Sorry we are a day later than normal, Paul caught a bad case of food poisoning and we had to delay the show by one day.
This week on W2M, we headline with a NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 Review, discussion on WWE pretty much making the deal with EVOLVE known and also WWE’s deal with ESPN as well.
However, we start with Quick Hits (9:00-39:00), where we do discuss the deal between WWE and ESPN, how it can be a benefit for both companies and if this is going to send WWE bad signals about how RAW is actually doing. Then there’s the other deal that seems to be everything but official between WWE and EVOLVE. Sami Zayn will be doing a special appearance on the EVOLVE shows this weekend and let’s see how it goes from there. Alberto El Patron is also in the news for something positive and negative, plus a heck of a lot more.
We move on to our five questions about WWE RAW (39:00-72:30 or 1 hour & 12 mins,) as we also discuss the impact of the TMZ reveal about Lana and Rusev being engaged here too. Towards the end we also discuss whether or not it is good for Roman Reigns to be cutting long promos.
There’s also our review of NXT (72:30-86:15 or 1 hour & 12 mins- 1 hour & 26 mins) for the week.
This is where we do the NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 Review (86:15-115:15 or 1 hour & 26 mins- 1 hour & 55 mins,) as Sean and Paul cover the thing from the beginning to the end, discuss some of the big booking decisions, the Best of the Super Juniors Tag Tournament that’s been announced, and how things look heading into Power Struggle and Wrestle Kingdom 10.
We finish things out with a look at ROH TV (115:15-121:30 or 1 hour & 55 mins- 2 hours & 1 minute) and the latest episode of TNA Impact Wrestling (121:30-128:45 or 2 hours & 1 minute- 2 hours & 8 mins).
Then it all ends as usual with the W2M Top 5 Power Rankings and Superstar of the Week (128:45-End or 2 hours & 8 mins to the end)
Wrestling 2 the MAX is the “Every Wrestling Fan” Pro-Wrestling podcast because it covers everything from WWE, NXT, TNA Impact, and ROH to other global entities like Lucha Underground and New Japan Pro Wrestling. This show is informative, fun, and meant for every kind of pro-wrestling fan out there. Wrestling 2 the MAX airs live on early Friday mornings at 1AM EST (on Spreaker.com) and then is available immediately after airing on-demand via I-Tunes, Stitcher, LAST WORD RADIO on I-Tunes and Stitcher, Tune-In Radio, Youtube (Via W2M Network) the PodBean App, The Spreaker App, Player FM, VOC Nation Radio Network, Bluburry, Downcast, and other podcast hosting locations. W2M also has a Facebook group you can join and listeners can follow them on twitter @wrestling2max
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 with an immense amount of time on his hands because nobody wants to hire the idiot with the History degree. 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
