Pin the Pants

Episode 246 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) open by paying tribute to Andy Williams, The Butcher, who passed away this week, a scary-looking guy who by every account was one of the kindest people in the business, and a hell of a musician too. From there we get into the Rebel Heart episode, a cause-driven night for ALS awareness that had a genuinely moving Rebel moment and one heel-face alignment that made everyone tilt their head. Ospreay beat David Finlay while Jon Moxley sat on commentary praising him like a proud dad, then threw a chair backstage when Ospreay wouldn't play along. Steven Borden won his first TBS match, Andrade defended his belt and got his chest rubbed by strangers again, and Thekla told the best raw-chicken-carcass origin story you'll ever hear. Rate, review, and subscribe. And go do the ice water challenge Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 243 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) head to Arena Mexico for Grand Slam, where MJF came back, took his ring, threw Andrade off a ramp, and insulted an entire country in the span of one promo. Hangman Page wrestled for the first time in 144 days and walked out with trios gold. Ospreay beat Mark Davis in a fork-and-barbed-wire street fight that had the announcers wondering if he ever really left the Death Riders. Fletcher retained and got the stink eye from his own stablemate. Willow pinned Mercedes again. And Tommaso Ciampa took a photograph we are not going to describe on a family podcast. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll pin your pants for the three count. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 242 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) break down a Detroit Dynamite that bounced back hard, headlined by Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay standing nose to nose and slapping each other silly while building the Wembley main event better than anyone's built anything all year. Ospreay quit the Death Riders for good, Hangman Page came back and started sticking his nose everywhere, and Willow and Mercedes both cut the best promos of their lives to set up All In. Andrade kept his belt and his catchphrase, Maya World keeps collecting wins, and Jon Moxley told the morality police exactly where they can put it. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll show and tell you how we feel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 241 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) survive a four-hour-plus Redemption from Montreal to talk about the night Will Ospreay finally stood up to the Death Riders, refused to do the unthinkable, saved Kenny Omega, and got thanked with a One-Winged Angel for his trouble. Andrade won a title and lost his pants. Willow made history (but why?). Fletcher and Bandido tried to kill each other for 26 minutes. Jericho became the Painmaker and the crowd chanted "this is murder," which is either a compliment or a cry for help. And we get into whether the main event angle actually makes a lick of sense. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll book you tenth on a ten-match card. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 240 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) break down a Dynamite from Boston that the three of us landed on a lot harder than usual. Kenny Omega got his celebration, Ospreay got his say, and Kevin Knight got an offer he was never going to take. Andrade is walking around with something that doesn't belong to him and won't say how he got it. Jericho announced who's coming to Redemption, which is exactly what Ciampa asked for and probably shouldn't have. And Jon Moxley said two very quiet sentences that should have everybody nervous. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll tap a microphone on your heart and tell you we believe in you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 239 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma’s Fantastico Disasterpiece Theater) head to the beach for Dynamite’s Beach Break, where Kenny Omega beat MJF to become AEW World Champion in a 24-minute war that ended with Omega kicking out of a belt shot at one and MJF making a face like he saw a ghost. Kyle Fletcher beat Takeshita for the International Title and got knighted by Mick Foley, back on TBS for the first time in 32 years. Willow Nightingale returned and won a trip to Revolution. Ciampa beat Jericho with a bucket of sand and then pulled out a power drill, because it was a beach show and why not. Andrade said “how you know” again. And Ospreay ran out to save Omega, which for a guy hanging around the Death Riders is either heroic or the exact opposite. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we’ll paint your dog on Mick Foley’s shoe. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 238 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) crawl out of a five-hour Forbidden Door to tell you about it. Will Ospreay won the Owen Hart Cup in a 35-minute blood feud with Swerve, then let the Death Riders hoist him on their shoulders, which is the kind of thing that gets a man an intervention. Andrade finally quit the Callis Family by ripping off his shirt to reveal a message we are legally required to bleep, costing MJF a cage match he paid full retail for. Mark Briscoe bled through a ladder helicopter and booked his title shot for Wednesday. Lio Rush emerged from a hockey bag like a horror movie. Jay White returned out of a blackout. Mercedes won the women's Owen, Omega and Zack Sabre Jr. turned in a masterpiece, and Jon Moxley nearly unmasked Bandido and then asked to shake his hand. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll stuff you in a hockey bag and let Okada find you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 237 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) break down a Dynamite from Sugar Land where MJF picked his team for the Forbidden Door cage match and stuck Andrade on it against his will, then made him hold Briscoe for a Diamond Ring shot just to twist the knife. Ospreay and Swerve had a ten-year-deep face-to-face that brought up Hangman, Wembley, and one very fragile neck, though the real headline was Ospreay announcing to a live crowd that he treated his new wife by taking her upstairs and smashing the life out of her, while Tony Schiavone slowly came to terms with his career. Mercedes Mone punched her ticket to the Owen final. Bandido suplexed Marina Shafir and handed Mox and Garcia their first loss as a team. Copeland and Christian promised to housebreak The Dogs. Omega squashed Tony Nese and got a staring contest with a silent Zack Sabre Jr. And Ciampa told Jericho to either get serious or stay home. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll take you upstairs and smash the life out of you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 236 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) break down a Dynamite from Cincinnati where Mark Briscoe went over MJF's head, talked to the actual boss, and booked himself into a six-on-six cage match at Forbidden Door for a guaranteed title shot. Chris Jericho introduced the world to Tommy's Mommy and Goblin Face. Darby Allin returned with a skateboard and a line for the ages. Kevin Knight insulted the host city, bragged about his signing bonus, and got skateboarded for his trouble. MJF preached the gospel of money over friends and then had to literally buy five friends out of a briefcase two segments later. Plus Mox retained over Shane Taylor, Maya World pulled the upset of the tournament over Skye Blue, and Swerve and Brody beat each other half to death in a 16-minute semifinal with a Nana situation we are still trying to figure out. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll explain "kayfabe" to Don Callis in front of a live microphone. www.aewsomepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 235 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) break down a Dynamite from Richmond where MJF and Rush had themselves a no-countout main event that involved a slap, a dislocated shoulder, and an assault on a medical professional. Mark Briscoe cut a promo so good MJF had to respond from an ice bath. Kevin Knight is officially a Don Callis Family member and is now waiting in line for a World Title shot, because apparently we're handing those out by mail-order. Mercedes Mone showed up out of nowhere as the Owen Cup wildcard. Thekla declared death on an entire wrestling promotion. And Will Ospreay and Mark Davis ended the night with a 24-minute Owen Cup semi that featured roughly half the roster, one screwdriver, and a Marina Shafir cameo we are still thinking about. Plus Tommaso Ciampa is hunting Jericho, the Young Bucks tried to book a match with The Dogs, and Andrade kissed a stranger on his way to the ring. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll book you in a no-countout match against a man who hates doctors. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.