The Random Wrestling Review

All In (2018)

When Dave Meltzer commented that there was no chance an independent wrestling show could draw 10,000 people, he probably couldn't have anticipated that not only would Cody Rhodes bet him that they could, but that in attempting to do so, Cody and his pals would kick off a series of events that would lead to the creation of All Elite Wrestling. That was the story behind All In, a show that included contributions from Ring of Honor, CMLL, New Japan and the NWA, and featured most of the best non-WWE signed wrestlers in the world...

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RWR Now: Royal Rumble 2026 Reflections

Last weekend WWE presented the Royal Rumble with Roman Reigns and Liv Morgan taking the victories in the respective Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre decisively defending the WWE Title against Sami Zayn and AJ Styles being forced to retire having lost to Gunther. We broadly discuss the main things coming out of the show and the decision of Roman Reigns on Raw to pick CM Punk to face at this coming year's WrestleMania.

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WWE Royal Rumble 1988

1988 was the year that WWE first unveiled to the world its Royal Rumble concept (actually it was 1987, but more on that in the episode)- a 30-man (okay, in this case it was actually 20) battle royal style contest with a twist- 2 wrestlers would start in the ring and then every 2 minutes (or 90 seconds, or even 60 seconds some years) a new wrestler would enter until all participants had joined the match. Eliminations would come when a person was thrown over the top rope and both feet hit the floor until there was just one man (or woman, as would later be introduced) left who would go on to headline (or just get put in one of many important matches) at WrestleMania (actually, this wasn't introduced until 1993). A show of many contradictions, all brought to you expertly by the RWR crew.

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Reassessing The WWE Hall of Fame (Part 5)

We continue to trawl through every inductee in the WWE's Hall of Fame and determine whether they deserve to keep their place or whether they should be dunked out. This time around our panel discuss the case for Sgt Slaughter, 'Superstar' Billy Graham, Tito Santana, Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Hulk Hogan, 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper and Bob Orton Jr.

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ECW Guilty As Charged 2001

We've already covered WCW's last ever pay-per-view, so it felt only fair that we did the same for ECW and their Guilty As Charged 2001 event. A night that played host to a ECW World Title Ladder Match between Steve Corino, Justin Credible and The Sandman, an 'I Quit' match pitting Tommy Dreamer against CW Anderson and 2 impromptu bouts that closed the show in customary ECW style.

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RWR Now: Our 2026 Predictions

For the first time ever, the Random Wrestling Review is running a predictions contest in 2026 as the 5 regulars on the podcast all gaze into their crystal ball and try to guess what will happen over the next 12 months. There are 30 different questions for them to attempt to answer with the winner being the person who gets the most correct answers as at the end of December. Old Man, Matt, Stephen and Alex have already put their predictions in, and here Tom Smith completes the set.

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WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

In mid-1994, Hulk Hogan, the 5-time WWF Champion, and babyface centrepiece of Vince McMahon's juggernaut for the previous 10 years, jumped ship to its main competitor, WCW. Having attracted The Hulkster to the company, WCW's Senior Vice President, Eric Bischoff, wasted no time in booking a match that the WWF had decided not to deliver a couple of years earlier, Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair. The match, for the WCW World Title, also featured Shaquille O'Neal to hand the title to the victor, Mr T in the corner of Hogan, and a bunch of stars in the crowd. Also on the show, 'Stunning' Steve Austin defended the WCW United States Title against Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat, and Lord Steven Regal took on Johnny B Badd for the Television Title.

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RWR Now: The Quick Review of 2025

It's our annual (brief) look back at the year that has just happened and in particular this year we are focussing on what was the year of John Cena, his retirement tour, the heel turn, his final match and how that impact WWE's product over the previous 12 months. We also talk about the potential for Netflix's purchase of WBD to be very bad news for AEW, the need for wrestling to lower its expectations of in-ring performance, the chance of a Jericho return to WWE and the hope that the RWR crew can get together in 2026 for AEW All In London.

The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Matt, Alex and Tinky.

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Is this the greatest wrestling show in the history of the industry, or an event that inspires rose tinted nostalgia to take over at the expense of good taste? That is the central point of discussion on this year's Christmas episode of the Random Wrestling Review as we cover WWE Survivor Series 1990, a night that saw the debut of the Undertaker, the surprise of the Gobbledy Gooker and a special all Survivors match main event.

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RWR Now: Who Will TKO Choose To Replace Triple H?

One day Triple H will leave his role as the head of WWE's creative process- whether through choice, or otherwise, so in that scenario, who will TKO choose to replace him? Would an internal promotion, like Bruce Prichard, Shawn Michaels, Paul Heyman or Cody Rhodes be the way to go? Could TKO dip back into the McMahon well by bringing back Stephanie, or even Shane? Or would it be a more out there option- Eric Bischoff? Vince Russo?! Tony Khan!?!? That's our discussion this week.

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