The glass smashes for JP Houlihan from GRAPPL Spotlight to talk with Mark & Kieran about the first televised match between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Bret "The Hitman" Hart from Survivor Series 1996 - November 17, 1996. PLUS: The Ringmster, Wayne's World , “Sony’s PlayStation, featuring the hit video game Crash Bandicoot, presents In Your House: Buried Alive”, Pillman's got a gun, The Sad Guy and Kevin Wish, Kazuki Hashimoto, Toy Story and much more. Follow the project and podcast on Twit...
Mar 18, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 46
The Podcast is not even once until now! St. Louis Anarchy Wrestling’s Sean Orleans returns to talk Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles (and the fallout therefrom) from Wrestle Kingdom 10 on January 4, 2016. PLUS: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once , black mould, meeting AJ Styles, Delirious, a flaming Christmas tree, Preston, hair, the imaginary bullet, AJ’s back, Matt Skynet, the trademark bump, Yoshihiro Takayama, bagels, and a Mark mini-rant. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMa...
Mar 12, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Jamie from DramaticDDT joins Mark and Kieran on a very special episode, for reasons we get into, to cover the ASUKA vs. Akito IPPON Lighttube Death Match from DDT's Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 on July 15, 2019; the ONLY singles match these two have ever had! PLUS: The politics of covering Japanese wrestling, blow-up dolls, a dip into ancient DDT history, the comedy genius of Yukinori Matsui, Sugi/Yoshitsune/El Blazer, and much more! Watch the match here: https://youtu.be/GSrH4TuKq1I Follow the projec...
Mar 05, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Men with a mission, Kieran & Mark break the contradictions to welcome back Eastern Lariat's Dylan Fox to talk the 2018 G1 final: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi from August 12, 2018. PLUS: Rey Misterio Jr., Open The Voice Gate, Mike Bailey (for the second week in a row), Ikuto Hidaka, “a constant dripping tease”, Katsuyori Shibata, Terminator Tanahashi, the G1 trophy IRL, and the "daddy or chips" question: Okada or Tanahashi? Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http:...
Feb 26, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 43
It's another famous series we're tackling in the wrong order! Pro-Wrestling Torch's Rich Fann (and all that implies) joins us to talk one hour of Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega from New-Japan's Dominion 6.11, June 11, 2017. Plus tangents into Rey Mysterio, getting grifted by Shinsuke, Mark's newest stat, vertigo and the art of the time limit draw. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Rich and the Torch: @rich_fann // @pwtorch // pwtor...
Feb 20, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Independent wrestler of note, Daniel Makabe joins Kieran & Mark to talk one of his all-time favourite matches: The 1988 Real World Tag League Final of Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada from December 16, 1988. PLUS: Car washes, Al Tomko ’s All-Star Wrestling, The Destroyer, ramen, “the most mountainous evil combination in history”, the balance of a tag team, Captain New-Japan, the folding powerbomb, VPW2, and “Speedball” Mike Bailey. Follow the project a...
Feb 13, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Adrenaline, in our souls! Eddie Sideburns, on the show! And he's here to talk with Kieran & Mark about modern classic, Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes from the first ever AEW show, Double or Nothing on May 25, 2019. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Eddie: @eddiesideburns Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio. Closing music: "Cody Rhodes - Kingdom ...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Creator of the finest video essays on pro-wrestling, Joseph Montecillo joins Mark & Kieran to talk the second ever All-Japan Pro-Wrestling Triple Crown defence: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu from June 5, 1989. Honestly, worth it alone for the story of how Joseph became a wrestling fan. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Joseph: @josephweirdness Support Joseph's work: youtube.com/c/JosephMontecilloYT // @thateggsobig Kieran: ...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Joshi historian, Alex returns to guide Mark & Kieran through probably the wildest match covered so far: Dump Matsumoto vs. Yukari Omori from March 20, 1986. Plus Mark’s reading habits, the Greatest Wrestler Ever project, another Mark wacky travel story, Devil Masami, dubious hairstyles, pioneering violence, and another tremendous history lesson. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Alex: @NOAHs_savior Support Alex's work: isayyousa...
Jan 23, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Eamonn Bell joins Kieran & Mark to get deep in the weeds on “the Dragon Gate six-man”: Do FIXER (Genki Horiguchi, Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid) vs. Blood Generation (CIMA, Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi) from Supercard of Honor on March 31, 2006. We talk about the match itself, the history behind it, its legacy and influences, the Dragon Gate of January 2023, and much, much more. Plus, The Wrestling Channel, computer viruses, ROHbots, WCW, a look at the Dragon System then and now, and the mos...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 37
It's Dragon vs. Dragon Slayer, as Kieran & Mark talk the Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay Best of the Super Junior 26 final from June 5, 2019. Plus Mark’s live experience of the show and his 2019 Japan trip as a whole, bears, Naruto live (yes), Sumo Hall memories and seating advice, an episode of Kieran Talks Cameras, the etymology of Storm Breaker, a lot of Dragon Gate chat, and The Chuckle Brothers. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches...
Jan 09, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Happy new year!! Sarah Parkin returns to help Kieran and Mark on their one and only trip to GAEA for Akira Houkto vs. Meiko Satomura from April 29, 2001. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles Follow Sarah: @sarahparkin1 MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.
Jan 02, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Electrify your jingle bells, brother! We had to go big for Christmas, so official WWF correspondent Matty Edwards returns to help guide Kieran and Mark through the first match between two of the biggest stars in wrestling history: "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock from WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002.Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatcheshttp://linktr.ee/mustseematchesFollow Matty: @MattyEdwards86Follow GRAPPL: @GRAPPLapp // patreon.com/GRAPPLMUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Ni...
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Be on your best behaviour, the boss is here! CEO of wXw, Felix Kohlenberg drops by to talk the conclusion of the classic Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair 1989 trilogy with their match at WrestleWar on May 7.Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG/Mastodon: @MustSeeMatcheshttp://linktr.ee/mustseematchesKieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_bucklesFollow Felix and wXw: @felixkohlenberg // @wXwGermanyMUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In spite of a dramatic revelation by one of the hosts, Sarah Parkin from Big Egg Podcasting Universe returns to talk Kieran & Mark through a collision between four of the greats of joshi puroresu: Aja Kong & Bull Nakano vs. Akira Hokuto & Shinobu Kandori from AJW Wrestling Queendom II on March 27, 1994. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles Follow Sarah: @sarahparkin1 MUSIC: "Chuck Kick...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 32
You know the move, but do you know the match? TNA historian, Garrett Kidney from You've Got To Be Kidding Me joins Kieran & Mark on the 18th anniversary of one of the craziest spots in wrestling history and, of course, the match it's part of: the XXX (Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper) vs. America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) Losing Team Disbands Cage match from TNA Turning Point on December 5, 2004. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG: @MustSeeMatches http://...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Unfortunately, we have to talk about Chris Benoit. Feel free to skip this one if that still feels icky. Kieran & Mark saddle up the no-guest tandem and tackle the main event of WrestleMania XX from March, 14, 2004, making sure to get in as many jabs at Triple H as possible. We also recap the project for newcomers, and provide a bit of a social media update. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles...
Nov 28, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 30
On the 28th anniversary of the biggest women's wrestling show of all-time, joshi puroresu expert, Alex of the BeruBara Tag Boom podcast joins Kieran and Mark to talk Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota from Super Woman Great War: Big Egg Wrestling Universe from November 20, 1994! Plus discussion of the history of Japanese women's wrestling, the training legacy of Jaguar Yokota, and racial and LGBTQ+ representation in joshi puroresu. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr...
Nov 20, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Days of Thunder's Dave Ryan joins Kieran and Mark for their visit to "a box where Americans play sports", the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois for the big Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk World Title rematch from Ring of Honor's Joe vs. Punk II on October 16, 2004. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Dave: @TheDayToDave Follow Days of Thunder: @WCWThunderPod // alargemanappears.com MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used und...
Nov 10, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 28
GRAPPL Spotlight's Matty Edwards almost had our arm off when we invited him to talk "one of the top 5 WWF matches of all-time", the original Hell in a Cell match between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker from In Your House 18: Badd Blood on October 5, 1997. Does it still hold up, 25 years on? Kieran, Mark and Matty thrash it out. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Matty: @MattyEdwards86 Follow GRAPPL: @GRAPPLapp // patreon.com/GRAPPL...
Nov 08, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 27
The host of The Long and Winding Royal Road, POST Wrestling's WH Park, drops by to discuss Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa from October 31, 1998, and educate Mark and Kieran on some classic All-Japan history. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow WH: @WHPark9 and POST: @POSTWrestling Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio....
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 26
Pro-Wrestling Torch's Alan4L joins Kieran and Mark as they get their teeth into Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito, the G1 Climax 26 B Block final from August 1, 2016. Come for the New-Japan, stay for the politics, an Okada tangent, wrestlers as commentators, leg selling, Deep South Wrestling, “The Beryl”, the physics of Croyt’s Wrath, and a baby on a bus. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Alan: @alan4l and the Torch: @pwtorch/@pwtorchvi...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 25
The last one was late, so this one is early! Sean Orleans joins Mark and a covid-infested Kieran to take a look at Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from NXT Takeover Dallas on April 1, 2016. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Sean: @seanorleans and St Louis Anarchy Wrestling: @stlanarchy Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio. Outro music: The Ri...
Oct 16, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Kieran and Mark saddle up the MSM tandem for DIY vs. The Revival (2/3 Falls) from NXT Takeover Toronto on November 19, 2016. Also, Ho-Ho Lun, WWE Crash Cage and excessive amounts of bacon. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.
Oct 12, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Kieran and Mark go duo again this week to talk about Mark's first time seeing the Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels Iron Man match from WWF WrestleMania XII, on March 31, 1996. Also, Kieran has to explain the Hollywood Backlot Brawl and tells you, once and for all, the big difference between Bret Hart and Bandido. Oh, and Mitsuharu Misawa thinks about puppies. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "...
Oct 03, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Kieran and Mark are joined by the mighty STRIGGA from Cagematch.net & Eastern Lariat to talk Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from New-Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 10 on January 4, 2016, the whole Okada/Tanahashi rivalry and much more. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow STRIGGA @STRIGGA and Eastern Lariat @EasternLariat AND Cagematch @CMCagematch Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by ...
Sep 24, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Kieran and Mark go guest-free again this week, as they talk about CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar from WWE Summer Slam 2013 - August 18, 2013. Honestly, it's probably for the best, given how shattered and incoherent Kieran is. All is explained on the show. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.
Sep 18, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Kieran and Mark are joined again by Dylan Fox from Eastern Lariat to talk the night the Juniors went Heavy: Naomichi Marufuji defends the GHC Heavyweight Title against KENTA in the main event at Budokan Hall on October 29, 2006. Plus an impromptu skimming of the surface of Kieran's past in the wrestling business and some other nonsense. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Dylan @Viva_Zero and Eastern Lariat @EasternLariat Kieran: @kie...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 19
After tangents about Toru Yano, Adam Cole and The Florida Bros, Kieran and Mark finally get around to talking about PAC vs. Orange Cassidy from AEW Revolution 2020 with Sergei Alderman from Pro Wrestling Musings. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow Sergei @sergeialderman and Pro Wrestling Musings @pwmusings and https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used...
Sep 04, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Ladies & gentlemen, here they are, the human highlight film of wrestling podcasting! Mark and Kieran put on their matching gear and fluff up their mullets to talk The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys from WCW Great American Bash - July 7, 1990.Follow the project and podcast on Twitter: @MustSeeMatcheshttp://linktr.ee/mustseematchesKieran: @kieraneditsMark: @monkey_bucklesMUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.
Aug 26, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 17
