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This episode of BunkaMania Wrestling was broadcast live on July 1st 2024.Join Jeremy, Harriett & Matty as they discuss this year's AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event where Swerve Strickland put his AEW World Championship against Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley put his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Tesuya Natio.Find their thoughts on the entire show in this live edition of BunkaMania Wrestling!What were your thoughts? Send us an email at [email protected] you'd like to digest more geek and pop culture content, make sure you subscribe to BunkaMania UK on YouTube!Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of BunkaMania Wrestling was recorded live on June 16th 2024.Drew McIntyre's hopes of winning the World Heavyeight Championship in his home country ended in disaster thanks to CM Punk's antics at WWE's Clash at the Castle Scotland. Piper Niven took on Bayley for the WWE Women's Championship and Cody Rhodes looked to settle the score once and for all against AJ Style in an I Quit match.The Dekker Dane, MattyBoo and Harriett share their thoughts on the recent WWE PLE.What were your thoughts? Send us an email at [email protected] you'd like to digest more geek and pop culture content, make sure you subscribe to BunkaMania UK on YouTube!Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jeremy, Matty, and Harriett as they review the 2024 edition of AEW's Double or Nothing Pay-Per-View featuring Will Osprey vs. Roderick Strong, Jon Moxley vs. Takeshita, Adam Copeland vs. Malakai Black, the AEW wrestling debut of Mercedes Mone against Willow Nightingale and another chaotic Anarchy in the Arena match.If you'd like to digest more wrestling, geek, and pop culture content, make sure you subscribe to BunkaMania UK on YouTube!Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BunkaMania Wrestling talks about the fallout from a lively and entertaining WWE King and Queen of The Ring PLE where Gunther and Nia Jax were crowned winners, Liv Morgan became champion, and Logan Paul was told off by Michael Cole. The Dekker Dane, Harriett MangaGirl and MattyBoo discuss their thoughts on the show.Send us your thoughts on the show with an email at [email protected] you'd like to digest more geek and pop culture content, make sure you follow our feeds:Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BunkamaniaUKTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded live on Twitch / YouTube on Sunday 5th May.WWE went overseas again to deliver a predictable yet througouhly entertaining edition of Backlash in Lyon, France. Great wrestling and a superb French audience made the latest international PLE an absolute crowd pleaser.The big highlights of the show saw the Bloodline 2.0 grows, new Women's tag champions and a terrific first time match up in Cody Rhodes vs AJ Styles.Find out what The Dekker Dane, Harriett and MattyBoo thought of the show in this live edition of BunkaMania Wrestling.They also check out how they did on their draft picks, discuss the upcoming King & Queen of The Ring and the WrestleMania 41 announcement.Let us know your thoughts by sending an email at [email protected] you'd like to digest more geek and pop culture content, make sure you subscribe to BunkaMania UK on YouTube!Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded on Saturday 13th April 2024.The dust is finally settling on Wrestlemania season as new stories begin on Raw and Smackdown. The Dekker Dane, Harriett MangaGirl and MattyBoo discuss the road ahead.There's also the small matter of AEW to discuss following their controversial All In video on last week's Dynamite. Did anyone come out looking good of the broadcasting of the All In scuffle between CM Punk and Jack Perry?Let us know your thoughts by sending us an email at [email protected]'t forget to follow BunkaMania on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BunkaManiaUKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrestlemania 40 is in the books and a new era has arrived with Cody Rhodes finally becoming the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and ending the mammoth reign of Roman Reigns.New champions galore including two World Heavyweight Champions, the end of Guther's dominating reign by Sami Zayn, Bayley defeating Iyo Sky and so much more.Jeremy and Matty Boo are on hand to break down what happened and share their thoughts on what could be seen as a monumental WrestleMania.Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Share your thoughts by sending us an email to [email protected]'t forget to follow BunkaMania on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jeremy & Matty Boo as they look back on potentially one of the best PPV events of all time in AEW Revolution 2024. They go into detail on the final match in the career of Sting, as well as everything else that happened on the show.Chapter Points 00:00 Intro01:15 General thoughts on the PPV overall08:08 Sting & Darby Allin vs. Young Bucks - the entrances17:37 Sting & Darby Allin vs. Young Bucks - the actual match35:09 Zero Hour - 12 Man tag43:31 Side tangent: what’s the point of ROH?48:08 Zero Hour - Willow Nightingale/Kris Statlander vs Julia Hart/Skye Blue50:51 Christian Cage vs. Daniel Garcia55:09 Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston1:02:24 8 Man Scramble1:08:47 Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong1:18:00 FTR vs. BCC1:25:55 Toni Storm vs. Deonna Purrazzo 1:34:24 Konosuke Takeshita vs. Will Ospreay1:45:24 Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Adam Page1:53:23 Post-show notes1:57:51 OutroDon't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rhea Ripley had a mighty homecoming as she headlined this year's Elimination Chamber event in Perth, Australia.Jeremy Graves, The Dekker Dane and Harriett (aka MangaGirl) share their thoughts on the show where the WrestleMania 40 card started to take shape - even if the results were a foregone conclusion. How did the trip down under for the WWE go? Find out in this new BunkaMania episode.#WWE #WWEChamber #rhearipley Chapter Points00:00 - Start and Initial Thoughts13:37 - Women's Elimination Chamber Match24:28 - New Catch Republic vs The Judgement Day35:38 - Grayson Waller Effect43:58 - Men's Elimination Chamber Match58:15 - Rhea Ripley vs Nia Jax01:03:56 - The Mania Card Now01:13:16 - Upcoming shows and OutroDon't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains detailed discussions of The Iron Claw. If you don't wish for the movie to be spoiled, please watch the film before this episode of BunkaManiaThe tragic life of The Von Erich family in the world of wrestling is the focus of the latest cinematic examination of professional wrestling. The Dekker Dane and Harriett (aka Manga Girl) share their thoughts on the dramatisation of the wrestling family.Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded on Wednesday 7th February 2024WWE seem to like to cause their own booking nonsense as Cody Rhodes opts to NOT finish his story at WrestleMania for The Rock?Hang on...WHAT?With Roman vs Rock seemingly set for WrestleMania 40, despite an impending fan backlash, Jeremy Graves, The Dekker Dane, Harriett and MattyBoo attempt to actually figure out what is going on? And if there's any chance of saving this booking madness.Also, there's a quick discussion on the sudden firing of Scott D'Amore and the love of Drew McIntyre's meme game.Chapter Points00:00 - Start04:39 - Scott D'Amore Fired from TNA14:16 - The Story of Cody Rhodes & The Rock: The Recap22:15 - The Story of Cody Rhodes & The Rock: The Discussion01:08:10 - Scott D'Amore Update01:10:00 - Drew McIntyre - King of The Memes & Signing OffDon't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at [email protected] you'd like to digest more geek and pop culture content, make sure you subscribe to BunkaMania UK on YouTube!Don't forget to follow BunkaMania on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/BunkaManiaUKTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BunkaManiaUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Bunkamania Wrestling that this week sees our intrepid travellers discuss WWE’s Royal Rumble 2024 event! Join Jeremy, Harriett and (for the first time) Matty Boo as they discuss the various happenings on the event. Talking about our overall thoughts on the show, specific big moments, returns, debuts and so much more!But that’s not all, as there’s time to look at the possible direction things may be heading in and during the recording of this podcast (on Monday 29th January, prior to RAW airing) news began circulating about CM Punk and his reported injury. So we make sure to touch on that as well.A fun show as always!Chapter points00:00 Intro01:57 General overall thoughts on the event,10:28 The Women’s Royal Rumble Match37:59 4-Way Championship Match42:40 Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens49:49 The Men’s Royal Rumble Match1:12:45 Surprises/Callbacks: There were no Legends on this show1:15:55 Thoughts as the show was going off the air; honourable mentions for great showings on this event1:23:51 CM Punk injured? Discussion on the reports doing the rounds and when it may have occurred during the Rumble.1:31:25 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of BunkaMania was recorded on January 24th 2024.WWE Monday Night Raw is leaving TV networks and heading to Netflix in January 2025! While the US sees Raw move homes, international audiences including the UK will see all their WWE shows like Smackdown, NXT and more on the streaming platform!Jeremy Graves, The Dekker Dane and Harriett [Manga Girl] talk about the impact this new TV deal might have along with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joining TKO and more!Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more wrestling content from BunkaMania UK. Leave your thoughts in the comments below or send us an email at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on Sunday 19th November 2023A very eventful AEW Full Gear saw MJF come back from a horrific beatdown to retain the AEW World Championship against Jay White, new Women's and TBS Champions crowd and Hangman Adam Page drinks blood!?Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane share their thoughts on this year's edition of AEW Full Gear talking about some of the big stories coming out of the event including the signing of Will Ospreay and the upcoming Contential Classic.Let us know your thoughts by sending us an email at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Chapters00:00 - Start & Intro02:45 - WWE Payback 202331:17 - AEW All Out 202301:14:21 - OutroAnother busy weekend of wrestling saw both WWE and AEW run pay per views for the wrestling world and our hosts Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane decide to do a bit of show and tell where they each review a show.The Dekker Dane talks about WWE Payback, dubbed seemingly a filler episode of WWE storytelling with the odd highlight in the form of Becky Lynch vs Trish Stratus in a steel cage and a chaotic street fight between The Judgement Day and Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.Following a newsworthy week, for mostly CM Punk reasons, Jeremy Graves sees if this year's All Out can end up beind a sweet ending after a chaotic few days for the promotion. With the return of Bryan Danielson against Ricky Starks, Miro and Powerhouse Hobbs smacking "meat" and the International Championship headlining, how will All Out be remembered? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CM Punk has been fired by AEW following investigation in the All In brawl he had with Jack Perry during the huge Wembley show last weekend. Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane go live to discuss the story and share their thoughts over the depature of one of AEW's most well known (and controversial) stars.This is the audio version of our impromptu live stream to discuss the news as it happened on Saturday 2nd September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded on Wednesday 30th August ahead of AEW Dynamite.Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane catch up to talk all things AEW with the historic All In show at Wembley stadium. Our hosts reflect on the experience of attending the show in person and their highlights from the event. If that's not all, they're also contemplating what to expect from All Out.But the wrestling doesn't stop there as they make some very quick predictions for WWE Payback 2023 - a show that might have been a slight afterthought, all recent developments considered, but might have some great potential!Episode Chapters00:00 - Start & AEW All In Thoughts01:01:05 - WWE Payback Predictions01:13:37 - Brief AEW All Out Chat01:16:26 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of BunkaMania was recorded ahead of the Smackdown Tribute show on 25th August 2023.Jeremy Graves and The Dekker Dane remember the career of Windham Rotunda aka Bray Wyatt who tragically passed away at the age of 36 earlier this week. In this short episode, they reflect on what Windham a standout on the WWE roster looking at his creativity with The Wyatt Family, The Fiend and Uncle Howdy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Graves and Tom Linberry are back to predict what they think is going to happen at AEW’s All In: London event this weekend. But before getting to that, they touch on the news from the past few days of the passing of both Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt.They discuss their memories of Terry Funk as well as his legacy, then briefly touch on Bray Wyatt’s impact too — a quick note the reason we say briefly is that there will be a separate podcast coming focusing more specifically on Bray Wyatt. So be on the look out for that in the coming days.Chapter Points - 00:00 Intro, a note about this episode of the podcast01:09 The passing of Terry Funk; Our memories of him; his legacy09:43 The passing of Bray Wyatt17:33 Quick bit of Podcast housekeeping18:22 All In: London discussion begins19:52 General feelings on the last Dynamite before All In this weekend21:28 Jack Perry vs. Hook24:36 Aussie Open vs. MJF & Adam Cole28:09 Coffin Match: Darby/Sting v Swerve/Christian35:45 Chris Jericho vs. Will Ospreay41:20 Omega/Ibushi/Page vs. Takeshita/White/Robinson46:38 House of Black vs. The Acclaimed51:58 Stadium Stampede Match58:49 CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe1:01:28 Women’s Title 4-Way Match1:04:52 FTR vs. Young Bucks1:10:39 MJF vs. Adam Cole1:14:05 What next for the world title after All In?1:16:112 Other shows happening in London this weekend; Outro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jeremy Graves and Tom Linberry (not in the car studio, but remotely) as they have a free flowing catchup discussion ahead of attending AEW All In London at Wembley Stadium this weekend with the ultimate point of the discussion being they are really excited for the show!They go through the (at time of recording) announced matches, some of the history and buildup of said matches, the polarising feelings doing the rounds about the show, some tidbits and how we see the show coming together on the day itself.A fun podcast as always![*This podcast was recorded on Wednesday 23rd August 2023, prior to the AEW Dynamite show that same day airing.] Chapter points - 00:00 Intro01:17 Our feelings going into All In: London03:05 MJF & Adam Cole04:55 Tony Khan’s Media Call; How many matches total will there be?06:00 Swerve/AR Fox v Sting/Darby Allin; the rise of Swerve 13:12 Page/Omega/Ibushi v Takeshita/White/Robinson17:56 Chris Jericho v Will Ospreay25:29 Stadium Stampede Match; Fenix of the show?; Who are the Mystery Partners?31:58 Aussie Open v Cole & MJF33:45 Women’s Title 4-Way Match37:10 CM Punk v Samoa Joe41:55 FTR v The Young Bucks47:54 Running order for the show; What else could we expect?53:43 Genuine excitement for the show; early pictures of the setup57:50 Outro; Podcast Plans for the rest of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.