Is It A Classic?

We take our first trip into AEW this week with a match from their first ever show, pitting brother against brother, generation against generation as the throne-breaker and attitude killer Cody takes on the 50-year-old "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes.  This match was PWI's 2019 Match of the Year, but does it hold up as a classic against our standards.  Plus we talk Jungle B, Christian comes and cuts a promo, Green Day, 5 minutes on a turnbuckle spot and a lot more.  Check it out!

Timestamps:
1:03 Intro
3:30 Current Wrestling
19:45 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
21:40 Match Background/Build
31:03 Match Breakdown
1:01:27 Is It A Classic?
1:17:43 Next Week's Match

Time to give into some women's wrestling with a great match for the NXT Women's Championship.  It's boss time as Sasha Banks is prepared to fight, not hug, Bayley and defend her title.  This match is heralded in NXT and women's wrestling lore but does it pass the test to become a definitive classic? We also discuss worked MMA fights, who is THE true top heel in AEW, a good(!) episode of Raw and there are at least 3 horrible impressions.  Check it out!

Timestamps:
1:05 Intro
5:34 Current Wrestling
19:10 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
20:50 Match Background/Build
32:05 Match Breakdown
57:35 Is It A Classic?
1:16:00 Next Week's Match

Oh boy, is this one wild!  Chad is on the road so no theme, no drops, just a raw look at an excellent match in the WWE lore.  Can these two legends and surefire hall of famers pull of a classic? Take a listen to find out!

If you are an audiofile, skip this one.  If you want to listen to the most entertaining, off the rails but absolutely fun episode of the podcast, give us a listen.  Back to normal next week!

Some say it's the greatest X Division Title match of all time. Some say it's the greatest match in TNA history.  Some say it's the greatest three way match of all time. But is it a classic? We dive deep to determine if this match is definitely a classic. We also discuss how to pronounce Andrade's name, if Raw was good this week, the Kurt Angle's FOUR I's and much more. Check it out!

Timestamps:
1:10 Intro
4:11 Current Wrestling
12:17 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
13:37 Match Background/Build
21:40 Match Breakdown
48:00 Is It A Classic?
59:50 Next Week's Match

Double or Nothing - was it worth double, or nothing? (See what I did there) We take a look at the AEW PPV and talk through what we loved about it.  We dive into our format change, and why it will make the show even better.  To prepare, we kick it to the vault this week with Dude Love vs Steve Austin at Over The Edge 1998.  Is it a classic? Take a listen and find out!

SIX STARS.  The headlines were everywhere when this match first happened.  It captured the hearts of many.  But, one of our hosts is not familiar with New Japan so he is watching this "blind".  With limited knowledge and an open mind, can this historic match reach the threshold of definitive classic? Plus we talk Dynamite, Lloyd Christmas, Aleister/E meat slappin', puns, who will Danny's favorite wrestler be in a year and much much more. Check it out!

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Timestamps:
0:55 Intro
3:30 AEW
19:45 Smackdown
24:33 Raw
31:44 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
34:50 Match Background/Build
41:48 Match Breakdown
1:18:35 Is It A Classic?
1:36:27 Next Week's Match

BLOOD AND GUTS!! AEW brought something different this week for it's destination show. We break it down and give you our thoughts, which may surprise you. Afterwards they dive into the vault to pull a match from the pre-public-podcast days - Mr. Perfect vs Bret Hart at Summerslam 1991.  This match holds a place in a lot of hearts and holds a specific place in our podcast lore. What is it? And is it a classic? Tune in and find out!

Timestamps:
1:07 Intro and Next Week's Match
5:17 Smackdown Thoughts
10:40 Blood and Guts
37:22 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
38:35 Match Background/Build
50:48 Match Breakdown
1:15:10 Is It A Classic?
1:29:37 Vaulted Exit

Ric Flair puts his career on the line against one of the all time great monsters of wrestling Vader. Ric's family is there, Harley Race is in Vader's corner, the title is on the line, nothing is left on the table. This one has a big fight feel to it, but is it a classic? We also talk love, our favorite Shawn Spears, our actual favorites RKBro and Brock Lesnar makes an appearance. Check us out and let us know what you think at [email protected] or on Instagram at iiac_pod.

Timestamps:
1:07 Intro
8:45 AEW
18:46 Smackdown
27:20 Raw
34:30 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
35:55 Match Background/Build
46:15 Match Breakdown
1:17:15 Is It A Classic?
1:30:11 Next Week's Match

Latino Heat, Bork Laser, a match with an all time classic feel-good moment in wrestling history. But, is it a classic match as a whole? Plus, we talk what we thought about AEW and WWE this week including Shawn Spear's new hair, Chris Jericho's new interview style, Braun Strowman's new interview style, our new wrestling lord and savior, the WWE's new Karen and much more!  Check us out!

Timestamps:
1:12 Intro
3:45 AEW
16:55 WWE
27:07 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
28:30 Match Background/Build
38:45 Match Breakdown
1:03:30 Is It A Classic?
1:19:56 Next Week's Match

Billed as the World Champ vs. the People's Champ (not that one, the other one), this is unarguably one of the greatest matches in Goldberg's career.  Goldberg is at his peak of his popularity and DDP is coming off of big matches that involved big celebrities like Dennis Rodman, Karl Malone and Jay Leno.  Does all of this have the right formula to be a classic? Listen in and find out!

Timestamps:
1:00 Intro
5:12 AEW
22:00 WWE
37:06 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
38:45 Match Background/Build
46:30 Match Breakdown
1:07:35 Is It A Classic?
1:22:55 Next Week's Match