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Brian Fritz and Connor Casey discuss AEW’s TV deal with TNT including what details we don’t know yet, the forgetful week in WWE television, preview Money in the Bank, the Vince McMahon interview with Variety, Lars Sullivan fined, and your questions as well as Throne Talk! Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! For only $3 a month, you ...

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 Mike Sempervive discuss WWE bringing reality into storylines leading into WrestleMania 35, what other matches could be added to the big show, how the G1 Supercard is shaping up and who will win the New Japan Cup, and a look at the ROH 17th Anniversary show. Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! For only $3 ...

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 Stew Myrick discuss the latest twist in the Becky Lynch storyline with her being replaced by Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania, the reaction to the angle, and if it would be better to have 1-on-1 match between Lynch and Ronda Rousey or a triple threat match including Charlotte. Plus, they talk the week in WWE TV, Sunday’s Elimination ...

Brian Fritz is joined by Mike Sempervive to talk about the All Elite Wrestling press conference, its relationship with AAA, new signings including Kenny Omega, and matches announced for the Double or Nothing show. Plus, the discuss the WWE fiscal quarter and yearly report, SmackDown on Fox or possibly on FS1 along with NXT, rumor mongering about possible talent signings, ...

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the return of the XFL and what Vince McMahon did and didn’t say during the introductory press conference regarding the league, then preview both the WWE Royal Rumble and NXT TakeOver including possible surprises, scenarios, predictions, and what will be the best match of the weekend and the better show. Enjoy what we do? Support Between ...

In a move that seems both entirely surprising and yet also the most predictable, most McMahon-iest thing to ever happen, Vince McMahon announced today he is bring back the notorious XFL football league.

In another sobering “Kayfabe is Dead” moment, we recently discovered that WWE’s resident Deadman is a normal human being who does normal human things like vote in elections and donate money to divisive political figures.

There’s much debate around whether RAW’s self-proclaimed “longest-running weekly episodic television show” actually means anything since no other company is self-loathing enough to put on over 999 HOURS of new, original, live, firework-filled content every week. So instead, this time WWE celebrated 25 years. Which is actually pretty neato.

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss rumors of the XFL’s return, if it makes sense for Vince McMahon to sell the WWE right now, Clash of Champions and fallout from the show, the announcement of the women’s Royal Rumble and where the women’s movement is now in WWE, Hideo Itami’s debut on Monday, if we’ll be watching Raw on Christmas night, ...

Brian and Michael are back for a mega pod! The guys discuss Hurricane Irma and Brian experiencing it first-hand in Central Florida, The Miz and Maryse’s announcement, the big angle involving Kevin Owens and Vince McMahon and what this could do for KO, Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman’s latest interaction and what this should lead to, the Mae Young Classic, how ...

Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the upcoming Vince McMahon biopic ‘Pandemonium’, WWE’s old-school mentality involving several key storylines along with a preview of WWE Payback including the House of Horrors match, and answers to your questions. Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! Your generous donation will help keep our lights on, and make it possible ...

Brian Fritz is joined by Bruce Prichard to discuss his “Something to Wrestle With” podcast, being Vince McMahon’s right-hand man during the Attitude Era, some of his favorites storylines that he worked on, giving The Rock advice before he hit big, if he misses being a part of the company now and his upcoming live podcast in Orlando on April ...

Brian Fritz is joined by journalist Ian Frisch to discuss his piece on WWE business for VICE Sports “Breaking Kayfabe: An Inside Look at WWE’s Unlikely Business Empire”, his biggest takeaway from the piece, the WWE Network, Shane McMahon’s return to the company and trying to take over creative several years ago and if he is interested in doing a ...

Brian Fritz talks with former WWE creative team member Kevin Eck and now of The Eck Factor Blog (kevineckwrestling.sportsblog.com) about Raw from Monday night, debuts over the past few weeks, the role of the Bray Wyatt including Vince McMahon’s thoughts on him, the possible role of the Balor Club and Shinsuke Nakamura, how long Roman Reigns may be champion and ...

Brian Fritz talks with Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (www.F4WOnline.com) as they preview WrestleMania 32 including the buildup for the show compared to other years, any possible surprises on the show, the ramifications on the matches going forward in the WWE, possible call-ups, Roman Reigns reaction and lots more. Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on ...

Brian Fritz talks with Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com about WWE Raw from Monday night, the build to WrestleMania 32, how some of the matches could do down, where The Rock and Steve Austin could fit in, Bobby Roode and Eric Young’s future after leaving TNA Wrestling and Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit and if he could return to WWE. Enjoy what we ...

Brian Fritz talks with Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net (www.prowrestling.net) about the build up for WrestleMania 32 with less than three weeks until the show, the Shane McMahon/Undertaker/Vince McMahon storyline, a possible brand split and behind the scenes speculation coming out of Mania, Roman Reigns reaction, how John Cena along with past stars like Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels might figure ...

Brian Fritz catches up with Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net to discuss AJ Styles rebuking TNA Wrestling and the company’s statement about him, his WWE debut, the Royal Rumble with Triple H becoming the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Monday’s Raw and the announced main event for Fastlane, and where we stand on possible matches at WrestleMania 32. Enjoy what we do? ...