With Kelsey off the grid (and possibly packed in a moving box), Xavier holds down the ring solo to cover one of the most chaotic weekends in modern wrestling history — and he’s got thoughts.

The episode dives into three major events:
🔥 WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
👑 WWE Evolution II
💥 AEW All In: Texas

From Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre to Hangman Page’s blood-soaked redemption, Xavier breaks down the key matches, title shifts, and emotional gut punches across both WWE and AEW. He covers standout performances, storyline developments, and what these events mean for the future of both promotions.

Match Highlights Include:
• Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre
• Gunther vs. Goldberg
• Becky Lynch vs. Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria (Women’s Intercontinental Title)
• Toni Storm vs. Mercedes Moné (AEW Women’s World Title)
• Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega
• Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page (AEW World Title – Texas Death Match)

Xavier also dives into WWE Evolution 2’s strongest moments — including Naomi’s unforgettable cash-in, Jade Cargill’s no-holds-barred brawl, and the instant-classic between Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky. Then it’s over to AEW, where All In felt like an adrenaline-fueled fever dream: think Ospreay & Swerve vs. the Bucks, Dustin Rhodes' big moment, and Okada rewriting the AEW main event scene.

Plus:
📚 Reading the Ring is officially here — the podcast's new wrestling book club kicks off with There’s Just One Problem... by Brian Gewirtz, with weekly breakdowns hitting YouTube starting July 21.

If you love wrestling, chaos, emotional turns, and pop-up book clubs, you’re in the right place.

The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!

Welcome to Reading the Ring — the official wrestling book club from the New to Wrestling Podcast!
We’re kicking things off with There’s Just One Problem... by Brian Gewirtz.
📅 First breakdown drops July 21 on our YouTube channel.
Let’s read like champs.

#NewToWrestling #ReadingTheRing #WrestlingBookClub #BrianGewirtz #WWEStories #WrestlingPodcast #ClosetedWrestlingFan #BookTokWrestling

The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!

We’re back on the road to WrestleMania 14 and the chaos is dialed all the way up. In this week’s episode, Kelsey and Xavier dig into the March 2, 1998 edition of Raw Is War—featuring Mike Tyson’s very unexpected allegiance, Paul Bearer acting like a mafia don, and a casket that gets struck by lightning because sure, why not.

We also get way too much Jeff Jarrett, just the right amount of Chainsaw Charlie chainsawing a car, and the return of the Undertaker in one of the most dramatic, supernatural, and low-key operatic endings in Raw history. Yes, there were actual flames. Yes, we screamed. Yes, you need to watch.

Also:

• Sable vs Luna vs. All of Us
• A dumpster pop-up book from hell
• Stone Cold Austin’s “I’ll fight you in the dark” energy
• Why Paul Bearer is suddenly kinda slaying
• And how Titanomachy is a real word we’re applying to wrestling now

This is what we mean when we say, “We come to this place for magic.”

Welcome back to New to Wrestling.

Timestamps:

• 0:00 Intro and episode overview
• 5:56 DX opens show with provocative promo
• 13:21 New Age Outlaws defend tag titles
• 26:41 Taka Michinoku teams with The Headbangers
• 31:43 Jeff Jarrett returns with new gimmick
• 39:37 Stone Cold confronts DX and Kane
• 51:35 Kane vs Stone Cold main event
• 58:28 Undertaker makes dramatic return

The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!