The Clean Finish Podcast

It’s the week leading into Wrestlemania and we may be an AEW podcast but Ryan definitely dives into the new Peacock exclusive Wrestlemania IX: Becoming A Spectacle. Then Greg discusses kung-fu classic Five Shaolin Masters and Katie touches on gonzo lost movie The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle. Then, the gang talks about both Dynamite (#288) and Collision (#88), from the Owen Hart Cup Tournament, injuries, the fallout from Dynasty and glorious heel turns, all while our resident elder emo rants multiple times!

Greg and Katie grace us with another Tubi Tuesday watch...the Adam Copeland feature Money Plane. while Ryan revisits a Val Kilmer nineties vehicle that didn't live up to the nostalgia. Then, Greg and Katie are both back from Dynasty live! That's right, folks! They were there, report back, and the whole gang discusses their feelings on the PPV.

It's a Clean Finish first on this episode! After Ryan discusses What A Way to Go! and Katie dives into an underseen rom-com with It's My Turn. Then, Greg preaches the gospel of Observe and Report. 

Instead of covering Collision this week, the gang has decided to tackle their very first AEW Fantasy Draft! Greg and Katie have never drafted so with Ryan's guidance, the crew pulls from the roster where the best wrestle to craft a stable of 8 singles competitors, a tag, a trios, a commentator and an announcer! Who has the best roster? Who was snubbed on the draft? Tune in now to find out!  

Sorry folks! We lost the audio on our "what we watched and read" but don't fret! We're still here to chat AEW Dynamite. With a little bonus surprise...Greg didn't watch! So Ryan and Katie break the show down and Greg reacts. A Clean Finish first, listen now!

Life got in the way but we are here with our thoughts and feelings on AEW's Revolution! But first, Ryan and Greg did not care for some movies (Mickey 17, Nobody's Fool) whereas Kate found a surprising amount of joy from A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story. Then, the gang dives into another banger year for the Revolution PPV. What matches worked, what didn't, and what injury is Kenny coming back from again? 

Greg and Ryan are here to detail the Road to Revolution! But first...Ryan discusses 90's slept on supernatural slasher Sleepstalker and Greg discusses watching a Gene Hackman/Al Pacino joint with Scarecrow. Then, the guys dive into Revolution. What matches are they stoked on, who comes away victorious and do they suspect any surprises along the way?

TIME STAMPS

4:30 - Sleepstalker

14:20 - Scarecrow

22:20 - Elimination Chamber/WWE talk

29:30 - Revolution 2025

Some sad news, for the movie and wrestling world, before the gang discusses some movies that hit (Grand Theft Hamlet and Black Gravel) and some that didn't (Companion.) Then, perhaps the most divisive episode yet! One of the crew really didn't care for this Dynamite, while the other two enjoyed it; can you guess who?!

Greg and Katie discuss Dynamite and then Ryan joins (while Katie leaves) to discuss Grand Slam 2025!

It's finally here. After recording and LOSING an entire session, the gang was able to give it another go and discuss their top fives of 2024. Discussing top five new (to us) watches, albums listened to, books read, and 2024 films; it's all over the place, eccentric as hell, and a little classier thanks to Katie. Don't miss this one. 

Ryan discusses Billy Summers before all hell breaks loose in a Ricky Starks discussion. Then, Katie discusses the overlooked Ernest Dickerson drama Blind Faith and Greg does the Dew while discussing Vertical Limit. Then, the gang discusses another entry in a Dynamite hot streak. What match worked for Greg that didn't land with Ryan? What do we think of a the new tag team name? And what talk show host does Katie look like? All this and more!