Collision Cafe with Zilem & Halley: WWE releases and fallout, Lio Rush gimmick, Darby Allin World Title push off to strong start (75 min.)

About this episode

Brian Zilem and Taylor Halley discuss WWE releases, Lio Rush's gimmick, and the start of Darby Allin's World Title push.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Collision Cafe,” Brian Zilem and Taylor Halley discuss the following: 00:00 Cold Open 03:49 WWE Release Fallout 05:26 Wyatt Sicks 07:06 Aleister Black Questions 23:07 Salary Cap Speculation 29:22 Seth Rollins to AEW Draft 39:04 Smackdown Two Hours 43:12 Dynamite Leo Rush Gimmick 46:02 Darby Title Push Focus 49:04 MJF TNT Title Questions 58:52 Collision Ospreay-Moxley Promo 01:04:16 Bucks-Rascals 01:09:37 Trios Titles 01:12:50 Next Dynamite Card Wrap 01:13:37 Sign-Off DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com kellerwade@gmail.com pwtorch@gmail.com freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3"…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian Zilem, Taylor Halley

Topics covered

• WWE releases
• Lio Rush gimmick
• Darby Allin title push
• AEW Draft
• Salary cap speculation
• Smackdown and Dynamite analysis

Keywords

• WWE
• Lio Rush
• Darby Allin
• AEW
• Smackdown
• Dynamite
• MJF
• Ospreay
• Moxley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE, AEW, Smackdown, Dynamite, Bucks, Rascals, Patreon

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