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It’s SummerSlam 2014! We’re at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the last of six in a row there, and the first SummerSlam on the WWE Network. We run through Brock Lesnar’s title challenge against John Cena, the Shield’s break-up playing out in a lumberjack match between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns taking on Randy Orton. Plus Rusev and Jack Swagger fight over a flag. Jack rebooks Stephanie McMahon’s first match in over ten years against Brie Bella, and Sam awards her best and worst dressed.

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It's Royal Rumble 2015! We’re in Philadelphia, ECW’s home city, with a crowd who turned up with very clear opinions. Brock Lesnar defends his WWE title against John Cena and Seth Rollins, there's some real mid tag team matches, and then a thirty-man Royal Rumble built around Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan - wonder how that goes! Plus, Bubba Ray Dudley returns! Yay? Jack rebooks the whole f'in Rumble match through to WrestleMania and beyond, and Sam awards her best and worst dressed of the night.

It's ROH Death Before Dishonor 2022! Tony Khan's first ROH show under his ownership, live from Lowell, with every title on the line. We run through FTR defending the tag titles against the Briscoes in two out of three falls, Claudio Castagnoli challenging Jonathan Gresham for the ROH World Title, and Wheeler Yuta defending the Pure Title against Daniel Garcia. Plus Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal settling eighteen years of history for the TV Title, and Rush meeting his own brother Dragon Lee. Stay tuned for Jack's rebooking segment and Sam's Best & Worst Dressed!

It's WWE Vengeance 2003! We're in Denver for the first ever Smackdown-exclusive Vengeance. Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit close out a US Title tournament in the opener, Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman chase the tag titles against the World's Greatest Tag Team, John Cena runs his mouth at The Undertaker, and Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar and The Big Show settle the WWE Title in a triple threat match in the main event. Plus, Zach Gowen gets thrown to the wolves against his own boss, Jack rebooks Sable and Stephanie McMahon, and Sam runs through the best and worst dressed.

It's AEW All In 2026! Jack and Sam were actually in the building at Wembley for this one, so it's a bonus episode straight from two who watched it live. Will Ospreay gets his hands on Kenny Omega in the main event to try and capture the AEW World Title on home soil. Mercedes Mone goes for gold of her own, plus the opener throws up a surprise with a debut, and we get a stacked International Title three-way. We cover everything that happened in the biggest building AEW has performed in, but there's no rebooking or best and worst dressed in this one, just unfiltered thoughts!

It's AEW All Out 2024! We're in Chicago, two weeks removed from Wembley, and this one's picking up every piece All In left on the floor. MJF and Daniel Garcia open the show, Will Ospreay and Pac finally run it, and Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale settle things in a Chicago Street Fight. Bryan Danielson makes the first defence of a title he nearly gave up his career for, against Jack Perry. And to close it out, Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page get locked inside a cage to finish a feud that's been building since last October. Stay tuned for Jack's rebooking segment and Sam's best and worst dressed competition!

It's NXT Takeover: Chicago! We're in Rosemont for one of the strongest cards NXT ever put together. Tyler Bate defends the UK Title against Pete Dunne, Bobby Roode faces a returning Hideo Itami for the NXT Title, and Authors of Pain defend the tag titles against DIY in a ladder match main event. Plus Asuka defends her Women's Title against Ruby Riott and Nikki Cross, and Roderick Strong opens the show against SAnity's Eric Young.

It's Beach Brawl! Herb Abrams' UWF rolls into the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto, Florida for their first and only pay-per-view, and the tiny crowd tells you everything about how the night's going to go. We run through the Blackhearts' occult-lite opener, Rockin' Robin and Candi Devine fighting for the first UWF Women's Title, and Dr Death Steve Williams taking on Bam Bam Bigelow to crown the inaugural TV Champion. Plus Col. DeBeers pulling a taser on Paul Orndorff and a shark cage making an appearance for no good reason.

It's TNA Lockdown 2005! Our first ever TNA show on the pod, and it's a big one. The first all-cage pay-per-view in wrestling history, live from a soundstage at Universal Studios. Every single match inside the Six Sides of Steel. We run through AJ Styles and Abyss going to war for a shot at the NWA Title, the first-ever Lethal Lockdown as Team Nash meet Team Jarrett with a mystery partner in the mix, Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper settling old business, and Jeff Hardy and Raven trying to put each other through tables from the top of the cage. Jack rebooks the Lethal Lockdown, and Sam runs through the best and worst dressed.

It's WWE Royal Rumble 2018, and the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble! We're in Philadelphia for a night the women finally get the main event, thirty of them fighting for a shot at WrestleMania. We run through AJ Styles defending the WWE Title two-on-one against Owens and Zayn, Brock, Braun and Kane colliding for the Universal Title, and thirty women closing the show with legends, debuts and two Rumble winners nobody could argue with. Plus Ronda Rousey's arrival, for better or worse. Jack rebooks the Women's Rumble, and Sam gives out her best and worst dressed awards.

It's SummerSlam 2000! We're in Raleigh for the biggest party of the summer, on a night plenty of people reckon is the WWF at its absolute peak. We run through the Rock defending the title against Triple H and Kurt Angle with Stephanie stuck in the middle, the first-ever TLC match as Edge & Christian, the Hardys and the Dudleys try to kill each other for the tag belts, and Benoit and Jericho going two-out-of-three falls. Plus Shane McMahon's date with a very tall structure, and brother against brother as Kane meets the Undertaker.

It's AEW All In 2024! We're at Wembley Stadium for the second year running, the night AEW turned its London show into the biggest event on its calendar. Bryan Danielson puts his career on the line against Swerve Strickland for the world title, the months-long mentor-and-protégé war between Toni Storm and Mariah May boils over, and Will Ospreay comes home to face MJF and his rebranded American Championship. Jack rebooks the Casino Gauntlet, follows the loose thread all the way through to All In Texas, and asks what one stolen title shot could have meant for Okada, the Death Riders and a Hangman on the edge. Sam runs through the best and worst dressed of AEW's biggest night of the year.

It's AEW Double or Nothing 2019! We're in Las Vegas for the launch of All Elite Wrestling and the night the wrestling business actually changed. Jericho vs Omega II with a world title shot on the line, Cody and Dustin Rhodes tearing the house down in a bloody brother war, the Young Bucks and Lucha Bros stealing the night, and Jon Moxley arriving through the crowd. We break down the full car, Jack rebooks the women's four-way to make Nyla Rose the monster from day one, and Sam runs through the best and worst dressed of the biggest non-WWE PPV in two decades.

It's WWE WrestleMania XXIV! We're in Orlando for Sam's favourite WrestleMania. We break down the full card, from a MITB match that delivers to a Lumberjill match that really doesn't, and Flair and Michaels' emotional peak, not to mention the Title vs Streak stipulation for Edge vs The Undertaker in the main event. Jack rebooks two forgettable mid-card slots and asks what Tommy Dreamer, La Familia, and a loose CM Punk with a briefcase could have meant for this show's spine. Sam runs through the best and worst dressed of the biggest outdoor WrestleMania yet.

It's WWE Money in the Bank 2011! We're in Chicago for the night the wrestling world stopped. CM Punk's contract expires at midnight, John Cena's job is on the line, and the most electric crowd of the year has turned Allstate Arena into a war zone. We break down the two ladder matches, Randy Orton and Christian's stipulation war for the World title, and whether the main event is the greatest WWE match of the 2000s. Jack rebooks a briefcase winner and traces the butterfly effect, and Sam runs through the best and worst dressed of the most important night in years.

It's WWE Crown Jewel 2018! We're in Riyadh for one of the most controversial shows WWE has ever run. We get into the World Cup tournament, Brock Lesnar vs Braun Strowman for the Universal title, and whether this show should have happened at all. Jack's got a rebook for the night's worst booked segment, and Sam runs through the best and worst dressed of the evening.

It's WWE Survivor Series 2016! We're back in Toronto for the 30th anniversary of WWE's November classic and the first proper Raw vs SmackDown brand war. We get into the men's elimination match, The Miz and Sami Zayn fighting for the Intercontinental belt, and whether the Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar finish was the most shocking of the year. As always, Jack's got a rebooking for the night's most frustrating segment, and Sam selects her best and worst dressed of the evening.

It's WWE Unforgiven 2006! We're in Toronto for one of the most chaotic PPVs of the Rated R era. We run through DX vs. the McMahons, John Cena defending against Edge, and whether the show holds up nearly 20 years on. Jack's got a rebook for the night's worst booked segment, and Sam runs through the best and worst dressed of the evening.

It's AEW All Out 2021! We are in Chicago for the night that AEW felt like the centre of the wrestling world. We break down Lucha Bros vs Young Bucks in a cage match and CM Punk's first match in seven years against Darby Allin. Jack's got a rebook for the MJF vs Jericho career match to trim the fluff and fix the stakes, and Sam goes through the gear to see who actually looked the part on the biggest night in AEW history.

It's NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 2015! We're at the Barclays Centre; the night NXT outgrew the warehouse and became its own brand. We run through Sasha vs. Bayley, the ladder match, and Jack attempts to rebook the tag team match. Sam picks her best and worst dressed from the night, and we both revel in Jushin Thunder Liger's appearance in a WWE ring!