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This week we talk about AIW's comeback event "Hello" Cleveland which took place on Thursday April 29th. We get into everything that went on the week of the show and reveal who was booked for the event but did not get on the plane.

For the first time since October of 2020 it is time for a real "Hard Sell Monday" edition of the podcast as AIW prepares to return to Cleveland for the first time in over a year this Thursday night.

This week we discuss the preperation going into AIW's return events taking place on April 29th & 30th as well as more "Go For Broke" news!

This week we cover a little bit of everything as we discuss Wrestlemania Weekend, the premier of "Go For Broke", a weekend trip to Psychopathic Records, remembering Shannon Place, and so much more.

AIW "Go For Broke" debuts Thursday April 8th at 6:00PM on https://independentwrestling.tv/ This week we preview the upcoming series which is planned to run for several weeks on IWTV and dive deeper into the project.

We're Back! This week we break down all the details surrounding the "Go For Broke" graphics released on social media over the last few weeks. #AIWGFB

The AIW Holiday Spectacular features appearances by AIW Absolute Intense Champion Joshua Bishop Colt Cabana Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl "Filthy" Tom Lawlor AJ Gray The Philly Marino Experience Tre LaMar Joseline Dominic Garrini PB Smooth The Duke Erick Stevens Wes Barkley The Duke Mr. Brickster The Bitcoin Boiz Arthur McArthur Magnum CK

We are back with a variety of topics as we discuss the passing of Zeus, a little Joe Bob Briggs, who we want to see in AIW,a possible AIW convention, and if there is a plan for AIW to return.

This week John & Steve talk about how they are trying to stay motivated and keep themselves engaged with wrestling for when AIW can return.

Hell on Earth 16 this Friday obviously is not happening but we are hoping this click bait title gets you fans listening to our podcast again on a regular basis! This week we bounce all over the place and cover a variety of topics and what the plan is for AIW moving forward.

The manager of Champions Bill Alfonso stops by the podcast this week to discuss his time in AIW over the last year as well as what it was like to work with Bruiser Brody and so much more!

After a brief hiatus the AIW podcast is back to discuss several topics including Tracy Smothers, the current state of the company, the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and so much more.

Hard Sell Monday is back as we preview AIW's "Thunder In Indianapolis" which takes places this Friday night!

Check out the special 90 minute 200th episode extravaganza! We look back on the history of the podcast and revisit some of our favorite episodes.

This week we discuss AIW's first show back since the pandemic hit and we talk everything that happened over the weekend in Indiana.

It has been over 6 months but we have finally reached our third hard sell Monday of 2020 as we prepare for AIW's return this Sunday. As always we go over a variety of subjects and break down the card for this Sunday afternoon which will be streaming live on Fite.

This week we discuss John's trip to BLP over the weekend,an update on wrestling events returning to Ohio, we also talk about cars for some reason, and so much more.

We are back for two weeks in a row for the first time since May! This week we cover all sorts of topics including John's thoughts on the AIW debut show that streamed recently on IWTV, news on the AIW wrestling school, more information about the AIW return on 9/6, and so much more.

AIW returns to action on Sunday September 6th! Find out all the details on how this show came together, the struggles of AIW over the last 6 months, and so much more. Tickets On Sale Now:aiwopen.eventbrite.com

John plugs a microphone and just talks about this history of AIW over the last 15 years and what it means to him,

This week we are joined by the artist formerly known as CPA Nick Stapp to discuss a wide variety of topics including that one infamous incident that took place after Wrestlerager 4.

This week we are joined by AIW ref Jake Clemons to discuss so many different topics including how he wound up in AIW, showing up on Monday Night Raw, and so much more.

This week we are joined by almost fellow promoter Faye Jackson as we discuss her Gray Sweatpants Battle Royal that was planned for Wrestlemania Weekend, how she got involved in wrestling, her time in AIW, and so much more! Faye holds nothing back during this 60+ minute conversation.

Here is a very special bonus episode recorded remotely during the Stay At Home order with John, Ethan Page, and Dy;an "Hornswoggle" Postl as they discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted them and what they have been doing during this time at home.

This week we are joined by former AIW Absolute Champion "Filthy" Tom Lawlor to discuss his combat sports career in UFC and pro wrestling.

This week we are joined by the King of big dog style, Eye poke god, Mouth of the Midsouth, Medium sized man beast, Lariats and light beers, Macho Mancer,"Southern Psycho" Mance Warner!

This week we recap "Bad Boy For Life" the Joey Janela AIW farewell event which took place in September of 2019. 1. Tre Lamar vs. Lee Moriarty 2. KTB vs. Zach Thomas 3. Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham & Parker Pierce vs. Weird World 4. Alex Shelley vs. Joey Janela 5. Pretty Boy Smoth vs. Danhausen AD 6. The Duke & The BitCoin Boyz vs. PME & Allie Kat 7. Manders vs. Big Twan Tucker 8. Joshua Bishop vs. Dominic Garrini 9. AIW Intense Championship: Eric Ryan vs. Matthew Justice (c)

This week we are joined by former AIW Tag Team Champion Magnum CK to discuss his upcoming documentary "Magnum's Opus" that will be released this Thursday, April 9th, across various platforms.

This week John & Steve Guy are joined by AIW President Matt Wadsworth as they answer a ton of fan submitted questions in this special 90 minute episode.

This week we break down the last 2 weeks in the world of AIW as the COVID-19 outbreak spread throughout the country causing several AIW events to cancel. Please note this podcast was recorded over Skype

This week we are previewing some of the premium conten that is available on the AIW patreon page. Head over to https://www.patreon.com/aiwrestling

This week we cover a variety of topics including Weird Body disappearing from the wrestling business, the upcoming AIW show in Columbus, Corona Virus, Wrestlemania Weekend, and so much more

Lets get to the heart of the matter for the first time in 2020! This week Swoggle takes over as the moderator of sorts as he and John cover a variety of topics.

Hard sell Monday is back again as we prepare for AIW's return to Akron,Ohio this Saturday night featuring Scott Hall. This week we break down the card as well as the new talent initiative camp taking place before the live event.

This week we talk about the AIW crew heading to the All Elite Wrestling Dynamite taping in Cleveland a few weeks back and what their experience was.

This week we preview the first AIW event of 2020 which will be airing live on Independentwrestling.TV this Friday Night. Sign up using promo code Absolute to stream the show for free.

This week we recap AIW "200" which took place in November of 2019 featuring "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.

We are back to our regularly scheduled programming as Steve Guy returns this week to his moderator of sorts position. John answers questions from Twitter, The Duke updates us on his current health situation, a sober Worldwide chimes in, and so much more in this jam packed episode!

This week the Rip City Shooters take over the moderator duties as we sit down and discuss the huge Smart Mark Video/Independent Wrestling TV merger that happened a few weeks ago. We also talk about how peopled attempted to abduct Kevin Nash from his hotel in November and so much more.

This week we take a break from our regurlarly scheduled programming to bring you this special episode sponsored by Thrift Store Jobber. On this episode Dave The Potato will participate in the One Chip Challenge and we reorded the entire thing.

This week we sit down with a round table of guests and discuss goals for not only AIW in 2020 but individually as well, this is the New Year's Resolution Episode!

This week we cover the now infamous sans ring death fight that was produced for the AIW patreon page in great detail. We also preview the event this Friday night which will feature 2 Cold Scorpio,Insane Clown Posse, and many more!

This week we travel back in time to recap Wrestlerager IV:Quote The Raven Nevermore that took place in August of 2019 featuring the AIW debut of Raven and all sorts of weird stuff involving a dumpster. 1. Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham vs. CPA 2. Bobby Beverly vs. Chuck Stone vs. TKD vs. Arthur McArthur 3. The Production vs. Allie Kat & Faye Jackson 4. Parker Pierce vs. Big Twan Tucker 5. The Duke & BitCoin BoyZ vs. Raven & Weird World 6. Philly Marino Experience vs. The Butcher & The Blade 7. Zach Thomas vs. Mance Warner 8. Matthew Justice vs. Dominic Garrini vs. Wheeler YUTA 9. Rip City Shoters vs. Nick Gage vs. "Filthy" Tom Lawlor

This week we breakdown AIW's Bobblehead Night which featured the AIW Farewell of Britt Baker, the return of Alex Shelley, and the debut of D'lo Brown. 1. CPA vs. TKD 2. Aeroform vs. Bit Coin Boys vs. 40 Acres vs. The Production 3. Alex Shelley vs. Dominic Garrini 4. D-Lo Brown & Twan Tucker vs. Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham & Parker Pierce 5. Erick Stevens vs. Lee Moriarty vs. Wheeler Yuta vs. Zach Thomas 6. Britt Baker vs. Mercedes Martinez 7. Fans Bring The Weapons: Nick Gage vs. Wes Barkley 8. AIW Tag Team Championship: PME(c) vs. To Infinity & Beyond 9. AIW Intense Championship: Mance Warner vs. Matthew Justice(c) 10. AIW Absolute Championship: KTB vs. Tom Lawlor(c)

This week we preview the upcoming "Hell On Earth 15" event as well as a variety of topics.

We conclude our coverage of Absolution 14 this week as we discuss the second half of the show which was jam packed with suprises and great matches!

This week we FINALLY discuss the unreal amount of problems happening through out the day of Absolution 14.

This week we go outside of our comfort zone and invite longtime AIW fans Thriftstore Jobber and Ronald 2 legs from the Pod Van Dam podcast on to get their perspectives on AIW and ask John and Wes Barkley questions.

This week we discuss the landmark 200th AIW event which will take place this Saturday November 2nd live in Akron,OH eaturing "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and so much more!

This week we sit down to discuss the importance of protecting the local wrestling scene from bad wrestling promotions and how their bad promotions can impact the entire wrestling community in a city.