We've said it before, and we will say it again: 2019 has already been a crazy year in pro wrestling and we're only one month in! The big question this week: is Dean Ambrose leaving WWE? More on that in a minute. This week we are joined by special guest…
It's time for our full WWE Royal Rumble Preview and NXT TakeOver Phoenix Preview and Predictions show! What should be one of the best wrestling weekends of the year is on tap this Saturday and Sunday as WWE NXT presents NXT TakeOver Phoenix and WWE presents the 32nd edition of…
Kenny Omega is the hottest free agent in wrestling these days and we examine the possibly of Kenny Omega joining All Elite Wrestling or WWE on this week's podcast. Plus, we look back at all of the big news stories that have already made 2019 a year to remember. The…
WWE presents WWE TLC this Sunday live on the WWE Network. With the big show on the horizon, we give you a full primer for the event. The guys from Top Rope Nation break down every single match and explain who will win (and who should win) with our WWE…
WWE NXT TakeOver War Games airs Saturday night on the WWE Network. We are here with a full NXT TakeOVer Preview and Predictions for every single match, as well as the latest news on the event. Velveteen Dream vs. Tommaso Ciampa, the War Games Match, Shayna Bazler vs. Kairi Sane,…
WWE Evolution, the first-ever all women's PPV event presented by WWE airs this Sunday on the WWE Network. We are here with a full WWE Evolution Preview and Predictions for every single match. Plus, we have an interesting theory on which match may close the show in the main event…
We are back to discuss a week full of some massive wrestling news, including the fact that Roman Reigns is suffering from leukemia. First, we discuss that sad news that Roman Reigns is undergoing another bout with cancer. We follow that up with all of the controversy plaguing WWE's Crown…
It has been over 17 years since WCW went out of business, but some of the company's memorable event names continue to live on. Halloween Havoc, Starrcade, Bash at the Beach, and more. Is it time WWE breathes life back into some of these old events? With the WWE PPV…
WWE Crown Jewel may be in jeopardy of being cancelled. If you have been following world news, Saudi Arabia is being accused of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey. With WWE scheduled to hold a big money show in Saudi Arabia in early November, some are wondering if they will…
With the official announcement of Shawn Michaels' return to the wrestling ring, we debate the narrative that WWE is becoming too reliant on older superstars. Is that actually the case? Shawn Michaels and Triple H will team to take on The Undertaker and Kane at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi…
We return to the airwaves to talk all the latest in the world of wrestling. Brie Bella had a nasty kick to Liv Morgan on Monday night that results in a nasty injury. Should Brie be wrestling in the big leagues at this point? We look at this controversial topic…
WWE's Braun Strowman heel turn has everyone talking. After last week's puzzling heel turn by Becky Lynch, WWE followed it up this week with Strowman also turning heel. Things are getting out of hand at WWE and we are here to make sense of it all for you. If you…
The hot topic on the internet this week is WWE turning Becky Lynch heel against Charlotte Flair and the fan's revolting to that script. We break this one down from all angles, including from a historical lens as we look at WWE's past in booking heels against "omnipotent babyfaces." This…
Top Rope Nation recaps and reviews WWE SummerSlam 2018 immediately following the end of the WWE Network live stream. A fun discussion on everything that went down as we discuss the entire WWE SummerSlam 2018 match card, including Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss, AJ Styles…
The death of WWE legend Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart on Monday morning shocked and saddened the wrestling world. Neidhart had a memorable career as a member of the Hart Foundation alongside Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith "The British Bulldog," and Brian Pillman. Neidhart and Bret Hart won the…
The second edition of Top Rope Nation Classics is now available in its entirety exclusively over at http://www.patreon.com/topropenation We deep dive back in time to 1997 and look at what was perhaps the greatest summer in the history of pro wrestling. Ryan, Justin, and Kyle break down SummerSlam 1997 and…
A jam-packed show this week as we discuss the deaths of Nikolai Volkoff and Brian Christopher Lawler, as well as all of the latest from WWE. We break down what did and did not work during the Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns segments on RAW, why crowds give Charlotte Flair…
We've started a Patreon page for Top Rope Nation where we will be providing exclusive content to Patrons including two new shows, Top Rope Nation Classics and Top Rope Nation Free For All. Top Rope Nation Classics will feature us reviewing and exploring old wrestling events, years, storylines, and much…
Arguably the biggest wrestling star on the independents, Matt Riddle, appears headed to the WWE. We discuss what this means for both Riddle and WWE, as well as explain why Riddle could possibly be the future of the WWE. Plus, WWE announced an all women's PPV event, titled Evolution, for…
We're back with a huge show this week as Liam O'Rourke returns to Top Rope Nation. Right off the bat, Liam addresses comments made concerning his book (Crazy Like A Fox: The Definitive Chronicle of Brian Pillman 20 Years Later) by Eric Bischoff on the '83 Weeks' podcast last week.…
We went live immediately following WWE Extreme Rules to record a post show with our first reactions to what went down in Pittsburgh. Joining Ryan, Kyle, and Justin this month on the panel was Bill Matz of Broad Street Hockey Radio (broadstreethockey.com). We talk what worked and what didn't work…
A big show this week coming out of a weekend full of newsworthy events in professional wrestling. Ryan and Kyle are here to talk about Brock Lesnar's pending return to the UFC and what that means for WWE and the Universal Title. Plus, we talk about injuries in pro wrestling…
For the first time in the history of Top Rope Nation, all three of our hosts were in the same place at the same time as the show was recorded live. Rather than recording over the internet from hundreds of miles apart, Ryan, Justin, and Kyle join up in Iowa…
A noteworthy week in pro wrestling for both good and bad reasons. To start things off, the tragic death of Leon "Vader" White has saddened the wrestling community. We spend the first half of the show reliving some of the highs of his career while also discussing the lows. We're…