Must See Matches

You know the move, but do you know the match? TNA historian, Garrett Kidney from You've Got To Be Kidding Me joins Kieran & Mark on the 18th anniversary of one of the craziest spots in wrestling history and, of course, the match it's part of: the XXX (Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper) vs. America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) Losing Team Disbands Cage match from TNA Turning Point on...

Unfortunately, we have to talk about Chris Benoit. Feel free to skip this one if that still feels icky. Kieran & Mark saddle up the no-guest tandem and tackle the main event of WrestleMania XX from March, 14, 2004, making sure to get in as many jabs at Triple H as possible. We also recap the project for newcomers, and provide a bit of a social media update. Follow the project and podcast on Tw...

On the 28th anniversary of the biggest women's wrestling show of all-time, joshi puroresu expert, Alex of the BeruBara Tag Boom podcast joins Kieran and Mark to talk Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota from Super Woman Great War: Big Egg Wrestling Universe from November 20, 1994! Plus discussion of the history of Japanese women's wrestling, the training legacy of Jaguar Yokota, and racial and LGBTQ+ repres...

Days of Thunder's Dave Ryan joins Kieran and Mark for their visit to "a box where Americans play sports", the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois for the big Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk World Title rematch from Ring of Honor's Joe vs. Punk II on October 16, 2004. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Dave: @TheDayToDave Follow Days o...

GRAPPL Spotlight's Matty Edwards almost had our arm off when we invited him to talk "one of the top 5 WWF matches of all-time", the original Hell in a Cell match between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker from In Your House 18: Badd Blood on October 5, 1997. Does it still hold up, 25 years on? Kieran, Mark and Matty thrash it out. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMat...

The host of The Long and Winding Royal Road, POST Wrestling's WH Park, drops by to discuss Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa from October 31, 1998, and educate Mark and Kieran on some classic All-Japan history. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow WH: @WHPark9 and POST: @POSTWrestling Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "C...

Pro-Wrestling Torch's Alan4L joins Kieran and Mark as they get their teeth into Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito, the G1 Climax 26 B Block final from August 1, 2016. Come for the New-Japan, stay for the politics, an Okada tangent, wrestlers as commentators, leg selling, Deep South Wrestling, “The Beryl”, the physics of Croyt’s Wrath, and a baby on a bus. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @Mu...

The last one was late, so this one is early! Sean Orleans joins Mark and a covid-infested Kieran to take a look at Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from NXT Takeover Dallas on April 1, 2016. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Sean: @seanorleans and St Louis Anarchy Wrestling: @stlanarchy Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC:...

Kieran and Mark saddle up the MSM tandem for DIY vs. The Revival (2/3 Falls) from NXT Takeover Toronto on November 19, 2016. Also, Ho-Ho Lun, WWE Crash Cage and excessive amounts of bacon. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantas...

Kieran and Mark go duo again this week to talk about Mark's first time seeing the Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels Iron Man match from WWF WrestleMania XII, on March 31, 1996. Also, Kieran has to explain the Hollywood Backlot Brawl and tells you, once and for all, the big difference between Bret Hart and Bandido. Oh, and Mitsuharu Misawa thinks about puppies. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter:...

Kieran and Mark are joined by the mighty STRIGGA from Cagematch.net & Eastern Lariat to talk Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from New-Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 10 on January 4, 2016, the whole Okada/Tanahashi rivalry and much more. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow STRIGGA @STRIGGA and Eastern Lariat @EasternLari...

Kieran and Mark go guest-free again this week, as they talk about CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar from WWE Summer Slam 2013 - August 18, 2013. Honestly, it's probably for the best, given how shattered and incoherent Kieran is. All is explained on the show. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Ki...

Kieran and Mark are joined again by Dylan Fox from Eastern Lariat to talk the night the Juniors went Heavy: Naomichi Marufuji defends the GHC Heavyweight Title against KENTA in the main event at Budokan Hall on October 29, 2006. Plus an impromptu skimming of the surface of Kieran's past in the wrestling business and some other nonsense. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches ht...

After tangents about Toru Yano, Adam Cole and The Florida Bros, Kieran and Mark finally get around to talking about PAC vs. Orange Cassidy from AEW Revolution 2020 with Sergei Alderman from Pro Wrestling Musings. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Sergei @sergeialderman and Pro Wrestling Musings @pwmusings and https://www.prowrestlingm...

Ladies & gentlemen, here they are, the human highlight film of wrestling podcasting! Mark and Kieran put on their matching gear and fluff up their mullets to talk The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys from WCW Great American Bash - July 7, 1990.Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatcheshttp://linktr.ee/mustseematchesKieran: @kieraneditsMark: @monkey_bucklesMUSIC: "Chuck Ki...

Week two of technical issues - albeit pre-recording this time - and it's just Mark and Kieran as they talk "the spicy snack that fights back": Masakatsu Funaki vs. Tatsuo Nakano from UWF Reborn on July 24, 1989. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark:@monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under li...

In a recording beset by no end of technical issues, Sarah Parkin of Big Egg Podcasting Universe returns to scoop up Mark and Kieran in her joshi puroresu time machine, and whisk them back to September 2, 1995 to witness the final singles match between two all-time greats: Akira Hokuto vs. Manami Toyota from AJW Destiny. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatcheshttp://linktr.ee/mus...

It's blood, sweat, tears, barbed wire and explosions as Eamonn Bell returns to chat to Kieran & Mark about Atsushi Onita and Terry Funk's No-Rope Exploding Barbed Wire Time Bomb Death Match from FMW Origin - 4th Anniversary, on May 5, 1993. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Eamonn: @no_more_mutants

GRAPPL Spotlight's Matty Edwards joins Kieran and Mark to talk about his nomination of the impromptu Triple Threat match of Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins from WrestleMania 31 - March 29, 2015, the stories surrounding it, modern WWE and, surprisingly, Mitsuharu Misawa! This was tons of fun, so check it out! Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee...

Mark and Kieran welcome back the marvellous Parm Singh Mann to talk Sami Zayn vs. Adrian Neville from NXT Takeover R Evolution, from December 11, 2014. Plus a troublesome burger, the Ascension's flappy ears, and the inside scoop on the worst wrestling move to take. Don't miss it! Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Parm: @BiBoyParm MUSI...

Sarah Parkin of Big Egg Podcasting Universe returns to take Mark and Kieran on another journey through the AJW of 1985, this time to talk about Jaguar Yokota vs. La Galactica from February 27th. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Sarah: @sarahparkin1 MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.

Canada's Bendiest Wrestler™️, Parm Singh Mann joins Mark and Kieran to discuss his nomination of AJ Styles vs. Abyss at TNA's Lockdown 2005 from April 24, 2005. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Parm: @BiBoyParm MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.

Eastern Lariat's Dylan Fox is here to talk Mark & Kieran through what some have called the most brutal wrestling match of all-time: Yuki Ishikawa vs. Daisuke Ikeda from FU-TEN's BATI-BATI 1 on April 24, 2005. If you want a good potted history of FU-TEN, its sister comapny BattlArts and the other shoot-style groups in Japan, this is a great place to start. Follow the project and podcast on Twit...

Yes, the one with all the blood. Veteran UK pro-wrestler Shady Nattrass brings his in-ring insight to chat with Mark & Kieran about Eddie Guerrero vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield from WWE Judgement Day, May 16, 2004.  Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Shady: @shadynattrass MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under lic...

Joshi pro-wrestling expert and historian, Sarah Parkin of Big Egg Podcasting Universe helps guide Mark and Kieran through the AJW of 1985, and in particular the legendary Hair vs. Hair Death Match between Chigusa Nagayo and Dump Matsumoto fom August 28th. A really fun episode with lots of fascinating insight into the history of Japanese women's wrestling, and the still-underrepresented women's vie...