Lords Of Pain Radio

Danno and Kidney Bean return this week to discuss the strong men in professional wrestling.   They honestly have nothing to say about Second Cumming, the butthole that had a whinge last week.   Stone Cold game, Essa Rios, Happy Talk and Very Good Very Bad.   @dannokaboom

This week, The Doc offers his 5-star Preview of this Sunday's Money in the Bank PPV.  As you may judge from the title, he is very excited about this show, feeling as though it looks every bit as intriguing as WrestleMania was just a few months ago.  Doc will address the Money in the Bank Ladder match, as well as talk in further detail about the Styles-Cena and Reigns-Rollins matches, plus offer thoughts on the two other most intriguing matches on the card.

Join mizfan, Jeff, and a very special guest for the final episode of Global Impact (the Revolution). We will talk about the history of the show and the highlights of what we have covered over the last +3 years, as well as looking forward one last time to what the deep and wide world of wrestling has to offer. We are saying goodbye, but Impact Wrestling, Lucha Underground, CHIKARA, Dragon Gate, New Japan, Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerilla, and so many more live on. Join us for a final tribute and an emotional goodbye to an incredibly rewarding 3 year experience.

Coming to you LIVE every Monday night, The Late Shift with your host, Steven Bell, recaps the just ended episode of Monday Night Raw as well as discusses all the hot topics in the world of professional wrestling. A comprehensive recap of everything that went down on the show, The Late Shift is also full of opinions, unrepentant fandom and the occasional rant that can only come from someone who genuinely loves the professional wrestling business. Having been a fan of the business for 30+ years and a contributor to Lords of Pain for over 14, your host, Steven, certainly fits that bill. Presented BY a fan, FOR the fans, this isn't a show where you'll be told what to think. It is, however, a show where you'll be encouraged to think for yourself. Or to just yell at Steve because he thinks something stupid. Whatever works. So join in here LIVE every Monday night after Raw to have some fun and talk some wrestling on The Late Shift with Steven Bell!   The Late Shift is presented live and uncensored and contains a

Maz and Mav are on hosting duties this week, and they are fresh from watching the latest NXT Takeover event. Listen to hear what they made of the curtain jerker that featured a high profile debut, the highly anticipated tag titles rematch, the Nakamura vs Aries clash, and the end of the Joe vs Aries feud.

Danno and Kidney Bean return after a week's suspension and discuss last nights NXT Special: The End.   The duo talk about the great and good from last nights show.    The usual features, Happy Talk, Very Good Very Bad, Essa Rios, the Stone Cold Steve Austin game and a new feature; Happy Slappy!   @Dannokaboom

This week, The Doc takes an in-depth look at the sudden departure of Cody Rhodes.  Doc was a big fan and he wants to discuss Cody's career, as well as the details mentioned in Cody's farewell statement posted on Twitter last week.  Also, Doc will talk about Seth Rollins, what lies ahead for the Architect, and whether or not he feels it possible for Rollins to reclaim the position that he spent most of 2014 and 2015 locking up (only for it to be derailed by injury).  Not to be forgotten is the AJ Styles heel turn that has the wrestling world buzzing.

We're a day late but hey, it's better late than never! After having to cancel Monday's edition of The Late Shift at pretty much the last minute due to pseudo show mascot, Summer the Dog, being bitten in the face by a snake and being rushed to the emergency vet, Steve (@StevenFnBell on Twitter) is back in the saddle again for a special Tuesday edition of the show! We'll recap and grade Raw, as always, as well as discuss some of the larger stories floating around in the wrestling world at moment, such as the surprising reveal that Brock Lesnar will be returning to the UFC in a few weeks' time. It'll be fun, as always. So tune in, stick around awhile and join in the fun. You'll be glad you did.    

It's the summer of 1992. It's the Great American Bash, and WCW is presenting the heavyweight title match it has been building towards for most of the year--Sting v. Vader. But, aside from the actual match, would we even know it? WCW's 1992 Great American Bash centers around the NWA tag team tournament, even ending the night with a tag title match. If the NWA gave us the motto "We Wrestle Here", Bill Watts, Great American Bash '92, and the style of Watts' favorite sons, Williams and Gordy, gives us the motto, "We Amateur Wrestle Here." Witness a night where too many of the matches are similar.  Witness a night where, at many times, you won't know there is a live crowd. Listen to this live crowd come alive for Sting v. Vader. Listen to them come alive for an appearance from the Steiner Brothers. Watch them have conversations with each other as other matches go on. Is the Great American Bash a sleeper favorite or is it simply the worst PPV to sit through of the year?    

This week Maz and Plan take control of the show to discuss some of the big points that have popped up in the wrestling world this week.  First on the agenda of course is the mezmorising TNA segments with Broken Matt Hardy, his brother and a doll.  Next up is NXT.  We look at whether we think the brand split will cause changes to the developmental system and we also look forward to Takeover: The End and give our predictions.  We talk about the IWC splitting heel turn for AJ Styles on Raw and finish up by discussing the awesome WWE 24 documentary on Seth Rollins and his feud with Roman Reigns. 

This week, The Doc is joined by his former LOP Radio co-host and long-time LOP columnist, Super Chrisss, to discuss the imminent return of Raw and Smackdown as separate brands under the WWE umbrella.  Is it a good thing or a bad thing?  Or is not really that big of a thing at all given that WWE TV's importance has diminished so much in the last two years since WWE Network arrived?  What will happen with the World Championship?  How will this split differ from the last?  Is there enough to depth to have two distinct rosters?  All these questions and more will be covered.

Coming to you LIVE every Monday night, The Late Shift with your host, Steven Bell, recaps the just ended episode of Monday Night Raw as well as discusses all the hot topics in the world of professional wrestling. A comprehensive recap of everything that went down on the show, The Late Shift is also full of opinions, unrepentant fandom and the occasional rant that can only come from someone who genuinely loves the professional wrestling business. Having been a fan of the business for 30+ years and a contributor to Lords of Pain for over 14, your host, Steven, certainly fits that bill. Presented BY a fan, FOR the fans, this isn't a show where you'll be told what to think. It is, however, a show where you'll be encouraged to think for yourself. Or to just yell at Steve because he thinks something stupid. Whatever works. So join in here LIVE every Monday night after Raw to have some fun and talk some wrestling on The Late Shift with Steven Bell!   The Late Shift is presented live and uncensored and contains a

Shinobi, Maverick and 'Plan return in the wake of a big news week. They begin by discussing Extreme Rules, in particular their reservations about the Asylum Match and how impressed they were by a well constructed main event between A.J Styles and Roman Reigns over the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Following that discussion, they touch briefly on the series of releases of midcard talent over the past couple of months, in particular Cody Rhodes. Finally, and most importantly, they debate the relative merits and issues of a neo brand split, breaking down how it might happen and what the results might be. Plus, 'Plan makes a SHOCKING announcement. Tune in for this explosive and essential edition of the longest running episodic podcast in LOPR history!

I hate Cody Rhodes. I have always hated Cody Rhodes. This week has been a good week. Find out why.   Pillow Talk has another exclusive, an interview with WWE superstar Big Show!   The Stone Cold game, Essa Rios, Happy Talk and more.......   @dannokaboom

This week, The Doc looks at the many ways in which the NXT Generation is allowing the WWE brand to thrive, even on down to the simple awesomeness of wrestler theme music.  He'll discuss several things about NXT that are strongly influencing WWE proper; about five things in particular are on Doc's mind in that regard and he'll share them with you and then open up the discussion to social media (@TheDocLOP).  Also, The Doc will mention a few key talking points from WWE's Extreme Rules PPV, which is only a few weeks ahead of the next PPV, Money in the Bank. 

Coming to you LIVE every Monday night, The Late Shift with your host, Steven Bell, recaps the just ended episode of Monday Night Raw as well as discusses all the hot topics in the world of professional wrestling. A comprehensive recap of everything that went down on the show, The Late Shift is also full of opinions, unrepentant fandom and the occasional rant that can only come from someone who genuinely loves the professional wrestling business. Having been a fan of the business for 30+ years and a contributor to Lords of Pain for over 14, your host, Steven, certainly fits that bill. Presented BY a fan, FOR the fans, this isn't a show where you'll be told what to think. It is, however, a show where you'll be encouraged to think for yourself. Or to just yell at Steve because he thinks something stupid. Whatever works. So join in here LIVE every Monday night after Raw to have some fun and talk some wrestling on The Late Shift with Steven Bell!   The Late Shift is presented live and uncensored and contains a

The Club vs The Usos. Jericho vs Ambrose in the first ever Asylum Match. Natalya vs Charlotte in a Submission Match for the WWE Women's Championship. AJ Styles vs Roman Reigns in an Extreme Rules contest for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. With a stacked card promising resolution for feuds that have been brewing for months, Extreme Rules has the potential to be one of the strongest shows of 2016 so far. Did it live up to the hype? What other surprises were there to be seen? Kicking off LIVE shortly after WWE Extreme Rules goes off the air, LOP Radio Aftershock with your host, The Late Shift's Steven Bell (@StevenFnBell on Twitter), will recap all the events from the show with live interaction from the audience via Twitter.    

The era of the Cowboy continues.  1992 brings us Cowboy Bill Watts, the NWA tag team tournament, and two major title mathes on Beach Blast with neither title on the line. It also brings sand on a fake beach stage. Even so, the Beach Blast card is stacked with a Falls Count Anywhere match between Sting and Cactus Jack, an Iron Man match between Rude and Steamboat, and a tag match between the best of Japan (Dr. Death and Terry Gordy) and the best of the U.S. (the Steiner Brothers). Which is the best match on the card? Where is WCW legacy-wise in mid-1992?  Find out on the legacy series.

On this week's show, Mazza, Shinobi and Maverick look ahead to WWE's Extreme Rules PPV.  The guys have a bit of deja vu from Payback but once again they go out to predict the show.  They discuss the point of Dolph Ziggler in 2016 and how much use he has been to Baron Corbin.  They look at the ins and outs of the Intercontinental title match and speculate on where the participants go next.  They talk about the quality of the feud between the Club and the Family and the intrigue surrounding the characters involved in addition to looking at the rest of the card. 

Danno has been to Greece. Are you jealous? Don't be. Greece is shite.   Danno and Kidney Bean are back with the usual stuff. Essa Rios, Happy Talk, the Stone Cold Steve Austin game and much more. The duo also discuss the upcoming Pay Per View; Extreme Rules!   @dannokaboom