Episodes

This week, our "In The News" segment covers WWE's Q1 2020 finances report and how that relates to their recent layoffs. We also look at news on the next wrestling video game, as well as the end of the XFL. Our main topic this week looks back at past WrestleManias and shows that should have had a different main event. Which WrestleManias would we re-book the main events for, and which matches do we propose should have headlined? In particular, you are going to want to listen to our re-working of ...

It's a newsworthy week in the world of professional wrestling as WWE releases and furloughs several members of the company. We're here to break it all down while also revealing two pieces of information related to the story that haven't been made public. Then, we present a long-form interview with 30+ year pro wrestling veteran PCO (Pierre Carl Ouellet). PCO recently won the ROH World Championship and is a member of Marty Scurll's Villain Enterprises. Earlier in his career, he was a 3-time WWE T...

This week's show starts out with our usual "In The News" segment as we cover cinematic wrestling continuing with Gargano vs. Ciampa, WWE's continued TV taping challenges and more. Then, it's time for the main event as Jim Ross joins us for a great 30 minute interview. We cover lots of topics, notably his new book (Under The Black Hat), his best WWE talent acquisitions, Steve Austin's heel turn at WrestleMania 17, his own personal Mt. Rushmore of wrestling announcers, the refreshing changes he's ...

WWE WrestleMania 36's both nights have finished up so we hit record to talk about it. We're not giving you a boring match by match break down. Instead, we're hitting on the biggest moments of the weekend and talking about what it all means for the WWE moving forward. All of this and more on Episode 136 of Top Rope Nation! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 100% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Follow us on Twitter @TopRopeNation, shoot ...

With ESPN making the decision to air classic WrestleManias on their airwaves, the Blue Wire wrestling pod squad decided we would watch along with everyone and talk through our favorite moments from each WrestleMania ESPN puts on. This week, we've got the last ESPN WrestleMania of the series, WrestleMania 35, live from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Contributing their favorite matches and moments this week are GG from The Fight Game Podcast, Ryan Droste from Top Rope Nation and B...

It's WrestleMania time once again with WWE's 36th edition of the show on the horizon this Saturday and Sunday nights, the first-ever multi-night WrestleMania. We're here to break it all down for you and get you set for WWE's signature event. We're also talking this week's biggest news items by looking at WWE possibly going on hiatus following WrestleMania, as well as WWE's deal with FOX for PPV streaming of WrestleMania. All of this and more on Episode 135 of Top Rope Nation! A huge thank you to...

With ESPN making the decision to air classic WrestleManias on their airwaves, the Blue Wire wrestling pod squad decided we would watch along with everyone and talk through our favorite moments from each WrestleMania ESPN puts on. This week, we've got WrestleMania 32, live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Contributing their favorite matches and moments this week are GG from The Fight Game Podcast, Ryan Droste from Top Rope Nation and Jeremy Los and BJ Cruz from Two Jabronis with a Wrestling...

Breaking news as we hit record this week: Roman Reigns is OUT of WrestleMania 36. What does this mean for the show? How do they replace him against Goldberg? We've got our initial reactions, literally, as we heard the news live. We also review the new "Dark Side Of The Ring" documentary on Chris Benoit. In the main event, our topic of the week is the Mt. Rushmore list of the Worst WrestleMania Builds Ever. We go down the rabbit hole with some great classic wrestling talk. In his "Deep Dive" segm...

With ESPN making the decision to air classic WrestleManias on their airwaves, the Blue Wire wrestling pod squad decided we would watch along with everyone and talk through our favorite moments from each WrestleMania ESPN puts on. This week, we start with WrestleMania 30, live from the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Contributing their favorite matches and moments this week are GG from The Fight Game Podcast, Ryan Droste from Top Rope Nation and Jeremy Los and BJ Cruz from Two Jabronis with ...

Even more has changed with WrestleMania 36 since our last show just days ago. There's a chance WrestleMania, now a two day event, will be pre-taped. Plus, WWE looks to record all of their pre-Mania RAW and SmackDowns in the next few days. We're also talking why AEW blew away WWE when it comes to running a show without a crowd, and we review Bret Hart on the Broken Skull Sessions. In our topic of the week, we debate the Mt. Rushmore of WrestleMania's greatest tag team matches. A really good discu...

WrestleMania 36 will be a show we will never forget for one very simple reason: there's not going to be any fans. That's right, due to the coronavirus pandemic, WrestleMania will take place in front of an empty room at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The event at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa has been cancelled, as have the WrestleMania weekend events NXT TakeOver Tampa and the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. We have our initial reactions to this move, as well as some thoughts on how...

It has been a crazy week around the world as the Coronavirus has put several entertainment and sporting events in danger - is WrestleMania next? We talk about the real possibility of WrestleMania 36 being delayed due to the pandemic. Plus, we talk Rob Gronkowski signing with WWE, Elimination Chamber success and failure, and Kyle's experience at a recent NXT live event. In our big topic of the week, we look at the greatest WrestleMania Intercontinental Championship matches of all time by debating...

We have a lot to discuss this week as Ryan attended AEW Revolution in Chicago and tells us about the whole experience, from experiencing the show in the crowd, to the media scrum afterward. In our big topic of the week, we look at WWE's issues heading into WrestleMania and whether or not Bill Goldberg winning the Universal Title is a problem. We close with our picks for this Sunday's Elimination Chamber PPV event. In Kyle's "Deep Dive of the Week" we're looking at some of the best tag team match...

Ryan, Justin, and Kyle check-in to preview this weekend's AEW Revolution PPV event. We've got match by match breakdowns of the full card as well as our predictions for the show. Plus, Ryan will be attending Revolution live in Chicago and has thoughts on that. Additionally, this week's show is our first as part of the Blue Wire Podcast Network, a major announcement for us. We explain what that means for the show moving forward and why this is the most exciting ever to be a Top Rope Nation listene...

Top Rope Nation returns this week to talk all the latest news in WWE, AEW, and pro wrestling. We start out with a discussion on the new WWE Ruthless Aggression documentary series and how the company is rewriting some important topics in history. We then transition to a discussion about JBL and the British Bulldog possibly being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Lastly, we finish up with a detailed discussion about some of the booking problems plaguing WWE NXT coming out of NXT TakeOver Portlan...

We're talking the latest news for WWE WrestleMania 36 following this past weekend's Royal Rumble. We talk the big matches planned for Mania, the rumored matches, and the direction WWE looks to be going in moving forward. We also explain why the Rumble was a star making show for Drew McIntyre, an unneeded victory for Charlotte Flair, and why Edge's return will go down as one of the greatest moments in Rumble history. Plus, Kyle went to AEW Dynamite this week and gives us his live perspective. An...

We are previewing this Sunday's WWE Royal Rumble with our predictions for the big show. Plus, thoughts on WWE Worlds Collide and all the latest news in the world of pro wrestling. Will CM Punk appear in the Royal Rumble? Will Roman Reigns win the Royal Rumble? Will Becky Lynch defeat Asuka? All of these questions are answered on the show and much more. Plus, a little known backstage story on the 2015 Royal Rumble that has never been reported anywhere else! Plus, we finish up with Kyle's "Deep D...

A new edition of the Patreon-exclusive podcast Top Rope Nation Classics is up and you can join us as we watch the main event from the WWE Royal Rumble 1990. Presented here is the first 10 minutes of the show - the full show runs about 80 minutes. Head on over to www.patreon.com/topropenation to sign up to become a Patron of the show and hear the entire episode, as well as all previous and future editions of Top Rope Nation Classics. Right now, there are 15 exclusive podcasts in total over on our...

The hot topic this week is whether or not AEW and NJPW will develop a working relationship. We're here to break down the negatives and positives. Plus, we have thoughts on this week's Wednesday Night Wars between AEW and NXT, Brock Lesnar entering the Royal Rumble, CM Punk's tweet at The Miz, Wrestle Kingdom 14, and much more Plus, we finish up with Kyle's "Deep Dive of the Week." Subscribe to us on YouTube and join us for the live feed each week - https://www.youtube.com/topropenation If you...

After a one month hiatus, we're back to wrap up 2019 (and the decade itself) with a look back at the year with our 2019 Pro Wrestling Awards. First, we look back at our favorite Christmas wrestling memories as children and then discuss what we think was the Story of the Year in pro wrestling. Then it's on to the awards as we look at: Best Rising Star, Best Theme Song, Best Promotion, Best Event, Best Tag Team, Best Women's Wrestler, Best Men's Wrestler, and Match of the Year. Agree? Disagree? S...

Ryan, Justin, and Kyle are breaking down a big weekend ahead in pro wrestling as WWE presents Survivor Series and NXT presents TakeOver War Games. We've got full previews for both shows as well as predictions for the events. We're also talking the news this week in wrestling, including CM Punk's first full WWE Backstage show, Jim Cornette's resignation from NWA, and NXT defeating AEW in the ratings for the first time. Plus, we finish up with Kyle's "Deep Dive of the Week" which takes a look at...

Ryan, Justin, and Kyle are all here to break down the week in pro wrestling, starting most notably with CM Punk's return to wrestling this week as part of WWE Backstage. We also look at this week's Wednesday Night Wars before transitioning to our topic of the week - wrestling match ratings in 2019. The motivation for this was all of the different opinions out there on the match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley at AEW Full Gear. What do we think makes a good wrestling match? How much do we fac...

Ryan, Justin, and special guest co-host Derick Schroeppel are here to talk all the latest in pro wrestling as we get ready for AEW Full Gear this Saturday night on PPV. We start out with "In The News" and look at some of the top stories in wrestling of late, including thoughts on this week's Wednesday Night Wars between WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite, WWE's Saudi Arabia drama coming out of Crown Jewel and Corey Graves' comments on that, the NXT Invasion, and we can't forget Seth Rollins. Then, in ou...

We're back! After a couple of weeks off due to illness striking the Top Rope Nation family, we're back to talk all the latest news in wrestling. Our "In The News" segment this week focuses in on the Jordan Myles t-shirt controversy, SmackDown's shrinking ratings, Finn Balor's heel turn, and WWE Crown Jewel. Then, in our "Topic of the Week" featured position, we're joined by Okaydrian (aka Adrian F.E.) of Twitch and Gamestop TV to talk wrestling video game history. With WWE 2k20 in the news, we ...