The Clean Finish Podcast

Only two weeks away from Revolution and we've got some serious storylines cooking up...but first! Ryan dives (it's a pun) into The Abyss and Greg revisits a fantasy classic with Conan the Barbarian. Then, the guys discuss the Colorado crowd, Penelope Ford's injury, the main title picture and so much more. Tune in now!

We hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day because...Ryan saw Wuthering Heights and he's got THOUGHTS. Greg breaks from his Italian cinema dive and checks off a Michael Mann blindspot with Public Enemies. Then...Grand Slam! What did we think of the matches, where do we think these storylines with Revolution looming in the distance...and what does "light a candle" mean?! Tune in now to find out!

Before the guys get into the build to Grand Slam, Ryan discusses a Scorcese blind spot he finally checks off the list with Cape Fear and Greg continues his journey into Italian cinema if Fulci's Warriors of the Year 2072. Then, another banger episode of Dynamite. Tune in to see what the guys think of the title picture, the tag scene, and Danielson on commentary. All this and more! 

What a jam packed episode of Dynamite; one that appears to be tapping into the cultural zeitgeist for all the right reasons. After Ryan discusses What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? and Greg continues his Italian horror streak with Lamberto Bava's Mask of Satan, the guys discuss what worked and what didn't in this episode of Dynamite. Spoiler: almost all of it worked because it was a great week for the flagship show. 

Ryan is still on his sword and sorcery kick and Greg discusses the underseen '86 slasher Ghostfinder, all before a game of "GIALLO OR NOT?!" Then, the guys discuss both parts of the recent Maximum Carnage. How did we feel about the send off of ol' Powerhouse, the build at the beginning of the year, and that title defense? Tune in to find out!

Hey, less than 2 weeks into 2026 and we managed to get our "Best Of" list and Top 10 together, that's not too shabby. First, Ryan dives back into the sword and sorcery well with The Iron Warrior before Greg discusses the 4K release of the John Woo classic Hard Boiled. Then, the guys get into their own Top 10 AEW wrestlers of the year and a whole slew of other awards. Did your favorites win? Did they even make the list? Find out now!

It's Thursday...and the boys are both finally back for Dynamite, and it feels good! Unlike Superman, according to Greg. But just like Red Sonja, if Ryan has anything to say about it. Then...JR returns to commentary, Andrade returns to wrestling, and MJF returns to his old gimmicks. Do we like all of it? None of it? Any of it? Tune in to find out!

Holy smokes...it's the kickoff to season three of The Clean Finish Podcast and we're dropping a Megasode on you! But...not about wrestling. Not YET. Greg and Ryan go down the list of their top 10 movies of 2025, discuss some movies they missed, and some movies that just missed the list. How does their list stack up to your own?! Tune in to find out!

The final PPV of the year is here, as well as the 90th episode of the pod, and the last episode of season 2 and 2025 for The Clean Finish Podcast! Ryan touches on Blue Moon, Linklater's second flick of the year, and Greg briefly mentions If I Had Legs I'd Kick You before diving into the new Apple+ series, Pluribus. Then...it's time for World's End! Our predictions were so wrong yet so right; some conclusions were right but how we got there were off and other matches we miffed altogether. But did we love it? Tune in to find out!

Before jumping into our thoughts and feels about the last AEW PPV of the year 2025, Ryan discusses TWO movies, both by Rob Reiner, and Greg dives into the sleeper Christmas classic, Eyes Wide Shut. Then! Thoughts on the C2, our Worlds End card, some disparate views on outcomes and few holiday hopeful predictions.