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Episode 17 - McGuinness!

Best in the Worldcast ·

2024/11/14

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss London’s favorite son, NIGEL MCGUINNESS! After opening with some Lake Superior talk, the boys return to the indies and contemplate Nigel’s career, with brief forays into NBA on TNT’s Ernie Johnson, skateboard stickers, Allison Danger, and Funkmaster Flex.MATCHES COVERED:Nigel McGuinness vs Alex Shelley (IWA-MS 12/12/2004)Nigel McGuinness vs Jimmy Rave (ROH 3/4/2007)Nigel McGuinness vs Bryan Danielson (ROH 2/23/2008)Next

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Episode 16 - Here's Johnny - Bradshaw Layfield

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2024/11/08

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Wrestling GAWD, JOHN “BRADSHAW” LAYFIELD! The boys open with a lamentation on zoos and aquariums, before diving into JBL’s mentality as a heel and full commitment to the bit, why John Cena is the definitive Iraq War wrestler, financial stock advice, and which kitchen gadget you would reach for in a deathmatch.MATCHES COVERED:John “Bradshaw” Layfield vs. Eddie Guerrero (WWE 5/16/2004)John “Bradshaw” Layfield vs. John

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Episode 15 - The Fittest of Finlays

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2024/10/31

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Belfast Bruiser, DAVE “FIT” FINLAY! After disclosing an excellent YouTube find in the research for this episode, the boys dive into Finlay’s status as an all-time crowbar and underrated WWE midcarder, his enjoyment in torturing others, the top hits of 1998, and podcast legend John Zandig. They then close out by digging into the mailbag with a question about modern wrestling and time travel.MATCHES COVERED:Belfast

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Episode 14 - Sheam-Wow!

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2024/10/24

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the Great White, the Celtic Warrior, SHEAMUS! After a brief foray into the Barenaked Ladies and the man’s workout channel, the guys discuss Sheamus’ status as an underrated WWE lifer, the chinstrap beard, the incredibly 2010s phenomenon of Tebowing, CM Punk, and Cedric the Entertainer.MATCHES COVERED:King Sheamus vs. John Morrison (WWE 12/19/2010)Sheamus vs The Big Show (WWE 10/28/2012)Sheamus vs Gunther (WWE 9/3/2022)Next

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Episode 13 - Saving Private Red

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2024/10/17

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss the little man with the plan, AMAZING RED! The boys wax poetic about the first wave of juniors workrate guys while contemplating the potential success of launching those guys over to the European theater in World War II, Donald Duck cartoons, 1950s football, and Michael Mann’s Collateral.MATCHES COVERED:Amazing Red vs Low Ki (ROH 6/22/2002)Amazing Red vs Ricochet (Brian Kendrick's King of Flight 3/24/2013)Amazing Red vs

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Episode 12 - Zandig vs. Alstott - A Meeting of the Minds

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2024/10/10

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss The Father of Hardcore and the Combat Zone’s Very Own, JOHN ZANDIG! After a special presentation from Corey, the boys get into Zandig’s very special body shape and in-ring quirks while contemplating the best wrestlers to send to jail, which NFL players we’d like to see take a shot at the legendary steroid gut, and the DIY glory of 2000s CZW.MATCHES COVERED:John Zandig and Nick Gage vs Jun Kasai and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga (BJW

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Episode 11 - Aries: The Breakfast of Champions

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2024/10/04

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey discuss The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, Austin Aries, by way of barbecue joints, Austria, and James Hunt’s special breakfast. The boys break down what made Aries such a special wrestler in 2000s ROH while contemplating the Nigel McGuinness jawbreaker lariat and its setup’s practicality, before digging into a special fast food-themed question from the mailbag.MATCHES COVERED:Austin Aries vs Samoa Joe (ROH 12/26/2004)Austin Aries

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Episode 10 - Lance Archer Takes the Pepsi Challenge

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2024/09/27

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! Lawson and Corey (and a special guest on the third mic) discuss the Murderhawk Monster, LANCE ARCHER! The boys discuss the deliciousness of soda, before diving into Archer’s career, including his aggressively 2000s look, his collection of power moves, and his importance in AEW’s imperial period, but not without interludes on Michigan geography, 2003’s The Cat in the Hat, and TruTV’s Fast Foodies.MATCHES COVERED:The Rock N Rave Infection vs Motor

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Episode 9 - One Cheek

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2024/09/20

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the Funky Weapon, the maestro of the “hip” attack, Ryusuke Taguchi. The boys contemplate the connective tissue between fast food and washed-up pro athletes before deep-diving Taguchi’s various ass-based offensive techniques and how he would deploy them on the streets, and finally get their minds melted by an IWA Mid-South question from the mailbag.MATCHES COVERED:Ryusuke Taguchi and Yuji Nagata vs Jun

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Episode 8 - College Jame-day

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2024/09/13

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the Redneck Messiah, Jamie Noble. The boys propose alternate names for Noble’s submission finish before diving deep into the filmography of Nick Hamm, workshopping ideas for stem cell recipients, and waxing poetic on America’s Sweetheart Lee Corso and College Gameday.MATCHES COVERED:Jamie Noble vs The Hurricane (WWE 7/2/2002)Jamie Noble vs Rey Mysterio (WWE 5/1/2004)James Gibson vs Austin Aries (ROH

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Episode 7 - Diary of a Wimpy Sid

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2024/09/05

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the recently passed Master and Ruler of the World, Sycho Sid Vicious/Justice. The boys chat about the decline of the big man and the squash match in modern wrestling, faking heart attacks, the literature of Jeff Kinney, before opening the mailbag to talk about constructing our own rosters and backup quarterbacks.MATCHES COVERED:Sid Vicious vs Lee Scott (WCW 8/27/1989)Sycho Sid vs Shawn Michaels (WWF

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Episode 6 - I'm Terry Gordy, The Assman!

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2024/08/30

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the biggest man on Badstreet, Mr. Bam Bam himself, Terry Gordy. The boys chat about 80s wrestling in all of its glory, Seinfeld, and insane outfits, before inducting a new member into the Supercuts Hall of Fame and opening the mailbag to talk local indie matches.MATCHES COVERED:The Fabulous Freebirds vs The Von Erichs (WCCW 5/6/1984)Terry Gordy vs Killer Khan (WCCW 11/22/1984)Terry Gordy vs Cactus Jack

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Episode 5 - Special K Into The Party Like My Name Is...

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2024/08/23

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss one of the greatest gimmicks in Ring of Honor history, the rich and drug-addled bump freaks of Special K. The boys talk bump freakery, Gabe Sapolsky overexplaining his own ideas on commentary, the nuclear family, and other riveting and important topics. MATCHES COVERED:Little Dixie vs Elax (JAPW 1/28/2000)Special K vs. The Carnage Crew (ROH 2/14/2004)The Havana Pitbulls vs. Special K (ROH 8/28/2004)Next

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Episode 4 - I'm Blue (Panther) (Da Ba Dee)

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2024/08/16

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson chat about famed luchador extraordinaire and a man having a bit of a renaissance here in 2024, Blue Panther. The boys discuss a variety of blue topics before diving into all of the things Mexico does better than the United States, including multiman tags and melodramatic main events, before talking about Panther’s potential crown as the greatest hang out wrestler ever.MATCHES COVERED: Blue Panther, Psicosis and

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Episode 3 - Daisukeccino

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2024/08/09

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss, over delicious Dunkaccinos, the puroresu brick shithouse himself, Daisuke Sekimoto. The boys talk about Sekimoto compared to his imitators, how he has managed to have one of the most expressive faces of all-time, and who, if anyone, can compete with Dice-K as the most guy wrestler ever. MATCHES COVERED: Daisuke Sekimoto vs HARASHIMA (DDT 7/25/2010) Daisuke Sekimoto vs Yoshihito Sasaki (BJW

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Episode 2 - Low Ki and the Death of the Real

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2024/08/02

Welcome back to the Best in the Worldcast~! On this episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the World Warrior, the legend himself, Low Ki. The boys discuss the unique and seemingly lost to the past style of Ki, his career at-large and how different he feels than any of his contemporaries, and a few career hypotheticals, while working through three notable matches from his career. MATCHES COVERED: Low Ki vs Samoa Joe (ROH 10/5/2002) Low Ki vs Jack Evans (ROH 1/28/2006) Low Ki vs Chris Hero (PWG

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Episode 1 - Ian!

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2024/07/26

Welcome to the Best in the Worldcast~! On our debut episode, Corey and Lawson discuss the maestro of IWA Mid-South, Ian Rotten. The boys talk about Ian's wildly interesting ideas he puts into matches and his impact on the deathmatch scene at large, as they work through three notable matches of his from the 2000s. MATCHES COVERED: Ian Rotten vs Peter B. Beautiful (IWA-MS 6/1/2001) Ian Rotten vs Michael Todd Stratton (IWA-MS 3/28/2003) Ian Rotten vs Necro Butcher (CZW 7/26/2003) Next week,

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