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Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

Steve Cimino and Walt Schwenk

The only thing better than watching wrestling and complaining about wrestling is reading about wrestling. That"s why we have Awesome Truth, the internet"s finest pro wrestling book club. On every episode, your hosts will discuss a classic wrestling book, movie, or documentary. WWE, AEW, even WCW, and ECW; they"ve got it all covered.

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37:11

Dark Match, the Wrestling Horror Movie

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2025/02/12

Awesome Truth is once again going to the movies, aka the Shudder app, this time to watch the new hit Dark Match! It's a wrestling slasher film starring Chris Jericho as a psychotic cult leader and aspiring world champion. It's kinda bad! But kinda intriguing, and it does show a genuine love for the ins and outs of pro wrestling. Join us as we do battle with the forces of cinematic evil.

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49:15

HBK, Bulldog, and a Ring Full of Jobbers: The 1995...

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2025/01/29

It's the 30th anniversary of one of the quickest, oddest Royal Rumbles in history, and we're watching along! It's the night Shawn Michaels became a main event star, and the first pay-per-view Walt ever watched. Join us as we rewatch the 1995 Rumble, when Bulldog and HBK went the distance and also Jacob and Eli Blu were there.

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33:41

Raw on Netflix: Yay or Nay?

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2025/01/15

As Triple H, The Rock, Michael Cole, and 500 other people keep telling us, the Raw on Netflix era has begun. But how do we feel, two episodes in? Is it any different than what we've been seeing on cable TV for decades? And what do we think about "Final Boss" Rock suddenly reverting back to Netflix-loving Dwayne Johnson? Join us as we discuss the first two episodes of streaming Raw, including how great it felt to see Hulk Hogan get booed to death on WWE programming.

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36:41

Omega vs Jericho at Wrestle Kingdom: The Happy New...

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2025/01/01

Welcome to 2025! To kickstart the year, we are rewatching a match we both saw in person: Kenny Omega versus Chris Jericho at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in the Tokyo Dome. It's one of the reasons AEW exists and a reminder that Jericho was on top of the world a mere 7 years ago. Join us as we revisit our magical journey to Japan and this top-tier showdown.

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40:20

WWE: Ring in the Holiday

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/12/18

Happy holidays from Awesome Truth! To celebrate, we turned to what seemed like a December treat: WWE's Ring in the Holiday special on Peacock. Instead, we got a steaming lump of coal, a collection of Mick Foley interstitials and unmemorable matches thrown together during the dying days of DVD. Pumped for Randy Orton versus David Otunga with a vague Christmas theme? How about a Xanta Klaus squash match? Join us as we discuss 120 minutes of true holiday torture.

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47:55

Battle of the Bloodlines + CM Punk: The WarGames 2024...

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/12/04

It's watch-along time! As a rare treat, we're watching the main event of the most recent WWE pay-per-view: the 2024 Survivor Series. It's the OG Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, the Usos, and ... CM Punk) versus the New Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and ... Bronson Reed). Is it the blowoff to a months-long feud or the start of a whole new chapter? Does it ruin the match to shoehorn in Punk and Reed, or does it surprisingly work like a charm? Watch along with us and

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16:37

Bonesaw McGraw vs Spider-Man in a Cage: The Macho...

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/11/20

We're wrapping up Macho Month by watching along with a famous cinematic match: Bonesaw McGraw versus Spider-Man. That's right; we're watching the scene from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man where Macho Man Randy Savage takes on Tobey Maguire in, for some reason, a steel cage. It's a short scene, but is it the best wrestler acting performance of all time? Join us and find out.

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49:25

Macho Man Randy Savage's Rap Album

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/11/06

Macho Month is here! For no reason in particular, we are devoting November to the extracurricular post-wrestling career of "Macho Man" Randy Savage, one of the all-time greats. Of course, that means starting with "Be a Man," his 2003 hip hop album in which he calls out Hulk Hogan, pays tribute to Mr. Perfect, and generally is very bad at rapping. How does Macho's debut album hold up? Join us as we go (kinda) track by track and break down Randy's rap career.

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29:34

Goldberg's Best Match Ever?! It's the Halloween Havoc...

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/10/23

For this year's Halloween watch-along, we've found the spooookiest wrestling moment possible: a good Goldberg match! That's right; when Goldberg faced Diamond Dallas Page at Halloween Havoc 1998, people stopped and said, "Pretty good!" Were they unwell from the horrid Hogan/Warrior showdown that preceded it? Is it possible for Bill Goldberg to have an actual quality match, especially against DDP? Watch along with us and find out!

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40:05

Netflix's Mr. McMahon: Worth a Watch?

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/10/09

By now, you've probably started or even finished the new Netflix docuseries, Mr. McMahon. It claims to be a no-holds-barred look at the disgraced billionaire Vince McMahon, aimed at a broader streaming audience instead of wrestling freaks like us. But does it live up to the hype? Are there Vince stories in here that we haven't heard before, or just the same old sh*t from Hulk Hogan, Bruce Prichard, and Vince himself? Join us as we discuss the first 2 episodes and whether we're stick around for the

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41:27

Mankind vs HBK in Philly: The Mind Games Watch-Along

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/09/25

It's a match that Awesome Truth has discussed over and over: Shawn Michaels versus Mankind at In Your House: Mind Games, a show attended by none other than Steve Cimino. And we're finally watching along! Does this showdown live up to its reputation as one of the best '90s WWF matches? And what do we think of Michaels' post-WrestleMania 12 babyface title run? Join us as we discuss all this and more.

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38:07

Damian Priest: The Rise of El Campeón

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/09/11

The spirit of the WWE Network lives on with WWE 24, a documentary series that's covered such luminaries as The Miz, Big E, Edge, and now Damian Priest. Does Priest deserve the full doc treatment? Has he truly become a main eventer and top-tier talent in WWE? And what is his future now that he's left Judgment Day and set out on his own? Join us as we discuss the Archer of Infamy for the very first time.

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35:56

Bret vs Taker w/ HBK in Pinstripes: The SummerSlam 97...

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/08/28

August 1997 was a quaint period in wrestling history: Before the Montreal Screwjob, before D-Generation X and Hell in a Cell and the Attitude Era, there was a tame little title match at SummerSlam 1997 that would redefine everything. It's Bret Hart versus the Undertaker with Shawn Michaels as guest referee, and it leads directly into a brand new era for WWE. It also partially inspired the recent Drew McIntyre/CM Punk match with Seth Rollins as ref, continuining the trend of Punk paying "homage" to

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41:20

WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/08/14

Finally, WWE's long-awaited YouTube documentary about WrestleMania XL is live for the world to see. Is it weird to release a Mania documentary in July? You bet. Is it because The Rock had approval and took his sweet time to give a thumbs up? We'll never know. Fortunately, the story of Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, and the aformentioned Dwayne Johnson remains a fascinating one. Join us, one final time, as we revisit the backstage ins and outs of a truly historic WrestleMania,

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27:48

The Night WCW Ruined Hogan/Sting: An nWo Botch-Along

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/07/31

Now that we've talked with Marc Raimondi about his upcoming nWo book, it's time to revisit the night that whole angle fell apart: Hollywood Hogan versus Sting at Starrcade 97. It should've been a nice clean Stinger win, capping off an epic chase of the cowardly Hogan, but instead it was a boring slog with a messy ending and a Bret Hart run-in that no one wanted or needed. It was the beginning of the end, though nobody knew it yet; it's time to rewatch one of the biggest letdowns in wrestling

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28:51

ESPN Reporter Marc Raimondi Discusses His New nWo Book

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/07/17

New new new world order! Those 5 words (ok, 3) changed wrestling forever, and maybe pop culture as well? That's the thesis of the upcoming book Say Hello To The Bad Guys, written by ESPN reporter Marc Raimondi and chronicling the rise, fall, and wide-ranging impact of the nWo. Marc joins us on Awesome Truth to discuss the book's origin story and how it'll differ from the many, many other WCW obituaries published throughout the years.

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31:41

When Women Stole the Show at WrestleMania: The Becky...

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/07/03

We've talked about Becky Lynch's new book, now we're revisiting one of her classic matches. It's Becky versus Sasha Banks versus Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 32, by far the best match on that card and also maybe the first time women were truly taken seriously in a WWE ring. Does watching this triple threat help answer last episode's big question: "Is Becky Lynch good in the ring?" Join us and find out!

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41:30

Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/06/19

The written word is back on Awesome Truth! This week, we're talking about the hottest wrestling book of 2024: Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl, by the one and only Becky Lynch. How did Becky go from a young Irish upstart to maybe the most popular female wrestler of all time? What was it like to wrestle in the main event at WrestleMania? "The Man" answers all these questions and more, and we're chatting all about it.

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27:01

The Perfect King of the Ring Match: The Bret vs...

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/06/05

The King (and Queen) of the Ring is sometimes a thing in WWE and sometimes not, but once upon a time it was new and different and actually mattered. To revisit those glory days of 1993, we are watching one of wrestling's most quietly celebrated matches: Bret Hart versus Mr. Perfect. It's a mere quarter-final match in that year's tournament, but it's no surprise that Bret and Curt Hennig, two of the best to ever do it, made their 18 minutes count.

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40:07

Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club ·

2024/05/22

Bray Wyatt was a truly unique wrestling character, and Windham Rotunda was a unique man. The deep complexities of his personality and creativity are examined in the latest feature-length WWE documentary on Peacock, Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal. Almost a year after his death, what is Bray's wrestling legacy? And what happens next with the rumored Wyatt 6 stable, seemingly designed to honor and build on his legacy? We break it all down on today's Awesome Truth.

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