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While everyone else in the wrestling world is talking about SummerSlam, Brad finally convinced his wife to sit down and talk about her experience at AEW Redemption in Montreal last Sunday night.

She may not know the names of most of the wrestlers—or even entirely understand why they’re fighting—but that doesn’t stop her from having some strong opinions.

We discuss the characters who caught her attention, the parts of the show she enjoyed and what AEW could do differently to attract more casual viewers and a larger female audience.

Along th...

“Fan First” is a podcast hosted by Independent Professional Wrestlers: Holden Albright (12 yrs experience) & Van Landon (7 years experience). They became wrestlers because of a lifelong fandom of Professional Wrestling & want to relive memories with yourself every other Monday night @ 8pm. Van & Holden also operate GTA Wire (an independent Canadian entertainment collective specializing in Podcasts, Video productions plus Live entertainment online & in person specifically Pro Wrestling & Comedy). This is a co-production with The Hub Sports Entertainment Network.

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FAN FIRST 6: July 13th - 26th in the history of Professional Wrestling

“Fan First” is a podcast hosted by Independent Professional Wrestlers: Holden Albright (12 yrs experience) & Van Landon (7 years experience). They became wrestlers because of a lifelong fandom of Professional Wrestling & want to relive memories with yourself every other Monday night @ 8pm. Van & Holden also operate GTA Wire (an independent Canadian entertainment collective specializing in Podcasts, Video productions plus Live entertainment online & in person specifically Pro Wrestling & Comedy). This is a co-production with The Hub Sports Entertainment Network.

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SmackDown was taped on Tuesday. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got married tonight, so WWE gave everyone the night off.

With a taped SmackDown, Brad and Greg could watch this at 1.5x (as God intended) and it really wasn’t a bad show. 

The highlights were a fun Lucha Match and some back stage segments involving R-Truth and company, as well as Danhausen and Matt Ryder.

It wasn’t all fireworks on this July 3rd special, we got a couple of matches that really didn’t hit the spot.

Alleluia, the two hour SmackDown era has returned. We’re across the pond this week, on a show taped on Tuesday but making you believe it’s Friday.

This show was overall pretty fun. The Danhausen and his Legion of Danhausen, the introduction of “Matt Ryder”, Blake Monroe’s debut, Paige and Nathan Frazer wrestling at home. 

The MFTs are done. We highlight a new person on Bloodline Be-Gone. And we prepare you for Night(Afternoon) of Champions.

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Some good matches this week. A lot of recaps.

Next week in London, on tape delay. We’re scared.

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“Fan First” is a podcast hosted by Independent Professional Wrestlers: Holden Albright (12 yrs experience) & Van Landon (7 years experience). They became wrestlers because of a lifelong fandom of Professional Wrestling & want to relive memories with yourself every other Monday night @ 8pm. Van & Holden also operate GTA Wire (an independent Canadian entertainment collective specializing in Podcasts, Video productions plus Live entertainment online & in person specifically Pro Wrestling & Comedy). This is a co-production with The Hub Sports Entertainment Network.

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WWE has made it back to North America (unfortunately), and we’re back to the same old garbage.

If you want to see outside interference (repeatedly), boy do we have the show for you.

Tho, even Greg will admit he enjoyed most of the show (at 1.5x speed), we’re now edging towards the creative vacuum that was WWE in years gone by. 

Greg debuts a new segment.

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Fan First” is a podcast hosted by Independent Professional Wrestlers: Holden Albright (12 yrs experience) & Van Landon (7 years experience). They became wrestlers because of a lifelong fandom of Professional Wrestling & want to relive memories with yourself every other Monday night @ 8pm. Van & Holden also operate GTA Wire (an independent Canadian entertainment collective specializing in Podcasts, Video productions plus Live entertainment online & in person specifically Pro Wrestling & Comedy). This is a co-production with The Hub Sports Entertainment Network.

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The SmackDaddies doing the second-best thing you can do in the afternoon, watching SmackDown.

It’s always great when these shows are done by suppertime.

It wasn’t that bad. Seriously, it really wasn’t.

And yes, we grade these on a curve.

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The SmackDaddies are back (reluctantly) this week.

We’re here to celebrate Brad’s Birthday.

Unfortunately, we also have to talk about SmackDown.

This show is getting worse week to week.

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Don’t watch SmackDown. 

It’s really not worth it.

Go to socials and watch the Danhausen segments. 

Trust us, this was the worst SmackDown of the year.

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After the bloodletting of last week, we’re back to pick up the pieces with Smackdown.

Tonight, we get the introduction of a starky Ricky Saints… yeah that one will be hard to adjust to.

R-Truth providing Fraxiom Tax Planning Advice. We can only assume it’s how to prepare in the event of being future endeavored, and a match.

More Bloodline stuff for some reason.

Miz and Kit setting a trap for Danhausen.

Powerhouse Royce Keys...

After a weekend in Vegas, a bunch of wrestlers went bust after TKO’s Vegas gamble didn’t pay out. The house always wins, as long as it’s not the House of Black.

WWE terminated a bunch of wrestlers on Friday.

We also had Smackdown.

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We’re in Vegas, so of course there’s a wedding. 

We watched the Battle Royal.

We played a few games to prepare for Wrestlemania weekend and what might happen in the coming months.

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Smackdown was barely watchable.

Watch the Danhausen parts of it, that’s really all you need to see.

Next week we’ll give you a recap of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royale and play everyone's favourite game, “Will Greg Watch It?” as we preview Wrestlemania.

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I laughed, I cried, and I groaned while watching SmackDown this week. Guess which happened where.

We start the night with Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes and the realization that Greg was wrong. Because we find out tonight who was counseling Randy on the phone, it wasn’t Kevin Owens. No it was Pat McAfee. This team I’m going to call the Antivirus, with N(Orton) and M(a)cAfee in his corner as faces (or heels?) going into Wrestlemania to take on Cody (who we’re still not sure if he’s a face or a heel...

Jelly Rolled into Pittsburgh and was involved throughout the show.

First we get Randy Orton in a ring, to be confronted by jobber Matt Cardona, who did the only sensible thing and come out and clock Randy in the head with a microphone leading to a match to end the show.

Nick Aldis is enamoured by Tricky Williams, and tells him he has a Mania match, and tells Sami he’s on the outside looking in.

Our first match of the night is the much anticipated, definitely not skipped over...

elly Roll drives by Drew t-boning Jacob Fatu (at least I think?) who is then greeted by people rushing past him to see Drew ripping Fatu’s windshield out and beating him. This is the beginning of Brad’s predicted Peter Griffin and the Chicken segment.

The Freebird MFTs took on R-Priest, and of course the Wyatt’s have to also get involved. At the end of the day, long after the follically challenged R-Truth got a hair cut, we have new Champs.

Danhausen was paid by Candace LeRae to cure Johnny D...

Drew quits, and Greg is seriously considering joining him. 

The 1085th match involving Wyatt Sicks and MFTs happened, and just when you think we’re moving on from it, they decide to prolong it again. This needs to end.

Jade Cargill and Michin fought in a pretty decent match. But in reality, we really want to see Rhea beat her ass.

Sami “shit disturber” Zayn and Cody interact backstage.

We lost a bet somewhere as we get the Bella Twins on SmackDown. They get involved in the Women’s...

Randy Orton almost causes Greg to fall asleep while driving.

US Open Challenge saw Carmelo Hayes taking on Dr. Wagner Jr. Jr.

We get the formation of the new, greatest Tag Team of all time, R-Priest.

Nia/Lash celebrate their title win, and a we get a contender tag match.

 On the men’s side, we get a No. 1 Contender Tag Team Turmoil Gauntlet Match. Milk Carton staples Motor City Machine Guns vs Fraxiom vs Wyatt Sicks vs Los Garza vs R-Priest.

The Elimination chamber has taken its toll and named its champions. with Chi Town in the Rear view mirror the landscape of the WWE has been reshuffled just in time for the "Showcase of the Immortals."  So Let's kick it into 5 gear as we are officially 44 days away from the bright lights of Sin City's WrestleMania 42

SO MUCH NEWS, ITS BREAKING DOWN THE CHAMBER DOORS!

MAMI BACK ON TOP! A VIPER STRIKES UNTIL ITS FINAL BREATH! A COUPLE HOME TOWN HEROS, A REVEAL AND A VERY EVIL DEBUT?
We break it all down in t...

Erics power went out and he that he was being abducted, Randy can't wait for the World Baseball Classic and is asking if anyone would like to play cars? Then they get right into this weeks WWE Raw from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana,They Talk about:

THIS and much, MUCH MORE!

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We are one night away from Elimination Chamber, and apparently the biggest creative priority was figuring out how to get Jey Uso out of the Chamber match and slide somebody else in. And yes… they did it. Because of course they did.

The show was mostly built around that switch, with a whole lot of filler stitched in between like someone trying to pad an essay five minutes before class.

There were a couple of highlights. I won’t lie. A few moments that made me raise an eyebrow instead of lowering my expectations.

Bu...

The steel is descending and the world is watching! The pods are locked, the heart rates are climbing, and we are officially LOCKED in Tonight, as WWE brings the chaos to the Windy City as Chicago plays host to the most unforgiving structure in sports entertainment.

Its Elimination Chamber week and theres a wholle lot of Wrestling to talk about! randy is back and there are some stories! The Boys met Zilla Fatu over the weekend, and The Boys ran into a Doctor with a PHD! Forget about talking smart though, Eric and Randy get right into this weeks WWE RAW from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia! They talk about:

I’ve got some bad news for you….We’re back again this week to cover this nonsense (thanks Barrett). This show is terrible.

The show continued the build-up to Elimination Chamber, with multiple qualifying matches taking place for both the men’s and women’s Chamber bouts.

Trick Williams won a men’s Elimination Chamber qualifying triple threat against Damian Priest and Carmelo Hayes.

On the women’s side, Kiana James scored a surprise victory over Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax to punch her ticket into the Women’s Eli...

DRAW STRAWS RAW EP:111 "TAG TAG TAG" - 02/17/26 - Brad Mackinnon AND Eric Blondon Its the most chamber full time of the year !!!! The days eliminate themselves one by one as we move closer in closer to the Elimination chamber, but first a quick pit stop in MEMPHIS! HOME OF GLORILLA, (UHH UHHH)! BRAD THE DAD joins ERIC B Talk about: Usos... remember those guys? Qualifier madness! Dem pods be fillin' in fast! Nattie and Maxine please wrap up before WrestleMania Judgment day in dismay? Microphone right to the JACK JOHNSON! THIS and much, MUCH MORE!   The Draw! - The CO...

We’re back with you for another SmackDown.

Greg isn’t happy his Netflix won’t let him watch this show faster.

Brad and Greg are happy that it’s Tiffy time. 

Poetry is the theme of the night.

We like Camels…

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The Doors are closing. The Pods are filling up. But you're locked In To the Draw as we make our first pit stop on the Road to Wrestlemania as we head towards Chicago and Elimination Chamber!!!

TAG TEAM TITLE SHOTS ! QUALIFIERS A PLENTY? CHAMPIONS HUNG OUT TO DRY?! all that and more in the RAPID FIRE NEWS OF THE WEEK!

The Pods are filling up fast! We’ve already seen heavy hitters like Randy Orton, LA Knight, Alexa Bliss, and Rhea Ripley punch their tickets to the Chamber. With only a few spots left for a shot at...

This week Bray breaks down SmackDown in true COLE’s Notes fashion — covering everything that happened in under 10 minutes… mostly because, well… not much happened.

This felt like a bit of a speed bump on the road to WrestleMania.
Not a bad show — just not a lot of gas on the pedal either.

The good news? We’re still early on the road, so hopefully things pick up quick.

Buckle up, because the Road to WrestleMania is officially open. You’re locked in on the passenger side with THE DRAW! and we are redlining the engine—all gas, no brakes—as we tear toward the Showcase of the Immortals!

Saudi Arabia Mania ! A new GOLDIE ? And more in the RAPID FIRE NEWS OF THE WEEK!

The wrestling world is still shaking after a massive weekend! Eric B and Randy C are here to chat all things Royal Rumble 2026 in Riyadh.

The road to WrestleMania 42 took a legendary turn as Roman Reigns secured his second...

It was Rumble Weekend and Eric and Randy give their thoughts and discuss there adventures! Randy won some bets, The draw group won some surprises and overall it was a good weekend with the Poisonrana Boys!. Then we get into probably the most confusing WWE Raw Ever fromfrom the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsyvlvania,! They Talk about:

THIS and much, MUCH MORE!

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LETS GET COUNTED OUT AND RUMBLE!   In our Main Event, we are joined by a group of heavy hitters from the Canadian Wrestling Podcast scene, Mike and Tyler from Counted Out Podcast!   We are breaking down the entire card before the world focuses on WWE's most beloved match of the year ! We toss Mike and Tyler into the ring with some hard hitting questions, that are certain to knock even the biggest hoss over the top rope! Predictions, hot takes and deep cuts as we dissect the most unpredictable Rumble match in years   Randy plays " A little Bit of This, Or...

This is really a kick off show for Royal Rumble: Riyad.

You don’t really need to watch this show to be ready for tomorrow.

Enjoy the Rumble and don’t forget to enter the contest!

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Sixty minutes on the clock, no disqualifications, and thirty superstars looking for a ticket to the main event of WrestleMania! It is Royal Rumble season on the airwaves!

That’s right! From the frozen streets of Montreal to the desert heat of Riyadh, the road starts tonight and the ground is already shaking!

BRAWL AFTER BRAWL IN MONTREAL

Eric B and Randy C start with what just went down at the Bell Centre. Montreal was absolutely electric for Smackdown and Saturday Night’s Main Event! Montreal was treated to a week...

Its the Week of Royal Rumble!, but the past week with WWE in Canada has been Hot! (no matter the Polar Vortex thats been going on here! Eric and Randy highlight the past week on what they liked from Smackdown and then they get right into this weeks WWE Monday Night Raw is live today (Jan. 26, 2026) from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They Talk About:

THIS and much, MUCH MORE!

The Draw! - The COMPLETE Wres...

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event The main event was a Fatal 4-Way match where Sami Zayn defeated Damian Priest, Randy Orton, and Trick Williams to become the No. 1 contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship. This win, in front of his home crowd in Montreal, secures him a title match against champion Drew McIntyre at the upcoming Royal Rumble event. Eric, Brad and Randy sit down and talk this and the other great matches that happened on the card!