AEW Double or Nothing or WWE Creative Next to Nothing? KOP explains both sides of that question. How will both companies answer the call? Competition is finally here and it couldn't come at a better time. KOP talks about the importance of AEW to show that AllIn was not a fluke. KOP previews and predicts the matches for AEW Double or Nothing. He als…

Bayley hugs the Money in the Bank Briefcase in victory, Then she cashes in to hug her new Smackdown Women's title. KOP examines what wasn't newsworthy. Brock Lesnar makes a surprise return to salvage the men's ladder match. He adds the only interesting angle coming out of the show. Plus, Becky Lynch drops one title belt. Seth Rollins and Kofi Kings…

AEW TV Becomes Reality. TNT welcomes back wrestling for the first time since WWE bought their last competitor. KOP talks about why wrestling needed this. KOP follows up on the WWE creative chaos. He discusses why abandoned storylines and character development have caused the problem and how this applies unneeded pressure on WWE. Also, Bray Wyatt's …

WWE Creative Needs a Culture of Change. KOP examines the latest creative slide affecting the TV product and looks back on the same old story. WWE is consumed various superstar requests for release, social, cultural conformity and corporate cowardice. Will "Money in the Bank" turnaround the fans' fickleness towards the product. KOP lays out the majo…

WWE Ratings, Revenue, and house show returns rollback. Superstars suffer from no storylines to build their star power. KOP analyzes. Dean Ambrose gets moxie back as Jon Moxley. Major independents are making waves on WWE's vulnerability? Saudi princes summon Goldberg, Undertaker and Brock Lesnar with big bucks. Impact Wrestling launches Impact Plus.…

Impact Wrestling Rebellion delivered several tremendous title changes for LAX and Brian Cage as well as an unbreakable debut by Michael Elgin. Impact Wrestling Rebellion delivered several tremendous title changes as LAX won back the Tag Team titles, Brian Cage wins the Impact World title but then is met by an unbreakable debut by Michael Elgin. KOP…

Bray Wyatt is a Bright Spot In WWE Offseason Mediocrity. KOP unpacks the reboot of the eater of worlds and why the gimmick is destined to work. Plus, KOP rants about the many habits that keep happening as part of the WWE offseason. Why does WWE refuse to address the issue? WWE looks ready to move the Smackdown live brand to Fox with improvements. R…

#WWE Superstars were simply shuffled. Time to squash the idea that there was any real on-air shakeup. The Real #SuperstarShakeup is happening off-camera. KOP explains what you're not being told. KOP evaluates if WWE is ready for the upcoming Fox debut. We analyze how the WWE Offseason will start to play out. Is 2019 The End Of WWE’s Part-Timer Era?…

WrestleMania35 Leaves #WWE Prepared For Move to Fox and Major Independent Big Event Movement, but WWE showed that they can easily screw those plans up. We look back at WWE accomplished this past Wrestlemania weekend, and analyze what lies in front of them. That includes the move of Smackdown to Fox, a possible move of NXT and NXT UK to FS1, and sev…

#WrestleMania35 is Christmas for #KofiKingston #BeckyLynch #SethRollins the WWE Universe and KOP explains they could have done better by their hardcore fanbase. #KofiKingston conquers the #WWE Title, #SethRollins Secures Universal Gold over the Beast and has been made a top guy again. Plus, what do these title wins mean going into Money in the Bank…

Final #WrestleMania35 Push Doesn't Hold Back as Ronda, Charlotte and Becky take a ride downtown. Plus, #Wrestlemania Preview and Predictions and one final rant. Also, we preview NXY Takeover New York and the New Japan/ Ring of Honor G1 Supercard, plus AEW signs some new and familiar on -air talent. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by shopping …

WWE Fails Forward to the #WrestleMania35 Finish Line with a last minute title change for Charlotte Flair and a tag match to decide Kofi Kingston's fate. Plus, KOP previews #WrestlingWeekend, why multi-Super Bowl champion tight end Rob Gronkowski's retirement will matter to WWE fans and how WWE is set to move into a seriously crucial WrestleMania of…

WrestleMania35 Build Takes a Bad Turn To Stall For Time as Kofi Kingston, Triple H /Batista and the Women's Triple Threat title match suffer. Plus, KOP looks at the featured events surrounding WrestleMania weekend including the ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard, NXT Takeover: New York and events for MLW and Impact Wrestling. Support the Wrestling is Real Podca…

Passionate Promos Rise Above Sub-par #WrestleMania Story Telling as Ronda Rousey, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, Shane McMahon, Batista, and Triple H stand out on the stick. KOP talks about how fans should continue to overlook storytelling that is stuck in the mud in most WrestleMania storylines with three weeks left before the big event. Plus, the NX…

#WWEFastlane Shows Shane Screw Miz, Ronda Reward Becky, and Title Matches Triumph as Bryan and Joe retain in great matchups. Plus, the Shield reunites and Roman Reigns make his long-awaited return to the ring. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/amazon Send a PayPal dona…

Fastlane Fuels the main event WrestleMania Buzz; Creative Continuity Be Damned says WWE when it comes to some of the storytelling. KOP validates the claim and explains how all of the major changes being made to storylines like the Ronda Rousey heel turn, the Shield reunion and the Kevin Owens/ Kofi Kingston dynamic, can be given some benefit of the…

Batista Returns in a rage to challenge Triple H for WrestleMania35. Roman Reigns rejoices with news of remission leads to a resurge to #WWE and #WrestleMania35 buzz. Batista Returns in a rage returns to challenge Triple H. #RomanReigns Rejoices with Remission and we rejoice with him. KOP explains the magnitude of momentum that WWE accomplished on T…

Operation #NXT on #WWE TV executed on RAW and Smackdown Live this week. Is this the Answer to #WWE and their #AEW Anxiety? Why did WWE call up NXT main eventers Ricochet, Aleister Black, Johnny Gargano, and Aleister Black? Could this be just a desperate move to build more buzz around the ratings dwindling TV product or could this be an answer to an…

KOP does a brief #EliminationChamber Recap. Enter Charlotte Flair Into WrestleMania Main Event Story into the upcoming Raw Womens Triple Threat march. Plus, Bayley and Sasha Banks take inaugural tag team gold and Finn Balor push continues with Intercontinental gold. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special li…

The McMahons do an incredible job of blowing up #BeckyLynch and her Momentum with a poor storyline twist. Plus, an #EliminationChamber preview and AEW Acquires Kenny Omega. Also, WWE injuries have a tendency to plague WrestleMania buildup. KOP notices a trend. Plus ROH 17th Anniversary and AEW Double or Nothing updates. Support the Wrestling is Rea…

#BeckyLynch Barrels Into Some Stone Cold #WrestleMania Storytelling as Stephanie McMahon and Triple HHH introduce a suspension angle on a worked injury the Man sustained in the Women's Royal Rumble match. KOP weighs on the direction of this critical main event storyline, plus the progression of the new Daniel Bryan. Plus, Fox might be adding more W…

#DeanAmbrose and Hideo Itami are Departing and #WWE Superstars Rumble Options as Dean Ambrose turned down a multi-year deal from WWE worth seven figures per year and Itami finishes with the company. KOP weighs the departure and how WWE might be worried about wrestlers going to All Elite Wrestling. Plus, we look at the #RoyalRumble aftermath with a …

#RoyalRumble Review as Brock Lesnar Retains over Finn Balor, Becky Lynch Mans Up after losing to Asuka to win the Rumble. Plus Daniel Bryan retains the WWE championship and Rhonda Rousey makes Sasha Banks look good in defeat. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/amazon S…

Believing in #FinnBalor as KOP looks into the possible reality that Finn Balor could be crowned Universal Champion again. KOP looks at the positive and the realistic ramifications behind the match. #RoyalRumble Revives #WWE Fan Interest and KOP previews the entire card and ponders where WWE should go with the WrestleMania build. Support the Wrestli…

The IWC has begun to inflate, insist and instill pipe dreams and expectations out of proportion for a hopeful #AEW All Elite Wrestling Acceleration. KOP weighs out all of the headlines and balances out the immediate impact and implications now being felt by WWE and the major independents. Plus, WWE makes some switches towards the top of the card, a…

All Elite Wrestling #AEW and the Impossible Perception It Is the WWE Alternative as casual fans and wrestling content creators and podcasters are playing armchair quarterback while inflating the promotion's expectations. KOP puts the announcement into perspective and discusses where All Elite Wrestling will land in the spectrum between the WWE and …

#BulletClub Elite Bows Out of #NJWK13 and Impact Wrestling Homecoming Impresses The Asylum.KOP runs through the numerous title changes and more notably the exit of the elite members of the Bullet Club. KOP also reviews and recaps Impact Wrestling Homecoming that offered some impressive matchups and several new champions are crowned. Support the Wre…

Major Indies Make Noise with New Promotions and Partnerships as All Elite Wrestling is announced, and ROH fosters new relationships. KOP discusses how these measures we'll be able to steal some of the WWE headlines in 2019. He also questions how much impact will major Indies can make this year to a vulnerable WWE unwilling how to make changes deeme…

Major Independents Take 2019 Measures as #WWE OffSeason Wraps Up as Impact Wrestling moves to a new TV home, ROH signs new top talent, and PPVs take shape to start 2019. Plus, time for the wrestling news media to chill out, and KOP wraps up our review of the Year in Wrestling for 2018. Also, we had to wait till the end of Smackdown to see the only …

Meaningless Mea Culpa and Smoke and Mirrors by The McMahon Family as they jump onto pre-taped TV for the lame duck last two weeks of the WWE Offseason. KOP explains how unimportant this event was, and goes through what they really gave us for Christmas. Plus, KOP continues our ongoing Year in Review for 2018 looking the period that stretches from S…

#WWETLC Properly Pays Off most of their feuds in the bulk of the matches on the TLC card to close out the WWE Offseason, but that doesn't mean they missed on a couple of matches (see Rollins vs. Ambrose and Balor vs. McIntyre). Plus, an Elite Exit at #ROHFinalBattle as Cody and the Young Bucks make a Kliq-tastic off-camera curtain call along with s…

Major Independents Make Moves To Leverage WWE Offseason Woes as KOP looks into the PPVs being set up prior to WrestleMania season. What are shows like NJPW Wrestle Kingdom, Impact Wrestling Homecoming and ROH Final Battle able to do to draw in disgruntled WWE fans. Plus, KOP picks up on the Year in Review of Wrestling covering the time between Wres…

WWE Tumbles into TLC Distraction as KOP discusses the leadup to WWE TLC with the help of clip from this past Sunday's "Vince Russo: Truth with Consequences. " Plus, Final Matches for a number of wrestlers this Friday at ROH Final Battle? Which wrestler's contracts are running out and who will get a look by WWE and the major indies. Also, we look at…

Erosion of Ratings and Attendance Troubling Trend of #WWEOffSeason as KOP chronicles this ongoing crisis that the IWC is up at arms about. But first, KOP rants about how comedian Kevin Hart stepped down from hosting the Oscars for posting anti-gay Twitter messages years ago that has come back to haunt him thanks to the outcry of, triggered, easily …

WWE Weekly TV Is In Trouble and They're Asking Fans For Help? KOP surveys the negative sentiment of the weekly TV product throughout the IWC. This at the time when WWE sends out a survey to gather feedback on their product. KOP looks at the big picture and repeats his argument on how the major independents need to take advantage of this weak offsea…

WWE Main Event Marquee is Broken as injuries and unexplained heel turns contribute to the annual poor finish to the end of the WWE offseason, KOP explains how it needs to come across with more reality and less like a carnival show. Plus, KOP continues on how the major independents have worked hard this year to curb away from being anything like wha…

WWE Survivor Series Shocks and Awe suffices for this Big 4 PPV that meant very little overall, while NXT Takeover consistently triumphs the weekly RAW and Smackdown offerings. No title changes, and aside from a couple of interesting "dream" feuds, KOP starts in how NXT is delivering what today's wrestling fan really wants and what WWE is forgetting…

Survivor Series Stumbles While Struggling Through WWE OffSeason, thanks to major stars on the shelf, botches and bad promos leading into Staples Center this Sunday. We delve into how Becky Lynch got botched out of the main event match next to Nia Jax, shelving the hottest star in the company as she is grabbing momentum. Also, we try to figure out t…

Brawn Strowman Is the New Big Show, while Brock Lesnar comes back and becomes an unbeatable Universal champion once again. As Survivor Series satisfies to distract the casual fans, KOP explains how WWE plans to sludge through the end of the offseason into 2019. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link ht…

#WWECrownJewel A Crowning Disappointment in what was just another glorified house show for the Saudi royalty sitting in couches at ringside. KOP dissects the matches that felt either RAW or Nitro-worthy or ended ridiculously. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/amazon S…

#WWE #CrownJewel is set To Commence in Saudi Arabia Sans Controversy this Friday. KOP looks at what impact the show will have on future storylines and what can be done with Survivor Series in three weeks. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.kingofpodcasts.com/amazon Send a PayPal donation…

#WWEEvolution Escalates a Firmly Established WWE Women Division with a PPV that came in with a light in-ring card but delivered overall. One title change happened as Shayna Bazler wins back the NXT Women's title, Toni Storm wins the Mae Young Classic. Support the Wrestling is Real Podcast by: Shopping at Amazon through our special link http://www.k…

Roman Reigns Relinquishes the WWE Universal Title As Result of Leukemia Regression that he had been diagnosed with prior over a decade ago that has again resurfaced. KOP discusses the unfortunate news and reflects back on his career to date and what a future return to WWE could look like. Plus, WWE Evolution is this weekend, and KOP previews and pr…

KOP lays out the reason Why WWE Will Choose Capitalism Over Criticism Going to #CrownJewel and why there is nothing wrong with that. KOP points out some hypocrisy that has not been widely reported that explains why WWE will not make any knee-jerk reaction regardless of the public pressure. Plus, Ronda Rousey pipebombs the Bella Twins, Batista and R…

Impact Wrestling Basks in Brilliantly Booked Bound For Glory with a very stiff world title match that crowns a new champion in Johnny Impact. Plus, Bound For Glory takes us into the undead realm and the concrete jungle and starts off with a stunning spotfest of a curtain jerker. We also look into the tumultuous status of WWE Crown Jewel. Support th…

WWE Crown Jewel Cash Grab and Part-Timer Purge At the Saudi Prince's Request as Big Show, Rey Mysterio, and an unretired Shawn Michaels and a reunited DX come back to TV. KOP rants about the lasting effects of the cash grab and apology to women PPV in Evolution is doing to the company. He also discusses how this only helps the further growth of the…

Brie Bella Blowback Escalates with CyberBullying Charge on Smart Fans as Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella respond to last week' unfortunate concussion injury sustained by Liv Morgan. Plus, we look forward to Super Showdown and look back at ROH Death Before Dishonor. Plus, price tiering might be coming to the WWE Network. Check out the WWE Shop through o…

Brie Bella in her In-Ring Return has made some significant botches on her own, but she causes a botch heard all over the wrestling world that turns dangerous. KOP lays out the argument, the reaction from fans and fellow wrestlers, and how there is equal blame on her as well as WWE. Plus, ROH Death Before Dishonor is this weekend and more about the …

KOP helps WWE Fans deal with their WWE Off-season frustrations by explaining why WWE Globalization is The Cause For WWE Fans Off-Season Woes. KOP explains how WWE's plan for world domination as mentioned during WWE's Business Summit to their shareholders and the success that WWE has achieved. Plus, we point out who is being properly pushed in WWE, …

Universal Title Storyline starts with #HellinACell then goes to Hell Out Of a Cell as Brock Lesnar returns to make the main event a no-contest. KOP runs through a slightly-better than RAW PPV. Becky Lynch wins the Smackdown Live Womens title, but aside from some good matches nothing really happened. Subscribe to the WWE Network through our special …