Shake Them Ropes | Pro Wrestling Podcast
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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: 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
Shake Them Ropes. The Iceman Goeth
4/5/2025
This week we talk a bit about Val Kilmer and do the news and THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM where we preview AEW Dynasty and a bit of NXT. No Vader Club, we'll get back to that next week.
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Duration:01:18:20
Shake Them Ropes. Cena Grinch
3/29/2025
This week in the news, the passing of Bill Mercer, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we talk the good bad and ugly of promos this week and in Vader Club: Mongo vs the Barbarian and Horsemen vs. Faces of Fear from Halloween Havoc 1996.
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Duration:01:26:15
Shake Them Ropes. Big George
3/22/2025
This week in the news, WWE doesn’t play nice with AEW again, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we talk heroes and villains and in Vader Club: Nov has selected Rick Martel vs. Jumbo Tsuruta for the AWA World Heavyweight Title
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Duration:01:37:05
Shake Them Ropes. Secret Purpose
3/15/2025
This week in the news: Jeff Cobb in WWE; In the Lazy River of Wrestling Criticism: AEW Revolution and NXT Roadblock and in Vader Club we talk Barry Windham’s turn and watch Luger/Windham vs. Tully/Arn from Clash of the Champions I
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Duration:01:25:06
Shake Them Ropes. Macgyver
3/8/2025
This week, in the news: Lex Luger in the WWE HOF, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: a preview of AEW Revolution and in Vader Club: Super Vader vs. Gary Albright from UWFi in 1995.
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Duration:01:33:12
Shake Them Ropes. Heel Cena
3/2/2025
This week we start shortly after Elimination Chamber with THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM talking about the onramp to Wrestlemania and throw in some news and other thoughts on a good week in tv. Then for Vader Club we have Joe Malenko and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. the Fantastics
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Duration:00:52:53
Shake Them Ropes. Beta Male Energy
2/22/2025
This week in the news: venue announcements in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, a discussion on Beta Male energy in wrestling, and in Vader Club: Chris has selectedFrom Slamboree 98: Ultimo Dragon vs. Eddie Guerrero
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Duration:01:17:27
Shake Them Ropes. Cherry Pickers
2/16/2025
This week in the news: roster moves, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, some on the fly thoughts on NXT Vengeance and a very good Dynamite, and in Vader Club: Meiko Satomura vs Io Shirai from 2015.
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Duration:01:02:21
Shake Them Ropes. Never Read the Comments
2/8/2025
Jeff broke his own rule on the VOW discord and vanity searched. Jeff got mad at the stupid. Jeff talks it out. Plus more news, THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM and in Vader Club: Nov picks DDP vs. Randy Savage from Great American Bash 1997
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Duration:01:32:35