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John Cena announced at WWE's Money In The Bank PLE this past Sunday that he's retiring. Nerd Federation Podcast host Will Hernandez has a complicated history with Cena, who helped drive Will away from the WWE product. He explains in this latest episode.

Elsewhere, Will gives his thoughts on a very good MITB show; addresses Ethan Page's recent comments about AEW, "gymnastics" in pro wrestling, and AEW happenings.

Timestamps below!

0:00: Intro and general housekeeping (new sports podcast; guest on another podcast)
9:07: My history with John Cena
19:05: MITB impressions
35:45: Ethan Page
41:53: Gymnastics in pro wrestling
50:35: AEW chatter

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AEW's Forbidden Door has come and gone, and it mostly delivered this past Sunday night at UBS Arena in Long Island. Host Will Hernandez was at the show, and he breaks down what he liked and didn't like in what turned out to be a 15-show card. Spoiler alert: he didn't like that part!

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Stellar Blade raised some unwarranted controversy as it got closer to launch thanks to its main character's ass...ets, but is it actually a good game? Yes, yes it is! Host Will Hernandez gives his final impression of the game on this week's episode.

Elsewhere, Will gives his initial thoughts about A Plague Tale: Innocence. He calls it the most somber game he's ever played.

To begin this week's episode, Will touches up the issues facing PlayStation VR 2. It's basically dead.

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WWE has teased the Wyatt Sicks for weeks, and they finally showed up on this past week's Monday Night Raw. It was interesting, to say the least.

But before host Will Hernandez got into his general thoughts about Bray Wyatt, NXT said his name, and Joe Hendry appeared!

Elsewhere, Will goes after Mark Calaway a bit, from a distance, of course, about his uneducated views about AEW. We also get into news about a new AEW writer, and then we get into New Japan Pro Wrestling Dominion and the upcoming G1 Climax.

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In this episode, Will shares his thoughts on the Xbox showcase and the games that were announced. He highlights the games that excited him the most, such as Gears of War E-Day, Doom: The Dark Ages, State of Decay 3, Fable, South of Midnight, and Indiana Jones. He also discusses the crowded release schedule for the second half of the year and speculates on the release dates for upcoming games. Overall, Will is impressed with the showcase and disagrees with those who gave it a low rating.

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We're a couple of days late with this episode, but host Will Hernandez has his usual spicy takes on the world of pro wrestling. Actually, they're not that spicy. He's just nerding out over certain things.

There's a buzz in the air about TNA working with WWE's NXT as Jordynne Grace suddenly finds herself in a NXT women's championship match this Sunday at the Battleground PLE. Will we see more NXT/TNA crossover in the coming months?

TNA in general is firing on all cylinders as we head into the Against All Odds PLE June 14 in Chicago. The biggest matches are set. But how much will recent management shakeup affect the organization going forward?

And finally, is it too early for Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship? Probably, but Will explores some potential reasons why we're seeing it so soon.

No timestamps this week as he was in a rush to get out this episode!

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AEW Sunday celebrated the 5th anniversary of its inaugural PPV Double or Nothing, and this year's version was quite the spectacle as new champions were crowned, MJF re-entered the chat, The Brood made an appearance, and Jack Perry was set on fire.

Host Will Hernandez breaks down some of the highlights from Double or Nothing in this week's episode.

Elsewhere, WWE revived the King and Queen of the Ring tournament this year, and it was another banger of a PPV on foreign soil. Nia Jax is now and queen, and Gunther is king. Oh, and that Logan Paul guy is kind of good at what he does.

Timestamps below:
0:00: Cold open
4:00: A little bit of a change in programming for the Nerd Federation Podcast
9:40: Bad fair arguments by pro wrestling fans
14:58: Becky Lynch's future
24:10: The craziness that was AEW's Double or Nothing
54:00: WWE crowns new royalty in Saudi Arabia

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In this week's special episode of The Nerd Federation Podcast, host Will Hernandez revisits AEW's first PPV as we approach the show's 5th anniversary.

The first Double or Nothing took place on May 25, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show drew a sold-out crowd of 11,000 and did between 109,000 and 113,000 PPV buys.

Will goes through the whole PPV, even the preshow, as AEW sets the tone for a new era of pro wrestling on TV.

Timestamps
5:01: The Buy In preshow (Casino Battle Royale; Sammy Guervara vs. Kip Sabian
25:40: (Main Card) SCU vs. Strong Hearts
33:13: Kylie Rae vs. Nayla vs. Britt Baker vs. Awesome Kong
42:00: Best Friends vs. Angelico and Jack Evans
51:43: Team Shida vs. Team Aja Kong
1:01:41: Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes
1:12:55: AEW Championship Title belt presentation
1:15:56: The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros.
1:33:00: Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho; Final Thoughts

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