No Gimmicks Needed Podcast

This week we touch on the 3 names (2 that have been confirmed) going into the WWE Hall of Fame and why did they even think about one of those people. Peacock is going through 17,000 hours of WWE content to remove any racial and offensive content, we explain why this is a good thing and a bad thing. Who should main event night one of Wrestlemania? Some say Lashey and Drew but others say Sasha and Belair, we give our thoughts on the matter. We are at the end of Women's History Month and WWE put out a list of the top 50 women but we put together our own list. All this and more so come and sit back and enjoy some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

We are back this week and we are sorry we have been gone for so long but it's time to get back on track and with that being said we have to talk about Hulk Hogan and Titus O Neal hosting Wrestlemania and why we do care and don't care at the same time. We give our fastlane predictions and what should happen at Wrestlemania. Eric Bischoff is going into the Hall of Fame along with Molly Holly and why these are both good picks. Does Triple H have COVID? We dive into why this maybe true. Wednesday night war and we see the return of Walter and Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa give it their all on the main event of Dynamite. All this and more so come join us for good Wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

We are back this week and it is the last day of Black History Month (celebrate black history 365) we talk about a good week in Black Excellence with the likes of Bobby Lashey, Sasha Banks and Bianca Beliar and Apollo Crews new gimmicks change. Also Big Show is now All Elite and what this means, Wednesday Night War this week with a great no DQ match and maybe Sting should have had that match with the Undertaker. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Happy Valentines day and thanks for joining us as we talk about NXT Takeover Vengeance day and what happen on the Wednesday Night War. Also we give our review on the new WWE Icons documentary and why rapper Bow Wow wants to get into wrestling and why this is dumb. All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

The Royal Rumble is Sunday and we give our predictions BUT there is a good chance that WWE could mess this whole thing up and make Wrestlemania a terrible show. Also we get details about the final months of Brodie Lee's life and how hard it was for his family. Wednesday Night War this week shows more Dusty Classic and Toni Storm in the spotlight and AEW has Red Velvet stepping up to the plate. It's a short show this week but still come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

We are a little late with our podcast this week but with the big news that came out this week we are glad we waited because we talk about WWE selling the network to NBC Universal and how this is could work out better for the company. The Undertaker was on Joe Rogan's podcast this past week and made some comments about the product being "soft" and how he like it when "men where men". It cause a lot of people to give their opinions about the matter and we do too in a long section of the podcast. With the Royal Rumble this Sunday we talk about our favorite rumble moments and what is the best Kofi Kingston spot of ALL TIME. Wednesday Night War this week sees some surprises in the Dusty Classic and in AEW the inner circle go all out in tag team action while Sting is getting back into the ring? All this and more so come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Happy Martin Luther King Day! We are sorry we did not have a podcast for you last week as we had thing to catch up on but however we are back with a good show today. WWE drop a bombshell we announcing Wrestlemania 37, 38 and 39 locations and why this is a good and bad idea. I didn't do a Raw review last week but we have a recap of it last week along with a Smackdown Review. Impact Wrestling drop it's Hard to Kill show with the AEW champion Kenny Omega in the main event, we give our thoughts on it. Wednesday Night War is back and NXT brings the start of the Dusty Classic and a new tag team debut, AEW has it's New Year's Smash night 2 with a awesome TNT Championship match. All this and more so come join us for some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

HELLO 2021, we are in a new year but before we get deep into the new year we are going to take a QUICK look back at the best and worst from 2020 in our annual Nerd Coalition wrestling award show. This episode we decide who will is the superstar of the year, tag team of the year, match of the year etc. After the awards we take a look at who we lost in the wrestling world in the year 2020 and believe us when we say "it hit hard". Wednesday Night War this week brings us the NXT wrestling awards and a beautiful tribute show from AEW to celebrate the life of Brodie Lee. All this and more so kick back and relax and join in for some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

Before we could get out of 2020 it rings it's ugly head again. Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee passed away the day after Christmas and it has hit the wrestling world REALLY hard. On this episode we change some things around and we will give a tribute to Brodie Lee and talk about his time in WWE and AEW. Also we will look at the results of the Slammys and our predictions for the PWI 2020 awards. We give our quick Raw and Smackdown Recaps and keep the energy on Brodie Lee. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed because it's Sunday...and you know what that means

We have a short show for you before the Christmas Holiday and we give our TLC predictions and we do our mock slammy award winners. The Raw ratings have dropped to the WORSE EVER (what's new) so we talk about how WWE can turn things around or if they can even get out of this whole. All this and more so come join us before Christmas for some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

We have a loaded show today guys and we jump into it with another wrestling death with Tommy "Tiny" Lister passing away, the wrestling world knew him as Zeus while Hollywood remembers him as Deebo. Vince McMahon has a crazy week with a possible Wrestlemania card that involves Goldberg vs Roman Reigns and why that does NOT NEED TO HAPPEN. Also Vince sends a group of wrestlers down to the PC for training and one of those guys are Keith Lee?! Jim Ross makes some comments that some in AEW don't like too much and could AEW and Impact wrestling be doing something big in the near future. All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

This week we talk about the passing of WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and what he brought to the wrestling business and being the first openly gay wrestler as well and a pass that some may not know about. Tessa Blanchard is coming back to wrestling either to NXT or AEW but some reports are saying it may not be that easy, Impact Wrestling is not giving it's wrestlers COVID test and some in the company are upset. Wednesday night war this week is a big one as we get set for NXT Takeover Wargames and see an awesome ladder match, also we give out NXT Takeover Wargames predictions. AEW brings the heat on it's Winter is Coming show with Jon Moxley vs Kenny Omega for the AEW Championship and STING IS IN AEW!!!! All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and hope you are enjoying the holiday season, this episode we are just relax and talk some wrestling and other stuff as well. We talk about the Tyson and Roy Jones Jr fight along with Nate Robinson getting knocked out by Jake Paul, Bob Ryder passes away and Jimmy Rave loses his arm, Kevin Owens sends a message to Roman Reigns and Big E is in the title hunt. NXT sets the foundation for War Games and AEW has a GREAT contract signing with Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega. So come join us while your on your holiday break for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

This Sunday is the Undertakers "Farewell" at Survivor Series! We give our predictions and what will happen with the Undertaker tonight, Also we give our thoughts on why Big E was not picked for the men's Survivor Series team and why Otis make not make it. We finish the undertaker bracket on what we think is the best undertaker match of all time. The Thunderdome moving again due to the NBA starting on December 22nd and why a baseball stadium will be good for PPVs but not Raw and Smackdown. The Wednesday night war this week sees Io and Rhea tear the house down on NXT while the Inner Circle go to Vegas baby! All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

Well in has been a crazy day in wrestling this past week and we start with Zelina Vega getting fired and it seems to be due to her stance on WWE Policy on third party social media accounts and her support for unionization. Aleister Black tries to go back to NXT but Vince won't let him and why he maybe out the door next, WWE.com put out a Undertaker bracket of his greatest matches and we knock out round 1&2. BIG WEEK for AEW as they sign Jade Cargill and start up their YouTube channel AEW Games which gives us a look at the next AEW games coming soon! Wednesday Night War shows a shocking turn in Leon Ruff winning the NXT North American Championship! and PAC returning to AEW! All this and more, come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

It's been a slow week in wrestling and since the Presidential Election was happening last week, there was not much to do. So on today's show we talk about Mercedes Martinez leaving RETRIBUTION and our theory's on why. What should the Undertaker do at Survivor Series? There was a wedding on impact wrestling and someone SHOT John Bravo! Who was it and why this was a dumb segment. Wednesday Night War as NXT comes hard this week but AEW is gearing up for full gear! SO come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

This week on the show we address the passing of Tracy Smothers, Vince McMahon is getting a four part documentary by Netflix but will it tell the "Whole" story? Paige is piss off since WWE suspend a lot of superstars twitch accounts and why this should not be allowed. Matt Riddle has a new name with just Riddle, Miro says real fans accept what is giving and why that comment is dumb. We talk about the problem with Raw vs Smackdown Survivor Series and why it needs to end. Wednesday night war was awesome as NXT brings back Halloween Havoc and AEW has a great main event. All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

DISCLAIMER:Our audio is mess up during this podcast and we apologize because it was too late to fix it. We promise next week will be better!WE ARE BACK!!! After a month off we are finally back to give you guys our thoughts on the latest news in pro wrestling. Hell in the Cell is Sunday so we give our predictions and why 3 cell matches are too much, Eric Bischoff says TNA in it's prime was better than NXT and we talk about how he is not that far off. We know the New Day are great but just how great? Do we put them in the top 5 of all time? Wednesday night war is a hit this week especially the dinner between Chris Jericho and MJF. All this and more so sit back and join us for great wrestling content with No Gimmicks Needed.

We are back with a another podcast after taking 2 weeks off for personal reasons but it is a very slow week in wrestling. We give our predictions for Clash of Champions 2020 and why it has potential to be a good show. We lost a wrestling giant and tag team icon Road Warrior Animal, we take time to look back at his life and some of his greatest moments. We give our two cents on why RETRIBUTION SUCKS!!!!! and it's DOA. Wednesday night war this week has Kyle O Riley in singles action like the good ole ROH days and Cody RETURNS with a NEW LOOK. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

Vince McMahon has lost it...or has he? Vince wants WWE superstars to stop using third party sites to promote themselves because he owns their stage names and real names! Now WWE has backed tracked a little bit since this weekend but if thing is all the way true then it's time for these wrestlers to stand up! Brock Lesnar is now a free agent but that doesn't mean he is going to AEW, AOP got release and that is sad to hear when you don't have a good tag division, Mauro Ranallo is out of WWE and The Rock and his family all had COVID-19. Wednesday night war as NXT has a match of the year.....until the finish, AEW get ready for All Out as Jake Roberts has the line of the night! All this and more so sit back and enjoy great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed