Smark & Soul

It's AEW All In 2026! Jack and Sam were actually in the building at Wembley for this one, so it's a bonus episode straight from two who watched it live. Will Ospreay gets his hands on Kenny Omega in the main event to try and capture the AEW World Title on home soil. Mercedes Mone goes for gold of her own, plus the opener throws up a surprise with a debut, and we get a stacked International Title t...

It's AEW All Out 2024! We're in Chicago, two weeks removed from Wembley, and this one's picking up every piece All In left on the floor. MJF and Daniel Garcia open the show, Will Ospreay and Pac finally run it, and Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale settle things in a Chicago Street Fight. Bryan Danielson makes the first defence of a title he nearly gave up his career for, against Jack Perry....

It's NXT Takeover: Chicago! We're in Rosemont for one of the strongest cards NXT ever put together. Tyler Bate defends the UK Title against Pete Dunne, Bobby Roode faces a returning Hideo Itami for the NXT Title, and Authors of Pain defend the tag titles against DIY in a ladder match main event. Plus Asuka defends her Women's Title against Ruby Riott and Nikki Cross, and Roderick Strong opens the...

It's Beach Brawl! Herb Abrams' UWF rolls into the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto, Florida for their first and only pay-per-view, and the tiny crowd tells you everything about how the night's going to go. We run through the Blackhearts' occult-lite opener, Rockin' Robin and Candi Devine fighting for the first UWF Women's Title, and Dr Death Steve Williams taking on Bam Bam Bigelow to crown the in...

It's TNA Lockdown 2005! Our first ever TNA show on the pod, and it's a big one. The first all-cage pay-per-view in wrestling history, live from a soundstage at Universal Studios. Every single match inside the Six Sides of Steel. We run through AJ Styles and Abyss going to war for a shot at the NWA Title, the first-ever Lethal Lockdown as Team Nash meet Team Jarrett with a mystery partner in the mi...

It's WWE Royal Rumble 2018, and the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble! We're in Philadelphia for a night the women finally get the main event, thirty of them fighting for a shot at WrestleMania. We run through AJ Styles defending the WWE Title two-on-one against Owens and Zayn, Brock, Braun and Kane colliding for the Universal Title, and thirty women closing the show with legends, debuts and two Rum...

It's SummerSlam 2000! We're in Raleigh for the biggest party of the summer, on a night plenty of people reckon is the WWF at its absolute peak. We run through the Rock defending the title against Triple H and Kurt Angle with Stephanie stuck in the middle, the first-ever TLC match as Edge & Christian, the Hardys and the Dudleys try to kill each other for the tag belts, and Benoit and Jericho go...

It's AEW All In 2024! We're at Wembley Stadium for the second year running, the night AEW turned its London show into the biggest event on its calendar. Bryan Danielson puts his career on the line against Swerve Strickland for the world title, the months-long mentor-and-protégé war between Toni Storm and Mariah May boils over, and Will Ospreay comes home to face MJF and his rebranded American Cham...

It's AEW Double or Nothing 2019! We're in Las Vegas for the launch of All Elite Wrestling and the night the wrestling business actually changed. Jericho vs Omega II with a world title shot on the line, Cody and Dustin Rhodes tearing the house down in a bloody brother war, the Young Bucks and Lucha Bros stealing the night, and Jon Moxley arriving through the crowd. We break down the full car, Jack...

It's WWE WrestleMania XXIV! We're in Orlando for Sam's favourite WrestleMania. We break down the full card, from a MITB match that delivers to a Lumberjill match that really doesn't, and Flair and Michaels' emotional peak, not to mention the Title vs Streak stipulation for Edge vs The Undertaker in the main event. Jack rebooks two forgettable mid-card slots and asks what Tommy Dreamer, La Familia,...

It's WWE Money in the Bank 2011! We're in Chicago for the night the wrestling world stopped. CM Punk's contract expires at midnight, John Cena's job is on the line, and the most electric crowd of the year has turned Allstate Arena into a war zone. We break down the two ladder matches, Randy Orton and Christian's stipulation war for the World title, and whether the main event is the greatest WWE ma...

It's WWE Crown Jewel 2018! We're in Riyadh for one of the most controversial shows WWE has ever run. We get into the World Cup tournament, Brock Lesnar vs Braun Strowman for the Universal title, and whether this show should have happened at all. Jack's got a rebook for the night's worst booked segment, and Sam runs through the best and worst dressed of the evening.

It's WWE Survivor Series 2016! We're back in Toronto for the 30th anniversary of WWE's November classic and the first proper Raw vs SmackDown brand war. We get into the men's elimination match, The Miz and Sami Zayn fighting for the Intercontinental belt, and whether the Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar finish was the most shocking of the year. As always, Jack's got a rebooking for the night's most frustr...

It's WWE Unforgiven 2006! We're in Toronto for one of the most chaotic PPVs of the Rated R era. We run through DX vs. the McMahons, John Cena defending against Edge, and whether the show holds up nearly 20 years on. Jack's got a rebook for the night's worst booked segment, and Sam runs through the best and worst dressed of the evening.

It's AEW All Out 2021! We are in Chicago for the night that AEW felt like the centre of the wrestling world. We break down Lucha Bros vs Young Bucks in a cage match and CM Punk's first match in seven years against Darby Allin. Jack's got a rebook for the MJF vs Jericho career match to trim the fluff and fix the stakes, and Sam goes through the gear to see who actually looked the part on the bigges...

It's NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 2015! We're at the Barclays Centre; the night NXT outgrew the warehouse and became its own brand. We run through Sasha vs. Bayley, the ladder match, and Jack attempts to rebook the tag team match. Sam picks her best and worst dressed from the night, and we both revel in Jushin Thunder Liger's appearance in a WWE ring!

It's WWF Royal Rumble 2000! We’re back at the Garden for the first big show of the millennium. We get into the brutal street fight between Triple H and Cactus Jack, and why the Rock’s Rumble win wasn't as clean as it looked on camera. Jack's got a rebook for Tazz and Kurt Angle, and Sam sifts through the gear to find the best and worst dressed of the night.

It's ECW One Night Stand 2006! We’re at the Hammerstein Ballroom for the night ECW officially became a WWE brand. We break down the legendary atmosphere for Cena vs. RVD and that wild tag with Edge, Foley, and Terry Funk. Jack's got a rebook for the Rey Mysterio vs. Sabu "no contest" finish, and Sam looks at the best and worst gear on a night where some people definitely didn't get the "Extreme" m...

It's Survivor Series 2002! We’re at Madison Square Garden for the debut of the Elimination Chamber. We get into the full card, including why the Lesnar vs. Big Show finish didn't sit right and how we'd have rebooked it instead. Sam also goes through the best and worst gear of the night to see who actually looked like a champion in the World’s Most Famous Arena.