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On this episode of That's Freakin' Wrestling, we break down John Cena's decision to make Cody Rhodes the first entrant in his tournament, the championship belt reveal, and whether Cena completely backtracked on his previous comments about Cody and the QB1 moniker. 946 adds another member to the mix with the debut to the main roster of Cruz Montana, & Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn had a great promo segment leading into Crown Jewel Plus, we deep dive our thoughts on AEW's Blood & Guts, the awesome segments we got in between the B&G matches with Mox, Orange Cassidy, The New Level, Swerve, Bandido, Hangman Page and Brody King, our Crown Jewel predictions, and a few wrestling conversations that go completely off the rails. Because, well... you know how we do! 😂 ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 Intro: Wrestling's Terms That Don’t Translate To Real Life 08:51 The John Cena Classic: Cody Rhodes Gets the First Invite & Cena Backtracking on His QB1 Comments 23:38 Cena's Message to Zilla Fatu & Randy Orton's Promo 29:19 946 Gets a New Member With Cruz Montana 36:06 WarGames Predictions: Jacob Fatu & Naomi? 38:55 Sami Zayn Turns the Tables on Roman Reigns & Their Great Promo Segment 43:11 Ethan Page Wins the Intercontinental Championship, What’s Next For Chad Gable? 48:28 Jade Cargill vs Bayley Loading? 50:03 The Royal Rumble Being in February & Rhodesia’s Hot Takes on “Go Home Shows” 57:50 AEW Blood & Guts: The Good and the Bad 1:09:00 The Violence and Controversy of Blood & Guts 1:17:22 AEW's Storytelling In Between Both Blood & Guts Matches 1:29:55 WWE Crown Jewel Preview 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

WWE's booking has us asking some serious questions on this episode of That's Freakin' Wrestling! Are WWE's championship reigns actually delivering? We're breaking down Chelsea Green's booking, Tiffany Stratton's never-ending fake cash-ins, Gunther's involvement with Danhausen, and whether WWE is wasting the mystique of Demon Finn Bálor! Plus, Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams on ‘SmackDown’, NXT going head-to-head with AEW Blood & Guts, Crown Jewel talk, and a hilarious trip down memory lane featuring DX vs. The Brothers of Destruction! 😂 ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 – Flashback: DX vs. Brothers of Destruction or NXT's SmackDown Invasion? 09:25 – Halloween in Spain & Rhodesia's Spanish phone call 14:57 – WWE's fake Money in the Bank Cash-Ins 17:10 – Chelsea Green's booking frustrations 20:36 – Ranking WWE's current championship reigns & is WWE wasting their talent 36:52 – Gunther, Danhausen & The Demon Finn Bálor from SmackDown 47:22 – Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams for the world title on WWE SmackDown 54:57 – Hot take on Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes from WrestleMania 39 1:02:00 – WWE's Creative Future & NXT Discussion with Shawn Michaels and AJ Styles 1:11:00 – NXT vs. AEW Blood & Guts counter programming 1:14:00 – Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia: Safety Concerns & TKO's Response 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

On this Halloween Eve episode of That’s Freakin Wrestling, WWE is moving Crown Jewel… to an indoor venue in Saudi Arabia reportedly over safety concerns and we have plenty to say about that decision! We're also talking Sami Zayn's incredible year, Nick Khan's picks for WWE's next big stars, Gunther's frustrating booking, and John Cena's upcoming return next week on “WWE RAW” and NXT. We also break down Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria, THAT Solo Sikoa and Bloodline segment and the latest on Stephanie Vaquer. Then we're heading over to AEW Dynamite to discuss the incredible segment involving the New Level, Hangman Page, Brody King, Bandido and Swerve Strickland, the road to Full Gear being headlined by Will Ospreay vs Kyle Fletcher for the AEW world title, and the build to Blood & Guts. And because it's THAT'S FREAKIN' WRESTLING, you already know we're going off the rails! From our Halloween wrestling costumes to Ric Flair's latest adventures, a Clayface movie quick review, and somehow getting into AMISH DATING… this episode has a little bit of EVERYTHING! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/What wrestler would we dress up as for Halloween 3:42 – Does a wrestler need mainstream fame to be a GOAT? 5:16 – Ric Flair's latest bar and hospital story 12:40 – Clayface review and Crown Jewel moving to an indoor Saudi venue 25:36 – Nick Khan's four "upcoming stars" 29:36 – Sami Zayn: the Raw promo, the Chris Van Vliet interview and his MVP year 42:14 – WWE Raw talk including Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria no-DQ match, The Solo Sikoa and Bloodline backstage promo, and the latest on Stephaine Vaquer 54:45 – John Cena's return next week and NXT counter programming AEW Dynamite ‘Blood & Guts’ next week 58:48 – Early talk on WrestleMania 43 in Saudi next year 1:02:41 – Gunther's booking frustration and Bruce Prichard's expected retirement 1:11:12 – Amish dating lifestyle 1:18:05 – AEW Dynamite talk including The New Level, Hangman and Brody King segment, AEW Full Gear’s main event of Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher, and Queen Aminata winning the TBS title from Persephone 1:35:45 – Blood & Guts & AEW making changes due to online feedback 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

We are BACK after being gone for a week after moving into our apartment in Spain but we feed the Freaks with a TON of wrestling talk! On this episode we get into SmackDown from last night, RAW from Monday, and AEW with WrestleDream and Dynamite, along with talking Trick Williams big opportunity next week, Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton at Crown Jewel + MUCH MORE! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/What wrestling gimmick match would you choose to blow off a real life feud? 6:51 life updates and stories from Spain 13:03 Street Fright movie talk 20:32 ‘WWE Smackdown’ talk including Tiffany Stratton’s cash in attempt, CM Punk & Kevin Owens sit down segment, Michin & B Fab winning the tag team titles, Giulia vs Blake Monroe, and more 25:36 Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton conversation including Cody Rhodes saying he think fatigue is starting to set in on him 53:35 Trick Williams vs Sami Zayn next week on ‘SmackDown’ 1:02:22 RAW talk including Roman Reigns, Rey Mysterio, Chad Gable, Carmelo Hayes not getting promo time, Penta, and more 1:23:51 PAC’s cause of death revealed 1:26:36 ‘AEW WrestleDream’ review and Dynamite talk including a new MOTY candidate, Andrade’s pants not wanting to do the job, Clockwork Carnage, teams for Blood & Guts announced, the excellent start to Wednesday’s show, Ilya Dragunov’s AEW in ring debut and more 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

We kick things off on this episode by discussing Cody Rhodes signing a 5 year WWE extension and who his next 5 WrestleMania opponents will be, getting massages in Spain, Carmelo Hayes joining 946 on this past Monday’s RAW, the latest on Crown Jewel, Adam Copeland announcing he’s retiring in 2027 + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/Cody Rhodes next 5 WrestleMania opponents 6:39 life updates and massage story 15:39 Carmelo Hayes joins 946 24:59 Solo Sikoa having a great night on ‘WWE RAW’ 28:40 RAW thoughts including Penta’s new MITB briefcase, follow up from MITB with Je’Von Evans & more 41:23 Roman Reigns talks about his schedule on ‘Club Shay Shay’ 46:39 Would you want to see Oba Femi with Paul Heyman? 54:06 Chad Gable does it again, Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch and Stephanie Vaquer’s follow up after MITB 1:02:59 The latest on ‘WWE Crown Jewel’ 1:08:25 Jon Moxley and AEW giving us powerful TV on Wednesday’s ‘Dynamite’ episode 1:13:31 Adam Copeland says he’s retiring in 2027 from in ring competition 1:19:39 ‘AEW WrestleDream’ this Saturday 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

WWE Money in the Bank 2026 is in the books and we were NOT fans of how it all went down. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly from this past Saturday night + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro and official statement from Matt 3:06 Thoughts on WWE’s future direction after Money In The Bank 5:28 Roman Reigns vs LA Knight 25:23 Women’s MITB match 36:25 Oba Femi vs Bronson Reed 43:19 Liv Morgan vs Becky Lych Vs Stephanie Vaquer 50:26 Men’s MITB match 1:07:48 Drew Mcintyre returning to WWE TV 1:11:36 Special shout out to Cody Rhodes 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

WWE Money in the Bank 2026 is this weekend and we’re here to break it down like only we can! We talk does LA Knight have a chance against Roman Reigns, who should win the MITB briefcases, who would absolutely be the wrong choices, how will WWE book the finish of Oba Femi vs Bronson Reed + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/Importance and history of Money In The Bank 6:09 Roman Reigns vs L.A. Knight 21:29 Men’s MITB match 29:06 Women’s MITB match 36:17 Oba Femi vs Bronson Reed 41:17 Liv Morgan vs Becky Lych Vs Stephanie Vaquer 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

On this episode we discuss the major happenings from both ‘WWE RAW’ & ‘AEW Dynamite Grand Slam France’ including Roman Reigns having a great night, a fan’s theory on who the leader of 946 is, John Cena comments on the ‘QB1’ moniker for Cody Rhodes, ‘Clockwork Carnage’ announced for ‘AEW WrestleDream’, Darby Allin’s in ring style + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/What would Rhodesia’s win/loss record be if she was the booker of WWE & AEW for the rest of the year 7:33 Roman Reigns on ‘RAW’ and his promo segment with L.A. Knight along with Solo Sikoa being back in the fold 22:06 Wild fan speculation on who the leader of 946 is 28:47 Other ‘WWE RAW’ highlights from Monday including the triple threat women’s match for ‘Money In The Bank’, Oba Femi, Bronson Reed & Paul Heyman, what position this is putting Bron Breakker in & more 35:08 Keanu Carver reportedly released from WWE 37:53 Big Cass current booking 41:10 Female passenger caught masturbating on a flight to Miami 49:51 ‘SmackDown’ talk including Kevin Owens and Tiffany Stratton advancing to ‘Money In The Bank’, Sami Zayn’s promo, and Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton’s storyline 57:39 Cody Rhodes promo segment with Trick Williams, John Cena discussing the QB1 moniker and Roman breaks kayfabe about Cody 1:09:59 Nikki Bella, Damien Priest & Blake Monroe’s entrance this past Friday 1:19:49 ‘AEW Grand Slam France’ talk 1:28:45 Clockwork Carnage match happening at WrestleDream 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

We’re back with another fun episode as we discuss Jaida Parker’s shocking appearance on ‘WWE Raw’ this past Monday and all things Bloodline/946, the beautiful and emotional tribute episode of ‘AEW Dynamite’ to Ben “PAC” Satterley, NXT’s Keanu Carver gets into some legal trouble which leads to Rhodesia’s hardest question she’s ever had to answer + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/Which wrestlers would be #1 NBA draft picks based off of their TV presentations 11:00 Jaida Parker debuts on ‘WWE RAW’ and aligns with 946 against the Bloodline 21:42 Wrestling fans looking for a swerve in the 946/Bloodline storyline 37:23 Lola Vice vs Roxanne Perez from RAW & the ‘Money In The Bank’ card being stacked 41:16 The incredible tribute show AEW put together for Ben “PAC” Satterley 1:02:06 Order of protection filed against NXT’s Keanu Carver 1:10:31 Bayley and Lyra Valkyria set for a “rare” women’s match? 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

We’re back after missing an episode due to moving to Spain (!!!) but start off the show with the unfortunate news of Benjamin ‘PAC’ Satterley’s passing on Sunday which shocked everyone in the wrestling world. We discuss the PWI’s 500 list, who are top 3 male wrestlers were from this past year, AEW All Out from this past Saturday, highlights from both RAW & SmackDown from last week + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/Moving to Spain 4:37 Benjamin Satterley AKA PAC passes away 13:11 RIP Rick Achberger AKA “Sign Guy” 16:21 PWI Top 500 Men’s wrestling list & our personal favorites from the past year and who we think will make the top 3 in 2027 37:00 ‘AEW All Out’ recap 54:43 Highlights from last week’s ‘WWE RAW’ and the show being dedicated to the pod 1:02:51 Highlights from this past Friday’s ‘SmackDown’ 1:15:20 Social media’s hypocrisy surrounding Trick Williams new t shirt last week 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

We have another fun episode for you today as we talk the latest list WWE has released surrounding their biggest rivalries in the 2020’s, we deep dive the Montreal screw job, discuss our move to Spain this weekend, give our thoughts on this past Friday’s ‘SmackDown’ + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/WWE ranks their rivalries for the 2020’s 9:48 Viewer comments on Rhodesia saying there’s nothing WWE can do for her to watch ‘Worlds Collide’ over ‘All Out’ 13:55 Matt discusses why he thinks the Bret Hart Montreal screw job is a work 25:04 Leaving California and getting ready to move to Spain this weekend 32:52 SmackDown thoughts including Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens for the world title, Cody Rhodes sit down interview, & Trick Williams and Jacy Jane advancing to ‘Money In The Bank’ 53:51 Dragon Lee’s WWE contract is expiring per reports 56:52 A cancelled segment and Tiffany Stratton coming for Chelsea Green’s title 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

We begin this episode by discussing Roman Reigns vs Penta from this past Monday’s ‘WWE RAW’ show in Mexico City and all surrounding it, the other highlights from RAW, some more of our California experiences from this week, Matt has some strong words about AEW, + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/Cody Rhodes selling his soul to The Rock’s daughter? 3:00 The Rock not being involved in WrestleMania plans next year 8:29 Roman Reigns vs Penta from ‘WWE RAW’ in Mexico City 25:09 L.A. Knight challenging Roman Reigns @ ‘Money In The Bank’ on October 10th 29:27 Chad Gable vs Dragon Lee for the I.C. title 36:01 Judgement Day, the women’s MITB qualifying match, & Je’Von Evans qualifying for the MITB match 41:01 California experiences 45:12 Lil Yachty discusses silliness in pro wrestling 47:42 AEW Dynamite thoughts including what AEW at it’s highest level feels like to Matt, Jericho, and more 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

The two show a week era is here for the TFW podcast! On this episode we talk the multiple title changes this past weekend with Sami Zayn & Stephanie Vaquer, Damian Priest’s heel turn, AEW Dynamite and thoughts on The New Level attracting more veterans to AEW, life updates for us, + MUCH MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/Biggest story from this weekend and September 11th reflections 5:25 Sami Zayn beats CM Punk for the world title on ‘SmackDown’ Friday 18:27 Stephanie Vaquer wins the world title against Liv Morgan at a house show in Chile 23:56 Damian Priest turns heel 28:53 Penta vs Roman Reigns on RAW 30:24 California thoughts and Spain update 35:51 AEW Dynamite ‘Rebal Heart’ thoughts 41:12 Will The New Level prompt more veteran wrestlers to want to go AEW? 46:56 Ilya Dragunov signing with AEW 53:09 Jordynne Grace & Ivy Nile becoming a potential team on WWE tv 55:48 Bret Hart’s thoughts on Gunther’s chops 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

The empty nester road trip is in full effect as we’re on the west coast and we give our condolences to who we lost last week in the wrestling world, talk ‘Sunday Night’s Main Event’, WWE RAW, AEW Dynamite, a big announcement for the future of the podcast + MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/Wrestling and football comparison 6:34 RIP and condolences to Andy Williams, Bill Dundee & Pharaoh 13:28 A social media influencer passed away getting a penis enlargement in Thailand 18:13 Life updates 21:24 Big announcement for the TFW podcast 22:47 What is WWE doing with Cody Rhodes? 34:27 Was the payoff worth it for Johnny Gargano? 41:29 Trick Williams wins back the U.S. title from Baron Corbin 47:50 Oba Femi vs Bron Breakker with Bronson Reed’s return 1:00:50 Royce Keys and his new group and The Bloodline is starting to heat up 1:02:37 Solo Sikoa & LA Knight 1:08:13 Roman Reigns vs Penta next week on ‘WWE RAW’ 1:13:21 Shouting out the women’s triple threat match from this past Monday & Bayley’s return to WWE TV 1:22:34 Little kid’s reaction to Liv Morgan & Stephanie Vaquer 1:26:35 AEW’s excellent post PPV ‘Dynamite’ show last week 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743

We take the show on the road and talk ‘AEW All In’ and what we loved about the show, including the debut of the New Level, Will Ospreay winning the AEW world title, Mercedes Moné adding to her legacy, Sting sharing a moment with his son, among other things. We also talk about Netflix censoring this Monday’s ‘WWE RAW’, Penta vs Roman Reigns, + MORE!! ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro/Ranking 7 WWE legends 9:06 Life updates 14:50 AEW All In Recap 1:00:27 Netflix censoring the opening to RAW this past Monday with Jacob Fatu, The Uso’s, Royce Keys and OTM 1:09:37 Roman Reigns vs Penta set for ‘WWE RAW’ in Mexico City on September 14th and other quick hits 👍 If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling discussion with a lot of laughs along the way, subscribe, follow and join us every week! Watch exclusive episodes and segments from the TFW Podcast: 🎥YouTube: tinyurl.com/2fs5d743