Tomorrow, Joker and I travel to Cincinnati, Ohio for the AEW Dynamite Summer Blockbuster show, and TONIGHT, we basically geek out as we look forward to the trip and the card!

Join us LIVE on YouTube and Twitch

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There is something very "pro-wrestling" about a GIMMICK!

Today, The Moon and Joker are joined by Jayson William Allen of Hallowed Hills Entertainment are going to discuss memorable gimmicks both past and present, an organization that's almost all gimmicks, and a controversial gimmick that might have led to a legit Match of the Year candidate!

Join us LIVE on YouTube AND TWITCH (for the first time!)

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"All good things must come to an end…"

Wrestling retirements are always difficult. We watch them live out their life-long dreams for years and years and then one day it's all over.

Today, we're going to talk about wrestlers who either chose to or are forced to retire from professional wrestling!

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Tag Team Wrestling is a quintessential part of professional wrestling!

From The Road Warriors and the Freebirds, to the New Age Outlaws and the APA, to the Motor City Machine Guns and BeerMoney, to the Young Bucks and FTR, to Kabuki Warriors and the Babes of Wrath - what can be better than two (sometimes more) coming together to be greater than the sum of their parts!

On this episode, The Moon and Joker will share our Top Ten of the greatest tag teams (or maybe just our favorites).

Who is your favorite tag team?

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They debuted in 2014 and became one of the greatest tag teams of all time!

But as of May 2nd, 2026, the New Day is officially dead with the "releases" of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.

Big E is still with the company hosting PLE panels.

Tonight, Joker and I will discuss the impact The New Day had on pro-wrestling and beyond

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On April 24th, the WWE released 20+ superstars from various brands from their contracts. Today, Joker and the Moon will go through the list, talk about their impact on the wrestling, and discuss what we think they should do next!

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Between April 17th and April 20th, WWE presented the 2026 Hall of Fame, both nights of WrestleMania 42, and the always must-see "Raw After Mania".

On our first episode together as co-hosts, Moon and Joker will discuss the entire weekend and whether or not WrestleMania 42 survived its lack of build and re-writes due to injuries.

How do we feel about the fallout? Join us and find out!

(Episode also available on our YouTube channel!)

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All Elite Wrestling presented AEW Dynasty 2026 on April 12, 2026. I've never ordered an AEW PPV, so I did; these are my thoughts.

Also, the end of the episode contains a very special announcement about the future of this podcast!

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