Upnxt W/ Braden Herrington & Davie Portman

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on AEW Dark, Leroy Patterson leaves quite an impression as he tries to take down 10 before his big appearance on the Go-Big Show, Bear Country calls out any tag team in AEW and gets a pair of challengers, Matt Sydal takes on Serpentico in the main event as well as Abadon, Eddie Kingston, Brandi Rhodes, Kiera Hogan, Red Velvet and more in action. NXT UK has a #1 contender’s match for the Heritage Cup as A-Kid and Nathan Frazer face off in another fantastic main event. Moustache Mountain celebrates after winning the NXT UK Tag Team Championship, the new Charlie Dempsey is in action, plus we get a new Patrick Bateman like character on this show. On IMPACT Wrestling, former friends fight with Tenille Dashwood and Jessie McKay, the X-Division Championship is on the line, and another contract signin

Davie Portman and Jesse From The 6ix review the December 21st, 2021 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 headlined by Tony D’Angelo vs Pete Dunne! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Dakota Kai vs Raquel Gonzalez (Street Fight) Pete Dunne vs Tony D’Angelo The Creed Brothers vs Grizzled Young Veterans Dexter Lumis vs Trick Williams Von Wagner vs Edris Enofe Elektra Lopez vs Io Shirai The lads also talk about AJ Styles appearing in NXT to confront Grayson Waller, Brian Kendrick coming out of retirement, Tommaso Ciampa calling out Bron Breakker ahead of their match at New Year’s Evil, Mandy Rose in the pool, plus take your feedback… and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Christmas Day: Behind The BDE Christmas Special! (Free Show)   Support this podcast at Patreon.co

Davie Portman is joined by “World Champion” Patron, Neal Flanagan and Grappl Spotlight’s JP Houlihan to chat all about the Season 3 Finale of the Award-Winning hit HBO show - Succession!  “Matsson's vision for the business leads Shiv and Roman to manage the fallout, while Logan weighs his options.” - IMDB.com  Davie, JP and Neal run down the entire episode, talk about where they see the series going next season, discuss whether they would rather be in the endless middle or bottom or the top and so much more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Friday: The Sesh w/ Neal Flanagan and JP Houlihan - Succession Season 3 Finale (Free Show)   Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and more. This week

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about the December 15th, 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite - “Winter Is Coming” featuring “Hangman” Adam Page vs Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship! This show featured: “Hangman” Adam Page vs Bryan Danielson (AEW World Championship) - 60 Minute Time Limit MJF vs Dante Martin (For the Dynamite Diamond Ring) Serena Deeb vs Hikaru Shida Wardlow vs Matt Sydal The Lads also talk about Malakai Black teasing Brody King for the House of Black, Adam Cole’s present for the Young Bucks, Hook’s in-ring debut, predictions for Spider-man: No Way Home …and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Friday: The Sesh w/ Neal Flanagan and JP Houlihan - Succession Season 3 Finale (Free Show)   Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on AEW Dark, we see a number of debuts as Marina Shafir takes on Kris Statlander, current ROH Pure Champion Josh Woods goes one-on-one against Shawn Spears, and Mei Suruga has her first match stateside for AEW as she teams up with Emi Sakura to face the team of Riho and Ryo Mizunami.  NXT UK has a championship main event as Pretty Deadly defend their NXT UK Tag Team Championship against Moustache Mountain. Blair Davenport sends a message to Meiko Satomura and her women’s title after facing Emilia McKenzie, Amale has a change of heart and Jordan Devlin steps up to be Ilja Dragunov’s next challenger. On IMPACT Wrestling, Lady Frost makes her first appearance as part of the Knockouts Division and makes a case to be in the first-ever Knockouts Ultimate X Match at Hard to Kill. Moose and W. Morriss

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the December 14th, 2021 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 headlined by Roderick Strong vs Bron Breakker! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Bron Breakker vs Roderick Strong Cameron Grimes vs Duke Hudson (No Holds Barred Match) Ivy Nile vs Amari Miller Harland vs Guru Raaj Boa vs Edris Enofe Jacket Time vs Grizzled Young Veterans Cora Jade vs Dakota Kai Tony D’Angelo vs Andre Chase The lads also talk about how everyone hates Grayson Waller, Jacket Time on “Lashing Out” with Lash Legend, Briggs and Jensen going to the Country Festival with Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro, Westside Gunn front row, plus talk about their excitement for Spider-Man, spoiler culture, Jeff Hardy, White Castle, your feedback… and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are back to talk all about the December 8th, 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite! This show featured: Bryan Danielson vs John Silver Dynamite Diamond Dozen Battle Royale Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blondes vs The Acclaimed & 2.0 The Young Bucks vs Rocky Romero & Chuck Taylor Riho vs Jamie Hayter  The Lads also talk about CM Punk running down Long Island, MJF being a babyface, Cody Rhodes getting a TNT Championship shot on Christmas Day, Malakai Black spitting in a cheerleader's face, Trent (and Sue) returning, predictions for Winter Is Coming next week, plus discuss Kairi Sane possibly returning to the ring, Kyle O’Reilly, what Christian would sing at Karaoke …and more!!! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Support this podcast at Patreon

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on IMPACT Wrestling, JONAH makes his debut and lays down a couple of challenges in the process. Matt Cardona makes a case for why he should get a World Title opportunity against Moose at Hard to Kill which W. Morrissey has something to say about, and Tenille Dashwood makes her return and learns of the arrival of fellow Aussies, The IInspiration. NXT UK this week has two championship matches as Meiko Satomura defends the NXT UK Women’s Championship against Xia Brookside and Ilja Dragunov defends the NXT UK Championship against Rampage Brown. Also, Charlie Dempsey must prove himself before being accepted into Teoman’s family. On NJPW Strong, Josh Barnett returns to a New Japan ring for the first time in 17 years as he is challenged by his student Alex Coughlin, JONAH debuts against Lucas Riley,

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the December 7th, 2021 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 with Johnny Gargano closing the show to discuss his future. The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Kyle O’Reilly vs Von Wagner (Steel Cage Match) The Creed Brothers vs Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen Carmelo Hayes vs Dexter Lumis Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon vs Toxic Attraction Xyon Quinn vs Santos Escobar The lads also talk about Johnny Gargano’s “tell all” promo, Duke Hudson’s blonde wig, the future of the Cruiserweight Division, Matt Riddle revealed as the Shaman, Davie howling at the moon, plus Jeff Hardy/Stone Cold, your feedback… and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch)   Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including retro NXT reviews,

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk about NXT WarGames 2021 from December 5th, 2021 headlined by Team Black & Gold vs Team 2.0 in WarGames! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne & LA Knight vs Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, Tony D’Angelo & Grayson Waller (WarGames Match) Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacey Jayne) & Dakota Kai vs Raquel Gonzalez, Io Shirai, Kay Lee Ray & Cora Jade (WarGames Match) Cameron Grimes vs Duke Hudson (Hair vs Hair Match) Imperium vs Kyle O’Reilly & Von Wagner (NXT Tag Team Championship) Roderick Strong vs Joe Gacy (NXT Cruiserweight Championship) The lads run down the entire show, give their match of the night, discuss what’s next for Johnny Gargano, take your feedback…and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) W

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are back to talk all about the December 1st 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite headlined by Cody Rhodes vs Andrade El Idolo in an “Atlanta Street Fight!” This show featured: Andrade El Idolo vs Cody Rhodes (Atlanta Street Fight) Bryan Danielson vs Alan “5” Angels CM Punk vs Lee Moriarty Wardlow vs AC Adams Sting & Darby Allin vs The Gunn Club Ruby Soho vs Kris Statlander (AEW TBS Championship Tournament Quarter Final) The Lads also talk about CM Punk and MJF’s promo wars, the dissension between Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter, Miro in purgatory, Shawn Spears' love of chairs, plus Cody Rhodes’s back…and FIRE... and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Sunday: upNXT - WWE NXT War Games 2021 WatchAlong & Review (Free Show/Twitch) Support thi

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on IMPACT Wrestling, it is a special Thanksgiving episode with Wrestle House 2 which revolves around the idea of them attempting to make Johnny Swinger happy by pairing him up with one of the Swingerellas for a show closing wedding, but Hernandez and Eddie Edwards see through Rosemary’s true motives as John E. Bravo’s soul is put in jeopardy while Chris Sabin walks around the house shirtless and in slow motion, causing quite a stir. AEW Dark has the debut of the mysterious masked Infinito who is introduced ‘from the Infinite universe, the beginning and end of time and weighing more than you can possibly imagine’. We also see the debut of La Rosa Negra, Ethan Page vs. Fuego Del Sol and Adam Cole debuts on Dark, taking on Anthony Greene in the main event. On NJPW Strong, a new Black Tiger debuts

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk about the November 30th, 2021 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 featuring the go home show for War Games! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Johnny Gargano vs Bron Breakker (War Games Advantage Ladder Match) Dakota Kai vs Kay Lee Ray (War Games Advantage Ladder Match) Cameron Grimes vs Andre Chase Kyle O’Reilly & Von Wagner vs Legado Del Fantasma (Number 1 Contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship) Joe Gacy "All Inclusive Invitational" Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta vs Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz  The lads also talk about the introduction of Draco Anthony, the sleeping couch girl, how Boa’s possession gimmick isn’t working, Grizzled Young Vets trying to rob their colleagues, plus securing Spider-man tickets, give their predictions for WarGames, take your feedback…and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday:

"Tell me... do you bleed?" Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are back with the bat reviews and this time they leave Gotham for Metropolis. The BDE review Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice featuring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavil as Superman, and Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor.  It has everything like Superman going to court, Bat-fleck forming the Justice League, Wonder Woman's first on screen appearance, hidden comic book easter eggs, "Martha", and the main event between two of DC's biggest icons: Bats vs Boy Scout. The lads give thoughts on the film, how it was perceived by millions around the world, the interesting casting choices, plus give their bat ratings, take your feedback and much much more!   Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts including retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Movie Reviews, and more. This week: Thursday 25th: upYOURS w/ Dan Reid - NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2016 Friday 26th: The Sesh w/ MJ From NJ - Succ

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on IMPACT Wrestling, Minoru Suzuki ends his US tour as he takes on the former IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander. The IInspiration makes their IMPACT TV debut as they take on the Undead Bridesmaids, Steve Maclin tries to earn himself an X Division title shot, The Demon is in six-man action and we get the announcement of Wrestle House 2! NWA Powerrr has a Social Distance Match between Tarryn Terrell and Kenzie Page where they have to wear masks and remain six feet apart. Da Pope also has a replacement for his match against Chris Adonis and in the main event Trevor Murdoch & Crimson take on Jax Dane and Jeremiah Plunkett. On NXT UK, Teoman and Rohan Raja take on Gallus’ Mark Coffey and Wolfgang in the main event, and Teoman’s family grows stronger as Charlie Dempsey shows his true colors.

Braden Herrington and Andrew Thompson talk about the November 23rd, 2021 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 headlined by Carmelo Hayes vs Pete Dunne vs Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Carmelo Hayes vs Pete Dunne vs Johnny Gargano Grayson Waller vs Tommaso Ciampa Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirota vs Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter Santos Escobar vs Malik Blade Mandy Rose vs Cora Jade Ivy Nile vs Yulisa Leon Grizzled Young Veterans vs Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs The lads also talk about the men’s War Games match being announced, Cameron Grimes challenging Duke Hudson to a Hair vs Hair match, Joe Gacy challenging for the Cruiserweight Championship, our first look at “Daddy’s Girl” Tiffany Stratton, the recent WWE releases (including Hit Row), Scotty 2 Hotty departing the company, and tons more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show)

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are back to talk all about the November 17th 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite headlined by Sammy Guevara vs Jay Lethal for the AEW TNT Championship! This show featured: Sammy Guevara vs Jay Lethal (AEW TNT Championship) Bryan Danielson vs Evil Uno Butcher & The Blade vs Orange Cassidy & Tomohiro Ishii Nyla Rose vs Hikaru Shida (AEW TBS Championship Tournament Quarter Final) Lio Rush & Dante Martin vs The Acclaimed  The Lads also talk about "National Cowboy Shit Day", the new heel Bryan Danielson, CM Punk confronting MJF, Kenny Omega’s injury, plus the Spider-man trailer, Tiger King…and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Sunday 21st: Survivor Series 2021 WatchAlong (Twitch) Support this podcast at Patreon.com/upNXT for bonus podcasts

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, Ring of Honor, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark. This week on IMPACT Wrestling, we have a triple threat match between Matt Cardona, Eddie Edwards and W. Morrissey to see who will challenge Moose at Turning Point for the World Championship. We also find out who will face the Good Brothers next, Mercedes Martinez doesn’t want to accept Mickie James help and Minoru Suzuki checks another one off his dream match list by facing off against Kaleb with a K. NWA Powerrr has a bunch of announcements such as a new weekly show debuting soon as well as matches made for NWA Hard Times 2 including Trevor Murdoch vs. Mike Knox. We also get Melina vs. Skye Blue, Kiera Hogan vs. Kenzie Page and the finals of the #1 Contendership tag team tournament as The End faces off against Hawx Arie. On NXT UK, we get a 4-way #1 Contendership Match for the next challengers for the

Davie Portman and John Siino talk about the November 16th 2021 edition of WWE NXT 2.0 headlined by Dakota Kai vs Raquel Gonzalez! The BDE give their thoughts on the entire show which included: Raquel Gonzalez vs Dakota Kai Dexter Lumis vs Tony D’Angelo Diamond Mine (Roderick Strong, Brutus & Julius Creed) vs Jacket Time (Ikemen Jiro & KUSHIDA) & Odyssey Jones Josh Briggs & Jensen vs Kyle O’Reilly & Von Wagner Persia Pirotta vs Gabby Stephens & Jenna Levy  The lads also talk about the Poker Room Showdown between Cameron Grimes and Duke Hudson, Grizzled Young Veteran’s conning Zack Gibson’s Nan, Kacy and Kayden going to a rave, plus they give their predictions on teams for War Games, thoughts on this coming Sunday’s Survivor Series, the new Spider-Man trailer, take your feedback…and more! Join our live POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upnxtpodcast: Tuesday: upNXT - WWE NXT Review (Free Show) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednes

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about AEW: Full Gear from November 13th 2021 headlined by Kenny Omega vs “Hangman” Adam Page for the AEW World Championship! This show featured: Darby Allin vs MJF The Lucha Bros vs FTR (AEW World Tag Team Championships) Miro vs Bryan Danielson (AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament Final) The SuperKliq (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson & Adam Cole vs Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) & Christian Cage (Falls Count Anywhere Match) Cody Rhodes & PAC vs Andrade El Idolo & Malakai Black Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D vs Tay Conti (AEW Women’s World Championship) CM Punk vs Eddie Kingston The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana & Ortiz) vs Men of the Year (Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky) & American Top Team (Junior Dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski & Dan Lambert) (Minnesota Street Fight) Kenny Omega vs “Hangman” Adam Page (AEW World Championship)   The Lads also talk about their match of the night, J