It's time to Hire Bryan!

Murder Bryan Quinby and Josh Custodio are back for their monthly conversation discussing the world of professional wrestling. This month they are discussing fallout from AEW Full Gear, John Cena's Retirement, WrestleKingdom, AEW Creative, and TNA on AMC.

The AEW Continental Classic rolls on and the Sword and Shield have you covered!

Josh and Zubes break down Dynamite including a glowing review of the main event, one too many backstage taped segments, and some outstanding matches early in the C2.

• Continental Classic – Gold League Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. PAC

• Continental Classic – Gold League Match: Kyle Fletcher vs. Kevin Knight

• Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Semifinal “Hardcore Holiday Death Match”: Timeless Love Bombs (Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa) vs. MegaProblems (Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir)

• Tag/Trio-style Match / Segment: The Opps vs. Dark Order

• Continental Classic – Blue League Match: Jon Moxley vs. Claudio Castagnoli

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)

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

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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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

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 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