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AEW Performance Review

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

Release Date: 01/28/2026

Cody vs Orton + McAfee, Yeesh: The WrestleMania 42 Watch-Along show art Cody vs Orton + McAfee, Yeesh: The WrestleMania 42 Watch-Along

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

Now that WrestleMania 42 has entered the history books with a resounding "meh," it's time to revisit the already maligned Night 1 main event from this year's show: Cody Rhodes versus Randy Orton. It could've been the easiest feud to book in history; instead, they made it about Pat McAfee. Was the match as boring as everyone claims? Watch along as we find out.

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Ranking the Greatest WrestleMania Matches show art Ranking the Greatest WrestleMania Matches

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

How would you rank the top 50 WrestleMania matches of all time? Pageantry, work rate, legacy, recency? WWE has taken a crack at this very project with a , led by Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels from WrestleMania 25 and featuring (surprisingly) very few long boring Triple H matches. Did they do a good job? What stood out as smart and what was overrated? Join us as we tackle our first playlist review.

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Punk vs Reigns vs Rollins for Custody of Heyman: The WrestleMania 41 Watch-Along show art Punk vs Reigns vs Rollins for Custody of Heyman: The WrestleMania 41 Watch-Along

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

With WrestleMania 42 only weeks away, we decided to travel very briefly back in time and get a preview of this year's premier match (plus Seth Rollins). That's right, we're watching the Night 1 main event from WrestleMania 41: CM Punk versus Roman Reigns vs "The Architect" himself. Most people said it was the high point of a particularly dreary Mania weekend; do we agree? Join us and find out!

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The Epic Story of The Shield, a Spotfight Wrestling Doc show art The Epic Story of The Shield, a Spotfight Wrestling Doc

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

Sometimes YouTube recommends videos and sometimes Walt clicks on them, and that's how we ended up watching The Epic Story of The Shield, a wrestling documentary from the good people at Spotfight. What is Spotfight? How do their wrestling documentaries stand up to the dozens of WWE docs we've watched for this show? And did we learn anything new about Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and the man formerly known as Dean Ambrose? Join us and find out.

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The Wyatt Family vs The Shield: An Elimination Chamber Watch-Along show art The Wyatt Family vs The Shield: An Elimination Chamber Watch-Along

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

To celebrate ElimChamb week, the most thrilling week of the wrestling season, we're revisiting one of the best matches in the history of the event: The Wyatt Family versus The Shield. It's from way back in 2014, when Bluetista was getting booed, Jack Swagger was still a thing, and these 6 guys were lighting the world on fire. Not to mention, you may be shocked by who ends up eating the pin. Join us as we watch along with this classic 6-man tag.

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WWE 365: AJ Styles (Retirement Edition) show art WWE 365: AJ Styles (Retirement Edition)

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

Now that AJ Styles has ridden off into the sunset, temporarily or otherwise, we felt it was time to revisit a classic WWE Network documentary on The Phenomenal One. The years 2017 and 2018 were fascinating ones for Styles, from an incredible match with Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series to a very disappointing title defense against Shinksuke Nakamura at WrestleMania. Join us as we watch the WWE 365 recap of one of AJ's biggest years and discuss Styles' WWE run as a whole.

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Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

Hot on the heels of reading Keith Elliot Greenberg's , we're giving AEW an official Awesome Truth performance review. How has the company evolved from 2019 to today? How do the so-called Four Pillars hold up in 2026? Spoiler alert: Sammy Guevara is not quite pillar-y these days. Join us as we discuss the peaks and valleys of All Elite Wrestling.

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Dwayne Breaks Foley's Head With a Chair: The Royal Rumble 'I Quit' Watch-Along show art Dwayne Breaks Foley's Head With a Chair: The Royal Rumble 'I Quit' Watch-Along

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

Welcome to 2026! With Royal Rumble season right around the corner, we're watching a very famous Rumble singles match: The Rock versus Mankind for the WWE championship at the 1999 Royal Rumble. This is the infamous I Quit match that ends with a dozen chairshots right to Mick Foley's unprotected head; it's a tough one to revisit but also a reminder of how good Dwayne was at playing a total asshole heel. Join us as we cover our eyes and do our best to watch along.

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Awesome Classic: The Extremely Sad Von Erich Family Movie show art Awesome Classic: The Extremely Sad Von Erich Family Movie

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

Happy holidays from Awesome Truth! We are currently on Christmas vacation so please enjoy this classic episode from January 2024, an in-depth discussion of the very depressing feature film The Iron Claw.

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This Book Is All Elite: The Inside Story of All Elite Wrestling (w/ Keith Elliot Greenberg) show art This Book Is All Elite: The Inside Story of All Elite Wrestling (w/ Keith Elliot Greenberg)

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club

It's somehow been 6 years since AEW opened its doors, which means its time to chronicle the company's dramatic rise in book form. And there's no better man to do it than Keith Elliot Greenberg, author of This Book Is All Elite: The Inside Story of All Elite Wrestling. It's full of photos and stories that document how Tony Khan and a handful of truly elite wrestlers formed the first viable alternative to WWE in decades. Join us as we chat with Keith about this unique opportunity and debate what the future might hold for All Elite Wrestling.

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Hot on the heels of reading Keith Elliot Greenberg's This Book Is All Elite, we're giving AEW an official Awesome Truth performance review. How has the company evolved from 2019 to today? How do the so-called Four Pillars hold up in 2026? Spoiler alert: Sammy Guevara is not quite pillar-y these days. Join us as we discuss the peaks and valleys of All Elite Wrestling.