This week we look at the tag career of Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas, a.k.a. The World's Greatest Tag Team. We look at their amazing rookie year as part of Team Angle, their time facing each other when Haas returned to WWE in 2006, and their run in Ring of Honor in the early 2010s. We've got matches against Los Guerreros, Kings of Wrestling, Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio, and more. Join us for another great episode!

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Promo: Team Angle Debuts

WM19 vs Los Guerreros & Chris Benoit & Rhyno

vs Kidman & Mysterio, WWE Tag Team Championships, Vengeance 2003

Haas vs Benjamin, Raw, April 17, 2006

vs Kings of Wrestling, Glory by Honor IX

vs BJ Whitmer & Rhett Titus, Street Fight, ROH Final Battle 2012

Time to get hardcore this week as we look at the career of Necro Butcher. We're following him from company to company including CZW and ROH with some legendary matches against Abdullah the Butcher, Samoa Joe, Nick Gage and more. Join us for a bloody (literally) good time.

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Matches:

vs Abdullah the Butcher, NWA Texas Hardcore Title, NWA Southwest Parade of Champions, April 14, 2000

Promo - NWA Southwest, sometime before his May 26, 2000 match with Canyon

w/ Toby Klein (as Tough Crazy Bastards) vs The H8 Club (Nick Gage & Justice Pain), CZW Tag Titles, Falls Count Anywhere, CZW Violent by Design: Synthesized Euphoria, June 11, 2005

vs Samoa Joe, IWA Mid-South Something to Prove, June 11, 2005

w/ Tyler Black vs Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee (Age of the Fall), ROH Steel City Clash, March 20, 2009

vs Dr. Redacted, XPW Theater of Brutality, October 20, 2023

This week we dive into the career of Little Spike Dudley! We're looking at his run on the California independents before his big run in ECW! Then we talk about The Dudley Boys, WWE, and his run as Brother Runt in TNA. We've got matches against Rey Mysterio, The Dudleys, Raven, and more. Join us for a great episode this week!

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Matt Hyson vs J.R. Benson, CCW (California Creative Wrestling), 1994

vs Bam Bam Bigelow, As Good As It Gets 1997

w/ New Jack vs Dudley Boyz vs Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney, Living Dangerously 1998 (Peacock)

Promo, WWF Jakked Metal, June 2, 2001

vs Rey Mysterio, Cruiserweight Championship, July 29, 2004

vs Abyss, Raven, and Samoa Joe, Monster's Ball Four-way, Bound for Glory 2006 (start at ~40:30)

This week we look at the career of Wendi Richter, the star of the Rock 'n' Wrestling Era who should've been so much more. We start with her career in the territories before her meteoric rise alongside Cyndi Lauper in WWF. Then we look at the fall at the hands of Vince McMahon and Fabulous Moolah and discuss what could have and should have been. Follow the podcast on Twitter & Instagram at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen.

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This week we're diving into the 15-year WWF career of Bob Holly. We start with his origins as NASCAR driver/wrestler Sparky Plugg. From there we look at the origins of Hardcore Holly, the Holly Cousins, a random WWE Championship match against Brock Lesnar and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you liste.

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This week the guys are looking at the career of Fred Ottman, a man you know by many names. We look at his WWF debut as Tugboat and his heel turn that had him change his name to Typhoon. After watching the Natural Disasters in tag action, we check out Ottman's most memorable moment: his debut as The Shockmaster. Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you are listening.

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This week we're wrapping up our Mick Foley series by looking at Dude Love and Mick's matches under his own name. We've got matches against Stone Cold, Terry Funk, Edge and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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Our three-part look at the career of Mick Foley continues as we look at Mankind. One of the weirdest gimmicks in WWE history, Foley had plenty of memorable matches. We've got contests with Undertaker (yes, that one), The Rock, Triple H, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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It is time for one of our most unique three-part series yet. We're covering the career of Mick Foley by going through his three faces one at a time. This week it is Cactus Jack, Foley's oldest and most hardcore gimmick. We've got matches against Triple H, Mikey Whipwreck, Eddie Gilbert and more. Follow us on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate, subscribe, and tell your friends.

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This week the boys head to Ring of Honor to talk about The Kingdom's Matt Taven. They're talking his runs with both versions of the stable all the way to his ROH World Championship run. We've got matches against Adam Cole, Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks and more.

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It is time to look at the career of one of the most influential tag teams of all time. Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts, and Jimmy Garvin were tremendous as the Fabulous Freebirds, and we're looking at their legendary matches against groups including The Von Erich family. Plus we're talking about their influence with rock music and the Freebird Rule. Be sure to follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe.

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This week the boys are heading back to the '90s to look at the career of Konnan. We start with a pair of matches in Mexico, including his unmasking. From there we move to WCW with matches against Eddie Guerrero, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Juventud Guerrera. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you are listening.

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This week we return to Japan to look at the career of the legendary Bull Nakano. With her trademark hair and tremendous athleticism, this week has some amazing matches. We follow her career from All-Japan Women's Wrestling across the pond to WWF and WCW. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen.

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We travel to Mexico this week to look at the career of Blue Demon Jr. The successor to the famous Blue Demon, we take a look at his career through CMLL, AAA, Lucha Underground and even winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Join us for a great episode this week!

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vs Hijo de Santo, CMLL, December 7, 2002

vs Adam Pearce, NWA Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mexico, October 25, 2008

Vs Texano, Lucha Underground Ultima Lucha, April 19, 2015

Vs Dr. Wagner Jr., Hair vs Mask match, Triplemania XXVII, August 3, 2019

w/ DMT Azul vs Rush & L.A. Park, Triplemania XXXI, April 16, 2023

The boys are back and are diving into the career of The Miz from his Real World beginnings to the main event of Wrestlemania and everything in between. We have matches against Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Dolph Ziggler and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you listen.

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Wedding bells are in the air! To celebrate Evan getting married, the boys are joined by Evan's other co-host Mallory from the Pop Capsule Podcast. The trio watched some of the most memorable wrestling weddings ever. Macho Man & Elizabeth, Edge & Vickie, Triple H & Steph, and more! Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen.

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This week is something a bit different. Recorded when Javier came to Canada in August, the boys are helming their own brands and drafting every wrestler we've covered to make our own dream cards. Who will be the first pick: Kurt Angle? CM Punk? The Rock? Mideon? Tune in to hear our draft and our dream cards and decide who did the better job.

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This week we move to the end of our three-part series on Ric Flair. We're looking at his 2000's run in WWE, including major matches against Triple H, Vince McMahon, Edge, and more. Then we look at what should have been the greatest retirement match in history against Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen.

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We are back with part two on the career of Ric Flair. This time it is all about the 90’s. We’re looking at the Four Horsemen and opposing the NWO on behalf of WCW in two different WarGames matches. There is also a trio of singles matches against Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Bret Hart. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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WOOO! It is time to finally tackle the legendary career of The Nature Boy, Ric Flair. In part one of three, we focus on the 1980s. We've got matches against legendary opponents like Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen.

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The glory of Hoss Month is over, but we're going out in a big way. We covered the career of Haku/Meng, including his run as King Haku, the WCW Hardcore division, teaming with The Barbarian, and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week we continue Hoss Month by looking at the career of Big John Studd. We start with his time in Mid Atlantic Wrestling before looking at his two biggest matches: Wrestlemania 1 against Andre The Giant, and winning the 1989 Royal Rumble. We cover the whole '89 Rumble because we are suckers for punishment. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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Hoss Month continues as we dive into the career of Kamala the Ugandan Giant. A staple of the main event scene against babyface champions, we have matches against Undertaker, Jake Roberts, Andre the Giant and more. Plus an ROH Title match against Bryan Danielson? Things got weird.

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Finally, the boys are live and in person! Javier is in Canada, to to celebrate we are covering one of our favorite wrestlers: Mabel. From Men on a Mission to his run as King Mabel, we're covering all of his first run. Then we move on to his Viscera years with matches against Kane and CM Punk. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you listen.

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This week we dive into the career of 90s women's wrestling star Akira Hokuto. We track her career in AJW from her debut to her run at the top of the card and ber eventual move to WCW. There are matches with Manami Toyota, Madusa, Aja Kong, and one of the best matches we've ever seen against Shinobu Kandori. Join us for a great episode this week!

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w/ Suzuka Minami vs Kyoto Inuoe & Manami Toyota, WWWA Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls, Wrestlemarinepiad 1990

vs Aja Kong, March 17, 1991

vs Shinobu Kandori, April 2, 1993

vs Manami Toyota, AJW Destiny, September 2, 1995

vs Madusa, WCW Women's Championship Tournament Finals, Starrcade 1996

This week the boys are looking at the career of Rockstar Spud. We start with his career in the British independents before moving to his time in TNA. After two matches against EC3 and Kurt Angle, we move to his run as Drake Maverick in WWE. We've got the 24/7 Title and his return after his release in 2020. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week we're diving into the career of Barry Windham. One of the standout performers of the 80s and 90s, we take a look at his career from Wrestlemania 1 all the way to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. We've got matches against Great Muta, Ricky Steamboat, Bam Bam Bigelow and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate, share, and subscribe.

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This week we're looking at the career of Saraya Bevis, best known as Paige in WWE. What better time than now as Paige has made her official departure from WWE. We start by looking at her run as Britani Knight, including a match against her own mother. Then we move to NXT and the main roster, including Paige winning the Divas Title on her first night on Raw. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week we take a look at Sting's move to TNA and WWE. We've got matches against AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, and Bully Ray. Then we cover his move to WWE, and his one and only Wrestlemania match against Triple H. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week Sting gets dark. Before we get to The Crow, we check out a pair of matches between Sting and Vader. Then we explore darker Sting with matches against Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and Goldberg. Follow us on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you are listening.

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It is time for us to dive into the career of Sting! We're talking about The Icon before he was The Icon. This week gives us Blade Runners action, as well as early Sting WCW bouts against Lex Luger, Ric Flair, The Great Muta, and Cactus Jack. It is a colorful start to our three-part series on Sting. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you listen.

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This week we're looking at one of the best cruiserweights of the 2000s: Tajiri. We start with a hidden gem from a stint in New Japan before diving into some amazing ECW matches. Then we check out his time in WWE as William Regal's assistant, Eddie Guerrero's tag partner, and Cruiserweight Champion. Follow us on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you listen.

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This week we're taking a look at WWE Hall of Famer Bradshaw, a.k.a. JBL. From his entry into WWE as a Blackjack to the Acolytes, from the APA to his run as JBL, Bradshaw had one of the most impressive and varied careers of any WWE star. Plus we've got a bar brawl, a WWE Championship win, and a lot more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe.

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This week is another episode that takes the boys to New Japan. Hirooki Goto has been a mainstay of New Japan since the mid-2000s, and we're looking at some of his biggest matches. We've got matches against Kenny Omega, Tomohiro Ishii, Shinsuke Nakamura, and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week it's all about Kelly Kelly! We're looking at the career of Kelly from WWECW all the way to her release in 2012. We've got matches against Beth Phoenix, Ariel, Eve Torres, and more. Follow us on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week we look at the career of your favorite wrestler's favorite wrestler, Jerry Lynn. We track his career through the independents, ECW, WCW, WWF, TNA, and Ring of Honor. Lynn was a stud everywhere he went, and we cover excellent matches this week against Rob Van Dam, X-Pac, AJ Styles, Justin Credible and more. Join us for a great deep dive into one of the most underrated wrestlers in history.

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vs Lightning Kid, 2/3 Falls, GWF Light Heavyweight Championship, December 27, 1991

vs Rob Van Dam, ECW Television Championship, Living Dangerously 1999

vs Justin Credible, ECW Heavyweight Championship, Anarchy Rulz 2000 (Peacock)

Weird promo from WWF New York - May 20, 2001

vs AJ Styles vs Low Ki, X-Division Championship Ladder Match, TNA Weekly PPV #11

w/Amazing Red vs Elix Skipper & Christopher Daniels, NWA Tag Team Championships, TNA Weekly PPV #41

This week we're looking at the exceptional high-flyer Paul London. We start in ROH with two bangers against future WWE World Champions and then move to the greatest WWE Velocity match ever. From there it's onto his tag team with Brian Kendrick and his appearance with the Rabbit Tribe in Lucha Underground. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you listen.

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We're afraid we've got some bad news! Actually, it is good news: we're covering Wade Barrett. From Nexus to Barrett Barrage, Bad News to King, we're covering his gimmicks and matches against John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Neville and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you listen to pods.

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This week we dive into the career of Stan Hansen, the cowboy-hat-wearing, lariat-throwing madman who made waves in Japan in the 80s & 90s. We've got matches with Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant, Vader, and more. Be sure to rate five stars wherever you're listening, and follow us on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork.

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All good things must come to an end, and that includes our three-part series on Kurt Angle and his wrestling career. This week we have three TNA matches, including a pair of bangers against AJ Styles. Then it is back to WWE for a surprise return and a disappointing farewell match. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate five stars wherever you listen!

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Our look at Kurt Angle's illustrious career continues. This time we're covering some of his best WWE wrestling with matches against The Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero & Shawn Michaels. Then we move to Angle's next ventures: New Japan & TNA. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you are listening.

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This week we start our look at Kurt Angle, one of the greatest wrestlers of the last 25 years. We're talking about his Olympic gold medal and his jump to pro wrestling in 1999. Angle had one of the greatest rookie years ever, and we take a look at his debut. Plus we watch matches against Brock Lesnar, Stone Cold, The Rock, and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week is all about Quebec, mon amis. We're looking at the career of Jacques Rougeau. From his time as a tag star with the Rougeau Brothers & Quebecers to his memorable run as The Mountie, we cover all of Jacques' biggest matches. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week we're getting the other half of the Brain Busters. We covered Arn Anderson before so now it's Tully Time! We looked at Tully Blanchard as a singles champion against guys like Ricky Steamboat and Magnum T.A. Then we move to his time in WWF and his one-off return against Terry Funk in WCW. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate wherever you're listening.

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This week we're diving into the career of Maryse. From her time on the Diva Search to her (at the time) longest-running Divas Championship reign, we're covering her main in-ring career. We're also taking a look at her return alongside her husband Miz and their role as WWE's it couple. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you're listening.

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This week we look at the career of Mr. Kennedy. From his hot start and his Money in the Bank win to his WWE release and his TNA resurgence, we're covering a ton of Mr. Kennedy/Mr. Anderson's career. We've got matches against Kurt Angle, The Undertaker, Jeff Hardy, and more. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate five stars wherever you listen.

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This week we look at the over 25 year career of Taka Michinoku. From his run in WWF as the first Light Heavyweight Champion and as part of Kaientai to his runs in NJPW and Kaientai Dojo, we've got lots to look at. We've got matches against Triple H, Gedo & Jado and Forever Hooligans. Join us for a great deep dive into an Attitude Era favorite.

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Matches:

vs Brian Christopher, Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals, DX In Your House, December 7, 1997

A kaientai promo - in two parts

vs Triple H, WWF Championship, RAW April 10, 2000

vs Masaaki Mochizuki, Strongest-K Championship, K-Dojo September 6, 2005

w/ Dick Togo vs Gedo & Jado, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, May 2, 2007

w/ Taichi vs Forever Hooligans, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, October 14, 2013

This week we're diving into the career of WWE Hall of Famer (and some people really have an issue with that) Koko B. Ware. We're checking out a big match against Ric Flair from his CWA days, plus WWF outings against Big Boss Man, Randy Savage, and more. Plus we have so much talk about birds! Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate five stars wherever you listen.

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We dive into the third part of John Cena's career by looking at his transition to part-timer. Cena was already a legend by this point, but he had more people to put over including Sami Zayn, AJ Styles, and Seth Rollins. Plus we cover a great recap of Cena's career: The Firefly Funhouse match! Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen.

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Our series on John Cena continues with the Super Cena era. He was at the top of the card and was as divisive as ever. We’ve got classic matches against JBL, Edge, Randy Orton, and more in the cards. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork and be sure to rate wherever you're listening.

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