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. 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
Shake Them Ropes: All In Weekend 2025 Preview
7/11/2025
This week it's the second biggest weekend in American wrestling. Maybe? In THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we preview everything and for Vader Club: Nov selected Beavis and Butthead vs. Hulk Hogan
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Duration:00:54:05
Shake Them Ropes: Retirement Home Blues
7/6/2025
In the news: nothing, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: ice cold takes on Night of Champions and AEW does their 300th episode and in Vader Club from MLW: Jacob Fatu vs. LA Park
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Duration:01:33:49
Shake Them Ropes: Sqlawing and Cratching
6/28/2025
This week, in the news: updates on JR and Pat McAfee : in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: a preview of Night of Champions
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Duration:01:12:56
Shake Them Ropes: Ideological Capture
6/22/2025
This week, in the news: a 3 hour nightmare might be over: in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Are both companies too driven by their own ideological capture and in Vader Club: the unrepentant stupidity of Kemonito vs. Kemolito.
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Duration:01:02:54
Shake Them Ropes: Casualties of Boredom
6/13/2025
In the News: R-Truth gets fired then re-hired, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM ice cold takes on MITB and in Vader Club: Furnas and Lafon vs. the Hardy Boys
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Duration:01:28:39
Shake Them Ropes: Johnny Two Times
5/31/2025
In the News: Johnny Ace turns again, In the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM : Double or Nothing, Battleground, weekly tv, you’re soaking in it, In Vader Club from 1983 Wahoo McDaniel vs. Nick Bockwinkel
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Duration:01:15:51
Shake Them Ropes: Personal Issues
5/23/2025
This week in the news: cancel your New Orleans plans for Wrestlemania, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: SNME, Battleground and Double or Nothing and in Vader Club: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Ultimo Dragon from Spring Stampede 1998
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Duration:01:23:01
Shake Them Ropes: Suicidal Homicidal
5/17/2025
In the news we talk the passing of Sabu, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, ice cold takes on Backlash, and in Vader Club: Sabu vs. 2 Cold Scorpio from Cyberslam 96
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Duration:01:26:51
Shake Them Ropes: LA Law
5/11/2025
The mystery of Jeff's health problems are solved, we do the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM and for Vader Club: Dan Severn vs Tarzan Goto
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Duration:01:11:10
Shake Them Ropes: Post WM Culling
5/3/2025
In the news, talent cuts happening as we recorded, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, the non-wrestlers show the wrestlers how to promo and in Vader Club it's Kobashi/Misawa vs the Big Boss Man and Steve "Dr. Death" Williams from All Japan 1993.
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Duration:01:32:48
Shake Them Ropes: Mania Post Mortem
4/25/2025
This week in the news, WWE bought AAA in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Mania, the things we liked and the things that are just noise and in Vader Club: Kenta Kobashi vs Steve "Dr Death Williams" from 1994.
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Duration:01:31:20
Shake Them Ropes: Mania 41 Preview
4/16/2025
This week: THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we preview Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania and in Vader Club: Steiners vs. Headshrinkers from WM 9 and AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon from WM 33
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Duration:00:49:57
Shake Them Ropes. Detroit 442
4/11/2025
This week: in the News: Who will induct Lex Luger, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM ice cold takes on Dynasty and some mediocre weekly tv and in Vader Club: Ole Anderson turns on Dusty Rhodes in 1980.
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Duration:01:06:20