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Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast

Top Rope Nation

Top Rope Nation focuses on WWE, AEW, classic pro wrestling and so much more. We look at the wrestling industry from a fan's perspective while also engaging in high level analysis, insider news, and interviews with past and current wrestlers. The crew also specializes in deep-diving into historical topics from the past: WWF, WCW, ECW and more are all fair game.Whether it's AEW Dynamite or WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown, Top Rope Nation is the wrestling podcast you need in your weekly rotation.

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53:17

AEW Fight For The Fallen Review, WWE Extreme Rules Picks

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/07/16

AEW presented another PPV style edition of Dynamite this week with Fight For The Fallen. Ryan, Kyle, and Justin check-in with their full review of the show. Plus, we're talking WWE Extreme Rules and making our picks for this Sunday's PPV show. Finally, we've got a couple mailbag questions. Have a question for the show? Send it in to TopRopeNation@gmail.com and if we read it on the air, we'll send you a free gift in the mail! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TopRopeNation and

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53:13

Pro Wrestling's Greatest Factions

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/07/13

We're dipping into the Top Rope Nation archives for our Monday show this week. With so many new listeners over the last year, there's a lot of content we have put out in the four year history of the podcast that many of you have never heard. Presented here is a debate we had way back on Episode 88 (March 14, 2019) where Ryan, Kyle, and Justin debate the top ten pro wrestling factions/stables of all time. We're talking the Four Horsemen, nWo, Bullet Club, Shield, and a whole lot more

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59:20

Keith Lee's Big Night For NXT, AEW Fyter Fest...

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/07/09

Night two of AEW Fyter Fest and NXT Great American Bash is in the books! Ryan, Justin, and Kyle check-in to review another exciting Wednesday night of pro wrestling. Who won the night? What was the match of the night? We break it all down for you. We had an eight-man tag that is already the talk of the wrestling world, Keith Lee now possessing both of NXT's top men's singles championships, and a whole lot more. Plus, the mailbag segment! Have a question for the show? Email us and if we read

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20:36

Classics: WWE King of the Ring 1993

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/07/06

On this week's special edition of 'Top Rope Nation Classics,' we go back in time and look at WWE King of the Ring 1993. We examine the full show (aka The Bret Hart Show), and also talk a lot about the context of the event itself and all of the backstage drama that was going on as it relates to the WWE Championship between Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Vince McMahon, and Yokozuna. 'Top Rope Nation Classics' is a bonus podcast we do exclusively for our supporters on Patreon. Presented

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67:45

AEW Fyter Fest vs. NXT Great American Bash Night One...

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/07/02

Night one of AEW Fyter Fest and NXT Great American Bash is in the books! Ryan and Kyle check-in to review an exciting Wednesday night of pro wrestling. Who won the night? What was the match of the night? We break it all down for you. We're talking Sasha Banks vs. Io Shirai, Cody Rhodes' t-shirt that took a shot at WWE, Penelope Ford's coming out party, Taz's excellent promo, two hot opening matches, Chris Jericho on commentary, and a whole lot more. Plus, at the end of the broadcast

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71:27

The Undertaker's Greatest Matches (Fantasy Draft Style)

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/29

The Undertaker has retired from WWE (for now), as revealed on the final episode of The Last Ride. We thought this would be as good of a time as any to look back at The Undertaker's career and rank his greatest matches. We go through four rounds, fantasy sports style, and draft the best matches in the career of the "Dead Man," with some commentary along the way. A really fun show looking back on the career of one of the greatest of all time. We're joined on the show this week by

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45:18

WWE Hit Hard By COVID-19 Pandemic, 'The Last Ride'...

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/25

Wednesday brought news that the COVID-19 pandemic has hit WWE hard, with multiple talents now testing positive (including Renee Young). How will their own cases, Florida's dire situation, and new laws in the northeast affect WWE (and AEW) moving forward? We discuss. Plus, we have some thoughts on the #SpeakingOut movement that has rocked the wrestling world over the last week, as well as our thoughts on the conclusion of The Undertaker's WWE Network documentary series, "The Last

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56:34

WWE's Aging Stars, Paul Heyman's Old Glory

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/22

As WWE pushes on throughout 2020, one of the commonalities we are seeing is the age of their top tier talent: they're relying heavily lately on stars of yesteryear. Last week's Raw in particular was headlined by Randy Orton, Christian, and Ric Flair. We discuss what this says about the promotion and compare it to WCW. Plus, we have even more information on Paul Heyman and his backstage dealings prior to getting fired as Raw executive director. On our last show, we broke some exclusive news

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44:46

Paul Heyman Fallout, COVID-19 Strikes WWE

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/18

WWE Raw drew their best rating since the post-WrestleMania show back in April this week, and that comes on the heels of Paul Heyman's exit from the Raw creative team. We have some exclusive news on Heyman's exit from that department, as well as why his firing from creative was seen internally as something that had to happen. Plus, we talk about WWE's bad news on Tuesday that a developmental talent had tested positive for COVID-19 and how that affected the television tapings scheduled

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60:58

WWE Backlash Review: Was It The Greatest Ever?

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/15

WWE Backlash 2020 is in the book and we are here with our full review of the show. Did Edge vs. Randy Orton live up to the hype as the greatest wrestling match of all time? Plus, we talk the rest of Backlash as well and discuss what worked and what didn't work on the show. We close with a possible exclusive news tidbit on tomorrow night's WWE Raw show. A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to earn a bonus on your first deposit. Follow us on

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74:00

Ric Flair's Greatest Matches (Fantasy Draft Style)

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/11

A new edition of WWE 24 was released this week focusing on Ric Flair, so we figured it'd be a good time to talk about the career of THE MAN. We're doing it in a way we've never done before on the show - we are having a draft! We go through five rounds, fantasy sports style, and draft the best matches in the career of the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, with some commentary along the way. A really fun show looking back on the career of the greatest of all time. We're joined on the

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66:41

NXT TakeOver In Your House Review

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/08

We're back with our NXT TakeOver In Your House review and results show! WWE brought back an iconic event from the 1990s and in some cases went to great lengths to recreate the feel of the 90s. Was that a good thing or a bad thing? Did the matches live up to the hype? We're here to break down all of the NXT TakeOver In Your House results, including Io Shirai's big moment, Adam Cole and Velveteen Dream not living up to the hype, and Keith Lee's continued rise to success. Special

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60:11

Sting: The Lost Tape and A Discussion On His Career

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/04

While the United States and the world is in the midst of crisis, Top Rope Nation is back to hopefully put a smile on your face for an hour this week. However, we can't begin our show without addressing the bigger problems we are facing in the world today. Then, we discuss the new "Sting: The Lost Tape" documentary that debuted on the WWE Network this week - lost footage from 1995 that was pulled from the archives. That discussion then becomes a broader discussion encompassing the entire

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89:43

WWE In Your House: The Greatest Matches

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/06/01

With WWE NXT set to revive the In Your House event this Saturday night at TakeOver, we thought this would be a good chance to go back and look at the previous editions of In Your House that were produced from 1995-1999. In doing so, each of us list our top ten favorite matches in the history of the event. While there's a good amount of overlap, there's also a few differences in our lists that bring about some great discussion. We are joined this week by Zack Heydorn of the Pro Wrestling

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45:14

WWE NXT's Major Problem, FTR Arrive In AEW

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/05/28

As WWE NXT gets ready for NXT TakeOver In Your House, there's a glaring issue with 2020's NXT television product. We're here to examine exactly what that is, as well as why the rest of the year will be interesting for the brand. Plus, AEW Dynamite featured the debut of FTR, formerly WWE's The Revival. We talk about our first impressions of how AEW used the former tag team champions. We are joined this week by Zack Heydorn of the Pro Wrestling Torch and Fansided. Make sure to check

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56:22

AEW Double Or Nothing Review

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/05/24

AEW Double Or Nothing 2020 is in the books and we are here to talk about it. Join us for our full AEW Double Or Nothing review! We're talking all of the highlights from the show (Stadium Stampede, anyone/), as well as any possible negatives (there weren't many!). Plus, a little debate on how AEW and WWE have compared over the last couple of months in these empty arena settings and why AEW is succeeding where WWE is failing in this regard. Did you hear we are giving away free t-shirts this

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59:56

Owen Hart: His Greatest Moments and Tragic Death

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/05/21

We are coming up on the 21 year anniversary of the tragic death of Owen Hart, and this week's Dark Side of the Ring season finale looked at Hart's death in Kansas City on May 23rd, 1999. We're reviewing that Dark Side of the Ring documentary, as well as talking about the life and legacy of Owen. A great show looking back at some of The Rocket's greatest moments. Ben Cruz of the Two Jabronis With A Wrestling Podcast show joined us this week. Make sure to check out their show! Did

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43:22

The Legacy of the Road Warriors

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/05/18

"Dark Side of the Ring" recently looked back at the career of the legendary wrestling tag team The Road Warriors (Legion of Doom), Hawk and Animal. On this podcast, we're examining what made the team arguably the greatest in the history of professional wrestling, while also reviewing the documentary that aired on VICE. Ryan and Kyle are joined by Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Pro Wrestling Podcast on the show. Did you hear we are giving away free t-shirts this month? All new $5/month

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47:03

Becky Lynch Has Good News, WWE Continues To Struggle

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/05/15

Becky Lynch revealed this week that she and Seth Rollins are expecting their first child, redirecting the WWE women's division down a whole new road as Asuka became the WWE RAW Women's Champion following her Money In The Bank victory. While that's great news for Seth and Becky, WWE's outlook over the next several months isn't so rosy. Justin is out this week, so Ryan and Kyle are joined by Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Pro Wrestling Podcast to break down the latest in WWE

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103:31

WWE Money In The Bank Best Cash-Ins, PPV Preview

Top Rope Nation - WWE & AEW Podcast ·

2020/05/07

A stacked podcast this week as we break down WWE Money In The Bank - including this year's PPV show as well as some historical content. We're looking at 2020's event first, examining the build to the show, some consistent problem's with the gimmick the last few years, and of course our match by match predictions. Then, we turn back the clock and examine some of the best Money In The Bank cash-ins over the years. This is a really great discussion full of some great WWE memories. Let

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