SOW [UNIONS, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Contracts]

All hands are literally on deck for this extra stuffed episode of State of Wrestling!

Opening we do touch on the passing of Ted Turner. Thank you to Corey of TroublesWres for giving me some words on the man who gave us WCW and The Cartoon Network!

Hey guys today on SOW we are talking Uniions and collective bargaining agreements in sports.

There has been a lot of talk on contract disputes, paycuts, and wrestlers basicslly having zero leverage in negotiations.

We are here to challenge that. Along with talking all the news of the week from WWE, AEW, NJPW, CMLL, AAA, MLW, heck we throw in a little wcw

Also enjoy a preview for WWE Backlash!

Also a giant in entertainment has left us. Ted Turner has passed away and we give tribute.

Joining the show today are Arturo, BJ, Taylor, matt, corey, Jeremy, and for the first time Airgold!

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[W]roundball Rock [W]rap Pilot

Join Arturo, BJ Bethel, and Taylor for the first ever [W]roundball Rock [W]rap as we talk the NBA 2026 playoffs please enjoy yourself.

Arturo has worked for years in fantasy sports and has of the most successful sports models on his X for free. He has also written for sports endeavors.

BJ Bethel has been one of the best sports writers if the last 2 decades and is on.

Taylor does NBA coverage and previews on his youtube channel

Enjoy our first forray into sportsball.

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EPISODE: El Critico Enmascarado, Ciudad Mexico, mx

Peace On Earth-El Critico Enmascarado

This episode will be in Spanish.

Welcome to Despues de las Apuestas: Mascara vs Cabellera where we take a look into all things lucha. In this particular episode of the P[w]rescription me and Arturo delve into our own lucha libre origins and share a chat with one hell of a guy.

This is El Critico Enmascarado AKA Orlando Jimenez Ruiz, author, film historian, Lucha Libre historian. Orlando has loved lucha libre for his entire life. Hell he wears a mask just like his on screen heroes. Join Arturo as he has an extensive conversation with Orlando on all things lucha.

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Episode 61: The Great Jay Fowler, New Jersey

Live Life-The Great Fowler

This man Jay is a living mira\cle. One of the best people you could ever talk with. This was one of my favorite interviews ever.

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SOW w/ BJ Bethel & Taykzy [Wrestlemania, WWE & TKO, Financials, Dave vs Conrad, Media Literacy]

In this episode we open with Arturo and Myself talking news of the day when it comes to The numbers, are netflix and espn satisfied? Why haven't the Nielsen numbers been posted? We also get a take from Arturo on Conrad's personal war against Dave Meltzer.

In this Episode we cover Wrestlemania Numbers, How did they do? Is ESPN disappointed? News of the week AEW, Paramount/WBD Merger, and the Conrad vs Dave Meltzer melee.

All that and more.

We are of course joined in a triangle offense here. We have BJ Bethel and stepping for Arturo is Taykzy

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SMES W/ BJ Bethel: Ultimate Warrior vs Randy Savage

By popular demand care of Wooster182, in the first episode of SMES we are making the call for Ultimate Warrior VS Macho King Randy Savage at Wrestlemania VII live from Los Angeles, CA. This is one of my favorite matches of all time and thanks to wooster182 requesting me and BJ do the call we have to give the people what they want. Also joining us is Co-host of SOW Arturo aka American Numbers is joining us to break down what is possibly the true defining match of Wrestlemania.

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Odds and Ends Revue [AEW Dynasty, CMLL, AAA, NOAH, DefyxDragongate]

Hello everyone yes this is one of those mixed up review shows I love to do and the gang is all here. Polypod out in full force

First up we got some reviews for Dynasty or as i am saying Dynassty. Because no sir, i didn't like it. We have D, Les, and Arturo on the Call giving their opinions on one of the biggest shows this week.

PRO WRESTLING NOAH had a huge show this week with Mr SmackDaddy facing Off with Alpha Wolf. A heavy Team 2000x card and the homecoming of Shane Haste to the emerald aisle. We are seeing some goodnstuff. RACHEL tells us all about the show and what they have been up to.

We always got time for business, Taykzy polypod member was on assignment for the DefyXDragongate show in Portland and he has a story to tell. We also talk about Paul Levesque saying he hasn't ever created any stars and his bad sports analogy. We also recommend watching Dragongate's Vegas shows Actually you can watch so much wrestling this week without padding billionaires pockets so go forth we also talk basketball puns and give tips on how to get free wrestlemania tickets

Arturo also joins me in talking the AAA and CMLL shows as we also get down to business as the lacking sales of wrestlemania tickets have hit outlets like the Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Will WWE find a way to move thesWell don't buy tickets they will probably be handing these wm; smackdown, and raw tickets for free on the strip. We also do some fantasy booking. SPEEDBALL. HURT People? What is going on and how AEW might be pivoting. So much in this episode hope you guys enjoy!

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SOW W/ BJ Bethel [Dynasty, Wrestlemania, MONEY!, TNA]

I can see clearly now the rain is gone! I am a biclops again! Well I gott a lot to say and with me to preview dynamite and WrestleMania are bj and Arturo. We also talk the misfortunes of WWE and their lackluster build and possible financial issues with Saudi shows possibly gone this year.

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