Episodes

This is a special preview of this month's Patreon-exclusive 'Top Rope Nation Classics' podcast. We go back in time and look at ECW One Night Stand 2006, featuring one of the greatest wrestling crowds of all time and an unforg...

Join us as we breakdown WWE Hell In A Cell from Sunday evening. We're here to talk about what was one of WWE's weakest PPV offerings in quite some time. A questionable finish to Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair, a weak finish ...

Kyle and Ryan went live on Spotify Greenroom (formerly Locker Room) on Thursday afternoon to talk about some of the best father/son and father/daughter combos in the history of wrestling, rumors of John Cena vs. Roman Reigns ...

With the second edition of NXT TakeOver In Your House scheduled for this Sunday night, the Top Rope Nation crew looks back at the best matches from WWE's In Your House PPV events, as well as the history behind the event itsel...

This Sunday night, A&E will air their Bret "Hitman" Hart Biography special. Therefore, we thought it was the perfect time for another fantasy draft! We're counting down and discussing Bret Hart's best matches with another fan...

AEW Double or Nothing 2021 is over and we're here to dive into the results and the quality of the show with our morning after reaction. We talk Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston vs. Young Bucks, Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker, Kenn...

This is a special preview of this month's Patreon-exclusive 'Top Rope Nation Classics' podcast. We go back in time and look at WCW WrestleWar 1992, featuring one of the greatest War Games matches of all time. PLUS: We're giv...

Surprise! We're here a day early, giving you special access to our Wednesday night bonus podcast, Top Rope Nation Extra, that Ryan and Kyle did over on the Locker Room app. We talk AEW Dynamite, AEW vs. WWE when it comes to t...

We went live immediately after WWE WrestleMania Backlash concluded to break down the show with our monthly WWE PPV post show. We talk Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro, Bianca Belair vs. Bayley, Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Brau...

The life of Brian PIllman is on wrestling fan's minds after the premiere of season three of 'Dark Side of the Ring.' We talk with Liam O'Rourke, author of the 2017 Wrestling Book of the Year "Crazy Like A Fox: The Definitive ...

A ton to talk about this week! AEW set a major mark this week, coming in number one on cable television Wednesday night for their "Blood and Guts" edition of AEW Dynamite. Plus, we review the "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Two...

This is a special preview of this month's Patreon-exclusive 'Top Rope Nation Classics' podcast. We go back in time and look at one of WWE's most notorious RAW is WAR episodes from 1997! We dissect the full show, the context o...

The first edition of our bonus podcast from the Locker Room app is available here in podcast form! We'll be posting these weekly bonus shows to our Patreon moving forward as an added perk. However, this week, we're putting th...

For the second week in a row without competition, AEW Dynamite placed number two overall on cable television in the ratings on Wednesday night. We break down the show and examine why Dynamite might be topping cable very soon ...

For the second year in a row on April 15th, WWE decided to release several of their superstars. This included Samoa Joe, The IIconics, Chelsea Green, and more. We discuss the future of these performers - should it involve AEW...

Our full review of WWE WrestleMania 37, Night Two - including Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Edge, Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka, a great Riddle vs. Sheamus match, and more Fiend awfulness. We're here to break it all down! Thanks ...

Our full review of WWE WrestleMania 37, Night One - the first WWE show in front of live fans in 13 months! Despite a rain delay, WWE ended up having a good outing for a show that featured Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre, Sash...

WWE's WrestleMania 37 is on the horizon. How does are our excitement level compare to past WrestleMania years? We discuss. Plus, some major problems with this past Monday night's Raw, the WWE Network has some major issues ove...

Ryan and Kyle check-in to review Sunday night's WWE Fastlane 2021 PPV show, the final PPV before WrestleMania 37. We discuss the direction that the show leads us in for WrestleMania, all of the positives and all of the negati...

It's a landmark show this week for Top Rope Nation - episode 200! To celebrate, we let our listeners dictate the agenda by taking your questions on a wide range of topics. Everything from the early days of pro wrestling, to W...

We're talking about the best matches in WWE WrestleMania history with our fourth-ever fantasy draft show! Join Ryan, Justin, Kyle, and special guest Adrian F.E./Okaydrian of Twitch and GameStop TV as they count down the best ...

We review Sunday night's AEW Revolution 2021 PPV event. Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega finished with a botch that will be talked about for years - so of course we have to talk about it now. Chris Jericho and MJF teased an Inner C...

It has been a newsworthy week in professional wrestling. We talk about Bobby Lashley's WWE Championship match with The Miz this coming Monday on Raw, the problems with the Money In The Bank brief case, Paul Wight (Big Show) s...

We have the full rundown of what we saw on Sunday night at WWE Elimination Chamber with our monthly PPV post show. The Miz cashed in and became WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan prevailed in the SmackDown Chamber Match, Matt Riddle ...