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The return is real! And since it is Nello that found his way back it's a warm return for him talking GCW! The Nick Gage Invitational is one of the preeminent deathmatch tournaments of the year and Dylan & Nello are back to talk all about it. From Drake Younger losing it and trying to attack a man in the parking lot, to the emotional story told on the evening of Sawyer Wreck's retirement, to the shocking return at the end of the show (and even more shocking appearance of Deathmatch Miyu Yamashita!?). The whole thing gets covered and a fun time was had!

Love you all and thank you for checking us out after our absence. Check back next post-Full Gear for our return to the AEW landscape and our next episode! Meanwhile follow us on Twitter/X & BlueSky to keep up with all of our wrestling related happenings!

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On the most emotional episode of WU to date, Nello returns to talk about the best AEW show, maybe one of the best shows we've ever seen. The star of the show is of course the man in the main event who retired in heroic and triumphant fashion, "The Icon" Sting! We actually have quite a few disagreements on this show, we went different ways entirely on the women's title match and the Triple Threat World Title match and are slightly apart on multiple other matches. The takes keep coming all the way until the main event and then it all comes out as we talk about the truly epic retirement match and the spectacle brought upon us by Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks. An unforgettable show in multiple ways, we talk about the show, what could come up in the future for acts like Takeshita & Will Ospreay, and grand scheme thinking of this world of wrestling we have.

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A first, as we talk about every TV show in depth as Dylan & Nello look at the first week as a tone setter for the new year. We cover Raw - Day 1, NXT - New Year's Evil, Smackdown - New Year's Revolution as well as cover AEW's two main shows, Dynamite and Collision with extended talk about the Devil's rollout as we get into the next chapter of that story. Finally Nello has a bone to pick on the MLW show, Kings of Colosseum (Dylan didn't watch) and discusses the comments Matt Striker made that went viral. Some shows made us interested for what's coming up in 2024, others utterly failed but we cover it all in this special edition of Wrestle Update!

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We kick off the new year with the right vibes...Nello hitting us with a live report of a show he went to, the King of the Deathmatch! He talks about the delay in time, taking some of his friends to their first deathmatch show and the shock of seeing real blood in person like that. After the vibes are good we get serious and unfortunately talk about the Chris Jericho situation over the weekend and the irresponsibility of pro wrestling reporters in how this came about and the damage in how the story was handled to the detriment of Jericho, fans and most importantly Kylie Rae, as well as the flaws of Tony Khan's handling of the questions at the Press Conference about it. We finish up talking about the show itself, and ALL that went into it, along with thoughts on where things could go from here after the dramatic reveal of the Devil and an unexpected positive outlook on everything somehow?

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Wrestle Update is back as promised with our final standalone coverage episode on the CC, with both semi-finals matches covered along with the excellent final promo segment between the two finalists. Then we have an extender preview of World's End, covering every match announced, going over some of the buildup for the matches on the TV heading into the PPV, and even try to discuss potential identities for the Devil without our brains completely malfunctioning.

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Special Wrestle Update! Rounding out our Continental Classic coverage we couldn't leave the people cold over the holidays because we got a lot to say about everything and everybody as we ended block play and get into the semis. But first over 100 minutes on ROH's Final Battle, one of the best matches of the whole year and a really strong show top to bottom, wanted to give one last bit of shine to it. Having a bona fide hoot of a time and Nello giving major props to Billie Starkz for holding up in a major main event at such a young age, as well as Athena's great title reign so far. As well, as a rundown of the post show media scrum and thoughts on everyone who said their piece. We sincerely wish everyone Happy Holidays and somehow, some way you can get free stuff!

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Another big episode talking about the Continental Classic and just AEW in general as we discuss the standings, where things could go, and then talk a bit about Bryan Danielson being the new Sherrif in town, and the potential USA jumps and rumors revolving around Giulia and Kazuchika Okada. We then follow up on CM Punk's first couple of weeks of promos as well as one of the best promos of Seth Rollins' career and Nello speaks on his own feelings. After that we finish up with NXT Deadline, the home of the excellent Iron Survivor challenge stipulation matches. We go through the whole card and then at the end, Dylan has a special announcement in regards to the next NXT show Vengeance Day.

Let us know what your thoughts are on the CC, Punk, Deadline or Final Battle coming up along with everything else going on this year in wrestling.

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Dylan and Nello are back, covering the WAR GAMES that took place in Chicago, for both the women and the men as well as a ho-hum card in between that lead to a show bookended with good spectacles, and then the ultimate spectacle at the end. CM Punk is back. Just month after Nello thought he was rid of him forever, he's returned and with that comes a lot of talk from a lot of places. We discuss his return, possible plans, his motivation, the reactions online as well as the Seth Rollins video that dropped online showing him furious. We then take a look at the Press Conference after the show featuring Triple H on the podium addressing multiple subjects, the potential for more shots fired between AEW & WWE, Cody being a true professional while also being a jokester, and the state of everything coming off the historic show. Finally for the last 20 minutes or so we give a spotlight to the Continental Classic, talking about the two matches for Collision as well as predictions for the next week in the tournament!

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A special Wrestle Update gives a full preview of the inaugural Continental Classic. We run through both blocks of 6 after they were announced today as well as speak on how the early going was airing the first couple of matches of the tournament, along with ultimate previews of the final, how they've handled the format and rules, and of course out picks for the winner of the new AEW Triple Crown.

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We're back talking Full Gear, giving us the dichotomy of one of the year's best matches and then followed by one of the worst, with a lot of talk about many different aspects of AEW right now, along with some disagreements even! On Copeland/Christian, Timeless Toni & Shida, and a bit of a difference on the Golden Jets and Young Bucks. Every match and angle is covered from the full show, the Continental Classic, Will Ospreay's debut and where AEW can go from here.

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Dylan and Nello are back with a full review of WWE's Crown Jewel, a show with both women's and men's world's titles defended and an appalling Miz TV segment for multiple reasons. After the first 90 minutes or so we get into the real main event: Our fantasy shows! We go back to last week's draft episode and put together our cards with the best of wrestling has to offer. How did we use him? What were our philosophies? Who had the better show? How much better were both than Crown Jewel? We have the answers! To most of that.

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In perhaps the craziest episode of Wrestle Update yet, Nello came up with the idea for us to do a company draft and clearly it was on short notice as it led to us asking the question of if Cody Rhodes counts as a rookie and if Liv Morgan's title reign is justified. We set out our...extremely loose format to set up our rosters as us both having 5 slots available for men and women each with companies listed as:

- WWE

- AEW

- Impact

- Indies

- International

With the restrictions on picking people being:

- Only 1 Current/Former World Champion

- 1 "Rookie" wrestler who has been with their company for 2 years or less.

- 1 Tag Team pick (which can be a custom pairing)

- 1 Wild Card that can be anyone who hasn't been a Champ in their companies.

With relaxed rules for the indies and International where anyone could be in play.

Who did we take? What do these companies look like? Tune in and find out what happens as we birth Zanarkand Pro Wrestling and Sicko Pro Wrestling and how we stack up, as well as our top picks!

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WWE comes through with Elimination Chamber which took place in Perth, Australia. And much like earlier in the month in what has become unofficially "Live Month" on Wrestle Update after both Dylan, his sister and Nello all attended shows and talked about them on the show, Dylan welcomes on a longtime wrestling fan and podcaster in the world of Japanese promotion AJPW, Talking Triple Crown's own Jessie joins after making the trip with her family to Perth and shares her perspective from the disappointment of the lack of stuff at the Super Store to the venue, the fans, the atmosphere, the vibes and the show itself! Two Elimination Chamber matches and a whole heck of a lot of fireworks for Cody Rhodes punctuated the WWE's trip down under and we discuss it all, and maybe a bit of vegemite as well.

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Wrestle Update is back with a full review of the WrestleDream, the AEW show dedicated to Antonio Inoki. The AEW show said to start a new era, which apparently was either forgotten or we are in for a whole hell of a lot more Edge! That's right, the Rated R Superstar Adam Copeland is in AEW. We give our thoughts on the whole show, give out some love to everyone one of AEW's best shows in history, featuring 3 excellent matches that got the world talking including the #2 rated match of the year anywhere on http://Cagematch.net and yet another classic with amazing commentary provided by Jon Moxley and Nigel! We talk about where things are looking for Full Gear, and close out with a very brief preview talking Fastlane, GCW, and gaming first crushes!?

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The show this week was recorded immediately after AEW Grand Slam! We discuss the full show, all 5 matches and the setups for them, the angles they've run and a spirited discussion of the main event angle, particularly on this show. Eddie Kingston triumphs, unplanned wins and the question of just how exactly MJF got ahold of that kid's DNA test, every possible angle is covered. Finally, at the end of the show, we give an update on Vince McMahon and the legal issues surrounding him after the recent LA Times article on him and close off with a talk about Sukeban Joshi and how it could be a game changer in how wrestling approaches how to stream through Tiktok.

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An utterly bizarre first 45 minutes to the show sees the WU crew talk about the recently released PWI500, what value the list has in this day and age, Big Dust and BEEF respect and laugh about the insane combinations of people appearing next to each other before Dylan proclaims his votes for the top 10 based on PWI's stated criteria. From there we talk about The Rock's shocking return to Smackdown, where Nello points out he too isn't above scabbing during the writer's strike, followed by talk about a potential Roman vs. Rock main event. We then talk about the WWE/UFC merger and the world we live in allowing Vince McMahon to outplay everyone and somehow end up with more power than ever, potential releases and some unhinged UFC/WWE fantasy booking and who we want to see enter the octagon as well as a pleas for Weili to enter the WWE women's division. From there we close it out with a look towards AEW, Jade Cargill's contract status and her future in WWE, then a preview of the upcoming Grand Slam show, main evented by MJF vs. Samoa Joe.

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0-48:00 - Shenanigans/PWI Stuff

48:00-1:21:00 - WWE/UFC Merger

1:21:00 - END - Jade to WWE + AEW Grand Slam talk 

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Nello's back from being sick and here to catch up on everything. Both WWE Payback and AEW All Out are covered in full talking about the matches, show buildups, the good and bad of each's dramatic conclusions and where they go from here with standout performances from Becky Lynch & Trish Stratus as well as multiple matches from All Out including Dylan's new pick for match of the year! The final part of the show is for hopefully the last time, we talk about the firing of CM Punk from AEW and say our closing thoughts on a terrible time, a terrible display from multiple media sources, and hopefully brighter days ahead and lessons learned from all involved.

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The newest Wrestle Update is a big one. AEW. All In. Over 81,000 fans in Wembley Stadium stood to see the show everyone was talking about...for backstage reasons. We look at the full show, the production, the hype, the spectacle of it, and how the show held up from match quality to what they wanted to accomplish and what they did accomplish. The last 10-15 minutes are dedicated to talking about not just the CM Punk & Jack Perry situation but the handling of it by both the media as well as the company itself from the top down.

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This special episode of Wrestle Update is a first time ever show covering GCW. Game Changer Wrestling, the top purely independent company in the USA had one of their biggest weekends in their existence so far in the wonderful state of New Jersey. Nello brings Dylan into waters not often charted by him, leading to a rather enlightening conversation about his view of deathmatch wrestling compared to Nello, a true fan and connoisseur! There is also much representation in terms of the Japanese and Lucha scenes in both deathmatch and traditional wrestling with some folks we had never heard of and some we have, some we were impressed by and some questionable decision making. A very unique episode covering GCW!

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Dylan & Nello are back covering an insane week of wrestling as we head into the biggest show of AEW history, and therefore much of the episode covers that company, in and out of the ring. First off, we go through the police reports to talk about Cash Wheeler's arrest and the situation with him before and what the fallout will be with potential consequences. From there Nello gets into shoot mode on CM Punk and his interesting approaches to create a drama-free locker room. But putting away the company's backstage drama we look at the weekly shows, along with an extended preview of the All In card as announced so far. We wrap it up talking about the WWE news including Edge's future with his contract coming up, will he go to AEW? Will Dylan's dream of Edge Cage come to fruition?

Finally, Asuka had a lot to say on Twitter, we go into a bit of everything that she was talking about from back then with her beef with STARDOM and if it can be used in the future with a potential feud in the future, along with a lightning quick breakdown of Raw & Smackdown. A packed Wrestle Update this week as we move to the Nello era!

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SummerSlam came and went and it led to a bit of added insight into the next night to where we're going. Dylan Fox and Nello de Angelis are here to react to all the goings on in the world of WWE after one of the traditional "BIG 4". We praise the good, try to understand the bad, and eviscerate the ugly, with an impassioned Nello rant in store over one of the matches. Speak your truth as we go through the whole card and look at where this all is heading and if ANYBODY knows!

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Dylan & Nello de Angelis are back covering WWE SummerSlam from Detroit (not Las Vegas), one of the biggest shows on the WWE calendar with a long conversation revolving around the main event, Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso as well as the rest of the card, and some intriguing comps up and down as well as debates over what cars they've had (if any).

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Scott returns to Wrestle Update and he's got a lot to get off his chest as we cover WWE''s Money in the Bank 2023 from the O2 Arena in England. We go over both Money in the Bank matches, the shocking appearance of John Cena and what that could mean for the future of WrestleMania and if there could be one in London one day, and finally talk about the main event Bloodline Civil War and where everything could lead to SummerSlam!

Plenty of takes given and things to talk about as Dylan and Scott talk for the first time in a month.

Nello's away this episode so Dylan goes solo, talking about all that's been in the news recently about the lawsuit regarding various sexual crimes within Vince McMahon, the WWE and all the way back to the scandal in the 80s with the inappropriate behavior surrounding ring boys that have come out through various interviews of late in mainstream media. After this admittedly difficult but important to talk about time, we do take a shift towards updating on the various in-ring happenings in the top companies in the US. First off Dylan goes in on AEW during their week off Collision and the build to the biggest matches for Revolution as well as the pending Big Business show. From there he goes on about TNA and their latest meltdown just 1 month into their rebranding, and speaks on the cold likely realities of having a corporation own your parent company that counters with the human element of the relationships in wrestling Scott had built up over decades, as well as some talk about the Roster at large for TNA. Finally I speak on Eimination Chamber for a brief preview and predictions segment, and question some of the ways they've set this show up in Australia, but nevertheless me and Nello agree on all our predictions and we suspect most of our listeners also would as well.

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0:00 - 0:50:55 - Vince McMahon/John Laurinaitis/WWE Lawsuit Updates/Interviews w/Paul Roma & former WWF Ring Boy

0:50:55 - 0:55:10- NBA All Star Weekend

0:55:10 - 1:10:45 - AEW Update

1:10:45 - 1:22:50 - TNA Update

1:22:50 - END - Elimination Chamber Preview

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and look forward to our Elimination Chamber review episode coming soon after the show itself, provided we don't goof and forget it's happening in the middle of the night in North America.

This Wrestle Update, Dylan Fox is joined by Nello de Angelis (@aniellooooo), essay writer published on sites such as POST Wrestling, to go over AEW's crossover show with NJPW, Forbidden Door II! We go over the buildup, vibe, and everything else going on with the show focused of course on the matches. From MJF vs. Tanahashi to Bryan v. Okada it was a show that was worth talking about, and analyzed from top to bottom along with all the Cagematch ratings for it, along with looking ahead at some potential dream matches for Forbidden Door III.

Wrestle Update is back and it's covering everything going on this week including the debut of AEW's brand new show Collision! First Dylan is joined by special guest Ethan Black of PWMania/Pro Wrestling Post/Above the Ring to talk everything going on in the world of wrestling in AEW including MJF vs. Adam Cole & one of Dylan's favorite Dynamite closing segments, along with an extended talk on the build to Forbidden Door, the AEW & NJPW co-promoted show. In WWE we talk about the build to Money in the Bank along with the latest episode of the Bloodline arc, and this week just happened to be a big one. Stuff happened. Finally, Dylan checks in with a solo review of Collision directly after it ended and his immediate thoughts on the show, the set, and the return of CM Punk (and Miro and Andrade too!)

Dylan is solo this week as Scott is on a deserved vacation and everyone is graduating! He talks about all 4 major weekly shows (even Rampage getting in this week!). Thoughts on CM Punk getting announced, what it means in terms of ticket sales, who he could be working with first, and his potential behind-the-scenes role. On Dynamite, there was a special focus given to the Elite story, with the latest tease of Kota Ibushi and a phenomenal debut of heel Takeshita. The show closes out with praise of Cole & Jericho even so you know things went well! In WWE the main things are about how they've started to set up participants in the Money in the Bank match as well as the latest Bloodline drama, including a new title! (Yes I give my opinion on how it looks). All of the news inside and out of AEW and WWE is covered once again on Wrestle Update.

Wrestle Update hits you with Part 2 of this week's episode focused exclusively on AEW's Double or Nothing show (well we talk about Fight Forever like 5 minutes at the end). Scott's away so welcome Sondre Bjørn from his own Five Star Network and a frequent contributor to Dylan's Eastern Lariat the last year. We talk about the show up and down with tons of ins and outs and also a lot of critiques and praise for various points for a show that picked up near the end and had a lot to talk about!

Your Wrestle Update comes to you in two parts this week, the first focusing exclusively on WWE and it's Night of Champions event. Dylan & Scott return and go through the entire card and have lengthy discussions on where things will go next coming off with a particular focus on the new World Heavyweight Champion, the new Women's champion, Cody Rhodes, and his near future and the main event between Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn & The Bloodline with fallout up and down the card, and it's all covered right here.

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This weekly update covers all of the controversial and messy details of this week's CM Punk & AEW happenings and what Tony Khan may be thinking ahead of the big June 17th debut show followed by a full rundown of our thoughts on Collision and the potential of a brand split. From there, we go over the week in wrestling featuring some character building on Raw, an amazing Dynamite building to Double or Nothing, and a SmackDown where they taped two shows in one night. Finally, we give a complete preview of the Night of Champions show coming up next week and make full predictions!

Keep your eyes open next week for the full reviews of both big shows from both WWE & AEW right here on Wrestle Update.

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It's here! Episode 1 of Wrestle Update, the new show covering WWE & AEW as well as all the news of it.

Check-in for general reviews of Raw, Smackdown, & Dynamite (and maybe soon to be another show as we talk about in this episode).

Dylan Fox and Scott Edwards check in on our very first episode and start off with a brief introduction to us and our histories both as fans and what we've done before, and then we kick off with WWE, talking about this week's World Heavyweight Title tournament, as well as the continuation of the stories going down between Brock Lesnar/Cody Rhodes, The Bloodline, both women's champions setting up new challengers and how they used the new call-ups from NXT on the main roster in week 1.

After that we head to AEW, talking Wembley Stadium projections, the end of Dark, and a Dynamite that got huge props and high ratings from many with the main event cage match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley, talk about the women's division and some disagreements over some certain wrestlers on the roster and where they may be going. We're on the road to a Collision and so is AEW, and every bit of it is covered on Wrestle Update. Your home for weekly updates on ALL the wrestling going down in WWE & AEW.

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The second episode of C.R.I.M.E covering Effy's Big Gay Brunch 8, a live report of GCW's Phoenix, the 2024 Jersey J-Cup, ICW No Holds Barred Vol 57 and what's going on with ICW !?

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The unthinkable occurred, and Dylan was dragged to a wrestling show live and person. Traveling from his beloved Memphis all the way...very shortly Northward actually to Clarksville, Tennessee Dylan was gifted tickets to the first ever major wrestling show in his sister's hometown: NXT Vengeance Day as a late birthday present by his sister. And joining the show: His sister herself! Cheyenne is far from a wrestling super expert, but she has watched a lot in her childhood, tunes in every once in awhile when Kota Ibushi (or the Rainmaker) is on, and watched 2 episodes of NXT to catch up on! After a brief Power Rangers diversion and reassuring her nobody watches that much wrestling anymore anyway she gets into the vibe as apart of the WU Crew, and we talk a lot about the show, but moreso our live experiences at her first ever live wrestling show and Dylan's first as purely a fan in 25 years. The scenery, the expensive sodas, insane fans including the Ultimate Karen, cool people who acted nice and respectful and Cheyenne angrily judging Dylan's star ratings for not being high enough. It was quite a show, and an edition of WU like none before it and maybe none after it. For better or worse.

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Coming off a week that was anything but amazing for the WWE, Dylan & Nello discuss the lawsuit brought forth this past week, naming Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE all in the lawsuit as was served. We take our time with things and look at this subject and the potential consequences to these alleged actions, as well as the extremely questionable way Paul Levesque chose to answer the questions at the post show media press conference with the allegations revolving around such heinous crimes. The actions of Slim Jim, the faults of the law itself to the point where things could even be a possibility to happen.

From that point, we talk a bit about WWE & Netflix, with the news of Raw to Netflix and what the contract as well as the cable and streaming scenes heading into 5, 10, maybe 20 years.

Finally we do get to the Royal Rumble, a show that somehow packed 4 matches into 4 hours. We talk about the Rumble, and go through everything, the surprises, TNA getting spotlight in the women's Rumble, the flat attempts at comedy, some good showings for NXT talent and some fun stuff from the final four of the men and where things could go going forward.

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We did it for the best, and we'll do it for the worst. A follow up to our best of 2023 Awards. Now we hit you with the worst of awards. Take a journey along the worst of the worst in pro wrestling in the USA in 2023. Well...according to us anyway.

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A deep dive and quick ride through the current ongoings of the US independent pro wrestling scene. From big names like GCW to local titans like Prestige all the way to obscure local indies like Idaho Wrestle Club, we tackle everything and anything. If you'd like to see a recent match, promotion, or show be discussed -- please let us know! Enjoy the first episode of this independent wrestling focused spinoff Nello has put together!

Criminally Underrated Wrestling!

Championships

Rivalries

Independents

Matches

Everything Else

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Dylan & Nello are proud to present our most important and biggest episode of Wrestle Update yet, testing the waters of the best of the entire year to take place in pro wrestling in North America! From WWE to AEW to TNA to GCW to ICW to DPW to everything happening of note, every major and many indeed many smaller companies get love on this show. With a loaded lineup of awards, some split into multiple, company specific winners, Nello showing love to both men and women, we covered so much! Some picks you won't believe, but we assure you it's real and we did it. Hopefully you enjoy the show and let us know your picks of any of our categories, including MVP, Match of the Year, Show of the Year, Best Gimmick, Best Feud, Best Entrance Theme, Move of the Year and Best Attire, and more!

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Back again for a double dose of Wrestle Update this week, this time we're covering two different companies that unexpectedly clashed in business and outside any wrestling sense in AEW & GCW. First off we talk the first week of the Continental Classic and how much of a relief it is to have the tournament back in the current landscape of the company. Secondly we talk about Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII which had competitors from WWE, AEW & TNA all somehow on the same show and delivering the American take on shoot style Bloodsport is known for.

Check us out and talk about all sorts of wrestling at the usual places while weighing in on the action and controversies alike the US brings us in pro wrestling.

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WU is back talking all kinds of things, so much so we had to split things up into to 2 episodes! In part 1 we start off talking about Nello's work and our thoughts on the Game Awards, followed by a review of Survivor Series! We talk about two (too many?) War Games matches on the same night, talk about the potential of Priest and what grade he gets, then Dylan's knowledge of Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain's roster gets tested as he takes on Ludwig Kaiser. Obviously there is a part about War Pigs and we disagree on it's usage.

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Our second ever Full Gear review! We go over the entire show as well as the pre-show featuring a Nello favorite, Big Boom AJ, Big Justice & The Rizzler, a corner of the internet Dylan has never traveled to before somehow. After that we go over not just the matches but where AEW is right now in their storylines and how certain matches' builds hurt them going into the show and which wrestlers were able to outshine what they've been given. Finally we go over the card as a whole and where we could be going, and just who will be able to take back the Superstation.

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We start off with a discussion on Fire Pro after last week's hit Here Comes the Pain segment, but quickly transition to talk about the critically acclaimed New Day segment on Raw and the shocking end to the group. After that it's time for a run through NXT's Deadline and a look at the future prospects of many of the players on the WWE's 3rd brand with praise for the women's efforts in the Iron Survivor Challenge as well as the great work of Tavion Heights and Axiom in the tag titles match. From there we finally shift to the next step in our ongoing CC coverage including the appearance of the CC on Rampage for the first time and this being Mark Briscoe week in terms of quality.

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The title says it all for this one, although in truth after the first 10 minutes or so of silly talk about one of the best video game series ever as well as The Game Awards, we get down to business. The first half of the show we go over and catch up on the Continental Classic as we head towards a huge final week of tournament play, and what could be seen as two of the absolute best the CC has had to offer. (One is arguably one of the best matches AEW has to offer in 2024) The second half of the show is a full review and breakdown of ROH's Final Battle. We go through the craziness early, Nigel's greatness, a disappointment in the main event AGAIN, and just try to figure out what exactly is Ring of Honor right now???

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It was an insane show with high highs and low lows, with twists and turns to the point of having even a whole show's worth in the main event. But regardless of that from all the returns, we get into philosophical conversations about the modern terms of usage of kayfabe in wrestling and the appropriate handling of sensitive subjects in pro wrestling, as well as questioning the status of AEW's babyface side of things at the moment with yet another heel heavy show. Of course there are various shenanigans afoot as usual, as we close out the Continental Classic and AEW as a whole for 2024.

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A new era is among us and we get into it, as we talk about the debut runs for AEW's Dynamite on MAX and Raw's debut on Netflix and the differences in approaches and how they much they made it feel like a big deal or went with a business as usual approach, and just how much filler they fit into all these hours of iconic television. Plus a shocking amount of discussion about random shows, from MAX shows to Topanga, it's all discussed here! And then. The main event. The third major streaming debut...ICW No Holds Barred!? Yes Nello got Dylan to travel to a place he fears most...the opposite side of his state of Tennessee! Chattanooga and the chains get their love as Nello's favorite promotion gets some love to start off the year in an incredibly violent, yet heartfelt show with one of Dylan's old friends doing commentary! It was truly an experience. A southern and at times even satanic experience.

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All rise! GCW has put themselves on trial and have attempted to rectify the crime against humanity that was their first show at the Hammerstein Ballroom by giving us this show. The hype level was absurd and for whatever the show was they successfully got this show into feeling like a big deal territory. Now comes the hard part: Talking about what the show actually was. From things that went sideways, things out of their control and the occasional good match or 2 on this 6 hour broadcast, we break every bit of it down and close with a passionate speech from one of it's biggest supporters about what the company is and what it means. Make your own judgments, but this week we tackle the People vs. GCW 2025.

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The time is now! Perhaps the biggest show in years in wrestling, especially WWE took place from Toronto, Canada and there is A LOT to talk about, and we get to all of it in this action packed 2 hours which occasionally dipped into Magic talk. Finally we talk about how WM is shaping up and potential matches for the biggest show of the year. Oh yeah, the closing angle gets A LOT of time. Many have called it one of the greatest or most memorable ever. How did it stand up for the WU Crew? Listen on and enjoy our take on WWE Elimination Chamber 2025!

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2 major shows for the big 2 companies, one nobody knew when the hell it would start, 1 we were only vaguely aware of what was going on heading into it, but a fun time was had! We start off talking about the NBA All Star game and our respective NBA teams, then we jump into Grand Slam and in addition to that we talk about all the things AEW are doing right, and the one thing they're getting very very wrong heading into Revolution. We then jump to NXT and have high praise for the women's division despite a seemingly off night with the champion and discuss main roster prospects of the likes of Trick Williams and Fatal Attraction, with praise upon praise for a woman who continues to elevate, as well as discuss the recent releases and potential landing points, with special focus on Ricky Saints and what he brings to the table.

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It's time. Revolution hits us again with a stunning card that features some of the greatest and worst this incredibly chaotic company has to offer. Dylan shockingly gets turned around on a feud he declared "not for me" in the past and Nello gets a few victory laps on his visions for the future in the past working out. In what may be a first Dylan rates things higher than Nello and the inmates at the same time and we try to come to grips with the why of the main event and try to figure things out for you. (Spoiler alert nothing gets figured out and Dylan just gets big mad at Cope) It was an unbelievably bizarre and sometimes fantastic, sometimes kayfabe breaking the likes that we've never seen before Revolution from the Staples Center, the name we truly approve of for LA's greatest sports venue.

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We back! We start off with a brief segment looking at our WrestleMania hype levels and Dylan airs some grievances revolving around John Cena's recent heel work. After that though it's all about Dynasty. Another AEW PPV, another dreadful Death Riders main event. We knew it was coming, but they still defied our expectations in the worst ways. That said there was also a lot of good on the undercard and it's also worth talking about! We get into our star rating systems with Nello shockingly revealing his true influence for using the five stars scale that differs from Dave Meltzer's. We discuss the Owen Hart tournament and the state of the tag team scene, a Rocky tribute, is Kevin Knight like Dragon Kid? Chrono Trigger, Static Shock and much more!

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No words can possibly do justice to this show and the absolute insanity broadcast to the world, but what Nello described as "his WrestleMania" certainly came in with everything, topped off by a controversial main event that had a ton of 0 ratings and a ton of 10/10s. Who knows where the truth lies? Who knows why we watch? Who knows what's going on in the NBA right now? We try to figure out as much as we can and answer as many questions as we can, all while maintaining our status in South America due to Dylan's latest recent induction into the Dylan Fabrizio fanclub. There was a great match that contended for match of WM week, nonsensical returns and non-saves, things that knew what they wanted and a whole hell of a lot of jokes about Sabu, it was truly Joey Janela's Spring Break.

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