This year's WWE WrestleMania event is around 40,000 ticket sales behind where last year's show in the same venue was at this point. Who is to blame for WWE's inability to draw a big number in Las Vegas this year? Does Paul Levesque (Triple H) deserve most of the blame? Plus, we look ahead to a big week in AEW with a loaded edition of Dynamite.

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Join us for our full review of AEW Revolution 2026. We dive into the full AEW Revolution results, talk about MJF vs. Hangman Page and whether or not the violence went too far, the return of Will Ospreay, Ronda Rousey, Adam Copeland and Christian, and much more!

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This is your free preview of the latest edition of 'Top Rope Nation Classics,' our monthly deep-dive retro show for our supporters on Patreon. A bit different flavor on Classics this month. We're not reviewing an event, instead we look at one of the most influential wrestling documentaries of all time! A great discussion on Hitman Hart Wrestling With Shadows, as well as a bigger discussion on Bret, Shawn, Vince, and Montreal. This includes many of the different scenarios that were pitched to (and by) Bret Hart as he prepared to exit the WWF, many of which are not discussed in the film. We also include the complete locker room transcript of the discussion between Vince and Bret in Montreal the day of Survivor Series.

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