Smackdown - 9/5

· John Cena - the first 50 minutes

· People I like in the middle that didn’t get a fair shot

· Main Event Segment (the return of AJ Lee!)

NEWS (8/31 – 9/2)

· WrestlePalooza Guesstimated Card

· AEW Breaking Their Thanksgiving Tradition This Year

· Roman Reigns Contract Details and Demands for a New Contract

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: The build to the return of AJ Lee, without saying AJ Lee (but the crowd said it and Jackie and Big E said it).

- Jarret: Roman being written off TV

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: Can we please get back to Natalya/Nattie and Bayley?

- Jarret: Becky in The Vision

Sound-Off

- Josh: Health Update

- Jarret: I don’t wanna work

NEWS (8/27 – 8/30)

· Congratulations to Cody and Brandi Rhodes on the birth of their second daughter

· Seth Rollins Joins NFL Network’s ‘Good Morning Football’ Talk Show As Host For This Season

· DDP Hospitalized Due To Heart Issues (but since released)

· WWE Speed Titles Coming to NXT

· Kevin Owens provides update on neck and future

· HBO Max and Pay-Per-View Events

PREDICTIONS FOR CLASH IN PARIS

NEWS (8/24 – 8/26)

· Mercedes Moné is now “Nine Belts Moné”.

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: Bayley’s Third Vignette: Return of the Hugger vs Role Model

- Jarret: Lights Out Unsanctioned Match in AEW Forbidden Door

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: Post-Clash RAW, heading towards Crown Jewel in Perth, AU

- Jarret: Jey Uso… based on the end of RAW this week

Sound-Off

- Josh: YouTubeTV and FOX

- Jarret: Ice Skating

- Both: Nattie

NEWS (8/20 – 8/23)

· WWE/ESPN drop the WrestlePalooza announcement - but also another bombshell

· WWE and Peacock announced a new multi-year partnership to exclusively stream "Saturday Night's Main Event" on Peacock

· Pat McAfee to return at WrestlePalooza

· Chris Jericho Rumors of Return to WWE in 2026; with some in AEW Believing he’ll be at the Royal Rumble

· WWE’s Deal with X has come to an end

The State of Wrestling - From our perspective

Podcast Announcement

NEWS (8/13 – 8/19)

· Apparent trade made between RAW and Smackdown

· TNA Sale Rumors and Report

· WWE to Counter-Program against All Out with old ECW PPV Named Event

· Naomi is the latest woman to announce pregnancy and head off for maternity leave

· Roman Reigns Reaches Milestone

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: Bayley’s 2nd Vignette - with a caveat of where it’s going

- Jarret: TripleMania Event

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: Still need to get some movement towards Nattie

- Jarret: Natalya

Sound-Off

- Josh: Happy Birthday, Lillian Garcia (8/19) who turns 59 today – MIND BLOWN

- Jarret: Nattie / Natalya

NEWS (8/6 – 8/12)

· ESPN and WWE

· Roman Reigns booked for 2 RAWs and Clash in Paris; not filming just yet

· Karrion Kross and Scarlett for all intents and purposes appear to be gone from WWE

· WWE Purposely Scheduling a PLE against AEW All Out on Sept 20

· Naomi not medically cleared - rumors running rampant

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: Bayley’s vignette on RAW

- Jarret: Maxxine Dupri’s shot at the IC Title with Becky Lynch

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: The reaction to Becky Lynch… are we getting a response from Natalya… or Nattie?

- Jarret: The Maxxine Dupri Story

Sound-Off

- Josh: TKO impacting WWE prices / Wrestling Content Creators / Podcasting

- Jarret: Eddie Van Halen

NEWS (7/31 – 8/5)

· Dustin Rhodes is set for double knee-replacement; but insists this is “not the end”... at 56

· GUNTHER is having nose surgery and that is why they said he’s out indefinitely.

· Two-night PLEs coming to Survivor Series and Royal Rumble?

· Jade Cargill’s decent down the pecking order

“Top Stories” - One Thing Done Well in Wrestling This Week

- Josh: John Cena’s Face Turn on Smackdown 8/1

- Jarret: Result of Punk/Gunther match

“Same Brethren Time, Same Brethren Channel” - One Thing You’re Looking Forward to Next Week

- Josh: How they craft CM Punk / LA Knight / Seth Rollins

- Jarret: Tying all the main event players together

Sound-Off / SummerSlam Review