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This episode was recorded live on Twitch / YouTube on Sunday 5th May. WWE went overseas again to deliver a predictable yet througouhly entertaining edition of Backlash in Lyon, France. Great wrestling and a superb French audience made the latest international PLE an absolute crowd pleaser. The big highlights of the show saw the Bloodline 2.0 grows, new Women's tag champions and a terrific first time match up in Cody Rhodes vs AJ Styles. Find out what The Dekker Dane, Harriett and MattyBoo thought of the show in this live edition of BunkaMania Wrestling. They also check out how they did on their draft picks, discuss the upcoming King & Queen of The Ring and the WrestleMania 41 announcement. Let us know your thoughts by sending an email at contact@bunkamania.com. ---- If you'd like to digest more geek and pop culture content, make sure you subscribe to BunkaMania UK on YouTube! Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUK Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUK Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded on Saturday 13th April 2024. The dust is finally settling on Wrestlemania season as new stories begin on Raw and Smackdown. The Dekker Dane, Harriett MangaGirl and MattyBoo discuss the road ahead. There's also the small matter of AEW to discuss following their controversial All In video on last week's Dynamite. Did anyone come out looking good of the broadcasting of the All In scuffle between CM Punk and Jack Perry? Let us know your thoughts by sending us an email at contact@bunkamania.com. Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BunkaManiaUK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUK Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUK Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrestlemania 40 is in the books and a new era has arrived with Cody Rhodes finally becoming the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and ending the mammoth reign of Roman Reigns. New champions galore including two World Heavyweight Champions, the end of Guther's dominating reign by Sami Zayn, Bayley defeating Iyo Sky and so much more. Jeremy and Matty Boo are on hand to break down what happened and share their thoughts on what could be seen as a monumental WrestleMania. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Share your thoughts by sending us an email to contact@bunkamania.com. ---- Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUK Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUK Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jeremy & Matty Boo as they look back on potentially one of the best PPV events of all time in AEW Revolution 2024. They go into detail on the final match in the career of Sting, as well as everything else that happened on the show. Chapter Points 00:00 Intro 01:15 General thoughts on the PPV overall 08:08 Sting & Darby Allin vs. Young Bucks - the entrances 17:37 Sting & Darby Allin vs. Young Bucks - the actual match 35:09 Zero Hour - 12 Man tag 43:31 Side tangent: what’s the point of ROH? 48:08 Zero Hour - Willow Nightingale/Kris Statlander vs Julia Hart/Skye Blue 50:51 Christian Cage vs. Daniel Garcia 55:09 Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston 1:02:24 8 Man Scramble 1:08:47 Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong 1:18:00 FTR vs. BCC 1:25:55 Toni Storm vs. Deonna Purrazzo 1:34:24 Konosuke Takeshita vs. Will Ospreay 1:45:24 Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Adam Page 1:53:23 Post-show notes 1:57:51 Outro Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at contact@bunkamania.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rhea Ripley had a mighty homecoming as she headlined this year's Elimination Chamber event in Perth, Australia. Jeremy Graves, The Dekker Dane and Harriett (aka MangaGirl) share their thoughts on the show where the WrestleMania 40 card started to take shape - even if the results were a foregone conclusion. How did the trip down under for the WWE go? Find out in this new BunkaMania episode. #WWE #WWEChamber #rhearipley Chapter Points 00:00 - Start and Initial Thoughts 13:37 - Women's Elimination Chamber Match 24:28 - New Catch Republic vs The Judgement Day 35:38 - Grayson Waller Effect 43:58 - Men's Elimination Chamber Match 58:15 - Rhea Ripley vs Nia Jax 01:03:56 - The Mania Card Now 01:13:16 - Upcoming shows and Outro Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at contact@bunkamania.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains detailed discussions of The Iron Claw. If you don't wish for the movie to be spoiled, please watch the film before this episode of BunkaMania The tragic life of The Von Erich family in the world of wrestling is the focus of the latest cinematic examination of professional wrestling. The Dekker Dane and Harriett (aka Manga Girl) share their thoughts on the dramatisation of the wrestling family. Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at contact@bunkamania.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded on Wednesday 7th February 2024 WWE seem to like to cause their own booking nonsense as Cody Rhodes opts to NOT finish his story at WrestleMania for The Rock? Hang on...WHAT? With Roman vs Rock seemingly set for WrestleMania 40, despite an impending fan backlash, Jeremy Graves, The Dekker Dane, Harriett and MattyBoo attempt to actually figure out what is going on? And if there's any chance of saving this booking madness. Also, there's a quick discussion on the sudden firing of Scott D'Amore and the love of Drew McIntyre's meme game. Chapter Points 00:00 - Start 04:39 - Scott D'Amore Fired from TNA 14:16 - The Story of Cody Rhodes & The Rock: The Recap 22:15 - The Story of Cody Rhodes & The Rock: The Discussion 01:08:10 - Scott D'Amore Update 01:10:00 - Drew McIntyre - King of The Memes & Signing Off Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at contact@bunkamania.com. ---- If you'd like to digest more geek and pop culture content, make sure you subscribe to BunkaMania UK on YouTube! Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUK Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUK Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Bunkamania Wrestling that this week sees our intrepid travellers discuss WWE’s Royal Rumble 2024 event! Join Jeremy, Harriett and (for the first time) Matty Boo as they discuss the various happenings on the event. Talking about our overall thoughts on the show, specific big moments, returns, debuts and so much more! But that’s not all, as there’s time to look at the possible direction things may be heading in and during the recording of this podcast (on Monday 29th January, prior to RAW airing) news began circulating about CM Punk and his reported injury. So we make sure to touch on that as well. A fun show as always! Chapter points 00:00 Intro 01:57 General overall thoughts on the event, 10:28 The Women’s Royal Rumble Match 37:59 4-Way Championship Match 42:40 Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens 49:49 The Men’s Royal Rumble Match 1:12:45 Surprises/Callbacks: There were no Legends on this show 1:15:55 Thoughts as the show was going off the air; honourable mentions for great showings on this event 1:23:51 CM Punk injured? Discussion on the reports doing the rounds and when it may have occurred during the Rumble. 1:31:25 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of BunkaMania was recorded on January 24th 2024. WWE Monday Night Raw is leaving TV networks and heading to Netflix in January 2025! While the US sees Raw move homes, international audiences including the UK will see all their WWE shows like Smackdown, NXT and more on the streaming platform! Jeremy Graves, The Dekker Dane and Harriett [Manga Girl] talk about the impact this new TV deal might have along with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joining TKO and more! Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at contact@bunkamania.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on Sunday 19th November 2023 A very eventful AEW Full Gear saw MJF come back from a horrific beatdown to retain the AEW World Championship against Jay White, new Women's and TBS Champions crowd and Hangman Adam Page drinks blood!? Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane share their thoughts on this year's edition of AEW Full Gear talking about some of the big stories coming out of the event including the signing of Will Ospreay and the upcoming Contential Classic. Let us know your thoughts by sending us an email at contact@bunkamania.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Chapters 00:00 - Start & Intro 02:45 - WWE Payback 2023 31:17 - AEW All Out 2023 01:14:21 - Outro Another busy weekend of wrestling saw both WWE and AEW run pay per views for the wrestling world and our hosts Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane decide to do a bit of show and tell where they each review a show. The Dekker Dane talks about WWE Payback, dubbed seemingly a filler episode of WWE storytelling with the odd highlight in the form of Becky Lynch vs Trish Stratus in a steel cage and a chaotic street fight between The Judgement Day and Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Following a newsworthy week, for mostly CM Punk reasons, Jeremy Graves sees if this year's All Out can end up beind a sweet ending after a chaotic few days for the promotion. With the return of Bryan Danielson against Ricky Starks, Miro and Powerhouse Hobbs smacking "meat" and the International Championship headlining, how will All Out be remembered? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CM Punk has been fired by AEW following investigation in the All In brawl he had with Jack Perry during the huge Wembley show last weekend. Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane go live to discuss the story and share their thoughts over the depature of one of AEW's most well known (and controversial) stars. This is the audio version of our impromptu live stream to discuss the news as it happened on Saturday 2nd September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded on Wednesday 30th August ahead of AEW Dynamite. Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane catch up to talk all things AEW with the historic All In show at Wembley stadium. Our hosts reflect on the experience of attending the show in person and their highlights from the event. If that's not all, they're also contemplating what to expect from All Out. But the wrestling doesn't stop there as they make some very quick predictions for WWE Payback 2023 - a show that might have been a slight afterthought, all recent developments considered, but might have some great potential! Episode Chapters 00:00 - Start & AEW All In Thoughts 01:01:05 - WWE Payback Predictions 01:13:37 - Brief AEW All Out Chat 01:16:26 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of BunkaMania was recorded ahead of the Smackdown Tribute show on 25th August 2023. Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane remember the career of Windham Rotunda aka Bray Wyatt who tragically passed away at the age of 36 earlier this week. In this short episode, they reflect on what Windham a standout on the WWE roster looking at his creativity with The Wyatt Family, The Fiend and Uncle Howdy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Graves and Tom Linberry are back to predict what they think is going to happen at AEW’s All In: London event this weekend. But before getting to that, they touch on the news from the past few days of the passing of both Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt. They discuss their memories of Terry Funk as well as his legacy, then briefly touch on Bray Wyatt’s impact too — a quick note the reason we say briefly is that there will be a separate podcast coming focusing more specifically on Bray Wyatt. So be on the look out for that in the coming days. Chapter Points - 00:00 Intro, a note about this episode of the podcast 01:09 The passing of Terry Funk; Our memories of him; his legacy 09:43 The passing of Bray Wyatt 17:33 Quick bit of Podcast housekeeping 18:22 All In: London discussion begins 19:52 General feelings on the last Dynamite before All In this weekend 21:28 Jack Perry vs. Hook 24:36 Aussie Open vs. MJF & Adam Cole 28:09 Coffin Match: Darby/Sting v Swerve/Christian 35:45 Chris Jericho vs. Will Ospreay 41:20 Omega/Ibushi/Page vs. Takeshita/White/Robinson 46:38 House of Black vs. The Acclaimed 51:58 Stadium Stampede Match 58:49 CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe 1:01:28 Women’s Title 4-Way Match 1:04:52 FTR vs. Young Bucks 1:10:39 MJF vs. Adam Cole 1:14:05 What next for the world title after All In? 1:16:112 Other shows happening in London this weekend; Outro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jeremy Graves and Tom Linberry (not in the car studio, but remotely) as they have a free flowing catchup discussion ahead of attending AEW All In London at Wembley Stadium this weekend with the ultimate point of the discussion being they are really excited for the show! They go through the (at time of recording) announced matches, some of the history and buildup of said matches, the polarising feelings doing the rounds about the show, some tidbits and how we see the show coming together on the day itself. A fun podcast as always! [*This podcast was recorded on Wednesday 23rd August 2023, prior to the AEW Dynamite show that same day airing.] Chapter points - 00:00 Intro 01:17 Our feelings going into All In: London 03:05 MJF & Adam Cole 04:55 Tony Khan’s Media Call; How many matches total will there be? 06:00 Swerve/AR Fox v Sting/Darby Allin; the rise of Swerve 13:12 Page/Omega/Ibushi v Takeshita/White/Robinson 17:56 Chris Jericho v Will Ospreay 25:29 Stadium Stampede Match; Fenix of the show?; Who are the Mystery Partners? 31:58 Aussie Open v Cole & MJF 33:45 Women’s Title 4-Way Match 37:10 CM Punk v Samoa Joe 41:55 FTR v The Young Bucks 47:54 Running order for the show; What else could we expect? 53:43 Genuine excitement for the show; early pictures of the setup 57:50 Outro; Podcast Plans for the rest of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The biggest wrestling of the party of the summer is in the books for another year and it was...a show. Jeremy Graves, The Dekker Dane and Harriett reunite to discuss WWE Summerslam 2023. A show that did have some ups in the form of Cody besting Brock Lesnar, a show with some mild dissapointments, and a show that had some very questionable moments - notable the Tribal combat main event. What did the trio make of the show? Find out in this BunkaMania Wrestling review recorded on Wednesday 9th August 2023. Chapter points 00:00 Intro 03:10 General thoughts on SummerSlam 2023 08:09 Logan Paul vs. Ricochet 15:54 Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar 22:10 The Battle Royal 26:31 Shayna Baszler vs. Ronda Rousey 36:04 Gunther vs. Drew McIntyre 42:04 Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor 49:57 Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Bianca Belair 57:46 Post-Match: The MITB Cash-in 1:01:02 Roman Reigns vs. Jey Iso; Why Jimmy?! 1:19:11 What is next? Possible teased directions on various stories. 1:26:09 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hottest wrestling event of the summer is here with muscle cars and more! BunkaMania kicks off year 3 of antics by taking a look at the upcoming card for WWE's summer spectacular. Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane are joined by Harriett once more to make their bold predictions on what will happen. Will Logan Paul and Richochet become viral...again? Can Cody Rhodes close the book on Brock Lesnar? And who will win tribal combat between Roman Reigns and Jey Uso? Plus, does Damien Priest consider Finn Balor to be his favourite Finn? Find out in this episode of BunkaMania! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was an eventful night in London for WWE's Money in the Bank. Damien Preist and Iyo Sky took this year's MITB briefcases, Cody Rhodes didn't seem to have much adversity with Dominik Mysterio, Shanya Bazler followed Warhammer lore, John Cena made a surprise appearance and Jey Uso PINNED Roman Reigns! The Dekker Dane and Harriett (aka MangaGirl) share their thoughts on the show along and the Raw fallout. Plus plenty of bad Wade Barrett impersonations. Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at contact@bunkamania.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

London's calling and the WWE have brought ladders! The Dekker Dane and Harriett (aka MangaGirl) make their predictions for the stacked PLE event at The O2 Arena. Are we all going to shout "YEAH" with LA Knight or are we going to watch the wrestling world get turned upside down with a Logan Paul victory in the annual ladder match? There's also a Bloodline Civil War, the latest chapter of Cody Rhodes' Adversity, and more to look forward to. So how is it all going to go down? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.