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This week on BWF Radio, IHWE Radio host Michael McCurdy drops by to talk about the new format of his show, as well as the launch of IHWE California.   Topher Epps of Pro Wrestling Powerhouse joins us, and we present a roundtable discussion on the future of the wrestling business.  We look at the rumors swirling that Spike TV has chosen not to renew IMPACT Wrestling, and Vince Russo’s role in that story.  We talk about the numbers for the WWE Network, as well as the business model the Network will run on in Canada.  Plus, news on the Young Bucks, Chris Hero, Sting, Prince Devitt, Hulk Hogan, and many more!  Tune in!

BoredWrestlingFan Radio Episode 137 (MP3, 2:06:13)

This week’s break song was “Expiration Date Unknown” by Lost Elysium.  Buy it here!

I’m not watching Impact live anymore, though it turns out I could have.

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Breaking news. I’ve moved on to reviewing NXT regularly on a weekly basis for BWF. Smackdown is available for the taking. If anyone out there in reader-land has ever thought about writing some kind of content related to the weekly programs, both Smackdown AND RAW are accepting spots. So if you ever had that inkling, and just figured, “fuck it, I could do that!” by all means contact Bored Wrestling Fan. That’s how I got started with my stupid little reviews.

Anyways, enough with the PSA’s… onto the show!

Hopping Time! Dear lord…

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This week on Bored Wrestling Fan Radio, Joe proves that he can theoretically run the show off of one computer – even if he can’t do a RAW review without the other one.  JT joins us from his vacation in the 1,000 Islands, while G tries to convince Mark that cartoons aren’t real.  We talk about the week in pro wrestling television, of course.  In the news, the contract statuses of Prince Devitt and Sting are discussed.  We talk about what Goldberg would be worth to the company for just one match – one, coincidentally being the number of times we’ll see Brock Lesnar on TV between now and SummerSlam.  Rusev and Lana controversy?  What controversy?  And legal news regarding the WWE as a whole, and CM Punk as an individual.  All this and much more this week on BoredWrestlingFan Radio!

BoredWrestlingFan Radio Episode 136 (MP3, 1:44:25)

This week’s break song was “A Complicated Song” by “Weird Al” Yankovic.  Buy it here!

Plan H!

G’s prediction for the Ambrose/Rollins match last Sunday: “I reallly want this match to happen…uhh so… it won’t. Because wrestling hates me… and God hates wrestling fans, Barks.” Sadly I got that part right. :/ Fuck you WWE. Sadly after that quote, I thought Kane would interfere and bullshit would be had. Turns out bullshit was had more swiftly. Dean Ambrose can see through metal now. And Seth Rollins tends to forget about his job. He only had one. Plan B. He selfishly left the arena for no reason at all. Because logic.

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This is the last time I’ll be watching Impact live, for now.

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Poor Seth Rollins.    Why doesn’t he order Ambrose a pizza, and while he’s distracted, just run and cash in?

You may have noticed there was no RAW review last week.  That’s because I got about halfway through and fell asleep watching, and just couldn’t convince myself it was worth finishing.  This week I don’t think that will be a problem.  Let’s go.

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Joe is called out by G for not doing a RAW review this week.  We get the explanation for it not appearing, and the partial review is read.  We talk the rest of the WWE programming for the week, and the first NYC episode of TNA is discussed in depth.  The crew give their Battleground picks.  In the news, we find out why Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat was released from his WWE contract.  Is the Big Gold Belt now officially retired?  Bray Wyatt gets praise for his reaction to taking a stiff shot from Ric Flair.  Vince Russo “accidentally” reveals he’s working for TNA.  What will Flo Rida be doing at RAW tomorrow?  What inspires Bray Wyatt’s character?  All these questions and more will be answered on this episode of BWF Radio!

BoredWrestlingFan Radio Episode 135 (MP3, 2:02:00)

This week’s break song was “Hooray for Me” by Bad Religion.  Buy it here!

Oh hey, look! A WWE review for a show this week! Who’d’ve thunk it? Certainly not ThinkSoZombiEJoE, who opted not to recap RAW. As the abducted man in my basement would say, “Turrible”. But here I am, doing what no reasonable man should ever do: recap a Run-Away-From-Home Smackdown on the doorsteps of a PPV that will generate almost $0 in the US because PPV is dead, and everyone who gives two flying fucks already has the Network….

Hopping Time!

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