In 2018 WWE took the step to put on an all female pay-per-view for the first time to recognise the significant gains that the women roster had made over the previous few years. Of course this came with a significant amount of self congratulatory behaviour from the company themselves, but would that overshadow the action in the ring? That action would include a Last Woman Standing match between Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch, and a main event where Nikki Bella challenged Ronda Rousey. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by James, Rob and Tinky.
The undefeated, and so far, unstoppable, 'Relentless' Gavin Duenas defends his RWR Game Title for the 4th time in today's episode against 'Rockstar' Alex Kirkman. Over 1 year ago, Alex lost the title to Gavin on a night which kickstarted Gavin's tremendous run, now having seen his fellow RWR regulars be defeated by the Champion, Alex gets his long awaited rematch- but can he bring the belt back home? The test for our competitors today is Champions of NXT... The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Gavin and Tinky.
For the first time ever on the Random Wrestling Review, we are covering a show by Ring of Honor- and seeing as this series is themed around significant events through time, it felt only right to look back at their debut, The Era of Honor Begins. Headlined by a 3 way contest pitting Low Ki against Christopher Daniels against American Dragon, Bryan Danielson, the show is a fascinating window into the primordial days of one of the most influential and important independent wrestling promotions ever. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Stephen and Tinky.
The RWR crew continue to tear through the WWE Hall of Fame, rooting out those who we deem to be underserving of their place. This time around we start to look at the 2004 induction class- the first of the modern era- how many of the group will retain their place? The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Alex and Tinky.
SummerSlam 2002 sees WWE slightly after the Attitude Era but not quite yet Ruthless Aggression and that's not the only thing that sees the company in transition. After 4 years out of action, Shawn Michaels returned to the ring against Triple H in a non-sanctioned match while in the main event, The Rock was back off to Hollywood but on the way out of the door, was putting over 'The Next Big Thing' Brock Lesnar. All that and an opener for the ages between Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Stephen, Matt and Tinky.
For the latest episode of RWR Now, we are conducting a special draft where each of hosts get to make 10 choices of talents they would use when starting up a new mainstream wrestling company. They can pick anybody in the current wrestling world, from WWE, AEW, TNA anywhere in Japan, Britain or the US indies, and they can be wrestlers, managers, bookers, valets, commentators or referees. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Stephen, Matt and Tinky.
No matter what happens to AEW in the future, the company will always be able to proud about the number of tickets they sold for their All In event in 2023, at Wembley Stadium. Could they also be just as proud of the show they put on for the London faithful on that night-in this week's episode we give our thoughts about the card they offered up and the quality it provided. The main event of course was the match between friends, MJF and Adam Cole for the AEW World Heavyweight Title, meanwhile on the undercard, Will Ospreay battled Chris Jericho and CM Punk faced Samoa Joe in what would turn out to be Punk's last match for the company. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Stephen and Tinky.
It's time for the latest instalment of BracketMania and this time we are crowning the greatest tag team of the 2000s- a field of 16 tag teams were nominated by the RWR regulars and now they will be whittled down to one via the means of a tournament bracket. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Stephen, Alex and Tinky.
After the purchase of WCW by WWE, Vince and company had a decision to make about when they were going to pull the trigger on an on-screen war between the two. Their decision to go with the feud just a few short months after purchasing the company, and with a WCW roster bereft of big names, remains a heated point of discussion to this day, some 24 years after the fact. This week we delve into the storyline and more specifically the show perhaps most associated with it. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Alex and Tinky.
It's that time in the year where we reflect on the matches previously covered on the podcast and honour those that deserve immortalising in the famous RWR Matches Hall of Fame. This year there are 3 new inductees, and this episode is the only way to find out what they are! The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tinky.
As the podcast looks back at important and significant events from history it seemed only fitting that we included the first ever Clash of the Champions TV special- an event famous for its main event where WCW World Champion, Ric Flair, battled Sting in a match where Sting became a made man having been presented as 'The Nature Boy's equal throughout. There was much more to the event than just the headlining contest however, and this week, we take you through it all. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Alex and Tinky.
In the first in a new series, Mark Dopper shares with us the reason Sabu is his favourite wrestler of all time. Recorded just a few days after the former ECW star passed away, Mark goes into how he became introduced to Sabu's work, what sets him apart from his peers, the ways in which he influenced other workers and shares with us an anecdote about being called by his hero while staying at a hotel in Michigan. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Mark and Tinky.
It's another episode of The Random Wrestling Review and this week we take a look back at the 2008 Great American Bash where WWE bid farewell to the Ruthless Aggression era ahead of an official TV rating designation of PG. Before the switch the a more family friendly product, there was still time for plenty for stunts, violence, and a little blood as Triple H faced Edge, John Cena took on JBL, Batista battled CM Punk and Chris Jericho went at it with Shawn Michaels. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Stephen, Alex and Tinky.
It's time for the latest show down for The Game title as Gavin 'Relentless' Duenas, currently with a 3-0 undefeated record, defends the title against 'Old Man' Sam Carey. Long time listeners will remember Sam won only 1 of his matches in the Round Robin but that win came against Stephen Coriander in what has become known as the 'Giant Killing of the Century'- so can Old Man live up to that with another major upset today? The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Gavin and Tinky.
The Random Wrestling Review's original trio take a look back at WCW Greed, the last pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling's history- featuring a main event that pitted World Champion, Scott Steiner against DDP, Dusty & Dustin Rhodes against Ric Flair & Jeff Jarrett, and US Champion Rick Steiner against Booker T. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Old Man and Tinky.
The Verdict is back! Stephen, Tom and Alex's journey through the New Japan archives continues looking back at Chris Jericho's foray into New Japan in the 2010s. Find out what our panel made of it all. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Stephen and Alex.
The pipebomb promo, the raucous Chicago crowd and a main event still lauded as one of WWE's best- when determining the events to cover for a series that asks what shows we would like to cover should the podcast end tomorrow, this one just had to be on it. Said main event sees CM Punk challenging John Cena for the latter's WWE Title with Punk threatening to leave the company with the belt should he win, and Vince McMahon promising that if Cena lost he'd be fired. Add in the obligatory Money in the Bank ladder matches and a battle for the World Heavyweight Title between Christian and Randy Orton, and you've got yourselves a show! The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Steven, Dan and Tinky.
You've heard of the PWI500, and probably even the PS50, well this is the RWR25- the 25 best wrestlers in the history of...this podcast. The regular RWR crew have each voted for their pick of the wrestlers eligible for inclusion in the list, and it's time to reveal who made it this year. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Matt and Tinky.
It's a new season on The Random Wrestling Review following the Wrestlemania 41 double header, and what better way to get things kicked off with a journey to the extreme! ECW spent a long time attempting to get onto pay-per-view, and finally made it in April of 1997 with Barely Legal a show that played host to the match between Taz and Sabu which had been 18 months in the making. Also, Terry Funk, The Sandman and Stevie Richards were all vying for a chance to take on Raven for the ECW World Title in the main event. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Mark and Tinky.
It's the 2nd in our 2 part WWE roster evaluation as we go through the talent with a fine tooth comb and pick out the wrestlers we would Twist, Stick or Bust on Smackdown. The Random Wrestling Review is brough to you this week by Stephen and Tinky.