Tag Archives: Roman Reigns

Brian Fritz and Connor Casey discuss the missing AEW Championship and the twists and turns of what happened with it. Then they talk about All Out including Chris Jericho becoming the first-ever AEW champion, if he was the right choice, thoughts on the entire show and where AEW looks to be going when it starts TV and its upcoming Full ...

Brian Fritz and Connor Casey discuss NXT moving to USA Network, going head to head with AEW on Wednesday nights, any possible changes to the brand and its presentation, and more. Then, they talk about the week of WWE TV from the latest in the campy whodunnit storyline, Buddy Murphy getting a big win, the new team of Seth Rollins ...

Brian Fritz and Connor Casey look ahead to a busy wrestling weekend including WWE SummerSlam, the latest on the big whodunnit angle, what matches will or won’t be on the show, and any possible surprised. Then the discuss NXT TakeOver: Toronto, the G129 standings going into the final days of the tournament, upcoming AEW TV tapings, and your questions. Enjoy ...

Brian Fritz and Connor Casey talk about the WWE whodunnit on who tried to injured Roman Reigns to end SmackDown, the Brock Lesnar beatdown of Seth Rollins, building up to SummerSlam, the G1 standings at this point, AEW news and notes, and your questions along with movie talk about new releases including Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”. ...

Brian Fritz and Connor Casey discuss the new “wild card rule” in WWE and hotshot booking to help boost ratings, changes they would like to see made, comparing AEW with the XFL and what is riding on AEW, NJPW shows from over the weekend and who could challenge Okada going forward along with your questions and some Game of Thrones ...

Brian Fritz and Stew Myrick discuss Roman Reigns coming back to WWE following his battle with leukemia and what could be next for him in the ring, Vince McMahon again being the mean guy by screwing over Kofi Kingston in favor of Kevin Owens, a theory on WWE booking, Batista’s return, how WWE could have taken a page from Office ...

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman look back at the biggest wrestling news stories in what was a very busy and newsworthy 2018, share some predictions for 2019, and answer your questions. Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! For only $3 a month, you can listen to the ad-free version of the podcast. So, for the price of a ...

  Brian Fritz discusses Roman Reigns relinquishing the WWE Universal Championship to fight his leukemia, the title picture moving forward, the decision to turn Dean Ambrose on Seth Rollins that same night on RAW, WWE going forward with Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia as planned, Hulk Hogan saying he will be at the show and may appear on it, this ...

Brian Fritz and Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net discuss NXT TakeOver including the latest chapter in the Tommaso Ciampa – Johnny Gargano rivalry, WWE SummerSlam with Roman Reigns finally defeating Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship, The Shield making their return on RAW to gang up on Braun Strowman, Becky Lynch and Charlotte being miscast in their feud, upcoming WWE ...

Brian Fritz talks with Justin Barrasso of SI.com who was in Tokyo for the final weekend of the NJPW G1 Climax 28, the reaction to Tetsuya Naito losing and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeating Kota Ibushi to win the tournament, and what matches could be coming including at the MSG show in 2019. Then Joe Roderick jumps in to discuss the passing of Jim ...

Brian Fritz and Nick Hausman of Wrestlezone.com discuss the WWE Extreme Rules 2018 show, the Bayley and Sasha Banks “love” storyline, Kevin Owens big bump, who should face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam and who will get the shot at the Universal Championship, how SummerSlam is shaping up, a John Cena reality show idea, Hulk Hogan’s return to the WWE Hall of Fame and ...

Brian Fritz is joined by Dave LaGreca of the “Busted Open” show on SiriusXM as they discuss the role of pro wrestling in MMA, Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC and confrontation with Daniel Cormier, when he will defend the WWE Universal Championship and the problem WWE has created, the NJPW G1 Special, cutting down on dangerous moves, the Roman Reigns ...

Brian Fritz talks with Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net about the week in WWE television, possibly pulling the trigger on Seth Rollins as the Universal Champion over Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman and the scenarios to do that, the decision to wait on Daniel Bryan — The Miz feud, the future of Daniel Bryan and The Young Bucks will all of their contracts ...

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the lackluster WWE Backlash event, the vocal feedback to the show especially when it comes to Roman Reigns, the post-WrestleMania storylines heading into Money in the Bank including the women’s SmackDown division, Daniel Bryan, if Shinsuke Nakamura will beat AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, and when we will next see Brock Lesnar in the ...

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman look back at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia from the 50-man Royal Rumble match to Titus O’Neil’s memorable moment and fallout from the show both in and out of the ring, how to go forward with Roman Reigns and who should be the person to dethrone Brock Lesnar and the week in ...

Brian Fritz talks with Kevin Eck about the life and legacy of Bruno Sammartino, his historical impact, seeing his final match in person, and sharing stories of meeting him on several occasions. Then, Busted Open’s Dave LaGreca jumps on to discuss the Greatest Royal Rumble, the subplots involving both Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, if and what titles may change ...

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman talk about the post-WrestleMania editions of Raw and SmackDown including NXT call-ups including Ember Moon, Authors of Pain, No Way Jose, and Iconic, the returns of Jeff Hardy and Bobby Lashley, and the start of Ronda Rousey versus Stephanie McMahon. Plus, they discuss Brock Lesnar’s contract and the Universal Championship situation, Roman Reigns’ insider promo and ...

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman are in New Orleans as they review WWE WrestleMania 34 including Brock Lesnar’s surprising win over Roman Reigns, how Ronda Rousey did for her in-ring debut, Daniel Bryan’s return, Charlotte ending Asuka’s streak, and everything else from their perspective at the Superdome along with what could be coming at RAW, SmackDown and beyond. Plus, they ...

It’s WWE WrestleMania 34! The guys preview the entire show including what will happen between John Cena and The Undertaker, who will be Braun Strowman’s partner, and give their predictions for each match including how Ronda Rousey will do in her debut, will Daniel Bryan get a win in his return, and more. Plus, a look at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans ...

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss Daniel Bryan being medically cleared by WWE, his current storyline leading into a match at WrestleMania and how he may be used moving forward and other possible matches, the Ultimate Deletion match and WWE hedging its bets on it the future of “Woken” Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar beating up Roman Reigns and ...