On this episode of W2M, we give out our fourth annual Wrestling 2 the MAX Awards.

So, we discuss our picks for the Best of 2016 in Wrestling. Match of the Year, Best Male Wrestler, Best Female Wrestler, Show of the Year and more. We also give out the winners that the W2M Facebook Group members chose as well. The awards will be given out all throughout the show, so make sure you stay tuned.

There’s plenty of Quick Hits to discuss on this one too. Rumors are popping up once again of Kurt Angle Back to WWE. The Money in the Bank PPV will be exclusive to Smackdown in 2017. ROH went on a signing spree giving two year deals to the Young Bucks and Jay Lethal.

Not to mention, Kyle O’ Reilly working without a contract. Mr. 450 injured and what’s set for WWE Wrestlemania 33 too.

We give our thoughts on a terrific episode of Smackdown, which even beat RAW in the ratings. We also talk about that Japan house show edition of NXT too.

There’s also some Lucha Underground to discuss as well.

Finally, we have our W2M Power Rankings. Superstar of the Week. Plus, our Superstar of the month for December 2016 and Match of the Month for December 2016 too. Also, we have our first ranked Superstar of the Year too.

Have a happy new year everyone!

W2M: Kurt Angle Back to WWE, W2M Wrestling Awards 2016, More

About Wrestling 2 the MAX

Wrestling 2 the MAX tries to covers everything from WWE, NXT, TNA Impact, and ROH to other global entities like Lucha Underground and New Japan Pro Wrestling. This show comes to you twice a week and is informative, fun, and meant for every kind of pro-wrestling fan out there. Wrestling 2 the MAX airs live on early Tuesday and Friday mornings at Midnight EST (on Spreaker.com). Then is available immediately after airing on-demand via I-Tunes, Stitcher, LAST WORD RADIO on I-Tunes and Stitcher, Sound Cloud, Tune-In Radio, Youtube (Via W2M Network) The Spreaker App and other podcast hosting locations. W2M also has a Facebook group you can join. Listeners can follow them on twitter @W2MSean, @W2MGary, or the entire network @W2MNetwork.

Sean Garmer

Sean studied Journalism at the University of North Texas. He loves pro-wrestling so much that he even trained to be a wrestler at the age of 17. Though he eventually had to quit wrestling to go to college, he still returned to do play-by-play commentary, help write storylines, and most of all, to watch matches. Sean started his love of pro-wrestling at the age of five after watching a Hulk Hogan match. Due to his family hating sports-entertainment, there were many years he missed. However, he returned full-time to being a fan in the late 1990’s. Since then, Sean has gone on to write for various wrestling websites in a number of capacities, but he discovered his true passion, Podcasting, four years ago when he and Gary started the Wrestling 2 the MAX Podcast.

Gary Vaughan

Gary is a native North Texan with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas. His time in college actually rekindled his love of pro wrestling he had lost somewhere along the way. Gary’s enjoyment of the sport began around 1996. As a fan, he has become a student of the wrestling business and gains knowledge through many platforms. WCW is dear to his heart because of it being his introduction to the scene. Now, Gary is a proud podcast host, as well as a writer for wrestling columns.

Paul Leazar

Paul has a history degree from the University of North Texas, but right now works at a Comic Book store. He was born an’ raised in the great state of Texas, and began his love affair with pro wrestling at the tender age of five after watching WWF’s Summerslam 1993 pay-per-view. The relationship turned serious with the growth of independent wrestling and the internet in the early 2000’s, which has seen the love affair turn into a full blown addiction that led him to write about it for various websites, host his own podcast “The Wrestling Time Machine” and co-host the Wrestling 2 The MAX podcast.