Are we really going to see Hangman send himself to Cody Island? This week’s AEW shows had us worried that we were going to see bad things happen to our faves, but we didn’t see that one coming…

(00:00:00) News - Tony Khan has signed new women, so will we see more time for women’s matches on the telly?

(00:04:42) We didn’t need to worry, Orange Cassidy did not get his head shaved in the Hair vs Hair match at Grand Slam

(00:14:19) There’s lots of people in the Conglomeration… like Ishii!

(00:17:34) Kyle Fletcher doesn’t need to go this hard, we’ll still love him (especially if he shows us his wardrobe)

(00:22:52) Moxley vs the Don Callis Family, with a little wander off-schedule to consider a potential Aussie Open reunion

(00:28:07) Babes of Wrath won in Australia, of course, because wrestlers should be allowed to win in their hometowns, why would anyone book otherwise?

(00:29:50) Oh my god, they killed Kenny (again)

(00:41:34) How are we going to make FTR interesting between now and Revolution?

(00:44:32) Briefly, everything else: the Brawling Birds made their TV in-ring debut, there was a TBS title four-way

(00:47:26) It’s gonna be Hangman vs MJF at Revolution, but wtf is this stip?!

(01:21:01) Happy times

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Time for your favourite wrestling podcast again! No? Second? Top five? 

Anyway. We thought we were going to have a quiet week ahead of AEW Grand Slam Australia, but nope! We got two title changes, one of which came at the end of a very bloody strap match; Mina Shirakawa got an impromptu haircut; and Hangman’s boyfriends are still fighting over him. 

Get it in your ears.

(00:00:00) News

(00:10:43) And new! Thekla is the women’s world champion now

(00:19:17) Calling the Brawling Birds to deal with our spider problem

(00:21:33) Does AEW struggle to book babyface champions? Do we all love a cool heel too much? We’re part of the problem, honestly. Also we got into whether MJF wants to go to WWE and where Chris Jericho is going to end up

(00:30:23) And new! Kyle Fletcher is the TNT champion again. Have there ever been two title changes on a standard episode of Dynamite before?

(00:41:09) FTR are gonna fight the Young Bucks. Goddammit.

(00:50:46) We think we’ve fixed Hook’s gimmick. Call us, Tony Khan!

(00:58:30) Is Roddy a secret Death Rider? Should we be preparing ourselves for a bald Orange Cassidy? And… those were extensions that got cut out of Mina’s hair, right?

(01:06:52) Is it time AEW got its own streaming service? We would pay to be able to watch this House Rules show tbh

(01:09:54) We survived a parking lot brawl, but there might’ve been too many men involved

(01:12:48) The men’s title picture gives us the HEEBIE JEEBIES!

(01:23:52) Happy times.

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It's been an interesting week for AEW fans on social media, we'll say that much.

(00:00:00) News: Hiromu Takahashi leaving NJPW, Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd popping up in AEW, a Will Ospreay health update, a Kota Ibushi health update, and Hangman’s Sports Illustrated interview about his relationship with Marty Scurrl

(00:18:21) The number one contenders’ battle did not go the way we thought it would

(00:30:14) No kings but Brody

(00:40:35) Darby Allin’s Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas adventure

(00:44:56) Can we get PAC vs El Clon in a singles match please?

(00:48:41) Will the Brawling Birds shake up the women’s tag scene?

(00:55:39) Kris Statlander vs Thekla II incoming!

(00:56:59) Ricochet vs Jack Perry gave us a sugar high

(00:58:51) Who’s the wild card tag team going to be? We are WORRIED

(01:02:06) FTR got called out by the Young Guns for RevPro Anniversary

(01:04:50) Everything else that happened this week: CRU vs The Rascalz, Tommaso Ciampa won the TNT title (and gave it a name), a big old parking lot brawl on the horizon, and how do we keep Okada busy until we need him again?

(01:12:14) The prospect of Orange Cassidy getting his head shaved is altogether too horrifying

(01:23:09) Happy times

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We got a new man this week, plus two Dynamite segments almost too horny for TV, but you know what we're gonna say... only one women's match?!

(00:00:00) News and nattering

(00:08:13) The omnipresence of Don Callis and his family

(00:14:26) Never let anyone tell you El Clon isn’t cool

(00:16:30) Tommaso Ciampa has arrived at AEW

(00:21:31) What’s Tony Khan up to? Is there a third show in the works?

(00:23:24) Trouble in paradise with Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher, plus the Dynamite debut of Ace Austin and his thighs

(00:26:25) Put more women in all your factions please 

(00:29:57) No longer marked safe from FTR vs Young Bucks

(00:38:25) Do Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd know each other? What happened to all the War Dogs? 

(00:39:54) The men’s title picture, in which we totally forgot to actually discuss the weird tournament format we don’t understand and got distracted by the sexual and romantic tension between Swerve, Hangman, and Kenny

(00:50:29) Andrade is the most divorced man alive

(00:59:54) Kris Statlander and Thekla deserved more time

(01:07:07) Horny hair-pulling with Marina Shafir

(01:14:52) Happy times

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Professional wrestler Jay Joshua joins us to discuss trying to fit the title belt into his suitcase, his best ever sandwich, and why he's quite happy driving long distances by himself, actually...

We also covered Jay's favourite empty arena match, the wrestling chants he hates, and traumatic kids' movies. Honestly, just endless joy.

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There’s been a shadow cast over our wrestling joy this week, with grim real-life situations resurfacing and reminding us that you can’t trust anyone, and especially not corporations. 

We did still watch a lot of wrestling though.

(00:00:00) What did you watch this week?

(00:04:21) Why are so many guys named in Speaking Out making their way back?

(00:18:36) Will Hobbs confirmed gone to WWE

(00:21:05) Shocking AEW men’s trios title change!

(00:36:08) We manifested Bustah and the Brain

(00:39:28) Kris and Thekla are fighting already?!

(00:41:23) The benefits of a deep roster

(00:45:08) Penelope Ford is back in action!

(00:48:32) Have the Death Riders missed their moment to oust Moxley?

(00:53:52) Don Callis Family dramas

(00:57:40) Rounding up the men’s world title challengers

(01:07:14) Stop using women as props ffs

(01:09:01) Grab bag of everything else

(01:17:49) Happy times

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It's been a week of romance in AEW. Yeah, we know, we weren't really expecting it from a show called Maximum Carnage either.

(00:00:00) Ins and outs at AEW: The Rascalz, Hechicero, Persephone, and Mascara Dorada in, Will Hobbs out

(00:14:12) Mercedes Moné is a crashout icon

(00:16:37) Who’s been sending Mina Shirakawa flowers?

(00:23:11) Can we have a big meaty feud between Kris Statlander and Thekla please? And should we be overthinking the Cosmic Babes of Wrath’s black gear?

(00:33:42) Darby Allin is a fake and a fraud until he fights Marina Shafir

(00:39:09) Marked safe from FTR vs Young Bucks... for now

(00:42:03) Schrodinger’s Bandido and a gold star for Maxwell

(00:50:05) A Hangman-Kenny sandwich with a Swerve filling

(01:05:30) JetSpeed Hangballs

(01:12:19) The things that made us happy this week

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happy New Year! our first episode of 2026 covers plot developments from Wrestle Kingdom 20 as well as AEW Dynamite New Year's Smash, AEW Collision 3 January and AEW Dynamite 7 January. we're feeling... cautiously optimistic?

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we're back! did you miss us?

well, AEW Worlds End 2025 has been and gone, and we knew what was going to happen, and yet we're still irritated that it did. not angry, mind you. mostly, bored.

but we found some stuff to love, mostly Toni Storm and Orange Cassidy and Hyan and Maya World...

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it's our final episode of 2025, and we've got some awards to dish out!!!

first, though, we're disappointed with MJF and with crowd responses to gross promos and the way all wrestling promotions book women.

but then we've got gremlins to count and listener awards to award.

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