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Josh and Zubes breakdown the card from a 'Dynamite 5' and share their instant reactions to the breaking news of Powerhouse Hobbs becoming a free agent, and likely on his way to New York. Darby Allin vs. PAC Four-Way Tag Team Match (Number One Contender for AEW World Tag Team Titles) — Young Bucks vs. Gates of Agony vs. JetSpeed vs. Mark Davis & Jake Doyle Kris Statlander & Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) vs. Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart) AEW World Championship: MJF (c) vs. Bandido Do you love Wrestling Brain? Head over to patreon.com/j0shc to support the show and unlock exclusive bonus content, including Shootopia and deep-dive reviews of Vince Russo’s Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Plus, get access to the Wrestling Brain Discord community — the best group chat in wrestling.

It's 2026, and it's time to Hire Bryan! Murder Bryan Quinby and Josh Custodio re back for another month of discussing whatever they want within wrestling. In this episode, they talk about WrestleKingdom, Mox as Continental Classic winner, John Cena's retirement and 300 other topics. This is a fun one.

The Sword & Shield are back again. It’s 2026, and they’re rocking it till the wheels fall off. Josh and Zubes break down a rather top-heavy episode of Dynamite. The highs were high, the lows were confusing, and the main event saw the match stipulation taken a little too literally, resulting in many fans in attendance being unable to see the action for a period of time. AEW Continental Championship Eliminator Match: Jon Moxley vs. Shelton Benjamin Bandido vs. Sammy Guevara Jungle Jack Perry & JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Marina Shafir Lights Out Match: Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland vs. Hook & Powerhouse Hobbs of The Opps Do you love Wrestling Brain? Head over to patreon.com/j0shc to support the show and unlock exclusive bonus content, including Shootopia and deep-dive reviews of Vince Russo’s Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Plus, get access to the Wrestling Brain Discord community — the best group chat in wrestling.

Jay Zero, the man himself, gives the people what they want, some analysis and immediate reaction to an OUTSTANDING episode of AEW Dynamite to close out 2025. Mixed Tornado Trios Match: Death Riders (Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli & Daniel Garcia) vs. Toni Storm, Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong Bandido vs. The Beast Mortos  Continental Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Josh Alexander  AEW National Championship: Ricochet (c) vs. Jungle Jack Perry TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Willow Nightingale 

Josh goes live immediately following AEW Worlds End, an incredible show originating out of Chicago, Illinois. AEW World Championship Four-Way Match Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. MJF AEW Women’s World Championship Match Kris Statlander (c) vs. Jamie Hayter AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Match Babes of Wrath (c) vs. Mercedes Moné & Athena Continental Classic Tournament Final Jon Moxley vs Kazuchika Okada AEW World Tag Team Championship Chicago Street Fight FTR (c) vs. Bang Bang Gang Darby Allin vs. Gabe Kidd Mixed Nuts Mayhem Match Death Riders vs. The Conglomeration & Toni Storm

In a few short days, the big guy himself, Santa Claus, will be coming to town. In the meantime, the Sword and Shield are rocking and rolling celebrating a Merry Loudmas and breaking down an eventful night of AEW Dynamite. $1 Million Winner-Takes-All Trios Match: The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) vs Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita & Hechicero) Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs Bang Bang Gang  Women’s Multi-Team Tag Match: Mercedes Moné, Athena, Marina Shafir & Megan Bayne vs Babes of Wrath & Timeless Love Bombs  Continental Classic Tournament Matches: • Jon Moxley vs Roderick Strong • Orange Cassidy vs Máscara Dorada • PAC vs Kyle Fletcher Singles Match: Jamie Hayter vs Isla Dawn

The Sword and Shield are back again to break down a huge episode of AEW Dynamite. Winter has come and gone, the Continental Classic Rolls on, and the old Eddie Kingston begins to reappear. Be sure to check out the VOD of the Twitch Stream, the latest installment of Zubes' Brain Cell absolutely delivers.  AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Final: Babes of Wrath vs Timeless Love Bombs Tornado Tag Match: Hangman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland vs Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata AEW Continental Classic Gold League:  Kazuchika Okada vs Jack Perry AEW Continental Classic Gold League: Kyle Fletcher vs Mike Bailey AEW World Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs Eddie Kingston Have you submitted your picks for the Wrestling Brain Best and Worst of Pro Wrestling in 2025 survey?Visit WrestlingBrain.net/YearEnd and make your choices, score the year, and share with the wrestling fans you know. Results will be shared on the Dec 18th year end show, 6PST/9EST on the channel.

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