No Gimmicks Needed Podcast

This week Athena aka Ember Moon tells her story about the downfall of NXT and how it change after Triple H left. She talks about the talent meetings and how they wanted the women to dress like Mandy Rose, NXT 2.0 is not done yet because we have firings of more superstars. We talk about how the writing on Smackdown was SO BAD that it put a question mark on Wrestlemania Backlash. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Neeeded!JOIN THE COALITION:

This is a short podcast this week as I took time away for a mental health break and it was Easter weekend. This week we talk about what Tony Khan was thinking after that dynamite ending and news on the AEW video game, also a quick Raw and Smackdown recap.JOIN THE COALITION:

Loaded show for you today as we dive into all the drama that has been happening this week. As we said before that Sunny would end up killing someone if she stays on this path and unfortunately that happen. Nash Carter from MSK has been released and the case between him and his wife are pretty messy. Dwayne Johnson has the XFL coming out next year but there us something familiar with that logo, we "wonder" what it is, season 5 of fantasy is over and now we go into season 6. All this and more so come enjoy good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

This is our review of the WWE Hall of Fame 2022 which inducted:The UndertakerVaderQueen SharmellWarrior Award: Shad GaspardThe Steiner Brothers

We are one week away from Wrestlemania 38 so we have a loaded show, Triple H retires from wrestling and we get a update on his health on the Stephen A Smith show. NXT Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania 38 are coming up so we give our predictions on the shows but also talk about the rumored matches to happen. Shad Gaspard is receiving the warrior award this year and why he was the only pick. Peacock release it's new series called WWE Evil and we watched a couple episodes. All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

Scott Hall pass away last week right after we finished our podcast and this week we pay tribute to him and talk about some of our favorite moments from him and why he is a very important part of wrestling history. Tony Khan plans to bring back ROH as a weekly show put he may need some help before he starts, Jeff Hardy explains what happen at the end of his WWE run, Thunder Rosa and Dr. Britt Baker tear the house down in a cage match and the hardys are in tag team action. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED BEFORE WE GOT THE NEWS about Scott HallThis week we have breaking news that Scott Hall is on life support and fighting for is life and it's not looking good, more sad news is Big E broke his neck on Smackdown from a bad belly to belly from Ridge Holland but he is being positive, Jeff Hardy returns to wrestling and signs with AEW and comes to save Matt after a little dancing. Dolph Ziggler is your new NXT champion and why this could be a good thing but not really, WWE 2K22 has been out for a week now and we can give it our full review! We have fantasy update and so much more! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Loaded show for you guys today as we review AEW Revolution 2022 and why AEW hit it out the park with this one, William Regal and Shane Strickland are now All Elite and what this means for the future. Vince McMahon is on the Pat McAfee show and has a good interview and we learn some things about the boss and some things he clearly is lying about! Keith Lee goes on talk is Jericho and explains what happen to him in the final months of his WWE run. Samoa Joe tells us why he drop the NXT championship, Vader is joining the Undertaker in the HOF but is it too little too late? We finish out our list of top 50 Black moments in wrestling history and fantasy update! So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Vince McMahon is thinking about wrestling at Wrestlemania and that is a terrible idea. Cesaro left WWE and why this is a big hole in WWE and why Cesaro meant so much. We give our predictions for AEW Revolution early and do our fantasy update! We are at 30-16 on our top African American moments in wrestling and more, so join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Big news drop this past week with Cody leaving AEW for a possible WWE return which NO ONE saw coming. We break down why he left and if he could really come back to WWE. The undertaker is going into the WWE hall of fame but is he going in by himself? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Stone Cold could come back for a match at Wrestlemania 38 but is it the right thing to do? Bobby Lashey is really injured and that sucks for WWE but now what happens at Wrestlemania because WWE booked themselves into a hole. Ric Flair can't seem to keep WWE out his mouth and this time he needs to shut up, Also we have our top 50 black moments in wrestling 40-31. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Short podcast today as we cover Shane McMahon and how he was "quietly" let go and why that Vince McMahon is still to blame. Tony Khan pulled Brian Kendrick off of AEW for past post and why he was right for doing so. Since it's Black History month so we are bringing back our top 50 list of moments in wrestling history involving African Americans. Now sit back and enjoy good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we give our early Royal Rumble predictions, Bully Ray had to say something about Jon Moxley coming back and he is getting all kinds of heat for it and as he should, Walter is now Gunther and we have just one question, why? WWE 2K22 release their cover for this years game and we give our thoughts, Lio Rush is leaving AEW while GCW takes over the Hammerstein Ballroom on PPV! All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we take a look at the best of 2021 and why it was a pretty good year for wrestling, also Hulk Hogan is running his mouth again and more. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Heavy show for you today as we are going over the worst of 2021 in all of wrestling, talk about things that are recent that you remember and some things you may have forgot. With 2021 gone we give our bold predictions on what will happen in 2022, if you didn't think the black and gold brand is dead well it is now! William Regal and Road Dogg just got fired and why these firings are not good for business, we give you our fantasy updates plus our review of Impact Hard to Kill PPV. All this and more so come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

On part 2 of the show we go over some of the news that is fresh such as Big Swole's comments about what needs to change in AEW and how unprofessional Tony Khan responded. Also why this is a topic that we need to talk more about and how we need to understand where people are coming from first. So since we haven't done a podcast for almost a month we go over all the things that we miss from the past month such as Jeff Hardy release, Kevin Owens resigns with WWE, Kyle O Riley to AEW, Sammy and Tay Conti, Hook's debut and so much more. We also give our thoughts on WWE Day 1, So come join us for great wrestling talk wit No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

It's 200 episodes and we are back from our holiday break and mental break to bring back the show. After doing this for 200 episodes we had to make it a big episode so this is part 1. On part 1 we bring back our fantasy draft and this season we are doing WWE and AEW. Also we bring back Prime's top 5 and also give our top 10 matches of the year!! So come celebrate 200 episodes with us with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

(THIS SHOW IS FROM LAST WEEK)WEll Cody and Ric Flair seem to be doing the most this year as Flair calls out Rollins and Cody goes through a flaming table. Come join us for a short wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.JOIN THE COALITION:

THIS IS LAST WEEK EPISODE THAT WAS NOT RELEASE ON TIMESo it's Survivor Series and just like WWE we don't care but will still give our predictions, WWE release more talent including ALL the members of Hit Row, this was a move by WWE that we can't get with. WWE 2K22 drop a new trailer and we talk about what to expected.JOIN THE COALITION:

We have a short one for you this week, Keith Lee says WWE didn't pay for his medical bills but WWE release a statement on the matter, there is a up up down down hold up and why the channel is not the same anymore. What happen to the Survivor Series build and why we should not care anymore. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week Jon Moxley enters rehab for alcohol abuse and why him doing this is a good thing and we support him in this difficult time, AEW full gear predictions and Rampage review which showed the best promo segment in AEW's young history. More news on the 18 superstars that were released last Thursday as some have come out and spoke. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION: