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It's Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling on this episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast.

It's a disheveled start as Tony is MIA & Brundo banged his head earlier in the day.

Matt presents to the group the question, "What makes someone the GOAT?" Then proceeds to speak out of turn by saying Darby may be the Greatest AEW Champion based on the last 6 weeks. It leads to an interesting discussion

We are then joined by the HatchetMAN Servant JEEVES. We discuss all things JCW, bringing in his cousin EC3, his distain for Vince Russo, Aunt Dixie & so much more. It's a really fun interview & a great introduction to JEEVES if you aren't familiar with him.

Post Jeeves we discuss the recent episode of JCW Lunacy, talk about the WWE World, with SNME happening this weekend, what they are doing with Rusev, Danhausen & Oba Femi. Preview AEW Double or Nothing & talk about the Owen Hart Foundation brackets

Then it's onto HK's homework as we go back to Extreme Rules 2014 for WEELC

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It's a wild and fun show

We have a Death Pool Update as Tony & Brundo are on the board. We briefly discuss the impact Ted Turner had on the wrestling business & we have some fun talking about this & that before we are joined by Mad Man Pondo

Pondo comes in with a great story about Sherri Martel & Jim Neidhart, calls out Matt for calling him Mondo, shares how his time with JCW ended, & so much more. At some point Matt thinks it's a good idea to let his wife sit in & Rhi takes over for Matt. It's hysterically fun & a great time. Be sure to check it out.

Post Pondo we do some WWE Backlash talk, AEW talk, JCW Talk, Dark Side of the Ring & Homework of course as we discuss the Indi Hartwell & Dexter Lumas wedding.

HK assigns us another fun one, as we go back to 2014 for WWE Extreme Rules for WeeLC match for homework

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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show

We welcome each other back to the show, HK is back from Mexico, someone shit their pants & someone is fascinated with Foot Jobs. It's a wild 25 minutes to start off the show

We then dive into the world of the WWE, the recent releases, pay cuts, using AI & a Backlash Preview

We transfer over to the world of JCW, and the panel isn't really impressed with this week's episode. Big Vito is getting old & the Russo booking is starting to wear thin on the boys

We go back to the Krule situation now that we have all the facts and the boys discuss that & the fall out & if anything can be done to prevent this going forward

AEW is on the road to Double or Nothing, there is a bunch to unpack, some of us are excited, someone couldn't care less.

We then jump into Matt's homework as we go back to SMW Night of Legends from 1994 for the Thrillseekers vs The Heavenly Bodies. Find out what the crew thought of this match & if the streak continues.

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The Shining Wizards Return with another jam packed episode. Coming out of the gates fast, they jump into the recently released Hulk Hogan documentary on Netflix.

Then they are joined by Lord Murphy Costigan for a really fun interview. We talk about his time training Jelly Roll for his WWE experience, Beau James, Southern States Wrestling & so much more. Not familiar with Murphy, this is a great introduction to him.

We dive into the world of the WWE from the Wrestlemania fallout and what is lining up for the champions, the Bloodline, call ups and more.

We discuss the recent WWE releases before moving over to the world of AEW & Darby Allin as champion. Can he maintain his car crash style every week as champion?

Brudno hits us with a Blind Ranking. We rank the 5 fake places wrestlers are from.

We dive into Tony's homework last week as we go to Beyond Wrestling for Orange Cassidy vs Jon Silver

And Matt is up next as he takes us back to SMW 1994 Night of Legends for the Heavenly Bodies vs The Thrillseekers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMHm9tnQOQQ

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It's the greatest weekend in Pro Wrestling. Wrestlemania weekend. We do a deep dive in to Wrestlemania 42 Night's 1 & 2. We discuss the ads, commercials, the matches & so much more. Its a full WWE Wrestlemania show.

We talk a little about the other events that took place this week, including the AEW Darby Allin win, GCW Joey Janela Spring Break, JCW StrangleMania & more

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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show

The boys react to AEW Dynasty & share their thoughts on the event & the possibility that Darby Allin could be a World Champion Wednesday Night

They are then joined by Joey Janela ahead of Spring Break X. We get a few minutes with Joey, but unfortunately the connection is bad & we don't get Joey as long as we would like.

So we go down the Road to Wrestlemania. Matt expresses his disappointment in Wrestlemania, in particular the Pat McAfee stuff. We run down the show, and share our levels of excitement

We then jump into JCW Lunacy, as Matt & Tony were very happy with the latest episode, even if it was 2 1/2 hours long. Plus they run down the Stranglemania card during Mania weekend.

They briefly touch on the TNA PPV and the Carlos Silva stuff, but we don't spend much time on it.

Brundo hit's us with a Blind Ranking, as we rank 80's & 90's WWF Tag Team Finishes

We then turn our attention to HK's Homework from last week as we go back to No Way Out 2006 for Kurt Angle & The Undertaker. We discuss the match & give our opinions on it. Does the streak continue?

Tony assigns homework as we go back to Beyond Wrestling for Orange Cassidy vs Jon Silver

You can watch it here before the show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjrjNz2Jk3A

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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show

Tony is back from vacation & it was his birthday, his birthday present kicks off the show & starts an interesting conversation about shows on TLC.

Matt returns from his absence last week & is doing his best Mick Foley impersonation

After catching up, we talk about the big news from the week, Pat McAfee is the guy on the other end of Randy's phone. Are we excited? Are there too many celebrities in Mania? Does it feel like Mania is just thrown together?

The boys are then joined by New Fear City Owner, Promoter & Wrestler Casanova Valentine to talk about his upcoming show during Mania weekend. We talk some Mr California, Gino Caruso, Death Matches, No Ropes, No Rings, and much more. This is a must listen too interview and you should check out New Fear City, every show is free on Youtube.

After Cas we touch on the Hogan Netflix Show & the Mania announcements tomorrow on ESPN.

Then its onto AEW and Dynasty this week. We discuss the Returning Chris Jericho, the Brawling Birds, enhancement talent, Mike Bayley, MJF & more.

It's JCW Lunacy talk as well, its the big showdown for who owns JCW- Big Vito or Violent J. We discuss the episode, the chickens, the Ring Rat, Disco Ray, Vince Russo and more.

Matt brings a blind ranking to the show, as HK & Tony have to blindly rank ECW Theme Music.

Then it's on to Brundo's homework from last week as we go back to June 8, 1984 for The Midnight Express & Ernie Ladd vs The Rock N Roll Express & Jim Duggan. The boys dive deep into this match & give a strong thumbs up. Do you agree?

HK's then assigns us homework for next week, as we are going back to No Way Out 2006 for Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker

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The Shining Wizards are joined by HJK from the Apron Bump Podcast. They talk the stabbing that took place at a wrestling show this weekend, Kyle's Indy adventure, AEW, JCW, Breakfast, WWE & the excitement for Wrestlemania 42. They roll out a Blind Ranking of the best Streaks, go back 28 Years to the Monday Night Wars for the reformation of DX & The Nation. Be sure to subscribe, leave a review & tell a friend.

The Shining Wizards Return with a great talk with James "JJ" Fannin, talking IWA Mid South, Jimmy Jacobs, JJ's return to the world of pro wrestling & much more.

The boys talk the world of WWE from the latest WWE 2K video game to Dennis Rodman in the Hall of Fame & a variety of subjects in between from Raw, Smackdown & AAA

AEW is covered, as Matt is not a fan of the EVP stipulation in the Swerve/Kenny Omega match, reactions to the coffin match, Will Ospreay & more

JCW Lunacy is becoming a choir for Matt, HK is watching regardless, and we can all agree Mickie vs Nic was amazing. Ok not all of us agree, but find out who didn't enjoy the match.

We recap the 1st round of the Greatest Guest Tournament and run down the Sweet 16

Then jump into Homework as we talk Wrestlemania 11 Main Event, Bam Bam vs LT. Find out if the streak continues or if we start over with Brundo's homework. The link to that is here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0rKBuDjIC4&pp=ygUUMDYuMDguODQgYm9iYnkgZWF0b24%3D

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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show.

They reveal the March Madness Greatest Guests of 2025 Tournament with all 16 first round matches

Then it's time to talk AEW Revolution, we talk about the show & give our reactions, favorite matches, least favorite moments & overall feelings.

We talk some JCW Lunacy, does it feel like Wrestlemania season? Did Tony Khan drop the ball on Danhausen.

We then share our favorite Steve Austin memories, in honor of 3:16 Day.

Tony hit's us with Blind Rankings- Rank these 1 name wrestlers.

And we of course do our homework, Wrestlemania 4 Main Event- Randy Savage vs Ted DiBiase- Matt keeps the Wrestlemania homework up as he assigns the group Wrestlemania 11 Main Event- LT vs Bam Bam Bigelow

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The Wizards return, but with a 3 man crew as HK is dealing with being ill.

After catching up the boys jump into the world of the WWE. They talk Cody as Champ again, Danhausen, Jade vs Rhea, Road Dogg, Unreal & more

They preview AEW Revolution, talk about SDL quitting TNA, JCW Lunacy & a few other things

They do a blind ranking, as Matt gives the boys 5 WCW TV Champions, find out who's on the list & where they rank.

They follow that up with Homework as they go back to SummerSlam 99 for Test vs Shane McMahon. The match is on YouTube ,watch along & let us know what you think.

Tony assigns us Randy Savage vs Ted DiBiase from Wrestlemania 4 for next weeks home work & speaking of the DiBiase's, Matt attempts to bring up the latest news in that lawsuit, and well....you just have to listen.

The Shining Wizards return, having survived the Blizzard that took over the East Coast. The boys catch up & talk about the weather before jumping into some WWE talk. They discuss What's In The Box? Is it Chris Jericho? Is it Danhausen?

They are then joined by Mr Hardcore, Owner of Greektown Pro Wrestling- Channing Decker. They discuss the barbed wire match against Joey Janela, working Crowbar, Jake , balancing being an owner & wrestler, Japan, Deathmatches & much more. This is a great time & must listen to interview

Tony joins the show & they discuss JCW Lunacy & the direction it's going, they talk some AEW, women's 4 way, the hart attack, stipulations & more.

HK hits us with some Blind Rankings, as he gives us WCW wrestlers who wore masks. Find out who HK gave us & how we ranked them

We then jump into Matt's homework, get some Monday Night Raw Breaking News & get assigned a 5 star match from Brundo for next weeks homework. Here is the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv_EMxB-NvU

We wrap up the show with some wild foot conversation thanks to Matt & Tony.

No guests on the show this week

Just the boys with tons of wrestling talk & talk about wrestling.

We kick things off with JCW Lunacy, Mickie Knuckles, Vince Russo, Amazing Maria & more.

We head over to the world of the WWE. It's Wrestlemania season & tickets are not selling. We discuss the gross prices & the effects it has on the fans. We discuss the blackouts in Vegas & share our overall frustrations with the WWE business model in general

We head over to talk some AEW Dynamite & AEW Grand Slam. Tony has a lot of questions & Matt voices his frustrations with the TNT title being a hot potato

This Segways into Dave Meltzer & his fake news about Brody King not being on Dynamite, do we read dirt sheets & are we surprised.

This leads to the WON Reader Awards & we argue about CMLL, Mistico & Tony loses his mind. It's a lot of fun, cause it's wrestling & it shouldn't be that serious.

Time for games as we do Blind Rankings. Brundo gives us a subject & then we have to rank that subject blindly based on the order Brundo gives it to us. Play along & let us know where you rank the Theme Songs of the 90's

Then it's time for Homework, as Tony gave us some Death Match to watch. It's an interesting watch & an interesting reaction from the panel. We'd love to hear what you have to say.

Matt assigns homework from 1991 WWF House Show that was just released on the Vault. It's at the 1:10:00 mark Click that link below, watch & enjoy

https://youtu.be/oq9BupiHWG8?si=zKN9gIqhnGtK-UcN

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The Shining Wizards are back with a jam packed fun show.

They kick things off talking JCW Lunacy. The Chosen One has been revealed, we have a new World Champion & we discuss the finishes & more from last weeks episode.

We head into the WWE world, and talk about the great Promo's from Monday Night Raw between Phil & Joe, unveil the Raheem promo to HK & discuss a little Elimination Chamber.

We are then joined by "The Bulldozer" Matt Tremont as we discuss a variety of topics, from Death Matches, GCW, Zila Fatu, road food & much more. This is a long overdue interview with Matt & a must check out.

We do a little talk about AEW Dynamite & Collision before we head to homework. HK gave us a very easy & enjoyable watch, as we check out an after Raw segment with the Rock, Steve Austin and the Undertaker. Then Tony decides to bless us with this gem for next week's homework.

Check it out & tune in next week to see our response

https://youtu.be/e26ir_AAmM0?si=ft6CGe6CXM0ipoGN

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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed episode. We are on the Road to Wrestlemania as the Royal Rumble took place this past weekend. You get the guys reactions to the Men's & Women's Rumble. It's a pretty deep dive into the Rumble & the results.

We talk some JCW Lunacy & touch on the world of AEW briefly before talking about the Stevie Ray situation that occurred on our instagram from a post from the Doug Gilbert interview.

Then it's onto homework as we get some UWF Bob Backlund. Did you watch the homework? Did the guys enjoy it? Was Brundo mislead by what he saw on twitter? Find out & click the link below for next week's homework assignment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDSwtzXGkfE

No Snowstorm can stop the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast. We catch up on how everyone is dealing with the weather, talk some PG 13 & are joined by 1/2 of the Shot Callers Jay "The Key" Evans.

We talk about Jay being in a tag team, wrestling in strange places, ISPW, living the gimmicks, the Grail, D'Jais & MORE. If you aren't familiar with Jay Evans, this is a fantastic introduction.

Back from the break we talk about WWE, Saturday Night Main Event, the Royal Rumble, AJ Styles Retirement, AEW, Busta & the Brain, TNA, & JCW Lunacy

Then we jump into homework as the boys discuss Aja Kong vs Yumika Hotta & find out if the boys enjoyed the match.

Brundo then assigns us homework as we go to May 21st 1989 for UWF Newborn as Bob Backlund takes on Masakatsu Funaki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKnKoDQvBkM

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We have a picks winner & we have the 1st point in the 2026 Death Pool.

Doug Gilbert joins us to talk about the recently released Eddie Gilbert book that he wrote ( https://a.co/d/7oUpWUR) We only scratch the surface, and hopefully we can get Doug back to talk about his career

We talk a little about TNA & the debut episode on AMC, Genesis & why we keep falling for the restart gimmick.

Back from the break we talk some WWE, AEW, JCW Lunacy, Limitless Wrestling, too much WWE, Trey Miguel & more.

Plus we do our Homework as we talk Hulk Hogan vs The Great Muta from Japan 1993. Find out how we felt about the match & Matt sends us back to the land of the rising sun for Aja Kong vs Yumiko Hotta from 1994

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD_29guJcWU&pp=ygUYYWphIGtvbmcgdnMgeXVtaWtvIGhvdHRh

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The Shining Wizards Return to cover the world of professional wrestling. We talk about the flat world of the WWE, as we talk about 3 Stages of Hell, Drew McIntyre, CM Punk, Royal Rumble, RAW, Stranger Things, Gunther & AJ Styles

We are then joined by JCW Lunacy Star & Former JCW World Champion 2 Tuff Tony. We talk about JCW, Japan, Vince Russo, Matt Cardona, Midgets, & so much more. It's a fun & wild conversation with one of the pillars of Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

We hit on a few things post interview, Polaco Watch, Ric Flair, Cameo prices, AEW, TNA on AMC & TNA Genesis this weekend.

It's then time for Homework as HK took us back to SummerSlam 2017 for Big Show vs Big Cass with Enzo in a Shark Cage. Its a snap shot of WWE in 2017. Find out how the boys feel about it & if the streak continues.

Tony assigns us this for homework for next week

Great Muta vs Hulk Hogan from 1993

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9mixkm

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show

There is a weird energy to kick things off and the ball busting takes place before transitioning into some Bobby B talk.

We then unveil the Shining Wizards Hall of Fame Class of 2026 & discuss our thoughts on who made the Hall, who missed the hall & who shouldn't be on the ballot next year.

We touch on the WWE moving to Netflix before we are joined by Steve Keirn

We are beyond excited to be joined by Steve & before we can get into it with him, we encounter some technical issues, which turn into a lot of laughs. (This should be watched on Youtube)

Back from the break we talk some AEW, WWE, NJPW & JCW Lunacy

Then dive into last week's homework

Before HK sends us back to SummerSlam 2017 for next week's homework of Big Cass vs Big Show

It's the Shining Wizards Christmas Show

HK is back from Mexico, and we discuss what we did on Christmas

Then we jump into our gift exchange & we have a great time opening our gifts

We then jump into picking our 2026 Shining Wizards Death Pool

We do a little bit of wrestling talk as we talk Picks, AEW Worlds End, some WWE, NJPW & have a few laughs

Then it's homework time as we go back to In Your House 5 to discuss Bret Hart vs British bulldog .Is the match better then SummerSlam 1992? Is Diana Smith Hart a looker?

Plus Brundo assigns us some homework Walter vs Darby Allin from Evolve

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dhyXpCKkB8

We hope everyone has a Happy New Year

Celebrate the Shining Wizards' Christmas tradition with this rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, with Santa enthusiast and hardcore legend, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.

The Shining Wizards return to discuss the world of pro wrestling. Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast sits in on 4th microphone since HK is in Mexico for the holidays.

They discuss the world of the WWE, Gunther's next move, Austin Theory, Royal Rumble, Mick Foley & more

Bull Buchanan joins the show to talk about his promotion Bullpen Pro Wrestling, his son being a wrestler, his time in WWE, the Truth Commission, RTC, Japan & much more. It's a great interview & awesome catching up with Bull.

We do some AEW talk before we jump into Homework, as we discuss TNA Barbed Wire Christmas Tree match from 2007. Find out what we thought of the match & if our streak of thumbs up continue.

Matt assigns Bret Hart vs British bulldog from In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings as homework for next week.

The Last Time is Now

We discuss John Cena's last match from this past Saturday Night Main Event. We talk about the match, his legacy, share our favorite John Cena moments from his career and the match. Plus we discuss the rest of the card from SNME. We also take a few calls.

We also do some talk about AEW, JCW Lunacy, GCW & MLW. Plus we stumble upon Babepedia all thanks to Matt's big stupid mouth.

We also discuss our homework as HK takes us back to Judgement Day 2005 for John Cena vs JBL in an I Quit Match.

And Tony is feeling festive as he assigns us homework with a holiday theme as we go back to TNA Impact 2007 for next week's homework. Link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD7mV84p9ys

The Shining Wizards return with another huge show

The bathroom debut continues as we now have photographic proof of the distance between Brundo's toilet & shower

Juice Springsteen joins us for the Juice Box as we talk about Tank Abbott In WCW, John Cena & Nick Khan's ridiculous statement about Rey Mysterio Jr in WCW.

Juice hangs with us as we have the pleasure of talking with Ron Reis aka The Yeti, Reese, Big Ron Studd & The Super Ninja. We talk so many subjects, from his time in the Dungeon of Doom to The Flock & his post WCW Career & everything in between. Ron is a great dude & this is a fantastic chat.

Because of chat with Ron ran long, we spend very little time on NXT Deadline, the WWE, AEW & TNA. We will cover all of that next week

We go back to Brundo's homework from last week. We had to change in on the fly as the video he sent was someone else reviewing the match. So we went back to 2004 for Christopher St Connection vs Matt Striker & Simon Diamond.

In honor of John Cena HK assigns us an early John Cena match. From 2005 Judgement Day it's the I quit match between JBL & John Cena

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The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast kicks off Year 15 with a jam packed show. The crew catches up after Turkey day & then dives right into the disappointment that was Survivor Series War Games. From the Weapons in the cage to Yeeting in the middle of the match, the boys cover it all.

They touch on the John Cena retirement tour & wonder if WWE announcing it as his final tour hurt. Dabble in the Last Time is Now Tournament & discuss ways to prevent fans from stalking/harassing talent outside of the arena.

Back from break they talk a little bit about Bret Hart & Ric Flair, AEW, ROH Final Battle, play some games & of course cover our homework. We go back to ECW November to Remember 1995 for the main event. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer vs Raven & Cactus Jack. Does the streak continue? Do we get a thumbs down?

Brundo is next up & takes us back to HK's Birthday, October 2006 for this gem. Link is below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72ND-2tPReQ

It's the Shining Wizards 14th Anniversary Show

The 1st hour of the show is full of surprise appearances. Kayla Sparks, Vincent, Gino Gotz, Emil Jay, Clark Connors, Dan Barry, & Sal Rinauro join the boys to celebrate & chaos ensues

Once things calm down we play a bunch of videos from Sam Stackhouse, Bay Ragni, Lindsay Snow, Vicious Vicki, Ruby Raze, Gary Jay & Macho Manitoban.

Then its a bunch of ball busting & games as the boys celebrate 14 Years

Not much wrestling talk but a good time. Thank you to all the people who support the show now & in the past 14 years. We wouldn't be here without you.

Brundo and Tony are holding down the fort one week before our 14th Anniversary Show. There's lots of AEW Blood and Guts talk and the guys dissect the men's and women's matches. We also cover the upcoming Full Gear PPV. We have an update to the Death Pool as Tony takes the lead with weeks to go. TNA talk comes next as Joe Hendry signs with NXT and Mike Santana gets screwed out of his TNA Championship. John Cena has three matches left, including Survivor Series and Saturday Night's Main Event, which includes bonus ticket pricing talk. Brundo unleashes his new game Who's at the House Show? And Tony brings back a round of 13 or Less. Finally, homework brings us a death match for the XPW Championship from Drive-In Massacre, November 25, 2023, with Ludark Shaitan defending the Women's Championship against Mickie Knuckles.

It's Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling with The Shining Wizards

Kate from Fightful joins the show for Kates Corner as they discuss the new AEW National Heavyweight Title, the current booking landscape across wrestling & much more.

As Kate exits, the boys dive into the Collision Walk Out & it takes a wild turn as we have to explain ALOT to Tony.

Back from the break we are talking about Snacks & the world of WWE. John Cena's Last Time Tournament, the new US Champion, Logan Paul, Dirty Dom, Ridge Holland & more.

Matt breaks out a new game called Guess Who & even in his absence the boys cover HK's homework from last week as we go back to WCW 1995.

Tony gives us quiet a homework assignment as we go back to XPW for Ludark Shaitan vs Mickie Knuckles. The link is below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGOYv-79sOc

It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling in this latest episode.

20 Year Veteran Erick Stevens joins the Shining Wizards to talk about a variety of topics, from this time in MLW, to his cookie business, returning to the ring & so much more. Erick has seen it all & done it all & has stories for days. You don't want to miss this interview.

We talk John Cena's last opponent tournament, Saturday Night's Main Event, AEW, Wrestle Kingdom 20 & more

Plus Brundo's homework & HK gives us a great WCW Gem for Homework at the link below

https://youtu.be/Meo1K76tGsw?si=lxUqG_T0ZhT5V3U8

Its the Halloween addition of The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast. Everyone is dressed up & ready to have a good time.

Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins us for HJC. We talk some about Halloween, Candy & then jump into 1997 to discuss the best & worst of the Year, which you can find on the Apron Bump.

We then get to hear all about Matt's trip out to Handsome Kevin's for his 40th Birthday before taking a commercial break.

Upon our return we jump into the WWE World, talk a little bit about Jey Uso winning the Rumble on last week's Raw & his title match with Punk . Revisit our conversation from last week about brining in new talent from NXT, and that Segways us into NXT Halloween Havoc.

We talk a little bit of AEW notes and Abdulah the Butcher news before getting into homework.

We go back to March 27 1993 for Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs The Hollywood Blonds. Find out what the boys thought about this match & chime in if we missed something. Brundo then drops ANOTHER great tag match for us to watch. It's from AJPW March 4 1992 The link is below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-dIGg1LaoA

The Shining Wizards Return with wrestling talk and talk about wrestling. A lot of laughs and fun conversation in this episode. There's an update on the Polaco watch, a ton of talk about dick & balls, updated picks, AEW WrestleDream, fish tanks, Seth Rollins, Battle Royals, Chris Jericho back in the WWE, crazy wrestling rumors, and homework.

Next week's homework assignment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyHdIJgmpSY

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The Wizards return with another jam packed episode.

The boys catch up with Tony & get his feedback on bathroom habits before Matt's wife joins the show to weigh in.

Juice Springsteen joins the boys for the Juice Box. They discuss favorite Halloween Havoc moments & matches, talk some WWE Crown Jewel & have an all around great time.

The boys continue to talk about WWE Crown Jewel and the Monday Night Raw that followed. Did HK figure out how to upgrade? How did we do in picks? How did we feel about the show? Find out

Back from the break they go around the world talking TNA Bound for Glory, NJPW, NXT vs TNA Showdown & cover last week's homework, TL Hopper vs Duke the Dumpster

Tony takes us back to the 1st ever match on Saturday Nights Main Event as we have 6 man action for next week's homework.

The Wizards return with a really fun episode.

Someone may have AIDS, & someone took a dump while his wife was in the shower. It's complete chaos to start the show.

Chaos continues when The Macho Manitoban from the Legendary Wrestling Obsession Podcast joins us. We talk a lot about the Macho Man Randy Savage, the Poffo's & the podcast. It's a wild & fun time.

A quick commercial break & we are back to talk NXT vs TNA Showdown, name changes & shit teams.

We talk some AEW, Preview WWE Crown Jewel & talk some TNA Bound for Glory before we jump into homework

Brundo gave us a great mask vs mask match to watch. Find out what the boys thought of this match & find out what Handsome Kevin assigned for homework this week.

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The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed show

Kate from Fightful joins the show for Kate's Corner as they discuss the TNA Invasion angle on NXT, the NXT brand & ponder how they can get better

After Kate's segment, the boys go over picks from NXT No Mercy, talk about the show & talk about the NXT call ups.

After the break we jump into some WWE talk, John Cena vs AJ Styles, The Smackdown triple threat match & the results, and why those results happened.

We talk some AEW, title matches every week & calling out undefeated guys when you're champion.

Then its time for some Homework. Did the hour long match sour the review or did the boys enjoy the match? Brundo continues the trend of giving homework blind as he sends us to Arena Mexico in 2014 for Atlantis vs Ultimo Guerrero Mask vs Mask

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QvnTf8qGc0&t=1s

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It was a huge weekend in the world of pro wrestling & the Shining Wizards are here to cover it.

Before we can get to it, we find out if all the Wizards figured out how to watch the PLE on ESPN

We are the joined by the Sweetest Pea Kristara to talk about wrestling In Canada, coming to the States, what's new for her, Sexxy Eddy & more. If you aren't familiar with Kristara this interview is a great starting point.

Back from the break the boys talk Wrestlepalooza, Steph McMahon in the Hall of Fame & The John Cena farewell tour.

Briefly touch on the prospects of NXT vs TNA happening this possible weekend heading towards No Mercy

Then talks turn to AEW All Out, with all the returns, fire & stuff for the sickos

Tony's homework wraps things up, and the panel is split, but that quickly is forgotten as Matt drops a near hour match in the laps of the boys for the next homework assignment. Here is the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_2Xw1owqk

The Shining Wizards Return with all 4 Wizards in the house.

Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins the boys for HJC as they preview WrestlePalooza this weekend & discuss Wrestlemania 43 being in Riyadh in 2027.

We continue our WWE discuss as Kyle exits as we talk Worlds Collide, NXT Homecoming & who we would take to Homecoming from NXT.

After a little break we come back to talk some AEW, Rhi ,Stable Guns to the lady bits, TNA, & more.

Then we head to Handsome Kevin's homework as we watch Claudio vs Brodie Lee in a Cage from 2008 Chikara.

There's tons of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling, sound bites & more. If you enjoy the show please remember to subscribe & support

It's HK, Brundo, and Tony talking everything wrestling.

First, Tony mentions the passing of long-time friend and the original Wizards guest Jaka aka Jonny Mangue. He reminisces for a bit and the guys give Jaka a moment of silence. A great guy gone way too soon.

Then there's a bit of Smackdown discussion and the Sami Zayn/John Cena match as well as the return of AJ Lee.

Brian Solomon, author of the upcoming book about Gorilla Monsoon, returns to the show to discuss how he chose to write about Gorilla, some of the inside stories about the Vince McMahon takeover of the WWF, what Gorilla's favorite meal was, and so much more.

Talk turns to AEW and HK gets a moonstem over the return of Dalton Castle. Brundo also gets a moonstem with a cheeseburger for the inevitable return of Eddie Kingston and the upcoming ppv build.

Finally, it's homework time as the guys discuss ECW's Guilty As Charged 2000 main event where ECW Champion Mike Awesome defends against Spike Dudley. Is the streak still alive after this one?

HK then assigns next week's homework, Claudio Castagnoli vs Brodie Lee from Chikara September 7, 2008.

https://youtu.be/RZkxAOTDH3Q?si=YsD9t-Tj2Fl9W7Zc

Get Brian Solomon's book Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Irresistible-Force-Times-Gorilla-Monsoon/dp/1770417680

The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed episode. Juice Springsteen joins the boys for the Juice Box to talk about WCW on Peacock, Fall Brawl & who he would put into War Games today in the WWE.

Over The Top returns with a vengeance & the boys talk a little about Ring of Honor, Death Before Dishonor & express frustration with the band before taking a break.

Back from the break its talk about the Wizards Street Team, the latest Patreon episode & Tony's Tier 1 Wrestling commentary career

Conversations turn to WWE's Clash of Paris as the boys talk picks and the PLE in depth.

There's a little AEW talk before we head into Homework & Brundo gives us an assignment for next week as we go back to ECW Guilty as Charged 2000 for Mike Awesome vs Spike Dudley

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The guys are LIVE in Studio A with friend of the show TropicAl from the TOTS Pod. They discuss the annual BBQ, AEW Forbidden Door, NXT Heatwave, champions getting pregnant... but it's mostly inappropriate jokes and fun stories. Uggggh yeah?

The Wizards return with a jam packed show

Kate from Fightful joins the show to talk MJF, AEW & Forbidden Door.

The crew covers AEW, WWE, Triplemania, NJPW, & much more. Plus we talk about last week's homework & Brian Knobbs.

No homework next week as we are in Studio A

On this episode of the Shining Wizards Podcast

Matt voices his frustration on the recent run of guests canceling last minute.

We dive into some WWE talk as the huge news of ESPN + getting WWE PLE's for $30 a month. We talk about how it will effect our viewing, what It means for Peacock subscribers & if HK should get a VPN.

We talk of John Cena's last tour and why it's Logan Paul as his Clash in Paris opponent & talk of the Karrion Kross news. Is it a work? Are we upset?

Back from the break we plug the Street Team, talk about a crazy Tiffany Stratton road rage incident before heading into some AEW talk.

Matt & Brundo loved Dynamite, did HK come back to watch this week? Find out if he did.

We talk about the unfortunate Jonathan Gresham news and have a pretty serious talk about Joey Ryan.

Then it's on to HK's homework as we go back to Jerry Lynn's last match. Early indications suggest our run of good Homework assignments is coming to an end, but once the facts are laid out on the table, it changes things quiet a bit.

Tony didn't know he was up for homework so he scrambles to find us something & drops 2006 New Years Resolution Bra & Panty Match in our laps

Here is the link

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5pl7zo

SummerSlam 2025 has come and gone with plenty of controversy

Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins the crew for HJC to discuss the good, bad & ugly of WWE SummerSlam 2025.

We run down the card, talk about the matches, the moments and more.

We hit ya with a Over The Top, talk some AEW, play some drops and of course do our homework. We go back to SummerSlam 1991 for Mr Perfect vs Bret Hart.

Plus Handsome Kevin gives us a fun one for next week, as we are watching a 4 way match- Jerry Lynn's final match

Here is the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUnlTcNiLZE

The Shining Wizards return to talk about the week that was pro wrestling.

They pay tribute to Hulk Hogan, with a special intro, & share some Hulk Hogan memories while discussing the disappointment in the way people act on social media.

They are then joined by Pop Star/Wrestler B3cca ahead of her busy weekend in the ring against Megan Bayne & Deonna Purrazzo. We talk being a pop star, favorite moments on stage, diss tracks, laundry & so much more. It's a fun interview & if you watch in video, you'll get to see Matt try out to be a backup dancer.

Back from break they Preview SummerSlam 2025 & discuss what matches they are most excited for this weekend. Talk a little Undertaker in NXT, some AEW and then its on to homework.

They talk Vader vs Dustin Rhodes from Clash of the Champions 29. They discuss what they liked, disliked and give an overall thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle. Watch the match & let us know what you think.

We end the show with a story about a Wizard who had to reset the clock.

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show

The boys do a little catching up before they are joined by the newest member of the Shining Wizards Guest spots. Juice Springsteen from the Juice Box joins the boys to talk about Goldberg, WCW Bash at the Beach 1995, wrestling in the rain & AJ Styles at TNA Slammiversary

Matt has to reset his internet before coming back to talk TNA Slammiversary with the boys. The best word to describe the PPV would be disappointing. HK doesn't understand the whole Long Island/New York thing & we may have turned in the worst picks in the history of the Shining Wizards.

Back from the break we run down the SummerSlam matches and the return of Roman Reigns. Talk a little bit about AEW and the fall out from All In.

We move onto Tony's homework from last week & give our thoughts on AWA Super Sunday Hulk Hogan challenging Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA Title, and Matt assigns the group some homework as we go back to November 1994, Clash of the Champions 29 for Vader vs Dustin Rhodes.

The Shining Wizards return to cover a huge week in pro wrestling.

There is a bit of a snag with the Death Pool as someone picked someone who apparently has been dead for 8 years.

We talk some AEW All In Texas & a little bit of ROH Supercard of Honor. Overall Matt enjoyed what he watched (he didn't see everything) & we ponder if HK would have enjoyed any of it.

We are then joined by the Stiff Robo Ginger Gary Jay. We get to the root of his nickname, talk about Cats, Robocop, Home Alone, Owls, & so much more. There's a bit of a connection issue, but it's a fine interview & great chat with Gary.

Back from break we talk about the weekend WWE had. Covering everything from NXT, Saturday Night's Main Event and Evolution.

We sprinkle in a preview of the TNA PPV this weekend before jumping into last week's homework.

We go back to ECW July 11, 2006 for Big Show vs Ric Flair in an Extreme Rules Match. Find out how the boys felt about this match.

Tony is up this week & he takes us back to 1983 for this AWA Classic. You can watch here before next week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if3m74F-O1U

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show

Kate from Frightful returns with her segment Kate's Corner as we preview AEW All In, Hangman Adam Page & The Tag Team scene in AEW.

The boys pick up on the AEW talk as they cover some Dynamite & Collision, before Matt informs the group that ROH has a PPV this weekend. We then find out that one of the Wizards is an ROH Expert. We then somehow end up talking about MLW

Back from the break we plug the Shining Wizards Street Team @WizardsStreet before previewing the big weekend ahead for the WWE. We preview NXT Great American Bash, Saturday Night's Main Event & Evolution

We attempt to discuss the John Cena heel turn in relation to the Hulk Hogan heel turn as this is the date it happened 29 years ago & well......

Then its on to Homework as we go back to Halloween Havoc 1998 for Goldberg vs DDP. One of the Wizards hates this match & we try & dig into why. Plus HK assigns us next week's homework as we go back to ECW on Sci Fi Episode 5, Ric Flair vs Big Show.

We end with some ideas for the Wizards Street Team

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HK, Tony, and Brunden opened the show with some AEW talk, and there's some good and bad to go along with it, including some Aubrey talk. We don't really know what HK is more mad about: AEW or Fortnite

.Jimmy Korderas joined the show to talk about being a referee, what he sees referees doing in the current product, and what really grinds his gears.

After the break the guys talk Night of Champions, picks, good stuff and disappointments.

Finally we covered Matt's homework, The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. The Heavenly Bodies - Loser Leaves Town SMW Tag Team Championship Cage Match from SMW Bluegrass Brawl II, April 1, 1994

Brundo also gives us his homework: DDP vs Goldberg, Halloween Havoc 1998, for the WCW Championship.

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed episode. The boys catch up and talk about fireworks and neighbors before jumping into the wrestling talk.

AEW Grand Slam Mexico took place and the boys have a few things to say about that & AEW as a whole.

Talk turns to the WWE and the Cena Pipe Bomb, Night of Champions & Bill Goldberg.

Back from the break we talk about last week's homework as Tony sent us back to World of Sports for a wild tag team match. We discuss the event & Matt lays some homework on us for next week.

Here is the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsUulBc6F2E

Our big announcement is that we are starting our own Shining Wizards Hall of Fame, we induct the first class. Let us know what you think.