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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss London’s favorite son, NIGEL MCGUINNESS! After opening with some Lake Superior talk, the boys return to the indies and contemplate Nigel’s career, with brief forays into NBA on TNT’s Ernie Johnson, skateboard stickers, Allison Danger, and Funkmaster Flex.

MATCHES COVERED:

Nigel McGuinness vs Alex Shelley (IWA-MS 12/12/2004)

Nigel McGuinness vs Jimmy Rave (ROH 3/4/2007)
Nigel McGuinness vs Bryan Danielson (ROH 2/23/2008)

Next week, we tackle: YUJI NAGATA

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Wrestling GAWD, JOHN “BRADSHAW” LAYFIELD! The boys open with a lamentation on zoos and aquariums, before diving into JBL’s mentality as a heel and full commitment to the bit, why John Cena is the definitive Iraq War wrestler, financial stock advice, and which kitchen gadget you would reach for in a deathmatch.

MATCHES COVERED:

John “Bradshaw” Layfield vs. Eddie Guerrero (WWE 5/16/2004)

John “Bradshaw” Layfield vs. John Cena (WWE 5/22/2005)

John “Bradshaw” Layfield vs. Finlay (3/30/2008)

Next week, we tackle: NIGEL MCGUINNESS

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Belfast Bruiser, DAVE “FIT” FINLAY! After disclosing an excellent YouTube find in the research for this episode, the boys dive into Finlay’s status as an all-time crowbar and underrated WWE midcarder, his enjoyment in torturing others, the top hits of 1998, and podcast legend John Zandig. They then close out by digging into the mailbag with a question about modern wrestling and time travel.

MATCHES COVERED:

Belfast Bruiser vs Lord Steven Regal (WCW 4/22/1996)
Fit Finlay vs Lorenzo (WCW 3/17/1998)
Dave Finlay vs Kevin Steen (PWG 8/20/2011)

Next week, we tackle: JOHN “BRADSHAW” LAYFIELD

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Great White, the Celtic Warrior, SHEAMUS! After a brief foray into the Barenaked Ladies and the man’s workout channel, the guys discuss Sheamus’ status as an underrated WWE lifer, the chinstrap beard, the incredibly 2010s phenomenon of Tebowing, CM Punk, and Cedric the Entertainer.

MATCHES COVERED:

King Sheamus vs. John Morrison (WWE 12/19/2010)

Sheamus vs The Big Show (WWE 10/28/2012)

Sheamus vs Gunther (WWE 9/3/2022)

Next week, we tackle: FIT FINLAY

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the little man with the plan, AMAZING RED! The boys wax poetic about the first wave of juniors workrate guys while contemplating the potential success of launching those guys over to the European theater in World War II, Donald Duck cartoons, 1950s football, and Michael Mann’s Collateral.

MATCHES COVERED:

Amazing Red vs Low Ki (ROH 6/22/2002)

Amazing Red vs Ricochet (Brian Kendrick's King of Flight 3/24/2013)

Amazing Red vs Low Ki (HOG 2/3/2018)

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss The Father of Hardcore and the Combat Zone’s Very Own, JOHN ZANDIG! After a special presentation from Corey, the boys get into Zandig’s very special body shape and in-ring quirks while contemplating the best wrestlers to send to jail, which NFL players we’d like to see take a shot at the legendary steroid gut, and the DIY glory of 2000s CZW.

MATCHES COVERED:

John Zandig and Nick Gage vs Jun Kasai and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga (BJW 8/6/2000)

Zandig vs Nate Webb (CZW 7/26/2003)

Zandig vs Ian Rotten (CZW 8/23/2003)

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, Austin Aries, by way of barbecue joints, Austria, and James Hunt’s special breakfast. The boys break down what made Aries such a special wrestler in 2000s ROH while contemplating the Nigel McGuinness jawbreaker lariat and its setup’s practicality, before digging into a special fast food-themed question from the mailbag.

MATCHES COVERED:

Austin Aries vs Samoa Joe (ROH 12/26/2004)

Austin Aries vs Nigel McGuinness (ROH 12/29/2007)

Austin Aries vs Jeff Hardy (TNA 11/11/2012)

Next week, we tackle: JOHN ZANDIG

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey (and a special guest on the third mic) discuss the Murderhawk Monster, LANCE ARCHER! The boys discuss the deliciousness of soda, before diving into Archer’s career, including his aggressively 2000s look, his collection of power moves, and his importance in AEW’s imperial period, but not without interludes on Michigan geography, 2003’s The Cat in the Hat, and TruTV’s Fast Foodies.

MATCHES COVERED:

The Rock N Rave Infection vs Motor City Machine Guns (TNA 9/27/2007)

Lance Archer vs Will Ospreay (NJPW 7/6/2019)

Lance Archer vs “Hangman” Adam Page (AEW 2/9/2022)

Next week, we tackle: AUSTIN ARIES

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the Funky Weapon, the maestro of the “hip” attack, Ryusuke Taguchi. The boys contemplate the connective tissue between fast food and washed-up pro athletes before deep-diving Taguchi’s various ass-based offensive techniques and how he would deploy them on the streets, and finally get their minds melted by an IWA Mid-South question from the mailbag.

MATCHES COVERED:

Ryusuke Taguchi and Yuji Nagata vs Jun Akiyama and KENTA (NOAH 7/24/2010)

Ryusuke Taguchi vs Shinsuke Nakamura (NJPW 12/18/2015)

Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet vs The Young Bucks (NJPW 8/13/2017)

Next week, we tackle: LANCE ARCHER

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Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the Redneck Messiah, Jamie Noble. The boys propose alternate names for Noble’s submission finish before diving deep into the filmography of Nick Hamm, workshopping ideas for stem cell recipients, and waxing poetic on America’s Sweetheart Lee Corso and College Gameday.

MATCHES COVERED:

Jamie Noble vs The Hurricane (WWE 7/2/2002)

Jamie Noble vs Rey Mysterio (WWE 5/1/2004)

James Gibson vs Austin Aries (ROH 4/16/2005)

Next week, we tackle: RYUSUKE TAGUCHI

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