AEW Unrestricted

Comedian Brad Williams brings the laughs and the bumps to AEW Unrestricted! From getting discovered after roasting a comic at the Brea Improv to becoming the "Director of Fun" on the Jericho Cruise, Brad shares how he went from Disneyland cast member to sharing the screen with Sir Elton John in Spinal Tap II. He dishes on wrestling moments with Mansoor, roast battles with Scorpio Sky, wild stand-up show disasters (including a woman literally catching fire), and why wrestlers and comedians are cut from the same chaos-loving cloth. Plus, the legendary moment Elton John looked him in the eye and said, “Who the f*** are you?” AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get ready to feel the Speedball energy! Canada’s own Speedball Mike Bailey talks about his electrifying road to All Elite Wrestling. From tearing it up in Japan and delivering show-stealers in PWG to the shocking five-year ban that kept him out of the U.S., Mike shares the highs, lows, and everything in between. He dishes on his epic AEW debut in Fresno against Beast Mortos, what it meant to enter the prestigious Owen Hart Cup Tournament, how one match against Kenny Omega in PWG effectively changed Speedball’s life and career, how he developed his unconventional in-ring style and presentation, what he loves about martial arts, and why Roderick Strong is among his favorite matches! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEW Dynasty is Sunday, April 6th live from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Speedball Mike Bailey issues warnings to both current AEW International Champion Kenny Omega and Ricochet! Speedball’s coming for the gold in a long-awaited rematch Omega, and Ricochet will not distract or detract him! Ref Aubrey Edwards & Wil Washington break down the rest of the stacked card which includes the start of the Owen Cup Tournament; Daniel Garcia defending the TNT Championship against Adam Cole; ROH World Champion Chris Jericho and Bandido in a Title vs Mask match; Rated FTR challenging the Death Riders Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and PAC for the AEW World Trios Title; AEW Women’s World Champion Timeless Toni Storm battling on Megan Bayne; and Swerve Strickland attempting to end Jon Moxley’s reign as AEW World Heavyweight Champion. AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The “Hellbent Vixen” Viva Van shares her incredible journey in professional wrestling! She talks about her unique start in the business, the creative way she funded her wrestling training, and how she made her way to AEW. Viva also opens up about the importance of representation in wrestling and the impact she hopes to have on future generations. Plus, she discusses her special relationship with Vietnam Pro Wrestling, the first promotion of its kind in the country, how she helped them secure their wrestling ring, and the challenges of building a wrestling scene there. And, of course, she reveals some details about the cancelled fourth season of Netflix’s GLOW, including how she landed the role, the character she was supposed to play, and the 80s costumes she wished she could have kept! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Predator actor Richard Chaves (he played “Poncho” doing the handshake with The Outrunners backstage! Kyle Fletcher having tacks removed from various places on his body after his banger with Will Ospreay! Ref Aubrey showing Big Justice his killer powerbomb going viral on Bluesky. Gravity and Bandido’s mother sobbing after Chris Jericho took Gravity’s mask! Those are just a few of the Revolution BTS moments that Ref Aubrey and Will Washington share in this special recap ep! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEW is headed to the Crypto.com Arena this Sunday, March 9th in Los Angeles for AEW Revolution! Ref Aubrey Edwards and Will Ospreay break down the stacked card which includes 4x AEW Women’s World Champion Timeless Toni Storm defending her title against arch enemy Mariah May in a Hollywood Ending match; Swerve Strickland and Ricochet go head-to-head in a #1 contender bout for a shot at the AEW World Championship; Will Ospreay and his former best friend, Kyle Fletcher lay it all on the line in a steel cage match; Konosuke Takeshita defends the AEW International Championship against his former mentor, Kenny Omega; Momo Watanabe challenges AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Moné for the title; and AEW World Champion Jon Moxley finally faces COPE one-on-one. AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christopher Daniels quietly had his retirement match on AEW, and it was actually a banger of a Texas Death Match against Hangman Adam Page! CD explains why he decided to hang up his boots to almost little fanfare, what made this the right moment, and how it all came together. He shares stories from the first-ever ROH show, and remembers working with Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe in those early ROH days. Plus, he talks Curry Man and finally sharing a picture together on the Jericho Cruise! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We love her and love to hate her, and that’s why we’re giving Mariah May an encore performance here on AEW Unrestricted after her recent loss to former friend turned nemesis (and new 4x AEW Women’s World Champion) Toni Storm! Enjoy this convo with Mariah May recorded just weeks after becoming All Elite in 2023. Mariah May has been too focused on Toni Storm and AEW to bother furnishing her new American apartment (watch the episode on YouTube). Mariah talks about her first meeting with Tony Khan, how she kept her AEW signing a secret, her AEW debut with RJ City, and what the locker room’s been like so far. She also talks Japanese wrestling and culture, how social media during the pandemic ultimately helped her wrestling career, and what it’s been like to travel and live around the world. AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.  AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEW is headed down under for the very first time for AEW Grand Slam Australia at the Brisbane Entertainment Center this Saturday, February 15th! Ref Aubrey Edwards and Will Ospreay break down the stacked card which includes Timeless Toni Storm challenging arch enemy Mariah May for the AEW Women’s World Champion; Continental Champion Okada defending his title against Buddy Matthews of The Hounds of Hell; and AEW’s MVP of the locker room, Harley Cameron (and her amazing puppet) taking on TBS Champ Mercedes Mone. They also share who has what to prove when it comes to Jay White & COPE versus the Death Riders’ Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli, and why they think Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay vs Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher will steal the show!  AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.  AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the Refs to the rescue as Bryce Remsburg and Mike Posey step up in a big way to share great BTS stories about AEW! Bryce just returned from Wrestle Dynasty in Japan and talks about Kenny Omega’s big match, reffing at the Tokyo Dome, and what happens when you go to dinner with Dustin Rhodes! Mike Posey explains how he went from AEW ring crew to the main ROH referee, and what it was like to be in the ring with FTR and the Briscoe Brothers for that bloody dog collar match! Plus, they have stories about Eddie Kingston, Sting and Darby Allin, Nick Wayne, and Mox. AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.  AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Penelope Ford is back in the ring for AEW after a two-year absence due to injury and rehab! Penelope talks about her recovery, how she prepared for her return, and what it was like to step back in the ring on AEW Collision last October. She talks about working with real-life husband, Kip Sabian, and details their big AEW TV wedding that included a detachable wedding dress skirt, cake to the face, and a quickie courthouse ceremony a couple of days before live TV. Penelope also discusses her friendship with The Bunny, and explains why she counts Kris Statlander, Anna Jay, and Hikaru Shida among her favorite matches. AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.  AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rocky Romero is the glue of the wrestling industry, and wears many hats as a result! He’s a VP for both AEW and New Japan, he works with ROH, Stardom, CMLL, and RevPro, and was heavily involved in the planning, coordination, booking, and execution of Wrestle Dynasty at the Tokyo Dome earlier this month! Rocky gives some BTS on what it took to make Wrestle Dynasty happen, how Forbidden Door helped pave the way for this event, and why he hopes this was the start of another great collaborative tradition in wrestling. He offers analysis on some of the upcoming NJPW talent featured at Wrestle Dynasty like Shota Umino, Yota Tsuji and Gabe Kidd, shares valuable lessons learned from his mentor, the great Tiger Hattori, and what the word “retirement” means to him. Plus, stories about his recent ROH tag match with Homicide at the Hammerstein Ballroom, and his in-ring work with Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe as part of The Conglomeration! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.  AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Henry is one half of the Workhorsemen tag team at AEW, and he’s just about ready to make his big comeback after two injuries! He discusses recovering from a broken jaw and rehabbing a torn bicep, what it’s taken to work his way back to in-ring performance level, and how two of his four degrees aided in his recuperation. Anthony also shares stories about his friend and tag partner JD Drake, the tag match they had with Sting and Darby Allin, and his plans for 2025. Plus, he has some great backyard wrestling stories, and reveals how The Workhorsemen came up with their gimmick! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.  AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Serpentico returns to the pod to talk about the many masks, we mean “hats” he wears at AEW.  He talks about the work and wrestling he’s doing for ROH, and the recent victory he secured over Sidney Akeem. He has stories about the Spanish Announce Project tag team with Angelico, and his goals once his partner returns from injury. He explains “clearance matches,” and why he’s especially happy to assist with those, how he got involved in coaching and why the Ricochet vs Komander matches is among his favorites as a coach, and what he’s learned about coaching from Jerry Lynn and Dean Malenko. And of course, Serpentico has plenty to say about his love-hate with Nyla Rose! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.  AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will, Ref Aubrey, and special guest co-host Nyla Rose reveal their favorite matches and moments of 2024 which include bangers from Revolution, Double or Nothing, Full Gear, Rampage, and of course Dynamite, and feature everyone from Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Mone to Darby Allin and Sting to Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland to Toni Storm and Mariah May. They have some backstage stories, a couple of buckelist moments, a kookoo tag team collab, and another celebration of current Tag Team Champs Private Party! Plus, Nyla Rose reveals her 16-year-old self’s very interesting (and random) collection! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the best of AEW Unrestricted 2024 as we look back at some of our favorite guests, interviews and moments! We remember Sting’s final match at AEW Revolution with Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe, Deonna Purrazzo’s AEW debut in her hometown of New Jersey in January 2024, and Adam Copeland’s short-lived TNT Championship run before being sidelined by injury! We also hear from The Arial Assassin Will Ospreay! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.   AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ref Aubrey and Will Washington share some great behind-the-scenes stories from recent AEW events and happenings including the big All In Texas live announcement with surprise guest, Sting! How hard was that to keep a secret? And what do you mean even Darby Allin didn’t know? Plus, a look at AEW World’s End and Aubrey and Will’s picks for the Continental Classic Tournament Champion! And sneak peak at AEW Wrestle Dynasty! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.   AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shelton Benjamin says his AEW debut was a longtime coming, and was genuinely surprised by the fan reaction he received! He talks about The Hurt Syndicate, his real-life friendship with MVP, and the first-time he met Bobby Lashley. He breaks down The Hurt Syndicate’s respective roles in relation to Marvel Superheroes (guess who’s Tony Stark?), and shares some BTS stories from his recent matches with Lio Rush and Mark Briscoe. Plus, Shelton reveals his favorite match of his career, and explains what it was like when he finally realized he was a “big guy” in wrestling. AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.   AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Private Party are the AEW Tag Team Champions, and Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen tell us all about the title-winning moment five-years in the making! They share the story about how they found out, why their match at WrestleDream against The Young Bucks was so crucial to their long-awaited victory at Fright NIght, and the role that Jon Moxley played in the whole thing. They talk about their development and growth over the last 5 years, Quen’s injury and rehab and what it was like for him to watch Zay go it solo, and Private Party’s big return as a team at the first AEW Dynamite of 2024. Quen & Zay also give their one-word takes on some of the other tag teams on the AEW roster like FTR, The Gunns, Sting & Darby, and Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett. AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more.   AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices