WrestleMania 42 Night One: 95 Minutes of Wrestling, 6.5/10, and One Real Moment
WrestleMania 42 Night One delivered a 6.5 out of 10 — fine wrestling, one genuine emotional moment in Paige’s return, and a main event worth watching. But 95 minutes of ring time in four hours, a crowd of 50,000 down from 63,226 last year, and constant commercial breaks left Dave and Ben asking the same question: did this feel like WrestleMania?
WWE WrestleMania 42 Predictions: Complete Night One and Night Two Breakdown
WrestleMania 42 predictions are in. On episode 778 of Wrestling Uncensored, Dave Simon and Genesis Johnny North previewed every match on the card — Night One and Night Two — with picks and analysis from the WrestleMania SmackDown go-home show. Dave picks Randy Orton for his 15th title, Roman Reigns to reclaim the World Heavyweight title, and lays out a theory connecting McAfee, Randy, and Roman in one post-Mania faction nobody has officially confirmed. Plus: Darby Allin becomes the new AEW World Champion in his hometown with Sting watching.
WrestleMania 42 Card Preview: 12 Matches, Zero Bad Ones
WrestleMania 42 has 12 confirmed matches and not a single bad one on the card — but the builds have been rough. Dave Simon analyzes every match, calls out Pat McAfee, and makes the case for Darby Allin as AEW World Champion.
Why Randy Orton Can’t Get Booed: WrestleMania 42 Card Problems WWE Doesn’t Want to Admit
Five weeks out from the biggest show of the year, and the WrestleMania 42 card still has a fundamental problem that WWE either can’t see or refuses to acknowledge: Randy Orton is supposed to be a heel, and nobody is buying it. SmackDown this week from Raleigh, North Carolina, delivered new tag team champions, a […]
WrestleMania 42 Card Takes Shape as Randy Orton Bloodies Cody Rhodes
Randy Orton sat across from Cody Rhodes at the WrestleMania 42 contract signing, told him everything he wanted to hear, and then kicked him in the groin, smashed his head between a steel chair and the ring steps, and left him bleeding while holding the WWE Championship. That is how you build a WrestleMania main event. Dave Simon and Genesis Johnny North watched it unfold live, simultaneously booking out the full 13-match card across two nights. They also previewed every match on the AEW Revolution card, splitting on the main event — Dave picks Hangman Page, Johnny picks MJF in the Texas Death Match. Plus: Seth Rollins’ masked army gets torched, Danhausen’s curse works, and Team Canada falls to the USA in the WBC quarterfinals.
Seth Rollins Says Pro Wrestling vs MMA Isn’t Close—Here’s Why He’s Right
Seth Rollins compared pro wrestling to Broadway and stand-up comedy, calling it a complete performance art requiring more diverse skills than pure combat sports. Before the keyboard warriors start typing about “fake fighting,” his argument deserves more than reflexive dismissal.
Jey Uso’s HEEL TURN Explained! Should WWE Push Bron Breakker? | AEW WrestleDream Review
Dave Simon and Brother Ben Simon break down CM Punk vs. Jey Uso at Saturday Night’s Main Event while questioning WWE’s Bron Breakker plans. Plus, a brutally honest review of AEW WrestleDream’s runtime problems despite excellent in-ring action including Sting’s surprise return.
WWE Crown Jewel 2025: The Preview That Became Reality
You know that feeling when you’re watching a “special event” and it just feels… different? Like a house show on a grand scale? That’s what a lot of fans, and especially the Wrestling Uncensored crew, thought about Crown Jewel 2025.
It’s a show built for a specific crowd on a specific night, designed to create a buzz, not to build long-term storylines. When Dave Simon called it a “glorified spot show,” he wasn’t trying to be rude. He was just being honest. With no titles on the line and matches like John Cena vs. AJ Styles happening purely for the nostalgia, the results were predictable.
Seth beats Cody. Stephanie beats Tiffany. Roman beats Bronson. Rhea beats the Kabuki Warriors.
And you know what? That’s okay. Because sometimes, a show doesn’t need to change the wrestling world forever. It just needs to be a fun night for the fans in the building. As Johnny North said, it’s a show that’s meant to “just give some Australians a good time,” and in that sense, it was a total success.
WWE’s WORST SmackDown Finish Ever! Triple H’s Creative Crisis & Crown Jewel 2025 Disaster
Dave Simon and Johnny North break down one of SmackDown’s worst finishes ever as Jade Cargill’s botched triple threat match exposed WWE’s ongoing creative problems. Plus Crown Jewel predictions, AEW updates, and harsh criticism of Triple H’s predictable booking.
Why WrestleMania 43 Saudi Arabia Could Be ‘Botch-A-Mania’ Plus Wrestlepalooza Preview
WWE just made wrestling history for all the wrong reasons. When the company announced that WrestleMania 43 would take place in Saudi Arabia in 2027, Wrestling Uncensored hosts Dave Simon and Johnny North didn’t hold back their scathing criticism.
“This may be the weirdest, worst WrestleMania of all time, and I’m kind of excited about it for that reason. Like this may be botch-a-mania,” Dave declared, painting a grim picture of aging legends wrestling in extreme heat for a manufactured audience.
But the controversy doesn’t stop there. With September 20th bringing both WWE’s historic Wrestlepalooza revival and AEW All Out in Toronto on the same night, the hosts broke down why this could be a turning point for professional wrestling – and not necessarily in a good way.
From John Cena’s final Wrestlepalooza appearance against Brock Lesnar to the dream match of Adam Copeland and Christian Cage reuniting against FTR, Simon and North delivered unfiltered analysis that wrestling fans won’t hear anywhere else. They didn’t even spare AJ Lee’s much-hyped return, questioning whether the nostalgia is worth the hype.
Read the full breakdown of their controversial takes, complete with predictions that WWE won’t want you to hear and AEW analysis that goes beyond the typical wrestling media coverage. This is wrestling commentary without corporate filter – exactly what Wrestling Uncensored delivers every Friday night.