Wrestle Buddies

This week, GameSpot's Greg Martinez-Thomas returns to the show for the first half of the Tournament of Beef. That's right, after so much talk about beefy boys, we're determining who the beefiest boy in all of the professional wrestling world truly is. And in case you're wondering, both men and women are eligible to be named beefiest boy. Let's go to the bracket!

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This week, Mat and Chris are joined by PredictionBot 3000 to talk about what's going to happen at WWE Extreme Rules 2021. This show is notable due to the fact that WWE has seemingly announced next to no stipulations for any of the matches we're going to see--and most of the matches are pretty underwhelming. Sounds extreme to us!

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This week, mat and Chris are joined by GameSpot's Ben Howard--AKA the person who made Wrestle Buddies a reality. The rise of All Elite Wrestling has made Ben a wrestling fan again and we in-depth about what's working, what's not, and what's so exciting about AEW. Chris also wants you to know he absolutely does not hate AEW.

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Class is in session! This week, Chris and Mat are learning an uncomfortable amount about WWE boss Vince McMahon. In 2006, WWE released a documentary about the man, which has since been lost to time. But we found an old copy on eBay and now we know about the time he pitched an incest storyline with his own daughter. Yeah, it's totally weird.

Sources:

https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/12-strangest-things-we-learned-from-wwes-forgotten-vince-mcmahon-documentary/2900-3773/

https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2001/04/03/end-of-an-era-on-tbs-solie-georgia-and-black-saturday/

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This week, PredictionBot 3000 and Smackdown Hacker join Mat and Chris to talk about AEW All Out 2021. We predict each match and talk about why we're so excited about the show.

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After a massive week in wrestling, Chris and Mat are left to figure it all out. First, we look at CM Punk's massive debut in AEW. Then, it's SummerSlam time as we analyze Becky Lynch's return--which we did not love. Finally, the Smackdown Hacker makes his long-awaited return and he has a new job. All that, plus your questions!

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This week, Mat and Chris are joined by none other than WWE Raw Women's Champion Niki ASH to talk about her match at SummerSlam, becoming almost a superhero, and her journey to the championship. Then, we break down the SummerSlam card and give our thoughts on every single match!

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There have been plenty of rumors about CM Punk and Bryan Danielson joining AEW, and during the WWE Wines episode of the podcast, Chris and Mat discussed how they would be booked. However, that segment was cut for time, and now, it's a standalone episode. Additionally, the guys discuss wrestling's current landscape and touch upon what wrestling needs to do in order to reach new people.

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On Sunday, August 15, Starz has a new drama centered around the world of wrestling called Heels. Stars of the series Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig talk to us about the upcoming show and how tough it is to train in the ring. Additionally, Chris and Mat talk about episodes of the series they've already got to see and explain why it's easily the best TV series about wrestling to date.

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We're back and we're having some drinks! This week on the show, Mat and Chris are sampling and reviewing WWE's new line of wines. No, we aren't wine snobs, but we're definitely wrestling snobs who have many thoughts about what Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior's wines should be like. Then, we take a look at the other wrestling-themes alcohol options you can buy--including Steve Austin's IPA, which Chris doesn't love.

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