AEW Match Guide Podcast

This week we deep dive into the legendary AJ Styles v Samoa Joe v Christopher Daniels, X-Division Title Three-Way Match from TNA Unbreakable 2005. We discuss the founding of TNA, what made the X-Divison special, how the match still stands up completely today and the mistakes TNA made along the way that saw it get overtaken as the second biggest promotion in American wrestling. To join the Social S...

This week we deep dive into Kenny Omega v Tomohiro Ishii, IWGP United States Championship match from NJPW G1 Special in the USA Night 2, 2017 with my guest Gareth Eno from Pro Wrestling Musings. As well as the match we discuss NJPW's foray into the USA, and why it was co-opted by AEW and why AEW Kenny Omega has never been the same as 'NJPW Kenny' If you'd like to suggest a match fo...

This week we deep dive into Tully Blanchard v Magnum TA, I Quit Steel Cage Match, NWA Starrcade 1985, for the United States Hevyweight Championship with my guest Sergi Alderman, the Editor-in-Chief for Pro Wrestling Musings. We discuss the simple and effective build, the magical minimalism and dark tone of the match and parallels with other AEW Steel Cage matches. If you'd like to suggest a ma...

This week we deep dive into The Shield v The Wyatt Family, 6-Man Tag Team Match from WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 with former writer for Lords of Pain & {odcaster for The Right Side of the Pond, Maverick. In it we discuss the importance of shared universe storytelling in the lead-up, how the generation these two teams represent would take over the wrestling landscape and of course the chaotic...

This week we deep dive into Will Ospreay v Shingo Takagi from the New Japan Best of the Super Juniors Final in 2019 with my special guest Floyd Johnson Jr. from All Thing Elite on the Social Suplex Podcast Network. In it we discuss the build up to the match through the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, the deceptively smart match structure and how it laid the platform for both men going forwar...

A special off-week episode of the AEW Match Guide where I go through my ballot for the Greatest Wrestlers Ever Project, listing out my top 100 wrestlers of all time. It was a very fun experience and even though I have some massive gaps in my knowledge and therefore my ballot, I'm very happy with all my thoughts and am happy to stand by it. I'm curious who you would all have in your top 100...

This week we deep dive into Eddie Kingston v Mike Quackenbusy, CHIKARA Grand Championship match from CHIKARA High Noon 2011 along with my special guest Mizfan (don't hold the name againt him). In it we discuss the incredibly emotionally charged promo & performance by Eddie Kingston in the lead up as well as how CHIKARA was at the cutting edge of how wrestling has developed long-term, chara...

This week we deep dive into The Golden Lovers v The Young Bucks from NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018 featuring special guest commentary from Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks as well as Imp from Imp's AEW Adventures. In it we discuss how the build to this match laid out a blueprint for pro wrestling TV that The Elite would take into AEW and how that story gave this match's action such a stron...

The Match Guide is back for another season! Join us as we introduce the fourth season of the AEW Match Guide with an all new lineup of matches for us to deep dive into, this time expanding out beyond the ring of Tony Khan looking at the wrestlers, promotions, movements and matches that made AEW what it is today. This week I'm joined by Trish Spiers from the Trish & Sarah Wrestling Podcast...

The Match Guide is back for another season! Join us as we introduce the fourth season of the AEW Match Guide with an all new lineup of matches for us to deep dive into, this time expanding out beyond the ring of Tony Khan looking at the wrestlers, promotions, movements and matches that made AEW what it is today. Join me and my guest every second Monday as we look into some of the greatest matches...

This week we trade the rings of Tony Khan for the cerulean blue of New Japan Pro Wrestling to pay tribute to the retiring legend Hiroshi Tanahashi as we review one of his greatest hours: Hiroshi Tanahashi v Kota Ibushi from the G1 Climax 2018 Final. We discuss the build through 2018, how the match came at a crossroads for Tanahashi's career and position in the company and how these two men bui...

This week AEW has released its first-ever book, This Book Is All Elite: The Inside Story of AEW, and as a podcast that has dedicated itself to talking about the history of AEW I thought it would only be fitting to read and review the book. I go through it chapter by chapter and look at who is telling the story, what they are trying to say about AEW and what more (or less) could they have done. I&#...

The AEW Match Guide is back for a special three-part series where we seek to find out who has been the Greatest AEW Male Singles wrestler since the company started in 2019. To do this, I'm joined by the Social Suplex AEW Brains Trust, Imp from Imp's AEW Adventures & Floyd from All Things Elite, and we will work our way through the first round of a massive 64-man bracket I've drawn...

The AEW Match Guide is back for a special three-part series where we seek to find out who has been the Greatest AEW Male Singles wrestler since the company started in 2019. To do this, I'm joined by the Social Suplex AEW Brains Trust, Imp from Imp's AEW Adventures & Floyd from All Things Elite, and we will work our way through the first round of a massive 64-man bracket I've drawn...

The AEW Match Guide is back for a special three-part series where we seek to find out who has been the Greatest AEW Male Singles wrestler since the company started in 2019. To do this, I'm joined by the Social Suplex AEW Brains Trust, Imp from Imp's AEW Adventures & Floyd from All Things Elite, and we will work our way through the first round of a massive 64-man bracket I've drawn...

To celebrate us reaching the milestone of my fiftieth Match Guide review I have decided to rank the first 50 matches I covered on the podcast in today's Mamoth episode. Join me and Imp from Imp's WWE Adventure as we go from early AEW, pandemic wrestling, the Punk era to today's new hottness and everything in between as we reminisce about some of the best matches in AEW history. Check o...

This week we deep dive into Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon's saga to get their first win in AEW culminating in a No DQ, No Count Out Match on AEW Dark #58 on the 27th of October 2020. We discuss how they built it on BTE, how it dovetailed and interacted with some of the biggest programs going on in AEW at the time and speak about the legacy of BTE in the history of AEW. On a personal note,...

An out of cycle podcast where I reflect on my experience attending AEW Grand Slam Australia, my first ever live AEW show. Certainly a roller coaster of a build and a wild day leading up for myself but ultimately a beautiful, life-affirming experience. Check out the new Social Suplex (and Grappl) merch on Chopped Tees:  https://chopped-tees.com/socialsuplex , your first purchase on the site gets 10...

This week we deep dive into 'Hangman' Adam Page v Darby Allin's match on Dynamite 31st of July 2024 with special guest Sergi Alderman from Pro Wrestling Musings. We discuss Darby & Hangman's 2024 leading up to this match, the intelligent structure, how infused with character this match is and the aftermath of this match for both wrestlers.. Check out the new Social Suplex (and...

This week we deep dive into Eddie Kingston v Bryan Danielson, Continental Crown match from Revolution 2024 with special guest Joseph Montecillo. We discuss Bryan Danielson & Eddie's overall history in the indies and early AEW, the 2023 Continental Classic, the emotional match, the cathartic ending and where it sits in both men's legacy. Check out the new Social Suplex (and Grappl) merc...

This week we deep dive into Orange Cassidy & Chuck Taylor v Miro & Kip Sabian, Arcade Anarchy Match from Dynamite from the 31st of Match 2021 with special guests Ali, Anne & Lea from Tunnel Talk. We discuss how the three got into wrestling, their love of The Best Friends, what we think Miro was doing to Chuckie & Kip off screen, how the wedding compared to other fictional weddings...

The Golden Wombats! Our look back on AEW's 2024 of great highs and maddening lows. We award the prestigious Nut Trucker, Gooba and Wet Fart of the year as well as Westler, Match, Promo and Tag Team. Check out the new Social Suplex (and Grappl) merch on Chopped Tees:  https://chopped-tees.com/socialsuplex , your first purchase on the site gets 10% off! Follow your host Sam Brown on X  @Sir_Samu...

This week we deep dive into Chris Jericho v Bryan Danielson from the Tournament of Champions on Dynamite the 14th of September 2022 with special guest Andy from the Group Chat Wrestling Podcast We talk about the Tournament of Champions that was held in the wake of Brawl Out, how Chris Jericho & Bryan Danielson became major political players in the fallout of it, the match itself, particularly...

This week we deep dive into CM Punk v Samoa Joe, 'Real' World Championship Match from All In 2023 with special guest Benno from the Grappl & Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! Podcasts. We talk about the original CM Punk & Samoa Joe rivalry, the establishment of Collision in 2023, the complicated build to All In 2023, the match and huge stage as well as the fallout from Punk'...

This week we deep dive into Jon Moxley v Bryan Danielson from Revolution 2022 with special guest Maverick, podcasters and former writer for The Right Side of the Pond & Lords of Pain. We talk about Jon Moxley's return to wrestling in 2022 after his stint in rehab, Moxley & Danielson teaming up, the very un-AEW style of this match and why it might not be so well remembered as well as th...