Ep. 268: Dear John & Saint Mick (w/ Harry Burkett)

About this episode

The episode discusses John Cena's last match, The Hardys' success, Mick Foley's departure from WWE, and the future of WWE and AEW.

As has become tradition, Al Castle & Brian R. Solomon are joined by PWI Senior Writer Harry Burkett for the final PWI Podcast of the year. Together, they examine John Cena's last match and its ensuing fallout. They also look at the recent successes of The Hardys (the #1 team in this year's #TagTeam100) before discussing Mick Foley's recent announcement that he would be departing WWE, citing the company's continued association with President Donald Trump. All this, plus a look at the current trajectories of WWE and AEW as we look back on 2025 and ahead to 2026.

People in this episode

Hosts: Al Castle, Brian R. Solomon

Guest: Harry Burkett

Topics covered

• John Cena's last match
• The Hardys success
• Mick Foley's departure from WWE
• WWE and AEW trajectories
• PWI Podcast year-end review

Keywords

• John Cena
• Mick Foley
• WWE
• AEW
• The Hardys
• PWI Podcast
• 2025
• 2026
• #TagTeam100

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE, AEW, President Donald Trump, The Hardys

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