No Gimmicks Needed Podcast

This is a late show but we got BREAKING NEWS that ESPN and WWE are doing a massive deal which is making us not want to watch wrestling anymore. TKO is money hungry and we don't think this deal will work for us in the long haul. We give our thoughts on the return of Brock Lesnar and the Summerslam fallout and what is next for WWE. The new Netflix documentary WWE Unreal is out and we give our review. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

So we have to talk about Hulk Hogan because he passed away and he was a icon even outside of wrestling. However, it is complicated for some to look at the legend that is Hulk Hogan and not see the problematic man known as Terry Bollea. I give my thoughts on Hogan and what he meant to the wrestling business and what he meant to me as a black person. Also we give our Summerslam predictions for the first ever TWO NIGHT Summerslam. So come join us in good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

TNA Slammiversary brings in TNA's biggest crowd in North America with over 7,000 people but the show saw Jacey Jane and Trick Williams walk away with TNA gold. I give my review of Slammiversary and why TNA has a BIG NXT problem. Goldberg is unhappy (what else is new) about how he was cut off from his retirement speech but is it WWE's fault? Seth Rollins was injured at Saturday Night's Main Event but was it a work all along? Cody will face John Cena in a street fight at Summerslam but could a double turn be coming? All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

We had one LOADED wrestling weekend and we gonna break it all down for you. It's AEW All In season and once again All In Texas did not disappoint! Hangman Adam Page beat Jon Moxley in a brutal Texas death match and won the AEW championship but that was not all as we got the return of Darby Allin and Cope with Athena winning a title shot. We give our review of AEW All In Texas and how AEW didn't let the WWE noise get to them. Seth Rollins got injured on Saturday Night's Main Event and that is a big blow for the company, Goldberg finally got his retirement match against GUNTHER and it DID NOT SUCK! However, Goldberg's speech was cut off by NBC and that felt disrespectful, we give our thoughts on what happen and how Goldberg did go out on top. WWE put there women in a bad spot but the women came out and delivered at Evolution with Naomi cashing in her MITB to become women's world champion! We give our review and explain why Evolution was better than WrestleMania this year! All this and more s

This weekend is LOADED with wrestling and we are here to give our predictions on everything! WWE is doing Evolution 2 on Sunday and it doesn't have the same feel it did back in 2018 and you have to ask yourself the question, do WWE care about their women's division? NXT has the Great American Bash but it feels underwhelming, Goldberg has his retirement match at Saturday Night Main Event but how well will this go for Goldberg? AEW All In Texas is Saturday and we give our thoughts and also why this has the potential to be the best wrestling show this weekend. Jacob Fatu was on a rap song with his uncle Rikishi and the N word was dropped. Fans are upset by this but also some fans are not, we discuss how much or who gets a N word pass? Or does anyone get a pass at all? The answer may shock you! We give our quick recap of Night or Champions and why some things on the show was a mistake and what we think the future will be. All this and more, so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

John Cena turns the tables on CM Punk and drops his OWN version on Punk's pipebomb from 14 years ago. Was it the promo of the year or overrated? Randy Orton is going to the finals of the KOTR and so is Askua but who will they face? Night of Champions predictions and after what the POTUS did will this affect the show? Goldberg returns to get his retirement match with GUNTHER and Liv Morgan is out of action. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Loaded show for you, we give you our Money in the bank 2025 review and the "return" of R-Truth also we give our Raw review which happen to the be one of the better Raw's in awhile and the John Cena CM Punk face off, King and Queen of the ring qualifying matches, the return of Ron Killings and a NEW world heavyweight champion! Before MITB WWE had there world's collide show and it was AWESOME and a certain someone stole the show and it's not who you think. Mariah May is now in NXT and Mike Santana took on Trick Williams for the TNA championship. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

I'M BACK!!!I miss one week and the wrestling world has exploded! R-Truth announced that WWE will not be renewing his contract and fans are PISSED! Having R-Truth leave WWE is not something we want to see and R-Truth deserves better than this! Also there are talks about the Miz and Carlito also leaving. WrestleMania 42 will no longer be in NOLA now reports are saying they could possibly go back to Vegas next year. We talk about how WWE wants to make money now but this may not be a good move in the long run. Money in the Bank is Saturday and we give our predictions and if it's true that Triple H doesn't like Money in the Bank. World's Collide is Saturday before MITB and we give our thoughts on that as well, Johnny Ace has flipped again! John Laurinaitis has agree to help with the Vince McMahon case but it still won't give Vince any jail time. Trick Williams won the TNA Championship and made wrestling history and why this was a good move. AEW had it's Double or Nothing show but Tony Khan

Backlash was in the hometown of Randy Orton and he and Cena went out and had a good main event but is it really the last time they will do it? We give out Backlash review and what we think is coming later. We didn't get to talk about it last week but WWE made it's "annual" after WrestleMania cuts and we lost some big names and some we knew was coming. We break it down and why some of these cuts to use make NO SENSE! JeVon Evans and Ricochet get into on X and we gives our thoughts on why we feel JeVon was out of line for this one. Hulk Hogan gets cooked by Shelton Benjamin on X for disrespecting him and I am ALL FOR IT! All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

WrestleMania 41 weekend is over and we FINALLY get to talk about it. The build for Mania 41 was not that great and the two night card wasn't the best either besides the triple threat matches on both nights. Raw after Mania was a great show with a Becky heel turn, Breakker joining Heyman and the return of Rusev! Smackdown saw the return of Aleister Black, Zelina Vega winning gold and a TLC match that SHOULD HAVE been on the WrestleMania card! We give our thoughts of the WrestleMania post shows. WWE Hall of Fame saw Triple H take up most of the night but they had one change I liked! Mariah May on her way to WWE, and our review of the new Peacock documentary about WrestleMania IX. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

SWERVE VS BOOKER T is getting out of hand. Swerve Strickland went on Vlad TV (red flag number one) and talked about how black wrestlers were treated in WWE and Booker T said that there is no miss treatment now of blacks but Swerve doesn't agree and the back and forth began and at the end of Dynasty Swerve told Philly "F*** Booker T" (I was there lol). We get into this debate and why they are both right and wrong. Dark Side of the Ring gets deep with the story of Ludvig Borga, we look into how he was wrong when he left wrestling. We also dive into one of m favorites with Big Van Vader and how he was the best big man of all time but his WWE run was terrible. Also I share a personal story about almost meeting Vader. Come us for more great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

IT'S WRESTLEMANIA WEEK, and we got a lot of things to cover! We give our predictions for WrestleMania 41 and what match could be added to the card. The Hall of Fame inductors have been announced and Sting is not on the list to induct his best friend and that is a shame. Kamala is going into the Hall of Fame but under it's legacy wing and we feel he deserved to be part of the "main" class. NXT Stand and Deliver is Saturday and we give our predictions for that and why some things don't make sense to us. Speaking of not making sense, AEW Dynamite saw the young bucks give there "answer" for why they attacked Swerve at Dynasty and to no surprised, it sucked! So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST IS FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 2025FINALLY the build for WrestleMania is coming through as John Cena and Cody Rhodes duel in a promo battle where Cena almost kills Cody BUT Cody held his own. GUNTHER sends a message to Jey Uso by destroying his brother and this is what this feud needed. Kevin Owens is injured and needs neck surgery, which means Randy Orton is out of a match but maybe not. I attend my first AEW show and it was AEW Dynasty. Tony Khan has a REAL problem with booking his PPVs and it wasn't all because of the main event. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

DISCLAIMER: THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED THE DAY OF RAW FROM MARCH 31, 2025What is with the build to WrestleMania? John Cena and Cody have not got to second gear yet, Rhea, Bianca and Iyo are looking stupid and Jey Uso vs GUTHER is not even gonna main event mania night 1! Why is the heat for this mania so low and what can they do to fix it. CM Punk gets his WrestleMania main event but we still don't know what the favor is. Naomi cuts has a great heel segment and Priest and McIntyre heat up. The Hall of Fame is now adding matches and the first one is well deserved. How will WWE handle this in the future. AEW Dynasty is this Sunday and we give our predictions along with our review of Dark Side of the Ring season 6 premier. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we talk about John Cena's first heel promo and why we were disappointed and happy at the same time. Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth Rollins have their segment on Smackdown and it was lukewarm at best, what they need to do and why this WrestleMania build is not as hot as last year. Naomi returns to attack Jade Cargill but it didn't get the heat it needed. Jon Moxley and Cope have their redo match at Dynamite and Moxley takes a gruesome spot that was not needed and it didn't do AEW no favors. We talk about how AEW needs to change fast because there way isn't working. Lex Luger wants Sting to induct him into the Hall of Fame but will Tony Khan go for it? All this and more so come join us for good wresting talk with No Gimmicks Needed. JOIN THE COALITION:

LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this past Sunday and it was a great show UNTIL the main event! We talk about how AEW dropped the ball and why no one remembers the crossover unless you make the shot. B.E.T named their top 15 black wrestlers of all time and of course, we give our thoughts lol. TNA Sacrifice was this past week and their were some good things on it but we got a heel turn and why there is something TNA needs to stop doing. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this past Sunday and it was a great show UNTIL the main event! We talk about how AEW dropped the ball and why no one remembers the crossover unless you make the shot. B.E.T named their top 15 black wrestlers of all time and of course, we give our thoughts lol. TNA Sacrifice was this past week and their were some good things on it but we got a heel turn and why there is something TNA needs to stop doing. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

A LOADED SHOW this week as we go over what happen on Raw, Smackdown and NXT this past week. CM Punk cuts a fire promo on Raw and had one of the best pull apart brawls in wrestling with Seth Rollins. Iyo Sky SHOCKED THE WORLD by winning the Women's World Championship from Rhea Ripley. Where does Rhea go from here? Also Rhea had a emotional promo after Raw that sets up this story nicely. Cody responds to The Rock and Cena after the beat down and we are all set for WrestleMania. Bianca Belair and Naomi have one of the best segments this week on Smackdown and Naomi revealed that she attacked Jade Cargill. What happens next with Naomi and Jade? Lex Luger is next to be named in the class of 2025 Hall of Fame, WWE thinking of bringing back a old PLE called Evolution in July and why it's the PERFECT time. Did Tony Khan really say he wants Kendrick Lamar at AEW Revolution? Toni Storm and Mariah May have a GREAT segment before there match and NXT Roadblock predictions. So come join us for great wrestling talk w

DISCLAIMER: This show should have been posted a week ago but we had issues that we could get content up in time. This show has a cold open and ending because we were not able to get our old recording back. We are sorry about this but enjoy the show and we will come back strong next week!We give our Elimination Chamber predictions and RIGHT AFTER our review of the Elimination Chamber where Jade Cargill returned, Randy Orton return and John Cena turned heel. NXT saw the return of the Hardys and what this TNA deal could do for them. NXT Roadblock has a STACKED SHOW and we talk about how NXT played out this week. AEW Revolution is Sunday and we give our predictions for it early. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we saw Ricky Starks debut on NXT Scott Hall style and made a big hit. NXT also had Vengeance Day and Jordynn Grace makes her sights known. Michelle Mccool is going into the Hall of Fame and it was the right move but I think someone should join her. WWE Released over 10 superstars last week before WrestleMania and believe it or not I can see why. We talk about where they made end up and why the releases may not be done yet. AEW Grand Slam in Australia was good and headline by Timeless Toni Storm and Mariah May and this crowd shows why international crowds are better than the US. All this and more so come join me for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION: