Episodes
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Brundo and HK touch on everything in the past week of wrestling. Sheamus is leaving and where should he land. Summerslams shaping up and are you disappointed with Oba’s decision. AEW one wizard loves it and one doesn’t. JCW is as bad as MLW is as good. And so much more
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We celebrate our 800th Episode with a fun show with lots of interaction from the fans. We answer a ton of questions, wrestling & non wrestling, have some laughs & just enjoy the milestone. It's not our normal show, but we have a great time celebrating 800.
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It's Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling as the Shining Wizards return to talk about the upcoming WWE Night of Champions PLE, AEW Forbidden Door, MLW Fusion, JCW Lunacy, NXT Great American Bash & more.
We then do something a little different as we Re Book the 1993 King of the Ring with the losers of the qualifying matches. We take the field of 7 (someone got a BYE) & work it down to the Winner. We have a lot of fun & we think you'll enjoy this too.
Then its time for HK's Homework as we go back to the 2000 Royal Rumble for HHH vs Cactus Jack. Watch the match & let us know what you think.
Tony gives us a fun homework assignment for next week's 800th episode.
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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show.
Indy star Anakin Murphy joins the show to talk Death Match Wrestling, GCW and more
The Wizards talk a bunch of wrestling, as its tournament season across a number of promotions. They talk about the WWE Speed Title, the King & Queen of the Ring, AEW Forbidden Door, The Owen Hart Tournament, JCW Lunacy, MLW Fusion & much more.
Plus it's homework time as we go back to PWG BOLA 2006 for Necro Butcher vs Super Dragon. And HK sends us to Royal Rumble 2000 for next weeks assignment as we are tasked with watching Triple H vs Cactus Jack
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It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling with The Shining Wizards. In this episode we talk about Brundo's trip to GCW TOS, Death Match Wrestling, WWE DVD's & so much more.
We then dive into the WWE King & Queen of the Ring, & discuss the possibilities of who will win & who they will challenge at SummerSlam. We cover both the Men's & Women's, discuss Chad Gable & a few other WWE things of note
Then it's off to AEW, as we have the Owen Hart Tournament, we discuss the Men's & Women's brackets, the return of Mone ,the Don Callis Family, MJF & more.
We do a quick run through of JCW Lunacy & MLW Fusion, a little discussion on the world of TNA before Brundo hits us with a Blind Ranking of Objects that wrestlers/managers bring to the ring.
Then it's off to Wrestlemania 4 for the Strike Force vs Demolition tag team match. Brudno assigns next week's homework as we go back to 2006 PWG BOLA Night 2
Here is a link if you want to watch before next week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkM1bbpHI3c
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On this episode of The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast the Wizards jump into the AAA Mask vs Mask match from this past weekend before talking to AAA Superstar Jack Cartwheel.
It's a fun conversation with Jack about his time in AAA, his injury recovery, dream matches, action figures, Mexican food and more. This is a great interview to check out & Jack is gonna make big waves in the wrestling world when he returns.
We do some this and that after talking with Jack, Clash in Italy, King & Queen of the Ring, JCW, MLW and more
Then it's time for Homework as we go back to the 2001 WWE King of the Ring for Kurt Angle vs Vince McMahon
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Happy Memorial Day
It's an early recording & it takes a little bit for the boys to warm up. They talk some Saturday Night Main Event, JCW & AEW Double or Nothing, as well as bust each other's stones.
Then they try something a little different as they go Mystery Science Theater & watch an episode of USWA TV from May of 1996. It's the debut of Flex Kavana & a lot of commercials. Nothing of note but a lot of laughs & a good time.
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It's Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling on this episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast.
It's a disheveled start as Tony is MIA & Brundo banged his head earlier in the day.
Matt presents to the group the question, "What makes someone the GOAT?" Then proceeds to speak out of turn by saying Darby may be the Greatest AEW Champion based on the last 6 weeks. It leads to an interesting discussion
We are then joined by the HatchetMAN Servant JEEVES. We discuss all things JCW, bringing in his cousin EC3, his distain for Vince Russo, Aunt Dixie & so much more. It's a really fun interview & a great introduction to JEEVES if you aren't familiar with him.
Post Jeeves we discuss the recent episode of JCW Lunacy, talk about the WWE World, with SNME happening this weekend, what they are doing with Rusev, Danhausen & Oba Femi. Preview AEW Double or Nothing & talk about the Owen Hart Foundation brackets
Then it's onto HK's homework as we go back to Extreme Rules 2014 for WEELC
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It's a wild and fun show
We have a Death Pool Update as Tony & Brundo are on the board. We briefly discuss the impact Ted Turner had on the wrestling business & we have some fun talking about this & that before we are joined by Mad Man Pondo
Pondo comes in with a great story about Sherri Martel & Jim Neidhart, calls out Matt for calling him Mondo, shares how his time with JCW ended, & so much more. At some point Matt thinks it's a good idea to let his wife sit in & Rhi takes over for Matt. It's hysterically fun & a great time. Be sure to check it out.
Post Pondo we do some WWE Backlash talk, AEW talk, JCW Talk, Dark Side of the Ring & Homework of course as we discuss the Indi Hartwell & Dexter Lumas wedding.
HK assigns us another fun one, as we go back to 2014 for WWE Extreme Rules for WeeLC match for homework
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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show
We welcome each other back to the show, HK is back from Mexico, someone shit their pants & someone is fascinated with Foot Jobs. It's a wild 25 minutes to start off the show
We then dive into the world of the WWE, the recent releases, pay cuts, using AI & a Backlash Preview
We transfer over to the world of JCW, and the panel isn't really impressed with this week's episode. Big Vito is getting old & the Russo booking is starting to wear thin on the boys
We go back to the Krule situation now that we have all the facts and the boys discuss that & the fall out & if anything can be done to prevent this going forward
AEW is on the road to Double or Nothing, there is a bunch to unpack, some of us are excited, someone couldn't care less.
We then jump into Matt's homework as we go back to SMW Night of Legends from 1994 for the Thrillseekers vs The Heavenly Bodies. Find out what the crew thought of this match & if the streak continues.
It's a jam packed show, if you enjoy it, please remember to subscribe & tell your friends.
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The Shining Wizards Return with another jam packed episode. Coming out of the gates fast, they jump into the recently released Hulk Hogan documentary on Netflix.
Then they are joined by Lord Murphy Costigan for a really fun interview. We talk about his time training Jelly Roll for his WWE experience, Beau James, Southern States Wrestling & so much more. Not familiar with Murphy, this is a great introduction to him.
We dive into the world of the WWE from the Wrestlemania fallout and what is lining up for the champions, the Bloodline, call ups and more.
We discuss the recent WWE releases before moving over to the world of AEW & Darby Allin as champion. Can he maintain his car crash style every week as champion?
Brudno hits us with a Blind Ranking. We rank the 5 fake places wrestlers are from.
We dive into Tony's homework last week as we go to Beyond Wrestling for Orange Cassidy vs Jon Silver
And Matt is up next as he takes us back to SMW 1994 Night of Legends for the Heavenly Bodies vs The Thrillseekers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMHm9tnQOQQ
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It's the greatest weekend in Pro Wrestling. Wrestlemania weekend. We do a deep dive in to Wrestlemania 42 Night's 1 & 2. We discuss the ads, commercials, the matches & so much more. Its a full WWE Wrestlemania show.
We talk a little about the other events that took place this week, including the AEW Darby Allin win, GCW Joey Janela Spring Break, JCW StrangleMania & more
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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show
The boys react to AEW Dynasty & share their thoughts on the event & the possibility that Darby Allin could be a World Champion Wednesday Night
They are then joined by Joey Janela ahead of Spring Break X. We get a few minutes with Joey, but unfortunately the connection is bad & we don't get Joey as long as we would like.
So we go down the Road to Wrestlemania. Matt expresses his disappointment in Wrestlemania, in particular the Pat McAfee stuff. We run down the show, and share our levels of excitement
We then jump into JCW Lunacy, as Matt & Tony were very happy with the latest episode, even if it was 2 1/2 hours long. Plus they run down the Stranglemania card during Mania weekend.
They briefly touch on the TNA PPV and the Carlos Silva stuff, but we don't spend much time on it.
Brundo hit's us with a Blind Ranking, as we rank 80's & 90's WWF Tag Team Finishes
We then turn our attention to HK's Homework from last week as we go back to No Way Out 2006 for Kurt Angle & The Undertaker. We discuss the match & give our opinions on it. Does the streak continue?
Tony assigns homework as we go back to Beyond Wrestling for Orange Cassidy vs Jon Silver
You can watch it here before the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjrjNz2Jk3A
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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show
Tony is back from vacation & it was his birthday, his birthday present kicks off the show & starts an interesting conversation about shows on TLC.
Matt returns from his absence last week & is doing his best Mick Foley impersonation
After catching up, we talk about the big news from the week, Pat McAfee is the guy on the other end of Randy's phone. Are we excited? Are there too many celebrities in Mania? Does it feel like Mania is just thrown together?
The boys are then joined by New Fear City Owner, Promoter & Wrestler Casanova Valentine to talk about his upcoming show during Mania weekend. We talk some Mr California, Gino Caruso, Death Matches, No Ropes, No Rings, and much more. This is a must listen too interview and you should check out New Fear City, every show is free on Youtube.
After Cas we touch on the Hogan Netflix Show & the Mania announcements tomorrow on ESPN.
Then its onto AEW and Dynasty this week. We discuss the Returning Chris Jericho, the Brawling Birds, enhancement talent, Mike Bayley, MJF & more.
It's JCW Lunacy talk as well, its the big showdown for who owns JCW- Big Vito or Violent J. We discuss the episode, the chickens, the Ring Rat, Disco Ray, Vince Russo and more.
Matt brings a blind ranking to the show, as HK & Tony have to blindly rank ECW Theme Music.
Then it's on to Brundo's homework from last week as we go back to June 8, 1984 for The Midnight Express & Ernie Ladd vs The Rock N Roll Express & Jim Duggan. The boys dive deep into this match & give a strong thumbs up. Do you agree?
HK's then assigns us homework for next week, as we are going back to No Way Out 2006 for Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker
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The Shining Wizards are joined by HJK from the Apron Bump Podcast. They talk the stabbing that took place at a wrestling show this weekend, Kyle's Indy adventure, AEW, JCW, Breakfast, WWE & the excitement for Wrestlemania 42. They roll out a Blind Ranking of the best Streaks, go back 28 Years to the Monday Night Wars for the reformation of DX & The Nation. Be sure to subscribe, leave a review & tell a friend.
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The Shining Wizards Return with a great talk with James "JJ" Fannin, talking IWA Mid South, Jimmy Jacobs, JJ's return to the world of pro wrestling & much more.
The boys talk the world of WWE from the latest WWE 2K video game to Dennis Rodman in the Hall of Fame & a variety of subjects in between from Raw, Smackdown & AAA
AEW is covered, as Matt is not a fan of the EVP stipulation in the Swerve/Kenny Omega match, reactions to the coffin match, Will Ospreay & more
JCW Lunacy is becoming a choir for Matt, HK is watching regardless, and we can all agree Mickie vs Nic was amazing. Ok not all of us agree, but find out who didn't enjoy the match.
We recap the 1st round of the Greatest Guest Tournament and run down the Sweet 16
Then jump into Homework as we talk Wrestlemania 11 Main Event, Bam Bam vs LT. Find out if the streak continues or if we start over with Brundo's homework. The link to that is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0rKBuDjIC4&pp=ygUUMDYuMDguODQgYm9iYnkgZWF0b24%3D
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The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show.
They reveal the March Madness Greatest Guests of 2025 Tournament with all 16 first round matches
Then it's time to talk AEW Revolution, we talk about the show & give our reactions, favorite matches, least favorite moments & overall feelings.
We talk some JCW Lunacy, does it feel like Wrestlemania season? Did Tony Khan drop the ball on Danhausen.
We then share our favorite Steve Austin memories, in honor of 3:16 Day.
Tony hit's us with Blind Rankings- Rank these 1 name wrestlers.
And we of course do our homework, Wrestlemania 4 Main Event- Randy Savage vs Ted DiBiase- Matt keeps the Wrestlemania homework up as he assigns the group Wrestlemania 11 Main Event- LT vs Bam Bam Bigelow
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The Wizards return, but with a 3 man crew as HK is dealing with being ill.
After catching up the boys jump into the world of the WWE. They talk Cody as Champ again, Danhausen, Jade vs Rhea, Road Dogg, Unreal & more
They preview AEW Revolution, talk about SDL quitting TNA, JCW Lunacy & a few other things
They do a blind ranking, as Matt gives the boys 5 WCW TV Champions, find out who's on the list & where they rank.
They follow that up with Homework as they go back to SummerSlam 99 for Test vs Shane McMahon. The match is on YouTube ,watch along & let us know what you think.
Tony assigns us Randy Savage vs Ted DiBiase from Wrestlemania 4 for next weeks home work & speaking of the DiBiase's, Matt attempts to bring up the latest news in that lawsuit, and well....you just have to listen.
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Brundo, HK, and Tony hold down the fort while Double T is on assignment.
The guys cover the Elimination Chamber and the fallout while Tony widens his lead in pick on his way to another win.
Demolition and AJ Styles have been named to the 2026 Hall of Fame, and the boys agree it was well-deserved. But what about Crush?
Beastman then joins the show and talks about his early career, his hardcore matches, working with Mickie Knuckles and Necro Butcher, and he shares a great poop story
JCW Lunacy is discussed next, as well as AEW. Brundo brings another Blind Ranking list of 1990s WWF employment gimmicks.
Brundo is also up with homework and the guys discuss El Hijo del Santo, Atsushi Onita, and Tarzan Goto vs Negro Casas, Tim Patterson, and Horace Boulder. Does the streak continue?
HK assigned the first match of the Best of Test for next week.
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The Shining Wizards return, having survived the Blizzard that took over the East Coast. The boys catch up & talk about the weather before jumping into some WWE talk. They discuss What's In The Box? Is it Chris Jericho? Is it Danhausen?
They are then joined by Mr Hardcore, Owner of Greektown Pro Wrestling- Channing Decker. They discuss the barbed wire match against Joey Janela, working Crowbar, Jake , balancing being an owner & wrestler, Japan, Deathmatches & much more. This is a great time & must listen to interview
Tony joins the show & they discuss JCW Lunacy & the direction it's going, they talk some AEW, women's 4 way, the hart attack, stipulations & more.
HK hits us with some Blind Rankings, as he gives us WCW wrestlers who wore masks. Find out who HK gave us & how we ranked them
We then jump into Matt's homework, get some Monday Night Raw Breaking News & get assigned a 5 star match from Brundo for next weeks homework. Here is the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv_EMxB-NvU
We wrap up the show with some wild foot conversation thanks to Matt & Tony.
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