The Clean Finish Podcast

After a brief quarrel about one of the Spider-Man movies (let's see who you think is right!), Ryan discusses the film-tinged horror fiction book Silver Nitrate. Greg, on the other hand, questions life decisions with a watch of Wifelike. Then, they guys get into Big Business. How did they feel about the debut of Mercedes Monet, the disolution of the Bang Bang Scissor Gang, the Tag Team Bracket and...

Some real interesting picks for the movies this week. Bet you never thought you'd hear us talk about Noah, did you? Then...AEW REVOLUTION 2024! The guys cover Stings retirement match, a possible match of the year, and overall feelings on one of AEW's Big Four PPVs. 

Here we are again, on the road to Revolution, and just a step away from our one year anniversary! Before tackling the Revolution card, Greg discusses Dragonslayer and the best named dragon in cinema while Ryan watched the new Sandler Netflix flick, Spaceman. Then, the guys break down the entire card of AEW, including Zero Hour. What belts do they hope switch hands, who do they hope returns, and mo...

No movie discussion this week. Instead...books! Greg discusses the mega-popular first entry of Sarah J. Maas's Court series while Ryan details dark folk horror Lapvona. Then, the guys break down Dynamite and Collision, just one week away from Revolution! Which matches underwhelmed us? The answers might surprise you.

In one of our monthly detours, the guys each crafted a list of ten of their favorite Stephen King movies (or miniseries, or tv movies, you get it.) But first! They discuss the much maligned Madame Web, part of the ever-evolving convoluted Sony Spider(ish)verse. Then, see what did and didn't make the cut and stay until the end to hear some of their least favorites as well. 

Greg returns to movies this week with a Laika original, Kubo and the Two Strings. Ryan has combatted a flu with a...Firestorm? Plus, the guys dive into a solid week of wrestling across three shows. Check it out to hear how the Road to Revolution is being paved, how the CMLL fued is going, and more!

After the wildest intro yet, Greg discusses a fantastic movie in Burt Lancasters The Train while Ryan shares opposite sentiments about John Cena vehicle Freelance. Then, a discussion on...WWE?! The guys briefly dive into their thoughts on some WWE events before getting into a middling Dynamite, a banger Collision and, well, wait and see what Greg thinks of Rampage. All that and more!

While Ryan starts with a chat on The Greatest Night in Pop doc on Netflix, Greg gushes (rightfully so) about Tekken 8, the newest and perhaps best of the longstanding fighting game franchise. Then, the guys get into a surprisingly diverse top 10 films list from last year. Check it out to see what did (and DIDN'T make the cut), plus...what was the movie they both disliked the most?

The boys spend some time talking about...coffee? Then Greg details his newest read, Little Heaven by Nick Cutter, before Ryan jumps into indie horror darling Where The Devil Roams. Then, wrestling! Tune in to see what we think of the build to Revolution, the return of Thunder Rosa, and the womens division in AEW. All this and more!

After Greg dives into the incredibly bleak Natural Enemies and Ryan cycles back to an '05 comic book flick, the boys check out the first AEW matches of 2024. How did the new year start? What matches landed and which ones limped through? Tune in and find out now!

With 2023 behind us (Happy New Year to you all!), Greg and Ryan reflect on AEW in 2023 and share their "Best of" lists from the year. Who did each of them land on for wrestler of the year? Which match notched the top spot? Who was the most improved? Tune in and find out!  

After a brief holiday break, the boys are back to discuss the new AEW PPV, Worlds End. Before they get into it, Greg starts his animated deep dive into Batman with Gotham Knight and Ryan talks about a possibly underseen gem with Fair Play. How did the guys feel about Worlds End? Did they love the Devil reveal? Did AEW end the year with a whimper or a bang? Tune in and find out!

Greg dives into a seasonal drama with bite with The Family Stone and Ryan jumped into a new Shudder original take on the Frankenstein story with Birth/Rebirth. Then the boys jump right into the AEW Continental Classic. Who do they think will take the championship? Who is the Devil? And will Shayna Wayne hook up with Christian Cage? All these questions addressed and more!

Greg gets one last noir flick in before the end of the month, revisiting Sin City, while Ryan breaks down a new release with Saltburn. Then, the guys get into an interesting week of AEW. After dishing on their feelings of CM Punk re-debuting in WWE, they get into the mix of the Continental Classic, their favorite promos, and more!

Travelling outside of the world of wrestling, Greg and Ryan break down their own top ten lists celebrating "Noir"vember. They still tackle a movie a piece before diving into the seasonal list, with Greg checking out the last entry of The Guardians of the Galaxy and Ryan saw the festive new slasher, Thanksgiving. Then the guys count down their noir picks, ranging sub-genres and decades. 

Greg continues his journey with Robert Loggia, checking out the 4K of Lost Highway while Ryan time travels to the early nineties and the heyday of Billy Baldwin (if such a thing exists), finally watching Backdraft. Then, the guys get into Full Gear 2023! What did and didn't work for them, what was the match of the night, and did they disagree about any of the matches? Tune in to find out!

Full Gear is upon us! After a quick trip into The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, the vehicle of new SNL skit trio Please Don't Destroy, and warning from Greg about William Lustig's Relentless, the guys dive into the announced card of Full Gear 2023 (as of 5pm on Friday night, sorry Collision and Rampage!) Predictions are made, non-dollars are bet, and WHO IS THE DEVIL?!

Before diving into a NOIRvember megasode, Ryan recaps an Al Pacino sleeper hit with Sea of Love and Greg revisits the time capsule for low-rise jeans and flip phones with The Bling Ring. Then, a look at the penultimate week before Full Gear. See how we feel about the builds to certain announced matches, hypothesizing on the identity of The Devil, and where we love to see of the midcard talent util...

After a couple weeks off (sorry, family death intervened), Greg and Ryan are back! Post-Halloween, they both discuss something outside of the genre, with Greg exploring Noirvember and revisiting Fincher's neo-noir classic Se7en and Ryan catching the new Coppola flick, Priscilla. Then...back into wrestling! Greg and Ryan are on opposite ends of the spectrum as far as enjoyment goes this week. See w...

With Halloween around the corner, the guys decided to take a detour into the horror genre. This week, they break down their top 10 desert island horror movies! Buckle in, they've got some doozies. 

A huge thanks to Chandler Bullock for our new intro (and outro) music that we couldn't be more excited about. Fully in October, Greg takes a ride down a Stephen King road with Maxiumum Overdrive and Ryan shares thoughts on the new Halloween-fueled Dark Harvest. Then, the intro of our new promo "Clean Promo," what was the best match on Rampage, how do we feel about the title changes and more! 

Greg updates us on his Scream-a-thon with Brotherhood of the Wolf while Ryan regrets watching a different movie. Then, the guys get into their thoughts and feelings on WrestleDream 2023! Did it live up to the hype? And how did they feel about the first AEW appearance of Adam Copeland?!

The guys get together to quickly chat about fast food, Seattle, and Gilmore Girls. Okay, we're kidding. That does happen but they're mostly taking a look at AEW's first ever WrestleDream card! *Recorded before pre-show matches were announced.*

Episode twenty is here and that's a big deal, right? The guys set podcast history by discussing the same movie (Hulu's No One Can Save You) and then jump right into a jam-packed week in AEW. With Wrestledream around the corner, they discuss what worked *cough*Dynamite*cough* and what didn't *cough*Hardy's matches*cough* from Grand Slam week. 

Greg and Ryan celebrate (and pre-celebrate) their own birthdays before taking a look at a Conjuring-verse film and the 4K remaster of FleshEater. Then, they discuss their thoughts on the new PPV formate, the depature of Jade, and the void of CM Punk. Plus, taking a looking a the lead up to Grand Slam and WrestleDream.