The Story of Wrestling - Episode 31: June 3, 2017

Episode 31: June 3, 2017

06/03/17 • -1 min

Alasdair and Kyle check in with an Extreme Rules preview after a generally strong go-home show for Monday Night Raw. They consider why the two matches between the five competitors showcased all at their best, then turn their attention to the rest of the card. Sure, that business with Bayley and Alexa Bliss was pretty terrible, but most other things are ticking along nicely. Alasdair wonders whether Dean Ambrose and the Miz's match can aspire to the same heights of "title changes on a DQ" nonsense as Randy Orton and Christian at Money in the Bank 2011, while Kyle recognizes the simple fun of Rich Swann and Sasha Banks hanging out. Plus we look at Tomasso Ciampa's brutal heel promo on NXT, and Alasdair answers a reader question by putting together a super card of dream matches featuring all active (and retired but not permanently injured) wrestlers across all promotions!

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Episode 30: May 28, 2017

Much to Kyle's delight, we completely skip Raw this week and focus our attentions on NXT Takeover: Chicago, which was great, and Backlash, which was... hey, did you all see NXT Takeover: Chicago? We jump straight in with huge praise for all things UK Championship, with Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne putting on a damn match of the year candidate. We consider what kind of match would best showcase Shinsuke Nakamura, then look at the improving state of the tag division in this beautiful Breezango-driven world. But then we have to mourn the end of DIY, and a week later we're still not really ready to face it. Oh, and Jinder Mahal is champion. Um. Yeah. So, you see NXT Takeover: Chicago?

Next Episode

Episode 32: June 11, 2017

We look back on Extreme Rules and its dynamite main event, which mostly turns into a lengthy homage to the greatness of Samoa Joe. Also, it turns out most of the stories we're most interested in on Raw weren't even on the pay-per-view. What's the future of the Titus Brand? Who is beating up Enzo, and why is it probably that dastardly faker Big Cass? Is the main event of WrestleMania big enough to contain R-Truth and Goldust? All that plus Alasdair and Kyle run down the longest-reigning IC champs of all time, for some reason!