A special off-week episode of the AEW Match Guide where I go through my ballot for the Greatest Wrestlers Ever Project, listing out my top 100 wrestlers of all time. It was a very fun experience and even though I have some massive gaps in my knowledge and therefore my ballot, I'm very happy with all my thoughts and am happy to stand by it.

I'm curious who you would all have in your top 100 too, it was a fun exercise.

If you want to submit a ballot submission for the 2026 edition of the project are open until the 5th of May and you can do so here: https://forums.prowrestlingonly.com/forum/777-greatest-wrestler-ever/ (you don't need to sign up to the forum to access the link to the ballot).

Thanks to this youtube video for my outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKyYVdIIFrU

Let me know your thoughts on my list on the Social Suplex Discord which you can join here: https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

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This week we deep dive into Eddie Kingston v Mike Quackenbusy, CHIKARA Grand Championship match from CHIKARA High Noon 2011 along with my special guest Mizfan (don't hold the name againt him).

In it we discuss the incredibly emotionally charged promo & performance by Eddie Kingston in the lead up as well as how CHIKARA was at the cutting edge of how wrestling has developed long-term, character-driven storytelling.

If you've never seen the match or promo then you can see them on CHIKARA's Youtube Chanel here:

Eddie's Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1AGjIQKxNE

The Match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ITy514MRjo

If you'd like to suggest a match for me to add to the list then you can do so in the AEW Match Guide thread of the Social Suplex Discord.

To join the Social Suplex community, you can join the Discord. https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

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This week we deep dive into The Golden Lovers v The Young Bucks from NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018 featuring special guest commentary from Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks as well as Imp from Imp's AEW Adventures.

In it we discuss how the build to this match laid out a blueprint for pro wrestling TV that The Elite would take into AEW and how that story gave this match's action such a strong foundation to build on.

And we get Matt's exclusive thoughts on what went into putting this match together and how they felt about it afterwards.

For some additional lite reading here is a super in-depth article about the history of The Golden Lovers that I read extensively in researching for this podcast: https://medium.com/we-need-to-talk-about-wrestling/that-one-tweet-thread-about-the-golden-lovers-annotated-e9fc604e3a7f

If you'd like to suggest a match for me to add to the list then you can do so in the AEW Match Guide thread of the Social Suplex Discord.

To join the Social Suplex community, you can join the Discord. https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

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Find exclusive clips of the show on the Social Suplex Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@SocialSuplex

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The Match Guide is back for another season!

Join us as we introduce the fourth season of the AEW Match Guide with an all new lineup of matches for us to deep dive into, this time expanding out beyond the ring of Tony Khan looking at the wrestlers, promotions, movements and matches that made AEW what it is today.

This week I'm joined by Trish Spiers from the Trish & Sarah Wrestling Podcast to discuss Kazuchika Okada v Tetsuya Naito from Wrestle Kingdom 14, the final of the Double Gold Dash.

If you'd like to suggest a match for me to add to the list then you can do so in the AEW Match Guide thread of the Social Suplex Discord.

To join the Social Suplex community, you can join the Discord. https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

Follow your host Sam Brown on X @Sir_Samuel or email [email protected]

Follow Trish on Twitter @TrishSpeirs48

Find exclusive clips of the show on the Social Suplex Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@SocialSuplex

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aew-match-guide/donations

The Match Guide is back for another season!

Join us as we introduce the fourth season of the AEW Match Guide with an all new lineup of matches for us to deep dive into, this time expanding out beyond the ring of Tony Khan looking at the wrestlers, promotions, movements and matches that made AEW what it is today. Join me and my guest every second Monday as we look into some of the greatest matches ever in the way only we can.

If you'd like to suggest a match for me to add to the list then you can do so in the AEW Match Guide thread of the Social Suplex Discord.

As an introduction (and for some fun) Floyd Johnson Jr. from All Things Elite and I will also be conducting a draft where we take control of Dynamite & Collision and each draft a 25 man roster to appear on each show. You can let us know who you think picked best in the Social Suplex Discord.

To join the Social Suplex community, you can join the Discord. https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

Follow your host Sam Brown on X @Sir_Samuel or email [email protected]

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Find exclusive clips of the show on the Social Suplex Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@SocialSuplex

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aew-match-guide/donations

This week we trade the rings of Tony Khan for the cerulean blue of New Japan Pro Wrestling to pay tribute to the retiring legend Hiroshi Tanahashi as we review one of his greatest hours: Hiroshi Tanahashi v Kota Ibushi from the G1 Climax 2018 Final.

We discuss the build through 2018, how the match came at a crossroads for Tanahashi's career and position in the company and how these two men built up such a hard hitting and emotional performance.

Joining me is 'The Young Boy' Joshua Smith from Keepin' It Strong Style, the preeminent New Japan Podcast and creator of the series Ace of the Universe: a deep dive into the career of Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Listen to Rich Latta's amazing Tanahashi rant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7RJ_OH4FY

Follow your host Sam Brown on X @Sir_Samuel or email [email protected]

Follow Josh on X @KIStrongStyle and make sure you check out his series Ace of the Universe on the Keepin' It Strong Style Pateron: https://www.patreon.com/c/KIStrongStyle/posts

The Match Guide Substack: https://aewmatchguide.substack.com/

To join the Social Suplex community you can join the Discord. Drop into the AEW Chanel to discuss the show or suggest a match for us to cover: https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

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This week AEW has released its first-ever book, This Book Is All Elite: The Inside Story of AEW, and as a podcast that has dedicated itself to talking about the history of AEW I thought it would only be fitting to read and review the book. I go through it chapter by chapter and look at who is telling the story, what they are trying to say about AEW and what more (or less) could they have done.

I'd love to know your thoughts on it, whether you've read the book or not. You can let me know in the Social Suplex Discord or reach out to my social media noted below.

To join the Social Suplex community, you can join the Discord. https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

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The Match Guide Substack: https://aewmatchguide.substack.com/ 

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aew-match-guide/donations

The AEW Match Guide is back for a special three-part series where we seek to find out who has been the Greatest AEW Male Singles wrestler since the company started in 2019. To do this, I'm joined by the Social Suplex AEW Brains Trust, Imp from Imp's AEW Adventures & Floyd from All Things Elite, and we will work our way through the first round of a massive 64-man bracket I've drawn up to guide us through this discussion.

I'll be posting the bracket on AEW Match Guide Channel in the Social Suplex Discord if you'd like to have a look at it yourself. Please also jump on there to let us know where you think we got it right and where we got it wrong.

To join the Social Suplex community, you can join the Discord. https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

Follow your host Sam Brown on X @Sir_Samuel or email [email protected]

Follow Imp on Bluesky @thedamnimplicat.bsky.social

Follow Floyd on X@floydjohnsonjr.

The Match Guide Substack: https://aewmatchguide.substack.com/ 

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aew-match-guide/donations

The AEW Match Guide is back for a special three-part series where we seek to find out who has been the Greatest AEW Male Singles wrestler since the company started in 2019. To do this, I'm joined by the Social Suplex AEW Brains Trust, Imp from Imp's AEW Adventures & Floyd from All Things Elite, and we will work our way through the first round of a massive 64-man bracket I've drawn up to guide us through this discussion.

I'll be posting the bracket on AEW Match Guide Channel in the Social Suplex Discord if you'd like to have a look at it yourself. Please also jump on there to let us know where you think we got it right and where we got it wrong.

To join the Social Suplex community, you can join the Discord. https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

Follow your host Sam Brown on X @Sir_Samuel or email [email protected]

Follow Imp on Bluesky @thedamnimplicat.bsky.social

Follow Floyd on X@floydjohnsonjr.

The Match Guide Substack: https://aewmatchguide.substack.com/ 

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aew-match-guide/donations

The AEW Match Guide is back for a special three-part series where we seek to find out who has been the Greatest AEW Male Singles wrestler since the company started in 2019. To do this, I'm joined by the Social Suplex AEW Brains Trust, Imp from Imp's AEW Adventures & Floyd from All Things Elite, and we will work our way through the first round of a massive 64-man bracket I've drawn up to guide us through this discussion.

I'll be posting the bracket on AEW Match Guide Channel in the Social Suplex Discord if you'd like to have a look at it yourself. Please also jump on there to let us know where you think we got it right and where we got it wrong.

To join the Social Suplex community, you can join the Discord. https://discord.gg/PmcJU4euYQ

Follow your host Sam Brown on X @Sir_Samuel or email [email protected]

Follow Imp on Bluesky @thedamnimplicat.bsky.social

Follow Floyd on X@floydjohnsonjr.

The Match Guide Substack: https://aewmatchguide.substack.com/ 

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aew-match-guide/donations