Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

The Road to WrestleMania 40 is officially underway with the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble in the books. Shortly after one of WWE's biggest shows of the year concluded, host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini convene to break down Royal Rumble results with reactions and grades in Getting Over's signature instant analysis. "The Silver King" and "Vintage" dive into the all of the debuts, returns and surprises in the Royal Rumble matches before taking a critical look at Roman Reigns' championship defense in a Fatal 4-Way with Randy Orton, LA Knight and AJ Styles and offering praise to the booking of Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens. Did Naomi and Andrade El Idolo return? Was it finally time for Jade Cargill to make her debut? Were Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Bayley and/or Becky Lynch come through as Royal Rumble favorites? The guys discuss all of that and more. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

Vince McMahon has resigned from WWE for the second time in less than two years leaving TKO as executive chairman following significant sexual misconduct allegations. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini quickly convene to once again share their instant reaction to one of the most monumental days in professional history. The guys discuss the circumstances of McMahon's second exit from WWE and why, this time, it will be permanent [3:15]. "The Silver King" and "Vintage" also provide you with a special go-home show for the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble [17:15], including analysis of what happened on the final SmackDown before WWE's first premium live event of the year, updated predictions and much more involving Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, LA Knight, AJ Styles, Logan Paul, Kevin Owens, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Becky Lynch, Bayley, Damage CTRL, Bianca Belair, GUNTHER, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, R-Truth and others. Don't miss this instant reaction episode. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

NXT Vengeance Day 2024 has almost popped up out of nowhere for WWE, while AEW took somewhat of a week off during its extended road to Sting's retirement at Revolution. Host Adam Silverstein opens by diving into NXT [3:40], including Baron Corbin & Bron Breakker showing out as a team, tension building with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams, William Regal making a surprise return and Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez getting heated. "The Silver King" then digs into AEW [20:45] covering the return of the rankings system, Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland remaining the focus of Dynamite, Jeff Hardy wrestling feature matches, Adam Copeland vs. Minoru Suzuki, random match bookings and more. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

WWE Royal Rumble 2024 kicks off the Road to WrestleMania 40 with signature matches and Roman Reigns' return, but WWE also made headlines with Raw moving to Netflix in 2025 and The Rock joining the TKO board of directors. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini take a deep dive with our signature WWE Royal Rumble ultimate preview [1:42:05] breaking down the card with predictions. Are Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Becky Lynch and Bayley the right favorites? Will Reigns have a clean retention against Randy Orton, LA Knight and AJ Styles? Who will surprise in the Royal Rumble matches? "The Silver King" and "Vintage" open by breaking down the Netflix deal and Dwayne Johnson's role [3:30] before moving into The Main Event [51:15] where Seth Rollins' untimely knee injury and the Cody-CM Punk face-to-face led the week. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [1:08:15] then tackles Judgment Day's antics, plans for Drew McIntyre, the return of Pete Dunne and much more. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

AEW has started early with its build to Revolution, while NXT is making headway with Vengeance Day coming up. Host Adam Silverstein dives into all of that and more across an extended episode. "The Silver King" opens with NXT [2:30] covering Cora Jade's injury, Oba Femi's first appearance as champion, Roxanne Perez becoming No. 1 contender and a hot start to the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic with Trick Williams & Carmelo Hayes plus LWO. Next is a dive into AEW [21:15] with Samoa Joe demolishing Hook, the Young Bucks hating on "superstars" and separate title matches featuring Dustin Rhodes and Chris Jericho both overdelivering. NJPW Battle in the Valley and TNA Wrestling Hard to Kill [51:25] also made headlines over the weekend with debuts for Nic Nemeth and Mustafa Ali alongside bangers in Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

WWE Royal Rumble 2024 is on the horizon, but Roman Reigns' showdown with The Rock remains atop the minds of fans. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini dive into everything involving Reigns in The Main Event [23:10], including what to expect from the Fatal 4-Way and how WWE can successfully book The Rock and Cody Rhodes as opponents through WrestleMania season. "The Silver King" and "Vintage" next cover The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [57:45], including Drew McIntyre staying hot, Seth Rollins defending against Jinder Mahal, Becky Lynch confronting Rhea Ripley, Damage CTRL again costing Bayley, DIY getting over, Judgment Day entertaining with R-Truth, GUNTHER returning and much more The guys also break down top WWE headlines [7:50], look ahead to the Royal Rumble [2:02:55] and tackle The Last Word [2:10:10] where they discuss "The Iron Claw" along with notable wrestling movies and TV shows. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

Returns and title changes offered surprising moments across AEW and NXT this week as host Adam Silverstein takes a deep dive into the latest Twitter firestorm created by Tony Khan. The show kicks off with a break down of NXT [3:05], including the opening of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams tagging together, a hot start to the Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin partnership and Oba Femi's shocking North American championship win. "The Silver King" then looks at AEW's owner throwing shade at Jinder Mahal [21:25] and such an action it's indicative of a major problem within the company. Adam then wraps with a look at the week in AEW [38:35], including Hook, Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page all stepping to new champion Samoa Joe, the Young Bucks returning to confront Sting & Darby Allin and another mediocre moment for Undisputed Kingdom. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

The road to WWE Royal Rumble 2024 is heating up with Roman Reigns regaining much-needed momentum and CM Punk confronting Drew McIntyre. Host Adam Silverstein dives into the week across WWE with insight on The Rock's return and a media rights deal for Monday Night Raw [4:40]. Reigns' return to form headlines The Main Event [23:10] as Randy Orton, LA Knight, AJ Styles and Paul Heyman shine with a Fatal 4-Way match set for the Royal Rumble -- this as CM Punk and McIntyre get contentious with Seth Rollins waiting. Next, "The Silver King" tackles The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [40:30], including the end of Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Rhea Ripley stepping to Nia Jax, R-Truth's memorable Judgment Day segment, women showing out in title matches and the debuts of Tyler Bate plus a Karrion Kross-led faction featuring the Authors of Pain. The show wraps with The Last Word [1:13:35] on WrestleMania 40 plans and William Regal. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

The 2023 Getting Over Awards stand as professional wrestling's meatiest awards show as host Adam Silverstein, co-host Chris Vannini and our listeners, the Getting Over-heads, honor the best of the best (and worst of the worst) from the last calendar year. The Meatys are awarded to the best wrestlers, matches, storylines, feuds, moments and events that dominated the squared circle in 2023. End the year the right way as "The Silver King" and "Vintage" cover professional wrestling's highlights across the last 12 months. The guys discuss the implosion of The Bloodline, Roman Reigns' disappearing act, Vince McMahon returning to merge WWE with TKO, CM Punk being fired by AEW and hired by WWE, AEW All In setting records, remarkable years by Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley, the best (and worst) in-ring action of the year and much more. The fourth annual Getting Over Awards are a can't-miss show as The Meatys wrap up 2023 with a bang. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.

The new year kicked off with a bang for NXT, AEW, New Japan and even All Japan as Getting Over dives into some major developments across each promotion. Host Adam Silverstein opens by catching up on ROH Final Battle and Charlie Dempsey's match in AJPW [3:25]. "The Silver King" then breaks down the week in NXT [7:05], including Oba Femi winning the NXT Breakout Tournament, Ilja Dragunov being sidelined by injury and Kevin Owens factoring into a Trick Williams vs. Grayson Waller match with Carmelo Hayes distracting. Next, Adam looks at the fallout from AEW Worlds End [28:15], including Adam Cole explaining his actions and starting Undisputed Kingdom, Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page brawling, plus the debut of Deonna Purrazzo. The show wraps with NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 results and grades [44:35], including big moments for Tetsuya Naito, Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Daneilzon, Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley, Tama Tonga and Hiroshi Tanahashi. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.