No Gimmicks Needed Podcast

This week we talk about John Cena's first heel promo and why we were disappointed and happy at the same time. Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth Rollins have their segment on Smackdown and it was lukewarm at best, what they need to do and why this WrestleMania build is not as hot as last year. Naomi returns to attack Jade Cargill but it didn't get the heat it needed. Jon Moxley and Cope have their redo match at Dynamite and Moxley takes a gruesome spot that was not needed and it didn't do AEW no favors. We talk about how AEW needs to change fast because there way isn't working. Lex Luger wants Sting to induct him into the Hall of Fame but will Tony Khan go for it? All this and more so come join us for good wresting talk with No Gimmicks Needed. JOIN THE COALITION:

LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this past Sunday and it was a great show UNTIL the main event! We talk about how AEW dropped the ball and why no one remembers the crossover unless you make the shot. B.E.T named their top 15 black wrestlers of all time and of course, we give our thoughts lol. TNA Sacrifice was this past week and their were some good things on it but we got a heel turn and why there is something TNA needs to stop doing. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

LOADED SHOW this week as all wrestling promotions had major shows this week. Roman Reigns returns on Raw to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk, triple threat for Mania? The Street Profits win tag team gold for the first time in 4 years, but what is the plan for Mania now? NXT had their BEST SHOW EVER with Roadblock and now can Shawn Michaels top it for Stand & Deliver? AEW had Revolution this past Sunday and it was a great show UNTIL the main event! We talk about how AEW dropped the ball and why no one remembers the crossover unless you make the shot. B.E.T named their top 15 black wrestlers of all time and of course, we give our thoughts lol. TNA Sacrifice was this past week and their were some good things on it but we got a heel turn and why there is something TNA needs to stop doing. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

A LOADED SHOW this week as we go over what happen on Raw, Smackdown and NXT this past week. CM Punk cuts a fire promo on Raw and had one of the best pull apart brawls in wrestling with Seth Rollins. Iyo Sky SHOCKED THE WORLD by winning the Women's World Championship from Rhea Ripley. Where does Rhea go from here? Also Rhea had a emotional promo after Raw that sets up this story nicely. Cody responds to The Rock and Cena after the beat down and we are all set for WrestleMania. Bianca Belair and Naomi have one of the best segments this week on Smackdown and Naomi revealed that she attacked Jade Cargill. What happens next with Naomi and Jade? Lex Luger is next to be named in the class of 2025 Hall of Fame, WWE thinking of bringing back a old PLE called Evolution in July and why it's the PERFECT time. Did Tony Khan really say he wants Kendrick Lamar at AEW Revolution? Toni Storm and Mariah May have a GREAT segment before there match and NXT Roadblock predictions. So come join us for great wrestling talk w

DISCLAIMER: This show should have been posted a week ago but we had issues that we could get content up in time. This show has a cold open and ending because we were not able to get our old recording back. We are sorry about this but enjoy the show and we will come back strong next week!We give our Elimination Chamber predictions and RIGHT AFTER our review of the Elimination Chamber where Jade Cargill returned, Randy Orton return and John Cena turned heel. NXT saw the return of the Hardys and what this TNA deal could do for them. NXT Roadblock has a STACKED SHOW and we talk about how NXT played out this week. AEW Revolution is Sunday and we give our predictions for it early. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week we saw Ricky Starks debut on NXT Scott Hall style and made a big hit. NXT also had Vengeance Day and Jordynn Grace makes her sights known. Michelle Mccool is going into the Hall of Fame and it was the right move but I think someone should join her. WWE Released over 10 superstars last week before WrestleMania and believe it or not I can see why. We talk about where they made end up and why the releases may not be done yet. AEW Grand Slam in Australia was good and headline by Timeless Toni Storm and Mariah May and this crowd shows why international crowds are better than the US. All this and more so come join me for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed! JOIN THE COALITION:

ROYAL RUMBLE FALLOUT, we cover the Royal Rumble from this past Saturday were Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair win both the women's and men's rumble matches but for some reason people start hating on Jey Uso! We discuss the hate that Jey is getting and why they need to stop. Triple H will headline the 2025 Hall of Fame but who else will join him? Drew McIntyre was pissed backstage at the rumble but why? JD McDonagh got injured on Raw last week and finished the match! We give our thoughts and tell you why the match should have been stopped! Dark Side of the Ring returns with season 6 and we go over the episodes and which ones we are looking forward to the most. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Short but sweet this week as we are getting ready for the Royal Rumble! We give our predictions for the show and who will show up in both Rumbles! We give our review of Saturday Night's Main Event and how Jacob Fatu went off and Shawn Michaels did something we didn't agree with. The Hurt Syndicate bring home the tag team titles from Private Party and more! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This week is a TNA week because WWE and TNA have signed a multi-year deal which means great things in 2025 and years to come. However, that can also lead to some talent advantages in the future. Also TNA had their Genesis PPV where Joe Hendry became the new TNA world champion and the fans chanted "She a Racist" at Tessa Blanchard. I give my review of the show and what TNA could do in the future for PPV crossovers with NXT. We give our thoughts on why Hogan was booed on that first Raw on Netflix and why it doesn't all lead to politics. Come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This is part 2 of episode 304DISCLAMIER: MATCH OF THE YEAR WILL BE ON EPISODE 3052024 has come to a close but we had a lot of good things that happen in wrestling! So we are doing our end of the end awards which includes wrestler of the year (man & women), breakout superstar of the year, most improved super, tag team of the year, PLE of the year etc. Also we give a overview of the good in 2024. As with everything good we have the bad of 2024 and we give a overview of what REALLY was bad in 2024. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:Nerd Coalition: Level Up!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCciZJh9LEpB2DbiTeDMw4JgCheck our website: https://therealnerdcoalition.comBuy our merch! https://teespring.com/stores/nerdcoalitionListen to our podcast: The Nerdgasm Talk - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mark-randall/nerdgasm-talkNo Gimmicks Needed - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mark-randall/no-gimmicks-neededAdd us on Instagram: https://www.instagr

THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2 PART PODCASTAEW had it's World's End PPV this past Saturday and Kenny Omega and Adam Copeland returned to the company. Will this help boost AEW in the right direction in 2025 or is this just smoke and mirrors for Tony Khan. January 6th Raw moves to Netflix in a new era of the show. We talk about what we think will happen and who will show up. Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

WWE IS HOT RIGHT NOW! Last Monday the New Day celebrated their 10 year anniversary and the writing on the wall was for Xavier Woods to turn on Kofi but they shocked us and Kofi and Woods teamed up and kicked Big E out of the New Day! We give our thoughts on what happen and what's possible to come. DIY also turned heel on Smackdown and that was good as well. NXT Deadline was Saturday and we give our thoughts on what happen and why this show may have been better than Survivor Series. We give our predictions for Saturday Night's Main Event and more! Come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

On our last podcast before Thanksgiving we take a look at WWE Survivor Series Wargames coming up and give our "unofficial" predictions for the show. There is a new mid-card championship for women and it's the United States championship, who will hold the title first? Jade Cargill was taken out of the women's wargames match but by who? Was it Bianca or someone else? We give our thoughts and some that may shock you. AEW had it's Full Gear show this weekend and it was good but ended in chaos! We give our thoughts on the show. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

This past week we had the return of the Wednesday night war between NXT and AEW. NXT was live from the 2300 arena and had ECW legends come join the party. AEW saw the return of Will Hobbs and the FULL debut of the Hurt Syndicate. We give our review of NXT and Bobby Lashley's AEW debut. Triple H gave Goldberg what he wanted which is a retirement match in 2025. We give our thoughts on who Goldberg's last match should be against and it's not GUNTHER! WWE release three stars in Baron Corbin, Tegan Nox and Indi Hartwell and why this was the writing on the Raw. We also give our Crown Jewel review and much more. So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

WE ARE BACK!!!This week we talk about Samantha Irvin leaving WWE but not for the reason you think, Smackdown was FULLY LOADED this past week with Triple warning to Randy Orton, MCMG win the tag titles and the Usos are back! But was it too soon for the Usos? WWE Crown Jewel predictions and why we hate this Crown Jewel championship. WWE and Vince McMahon hit with another lawsuit and this one is going back to the ring boy scandal. TNA had it's Bound for Glory event but did they drop the ball on Joe Hendry? All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

Hell in a Cell fallout and how the show was a two match card, Triple H talks about Black representation on the main card but doesn't give the right answer. AEW and WB Discovery have a new multi-year deal for show to go to Max and discount PPV'S but does that still help the problems in AEW? NXT had a HOT debut on the CW for the pass 2 weeks and it looks like they are on the right path. R.I.P to Pete Rose who has made it into the WWE Hall of Fame but not Baseball, should he go in now? All this and more so come join me for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

THIS IS PART 2 OF OUR DOUBLE HITTER!!This part is all about the Mr. McMahon documentary, we review all six parts in detail and give our thoughts. We talk about how a wrestling fan vs a casual fan may feel towards this documentary. We go over what we already knew going in but some things that we didn't know and share some things that you may not know. Come join us for this deep dive into this documentary with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

THIS IS PART ONE OF A DOUBLE HITTER!We got news that Monday night Raw will be going back to 2 hours starting October 7th, However it is only until the end of the year and January 3, 2025 Smackdown will be THREE HOURS! Do we really need a three hour smackdown? WWE is cutting back on house shows, but is that a good thing in the long run? Saturday Night Main Event makes it's return on December 14th and we think that is the show where Cody could lose his championship! Cody and Roman Reigns delivered one of the BEST segments of the year and it was pure cinema. WWE Bad Blood is next Saturday so it's time to give our predictions. MVP is now All Elite and maybe wants to start the Hurt Business in AEW? All this and more so come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

AEW All Out was INSANE and maybe the most violent AEW show of all. However, did Hangman and Swerve go to far? Some in WWE have seen a screening of the new Vince McMahon documentary and the said it was a "Double Shovel Burial". Could this be a problem for WWE and Netflix moving forward but you can't whitewash what is going on with Vince McMahon. Hulk Hogan wants forgiveness like fans have given to Chris Benoit, but we just have one question? WHO HAS FORGIVEN CHRIS BENIOT?!? We talk about the stupid stuff Hogan talked about on Logan Paul's podcast and why you should NOT be surprised. So come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION:

We lost another one, Sid Eudy aka Sycho Sid passed away and we talk about his career, the night he and Arn Anderson almost killed each other and his injury in WCW. The Vince McMahon documentary is a go but how truthful will it be? NXT No Mercy predictions and more! So come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!JOIN THE COALITION: