Upnxt W/ Braden Herrington & Davie Portman

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the May 5th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring The Inner Circle vs The Pinnacle in a Blood and Guts Match! War Games! The Lads break down the entire show, which also saw Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs Kenny Omega & MT Nakazawa, Cody Rhodes vs QT Marshall, SCU vs Varsity Blondes vs Jurassic Express vs The Acclaimed to determine the Number 1 Contenders for the Tag Team Championships, Britt Baker vs Julia Hart, plus we find out Omega’s possible opponents at Double or Nothing, Scorpio Sky & Ethan Page deliver a vicious beatdown on Darby Allin, Miro issues a challenge, there’s blood, there’s guts...and...butts? The Lads also chat about the WWE A&E Documentaries, getting vaccinated, Shingo vs Ospreay, more on their move, 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  You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday -

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 ROH, we see a new ROH World Television Champion as VLNC UNLTD’s Tony Deppen challenges The Foundation’s Tracy Williams, Bandido vs. Flamita continue their love/hate relationship, and a tag team reforms. NXT UK saw Aoife Valkyrie put up her undefeated streak against “The Final Boss” Meiko Satomura, we find out who will be next to challenge Kay Lee Ray for NXT UK Women’s Championship, the debut of Rohan Raja (fka Gursinder Singh), as well as Gallus vs. Symbiosis in the main event with six-man action. And on AEW Dark: Elevation we see Jon Moxley, Miro, Thunder Rosa, Red Velvet and more in singles action as well as QT Marshall sending one final message to Cody Rhodes. Also, NJPW Strong shows off their LA Dojo Showcase with one proclaiming the ‘Young Lion’ is dead, Leyla Hirsch and Diamante settle their score on

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the May 4th 2021 episode of WWE NXT featuring Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell in a street fight for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships! The Lads run down the entire show which also saw Leon Ruff vs Isaiah “Swerve” Scott in a Falls Count Anywhere Match, Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher vs Grizzled Young Veterans, LA Knight vs Jake Atlas, Sarray vs Zayda Ramier, plus an interview with Raquel Gonzalez and Mercedes Martinez ahead of their match next week, Cameron Grimes encounters the Million Dollar Man, and a dog poops in a tank! Braden and Davie also talk about their big move and how they’re settling into the BDE 2.0, the stresses of having bad movers, Kenny Omega vs Andrade, Roman Reigns’ new theme, plus 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 Tuesd

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 28th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Darby Allin defending the TNT Championship against “10” Preston Vance in the main event. The Lads break down the entire show, which also saw “Hangman” Adam Page vs Brian Cage, Penta El Zero Miedo vs Orange Cassidy, Matt & Mike Sydal vs The Young Bucks, Penelope Ford vs Kris Statlander, The Factory vs The Nightmare Family and The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle have a Parlay ahead of their Blood and Guts match next week! The Lads also chat about the Drake Wuertz video, the stresses of moving, the Johnny Cage dick punch, Cody’s new nightmare bus, more forbidden doors opening, small limos, why “Paul” is the greatest alien movie of all time.. 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 - upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/

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 NJPW Strong, we crown the first ever NJPW Strong Openweight Champion as ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor and Brody King face off in the finals of the New Japan Cup USA 2021, and the winner immediately gets confronted by the first challenger. NXT UK saw the reunion of Moustache Mountain after over a year of not teaming up as well as the announcement of a Loser Leaves Town match. And on AEW Dark: Elevation we get an excellent spotlight on ‘Legit’ Leyla Hirsch, the debut of former EVOLVE talent and the return of Anthony Bowens to The Acclaimed. Also, Marty ‘the Moth’ Casaus debuts on AEW Dark, six-man action with major implications on NWA Powerrrr, mayhem amongst stables on ROH, Tom Phillips debuts on 205 Live, the unstoppable Mansoor on Main Event and more! You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 27th 2021 episode of WWE NXT featuring Legado Del Fantasma vs MSK & KUSHIDA in the main event! The Lads run down the entire show which also saw Dakota Kai vs Mercedes Martinez, Killian Dain & Drake Maverick vs Imperium, Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher challenge the Grizzled Young Veterans, Austin Theory vs Bronson Reed, plus Cameron Grimes has a run in with the Million Dollar Man, we get a vignette for “Diamond Mine”, The Way attack the Women’s Tag Team Champions and Tian Sha appears to sing Bohemian Rhapsody?! Braden and Davie also talk about moving out of the BDE, Kenny Omega vs Rich Swann, UFC, new found love for Sheamus, 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 - upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show)

Davie Portman and John Siino review IMPACT Rebellion 2021 featuring Kenny Omega vs Rich Swann for the AEW and Unified IMPACT World Heavyweight Championships! Davie and John run down the entire card, which also featured Deonna Purrazzo vs Tenille Dashwood for the IMPACT Knockouts Championship, FinJuice vs The Good Brothers for the IMPACT Tag Team Championships, Fire n Flava vs Jordynne Grace & Rachel Ellering for the Knockouts Tag Team Championships, Ace Austin vs Josh Alexander vs TJP for the X Division Championship, Trey Miguel vs Sami Callihan in a Last Man Standing Match, Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona, Eddie Edwards, Chris Sabin, James Storm & Willie Mack vs Violent By Design, plus a BIG debut and the Knockouts Division gets a little bit more Wilde! The lads give their thoughts on every match, give their match of the night, talk about where they think IMPACT will go from here, take your calls, feedback...and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/

Davie Portman and John Siino host a special primer to get all our listeners up to speed ahead of IMPACT Rebellion 2021. Davie and John preview the entire card, which is headlined by Rich Swann vs Kenny Omega in a Title for Title match! They discuss how well we think the match has been built up, the lack of build from the AEW side and who they think will come out with both championships. The lads also talk about the rest of the card, which includes Ace Austin defending the X Division Championship against TJP and Josh Alexander, Deonna Purrazzo defending the Knockouts Championship against Tenille Dashwood, NJPW’s FinJuice defending the IMPACT Tag Team Championships against The Good Brothers, Trey Miguel vs Sami Callihan in a Last Man Standing Match...and more! Davie and John will be hosting a LIVE IMPACT Rebellion WatchAlong and POST Show on Twitch from 8PM EST this Sunday! 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

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 21st 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Darby Allin defending the TNT Championship against Jungle Boy in the main event. The Lads break down the entire show, which also saw Hikaru Shida defend the AEW Women’s Championship against Tay Conti, Penta El Zero Miedo vs Trent?, “Hangman” Adam Page vs Ricky Starks, plus Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston attack The Elite’s trailer with their monster truck , Miro puts all the champions on notice and The Pinnacle & Inner Circle battle it out with promos throughout the night! The Lads also chat about the lack of build on AEW’s part for the Title For Title Match between Rich Swann and Kenny Omega this Sunday at Rebellion, where they see the recent WWE releases going, an update on their search for a new place to live, take your calls...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 YouTu

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, ROH presents its 500th Episode with a fantastic opener featuring Jonathan Gresham defending the Pure Championship against Jay Lethal, as well as brothers Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Briscoe. NJPW Strong continues with the semi-finals of the New Japan Cup USA featuring Tom Lawlor vs. Hikuleo and Brody King vs. Lio Rush. And on AEW Dark: Elevation, we get a rare appearance from Kenny Omega as he teams up with Konosuke Takeshita and MT Nakazawa to take on Danny Limelight and Mike & Matt Sydal. Also, Sonny Kiss declares no more time for games on AEW Dark, Strictly Business causes havoc on NWA Powerrrr, former tag team partners go head to head on NXT UK, singles action on 205 Live and Main Event and more! You can also check out video versions of our reviews on YouTube at YouTube.com/upNXT Tuesday - upNXT - NXT Revi

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 20th, 2021 edition of WWE NXT featuring Kyle O’Reilly vs Cameron Grimes in the main event and the in-ring debut of Sarray! The BDE run down the entire show which also saw the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion KUSHIDA issue an Open Challenge, Zoey Stark in action, Ever Rise vs Imperium, LA Knight vs Dexter Lumis, Breezango vs Grizzled Young Veterans, more antics from InDex and The Way, and Io Shirai has a sit-down interview with Beth Phoenix...and a dog!? Braden and Davie also talk about the fallout from upNXTMania, Triller Fight Club, A&E’s Steve Austin Documentary, the future of Samoa Joe, your feedback, and more... all whilst celebrating 420!  It’s lit! 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 - upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday -

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 14th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Darby Allin defending the TNT Championship against Matt Hardy in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The Lads break down the entire show, which also saw The Young Bucks vs PAC & Rey Fenix for the AEW Tag Team Championships, Dax Harwood takes on Chris Jericho with “Iron” Mike Tyson as the Special Enforcer, Jade Cargill vs Red Velvet and Kris Statlander makes her in ring return… and the Bucks get new Nike Diors?? The Lads also chat about WrestleMania week and how it’s burnt them out, house hunting, plus they hold a contract signing for the main event of upNXTMania, take your calls...and more! Don't forget! upNXTMania! April 15th LIVE starting at 6pm at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast    Tuesday - upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday - BDElite - AEW Review (Free Show/Twitch) Friday - The Other Guys & WrestleMania SmackDownWatchAlong (Twitch) But

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 NXT UK we get a special episode titled ‘Prelude’, with an amazing main event with WALTER defending his NXT UK Championship against Rampage Brown, and Emilia McKenzie teaming up with Meiko Satomura vs. Kay Lee Ray & Isla Dawn. NJPW Strong starts the first round of it’s New Japan Cup USA with Lio Rush vs. Clark Connors, Tom Lawlor vs. Ren Narita, Hikuleo vs. Fred Rosser and Brody King vs. Chris Dickinson And on AEW Dark and Elevation we see a total of 33 matches including the debut of Konosuke Takeshita, Thunder Rosa vs. Diamante, and Britt Baker stacks up her wins to rise up in the rankings Also, NWA Powerrrr has a special ‘Surge’ episode, 205 Live has a best of Cruiserweight Title Matches, the MexiSquad continues to implode on ROH, Mansoor’s streak continues on Main Event and more! You can also check o

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the debut of NXT on a Tuesday featuring an Eight Person Mixed Tag in the main event and an incredible reunion between three Women’s Champions! The lads run down the entire show which also saw Santos Escobar vs KUSHIDA for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Leon Ruff vs Isaiah “Swerve” Scott in a show stealer, MSK defend their NXT Tag Team Championships against Killian Dain & Drake Maverick, Karrion Kross speaks, Mercedez Martinez shakes down Robert Stone and we get the debut of Franky Monet… and “InDex”? Braden and Davie also announce the final card for upNXTMania, talk about their highlights from WrestleMania week, the Stone Cold Broken Skull Sessions with Chris Jericho, plus 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 - upNXT - NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday - Shot In The Da

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2 from April 8th, 2021 headlined by Kyle O’Reilly vs Adam Cole in an Unsanctioned Match! The lads run down the entire show which also saw Finn Balor vs Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship, Johnny Gargano vs Bronson Reed for the NXT North American Championship, Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart vs Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell, and Santos Escobar vs Jordan Devlin in a Ladder Match for the undisputed NXT Cruiserweight Championship! Braden and Davie give thoughts on the show and discuss what they liked and didn’t like from both nights of TakeOver, take your calls, 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 Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday -  NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver Night 1 WatchAlong & Review (Free Show/Twitc

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the April 7th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers vs Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks in the main event! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included Darby Allin vs JD Drake, Tay Conti vs The Bunny, “Hangman” Adam Page vs Max Castor, Jungle Express vs Bear Country in a Godzilla vs Kong Match plus Lance Archer confronts Sting, The Inner Circle challenge The Pinnacle to a Blood and Guts match and Mike Tyson makes his AEW return! The Lads also discuss the recent title change in NJPW and their problems with the product, Godzilla vs Kong, more fallout from NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, they take your calls...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 Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday -  NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver Night 1 WatchAlong

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1, headlined by Io Shirai vs Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Championship! The lads run down the entire show which also saw WALTER vs Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT UK Championship, MSK vs Grizzled Young Veterans vs Legado Del Fantasma for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships, KUSHIDA vs Pete Dunne, and Leon Ruff vs Isaiah “Swerve Scott” vs Bronson Reed vs Cameron Grimes vs Dexter Lumis vs LA Knight in a Gauntlet Eliminator Match to determine Johnny Gargano’s opponent for the NXT North American Championship at Night 2! Braden and Davie give thoughts on the show, promote their busy WrestleMania schedule, 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 Wednesday - Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday -  NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver Ni

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 NXT UK, we see the debuts of Emilia “Millie” McKenzie and Stevie Turner (Bobbi Tyler), and we see the end of a long standing tag team who have been together since the start of the brand. NJPW Strong revealed that the winner of the New Japan Cup USA 2021 will be crowned the first ever NJPW Strong Openweight Champion. Also, Chris Dickinson's allegiances come into question as he’s caught in between two different stables with Tom Lawlor’s in NJPW and Brody King’s in ROH.  And on NWA Powerrr, The Pope defends his Television Championship against Fred Rosser, Aron Stevens & Kratos scout for their next tag team challengers, Thunder Rosa is confronted by the rest of the women’s roster and Nick Aldis starts scouting throughout the entire wrestling world for the next member of Strictly Business. Also, 12 match

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman celebrate POST Podcast Day with a special look at the WORST WrestleMania matches of all time! The BDE go through the history of WWE’s WrestleMania as they review, rate, and discuss the worst of the worst. Cole vs Lawler, Big Show vs Akebono, Playboy pillow fights, Piper vs Mr T, Brock vs Goldberg, Vince vs Bret, and so much more.  The lads look at 35+ years of terrible wrestling matches, compare star ratings, take your feedback, and question why some of these matches even happened. What’s your worst?  - But wait! There’s more! On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do Best Match Ever, retro NXT reviews, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons more. This week's schedule: April 1st: Best Match Ever w/ Jordan Goodman - Doink The Clown April 4th: wasNXT - NXT March 6th 2013 Last week’s shows included WWF Canadian Stampede, TakeOver London (2015), Spiderman Into the Spiderverse, and so much more! Only $5 for N/A tier! Photo Courtesy: WWE Subscribe: https://www.postwr

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the March 31st 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite featuring Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy vs Kip Sabian & Miro in an Arcade Anarchy match! The BDE discuss the entire show, which also included Christian Cage in his first singles match in seven years as he takes on Frankie Kazarian, QT Marshall vs Cody Rhodes in an “Exhibition Match”, the forming of a new stable, the Inner Circle returns for revenge, Hikaru Shida & Tay Conti team up to take on Nyla Rose & The Bunny, and more! The Lads also discuss Toronto going back into lockdown, why eating pizza from 7-11 at 4am is a bad idea, plus take your calls… 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