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Continental Upsets - A.E. Double Dudes

It's the most wonderful time of the year! American Thanksgiving, and the 2025 AEW Continental Classic!
Josh and Zubes get together this week to discuss one of the best tournaments going in professional wresting. They react to the first four matches of the tourney, and gear up for a Holiday Hardcore Death Match next week! 
Continental Classic Gold League: “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher vs Kazuchika Okada
Continental Classic Gold League: Kevin Knight vs Darby Allin
Continental Classic Blue League: Jon Moxley vs Máscara Dorada
Continental Classic Blue League: Claudio Castagnoli vs Orange Cassidy
Women’s Tag Tournament Semifinal: Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) vs Sisters of Sin (Skye Blue & Julia Hart)

AEW Full Gear 2025 REVIEW

All Elite Wrestling is a much different place following Full Gear 2025 in Newark, NJ.
Josh went live immediately following one of the most eventful PPV's in recent AEW history.
AEW World Championship: Hangman Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe — Steel Cage Match 
AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Mercedes Moné 
AEW World Tag Team Championship: Brodido (c) vs. FTR 
AEW TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Mark Briscoe — No Disqualification
Casino Gauntlet Match to crown the inaugural AEW National Champion 
Kenny Omega & Jurassic Express vs. Young Bucks & Josh Alexander
No Holds Barred: Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly 
Women’s 4-Way Tag: Timeless Love Bombs vs. Babes of Wrath vs. Sisters of Sin vs. Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir
PAC vs. Darby Allin

AEW Full Gear Preview

Josh and Zubes, the Sword and Shield, are breaking down AEW Full Gear with none other than Bryan Quinby, the host of Hire Bryan and Guys: A Podcast About Guys.
They go through the card top to bottom and share their thoughts on the build to the PPV, give their predictions, and much more!
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(Re-upload) Love Bombin' Babes of Wrath - A.E. Double Dudes

The Sword and Shield break down the go-home show heading into AEW Full Gear. Josh and Zubes dive head first into a jam-packed show that saw key advances in the AEW Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament, the Hurt Syndicate facing off, and so much more! 
Full Gear Casino Gauntlet Qualifier: Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet for #1 spot
The Young Bucks, Josh Alexander w/ Don Callis vs Sky Flight (Scorpio Sky, Dante Martin & Darius Martin)
Full Gear Casino Gauntlet Qualifier: “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Shelton Benjamin for #2 spot
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinal:“Timeless” Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Riho & Alex Windsor
Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli) vs. Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong
“Hangman” Adam Page vs. Katsuyori Shibata

Broken Glass & Broken Hearts - A.E. Double Dudes

Double the cages, double the matches, double the blood and double the guts! 
Josh and Zubes get together, breaking down an extra long episode of AEW Dynamite that saw wrestlers bleed buckets, and stars breaking out in two excellent Blood and Guts matches.
El Brando returns once again to talk about the Yeet man slop served up by New York, while Jay Zero unleashes a couple conspiracy theories about a big name possibly coming to All Elite Wrestling.
Women’s “Blood and Guts” Match: Mercedes Moné; Megan Bayne; Marina Shafir; Thekla; Skye Blue; Julia Hart vs Kris Statlander; Toni Storm; Willow Nightingale; Jamie Hayter; Mina Shirakawa; Harley Cameron
Falls Count Anywhere: Hangman Adam Page vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
Men's "Blood and Guts" Match: The Death Riders vs Darby Allin; Roderick Strong; Kyle O’Reilly; Mark Briscoe; Orange Cassidy

The Blood & Guts & Zubes Advantage - A.E. Double Dudes

The Sword and Shield, rolling once again! Back on Twitch and breaking down Dynamite! Josh and Zubes discuss an eventful show and a jam-packed month for AEW.
From two Blood & Guts matches to the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament, plus another random men’s singles title thrown into the mix, there’s plenty to break down.
Blood & Guts Advantage: Orange Cassidy vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Blood & Guts Advantage: Darby Allin vs. Daniel Garcia
Blood & Guts Advantage: Queen Aminata vs. Megan Bayne
Blood & Guts Advantage: Jamie Hayter vs. Skye Blue
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Quarterfinal match: Mercedes Moné & Athena vs. Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron
AEW Trios Championship Match: “Hangman” Adam Page, HOOK & Eddie Kingston vs. Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata

Another Painting, Don? - A.E. Double Dudes

It's the spookiest A.E. Double Dudes of the year following AEW's 'Fright Night' Dynamite.
With The Zubes The Brand disappearing into the night like a dang ghost, Josh is joined by Ryan Lambert from Puck Soup to break down the AEW Women's Tag Team Championship tournament quarterfinals, another week of Jon Moxley's confidence being chipped away by British Columbia's Kyle O'Reilly and so much more!
Four-Way #1 Contender match for the AEW World Championship:Samoa Joe vs. HOOK vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet 
Four-Way #1 Contender match for the AEW Tag Team Titles:FTR vs. The Young Bucks (vs. Jurassic Express vs. JetSpeed 
Quarterfinal match, AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament:Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata vs. Julia Hart & Skye Blue 
Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly
Tag-team “Trick or Treat Tornado” match:Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia

Hire Bryan - Episode 5

It's time for another installment of Hire Bryan!
Murder Bryan Quinby and Josh Custodio are back for their monthly conversation discussing the world of professional wrestling from all angles.

Looking at the Mox in the Mirror - A.E. Double Dudes

The Zubes has his flu game as the Sword and Shield break down an episode of AEW Dynamite that might have started off a bit shaky but finished off strong as ever! 
Josh and Zubes discuss the AEW Women's Tag Team Championship tournament, the next chapter in Darby vs Mox, and much more!
AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Bandido
AEW World Trios Championship: The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata) (c) vs. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin & MVP)
Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford vs. Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata vs. Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue & Julia Hart
Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly

AEW WrestleDream Review

Immediately following the conclusion of AEW WrestleDream, Josh hops on a mic and fires up the stream to share his thoughts and viewers' reactions of an incredible night of wrestling. 
He discusses the incredible main event - the 'I Quit' match between Jon Moxley and Darby Allin, Brodido, Okada, and Takeshita stealing the show, and two fantastic matches featuring 'Timeless' Toni Storm and Mercedes Moné.