 2012 equivalent of their WrestleMania a show featuring Austin Aries defending the TNA World Title against Jeff Hardy and the Aces and Eights story was just getting off the ground. We find the company trying to adapt to another new era in its history with Bruce Prichard coming in to captain the ship and introducing a raft of new concepts such as Open Fight Night, Gut Check and the Bound For Glory series.

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This past weekend the entirety of the RWR crew were in London for AEW All In 2026 at Wembley Stadium and this is our roundup of the trip! All our thoughts on the All In show, the main event between Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega, the bout between Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Mone and everything else that took place, as well as a little summary of the RevPro show on the Saturday evening also.

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With AEW All In 2026 just a few days away and a number of the RWR regulars set to be in attendance, we bring you a preview of AEW's All In 2026 and the whole weekend. Can Will Ospreay secure the AEW World Title as he goes up against current Champion Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks battle Adam Copeland and Christian Cage and the final of the Continental Challenge Cup takes place.

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The Random Wrestling Review is once more stepping into the realm of alternative timelines to explore what might have happened if Steve Austin had been forced to retire immediately following the botched piledriver he suffered by Owen Hart at SummerSlam 1997. We discuss who would have replaced Austin as the central babyface running into WrestleMania XIV, wondered if Bret Hart may have stayed with WWE, whether the Mr McMahon character would have ever been created and ultimately, could WWE have still won the Monday Night War...

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In an impromptu extra bit of content from the Random Wrestling Review, Ben talks about this week's episode of Monday Night Raw which included the latest chapter in the Bloodline saga, a confrontation between Oba Femi & Bron Breakker and a match for the Intercontinental Title between Chad Gable and Rey Mysterio.

It's SummerSlam season (well, sort of) and we bring you a comprehensive review of the 2000 edition, replete with Shane's ridiculous stunt fall, the Angle-Steph-Triple H love triangle, Jim Ross's candy jar and Tables, Ladders and Chairs- oh my! Wrestling nostalgia rarely hits as hard as this one and our panel are determined to bask in every moment of it.

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The 10th edition of BracketMania sees our panel take on the difficult question of who was the best/biggest star in ECW's history. As per usual, a 16 strong field has been assembled and been subjected to a random drawing to determine the tournament brackets that will ultimately decide who comes out as the winner- could it be Sabu, Sandman, Raven, Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, The Dudley Boys, Taz, Rhyno or...Joel Gertner?!

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With our Champion, Gavin Duenas having wiped the floor with the majority of the RWR regulars, it's time to go back a step to find a suitable number 1 contender, and so to that end, Alex 'Rockstar' Kirkman will battle Stephen Coriander to determine Gavin's next challenger. In their only other battle with each other, Alex edged out a very tight encounter, so Stephen will be eager for revenge in this one.

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In the latest episode of The Heroes we discuss the career and qualities of 'The Charismatic Enigma' Jeff Hardy. The Heroes is a series where we ask one of our regular panel or a special guest to talk about the wrestler that meant the most to them- understand why they liked them so much, whether they think wrestling fans rate them at the appropriate level, and take a look back at one of their key matches.

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The latest 'main' episode of the podcast sees us travel less than a decade into the past for an NXT Takeover that featured Shinsuke Nakamura defending his Title against 'Glorious' Bobby Roode. Also on the show, Asuka had 4 opponents to fend off in order to retain her NXT Women's Title and the tag belts were also on the line as DIY faced the Authors of Pain.

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With SummerSlam just around the corner, continuing criticisms of Triple H's booking, a brief WWE Title reign for Sami Zayn and a clear lack of upward trajectory for younger stars, we check in with the industry leaders to talk about what prospects there are for change, whether they have the talent in the company to bring back lapsed fans and much more...

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Our long journey through the history of WWE Hall of Famers continues this week as we finish off the 2005 class and start to tackle the 2006 inductees. Those reassessed for their suitability as a Hall of Famer this time include Jimmy Hart, Paul Orndorff, Nikolai Volkoff, Iron Sheik, Bret Hart and Eddie Guerrero.

The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Alex and Tinky.