Author: swtony

AEW Dynamite Post Show 38

The crew is back with all the news and notes from AEW Dark, Being the Elite, and an appearance from Don Callis and Kenny Omega on Impact Wrestling. Then it’s on to this week’s Dynamite which turned out to be quite the banger! The Inner Circle airs out their grievances, Tony Schiavone talks with Sting, Brandi and Shaq(!) exchange pleasantries and a drink of water, MJF and Orange Cassidy battle…

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AEW Dynamite Post Show 20

Kevin and Tony from the Shining Wizards take over for Matt and join Kate the Great and Ryan Van Dam for tag team coverage of this week’s show. Moxley defended the AEW Championship against Darby Allin, the Elite and FTR take on the Dark Order in 12-man action, the Best Friends take on Santana and Ortiz, and Eric Bischoff returns to moderate a debate between Le Champion and Freshly Squeezed!…

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Quarantine Content 002: No Holds Barred early script review and read with Dave “Mega” Powers

Tony had a conversation with Dave over the weekend, and Dave happened to mention that he had an early version of the script to “No Holds Barred,” the movie that became a classic to wrestling fans in the late 80s. You know the one, starring Hulk Hogan and “Tiny” Lister as Zeus? Anyway, he suggested to Tony that they actually read it and do some analysis. The guys don’t read…

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Episode 476: Firefly, Florida

The boys are back together, and while the world is in chaos, they bring you your weekly wrestling talk! WWE is designated as “essential” in Florida and they plan on bringing more live shows. Impact taped some shows for the future, AEW keeps moving on, and MLW stretches out its tapings from Mexico. Was it a mistake for Shanya Baszler and Rhea Ripley to come up short at WrestleMania? Who’s…

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Episode 474: A Couple of Barnburners!

The Two Man Group comes back with a little Skype action while the quarantine is in full effect. Kevin and Tony try to make sense of the upcoming card for WrestleMania, spend some time covering AEW and MLW, and play some off-the-wall WrestleMania trivia. Plus, teasers for the Round of 32 Shining Wizards Cup results!

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Episode 472: Live from the Performance Center

The entire world is on lockdown. Events, shows, and promotions are going into lockdown… but the Wizards are still going at it! The guys cover all the latest news including crowdless SmackDown from the Performance Center, AEW Dynamite, MLW Fusion and NWA Circle Squared. WWE announced two new inductees for the Hall of Fame, even though the ceremony (and most, if not all, of the events WrestleMania weekend) are in…

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Episode 470: Soul in My Hole

The guys are at it again, covering Elimination Chamber, where Kevin and Tony agree on some things about the show and not others. We’ve got fallout from AEW’s revolution, the latest NWA Power, and MLW Fusion. Matt catches us up to speed on Ring of Honor and the boys pick the 18th Anniversary Show. A NEW NWA TV Champion, WrestleMania moments, website misery, mispronunciations, and so much more!

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Episode 469: Bruno Martinez

The boys are back in Studio A with Charles “Handjob” Cobb, and we’re coming off a packed week of wrestling. There’s petty to unpack from WWE’s Super Showdown including wins by the Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, and Goldberg as we get closer to WrestleMania. AEW’s Evolution is up next and there were lots of great matches including a Match of the Year candidate in the Young Bucks versus Kenny Omega and…

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Episode 468: The Ten Pounds of Pink with Zicky Dice

The Two Man Army is back, and there’s plenty going on in Wizards land. Talk includes the latest from MLW, AEW, and NWA’s newest venture, Circle Squared. Then the episode gets OUTLANDISH as Zicky Dice joins the boys. There’s plenty of talk about training with Seth Rollins, touring with Heart to Heart, shampoos and shavings, fanny packs, and so much more. Plus, we play his band’s new single Insufferable. And…

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Episode 467: Mook Banging with the Kirks

Brandon Kirk and Kasey Catal join Matt, Kevin, AOP Anthony & Ryan in Studio B. Conversation is off and running, talking about Vlogs, Mook Banging, Grim’s Youtube Show, Death Matches, Twitter and so much more. We dive deep into the Squared Circle of Sacrifice Match, the Cage of Death & what’s next for the Kirks. Talk takes us all over the place, a brief NXT Portland breakdown, a review of…

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Episode 466: Everything’s Jazzy

The show gets hot right out of the gate as the Alpha Female Jazzy Gabert joins us to talk about her time in NXT, going on tour with Udo, starting her new wrestling promotion Sirius, and so much more. You’ll see why she is one of our favorites. Kevin gives us stories of WrestlePro while Matt shares his experiences at Ring of Honor. Kevin and Tony cover the events of…

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Episode 465: Wizards Rewind of WrestleMania X-Seven

Matt tells tales of his travels to Philadelphia for the MLW show at the 2300 Arena to open the show. Talk quickly turns into MLW and the NWA, including Tom Lawlor, Injustice, Ricky Starks, Trevor Murdock, and the Nick Aldis/Marty Scrull story. Edge gets attacked on Raw and Matt loved it, while King Corbin gets doused with dog food on SmackDown and Tony loved it. Corporate Kevin wasn’t too worried…

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Episode 464: Jordan Oliver’s Injustice

There’s a whole lotta wrestling going on! Don’t worry, the guys have you covered, with everything from the Royal Rumble, Worlds Collide, Hard Times, everything! Kevin takes the Championship in the PPV Pick Extravaganza thing, and we’re already rocketing into Season 2. MLW superstar Jordan Oliver from Injustice joins us to discuss the fallout from his match with Blake Christian, his teaming with Kotto Brazil and Myron Reed, confronting Konnan…

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Episode 463: Hard Times with Joe Galli

It’s the final week of pay-per-view picks for the boys, and it’s NWA’s Hard Times and NXT’s Worlds Collide to close out the year. Tony is needing a miracle while Kevin and Matt battle it for first place, but anything can happen. Joe Galli, voice of the NWA, joins us to talk about his career in reporting as well as commentating, and we discuss everything in the world of Into…

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Episode 461: Strictly Business

The Two Man Group returns from New Years and there’s some new equipment getting a test drive. There’s coverage of New Japan’s WrestleKingdom 14 and some of the fallout, as Tony sulks over Ibushi’s two losses and Naito’s ascension to double champion. Plus, find out how bad the guys ate it with their picks. Kevin and Tony wonder what a new season of Legends House might look like. There’s a…

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Episode 460: Wizards, Wigwams, and WrestleKingdom

It’s the end of the year and the end of the decade! But before we get into the roaring 20s it’s time to look back at the past decade, at least a little bit. The guys cover MLW and AEW before getting into some “best off” with MLW and WWE. Matt’s dream comes true as WrestleKingdom gets extensive coverage, and it’s the first time the event takes place over two…

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Episode 459: The 2019 Christmas Spectacular with the Turnbuckle Throwbacks

The Shining Wizards and the Turnbuckle Throwbacks get together for some Christmas cheer and wrestling talk. There’s coverage of the NWA, MLW, AEW and WWE, some discussion of the year’s “Best ofs,” gift exchanging, and so much more. Plus, the throwback of the week is Starrcade 1999. which was probably better than most thought but still not a good show. Enjoy the episode and enjoy the Holidays!

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Episode 458: Don’t Count Vinny Out… of Milk

It was a loaded week of wrestling on PPV, including NWA’s Into the Fire, ROH’S Final Battle, and WWE’s TLC. OF course, the guys have you covered with coverage of it all, including all the surprise wins, title changes, special guests, and much more. “The Kid” Vinny Pacifico called in to discuss his wrestling career and his success in the Ring of Honor Dojo, as well as his time in…

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