JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – February 2021

As always, this is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen.

My first-ever pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out continues with a look at February 2021, a month that saw The Miz regain the WWE title, AEW and New Japan begin their working relationship, mask controversies and more.

Helping me out is first-time guest, Wrestling Observer editorial team member and F4W Gaming host Bryan Rose.

A few of the topics we delve into:

  • The events of WWE Elimination Chamber that saw The Miz come away from the show as WWE Champion
  • KENTA doing a run-in at the end of AEW Dynamite to attack Jon Moxley, kicking open the forbidden door between AEW and New Japan
  • Sammy Guevara arriving for a set of Impact tapings and then not appearing due to creative differences
  • Marty Scurll’s short-lived run in New Japan Strong
  • The Kacy Catanzaro mask controversy
  • The largest WWE Performance Center class kicking off and how many are still around…and plenty more.

Just click below to listen and be sure to check out my January 2021 show with Ethan Renner.

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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – January 2021

When a $1 billion deal isn’t one of the top 10 news stories of the pro wrestling year, you know it’s been a newsworthy 12 months.

As we approach the end of 2021, I am proud to kick off my first-ever year in review series on pro wrestling which will go side-by-side with my annual four-part MMA series. Because there was so much that happened in wrestling, each month will be its own episode.

We kick off January with Wrestling Observer editorial team member and Frasier aficionado Ethan Renner, making his long-awaited debut.

A few of the topics we delve into:

  • WWE’s latest billion dollar deal with NBCUniversal, bringing WWE Network to Peacock for U.S. subscribers
  • Kenny Omega and Private Party debuting for Impact Wrestling
  • The usual returns and debuts for the WWE Royal Rumble
  • The AEW debut of The Good Brothers
  • Kota Ibushi unifying the IWGP World and Intercontinental titles…and plenty more.

Enjoy this look back at January 2021 in pro wrestling for free. Just click below.

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