Max Wrestling Podcast

The Butcher reacts to Emir BlackBane Costello’s diss track - "F*** Butcher" as we get closer to their Promo Championship showdown! Plus we discuss Ronda Rousey's heel turn, Triple H's response to Batista, the current push of Ricochet and Aleister Black, Tommaso Ciampa's surgery and future, another Shield reunion, WrestleMania plans for Kevin Owens, Fastlane predictions and some questionable accents...

Emir's diss track to The Butcher as we build towards their promo showdown at PromoMania IV!

In what was a highly eventful week for WWE, we talk the return and recovery of Roman Reigns, Batista's shocking return and attack of Ric Flair, Kevin Owens returning to replace Kofi Kingston - and why you shouldn't panic about it, Becky Lynch's latest stunt to engrage Ronda Rousey, the return of Matt Hardy to reform The Hardy Boyz, the official reunion of DIY, Jeff Jarrett's new lawsuit against Impact Wrestling and more! Plus The Butcher has a message for the Promo Champion, Emir Costello... (Apologies for Dazzy's mic dropping during the first half and the echo in the first five minutes, both issues are resolved in due course.)

The Butcher is back as we explain why calling up 10 NXT stars in 2 months may not be such a good thing. We also discuss the Elimination Chamber results, Daniel Bryan's WrestleMania opponent and Kofi Kingston's push, Cody's mystery opponent for Double Or Nothing, why DX being inducted into the Hall of Fame is a cop-out and much more!

Dazzy and Mike discuss the card so far for AEW's Double Or Nothing, Becky Lynch being replaced by Charlotte Flair, The Revival revive their main roster careers, Kofi Kingston's career-defining performance in a gauntlet match, predict Elimination Chamber this weekend and much more!

Dazzy and Mike react to dirt sheets reporting that EVERYONE is going to AEW, with Orton and Lesnar being the latest ridiculous rumours. Plus twitter beef including Austin Aries vs. Sami Calihan and AJ Styles vs. Dave Meltzer, The Man Becky Lynch slaps the head off two dopes, and everything else from this week's Raw, Smackdown and NXT.

We discuss Dean Ambrose and Hideo Itami, both sides to the AEW t-shirt debate, R-Truth winning a title, random heel turns from Elias and Rusev, Jeff Jarrett, Bianca Belair, Dolph Ziggler's hiatus, Jack Swagger's MMA debut, women overshadowing the men at the Rumble and The Man is going to Mania!

Surprise! We're back! And to make up for no new episodes for 7 months, this one is super long! (Sorry!) We're joined by Evan Makeba to look back on the first two Bad Boys movies in anticipation of Bad Boys For Life. In doing so, we ponder on other long-running franchises, the careers of the cast and the under-rated strengths that Bad Boys brought to the table. Shit just got real.

In the first Max Wrestling special of 2019, we're joined by Emir "BlackBane" Costello as he defends the Promo Championship against Moni Lynn, and Courtney "Kross" Summers joins Kinny Killa in challenging Mike Larkin for the Knowledge Championship! PLUS We discuss NXT Takeover: Phoenix and Royal Rumble, the Impact departures of Abyss and Sonjay Dutt, Emir's bathwater enterprise and more!

Kinny Killa drops in to predict NXT Takeover: Phoenix and this year's Royal Rumble, before facing the first round of trivia for Mike Larkin's Knowledge Championship!

In this bumper last episode before next week's Podcast Promo Rumble 4, Courtney "Kross" Summers returns to talk the recent release request rumours surrounding WWE, the sudden push of Finn Balor, the booking of the current NXT call-ups to Raw and Smackdown, everything wrong with the Mandy Rose angle on Smackdown, name changes and we look forward to this week's special interview with Killer Kross!

We've arrived at our milestone 200th episode! Max Wrestling O.G. The Phoenix returns, along with Promo Champion and RWT's kingpin Emir "BlackBane" Costello as we discuss AEW, Kenny Omega, Raw and Smackdown. We also revisit the show's most infamous moment and reflect on some other memories in this maximum celebration!

We're joined by New Japan superfan Courtney "Kross" Summers to discuss the core-shaking announcement of All Elite Wrestling and this weekend's Wrestle Kingdom 13, plus the complacency of WWE but attitude changes in AJ Styles and Seth Rollins, the passing of Mean Gene Okerlund, Toni Storm being the latest leak victim and more in our first episode of 2019!

It's time to award the best and worst of 2018 in wrestling, including male and female wrestlers of the year, pay-per-view of the year, match of the year, the Meltzer award for "Wanker of the year" and many more! Plus we discuss Impact's move to Pursuit, Christmas Raw and Smackdown and the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 13!

It's the last episode before Christmas and the McMahons are back on TV! As we talk the "changes" made in WWE with fresh matches and future call-ups, we also ponder on what 2019 has in store with many big events between now and WrestleMania!

The Artist Formerly Known as Butcher has put the mask to rest. ICW kill it with Fear And Loathing. Nia Jax or Viper? Make your choice. Is it Baron Corbin or Bacon Carbon? The ongoing troubles with Raw. Should Lucha House Party be broken up? Why Dean Ambrose needs to get personal to gain heat. Mustafa Ali faces Daniel Bryan. Relationships in NXT. TLC predictions. Killer Kross and more!

The forever declining quality of Raw, Which women could main event WrestleMania? Punishment Martinez's NXT debut, Dominik Dijakovic and other bizarre name decisions. The struggle of the U.S. Championship, UK stars defend NXT UK, Daniel Bryan's gimmick going uber-vegan, is AJ Styles heading for Raw? Reminiscing on TNA and Impact today, Becky Lynch makes history! And The Butcher's rant returns!

Is All Elite Wrestling really happening? Is Elias under-utilised? How quickly can Braun Strowman recover? Plus Bray Wyatt's return, Renee Young's Raw future, NXT UK contracts, Disco Inferno makes an Impact, Becky Lynch returns to Smackdown, WWE Shop issues, Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton, Lars Sullivan's smear campaign and more!

After smashing 2,000+ views last week, in this revamp episode - complete with the new logo and intro, NEW Promo Champion Emir Costello joins us on Mike's week off as we tackle every topic this week, no matter how controversial! Including the evolution of Dean Ambrose, the future of Alexa Bliss, Ronda Rousey vs. Staples Center, a potential Horsewomen face-off, the new Daniel Bryan, Elias' popularity, James Ellsworth, Sabu and is Michael C. Larkin really undefeatable?

The time has arrived to determine if The Butcher or Emir "Blackbane" Costello will be the new Promo Champion! Plus we predict NXT Takeover and Survivor Series and Moni Lynn makes her full episode debut on Max Wrestling!