The Shining Wizards
The Shining Wizards
The Shining Wizards
The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast is a long-running & entertaining wrestling podcast dedicated to all things wrestling. Hosted by a group of passionate & knowledgeable fans, the show covers a wide range of topics from the world of wrestling—past & present—including WWE, AEW, TNA, GCW ,NJPW and more. With a mix of insightful analysis, humorous banter, and candid opinions, the crew delivers weekly show that feature discussions on current events, classic matches, backstage news, and interviews. The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast is your tag team partner in pro wrestling podcasting.
Episode 798: Compact Pussycat
The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show. Indy star Anakin Murphy joins the show to talk Death Match Wrestling, GCW and moreThe Wizards talk a bunch of wrestling, as its tournament season across a number of promotions. They talk about the WWE Speed Title, the King & Queen of the Ring, AEW Forbidden Door, The Owen Hart Tournament, JCW Lunacy, MLW Fusion & much more. Plus it's homework time as we go back to PWG BOLA 2006 for Necro Butcher vs Super Dragon. And HK sends us to Royal Rumble 2000 for next weeks assignment as we are tasked with watching Triple H vs Cactus Jack Be sure to tell your friends, and if you enjoy the show, please remember to subscribe.
Jun 16
2 hr 12 min
Episode 797: Owen's Cup
It's Wrestling Talk and Talk About Wrestling with The Shining Wizards. In this episode we talk about Brundo's trip to GCW TOS, Death Match Wrestling, WWE DVD's & so much more. We then dive into the WWE King & Queen of the Ring, & discuss the possibilities of who will win & who they will challenge at SummerSlam. We cover both the Men's & Women's, discuss Chad Gable & a few other WWE things of noteThen it's off to AEW, as we have the Owen Hart Tournament, we discuss the Men's & Women's brackets, the return of Mone ,the Don Callis Family, MJF & more. We do a quick run through of JCW Lunacy & MLW Fusion, a little discussion on the world of TNA before Brundo hits us with a Blind Ranking of Objects that wrestlers/managers bring to the ring. Then it's off to Wrestlemania 4 for the Strike Force vs Demolition tag team match. Brudno assigns next week's homework as we go back to 2006 PWG BOLA Night 2 Here is a link if you want to watch before next week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkM1bbpHI3c
Jun 9
2 hr 22 min
Episode 796: Mr Undertaker
On this episode of The Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast the Wizards jump into the AAA Mask vs Mask match from this past weekend before talking to AAA Superstar Jack Cartwheel. It's a fun conversation with Jack about his time in AAA, his injury recovery, dream matches, action figures, Mexican food and more. This is a great interview to check out & Jack is gonna make big waves in the wrestling world when he returns. We do some this and that after talking with Jack, Clash in Italy, King & Queen of the Ring, JCW, MLW and moreThen it's time for Homework as we go back to the 2001 WWE King of the Ring for Kurt Angle vs Vince McMahonIf you enjoy the show, please remember to subscribe & tell your friends.
Jun 2
2 hr 10 min
Episode 795: Suck It like a hose
Happy Memorial Day It's an early recording & it takes a little bit for the boys to warm up. They talk some Saturday Night Main Event, JCW & AEW Double or Nothing, as well as bust each other's stones. Then they try something a little different as they go Mystery Science Theater & watch an episode of USWA TV from May of 1996. It's the debut of Flex Kavana & a lot of commercials. Nothing of note but a lot of laughs & a good time.
May 25
2 hr 19 min
Episode 794: Where's Tony??
It's Wrestling Talk & Talk About Wrestling on this episode of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast. It's a disheveled start as Tony is MIA & Brundo banged his head earlier in the day. Matt presents to the group the question, "What makes someone the GOAT?" Then proceeds to speak out of turn by saying Darby may be the Greatest AEW Champion based on the last 6 weeks. It leads to an interesting discussion We are then joined by the HatchetMAN Servant JEEVES. We discuss all things JCW, bringing in his cousin EC3, his distain for Vince Russo, Aunt Dixie & so much more. It's a really fun interview & a great introduction to JEEVES if you aren't familiar with him. Post Jeeves we discuss the recent episode of JCW Lunacy, talk about the WWE World, with SNME happening this weekend, what they are doing with Rusev, Danhausen & Oba Femi. Preview AEW Double or Nothing & talk about the Owen Hart Foundation brackets Then it's onto HK's homework as we go back to Extreme Rules 2014 for WEELC If you enjoy the show, please remember to subscribe & tell your friends.
May 19
2 hr 16 min
Episode 793: Mad Man Mondo
It's a wild and fun show We have a Death Pool Update as Tony & Brundo are on the board. We briefly discuss the impact Ted Turner had on the wrestling business & we have some fun talking about this & that before we are joined by Mad Man Pondo Pondo comes in with a great story about Sherri Martel & Jim Neidhart, calls out Matt for calling him Mondo, shares how his time with JCW ended, & so much more. At some point Matt thinks it's a good idea to let his wife sit in & Rhi takes over for Matt. It's hysterically fun & a great time. Be sure to check it out. Post Pondo we do some WWE Backlash talk, AEW talk, JCW Talk, Dark Side of the Ring & Homework of course as we discuss the Indi Hartwell & Dexter Lumas wedding. HK assigns us another fun one, as we go back to 2014 for WWE Extreme Rules for WeeLC match for homework If you enjoy the show, remember to subscribe, leave a review and tell your friends.
May 12
2 hr 24 min
Episode 792: Funderwear
The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed show We welcome each other back to the show, HK is back from Mexico, someone shit their pants & someone is fascinated with Foot Jobs. It's a wild 25 minutes to start off the show We then dive into the world of the WWE, the recent releases, pay cuts, using AI & a Backlash PreviewWe transfer over to the world of JCW, and the panel isn't really impressed with this week's episode. Big Vito is getting old & the Russo booking is starting to wear thin on the boys We go back to the Krule situation now that we have all the facts and the boys discuss that & the fall out & if anything can be done to prevent this going forwardAEW is on the road to Double or Nothing, there is a bunch to unpack, some of us are excited, someone couldn't care less. We then jump into Matt's homework as we go back to SMW Night of Legends from 1994 for the Thrillseekers vs The Heavenly Bodies. Find out what the crew thought of this match & if the streak continues. It's a jam packed show, if you enjoy it, please remember to subscribe & tell your friends.
May 5
2 hr 20 min
Episode 791: EVIL Dick Togo
The Shining Wizards Return with another jam packed episode. Coming out of the gates fast, they jump into the recently released Hulk Hogan documentary on Netflix.Then they are joined by Lord Murphy Costigan for a really fun interview. We talk about his time training Jelly Roll for his WWE experience, Beau James, Southern States Wrestling & so much more. Not familiar with Murphy, this is a great introduction to him. We dive into the world of the WWE from the Wrestlemania fallout and what is lining up for the champions, the Bloodline, call ups and more. We discuss the recent WWE releases before moving over to the world of AEW & Darby Allin as champion. Can he maintain his car crash style every week as champion? Brudno hits us with a Blind Ranking. We rank the 5 fake places wrestlers are from. We dive into Tony's homework last week as we go to Beyond Wrestling for Orange Cassidy vs Jon Silver And Matt is up next as he takes us back to SMW 1994 Night of Legends for the Heavenly Bodies vs The Thrillseekers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMHm9tnQOQQEnjoy the show, please remember to subscribe, and leave a review.
Apr 28
2 hr 27 min
Episode 790: Wrestlemania 42: Lick The Belly
It's the greatest weekend in Pro Wrestling. Wrestlemania weekend. We do a deep dive in to Wrestlemania 42 Night's 1 & 2. We discuss the ads, commercials, the matches & so much more. Its a full WWE Wrestlemania show. We talk a little about the other events that took place this week, including the AEW Darby Allin win, GCW Joey Janela Spring Break, JCW StrangleMania & more If you enjoy the show, please remember to subscribe, leave a review and tell your friends.
Apr 21
2 hr 23 min
Episode 789: Mexican Rug Type Deal
The Shining Wizards return with a jam packed showThe boys react to AEW Dynasty & share their thoughts on the event & the possibility that Darby Allin could be a World Champion Wednesday Night They are then joined by Joey Janela ahead of Spring Break X. We get a few minutes with Joey, but unfortunately the connection is bad & we don't get Joey as long as we would like. So we go down the Road to Wrestlemania. Matt expresses his disappointment in Wrestlemania, in particular the Pat McAfee stuff. We run down the show, and share our levels of excitementWe then jump into JCW Lunacy, as Matt & Tony were very happy with the latest episode, even if it was 2 1/2 hours long. Plus they run down the Stranglemania card during Mania weekend. They briefly touch on the TNA PPV and the Carlos Silva stuff, but we don't spend much time on it. Brundo hit's us with a Blind Ranking, as we rank 80's & 90's WWF Tag Team Finishes We then turn our attention to HK's Homework from last week as we go back to No Way Out 2006 for Kurt Angle & The Undertaker. We discuss the match & give our opinions on it. Does the streak continue? Tony assigns homework as we go back to Beyond Wrestling for Orange Cassidy vs Jon Silver You can watch it here before the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjrjNz2Jk3AIf you enjoy the show be sure to Subscribe, Leave a Review and join us live every Monday Night at 7pm.
Apr 14
2 hr 14 min
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