Pro Wrestling News Report (April 30, 2025)

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🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Here is your Pro Wrestling News Report for April 30, 2025. Running Time: 38 Minutes. Topics covered in this report include: First trailer is released for 'The Smashing Machine' movie starring The Rock. And his portrayal of Mark Kerr may be The Rock's greatest Hollywood performance to date Another 'Ultimate Surprise': Once again, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff Bait and Switch the Pro Wrestling World and announce the formation of a Freestyle (Olympic) Wrestling promotion (Audio) CM Punk discusses upcoming non-wrestling commitments that will keep him off WWE TV RIP Meta-Four: WWE splits up the popular tag team of Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson Steve Austin is not a fan of the WWE: Unreal concept (Audio) Logan Paul offered Steve Austin one million dollars to dress up as a Prime Energy Drink at WrestleMania 41. And WWE didn't have any problem with it El Grande Americano vs Alex Shelley: WWE Speed Match Result (Winner faces Dragon Lee on 5/7/25 for WWE Speed Championship AEW Collision 4/26/25 and WWE RAW 4/21/25 both score very impressive TV Ratings (which should only last one week) Meiko Satomura victorious in her Retirement Match AEW Shop now taking preorders for Replica TBS Championship ($599) RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/30/25) CLICK HERE to listen to WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/30/25) online CLICK HERE for the COMMERCIAL FREE (PATREON) AUDIO episode of WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/30/25) CLICK HERE for the YOUTUBE VERSION of WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/30/25) CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show public content ==== DON TONY SHOW (RAW Recap / Pro Wrestling News Report and More) 4/28/25 CLICK HERE to download the AUDIO episode of RAW POST SHOW / WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/28/25) CLICK HERE for the COMMERCIAL FREE AUDIO episode of RAW POST SHOW / WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/28/25) CLICK HERE for the ENHANCED YOUTUBE MEMBERS VERSION (w/PICS & VIDEOS ADDED) of RAW POST SHOW / WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/28/25) CLICK HERE to listen to RAW POST SHOW / WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/28/25) online ==== REMEMBERING KEVIN CASTLE 🙏🏼❤️ RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 CLICK HERE to listen to THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 online CLICK HERE for the YOUTUBE VIDEO (WITH LIVE CHAT LOG) version of THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 CLICK HERE for the COMMERCIAL FREE AUDIO episode of THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 CLICK HERE for the COMMERCIAL FREE VIDEO episode of THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 ==== CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE WITH THE DTKC 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHIRT! 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0:00.0	wrestling fans they uh you know they're they're old school in a sense they're nostalgic and so when
0:05.7	things like you know there's this documentary that's coming out a series on netflix where they're
0:10.0	going to show behind the scenes like the the writing process the creative process called wbb unreal
0:14.2	or even little things like ads all over the the ring they get very fired up to the non-fan
0:20.0	you'd be like, who cares?
0:21.5	When you see this stuff, how do you feel about it?
0:23.4	Are you old school like that?
0:24.3	Should there not be ads on the ring?
0:25.8	Should there not be cameras in the writing room?
0:28.4	Man, that's where I'm still a little bit, I'm a little old school on that.
0:32.5	And, you know, it's just like I'm a big magic fan, but, you know, if Harry Houdini's still around, you know, I don't want him to
0:40.5	tell me how he does it. I want to figure out how he does it. And if I can't, then I'm going to
0:44.8	keep wondering. And I'm going to keep watching, but I'm going to keep wondering. So don't tell me how
0:49.4	he's doing it. But see if I can figure it out myself, because I want to think that, I know it's not
0:55.2	magic, it's, it's an illusion, but let me keep wondering about that illusion. Very well said by
1:01.8	Steve Austin. You've heard me use the magic reference numerous times in the last two weeks.
1:09.1	You know, you go see a horror film.
1:11.3	You don't want to be told in advance.
1:14.4	This is really just a movie.
1:16.3	We didn't really kill anyone.
1:17.7	In fact, this is how we did it.
1:19.6	You go to a magic show.
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