JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – July 2021
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My first-ever pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out continues with a look at July 2021, a month that saw a somewhat surprising big name cut from WWE, a major AEW tease for August as two free agents were thinking about making their over, “Big Game John” coming back to WWE and more.
Helping me out is returning guest, co-host of Wrestling Observer Live & Big Audio Nightmare on this site and the Mid-Atlantic Pod as part of Arcadian Vanguard: Mike Sempervive.
A few of the topics we delve into:
- WWE releasing “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, someone that they never really got
- AEW announcing “The First Dance” for Chicago amid rumors both CM Punk and Bryan Danielson were interesting in coming in
- John Cena making his surprise return at the end of Money in the Bank to Michael Cole’s delight
- Japan, MLW, ROH, Impact, and more.
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Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.