Upnxt W/ Braden Herrington & Davie Portman

John Siino & B Detroit are here with another installment of Turning Heels, discussing episode three, "Cheap Heat". In an attempt to drum up more heat, Jack enlists the help of wrestling veteran, Ricky Rabies, setting Ace up with a full house for his comeback match against Bobby Pin. Siino and B talk about CM Punk's debut as Ricky Rabies with his wacky gimmick that includes a mice-throwing valet, crazy hair, no tattoos, an opossum drone and Andre Chase? Other notables discussions on this episode include being ICED with Smirnoff, gaining heat with tissues, Wild Bill's drunk calls, Diego's dick logic, Bobby Pin's rap career and the further development of Crystal, Rooster and the rest of the roster. They also give their thoughts on the new Candyman movie and the new Kanye West album DONDA. You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Monday: Turning Heels w/ John Siino & B Detroit (Free Show) Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 25th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring CM Punk’s first appearance on the Wednesday night flagship show!  The BDE chat about the entire show which also saw Malakai Black vs Brock Anderson in the main event, Orange Cassidy vs Matt Hardy, Lucha Bros vs Varsity Blondes in the Semi-Final of the Tag Team Eliminator Tournament, Red Velvet vs Jamie Hayter, Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston & Darby Allin vs The Wingmen, The Factory vs The Gunn Club, plus Chris Jericho demands a match against MJF with career implications, we learn who will face Moxley at All Out, Dan Lambert slams the woke and Kenny Omega and Christian Cage meet face to face. The lads also talk about Adam Cole’s contract situation, Braden’s friend representing Canada in the Olympics, their excitement levels for All Out following this episode...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Monday: Turning Heels w/ John Siino & B

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 get two episodes of AEW Dark: Elevation including Daniel Garcia vs. Matt Sydal, Emi Sakura returns, Diamante recruits a partner to go against Big Swole and Julia Hart and there is further dissension between Dark Order as Alan ‘5’ Angels walks out on Evil Uno and the rest of the group. NXT UK has two championship matches as Pretty Deadly defend the UK Tag Team Championship against Moustache Mountain and Meiko Satomura defends the UK Women’s Championship against Stevie Turner. On ROH, the Women’s World Title Tournament continues with the quarter finals as Quinn McKay takes on Rok-C and Miranda Alize vs. Nicole Savoy. As well as Demonic Flamita vs. Rey Horus in a No Disqualification Match. PLUS, Siino gives his thoughts on the pay-per-views from this past weekend including IMPACT Wrestling Emergence and the two ROH Glory By

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 24th 2021 edition of WWE NXT headlined by Legado Del Fantasma vs Hit Row! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which saw Ridge Holland vs Timothy Thatcher, Odyssey Jones vs Carmelo Hayes in the final of the Breakout Tournament, Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter vs Jacy Jayne & Gigi Dolan, Boa vs Xyon Quinn, plus Samoa Joe calls out the locker room to face him for the NXT Championship, Danny Burch returns, Cameron Grimes and Ted DiBiase have a Million Dollar Celebration and Johnny Gargano and William Regal go coocoo bananas! The lads also talk about the fall out from upNXT Summer, the new Spider-Man trailer, NXT’s “new direction”, your feedback and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Monday: Turning Heels w/ John Siino & B Detroit (Free Show) Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: The Making o

John Siino & B Detroit are here with another installment of Turning Heels, discussing episode two, "Dusty Finish". As the wrestlers at the DWL worry about the fallout from the previous show, Jack struggles with what direction to take the narrative and the league, especially after an enticing offer from the FWD's Charlie Gully. Siino and B Detroit break down this episode which includes lawn mowers, squirrels, 'The Turquoise', casserole, huracanranas, Karaoke and everything else going down in Duffy, Georgia including Charlie Gully and Florida Wrestling Dystopia trying to stir up issues for Jack Spade and the Duffy Wrestling League. They also discuss the fallout of upNXT Summer and it's repercussions. You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Monday: Turning Heels w/ John Siino & B Detroit (Free Show) Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT TakeOver 36 headlined by Karrion Kross vs Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship! NXT Championship - Karrion Kross vs Samoa Joe Adam Cole vs Kyle O’Reilly (2 Out of 3 Falls, First Fall - Wrestling, Second Fall - Street Fight, Third Fall - Cage Match) NXT United Kingdom Championship - WALTER vs Ilja Dragunov NXT Women’s Championship - Raquel Gonzalez vs Dakota Kai Million Dollar Championship - LA Knight vs Cameron Grimes (If Grimes loses, Ted DiBiase must be Knight’s butler) The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show and why Walter vs Dragunov 2 is a MOTY lock-in, plus they discuss the contract situation and possible future of Adam Cole, NXT UK’s Kay Lee Ray confronting Raquel Gonzalez, what’s next for NXT, your feedback...and more!  You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Monday: Turning Heels w/ John Siino & B Detroit (Free Show) Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday:

Bonus Show! Braden Herrington is joined by friends Sam Jackson & Jesse from the 6 to chat all about AEW Rampage featuring the return of CM Punk! Braden and the boys discuss CM Punk making his return to pro wrestling live in Chicago on Rampage! They chat about his epic promo, the crazy crowd, fantasy book dream matches, and more! It’s clobbering time.  You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Monday: Turning Heels w/ John Siino & B Detroit (Free Show) Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Saturday: WWE Summerslam 2021 WatchAlong & Review (Twitch) Sunday: upNXT Summer 2021 @ 4pm (Twitch) Sunday: NXT TakeOver: 36 WatchAlong & Review (Free Show/Twitch) But wait! There’s more! On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons more. This week

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 18th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite headlined by Chris Jericho vs MJF in the Fifth Labour of Jericho! The BDE chat about the entire show which also saw The Young Bucks defend the AEW Tag Team Championships against Jurassic Express, Darby Allin & Sting face off against 2.0 in a Tornado Tag, Sammy Guevara vs Shawn Spears, Penelope Ford vs Thunder Rosa, plus Jon Moxley puts everyone on notice, Paul White announces he will be facing QT Marshall at All Out, Dan Lambert comes back to AEW with protection, there’s another wrestling proposal and the Choir of Jericho are in full force as the entire arena sing! The lads also talk about their thoughts on the debut episode of Rampage, Moose vs Ishii from NJPW, plus discuss the potential card for All Out… and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Monday: Turning Heels w/ John Siino & B Detroit (Free Show) Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/

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 the season finale of NWA Powerrr, we have the finals of the Champions Series where Kamille & Austin Idol’s team takes on The Pope & Velvet Sky’s team in a best of 3, as well as the debut of Shawn Daivari. AEW Dark has a highly anticipated main event of Dante Martin taking on Lee Moriarty, Thunder Rosa sets up a match with Penelope Ford, and Brandon Cutler (and his cold spray) takes on Frankie Kazarian in one of the worst matches I’ve seen on AEW. On NXT UK, the #1 Contender’s Tournament for a Heritage Cup title shot kicks off as Noam Dar takes on Mark Andrews, as well as Wolfgang vs. Flash Morgan Webster and Amale vs. Nina Samuels. PLUS, Siino breaks down his live experience at NEW Wrestlefest 25 featuring a number of AEW talent and has some final words for Davie Portman ahead of their ‘Rap Battle’ a

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 17th 2021 edition of WWE NXT featuring the go home show for TakeOver: 36!  The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which saw a Face to Face between Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross ahead of their NXT Championship Match this Sunday, MSK vs Imperium for the NXT Tag Team Championship, Roderick Strong vs Ilja Dragunov, Carmello Hayes vs Duke Hudson in the Semi-Final of the Breakout Tournament, Indi Hartwell & Dexter Lumis vs Jessi Kamea & Robert Stone, Cameron Grimes vs Josh Briggs, plus Zoey and Io are still working on their friendship, Hit Row and Legado Del Fantasma brawl in the notorious NXT Parking Lot and love prevails as we have an NXT proposal! The Lads also give their predictions for TakeOver: 36 and Summerslam, do a lot of fantasy booking, promote upNXT Summer, take your feedback...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Monday: Turning Heels w/ John Siino & B Detro

John Siino & B Detroit are here with Turning Heels, the new show from the upNXT Podcasts network discussing the Starz original drama TV series Heels, starting with the premiere episode "Kayfabe" Two brothers and rivals - one a villain, or "heel," in the ring; the other a hero, or "face," war over their late father's wrestling promotion, vying for national attention in small-town Georgia. Siino and B Detroit discuss episode one which introduces us to Jack (Stephen Amell) & Ace (Alexander Ludwig), the Spade brothers, as they fight over the top spot in the Duffy Wrestling League and their world championship. The main event is set, until a familiar face from 'up North' comes down to add more drama to the Spade wrestling family which is already full of turmoil that includes sex, drugs, betrayal and all the usual things that we have learned from the dark side of the ring. You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast 

Bonus Show! Braden Herrington is joined by Dickie Bird to review AAA Wrestling’s Triplemania XXIX! Braden and Dickie chat all about Kenny Omega vs Andrade El Idolo (with Ric Flair!) for the AAA World Championship, plus Psycho Clown vs Rey El Scorpion in a hair vs mask match, Lucha Bros (Penta & Fenix) vs El Vikngo & Laredo Kid vs Brian Cage & Black Taurus, Deonna Purrazzo vs Faby Apache in a title v title, plus MARVEL superheroes take action and more!   You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) But wait! There’s more! On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons more. This week's schedule: Thursday 12th: Best Match Ever - TripleMania Friday 13th: Reviews From The 6ix - Freddy vs Jason (2003) Last w

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 11th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite headlined by Chris Jericho vs Wardlow! The BDE chat about the entire show which also saw The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs Matt & Mike Sydal & Dante Martin, Darby Allin vs Daniel Garcia, The Good Brothers defend the IMPACT Tag Team Championships against The Dark Order, Matt Hardy & Private Party vs Orange Cassidy, Chuck Taylor & Wheeler Yuta, Kris Statlander vs Nyla Rose, plus Britt Baker makes a huge appearance in her hometown ahead of her title defense on the debut of Rampage, Christian gets a shot at both the IMPACT and AEW World Championships, PAC and Andrade El Idolo set up their match at All Out and Paul White saves Tony Schiavone from The Factory! The lads also talk about Max Castor being pulled from shows following his rap on Dark last week, announce some more matches for upNXT Summer, moan about Matt Hardy...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at T

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 we are treated to TWO episodes of AEW Dark, which includes a sit down interview with Diamante & Big Swole conducted by Mark Henry, as well as matches with 2.0 (the former Ever-Rise), Hikuleo, Daniel Garcia, Darby Allin, the debuting Zeda Zhang and Bear Country reunite. Ring of Honor continues the ROH Women’s Championship Tournament with Quinn McKay attempting to get her first win as she takes on Mandy Leon, Marti Belle vs. Trish Adora as well as a tag team main event with MexiSquad taking on VLNCE UNLTD. On NXT UK, A-Kid takes on Jordan Devlin in the first ever Iron Match match here going 30 minutes, Meiko Satomura meets her next challenger and they announce the eight competitors for a Heritage Cup #1 Contender’s Tournament. PLUS, Siino gets interrupted with a surprise challenge for upNXT Summer, that p

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 10th 2021 episode of WWE NXT featuring Ilja Dragunov vs Pete Dunne in the main event! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which also saw Dakota Kai vs Sarray, Odyssey Jones vs Trey Baxter in the Semi Final of the Breakout Tournament, Boa vs Drake Maverick, Gigi Dolin vs Amari Miller, LA Knight vs Andre Chase, plus Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly set the stipulations for the Undisputed Finale at TakeOver, two big title matches are added to next week’s NXT, plus Walter shows up, InDex have their first date and more! Braden and Davie also talk about the recent WWE/NXT cuts and the future of NXT, Wai Ting’s glorious wedding, plus your feedback...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Saturday: AAA TripleMania XXIX WatchA

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 4th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite: Homecoming, with the main event of Malakai Black vs Cody Rhodes! The BDE chat about the entire show which also saw Chris Jericho vs Juventud Guerrera in the Third Labour of Jericho, Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston & Darby Allin vs Daniel Garcia & 2.0, Miro takes on Lee Johnson for the TNT Championship, Christian Cage vs The Blade, The Bunny vs Leyla Hirsch in an NWA Women’s Championship Eliminator match, plus The Elite beatdown Adam Page following his breakup with The Dark Order, Red Velvet challenges Britt Baker, Dan Lambert promises to bring back up next week and... Cody Rhodes retires??? The lads also talk about the Olympics, recent release/rumours, Kurt Angle, and why Lance Archer is weird!    You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite -

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 AEW Dark, we have the 100th Episode of their YouTube show, which includes PAC vs. Jack Evans, Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston in action, Diamante & Big Swole continue their rivalry, as well as a controversial freestyle from Max Caster of The Acclaimed that ultimately caused the show to be edited and re-uploaded. Ring of Honor sees the start of the ROH Women’s Championship Tournament to crown its new champion with a first round that includes Miranda Alize vs. Alex Gracia, Nicole Savoy vs. Mazzerati and Sumie Sakai vs. Rok-C. On NXT UK, Meiko Satomura has a message for the women’s locker room, Moustache Mountain takes on Symbiosis in the main event as Pretty Deadly watches on to see who will become their next challengers. PLUS, Siino discusses IMPACT’s move from Twitch to YouTube as well as the busy Augus

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 3rd, 2021 episode of WWE NXT featuring Johnny Gargano vs Dexter Lumis in a Love Her or Lose Her match! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which also saw Legado Del Fantasma vs Hit Row, Bobby Fish vs Roderick Strong, LA Knight & Cameron Grimes vs Grizzled Young Veterans, Ridge Holland vs Ikemen Jiro, Trey Baxter vs Joe Gacy in a Breakout Tournament Match, plus Samoa Joe is still trying to get his hands on Karrion Kross, Dakota Kai explains her attack on Raquel Gonzalez, we see a Prime Target for WALTER vs Ilja Dragunov… and Io Shirai and Zoey Stark go for sushi!? Braden and Davie also talk about Adam Cole possibly leaving NXT, Bray Wyatt & Ric Flair being released, preparing for Wai Ting’s wedding, how to correctly dispose of food at a restaurant, take your feedback...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: S

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the final instalment in the Christopher Nolan Bat-Trilogy: “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) The BDE chat all about the polarizing film as Batman saves the world from Bane, Catwoman, and nuclear bombs. Plus the league of shadows, Alfred’s epic speeches, Han Zimmer’s amazing score, all the incredible action scenes, and Bane’s silly voice. Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway and a stacked supporting cast do the trilogy much justice.   The lads also discuss random trivia about the movie and how came out from the shadows after the success of The Dark Knight, plus all the hidden messages & meanings in the film, overall thoughts on the trilogy, the BDE Bat-ratings, your feedback and much more! Rise.   You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) B

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the July 28th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite: Fight For The Fallen! The BDE chat about the entire show featuring Chris Jericho vs Nick Gage (with tons of light tubes, glass tables and pizza cutters). Plus Kenny Omega & The Elite vs The Dark Order w/ Hangman in a 10 Man Elimination Tag Match, FTR vs Santana & Ortiz, Lance Archer vs Hikuleo for the IWGP United States Championship, Jurassic Express & Christian Cage vs The Hardy Family Office, Thunder Rosa vs Julia Hart, plus... Hiroshi Tanahashi issues a challenge to the winner of the United States Championship match, Ricky Starks throws a party... and Darby Allin calls out the “Best In The World”!? The lads also talk about the announcement of Rampage: First Dance taking place in Chicago on August 20th and how this could involve the debut of CM Punk, plus Britt Baker and possible opponents in the Women's division, all of the fantasy booking of Tanahashi dream matches, and more! You can now join in our L