The Whole Refn Show Wrestling Podcast

EPISODE #055 - HAS THE KING (OF THE CRUISERWEIGHTS) LEFT THE BUILDING?!/THE RETURN OF THE SHIELD/WWE HELL IN A CELL RESULTS

It's Friday the 13th, but our heroes Daryn and Perry are steering clear of Jason Voorhees… and they are steering clear of Jason, the "World's Sexiest Man." But as we head into Fall, we are going to talk about the fall of a member of Age of the Fall.  We are going to discuss the return of the Big Show and maybe see Neville out the door! It's quite a week for news, dear listeners! It's time all those old teammates came back together again again, be they a 3-headed dog or a couple of mallet-swinging wooly boogers! After all the news, the boys give you the results of their head-to-head picks for Smackdown Live's "Hell In A Cell." We called this one right down the middle, and what a difference a few weeks away from the product made! And last, but certainly not least, be sure to stay tuned for the end where the boys deliver the first (of many) big-time promos for FEST Wrestling at The FEST 16! Not to mention more details on how to make sure you don't miss The Whole Ref'n Show LIVE at The Hippodrome in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday, 28 October. Enjoy!!

EPISODE #054 - MORE WRESTLEBABIES/NXT DECLARES "WAR GAMES"?!/HEAD TO HEAD: WWE HELL IN A CELL

'Today' is the greatest day that Bily Corgan has ever known in his wrestling life! He's going to make the NWA relevant again, as hot as it was in '1979.' And if, at this point, he does not succeed with his 20-year rehabilitation plan, we will be filled with an infinite sadness! Good luck, Billy. You're the little bald engine that could! Bring back the National Wrestling Alliance. But that's not the only news, dear listeners. Tune in to find out who all has future 2nd generation superstars on the way. And then our heroes Daryn and Perry go head-to-head on Smackdown Live's latest network special (TAFKAPPV), "Hell In A Cell," delivering expert analysis on the show coming up Sunday night. Hear educated commentary from a couple of wrestletalk gurus, and maybe get a couple of gutbusters for your troubles (and we mean laughs, not some devastating top-rope move from Dean Malenko!). We are loud and proud, and we call it right down the middle, here, NOW, LIVE & FREE on The Whole Ref'n Show!

EPISODE #053 - TOOOOOO SOUR?!/A HARDY HURT/WWE NO MERCY RESULTS

The Whole Ref'n Show embarks on year two of calling the wrestling world's wild & wooliest right down the middle! So thanks to all you dear listeners who made the first year of wrestlenews and wrestleviews so much damn fun! On this week's podcast, our heroes Daryn and Perry talk Bullet Club invading RAW, what is or isn't allowed (legally) to be "too sweet," and once and for all, can we get the real story behind the Wolfpac-TooSweet hand gesture!? Also, what's up with the Charismatic Enigma Jeff Hardy? And once the boys are done talking headlines, they're going to give you a blow-by-blow account of WWE's RAW-Exclusive PPV, No Mercy! Hear how things went down between John Cena and Roman Reigns! And could Braun Strowman take the Universal Title off of Brock Lesnar!? Hear it ALL right here on The Whole Ref'n Show!

EPISODE #052 - FAREWELL TO BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN/HEAD TO HEAD: WWE NO MERCY/MAE YOUNG CLASSIC REVIEW: PART 2

When you wish upon a star(rcade)! What in the World Wrestling Entertainment is WWE thinking, goofing off with NWA's show of shows!? Listen in this week to hear our heroes Daryn and Perry talk Cody and Dustin and Greensboro and Michael P.S. Hayes. Also, where is the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka, headed today? And will Paige be right behind her? And in sad news, the boys bid adieu to Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, the extraordinary and incomparable voice, mind and personality behind and in front of so many brilliant and successful wrestlers and game-changing commentary teams. The Brain passed away this week and leaves multiple generations of wrestling fans heart-broken. But our boys dive back into the fray, going head-to-head with picks for Sunday's WWE RAW-exclusive "No Mercy" PPV. And then we bring you Part 2 (of 2) of the Mae Young Classic, starting with the Round of 16 and carrying all you dear listeners through to the championship match in Las Vegas! Hear this wide array NOW! Subscribe and download for FREE to the only wrestling podcast that calls it right down the middle!

EPISODE #051 - THE BALLAD OF "SHOOTING" STAR/WWE MAE YOUNG CLASSIC REVIEW: PART 1

It's Ladies Night at The Whole Ref'n Show! Our heroes Daryn and Perry bring you their coverage of the Round of 32 from The Mae Young Classic. That's right, dear listeners, our boys take on the girls of WWE in 16 matches of international fisticuffs, and our boys call it right down the middle. Find out the winners and losers from the First Round of this women's wrestling tournament, and learn who is headed home, who is moving on, and who probably just went back to their Orlando apartment before returning to the Performance Center the next morning... In addition, the headlines this week include stories about Kenny Omega's new knee injury, Mick Foley's old knee injury, and an injury that should not be, as purportedly perpetrated by Sexy Star at Triplemania!

EPISODE #050 - 50TH EPISODE EXTRAVAGANZA/FEST WRESTLING: ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BASH REVIEW/FOLLOW UP WITH EFFY

Golden anniversary! They're the heroes, the heroes with the Midas touch! Yes, dear listeners, tune in to the 50th episode of The Whole Ref'n Show! It's a celebration! A party! A happening, if you will! It's the golden anniversary episode of the ONLY wrestling podcast that calls it right down the middle! And our heroes Daryn and Perry come to you LIVE via satellite in front of HUGE crowds celebrating this MEGA-EVENT!! Bi-coastal podcasting about the greatest sport in the world, pro-wrestling. And guess who stops in to say hiya!? EFFY! Friend of the show, Effy, joins the boys for a chat about his recent "Dog Collar I Quit Match" with Leon Scott at FEST Wrestling! And then Effy talks about the last year and the future! Effy is ready to explode all over this great nation. Just you listen and find out. And that's not all! Daryn was THERE, LIVE, for FEST Wrestling's 1-Year Anniversary Bash show in Gainesville, Florida. Listen to the blow-by-blow account of punk rock's rowdiest rasslin show! Everywhere you turn there are balloons and birthday cakes. Happy birthday, FEST! And happy 50 episodes to us!

EPISODE #049 - CH-CH-CHANGES AT THE WHOLE REF'N SHOW/NXT TAKEOVER BROOKLYN & WWE SUMMERSLAM 17 RESULTS

Carry on our wayward heroes! Daryn and Perry are going bi-coastal! Are you bi-curious yet? Daryn begins a new career, and Perry begins a big adventure (and a Big Top Perry)... It's a regular "Superstar Shake-Up" around the offices here at The Whole Ref'n Show! But fear not, dear listeners, the ONLY wrestling podcast that calls it right down the middle is chugging forward with all its might, ready to bring you wrestlenews and wrestleviews like ever before! And this week, our heroes discuss the #biggestpartyofthesummer, the weekend that was; NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III and WWE SummerSlam! Hear the blow-by-blow results of the boys' head-to-head predictions! And join us next week too for the blow-out, milestone 50th episode!!

EPISODE #048 - MR. COLE GOES TO ORLANDO/HEAD TO HEAD: NXT TAKEOVER BROOKLYN & WWE SUMMERSLAM 17

NO SLEEP TILL! No sleep till the #biggestpartyofthesummer! WWE is throwing down in Brooklyn (big ups!) for the 3rd year in a row, and our heroes Daryn and Perry take a look at this weekend's wham-bam, thank-you-Vince tandem card! That's right, two shows this weekend for the WWE. Two shows for the price of two! NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III is Saturday night and the very next day is the 2017 rendition of SummerSlam. Sunday's mega-card looks like a WrestleMania line-up, and that's no accident. Lucky number "13" of matches on the SummerSlam card, just about every big belt in the company on the line, and the sheer amount of talent listed as participating is staggering. It's the ol' embarrassment of riches. But at the top of the episode, before NYC goes WWE, TWRS goes H-E-A-D-L-I-N-E-S, with stories about Adam Cole signing with WWE, Katsuyori Shibata returning to NJPW, and the emergency hospitalization of the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. It's a regular cornucopia of #wrestlenewsandwrestleviews!

EPISODE #047 - THE TROUBLE WITH ENZO/DAWSON DOWN/WE WERE THERE: NXT LIVE OCALA, FLORIDA

When your career hits some speedbumps because you've got nuclear heat, that's Enzo Amore! This week our heroes Daryn and Perry catch you, dear listeners, up on Enzo's latest troubles. You will also hear the ballad of The Revival and their injury woes! And what about Rey Mysterio? Will he end up back in WWE? And after the boys take care of all the latest wrestlenews and wrestleviews, they're going to throw you in the backseat and take you along for the ride to Ocala, Florida for a look at one of last week's NXT house shows! From central Florida's land of racehorses and John Travolta, WWE's "yellow brand" put on a hell of a show before a packed tent, trotting out a bevy of highly talented women as well as a lot of very strong, upcoming male talent. Hear the blow-by-blow account of this exclusive NXT throwdown! And what's that about Clyde Drexler?

EPISODE #046 - BONES VS THE BEAST/WWE NETWORK CANCELS MORE SHOWS/THE WRESTLING ALBUM: REVIEW

To quote the UFC: "I think I'm turning WWE, I think I'm turning WWE, I really think so!" This week, our heroes Daryn and Perry talk about how UFC standouts like Jon Jones, Conor McGregor and Cris Cyborg seem to desperately want to be professional wrestlers. What does that say about UFC? What does that mean for professional wrestling? And how will the ultimate opportunist, Vince McMahon, take this crossover to the bank? Also in the news this week is an unfortunate injury for Bayley; and this discussion between our guys turns into a full-blown inquiry into women's matches at SummerSlam, and the future of the WWE's 'Women's Evolution' in general. And what is going under the microscope this week? How about "The Wrestling Album!?" Yes, dear listeners, the boys examine 1985's WWF record featuring songs sung by (and "sung" by) WWF superstars in the era of the advent of WrestleMania and the "Rock & Wrestling Connection." Track by track, Daryn and Perry react to, deconstruct and speculate on all the many aspects of these songs. It's music, it's wrestling, it's cinéma vérité! It's a wild ride. Won't you join us?