On this jam packed episode of the TFW podcast, we deep dive the potential of a Cody Rhodes heel turn involving Paul Heyman before getting into CM Punk vs Kevin Owens from ‘SmackDown’, Ilya Dragunov leaving WWE, Oba Femi & Bron Breakker’s contract signing segment for ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday, AEW All In talk before their biggest show of the year this Sunday, + MORE!!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/6 year anniversary of The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns

9:53 Cody Rhodes the next Paul Heyman guy?

36:29 CM Punk vs Kevin Owens from Friday’s ‘SmackDown’ show

46:54 Ilya Dragunov leaving WWE & talk of needle movers in wrestling

1:05:46 Bron Breakker & Oba Femi’s contract signing from ‘WWE RAW’ Monday and how their match @ ‘Sunday Night’s Main Event’ should end

1:15:06 Royce Keys returns to TV with a new faction

1:20:11 Inauthentic actions from people

1:29:10 Updates on Roxanne Perez, Je’Von Evans and tribalism among wrestling fans

1:44:45 Dragon Lee vs Rey Fenix from ‘WWE RAW’

1:49:30 Quick hits on Blake Monroe, Giulia, Bayley, and Iyo Sky

1:55:32 AEW ‘All In’ talk for this Sunday

2:07:00 Avery Styles signs with TNA

2:08:11 Life updates for us

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On this episode we get into the final segment from this past Monday’s ‘RAW’ show with Solo Sikoa not falling in line to the Bloodline, Oba Femi & Bron Breakker has their first one on one match set for ‘Sunday Night’s Main Event’, some strong matches from this past Monday we dig into, what we think happens this Friday with CM Punk vs Kevin Owens on ‘SmackDown’, how AEW should handle The New Day’s arrival to the company, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Selling Johnny Gargano on his current gimmick

04:00 Solo Sikoa, Roman Reigns, and the Bloodline saga: good storytelling or same sh*t?

25:43 Adam Copeland speaks on the topic Roman Reigns being overrated along with his thoughts on WWE vs AEW

33:12 Oba Femi vs Bron Breakker set for ‘Sunday Night’s Main Event’

44:42 Lyra Valkyria vs Sol Ruca from ‘WWE RAW’

52:19 Rey Mysterio vs Chad Gable from ‘WWE RAW’

56:57 WWE has pulled back on Danhausen TV segments

58:48 Chelsea Green’s incredible performance on ‘SmackDown’ this past Friday

1:07:08 Kevin Owens vs CM Punk for the world title this Friday and last week’s promo battle

1:16:50 Tiffany Stratton’s future now that she lost the U.S. title to Jacy Jane

1:21:17 Should AEW announce Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods before their debut @ ‘All In’ or have it a surprise?

1:27:56 MJF not involved in the world title match @ ‘All In’: Yay or nay?

1:36:36 AJ Styles son’s independent wrestling controversy

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We have another fun one for you this week!

On this episode we talk Solo Sikoa being forced back to Roman Reigns and where the story could be headed, Bron Breakker and Oba Femi week 2, how Roxanne Perez and Dominic Mysterio have been used on WWE TV in 2026, SmackDown having another really strong show this week + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Comparing corporate world job to Solo Sikoa & Jey Uso

06:32 Is Solo Sikoa heading back to the family?

22:36 Zilla Fatu debuts on NXT & if the Bloodline being involved in War Games is getting old

28:00 Bron Breakker’s 2nd week in the company and his segments on ‘WWE RAW’ with Oba Femi & Paul Heyman

37:10 Roxanne Perez’s usage on WWE TV

49:00 Is Oba Femi going to be more Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns?

53:40 Lucha tournament that started on RAW this past Monday

1:01:31 The conversation on social media surrounding if Roman Reigns is overrated

1:07:10 Dominic Mysterio reportedly is frustrated with is WWE booking

1:14:30 SmackDown talk including CM Punk, Kevin Owens, Cody Rhodes, and Randy Orton promo segments

1:32:18 Raquel Rodriquez barb wire IC title belt

1:35:20 Matt puts over the beginning of Penta’s match from RAW

1:36:41 Trick Williams vs Baron Corbin from ’SmackDown’

1:40:21 Chelsea Green injury and position on ‘SmackDown’ last week

1:42:20 Shout out to AEW for ‘Grand Slam Mexico’ & Ric Flair’s latest tweets on ‘X’

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We’re back from Minnesota and ready to tell The Freaks all about our experience at ’SummerSlam’!

On this episode we discuss our live thoughts from ‘AEW Dynamite’ in Detroit as well as the 2 night party of the summer! From Brock Lesnar’s retirement, to Kevin Owens return to the ring, to Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins giving us an awesome conclusion to the Shield story, we cover it all!

We also discuss RAW from this past Monday and give our thoughts on the new direction for WWE heading into the fall, strap in and enjoy!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Ranking the wrestlers that have retired in the last year

10:12 Congrats to Bianca Belair & Montez Ford on the birth of their newborn baby!

12:12 AEW Dynamite live thoughts

19:30 Travel to Minnesota and ‘SummerSlam’ night one in person thoughts

1:05:26 ‘SummerSlam’ night two in person thoughts

1:52:03 ‘WWE RAW’ thoughts including LA Knight’s performance with Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch & Stephanie Vaquer’s return, & the rehabilitation of Bron Breakker

2:11:39 RIP Dory Funk Jr. & New Day’s contract status

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On this jam packed episode of the TFW podcast, we discuss our thoughts on season 3 of ‘WWE Unreal’ and what our biggest takeaway’s were, this past Monday’s head scratching episode of ‘WWE RAW’, we also preview this weekend’s 2 night SummerSlam event that we’ll be in attendance for, AEW Redemption from this past Sunday, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/SummerSlam Personal Memories

9:43 Unreal Season 3 thoughts and biggest takeaways

40:13 Bron Breakker and how he was presented on Unreal

47:03 Sol Ruca losing the IC title this past Monday on ‘RAW’ and WWE continuing to drop the ball on their young stars

57:45 ‘RAW’ talk including the bad SummerSlam go home segments and discussion around younger talent getting title reigns early in their career

1:17:04 Sami Zayn’s incredible backstage promo from ‘SmackDown’ this past Friday

1:19:58 SummerSlam night 1 preview

1:41:50 SummerSlam night 2 preview

2:00:20 AEW Redemption talk including Matt’s thoughts on Kyle Fletcher, the post main event match angle with Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, and Will Ospreay, along with discussing Thekla dropping the world title a month before ‘All In’ & what should happen with Willow vs Mercedes Moné at ‘All In’

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, Matt & Rhodesia give their take on the week that was in WWE and pro wrestling!

We begin by discussing what we did outside of wrestling this past week, the big talking points coming out of Saturday Night’s Main Event including the usage of the New York Knicks players & Bayley’s future in the WWE, CM Punk’s impact on WWE programming, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro/Which free agent we want to see debut this weekend @ AEW Redemption

5:43 Matt shares a story about putting out content and backlash on social media

15:21 ‘Odyssey’ non spoiler movie experience & Christopher Nolan’s top movies

21:48 ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ review including the women tag team title changing hands, New York Knicks players involvement, Lyra Valkyria vs Bayley, & CM Punk’s impact on screen

1:00:21 Updated SummerSlam card, biggest takeaway from ‘WWE RAW’ this week, and talk on Big Cass’s return presentation

1:10:53 WWE creative not having anything for Jordynne Grace

1:16:11 WWE Unreal season 3 release this past Tuesday

1:18:05 ‘AEW Redemption/Dynamite’ talk

1:27:56 Rhodesia highlights her favorite match from this past week on WWE TV

1:30:06 Next week’s pod plans

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On this episode of the TFW podcast, we get into WWE seemingly running the same play for CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes for SummerSlam as they did for Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins (and the contract signing segment from RAW), if Oba Femi has completely lost his world title opportunity, Je'Von Evans or Chad Gable being next in line for IC gold, AEW putting weeks of good TV together heading into ‘All In’, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro

4:38 CM Punk & Cody Rhodes is official for SummerSlam

16:03 Punk’s first night on the blue brand

18:24 Trick Williams debuts a new U.S. title belt

22:34 Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins contract signing segment

31:28 Oba Femi: Did he relinquish his title shot opportunity?

38:35 Je'Von Evans, Chad Gable, & the IC title gauntlet match from ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday

52:37 The Bloodline vs Solo Sikoa, Royce Keys & LA Knight made official and thoughts on Jacob Fatu’s current position

1:05:19 Bron Breakker’s role this past Monday and the strong segment from Maxxine Dupri, Austin Theory, & Otis

1:12:19 Lyra Valkyria & Bayley’s promo segment from ‘WWE RAW’

1:20:38 Update on Rhea Ripley’s status and Tiffany Stratton strikes again

1:23:51 Funny video of a Jim Ross impersonation

1:27:54 Honorary TFW host Baron Corbin returns to WWE on ‘SmackDown’

1:28:51 WWE announces ‘Worlds Collide’ for the same day and city as ‘AEW All Out’

1:31:03 ‘AEW Dynamite’ talk including the Kenny Omega winning the world title from MJF, who should headline ’All In’

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CM Punk returns and captures the Undisputed WWE title and we talk all about it!

On this episode, we discuss the fun episode of ‘WWE RAW’ this past Monday and everything involving Sami Zayn losing his title in 9 days.

We also get into our 4th of July weekend, Matt’s issue with Montez Ford, Sheamus turning down WWE’s restructured contract extension, + MUCH MORE!

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:58 Sami Zayn loses the title to CM Punk

34:13 Our weekend adventures including going to the Chris Brown & Usher concert

56:09 30 years ago this week was the WCW Hulk Hogan heel turn

1:00:46 LA Knight’s promo with Seth Rollins & Oba Femi’s promo with Paul Heyman on ‘WWE RAW’

1:04:26 Maxxine Dupri aligning with The Vision

1:07:14 Bron Breakker’s presentation this week

1:08:50 Montez Ford’s presentation on WWE TV

1:15:07 A student pilot landed a plane by herself

1:18:57 Royce Keys on his WWE experience thus far

1:21:25 Congrats to Darby Allin & other quick hits

1:24:35 Sheamus leaves WWE and other contract talk

1:30:46 Shout out to Sol Ruca

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