Max Wrestling Podcast

We're joined by Kinny Killa and RWT's Emir "Blackbane" Costello to predict NXT Takeover: Chicago as we countdown to this weekend's latest Max Wrestling special - Trivia Takeover tomorrow!

With breaking news that Trivia Takeover 3.0 has moved to next week, we predict NJPW Dominion and take a look at the highs and lows of this week's Raw, Smackdown, NXT and Impact Wrestling. PLUS The Butcher returns with the promise of adding another victim to his cutting room!

Dazzy and Mike are joined by The Phoenix to discuss the second lowest rated Raw in history, Enzo Amore's "rap", Undertaker joining Instagram, early predictions for Money In The Bank, a look ahead to the WWE UK tournament and NJPW Dominion, current rumors regarding possible WWE signings and more! Plus why The Phoenix is optimistic and open-minded.

Dazzy and Mike talk one of the worst Raw episodes in recent times with a horrific segment between Bobby Lashley and Sami Zayn, and the fall of Bobby Roode, plus why Dazzy is not happy with Fox moving Smackdown to Fridays, the A+ booking of Daniel Bryan and the future of Andrade Cien Almas. We also see the irony of "Impact Wrestling: Under Pressure," we discuss The Young Bucks' contracts and look forward to a STACKED NJPW Dominion!

Dazzy and Mike discuss Cody and The Young Bucks' All In event selling out and the rumoured line-up, plus all the action from WWE including more additions to Money In The Bank, Ronda Rousey's first title match in WWE, Candice LaRae confronting Tomasso Ciampa and a look ahead to the UK Tournament.

Dazzy, Butcher and Mike react to a poor Backlash PPV, Chris Jericho's return to NJPW and attack on Naito, Sami Callihan, Impact Wrestling working with Rise, developments towards Money In The Bank and the disgrace of Brock Lesnar tarnishing CM Punk's famous record.

With The Butcher and Mike both off this week, Dazzy recruits Max Wrestling original and current Iron Bank contract holder The Phoenix to review the Greatest Royal Rumble, plus all the action from this week's Raw and Smackdown and predictions for Backlash!

Dazzy and Mike predict the Greatest Royal Rumble, discuss the fallout from Impact's "Redemption" and react to the past week in WWE from the Broken Universe, Bo and Axel without a leader, whether Drew McIntyre is once again the chosen one and an all-woman Raw finale to Nakamura's fixation on AJ Style's lower region and new music, re-build of Smackdown's mid-card and more! Plus, is Triple H's future of building NXT territories a good thing?

New theme song, new intro!! WWE aren't the only ones shaking things up this week as we revamp the show to discuss the Superstar Shakeup, John Cena and Nikki Bella, The Greatest Royal Rumble, why Impact continue to push a joke like Scott Steiner, Bruno Sammartino's passing and more!

The WrestleMania hangover is all over and we are well underway with a whole new season in WWE, with debuts and returns such as Bobby Lashley, Jeff Hardy, Ember Moon and Authors Of Pain, plus Paige becoming Smackdown GM, Nakamura's heel turn, Alberto El Patron no-showing AGAIN and being released from the company of many names. We review all this, NXT Takeover, WrestleMania and more - with some passionate words from The Butcher over Owen Hart and British Bulldog's Hall of Fame status.

The wait is over! WrestleMania weekend is here and so is our most-promoted episode to date! While The Phoenix makes his return after 5 months to challenge RWT's Emir Costello for the first ever Iron Bank Contract, we predict WrestleMania 34 and Mike Larkin challenges Knowledge Champion Kinny Killa in a showdown 17 months in the making!

In the show before the show, we predict NXT Takeover: New Orleans PLUS Kinny Killa predicts WrestleMania 34 as we count down to our biggest special of the year: PromoMania!

To continue celebrating our 3rd anniversary, we look back at the greatest moments of our show featuring old friends and new! You'll laugh, you'll cry - maybe from laughter. Featuring Kourtney Broughton murdering The Bella Twins, The Phoenix vs. James Belmont, Michael Cole stealing Evan Makeba's car, The Butcher vs. Andy from Sky, Kinny Killa and Mike Larkin's rivalry and so much more!

We celebrate our 3rd anniversary with some homages to our early days! Plus YES! YES! YES! Daniel Bryan can officially wrestle in WWE again, Brock Lesnar shows up on Raw, Matt Hardy ultimately DELETES Bray Wyatt, John Cena continues to get personal with The Undertaker, is AJ Styles really injured? The indecipherable mystery of which Feast or Fired briefcase EC3 will open and much more!

Dazzy and Mike discuss WWE's blunder by honoring The Fabulous Moolah, Roman Reigns' suspension, John Cena challenging The Undertaker, Ronda Rousey's absence from Raw, Asuka's decision to challenge Charlotte Flair, the dream rematch between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, the destruction of Shane McMahon, why Impact Wrestling gives you crabs and more!

Dazzy and Mike have a lot to talk about including Ronda Rousey's WrestleMania match, Sami Callihan breaking Eddie Edwards and Impact: Crossroads ('member Blazin' Squad?), Roman Reigns' impending face-off with Brock Lesnar, NXT's new Championship, predictions for Fastlane - where both guys agree on everything, the direction of Asuka, Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte, Bayley, Sasha Banks and the Riott Squad, WWE's Hall of Fame celebrity wing and more!

It's a jam-packed episode following the rebrand of our website and launch of our New Japan spin off show, with non-stop discussion from start to finish! We react to Elimination Chamber and talk both the positive and negative of Roman Reigns and his worked-shoot promo on Brock Lesnar, we ask why John Cena's road to WrestleMania is so important, plus Ronda Rousey's Raw debut, the return of Impact Wrestling's pay disputes, Johnny Gargano's future and much much more!

In the first of Max Wrestling's brand new NJPW spin-off show, Dazzy and Mike cover the 2-night Honor Rising event featuring the beginning of the Bullet Club civil war as the reunited Golden Lovers battle Team Cody, Takahashi, Switchblade Jay White, Beer City Bruiser, Dalton Castle, Jay Lethal, Jushin Thunder Liger and more!

The Butcher is back with a few choice words for the Impact Lounge... We also predict Elimination Chamber and react to #MondayNightRollins, Smackdown continuing to decline (#FireRoadDogg), the goings on in Impact Wrestling, Johnny Gargano's NXT departure and more!

Dazzy and Mike talk the bright future of "Switchblade" Jay White, the "Nitro finish" to Raw, the further-declining career of Bray Wyatt, the additions to Fastlane, the conflict between Impact fans and New Japan/ROH fans, the WWE Hall of Fame and more!