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It's time to Hire Bryan! Murder Bryan Quinby and Josh Custodio are back for their monthly conversation discussing the world of professional wrestling. This month they are discussing fallout from AEW Full Gear, John Cena's Retirement, WrestleKingdom, AEW Creative, and TNA on AMC.

The AEW Continental Classic rolls on and the Sword and Shield have you covered! Josh and Zubes break down Dynamite including a glowing review of the main event, one too many backstage taped segments, and some outstanding matches early in the C2. Continental Classic – Gold League Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. PAC Continental Classic – Gold League Match: Kyle Fletcher vs. Kevin Knight Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Semifinal “Hardcore Holiday Death Match”: Timeless Love Bombs (Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa) vs. MegaProblems (Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir) Tag/Trio-style Match / Segment: The Opps vs. Dark Order Continental Classic – Blue League Match: Jon Moxley vs. Claudio Castagnoli

It's the most wonderful time of the year! American Thanksgiving, and the 2025 AEW Continental Classic! Josh and Zubes get together this week to discuss one of the best tournaments going in professional wresting. They react to the first four matches of the tourney, and gear up for a Holiday Hardcore Death Match next week!  Continental Classic Gold League: “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher vs Kazuchika Okada Continental Classic Gold League: Kevin Knight vs Darby Allin Continental Classic Blue League: Jon Moxley vs Máscara Dorada Continental Classic Blue League: Claudio Castagnoli vs Orange Cassidy Women’s Tag Tournament Semifinal: Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) vs Sisters of Sin (Skye Blue & Julia Hart)

All Elite Wrestling is a much different place following Full Gear 2025 in Newark, NJ. Josh went live immediately following one of the most eventful PPV's in recent AEW history. AEW World Championship: Hangman Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe — Steel Cage Match  AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Mercedes Moné  AEW World Tag Team Championship: Brodido (c) vs. FTR  AEW TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Mark Briscoe — No Disqualification Casino Gauntlet Match to crown the inaugural AEW National Champion  Kenny Omega & Jurassic Express vs. Young Bucks & Josh Alexander No Holds Barred: Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly  Women’s 4-Way Tag: Timeless Love Bombs vs. Babes of Wrath vs. Sisters of Sin vs. Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir PAC vs. Darby Allin

Josh and Zubes, the Sword and Shield, are breaking down AEW Full Gear with none other than Bryan Quinby, the host of Hire Bryan and Guys: A Podcast About Guys. They go through the card top to bottom and share their thoughts on the build to the PPV, give their predictions, and much more! Become a Patreon backer today. Get immediate access to the Wrestling Brain Discord and hours of bonus content

The Sword and Shield break down the go-home show heading into AEW Full Gear. Josh and Zubes dive head first into a jam-packed show that saw key advances in the AEW Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament, the Hurt Syndicate facing off, and so much more!  Full Gear Casino Gauntlet Qualifier: Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet for #1 spot The Young Bucks, Josh Alexander w/ Don Callis vs Sky Flight (Scorpio Sky, Dante Martin & Darius Martin) Full Gear Casino Gauntlet Qualifier: “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Shelton Benjamin for #2 spot AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinal: “Timeless” Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Riho & Alex Windsor Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli) vs. Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Katsuyori Shibata

Double the cages, double the matches, double the blood and double the guts!  Josh and Zubes get together, breaking down an extra long episode of AEW Dynamite that saw wrestlers bleed buckets, and stars breaking out in two excellent Blood and Guts matches. El Brando returns once again to talk about the Yeet man slop served up by New York, while Jay Zero unleashes a couple conspiracy theories about a big name possibly coming to All Elite Wrestling. Women’s “Blood and Guts” Match: Mercedes Moné; Megan Bayne; Marina Shafir; Thekla; Skye Blue; Julia Hart vs Kris Statlander; Toni Storm; Willow Nightingale; Jamie Hayter; Mina Shirakawa; Harley Cameron Falls Count Anywhere: Hangman Adam Page vs. Powerhouse Hobbs Men's "Blood and Guts" Match: The Death Riders vs Darby Allin; Roderick Strong; Kyle O’Reilly; Mark Briscoe; Orange Cassidy

The Sword and Shield, rolling once again! Back on Twitch and breaking down Dynamite! Josh and Zubes discuss an eventful show and a jam-packed month for AEW. From two Blood & Guts matches to the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament, plus another random men’s singles title thrown into the mix, there’s plenty to break down. Blood & Guts Advantage: Orange Cassidy vs. Claudio Castagnoli Blood & Guts Advantage: Darby Allin vs. Daniel Garcia Blood & Guts Advantage: Queen Aminata vs. Megan Bayne Blood & Guts Advantage: Jamie Hayter vs. Skye Blue AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Quarterfinal match: Mercedes Moné & Athena vs. Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron AEW Trios Championship Match: “Hangman” Adam Page, HOOK & Eddie Kingston vs. Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata

It's the spookiest A.E. Double Dudes of the year following AEW's 'Fright Night' Dynamite. With The Zubes The Brand disappearing into the night like a dang ghost, Josh is joined by Ryan Lambert from Puck Soup to break down the AEW Women's Tag Team Championship tournament quarterfinals, another week of Jon Moxley's confidence being chipped away by British Columbia's Kyle O'Reilly and so much more! Four-Way #1 Contender match for the AEW World Championship: Samoa Joe vs. HOOK vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet  Four-Way #1 Contender match for the AEW Tag Team Titles: FTR vs. The Young Bucks (vs. Jurassic Express vs. JetSpeed  Quarterfinal match, AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament: Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata vs. Julia Hart & Skye Blue  Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly Tag-team “Trick or Treat Tornado” match: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia

It's time for another installment of Hire Bryan! Murder Bryan Quinby and Josh Custodio are back for their monthly conversation discussing the world of professional wrestling from all angles.

The Zubes has his flu game as the Sword and Shield break down an episode of AEW Dynamite that might have started off a bit shaky but finished off strong as ever!  Josh and Zubes discuss the AEW Women's Tag Team Championship tournament, the next chapter in Darby vs Mox, and much more! AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Bandido AEW World Trios Championship: The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata) (c) vs. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin & MVP) Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford vs. Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata vs. Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue & Julia Hart Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly

Immediately following the conclusion of AEW WrestleDream, Josh hops on a mic and fires up the stream to share his thoughts and viewers' reactions of an incredible night of wrestling.  He discusses the incredible main event - the 'I Quit' match between Jon Moxley and Darby Allin, Brodido, Okada, and Takeshita stealing the show, and two fantastic matches featuring 'Timeless' Toni Storm and Mercedes Moné.

Jon Moxley and Darby Allin's feud intensifies. Kris Statlander tries to go bar for bar with Timeless Toni Storm, and the Sword and Shield and back like a bad habit, breakin' down a Dynamite. GOA vs The Hurt Syndicate Claudio Castagnoli vs Roderick Strong Kenny Omega and Jurassic Express vs The Don Callis Family (Mark Davis, Josh Alexander and Hechicero) Jamie Hayter vs Skye Blue AEW World Trios Championship: The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata vs LFI (RUSH, Dralístico and The Beast Mortos) Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta of the Death Riders vs Kyle O’Reilly & Orange Cassidy Megan Bayne vs Harley Cameron Mark Briscoe & AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido (ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King) vs TNT Champion “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher, Lance Archer & Rocky Romero

Tuesday night's alright! With Zubes leaving some large shoes to fill this week, Josh turns to the world champ, Fergie, to sit in and break down this week's episode of AEW Dynamite. Jon Moxley vs Tomohiro Ishii  Street Fight: The Hurt Syndicate vsThe Demand Jurassic Express vs KM and Orion TNT Championship: “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher vs Kyle O’Reilly TBS Championship Open Challenge: Mercedes Moné vs Lacey Lane Double Jeopardy Eliminator Match: AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido (ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King) vs. AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita Orange Cassidy vs PAC

The Sword and Shield are here to breakdown an episode of AEW Dynamite that is 25% larger than your average installment! Kenny Omega, Brody King & Bandido vs Josh Alexander, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson AEW TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher vs Orange Cassidy Hangman Page, Samoa Joe & Powerhouse Hobbs vs The Death Riders Toni Storm vs Tay Melo Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona vs Lee Johnson & Blake Christian Tornado Mixed Tag: Kris Statlander & Darby Allin vs Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta

The Sword and Shield reunite after an incredible weekend in Toronto. Wrestling Brain Live 3 and AEW All Out created lasting memories for everyone and Josh and Zubes share their thoughts on both the whirlwind weekend AND this week's episode of AEW Dynamite. AEW World Tag Team Championships: Brodido vs Gates of Agony AEW World Championship: Adam Page vs Lee Moriarty The Conglomeration with Orange Cassidy vs The Don Callis Family Claudio Castagnoli vs Powerhouse Hobbs AEW Women's World Championship: Kris Statlander vs Mina Shirakawa

Previewing the card top to bottom and getting you ready for September 20's massive PPV in Toronto, Ontario.  Josh is joined by Hotel Mira's Mike Noble, and Brian Shirlaw, the host of the Battle Royale with Cheese podcast.

It's the go-home show for AEW All Out: Toronto and the go-home show for Wrestling Brain Live 3!  The Sword and Shield break down a great Dynamite in front of a hot crowd in London Ontario and make their final efforts to talk 'em into Scotia Bank Arena on Saturday afternoon. A small number of tickets remain for Wrestling Brain Live 3 at Great Lakes Brewpub. Visit wrestlingbrain.net for ticket info! You do NOT want to miss this!  Jon Moxley vs Roderick Strong Bobby Lashley vs Toa Liona The Young Bucks vs Bang Bang Gang Winner advances to fatal four-way ladder match at All Out Mascara Dorada vs The Beast Mortos winner advances to the AEW Unified Championship Match at All Out Thekla vs Queen Aminata in a No Holds Barred Match

The final episode of Dynamite from AEW's South Philly residency at the historic 2300 Arena; Josh and Zubes are ready to break down the show, get your scores, and much more. The Sword & Shield share their thoughts on Daniel Garcia's heel turn, FTR vs. CNC "by the numbers," and the countless ECW homages from "Timeless" Toni Storm. AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page vs “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander Riho & Alex Windsor vs TBS Champion Mercedes Moné & Emi Sakura Ricochet vs Shelton Benjamin Philly Street Fight: AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm vs Skye Blue $500K 10-Man Tag: The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta) & the Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido (ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King) & AEW World Trios Champions The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata)

Josh and Zubes come in hot off the top with the latest on Wrestling Brain Live 3, happening Sept. 20 in Toronto. Limited tickets are still available! They also share their thoughts on New York's latest efforts to counter-program AEW All Out. The fellas break down the newest episode of AEW Dynamite as the residency at the 2300 Arena in South Philly rolls on. They cover the HOT opening segment with Darby Allin, give their thoughts on a fantastic TBS Championship match between Mercedes Moné and Alex Windsor, and much, much more! TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone vs Alex Windsor Mark Briscoe vs Lance Archer AEW World Tag Team Championships: Brodido vs Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander, and The Young Bucks defeated Adam Page, Kenny Omega, and JetBoat