Show Report - AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026
Mike's back to talk about a Forbidden Door show that felt more like AEW plus guest stars, the Road to Wembley, and a lot more!
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Show Review - AEW Double or Nothing 2026
Mike leads off with his thoughts on AEW and wrestling lately before getting into AEW's eighth tentpole Double or Nothing with Title vs Hair Darby Allin vs MJF, Stadium Stampede, the start of the 2026 Owen, returns and turns and more!
Show Report - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
It's the end of an era with the retirement of Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Mike's got his full show review of Wrestle Kingdom 20 including the debut of Aaron Wolf and an IWGP Double Title match between Konosuke Takeshita and Yota Tsuji!
Weekend Notebook - New Year 2026
mike opens his notebook for the first time in 2026 talking about the big week of shows in Japan and gives his reviews on Stardom Dream Queendom (12/29), GLEAT Ver. 21 (12/30) and NOAH The New Year (1/1) and a preview of tomorrow's (1/4) Wrestle Kingdom 20 with Hiroshi Tanahashi's retirement!
Show Report - AEW World's End 2025
Mike's figured out why AEW feels weird exiting their final PPV of the year but gives praise to his favorite stuff from a return to the NOW Arena including the knockouts of the 2025 Continental Classic, good cribbing of lucharesu and more!
Show Report - AEW Full Gear 2025
AEW might have perfected "Death Jitsu" but Mike has some thoughts about 11/22's Full Gear PPV including the AEW World Title Cage Match, show layout, forks, and a whole lot more!
Mike's WONHOF 2025 Ballot
Mike talks through the ballot, who he thinks are good and bad candidates and his methodology before breaking down who he is voting for this year!
Show Report - AEW WrestleDream 2025
Mike's back to talk about AEW's WrestleDream 2025, a surprisingly Antonio Inoki free edition, including the Night of The Tag Teams, an insane I Quit Match, interesting direction in the Men's and Women's World Title pictures and more!
Show Report - AEW All Out 2025
AEW returns to PPV and brings All Out to Toronto, and Mike returns to make sense of it. He finds some peace in what AEW is in 2025, profit maximization, a bunch of really strong wrestling and some of the worst wrestling Tony Khan has put on PPV on HBO Max.
Show Report - AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025
Mike is back after Forbidden Door in London with thoughts about the unintentional hilarity of an injury angle, AEW showing some of its worst tendencies, and a moment on contract execution.