The Clean Finish Podcast

Yes, the guys absolutely address the CM Punk sized elephant in the room. After a brief look at two powerhouse directors (Scorcese and Bava), they dive into All Out. Find out what Greg and Ryan thought about the card as whole, the slew of singles matches, and the belt change in this first entry into a new era for AEW!

It's only been two days but the guys still have some movies to chat about. One is a new Adam Sandler joint and another is an oft-looked over 90's classic. Then...ALL IN 2023! What belt changes were Greg and Ryan stoked about, which ones left us wanting more, and where do we go from here?

With a historic PPV around the corner, Greg and Ryan are beyond excited for the potential of the matches and also incredibly disappointed by the lack of womens matches. All that plus a dive into two occult tinged movies...one far worse than the other.

Ryan draws heat for an opinion on a certain actor while Greg discusses a Friedkin double-header. Then they discuss some of their thoughts on current booking, BCC fatigue, and the CM Punk drama. Plus, major love for a match that didn't get the love it deserved online and more!

After revisiting childhood favorites Meet the Feebles and Dragonball Z (to varying results), the guys have picked the song that would be their intro music if they were wrestlers. Then, they dive into a title changing week that also saw a downturn in interest of one show but an uptick in another. Plus, their first ever Rampage Roundup!

After a couple weeks off (life, right?), Greg and Ryan forego the Barbenheimer phenomenon and instead discuss a couple of summer horror flicks. Then, post-Blood and Guts but pre-All In, the guys discuss their feelings on the meteoric rise of Collision, where they stand with a few stables, and some thoughts on the women's division. 

After a week off, Greg and Ryan return to the world of wrestling, discussing AEW's streak of great weeks. Ryan has come around on a couple of wrestlers, both of the guys are floored by one absolute banger of a match, and Greg has dove into Fight Forever. All of this and more after they touch on two tentpole franchises in their respective genres with Insidious and Mission Impossible.

After a brief detour into the Evil Dead franchise and a film festival, Greg and Ryan detail all of their thoughts and feels on this years Forbidden Door! Did it live up to the hype?!

In the very first bonus episode, Greg and Ryan break down the AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2023 card, make some predictions along the way, and have a few fantasy booking ideas that they would love to see come true. 

It's a big week in AEW history. After a brief video game detour and a look at an oft-maligned horror sequel, Greg and Ryan deliver their first episode covering THREE AEW shows. That's right, Collision is here! Plus, excitement for Forbidden Door builds, as does our interest in Skye Blue and Chuck Taylor, and much more. 

Greg and Ryan give a peek behind the curtain and talk a bit about working out and what movements they hate most. Then after a detour in a pre-Batman Affleck superhero flick and Billy Blanks stab at Terminator, a discussion about Dynamite and Rampage. With a number of surprising reactions, the build-up to Collision and Forbidden Door is both exciting and trepidatious. 

We're one week removed from Double or Nothing and the boys take a look at rivalries continued, new storylines being developed, and the potential outcomes for some current belt holders. Plus, a discussion on Collision, the upcoming Forbidden Door, and a brief dip into 90's disaster flicks and some kung-fu!

Greg and Ryan drop a few life updates (sorry for missing a week!) and, before diving into Double or Nothing, touch on an interesting double feature and clearing some blindspots. Then, they discuss the entire card of this years Double or Nothing and what this could lead to for an exciting year at AEW!

In the countdown to Double or Nothing, Ryan and Greg dive into what matches we may see, low ticket sales, and where they hope to see things go leading into All In. Plus, some fun fantasy booking for trios matches, coming around on the Gunn Club, and a brief discussion on biopics. 

After a brief pizza tangent (yes, pizza), the guys hop aboard the Vin Diesel express before jumping into perhaps their cumulative favorite week of AEW since the start of the show. Plus, a look at WWE Backlash, some fantasy booking dreams, and thoughts on the Hardy Compound match. 

Before jumping into Dynamite and Rampage, Ryan touches on a pair of newer movies while Greg dives into some French new wave extremism. Then, the guys discuss thoughts on a new weekly show, the debut of Roderick Strong, and FTR's solo matches, as well as everything else AEW this week!

Greg and Ryan are both back from vacations and happy to be home and watching AEW. This week, they both touch on two films each, all vastly different from the other. And on the wrestling side, discuss the looming possibility of the return of CM Punk, the TNT title change, and more!

On this weeks episode, the boys dive into the 4/12/23 Dynamite and the 4/14/23 Rampage. First they touch on a bit of housesitting and catch up from vacation and speak on A24's new Netflix show Beef and an underseen gem in Cutie Honey before catching up on this week's AEW action. They discuss the potential of Swerve, thought's on Jeff Hardy's comeback, the build-up to Double or Nothing and more!

This week roughly marks the month since AEW’s Revolution PPV, which aired Sunday, March 5th. So, we thought it would be fun to kick things off by taking a look back at a card that featured Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter defending her belt against two ex-WWE stars, a trios match that saw the return of the House of Black, a Texas Death Match, as well as a 60-minute iron man main event amongst o...