Wrestling Tonight: WWE MONEY IN THE BANK PREVIEW | WWE VS AEW SCHEDULE WAR CONTINUES | AEW DEPARTURES & NJPW BOSJ FINALS
Release Date: 06/03/2025
AEW Dynamite: ALL IN Go-Home Episode | MJF And Mark Briscoe Talky Talk | Swerve Destroys Bucks Limo | Mercedes And Toni Face To Face
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It's Thursday, and you know what that means! It is time to walk through those Tavern doors and order up a round of professional wrestling coverage from The Two Bad Chads! This week we talk AEW and all the happenings of the week! Make sure you go to patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern for all your Tavern needs!
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Rawdown #185: Evolution/SNME Preview | Is WWE Booking Becoming Too Predictable? | We Want Kross
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The RAWDOWN boys discuss all of the news coming out of RAW and Smackdown and get you caught up on all of the news happening inside and outside the ropes in WWE. Everything is on the table. This is just the tip of the iceberg with all of the stories and news going on in the WWE. Let's talk about it and everything else in the WWE Universe! WWE RAW, WWE Smackdown, NXT... It's all there! Come get your best weekly fix for all things WWE on The RAWDOWN, right here at The Turnbuckle Tavern! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, SHARE, & CLICK THE BELL! TELL A FRIEND ABOUT US! Go to...
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Wrestling Tonight: AEW ALL IN: TEXAS FULL PREVIEW | WWE EVOLUTION & NXT GREAT AMERICAN BASH HYPE | SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT LOOMS | G1 CLIMAX FIELD LOCKED IN
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Wrestling Tonight: Episode 132 arrives at a moment where nearly every major promotion is pushing forward at once. AEW, WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH, and NJPW all have significant developments converging on a single weekend—each with something to prove and plenty to deliver. At the center is AEW All In: Texas, relocated from London’s Wembley Stadium to Globe Life Field in Arlington. What began as a necessary shift has taken on new meaning, as AEW presents a lineup centered on legacy, rivalry, and change. Jon Moxley and Hangman Page revisit their violent history in a Texas Death Match. Kenny...
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The Turnbuckle Debate #238
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This week we go three-wide with The Two Bad Chads and Colton! Join us as we ask who’s return will matter more: Cope, Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, or Wardlow; who wins at All In: Mercedes Mone or Timeless Toni Storm; when Mox’s briefcase is finally opened, will the title be inside; and if MJF wins the Gauntlet at All In, will he will the world title in 2025? It's going to be a fun week here at The Tavern, so to make sure you do not miss anything, go to patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern for all your Tavern needs!
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AEW Dynamite: Hangman Wants Texas Death At All In | MJF Wins #2 Spot In Casino Gauntlet | Omega Saves Ibushi From Callis Family
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It's Thursday, and you know what that means! It is time to walk through those Tavern doors and order up a round of professional wrestling coverage from The Two Bad Chads! This week we talk AEW and all the happenings of the week! Make sure you go to patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern for all your Tavern needs!
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Wrestling Tonight: WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS FALLOUT | CENA TOPS PUNK, AEW’S ALL IN WILL BREAK RECORDS, GABLE INJURED
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Episode 131 of Wrestling Tonight dives into one of the most consequential weeks in professional wrestling, where spectacle met scandal and history was made on multiple fronts. At the center of it all was WWE’s Night of Champions, an event clouded in geopolitical controversy and marked by dramatic in-ring developments. Headlining the show was John Cena, who emerged from his clash with CM Punk still Undisputed WWE Champion after a chaotic main event that seemed designed to frustrate rather than resolve. Punk’s return to Saudi Arabia, after years of public criticism of the regime, added a...
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The Turnbuckle Debate #237
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Our guests for this week are Seth and Jordan from The Goal Line Podcast! Join us as we ask with Karrion Kross getting a rare match on Night of Champions, does he deserve a push to the top, or should he test free agency; is AEW muddying up the booking of Omega vs Okada at ALL IN; and in light of recent geopolitical events, who would be the best wrestler to work a 1991 Sgt. Slaughter-style gimmick as an Iranian sympathizer? It's going to be a fun week here at The Tavern, so to make sure you do not miss anything, go to patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern for all your Tavern needs!
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AEW Dynamite: Young Bucks Hit EVP Trigger On Hangman | MJF Declares For Casino Gauntlet Match | Mercedes Attacks Toni Storm
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It's Thursday, and you know what that means! It is time to walk through those Tavern doors and order up a round of professional wrestling coverage from The Two Bad Chads! This week we talk AEW and all the happenings of the week! Make sure you go to patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern for all your Tavern needs!
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Wrestling Tonight: WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PREVIEW & THEIR SAUDI GAMBLE | CENA DROPS PIPE BOMB PART 2 | GOLDBERG’S FINAL MATCH OFFICIAL
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On Episode 130 of Wrestling Tonight, we trace the line between spectacle and volatility as WWE prepares to stage Night of Champions in one of the most geopolitically tense environments the company has ever operated in. The event, set for June 28 in Riyadh, features John Cena vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship—a match built on personal history, philosophical tension, and, now, moral ambiguity. Punk, once the most outspoken critic of WWE’s Saudi partnership, now finds himself at the center of it. And while the match is poised to be a classic, the backdrop is far from fiction. Just days...
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The Turnbuckle Debate #236
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Our guests this week are Tanner from Kicking Out Podcast and Travis from Wicked Bitter! Join us as we ask did WWE take the title off Jey Uso too soon and will he ever be champion again; with the major story lines building towards All Yn, is Forbidden Door lost in the sauce this year; and if Jon Moxley beats Hangman at All In, who should ultimately take the belt off of him? It's going to be a fun week here at The Tavern, so make sure you don't miss anything and go to patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern for all your Tavern needs!
info_outlineWelcome to Episode 127 of Wrestling Tonight! This week, we’ve got a loaded rundown of the wrestling landscape—everything from WWE’s stacked Money in the Bank lineup to AEW’s shifting roster and the high-stakes finals of NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors. Plus, we dig into WWE’s continued schedule posturing, the latest on SmackDown’s expanded format, and the bittersweet farewell to a hardcore legend.
Money in the Bank Preview
– Seth Rollins, Solo Sikoa, LA Knight, and others climb toward championship destiny in the Men’s MITB
– Rhea Ripley, Giulia, Naomi, and more headline the Women’s MITB
– Cena & Logan Paul vs. Cody & Jey, and Becky Lynch challenges Lyra Valkyria for the Intercontinental Women’s Title
We break down the card, matchups, and who’s poised for a breakout summer.
SmackDown's Third Hour Stays—for Now
Despite repeated promises from Triple H that the third hour of SmackDown was “temporary,” WWE and USA Network are moving forward with the three-hour format indefinitely. The change, initially framed as an “experiment,” now looks like a ratings-driven decision, with no clear end date in sight. While a rollback to two hours is still technically on the table for the fall, fans are once again seeing the gap between creative promises and corporate outcomes.
🇯🇵 BOSJ 32 Finals: Fujita def. YOH to win and earn a shot of El Desperado
We talk NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors final from June 1 between YOH and Kosei Fujita. When will Fujita take on El Desperado?
WWE vs AEW: Schedule Tensions Escalate
NXT Great American Bash will now go head-to-head with AEW All In: Texas. WWE continues its weekend stacking strategy, scheduling major events in the same time slot as AEW pay-per-views for the second time in a month. Is this a competitive move—or creatively detrimental?
AEW Roster Shakeups
Abadon, Bear Bronson, and Mariah May exit AEW, with May rumored to be WWE-bound. We discuss what these moves mean for AEW’s long-term plans and WWE’s ongoing recruitment of AEW talent.
And More:
– Title changes on NXT with Ethan Page and Jacy Jayne
– Freedom Ramsey leaves the WWE ID program
– Bloodsport 14 announced for August
– Daisuke Sekimoto injury update
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