The Trish and Sarah Wrestling Podcast

We are back! And we are joined by John Pollock of Post Wrestling and Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics for a wide-ranging discussion. We cover WWE's trip to Saudi Arabia, and the financial reliance of TKO on the Saudi shows, as well as the impact on talent and the TKO exploitation of non-union workers. From there we move onto a discussion of the challenges specific to wrestling journalism in an age where promotions now have financial interests in media outlets. We also cover the ethical and potential legal challenges in current day journalism, plus the impact of aggregation and tribalism on how news stories are broken and widely talked about. Finally, we discuss changes in wrestler development, the impact on independent promotions and the leverage of the biggest stars in the age of two major promotions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 69! Trish and Sarah review AEW's "All In". They start with a look at the overall presentation and production before taking a deep dive into Ospreay vs Omega. (10:45) Does Omega have a case for wrestler of the year? (46:00) Mercedes and Willow's title match was an epic fight. What has Mercedes meant to the AEW Women's Division? (50:53) Then it's into the undercard, as Britt Baker returns! (67:15) The final of the Jon Moxley Invitational featuring Nigel McGuinness, (1:15:39) and Darby vs Kevin Knight. (1:23:10) Finally a vigorous review of the Bucks vs Cope and Cage (1:30:00) before they conclude with a look at the New Level debut in the Trios Gauntlet (1:49:00)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 68! Trish and Sarah start with a full All In preview on their final show before August 30th, including a look at the C3 (15:44) and some puzzling happenings around the Men's World Championship. (24:30) What will a Will Ospreay title reign look like? (36:30) They also look at the soon to be announced trios match and potential debuts (46:30) before answering a question about MyAEW. (58:13) Next, Punk vs Owens- funny? Great? Or just sad? (1:04:00) The 2026 G1 is in the books! What made the final and the tournament so successful? (1:19:24) How important have Yota Tsuji contributions as champion been to the tour and New Japan? Who else is playing a part? (1:26:50) A listener question about the future of Forbidden Door (1:39:00) and what will your hosts be doing in 2030? (1:46:20)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 67! Trish and Sarah start with WWE's Summerslam. Who liked this show? They review Cody vs Punk (10:20) and Brock vs Oba Femi (20:05) before taking a look at attendance and numbers. (27:00) Then, an in depth discussion of Roman vs Rollins and the success of Shield nostalgia, (29:40) a listener question about Dean Ambrose, (46:40) and some thoughts on the rest of the show. (52:00) Next up is a question about Raw's recent ratings (58:11) and some thoughts on the announcement of WWE Radio and how it ties into WWE's obsession with controlling the dialogue. (1:05:35) They then jump over to AEW and a look at Grand Slam Mexico and the road to "All In", including the Bucks vs Cope & Cage (1:18:49) and Willow vs Mercedes (1:31:00) before looking at Ospreay vs Omega and the main event scene. (1:39:00) Finally a few listener questions! (2:03:00)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We “Focus On” life as an independent wrestling promoter, as Mark Pollesel of C*4 Wrestling joins Trish to discuss the changes and challenges he has experienced over the past two decades. They talk about the creation of a women’s division in the promotion, what role they play in the wider wrestling ecosystem, the decision to join MyAEW and whether Mark has changed his mind over the WWE ID program.Then, we learn about the inspiration behind annual fundraiser "Fighting Back”, which has raised over $700,000CD for the Canadian Cancer Society since 2011.To find out more about *Fighting Back” or to donate, check out’https://fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/campaigns/FightingBack2026And for tickets for the show at the Preston Events Centre, Ottawa, Canada on August 14th head to:http://C4FightingBack15.Eventbrite.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy