Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

Vince McMahon under investigation | AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door build gets messy

Episode Summary

An explosive investigation into WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon has rocked the professional wrestling world, leading host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini to open with a deep dive into reporting on the alleged hush money payments to a former employee and where this may lead for McMahon and WWE. The guys also discuss a convoluted build to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, including a review of NJPW Dominion 6.12 and a look at a chaotic episode of Dynamite that largely built to the pay-per-view.

Episode Notes

An explosive investigation into WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon has rocked the professional wrestling world, leading host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini to open the show by taking a deep dive into reporting on the alleged hush money payments to a former employee. The guys break down the known information and provide their perspectives as to where this may lead for not only McMahon but WWE as a whole [6:35]. “The Silver King” and “Vintage” then dive into the build to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Adam kicks things off with a review of NJPW Dominion 6.12 [28:55] before Chris joins to cover a wild episode of Dynamite [35:10]. They discuss Jon Moxley’s face-to-face with Hiroshi Tanahashi, the stellar Hair vs. Hair opener with Chris Jericho and Ortiz, another disastrous Wardlow segment, a major title change and why much of what AEW is presenting has been so convoluted as of late. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.