Top Rope Nation focuses on WWE, AEW, classic pro wrestling and so much more. We look at the wrestling industry from a fan's perspective while also engaging in high level analysis, insider news, and interviews with past and current wrestlers. The crew also specializes in deep-diving into historical topics from the past: WWF, WCW, ECW and more are all fair game.Whether it's AEW Dynamite or WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown, Top Rope Nation is the wrestling podcast you need in your weekly rotation.
About
About the Hosts
Ryan
Host
Ryan is the founder and host of Top Rope Nation, launching the podcast in July 2016. He has covered the wrestling industry extensively, with bylines at Sports Illustrated, CBS Interactive, ComicBook.com, PopCulture.com, WrestleView, WhatCulture, The Inquisitir, The Wrestling Observer, Pro Wrestling Torch, Sportskeeda, SEScoops and more. Ryan has appeared as a guest on Wrestling Observer Live, Pro Wrestling Torch, Mat Men, WrestleView Radio and others. He has also served as a live host for Bleacher Report.
Justin
Host
Justin joined Top Rope Nation as the third member of the team in January 2017. Prior to joining the show, Justin covered wrestling for Top Rope Press as a feature writer and reviewer of WWE NXT television. Justin has also appeared as a guest on Pro Wrestling Torch. He is a longtime pro wrestling fan who has known Ryan for over 20 years.
Jesse
Host
Jesse joined Top Rope Nation as a full-time co-host in July 2023. Prior to joining the show, Jesse was the host of The Unplugged Wrestling Podcast (which has now been rebranded as Top Rope Nation Unplugged, one of our Patreon bonus shows). Jesse has also covered wrestling extensively over the years, with bylines at Daily DDT, SEScoops, and more.