Welcome to Wrestling with Statistics, hosted by Hit the Books' Ryan Neitzey and Pro Wrestling Musing's Craig Leask, where they cover professional wrestling through the unique perspective of statistics and analytics.

On today's show, Ryan and Craig are joined by UTTRob, a professional statistician who schools these boys on some heavy-duty stats. They discuss AEW's Moxley vs Cage match at Fight for the Fallen and go densely in-depth on whether or not taunt can help you win matches. Do wins give you confidence which leads to taunts or can you fake it until you make it, Cutler?

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SHOW NOTES:

00:00 - Intro

18:42 - Moxley vs Cage Match Breakdown

32:30 - Wisdom of Crowds

40:33 - Do Taunts lead to victories or do more victories lead to more taunts?

46:57 - Taunts vs W/L Records

58:45 - Taunt vs Win % Model

1:03:54 - Outro

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On this special episode of Hit the Books Ryan and Mikey have finally made it to Extreme Rules! Raw and Smackdown's bookings over the past few weeks have all been leading up to this PPV! Tune in to the Extreme Rules PPV Special and listen to the action!

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This week on Hit the Books Ryan and Mikey tackle their respective go home shows for the upcoming Extreme Rules PPV special! Over on RAW there's some tag team action between The Usos and LLC. The Miz takes on Andrade for a spot on the Intercontinental Championship match this Sunday, and a HUGE contract signing for the WWE Championship match at Extreme Rules between Keith Lee and Brock Lesnar! On Smackdown a big 8 man tag team match is taking place when The Street Profits, Mustafa Ali and Rey Mysterio take on One Nation, Ziggler and Roode. Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre team up to face Randy Orton and the Demon, and of course a contract signing between Bayley and Asuka for their Women's Championship match at Extreme Rules! Tune in this week so you don't miss a second of the action! Always remember to vote on who's card you liked best and subject the loser to the dreaded randomizer!

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Welcome to Wrestling with Statistics, hosted by Hit the Books' Ryan Neitzey and Pro Wrestling Musing's Craig Leask, where they cover professional wrestling through the unique perspective of statistics and analytics.

On today's show, Ryan and Craig discuss the top three matches from NJPW's Dominion show, everything from the great hard-hitting bout of Shingo/SHO to the internet's favorite, EVIL vs Naito.

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 - Intro

14:14 - Naito vs EVIL Match Breakdown

33:08 - Golden Aces vs Dangerous Tekkers Match Breakdown

41:27 - SHO vs Shingo Match Breakdown

50:00 - NJPW Moving Forward

1:15:55 - Outro

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On this weeks episode of Hit the Books Ryan and Mikey start to get extreme as Extreme Rules is coming ever closer! Over on Raw Detective Truth is still on the case of who attacked Aleister Black with a possible new lead, Some chaos between Rhea Ripley Liv Morgan and the Genetic Goddesses, and a HUGE main event between Keith Lee and AJ Styles! As we move to Friday night on Smackdown Bayley and Asuka reach a boiling point as their match at Extreme Rules draws ever closer, Samoa Joe has a message for Pete Dunne and a tag team main event between the Street Profits and Ziggler and Roode! Tune in this week to Hit the Books so you don't miss a second of the action! Remember to vote on your favorite card so you the fans can decided who gets hit with the dreaded randomizer next week!

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Welcome to Wrestling with Statistics, hosted by Hit the Books' Ryan and Pro Wrestling Musing's Craig, where they cover professional wrestling through the unique perspective of statistics and analytics.

On today's show, Ryan is sick with the flu so Craig is joined by special guest Mags from the Why We Watch podcast! They two break down two matches from the New Japan Cup and preview the final of the whole thing!

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 - Intro

07:54 - SANADA vs EVIL Match Breakdown

17:13 - Okada vs Takahashi Match Breakdown

33:10 - New Japan Cup Final Preview

45:58 - Outro

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This week on Hit the Books, Ryan and Mikey continue their builds towards Extreme Rules! Over on Raw The Disciples have some words for The New Day, The Miz and Sheamus are taking on John Morrison and a mystery partner of his choosing, and AJ Styles clashes with Ricochet! On Smackdown Samoa Joe explains why he thinks Pete Dunne can't step up to him, Humberto Carillo shows off his new aggressive side, and Bayley has her eyes on Asuka's match against Candice LeRae. Tune in this week so you don't miss a second of the action! Don't forget to vote on who's card you think is superior, and as always the loser gets the dreaded randomizer!

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Welcome to Wrestling with Statistics, hosted by Hit the Books' Ryan Neitzey and Pro Wrestling Musing's Craig Leask, where they cover professional wrestling through the unique perspective of statistics and analytics.

On today's show, we breakdown Shingo Takagi vs SHO from the New Japan Cup and preview 3 upcoming title matches for AEW's Fyter Fest. Plus we talk about how much offense you need to give to win in AEW!

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 - Intro

06:18 - Shingo vs SHO Match Breakdown

18:53 - Shida vs Ford Match Preview

31:35 - Cody vs Hager Match Preview

53:08 - Best Friends vs. Omega & Page Match Preview

1:05:50 - Offense Given/Taken vs. W/L Record Graph Breakdown

1:24:22 - Ryan’s After School Special on Finding the Strongest Graph

1:41:51 - Outro

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Fyter Fest Preview: https://twitter.com/CraigPWMusings/status/1277622783304962049

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This week on Hit the Books Ryan and Mikey have started their builds to Extreme Rules with two action packed shows! Over on Raw Roman Reigns calls out Bray Wyatt, a huge main event where Keith Lee takes on Baron Corbin, and Detective Truth is back on the case! On Smackdown Randy Orton addresses the events at Backlash, Pete Dunne has a challenge to lay down, and something is going on with Humberto Carillo. Tune in this week so you don't miss a second of action on Hit the Books! Always remember to head to the polls and vote on your favorite card to subject the loser to the dreaded randomizer!

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Welcome to Wrestling with Statistics, hosted by Hit the Books' Ryan Neitzey and Pro Wrestling Musing's Craig Leask, where they cover professional wrestling through the unique perspective of statistics and analytics.

On today's show, we discuss the return of NJPW with two match breakdowns from the NJ Cup, plus the 3rd TNT Championship defense by Cody.

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 - Intro

17:25 - Ishii vs. Despy Match Breakdown

26:05 - Nagata vs. Suzuki Match Breakdown

38:39 - Cody vs. Starks Match Breakdown

46:35 - AEW Reversal Rate vs. W/L Records

58:26 - Outro

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