It's the Holidays! Trish and Sarah are joined by Allie, Anne, and Lea of Tunnel Talk for a wrap up of wrestling in 2025. We give out some ridiculous awards, have a lot of laughs, and crown the winner of 2025's Mommy's Little Ham Award.

Episode 52! Trish and Sarah start with everything we know and don't know about TNA's multi-year media deal with AMC. Then, WBD is being sold! (22:54) Or is it? They take a look at a big change to the media ecosystem. Then, Tanahashi's Final Road! Trish discusses how her article on the politics of determining the Ace's final opponent came together. (58:10) Finally, a look at wrestling media. Where do we go from here? (1:38:42)

Episode 51! Trish and Sarah review AEW's Full Gear before taking a quick look at what's going on with TNA's media deal (1:36:10) and a preview of Tanahashi's retirement show (1:43:30)

Episode 50! Trish and Sarah start things off with WWE's scarcity strategy and its effect on their recent and future ticket sales. They talk about John Cena's retirement run and ask if WWE have gotten everything they could out of his final year. (35:10) Then- the new ratings system. What impact has Data + Panel had on existing and potential wrestling media deals? (54:55) Next, NJPW and Hiroshi Tanahashi's final opponent. (1:05:00) Why are the politics around this so messy? What are the best and worst outcomes at Wrestle Kingdom?

Episode 49! Trish and Sarah are back with a look at WWE's WrestlePalooza- the business, the hype, the booking, the counter programming. Is it the new Mania? Next- Cena's Retirement run. (16:10) What has it meant for WWE's business? Have they gotten the most out of it creatively? What's left when he's gone? Then, AEW's All Out. (38:30) Was Cope & Christian vs FTR a fight? How has Eddie Kingston's return stacked up against the other AEW returns this week? (60:00) Was the Women's World Title change a success? (1:22:45) A discussion of Darby vs Mox becomes a reflection on the current state of AEW TV (1:30:01) And then, did the Men's World Title match work? (1:42:55) Finally, we're ten weeks in. How's the business case for Hangman's title reign? (1:53:55)

Episode 48! Trish and Sarah start with WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia before pointing out some potential issues with WWE's shows on the new ESPN app and potential fissures in their relationship with NBC. (27:30) Then, the importance of the tv audience and why it may be behind WWE's more aggressive counter-programming of AEW (39:37) and a discussion of AEW's moving All Out to the afternoon (45:35). Next up a look at Forbidden Door and the build to All Out (57:00) and the Kenny Omega problem (1:06:30), Eddie Kingston's return (1:16:45) and if there's any actual excitement for Cope and Christian (1:22:30). They wrap things up with Andrade's release (1:25:20) and listener questions! (1:30:45)

Episode 47! Trish and Sarah begin with a discussion of Brock Lesnar's reappearance in WWE, and what this and their media strategy says about TKO's workplace culture. Then two huge new deals for TKO- WWE's PLEs move to ESPN (29:40) and UFC heads to Paramount+ (44:37). How are these deals different for TKO than their previous ones? Next, could TNA potentially be sold and agree to a move to Wednesdays? Can they compete with AEW? Who are the potential winners and losers? (55:45) Then a look at Forbidden Door, (1:26:30) before some initial G1 Finals thoughts (1:41:20) and a quick chat about the Hurt Syndicate. (1:49:40)

Episode 46- Trish & Sarah start with a brief but important disclaimer about the episode, before moving on to a discussion of Summer Slam Night 1 and how WWE's programs are affected by their need for "moments" (2:30). They take a look at the main event and the drawbacks of having so many older wrestlers at the top of the card (20:15), before discussing the rest of the show (33:52) as well as WWE's on-screen embrace of the Trump Administration (42:15), WWE's tributes to Hulk Hogan (46:26), and the impact of recent AEW to WWE free agents (53:25). Your hosts then move on to AEW, and how last week's Men's World Title match was different from previous TV defenses (1:04:35) and whether the lack of strong secondary programs is impacting the shows (1:09:25). They then move on to Forbidden Door (1:16:16) and when and how matches are announced in AEW (1:27:40) before discussing the high level of scrutiny on a three-week World Champion (1:39:15). Finally, they look at AEW's residency runs (1:51:25) and assess what the costs and benefits of this strategy are.