Chess Club Rebels

Let Me Tell You Something!

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Lorcan Mullan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon Cross (@simoncross3) are two different generations of wrestling fans that came together in friendship and now you can hear them every week discuss a facet related to the wrestling industry. Series within the series include 'The Meltzer 5-Star Project' in which the hosts discuss every match that they can find that Dave Meltzer rated five stars (or higher) in his Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 'Match of the Week' has Lorcan and Simon take it in turns to pick a match from the wide world and long history of wrestling for a discussion. 'Silver Screen Visions'...

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Rerun the Rivalry III: Sting vs. Vader - Match #2, Starrcade, 28-12-1992 19.12.2024 1:10:16

"It's just like David and Goliath. Only this time David won!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rerun the Rivalry III: Sting vs. Vader - Match #1, Great American Bash, 12-07-1992 18.12.2024 55:31

Pleasing taste, some monsterism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #245-246 (ZSJ-Takagi, Ospreay-Fletcher) 12.12.2024 1:16:21

#244 - Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi (NJPW, 04-11-2024) #245 - Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher (AEW, 23-11-2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #242-244 (Punk-McIntyre, Ospreay-Ricochet-Takeshita, Takeshita-Bailey) 21.11.2024 1:10:41

#242 - CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE, 05-10-2024) #243 - Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita (AEW, 12-10-2024) #244 - Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mike Bailey (MLP, 19-10-2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rerun the Rivalry II: Danielson vs. McGuinness - Match #11, AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam, 25-09-2024 07.11.2024 35:01

We were chipper when this was recorded. Yes, it was recorded a while ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #238-241 (Takeshita-Phantasmo, MJF-Ospreay, Swerve-Danielson, Ospreay-PAC) 24.10.2024 1:05:08

#238 - Konosuke Takeshita vs. El Phantasmo (NJPW, 07-08-2024) #239 - Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs. Will Ospreay (AEW, 25-08-2024) #240 - Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson (AEW, 25-08-2024) #241 - Will Ospreay vs. PAC (AEW, 07-09-2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #235-237 (Hechicero-ZSJ, Swerve-Ospreay, Ospreay-MJF) 19.09.2024 1:01:15

#235 - Hechicero vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (CMLL, 22-06-2024) #236 - Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay (AEW, 30-06-2024) #237 - Will Ospreay vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman (AEW, 17-07-2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #232-234 (Ospreay-Danielson, Rhodes-Styles, Kitamiya-Ishii) 05.09.2024 1:29:15

#232 - Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson (AEW, 21-04-2024) #233 - Cory Rhodes vs. AJ Styles (WWE, 04-05-2024) #234 - Masa Kitamiya vs. Tomohiro Ishii (NOAH, 22-05-2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: Compilation #05 - Best of the Super Juniors Finals 06.06.2024 2:14:09

0:00 - Jushin Thunder Liger vs. El Samurai, Explosion Tour: Night 13, 30-04-1992 13:37 - El Samurai vs. Koji Kanemoto, Best of the Super Juniors IV: Night 17, 05-06-1997 32:34 - KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay, Best of the Super Juniors XXIV Final, 03-06-2017 55:28 - Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori, Best of the Super Juniors XXV Final, 04-06-2018 1:13:24 - Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi, Best of the...

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: Compilation #04 - Super Generation Army vs. Tsuruta-gun 23.05.2024 1:23:27

0:00 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, AJPW Super Power Series (Night 19), 08-06-1990 24:19 - Super Generation Army (Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi) vs. Tsuruta-gun (Tsuruta/Taue/Fuchi), AJPW October Giant Series (Night 16), 19-10-1990 47:40 - Super Generation Army vs. Tsuruta-gun, AJPW Fan Appreciation Day, 20-04-1991 1:08:53 - Super Generation Army vs. Tsuruta-gun, AJPW Super Power Series (Night 6),...

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: Compilation #03 - NXT Black and Gold 09.05.2024 2:36:05

0:00 - Intro 10:55 - Andrade Almas vs. Johnny Gargano, NXT Takeover: Philadelphia, 27-01-2018 38:24 - Adam Cole vs. Ricochet vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Velveteen Dream, NXT Takeover: New Orleans, 07-04-2018 1:04:21 - Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa, NXT Takeover: New Orleans, 07-04-2018 1:36:00 - Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole, NXT Takeover: New York, 05-04-2019 2:04:22 - Johnn...

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: Compilation #02 - Flair vs. Steamboat 25.04.2024 2:11:29

0:00 - Intro 7:40 - Chi-Town Rumble, 20-02-1989 36:15 - Landover, Maryland house show, 18-03-1989 1:01:53 - Clash of the Champions VI, 02-04-1989 1:37:55 - WrestleWar'89, 07-05-1989 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: Compilation #01 - Okada vs. Omega 11.04.2024 3:11:28

@0:00 - Intro @9:00 - Wrestle Kingdom 11, 04-01-2017 @54:10 - Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall, 11-06-2017 @1:45:35 - G1 Climax, 12-08-2017 @2:09:04 - Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, 09-06-2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #227-231 (Danielson vs. ZSJ, Ospreay vs. Alexander, Oku, Takeshita, and Fletcher) 04.04.2024 1:14:14

#227 - Will Ospreay vs. Josh Alexander (TNA, 14-01-2024) #228 - Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (NJPW, 11-02-2024) #229 - Will Ospreay vs. Michael Oku (RPW, 18-02-2024) #230 - Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita (AEW, 03-03-2024) #231 - Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher (AEW, 06-03-2024_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #10 (with Ibs Sesay) - Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio, WrestleMania 39, 01-04-2023 31.03.2024 1:10:45

It's been emotional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #09 (with Sikisa... in spirit) - Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch, WrestleMania 35, 07-04-2019 28.03.2024 58:16

I'm so bad at this. Go and seek out Sikisa. She's good at this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #08 - The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar, WrestleMania XXX, 06-04-2014 24.03.2024 1:22:40

I can't sleep straight after I've eaten and you don't really want to conquer on an empty stomach, so I would say 'Eat, Conquer, Sleep, Repeat' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #07 (with Danny Scott) - 25-Diva Battle Royal, WrestleMania XXV, 05-04-2009 21.03.2024 1:01:23

We cut out a long conversation that covered beyblades and (somewhat inevitably) Dunston Checks In. So this is all the stuff that we thought was worth listening to. ...I know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #06 (with Adam Hawker) - Mick Foley vs. Edge, WrestleMania 22, 02-04-2006 17.03.2024 1:04:09

How did none of us suggest Triple H tarring in a Sledgehammer video? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #05 (with The Awesome Truth podcast) - The Rock vs. Steve Austin, WrestleMania XVII, 01-04-2001 14.03.2024 1:21:31

Those who were there knew we were in the good old days before we left them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #04 - Marc Mero & Sable vs. The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust & Luna, WrestleMania XIV, 29-03-1998 11.03.2024 1:19:20

It's good, but it's no Butterfly Effect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #03 (with Noveliss) - Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, WrestleMania XII, 31-03-1996 07.03.2024 1:42:46

It's a long one. But it's worth the investment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #02 - The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage, WrestleMania VII, 24-03-1991 03.03.2024 1:18:58

No, YOU'RE crying!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March Mania #01 (with John Lister) - Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant, WrestleMania III, 27-03-1987 29.02.2024 1:06:40

Who's zoomin' who? Well, we're Skyping the fantastic wrestling writer and journalist John Lister! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rerun the Rivalry: Tanahashi vs. Okada - Match #17, The New Beginning in Osaka, 11-02-2024 22.02.2024 40:47

The most upsetting thing about this match is that we're entering the era of Dad Bod Tanahashi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.