Cup Check Wrestling – Details, episodes & analysis

In the overtime segment of a Family Day long weekend recording session, Schulzie and Ace use the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards as an excuse to look back at the peaks and valleys of professional wrestling in 2025.

 

Místico and CMLL fly in Arena Mexico while Schulzie falls, without style, trying to properly pronounce Spanish words.

 

The B.C. boys give AEW and WWE their beef and bouquets while even sneaking in a few minutes to tackle the NWA and some CoKane. 

In the first part of a marathon Family Day long weekend recording session, Schulzie and Ace go to the land down under and break down AEW Grand Slam Australia to cap off an excellent week of TV. With it, the B.C. boys have a roadmap to AEW's Revolution pay-per-view event in March, with mostly familiar feuds leading the way.

 

On the Indie scene in B.C., Thrash Wrestling goes full on punk rock to revise the date for their show in Kamloops while Vancouver Magazine gives BOOM! Pro Wrestling five big BOOM's on its Power 50 list.

 

And we're all trying to find the cause of WrestleMania's ticket sales being down in Las Vegas year-over-year. WWE appears to have found it, but Schulzie and Ace have other ideas.

Proudly and intentionally brought to you without the use of Artificial Intelligence, Schulzie and Ace take a deep dive into a WrestleMania main event that's hot (CM Punk v. Roman Reigns) and a potential bout that is oh so not (anything involving Drew McIntyre).   AEW fans in Las Vegas made headlines with chants of "F*CK ICE" during the main event of Wednesday's Dynamite. The B.C. buds discuss Brody King's "Abolish ICE" activism and the contrast of how AEW wrestlers are allowed to express themselves compared to those in WWE before taking another look at a crowded main event field.   More independent wrestling events in B.C. are on the docket! And finally, happy trails to Canadian independent wrestling legend Vance Nevada, who recently retired from in-ring competition.

We're (almost) live, pal!

 

On the inaugural edition of Cup Check Wrestling, Schulzie and Ace discuss the lore of their passion for professional wrestling - from their peak childhood memories to their lowkey childhood trauma - to set the table for their fellow fans of real graps and morbidly curious assets to society.

 

From there, the B.C. buds try to determine what's real and "Unreal" about WWE's Royal Rumble build, who will dethrone MJF in AEW, and what will transpire in 2026. Additionally, they give their pitch on why you should attend your local independent wrestling promotions.

After the first of many presumed conflicting weekends, Schulzie and Ace are back to break down the week - and change - of pro rasslin'.

 

(tw: sexual assault, suicide from 8:15-1:01:00)

 

The boys begin with the news cycle though as Janel Grant spoke with the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, her first public appearance since filing a lawsuit against WWE and Vince McMahon, alleging instances of physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault and sex trafficking during her time at WWE. Prior to reacting to the latest developments of the case in Connecticut District Court, the boys take time to briefly summarize the lawsuit, explain what led to it and what followed and how WWE hasn't shown much urgency when reacting to the matter.

 

[Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada - https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/]

 

[VictimLinkBC - https://victimlinkbc.ca/]

 

From there, Schulzie and Ace look at the upcoming B.C. Indie wrestling dates, discuss a pair of hot angles from AEW TV, say goodbye to AJ Styles, predict where WWE will go following its Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event and oh god we may not be able to record on Sunday again.