The Shining Wizards

The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast kicks off Year 15 with a jam packed show. The crew catches up after Turkey day & then dives right into the disappointment that was Survivor Series War Games. From the Weapons in the cage to Yeeting in the middle of the match, the boys cover it all. They touch on the John Cena retirement tour & wonder if WWE announcing it as his final tour hurt. Dabble in the Last Time is Now Tournament & discuss ways to prevent fans from stalking/harassing talent outside of the arena. Back from break they talk a little bit about Bret Hart & Ric Flair, AEW, ROH Final Battle, play some games & of course cover our homework. We go back to ECW November to Remember 1995 for the main event. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer vs Raven & Cactus Jack. Does the streak continue? Do we get a thumbs down? Brundo is next up & takes us back to HK's Birthday, October 2006 for this gem. Link is below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72ND-2tPReQ

Happy New Year The Wizards are back with the 1st show of 2023 After the boys catch up about their New Years activities they dive into the world of professional wrestling  Matt got all jacked up for the Muta/Nakamura match & ended up signing up for the Pro Wrestling NOAH Streaming service. Matt talks about the show itself, gushes over the Muta/Nakamura match and ponders why Nakamura isn't a bigger star in the WWE & the guys talk about the his Royal Rumble win and why it didn't translate into him becoming the star they think he should have been.  They talk Wrestle Kingdom 17, Dragon Lee leaving AAA for NXT, and Kennan stripping Sammy & Tay of the titles  We Also talk Judas, Maki Itoh, Nick Gage, who is the face of GCW?  Mandy Rose made a million dollars with her website, and Tony asks, does this set the women's revolution back? It's a great topic of conversation  They cut Wardlow's hair, we talk some AEW, Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett tweeting, Don West and what's happening on Smackdown  Then we go Down the Aisle, we talk about the 1994 Super J Cup. We talk about Ricky Fuji, Gedo, Bob Backland in WAR in 1994, and so much more.  Remember to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 

The boys are live in studio with Phil Raia from the Turnbuckle Throwbacks. It's a night of pizza, wrestling talk, and a run-in from T3. After some great talk, the guys cover the December 22, 2017 episode of Monday Night Raw. We hope everyone has a Happy New Year!

It's Monday Night and the crew is back with another action packed episode  The boys cover the Mandy Rose release and share their thoughts on the whole situation, and have a pretty heated debate about if she should have been fired or not. They talk about the latest episode of AEW Dynamite and the happenings of what's going on in the WWE Universe  After a quick break they talk a little NWA and MLW before getting into Can You Beat That. We get news on the current champion and the committee makes a few announcements that will change the game going forward. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday Remember to rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to this show 

It's Wrestling Talk....and Talk About Wrestling  Matt Is the Lucky Pierre tonight with KJG & Handsome Kevin  The boys catch up, as we hear about JJ Rouge's weekend and working with Eugene aka Nick Dinsmore before they jump into Ring of Honor's Final Battle. We talk about the card, the Double Dog Collar Match, Jericho tapping to the Swing, is ROH Garbage and the newly announced Honor Club and what does that mean for ROH Weekly TV.  We come back from a quick break with some coverage of NXT Deadline & the Surviver Challenge. We hit on the world of the WWE quickly, talk about the Kurt Angle celebration.  Then it's on to AEW, Ricky Starks, and Winter Is Coming. We question KJG about Ricky Starks and ponder, who if not Ricky Starks, should have been MJF's 1st opponent in this reign.  Then we go down the aisle, sticking with ROH, we are back at Final Battle 2002, the 1st time ROH ran this event. We talk about the Ring Crew Express, Paul London, the main event and MORE!!!!  Remember to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 

It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling  The fellas quickly catch up with each other before being joined by the one and only Luigi Primo. The Best Pizza Chef in all the land. We talk about Pineapples on Pizza, his favorite toppings, working in AEW, going to Japan, and much more. It's a real fun interview and a great talk with one of the best characters in the professional wrestling business.  We follow up the Pizza Chef with some NWA talk, Blunt Force, Samantha Starr, The Spectaculars, Velvet Sky and more.  We run down the Ring of Honor Final Battle card. Tony can't wait (That's a lie)  This leads us to the news that Steven Regal is out of AEW and on his way back to the WWE. Worst Salad Dressings, new AEW Title Belts, Kevin's hate for Ricky Starks, a banning and more.  Then it's time for Kevin's Top 5, as he gives us the Top 5 people on TV with GO AWAY HEAT. Who's on your list? Did Kevin miss anyone?  If you enjoy the show, please remember to rate, review and subscribe.  

Fresh off of the Thanksgiving Holiday the boys are back to serve up some wrestling talk....and some talk about wrestling.  Handsome Kevin is on 4th mic, and Matt attempts to throw him under the bus for his Thanksgiving tradition, and boy does that blow up in his face. Matt is in the barrel.  Our guest, Rolando Freeman joins us to talk NWA, the Spectaculars and more, but the connection isn't the best, so after a few tries, everyone thinks its best to try again in the future. Don't worry, we will get him on as a guest.  The Boys then turn their attention to WWE Survivor Series WARGAMES!!! They cover the show, the Bloodline and much more.  Then we are joined by David Henry Bauer the 3rd, who picked tonight's Wizards Rewind. We go back to WCW Uncensored 95. Relive this shit show with us, as we have a blast talking about old WCW.  Remember to rate, review and subscribe. Plus don't miss our Wizards After Dark vehicle exclusively on Youtube 

We have a picks winner & we have the 1st point in the 2026 Death Pool.Doug Gilbert joins us to talk about the recently released Eddie Gilbert book that he wrote ( https://a.co/d/7oUpWUR) We only scratch the surface, and hopefully we can get Doug back to talk about his career We talk a little about TNA & the debut episode on AMC, Genesis & why we keep falling for the restart gimmick. Back from the break we talk some WWE, AEW, JCW Lunacy, Limitless Wrestling, too much WWE, Trey Miguel & more. Plus we do our Homework as we talk Hulk Hogan vs The Great Muta from Japan 1993. Find out how we felt about the match & Matt sends us back to the land of the rising sun for Aja Kong vs Yumiko Hotta from 1994 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD_29guJcWU&pp=ygUYYWphIGtvbmcgdnMgeXVtaWtvIGhvdHRhRemember to Subscribe, Like and Leave A Comment.

The Shining Wizards Return to cover the world of professional wrestling. We talk about the flat world of the WWE, as we talk about 3 Stages of Hell, Drew McIntyre, CM Punk, Royal Rumble, RAW, Stranger Things, Gunther & AJ Styles We are then joined by JCW Lunacy Star & Former JCW World Champion 2 Tuff Tony. We talk about JCW, Japan, Vince Russo, Matt Cardona, Midgets, & so much more. It's a fun & wild conversation with one of the pillars of Juggalo Championship Wrestling. We hit on a few things post interview, Polaco Watch, Ric Flair, Cameo prices, AEW, TNA on AMC & TNA Genesis this weekend. It's then time for Homework as HK took us back to SummerSlam 2017 for Big Show vs Big Cass with Enzo in a Shark Cage. Its a snap shot of WWE in 2017. Find out how the boys feel about it & if the streak continues. Tony assigns us this for homework for next week Great Muta vs Hulk Hogan from 1993 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9mixkm

The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed showThere is a weird energy to kick things off and the ball busting takes place before transitioning into some Bobby B talk. We then unveil the Shining Wizards Hall of Fame Class of 2026 & discuss our thoughts on who made the Hall, who missed the hall & who shouldn't be on the ballot next year.We touch on the WWE moving to Netflix before we are joined by Steve KeirnWe are beyond excited to be joined by Steve & before we can get into it with him, we encounter some technical issues, which turn into a lot of laughs. (This should be watched on Youtube) Back from the break we talk some AEW, WWE, NJPW & JCW Lunacy Then dive into last week's homeworkBefore HK sends us back to SummerSlam 2017 for next week's homework of Big Cass vs Big Show

It's the Shining Wizards Christmas ShowHK is back from Mexico, and we discuss what we did on ChristmasThen we jump into our gift exchange & we have a great time opening our gifts We then jump into picking our 2026 Shining Wizards Death Pool We do a little bit of wrestling talk as we talk Picks, AEW Worlds End, some WWE, NJPW & have a few laughs Then it's homework time as we go back to In Your House 5 to discuss Bret Hart vs British bulldog .Is the match better then SummerSlam 1992? Is Diana Smith Hart a looker? Plus Brundo assigns us some homework Walter vs Darby Allin from Evolve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dhyXpCKkB8We hope everyone has a Happy New Year

Celebrate the Shining Wizards' Christmas tradition with this rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, with Santa enthusiast and hardcore legend, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.

The Shining Wizards return to discuss the world of pro wrestling. Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast sits in on 4th microphone since HK is in Mexico for the holidays. They discuss the world of the WWE, Gunther's next move, Austin Theory, Royal Rumble, Mick Foley & more Bull Buchanan joins the show to talk about his promotion Bullpen Pro Wrestling, his son being a wrestler, his time in WWE, the Truth Commission, RTC, Japan & much more. It's a great interview & awesome catching up with Bull. We do some AEW talk before we jump into Homework, as we discuss TNA Barbed Wire Christmas Tree match from 2007. Find out what we thought of the match & if our streak of thumbs up continue. Matt assigns Bret Hart vs British bulldog from In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings as homework for next week.

The Last Time is NowWe discuss John Cena's last match from this past Saturday Night Main Event. We talk about the match, his legacy, share our favorite John Cena moments from his career and the match. Plus we discuss the rest of the card from SNME. We also take a few calls. We also do some talk about AEW, JCW Lunacy, GCW & MLW. Plus we stumble upon Babepedia all thanks to Matt's big stupid mouth. We also discuss our homework as HK takes us back to Judgement Day 2005 for John Cena vs JBL in an I Quit Match.And Tony is feeling festive as he assigns us homework with a holiday theme as we go back to TNA Impact 2007 for next week's homework. Link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD7mV84p9ys

The Shining Wizards return with another huge showThe bathroom debut continues as we now have photographic proof of the distance between Brundo's toilet & showerJuice Springsteen joins us for the Juice Box as we talk about Tank Abbott In WCW, John Cena & Nick Khan's ridiculous statement about Rey Mysterio Jr in WCW. Juice hangs with us as we have the pleasure of talking with Ron Reis aka The Yeti, Reese, Big Ron Studd & The Super Ninja. We talk so many subjects, from his time in the Dungeon of Doom to The Flock & his post WCW Career & everything in between. Ron is a great dude & this is a fantastic chat. Because of chat with Ron ran long, we spend very little time on NXT Deadline, the WWE, AEW & TNA. We will cover all of that next weekWe go back to Brundo's homework from last week. We had to change in on the fly as the video he sent was someone else reviewing the match. So we went back to 2004 for Christopher St Connection vs Matt Striker & Simon Diamond. In honor of John Cena HK assigns us an early John Cena match. From 2005 Judgement Day it's the I quit match between JBL & John CenaFollow Ron Reis on Instagram Ron_Reis50 Book Ron Reis at RonReisis72@gmail.com

It's the Shining Wizards 14th Anniversary Show The 1st hour of the show is full of surprise appearances. Kayla Sparks, Vincent, Gino Gotz, Emil Jay, Clark Connors, Dan Barry, & Sal Rinauro join the boys to celebrate & chaos ensues Once things calm down we play a bunch of videos from Sam Stackhouse, Bay Ragni, Lindsay Snow, Vicious Vicki, Ruby Raze, Gary Jay & Macho Manitoban.Then its a bunch of ball busting & games as the boys celebrate 14 Years Not much wrestling talk but a good time. Thank you to all the people who support the show now & in the past 14 years. We wouldn't be here without you.

Brundo and Tony are holding down the fort one week before our 14th Anniversary Show. There's lots of AEW Blood and Guts talk and the guys dissect the men's and women's matches. We also cover the upcoming Full Gear PPV. We have an update to the Death Pool as Tony takes the lead with weeks to go. TNA talk comes next as Joe Hendry signs with NXT and Mike Santana gets screwed out of his TNA Championship. John Cena has three matches left, including Survivor Series and Saturday Night's Main Event, which includes bonus ticket pricing talk. Brundo unleashes his new game Who's at the House Show? And Tony brings back a round of 13 or Less. Finally, homework brings us a death match for the XPW Championship from Drive-In Massacre, November 25, 2023, with Ludark Shaitan defending the Women's Championship against Mickie Knuckles.

It's Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling with The Shining Wizards Kate from Fightful joins the show for Kates Corner as they discuss the new AEW National Heavyweight Title, the current booking landscape across wrestling & much more.As Kate exits, the boys dive into the Collision Walk Out & it takes a wild turn as we have to explain ALOT to Tony. Back from the break we are talking about Snacks & the world of WWE. John Cena's Last Time Tournament, the new US Champion, Logan Paul, Dirty Dom, Ridge Holland & more. Matt breaks out a new game called Guess Who & even in his absence the boys cover HK's homework from last week as we go back to WCW 1995. Tony gives us quiet a homework assignment as we go back to XPW for Ludark Shaitan vs Mickie Knuckles. The link is below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGOYv-79sOc

It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling in this latest episode. 20 Year Veteran Erick Stevens joins the Shining Wizards to talk about a variety of topics, from this time in MLW, to his cookie business, returning to the ring & so much more. Erick has seen it all & done it all & has stories for days. You don't want to miss this interview. We talk John Cena's last opponent tournament, Saturday Night's Main Event, AEW, Wrestle Kingdom 20 & morePlus Brundo's homework & HK gives us a great WCW Gem for Homework at the link below https://youtu.be/Meo1K76tGsw?si=lxUqG_T0ZhT5V3U8

Its the Halloween addition of The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast. Everyone is dressed up & ready to have a good time. Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins us for HJC. We talk some about Halloween, Candy & then jump into 1997 to discuss the best & worst of the Year, which you can find on the Apron Bump. We then get to hear all about Matt's trip out to Handsome Kevin's for his 40th Birthday before taking a commercial break. Upon our return we jump into the WWE World, talk a little bit about Jey Uso winning the Rumble on last week's Raw & his title match with Punk . Revisit our conversation from last week about brining in new talent from NXT, and that Segways us into NXT Halloween Havoc. We talk a little bit of AEW notes and Abdulah the Butcher news before getting into homework. We go back to March 27 1993 for Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs The Hollywood Blonds. Find out what the boys thought about this match & chime in if we missed something. Brundo then drops ANOTHER great tag match for us to watch. It's from AJPW March 4 1992 The link is below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-dIGg1LaoA