WeWatchWrestling Issue #655

·1 hr 10 min·5 clips

Matt and Vince announce a live screening of 'Beyond the Mat' with director Barry Blostein, hinting at sold-out tickets and backstage wrestling politics.

The episode opens with hosts Matt McCarthy and Vince Averill promoting their Patreon and announcing a live event featuring a screening of 'Beyond the Mat' with director Barry Blostein, which is nearly sold out. They transition into critiquing a recent WWE segment where Stephanie McMahon gave advice to Cody Rhodes, questioning its logic and relevance to the storyline. The conversation shifts to WrestleMania, with speculation about match graphics hinting at which nights fights will occur and discussions on ticket sales strategies. The hosts explore the crowded schedule of WrestleMania weekend indie shows, reading off cards for events like Juggalo Championship Wrestling, which includes names like Violent J, Rob Van Dam, and a Vampiros retirement match. They also touch on Bloodsport and Stardom shows, debating which events might have better crowds. Later, they analyze AEW's Dynamite, praising the opening match between Kenny Omega and Swerve Strickland and discussing the protection of Omega's One-Winged Angel finisher. The hosts compare this to Stone Cold's stunner and note how few have kicked out of it cleanly. They comment on the presentation of AEW in smaller venues, highlighting entrances like the Death Riders coming through concourse areas. The episode also includes tangents on wrestlers' injuries, such as Fletcher being in a walking boot, and speculation about Toni Storm's absence possibly due to pregnancy. The hosts share personal anecdotes, like Matt's story about Bob Regal's dad at WrestleMania III, and discuss wrestlers like Christian Cage and Jon Moxley, praising their character consistency and career reinventions. They end with promotions for their social media and Patreon, thanking patrons for support.

As heard by us

A packed wrestling-card rundown finds its cleanest argument in the invisible man's hard limit.

We Watch Wrestling turns wrestling-event planning into a kind of comic pressure test. Wrestling Matt McCarthy and Vince Averill move from a Brain Dead ticket update and a plug for April 8's Beyond the Mat into the midnight lineup for Juggalo Championship Wrestling at the…

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

You want a wrestling card so crowded that Vampiro's retirement match is just one strange landmark in the pile.

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from We Watch Wrestling