That's Freakin' Wrestling Podcast

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!!

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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 wres...

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!!

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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...

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!!

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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...

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!!

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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...

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!!

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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

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!!

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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 wit...

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!!

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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 fr...

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!

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

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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!

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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...

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...

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!

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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...

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!

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

5:43 Matt shares a story ab...

On this episode of the TFW podcast, we get into WWE seemingly running the same play for CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes for SummerSlam as they did for Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins (and the contract signing segment from RAW), if Oba Femi has completely lost his world title opportunity, Je'Von Evans or Chad Gable being next in line for IC gold, AEW putting weeks of good TV together heading into ‘All In’, + MUCH MORE!

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0:00 Intro

4:38 CM Punk & Cody Rhodes is official for SummerSlam

16:03 Punk’s first nigh...

CM Punk returns and captures the Undisputed WWE title and we talk all about it!

On this episode, we discuss the fun episode of ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday and everything involving Sami Zayn losing his title in 9 days.

We also get into our 4th of July weekend, Matt’s issue with Montez Ford, Sheamus turning down WWE’s restructured contract extension, + MUCH MORE!

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0:00 Intro

2:58 Sami Zayn loses the title to CM Punk

34:13 Our weekend adventures including going to the Chris...

Wrestling fans are divided on WWE’s decision to have Oba Femi skip his world title opportunity @ ‘SummerSlam’ for winning the King Of The Ring to face Brock Lesnar and we’re here to talk all about it!

We discuss that decision, Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns being made official for ‘SummerSlam’, Mercedes Moné’s ranking in the four horsemen group, Tiffany Stratton not knowing who SGT. Slaughter is, maybe the top storyline in all of wrestling in Will Ospreay, MJF, and Kenny Omega. + MUCH MORE!

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0:00 Intro/What talent exchange wou...

Even though we had some technical difficulties getting this episode out in a timely fashion, we weren’t going to leave you hanging on talking WWE Night Of Champions!

Recorded before ‘WWE RAW’, we discussed Sami Zayn’s huge world title victory, Oba Femi defeating Jey Uso for the KOTR, Seth Rollins moving on from The Vision, + MUCH MORE!

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0:00 Intro

1:35 Sami Zayn wins his first WWE world title against Cody Rhodes and Gunther

22:13 Oba Femi defeating Jey Uso in the finals of the King of The Ring...

This week on That's Freakin Wrestling, we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of Austin 3:16, discussing what it means when childhood heroes don't live up to our expectations, and breaking down the biggest stories from WWE including Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Sami Zayn, Charlotte Flair, Liv Morgan, Lyra Valkyria's heel turn, Chad Gable, Penta, Bully Ray's comments on Jon Moxley, and our predictions for Night of Champions.

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0:00 Intro / 30 Years of Austin 3:16

3:44 Celebrating childhood heroes & navigating personal morality

13:25 Trick Williams & Lash Legend get married / Jimmy Uso's post to Naomi

21:26 Cody Rhod...

We begin the episode by discussing the NY Knicks winning the NBA championship and our experience with going to see Dave Chappelle in Detroit before getting into the wrestling talk.

Topics this week include: Everything Bloodline, Oba Femi latest call out of Brock Lesnar, the King & Queen of the Ring updated brackets + MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro/New York Knicks winning the NBA championship

08:55 Dave Chappelle comedy show thoughts

15:51 Bloodline talk including Jacob being officially welcomed into the fold, Jey Uso’s KOTR run, Solo’s involvement, and is the...

On this episode we give our thoughts on the shocking finish on ‘WWE RAW’ with Seth Rollins being knocked out of the King Of The Ring tournament and Matt tries to make sense of what could be coming due to this.

We also talk Oba Femi and is this heading toward him wrestling both nights at SummerSlam, LA Knight and Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes and Gunther’s storyline being rinse and repeat, Sami Zayn doing incredible work on “SmackDown”, Chad Gable’s redemption story, Mercedes Moné return to ‘AEW Dynamite’, AEW needing to make a big decision befo...

In Episode 2 of That’s Freakin’ Conversations, we open up about one of the biggest decisions of our lives: walking away from Corporate America and pursuing a new future abroad. We discuss what led us to this decision, why now felt like the right time, and what we're hoping to build in the next chapter of our lives.

We also dive into the latest headlines surrounding Daphne Joy, Diddy, and the controversy surrounding the leaked video, sharing our thoughts on how Daphne's actions may or may not be matching up to the statement she released.

Plus...

Matt & Rhodesia are back to talk this past weekend’s incredible El Grande Americano vs El Grande Americano mask vs mask match, WWE’s Clash in Italy and the fallout from it all!

0:00 Intro

01:38 San Antonio Spurs going to the NBA Finals and Jay Z’s performance at the Roots Picnic

05:47 Mask vs Mask from AAA on Saturday night and Chad Gable

20:32 Cody Rhodes vs Gunther

26:59 Liv Morgan being in the queen of the ring tournament

35:53 Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi 2

49:16 Jade Cargill vs Rhe...

Matt & Rhodesia begin this episode by discussing wrestling storylines where someone was obsessed before getting into AEW’s latest PPV offering ‘Double Or Nothing’, rumors of WWE looking to re-sign FTR, is Gunther really a career killer, Kaiser getting arrested last week, WWE Clash in Italy, + MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

02:03 Best obsessed storylines

06:40 AEW DoN thoughts

18:38 FTR heading back to WWE?

21:17 Is Gunther really the career killer?

26:24 Real life Chun Li

28:32 A follow up to the ‘We Are The World’ remake conversation

31:09 Kaiser get...

Matt & Rhodesia start this episode by discussing Brock Lesnar’s return to WWE by attacking Oba Femi on ‘RAW’ and their issues with Gunther & Cody Rhodes while ending the episode by talking is the grass greener and this weekend’s big WWE and AEW shows with a TON in between!

Sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

0:00 Intro

0:026 WWE talks bringing back house shows this summer

07:19 Brock Lesnar returning to WWE, Gunther & Cody Rhodes

33:53 Austin Theory’s progress report

37:52 Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano on Netflix

Matt & Rhodesia bring you a fun filled episode as they begin by discussing who’s the LeBron James of the WWE/pro wrestling, a question surrounding comedy roasts, the acknowledgment ceremony of Roman Reigns from ‘WWE RAW” Monday, week 2 of the Oba Femi open challenge, updated news on Asuka and the John Cena Classic Tournament, RIP to Barry Blaustein, and MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

03:49 LeBron James and who is him in WWE

24:17 The Rock appearing on ‘The Roast Of Kevin Hart’ on Netflix and a question around comedy roasts

36:10 Ro...

Matt & Rhodesia break down ‘Backlash’ and get right into Asuka’s potential retirement after her match with Iyo Sky. They also discuss the Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu match and the psychology used, John Cena’s big announcement, and MUCH MORE!

0:00 Did Asuka just retire?

28:33 Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu

39:06 John Cena’s announcement

42:09 Seth Rollins vs Bron Breakker

58:33 Trick Williams & Sami Zayn

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This week on That’s Freakin Wrestling, Matt & Rhodesia discuss the fallout from The New Day separation with WWE, whether Oba Femi should already be on SmackDown challenging Cody Rhodes, and why Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins feels inevitable. Plus, our full WWE Backlash preview and predictions and MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

07:35 New Day leaving WWE

33:00 WWE teasing Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins

41:53 Oba Femi open challenge & should he have been hot shotted to the title

58:33 RIP to Ted Turner

1:00:21 ‘Backlash’ Preview

C...

Matt & Rhodesia begin this episode by talking about how long they’ve been together, end it by reviewing the movie ‘Michael’ and giving you a ton of wrestling talk in between with the WWE talent releases, Jacob Fatu and Roman Reigns storyline, thoughts on Oba Femi's open challenge, one of the hottest takes Rhodesia has ever given, + MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

04:56 WWE talent releases from last week

28:24 Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu storyline talk

50:40 Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker’s promo segment from ‘WWE Raw’

56:20 Oba Femi’s open challenge...

Back from Las Vegas (and with a little bit of sleep), Matt & Rhodesia bring you their thoughts on WrestleMania 42 including the main event of CM Punk vs Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton, everything in between, and the week that was for them.

Strap in and enjoy!

0:00 Intro

01:48 Quick non spoiler “Michael” movie thoughts

05:40 Roman Reigns vs CM Punk from night 2 of ‘WrestleMania’ & Roman Reigns’s growth as a performer

30:03 Jacob Fatu challenging Roman on ‘WWE RAW’

34:12 Oba Femi & Brock Lesnar

4...

Now let’s REALLY get to it!

Matt & Rhodesia are joined by Brandon as they preview and discuss night 2 of WrestleMania 42.

They grade each matches build, give their picks on who they think will win, and deep dive Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi and CM Punk vs Roman Reigns like only they can.

WrestleMania weekend is here, let’s talk about it!

0:00 Intro

01:34 Overall ranking of the Samoans

04:27 Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi

24:29 IC title ladd...

In the 1st of 2 shows dropping this week, Matt & Rhodesia are joined by Brandon as they preview and discuss night 1 of WrestleMania 42.

They grade each matches build, give their picks on who they think will win, what this weekend means to their wrestling fandom, + much more.

This is a fun one, enjoy!

0:00 Intro

06:21 The significance of WrestleMania & what Mania weekend means to them

21:29 Who’s the one person that’s missing Mania that absolutely shouldn’t

24:51 The Usos and LA Knight vs. IS...

Matt & Rhodesia take a deep dive into the craziest, real life storyline in a couple of years in WWE with TKO head Ari Emanuel inserting Pat McAfee into the main event of WrestleMania.

They also discuss the announced lineups for WrestleMania night 1 & 2, Chris Jericho returning to AEW last week on ‘AEW Dynamite’, a potential double standard, Hulk Hogan’s new Netflix documentary,

+ MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

0:31 Marriage and living arrangement talk

7:26 The Pat McAfee & TKO bomb that dropped last week including Cody Rhodes and CM Pun...

Matt & Rhodesia are back and begin this episode by discussing Seth Rollins vs Gunther and the angle from ‘WWE RAW’, Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar make their case for the most anticipated match on WrestleMania weekend, and they give their thoughts on Cody Rhodes and Stephanie McMahon’s segment from Monday night.

They then get into who Randy Orton could be talking to, the controversial win of Sami Zayn from ‘SmackDown’ Friday, fans being upset about John Cena hosting ‘WrestleMania’,

+ MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

3:58 Seth Rollins vs Gunther set...

Matt & Rhodesia start this episode by discussing the great work of Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar, and Oba Femi before getting into week 5 of Roman Reigns & CM Punk.

They also talk Gunther’s WrestleMania trajectory, Sid being inducted into the WWE HOF, Bron Breakker working his way toward a return in time for ‘WrestleMania’, Randy Orton’s 2nd week as a heel,

+ MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

5:20 Brock Lesnar, Oba Femi, and Brock Lesnar delivering

22:43 Roman Reigns and CM Punk losing the plot on their storyline

1:0...

Matt & Rhodesia are back after a jam packed few days of wrestling this past weekend.

They discuss the CM Punk & Roman Reigns segment from Monday’s RAW show, the awesome Randy Orton heel turn, AEW & what they did @ ‘AEW Revolution’, Oba Femi challenging Brock Lesnar for WrestleMania,

+ MUCH MORE!

0:00 Intro

3:13 CM Punk/Roman Reigns round 3 promo battle

36:14 Sami Zayn’s incredible work on ‘SmackDown

42:15 Randy Orton’s heel turn on Cody Rhodes

59:49 Oba Femi answering Brock Lesnar’s open challenge

0:00 Intro

2:01 The CM Punk & Uso’s segment from ‘WWE RAW’ and the fallout from it

27:20 Finn Balor leaving the Judgement Day

36:39 Quick ‘RAW’ thoughts

40:53 AEW’s PPV strategy

46:10 Update on Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania opponent

1:00:19 WWE’s unfinished storylines

1:08:38 ‘AEW Revolution’ preview

1:31:54 Closing thoughts on the Detroit Pistons & spoiler on Iyo Sky’s WrestleMania opponent

+ MUCH MORE!

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Cody Rhodes winning the championship again from Drew McIntyre stirred up a whirlwind of emotions online, was it really about him, or did it stem from Drew’s journey?

And what about the Roman Reigns of it all?

Let’s break it down like only Matt & Rhodesia can!

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0:00 Intro

2:00 Elimination Chamber Thoughts

17:29 RAW thoughts including the opening of the show & CM Punk & Roman Reigns promo battle #2

42:02 Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre this Friday on SmackDown and what WrestleMania now looks like for the SD brand

1:04:25 Penta winning the IC title and getting closer to Dom Mysterio vs Finn Balor

1:08:38 Jade Cargill and Rhea Ripley go at it on social media

1:24:21 The podcast engagement on TIkTok this past weekend

1:27:56 Fairly critiquing wrestling

1:32:49 Lash Legend and Nia Jax winning the tag team titles<...

0:00 Intro

4:40 The injury bug hits Bronson Reed and the future of the Vision

17:29 Paul Heyman compares Austin Theory to Shawn Michaels

26:00 Brock Lesnar’s open challenge for WrestleMania & the misses on RAW

47:15 Giulia vs Rhea from SmackDown and some women’s division talk

57:52 Paul Heyman discussing booking and planning for WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia

1:03:54 AJ Styles celebration and HOF announcement

1:09:45 NXT Stand & Deliver being off of Mania weekend

1:14:22 Elimination Chamber preview

1:28:13 MJF vs Hangman Page Texas Death Match storyline

0:00 Intro

02:45 Matt & Rhodesia’s current gripes with the storylines & creative on WWE TV

25:28 AJ Styles tribute for next week’s ‘WWE RAW’ show

26:32 Jevon Evans going to the ‘Elimination Chamber’ and Kevin Nash’s comments about him

40:11 RIP Jesse Jackson & Color Me Badd talk

44:52 Bianca Belair finger surgery and who’s their pick to win the women’s Elimination Chamber match

56:40 John Cena talks when he was originally scheduled to win #17 and when he was going to turn babyface with Cody Rhodes

1:04:06 Brock Lesnar vs LA Knight rumored...

Matt & Rhodesia are back to feed the wrestling streets with that good wrestling talk you love from them!

0:00 Intro

03:04 Roman Reigns and CM Punk take the night 2 WrestleMania main event spot

20:31 Bron Breakker’s injury and comparing him to Oba Femi

31:19 Triple H is allegedly concerned about WrestleMania ticket sales

41:35 What Rhodesia learned this week

44:42 Matt takes a victory lap on two takes

50:28 Big E says he’s retired

52:51 Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance and him vs Logan Paul @ Mania<...