The Basement Bookers
An entertaining journey down the road of pro wrestling as seen through the eyes of two best friends of twenty years, and the occasional peek into their wacky lives...or something like that. Wrestling made them friends; lifelong ball-busting made them family.
Episodes
Basement Jer is back with solo SummerSlam 2026 picks and predictions for the two-night event at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis (Aug 1-2)! Breaking down the full card with hot takes on every match.
Night 1 highlights: CM Punk (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship, Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar in Hell in a Cell, Liv Morgan (c) vs. IYO SKY for the Women’s World Title, Gunther vs. Nick Aldis, Bloodline six-man ta...
The Basement Bookers are back with our long-awaited WWE Night of Champions 2026 picks and predictions episode! Jer and Rich break down the full card from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, including heated debates on the Steel Cage Match between Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker, Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship in a Triple Threat vs. Gunther and Sami Zayn, King of the Ring Final (Jey Uso vs. Oba Femi), Queen of the Ring Final...
Join Basement Jer and RichTheRiz on The Basement Bookers Podcast for full predictions on WWE Saturday Night's Main Event this Saturday, May 23rd! We break down every match:
Intercontinental Championship: Penta vs. All Ego Ethan Page
Becky Lynch vs. Sol Ruca (non-title)
World Tag Team Titles: Street Profits vs. The Vision
Women's Tag Team Titles: Irresistible Forces (Scream Mode)
6-Woman Tag: Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair &...
The Basement Bookers Podcast (@BasementJer & @RichTheRiz) deliver full WWE Backlash 2026 predictions and picks!
We break down every match:
• Roman Reigns (c) vs Jacob Fatu – World Heavyweight Title
• IYO SKY vs Asuka
• Trick Williams vs Sami Zayn – United States Championship
• CM Punk & Dan Housley vs The Miz & Kit Wilson
• Seth Rollins vs Bron Breakker
Plus: Full reaction to The New Day’s emotional ex...
Basement Bookers breaks down WrestleMania 42 Night 1 & Night 2 with honest takes on every match: Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton, Roman Reigns vs CM Punk (World Heavyweight Title), Rhea Ripley vs Jade Cargill, Oba Femi squashing Brock Lesnar, Penta ladder match, Trick Williams vs Sami Zayn, Finn Balor Demon vs Dominik, women's tag titles with Paige return, and more.
We discuss the mid-card booking, commercial overload, creative frus...
Basement Bookers Podcast is back with our full WrestleMania 42 picks and predictions for April 18-19, 2026! Jer and Rich break down every match on Night 1 and Night 2, including Drew McIntyre vs Jacob Fatu (Unsactioned), Charlotte Flair & Irresistible Forces vs Lyra Valkyria & Bayley for the WWE Women’s Tag Titles, USOs & LA Knight vs IShowSpeed & The Visionaries, Gunther vs Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch vs AJ Lee...
Randy Orton snaps in epic heel fashion, busting Cody Rhodes open with chairs and steps during their WrestleMania 42 contract signing—Undisputed WWE Championship drama is at an all-time high! The Basement Bookers break down the bloody betrayal, Sami Zayn's shady politicking, Judgment Day implosion, Rhea Ripley vs. Jade Cargill fire, CM Punk/Roman Reigns tension, and wild WrestleMania 42 predictions. From Orton's Legend Killer ...
oin BasementJer and RichTheRiz on The Basement Bookers Podcast as we break down WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 from Chicago! Randy Orton pulls off the upset in the Men's Elimination Chamber with Drew McIntyre help to earn a WrestleMania shot, Rhea Ripley dominates the Women's Chamber for Jade Cargill WWE Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 42, AJ Lee shocks Becky Lynch to become NEW Women's Intercontinental Champion, CM Punk r...
In the shadowy underbelly of Chicago's United Center, the Elimination Chamber looms like a steel trap ready to snap shut. Clues point to Cody Rhodes emerging from the Men's Chamber unscathed, gunning for Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 42. Tiffany Stratton lurks in the Women's shadows, poised to claim her shot at Jade Cargill's gold. CM Punk defends his World Heavyweight Title against Finn Bálor in his own hometown—noir streets...
Join Basement Jer and RichTheRiz on The Basement Bookers Podcast as we dive into the latest WWE Monday Night Raw highlights, Elimination Chamber 2026 qualifiers drama (Asuka, Je'Von Evans wins!), Charlotte Flair vs. Kiana James speculation, CM Punk vs. Finn Balor title defense preview, and wild theories on Brock Lesnar crashing the party. We roast high WrestleMania ticket prices, discuss the Road to WrestleMania 42, and end with AE...
Join Jer and RichTheRiz on the Basement Bookers Podcast as we break down the latest WWE Raw and SmackDown action on the Road to WrestleMania 42! We dive into the Elimination Chamber qualifiers – Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky looking unstoppable in the women's match, Cody Rhodes locking his spot in the men's, plus Gunther, Dominik Mysterio, and more battling it out. We discuss Becky Lynch vs AJ Lee building to a potential American v...
Fresh off WWE Royal Rumble 2026 in Riyadh, the Basement Bookers break down EVERY match! Liv Morgan shocks the world winning the Women's Royal Rumble, Roman Reigns claims his second Men's Rumble victory heading to WrestleMania 42, Gunther retires AJ Styles, Drew McIntyre retains vs. Sami Zayn, Oba Femi dominates, masked attacker drama, surprise returns (Brie Bella!), and SmackDown/Raw fallout including Roman choosing CM Punk for Man...
Episode 620: Royal Rumble 2026 Riyadh Predictions: Who Wins the Rumble? + AJ Styles Retirement Match
The Royal Rumble 2026 is here — and the Basement Bookers are LOCKING IN picks, chaos, and maximum overbooking.
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AJ Styles vs Gunther (Styles’ career on the line)
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Drew McIntyre vs Sami Zayn for the WWE Championship
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Women’s Royal Rumble picks: Bayley / Becky Lynch / Charlotte Flair vs Liv Morgan / Roxanne Perez / Becky
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Men’s Royal Rumble picks: Braun Breakker, Roman Reigns, Jacob Fatu… plus ...
Saturday Night’s Main Event is almost here, and The Basement Bookers Podcast is breaking down everything WWE has announced so far — even if the card feels a little light.
In this episode, BasementJer and Rich The Riz dive into:
Cody Rhodes vs Jacob Fatu and why this match could be bigger than it looks
The Fatal 4-Way No.1 Contender’s Match featuring Sami Zayn, Randy Orton, Damian Priest, and Trick Williams
Why...
Powerhouse Hobbs might be WWE-bound, so naturally we break down what that could look like (and how fast we’d have him destroy The Miz). Then we get into “BaldGate”—Adam Pearce putting hands on Braun Breakker, and why WWE “logic” is absolutely gonna spin this into Pearce being the problem.
We also talk Gunther vs AJ Styles, the weird decision-making that led to the finish, and why a career vs tit...
We’ve got a NEW WWE Undisputed Champion as Drew McIntyre pulls it off in a wild Three Stages of Hell style situation — with Cody Rhodes, a cage escape, and the moment everything flips thanks to a certain “hooded” return…
Plus:
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Jacob Fatu’s return and why it changes EVERYTHING for Drew vs Cody
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Is Drew just a transitional champ… or is this the start of something bigger?
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Our take o...
The Basement Bookers Podcast hosts their 2025 Bookie Awards, a tongue-in-cheek ceremony where the hosts hand out fictitious awards to wrestlers for the year’s most notable moments.
Highlights include winners like Cody Rhodes, John Cena and Alexa Bliss across categories such as Superstar, Tag Team, Feud and Best Match.
The hosts debate picks, dish out the golden pencil, and invite listeners to share their own votes and reactio...
It’s the final Basement Bookers Podcast of the year, and we’re closing things out by breaking down a chaotic week in WWE.
We dive into Monday Night Raw and SmackDown, including:
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Austin Theory’s reintroduction and why WWE clearly sees him as a stand in for Seth Rollins
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The growing tension inside The Judgment Day, especially on the women’s side
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Bron Breakker’s momentum vs. WWE’s shaky lo...
Basement Bookers Podcast is back with an official post-mortem on John Cena’s final match — and yeah… we’re not letting the tap out slide. We break down why the finish didn’t match the “Never Give Up” legacy, how Gunther tried to sell it after the fact, and why the Cena/Cody conversation felt like pure PR spin.
Plus: the masked man reveal (Austin Theory), an NXT Women’s North America...
The Basement Bookers Podcast is back with full picks + predictions for WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event (Dec. 13, 2025) — and it’s emotional, because it’s being promoted as John Cena’s final match, going one-on-one with Gunther.
We also break down:
Cody Rhodes vs. Oba Femi (Undisputed WWE Champion vs. NXT Champion)
AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Je’Von Evans & Leon Slater (World Tag Team Tit...
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