Upnxt W/ Braden Herrington & Davie Portman

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week we see the first episode of AEW Dark: Elevation with Paul Wight making his commentary debut, Tony Khan setting up Kenny Omega’s next matchup and Riho vs. Maki Itoh in the main event.  On the regular Tuesday AEW Dark, we get 15 more matches including a tag team match where both teams tease some dissension at the end. On NXT UK, we see the debut of the former Metehan/Lucky Kid as Teoman, plus Ben Carter revealing his new name and a mixed tag team match in the main event. Also, NJPW Strong continues it’s New Japan Cup USA qualifying matches, Curt Stallion & Mansoor continue their love/hate relationship on 205 Live, the road to the 19th Anniversary show continues on Ring of Honor, Main Event 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 vi

Davie Portman and John Siino review IMPACT Wrestling from March 16th 2021, featuring Trey Miguel vs Sami Callihan and an amazing promo segment between Rich Swann and Don Callis! Davie and John talk about the entire show including IMPACT Tag Team Champions FinJuice taking on XXXL, a huge Twelve-Knockouts Tag Match, Rohit Raju vs Shera and Rhino vs Jake Something, plus Hardcore Justice gets announced and the Tony’s do their weekly AEW commercial! The Lads also talk about last Saturday’s Sacrifice PPV, Siino’s fancy new gaming chair, shows going head to head with WrestleMania, what else they would like to see with the AEW/IMPACT relationship...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/Twitc

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the 10th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Darby Allin vs Scorpio Sky for the TNT Championship and MJF reveals his new faction!? The BDE discuss the entire show which also included Rey Fenix vs Matt Jackson, Hikaru Shida, Ryo Mizunami & Thunder Rosa vs Nyla Rose, Britt Baker & Maki Itoh, Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley talk about the dud explosion, Christian Cage confronts Kenny Omega, Penta challenges Cody Rhodes...and more! The Lads also discuss the New Japan Cup, noisy neighbours, Impact vs AEW Title for title, plus take your calls… 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! You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - Batman & Robin (1997) - Movie Review (Free Show) Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 10th 2021 episode featuring Adam Cole vs Finn Balor for the NXT Championship! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also saw Toni Storm challenge Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s Championship, Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez vs Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon for the brand NEW NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship, Kayden Carter vs Xia Li, Pete Dunne vs Jake Atlas and William Regal announces TakeOver: Stand and Deliver for WrestleMania week! The Lads also discuss their card predictions for the two night TakeOver, chat more about their reaction to the closing moments of AEW Revolution, Randy Orton vs Soulja Boy, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah, Cancel Culture, plus they take your feedback… “Haikus” and more! The BDE have free weekly podcasts on this feed plus 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 - Batman &a

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, NXT UK, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on NXT UK, Kay Lee Ray defends her longly held Women’s Championship against the Final Boss, Meiko Satomura. Ilja Dragunov snaps in and out of his crazed persona once again. We get two episodes of AEW Dark from before and after Revolution including The Pretty Picture possibly adding a new member. On NJPW Strong, we get two qualifying matches for this year's New Japan Cup USA including Lio Rush vs. Rocky Romero and Tom Lawlor vs. The DKC. Also: Mansoor keeps his undefeated streak going on both Main Event and 205 Live, a #1 contender for the ROH World Title is named after a fatal four-way on Ring of Honor, and much 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 - Batman & Robin (1997) - Mov

Davie Portman and Andrew Thompson review IMPACT Wrestling from March 9th 2021, featuring a HUGE announcement concerning the IMPACT and TNA World Heavyweight Championships where the winner will face AEW Champion Kenny Omega at Rebellion. Davie and Andrew talk about the entire show including an excellent X Division Match between Ace Austin and Chris Bey, ODB vs Susan, Tasha Steelz vs Jazz, Chris Sabin & James Storm vs Rohit Raju & Mahabali Shera, plus The Good Brothers and FinJuice have a contract signing over some Talk N Shop Bourbon! The Lads also give their predictions for this Saturday’s Sacrifice PPV, their predictions for tomorrow night’s NXT, talk about the Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch, 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 Tuesday - Batman & Robin (1997) - Movie Review (Free Show) Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPAC

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are back in the Batcave to review the iconically campy comic book movie: Batman & Robin (1997). Everybody chill.  The BDE discuss this colourful 90’s mess of a movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze (and all his puns), George Clooney dropping the scrubs and putting on the cape, Robin and his fake lips, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, and more. Plus, bat nipples, bat crotches, Batgirl, Bane and more! The lads also chat about Arnie receiving first billing, Joel Schumacher’s original vision, potential sequels & spinoffs, all the ridiculousness of the script and ties to the 60’s show, 90’s CGI & special effects, and some crazy trivia on the movie. Plus, the lads give their bat ratings, take your feedback, and much more! - The BDE have free weekly podcasts on this feed plus LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast - This week’s free/main feed schedule: Tuesday - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) We

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are joined by friend of the show Damian Abraham to chat all about his hand selected list of the BEST Death Matches Ever! The BDE & Damian review, rate, and discuss all the craziest death matches in the history of pro-wrestling from all across the world featuring Exploding Barbed Wire, Power tools, Glass Tables, and... Piranhas!?  They discuss extreme matches from FMW, CZW, BJW and beyond featuring Onita, Funk, Toyoda, Jun Kasai, Jon Moxley, Necro Butcher, Risa Sera, and more! The lads also chat about the history & origin of death matches in wrestling, the upcoming AEW Exploding barbed wire match, Japanese hardcore wrestling's cult following, Canadian cannabis culture (and dabs), Damian's stories from Vice's "The Wrestlers" (including Onita's bat)- Plus more wild hardcore wrestling moments, your feedback and more! What is the BEST Death Match Ever? - The BDE have free weekly podcasts on this feed plus LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and wat

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 3rd 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Cody Rhodes & Red Velvet vs Shaquille O’Neal & Jade Cargill! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included FTR & Tully Blanchard vs Jurassic Express, Nyla Rose vs Ryo Mizunami in the Final of the AEW Women’s Eliminator Tournament, Max Caster vs Dark Order’s 10, Matt Hardy & Marq Quen vs “Hangman” Adam Page & John Silver, PAC & Rey Fenix in action plus an interview with Sting ahead of his Street Fight at Revolution!  The Lads also discuss who they think the “mystery man” at Revolution will be, thoughts on Jon Moxley vs KENTA, Cody turning heel/Four Horsemen, plus predictions for Revolution this Sunday, your calls… 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! The BDE have free weekly podcasts on this feed plus LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upN

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 3rd, 2021, episode of WWE NXT headlined by Finn Balor vs Roderick Strong! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also saw Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez vs Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax for the Women’s Tag Team Championship, Cameron Grimes vs Bronson Reed, plus The Way take Austin Theory to therapy, LA Knight tells us exactly who he is, and a huge NXT world title match is set for next week! The Lads also discuss NXT possibly moving to Tuesday nights, random thoughts on Bob Odenkirk’s new film, Braden FINALLY finishing The Sopranos, “Chicken Fried”, plus they take your feedback… and more! The BDE have free weekly podcasts on this feed plus 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/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday Night -  upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Thursday -  BDElite - AEW Review (Free Show/Twitch) Friday - Be

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, 205 Live, NXT UK, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor, PROGRESS, Main Event and the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week, we get two episodes of the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament setting up the finals for both the United States and the Japan sides. KENTA finally gets his IWGP United States Championship match as he cashes in his briefcase against Jon Moxley on NJPW Strong. On NXT UK, Gallus defends their tag team titles against Pretty Deadly; we also see the debut of Wiliam Regal’s son, Bailey Matthews.  Also: a tag team-heavy episode of AEW Dark, a Championship Edition of Ring of Honor with the World Championship & Tag Team Championships on the line. Plus: 205 Live, PROGRESS Wrestling, Main Event and more! 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 N

Davie Portman goes solo this week to review IMPACT Wrestling from March 2nd 2021, headlined by Deonna Purrazzo vs Jordynne Grace vs Kiera Hogan. Davie talks about the entire show including an X Division Number One Contenders Match between Ace Austin, Chris Bey and Black Taurus, Brian Myers vs Eddie Edwards with Matt Cardona as the Special Guest Referee, Tony Khan talks more about his relationship with IMPACT, NJPW and the “Forbidden Door”, Sami Callihan pays a visit to Trey Miguel’s wrestling school...and more! Andrew Thompson joins Davie at the beginning of the show to talk about some news including Wes Lee out of action with a broken hand, NWA Powerr’s return on FITE and NXT possibly changing days! Plus, Davie takes your feedback and plugs this week’s shows on upNXT! 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 Sh

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 24th edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Lance Archer vs Rey Fenix in the main event! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included Jon Moxley in action against Ryan Nemeth, Team Taz vs The Varsity Blondes, Nyla Rose vs Britt Baker in the Women’s Eliminator Tournament, “Hangman” Adam Page vs Isiah Kassidy, Papa Buck gets taken out, and Kenny Omega builds a contraption for the Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match! The Lads also talk more about Young Rock and what other wrestlers they would like to see have their own TV show, Big Show/Shaq speculation, looking ahead to Revolution and Moxley vs KENTA for the NJPW US Championship next week, plus they take your calls… 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! The BDE have free weekly podcasts on this feed plus LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast Tuesday

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 24th, 2021 episode of WWE NXT featuring Adam Cole explaining his recent actions and Santos Escobar facing Karrion Kross in a No DQ match! The BDE discuss the entire show which also saw Johnny Gargano face off against Dexter Lumis, Io Shirai vs Zoe Stark, Xia Li vs Kacy Catanzaro, and Killian Dain & Drake Maverick vs Grizzled Young Veterans. Plus a great video package on MSK, and more. The Lads also discuss all the recent signings to the WWE Performance Center, Paul Wight/Big Show signing with AEW, Young Rock on NBC, some movie chat, “Chef Mideon”… and more! The BDE have free weekly podcasts on this feed plus LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast Tuesdays - DEEP IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesdays - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday Nights -  upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Thursdays -  BDElite - AEW Review (Free Show/Twitch) But wait! There’s more! On the

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, 205 Live, NXT UK, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor, PROGRESS, Main Event and the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on AEW Dark, we see the debuting JD Drake face off against Eddie Kingston; SCU puts their team breakup on the line in a triple threat against The Hybrid 2 and Mike & Matt Sydal. We also get the continuation of the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament featuring Nyla Rose vs. Tay Conti, Yuka Sakazaki vs. Emi Sakura, and more. On NXT UK, A-Kid defends his Heritage Cup against Sha Samuels, Ben Carter is in action, and more.  Plus: We see new Six-Man Champions crowned in Ring of Honor, 8-man tag team action on 205 Live, Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo on NJPW Strong, PROGRESS Wrestling returns, Main Event and more! On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons of other podcasts. This week's sche

Davie Portman and Andrew Thompson review IMPACT Wrestling from February 23rd, 2021 headlined by Moose vs Jake Something for the newly sanctioned TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The lads talk about a Tables Match between Deaner and Jake Something; Trey Miguel, Willie Mack & Josh Alexander vs Chris Bey, Ace Austin & Black Taurus; Kimber Lee & Susan vs Jordynne Grace & Jazz; Eddie Edwards vs Hernandez and of course...Swinger’s Palace! Davie and Andrew also talk about Lio Rush’s recent success, Tommy Dreamer’s Tweet regarding the AEW segment, the future of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Netflix’s Hotel Cecil documentary, they 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 On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons of other podcasts. This week

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 17th edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Jon Moxley, Lance Archer & Rey Fenix vs Eddie Kingston, The Butcher & The Blade in the main event! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included Riho vs Serena Deeb in a first round match in the Women’s Eliminator Tournament, The Young Bucks vs Santana & Ortiz for the AEW Tag Team Championship, Sting gets taken out by Team Taz, Cody and Brandi Rhodes have a gender reveal and Kenny Omega proposes an Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match against Jon Moxley at AEW Revolution! The Lads also talk about the false reports on Kyle O’Reilly from last night’s NXT, more on the “forbidden door”, other NXT notes, plus they take your calls… 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! On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons of

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 17th, 2021 episode of WWE NXT headlined by Finn Balor, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong vs Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch. The BDE rundown the entire show, which saw Kyle O’Reilly looking for answers from Adam Cole following his turn at TakeOver: Vengeance Day, the winners of the Men's and Women’s Dusty Classic have a special presentation that sees the return of some NXT alumni, Leon Ruff takes on Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, Santos Escobar makes Karrion Kross wait a little longer, Tyler Rust vs KUSHIDA...and more! The Lads also discuss all the fallout from V-day, give their thoughts on the “new” NXT Evolve and Progress shows coming to the WWE Network, Braden watches You Cannot Kill David Arquette/Framing Britney Spears/Cecil Hotel documentaries, plus they take your feedback… and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT review

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, 205 Live, NXT UK, NJPW Strong, Ring of Honor, Main Event and the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament from Japan in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on AEW Dark, we see a rare appearance from the IWGP United States Champion Jon Moxley, as well as some new and familiar faces in a newer, more condensed version of Dark. We also get the first round of the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament from Japan with such names as Yuka Sakazaki, Emi Sakura, Aja Kong & the extremely popular Maki Itoh. On NXT UK, we see the debut of Meiko Satomura as well as a wild street fight between Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster vs. Eddie Dennis & Primate.  Plus: BollyRise try a different combination on 205 Live, the road to the New Beginning USA continues on NJPW Strong, The Foundation starts recruiting on ROH, Main Event and more! On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top5, Re

Davie Portman is joined by Andrew Thompson to review IMPACT Wrestling from February 16th, 2021 headlined by Moose vs Tommy Dreamer. Plus, NJPW’s Juice Robinson & David Finlay in action! Also on the show, we talk about the excellent X Division Championship match between TJP and Josh Alexander, an IMPACT World Championship Contract Signing between Rich Swann and Tommy Dreamer, Trey Miguel vs Willie Mack vs Daivari vs Suicide in a Fatal 4 Way Match, Nevaeh vs Tenille Dashwood, and Tony Khan wishes us a Happy Belated Valentines Day! Davie and Andrew also talk about the Sammy Guevara/IMPACT story, NXT’s recent signings, thoughts on No Surrender, 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 On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons of other podcasts. This week's sc