The Cedric Phillips Podcast

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags and special guest Bob Charlton to review the past few weeks of professional wrestling. From the debut of AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT kicking off the Wednesday Night Wars to horrible episodes of Raw and the truly terrible finish to Hell in a Cell, the trio had a ton to catch up on including Ced's trip to Los Angeles for the debut of Friday Night Smackdown on Fox and whatever the hell is going on with Tyson Fury and Cain Velasquez.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review Clash of Champions. Why does Vince McMahon hate Cedric Alexander? Did Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch meet expectations? Was Erick Rowan actually the best part of Clash of Champions? Will the WWE ever pull the trigger on Braun Strowman? And is The Fiend the most over act in all of WWE? All that along with reviews of Raw, Smackdown, and NXT's debut on USA, our Week 2 Supercontest review, and even a lil food talk for our loyal listeners!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to make their predictions for Clash of Champions. Will Cedric Alexander upset AJ Styles for the United States championship? Is there any chance that Fire & Desire dethrones Alexa Bliss and Nilkki Cross? Should we care about Shinsuke Nakamura vs The Miz? Is this Erick Rowan's coming out party or will Roman Reigns get out the shovel? Should Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch main event the show? And does the WWE have the testicular fortitude to actually have Braun Strowman dethrone Seth Rollins? All that along with some quick hitters, our Week 1 Supercontest review, and our Week 2 Supercontest picks to round out a fun show!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff and All Out. Is Bags pleased with the Grizzled Young Veterans losing their Tag Team Championships? Is Joe Coffey better than we all think? Did WALTER vs Tyler Bate live up to the hype? Did anyone actually like the AEW Women's Casino Royale? What's the ceiling on Luchasaurus? On a scale of 1-10, how much did Bags hate the Cracker Barrel Clash? On a scale of 1-10, how much did Ced hate The Lucha Bros vs The Young Bucks? And was Chris Jericho becoming the first AEW World Champion the right call? All that along with quick reviews of Raw, Smackdown, 205 Live, NXT, and, of course, #ALittleBitOfTheBubbly!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to make their predictions for NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff and All Out. Is there any way that the Grizzled Young Veterans lose their Tag Team Championships? What are the chances Toni Storm is defeated by Kay Lee Ray? Will the BIG STRONG BOI, Tyler Bate, beat the World's Largest Baby, WALTER, for the NXT UK Championship? Can Shawn Spears and Cody Rhodes steal the show? Should anyone care about the Young Bucks vs the Lucha Bros? And will Adam Hangman Page actually walk in to AEW's TNT show as World Champion or is that Chris Jericho's title to hold? All that along with their classic nonsense on a jam-packed preview episode about what should be two outstanding PPVs!

Cedric Phillips dials up log time pal and Magic Online superstar, Tommy Ashton, to talk about the future of Magic esports. Is the path to the Magic Pro League clearer with the addition of the new Rivals League? Has tabletop Magic improved with the advent of the Players Tour? How do they feel about MTG Arena and the three upcoming Mythic Championships? With so many different ways to qualify for so many different tournaments, is now finally the time where being a professional Magic player actually feels viable? Ced and Tommy discuss that and so much more due to Magic's most important Organized Play announcement... maybe... ever!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review NXT Takeover: Toronto and Summerslam. Did the Street Profits hang with the Undisputed Era? How much does Bags love Io Shari's heel turn? Is Cole vs Gargano III being overrated by wrestling reviewers? After taking a beating from Goldberg, is Dolph Ziggler actually fun again? Why does Shane McMahon always deliver on PPVs? Is Ced glad that Seth Rollins beat Brock Lesnar? And are the boys still optimistic about the reinvention of Bray Wyatt? All that and their predictions about the upcoming King of the Ring tournament!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to make their predictions for NXT Takeover: Toronto and Summerslam. How badly is Io Shirai going to beat Candice LeRae? Will the Velveteen Dream walk out of his triple threat still North American champion? Will Shayna Baszler finally be dethroned by Mia Yim? How quickly will Goldberg destroy Dolph Ziggler? Does anyone care about the Women's title matches? And why on earth should anyone root for Seth Rollins to beat Brock Lesnar? All that and the introduction of our newest gimmick and stable that is *not* politically correct!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to chat about all the things they've missed in their few weeks away from the podcast. From WWE's Extreme Rules and AEW's Fight for the Fallen to the rise of Drew Gulak and the NXT Breakout Tournament, the two share their thoughts on all that has happened in wrestling over the past few weeks. Toss in two homework assignments from Joey Bags and you've got yourself the newest episode of the Cedric A Phillips podcast!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags, Stephen King, and Patrick Sullivan to talk about the craziness that has been NBA Free Agency. Are the Clippers the team to beat? What about Lebron and the Lakers? Speaking of the Lake Show, just how good is Anthony Davis? And speaking of the Shit Show, how can one not laugh at the Knicks? Toss in a lil Boston bashing, Golden State pitying, and Cavaliers gloating, and it's all here and then some folks!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review Stomping Grounds. What did the boys think about Drew Gulak's big win? How about Heavy Machinery's biggest match date? Did Becky Lynch vs Lacey Evans live up to expectations? And is it time for Seth Rollins to move on from Baron Corbin? All that along with chats about the new roles for Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff, the completely random return of The Undertaker, Seth Rollins and Will Osprey's Twitter beef, and a special appearance from one of the very first Paul Heyman guys!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to chat about all the things they've missed in their three weeks away. From AEW's Double or Nothing and WWE's NXT Takeover to the arrival of Jon Moxley and new use of Brock Lesnar, a *lot* has happened in wrestling over the past few weeks and they cover it all in their usual humorous fashion with plenty of Letterkenny references along the way!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review Money in the Bank. What did the boys think about the return of Brock Lesnar? How about the return of Dolph Ziggler? Is Bayley back to being relevant after her big weekend? Was Carmella yelling at Mandy Rose mid-match a work? And is there any chance that AJ Styles will turn heel on Seth Rollins? All that along with Joe's YouTube channel of the week and why Ced can't stop watching Letterkenny!

Cedric Phillips sits down with Mythic Championship London finalist, Matt Sperling, to chat about his runner-up finish with Affinity, the state of Organized Play for Magic and how things can be improved, everything that's wrong with his beloved Los Angeles Lakers (he's far too optimistic about them!) and how's he able to succeed in so many different formats when he has such a finite amount of time to dedicate to the game.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to make their predictions for Money in the Bank. How many belts will Becky Lynch leave the show with? Is Drew McIntyre the easy favorite to win the Men's Money in the Bank match? What are the chances Ember Moon wins the Women's Money in the Bank match? And why the hell is Daniel Bryan and Rowan versus The Usos on the preshow?! All that along with Joe's YouTube channel of the week and their thoughts on the nonsense that is the Firefly Funhouse.