The WrestleManiac UK Show

In this episode I sit down with Wrestling Video Essay Speacialist Joseph Montecillo discussing the current loss of identity that many speculate AEW is going through and how to fix the current problems.

We also discuss a certain Chicago resident returning to our TV screens...

Follow Joseph on X: @josephweirdness

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On this episode we go in heavy on the contract discussions. MJF and the 'Bidding War of 2024' and Drew McIntyre and if he will re-sign with WWE as his contract runs down. Tune in to keep up to date with all the happenings here.

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Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page Deliver A CLASSIC on the AEW Full Gear 2023 Pay-Per-View in the shape of an intense, violent and bloody Texas Death Match. Tune in for the whole run down of the Pay-Per View.

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Time to discuss all things WWE Crown Jewel 2023, from the Cena SQAUSH, to the action with the Money In The Bank Briefcase, to LA Knight's performance in the main event. Tune in to hear my thoughts on this PLE.

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The Tuesday Night War led for both WWE & AEW to delve deep into their playbook to see what they could come up with ti win the battle on the night but seemingly Tony Khan wanted the W that bit more letting those twitter fingers run loose on the web before and after the Tuesday night clash. Grapsody Podcast Host Phil Lindsey came on the show to give his opinions on Tony Khan's tweets and if he needs a PR team handling his social media accounts.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Is It Time For A New AEW World Champion?

+ Nick Aldis Appointed Smackdown General Manager

+ WWE Womens Champions

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @PhilDL616

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This past week we got those unfortunate WWE Releases. Something that was a key feature of the pandemic a couple years ago and we thought was maybe behind us came back to haunt over 20 men and women. Now however the speculation begins. Which WWE Releases Would You Like To See In AEW? myself and my guest Joe Hulbert discuss.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Can Rey Fenix Add To The Legacy of The International Title?

+ What Are Your Expectations For AEW WrestleDream?

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @JoeHulbert

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WWE Fastlane 2023 is in the books and this PPV gave us new champions, fun matches and some frustration with the outcomes. My Special Guest, Anarfi and I talked through the PPV and give our thoughts on it as well as the rumours of CM Punk returning to WWE.

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @Anarfi_FP

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Are AEW Turning Into WWE? It seems the more the 'alternative' company grows, the more it becomes like the long established leaders in Sports Entertainment WWE. Myself and my guest Minnie discuss the state of play with AEW as well as the current title scene there.

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @minnieportable

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OFFICIAL: Jade Cargill SIGNS to WWE It has been announced via ESPN and by WWE themselves. They are treating this like a massive signing and so they should! Tune in for this quick update on WWE's latest Superstar.

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UFC fighters at Wrestlemania? Wrestlers in the Octagon? UFC's parent company buying WWE means the two organisations are worth a combined 21 billion dollars US and it could have huge consequences for both sports. In this episode I speak with my big bro Knowledge, about what might happen now a scripted entertainment organisation has merged with one of the world's biggest sporting competitions.

Other points of discussion include:

+ Why AEW Can't Afford To Lose Jade Cargill

+ Do AEW NEED To Sign Edge?

Follow My Guest On Twitter: @grapsknowledge

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Jade Cargill Set To Leave AEW? Fightful Select reports that Jade Cargill is “likely” finished with AEW at this point, hence why the decision was for Statlander to beat her clean. Fightful’s sources in both AEW and WWE are of the belief that Cargill will be joining WWE.

On this episode we also discuss AEW All In turnstile count revealed by local government.

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It was great to chat with Wrestling Content Creator Johnny on all the major events of the past week including the rise to prominence of Damian Priest, Don Callis turning on Kenny Omega, who should win the heavyweight Championship and much more. Johnny also shared how his Wrestling takes have taken him to over 10,000 followers on TikTok and why he has so much love for Mustapha Ali and so much hate for Edge.

Follow Johnny on Tiktok: @johnboybebop

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A couple weeks ago I spoke with my sisters in wrestling, AJ and Chidera to discuss the Impact debut of Trinity FKA Naomi, Jade Cargill’s TBS Championship run as well as their initial thoughts on the new World Heavyweight Championship. In this podcast they also tell all about their new venture into Wrestling Content Creation fantastically named ‘Wrestling Is Too Much Fun’ and how they are here to make a mark in the UK Wrestling Media scene.

Follow Wrestling Is Too Much Fun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialWITMF

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Imagine not tuning into the main event of Wrestlemania because you found out that Roman Reigns RETAINED the Undisputed WWE Univeral Championship against your wishes! Thats what my guest this week did. WrestleTalk's very own Sat E Niangi, and he still has not watched it! It was great to speak to Sat and talk about how he got started in wrestling journalism with WrestleTalk.

We also discussed:

+ LA Knight being the front runner to win Money In The Bank

+ Cody Rhodes not winning the the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

+ The rumour of AEW doing a brand split

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Lets Talk About The Royal Rumble! The Main Event angle WITHOUT The Rock, representation in the Royal Rumble Matches and more. We also speak about the 50th match of Jade Cargill on the horizon.

WrstlXtra is a weekly podcast dedicated to Black Wrestling. ADazzle, Mekz and Gerard cover all the breaking news, storyline developments and more concerning our black stars in wrestling. This is to help shine a light on what black wrestlers are doing within the industry, raise awareness and support our own because BLACK WRESTLING MATTERS.

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In this episode we are discussing Why The Hurt Business Should Reform. It seems like they are teasing this quite a lot but will it happen. We also discuss the possibility of The Rock Returning To Raw in the near future to start his Wrestlemania storyline.

WrstlXtra is a weekly podcast dedicated to Black Wrestling. ADazzle, Mekz and Gerard cover all the breaking news, storyline developments and more concerning our black stars in wrestling. This is to help shine a light on what black wrestlers are doing within the industry, raise awareness and support our own because BLACK WRESTLING MATTERS.

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A lot has been said since this week's AEW Dynamite in regard to THAT Promo by MJF. Did MJF Go Too Far With His Promo? This is just one of many questionable promo's that have towed the line from MJF and on this podcast I am grateful to be joined by Tru Heel Heat's very own SP3 to discuss the controversy surrounding MJF as well as how is MJF doing as AEW World Champion so far.


Follow SP3: https://twitter.com/TruHeelSP3


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The last 24 hours have been mental! It was back in July 2022 when Stephanie McMahon was named the WWE Chairwoman and Co-CEO following her father Vince McMahon’s retirement. However, within the last week Vince McMahon returned to WWE’s Board of Directors as the Executive Chairman to try to help facilitate a sale of the company. I'm accompanied by the one and only Knowledge, to help go through the happenings of the last 24 hours and where WWE are currently with their attempt to sell the company reportedly to the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.

FOLLOW KNOWLEDGE: https://twitter.com/grapsknowledge

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WWE has named the number one contenders to the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships; could this spell the end of the Usos Undisputed reign? Furthermore why is it just the Raw Titles when The Usos are UNDISPUTED Tag Team Champions? It's as is WWE are making an attempt to split the tag team titles and in this podcast I give my opinion Why WWE Splitting Up The Tag Team Titles Is A BAD Idea!

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Is Mercedes Moné Set For AEW Debut? Especially this week for this big Los Angles show they have been promoting. In todays episode of WrstlXtra we also discuss the year long TBS Title reign of Jade Cargill, Bobby Lashley returning to Raw and maybe The Hurt Business and Micheal Oku's exploits in PWG.

WrstlXtra is a weekly podcast dedicated to Black Wrestling. ADazzle, Mekz and Gerard cover all the breaking news, storyline developments and more concerning our black stars in wrestling. This is to help shine a light on what black wrestlers are doing within the industry, raise awareness and support our own because BLACK WRESTLING MATTERS.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackwrestlingalliance/

We are on the Road to Wrestlemania BAYBEEEEEEE. Yes i'm excited because it is Wrestlemania and i'm also excited to bring to you my conversation this week with Steve from SCW The Wrestling Channel all about Wrestlemania and how this year is shaping up. Tune in for a great conversation, fun fantasy booking and MORE!

Follow SCW The The Wrestling Channel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCW_Steve

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After a 2 year wait for a half decent game it appears that WWE have finally delivered following the release of their latest game WWE 2K22. I speak with one of my favourite Gaming Content Creators Jem, on his thoughts on the new game and how it stacks up against previous years.

Follow Jem on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialWOLFE3Y

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Let's give AEW Revolution a round of applause! Really strong PPV and it's only right that I had my guy NK from Wresthings come and give us a break down of the 5 Things We Learnt From AEW Revolution 2022. I hope you enjoy the show.

Follow NK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nkpreach
Follow Wresthings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WRESTHINGS


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PAY-PER-VIEW Weekend! This weekend we got AEW Revolution on the cards, and talking about cards, the card is STACKED. I run through the upcoming AEW Revolution show with my bro GG from GG on Wrestling. TUNE IN.

Follow GG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GGonwrestling

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Being the last week of Black History Month I managed to speak to 'the man with the AEW Agenda', Alfred Konuwa who has had some funny and somewhat controversial videos online throughout the past year discussing some of the representation issues at AEW when it comes to portraying the black stars. Tune in for this conversation where Alfred suggests a few differences AEW could make to this ongoing issue.

Follow Alfred Konuwa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisIsNasty

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I can't believe it!  Cody Rhodes LEAVES AEW. MADTING! Apparently a WWE Return In TALKS already as 'Cody's Camp' has reached out to WWE. Tune in for this Breaking News and all the Elimination Chamber chat with myself and my mate Jimmy.

Follow Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GroovyJimmy97


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We are right in the thick of Black History Month so it was only right to get my bro ADazzle from Black Wrestling Alliance on the show to talk all things Black Wrestling and why he chose the niche of creating content on Black Wrestling.

Follow Black Wrestling Alliance on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackWrestlingA


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Royal Rumble was a bit underwhelming wasn't it?! I'll tell you what wasn't though, the RevPro High Stakes 2022 Main Event which saw Michael Oku challenge Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Title. A fantastic match for the ages that Will Ospreay is saying may be his best match ever! In this podcast I caught up with Micheal Oku 48 hours after the bout to see how it all went down from his perspective.

Follow Michael Oku on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TheOJMO

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ROYAL RUMBLE WEEK! It has arrived and it was awesome to talk Rumble predictions with Talksport Editor Alex McCarthy who I'm a big fan of because of the hard work he does for the scene. Tune in to hear who Alex McCarthy thinks will win the Rumbles and also how he got his start in Wrestling Journalism.

Follow Alex McCarthy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexM_talkSPORT


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Wassup Maniac's! Another week, another great episode on the way. I had such a fun conversation with Jess getting to know how she got into the wrestling business and what she plans to achieve in her career. We also talked about how Womens wrestling is doing since the 'Evolution' in 2018 and of course, Royal Rumble predictions.

Follow Jess on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WatchesJess


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BUENOS DIAS

On today's episode, I was graced with the presence of Ibiza's favourite wrestler, Big Wavy Roy Johnson and we spoke about his story thus far; opportunities with WWE, how Covid affected his career and his new approach and what he has planned for 2022.

Follow Roy Johnson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoyJohnsonYeah

Watch Roy Johnson vs Warren Banks HERE: https://watch.wwe.com/episode/PROGRESS-Chapter-126-Behold-the-Turtle-173149?startPoint=7761.501


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Happy New Year Maniac Gang!

As it is the New Year I thought it would be good to sit down with PWI Editor-In-Chief Kevin McElvaney to discuss the past year of 2021 and what 2022 holds all around the context of the PWI Rankings. Kevin speaks about who makes the infamous list and the criteria that goes into it. A very informative episode so tune in!


Follow Kevin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/wackelvaney
Follow PWI on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OfficialPWI


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The last show of 2021 and of course I had to get my brothers from Wresthings on the podcast to close out the show. We spoke about their upcoming 100th Podcast Episode and their plans for the new year. I also put together a quiz for all things Wrestling in 2021 so have a listen, participate and see how you get on.

Subscribe to Wresthings on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WRESTHINGS/


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Ladies & Gentlemen, we got him! DJ SELENKI in the building, PULLLLL UPPP! 

Such a fun conversation with a fellow WWE and Arsenal fan as we talk about the notoriety he has gained over the last year with playing WWE themes at halftime in the Emirates Stadium, how he fell in love with music and becoming a DJ and we spoke about the big title matches at the upcoming WWE Day 1 Pay-Per-View.

Follow DJ Selenki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DjSelenki



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So you must have seen be screaming like a excitable little girl on a Saturday Night in Central London because of some great wrestling at a watch party by Hooked On Wrestling and I spoke to the man behind those events, Paul Beeson, this past week and he tells us of how he got into the events industry as well as the work he done with TNA  in the past, his aspirations for the Hooked on Wrestling Brand and how Summerslam 1992 helped to mend his relationship with his father. 

Follow Paul Beeson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HowPaulb

Follow Hooked On Wrestling on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HOWrestlingUK

Buy Tickets for the next Hooked on Wrestling event here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/howrestlinguk



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Amazing to speak to The Nigerian Kaiju Warren Banks on this podcast. He let me know about how he came off 'the path' and left his job as a paralegal to fully commit to this wrestling dream. Warren Banks also speaks of inspiration he got from the late Ryan Smile and Former WWE Wrestler Rene Dupree and his plan for the next year. This is a great insightful conversation with one of the upcoming stars from the BritWres scene.


Follow Warren Banks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/manlikebanks

Watch Warren Banks vs Chris Ridgeway here: https://tinyurl.com/yc4pms48


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Big up Angela who came through to the studio to talk about her experiences being a wrestling fan as a woman, especially in regard to how things went down at her first WWE Live event this year. This is a great listen to understand the difference in men and women as fans and what we could all learn from it.

Follow Angela on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJHoldItDown


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It was great to sit down with WWE fan and Editor of the WWE Kids Magazine here in the UK Ash Rose. He tells the story of How he Became WWE Kids Magazine Editor and we also discussed the upcoming Survivor Series Pay-Per-View and if Survivor Series is still a 'BIG 4' Pay-Per-View.

Follow Ash Rose on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshroseUK


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