It's 2026, and it's time to Hire Bryan!

Murder Bryan Quinby and Josh Custodio re back for another month of discussing whatever they want within wrestling. In this episode, they talk about WrestleKingdom, Mox as Continental Classic winner, John Cena's retirement and 300 other topics. This is a fun one.

The Sword & Shield are back again. It’s 2026, and they’re rocking it till the wheels fall off.

Josh and Zubes break down a rather top-heavy episode of Dynamite. The highs were high, the lows were confusing, and the main event saw the match stipulation taken a little too literally, resulting in many fans in attendance being unable to see the action for a period of time.

• AEW Continental Championship Eliminator Match: Jon Moxley vs. Shelton Benjamin

• Bandido vs. Sammy Guevara

• Jungle Jack Perry & JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)

• Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Marina Shafir

• Lights Out Match: Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland vs. Hook & Powerhouse Hobbs of The Opps

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Jay Zero, the man himself, gives the people what they want, some analysis and immediate reaction to an OUTSTANDING episode of AEW Dynamite to close out 2025.

• Mixed Tornado Trios Match: Death Riders (Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli & Daniel Garcia) vs. Toni Storm, Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong
• Bandido vs. The Beast Mortos
• Continental Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Josh Alexander
• AEW National Championship: Ricochet (c) vs. Jungle Jack Perry
• TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Willow Nightingale

Josh goes live immediately following AEW Worlds End, an incredible show originating out of Chicago, Illinois.

• AEW World Championship Four-Way Match Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. MJF

• AEW Women’s World Championship Match Kris Statlander (c) vs. Jamie Hayter

• AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Match Babes of Wrath (c) vs. Mercedes Moné & Athena

• Continental Classic Tournament Final Jon Moxley vs Kazuchika Okada

• AEW World Tag Team Championship Chicago Street Fight FTR (c) vs. Bang Bang Gang

• Darby Allin vs. Gabe Kidd

• Mixed Nuts Mayhem Match Death Riders vs. The Conglomeration & Toni Storm

In a few short days, the big guy himself, Santa Claus, will be coming to town. In the meantime, the Sword and Shield are rocking and rolling celebrating a Merry Loudmas and breaking down an eventful night of AEW Dynamite.

• $1 Million Winner-Takes-All Trios Match: The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) vs Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita & Hechicero)

• Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale

• AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs Bang Bang Gang

• Women’s Multi-Team Tag Match: Mercedes Moné, Athena, Marina Shafir & Megan Bayne vs Babes of Wrath & Timeless Love Bombs

• Continental Classic Tournament Matches: • Jon Moxley vs Roderick Strong • Orange Cassidy vs Máscara Dorada • PAC vs Kyle Fletcher

• Singles Match: Jamie Hayter vs Isla Dawn

The Sword and Shield are back again to break down a huge episode of AEW Dynamite. Winter has come and gone, the Continental Classic Rolls on, and the old Eddie Kingston begins to reappear.

Be sure to check out the VOD of the Twitch Stream, the latest installment of Zubes' Brain Cell absolutely delivers.

• AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Final: Babes of Wrath vs Timeless Love Bombs

• Tornado Tag Match: Hangman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland vs Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata

• AEW Continental Classic Gold League: Kazuchika Okada vs Jack Perry

• AEW Continental Classic Gold League: Kyle Fletcher vs Mike Bailey

• AEW World Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs Eddie Kingston

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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