Shake Them Ropes | Pro Wrestling Podcast
Wrestling
Shake Them Ropes is a pro wrestling podcast hosted by Jeff Hawkins and Chris Novembrino. Each week, we dive into the top stories in professional wrestling and opine on whatever's on our mind from the week in professional wrestling television (and sometimes even Jeff's beloved 80s wrestling) with a light hearted take on the performance aspects of the product. Check us out on Twitter @ShakeThemRopes!
This podcast is a member of the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network.
Learn more about the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network at voicesofwrestling.com.
Location:
Fort Wayne, IN
Description:
Shake Them Ropes is a pro wrestling podcast hosted by Jeff Hawkins and Chris Novembrino. Each week, we dive into the top stories in professional wrestling and opine on whatever's on our mind from the week in professional wrestling television (and sometimes even Jeff's beloved 80s wrestling) with a light hearted take on the performance aspects of the product. Check us out on Twitter @ShakeThemRopes! This podcast is a member of the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network. Learn more about the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network at voicesofwrestling.com.
Twitter:
@ShakeThemRopes
Language:
English
Email:
rob@voicesofwresting.com
Episodes
Shake Them Ropes. Legend Killers
12/5/2025
Rob and Jeff discuss the TNA tv deal, Bronn's promo vs. Joe and Eddie's promo, the upcoming SNME and the women's tag main event scene in WWE.
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Duration:00:40:48
Shake Them Ropes. Cough Button
11/21/2025
Rob and Jeff discuss Bob Caudle, War Games and Full Gear
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Duration:01:04:05
Shake Them Ropes. Opportunity Nox
11/14/2025
Rob and Jeff discuss Nixon Newell/Miranda Alize, Blood and Guts, WWE's build to War Games.
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Duration:00:53:50
Shake Them Ropes. The Match Be Yawn
11/7/2025
Two companies, one match, neither doing a build well. Plus Rob and Jeff discuss Logan Paul in the Rollins slot, Ridge Holland, and the National Title.
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Duration:00:52:55
Shake Them Ropes. Skunked
10/31/2025
Rob and Jeff preview Saturday Night's Main Event
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Duration:00:57:22
Shake Them Ropes. Dragon On
10/24/2025
With Rob fleeing to Mexico, Paul Fontaine of F4W and Fight Game Media joins Jeff to discuss headlines, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM it was a really good promo week and in Vader Club, Funk vs Flair I Quit from Clash IX New York Knockout..
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Duration:01:16:17
Shake Them Ropes. Prodigal Rob
10/17/2025
Rob's back and we talk Andrade, Wrestle Dream and do a Vader Club: HIAC 1998 from RAW Mankind and Kane.
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Duration:00:55:26
Shake Them Ropes. Buzzer Beater
10/10/2025
This week, this was probably going to be the last Shake Them Ropes, then something weird happened. Also a preview of Crown Jewel Perth.
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Duration:00:41:02
Shake Them Ropes. Ace
10/3/2025
Jeff's co-host from The Dynamite Show, F4W's Paul Fontaine joins him for some Lazy River-ing. He also picks Vader Club: Honma vs. Ishii from New Beginnings 2015.
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Duration:01:04:59
Shake Them Ropes. Kevin Bacon Brawl
9/26/2025
Filmmaker Brian O'Connell fills in for Nov this week as Jeff was crunched for time. In the news, Mania tickets go on sale, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: a talk about Gail Kim's tweets and in Vader Club from Beyond Wrestling: RD Evans vs Orange Cassidy
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Duration:01:34:28
Shake Them Ropes. AllOuttaPalooza
9/20/2025
This week in the news, Andrade gets released. In THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: All Out and Wrestlepalooza. Jeff rides solo so no Vader Club
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Duration:00:56:35
Shake Them Ropes. Saudimania
9/12/2025
This week in the news, Wrestlemania for 2027 is announced in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM AJ Lee has returned and for Vader Club: Wrestlepalooza 1995: Too Cold Scorpio, Dean Malenko and Cactus Jack vs. the Steiner brothers and Eddie Guerrero.
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Duration:01:14:07
Shake Them Ropes. Pants Guy
9/5/2025
This week in the news the AEW moves their ppv. In THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Clash in Paris ice cold takes and in Vader Club: Alex Wright vs. DDP. Plus the return of High Wattage
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Duration:01:07:36
Shake Them Ropes. Gay Paris
8/30/2025
This week in the news the Raja Jackson incident. In THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICIS Clash in Paris and in Vader Club, it’s been a decade since Bayley vs. Sasha, Brooklyn II, where are we at now?
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Duration:01:17:24
Shake Them Ropes. Forbidden Door Preview
8/23/2025
This week in the news, WWE and ESPN rush their relationship, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, Forbidden Door (and Jeff forgets the cagematch until after Vader Club) and in Vader Club: Okada vs. Tanahashi from Wrestle Kingdom 9
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Duration:01:33:47
Shake Them Ropes. Story Bored
8/15/2025
This week in the news, everyone’s petty. In THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Cope and Christian back together, and in Vader Club, the go home for Superbrawl 1992: Rick Rude, Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson and Larry Zybysko vs. Sting, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat
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Duration:01:13:33
Shake Them Ropes. Brock
8/9/2025
This week in the news: WWE PLE’s to ESPN, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Summerslam. No Vader Club as we go deep into the post-mortem on the Cena turn and Brock return.
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Duration:01:09:02
Shake Them Ropes. Summerslam 2025 Preview
8/2/2025
This week in the news Vince McMahon and his lead foot, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: our SummerSlam preview and in Vader Club: Dusty Rhodes and Ron Garvin vs. Ric Flair and Arn Anderson
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Duration:01:10:31
Shake Them Ropes. Heaven and Hell
7/25/2025
This week in the news, the deaths of Hulk Hogan and Ozzy Osbourne, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM stop with the "I want to see the real [blank]" and in Vader Club: from Smackdown in 2000, Jeff Hardy vs. Steve Blackman
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Duration:01:15:30
Shake Them Ropes. Burn Notice
7/18/2025
This week in the news, Goldberg hates how he went out, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: ice cold takes on All In Weekend and in Vader Club from Clash 29, Dustin Rhodes vs. Vader
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Duration:01:03:33