Sports Talk with Swag

A weekly podcast recorded live that dives into basketball and wrestling, with a little extra swag. Episodes range from WWE Pay-Per-View predictions to breakdowns of the latest and greatest in the NBA to long-form series like The Hunt for the Best Sports City of All Time. Hosted by Justin Graves.

Elimination Chamber: Toronto Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead at the upcoming Elimination Chamber: Toronto PPV coming to us live from Toronto Canada! He offers insight into each match, what to look out for, and predictions for the results of every match. Below is the match card, it should be a fun night of wrestling! - Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus vs. Nia Jax and Candice LeRae- Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn (Unsanctioned match)- John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Logan Paul vs. Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre (Men's Elimination Chamber match)- Liv Morgan vs. Bianca Belair vs. Naomi vs. Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Roxanne Perez (Women's Elimination Chamber match)

02-27
28:37

Royal Rumble Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead to this weekend's WWE Royal Rumble PLE coming to us from Indianapolis! Cody Rhodes defends the WWE Championship against former best friend Kevin Owens in a ladder match, while DIY defend their tag team championships for the first time against the Motor City Machine Guns in a two-out-of-three falls match. Of course, we also have the namesake Royal Rumble matches, with names like John Cena, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Bayley, Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, and Bron Breakker already confirmed to be participants. Stay tuned for predictions for every match as well as some fun betting props!

01-29
40:46

Saturday Night's Main Event Preview - San Antonio

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead to this weekend's Saturday Night's Main Event taking place in San Antonio, Texas. With the other SNME only a few weeks in the past and the Royal Rumble only one week away, there was a bit of a scramble to put the card together. Gunther defends his World Heavyweight Championship against Jey Uso, Sheamus looks to end his Intercontinental Championship drought once again when he takes on Bron Breakker, Nia Jax and Rhea Ripley resume their feud over the Women's World Championship, and Braun Strowman looks to put on another Meaty Men Classic against Jacob Fatu. Preview and predictions for every match (including the contract signing between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn) are included as always!

01-22
26:48

Saturday Night's Main Event Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead at the upcoming return of Saturday Night's Main Event, coming to us from the original location at Nassau Coliseum! While not technically a Premium Live Event, it will still be a two-hour special airing on both NBC and Peacock, which felt like it deserved some predictions. Kevin Owens takes on Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship, Gunther looks to retain his World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match against Finn Balor and Damian Priest, and an inaugural Women's United States Champion will be crowned!

12-12
27:44

NBA Over/Unders, Part Two

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead to the upcoming NBA season, and more specifically, the win totals for every single team in the Western Conference. The Dallas Mavericks look to repeat as the Western champions, while Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves look to avenge their defeat from last year. LeBron and the Lakers hope to avoid the play-in for a third straight year, and Steph and the Warriors hope to see playoff glory again, but this time without Klay Thompson. The young gun Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder look to leave their mark in the NBA while Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets hope to avoid another early playoff exit. Be sure to listen to Part One for all of the Eastern Conference teams!

10-18
58:06

NBA Over/Unders, Part One

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead at the upcoming NBA season, starting with the over/under win totals for every team in the Eastern Conference. The Boston Celtics return the same team that just won a championship, while the New York Knicks went all in on Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges. The Indiana Pacers look to repeat their Eastern Conference Finals trip from last year, but teams like the Magic, Cavaliers, and Bucks are hoping to cash their ticket to the NBA Finals instead. Look out for part two next week, predicting the win totals for every team in the Western Conference!

10-10
58:40

Bad Blood Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look at the upcoming WWE Bad Blood event taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. Cody Rhodes finds an unlikely ally in Roman Reigns as they take on The Bloodline's Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu in a tag team match. Nia Jax and Liv Morgan put their championships on the line, while Damian Priest looks to exact some revenge against former teammate and friend Finn Balor. In the (hopefully) main event of the night, we have the rubber match between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre, taking place inside Hell in a Cell! As always, predictions and preview for every match are included.

10-02
35:29

Bash in Berlin Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead at the Bash in Berlin PLE coming to us live from Berlin, Germany! Gunther makes his first title defense with the World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton in a rematch of their King of the Ring tournament final, while Cody Rhodes defends against friend (for now) Kevin Owens, with Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline laying in wait. Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair will finally get their hands on Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships that they technically never lost, and The Terror Twins of Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest also look to avenge some tough losses from SummerSlam when they take on former cohorts Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio in a mixed tag-team match. In the most hotly contested match of the evening, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will have nowhere to run as they clash in a Strap Match that is sure to get violent and bloody. As always, Justin provides predictions for every match on the card!

08-28
41:54

SummerSlam Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look at this weekend's SummerSlam Premium Live Event, coming to us from Cleveland, Ohio! Hometown boy Logan Paul defends his United States Championship against LA Knight, while Sami Zayn once again puts his Intercontinental Championship on the line against Bron Breakker. CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will finally get their hands on each other while Seth Rollins acts as special guest referee, while Cody Rhodes takes on Solo Sikoa and the new Bloodline all by his lonesome. As always, there are predictions for every match on the card!

08-01
01:03:51

Grading Every Team's Offseason

On today's episode, Justin takes a look at the NBA off-season thus far, and grades the moves made by every single team. Teams like the Spurs, Knicks, and Thunder made big moves in free agency and the draft, while the Clippers, Lakers, and Nuggets don't seem to have done anything to improve their rosters heading into next year. Who are the big winners and losers, and who is poised to make a run for the Larry O'Brien trophy next year?

07-26
01:22:09

Money in the Bank Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead at the upcoming Money in the Bank PLE coming to us from Toronto, Canada!  Six superstars look to move the odds in their favor in the Money in the Bank ladder matches, including Jey Uso, Drew McIntyre, Tiffany Stratton, Chelsea Green, and more! Plus, Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens look to gain a measure of revenge against the Bloodline, while Damian Priest looks to prove himself as a  worthy champion when he puts his World Heavyweight Championship against Seth Rollins. And finally, Bron Breakker looks to continue his winning streak when he challenges Sami Zayn for his Intercontinental Championship. 

07-03
45:59

Clash at the Castle Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead at this weekend's Clash at the Castle PLE, coming to us from Glasgow, Scotland! Multiple championships are on the line as Cody Rhodes defends the Undisputed WWE Championship against AJ Styles in an "I Quit" match, Piper Niven looks to use home field advantage to win the WWE Women's Championship away from Bayley, and Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill look to hold on to their Tag Team Championships against the teams of Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler and the hometown heroes of Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre. Can Chad Gable and the Alpha Academy get on the same page to finally help him win the Intercontinental Championship from Sami Zayn? Plus, Drew McIntyre looks to get in the win column and win back the World Heavyweight Championship off of Damian Priest after losing in a similar championship bout against Roman Reigns at the last Clash at the Castle event.

06-13
47:28

2024 NBA Finals Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look at the 2024 NBA Finals, featuring the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown look to finally get over the playoff hump and win the big one, while Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving attempt to cement themselves as one of the best backcourts in NBA history! Will Kristaps Porziņģis be healthy for the series? Will the Celtics be able to slow down Luka and Kyrie? Can Dereck Lively continue his dunker-spot-extraordinaire run and help the Mavs win their first title since 2011?

06-05
01:05:59

WWE King and Queen of the Ring Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look at the upcoming WWE King and Queen of the Ring 2024 PLE coming to us from Saudi Arabia this weekend. The finals of the namesake King and Queen of the Ring tournaments will be taking place as Gunther battles the winner of the SmackDown bracket while Lyra Valkyria awaits the winner of the Nia Jax/Bianca Belair match. In other matches, Sami Zayn puts his Intercontinental Championship on the line against Chad Gable and Bronson Reed, Liv Morgan looks to continue her revenge tour as she battles Becky Lynch for the Women's World Championship, and Cody Rhodes defends his Undisputed WWE Championship against United States Champion Logan Paul. 

05-23
34:59

WWE Backlash 2024 Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead to WWE Backlash France, taking place in Lyon this Saturday! Backlash typically doesn't feature too many championship swaps since it is the first PLE after WrestleMania, but will that be the case this weekend? Cody Rhodes and Damian Priest will defend their titles on television for the first time since winning them, Bayley defends her title in a triple threat, The Kabuki Warriors look to retain against the newly formed team of Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair, while the new-look Bloodline of Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga look to get back to winning ways against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens. This should be an exciting afternoon of wrestling with a hot crowd in France, leading to some awesome moments!

05-02
31:57

2024 NBA End of Season Awards

On today's episode, Justin takes a look back at the 2023-2024 NBA Regular Season, in the annual Sports Talk with Swag End of Season NBA Awards Show! This was the first year that the NBA implemented their new games-played minimum for award qualification, which didn't have as big of an impact of some people thought it would at the beginning of the season - on the contrary! Many players, such as LeBron James, Devin Booker, and Kevin Durant, played the most minutes they've played in several years. With the NBA being more skilled and talented than it ever has been, it made voting for awards like Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player a lot more difficult than they normally are!

04-17
01:05:54

WrestleMania 40 Preview

In today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead  to the biggest stage of them all, WrestleMania XL! The time has finally come for WWE's biggest superstars to put on their best show for two straight nights of wrestling and drama and we have predictions for every match. The Bloodline take on Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in the "biggest tag team match of all time", Iyo Sky and Bayley finally meet one-on-one for the first time for the Women's WWE Championship, LA Knight and AJ Styles attempt to settle their differences, and so much more! Triple H and company are attempting to make this the biggest WrestleMania of all time, and they just may do it!

04-04
01:09:13

Who is the Best Two-Way Player of All Time?

On today's episode, Justin takes a look at some of the best two-players in NBA history - but that's not all! Outside of just being a Top Ten Offensive and Defensive player, who did that for the longest? Taking a lot of statistical categories into consideration like MVP Award shares, top ten finishes in points scored, blocks and Offensive Rating, Justin is able to come up with a definitive TopTen list of the best two-way players of all time. Some may shock you, and others may not be in the spot you think they should but, but at the end of the episode, we will have a definitive answer!

03-28
51:08

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 Preview

On today's episode, Justin takes a look ahead at the upcoming WWE Elimination Chamber PLE coming to us from Perth, Australia. Outside of the two namesake matches that feature top-tier talent, we also have the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships up for grabs, as well as hometown hero Rhea Ripley defending her World Heavyweight Championship against Nia Jax. As always, Justin also predicts the outcome for every match on the card!

02-22
38:04

The All Star Game Needs Fixing...Again

In today's episode, Justin takes a constructive look at NBA All Star Weekend, and how the NBA can improve upon it. The weekend was highlighted by Sabrina vs Steph and the Skills Competition, but was bogged down by the Saturday Night commentary team and the lack of effort in the All Star Game on Sunday night. Is there anything that Adam Silver can do to raise the stakes of the All Star Game, or are we trapped in a void that will be filled with whatever effort the players decide to give us?

02-19
55:54

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