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Give Me the Book!Our most STUPENDOUS episode ever! - Triple H's Retirement and Wrestlemania 38 PreviewOur biggest episode to day. We cover ALOT of wrestling crowd. We do an in-depth dive on Triple H career and his impact in and out of the ring, we preview both nights of WrestleMania 38 as well as ROH Supercard of Honor and NXT Stand and Deliver. Plus our Match of the Week!2022-03-301h 15Give Me the Book!Cody is a Heel, LA Knight is a Star, and Jeff Hardy is DMXWe get into a lot of topics on this one. First we talk NXT: LA Knight is a star and Tommaso Ciampa is out. We discuss Ridge Holland and holding wrestlers accountable. We talk WWE and AEW: Cody is coming to WWE, Jeff Hardy is in AEW. Finally we review NWA Crocket Cup. Plus our Matches of the Week!2022-03-2256 minGive Me the Book!"Your favorite wrestler's favorite wrestler " - RIP Scott Hall. Get Well Big EWe react to the untimely passing of Scott Hall, one of wrestling world's biggest icons, best workers, and coolest characters. We also react to Big E, one of the most beloved wrestlers today, breaking his neck. We get back to the action in ring, reviewing AEW Revolution, Impact Sacrifice and WWE's Road to WrestleMania. Plus our Match of the Week!Note: Bret Hart vs Razor Ramon took place at Royal Rumble 93, not Survivor Series 92 as mentioned on the podcast2022-03-161h 09Give Me the Book!AEW Revolution Preview We talk Road to Wrestlemania, Vince MacMahon first interview in 15 years, AEW's first PPV of 2022, and Tony Khan's purchase of ROH. Plus our Match of the Week!2022-03-061h 03Give Me the Book!Halfway through the disappointing road to WrestleMania - Elimination Chamber ReviewWe review Elimination Chamber and the trash, hjorrible, not good build to mania. We discuss the news of Cody Rhodes leaving AEW for WWE. We cover Jay White and Matt Cardona's latest accomplishment in all of promotions. Plus our matches of the week2022-02-2255 minGive Me the Book!The Art of Selling and PunchingWe are back with a lengthy episode: we talk the best Dynamite and SmackDown of the year, praise MJF and CM Punk, discuss Sammy Guevara's lack of selling and Ronda's Rousey being bad at everything. and preview NXT Vengeance Day. Plus our Matches of the Week!2022-02-131h 17Give Me the Book!Royal Rumble Review We review 2022 edition of WWE Royal Rumble, right after it ended. Just our thoughts, what we were feeling at the time.2022-01-3044 minGive Me the Book!GUNTHERWe discuss the latest name change and the controversy it caused as well the status of NXT 2.0. We also welcome back Jon Moxley, talk Seth vs Roman at the Royal Rumble, discuss Ali asking for his release and give praise to Chad Gable and his graduation segment on Raw. Plus, our matches of the week2022-01-241h 10Give Me the Book!"I reject the premise!"GMB is back for the new year! 2022 started off with a bang, and we are here to discuss what happened in following WWE Day 1, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16, AEW Battle of the Belts, NXT New Years Evil and more. Topics include Big E's title reign, the death of NXT 1.0, and Will Ospreay's best match ever. Plus, our Match of the Week!12022-01-131h 05Give Me the Book!"GMB make the list" - Best of 2021Our end of the year special is Here! We list our favorite wrestling-related things of 2021. We also review AEW Winter is Coming, discuss Hook's debut, and honor the legacy of Jimmy Rave, including with our Match of the Week. Enjoy the Holidays!2021-12-221h 18Give Me the Book!Welcome Back! - Winter is Coming Preview & NXT Wargames and ROH Final Battle Review After a long time away due to holidays and scheduling conflicts, the greatest wrestling podcast in the world is back! We preview AEW Winter is Coming, review NXT Wargames and ROH Final Battle, discuss Raw and SmackDown main event scenes as well as Miz vs Edge. Plus our Match of the Week!2021-12-151h 18Give Me the Book!"I paid 50 dollars for this!" - Survivor Series Preview and Full Gear ReviewWe are back once again! We have to start with discussing yet another round of WWE cuts, yet again done thoughtlessly with no regard for creative. We review AEW's Full Gear and preview WWE Survivor Series. Plus our matches of the week, which you should look for on Peacock2021-11-211h 04Give Me the Book!"Just Watch the Show" - Full Gear PreviewWe are back with another banger! We give our final thoughts regarding the latest WWE Releases, lament the lack of build for Survivor Series, praise the latest series of excellent NJPW matches, and preview the upcoming AEW Full GearMatch of the Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmRN5kqxRT42021-11-1256 minGive Me the Book!"Bloody Thursday" - WWE ReleasesWe offer our real-time reaction to the latest round of WWE releases, which include Ember Moon, Oney Lorcan, Karion Kross, Nia Jax, and Keith Lee. We also discuss the weekly action, including the conclusion of Becky vs Bianca, Damien Priest's new character, Kevin Owen's slow heel turn, Miro replacing Jon Moxley in the World Title Eliminator, and the excellent Eddie Kingston vs Bryan Danielson matchMatch of the week links:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVOBAUqVInMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKeP2PEOSbE2021-11-051h 02Give Me the Book!"Like a Million Bucks"- Crown Jewel and Bound for Glory review + ROH ReleasesWe are back with another one! After being away for a little over week, seems like we missed a whole lot of action. We discuss the sad news regarding Ring of Honor, before sharing our big takeaways from Crown Jewel, Bound for Glory, Halloween Havoc, and the AEW programming. Plus, as always, out matches of the week!12021-10-2955 minGive Me the Book!FRIDAY NIGHT WARS!!! + Crown Jewel PreviewWe discuss the excellent and exciting wrestling shows from Friday night, why the best match of the week was aired the day before, and the good and the bad from Saturday Dynamite. Plus we preview WWE Crown Jewel, with our usual differed levels of excitement. Plus our Match of the Week.2021-10-191h 08Give Me the Book!"I am no longer interested"We are back on a weekly schedule! We review all the action from WWE, AEW, and the G1 climax. We are both very disappointed with Queen of the Ring tournament, and we debate Cesaro's position in WWE. Plus our Match of the Week!2021-10-131h 16Give Me the Book!"Hurt Business is Living Single, Bloodline is Friends" - Extreme Rules, WWE Draft, and NXT 2.0 reviewWe review all things WWE: Extreme Rules PPV, Raw and SmackDown draft, and the first 3 episodes of NXT 2.0 We also discuss Sammy beating Miro for the TNT title and Arn Anderson's glock. Plus our Match of the Week!2021-10-081h 14Give Me the Book!Grand slams review, Extreme Rules previewWe review both the AEW and NJPW Grand Slams which featured excellent Daniel Bryanson/Kenny Omega and Jeff Cobb/Kazuchika Okada matches. We also preview WWE Extreme Rules PPV, which we have a very different level of excitement for. Finally, we give our matches of the week2021-09-261h 11Give Me the Book!"Resuscitated with a flying elbow drop" - AEW All Out ReviewWe are back with another great episode for another great week in wrestling. We recap an excellent AEW All Out PPV, a great SmackDown, a very good Raw and high-quality NXT episode that delivered in spite of the dead crowd. Plus our match of the week!2021-09-131h 22Give Me the Book!"Acknowledge I was right" - CM Punk's Return & Summerslam ReviewWe talk about the best wrestling weekend ever! CM Punk made his return! So did Becky Lynch! WALTER and Ilja Druganov had an instant classic! Samoa Joe is new NXT Champion! Roman Reigns has Finn Balor and Brock Lesnar in his future. Plus we talk NWA Empowerrr and the end of Nick Aldis's historic reign. And of course, our Match of the Week!2021-09-011h 20Give Me the Book!CM Punk Returns!! (probably) /SummerSlam weekend previewCM Punk has returned on AEW Rampage (probably). We discuss his return as well as Roman Reigns' comments about him. Then we preview WWE's biggest PPV since Mania as well as Takeover. Plus our match of the week.2021-08-211h 11Give Me the Book!Kenny's wild week / Triple H is a mark for himselfWe have another loaded week of wrestling, as we cover the debut of AEW Rampage, Ric Flair at AAA TripleMania, NJPW Resurgence, Baron Corbin's character work, briefly touch on the build to SummerSlam (full preview show coming soon). Plus Setoiyo rants on Triple H calling Matt Cardona (fka Zach Ryder) a mark for himself2021-08-1846 minGive Me the Book!More Releases / R.I.P Bobby BeatonOnce again we go over the week in wrestling: the matches, the feuds, the storylines, and the WWE releases. We reflect on what led to rumored upcoming NXT changes and try to wrap our minds around why they were done they were. We also say goodbye to Beautiful Bobby Eaton. Plus our matches of the week2021-08-111h 01Give Me the Book!"He could have been in Menudo" - Bray Wyatt release and what it says about WWEWe discuss what the release of Bray Wyatt reveals about WWE business and creative directions. We also cover the excellent NXT, Dynamite, and Smackdown shows, discuss the real labors of Jericho and praise Shingo Takagi as the best in-ring worker in the World today. Plus our Match of the Week!2021-08-021h 05Give Me the Book!Welcome back specialIts our first episode in 3 weeks, and we have ALOT to cover. ROH Best in the World, Impact Slammiversary, Money In the Bank, Karion Kross horrible debut on Raw, Nicki ASH cash in, AEW's bad Dynamite episode, but a great signing, Jay White vs Kenny Omega, Roman vs Cena, Seth vs Edge, Kyle O'Reily vs Kushida and matches of the week2021-07-251h 39Give Me the Book!A Very Special Half-Year Review ShowOn this week's show, we discuss the Money in the Bank build, pay tribute to "The Patriot", Del Wilkes Jr, who passed away this week, and review our favorite wrestlers, matches, shows, and promotions from the first six months of 2021. Plus our Matches of the Week. Check it out!2021-07-071h 07Give Me the Book!"Your mother is disappointed in you"This week, we shame the losers of IWC costing a talented and funny writer a job, discuss a week full of great matches, and comment on the latest round of WWE releases2021-06-2959 minGive Me the Book!Too Much Pointing in WrestlingIt has been another busy week of wrestling! We preview Hell in a Cell, review fun NXT and Impact PPVs and excellent weekly fall-out shows, argue about Adam Cole and Roman Reigns, and give our Matches of the Week. This episode is definitively not mid2021-06-2155 minGive Me the Book!"Right side of the brain does not talk to the left" - WWE Roster Cuts and new NJPW TitleThis week we are happy about Shingo Takagi winning the NJPW title, Smackdown still being good (despite a bare bones roster), and an Iron Man Match and we are disgusted by WWE Roster Cuts, AEW Dynamite with an underwhelming debut, and are bored by RAW. Also, Brett vs Shawn debate enters our Match of the Week2021-06-0956 minGive Me the Book!"Does Anything Matter?" - AEW Double or Nothing ReviewThis week we go long! We give an in-depth review of AEW Double or Nothing (spoiler: we really liked it), get into a long discussion about WWE booking, and whether matches on Main Event meter, discuss the NJPW/WWE partnerships, and give praise to PAC, Riddle, Kofi, Serena Deeb, Cody, and others. Setoiyo gets really angry at a dumb Tweet. Plus we do a quick preview of NJPW Dominion and our Matches of the Week.2021-06-021h 19Give Me the Book!Great Week for WWE/Bad Week for New JapanWrestlemania Backlash was good! Raw was good! Smackdown and NXT continue to be good! We give WWE the praise they deserve. New Japan is struggling through no fault of their own. AEW has Double or Nothing coming up: we are very excited for Anthony Ogogo. Triplemania has their most anticipated main event in a long time2021-05-2549 minGive Me the Book!Run It Back/RIP New JackIn this week's episode we debate WWE Universal title vs AEW TNT title, discuss Cody's cringe promo, try our best to dissect why Raw sucks so much and what's wrong with Rhea Ripley, anticipate Moose vs Kenny Omega and give praise to Young Bucks vs SCU and Raquel Gonzales vs Mercedes Martinez. Plus our Matches of the Week2021-05-1651 minGive Me the Book!"Don't Insult My Intelligence" - Spontaneous Wrestlemania Backlash PreviewIn our leanest episode to date we discuss weekly wrestling happenings, review Blood and Guts as well as Jimmy Uso's return to Smackdown, and the Braun Strauman involvement in the main event on Raw. Plus we recommend two brutal matches from different eras as out Matches of the Week2021-05-1249 minGive Me the Book!"Transformative Nature" - Blood and Guts PreviewIn this week's episode, we review Impact's Rebellion, preview Blood and Guts, talk about NJPW latest developments, pay homage to Hiroshi Tanahashi, debate heel entrance music, and discuss Daniel Bryan's potential retirement2021-05-051h 12Give Me the Book!The Brass Ring is Imaginary + Impact Rebellion PreviewAfter a week of we comment on WWE Releases and the irrelevancy of Dave Meltzer's ratings, give praise to lots of great matches this week, Jay Lethal vs Jonathan Grisham highlight the lost skill of a babyface roll-ups, and preview Impact Rebellion, with one of the most anticipated main events in recent memory2021-04-241h 07Give Me the Book!Wrestlemania 37 Review SpectacularWe review Wrestlemania 37 and the all the (lack of) happening on Raw after Mania as well as contemplate the future for many superstars.2021-04-1458 minGive Me the Book!GMB Night 2: Takeover Review and Wrestlemania 37 PreviewIts Wrestlemania week, so we are back with out 2nd weekly episode. We review NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver, preview Wrestlemania 37, and lament the idea of Toni Storm on the Main Roster. R.I.P Earl Simmons aka DMX.2021-04-101h 13Give Me the Book!NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver preview (aka. the holy trinity of bigotry)This week we preview the first ever 2 night Takeover! We also discuss, new New Japan IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Christian's first match in 7 years, and Titus O'Neil receiving the first ever preemptive Warrior Award2021-04-0757 minGive Me the Book!Fast(er)lane to WrestlemaniaWe discuss the latest on the build to Wrestlemania 37, including the curious decision to make Hulk Hogan one of the hosts. Mike shares his favorite Kane match, we debate the quality of the first funhouse match, and we preview the New Japan World Heavyweight Championship match2021-03-281h 01Give Me the Book!Big Man RenaissanceThis week we discuss WWE's egregious business practices and careless booking, preview Fastlane, give praise for Thunder Rosa/Britt Baker match, nerd out about New Japan Cup and the promotion's storytelling, and discuss the current big men renaissance happening in the world of wrestling. Plus match of the week (new segment!) and...John Cena's Instagram2021-03-211h 04Give Me the Book!Petey Williams Deserves BetterOn this episode we review AEW Revolution, debate whether Shawn Spears is Louis Williams of AEW, celebrate the death of thigh slaps, and praise Finn Balor and the Almighty Bobby Lashley2021-03-1453 minGive Me the Book!Titles! Factions! Revolution!Mike and Setoiyo discuss yet another brand new WWE champion, black Four Horsemen and AEW Horsemen, the legacy of IWGP Intercontinental title, and preview AEW Revolution2021-03-0758 minGive Me the Book!Mad as HellIn the Premier Episode, Mike and Setoiyo discuss Miz as a new WWE Champ, Roman vs Edge as a Wrestlemania main event, Jon Moxley vs Kenta for the NJPW US Title, and Sting and Darby Allen vs Team Taz. Please subscribe, comment and review2021-02-2853 min
All Serious Very Adult PodcastASVA Helium - SetoiyoFormer professional dancer and current comedian Setoiyo joins us at Helium Comedy in Philadelphia to talk to us about how a sudden injury changed the course of his life and led him to the world of stand up, how being your genuine self on stage creates magnetism and success, how pushing yourself in rooms where the odds are stacked against you is very valuable, and the impact your performance has on your material. "Please give me the opportunity to fail...I will make myself known". This episode is dedicated to Mike Brooks and Chris Cotton.
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Bob And Dave Are Terrible PeopleBob And Dave - 31Episode 31: Bob n Dave welcome comedians Setoiyo and Mike Alloy to the show to talk about the worst place to store your cutlery, bomb stories with fairy tale endings, and the gang gives a shoutout to the entire city of Philadelphia, one by one.2013-08-2200 min