#150 This Week In WWE & AEW: February 24 - March 2, 2025 (Elimination Chamber + 1996 Retro Review)

Recorded March 2, 2025.Episode #150 Official Blog Post:https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/malapert-smark-podcast-150.htmlBig show today as we cover the monumental John Cena heel turn from Elimination Chamber. Vlad "The Wrestling Expert" is on the show today!!=====MODERN REVIEWS From the Past Week=====2025-02-24 WWE RAW https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/02/2025-02-24-wwe-raw-review_24.html?m=12025-02-25 WWE NXThttps://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/02/2025-02-25-wwe-nxt-review.html?m=1 2025-02-26 AEW Dynamite https://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/02/2025-02-26-aew-dynamite-review.html?m=12025-02-27 TNA iMPACThttps://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/02/2025-02-27-tna-impact-review.html?m=1 2025-02-28 WWE Smackdownhttps://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-02-28-wwe-smackdown-review.html?m=12025-03-01 WWE Elimination Chamberhttps://malapert-smark.blogspot.com/2025/03/2025-03-01-wwe-elimination-chamber.html=====RETRO REVIEW=====We're continuing our Retro Review of WWF from 1996. Today we're on September 23, 1996...If you've missed any of our coverage so far of 1996 WWF after Summerslam, here is a link to the entire playlist:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8qvFEEVa_geCSSrqveNgpzr40x_LGBfB&si=9-bS0t3Kv-9hJbuOWe reviewed WCW Nitro from this same night (September 23, 1996) on episode #85 of the Malapert Smark Podcast:https://youtu.be/SGdnlTj0T2w====0:00 Vlad "The Wrestling Expert"0:52 Cena Finally Turns Heel11:00 Men's Elimination Chamber16:44 Afterbirth26:54 Jade Returns29:55 Women's Elimination Chamber35:12 Sami vs KO38:19 Randy Orton Returns40:48 NXT & TNA Reviews in Description42:44 AEW Dynamite February 26, 202550:42 WWF RAW September 23, 199652:42 JR Cuts Wild Promo, Razor Returns1:09:08 Stone Cold Talks Bret on Commentary1:12:18 Undertaker & Mankind To Have Buried Alive Match1:19:09 Cornette Beef With Clarence & Joe Lothario1:24:23 Vince Trashes Outgoing Jeff Jarrett1:28:43 Sunny vs Sable1:32:12 ECW Again Crash WWE Show1:33:28 Honorable Mentions1:33:41 Gunther on Raw (2/24)1:35:00 Solo & Jacob on Smackdown (2/28)1:36:13 Nana & Swerve on Dynamite (2/26)1:37:32 Get Well Soon, Robert!1:37:50 Continental Champion Update1:38:04 Please Subscribe!