#154 This Week in WWE & AEW: March 24 - 30, 2025 + 1996 RETRO WWF REVIEW

#158 Cena Face Turn & SummerSlam Fallout Discussion

Episode #158 The Malapert Smark Podcast makes it's long awaited return to discuss the fallout from SummerSlam. Malapert Smark HOFers Vlad "The Wrestling Expert" and Robert "The Frozen Asian" return to offer their expertise on Cena's face turn and subsequent battle with Cody Rhodes... ===== 0:00 Thoughts on Hogan's Passing 23:22 Welcome Back 26:53 Seth Rollins' SummerSlam Swerve & Cash In 37:39 Cena Face Turn, Match w/ Cody, Brock's Return 1:02:36 Current State of WWE 1:25:08 AEW Talk 1:32:21 Subscribe! #wwe #wweraw #smackdown #summerslam #summerslam2025 #aew #aewdynamite #aewcollision

#157 The Farewell Show: WrestleMania 41 + AfterMath REVIEWS

Episode #157 Official Blog Post: https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/malapert-smark-podcast-157.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/malapert-smark-podcast-157.html] It's the farewell show... we gotta take a break from podcasting for financial reasons, but we're leaving you with this, our WrestleMania 41 review. Malapert Smark Hall of Famers Vlad "The Wrestling Expert" and Robert "The Frozen Asian" join the show.. ===== 0:00 Intro, Vlad & Robert are here! 1:17 Was WrestleMania 41 a classic? 2:40 Announcement... Vlad is quitting AEW... 10:15 WrestleMania 41 + Aftermath Reviews... 11:42 Cena vs Cody WM41 29:22 How Will Cena's Title Reign End? 36:33 Orton is Cena's first challenger... 43:27 Heyman turns on Punk & Roman WM 41... 51:26 Bron Breakker joins Seth & Heyman Raw 4/21 58:42 Gunther attacks commentators Raw 4/21 1:04:59 Gunther vs Jey Uso WM41 1:07:56 New Day win world tag titles WM41 1:08:21 Jade vs Naomi WM41 1:09:48 Jacob Fatu wins US Title WM 41 + Fallout 1:11:43 Grande Americano vs Rey Fenix WM41 1:13:15 WWE buys AAA... 1:14:30 Charlotte vs Tiffany WM41 + Aftermath 1:15:47 Iyo vs Rhea vs Bianca WM41 1:18:09 Drew v Damian WM41 1:18:42 Dom win IC title WM41 1:20:16 Joe Hendry vs Randy Orton WM41 1:24:50 Logan Paul vs AJ Styles WM41 1:25:03 Becky's return & Turn on Lyra Raw 4/21 1:28:18 Overall WM41 reviews... 1:30:57 Rusev & Aleister Black return to WWE 1:32:10 RIP Mongo McMichael 1:32:36 Crowbar appears in ROH... 1:33:18 The Malapert Smark Podcast is officially on hiatus...

#156 This Week In WWE & AEW: WrestleMania 41 Predictions + RETRO 1996 WWF Review

Episode #156 Official Blog Post: https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/malapert-smark-podcast-156.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/malapert-smark-podcast-156.html] Vlad & Robert are on the show today to make our predictions for WrestleMania 41 and take a trip down memory lane. Today's retro review, WWF Raw October 28, 1996... a hot one featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret the Hitman Hart!!... ===== MODERN REVIEWS From the Past Week (Check out YouTube Channel Posts Tab for all the latest reviews... ===== 2025-04-07 WWE RAW https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-07-wwe-raw-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-07-wwe-raw-review.html?m=1] 2025-04-08 WWE NXT https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-08-wwe-nxt-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-08-wwe-nxt-review.html?m=1] 2025-04-09 AEW Dynamite https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-09-aew-dynamite-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-09-aew-dynamite-review.html?m=1] 2025-04-09 WWE Evolve https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-09-wwe-evolve-review.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-09-wwe-evolve-review.html] 2025-04-10 TNA iMPACT https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-10-tna-impact-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-10-tna-impact-review.html?m=1] 2025-04-11 WWE Smackdown https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-11-wwe-smackdown-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-11-wwe-smackdown-review.html?m=1] ===== We're continuing our Retro Review of WWF from 1996. Today we're on October 28, 1996... If you've missed any of our coverage so far of 1996 WWF after Summerslam, here is a link to the entire playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8qvFEEVa_geCSSrqveNgpzr40x_LGBfB&si=9-bS0t3Kv-9hJbuO [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8qvFEEVa_geCSSrqveNgpzr40x_LGBfB&si=9-bS0t3Kv-9hJbuO] If you're interested in our reviews of WCW Nitro from this same time period, here's a link to our entire 1996 WCW playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHLoI2vxdYE&list=PL8qvFEEVa_geP5ASCDOn5Zlb2fcEXuKsx [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHLoI2vxdYE&list=PL8qvFEEVa_geP5ASCDOn5Zlb2fcEXuKsx] ===== 0:00 Intro, Announcement on Upcoming Podcast Hiatus 1:52 THIRD Malapert Smark Hall of Fame Induction 6:56 Heyman, Seth, Punk Raw 4/7 15:49 NXT, EVOLVE, iMPACT, Smackdown Reviews in Description Below... 16:31 WrestleMania 41 Predictions 53:15 5 Minutes for AEW 58:42 WWF Raw October 28, 1996 1:00:16 BONUS CLIP: Austin Attacks Pillman Superstars 10/27 1996 1:12:41 Bret & Stone Cold Face Off Raw Oct 28 1996 1:32:17 Other Storylines from Oct 28 1996 Raw 1:35:09 Thoughts on WCW & WWF at this point 1:35:43 Honorable Mentions: Bron Breakker spear Raw 4/7 1:36:46 Please Subscribe!

#155 This Week in WWE & AEW: March 31 - April 6, 2025 + 1996 RETRO WWF REVIEW

Episode #155 Official Blog Post: (all links mentioned in podcast included) https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/malapert-smark-podcast-155.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/malapert-smark-podcast-155.html] Vlad & Robert are on the show today to review the past week in wrestling and take a trip down memory lane. Today's retro review, WWF Raw October 21, 1996... ===== MODERN REVIEWS From the Past Week ===== 2025-03-31 WWE RAW https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-31-wwe-raw-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-31-wwe-raw-review.html?m=1] 2025-04-01 WWE NXT https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-01-wwe-nxt-review.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-01-wwe-nxt-review.html] 2025-04-02 AEW Dynamite https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-02-aew-dynamite-review.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-02-aew-dynamite-review.html] 2025-04-03 ROH on HonorClub https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-03-roh-on-honorclub-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-03-roh-on-honorclub-review.html?m=1] 2025-04-04 WWE Smackdown https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-04-wwe-smackdown-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-04-wwe-smackdown-review.html?m=1] 2025-04-05 AEW Collision https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-05-aew-collision-review.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-05-aew-collision-review.html] 2025-04-06 AEW Dynasty https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-06-aew-dynasty-review.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-04-06-aew-dynasty-review.html] ===== 0:00 Intro... Vlad & Robert are here! 1:37 Show will go on hiatus on April 27... 2:30 2nd Malapert Smark HOF Induction... 7:40 Dynamite, ROH & Collision reviews in the description below... 8:58 AEW Dynasty April 6, 2025 33:23 Cody & Cena Raw 3/31 39:36 Bianca the Special Ref Raw 3/31 44:00 Gunther & Usos Raw 3/31 47:55 Paul Heyman chooses Punk Smackdown 4/4 55:35 Rey Fenix debut Smackdown 4/4 59:55 Charlotte & Tiffany Smackdown 4/4 1:07:09 NXT review in description below... 1:08:00 EVOLVE & iMPACT reviews coming Tuesday... 1:08:11 RETRO REVIEW: WWF Raw October 21, 1996 1:10:14 Bret Hart accepts Stone Cold's challenge 1:17:29 Sid vs Owen Hart 1:20:08 Smoking Gunns vs Godwins 1:21:22 Mr Perfect vs Triple H 1:32:04 Penta & Bron Breaker Raw 3/31 1:32:22 McIntyre's Eye Patch Smackdown 4/4 1:32:47 KO injured Smackdown 4/4 1:35:57 Aldis books Naomi vs Jade Smackdown 4/4 1:36:15 Ricky Saints wins WWE gold NXT 4/1 1:38:16 WrestleMania Predictions next week... 1:38:30 Please Subscribe...

#154 This Week in WWE & AEW: March 24 - 30, 2025 + 1996 RETRO WWF REVIEW

Episode #154 Official Blog Post: https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/malapert-smark-podcast-154.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/malapert-smark-podcast-154.html] ===== MODERN REVIEWS From the Past Week ===== 2025-03-24 WWE RAW https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-24-wwe-raw-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-24-wwe-raw-review.html?m=1] 2025-03-25 WWE NXT https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-25-wwe-nxt-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-25-wwe-nxt-review.html?m=1] 2025-03-25 WWE EVOLVE https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-26-wwe-evolve-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-26-wwe-evolve-review.html?m=1] 2025-03-26 AEW Dynamite https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-26-aew-dynamite-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-26-aew-dynamite-review.html?m=1] 2025-03-27 TNA iMPACT https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-27-tna-impact-review.html [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-27-tna-impact-review.html] 2025-03-28 WWE Smackdown https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-28-wwe-smackdown-review.html?m=1 [https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-28-wwe-smackdown-review.html?m=1] ===== If you've missed any of our coverage so far of 1996 WWF after Summerslam, here is a link to the entire playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8qvFEEVa_geCSSrqveNgpzr40x_LGBfB&si=9-bS0t3Kv-9hJbuO [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8qvFEEVa_geCSSrqveNgpzr40x_LGBfB&si=9-bS0t3Kv-9hJbuO] If you're interested in our reviews of WCW Nitro from this same time period, here's a link to our entire 1996 WCW playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHLoI2vxdYE&list=PL8qvFEEVa_geP5ASCDOn5Zlb2fcEXuKsx [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHLoI2vxdYE&list=PL8qvFEEVa_geP5ASCDOn5Zlb2fcEXuKsx] ===== 0:00 Intro: Vlad & Robert are here! 2:34 Cena & Cody Raw 3/24 10:24 El Grande Americano Debut Raw 3/24 18:17 Punk Roman Seth Contract Signing Smackdown 3/28 27:00 MJF Hurt Syndicate Dynamite 3/26 34:50 NXT, TNA & EVOLVE Reviews in Description Below... 36:23 WWF Buried Alive October 20, 1996 37:32 Mankind vs Undertaker 1:02:55 Vince McMahon trolls Jim Ross 1:13:21 Stone Cold vs HHH 1:29:46 More HHH Mr Perfect drama during IC title match 1:33:39 Ahmed Johnson attacks Farooq on Pre Show 1:34:55 Billy Gunn fails to win back Sunny 1:36:10 Sid defeats Vader (w/Cornette) 1:39:16 Buried Alive Overall Thoughts 1:41:06 Jimmy Uso slaps Gunther Smackdown 3/28 1:41:29 Secret Hervice Smackdown 3/28 1:41:52 Crazy Naomi video package Smackdown 3/28 1:42:02 Charlotte & Jade Smackdown 3/28 1:42:13 Drew McIntyre & Damian Priest Smackdown 3/28 1:43:12 Swerve & Hangman Dynamite 3/26 1:43:54 Please Subscribe!