Must See Matches

The Must See Matches All-Star Panel of Eamonn Bell, Sarah Parkin and Matty Edwards join Kieran and Mark for our final episode, the most nominated match on the list: the Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin No Holds Barred, Submission match from WrestleMania 13 on March 23, 1997.

PLUS: our feelings on the project and show in general, (some of) your questions answered, ECW, David Hasselhoff, Triple H’s hair conditioning routine, we all love Owen Hart, we all hate Honky Tonk Man, “puppy dog” Ken Shamrock, Bret Hart’s lovely blue shirt, “Heartthrob” Steve Austin, console wars, sponsorship, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, baking lemons, Ethan Suplee, 1997 WWF’s HR department, “Commando” Bret Hart, Futurama, stunt grannies, Tommy Boyd, Public Enemy, more lucha than you’d think, AND the announcement of the winner of the draft! 
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MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.

A bonus amuse bouche before our final, most-nominated match next week: Eamonn Bell returns with his concept for drafting the 104 into supercards, with the twist that once a match has been picked, all other matches with all participating wrestlers are eliminated. Listen now for all the twists, turns, intrigue, drama, discussion and lunacy!

PLUS: novelty draught excluders, El Generico, penalties, Coke Zero, the European Title, BRUCE, squeaky bum time, the Florida Bros., pandemic wrestling, colour coding, DDTeach!, recycling, Adam Edegland, the best Royal Rumble, possibly Kieran’s best ever impression, wrestling fashion, a bonus dark match, RRR, and lots and lots of everybody’s mouse clicks. 
Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG/Threads/Bluesky: @MustSeeMatches
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Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles
Follow Eamonn: ⁠@no_more_mutants

MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.

If there’s ever a match worth of lengthy discussion, it’s arguably Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata from Sakura Genesis, April 4, 2017. Globetrotting Eamonn Bell returns to talk the build, action, story, fallout, legend and legacy. 

PLUS: brain swapping, Jimmy vs. Jey, Mania without Mania, engagement, Matt Tremont’s toilet, wild stats, the curse of long matches, Taken starring Katsuyori Shibata, bloody Robin, Suzuki vs. Tanahashi, Heat, Super Dragon, wrestlers as fighting game characters, “Ultimo Dragon shit”, Jaguar Yokota, Red Shoes’ dance, “the anthropomorphic personification of 1970s New-Japan”, character through action, the art of storytelling in pro-wrestling, far too many film analogies, the internal bargaining and reckoning one does as a wrestling fan, and a superb visual demonstration of headbutt technique on an audio-only show. 
Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG/Threads/Bluesky: @MustSeeMatches
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Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles
Follow Eamonn: ⁠@no_more_mutants

MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.

Dave Ryan & Lee Malone from the excellent Days of Thunder return to discuss THE Crusierweight classic and a fair shot for the best match WCW ever put on as Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero go Mask vs. Title at Halloween Havoc on October 26, 1997.

PLUS: Goldberg and Gillberg, DSF, throwing people under the bus, WCW stats, Raw vs. Nitro ratings, Lucha Libre And The Mexican Luchadors, El Hijo del Santo’s off-putting trophy collection, the title of Dave’s autobiography, Steven Regal vs. Mongo, an incredible finish, Sting disguised as Sting, the WCW costume budget, Booker T, 2024 Eddie tribute fatigue, Mike Tenay, not that Michael Scott, horse placenta, and Larry Zbyszko sucks.

Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG/Threads/Bluesky: @MustSeeMatches
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MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.

Kieran & Mark enlist MOJ’s help one more time to cover the highest ranked tag match on the list: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue from June 9, 1995.

PLUS: potential unemployment, Nick Jackson, three Zacks, Bridge of Dreams, Japanese handhelds, THE YETI, cool T-shirts, DAN, Austin Powers, toy cars on the commentary desk, Akira Maeda, Antonio Inoki, Sting, Shingo Takagi, “back titty mist”, the physics of Misawa’s frog splash, Dixie Carter, The Greedy Souls, the difference between your enzui and your gamen, Lance Russell, and controls for Misawa’s moves in your favourite puro video games.

Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG/Threads/Bluesky: @MustSeeMatches
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Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles
Follow MOJ: @threekidneysmoj
MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.