WWE storms Perth with SmackDown, Crown Jewel, and Raw and the Rotz Report breaks it all down. We’re talking red-hot crowd reactions, title match setups, and what this international push really means. Plus: NXT’s slow-burn storytelling is cooking, AEW’s Dynamite stays sharp while Collision fades, and WrestleDream predictions that might just wreck your pick ’em sheet. No fluff, just facts. Let’s get into it.

In this episode of Wrestling Pedigree, we’re rewinding to the golden age of chaos when WCW’s Monday Night Nitro flipped the wrestling world on its head. From its shocking debut in 1995 to the game-changing arrival of the nWo in 1996, we break down how Nitro became the most must-see show on TV.

Join us as we explore how Eric Bischoff’s bold vision, the star power of Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Ric Flair, and the rebellious energy of Hall and Nash turned WCW into a cultural powerhouse. We’ll relive the moments that defined the Monday Night Wars the surprises, the betrayals, and the battles that made fans switch the channel every Monday night.

💥 The live energy. The real tension. The revolution that changed wrestling forever.

Whether you grew up watching it or you’re discovering the madness for the first time, this episode is your ringside seat to the rise of Monday Night Nitro, 1995 to 1997, the years that made wrestling history.

On this week’s Rotz Report, Matty and Rotz break down the aftermath of NXT vs AEW Title Tuesday, debating which brand landed the harder punches, then shift into WWE mode with a preview of SmackDown and the Crown Jewel card in Perth (which currently features Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins, Tiffany Stratton vs. Stephanie Vaquer, Roman Reigns vs. Bronson Reed in an Australian Street Fight, John Cena vs. AJ Styles, and Ripley & IYO SKY vs. The Kabuki Warriors) with bold predictions that Rollins finally gets the win over Rhodes, Reigns survives a brutal street fight, and the women’s tag match steals the show, before they close with fresh picks for TNA Bound for Glory, where they expect a new face on top of the TNA title and big shakeups in the Knockouts and X-Division.