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JNPO: September 2025 wrestling year in review | WWE Wrestlepalooza vs. AEW All Out

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The best damn pro wrestling year in review series continues with a stop in September 2025 on today’s Josh Nason’s Punch-Out.

Returning guest Davie Portman of Poisonrana & upNXT on Post Wrestling returns for his annual holiday drop in.

Josh and Davie talk about the somewhat head-to-head battle between AEW All Out and WWE Wrestlepalooza and all of the run-up to WWE’s PLE debut on ESPN which saw the in-ring return of Brock Lesnar and AJ Lee.

They also talk about Will Ospreay’s neck surgery, the backlash to the WrestleMania/Saudi Arabia announcement, Dominik Mysterio winning another title, and all the big headlines from WWE, AEW, NXTNAAA, ROH, Japan, Mexico and the indies.

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JNPO: August 2025 wrestling year in review | WWE’s big year continues as Will Ospreay’s ends

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On a brand-new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh continues with his 12-part pro wrestling year in review series with a stop in August 2025 and returning guest Andrew Thompson of Fightful.

Josh and Andrew talk about another big month in WWE which saw the first-ever two-night SummerSlam which saw the return of Brock Lesnar after two years and the subsequent PR sh*tshow. Seth Rollins also made his *surprise* return after his “injury” to both cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase and win the WWE World Heavyweight title.

On the AEW side of the street, Will Ospreay wrestled his final match prior to undergoing neck surgery, competing in an unsanctioned multi-man steel cage match to close Forbidden Door in London, England.

Oh, and there was WWE announcing their PLEs were heading to ESPN in April 2026…only to bump that timeframe up to September and introduce Wrestlepalooza that would go head-to-head with AEW All Out.

Oh, and John Cena turned babyface about 48 hours before losing the WWE title back to Cody Rhodes.

Between all that, the rest of the AEW and WWE news, Ring of Honor, NJPW, Mexico and the indies, we go through roughly 400 headlines and news items.

Click here to listen on our site or listen on either Spotify or Apple Podcasts (just search Wrestling Observer).

JNPO: April 2025 wrestling year in review – The Rock skips WrestleMania, another frustrating AEW PPV main event finish

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On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, the best pro wrestling year in review podcast series from here to there continues with a stop in April 2025.

Returning for an earlier than usual appearance on the series is Rich Kraetsch of Voices of Wrestling and also of the new dad club.

There’s a lot we get into on this hour+ long show like:

  • The build to WWE WrestleMania 41, the show itself, and the PR effort afterward for why The Rock skipped the show and the John Cena angle
  • A second straight AEW pay-per-view main event that ended in a meh feeling
  • WWE’s intent of a controlling interest of AAA
  • Naito and NJPW parting ways
  • Over 300 headlines and news items mentioned…and lots more.

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JNPO: March 2025 wrestling year in review – Cena’s heel turn, that AEW Revolution main event finish

Posted on by Josh Nason

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On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, the best pro wrestling year in review podcast series from here to the Andromeda Galaxy rolls on with a stop in March 2025.

Rejoining the show for his yearly visit is Rich Fann of Pro Wrestling Torch and Post Wrestling.

The guys go for an hour going through 300+ topics including:

  • The John Cena heel turn at Elimination Chamber powered (briefly) by The Rock and subsequent follow-up
  • Several other key WWE returns
  • AEW’s first PPV of the calendar year with a main event finish no one was into
  • TNA continuing to make changes with the dismissal of Gail Kim
  • NXT title changes
  • The Chris Bey bey-nefit show…and so much more.

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