AEW Personality Calls Out Retired Wrestlers for Using Podcasts to Trash the Industry

RJ City has no problem calling out the wrestling podcast scene for what it is—a weekly grind that often relies on negativity just to keep the content flowing.

Speaking on Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, RJ shared his thoughts on the endless wave of wrestling podcasts hosted by retired wrestlers, pointing out that many fall into the same trap of just trashing the product.

“I know a lot of retired wrestlers who get into the podcast ‘business,’ and they have to crank out weekly episodes about wrestling, and the easiest thing to do is shit on everything that is there,” he said. “It’s very easy to sh*t on stuff in a very shallow way. Some of the criticism is so fair and I enjoy listening to it, ‘Oh, that’s a good point,’ but the other ones, hey, my sympathies are with you. You do have to come up with an episode every week. I get it. It’s fine.”

He also acknowledged how the format itself often blows up one controversial quote just to get attention. With headlines driving engagement, it’s no surprise that some podcasts lean heavily into outrage just to stay relevant.

While RJ critiques the podcast grind, he’s still thriving in the wrestling media space himself. His show, Hey! EW, drops every Sunday on AEW’s YouTube channel, offering a fresh, comedic spin on interviews.