WE'RE BAAAAAACK! That's right, there's no keeping a good nerd down and we have returned to chronicle the many happenings in the world of pro wrestling in our absence. There was a summery slam, a takeover of brooklyn, and the five star match machine that is the G1 climax finally pulled into the station. Oh and also Will Ospreay is moving to Australia apparently. Wait what?! Tune in to hear all this and more!!

Sean takes a week off and Alex is joined by a returning Kevin McLeod to watch the ppv that turned the tables in the Monday Night Wars, Bash at the Beach 1996!

We're finally back! We're here to talk about the WWE as two people that got into pro wrestling through this company and are very disappointed with the current creative situation. We keep it fun and light, while breaking down whats up with this dang company!

Well it's a little over a week late, but I did eventually get the episode out. Here are our mid-year awards! Who we would vote for in the WON year end awards if the year ended today. We had a lot of fun recording this episode and we hope you enjoy it!

It's that time of year again, Christmas for hard core wrestling fans, the G1 Climax Tournament is nearly upon us! The big news this year is of course that Kota Ibushi will be participating in the tournament, which has led to a flurry of speculation about an eventual singles match between the former Golden Lovers, the former tag team partners, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi. This week we break down their storied past both as allies and adversaries.

The Hops and Elbow Drops Brew Donkey Tour finally happened! In this extra special double length episode we break down an incredible night of wrestling with special guest Steve from Beyond the Pale, and get into the finer details of local beer and local breweries. You wont want to miss this one!

How could we not? This week Hops and Elbow Drops breaks down the new leader for show of the year and the main event of that show, the new leading contender for Alex's match of the year, Omega vs Okada 2.

Samoa Joe is the NEW #1 Contender to WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, and we decided to celebrate that wonderful fact by celebrating Samoa Joe with three matches from 2005, a year in which Samoa Joe made clear he was one of the best ever.

There wasn't anything topical that we really wanted to get into this week, so we busted open one of our BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ALL TIME CLASSICS! STONE COLD! THE ROCK! One of the greatest feuds and rivalries in WWE history! You don't want to miss this one!

This week, Alex and Sean discuss one of the greatest modern stories in wrestling, the formation, rise, and breakup of the beloved NXT tag-team #DIY.