Episodes

Ryan and Kyle went live on Spotify Greenroom on Friday night (as we do every week) immediately after AEW Rampage went off the air. We discuss CM Punk's return to wrestling, his prospects in AEW moving forward, talk to someone...

Big changes are in store for WWE NXT. We discuss all the latest news on the behind the scenes moves happening at NXT, where the brand started to lose its way (and why), and discuss what the future could look like. Plus, we ta...

This week on the pod, it's a rapid fire discussion of a lot of current events in the world of professional wrestling. Adam Cole's status, the releases of Ric Flair and Bray Wyatt, why tribalism among wrestling fans is dumb, f...

This is a special preview of this month's Patreon-exclusive 'Top Rope Nation Classics' podcast. We go back in time and look at WWF Invasion 2001. Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/topropenation to sign up and hear the r...

Ryan and Kyle went live on Spotify Greenroom on Wednesday night (as we do every week) to discuss a newsworthy day in pro wrestling. We reviewed AEW Dynamite and discuss the latest on CM Punk and Daniel Bryan potentially signi...

John Cena returned at WWE Money In The Bank 2021 and we're here to talk about it! Our WWE Money In The Bank results and review show dives into everything that happened on Sunday night, including Edge vs. Roman Reigns, Charlot...

It's hard to believe that it has been 10 years since CM Punk won the WWE Championship from John Cena at Money In The Bank 2011 in Chicago. One of the greatest WWE matches of the 2000s, this week we look back on that moment in...

We're under two weeks away from WWE Money In The Bank, so we examine where things stand for the men's and women's divisions as they look to crown two new brief case holders. Who should win? Who will win? What major issues are...

Happy Independence Day weekend! Fitting the theme, we thought it was as good of time as ever to discuss the rich history of the NWA and WCW Great American Bash PPV events (and tours). We're joined by wrestling historian Graha...

This is a special preview of this month's Patreon-exclusive 'Top Rope Nation Classics' podcast. We go back in time and look at ECW One Night Stand 2006, featuring one of the greatest wrestling crowds of all time and an unforg...

Join us as we breakdown WWE Hell In A Cell from Sunday evening. We're here to talk about what was one of WWE's weakest PPV offerings in quite some time. A questionable finish to Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair, a weak finish ...

Kyle and Ryan went live on Spotify Greenroom (formerly Locker Room) on Thursday afternoon to talk about some of the best father/son and father/daughter combos in the history of wrestling, rumors of John Cena vs. Roman Reigns ...

With the second edition of NXT TakeOver In Your House scheduled for this Sunday night, the Top Rope Nation crew looks back at the best matches from WWE's In Your House PPV events, as well as the history behind the event itsel...

This Sunday night, A&E will air their Bret "Hitman" Hart Biography special. Therefore, we thought it was the perfect time for another fantasy draft! We're counting down and discussing Bret Hart's best matches with another fan...

AEW Double or Nothing 2021 is over and we're here to dive into the results and the quality of the show with our morning after reaction. We talk Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston vs. Young Bucks, Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker, Kenn...

This is a special preview of this month's Patreon-exclusive 'Top Rope Nation Classics' podcast. We go back in time and look at WCW WrestleWar 1992, featuring one of the greatest War Games matches of all time. PLUS: We're giv...

Surprise! We're here a day early, giving you special access to our Wednesday night bonus podcast, Top Rope Nation Extra, that Ryan and Kyle did over on the Locker Room app. We talk AEW Dynamite, AEW vs. WWE when it comes to t...

We went live immediately after WWE WrestleMania Backlash concluded to break down the show with our monthly WWE PPV post show. We talk Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro, Bianca Belair vs. Bayley, Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Brau...

The life of Brian PIllman is on wrestling fan's minds after the premiere of season three of 'Dark Side of the Ring.' We talk with Liam O'Rourke, author of the 2017 Wrestling Book of the Year "Crazy Like A Fox: The Definitive ...

A ton to talk about this week! AEW set a major mark this week, coming in number one on cable television Wednesday night for their "Blood and Guts" edition of AEW Dynamite. Plus, we review the "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Two...

This is a special preview of this month's Patreon-exclusive 'Top Rope Nation Classics' podcast. We go back in time and look at one of WWE's most notorious RAW is WAR episodes from 1997! We dissect the full show, the context o...

The first edition of our bonus podcast from the Locker Room app is available here in podcast form! We'll be posting these weekly bonus shows to our Patreon moving forward as an added perk. However, this week, we're putting th...

For the second week in a row without competition, AEW Dynamite placed number two overall on cable television in the ratings on Wednesday night. We break down the show and examine why Dynamite might be topping cable very soon ...

For the second year in a row on April 15th, WWE decided to release several of their superstars. This included Samoa Joe, The IIconics, Chelsea Green, and more. We discuss the future of these performers - should it involve AEW...