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WE HAVE an out of the ordinary edition of the Mid-Week show… First, Les spends 20 minutes or so breaking down the news of the week so far, including conversation around what it means that WWE has renamed their main title back to WWE Championship, dropping the “World Heavyweight” from the name. Michael Cole’s assertion that heading up the differing brands would be individual Chief Operating Officers. Roman Reigns’ suspension being brought up on Raw despite Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive spending nearly an hour lambasting WWE for not mentioning the suspension… We look at the hope and hype surrounding fan exception that Finn Balor would debut on WWE Raw against the Miz, only to be disappointed when it turned out to be Kane facing off against the IC champion — and what it says about Bryan Alvarez, who scolded fans for believing in the hype, despite himself feeding into the Balor debut hype for months! We look at Rob McCarron’s brief interview with EVOLVE’s Gabe Sapolsky and how Gabe took liberties with one of Rob’s questions… David Bixenspan has a special announcement this week as well! Pro Wrestling Sheet’s Ryan Satin reports on the Ashley Lynn is a Liar sign. In part 2 of our show from Saturday, we talk with Skillcrane about his Wrestling With Words editorial “No Laughing Matter” as well as with Papa Hales regarding his own editorial on Wrestling with Words called “Making Towns — Before My World Grows Dark” Sealia talks in helium voice and decides which version of her latest wrestling boyfriend – Chris Hero – she would rather F, Marry or Kill. Follow us at: @ProWrestling – Les Moore @SealiaBloom – Sealia Bloom @HughLittleSheet – Hugh Little @TalkingSheetPod – the show!

Les Moore and Hugh Little are joined by a massive LIVE audience of listeners to celebrate Sealia Bloom’s birthday. Our celebration kicks off with plenty of merriment and revelry as we explore Sealia and Hugh’s take on the Roman Reigns suspension, WWE Raw ratings from this past Monday and lots more. We look at the Kurt Angle story, and whether or not he is coming back to WWE with special guest Kris Zellner, who calls in to wish Sealia a happy birthday…. then, we talk all the latest on Bayley and her shelf life in WWE—whether it’s too late to call her up and what we can expect when she comes to the WWE main roster. Jeff Hawkins joins to talk with Sealia, Les and Hugh and give his opinions on the topic. Finally, we talk about coverage changes and how the various subscription sites are expected to change their schedules to match to the new “A” show status of WWE Smackdown. Stay tuned for Part 2 of Sealia Bloom’s epic birthday celebration as well as we take listener calls, play games, open presents and much, much more! Follow us at: @ProWrestling – Les Moore @SealiaBloom – Sealia Bloom @HughLittleSheet – Hugh Little @TalkingSheetPod – the show!

Les Moore is joined today by top pro wrestling analysts Kris Zellner, host the Between the Sheets & Exile on Bradstreet podcasts, and Jeff Hawkins, co-host of the Shake them Ropes Podcast. Tonight on the show we break down the coverage and speculation of the Roman Reigns wellness violation, and his subsequent suspension, including why book him in the WWE Battleground Triple Threat championship match with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose if WWE officials knew he’d failed before Monday? We talk over the worst story in coverage of the week so far—how a situation regarding Paige in Las Vegas was mangled by so-called Wrestling News Sites in reckless and irresponsible ways this week, when they easily could have acted like actual reporters and called the Las Vegas Metro Police to learn the facts… PLUS we look at the most recent news surrounding the WWE roster split, and how it will effect SmackDown, talk about news that the Cruiserweight Classic will feature Mauro Ranallo and Daniel Bryan hosting/announcing the shows and LOTS more!

It’s an epic show as Les, Hugh and Sealia return to talk all the news and reactions to the week in pro wrestling. We look at the coverage of Jerry the King Lawler’s arrest and how that is speculated to play into this weekend’s plans for Money in the Bank… Speculation leads one to believe that Corey Graves might replace the King on the PPV and Smackdown shows despite any hard facts to back that up. We look at the week’s reactions to the Roster Split, including who WWE might recruit to help flesh out the current roster of superstars. Inspector Ringside even goes so far as to suggest that this might be previously released talent~! Dave Meltzer has a hard time discerning between WWE Raw’s opening and a later storyline involving Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio. We continue on with how Sealia Sees It for the week, and Hugh’s Views as well, and end with a lot of speculation and conversation regarding the upcoming WWE Cruiserweight Classic tournament! Follow us on Twitter: @TalkingSheetPod @ProWrestling @SealiaBloom @HughLittleSheet

The gang is back this week, looking at the situation between UFC and Ariel Helwani, a look at Brock Lesnar fighting in UFC and what that might mean for fans of wrestling. WE talk all of the reactions to NXT Takeover from all of the different angles, including ROB McCarron joining the show from a BOAT to give us his prospective of what’s next with the so-called WWE Draft.

Les Moore and Hugh Little are back Talking Sheet, with all the coverage of wrestling news over the past week. Sealia Bloom joins for another cameo appearance once again promising the re-join the show for a FULL LIVE EPISODE next week on the show… but, until then, here are the topics covered on this week’s show: • Live Audio Wrestling’s Review-A-Wai talks Talking Sheet • The death of Muhammed Ali, pro wrestling’s influence on him, and his influence on pro wrestling • More on the coverage of & reactions to Will Ospreay vs Ricochet, including coverage of the reactions! • Guess the Dirt on the WWE Women’s Wrestling w/ Sealia Bloom • How people reacted to Raw’s opening segment, and how WWE handled the announcement of live Smackdown and roster split • Meltzer & Keller joust over the Rollins/Reigns Raw segment • Reactions to Rollins as a heel and the WWE 24 documentary. • A look at Dave Meltzer’s WWE roster breakdown • Inspector Ringside guesses plans for NXT’s American Alpha • The buzz surrounding and increased talk of TNA in the wake of the Hardy bros video • Garrett Kidney on TNA and the saga of Broken Matt Hardy • MLW talks British wrestling history with no Brits Follow Les @Prowrestling Follow Sealia @SealiaBloom Follow Hugh @HughLittleSheet

The gang is back to talk all things WWE Brand Split—the speculation, the reports, the heartbreaking story of Les’s SUPER SHOW with an all-star cast of interviews. Sealia Bloom (@SealiaBloom) stops by to talk the Flair breakup angle from WWE Raw Monday night and poses the question: how does the brand split change how the show is covered? Les (@ProWrestling) and Hugh (@HughLittleSheet) talk WWE forcing Seth Rollins as a heel on a crowd who passionately wanted to give him a hero’s welcome. We also look at the trend of wrestling news being broken and whether it has become a better delivery system than old school newsletters like Dave Meltzer’s Observer. Hugh gives us all his views of he week and Les tacks on some random thoughts at the end, too.

Les and Hugh are back today to talk breaking news that Cody Rhodes has quit WWE, and asked for his release (though Meltzer says it could be work), we cover the injury scene in WWE, including conflicting reports over AJ Styles working weekend house shows in advance of this weekend’s Extreme Rules event. We break down all the predictions for the show from Meltzer, PWTorch, Voices of Wrestling’s Rob McCarron, Cageside Seats, 411 Wrestling and more. We also look at the lead story in the Wrestling Observer regarding WWE roster depth with so many wrestlers returning to the fold after being injured earlier this year. Hugh offers his views on everything from the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in New Japan Pro Wrestling to the latest happenings in the indy scene. Les has his first impressions after re-subscribing to PWInsiderElite.com and joining ProWrestling.net and MLW Radio VIP. We look at the weekend events for the upcoming Waterloo, Iowa Hall of Fame ceremony where Dave Meltzer will receive the Jim Melby Award, Meltzer marks out about American Alpha, and Bryan Alvarez laments the lack of BOOBIES on Lucha Underground Intro, Local Show, Raw Recap Expectations & More – 00:01:00–00:15:00 RAW replays on SyFy 00:15:50–00:21:40 NEWS IN BRIEF: CODY RHODES ASKS FOR RELEASE (00:21:41–00:28:24) AJ STYLE WIERDNESS (00:28:25–00:33:37) EMMA INJURY/SURGERY (00:33:38–00:29:33) ENZO CORRECTIONS (00:29:34–00:44:56) EXTREME RULES PREVIEWS & PREDICTIONS (00:44:56–01:08:21) DAVE VS BRYAN VAUDEVILLAINS JOUST (01:08:21–01:18:02) ASYLUM MATCH NO FAITH (01:18:02–1:37:00) DEPTH REVERSAL (1:37:01–01:55:42) BIG JUNE (01:55:43–02:00:30) HUGH’S VIEWS (02:00:31–02:39:02) (Best of the Super Juniors & More!) LES’ FIRST IMPRESSIONS (02:39:03–03:16:28) Deep Insider II PROWRESTLING.NET MLW RADIO VIP NEW IPAD, RE-SUBSCRIBE TO RSS END NOTES (03:16:28–04:02:30) WATERLOO HALL OF FAME DAVE MARK OUT MOMENT / “Fuck the New Day” Vagina Dialogs III / WHERE THEM TITS AT? Follow Les @Prowrestling Follow Sealia @SealiaBloom Follow Hugh @HughLittleSheet

Talking Sheet Mid-Week Round Table for Wednesday, MAY 18th, 2016 Les Moore is joined by Kris Zellner, host the Between the Sheets & Exile on Bradstreet podcasts and Jeff Hawkins, co-host of the Shake them Ropes Podcast. Topics today include: Stephanie McMahon’s Lady Balls Vince McMahon Selling Out Raw Ratings – DOOM WATCH Balor vs Joe IV – Loser Gets Main roster John Cena is 70% Return of Seth Rollins Emma Injury Paige / Del Rio / Charlotte Sweet Love Triangle WWE Releases ANOTHER Rich Brennan in Alex Reyes Lilian is Back / Bauer Wrong / Meltzer Challenged SNUKA fit for trial or not? TNA on POP! – Ignored at Upfronts, Why reported now? Maria & Mike Bennett vs Meltzer – Where is this going?

Les and Hugh are back today to talk all the coverage in wrestling over the past week, including reactions to the latest Ring Of Honor pay per view, the discussion of chaos and disorder backstage, and who is attributing that to ROH Booker Hunter Johnston, and who is protecting him. yrgxhtxa We look at Global Wars reactions, and whether or not the new “Bullet Club” is a solid foundation, or more like the nWo B-team. We look at WWE Earnings, including Wade Keller mangling a solid point on consumer spending by erroneously attributing that to WWE revenue. Pundit react to the WWE New Era and seize on the label to such an extent that the meaning behind it is completely lost—what does that mean for fans? HUGH checks in with his views for the week… Court Bauer speculates on whether long time WWE Announcer Lilian Grcia was among those cut from the roster… Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm spend more than 45 minutes arguing about he most asinine topic in wrestling—whether Ryback was right about the need to change the pay scale! TNA is behind again on payments to production staff, so we look into that, too. Then, Les brings it all home with random topics from the week, as well as his ClickList. Talking Sheet Year 2 Resolutions 00:00:00 – 00:15:00 ROH NEWS 00:15:00 WWE EARNINGS – 00:33:00 NEW ERA, SAME ATTITUDE 00:56:02 HUGH’S VIEWS – 01:18:56 FAREWELL MY LILIAN? – 01:45:33 LANCE vs BRYAN JOUST~! 02:01:00 (ish) TNA TURMOIL – 02:15:35 CLICKLIST & RANDOM NOTES 02:22:11 It’s a rollicking good time of a show! And thank you from all of us here at Talking Sheet for the support and love. Follow Les @Prowrestling Follow Sealia @SealiaBloom Follow Hugh @HughLittleSheet

It’s our First Anniversary, and the gang is in rare form as we discuss the week in wrestling coverage, take calls from some our favorite friends of the show and sheet heads, give away prizes and more. We talk Wrestling Observer notes from this week, look at the curious case of Damien Sandow as Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer were discussing his status just four days before his release. Inspector Ringside is hot on the case of Adam Rose’s tweets, too. It’s a rollicking good time of a show! And thank you from all of us here at Talking Sheet for the support and love over the past year.

Joining Les Moore today are Kris Zellner of the Between the Sheets & Exile on Bradstreet wrestling podcasts, and Jeff Hawkins, co-host of the Shake Them Ropes wrestling podcast. Today’s discussion includes: Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer report on the CRITICAL news story this week regarding Lana’s breast implants. We break down the coverage of the WWE Payback and Raw shows, including the buzz coming out the shows, and how people have perceived the shows, how they were booked, and the reactions to Stephanie McMahon’s return, running Raw with her brother Shane McMahon. We talk the hype surrounding the so-called “tell all” Podcast that Shane McMahon will be doing with new host Mick Foley on the WWE Network. Inspector Ringside, Bryan Alvarez has all the SCOOPS about the injury to Enzo Amore from Payback and, based on Kris Zellner’s review of the tapes, it would appear that INSPECTOR RINGSIDE WAS RIGHT!? An epic first here on Talking Sheet. WWE Superstar Ryback has gone home after contract negotiations go sideways with Vince McMahon. We look at all the coverage surround this turn of events, reactions from around the wrestling bubble, and whether or not Ryback has a point. We look at Adam Rose’s doctors’ note, released in the wake of his recent drug suspension. Gene Okerland tweeted that Bobby the Brain Heenan had taken a spill, and would spend a couple days in the hospital. Les throws a fit about the click-baity ways headlines were written about this, causing him to WORRY about his favorite manager of all time, and calls for more responsible headlines to be crafted in the future, i.e.: “OKERLAND TWEETS: HEENAN IN HOSPITAL FOLLOWING FALL vs “HEENAN HOSPITALIZED” a la Dave Scherer or “WWE HALL OF FAMER BOBBY HEENAN HOSPITALIZED” from Cageside Seats (to name only two as of showtime). We wrap things up looking on the latest on the TNA SALE, ROH being late in hyping its upcoming cards, what’s going on there and why it hasn’t received a lot of mainstream coverage. Kris Zellner and Jeff Hawkins give their Hot Takes from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, which is released during the recording of the show, plus give their insights into what people will be talking about, and reporting on for the remainder of the week into this weekend.

The gang is back this week to discuss the situation with Ric Flair, and how it has been covered, including commentary by Les Thatcher regarding whether Flair will ever grow up. We talk about the news regarding new limits to the WWE Network streaming service, as well as whether or not they will change the price of the Network. Alvarez and Sempervive JOUST about this in a manner that suggests, perhaps, Sempervive could be following Todd Martins footsteps out of F4Wonline. We talk about this week’s Vagina Dialogues between Lance Storm and Bryan Alvarez with regard to the Shelly Martinez v. Rebel match from the TNA Knockouts PPV. Then, Sealia Bloom offers how she sees it for the week, Hugh provides his views of the week, and Les has his ClickList. A fun show as always, so check it out!

We are back this week, as Les, Sealia and Hugh discuss Granny’s Major Audio Upgrade on the Bryan & Vinny Show, we talk all of the different reactions to Chyna’s death including comparing the reactions of Dave Meltzer and Wade Keller in their first two minutes of covering the former WWE Superstar’s death. m5cdjyzu We take a deep dive look at how everyone covers and reacts to her contributions to the industry from Meltzer, Mitchell, and Jim Ross. Second topic revolves around the house show title change in a match between Finn Balor and Samoa Joe including coverage of whether or not this reportage is a spoiler or not, and what the speculation of its outcome means to long term plans in WWE. Finally Hugh and Sealia give their views for the week, and Les offers insight into his week;y Clicklist, including a recent article by Papa Hales on Wrestling With Words that everyone should read. Follow the hosts of the Talking Sheet podcast on twitter: Les is @ProWrestling Hugh is @HughLittleSheet Sealia is @SealiaBloom The Talking Sheet podcast goes in-depth for analysis on coverage of insider wrestling newsletters, sites, podcasts & more, covering pro wrestling!

Joining Les Moore today are Kris Zellner host the Between the Sheets & Exile on Bradstreet podcasts and Jeff Hawkins, co-host of the Shake them Ropes Podcast. We look at the Raw hype machine leading into WWE’s London show from Monday, Raw Ratings Doom Watch returns, Inspector Ringside is hot on the trail of the Undertaker Mystery, we examine the Bullet Club Booking and the Burial of Sami Zayn, plus the ongoing TNA Fire Sale Saga, Conor McGregor quits UFC for WWE?, and so much more. We also discuss, live, our reaction to the news that former WWE Diva Joanie “Chyna” Lauer has passed away.