The Random Wrestling Review

This past weekend the entirety of the RWR crew were in London for AEW All In 2026 at Wembley Stadium and this is our roundup of the trip! All our thoughts on the All In show, the main event between Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega, the bout between Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Mone and everything else that took place, as well as a little summary of the RevPro show on the Saturday evening also. This week the Random Wrestling Review is brought to you by Old Man, Tom and Tinky.

With AEW All In 2026 just a few days away and a number of the RWR regulars set to be in attendance, we bring you a preview of AEW's All In 2026 and the whole weekend. Can Will Ospreay secure the AEW World Title as he goes up against current Champion Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks battle Adam Copeland and Christian Cage and the final of the Continental Challenge Cup takes place. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man and Stephen.

The Random Wrestling Review is once more stepping into the realm of alternative timelines to explore what might have happened if Steve Austin had been forced to retire immediately following the botched piledriver he suffered by Owen Hart at SummerSlam 1997. We discuss who would have replaced Austin as the central babyface running into WrestleMania XIV, wondered if Bret Hart may have stayed with WWE, whether the Mr McMahon character would have ever been created and ultimately, could WWE have still won the Monday Night War... The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Gavin and Tinky.

In an impromptu extra bit of content from the Random Wrestling Review, Ben talks about this week's episode of Monday Night Raw which included the latest chapter in the Bloodline saga, a confrontation between Oba Femi & Bron Breakker and a match for the Intercontinental Title between Chad Gable and Rey Mysterio.

It's SummerSlam season (well, sort of) and we bring you a comprehensive review of the 2000 edition, replete with Shane's ridiculous stunt fall, the Angle-Steph-Triple H love triangle, Jim Ross's candy jar and Tables, Ladders and Chairs- oh my! Wrestling nostalgia rarely hits as hard as this one and our panel are determined to bask in every moment of it. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Dan and Tinky.

The 10th edition of BracketMania sees our panel take on the difficult question of who was the best/biggest star in ECW's history. As per usual, a 16 strong field has been assembled and been subjected to a random drawing to determine the tournament brackets that will ultimately decide who comes out as the winner- could it be Sabu, Sandman, Raven, Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, The Dudley Boys, Taz, Rhyno or...Joel Gertner?! The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this time by Alex, Stephen and Tinky.

With our Champion, Gavin Duenas having wiped the floor with the majority of the RWR regulars, it's time to go back a step to find a suitable number 1 contender, and so to that end, Alex 'Rockstar' Kirkman will battle Stephen Coriander to determine Gavin's next challenger. In their only other battle with each other, Alex edged out a very tight encounter, so Stephen will be eager for revenge in this one. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Stephen, Alex and Tinky.

In the latest episode of The Heroes we discuss the career and qualities of 'The Charismatic Enigma' Jeff Hardy. The Heroes is a series where we ask one of our regular panel or a special guest to talk about the wrestler that meant the most to them- understand why they liked them so much, whether they think wrestling fans rate them at the appropriate level, and take a look back at one of their key matches. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Rob and Tinky.

The latest 'main' episode of the podcast sees us travel less than a decade into the past for an NXT Takeover that featured Shinsuke Nakamura defending his Title against 'Glorious' Bobby Roode. Also on the show, Asuka had 4 opponents to fend off in order to retain her NXT Women's Title and the tag belts were also on the line as DIY faced the Authors of Pain. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Matt & Tinky.

With SummerSlam just around the corner, continuing criticisms of Triple H's booking, a brief WWE Title reign for Sami Zayn and a clear lack of upward trajectory for younger stars, we check in with the industry leaders to talk about what prospects there are for change, whether they have the talent in the company to bring back lapsed fans and much more... The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Matt and Tinky.

Our long journey through the history of WWE Hall of Famers continues this week as we finish off the 2005 class and start to tackle the 2006 inductees. Those reassessed for their suitability as a Hall of Famer this time include Jimmy Hart, Paul Orndorff, Nikolai Volkoff, Iron Sheik, Bret Hart and Eddie Guerrero. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Alex and Tinky.

The Random Wrestling Review will be at AEW All In this August (well at least some of us, anyway)! And so with the event just 2 months away we thought it would be a good opportunity to have a little chat about what might be coming up at the event, why the company has thus far only sold 25,000 tickets (as at end of May) and who (presumed) main eventer, Will Ospreay, will be up against on the night. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Stephen and Tinky.

The latest Random Wrestling Review covers Clash of the Champions 6, a night where Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair engaged in part 2 of their legendary series, a near hour-long, best 2 out of 3 falls match. Also on the show The Midnight Express of Jim Cornette were up against The Samoan Swat Team, managed by Paul Heyman, Junkyard Dog back in the Superdome in Louisiana, and The Great Muta showing off his abilities. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Old Man and Tinky.

It's time for a new series on The Random Wrestling Review- Wrestling What If takes scenarios from the history of professional wrestling and speculates about what might have happened if things had gone down differently. The first in the series takes a look at what might have taken place had Vince Russo never left is position as head writer at WWE, and jumped ship to WCW? The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex and Tinky.

Using a new statistical model to determine points for individual match results from 1963 right up until the end of 2025, we bring you the Top 100 Wrestlers in WWE's history from a kayfabe perspective. Taking a major event from each month since Jan 1963, applying a points scoring mechanism which takes into account match type, importance of event and whether a title was on the line, every wrestler in WWE's history has been ranked and given a points tally, and today we reveal the results. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Matt and Tinky.

Imagine a scenario where the entire WWE roster are being released with the exception of 30 wrestlers. In this episode, our panel take that scenario and have to determine those 30 wrestlers who are staying with the company, each by drafting 10 of the acts they most consider as still having something valuable to offer WWE in 2026. What will our panel priorities- star power, in ring ability, character work, or simply good old fashioned sentimentality? Who will make the cut and who will face the axe? The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Alex and Tinky.

Judgement Day 2005 is the next stop for The Random Wrestling Review, a night headlined by a WWE Title, I Quit Match between John Cena and JBL-and abley backed up by Kurt Angle taking on Booker T and Eddie Guerrero taking on his former friend Rey Mysterio. Also on this week's pod we announce a few small changes to the podcast going forward in the post-WrestleMania 42 world. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Matt & Tinky.

BracketMania determines the greatest of all time on a given wrestling topic via the means of a knockout tournament for which a full bracket has been drawn ahead of time. Our panel this time around decide which is the greatest Kurt Angle match of all time? 16 of Angle's most memorable matches have been drawn up and will now do battle, but which opponent will come out on top? Shawn Michaels, Shane McMahon, Brock Lesnar, Rey Mysterio, Samoa Joe, Eddie Guerrero and others feature, but which one will take home the trophy? The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Matt and Tinky.

In order to make sure we keep up our regular commitment to you of one episode per week we thought we would round up all the stuff that has taken place in the wake of WrestleMania including our thoughts on the documentary that seemed to dominate that show throughout the weekend, Hulk Hogan: Real American. We also discuss the latest round of post 'Mania releases and check in with AEW- the Darby Allin title win, the general quality of the product and our hopes for this year's All In. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Stephen and Tinky.

So after the first night of this year's WrestleMania was adjudged by us to be an almost complete wash out, could WWE recover the weekend on Night 2? That is the question we'll be looking to answer with our latest episode. A lot was riding on the main event which saw CM Punk defending the World Heavyweight Title against Roman Reigns, and the much anticipated contest between Brock Lesnar and 'The Next Big Thing' Oba Femi. The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Stephen and Tinky.