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

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: Chris and Matt break down all the upcoming matches in this weekend's Money In The Bank. A former AEW Superstar is making her way to NXT. AJ Francis helped Trick Williams retain his championship, and the WWE has let go of even more talent!

Main Event: After a never-ending move, Matthew is finally in a place to record episodes, but he's missed a lot of wrestling. The Rookie looks for the Rooster's sage advice on how to "catch up" on the storylines after missing a couple of weeks.

Mark of the Week: We have wrestling superfan Matt Papierno join the show to talk about a really cool experience he had with MJF, as well as shares his thoughts on Money in the Bank and who he thinks El Grande Americano is under the mask.

All that and so much more in 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: WWE had ANOTHER PLE! Chris and Matt break down Saturday's Backlash, going over all the results as they ask the question, was this PLE too close to Wrestlemania? The guys also give a shoutout to the late ECW and WWE legend Sabu.

Main Event: Does online streaming help or hurt wrestling? Matthew says that there are issues with the streaming model but Chris brings up the convenience of the platforms.

Mark of the Week: Long-time fan and friend of the show, as well as many WWE superstars, Lenny the Legend joins the show to give some of his legendary stories, and his take on wrestling on Netflix.

All that and so much more in 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

It's a long episode, but Chris and Matt cover ALL of the WrestleMania 41 card! The guys break down the highs and lows and attempt to answer, "Will this be a WrestleMania to remember"?

Mark of the Week: Don Suave of Fox Sports 1310 AM joins the show to give his thoughts on the program, as well as giving us one match that he'd swap.

All that and so much more in this WrestleMania preview 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

It's a little different this week with a combo Ringside Main Event: Matt and Chris break down the story lines, the matchups, and their picks for every match on this week's card for WrestleMania 41

Mark of the Week: Sam Bruchhaus of Sumer Sports joins the show fresh off his NFL Draft analysis to give his thoughts on the WWE Roster and the upcoming Event in Vegas.

All that and so much more in this WrestleMania preview 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: Rhodes got at Cena for his punk behavior, more drama between Rhea, Iyo, and Bianca, Gunther brutalized Jimmy Uso and much more.

Main Event: The WWE has just finished their three week tour through Europe and Chris and Matt ask, was it too long? Why did the WWE decide to hold a long road trip weeks away from WrestleMania? and why did they think it was a good idea to go overseas while were on the road to Wrestlemania?

Mark of the Week: Chris' WrestleMania 40 parter in crime and ex-Audacy employee Alan Lapore joins the show to talk about the European tour and his thoughts leading into WrestleMania 41.

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