Upnxt W/ Braden Herrington & Davie Portman

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, NWA Powerrr, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week, ROH presents its 500th Episode with a fantastic opener featuring Jonathan Gresham defending the Pure Championship against Jay Lethal, as well as brothers Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Briscoe. NJPW Strong continues with the semi-finals of the New Japan Cup USA featuring Tom Lawlor vs. Hikuleo and Brody King vs. Lio Rush. And on AEW Dark: Elevation, we get a rare appearance from Kenny Omega as he teams up with Konosuke Takeshita and MT Nakazawa to take on Danny Limelight and Mike & Matt Sydal. Also, Sonny Kiss declares no more time for games on AEW Dark, Strictly Business causes havoc on NWA Powerrrr, former tag team partners go head to head on NXT UK, singles action on 205 Live and Main Event and more! You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - upNXT - NXT Revi

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 20th, 2021 edition of WWE NXT featuring Kyle O’Reilly vs Cameron Grimes in the main event and the in-ring debut of Sarray! The BDE run down the entire show which also saw the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion KUSHIDA issue an Open Challenge, Zoey Stark in action, Ever Rise vs Imperium, LA Knight vs Dexter Lumis, Breezango vs Grizzled Young Veterans, more antics from InDex and The Way, and Io Shirai has a sit-down interview with Beth Phoenix...and a dog!? Braden and Davie also talk about the fallout from upNXTMania, Triller Fight Club, A&E’s Steve Austin Documentary, the future of Samoa Joe, your feedback, and more... all whilst celebrating 420!  It’s lit! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday -

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 14th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Darby Allin defending the TNT Championship against Matt Hardy in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The Lads break down the entire show, which also saw The Young Bucks vs PAC & Rey Fenix for the AEW Tag Team Championships, Dax Harwood takes on Chris Jericho with “Iron” Mike Tyson as the Special Enforcer, Jade Cargill vs Red Velvet and Kris Statlander makes her in ring return… and the Bucks get new Nike Diors?? The Lads also chat about WrestleMania week and how it’s burnt them out, house hunting, plus they hold a contract signing for the main event of upNXTMania, take your calls...and more! Don't forget! upNXTMania! April 15th LIVE starting at 6pm at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast    Tuesday - upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday - BDElite - AEW Review (Free Show/Twitch) Friday - The Other Guys & WrestleMania SmackDownWatchAlong (Twitch) But

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, NWA Powerrr, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on NXT UK we get a special episode titled ‘Prelude’, with an amazing main event with WALTER defending his NXT UK Championship against Rampage Brown, and Emilia McKenzie teaming up with Meiko Satomura vs. Kay Lee Ray & Isla Dawn. NJPW Strong starts the first round of it’s New Japan Cup USA with Lio Rush vs. Clark Connors, Tom Lawlor vs. Ren Narita, Hikuleo vs. Fred Rosser and Brody King vs. Chris Dickinson And on AEW Dark and Elevation we see a total of 33 matches including the debut of Konosuke Takeshita, Thunder Rosa vs. Diamante, and Britt Baker stacks up her wins to rise up in the rankings Also, NWA Powerrrr has a special ‘Surge’ episode, 205 Live has a best of Cruiserweight Title Matches, the MexiSquad continues to implode on ROH, Mansoor’s streak continues on Main Event and more! You can also check o

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the debut of NXT on a Tuesday featuring an Eight Person Mixed Tag in the main event and an incredible reunion between three Women’s Champions! The lads run down the entire show which also saw Santos Escobar vs KUSHIDA for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Leon Ruff vs Isaiah “Swerve” Scott in a show stealer, MSK defend their NXT Tag Team Championships against Killian Dain & Drake Maverick, Karrion Kross speaks, Mercedez Martinez shakes down Robert Stone and we get the debut of Franky Monet… and “InDex”? Braden and Davie also announce the final card for upNXTMania, talk about their highlights from WrestleMania week, the Stone Cold Broken Skull Sessions with Chris Jericho, plus your feedback... and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Da

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2 from April 8th, 2021 headlined by Kyle O’Reilly vs Adam Cole in an Unsanctioned Match! The lads run down the entire show which also saw Finn Balor vs Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship, Johnny Gargano vs Bronson Reed for the NXT North American Championship, Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart vs Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell, and Santos Escobar vs Jordan Devlin in a Ladder Match for the undisputed NXT Cruiserweight Championship! Braden and Davie give thoughts on the show and discuss what they liked and didn’t like from both nights of TakeOver, take your calls, feedback...and more!  You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday -  NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver Night 1 WatchAlong & Review (Free Show/Twitc

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 7th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers vs Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks in the main event! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included Darby Allin vs JD Drake, Tay Conti vs The Bunny, “Hangman” Adam Page vs Max Castor, Jungle Express vs Bear Country in a Godzilla vs Kong Match plus Lance Archer confronts Sting, The Inner Circle challenge The Pinnacle to a Blood and Guts match and Mike Tyson makes his AEW return! The Lads also discuss the recent title change in NJPW and their problems with the product, Godzilla vs Kong, more fallout from NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, they take your calls...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday -  NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver Night 1 WatchAlong

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1, headlined by Io Shirai vs Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Championship! The lads run down the entire show which also saw WALTER vs Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT UK Championship, MSK vs Grizzled Young Veterans vs Legado Del Fantasma for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships, KUSHIDA vs Pete Dunne, and Leon Ruff vs Isaiah “Swerve Scott” vs Bronson Reed vs Cameron Grimes vs Dexter Lumis vs LA Knight in a Gauntlet Eliminator Match to determine Johnny Gargano’s opponent for the NXT North American Championship at Night 2! Braden and Davie give thoughts on the show, promote their busy WrestleMania schedule, take your feedback...and more!  You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday -  NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver Ni

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, NWA Powerrr, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on NXT UK, we see the debuts of Emilia “Millie” McKenzie and Stevie Turner (Bobbi Tyler), and we see the end of a long standing tag team who have been together since the start of the brand. NJPW Strong revealed that the winner of the New Japan Cup USA 2021 will be crowned the first ever NJPW Strong Openweight Champion. Also, Chris Dickinson's allegiances come into question as he’s caught in between two different stables with Tom Lawlor’s in NJPW and Brody King’s in ROH.  And on NWA Powerrr, The Pope defends his Television Championship against Fred Rosser, Aron Stevens & Kratos scout for their next tag team challengers, Thunder Rosa is confronted by the rest of the women’s roster and Nick Aldis starts scouting throughout the entire wrestling world for the next member of Strictly Business. Also, 12 match

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman celebrate POST Podcast Day with a special look at the WORST WrestleMania matches of all time! The BDE go through the history of WWE’s WrestleMania as they review, rate, and discuss the worst of the worst. Cole vs Lawler, Big Show vs Akebono, Playboy pillow fights, Piper vs Mr T, Brock vs Goldberg, Vince vs Bret, and so much more.  The lads look at 35+ years of terrible wrestling matches, compare star ratings, take your feedback, and question why some of these matches even happened. What’s your worst?  - But wait! There’s more! On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do Best Match Ever, retro NXT reviews, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons more. This week's schedule: April 1st: Best Match Ever w/ Jordan Goodman - Doink The Clown April 4th: wasNXT - NXT March 6th 2013 Last week’s shows included WWF Canadian Stampede, TakeOver London (2015), Spiderman Into the Spiderverse, and so much more! Only $5 for N/A tier! Photo Courtesy: WWE Subscribe: https://www.postwr

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 31st 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy vs Kip Sabian & Miro in an Arcade Anarchy match! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included Christian Cage in his first singles match in seven years as he takes on Frankie Kazarian, QT Marshall vs Cody Rhodes in an “Exhibition Match”, the forming of a new stable, the Inner Circle returns for revenge, Hikaru Shida & Tay Conti team up to take on Nyla Rose & The Bunny, and more! The Lads also discuss Toronto going back into lockdown, why eating pizza from 7-11 at 4am is a bad idea, plus take your calls… and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday Night -  upNXT - NXT Review (Free

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from March 31st, 2021, featuring an excellent Prime Target for Kyle O’Reilly vs Adam Cole and headlined by a Battle Royale with TakeOver implications! The BDE discuss the entire go home show for TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, which also saw Raquel Gonzalez and Io Shirai brawl all over the CWC, Tyler Breeze vs Santos Escobar, Tian Sha vs Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro, The Way (Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell) are in Tag Team action, Tommaso Ciampa cuts an awesome promo ahead of his match against WALTER, and we meet the latest member of the NXT roster...Franky The Dog! The Lads also discuss WrestleMania week plans, TakeOver predictions, the new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Andrade in NJPW/ROH, Hulk Hogan hosting WrestleMania, Toronto back in lockdown, Braden makes a huge revelation, they take your feedback… and more!  You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast - (Watch-a-longs for both nights

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, NWA Powerrr, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on NWA Powerrr, we see Trevor Murdoch defend the NWA National Championship against Chris Adonis, while the women’s division gets built up with some new faces. The New Japan Cup USA 2021 has its final pair of qualifying matches on NJPW Strong when Clark Connors takes on TJP and Chris Dickinson takes on NXT superstar Blake Christian in what could be his last match in NJPW. On AEW Dark: Elevation, we see Jon Moxley in action, Christian Cage observing Frankie Kazarian’s match before their upcoming encounter and a possible new tag team being formed to close the show. Also, Team Taz seem to still not be on the same page on AEW Dark, Ilja Dragunov & Sam Gradwell square off in a No DQ main event on NXT UK, a Pure Wrestling Gauntlet Match on ROH, 205 Live action, Main Event and more! You can also check out video v

Davie Portman and Andrew Thompson review IMPACT Wrestling from March 30th 2021, where James Storm celebrates his 1000th match in IMPACT Wrestling by facing Eric Young in the main event! Davie and Andrew discuss the entire show, which also included TJP & Josh Alexander vs Ace Austin & Madman Fulton, Havok & Nevaeh vs Fire n Flava, Larry D vs Sami Callihan, plus Kenny Omega takes a visit to Swinger’s Palace and the IMPACT locker room finally stand up for themselves! The Lads also talk about Eric Young’s torn ACL, NXT officially moving to Tuesday, comments coming out of the Andrade interview...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday Night -  upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Thursday -  BDElite - AEW Review (F

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 24th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Darby Allin vs John Silver for the TNT Championship! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included Kenny Omega vs Matt Sydal, The Young Bucks & Brandon Cutler vs The Lucha Bros & Laredo Kid, Tay Conti vs Nyla Rose, an awesome Britt Baker promo and QT Marshall challenges his “best friend” Cody Rhodes to an Exhibition Match, plus Hangman Page in action, and more! The Lads also discuss the angle between Adam Cole and William Regal after NXT went off the air, Peacock censoring WWE content, Tony Khan buying theme songs, potential opponents for Kenny Omega, plus take your calls… and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday N

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 24th 2021, episode of WWE NXT featuring KUSHIDA vs Jordan Devlin and a contract signing between Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole! The BDE discuss the entire show which also saw Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai vs Io Shirai & Zoey Stark, WALTER vs Drake Maverick, and LA Knight vs Bronson Reed. Plus, matches are set for both nights of TakeOver: Stand and Deliver and the “Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels returns to NXT after he is reminded of his past... The Lads also discuss Randy Orton on Broken Skull Sessions, Braden’s thoughts on the Justice League Snyder Cut, all the festivities they have planned for WrestleMania week, Davie going back to work, your feedback… and more!  You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, NWA Powerrr, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, and Ring of Honor in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week sees the return of NWA Powerrr coming off of the ‘Back for the Attack’ PPV as an old foe comes back to offer assistance to Thunder Rosa, plus all champions are in action in a six-man tag team main event. On NXT UK, Trent Seven finally gets his Cruiserweight Championship opportunity and WALTER meets his next challenger for the upcoming NXT UK: Prelude event. On AEW Dark, Brian Cage defends his FTW Championship while JD Drake looks to get his first win with a new ally by his side. Also, Red Velvet gets the ‘rising star’ treatment on AEW Dark: Elevation, we see more qualifying matches for the New Japan Cup USA on NJPW Strong, the 19th Anniversary go-home show for Ring of Honor, cruiserweight WWE action on 205 Live and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You

Davie Portman and Andrew Thompson review IMPACT Wrestling from March 23rd 2021, featuring Eddie Edwards vs Karl Anderson in the main event, plus AEW Champion Kenny Omega returns to the IMPACT Zone! Davie and Andrew discuss the entire show, which also included TJP vs Ace Austin for the IMPACT X Division Championship, Acey Romero vs Trey Miguel, Deonna Purrazzo vs Jazz, plus we hear from the IMPACT Tag Team Champions - FinJuice! The Lads also talk about last Sunday’s Fastlane, Rob Van Dam being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, where they would like to see Andrade show up, Ethan Page in AEW...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday Night -  upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Thursday -  BDElite - AEW Review (Free Show/T

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 17th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite “St Patrick’s Day Slam” featuring Britt Baker vs Thunder Rosa in a Lights Out Match. The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included Cody Rhodes vs Penta El Zero Miedo, Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs The Good Brothers, Rey Fenix vs Angelico, plus MJF talks about the formation of “The Pinnacle” and Lance Archer confronts Darby Allin and Sting! The Lads also discuss thoughts on the Rich Swann/Kenny Omega, Chalk Line Apparel, Nicholas Cage, the morning after St Patrick’s Day… and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast - BDElite is recorded LIVE every Thursday 1pm ET! Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday Night -  upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Thursday -  BDElite - AEW Review (Free Show/Twitch) Friday - The Other Guys & SmackDown WatchAlong (Tw

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 17th, 2021, episode of WWE NXT featuring Karrion Kross & Finn Balor vs Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan for the NXT Tag Team Championship! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also saw the return of WALTER, Dexter Lumis taking on Austin Theory, Dakota Kai vs Zoey Stark, LA Knight vs August Grey, Legado Del Fantasma vs Breezango, plus the NXT “Cruiserweight Champion” confronts the NXT “Cruiserweight Champion”, and Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole get arrested??? The Lads also discuss NXT’s reported COVID outbreak, news coming out from Paul Wight/Big Show including “Big Show Burgers” & Justin Bieber in WWE?, plus the New Japan Cup, Andrade requesting his release, a preview of Fastlane, plus your feedback and more... all while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!  You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/