Celebrate the Shining Wizards' Christmas tradition with this rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, with Santa enthusiast and hardcore legend, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.
The Shining Wizards return to discuss the world of pro wrestling. Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast sits in on 4th microphone since HK is in Mexico for the holidays.
They discuss the world of the WWE, Gunther's next move, Austin Theory, Royal Rumble, Mick Foley & more
Bull Buchanan joins the show to talk about his promotion Bullpen Pro Wrestling, his son being a wrestler, his time in WWE, the Truth Commission, RTC, Japan & much more. It's a great interview & awesome catching up with Bull.
We do some AEW talk before we jump into Homework, as we discuss TNA Barbed Wire Christmas Tree match from 2007. Find out what we thought of the match & if our streak of thumbs up continue.
Matt assigns Bret Hart vs British bulldog from In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings as homework for next week.
The Last Time is Now
We discuss John Cena's last match from this past Saturday Night Main Event. We talk about the match, his legacy, share our favorite John Cena moments from his career and the match. Plus we discuss the rest of the card from SNME. We also take a few calls.
We also do some talk about AEW, JCW Lunacy, GCW & MLW. Plus we stumble upon Babepedia all thanks to Matt's big stupid mouth.
We also discuss our homework as HK takes us back to Judgement Day 2005 for John Cena vs JBL in an I Quit Match.
And Tony is feeling festive as he assigns us homework with a holiday theme as we go back to TNA Impact 2007 for next week's homework. Link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD7mV84p9ys
The Shining Wizards return with another huge show
The bathroom debut continues as we now have photographic proof of the distance between Brundo's toilet & shower
Juice Springsteen joins us for the Juice Box as we talk about Tank Abbott In WCW, John Cena & Nick Khan's ridiculous statement about Rey Mysterio Jr in WCW.
Juice hangs with us as we have the pleasure of talking with Ron Reis aka The Yeti, Reese, Big Ron Studd & The Super Ninja. We talk so many subjects, from his time in the Dungeon of Doom to The Flock & his post WCW Career & everything in between. Ron is a great dude & this is a fantastic chat.
Because of chat with Ron ran long, we spend very little time on NXT Deadline, the WWE, AEW & TNA. We will cover all of that next week
We go back to Brundo's homework from last week. We had to change in on the fly as the video he sent was someone else reviewing the match. So we went back to 2004 for Christopher St Connection vs Matt Striker & Simon Diamond.
In honor of John Cena HK assigns us an early John Cena match. From 2005 Judgement Day it's the I quit match between JBL & John Cena
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The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast kicks off Year 15 with a jam packed show. The crew catches up after Turkey day & then dives right into the disappointment that was Survivor Series War Games. From the Weapons in the cage to Yeeting in the middle of the match, the boys cover it all.
They touch on the John Cena retirement tour & wonder if WWE announcing it as his final tour hurt. Dabble in the Last Time is Now Tournament & discuss ways to prevent fans from stalking/harassing talent outside of the arena.
Back from break they talk a little bit about Bret Hart & Ric Flair, AEW, ROH Final Battle, play some games & of course cover our homework. We go back to ECW November to Remember 1995 for the main event. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer vs Raven & Cactus Jack. Does the streak continue? Do we get a thumbs down?
Brundo is next up & takes us back to HK's Birthday, October 2006 for this gem. Link is below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72ND-2tPReQ
It's the Shining Wizards 14th Anniversary Show
The 1st hour of the show is full of surprise appearances. Kayla Sparks, Vincent, Gino Gotz, Emil Jay, Clark Connors, Dan Barry, & Sal Rinauro join the boys to celebrate & chaos ensues
Once things calm down we play a bunch of videos from Sam Stackhouse, Bay Ragni, Lindsay Snow, Vicious Vicki, Ruby Raze, Gary Jay & Macho Manitoban.
Then its a bunch of ball busting & games as the boys celebrate 14 Years
Not much wrestling talk but a good time. Thank you to all the people who support the show now & in the past 14 years. We wouldn't be here without you.
Brundo and Tony are holding down the fort one week before our 14th Anniversary Show. There's lots of AEW Blood and Guts talk and the guys dissect the men's and women's matches. We also cover the upcoming Full Gear PPV. We have an update to the Death Pool as Tony takes the lead with weeks to go. TNA talk comes next as Joe Hendry signs with NXT and Mike Santana gets screwed out of his TNA Championship. John Cena has three matches left, including Survivor Series and Saturday Night's Main Event, which includes bonus ticket pricing talk. Brundo unleashes his new game Who's at the House Show? And Tony brings back a round of 13 or Less. Finally, homework brings us a death match for the XPW Championship from Drive-In Massacre, November 25, 2023, with Ludark Shaitan defending the Women's Championship against Mickie Knuckles.
It's Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling with The Shining Wizards
Kate from Fightful joins the show for Kates Corner as they discuss the new AEW National Heavyweight Title, the current booking landscape across wrestling & much more.
As Kate exits, the boys dive into the Collision Walk Out & it takes a wild turn as we have to explain ALOT to Tony.
Back from the break we are talking about Snacks & the world of WWE. John Cena's Last Time Tournament, the new US Champion, Logan Paul, Dirty Dom, Ridge Holland & more.
Matt breaks out a new game called Guess Who & even in his absence the boys cover HK's homework from last week as we go back to WCW 1995.
Tony gives us quiet a homework assignment as we go back to XPW for Ludark Shaitan vs Mickie Knuckles. The link is below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGOYv-79sOc
It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling in this latest episode.
20 Year Veteran Erick Stevens joins the Shining Wizards to talk about a variety of topics, from this time in MLW, to his cookie business, returning to the ring & so much more. Erick has seen it all & done it all & has stories for days. You don't want to miss this interview.
We talk John Cena's last opponent tournament, Saturday Night's Main Event, AEW, Wrestle Kingdom 20 & more
Plus Brundo's homework & HK gives us a great WCW Gem for Homework at the link below
https://youtu.be/Meo1K76tGsw?si=lxUqG_T0ZhT5V3U8
Its the Halloween addition of The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast. Everyone is dressed up & ready to have a good time.
Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins us for HJC. We talk some about Halloween, Candy & then jump into 1997 to discuss the best & worst of the Year, which you can find on the Apron Bump.
We then get to hear all about Matt's trip out to Handsome Kevin's for his 40th Birthday before taking a commercial break.
Upon our return we jump into the WWE World, talk a little bit about Jey Uso winning the Rumble on last week's Raw & his title match with Punk . Revisit our conversation from last week about brining in new talent from NXT, and that Segways us into NXT Halloween Havoc.
We talk a little bit of AEW notes and Abdulah the Butcher news before getting into homework.
We go back to March 27 1993 for Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs The Hollywood Blonds. Find out what the boys thought about this match & chime in if we missed something. Brundo then drops ANOTHER great tag match for us to watch. It's from AJPW March 4 1992 The link is below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-dIGg1LaoA
The Shining Wizards Return with wrestling talk and talk about wrestling. A lot of laughs and fun conversation in this episode. There's an update on the Polaco watch, a ton of talk about dick & balls, updated picks, AEW WrestleDream, fish tanks, Seth Rollins, Battle Royals, Chris Jericho back in the WWE, crazy wrestling rumors, and homework.
Next week's homework assignment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyHdIJgmpSY
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The Wizards return with another jam packed episode.
The boys catch up with Tony & get his feedback on bathroom habits before Matt's wife joins the show to weigh in.
Juice Springsteen joins the boys for the Juice Box. They discuss favorite Halloween Havoc moments & matches, talk some WWE Crown Jewel & have an all around great time.
The boys continue to talk about WWE Crown Jewel and the Monday Night Raw that followed. Did HK figure out how to upgrade? How did we do in picks? How did we feel about the show? Find out
Back from the break they go around the world talking TNA Bound for Glory, NJPW, NXT vs TNA Showdown & cover last week's homework, TL Hopper vs Duke the Dumpster
Tony takes us back to the 1st ever match on Saturday Nights Main Event as we have 6 man action for next week's homework.
The Wizards return with a really fun episode.
Someone may have AIDS, & someone took a dump while his wife was in the shower. It's complete chaos to start the show.
Chaos continues when The Macho Manitoban from the Legendary Wrestling Obsession Podcast joins us. We talk a lot about the Macho Man Randy Savage, the Poffo's & the podcast. It's a wild & fun time.
A quick commercial break & we are back to talk NXT vs TNA Showdown, name changes & shit teams.
We talk some AEW, Preview WWE Crown Jewel & talk some TNA Bound for Glory before we jump into homework
Brundo gave us a great mask vs mask match to watch. Find out what the boys thought of this match & find out what Handsome Kevin assigned for homework this week.
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The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed show
Kate from Fightful joins the show for Kate's Corner as they discuss the TNA Invasion angle on NXT, the NXT brand & ponder how they can get better
After Kate's segment, the boys go over picks from NXT No Mercy, talk about the show & talk about the NXT call ups.
After the break we jump into some WWE talk, John Cena vs AJ Styles, The Smackdown triple threat match & the results, and why those results happened.
We talk some AEW, title matches every week & calling out undefeated guys when you're champion.
Then its time for some Homework. Did the hour long match sour the review or did the boys enjoy the match? Brundo continues the trend of giving homework blind as he sends us to Arena Mexico in 2014 for Atlantis vs Ultimo Guerrero Mask vs Mask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QvnTf8qGc0&t=1s
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It was a huge weekend in the world of pro wrestling & the Shining Wizards are here to cover it.
Before we can get to it, we find out if all the Wizards figured out how to watch the PLE on ESPN
We are the joined by the Sweetest Pea Kristara to talk about wrestling In Canada, coming to the States, what's new for her, Sexxy Eddy & more. If you aren't familiar with Kristara this interview is a great starting point.
Back from the break the boys talk Wrestlepalooza, Steph McMahon in the Hall of Fame & The John Cena farewell tour.
Briefly touch on the prospects of NXT vs TNA happening this possible weekend heading towards No Mercy
Then talks turn to AEW All Out, with all the returns, fire & stuff for the sickos
Tony's homework wraps things up, and the panel is split, but that quickly is forgotten as Matt drops a near hour match in the laps of the boys for the next homework assignment. Here is the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_2Xw1owqk
From April 2025, the beginning of the HK and Brundo odyssey through the career of JJ Rogue.
Join Handsome Kevin and Brundo as they discuss how JJ Rouge got his start in the wrestling. It’s been a wild ride from day one so make sure you hear all about it.
Episodes in the series are available on Patreon.
The Shining Wizards Return with all 4 Wizards in the house.
Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins the boys for HJC as they preview WrestlePalooza this weekend & discuss Wrestlemania 43 being in Riyadh in 2027.
We continue our WWE discuss as Kyle exits as we talk Worlds Collide, NXT Homecoming & who we would take to Homecoming from NXT.
After a little break we come back to talk some AEW, Rhi ,Stable Guns to the lady bits, TNA, & more.
Then we head to Handsome Kevin's homework as we watch Claudio vs Brodie Lee in a Cage from 2008 Chikara.
There's tons of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling, sound bites & more. If you enjoy the show please remember to subscribe & support
It's HK, Brundo, and Tony talking everything wrestling.
First, Tony mentions the passing of long-time friend and the original Wizards guest Jaka aka Jonny Mangue. He reminisces for a bit and the guys give Jaka a moment of silence. A great guy gone way too soon.
Then there's a bit of Smackdown discussion and the Sami Zayn/John Cena match as well as the return of AJ Lee.
Brian Solomon, author of the upcoming book about Gorilla Monsoon, returns to the show to discuss how he chose to write about Gorilla, some of the inside stories about the Vince McMahon takeover of the WWF, what Gorilla's favorite meal was, and so much more.
Talk turns to AEW and HK gets a moonstem over the return of Dalton Castle. Brundo also gets a moonstem with a cheeseburger for the inevitable return of Eddie Kingston and the upcoming ppv build.
Finally, it's homework time as the guys discuss ECW's Guilty As Charged 2000 main event where ECW Champion Mike Awesome defends against Spike Dudley. Is the streak still alive after this one?
HK then assigns next week's homework, Claudio Castagnoli vs Brodie Lee from Chikara September 7, 2008.
https://youtu.be/RZkxAOTDH3Q?si=YsD9t-Tj2Fl9W7Zc
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The Shining Wizards Return with a jam packed episode. Juice Springsteen joins the boys for the Juice Box to talk about WCW on Peacock, Fall Brawl & who he would put into War Games today in the WWE.
Over The Top returns with a vengeance & the boys talk a little about Ring of Honor, Death Before Dishonor & express frustration with the band before taking a break.
Back from the break its talk about the Wizards Street Team, the latest Patreon episode & Tony's Tier 1 Wrestling commentary career
Conversations turn to WWE's Clash of Paris as the boys talk picks and the PLE in depth.
There's a little AEW talk before we head into Homework & Brundo gives us an assignment for next week as we go back to ECW Guilty as Charged 2000 for Mike Awesome vs Spike Dudley
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The guys are LIVE in Studio A with friend of the show TropicAl from the TOTS Pod. They discuss the annual BBQ, AEW Forbidden Door, NXT Heatwave, champions getting pregnant... but it's mostly inappropriate jokes and fun stories. Uggggh yeah?