Alabama Slam Podcast

To start the show this week, we talked about the damn-near 60 minute match between MJF and Will Ospreay from Dynamite last week. We also covered the Mariah May promo as well as the match between Swerve Strickland and Okada. Around the 30:00 mark, we pivoted to WWE and didn't have much to cover on Smackdown. Is it just us, or are they really missing the mark lately? RAW on the other hand, is a different story. So we spent most of our WWE time talking about the events from Monday night. Rhea, Dom, Liv, Wyatt Sicks, Gable, Otis, and more...

Stephen didn't date Dynamite this week! He actually had a couple of good things to say about it. We discussed the great work that Hangman Adam Page is currently doing and spent some time talking about the turn of Mariah May as well.Smackdown for mostly forgettable, so we spent more time on RAW this week. Mami is back and she's pissed off! Damien is making a turn and Patrick loves what Gunther is doing lately.

This week on the show, we spend all of our AEW segment talking about the Forbidden Door PPV from this weekend. In WWE news, there was very little wrestling talk when it came to Smackdown, but more when we got into Monday Night Raw.

This is a special edition of the podcast as we interviewed Brayden Toon, Jamesen Shook, and Hunter Drake before their appearance at "No Respect" presented by For The Love of Pro Wrestling in Decatur, Alabama this past weekend. We talked about the importance of family support systems, creating buzz for your work, giving back to pro wrestling, and more. Get out and support your local wrestling scene.

As Paul Heyman said last week on Smackdown, this show is "Hot as Balls". All 3 of us thought that Smackdown was a great show last week, the best episode in quite a while. There several good story beats (Punk, Heyman, Cody, Drew, etc) AND we finally got the debut of Jacob Fatu. On Raw this week, Bronn Breaker *might* be on the verge on turning Corey and Patrick into fans if they'll just change up his look. We got an interesting segment from Bo Dallas AKA Uncle Howdy, and Liv is up to even more shenanigans. Plus more!We didn't have a Dynamite to cover since we recorded an episode late last week, but we did have a few talking points about Collision. AND, we have a fun announcement about a local wrestling promotion and what our involvement will be at their show this weekend.

After taking a week off because of busy schedules, we're back with a recap of Clash at the Castle and have differing opinions about the quality of the show. We got a chance to discuss Ricochet not re-signing with WWE, Otis turning on Chad, and then about what happened to Chad at the end of the RAW. You know what we're referring to. In AEW, we discuss the lead-up to Forbidden Door and whether it will be as good as previous years.

AEW topics for the week include Mercedes Mone', Jack Perry, Orange Cassidy and Trent Beretta, Okada, Ospreay and more. WWE topics for the week include AJ Styles, Austin Theory, contracts for Chad Gable and Ricochet, KO and Heyman, and too many damn spears.

We did it! We made it to 100 shows!This is a big one. We answered some listener questions before we started recapping King and Queen of the Ring. Then we transitioned into Double or Nothing for this super-sized edition of the podcast.

AEW is keeping up the recent trend of putting on good shows with Dynamite and then falling flat on Saturday night with Collision. As usual, we discuss some of the highs and lows of the week. Bronn has anger issues, Otis needs to slap Chad Gable, and Gunther gets a win over Jey Uso to advance to King of the Ring. All this and more on the podcast!

Join us as we discuss the last week in professional wrestling. In AEW, we got the return of Bryan Danielson and a big match announcement for Double or Nothing. More drama between Orange Cassidy and Trent Beretta, Mogul Embassy turned on Swerve, 2 different Adam Copeland matches and more. In WWE, we saw Solo Sikoa maybe take a step forward, Jey Uso vs Gunther and the surrounding "controversy", we find out who Cody's next challenger is and more.

On the show this week, the gang discuss the events from Backlash in France over the weekend. Also discussed - the Drew McIntyre/CM Punk segment, Ilja Dragunov vs Ricochet, Sheamus vs Gunther and more. In the world of AEW, we mostly talked about a story-line filled episode of AEW which served as a change of pace. Was Stephen on board with this one? You'll have to listen to find out.

Since the WWE Draft is so weird and convoluted, we decided to have our own draft and each picked 5 wrestlers to start our own companies. Some of the picks might surprise you. In WWE news, Patrick Mahomes is now a heel apparently, AJ Styles understands that you should probably read a contract before you sign it, and we give our thoughts about the nightmare that is the draft. In AEW, we discuss the return of Jack Perry to TV, the dissolution of Best Friends, and if they stuck the landing with Swerve's first appearance after becoming the champ.

On the podcast this week, we spend most of the episode talking about AEW Dynasty. Do you think Ospreay vs Danielson has potential to be Match of the Year? Well, Stephen and Patrick both have some bold takes on that matter. We cover the rest of the matches as well and have some differing opinions on how those went down. In WWE news, Gunther makes himself available for King of the Ring, Gable gives his crew a stern talking-to, and Becky Lynch wins the belt that was vacated by Rhea Ripley because of her injury.

Since the airing of the backstage footage from All Out happened last Wednesday, we're just now getting to address it and most people have moved on. But we definitely have our own opinions about it. And we discuss the potential return of Jack Perry at Dynasty. Seems like it's gonna happen, right?We also discussed whether or not Ospreay addressing HHH was the right thing to do and if he handled it correctly. The biggest news in WWE this week - is it the Gable heel turn or the intro of a new member of The Bloodline OR the injury of Rhea Ripley?Give us a listen and let us know what you think.

We have a super-sized episode in store for you today while we recap a wild weekend of WrestleMania. We definitely had thoughts about which night was better. Do you? Did you enjoy the payoff? Where do they go from here?And what do you think is on the footage that AEW is airing on Wednesday?Thoughts on all of this and more this week on The Alabama Slam.

This week is mostly about previewing the Wrestlemania Card coming up this weekend, but we also have some other fun topics to discuss.CM Punk is still running his mouth and Edge reacts on Dynamite. Drew McIntyre is having probably the best run of his life.Matt Cardona was in the Cope Open and it was a great match. And Stephen found a couple of nice things to say about AEW.

We're mostly talking about promos this week. Because that's mostly what WWE had on TV this week, or at least it felt that way. Some were better than others and we're definitely opinionated about it.AEW had a couple of good matches, but felt a little flat last week. We think they'll rebound this week though.

The big news of the week is that Mercedes Mone' is All Elite. She's the CEO, but the CEO of what? The guys discuss her big debut and what it means for the women's division as well as Will Ospreay, Samoa Joe vs Wardlow, the upcoming match between Okada and Eddie Kingston, as well as the upcoming match between Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. WWE discussions include a very long song by The Rock, Cody cries, L.A. Knight is ready to cook, what needs to be changed about the Creed Brothers, as well as the Sami Zayn/Gunther/Chad Gable story.   

How many of the greats can you name that would rank higher than Roman Reigns when it comes to the greatest of all time? Buckle up, because Patrick has a pretty extensive list.  This week on the show, we talked about that ugly ass logo in the middle of the WWE ring, Drew Mcintyre's promo, Liv Morgan vs Becky Lynch, and the Gauntlet match to see whop will face Gunther for the Intercontinental Title. In AEW, we got the debut of Okada! There was a stellar match between Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher, and the Young Bucks poke fun at Tony Khan.   

In this supersized episode, we recap AEW Revolution, this week in WWE, and the HOSS Tournament from New South Pro Wrestling in Alabama.