Best in the Worldcast

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the recently departed Osamu Nishimura and his incredibly unique career. After some March Madness talk, the boys get serious once again about Nishimura’s approach to wrestling, what he represented in the wrestling landscape at large, and how he represents the last chain in the classic 70s style of work. For the Best in the Worlddr...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Notorious 187, HOMICIDE! After recapping Corey’s tumultuous week of oral surgery and spilling eggs on the floor, the boys dive into Homicide’s sneaky long and great career as the pocket main character of Ring of Honor, Abdullah the Butcher’s late period Biden era, fan altercations, Tracy Smothers, and the new hit film, Mickey...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the King of Old School, STEVE CORINO! After a brief foray into more draft ideas, Will Howard, and our younger more athletic days, the boys break down Corino’s role as the last ever American stooge, Fletch, fire alarms, band names, Gabe Sapolsky and The Blair Witch Project. For this week’s Best in the Worlddraft, we draft the best...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the ORIGINAL Living Legend, BRUNO SAMMARTINO! After a medical report on the boys’ various ailments and some Adderall talk, we dive into Bruno’s power as the greatest dad wrestler ever, the grittiness of old Madison Square Garden, Bill Walton and his basketball commentary, and the magic of show tunes. For this week’s Best in the W...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Speed Star, MASATO YOSHINO! Before we open the gate for the very first time on the podcast, the boys discuss the forgotten and potentially maligned Simpsons Movie from 2007, Austin Collie and all-time highlight tapes, the THX sound buffer, Bill Clinton and cartoon police officers. Then, for the newly-christened Best in the Wo...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Karate Kid, “SPEEDBALL” MIKE BAILEY! After an evaluation of our DIY ethics and the incoming polio epidemic, the boys get into the miracle mid-2010s run of Speedball, the re-emergence of the vuvuzela, the Tempest Freerunning Academy, Scott Hall, Flava Flav, and getting a house band. For the first time ever, we then commence th...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Messiah of the Backbreaker, RODERICK STRONG! After starting things off with a little NBA trade deadline talk, including the massive Doncic bombshell from last week, the boys get into Roddy’s career timeline and how he stacks up to his contemporaries, Steve Corino’s ROH commentary run, the art of the Gladiator pose, the audio...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Nature Boy in the twilight of his career, RIC FLAIR POST-2000! The boys lament on the state of the world before diving into the last few years of one of the greatest ever and how insane he got, with beautiful detours into Wes Anderson, the Ice Bucket Challenge, the War in Afghanistan, Coldplay, and more wacky shenanigans. MAT...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss The Big Boss, TAKASHI SUGIURA! In a strangely pensive episode, the boys discuss Pro Wrestling NOAH as a company and Sugiura’s role as a power junior, his status as a jack of all trades, and his career arc, along with some detours into the world of cinema and casting for a potential Triple H movie. MATCHES COVERED: Takashi Sugiura...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss Mr. Rock Hard, JUICE ROBINSON! The boys deep-dive the Juiceman’s career, tracing it all the way back to one of the most pitiful venues IWA Mid-South ever ran onto national television. We also take some forays into the world of drinking games and the National Basketball Association’s greatest agitators. MATCHES COVERED: Juice Robi...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Spyder, NATE WEBB! After recapping their breaks and the brief hiatus, the boys dig into the heart and soul of IWA Mid-South, his special role in the company and on the indies at large, the music of the era, Robert Gibson, show regular The Shining , and CM Punk’s commentary. MATCHES COVERED: Nate Webb vs Mad Man Pondo (IWA-MS...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss The World’s Largest Athlete, THE BIG SHOW! After a brief recap of the end of Corey’s college career (congrats to Our Guy), the boys talk about Show’s lost career as a superworker, his consistent output for 20+ years, Jim Ross running out of money, lost media, outrageous pants, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, and much much more! M...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss Mr. Total Nonstop Action, The Phenomenal One, AJ STYLES! After some Mac Miller talk, the boys dive into AJ’s unique mix of Southern punches and insane body control, while taking some pit stops into the Zapruder film, Chance the Rapper’s divorce, and Sean Evans’ career. MATCHES COVERED: AJ Styles vs. The Sandman (TNA 2/26/2003) AJ...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the face of the franchise himself, LA KNIGHT! After discovering the Venom symbiote at Corey’s job, the boys talk about the big personality of the patron saint of the show, grunge gimmicks, Sunday Night Heat, David Goggins, and whether or not Grayson Waller is the worst wrestler they will ever cover on the show. MATCHES COVERED: D...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss Blue Justice himself, YUJI NAGATA! After starting some beef with some other wrestling podcasts and a brief chat on Christmas classics, the boys dive into Nagata’s versatility and unique essence, Nike Elite socks, Kazuyuki Fujita’s Mexican restaurant order, The Rock, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, and Chip and Dale. MATCHES COVERE...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss London’s favorite son, NIGEL MCGUINNESS! After opening with some Lake Superior talk, the boys return to the indies and contemplate Nigel’s career, with brief forays into NBA on TNT’s Ernie Johnson, skateboard stickers, Allison Danger, and Funkmaster Flex. MATCHES COVERED: Nigel McGuinness vs Alex Shelley (IWA-MS 12/12/2004) Nigel...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Wrestling GAWD, JOHN “BRADSHAW” LAYFIELD! The boys open with a lamentation on zoos and aquariums, before diving into JBL’s mentality as a heel and full commitment to the bit, why John Cena is the definitive Iraq War wrestler, financial stock advice, and which kitchen gadget you would reach for in a deathmatch. MATCHES COVERED...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Belfast Bruiser, DAVE “FIT” FINLAY! After disclosing an excellent YouTube find in the research for this episode, the boys dive into Finlay’s status as an all-time crowbar and underrated WWE midcarder, his enjoyment in torturing others, the top hits of 1998, and podcast legend John Zandig. They then close out by digging into t...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Great White, the Celtic Warrior, SHEAMUS! After a brief foray into the Barenaked Ladies and the man’s workout channel, the guys discuss Sheamus’ status as an underrated WWE lifer, the chinstrap beard, the incredibly 2010s phenomenon of Tebowing, CM Punk, and Cedric the Entertainer. MATCHES COVERED: King Sheamus vs. John Morri...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the little man with the plan, AMAZING RED! The boys wax poetic about the first wave of juniors workrate guys while contemplating the potential success of launching those guys over to the European theater in World War II, Donald Duck cartoons, 1950s football, and Michael Mann’s Collateral. MATCHES COVERED: Amazing Red vs Low Ki (R...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss The Father of Hardcore and the Combat Zone’s Very Own, JOHN ZANDIG! After a special presentation from Corey, the boys get into Zandig’s very special body shape and in-ring quirks while contemplating the best wrestlers to send to jail, which NFL players we’d like to see take a shot at the legendary steroid gut, and the DIY glory o...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, Austin Aries, by way of barbecue joints, Austria, and James Hunt’s special breakfast. The boys break down what made Aries such a special wrestler in 2000s ROH while contemplating the Nigel McGuinness jawbreaker lariat and its setup’s practicality, before digging into a special fast food-themed que...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey (and a special guest on the third mic) discuss the Murderhawk Monster, LANCE ARCHER! The boys discuss the deliciousness of soda, before diving into Archer’s career, including his aggressively 2000s look, his collection of power moves, and his importance in AEW’s imperial period, but not without interludes on Michigan geography, 2003’s Th...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the Funky Weapon, the maestro of the “hip” attack, Ryusuke Taguchi. The boys contemplate the connective tissue between fast food and washed-up pro athletes before deep-diving Taguchi’s various ass-based offensive techniques and how he would deploy them on the streets, and finally get their minds melted by an IWA...

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the Redneck Messiah, Jamie Noble. The boys propose alternate names for Noble’s submission finish before diving deep into the filmography of Nick Hamm, workshopping ideas for stem cell recipients, and waxing poetic on America’s Sweetheart Lee Corso and College Gameday. MATCHES COVERED: Jamie Noble vs The Hurricane...