The Shining Wizards

Brundo and Tony are holding down the fort one week before our 14th Anniversary Show. There's lots of AEW Blood and Guts talk and the guys dissect the men's and women's matches. We also cover the upcoming Full Gear PPV. We have an update to the Death Pool as Tony takes the lead with weeks to go. TNA talk comes next as Joe Hendry signs with NXT and Mike Santana gets screwed out of his TNA Championship. John Cena has three matches left, including Survivor Series and Saturday Night's Main Event, which includes bonus ticket pricing talk. Brundo unleashes his new game Who's at the House Show? And Tony brings back a round of 13 or Less. Finally, homework brings us a death match for the XPW Championship from Drive-In Massacre, November 25, 2023, with Ludark Shaitan defending the Women's Championship against Mickie Knuckles.

It's Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling with The Shining Wizards Kate from Fightful joins the show for Kates Corner as they discuss the new AEW National Heavyweight Title, the current booking landscape across wrestling & much more. As Kate exits, the boys dive into the Collision Walk Out & it takes a wild turn as we have to explain ALOT to Tony. Back from the break we are talking about Snacks & the world of WWE. John Cena's Last Time Tournament, the new US Champion, Logan Paul, Dirty Dom, Ridge Holland & more. Matt breaks out a new game called Guess Who & even in his absence the boys cover HK's homework from last week as we go back to WCW 1995. Tony gives us quiet a homework assignment as we go back to XPW for Ludark Shaitan vs Mickie Knuckles. The link is below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGOYv-79sOc

It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling in this latest episode. 20 Year Veteran Erick Stevens joins the Shining Wizards to talk about a variety of topics, from this time in MLW, to his cookie business, returning to the ring & so much more. Erick has seen it all & done it all & has stories for days. You don't want to miss this interview. We talk John Cena's last opponent tournament, Saturday Night's Main Event, AEW, Wrestle Kingdom 20 & more Plus Brundo's homework & HK gives us a great WCW Gem for Homework at the link below https://youtu.be/Meo1K76tGsw?si=lxUqG_T0ZhT5V3U8

Its the Halloween addition of The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast. Everyone is dressed up & ready to have a good time. Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins us for HJC. We talk some about Halloween, Candy & then jump into 1997 to discuss the best & worst of the Year, which you can find on the Apron Bump. We then get to hear all about Matt's trip out to Handsome Kevin's for his 40th Birthday before taking a commercial break. Upon our return we jump into the WWE World, talk a little bit about Jey Uso winning the Rumble on last week's Raw & his title match with Punk . Revisit our conversation from last week about brining in new talent from NXT, and that Segways us into NXT Halloween Havoc. We talk a little bit of AEW notes and Abdulah the Butcher news before getting into homework. We go back to March 27 1993 for Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs The Hollywood Blonds. Find out what the boys thought about this match & chime in if we missed something. Brundo then drops ANOTHER great tag match for us to watch. It's from AJPW March 4 1992 The link is below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-dIGg1LaoA

The Shining Wizards Return with wrestling talk and talk about wrestling. A lot of laughs and fun conversation in this episode. There's an update on the Polaco watch, a ton of talk about dick & balls, updated picks, AEW WrestleDream, fish tanks, Seth Rollins, Battle Royals, Chris Jericho back in the WWE, crazy wrestling rumors, and homework. Next week's homework assignment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyHdIJgmpSY If you enjoy the show, please remember to subscribe, leave a review and of course follow us.

The Wizards return with another jam packed episode. The boys catch up with Tony & get his feedback on bathroom habits before Matt's wife joins the show to weigh in. Juice Springsteen joins the boys for the Juice Box. They discuss favorite Halloween Havoc moments & matches, talk some WWE Crown Jewel & have an all around great time. The boys continue to talk about WWE Crown Jewel and the Monday Night Raw that followed. Did HK figure out how to upgrade? How did we do in picks? How did we feel about the show? Find out Back from the break they go around the world talking TNA Bound for Glory, NJPW, NXT vs TNA Showdown & cover last week's homework, TL Hopper vs Duke the Dumpster Tony takes us back to the 1st ever match on Saturday Nights Main Event as we have 6 man action for next week's homework.

The Wizards return with a really fun episode. Someone may have AIDS, & someone took a dump while his wife was in the shower. It's complete chaos to start the show. Chaos continues when The Macho Manitoban from the Legendary Wrestling Obsession Podcast joins us. We talk a lot about the Macho Man Randy Savage, the Poffo's & the podcast. It's a wild & fun time. A quick commercial break & we are back to talk NXT vs TNA Showdown, name changes & shit teams. We talk some AEW, Preview WWE Crown Jewel & talk some TNA Bound for Glory before we jump into homework Brundo gave us a great mask vs mask match to watch. Find out what the boys thought of this match & find out what Handsome Kevin assigned for homework this week. Be sure to support the Legendary Wrestling Obsession Podcast at this link https://legendarywrestlingobsession.podbean.com And of course for all your Shining Wizards Needs https://t.co/JxBwhzKl9E

The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed show Kate from Fightful joins the show for Kate's Corner as they discuss the TNA Invasion angle on NXT, the NXT brand & ponder how they can get better After Kate's segment, the boys go over picks from NXT No Mercy, talk about the show & talk about the NXT call ups. After the break we jump into some WWE talk, John Cena vs AJ Styles, The Smackdown triple threat match & the results, and why those results happened. We talk some AEW, title matches every week & calling out undefeated guys when you're champion. Then its time for some Homework Give it a listen, subscribe & enjoy.

It was a huge weekend in the world of pro wrestling & the Shining Wizards are here to cover it. Before we can get to it, we find out if all the Wizards figured out how to watch the PLE on ESPN We are the joined by the Sweetest Pea Kristara to talk about wrestling In Canada, coming to the States, what's new for her, Sexxy Eddy & more. If you aren't familiar with Kristara this interview is a great starting point. Back from the break the boys talk Wrestlepalooza, Steph McMahon in the Hall of Fame & The John Cena farewell tour. Briefly touch on the prospects of NXT vs TNA happening this possible weekend heading towards No Mercy Then talks turn to AEW All Out, with all the returns, fire & stuff for the sickos Tony's homework wraps things up, and the panel is split, but that quickly is forgotten as Matt drops a near hour match in the laps of the boys for the next homework assignment. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_2Xw1owqk

From April 2025, the beginning of the HK and Brundo odyssey through the career of JJ Rogue. Join Handsome Kevin and Brundo as they discuss how JJ Rouge got his start in the wrestling. It’s been a wild ride from day one so make sure you hear all about it. Episodes in the series are available on Patreon. https://patreon.shiningwizards.com

The Shining Wizards Return with all 4 Wizards in the house. Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins the boys for HJC as they preview WrestlePalooza this weekend & discuss Wrestlemania 43 being in Riyadh in 2027. We continue our WWE discuss as Kyle exits as we talk Worlds Collide, NXT Homecoming & who we would take to Homecoming from NXT. After a little break we come back to talk some AEW, Rhi ,Stable Guns to the lady bits, TNA, & more. Then we head to Handsome Kevin's homework as we watch Claudio vs Brodie Lee in a Cage from 2008 Chikara. There's tons of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling, sound bites & more. If you enjoy the show please remember to subscribe & support

It's HK, Brundo, and Tony talking everything wrestling. First, Tony mentions the passing of long-time friend and the original Wizards guest Jaka aka Jonny Mangue. He reminisces for a bit and the guys give Jaka a moment of silence. A great guy gone way too soon. Then there's a bit of Smackdown discussion and the Sami Zayn/John Cena match as well as the return of AJ Lee. Brian Solomon, author of the upcoming book about Gorilla Monsoon, returns to the show to discuss how he chose to write about Gorilla, some of the inside stories about the Vince McMahon takeover of the WWF, what Gorilla's favorite meal was, and so much more. Talk turns to AEW and HK gets a moonstem over the return of Dalton Castle. Brundo also gets a moonstem with a cheeseburger for the inevitable return of Eddie Kingston and the upcoming ppv build. Finally, it's homework time as the guys discuss ECW's Guilty As Charged 2000 main event where ECW Champion Mike Awesome defends against Spike Dudley. Is the streak still alive after this one? HK then assigns next week's homework, Claudio Castagnoli vs Brodie Lee from Chikara September 7, 2008. https://youtu.be/RZkxAOTDH3Q?si=YsD9t-Tj2Fl9W7Zc Get Brian Solomon's book Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Irresistible-Force-Times-Gorilla-Monsoon/dp/1770417680

The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed episode. Juice Springsteen joins the boys for the Juice Box to talk about WCW on Peacock, Fall Brawl & who he would put into War Games today in the WWE. Over The Top returns with a vengeance & the boys talk a little about Ring of Honor, Death Before Dishonor & express frustration with the band before taking a break. Back from the break its talk about the Wizards Street Team, the latest Patreon episode & Tony's Tier 1 Wrestling commentary career Conversations turn to WWE's Clash of Paris as the boys talk picks and the PLE in depth. There's a little AEW talk before we head into Homework & Brundo gives us an assignment for next week as we go back to ECW Guilty as Charged 2000 for Mike Awesome vs Spike Dudley Remember to subscribe, rate and review.

The guys are LIVE in Studio A with friend of the show TropicAl from the TOTS Pod. They discuss the annual BBQ, AEW Forbidden Door, NXT Heatwave, champions getting pregnant... but it's mostly inappropriate jokes and fun stories. Uggggh yeah?

The Wizards return with a jam packed show Kate from Fightful joins the show to talk MJF, AEW & Forbidden Door. The crew covers AEW, WWE, Triplemania, NJPW, & much more. Plus we talk about last week's homework & Brian Knobbs. No homework next week as we are in Studio A

On this episode of the Shining Wizards Podcast Matt voices his frustration on the recent run of guests canceling last minute. We dive into some WWE talk as the huge news of ESPN + getting WWE PLE's for $30 a month. We talk about how it will effect our viewing, what It means for Peacock subscribers & if HK should get a VPN. We talk of John Cena's last tour and why it's Logan Paul as his Clash in Paris opponent & talk of the Karrion Kross news. Is it a work? Are we upset? Back from the break we plug the Street Team, talk about a crazy Tiffany Stratton road rage incident before heading into some AEW talk. Matt & Brundo loved Dynamite, did HK come back to watch this week? Find out if he did. We talk about the unfortunate Jonathan Gresham news and have a pretty serious talk about Joey Ryan. Then it's on to HK's homework as we go back to Jerry Lynn's last match. Early indications suggest our run of good Homework assignments is coming to an end, but once the facts are laid out on the table, it changes things quiet a bit. Tony didn't know he was up for homework so he scrambles to find us something & drops 2006 New Years Resolution Bra & Panty Match in our laps Here is the link https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5pl7zo

SummerSlam 2025 has come and gone with plenty of controversy Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins the crew for HJC to discuss the good, bad & ugly of WWE SummerSlam 2025. We run down the card, talk about the matches, the moments and more. We hit ya with a Over The Top, talk some AEW, play some drops and of course do our homework. We go back to SummerSlam 1991 for Mr Perfect vs Bret Hart. Plus Handsome Kevin gives us a fun one for next week, as we are watching a 4 way match- Jerry Lynn's final match Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUnlTcNiLZE

The Shining Wizards return to talk about the week that was pro wrestling. They pay tribute to Hulk Hogan, with a special intro, & share some Hulk Hogan memories while discussing the disappointment in the way people act on social media. They are then joined by Pop Star/Wrestler B3cca ahead of her busy weekend in the ring against Megan Bayne & Deonna Purrazzo. We talk being a pop star, favorite moments on stage, diss tracks, laundry & so much more. It's a fun interview & if you watch in video, you'll get to see Matt try out to be a backup dancer. Back from break they Preview SummerSlam 2025 & discuss what matches they are most excited for this weekend. Talk a little Undertaker in NXT, some AEW and then its on to homework. They talk Vader vs Dustin Rhodes from Clash of the Champions 29. They discuss what they liked, disliked and give an overall thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle. Watch the match & let us know what you think. We end the show with a story about a Wizard who had to reset the clock.

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show The boys do a little catching up before they are joined by the newest member of the Shining Wizards Guest spots. Juice Springsteen from the Juice Box joins the boys to talk about Goldberg, WCW Bash at the Beach 1995, wrestling in the rain & AJ Styles at TNA Slammiversary Matt has to reset his internet before coming back to talk TNA Slammiversary with the boys. The best word to describe the PPV would be disappointing. HK doesn't understand the whole Long Island/New York thing & we may have turned in the worst picks in the history of the Shining Wizards. Back from the break we run down the SummerSlam matches and the return of Roman Reigns. Talk a little bit about AEW and the fall out from All In. We move onto Tony's homework from last week & give our thoughts on AWA Super Sunday Hulk Hogan challenging Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA Title, and Matt assigns the group some homework as we go back to November 1994, Clash of the Champions 29 for Vader vs Dustin Rhodes.

The Shining Wizards return to cover a huge week in pro wrestling. There is a bit of a snag with the Death Pool as someone picked someone who apparently has been dead for 8 years. We talk some AEW All In Texas & a little bit of ROH Supercard of Honor. Overall Matt enjoyed what he watched (he didn't see everything) & we ponder if HK would have enjoyed any of it. We are then joined by the Stiff Robo Ginger Gary Jay. We get to the root of his nickname, talk about Cats, Robocop, Home Alone, Owls, & so much more. There's a bit of a connection issue, but it's a fine interview & great chat with Gary. Back from break we talk about the weekend WWE had. Covering everything from NXT, Saturday Night's Main Event and Evolution. We sprinkle in a preview of the TNA PPV this weekend before jumping into last week's homework. We go back to ECW July 11, 2006 for Big Show vs Ric Flair in an Extreme Rules Match. Find out how the boys felt about this match. Tony is up this week & he takes us back to 1983 for this AWA Classic. You can watch here before next week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if3m74F-O1U