This week on W2M, we headline discussing TNA looking for investors and if they could possibly be sold completely, or if they will continue on in their current format. We each give our stance on long matches and if watching a 1 hour and 45 minute match would appeal to us, we also talk about some more New Japan news, specifically the Super J Cup returning, and also if we see Finn Balor and Sami Zayn on the main roster before Wrestlemania.
Sadly, during the middle of Quick Hits, we find out the news of the passing of the legendary and true innovator Hayabusa. We discuss a little bit about him and his legacy during that segment as well.
Of course, we start things by discussing the wrestling news in “Quick Hits,” we discuss all of the things in our headline, along with WWE and Sony doing Surf’s Up 2, Katsuyori Shibata signing a one year deal with NJPW, the Tiger Mask anime returning, Lucha Underground on I-Tunes, Freebirds being in the WWE Hall of Fame and more.
We move on to answer our questions about WWE RAW, After that, we go into talking about NXT, the debut of Austin Aries, Finn Balor vs. Neville and more.
Finally, we talk about Lucha Underground, we discuss Impact on POP TV, this week’s ROH TV and end on our W2M Power Rankings (yes, we are actually ranking them this year.) We also have our Match of the Month and Wrestler of the Month for February 2016 as well.
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(8:45-1:04:55) The passing of Hayabusa, Super J Cup, Shibata signs, long matches, Finn Balor and Sami Zayn main roster & More
(1:04:55-1:51:30) WWE RAW
(1:51:30-2:06:20) WWE NXT
(2:06:20-2:16:45) Lucha Underground
(2:16:45-2:39:40) TNA Impact Wrestling
(2:39:40-2:50:35) ROH TV
(2:50:35-End) Superstar of the Week, February 2016 Match & Wrestler of the Month
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Sean Garmer: studied Journalism at the University of North Texas. Sean loves pro-wrestling so much that he even trained to be a wrestler at the age of 17. Though he eventually had to quit wrestling to go to college, he still returned to do play-by-play commentary, help write storylines, and most of all, to watch matches. Sean started his love of pro-wrestling at the age of five after watching a Hulk Hogan match. Due to his family hating sports-entertainment, there were many years he missed. However, he returned full-time to being a fan in the late 1990’s. Since then, Sean has gone on to write for various wrestling websites in a number of capacities, but he discovered his true passion, Podcasting, two years ago when he and Gary started the Wrestling 2 the MAX Podcast.
Gary Vaughan: is a native North Texan with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas. His time in college actually rekindled his love of pro wrestling he had lost somewhere along the way. Gary’s enjoyment of the sport began around 1996. As a fan, he has become a student of the wrestling business and gains knowledge through many platforms. WCW is dear to his heart because of it being his introduction to the scene. Now, Gary is a proud podcast host, as well as a writer for wrestling columns.
Paul Leazar: is a recent college graduate from the University of North Texas who has a History degree, but works at a Comic Book store. He was born an’ raised in the great state of Texas, and began his love affair with pro wrestling at the tender age of five after watching WWF’s Summerslam 1993 pay-per-view. The relationship turned serious with the growth of independent wrestling and the internet in the early 2000’s, which has seen the love affair turn into a full blown addiction that led him to write about it sporadically for various websites, and co-host the Wrestling 2 The Max podcast.
