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The Scholars answer 21 questions about WrestleMania 42 The Scholars briefly talk through their WrestleMania worries and plans to watch (or not watch) this year. Then they discuss Darby Allin winning the AEW World Championship on this week’s Dynamite. (3:14). Then, they focus the rest of the program on Previewing WrestleMania 42. They discuss every […]
The Scholars talk about the illustrious history of betrayals in pro wrestling, and their roots in Greek & Shakespearean drama The Scholars talk shop, looking at news items. They discuss Danhausen in WWE, including why his debut was not well received while his work since is beloved (02:50). Then they talk about the rumor of […]
The Scholars perform their annual (and futile) exercise of predicting the WrestleMania card – And yes, there will be BOX TALK! The Scholars briefly talk about what wrestling entrance music would be great to perform at karaoke, before diving into some AEW NEWS ITEMS — mainly, the decision to move the Women’s World Title to […]
The Scholars try to define what a Transitional Champion is and whether it’s a real thing to begin with The Scholars hunker down from the impending snowpocalypse and talk about some recent news items. They talk about the TNA Impact on AMC debut and how to move forward (8:00), the AJ Styles vs. Gunther match […]
The Scholars do a belated post-mortem on John Cena’s last match, and make New Year’s Wrestle-utions After some chitchat about New Year’s Eve and Stranger Things (01:50) The Scholars start by talking through John Cena’s Last Match. They talk about the difference in their opinions in the moment versus with some time to think it […]
The Scholars talk about John Cena becoming a Grand Slam Champion, and Preview AEW Full Gear 2025 The Scholars start by talking about the European Championship and Andrew attending tonight’s Full Gear PPV. Then, they check in on John Cena’s Retirement Tour. They talk through the remaining wrestlers in the Last Time is Now tournament, […]
The Scholars talk about Tournaments in Pro Wrestling History, from the simple to the complicated The Scholars start by opening a pack of WCW Trading Cards from 1991! The question isn’t whether Andrew will draw a Ric Flair card, but how many Ric Flairs will he draw. (05:40) Then, the Scholars pivot to taking news […]
The Scholars answer totally real listener questions The Scholars start by briefly talking about, (checks notes) the etymology of the word “palooza” (01:10) Then, the Scholars pivot to taking listener questions from the Kayfabe Mailbag. They start with questions about the future head of WWE creative, the status of “kayfabe” in 2025, and the underwhelming […]
The Scholars recount the life and times of Hulk Hogan The Scholars start by briefly talking about SummerSlam this weekend, and what is in store for the two night event. (06:00) Then, the Scholars pivot to the life of the late Hulk Hogan. They try to correctly explain the legacy and impact he had on […]
The Scholars run down All In 2025 and Saturday Night’s Main Event, and go through the history of counterprogramming The Scholars start by briefly talking about how they approached this mammoth Saturday of wrestling (spoiler alert; one Scholar elected to see Weird Al in concert instead) then they get into reviewing AEW ALL IN 2025 […]
