Running The Ropes

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14/09/2019

Expert Endless Mode run before AEW show!

21/07/2019

Running the Ropes is OFFICIALLY RETURNING!!! I am currently working to repackage the show with a new look as well as as a new way to interact with me live. Stay tuned for updates.

08/01/2019

So I'm thinking of addressing a lot one I start the show on Twitch with Crelly.

-Why I hardly watch WWE much anymore.
-AEW rally thoughts/promotion
-my time with RFW again (they started back up!)
-and so much more!

I'm also thinking of making this a new video livestreaming podcast on Twitch just so that we can cut down on editing time.

Please let me know what you think? I am currently working on new RTR graphics now so let me know what you think!

09/11/2018

Hi everyone! Long time, no talk!

Sooooo...I started a Twitch channel and I have been thinking of what to put on there. Today, I had a thought, I still had this page and show (surprisingly) so why not bring it back? Wrestling talk, analysis, and real discussions about subjects. I have a suggestion box on there too. So I want to invite chatters to come on and interact during the live recording.

Go ahead and send me a follow on Twitch and come watch my streams at www.twitch.tv/mavericc

25/04/2017

WHOA!!! Thank you guys so much for sticking with RTR. I know I haven't posted in a long while but no that I see that you are still here. I can finally let you know now that I'm going to work on more episodes. Both Crelly and The Nick want to do episodes so I want to incorporate both of them into the show. I'm currently working on a new episode to bring up and we record again soon.

Again, thank YOU for sticking with us! If you have a suggestion for th show, please leave us a comment below. I will definitely read each and every post and even give my thoughts on your thoughts because I want to listen to YOU just as much as you want to listen to ME! 😁

18/05/2016

So if I were to bring the show back, what do YOU want to hear?

Don't be shy. Let's get some responses here!

17/12/2015

The NXT TakeOver London crowd really made the show a hell of a lot more British. I believe Crelly was leading them.

27/11/2015

MavCast

15/11/2015

Starting this Monday, I'm going to be doing some 2-hour PS4 game streams playing all of my games, leading up to a charity broadcast, where I hope to raise some funds to donate to the IFRC (aka the French Red Cross). Just go to my Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/MavericRTR to join in on the chat and I even invite PS4 players to come on so that if I get stuck on something, I can use Share Play and let you take the reigns for a mission or two.

25/09/2015

Anyone catch Samoa Joe's promo on this week's NXT? I loved it! It played on Cass and Enzo's catchphrases and everything. Very well done!

02/08/2015

Friday night, I'm at my friend's place. We were hanging out in the garage, watching TV, and playing games. All of a sudden, my friend Sarah comes in crying her head off. It was her birthday and she was celebrating pretty hard.

As a gentlemen, I stand up, put my arm out to give her a hug and I ask "What happened?"

"Roddy Piper died on my birthday," she said in her crying voice.

At that point, that's when the impact hit me. I was sad but I was laughing but I knew deep down the personality that Piper has. Maybe not as much as some people but I'd like to think that with listening to the podcasts, interviews, and watching him on Legends House, we had a glimpse of his charm and witty personality.

He was the kind of guy that never really was a major babyface, but he was also an AMAZING talker. He took his influence in the business and, after 1987, won the hearts of millions.

He definitely had a uniqueness to him that literally no one could mimic. With that, he was equally controversial. Painting himself in half blackface against "Bad News" Brown at WrestleMania VI only to take the brawl to the back. Or when he fought Goldust and stripped him to his...um...lingerie at WrestleMania XII.

Even long after his career ended, he kept up his antics all around the world of pro wrestling and beyond with the same love and respect from the independent wrestling fans that recognized him.

Tomorrow night, Maryland Championship Wrestling will be sharing his final "Piper's Pit" to the fans. While his death may have been completely sudden, his personality was shared by millions. The best part, open mic!

Check them out on YouTube.

30/07/2015

I'm going to be honest. I'm pretty sad that Hulk Hogan is currently going through this. I'm not defending him in the least. What he said was pretty bad.

The problem I do have though is the fact that the tape was from 8 years ago. Let's look at the variables that lead to this current dilemma.

9 years ago, Terry and Linda Bollea divorced in a pretty nasty battle. Linda got most of his cars, some of his houses, and even sold their home that we saw depicted in many of Hogan's interviews with WWF Magazine. Nick Hogan just got arrested for turning his friend into a vegetable because he wanted to drive fast, at night, in a Lamborghini, and hit a tree taking a corner. All the while, Brooke had been struggling with her music career and started talking to a legitimate backer.

Fast forward a year. Hogan made his comments, b***d Bubbe The Love Sponge's wife, possibly without consent (though the jury's still out on that one, what did Hogan mean by "...if you pull this off..."?) and made his now racist comments. If this happened months ago, I would definitely understand. But almost a decade ago?

But the National Enquirer had no right to bring up that tape now that Hogan was making a new life for himself. He was still in the lawsuit with Gawker and WWE knew that. But now they completely cut him out of everything again over the same tape, just with these comments that came up again later. Did WWE have the right to take him out over something that happened so many years ago? Should WWE have let the process play out? Should Hogan also sue the National Enquirer for re-releasing the tape and highlighting his obviously bad racial comments?

11/06/2015

R.I.P. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. I can't believe he's gone. He was such a fun character and by far one of the most charismatic wrestlers in the business and had some great matches despite his size. He was very recognizable but I wish I got to meet him in person. His passing will definitely leave an empty space that not many others will be able to fill.

My thoughts and prayers are definitely going towards the Runnels family.

Dusty prepares to meet Barry Windham for the United States title.

05/04/2015

There's 117 likes for this page now so I'm sure you guys will get this. I'm thinking of relaunching RTR in the future as a brand new format. Since YouTube allows up to 15 minutes free, I can do a 15-minute discussion on single topics and use video footage and what not. Thoughts?

04/04/2015

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:03:14 — 43.4MB) Brian “Maveric” Bertrand gives you a first hand account of everything he saw at …

30/03/2015

I will be recording the WrestleMania recap this week and Nick is coming back on to join me in what was good, bad, and ugly with WrestleMania 31. We'll give our thoughts and even try to address what you, the fans, have said about the event.

Only on Running The Ropes on the SNS Radio Network and KJCC Real Campus Radio at www.kjcclive.com

23/03/2015

WrestleMania is THIS SUNDAY!!! Are you as excited as I am right now? Sting making his WWE debut, Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar, Cena/Rusev, IC Title Ladder Match, OH MY GOD!!! I am totally going to have a hell of a weekend. I hope to see Sting and Hulk Hogan at Fan Axxess. I just got a WCW Marvel comic with Sting's face on the cover and an old Hulk Hogan WWF Wrestling Buddy from 1992 that I want to try and get signed. I even have a Superman vs. Antonio Rocca comic that I can probably haggle Vince McMahon to sign as a sort of nostalgia item that I'll cherish forever.

Would Dana Warrior sign my Warrior #1? Hmmm...

23/02/2015

Just announced: Roman Reigns will be facing the defending Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31 at Levi's Stadium on March 29th.

Also announced: For the first time in his 30+ year career, former WCW Champion Sting makes his WWE debut and has his sights set on WWE COO Triple H. Sting laid down the challenge and now the match is official. The Icon vs. The Game! Sting vs. Triple H!

The manipulative Bray Wyatt has stepped into darkness as only he can. But now he has called upon the spirit of darkness himself to show that he is no longer afraid. The Undertaker is lurking. Will he answer the call? After losing the streak, will we even see The Undertaker?

I'll be updating as more info comes out. I can't wait!

21/02/2015

Thank you guys for liking the page! We're finally past 100 and I hope to gain a whole lot more! New episode coming soon!

13/02/2015

NXT Takeover: Rival was great! Share your thought below!

06/02/2015

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:18:24 — 53.8MB) This week, Chris Kelly returns this week to talk about the Royal Rumble and …

03/02/2015

This week on RTR, Crelly and I welcome the FWE Women's Champion Candice LaRae as we talk about her tagging with Joey Ryan, her time in FWE, and more!

New episode posting this Thursday!

31/01/2015

This week's RTR features an interview with indie female sensation Candice LaRae. We'll be talking wrestling as well as football, her career so much more!

18/01/2015

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:27:06 — 59.8MB) It’s 2015 and Brian hasn’t done a show in a while. So how about …

10/01/2015

I will be recording my first show of 2015 this Sunday! I have so much to go over and a ton of catching up to do. Daniel Bryan returning, Roman Reigns' jobber matches for his return, Paige's hotness, and OH MY GOD I LOVE JAPANESE WRESTLING!!!

All this and so much more only on Running the Ropes!

03/01/2015

Running the Ropes will RETURN!!! The first episode back and I'm recapping the epic night that's going to be on January 4th as Global Force Wrestling presents New Japan Pro Wrestling: Wrestle Kingdom 9. The familiar faces, the newest talent from Japan, JR and Matt Strike on commentary? I'm geeking out just thinking about it! Oh trust me. Notes WILL be taken. So get ready for what's going to be a great show!

09/12/2014

This week on Pro Wrestling Nation, Funky Sam Medina is joined by

30/09/2014

Tomorrow, I'll be recording a new wrestling discussion show with none other than Sean Beckerman from Beyond The Bell on SNS. He and I will be talking about the big questions surrounding the world of pro wrestling from all aspects of the spectrum. More details to follow!

20/08/2014

So which wrestling sites should I get in touch with for possible contests/giveaways? Kayfabe Commentaries? HighSpots? WrestlingSuperStore? BarberShopWindow? Comment me some ideas!

19/08/2014

Personally, I'm not impressed with the way this Nikki Bella/Stephanie McMahon storyline has ended up. Granted, I haven't started watching Raw yet. But the ending of the match with Nikki turning on Brie made absolutely no sense to me because the entire WORLD knows who both of the Bellas' husbands are. You can't have a babyface husband married to a heel wife. You can't have a heel husband married to a babyface wife without expecting a hero to save her and then she turns on the hero in an even more stupid heel turn.

But...damn! Did Steph look good or WHAT?

08/06/2014

Any gamers out there? What are your expectations for E3 this year?