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The final pit stop on the Road to WrestleMania 35 is this Sunday, when WWE Fastlane emanates from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An uncharacteristically plot-heavy episode of Raw set several story threads into motion for this show, including a last-minute reformation of The Shield and Becky's last chance to get into the Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania. This week on Poor Taste Wrestling we're breaking down both those and every other match on the Fastlane card with special guest Dana Fowler. We also have a discussion about kayfabe, and how much WWE is flirting with completely dismantling it as of late. Poor Taste Wrestling is hosted by JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, Mike "The Wolverine" Pursell, and "HCK" Patrick Ross. You can find Poor Taste Wrestling on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends! If you'd like more wrestling

It was a week of returns in WWE. Most importantly, Roman Reigns kicked off Raw to announce that after just four months, he Superman Punched leukemia back into remission, and the Big Dog is back! Meanwhile, closing Monday's show was the shocking return of Batista, who attacked Ric Flair before his birthday celebration and called out Triple H. And over on the blue brand, Kevin Owens was introduced as the new #1 contender for Daniel Bryan's WWE Championship, leapfrogging Kofi Kingston. We're talking all that on this week's edition of Poor Taste Wrestling, and we also have special guest and AiPT! Movies Editor Nathaniel Muir on to talk about the new movie about Paige's life, Fighting With My Family, which is miraculously getting great reviews across the board. Poor Taste Wrestling is hosted by JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, Mike "The Wolverine" Pursell, and "HCK" Patrick Ross. You can find Poor Taste Wrestling on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you en

It's an NXT invasion! Much like this week's episodes of Raw and SmackDown, this week's Poor Taste Wrestling podcast focuses on the surprise additions of Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Ricochet and Aleister Black to WWE's main roster. We talk about why it happened, what it means for the future of both the main roster and NXT, and where we go from here. In addition, we talk about the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, which ended up being a solid show with a fantastic main event. But will Kofi Kingston be able to win the big one? Poor Taste Wrestling is hosted by JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, Mike "The Wolverine" Pursell, and "HCK" Patrick Ross. You can find Poor Taste Wrestling on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends! If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter and Instagram for up-to-the-minute news and opinion

One of the Road to WrestleMania's two pit stops, Elimination Chamber, happens this Sunday and it should be a pretty good one: the WWE Championship will be decided inside the Chamber, as will the first-ever (well, kind of) WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. We've got special guest and friend of the show Dana Fowler on to give our predictions on the show, talk about that ending to Raw that saw Becky Lynch removed from the main event against Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair inserted into it, and also talk about what truly matters: late '90s/early 2000s WCW midcard wrestlers. Poor Taste Wrestling is hosted by JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, Mike "The Wolverine" Pursell, and "HCK" Patrick Ross. You can find Poor Taste Wrestling on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends! If you'd like more wrestling news, opinions and hot takes, follow us on Twitter and Insta

We may be on the Road to WrestleMania, but this was a pretty slow week in WWE television. The wrestling news world never slows down though, as there have been even more rumblings of rumors that All Elite Wrestling is looking to poach top WWE talent, and that WWE talent is listening. On this week's episode of Poor Taste Wrestling, we discuss the rumor of a "current, big time WWE Superstar" being offered an "outstanding" deal by the fledgling competitor, and try to figure out who it could be. We're also hot about WWE continuing to chop parts off of people's names, and Jeff Jarrett getting a push in 2019, so we air our grievances. Poor Taste Wrestling is hosted by JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, Mike "The Wolverine" Pursell, and "HCK" Patrick Ross. You can find Poor Taste Wrestling on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends! If you'd

Another five day "weekend" of WWE wrestling is in the books, and while Royal Rumble was largely very predictable (yours truly correctly predicted every match except one), that's a very good thing. This week on Poor Taste Wrestling we're breaking down the entire card -- all six hours of it -- and what it means for WrestleMania. We couldn't forget about NXT TakeOver: Phoenix either, since as usual, NXT upstaged the main roster with another excellent supercard. Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa hold both singles titles in NXT -- now what? Lastly, unfortunately, we talk about the news that Dean Ambrose is leaving WWE in April after his contract is up, and Hideo Itami has been granted his release. The presence of AEW seems to already be affecting the landscape of WWE in ways not seen since the heyday of WCW. Poor Taste Wrestling is hosted by JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, Mike "The Wolverine" Pursell, and "HCK" Patrick Ross. You can find Poor Taste Wrestling on iTunes, Google Pla

The Road to WrestleMania starts this weekend! The Royal Rumble is traditionally one of the most fun wrestling events of the year, and this year's show has a particularly stacked card. Friend of the show and special guest Dana Fowler joins us on this week's episode to break down the card and give our predictions on every match, including both the men's and women's Royal Rumble match, two world title matches, two women's title matches, and everything else going down this Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona. If you want to read our predictions from other members of the AiPT! staff, be sure to check out our Royal Rumble predictions article, as well as our predictions for *NXT TakeOver: Phoenix*. In addition to predictions, there is of course plenty of wrestling news to cover, including rumors of several talents hoping for their release from WWE so they can jump ship to All Elite Wrestling. Poor Taste Wrestling is hosted by JJ "Job Van Dam" Travers, Mike "The Wolverine" Pursell, and "HCK" Patr

On this week's episode of Poor Taste Wrestling, we're breaking down the excellent NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool event, which featured some solid matches, the crowning of two new champions, and some genuine surprises in the form of Finn Balor and the debut of the Ring General, WALTER. NXT UK has sort of struggled to find its footing amongst the five brands of wrestling WWE pumps out on a weekly basis, but this event was worthy of the name TakeOver and should help put the nascent brand on the map. On the main roster side of things, the biggest news this week was that Braun Strowman has been pulled from the Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble, and we ultimately found out later that night that Finn Balor will take his place. The WWE Women's Tag Team Championships were also finally officially unveiled, and we learned they will be decided next month at Elimination Chamber. However, the segment they were announced in was a little...weird. Rounding out this week's wrestling discussion i

The biggest news of the week in the world of pro wrestling is of course the official announcement of All Elite Wrestling, a new promotion spearheaded by Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks, and financially backed by the Khan family, billionaires who own the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and the Premier Leagu's Fulham FC soccer team. The announcement came with the surprise appearances by PAC (f/k/a Neville) and Chris Jericho, who have signed to the promotion as well. From there we go over results from NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 13, a show that largely lived up to our lofty expectations, featuring probably the final NJPW matches for the Young Bucks, Cody and Kenny Omega in light of the AEW news. After that, it's back to our regularly scheduled WWE talk, including our thoughts on the first true week of the company's "fresh start" (spoiler: SmackDown was great, Raw not so much...so, nothing's really changed), and we look forward to a Royal Rumble card that is really shaping up to be something special. Poor Taste W

New Japan's annual answer to WrestleMania is today. JJ, Mike, Pat and special guest Scott Kane break down the absolutely loaded Wrestle Kingdom 13 card, and talk the brand new All Elite Wrestling as this could be The Elite's NJPW swan song. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling

The best and worst of WWE in the last calendar year, and the surprisingly entertaining holiday episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling

WWE promises to do better, and it's Christmastime in the WWE Universe. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling

Our predictions for the last PPV before we hop on the Road to WrestleMania, and lots of NXT talk. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling

The continued brilliance of the New Daniel Bryan, what the women's division needs, and has time passed Dolph Ziggler by? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling

Asuka returns to the spotlight just in time for the first-ever women's TLC match, and Raw's commentators lose their minds over something that already happens every week. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling

Here at PTW, we are very thankful WWE managed to put on not one, but TWO very good PPV's. We are also thankful for these big...juicy...succulent...breasts. Can I get an Amen?! Oh and something about the Young Bucks and a new wrestling promotion. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling Party World Rasslin

Two shocking last minute changes cap off a chaotic week in WWE going into Survivor Series. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling

A very subpar PPV held under tenuous circumstances leaves the PTW boys feeling dejected about the state of WWE. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling

We're here to talk the ground shaking - history making - expectation breaking - EVOLUTION ...oh yeah and Crown Jewel too... Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Visit aiptcomics.com/wrestling New Day Outro

Its been a rollercoaster of emotions this week in WWE. Roman will catch us down the road, Dean's got a bit of pent up Anger, we finally find out who attacked Aleister Black, Evolution is just around the corner and Crown Jewel seems to still be in a bit of a limbo. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTwrestling Check out www.aiptcomics.com/wrestling