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VIDEO: AEW star Penta El Zero Miedo appears on NFL Monday Night Football

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An AEW star made an appearance as this week’s Monday Night Football game took place in Mexico City.

During Monday night’s broadcast of the San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals, ESPN showed footage of Penta El Zero Miedo meeting up with Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle before the game. Penta gave Kittle a custom 49ers lucha mask.

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Kittle, who scored two touchdowns on Monday night, wore a Penta mask and shirt to his post-game press conference.

Kittle is a huge pro wrestling fan and uses Penta’s “Cero Miedo” taunt as a celebration during games.

Penta and his brother Rey Fenix currently hold the AEW Trios titles with PAC. They retained the titles against The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) at Full Gear this past Saturday. The finish saw Fenix pin Omega after hitting him with a hammer.

Full Gear was the start of a best-of-seven series between Penta, Fenix & PAC and The Elite for the Trios titles. The series will continue with match two taking place on Dynamite this Wednesday night.

WWE’s The Miz, Titus O’Neil to announce selections at 2022 NFL Draft

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WWE’s The Miz and Titus O’Neil will take part in the 2022 NFL Draft next week in Las Vegas. 

WWE revealed today that Miz and O’Neil will announce draft selections for their respective hometown teams, with O’Neil representing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Miz representing the Cleveland Browns. 

It was not stated which picks the WWE stars would be announcing beyond O’Neil’s appearance coming on the second day of the NFL Draft on Friday, April 29, also O’Neil’s 45th birthday.

“I’m honored to represent my Hometown NFL team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at this year’s NFL Draft. As a person who holds a great relationship with many of the players and someone who enjoys an impactful partnership with the Bucs organization serving the Tampa Bay Region through my Bullard Family Foundation, this is truly a special moment. This opportunity to announce the name of the next great contributor to our community both on and off the field is an honor that I’ll never forget. It’s also the BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT ever as I get to celebrate on my birthday this very special occasion with the NFL, the Bucs, the Tampa Bay community, and the player selected,” O’Neil said in a statement on WWE.com.

“I am thrilled to head to Las Vegas to represent my hometown Cleveland Browns at the NFL Draft. As someone who grew up a huge Browns fan, the opportunity to play a small part in the future of the franchise is a dream come true. This is going to be AWESOME,” Miz said in a statement. 

The first round of the 2022 NFL Draft airs Thursday, April 28 on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Rounds 2 and 3 will air at 7 p.m. Eastern time on the same networks on Friday, April 29. 

Rounds 4-7 will air at 12 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, April 30.

Left My Wallet: Vince Verhei on the Russell Wilson trade, more NFL news

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Left My Wallet is back with our resident football expert: Vince Verhei aka Big Vinny V of the Bryan & Vinny Show!

Vinny is also an assistant editor at Football Outsiders and is here to talk about his hometown Seattle Seahawks trading their beloved star quarterback Russell Wilson. He explains why he hates this trade for Seattle, predicts their near future outlook, and what he thinks this does for Denver.

We also talk the loaded West divisions, Khalil Mack, Carson Wentz, and more! 

It’s a fun and enjoyable 25 minute show with a plethora of football knowledge from our very own Vinny. Enjoy!

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DragonKing Dark: The story of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez

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Our next installment in our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history involves the story of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

Hernandez was an elite level football player whose off the field exploits landed him in prison and later dead. 

Despite being one of the best players on his national championship winning team in college, the coach didn’t want him back for his senior season so he entered the NFL draft where many teams wouldn’t touch him. The Patriots finally did but a few murders later, they regretted that decision.

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Left My Wallet: Vince Verhei on the NFL offseason

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Left My Wallet is back with our resident pro football expert and Bryan & Vinny co-host Vince Verhei to talk about the flurry of NFL offseason moves.

“Big Vinny V” is also a writer for Football Outsiders so he is well qualified to talk about the situation with Russell Wilson in Seattle, who he thinks are the big winners in free agency, who has missed the boat on improving their team, if Cam Newton can still throw for the Patriots, and who are some low-key good signings that will help some teams the most.

But first, we’re joined by F4W stalwart and convention regular Rodney Rogers to talk about his New Orleans Saints. He talks about meeting Drew Brees at the airport and what he expects from his favorite team in their first year after the Hall-of-Fame quarterback’s retirement.

There’s never an offseason in the NFL, so take a listen as Vinny keeps you in tune with all the NFL happenings and “Hot Rod” discusses the New Orleans Saints.

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Left My Wallet: Vince Verhei NFL playoff preview, Observer fantasy football recap

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Left My Wallet returns for a double stuffed NFL season recap/playoff preview and fantasy football finale recap!

I kick off with the two combatants from the Wrestling Observer fantasy football league championship: Josh Nason and Mike Sempervive. They recap this year’s league and their championship matchup which Josh won over two weeks. We talk about favorite fantasy format and speculate on who was pulling the strings for Bryan Alvarez’s fantasy team.

Then, I talk with Vince Verhei from the Bryan & Vinny Show about his observations from the 2020 regular season, a preview of Wild Card Weekend and our Super Bowl picks. Who is his MVP? Who is the true offensive player of the year and the most valuable player in fantasy? Does Vinny like Justin Jefferson or Justin Herbert for rookie of the year? What favorites might be in danger of losing this weekend? Find out with our resident football expert and Football Outsiders columnist!

It’s a playoff sized episode with a little bit of everything for the football fan!

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Left My Wallet: 2020 NFL & fantasy football preview with Vince Verhei

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The NFL season is here and so is Left My Wallet for the second time this week.

While the first episode followed our Observer league fantasy football draft, this episode is a NFL season preview with our resident football expert, Vince Verhei of the Bryan & Vinny Show and an assistant editor with Football Outsiders.

Vinny and I discuss our fantasy football league, which players he likes and doesn’t, underdrafted and overdrafted players, and more to get you primed for the fantasy season.

We then look at some of the surprise teams he thinks could emerge this NFL season and which might be a disappointment. Which highly hyped team does he think will bust? Which three win team could boom?

Tune in to a fun 2020 NFL season preview with the one and only Vince Verhei. Enjoy!

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Rick Steiner’s son signs NFL contract with Baltimore Ravens

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The man once known as “The Dog Faced Gremlin” might have to adjust his nickname after his son signed his first NFL deal with a different kind of animal.

Bronson Rechsteiner, a fullback with Kennesaw State (Georgia) is one of 20 undrafted rookies that will be signed by the Baltimore Ravens over the next few weeks. He is the son of Rick Steiner, former WCW and WWE tag team champion, and the nephew of former WCW triple crown champion Scott Steiner.

The news drew plenty of praise from those in wrestling including Jim Ross and Eric Bischoff while Scott joked on Twitter, “141 2/3% chance this was a great pick!!!”

The 6’0″, 230-pound Rechsteiner led the Owls with 909 rushing yards in 2019 and hit 35 bench press reps at the college’s pro day, which would have been third best at the NFL Combine. An ESPN article mentioned that it will be hard for Rechsteiner to earn a spot on the team given they have a Pro Bowl fullback already, but that he has talked about becoming a pro wrestler in the past.

His father and uncle were standout amateur wrestlers at the University of Michigan, but never played football. Rechsteiner is one of three sons for the 59-year-old Rick who currently sells real estate.

Left My Wallet: Big Vinny V & the wrestling/NFL name game

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Left My Wallet continues its run of new content with everyone’s favorite football expert and wrestling fan, Vince Verhei of the Bryan & Vinny Show and Football Outsiders.

Vinny talks about his favorite and not so favorite NFL offseason moves, how the DeForest Buckner trade will impact the 49ers, where Jadeveon Clowney might end up, his candid thoughts on Bill O’Brien, if Cam Newton can regain his 2015 MVP form,, and how things will go for Tom Brady in Tampa.

Finally, we play the name game for the first time on the podcast. Who does Vinny think is the Tanahashi of the NFL? Who would be Will Ospreay? Who does Vinny call the Baron Corbin of the league?

Find out on this very fun and very informative episode with our very own Big Vinny V. Enjoy!

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Left My Wallet: NFL playoff preview with Vinny V

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The NFL playoffs are here and so is a Left My Wallet NFL playoff preview edition with our resident football expert, Big Vinny V!

Vinny and I preview every playoff game and answer some of the more important questions each team faces heading into the postseason. He also gives his opinions on the coaching vacancies and carousel, where Josh McDaniels might end up, who will pull off the upset of the weekend, his Super Bowl pick, and his latest article at Football Outsiders where half of the Bryan and Vinny show produces some of the best analytics and content for pro football today.

Check out this fun 45-0minute show that previews all of this weekend’s action and gets you ready for this NFL Wild Card weekend. 

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Left My Wallet: Antwan Odom, former NFL player and wrestling fan

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“Left My Wallet” is back with former Tennessee Titan and Cincinnati Bengals defense end Antwan Odom.

Antwan is my first former NFL player appearing on the show and is on for a good reason: he is a huge wrestling fan, constantly tweeting about wrestling, video games, and football. Antwan and I talk about all three in a fun conversation from a former NFL player’s perspective.

The former Alabama defensive lineman and member of Alabama’s All-Decade team, talks about what got him into wrestling, his favorites today, his frustration with 50/50 booking, what he’s looking forward to at WrestleMania and more.

The talk then shifts into his thoughts on former teammate Frank Wycheck’s foray into professional wrestling with TNA and why he and his teammates were taking bets on it. He is also a huge gamer and we delve into his all-time favorite games, what he’s playing now, and how you can play against him.

Finally, he drops some knowledge on the current state of the NFL. Hear his thoughts on the Super Bowl, if the Giants should trade Odell Beckham Jr., why his favorite team is the Eagles, his lack of love for the Patriots, and more in an amazing talk that delves deep into some NFL chatter from a man who played in the league for 8 years.

That’s not all, though. I am joined for a quick intro by Northeast Wrestling champion Brad Hollister. I trained Brad, a lifelong Titans fan, to talk about Kyrie Irving, Northeast Wrestling, his upcoming match vs. Bandido, some of the veterans who have helped him improve at NEW, winning the title from Jack Swagger, and his brother Pat who’s a pro fighter in the lightweight division in Bellator.

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Left My Wallet: NFL midseason report with Big Vinny V

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Big Vinny V is back! 

On a new ‘Left My Wallet’, the co-host of the Bryan & Vinny show and I are talking, what else, a whole bunch of football. We discuss the long overdue coaching changes in Cleveland and why their new coach is the epitome of the…well, Cleveland Browns. We recap all the trade deadline moves, which ones he liked and didn’t, the lowly Thursday night game, how good or bad Mitchell Trubisky is, Rams vs. Saints, and surprise second half teams to look for. We finish with Vinny’s thoughts on the passing of the greatest football writer of all time, “Dr Z.” Paul Zimmerman. 

Despite the horrible Thursday night game to kick off week 9, Vinny is here to save the day as he and I have a quick and fun chat that’ll get you all amped up for the weekend games. Check it out and enjoy!

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Left My Wallet: NFL week 3 preview with Bryan & Vinny’s Producer Rob

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“Left My Wallet” returns with another quick weekend NFL preview with the producer of the Bryan and Vinny video show, Producer Rob!

Last week, Vince Verhei joined us for a quick check in, so this week, Rob is here to talk as much football as we could in under 30 minutes! We talk about his Cleveland Browns, their tumultuous first two games, the emergence of Antonio Callaway, thoughts on Josh Gordon, and more from this Cleveland diehard. We also touch on some key matchups for week 3 and a little bit of fantasy football talk.

Last weeks mini episode was a big hit, so here we are again with a quick and fun primer as were already approaching week 3 of the 2018 NFL season. Enjoy!

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WWE reveals more names from this week’s tryouts

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A number of college athletes and independent wrestlers were a part of the latest WWE tryouts held at the WWE Performance Center this past week.

Some of the more well known names (Robbie E and Chelsea Green) have been reported on for the last day or so. But WWE has put out a list which also features the likes of Blaster McMassive, the tag team 3.0 and Ava Storie, among other names. There are also a number of people who tried out that have a background in amateur wrestling, college football and the NFL.

Here is a list of the more notable names that were a part of this tryout camp:

  • Jake Kasper, a two time All-American from Duke University. The article noted that Gerald Brisco compared him to a young John Cena.
  • Chelsea Green, formerly of Impact Wrestling as Laurel Van Ness who also competed in the Tough Enough 2015 reboot
  • Terrell and Terrence Hughes, twin sons of D-Von Dudley who made a few appearances in Impact Wrestling earlier this decade.
  • Thomas Stintsman, who has wrestled for CHIKARA as Blaster McMassive and most recently worked in EVOLVE as Thomas Sharp.
  • Rob Strauss, also known as Robbie E. Former Impact wrestling star and also a competitor on the reality show Amazing Race.
  • Shane Matthews and Scott Parker, known as 3.0. They have competed in several independent promotions including CZW and PWG. They’ve also worked both in NXT and WWE as enhancement talent.
  • Rory Gulak, brother of Drew Gulak. He has an amateur wrestling background and has competed in places like CZW and CHIKARA.
  • Brandi Lauren Pawelek, who has wrestled under the name Ava Storie in Impact Wrestling.
  • Terence “TJ” Barner, who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets and other NFL teams.
  • Gabriella Belpre, better known as Gabby Ortiz who has trained in the ROH dojo and has wrestled for STARDOM
  • Dorin Dickerson, a former tight end for the NFL.
  • Nilka Garcia, a Puerto Rican wrestler who was wrestled for WWC, winning their women’s title under the name La Rosa Negra.

A full list of try-out participants can be found here.