Episodes

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...

Our full review of WWE WrestleMania 37, Night Two - including Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Edge, Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka, a great Riddle vs. Sheamus match, and more Fiend awfulness. We're here to break it all down! Thanks ...

Our full review of WWE WrestleMania 37, Night One - the first WWE show in front of live fans in 13 months! Despite a rain delay, WWE ended up having a good outing for a show that featured Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre, Sash...

WWE's WrestleMania 37 is on the horizon. How does are our excitement level compare to past WrestleMania years? We discuss. Plus, some major problems with this past Monday night's Raw, the WWE Network has some major issues ove...

Ryan and Kyle check-in to review Sunday night's WWE Fastlane 2021 PPV show, the final PPV before WrestleMania 37. We discuss the direction that the show leads us in for WrestleMania, all of the positives and all of the negati...

It's a landmark show this week for Top Rope Nation - episode 200! To celebrate, we let our listeners dictate the agenda by taking your questions on a wide range of topics. Everything from the early days of pro wrestling, to W...

We're talking about the best matches in WWE WrestleMania history with our fourth-ever fantasy draft show! Join Ryan, Justin, Kyle, and special guest Adrian F.E./Okaydrian of Twitch and GameStop TV as they count down the best ...

We review Sunday night's AEW Revolution 2021 PPV event. Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega finished with a botch that will be talked about for years - so of course we have to talk about it now. Chris Jericho and MJF teased an Inner C...

It has been a newsworthy week in professional wrestling. We talk about Bobby Lashley's WWE Championship match with The Miz this coming Monday on Raw, the problems with the Money In The Bank brief case, Paul Wight (Big Show) s...

We have the full rundown of what we saw on Sunday night at WWE Elimination Chamber with our monthly PPV post show. The Miz cashed in and became WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan prevailed in the SmackDown Chamber Match, Matt Riddle ...

We are just under two months out from WrestleMania 37 and....what the heck is the card looking like? We make some predictions. Plus, what's the status of our WrestleMania fantasy draft from back in mid-October? We discuss. La...

Following the Royal Rumble, there has been a lot made of WWE's "age problem." The company featuring so many older performers vs. younger talent. While that's definitely an issue, we make the argument that the bigger problem i...

We have the full rundown of what we saw on Sunday night at the WWE Royal Rumble with our monthly PPV post show. Edge is going on to WrestleMania, Bianca Belair shines, Drew McIntyre defeats Bill Goldberg....and there are some...

With the WWE Royal Rumble just over one week away, we decided to have a fun, free-flowing conversation on the history of the event. We talk the greatest Rumble matches in history, the most memorable winners, the winners we wo...

We're catching up on 2021 wrestling after taking last week off - and there's a lot to talk about. Drew McIntyre vs. Bill Goldberg at the Royal Rumble is getting some bad press and we've certainly got some thoughts. Plus, Char...

It is time for our fifth annual pro wrestling awards. We look back on the year that was (a crazy year, indeed) and award our Male and Female Wrestler of the Year, Tag Team of the Year, Promotion of the Year, Match of the Year...

WWE TLC 2020 is in the history books and we're here with our full review of the show. AJ Styles vs. Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens were both outstanding matches, Charlotte Flair is back, there's two new sets o...

The Shield (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose) had their first match together on WWE television at TLC 2012, 8 years ago to the day from when we recorded this podcast. That match against Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Ryb...

What a week in the world of pro wrestling! We break down the fallout from Wednesday's AEW Dynamite, as well as Kenny Omega's appearance on Impact Wrestling. Plus, we had some issues with NXT TakeOver: War Games and discuss th...