About this episode

The episode discusses WWE's current challenges, the rise of AEW, and various aspects of modern wrestling fandom.

This week on the Wrestling is Cool! Podcast, SantiZap and SanchoWest talk about the current WWE slowdown heading into Clash in Italy, why LA Knight still feels stuck in limbo, and how modern wrestling fandom has changed because of reaction content and community watch-alongs. We also dive into Call of Duty nostalgia, Santi’s wild bachelor party wrestling stories, and the difference between WWE’s ring style versus AEW’s presentation and pacing. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro and Patreon updates 3:01 WWE slowdown and LA Knight 4:08 Call of Duty nostalgia 6:49 Watching wrestling with community 10:10 Santi's Bachelor party wrestling stories 12:21 WWE Reaction content and fan access 18:31 WWE ring style versus AEW 43:24 King of the Ring picks 52:12 Queen of the Ring picks 1:00:42 General manager and Austin Theory Breakout 1:09:02 Baron Corbin and NXT NEEDS help 1:19:10 Saturday Night's Main Event review 1:30:08 Danhausen, Knicks, and curse talk 1:43:24 Patreon , NEW NEW HEAT ORDER rankings and wrap-up

People in this episode

Host: SantiZap

Guest: SanchoWest

Topics covered

• WWE slowdown
• AEW presentation
• wrestling fandom
• reaction content
• community watch-alongs
• wrestling stories
• ring style comparison

Keywords

• WWE
• AEW
• LA Knight
• wrestling fandom
• reaction content
• Call of Duty
• wrestling stories
• ring style
• Bachelor party
• NXT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE, AEW, NXT

Products: Call of Duty

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