Upnxt W/ Braden Herrington & Davie Portman

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, NXT Level Up, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, NWA USA, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark.This week we get the premiere episode of NXT Level Up, which takes the spot previously held by 205 Live. On the debut, we see Kushida vs. Edris Enofe, Ivy Nile and Diamond Mine get some back-up in the form of Tatum Paxley to take on Fallon Henley & Kayla Inlay and Joe Gacy unleashes Harland to face Javier Bernal.IMPACT Wrestling has it’s go-home show for No Surrender which includes the wrestling debut of Gisele Show as she takes on Lady Frost, a contract signing between Moose and W. Morrissey, Kenny King vs. Chris Sabin and the Bullet Club take on Violent by Design.On NJPW Strong, Jay White continues his U-S-of-Jay Open Challenge series and this one gets accepted by AEW’s Jay Lethal, but will White swerve us with his next challenge? Fred Rosser and Gabriel Kidd give their all in a 15 minute bout and the M

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 22nd, 2022 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 headlined by Dolph Ziggler vs Tommaso Ciampa to determine the Number 1 Contender for the NXT Championship!The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included:Dolph Ziggler vs Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Championship Number 1 Contender Match)Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro vs Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley (Dusty Rhodes Women’s Tag Team Classic First Round Match)Io Shirai & Kay Lee Ray vs Amari Miller & Lash Legend (Dusty Rhodes Women’s Tag Team Classic First Round Match)LA Knight vs Grayson WallerDuke Hudson vs Dante ChenCameron Grimes vs Trick WilliamsNikita Lyons vs Kayla InlayThe lads also give their thoughts on Solo Sikoa dropping GUNTHER, Brooks Jensen’s new dating videos, Duke Hudson and Indie Hartwell’s history together, Chase University, plus they talk about Kairi Sane returning to STARDOM, Davie attending the PROGRESS show, plus an announcement for the upNXT AEW Revolution Watch Party, take your feedba

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about AEW Dynamite from February 16th 2022 featuring Sammy Guevara vs Darby Allin for the AEW TNT Championship!The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show, which included:Sammy Guevara vs Darby Allin (AEW TNT Championship)Thunder Rosa vs Mercedes Martinez (No Disqualification Match)Santana & Ortiz vs Chris Jericho & Jake HagerDaniel Bryan vs Lee MoriartyWardlow vs Max Castor (Face of the Revolution Qualifying Match)The Lads also talk about the build to Adam Cole vs Adam Page, CM Punk choosing a “Dog Collar Match'' as the stipulation against MJF at AEW Revolution, the possible new member of House of Black, more on Cody Rhodes’ departure from AEW and so much more!Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcastTuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch)Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show)Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch)Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for b

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, NWA USA, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. The era of 205 Live comes to an end as Trick Williams takes on Ikemen Jiro, Lash Legend is in action versus Erica Yan and Joe Gacy faces Xyon Quinn, but not before cutting a promo saying that ‘change is coming, and it’s time that we Level Up’. IMPACT Wrestling starts with Scott D’Amore having enough of Josh Alexander and sending him home, not before Alexander gets confronted by Big Kon (Formerly Konnor of The Ascension). Deonna Purrazzo throws out an open challenge for the ROH Women’s Championship, Steve Maclin makes a case to join Team IMPACT to fight Honor No More and W. Morrissey takes on Brian Myers in a no disqualification match. On AEW Dark, Max Caster drops two freestyles as he’s in singles action before Anthony Bowens takes on Fuego Del Sol. Jora Johl warns us that in 2022 we will see Jora’s force and

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 15th, 2022 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 - “Vengeance Day” headlined by Bron Breakker vs Santos Escobar for the NXT Championship! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Bron Breakker vs Santos Escobar (NXT Championship) Carmelo Hayes vs Cameron Grimes (NXT North American Championship) Toxic Attraction vs Indie Hartwell & Persia Pirotta (NXT Tag Team Championship) The Creed Brothers w/ Malcolm Bivens vs MSK (Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Final Match) Pete Dunne vs Tony D’Angelo (Weaponized Steel Cage Match) The lads also give their thoughts on Cody Rhodes departing from AEW, the speculation of Steve Austin competing at WrestleMania, what the boys did on Valentine’s Day, plus more from NXT like Brooks Jensen telling Josh Briggs all about his “date”, Solo Sikoa confronting Imperium, Dolph Ziggler, Nikita Lyons, plus take your feedback…and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast T

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about AEW Dynamite from February 8th 2022 featuring “Hangman” Adam Page vs Lance Archer in a Texas Death Match for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show, which included: “Hangman” Adam Page vs Lance Archer (Texas Death Match for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship) Isaiah Kassidy vs Keith Lee CM Punk & Jon Moxley vs FTR Jade Cargill vs A.Q.A (TBS Championship) Wardlow vs The Blade Serena Deeb vs Katie Arquette The Lads also talk about the Inner Circle team meeting, Jay White opening the “forbidden door”, Penta going to the dark side, Bullet Club reunions and so much more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including retro NXT

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, NWA USA, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on IMPACT Wrestling, we see the return of Kenny King as he becomes the newest member of Honor No More, Matt Cardona defeats Jordynne Grace for the Digital Media Championship, W. Morrissey searches for Moose at his hotel and the Guerillas of Destiny make their IMPACT debut with Bullet Club members Jay White & Chris Bey vs. Speedball Mike Bailey, Jake Something, Ace Austin & Madman Fulton. NXT UK sees Meiko Satomura defend the Women’s Championship against Blair Davenport in a Japanese Street Fight, Dave Mastiff & Jack Starz take on Ashton Smith & Oliver in the finals of the tag team title #1 contender tournament and Nathan Frazer seems to have some car problems in the parking lot. On NWA Powerrr, Matt Cardona has a message for Trevor Murdoch ahead of their upcoming NWA World's Heav

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 8th, 2022 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 headlined by Mandy Rose vs Kay Lee Ray for the NXT Women’s Championship! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Mandy Rose vs Kay Lee Ray  (NXT Women’s Championship) The Creed Brothers w/ Malcolm Bivens vs Grizzled Young Veterans (Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi Final Match) MSK vs Malik Blade & Edris Enofe (Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi Final Match) Pete Dunne vs Draco Anthony Sarray vs Dakota Kai Wendy Choo vs Tiffany Stratton LA Knight vs Sanga w/ Grayson Waller The lads also give their thoughts on the contract signing between Bron Breakker and Santos Escobar leading to a surprise appearance from Dolph Ziggler, Duke Hudson shooting his shot with Indie Hartwell, plus they give their predictions for Vengeance Day next week, discuss Will Ospreay vs Michael Oku from Rev Pro, AEW signings, plus take your feedback…and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us gam

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about AEW Dynamite from February 2nd 2022 featuring CM Punk vs MJF in the main event! This show featured: CM Punk vs MJF Jon Moxley vs Wheeler Yuta Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs Death Triangle (Penta El Zero Miedo & PAC)  Nyla Rose vs Ruby Soho The Lads also talk about Bryan Danielson’s “group project” proposal to Jon Moxley, a horrible segment between Brandi Rhodes and Dan Lambert, Adam Page and Lance Archer get physical ahead of next week’s Texas Death Match for the AEW Title, plus the return of Paige VanZant, some news on why Brian Kendrick wasn’t on the show, and Shane McMahon gets released from WWE!? Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts like re

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, NWA USA, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on NJPW Strong, Jay White takes on the debuting Christopher Daniels, before calling out a certain ‘Bay Bay’ from AEW. Alex Coughlin has his final match as a ‘young lion’ as he takes on JR Kratos in the finals of his Alex Coughlin Challenge Series and Ariya Daivari continues to fight off his heel tendencies as he takes on Alex Zayne. IMPACT Wrestling has the Bullet Club reunite as Jay White returns with the Guerillas of Destiny to help out Chris Bey, Scott D’Amore gives Honor No More an opportunity to stay in IMPACT, Mickie James gives a State of the Knockouts Division address, W. Morrissey takes on 9 people in a handicap match, Dan Lambert makes an appearance and Chris Sabin faces PCO in the main event. On AEW Dark, Lee Moriarty takes on Joey Janela, Anthony Ogogo has some choice words for everybody

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 1st, 2022 edition of WWE NXT 2.0! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa vs Legado Del Fantasma Imperium vs Diamond Mine Raquel Gonzalez vs Cora Jade Sarray vs Kayla Inlay LA Knight vs Joe Gacy w/ Harland Wendy Choo vs Amari Miller Andre Chase vs Draco Anthony The lads also give thoughts on the WWE Royal Rumble, plus Kay Lee Ray kidnapping and stalking Toxic Attraction, Edris and Malik having a “hard” time coming up with a tag team name, why everyone in NXT 2.0 is horny, the build for Vengeance Day, and even more new gimmicks, yet less Ollie Jayy… and so much more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including ret

Braden Herrington is joined by Cassidy Haynes (BodySlam.Net) to talk all about AEW Dynamite from January 26th 2022!  This show featured: Adam Cole vs Orange Cassidy (Lights Out Match) Cody Rhodes vs Sammy Guevara (Ladder match for Undisputed TNT Title) Chris Jericho/Santana/Ortiz vs 2point0/Daniel Garcia Leyla Hirsch vs Red Velvet Plus MJF and CM Punk build to a match next week, Julia Hart slowly turns evil, Team Taz visit the beach, Wardlow’s slow face turn, and a “very evil” debut… Plus live reaction from The Wrld on GCW, Revolution predictions, Rumble predictions and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts like retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, Retro PPV reviews and more!  This week: Thursday 27th: upYOURS - Royal Rumble 2000  Sunday 30th - upNXT RUMBLE Live on Twitch! 4pm ET Last week’s shows included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), wasNXT, ICW

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, NWA USA, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on NXT UK, Noam Dar defends his Heritage Cup against A-Kid, Sam Gradwell looks for a partner to take on Pretty Deadly, Jinny & Amale continue their feud and Blair Davenport expands on the lineage of her family. IMPACT Wrestling has the debut of Charlie Haas as he takes on Josh Alexander in the main event, which quickly gets spoiled by the Ring of Honor renegades now going by ‘Honor No More’. Matt Cardona sets his eyes on the Digital Media Championship, W. Morrissey finally gets an answer about his world title opportunity with Moose, Jonathan Gresham defends his ROH World Championship against Steve Maclin and we see a tease for the Quintessential Diva.  On AEW Dark, Penta El Zero Miedo takes on Wheeler Yuta, Jungle Boy faces off against Nick Comoroto, Joe Keys tries his best against Lance Archer,

Braden Herrington is joined by John Siino to review the January 25th, 2022 edition of WWE NXT 2.0, headlined by Cameron Grimes vs Tony D’Angelo. The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Cameron Grimes vs Tony D’Angelo (NA title #1 Contenders) Solo Sikoa vs Boa (Falls Count Anywhere/Street Fight) MSK vs Jacket Time (Dusty Cup) Toxic Attraction vs Indi Hartwell, Persia Pirotta & Kay Lee Ray Tiffany Stratton vs Io Shirai OllieJayy Performs The boys also chat about some Royal Rumble predictions, “The Wrld On GCW”, NXT superstar potential call-ups, Gunther explains his new name, LDF challenges Bron to find friends, Io Shirai is at Smackdown, plus your feedback…and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and more. This week: Thursday 27th: upYOURS - Royal Rumble 2000  Sunday 30th - upNXT RUMBLE L

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about AEW Dynamite from January 19th 2022 featuring the return of Jon Moxley! This show featured: Sting & Darby Allin vs The Acclaimed CM Punk vs Shawn Spears Serena Deeb vs Skye Blue Malakai Black & Brody King vs The Varsity Blondes Adam Cole & Britt Baker vs Orange Cassidy & Kris Statlander Lance Archer vs Frankie Kazarian The Lads also talk about Jon Moxley and his passionate return/promo, Cody Rhodes' convoluted way of suggesting a Ladder Match, Kris Statlander costing Leyla Hirsch thousands of dollars, Chris Jericho and “GFY”, Andrade-Hardy Family Office, and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch)   Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5,

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, NWA USA, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on NXT UK, WALTER has, in what was called his ‘Last Stand’, against his final hand picked opponent in Nathan Frazer, another first round match in the NXT UK Tag Team Championship #1 Contendership tournament with Dave Mastiff & Jack Starz vs. Die Familia’s Teoman & Rohan Raja, and Jinny and Amale’s feud continues. IMPACT Wrestling has a champion vs. champion match with AAA Reina de Reinas Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. ROH Women’s Champion Rok-C, Charlie Haas makes his debut interrupting Josh Alexander, and the Ring of Honor Renegades of Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, PCO, Vincent & Maria Kanellis continue their invasion targeting D’Lo Brown at the commentary table. On AEW Dark, we go back to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida with Daniel Garcia vs. Anthony Greene, Adam Cole vs. Kaun, plus Le

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the January 18th, 2022 edition of WWE NXT 2.0, headlined by WALTER vs Roderick Strong! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: WALTER (aka GUNTHER) vs Roderick Strong Dexter Lumis vs Grayson Waller Josh Briggs & Brooks Jenson vs The Creed Brothers (Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Quarter Final Match) Legado Del Fantasma vs Malik Blade & Edris Enofe (Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Quarter Final Match) Kay Lee Ray vs Ivy Nile Dante Chen vs Guru Raaj Dakota Kai vs Yulisa Leon The Lads also talk about Sarray’s new gimmick, Grayson Waller’s restraining order for LA Knight, the Dusty Classic brackets, the return of Duke Hudson, Tony D’Angelo’s funeral for Pete Dunne, Ollie Jayy and…GUNTHER?!?!? Plus they talk about Davie’s going away party, the upcoming upNXT Rumble, they take your feedback…and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch)

The Batman movie reviews continue!  Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are joined by Wai Ting (POST Wrestling) to chat all about The Lego Batman Movie: A feature length LEGO version of Batman featuring a stacked voice cast, crazy cameos, bat-easter eggs galore, big laughs, colourful animation, and lots of heart.  The BDE & Wai also nerd out and get nostalgic over favourite LEGO sets, Batman in pop culture over the years, plus “bat-ratings” and so much more! Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and more. This week: Monday 10th: Best Match Ever: Best of 2021 Part 2 Sunday 16th: upYOURS w/ Greg Clark - ICW Fear and Loathing VIII Last week’s shows included Best Match Ever 2021 Part 1, Wrestle Kingdom 16 Review, ICW Fear & Loathing 8, Home Alone, Behind The BDE and more!  Only $5 for NA tier to access all these shows and everything in back catalogue!  Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about AEW Dynamite from January 12th 2022 headlined by Sammy Guevara vs Daniel Garcia for the Interim TNT Championship! This show featured: CM Punk vs Wardlow Sammy Guevara vs Daniel Garcia (AEW TNT Championship) Hikaru Shida vs Serena Deeb  Powerhouse Hobbs vs Dante Martin The Acclaimed vs Bear Country Penta El Zero M vs Matt Hardy The Lads also talk about the debut of Brody King, the return of Lance Archer, Britt Baker standing up for her man, Hook supporting local businesses… and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Friday: The Lego Batman Movie (2017) Review w/ Wai Ting (Free Show) Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and more. Thi

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, NWA USA, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on AEW Dark, taped before Battle of the Belts, we get all the other champions in action with Eliminator Matches as TBS Champion Jade Cargill takes on Skye Blue, Tag Team Champions Jurassic Express vs. The Factory’s QT Marshall and Nick Comoroto and AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page with his first match on AEW Dark teams up with Dark Order’s 10 and Alan ‘5’ Angels to take on Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy and Serpentico (subbing for Marq Quen), in with Hardy would get a title shot if his team earns a victory. As well as first time matches between Eddie Kingston vs. Joey Janela and Orange Cassidy vs. JD Drake (and his two new masked henchmen). NWA USA premieres with it’s first episode on YouTube, that includes first round matches for the new NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship, with Colby Corino taking o