Episode 126 - Remembering the Fink and WWE Release Day
Hi everybody and WELCOME, to a cost-cutting, free agency priming, Wednesday Night Warring episode of the Brothers...of DISCUSSION! We’re going to talk everything from this week’s massive WWE layoffs, venture into the end of the Wednesday night slaughter by AEW over NXT, and make time for one of the great voices in wrestling history.
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WWE Wrestling News
Howard Finkel passes away today
Royal Rumble rules explanation
CM Punk’s personal ring announcer
Popularized “and NEWWWWWWW”
There for Stone Cold, Ultimate Warrior, Hogan, Edge, Shawn Michaels,
Drake Maverick,
Zack Ryder
Curt Hawkins
Karl Anderson
Luke Gallows
Heath Slater
Eric Young
Rowan
Sarah Logan
No Way Jose
Rusev
Mike Chioda
Mike Kanellis
Maria Kanellis
Deonna Purrazzo
IRS
Lance Storm
EC3
Aiden English
Lio Rush
Primo and Epico
Kurt Angle
Drake Maverick promises to still deliver in the CWC tournament
I’d rope this in with the release of the Revival, Brodie Lee, and Matt Hardy
Arn Anderson says any company would be happy to have them, they’re huge free agents, now going as Cash Wheeler (Dan Wheeler) and Dax Hardwood (David Harwood)
Linda McMahon and Trump SuperPAC promise to spend $18.5 million dollars in Tampa/Orlando - The next day WWE is named as essential and announces a return to live shows
Vince McMahon is appointed to the advisory group to help the President sort out the Economy
Mass Releases for WWE
XFL goes bankrupt
Bray Wyatt and the Fiend back in the title picture
Seth Rollins says goodbye to KO and moves on to Drew McIntyre
NXT News
Ciampa gets taken out by Karrion (Killer) Kross
Matt Riddle joined by Timothy Thatcher to take on Undisputed ERA
Velveteen Dream vs Finn Balor next week
Flair’s promo, promising to destroy the “very strong” women’s division
Jordan Devlin loses his Cruiserweight Title due to Corona Virus travel ban
AEW News
Moxley and Hager have an empty arena match
Sold with predictions by UFC fighters and wrestlers
Bleacher Report “mixed results”
It was fine. It was mox being mox, which is one of the best in the world, and Hager, who has the charisma of patio furniture
Jericho on commentary again, does a fine job
Colt Cabana v Murderhawk (Lance Archer)
Britt Baker does a stomp on women while their teeth are on the bottom rope
“Bubbly Bunch”
Sammy Guevara and Shawn Spears win some squashes
Mainly a big deal because these guys are mid-card heels that need some help, a lot of losses in their early AEW career