No Gimmicks Needed Podcast

That right nearly 10 years ago CM Punk walked out of WWE and we NEVER thought we would see him again in WWE, but 10 years later he is back after coming out at the end of Survivor Series War Games. Now that he is back what is in store for CM Punk and will he be helpful or harmful to WWE. Seth Rollins appeared to be angry with CM Punk returning at Survivor Series but was that LEGIT anger or a work? At the Survivor Series press conference Triple was asked about Jade Cargill and gave a honest answer. In short he told us that she is not ready and he is right and we told everyone so. Now when will Jade appear in her first match? AEW has a new tournament called the Continental Classic and it looks a lot like the NBA in season tournament. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We going to give you something to listen to as you get dinner together! Randy Orton is returning at Survivor Series to be on team Cody and if Randy is returning for War Games, who will Shinsuke fight? AEW Full Gear was last Saturday and Hangman and Swerve had a CRAZY match that lived up to a death match! Is Ronda Rousey in ROH? Will Osprey is ALL ELITE! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

The whole crew is here and we are getting ready for Wrestlemania in our hometown of Philly! We got Walemania tickets as well and we can't wait, NXT has found a new home at the CW next year but the NWA was supposed to have that spot and mess it up was a backstage scene that was to "risky" for TV. Wargames is back at Survivor Series and so far it's 4 on 4 but will Drew McIntyre join the Judgement day and make the team 5? AEW Full Gear is this Saturday and we give our predictions for the show. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Short but sweet in this show, We give our review of Crown Jewel and why we felt as this was one of the weakest of the Saudi shows. WWE finally release the documentary on Vladimir the super fan. We give our review and how great it feels to be a wrestling fan sometimes. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Late but we are back and have to touch on things that happen this past week on wrestling. WWE Crown Jewel is Saturday so we give our predictions for the event and if we are excited. NXT Halloween Havoc part 1 thoughts with predictions for part 2 (review will be on next podcast) and why the women shined in part 1. Tony Khan has brought in Ric Flair to AEW as a gift for Sting, does Sting have a gift receipt? AEW was in Philadelphia, our home town so how was the event and was it really empty? A new wax figure of Dwayne The Rock Johnson was shown off but he is looking very.......light. Why is is so hard to get wax figures of POCs right? WWE 2K24 rumor is the Bray Wyatt will be the focus of the game and have a tribute. IF this is true that would be exciting news and we give our thoughts on it. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

Short but important podcast this week, The Icon Sting is hanging up his boots from professional wrestling and it will be at AEW Revolution 2024. We talk about our favorite version of Sting and why his WWE run wasn't that good. Impact Wrestling had their annual Bound for Glory show and at the end we heard that TNA is BACK! We talk about what this means for TNA in 2024! Tony Khan needs to put his phone down and why he needs to focus on his product instead of a ratings war. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we are late again but still have our thoughts on what's going on in wrestling. The battle between NXT and AEW on Tuesday is crazy fun but is it a little much for NXT to be acting like this? Edge is now Adam Copeland in AEW and fans are not happy but should he be getting this much heat? Will CM Punk come back to WWE? Do we want him to? WWE Raw review and how it FELT like a Triple H Raw and Endeavor may have something to do with that. We give you our Fastlane review and our thoughts on the main event. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

It's been awhile, but we are back to talk about WWE MASSIVE release of employees and superstars. We breakdown the different releases and why we saw some coming and some the was surprising. Smackdown in 2024 is moving to USA and leaving Fox, we talk about how this could be a bad move for us in the long run. Jade Cargill officially signs with WWE and she is looking to be the next big star! But where will she go? Main roster or NXT? We debate that here! So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

We are back with a loaded podcast for you guys! Jade Cargill is CLEARLY leaving AEW and the word is she is making her way to WWE, everyone is already fantasy booking Jade vs Bianca at Mania 40 but will Jade be on the main roster or will she stop at NXT first? The Rock made his return to WWE on Smackdown this past Friday now everyone is calling for the Rock and Roman and we are saying that DOESN'T NEED TO HAPPEN! It's a end of a era when WWE and UFC merger has been completed, what does this mean for the future of the product? Impact Wrestling made it to 1000 episodes something WCW Nitro couldn't even do, we talk about the show and what Impact should of took a gamble on. We give out AEW Grand Slam predictions and how this show is not even sold out yet. Peacock delivered one of the best documentaries this year oh it's true IT'S DAMN TRUE! We give our review of the new ANGLE documentary and why this is a great telling of Kurt Angle's story. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No

CM Punk got fired from AEW after the events from ALL IN, we give our thoughts on the situation and what's next for CM Punk. WWE Payback was last Saturday and we give our reviewJOIN THE COALITION:

We cover the crazy week that AEW had with their biggest show ALL IN and their return to Chicago without CM Punk for ALL OUT.JOIN THE COALITION:

The wrestling world took a kick in the nuts this week when we lost 2 top stars, the hall of famer Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt. Terry Funk the hardcore legend was a favorite of ours who brought us great memories in the 90's during his "Funk U" era. Bray Wyatt slapped us in the face as we thought we were getting ready for his return to the ring after not being seen since March or this year. Bray Wyatt has such a creative mind and we feel as if he wasn't given a fair chance in WWE. We remember Bray Wyatt and his whole career and what could of been. All In is AEW's biggest show and we give our predictions for the show and some of our problems with the card. Did Edge wrestle his last match? Or his last match in WWE? Cash Wheeler arrested on a gun charge and CM Punk banding people from Collision? What is going on at AEW elementary? All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Got a cool show for you guys today, August 11 was the 50 year anniversary of Hip Hop and we know there have been a lot of Hip Hop base theme songs in wrestling. We discuss some of our favorite wrestling Hip Hop theme songs. Jey Uso quits WWE but was that a smart move in this bloodline storyline? Also Jey and Jimmy said they wanted a Wrestlemania match together but could WWE drag this out this long? CM Punk is back at it again and shoots on Adam Page after Collision goes off the air, we discuss why this needs to stop and this is all Tony Khan's fault. The season finale of Dark Side of the ring shows us the world according to Marty Jannetty and it is a VERY scary place to be in.....if you believe it. All this and some more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This is part 2 of our huge podcast and in this section we cover NXT Great American Bash and why did the fans turn on Gable Stevenson so fast? AEW had it's 200 episode and it had some returns and announce the main event at ALL IN, Vince McMahon served and subpoena and what this could mean going into a sell of the company. Dark Side of the ring focuses on WCW Bash at the Beach 2000 and the beef between Vince Russo and Eric Bishoff is just childish and we wonder why WCW went under. Come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we have a huge episode for you and we have to break it up into 2 episodes. This part we talk about the Jimmy Uso turn from Summerslam and after thinking about it, was it the right call? Are we getting to the point were the Bloodline is getting redundant? Bobby Lashey and the Street Profits are CLEARLY setting things up for a new group but is it the Hurt Business? Indie wrestler LuFisto came out and talked about her experience in the AEW women's locker room and was attacked by the AEW women's locker room herself. We talked about if she is right or wrong but more importantly, what is Tony Khan doing about any of this? Peacock debut the new Cody Rhodes documentary called: American Nightmare Becoming Cody Rhodes. We give our review on the documentary and what they left out. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Very short show today with us giving our Summerslam predictions and catching up on Dark Side of the ring which covers Bam Bam Bigelow and Abdullah the Butcher. Come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we are running late but we still have things to talk about. Undertaker think Bray Wyatt should go back to the original Bray and not this new one we say why he is right and wrong, Dark Side of the ring this week was about Adrian Adonis and his tragic story and how this may have been the best episode yet, FANTASY UPDATE as we make our last picks before a HUGE August month for wrestling. Impact Wrestling had their Slammiversary event and Trinity won the knockouts championship! But was it too soon? AEW Collision put on a great show with FTR having a tag team match of the year with Bullet Club Gold, and the Owen Hart Tournament winners! All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

So Kevin Nash thinks LA Knight is a ripoff of the Rock? We tell you why we don't agree and where he is mistaken. Gabriel Stevenson was on NXT during NXT underground and he showed why he is ready for a match! Dark Side of the Ring took a break last week but we are covering the episodes that we miss in Magnum T.A and The Junk Yard Dog and how painful that JYD episode was. AEW Fight Forever has been out for over 10 days and it's getting mixed reviews, is No Mercy truly what fans want or are we just blinded by nostalgia? AEW Collision saw CM Punk and Samoa Joe face off for the first time in 18 years and why it should have been the finals for the Owen. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

We haven't been consistent but we are back with a short podcast this week, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door PPV is coming and we give our predictions, also WWE Money in the Bank is this Saturday and we give our predictions for that and a scary truth that can happen at that show, We are behind on Dark Side of the Ring but we do talk about that Doink the Clown. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

We are back after missing two weeks and we have a lot to talk about. Was lost a WWE Hall of Famer, The Iron Sheik. We talk about his career, putting over Hulk Hogan and his Twitter account. NBC cancels Young Rock after 3 seasons and why it was time to go but also could have went longer. These new championship belt designs are VERY LAZY and how there are more changes to come. Fantasy update and we pick up and drop more superstars and Dark Side of the Ring episode 1 review of the story of Chris Candido and Tammy Snitch. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION: