Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

NXT, AEW: New Year's Evil 2022, William Regal fired, Hangman vs. Danielson II

Episode Summary

NXT and AEW each kicked off 2022 with major shows, and host Adam Silverstein is here to break them down. First, "The Silver King" looks at another mind-numbing set of releases from WWE with William Regal most notable among the departures from NXT. After that, he dives into title changes and major storylines across NXT New Year's Evil 2022 and AEW Dynamite's debut on TBS along with the second half of New Year's Smash on AEW Rampage.

Episode Notes

NXT and AEW each kicked off 2022 with major shows, and host Adam Silverstein is here to break them down. First, "The Silver King" looks at another mind-numbing set of releases from WWE with William Regal most notable among the departures from NXT as it continues its unfortunate transition [3:07]. Next is a dive into New Year's Evil [13:30], featuring Bron Breakker defeating Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT championship, Roderick Strong dropping his title to Carmelo Hayes in a unification match and appearances by Riddle, WALTER and AJ Styles. Adam then analyzes the debut of AEW Dynamite on TBS [30:12], featuring a "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson rematch for the AEW championship, the inaugural TBS championship match, a title change and more pot shots at WWE from CM Punk. Plus, the women go wild on an AEW Rampage street fight, and Cody Rhodes holds his first TNT title defense. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.