• Episode 744: Poonani Spice
    Jun 3 2025

    The Wizards return with a jam packed show. They talk R Truth and company no renewing their contracts and the reaction from the wrestling fan base.

    We are joined by The Iron Demon Shane Mercer to talk about Juggalo Championship Wrestling, GCW, Japan, gaming and much more. A must listen too interview if you are a fan.

    We come back from break to talk WWE, When Worlds Collide & Money in the Bank. We talk with Emil Jay about the huge GCW weekend. We talk TOS, Cage of Survival and Jeff Cannonball.

    We wrap up talking Dark Side of the Ring, and Matt's homework from 2 weeks ago. We are talking Terry Funk vs Sabu, Born to be Wired. Brundo assigns us homework as we go back to July 30th 1994 WWF Superstars for Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund.


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    2 hrs and 33 mins
  • Episode 743: Memorial Day, Thank You For Your Cervix
    May 27 2025

    The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast begin a new era with a jam packed show. New Production, New Commercials, Same terrible jokes and great wrestling talk.

    The boys do some catching up before talking about Saturday Night's Main Event, Jesse Ventura, 5 matches being too much & how much we hate Logan Paul

    We are then joined by Tommy Trainwreck, former member of the Minutemen turned Death Match Wrestler/Promoter. We talk about WLW, death matches, who's left to wrestle and much more. If you aren't familiar with Tommy, this is a must listen too interview.

    Back from break we talk NXT Battleground & AEW Double or Nothing. Then dive into some Dark Side of the Ring talk before pulling the train into the station.

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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • Episode 742: Did You Taste The Pudding?
    May 20 2025

    The Shining Wizards Return with a wild show.

    The crew does some catching up & get a nice surprise in the chat as Diana drops by to say Hello. We try to get her on the show but we can't make it happen.

    We get word that Sam Stackhouse isn't gonna make the show due to the severe weather, we wish Sam well & hope he is safe. We will reschedule

    We talk about Non Title Matches vs Eliminator Matches, Jey Uso as the Champion, was Damien Priest's run bad and some more WWE chatter

    We are surprised when Diana shows up & Tony joins the show. We have a riot talking with Diana, and she even calls out a certain female for being boring.

    We cover some AEW, NXT, TNA and NWA with a some this & that's before talking some Dark Side of the Ring Original Sheik.

    Then it's on to Homework as Tony gave us a pudding match from 1999 to watch. It's mixed reactions but a fun time.

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    2 hrs and 10 mins
  • Episode 741: A Whole Lotta Snake to Gnaw On
    May 13 2025

    The boys are back with another episode full of action-packed action!

    We start with a recap on Paisan Con and all the great things we missed. There is a discussion on the career of Sabu in remembrance of his passing last weekend.

    Then Gringo Loco joined the show to talk about his recent travels around the world.

    After the break we break down WWE Backlash and our PPV picks, which leads to some discussion about the WWE booking in general.

    Then we get to our favorite part of the show: discussing AEW!

    We cover the latest from Dark Side and the wacky life and times of Billy Jack Haynes, the illegitimate son of Vince McMahon Sr.

    Finally, we cover the homwork KJG assigned: Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm from ECW Heatwave 1998. Tony also leaves his homework with us: from Raw is War, December 13, 1999, the Womens Championship: The Kat defends against Tori in a Pudding Match.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCVGYheBGtY

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    2 hrs and 19 mins
  • Episode 740: We Hardly Knew Yeet
    May 6 2025

    The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed show full of Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling

    Kate from Fightful joins us after we catch up to talk about the WWE Releases this past Friday. We discuss potential landing spots, NXT, the Women's Tag Team Division & more with our dear good friend Kate

    After Kate leaves us we have some fun at the expense of KJG & his Patreon Bonus Episode. Then we preview Backlash & talk some WWE

    We decide not to take a break & play with Grok instead before resuming the Wrestling with some AEW talk. Overall its all positive in the AEW world, with the exception of the Phrase "Eliminator" The panel has a heated debate about it & the 100,000 challenge.

    We talk a little Eddie Gilbert Dark Side of the Ring before jumping into last week's homework that Handsome Kevin assigned to us. We talk Headshrinkers vs Smoking Gunns and then KJG gives us our homework for next week.

    We are going back to ECW, Heatwave 1998 for Chris Candido vs Lance Storm. You can find this match on Peacock

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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • Episode 739: When You're Old It Doesn't Matter
    Apr 29 2025

    The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show

    We kick things up with a Death Pool Update as we add another point to the board & remember Steve "Mongo" McMichael. We share some memories and find ourselves looking at 1997 & 98 WCW with the Rock N Roll Express & various other randoms that non of us cared to remember or couldn't forget.

    We are then joined by TWA/ECW Original Tony "The Hitman" Stetson. He shares stories about his time in TWA & ECW. HIs bitterness towards Paul Heyman, getting a banner at the 2300 Arena, working in the WWF because of Bam Bam, how he got the last name Stetson & much more. It's a fun interview and must listen too if you aren't familiar with Tony Stetson.

    After the break we are talking about the WWE, The Rock and his recent comments, Monday Night Raw and Smackdown.

    We update the PPV Picks and talk some TNA Rebellion.

    We briefly touch on AEW and talk some Dark Side of the Ring before we jump into Homework

    Brundo takes us back to WCW Slamboree 1998 as we discuss the WCW Cruiserweight Battle Royal and the match that followed immediately afterwards. It's mixed reactions, a lot of Johnny Swinger talk & more.

    Plus Handsome Kevin assigns us Homework as we go back to WWF Superstars February 18th 1995 for The Headshrinkers vs The Smoking Gunns.

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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • Episode 738: Put It On Your Back
    Apr 22 2025

    Wrestlemania 41 has come and gone, we are joined by Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast to react to the biggest wrestling show of the year. John Cena has captured his 17th World Championship with the help of Travis Scott, Cena set out to ruin wrestling, did he accomplish that? The crew weights in on this match & all things Wrestlemania 41. We talk some NXT Stand & Deliver, Hall of Fame & WWE buying AAA.

    Back from the break, we talk do a Polaco Watch, talk some Dark Side of the Ring, Preview TNA Rebellion, the Jeff Cobb/TJP saga and of course we do Tony's homework. We watch some UCB sketch & then AEW All Out 2020 The Tooth and Nail Match as Britt Baker takes on Big Swole.

    Plus Brundo assigns us some Homework as we go back to WCW 1998, Slamboree as we watch the battle royal & the match that immediately follows. You can watch the match on Peacock

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    2 hrs and 30 mins
  • Episode 737: Mania & The Maniac
    Apr 15 2025

    It's the biggest week in wrestling and the Shining Wizards have you covered.

    The big reveal of Polaco Watch & It's what everyone expected but we get all the details from HK

    Matt watched NWA's 200th Episode of Powerrr and shares his thoughts as KJG attempted to watch but couldn't get into it.

    The boys are joined by Northeast Independent Wrestling Legend, "The Maniac" Glen Osbourne. Glen shares with us his insights on his career, the guys he worked with, the impact he had on the wrestling industry and his excitement heading into TWA One and Done & Rasslecon on May 3rd at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia

    Back from a quick break the boys jump into AEW. Dynamite and Collision had some great wrestling, but Matt is still hung up on the story telling. He has issues with the Learning Tree segment and the Hurt Syndicate segment, continues to harp on records and just wants the Death Riders to end. We also talk about running at Globe Life and why it's only set up for 18,000.

    Talk turns to the WWE and It's Wrestlemania week. The Build to Wrestlemania has left the boys feeling a little empty, but still excited. They run down the cards for each night, the Hall of Fame being at 1am Eastern, Jeff Cobb leaving NJPW, will John Cena capture 17 at Wrestlemania 41 & the Wrestlemania 9 Documentary that dropped last week

    It's time for homework, as the boys discuss the 2nd ever Meltzer 5 Star Match, Dynamite Kid vs Tiger Mask. The reactions are priceless. As it's 3 matches all rolled into one.

    Then Tony assigns us 2 pieces of homework, for a little compare and contrast. Be sure to watch them in the order he assigned them

    First is this match

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C1uAcCrjcw

    Then you watch this match 2nd

    https://archive.org/details/aew-all-out-2020-05-09-20_202009


    We wrap things up with some Dark Side of the Ring talk as we reflect on the man called Vader and if his career would have been different if not for Shawn Michaels.


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    3 hrs and 2 mins