The Iron Sheik died at age 81 with host Adam Silverstein remembering a true professional wrestling legend. The show covers strong efforts from AEW and NXT, including Adam Cole emerging as MJF's next challenger, dream matches for Forbidden Door, Bron Breakker challenging Seth Rollins, Baron Corbin focusing on Carmelo Hayes and more as co-host Chris Vannini joins with a digest from Orlando.
The Iron Sheik died this week at age 81 with host Adam Silverstein opening the show by remembering a true professional wrestling legend. "The Silver King" then dives into strong efforts from AEW and NXT, beginning with AEW [8:30] where Rampage delivered a special "Championship Friday" card, Dynamite focused on Adam Cole emerging as MJF's next challenger and two dream matches were made for Forbidden Door: Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay. Co-host "Vintage" Chris Vannini then joins with a digest from the WWE Performance Center as Adam breaks down NXT [33:45], including Bron Breakker challenging Seth Rollins, Baron Corbin setting his sights on Carmelo Hayes, Thea Hail surprisingly winning a battle royal and Diamond Mine impressing. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.