Shake Them Ropes | Pro Wrestling Podcast

In the news, talent cuts happening as we recorded, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, the non-wrestlers show the wrestlers how to promo and in Vader Club it's Kobashi/Misawa vs the Big Boss Man and Steve "Dr. Death" Williams from All Japan 1993.

This week in the news, WWE bought AAA in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Mania, the things we liked and the things that are just noise and in Vader Club: Kenta Kobashi vs Steve "Dr Death Williams" from 1994.

This week: THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we preview Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania and in Vader Club: Steiners vs. Headshrinkers from WM 9 and AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon from WM 33

This week: in the News: Who will induct Lex Luger, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM ice cold takes on Dynasty and some mediocre weekly tv and in Vader Club: Ole Anderson turns on Dusty Rhodes in 1980.

This week we talk a bit about Val Kilmer and do the news and THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM where we preview AEW Dynasty and a bit of NXT. No Vader Club, we'll get back to that next week.

This week in the news, the passing of Bill Mercer, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we talk the good bad and ugly of promos this week and in Vader Club: Mongo vs the Barbarian and Horsemen vs. Faces of Fear from Halloween Havoc 1996.

This week in the news, WWE doesn’t play nice with AEW again, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we talk heroes and villains and in Vader Club: Nov has selected Rick Martel vs. Jumbo Tsuruta for the AWA World Heavyweight Title

This week in the news: Jeff Cobb in WWE; In the Lazy River of Wrestling Criticism: AEW Revolution and NXT Roadblock and in Vader Club we talk Barry Windham’s turn and watch Luger/Windham vs. Tully/Arn from Clash of the Champions I

This week, in the news: Lex Luger in the WWE HOF, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: a preview of AEW Revolution and in Vader Club: Super Vader vs. Gary Albright from UWFi in 1995.

This week we start shortly after Elimination Chamber with THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM talking about the onramp to Wrestlemania and throw in some news and other thoughts on a good week in tv. Then for Vader Club we have Joe Malenko and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. the Fantastics

This week in the news: venue announcements in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, a discussion on Beta Male energy in wrestling, and in Vader Club: Chris has selectedFrom Slamboree 98: Ultimo Dragon vs. Eddie Guerrero

This week in the news: roster moves, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, some on the fly thoughts on NXT Vengeance and a very good Dynamite, and in Vader Club: Meiko Satomura vs Io Shirai from 2015.

Jeff broke his own rule on the VOW discord and vanity searched. Jeff got mad at the stupid. Jeff talks it out. Plus more news, THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM and in Vader Club: Nov picks DDP vs. Randy Savage from Great American Bash 1997

This week in the news the headliner for the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony is revealed, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, the Royal Rumble is Saturday and in Vader Club: Akira Hokuto vs. Meiko Satomura from April 29, 2001

This week in the News: wouldn’t you know it, Hulk Hogan can’t make Saturday Night's Main Event, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Let’s talk some AEW management and Vader Club: Nov picks from Superclash II in 1987 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig.

In the News, the WWE and TNA make a deal in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Penta makes his debut and in Vader Club my pick Ayumi Kurihara & Kana vs. Meiko Satomura & Ayako Hamada

This week in the News, the Royal Rumble goes international, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Meh, and in Vader Club Chris picked Nick Bockwinkel vs. Bruiser Brody from August 31, 1979.

Plus Jeff's no good very bad week and Nov talks about his maladies. We're back and not so better than ever.

We asked for questions and got a couple wrestling and mostly not. Takes on music, movies, AEW along with a double Vader Club: Midnight Express vs. Fantastics from WCCW's Parade of Stars II and Shibata vs. Ishii from the G1 2013

This week the Athletic with a hit piece of Lee Fitting, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM- is Ricochet a geek or is this the start of a supervillain origin story and in Vader Club from WCW Saturday Night 1996, The Belfast Bruiser vs. Lord Steven Regal

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This week Netflix with little interest in the WWE archives, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM sight gags and a rampage match for your major return and in VADER CLUB a first, a match Jeff doesn’t remember from December to Dismember, Ultimate Jeopardy and we’ll talk what ideas WWE should take from this for War Games.

Jeff goes solo with a post show for Deadline some news and notes and LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM. Also, a call for questions for our annual AMA.

In the news, AEW Grand Slam downsizes in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: hot takes on Survivor Series and ice cold takes on Full Gear and for Vader Club: Magnum/Tully from Starrcade 85

This week in the news, WWE and AEW arena battles, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Smackdown doing the basics that Dynamite can’t seem to find and in Vader Club: Don Frye vs. Brian Johnston from NJPW 2000

This week: in the news, AEW also goes into the ECW member berries business, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, Survivor Series and Full Gear builds and in Vader Club: Vader and Great Kokina vs. Shinya Hashimoto and Masa Saito

This week: in the news, Kenny Omega returns…to New Japan, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, NXT’s ECW tribute beats AEW and in Vader Club: Vader vs. Salman Hasimikov from New Japan 1989

This week: in the news, WWE expands its minor leagues, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, ice cold takes on Halloween Havoc and Crown Jewel and in Vader Club: the Brain Busters vs. The Rockers from MSG in January 1989.

This week, in the news, Vince McMahon gets a new lawsuit, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, we preview NXT Halloween Havoc, and in Vader Club: Roddy Piper vs. Mr. Perfect from Madison Square Garden 1990

This week in the news, Tanahashi calls it a career...eventually, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM-- ice cold takes on Wrestle Dream and all the weekly tv and on Vader Club, The Steiner Brothers vs. Doom from Capital Combat 1990

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This week, in the news: Janel Grant motions in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, ice cold Bad Blood takes and a preview of Wrestle Dream and in VADER CLUB Steven Regal and Ultimo Dragon from Slamboree 97

This week, in the news: AEW gets their renewal, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, Bad Blood is previewed and in Vader Club it's The Steiners vs. Fire and Ice from Great American Bash 1996. Nov is moving so joining Jeff is his former tag team partner Mr. Warren Hayes ( http://youtube.com/MrWarrenHayes )

This week in the news: Mr. McMahon drops, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Jey Uso wins the IC title, and in Vader Club, Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka from ECW Heat Wave 1998.

This week in the news: AEW deal reports starting to leak, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, some decent examples of "types" of promos but nothing earth shattering and no Vader Club as life got in the way.

In the news: Monday Night Raw goes to 2 hours, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, ice cold takes on All Out and in Vader Club Masa Saito, Shinya Hashimoto & Koji Kitao vs. Big Van Vader, Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow & Steve Williams

This week: in the news Odyssey Jones removed from the roster, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, ice cold takes on Bash at Berlin and No Mercy and a preview of All Out and in Vader Club: random Sid ramblings.

In the news the death of Sid Eudy, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, ice cold takes on All In and previews of Bash in Berlin and NXT No Mercy for Vader club: Orient Express vs. The Rockers Royal Rumble 1991.

In the news Ricochet signs with AEW, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we preview all in and for Vader club: Kidman vs. Mikey Whipwreck from WCW Uncensored 1999

In the news: AEW goes All In somewhere else in 2025, in the Lazy River: Jeff enjoyed Dynamite, Vader Club: The Tower of Doom match from the Great American Bash 1988.

This week, in the news, our remembrances of Kevin Sullivan, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: ice cold takes on Summerslam and more, and for Vader Club: The Steiner Brothers vs. The Faces of Fear from Nitro 1997.

This week, in the news: Britt Baker gets suspended, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM a preview of SummerSlam and we review the two big angles on Dynamite and in Vader Club: Brody and Hansen vs Tsuruta and Tenryu from All Japan

This week, in the news: contract talk, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM the aftermath of Blood and Guts and in Vader Club: Kanyon vs. Saturn and Mortis vs. Booker T from 1998.