Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook

Ringside Roundup: The guys break down Night of Champions out in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. With Cody Rhodes and Jade Cargill winning king and queen of the ring, what storylines should we expect leading into summerslam?

Main Event: The WWE has stated that they are bringing Friday Night Smackdown to two hours. Chris and Matt talk about how that might affect the stories and what they will end up cutting from the broadcasts

Mark of the Week: Ryan Clary of 106.7 fame was SUPPOSED to join us, but after hearing we were going to tease him about a Fourth of July take he hung up on us in the preinterview. So we flame Clary!

All this and more on this episode of Rooster and the Rookie

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook

Ringside Roundup: The Matchups for Night of Champions have been set! Chris and Matt go through the matches and give their thoughts on who will win each match + some tomfoolery from Monday's (6/23) Raw

Main Event: The Rookie claims that Monday's Raw was the worst episode of wrestling he's ever seen and asks Chris: What makes a bad show? The guys talk about the grueling work schedule and how, because they are athletes who get injured, it's impossible to maintain 100% perfection all the time, it just usually only is one match a show.

Mark of the Week: Executive Producer for the Nationals Radio Broadcast and huge wrestling fan JT the Vic joins the show. Vic gives his thoughts on the upcoming matches and what can make a match bad.

All this and more on this episode of Rooster and the Rookie

Welcome to another episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE with your hosts Chris Russell and Matt Essig. Don't forget to follow us on our show Twitter page: @roostandrook

Ringside Roundup: Gunther has de-throned Jey Uso as the world heavyweight champion! Is the rivalry between the two dead? Plus, Goldberg is back to challenge the new World Heavyweight Champion! Chris and Matt also cover Liv Morgan's injury, Mariah May's debut on NXT, Wrestlemania coming back to Vegas, and more! The guys are also joined by a quick stop from the Mark of The Week: Tyler Russo

Main Event: The second half of the 2025 WWE season, the road to Summerslam. Over the last couple of weeks, there have been eight fatal four-ways to decide who will be crowned the King and Queen of the ring and go for a title at Summerslam. The rookie didn't realize how big a deal Summerslam is Chris talks a little about what to expect going into Summerslam

All that and so much more in this episode of ROOSTER AND THE ROOKIE