Celebrate Wrestling - McGuire on Wrestling

This week, a special edition of McGuire on Wrestling comes to you from the legendary Victoria Pavilion in Calgary, Alberta.  The home of Stampede Wrestling, now Dungeon Wrestling, brings a certain aura with it - even when just recording a radio show! Special guest Harry Smith, aka Davey Boy Smith Jr., or "The British Bulldog" joins the show to talk about his upcoming tour with CWE across Western Canada.  Hear about some of his time with All Japan Pro Wrestling, what drives him to keep going, and what fans can expect if they look up some of his matches. Suggested match vs. Jun Saito - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkwPeKzJW68 Plus, Dave Meltzer takes us through some of the Wrestling Observer Awards, feedback from fans, and even addresses recent comments made by former WCW President and WWE Performer, Eric Bischoff. For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com  

Mitch and Dimitri are ready for tonight's airing of AEW's Grand Slam: Australia, and have a LOT to say about the rumoured "slow sales" for this year's WrestleMania! Plus, what better way to spend Valentine's Day than by listening to your favourite Greek Dads rate their favourite WRESTLING Valentines and more! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com

This week, we have a lot to talk about as WrestleMania main events are being planned, AEW heads to Australia for what could be their biggest TV event in a while, AJ Styles talks about his future and a boot sells for almost $150,000. Plus, Independent pro wrestling is hotter than ever across Western Canada, and we're here for it! Join Mike McGuire and guests Joe Aguinaldo and Dave Meltzer for all the talk of the week, including a preview of AEW Grand Slam: Australia, fan feedback coming out of last week's Royal Rumble and how WrestleMania next year could be affected, and the potential changes heading into Las Vegas this year. Also, the new "Drumboy" documentary has been released by Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - we talk about that and a lot more! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com

The gWo return with another hilarious look back at the week of pro wrestling based on whatever they watched this week! Agree, disagree, but most of all, kick back and have a great time with your two favourite wrestling buddies! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com  

WWE's first Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia sets the table for WrestleMania to premiere in that country next year.  We look at all the news coming out of that show, as well as what worked, what didn't, and what the general fan interest was from around the world. One of the greatest wrestlers of any generation, AJ Styles has also seemingly been retired from professional wrestling.  Hear what WWE has to say, as well as what the conversation around him has been from The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer who joins the show to talk about that and other headlines. AEW and TNA have both seen some big debuts and departures, so we look at what big things could be happening for Tomasso Ciampa and Steve Maclin.  Simone Johnson, aka "Ava" in NXT has left the company and seemingly shares some of her motivations as to why, and more! Plus, YOUR feedback on the Royal Rumble, including a special appearance from the legendary Dan "The Mouth" Lovranski and the one and only "G. W. Joe" Aguinaldo! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com  

The gWo are set for the Royal Rumble, and they tell us why it’s one of their favourite events of the year. The guys also note some people who are NOT in action, who MAY be appearing, and talk more about their picks! Plus, Mitch and Dimitri look at what could be AJ Styles’ last week (and possibly FINAL week) as a WWE Superstar. A look back at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Monday Night Raw, AEW and more! It’s almost time for the Royal Rumble, so enjoy your pre-game show now or after! It's worth the download!   For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com

WWE's Royal Rumble is this Saturday, with four very compelling matches on the card.  The Rumble matches themselves always have the potential to be interesting off the hop, but with many fans guessing as to what COULD happen, there is an extra level of excitement. Also, will this actually be AJ Styles' final match in a WWE ring?  Has "Uncle Allen" been giving us the retirement tour already?  Does Sami Zayn LOSE for the first time in Saudi Arabia? Enjoy this quick preview of the Rumble, and we'll talk to you all about it after the show this weekend!

Andy Evans and Stefan Bennett are back telling the stories of the all-time greatest moments, events and athletes that make professional wrestling the thing we love! This week, the guys take a look not just at the career of one of the greats, but discuss at length why this certain wrestler is still celebrated, impersonated, and remains culturally relevant years since his passing. Whether it's lying, cheating and stealing, or introducing the spirit and fire "Latino Heat" and lucha libre to a worldwide audience, find out why the guys think Eddie Guerrero remains top of mind over two decades since his passing in this special episode! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com    

This week, join Mike McGuire as the road to WWE's Royal Rumble continues! After securing the main event of the show at Saturday Night's Main Event in Montreal, Sami Zayn is set to face Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship.  We get YOUR feedback as to whether or not Sami will actually win the title! Plus, you'll meet Nick Szalanski, promoter of the BC Interior's "Thrash Wrestling".  Find out how Thrash Wrestling transformed from the kind of wrestling that would turn some away, into a well-known and community backed promotion which continues to grow and thrive. The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer joins the show to discuss Sami Zayn's chances of winning the WWE Title, whether or not AJ Styles will REALLY retire at the Rumble, AEW's upcoming Pay Per View build and more! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com 

As WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event is about to hit from Habs country, your favourite wrestling (fan) Greeks take a look at the card, and let us know what they're looking forward to! Also, they take a look at this past week on Raw, Dynamite and Smackdown, also offering some thoughts on TNA Impact Week 2 on AMC! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com  

Fred Rosser was known as "Darren Young" during his time in WWE.  During that tenure, he was part of one of the hottest factions of its time in The Nexus, became a Tag Team Champion as part of the "Prime Time Players", and even was a protoge of former WWE Champion, Bob Backlund. Most notably, Rosser would become known as the first openly gay WWE Superstar who was active during his career - a distinction he still treasures to this day. Mike McGuire sat down with Fred before a Dungeon Wrestling show in Calgary, Alberta recently.  Nowadays, in addition to wrestling, Rosser is Head Coach for New Japan Pro Wrestling's Los Angeles Dojo, the NJPW Academy. The two talk about his history in The Nexus, John Cena's role in his career, his positive outlook despite some personal struggles and even a dubious happening in Montreal that he was an inadvertent part of. Find this interview and all our shows by subscribing to "Celebrate Wrestling - McGuire on Wrestling" wherever you get your podcasts, or at celebratewrestling.com  

Why is Manitoba's Premier trying to get John Cena's attention?  Will Montreal fans leave Saturday Night's Main Event happy next weekend? Does London REALLY have a hope of getting a WrestleMania?  Plus, was TNA's premiere on AMC as bad as the internet is saying?  We cover all these topics and more this week! Join Mike McGuire with guests Dave Meltzer and Joe Aguinaldo to go over the week in wrestling, including all those stories, plus results from TNA's Genesis Pay-Per-View, an update on Powerhouse Hobbs, MJF v. Bandido and a preview of this week's WWE from Ireland and Eastern Canada! Also, a list of upcoming events Celebrate Wrestling will be present at or supporting in Western Canada and more! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com  

This week, the least serious but most fun wrestling in review show is back as Dimitri Korolis and Mitch Hontzias bring you some of the hilights as only they can! From Smackdown in London to Raw in Düsseldorf, the European road to the Royal Rumble is on, but not before headed back to Canada next week! Find out why the guys are happy to see Drew McIntyre as Champion, an upset Cody Rhodes, and excitement for the upcoming trip to Montreal! Plus, has WWE already blown it with Matt Cardona, or is this leading to something else - maybe the reuniting of wrestling's hottest power couple? Plus, AEW, Women's tag wrestling, and why Darby Allin may be the best ever in execution... like dude may execute himself. For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com

It's another new era for the little wrestling radio show that could, as McGuire on Wrestling adds Kelowna's AM 1150 to our list of carriers!  While part of this week serves as a reintroduction, we have a lot to talk about after and ahead of some big weeks in wrestling. Drew McIntyre is once again WWE Champion, and The Alternate Commentary's Mitch Hontzias and DImitri Korolis chime in with their thoughts on the title change. The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer speaks this week about the WWE Raw/Stranger Things crossover, whether or not stars crossing brands means anything anymore, Andrade El Idolo, and whether or not there is any fire to the smoke that Chris Jericho could be making his TNA Wrestling debut as part of their new AMC launch.  Plus, hear Dave and Mike discuss the sudden resurgence of Kit Wilson, and whether or not WWE have lightning in a bottle! Lawsuits, injury updates and more! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com    

The Greeks are back!  Mitch Hontzias and Dimitri Korolis return with the rest of the gWo to have fun talking about the latest week in wrestling, New Year events and more! On this show, find out what the guys thought about the WWE/Stranger Things Raw episode, new faces emerging, and AEW's latest moves.  From Mercedes Mone's continued "downfall" to Mitch checking out Tanahashi's retirement in New Japan, the guys cover a LOT of territory! NOTE: This week's episode was recorded prior to WWE Smackdown in Germany, so you KNOW the guys will have things to say about Drew McIntyre's big win next week!

Hiroshi Tanahashi, one of the most important figures in New Japan Pro Wrestling history - perhaps second only to its founder - has wrestled his last match.  The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer offers some insight on that, as well as the 20th Wrestle Kingdom event as a whole. Also, find out why you never want Vince McMahon or other WWE officials to be in charge of YOUR web security, and feel free to join us in reading into some interesting tour scheduling for the lead singer of Fozzy... It's been almost one full year since WWE Raw debuted on Netflix in the US, and all WWE content moved to the streaming service internationally.  It feels like forever ago, but this week, Mike McGuire takes a look back at some of that year, including the premiere episode. As the anniversary comes up, WWE has a big show planned, but is there more to read in a certain star's social media comments?  Plus, more call-ups from NXT are expected, and a Canadian Legend is hanging up his boots! Next week, McGuire on Wrestling makes its official premiere on AM 1150 out of Kelowna, BC!  For more about our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com  

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and get ready for the BIGGEST Hullabaloo yet!  Clocking in just shy of 3 hours, some of our favorite guests are back with ALL NEW conversations, as well as the annual Celebrate Wrestling roundtable! BRET HITMAN HART - Our annual conversation with the Excellence of Execution, Bret and Mike talk about some big moments personally and professionally in the Hitman's life including a couple of biographies of old friends, and a historic landmark in his family's name among other things. RJ CITY - Part of AEW's creative and production team, as well as the force behind the now concluded (and hilarious) "HEY! (EW)" series joins for another random conversation with one exception - Mike actually gets RJ to talk about his job (a little)!  It's always a fun chat with RJ, and this one is no exception. THE OLD F*CKS REUNITE! - Dan "The Mouth" Lovranski and Joe Aguinaldo reminisce on their days together as co-workers, co-podcasters, and face off in a game of "NWA Trivia" you can play along with! POST WRESTLING'S JOHN POLLOCK - A "Live Audio Wrestling" original, this conversation on microphones is over 20 years in the making.  Hear why it starts off with an apology, and continues with a conversation between a couple of media guys who just love wrestling.  Find out about the life outside of wrestling from one of the Post Wrestling founders, watching wrestling in Canada as a kid, and much more in this wonderful chat. THE CELEBRATE WRESTLING ROUNDTABLE - The drinks are out, the mics are questionable, but the conversation is like a Christmas party with friends - nerdy friends who all love talking about pro wrestling.  Mike McGuire is joined by Dimitri Korolis and Mitch Hontzias, Joe Aguinaldo, and from all the way in the UK, Stefan Bennett let the conversation fly as only they can. THIS SHOW IS PRESENTED WITHOUT COMMERCIAL BREAKS OR PROMOS! Thank you for your support of Celebrate Wrestling - More to come over the holidays, and regular programming returns January 4th 2026!  

It's the final regular show for 2025, and while it's tightly packed, we've got lots here for you! While not "Pro wrestling", the Jake Paul/Anthony Joshua "match" that took place on the weekend has a lot of fans pointing fingers... but what about the three pointing back at ourselves?  Celebrate Wrestling's Joe Aguinaldo joins Mike McGuire to talk about the "fight", the money, and who's REALLY to blame. Plus, Dave Meltzer from The Wrestling Observer is back to talk all about some of the biggest stories and moments from 2025... Finally, as we get ready to release the beast that is the Holiday Hullabaloo 3, you'll find out the guest list for this annual extravaganza!  

Mike here - this week's ACT is going up almost completely raw for now, as I just landed at the airport!  Do they say it? Don't they say it?  WHO KNOWS?!!!  Only one way to find out... On this week's show, the boys let loose on John Cena's last match, the finish, and what's to come. They also take a look at the Sports Illustrated Year End Awards for pro wrestling and more! For more on our shows, visit celebratewrestling.com

A new film which chronicles the life of Gertrude Elizabeth Vachon, known best to pro wrestling fans as Luna Vachon, has made its national premiere in Canada on HollywoodSuite.ca The documentary, which nears two hours, is a heartfelt and harrowing story of one of the most dynamic and interesting pro wrestlers of her time. Director, Filmmaker and Pro Wrestler, Kate Kroll, sought out to tell Luna's deeper story than what may already be known to some fans.  From her family's groundbreaking influence in Canadian pro wrestling, to her own ahead-of-her-time presentation and style, Kate joins Celebrate Wrestling's Mike McGuire to talk about the process, the effort and the passion that went into making this film a reality. To set the table, famed Author, historian, and journalist Greg Oliver joins the show to discuss his involvement.  After being approached by Kroll, you'll hear how the story seemed to want to tell itself.  With these two helping steer the ship, you may learn a little more about one of wrestling's most underrated women.