What a hell of a weekend in Chicago! Tons of professional wrestling that included debuts, returns, title changes, and farewells! We kicked things off with Warrior Wrestling 4 at Marion Catholic High School for a supercard of epic proportions and crescendo'd with an incredible AAW Hell Hath No Fury 2019!

We touch on WW4 briefly as Basil was on site but deep dive in to AAW's Hell Hath No Fury with a match by match discussion and analysis along with a peek behind the curtain as to what was going on before, during, and after the show to make it all happen. We crowned a new AAW Women's Champion in Jessicka Havok make her and AAW Heavyweight Champion Sami Callihan the first couple of the company ruling the top.

We also look at the content media blitz of the AAW crew and how we created a truly interactive event between the live event and social media all culminating in being the #1 trending topic in the state the night of the show!

All this plus Fight for the Future and some reminiscing about the long gone Squared Circle Restaurant that was responsible for the Backstage Boys meeting!

AAW Hell Hath No Fury 2019 Results:

Fight for the Future Match

Laynie Luck defeats Sierra

Fight for the Future Match

Lotus (Gavin Quinn & Juntai Miller) defeat Palmer Cruise & Xavier Walker

Fight for the Future Match

Pat Monix defeats Donovan Allen

Four Way Match

Ace Austin (w/Clayton Gainz) defeats Gringo Loco and Hakim Zane and Joey Lynch

Singles Match

Jacob Fatu (w/Armando Alejandro Estrada) defeats Clayton Gainz (w/Ace Austin)

Six Way Scramble Match

Kimber Lee defeats Larry D and Logan Riegel and Nate Webb and PACO and Sterling Riegel

Singles Match

Fred Yehi defeats Eddie Edwards

Grudge Match

Jimmy Jacobs defeats Mance Warner

Tag Team Match

Juventud Guerrera & Myron Reed defeat The Best Friends (Beretta & Chuck Taylor)

Singles Match

Ace Romero defeats Moose

AAW Heavyweight Title Match

Sami Callihan (w/JT Davidson) (c) defeats Jake Something

AAW Women's Title Match

Jessicka Havok defeats Kylie Rae (c) - TITLE CHANGE!

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Chicago wrestling stayed busy as always with MLW making their return to the Cicero Stadium on March 2nd 2019 for Intimidation Games where Basil was taking photos and being right in the mix for the night. We also run down the card for Freelance Wrestling's Thrill Your Idols coming up on March 8th 2019 from the Logan Square Auditorium and while Trent isn't too familiar with the product he asks all the questions anyone who doesn't know will ask alongside his own production opinion and commentary. Once again Basil will be ringside taking photos for this event!

All this and full analysis on the Chicago independent scene and how things are shaping up for a very busy March in the Windy City!

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Trent's Band: www.hemimusic.com

Everybody loves a good surprise right? Well did we ever give the fans a surprise at The Art of War 2019! A complete capacity crowd at the Logan Square Auditorium was treated to a special kind of run in when AEW's very own, the Young Bucks hit the lights and snuck into an AAW ring to confront the Lucha Brothers, Pentagon and Fenix! Needless to say insanity ensued and people went nuts!

The Art of War 2019 also marked the debut of Jacob Fatu of the Samoan Dynasty and prestigious lineage as he truly made a mark on the AAW crowd. WRSTLING still ruled as they furthered their dominance in an epic 4 on 4 match against Sami Callihan and his crew setting up another featured match for the next show, Hell Hath No Fury.

Title changes, YouTube deadlines, fans overstepping their bounds and steaming hot arenas are all discussed as Basil Mahmud and Trent Zuberi are joined by main event referee, Nate Speckman to break down the show match by match and angle by angle. All this and Fight for the Future plus a ton more on this week's episode of The Backstage Boys!

The Art of War Results:

Fight for the Future Match

Ace Perry defeats Sheldon Jean

Fight for the Future Match

Savanna Stone defeats Jody Threat

Fight for the Future Match

Gringo Loco defeats Aaron Orion and Jake Lander and Logan James

Six Man Tag Team Match

The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) defeat Ace Romero, PACO & Rich Swann

Singles Match

Sammy Guevara defeats Darby Allin

Singles Match

Mance Warner defeats Jimmy Jacobs

AAW Heritage Title Match

DJ Z (c) defeats Australian Suicide

Eight Man Tag Team Match

WRSTLING (Curt Stallion, David Starr, Eddie Kingston & Jake Something) defeat Jessicka Havok, Sami Callihan & The Besties In The World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett)

Singles Match

Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeats Kimber Lee

Singles Match

Jacob Fatu defeats Stephen Wolf

AAW Women's Title Match

Kylie Rae (c) defeats Su Yung

AAW Tag Team Title Three Way Match

The Latin American Exchange (Ortiz & Santana) defeat FireFox (AR Fox & Myron Reed) and The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix) (c) - TITLE CHANGE!!!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKSTAGE BOYS:

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Basil’s Photo Site - www.basilmahmud.com

Total Nonstop Impact Podcast - www.twitter.com/wetalkimpact

Trent's Band: www.hemimusic.com

Nate’s Twitter - www.twitter.com/refnatespeckman

Late night pods and why? Because it took us until the Thursday night at 11pm before the Saturday show to realize that we never did a preview episode for AAW's The Art of War 2019! But alas Trent called Basil at 11pm, woke him up, angered him in the process, and made him lay this down so here we are!

The Art of War 2019 is SOLD THE F OUT and now we are going to deliver. A truly exciting show to showcase the new talent, the guys and girls looking to level up in the wake of Trevor Lee and ACH's departures, and who will be at the forefront of AAW's roster in 2019.

Basil and Trent break it down on the announced matches and give some thoughts and predictions as well as what they want to do from a production standpoint at the show. Logan Square will be on fire and we are ready to bring it.

See you all at The Art of War 2019!

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Basil’s Photo Site - www.basilmahmud.com

Total Nonstop Impact Podcast - www.twitter.com/wetalkimpact

Trent's Band: www.hemimusic.com

The stars at night are big and bright...DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS! We are back from Austin, Texas and the Backstage Boys did not come alone this week! We have Referee Nate Speckman joining Trent & Basil to discuss AAW's Lucha City Limits that took place on February 8th 2019 live from Austin, Texas and aired on the Highspots Network!

It was an incredible trip filled with insane amounts of BBQ and tacos, crazy driving, and a sold out crowd that loved everything we gave them. Check out this episode as we deep dive into the things that went wrong, what we had to work around and improvise and the full, from the scene report of Fenix's injury.

This is the only podcast that takes you behind the scenes from the eye of production and we made sure to really take you on the ride with us this week as we were not on our home turf and had to make do with certain challenges. But all in a good day's work and the payoff was an incredibly successful sold out show!

Join us for the full Lucha City Limits review, perspective, shit talking, and even Boy Meets World conspiracy theories!?

Results:

Fight for the Future Tag Team Match

The Riegel Twins (Logan Riegel & Sterling Riegel) defeat Latrell Upton & Matt Kenway

Fight for the Future Six Way Match

Kody Lane defeats Danny Adams and Ethan Price and Jastin Taylor and Michael Wolf and Zachary Taylor

Singles Match

PACO defeats J Serious

Fight for the Future Singles Match

Barrett Brown defeats Fuego Del Sol

Fight for the Future Singles Match

Hyan defeats Rok-C

Non Title Match

Sami Callihan defeats Curt Stallion

Tag Team Match

The Besties In The World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) defeat The Riegel Twins (Logan Riegel & Sterling Riegel)

Singles Match

Ryan Davidson defeats Ricky Starks

Tag Team Match

The Latin American Exchange (Ortiz & Santana) vs. The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) - Draw

Singles Match

Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeats Andy Dalton

Dog Collar Match

Jimmy Jacobs defeats Jessicka Havok

AAW Tag Team Title Match

The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix) defeat FireFox (AR Fox & Myron Reed) (c) - TITLE CHANGE!!!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKSTAGE BOYS:

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Basil’s Photo Site - http://www.basilmahmud.com

Total Nonstop Impact Podcast - http://www.twitter.com/wetalkimpact

Trent's Band: http://www.hemimusic.com

Nate’s Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/refnatespeckman

AAW's Final Stand is in the books and your favorite Backstage Boys, Trent Zuberi and Basil Mahmud are back to break it all down but we didn't come alone! This week's show is joined by the Steven Spielberg of AAW, the man behind the movies and the one bringing you the incredible visuals over the last half year, Rob Malinowski. Alongside him we are joined by not only one of the most beloved in the area, but also one of the fastest rising referees in independent wrestling, Nate Speckman!

Together we all break down the show match by match with an analytical eye on where AAW is headed coming out of Final Stand. We also discuss the production aspect and what was going on behind the scenes and what it took to make the show happen and take a deep dive into the new AAW creation to find new up and coming stars, Fight for the Future. The unique perspective of Producer, Filmmaker, Photographer and Referee give a varying insight from four different angles that truly gives the analysis an interesting take.

All this plus our picks for who we think will fill the spots left open by ACH and Trevor Lee's departure on this week's episode!

Results:

Singles Match

Trey Miguel defeats Rey Horus

Eight Man Tag Team Match

Ace Romero, PACO & The Besties In The World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) defeat Ace Austin, Clayton Gainz, Connor Braxton & Stephen Wolf

Singles Match

Mance Warner defeats Josh Briggs

Tag Team Match

WRSTLING (Curt Stallion & Jake Something) defeat The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz)

Singles Match

Eddie Kingston defeats Trevor Lee

Tag Team Match

The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix) defeat The Latin American Exchange (Ortiz & Santana)

Singles Match

Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeats Fred Yehi

AAW Heritage Title Match

DJ Z (c) defeats Myron Reed

Singles Match

Jessicka Havok defeats Kimber Lee

Singles Match

AR Fox defeats ACH

CONNECT WITH THE BACKSTAGE BOYS:

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Basil’s Twitter - www.twitter.com/beezzzzy

Trent’s Twitter - www.twitter.com/vanillajoke

Basil’s Photo Site - www.basilmahmud.com

Total Nonstop Impact Podcast - www.twitter.com/wetalkimpact

Trent's Band: www.hemimusic.com

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Rob's Twitter - www.twitter.com/thepolishrob

Well would you look at this, we actually have a format this week! After last week's sorry excuse for a unformatted free for all the Backstage Boys, Basil Mahmud and Trent Zuberi, are back to talk the upcoming AAW Final Stand 2019 show and preview the announced matches!

But what episode of The Backstage Boys would be complete without our signature tangents? Fear not because this episode went bonanza with them! We discuss conspiracy theories, contract talks, misconcepted show titles, and even Saved by the Bell the NEW CLASS!? Who ever talks about the new class? We do, thats who!

We also look at what to expect coming out of this show as we head to Austin, Texas for Lucha City Limits and we give a brief overview of the highly anticipated FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE tournament that AAW is starting at Final Stand.

Join us as we bid farewell to ACH and Trevor Lee plus a whole lot more on this week's show!

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Basil’s Photo Site - http://www.basilmahmud.com

Total Nonstop Impact Podcast - http://www.twitter.com/wetalkimpact

Trent's Band: http://www.hemimusic.com

We’re struggling! Basil has photographed 276 wrestling shows in the last few days, Trent’s been cutting Impact Wrestling related podcasts left and right to keep up with all the programming and it’s too early to hype up AAW’s Final Stand show so what do we do? We babble on aimlessly and somehow we managed to get an hour and a half out of it!?

Lots of ribbing, shit talking, jumping from topic to topic relentlessly, and impersonations of Sami Callihan later we wrapped a fun conversation so be sure to listen for the poses questions and a few Easter eggs we planted in and tweet us to let us know if you found them!

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Basil’s Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/beezzzzy

Trent’s Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/vanillajoke

Basil’s Photo Site - http://www.basilmahmud.com

Total Nonstop Impact Podcast - http://www.twitter.com/wetalkimpact

Trent's Band: http://www.hemimusic.com

WELCOME TO THE SUPERCAST! It's episode 20 and the BSB are in Nashville, TN for Impact Wrestling’s Homecoming weekend and we didn't come alone! We are joined by some very special guests as we come at you all live away from home. Joining us are the ever famous Cactus King, Referee Nate Speckman, and Bryan Nalezny.

Basil debuted as a ringside photographer for IMPACT this weekend and we were there to cheer him on and enjoy the amazing show and tv tapings that will debut on the Pursuit network and now simulcasted on Twitch!

We got to experience the legendary Asylum that Trent has longed to visit for many years and it truly was a surreal moment to be in the confines of the building that has hosted so many of the legendary greats in the history of the business. We discuss production flow, presentation, running into great friends, and the amazing party this entire weekend turned out to be. Nashville, we love you!

Full match by match and PPV breakdown will be done on Trent's Total Nonstop Impact podcast so be sure to check that out wherever podcasts are found.

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Basil’s Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/beezzzzy

Trent’s Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/vanillajoke

Basil’s Photo Site - http://www.basilmahmud.com

Total Nonstop Impact Podcast - http://www.twitter.com/wetalkimpact

Trent's Band: http://www.hemimusic.com

Nate’s Twitter - www.twitter.com/refnatespeckman

Cactus King’s Instagram - www.instagram.com/cactus_king

New year, who dis? Well we'll tell you who it is! It's the Backstage Boys back with you for the first podcast of 2019 and we didn't come alone! Oh no ladies and gentlemen, we brought with us the Steven Spielberg of independent wrestling, the Martin Scorcese of Bodyslams, the George Lucas of piledrivers - Rob Malinowski! Rob has become one of the most vital members of the AAW crew over the last few months as he has brought the cinematic touch to telling stories into the AAW lexicon. Rob will be joining Basil & Trent to discuss the premier event of AAW's calendar year, the one that all roads lead to, The Windy City Classic!

It was an event for the ages as stars were born, friendships were killed, and titles were changed. Sami Callihan is once again the AAW Heavyweight Champion as he defeated a broken-jawed Brody King in a steel cage match only to be attacked by the new lineup of David Starr's WRSTLING faction. We discuss what this all means leading into 2019 and how the landscape of AAW will change as we look ahead to the stories that have begun.

We also discuss backstage promos and photography along with Rob's cinematography and how it all, working together, leads into ultimately telling the tale of the year ahead.

Big THANK YOU to all of our listeners this past year! We are so appreciative to you all for making this podcast such a great success in such a short amount of time. We are so grateful to you all for the incredible support. Here's to an even bigger 2019!

AAW Women's Title Match

Kylie Rae (c) defeats Kimber Lee

Three Way Match

Darby Allin defeats Rich Swann and Shane Strickland

Singles Match

David Starr (w/Eddie Kingston) defeats Jeff Cobb

Six Man Tag Team Match

Scarlett Bordeaux & The Besties In The World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) defeat Curt Stallion, Jake Something & Quinn McKay

AAW Heritage Title Match

DJ Z (c) defeats Bandido

AAW Heritage Title #1 Contendership Six Way Scramble Match

Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeats Ace Romero and Colt Cabana and Mance Warner and Stephen Wolf and Trey Miguel

Tag Team Dog Collar Match

Jimmy Jacobs & Josh Briggs defeat Jessicka Havok & PACO

Singles Match

Eddie Kingston (w/David Starr) defeats ACH

AAW Tag Team Title Match

FireFox (AR Fox & Myron Reed) (c) defeat The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz)

AAW Heavyweight Title Steel Cage Match

Sami Callihan (w/JT Davidson) defeats Brody King (c)

CONNECT WITH THE BACKSTAGE BOYS:

Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/THEBSBSHOW

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/THEBSBSHOW

Basil’s Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/beezzzzy

Trent’s Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/vanillajoke

Basil’s Photo Site - http://www.basilmahmud.com

Total Nonstop Impact Podcast - http://www.twitter.com/wetalkimpact

Trent's Band: http://www.hemimusic.com

Rob's Twitter - www.twitter.com/thepolishrob

Rob's Instagram - www.instagram.com/1polishrob