No Gimmicks Needed Podcast

Hey guys we are back in the studio to record this podcast for you. Just to remind anyone who doesn't know, my mother passes away on June 6th and has been sick since the end of April. It's been hard on me and my family but we thank you for all the love and support. With that said talking about some Wrestling helps and this week even though the show is late we have to talk about the releases that WWE made this past week. 14 NXT and 205 Live superstars are gone and we saw this coming, A Raw writer fired over comments she made on a podcast but we talk about why it's not 100% her fault, Raw this past week had a kick ass main event as we learn more about RKBro, HitRow making noise on NXT while WWE Dynamite (wait sorry AEW) is back on Wednesday nights where it belongs and the new Chyna documentary on vice and why it is a sad watch. All this content to talk about so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

This week WWE has more releases and it's on the NXT side of things but the biggest name to come out is Velveteen Dream, AEW is moving to TBS in 2022 and having a new show called Ramage, Dark Side of the Ring takes a look at the collision in Korea and how much we learned, NXT sees and New North American Champion and a new faction HitRow while AEW gets ready for double or nothing. All this and more so come join us for some Wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

This week is a shorter show but comes heavy with the news, ECW legend New Jack passed away at the age of 58. We talk about the not so bright legacy of New Jack but find good in it too. New Dark Side of the ring talks about Nick Gage and why death match wrestling is still not for me. Zelina Vega on her way back to WWE? Why? All this and "some" more so sit back and have good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

WE ARE BACK after missing 2 weeks of podcasting but we return with the RETURN of Dark Side of the Ring and the first episode is 2 parts talking about the loose cannon Brian Pillman. We give our thoughts on it and why it was the right story to open the season. A&E is doing wrestling documentaries but after the Booker T one aired we realize that they never talked about the Wrestlemania XIX storyline and why it's so hard to hear the full story. Daniel Bryan is a free agent but where will he go? Are fans being too hard on AEW for the blood and guts finish? All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

So WWE is at it again with it's after Wrestlemania budget cuts but there are some superstars on this list that make us scratch our heads. We talk about all who was cut and where they may end up and who should have been cut. Keith Lee speaks out on his absence but it is really not saying much. We give our takeaways from Chris Jericho on Broken Skull Sessions and who should be on there next. AEW review this week and if we should still review NXT and AEW as a whole? All this and more so come join us from great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Well Raw pissed us off with the break up of one of the hottest stable during the pandemic era, The Hurt Business is no more and why this was a DUMB move by Vince McMahon and can they fix it. WWE and AEW are pulling back the curtain and we will see Chris Jericho on Stone Cold's Broken Skull Sessions after Wrestlemania. Speaking of Wrestlemania we give our predictions for NXT Takeover Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania 37! All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

This week we touch on the 3 names (2 that have been confirmed) going into the WWE Hall of Fame and why did they even think about one of those people. Peacock is going through 17,000 hours of WWE content to remove any racial and offensive content, we explain why this is a good thing and a bad thing. Who should main event night one of Wrestlemania? Some say Lashey and Drew but others say Sasha and Belair, we give our thoughts on the matter. We are at the end of Women's History Month and WWE put out a list of the top 50 women but we put together our own list. All this and more so come and sit back and enjoy some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

We are back this week and we are sorry we have been gone for so long but it's time to get back on track and with that being said we have to talk about Hulk Hogan and Titus O Neal hosting Wrestlemania and why we do care and don't care at the same time. We give our fastlane predictions and what should happen at Wrestlemania. Eric Bischoff is going into the Hall of Fame along with Molly Holly and why these are both good picks. Does Triple H have COVID? We dive into why this maybe true. Wednesday night war and we see the return of Walter and Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa give it their all on the main event of Dynamite. All this and more so come join us for good Wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

We are back this week and it is the last day of Black History Month (celebrate black history 365) we talk about a good week in Black Excellence with the likes of Bobby Lashey, Sasha Banks and Bianca Beliar and Apollo Crews new gimmicks change. Also Big Show is now All Elite and what this means, Wednesday Night War this week with a great no DQ match and maybe Sting should have had that match with the Undertaker. All this and more so come join us for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Happy Valentines day and thanks for joining us as we talk about NXT Takeover Vengeance day and what happen on the Wednesday Night War. Also we give our review on the new WWE Icons documentary and why rapper Bow Wow wants to get into wrestling and why this is dumb. All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

The Royal Rumble is Sunday and we give our predictions BUT there is a good chance that WWE could mess this whole thing up and make Wrestlemania a terrible show. Also we get details about the final months of Brodie Lee's life and how hard it was for his family. Wednesday Night War this week shows more Dusty Classic and Toni Storm in the spotlight and AEW has Red Velvet stepping up to the plate. It's a short show this week but still come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

We are a little late with our podcast this week but with the big news that came out this week we are glad we waited because we talk about WWE selling the network to NBC Universal and how this is could work out better for the company. The Undertaker was on Joe Rogan's podcast this past week and made some comments about the product being "soft" and how he like it when "men where men". It cause a lot of people to give their opinions about the matter and we do too in a long section of the podcast. With the Royal Rumble this Sunday we talk about our favorite rumble moments and what is the best Kofi Kingston spot of ALL TIME. Wednesday Night War this week sees some surprises in the Dusty Classic and in AEW the inner circle go all out in tag team action while Sting is getting back into the ring? All this and more so come join us for some good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

Happy Martin Luther King Day! We are sorry we did not have a podcast for you last week as we had thing to catch up on but however we are back with a good show today. WWE drop a bombshell we announcing Wrestlemania 37, 38 and 39 locations and why this is a good and bad idea. I didn't do a Raw review last week but we have a recap of it last week along with a Smackdown Review. Impact Wrestling drop it's Hard to Kill show with the AEW champion Kenny Omega in the main event, we give our thoughts on it. Wednesday Night War is back and NXT brings the start of the Dusty Classic and a new tag team debut, AEW has it's New Year's Smash night 2 with a awesome TNT Championship match. All this and more so come join us for some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

HELLO 2021, we are in a new year but before we get deep into the new year we are going to take a QUICK look back at the best and worst from 2020 in our annual Nerd Coalition wrestling award show. This episode we decide who will is the superstar of the year, tag team of the year, match of the year etc. After the awards we take a look at who we lost in the wrestling world in the year 2020 and believe us when we say "it hit hard". Wednesday Night War this week brings us the NXT wrestling awards and a beautiful tribute show from AEW to celebrate the life of Brodie Lee. All this and more so kick back and relax and join in for some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

Before we could get out of 2020 it rings it's ugly head again. Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee passed away the day after Christmas and it has hit the wrestling world REALLY hard. On this episode we change some things around and we will give a tribute to Brodie Lee and talk about his time in WWE and AEW. Also we will look at the results of the Slammys and our predictions for the PWI 2020 awards. We give our quick Raw and Smackdown Recaps and keep the energy on Brodie Lee. So come join us for great wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed because it's Sunday...and you know what that means

We have a short show for you before the Christmas Holiday and we give our TLC predictions and we do our mock slammy award winners. The Raw ratings have dropped to the WORSE EVER (what's new) so we talk about how WWE can turn things around or if they can even get out of this whole. All this and more so come join us before Christmas for some wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed.

We have a loaded show today guys and we jump into it with another wrestling death with Tommy "Tiny" Lister passing away, the wrestling world knew him as Zeus while Hollywood remembers him as Deebo. Vince McMahon has a crazy week with a possible Wrestlemania card that involves Goldberg vs Roman Reigns and why that does NOT NEED TO HAPPEN. Also Vince sends a group of wrestlers down to the PC for training and one of those guys are Keith Lee?! Jim Ross makes some comments that some in AEW don't like too much and could AEW and Impact wrestling be doing something big in the near future. All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

This week we talk about the passing of WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and what he brought to the wrestling business and being the first openly gay wrestler as well and a pass that some may not know about. Tessa Blanchard is coming back to wrestling either to NXT or AEW but some reports are saying it may not be that easy, Impact Wrestling is not giving it's wrestlers COVID test and some in the company are upset. Wednesday night war this week is a big one as we get set for NXT Takeover Wargames and see an awesome ladder match, also we give out NXT Takeover Wargames predictions. AEW brings the heat on it's Winter is Coming show with Jon Moxley vs Kenny Omega for the AEW Championship and STING IS IN AEW!!!! All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and hope you are enjoying the holiday season, this episode we are just relax and talk some wrestling and other stuff as well. We talk about the Tyson and Roy Jones Jr fight along with Nate Robinson getting knocked out by Jake Paul, Bob Ryder passes away and Jimmy Rave loses his arm, Kevin Owens sends a message to Roman Reigns and Big E is in the title hunt. NXT sets the foundation for War Games and AEW has a GREAT contract signing with Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega. So come join us while your on your holiday break for good wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!

This Sunday is the Undertakers "Farewell" at Survivor Series! We give our predictions and what will happen with the Undertaker tonight, Also we give our thoughts on why Big E was not picked for the men's Survivor Series team and why Otis make not make it. We finish the undertaker bracket on what we think is the best undertaker match of all time. The Thunderdome moving again due to the NBA starting on December 22nd and why a baseball stadium will be good for PPVs but not Raw and Smackdown. The Wednesday night war this week sees Io and Rhea tear the house down on NXT while the Inner Circle go to Vegas baby! All this and more so come join us for wrestling talk with No Gimmicks Needed!