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Doc, Ben and our guest AJ Lupo contest a selection of matches from Wrestlemania 38! We look at a few matches, and we give our opinions on today's WWE! We check out Biana Belair vs. Becky Lynch, AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn, Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins and more! 

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The Contesting Wrestling gang went to AEW Grand Slam and we took a new guy! Ben's friend Sergio (Instagram: @gomdiaz) had never been to a live wrestling event before and had barely paid attention to it in his life so let's get his impression of all the action.

We at Contesting Wrestling are always interested in getting impressions from those who aren't otherwise soaked in pro wrestling and Sergio does not disappoint. We saw all the big AEW stars, and he has no idea who any of them are. Maybe Sting. 

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Evan, Ben and Doc talk to author, philosopher and scholar of Islam Michael Muhammad Knight! We talk almost exclusively about wrestling. Shawn Michaels vs. Sid from Survivor Series 1996 and the triple cage match from Nitro 2000! The sudden popularity of Sid and the almost unexplainable existence of Vince Russo make this a must-listen.

Michael talk about his history of fandom and compares wrestling and religion. We had wanted to do an episode with Michael for a very long time and are thrilled that he was able to come on the show. Follow him on Twitter @MM_Knight

This episode is the next-to-last with Evan on it so keep an eye out for Evan's farewell, coming soon! We will be continuing Contesting Wrestling of course. Just in a new phase.

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This week on Contesting Wrestling we talk to The one and only "King of Chaos" Logan Black as he brings us some of his favorite Terry Funk matches and brings some insight to the psychology of doing hardcore wrestling. 

We take a look at the "I Quit" Match between Terry and Ric Flair, as well as late stage WCW at it's finest as Terry takes on Norman Smiley for the WCW Hardcore title! 

We also discuss Logan's match with Jeff Cannonball from H2O Subterrenean Violence 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-JINqpwTE4

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Evan, Ben, Doc and Katy take a look at both main events from Wrestlemania 37! Plus, we check out Cesaro vs. 3 men in a Seth Rollins shaped trenchcoat and Evan starts negotiating a way out!

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This week on Contesting Wrestling Evan, Doc and Ben are joined once again by podcaster extraordinaire and the king of all space, @Spacekingbobby! Bobby wanted to talk about wrestlers that were made specifically for each other so we showed Evan "Coming Soon" Glacier and his foil, the covered-in-skulls Mortis! We also take a look at the saga of Kane and the Undertaker, along with their match at Wrestlemania 14.

Bobby's many projects including the Wrestling Time Machine podcast, the Nerdfect Strangers podcast and the Pokemon Mind and Body podcast can be found at https://linktr.ee/SpaceKingBobby

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This time on Contesting Wrestling, Doc, Ben and Evan cover one of Doc and Ben's favorite things in wrestling history, the ROH championship reign of "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. With Evan being extra salty, we challenge him with some of the finest wrestling you could see according to the technical minded hardcore fan including his classic title defense against KENTA and the unification match for the ROH championship and the ROH Pure championship with Nigel McGuinness. Does Evan enjoy the precision of the Dragon? What does he have to say about the concussion level head blows in the unification match? Enjoy this episode and find out!

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