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Crossbody of Work Episode 204: ODB
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. ODB is one of the greatest characters that TNA has ever had. We track the career of Jessica Kresa from her training to her most recent TNA appearance. We’ve got matches against Awesome Kong, Beth Phoenix, Deonna Purrazzo, and some of the best gimmick work you’re going to see in a six-sided (or four-sided) ring.
Crossbody of Work Episode 199 - Mayu Iwatani
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Mayu Iwatani has become the icon of STARDOM. This week we took a look at the development of her career from being part of STARDOM’s first class of trainees to their top star. With matches against Giulia, Kairi Sane, and more on the docket, we see some outstanding wrestling this week.
Crossbody of Work Episode 190 - Edge Part Two: Rated R Superstar
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Edge as a singles star became one of the biggest names in WWE’s history. A multi-time World Champion, we take a look at his run through the 2000s, including La Familia, Mr. Money in the Bank, and his retirement in 2011. We watch matches with guys like The Undertaker, John Cena, Kurt Angle, and more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 188: The Boogeyman
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. This week’s episode is spookier than normal. Since it is Halloween season, we looked at the career of the worm-eating weirdo from WWE, The Boogeyman. We talk about his unusual path to the WWE, focus on matches against JBL, Booker T, and Kane, and discuss all the things that made Boogeyman a unique and memorable character.
Crossbody of Work Episode 185: The Honky Tonk Man
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. The Honky Tonk Man was once the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time. He’s also a world-class heel and one of the most memorable gimmicks of the 80s. We looked at his career, including matches against Bret Hart, Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, and more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 181: The Big Show Part Three - Champion to Legend
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. This week we wrap up our look into the career of The Big Show. We’ve got more title wins, more face and heel turns, and the true establishment of Big Show as one of the greats of a generation. There are matches with Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Sheamus, Roman Reigns, and more, so come join us as we break it all down.
Crossbody of Work Episode 180: Big Show Part Two
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Our deep dive into the career of The Big Show continues this week. We’re now in WWF, and we have matches against The Rock, Triple H, Eddie Guerrero, Kane, and a lot more. What a varied career Paul Wight has had, and we’ve still got one episode to go! On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Bray Wyatt Blue Kane Snapple Burritos And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 179: Big Show Part One - Giant Beginnings
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. This week we’re diving into the career of The Big Show, one of the biggest stars in wrestling (literally). We’re starting our three-part series in WCW where Paul Wight debuted as The Giant. This week has matches against Hulk Hogan, Sting, Randy Savage, and more as we see a younger athletic phenom before he became The Big Show.
Crossbody of Work Episode 178: Takeshi Morishima
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Takeshi Morishima was one of the biggest names in NOAH & ROH through the 2000s. A blend of power and agility, Morishima put on some classic matches throughout his career. This week we’re looking at matches with Bryan Danielson, KENTA, Mitsuharu Misawa, and more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 176: King Kong Bundy
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. It is HOSS MONTH and we’re kicking it off with the legendary King Kong Bundy. A star of the 1980s & 1990s, we’ve got his main event at Wrestlemania 2 vs Hulk Hogan, Fritz Von Erich’s retirement match, some hoss fight action, and a lot more. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Favorite toys Lewis Capaldi Elvia Subway And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 175: René Duprée
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. René Duprée was the youngest ever champion in WWE at only 19 years old (until a 4th grader took that accolade). This week we’re breaking down his career, from La Résistance to Fifi, the Canadian indies to Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan. We’ve got appearances from Samoa Joe, Kane, Keiji Mutoh, and more this week, so come join us.
Crossbody of Work Episode 173: Pedro Morales
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Pedro Morales was the first-ever WWF Triple Crown winner and held the WWF Championship for over 1000 days. Today we look at his legendary and underrated career through matches against Sgt. Slaughter, Giant Baba, Ivan Koloff, and more. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Greg Oden How champions have changed Full Metal Jacket Time travel And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 172: The Midnight Express
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. We dive into the career of The Midnight Express this week, the legendary tag team managed by Jim Cornette and Paul E. Dangerously. We take a look at Dennis Condrey, Beautiful Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, and more as they take on legendary tag teams like The Rockers, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, and The Road Warriors.
Crossbody of Work Episode 170: Randy Orton Part Two - Legacy & Lunacy
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Randy Orton is at his best in this week’s episode. We’re looking at his legendary 2009 heel run and his leading of Legacy. This week we also dive into feuds against Christian (the underrated feud of 2011) John Cena (of course) and winning Money in the Bank. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: What makes a babyface Roger Ebert Bullying Brett Favre And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 169: Randy Orton Part One - Legend Killer
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Randy Orton is one of WWE’s greatest wrestlers and this week we look at his origins. We’re talking Evolution, Legend Killer, and the beginning of his decade-long feud with John Cena. We’ve also got matches against Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, Undertaker, and more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 168: Billy Kidman
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. You can run if you want to, but you can’t hide! Billy Kidman was a standout of WCW & WWE’s Cruiserweight Divisions. We’re diving into his career through matches against Hulk Hogan, Rey Mysterio, Dean Malenko, and more. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Duck 24:7 Best backstage interviewers Hairlines Serge Ibaka And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 167: Ahmed Johnson
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Ahmed Johnson was a red-hot act in WWF in the mid to late 1990s. We looked at his career from his time on the independents as Moadib & Tony Norris, to his run in WWF and ending in WCW. There are matches against the Nation of Domination, Goldust, and more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 162: Perry Saturn
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. This week we’re diving into the career of Perry Saturn, starting with his run in the Eliminators in ECW. Afterward, he went to WCW, joining Raven’s Flock and the Revolution. Then he joined WWF and got Radical. We have matches against Eddie Guerrero, Mick Foley, Rey Mysterio, and more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 161: Ernie Ladd
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. This week we look at the wrestling career of football star and all-time heel Ernie Ladd. From his runs in WWWF to stints in Mid South and Championship Wrestling in Florida, we see Ladd go up against wrestling legends. Andre the Giant, Gorilla Monsoon, Bruno Sammartino, Dusty Rhodes, and more are on the docket.
Crossbody of Work Episode 160: Special Guest Referees
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Sometimes you need a special referee to bring an extra level to a match. This week we’re looking at five different matches from WWE with special referees. We’ve got Shawn Michaels, AJ Lee, Vince McMahon and more donning the zebra stripes.
Crossbody of Work Episode 159: Stacy Keibler
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. This week we are diving into the WWE Hall of Fame career of Stacy Keibler. We start in WCW where she started as a Nitro Girl before almost marrying David Flair. Then we move to WWE where we get Women’s Championship matches against Trish Stratus, plus other matches against Lita, Torrie Wilson, Sable, and more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 158: Sid Part Two - Master of the Universe Original
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Time to check in with the Master of the Universe. We’re looking at the second half of Sid’s career this week and it is a tale of two halves. The first is a great run as WWF Champion with a Wrestlemania main event against Undertaker. Our second half takes us to WCW Thunder and a horrific leg injury.
Crossbody of Work Episode 155: Jazz
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Jazz was one of the greatest women’s wrestlers for more than two decades. We look at her start in ECW and the latter part of her career as a 900+ day NWA Women’s Champion. In between, we have her underrated WWE run with two Wrestlemania title matches. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: NBA comparisons RAW in Boston Shine Wrestling Schmidt And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 154: Tatanka
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five (this week six!) of their biggest matches. This week the guys are heading back to the ’90s to talk Tatanka. We are looking at his undefeated streak, his heel turn, and even his return in the mid-2000s. Matches this week include bouts with Shawn Michaels, Lex Luger, The Miz and more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 153: Andrew "Test" Martin
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Are you tough enough to pass the Test? Andrew Martin was a staple of WWE from 1999 through 2007, and we’re looking at his career this week. We’ve got matches against Shane McMahon, the Dudley Boyz, Christian, AJ Styles and more. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: One word ring names Stone Cold Stunner history Samoan drop summit No bunnies And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 152: ROH 21st Anniversary
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Ring of Honor turns 21 this week and we wanted to celebrate. What better way than to look at some of the promotion’s best stars and matches. We’ve got classics from El Generico, Bryan Danielson, The Briscoes, Kevin Steen, Eddie Edwards, Chris Hero, The Young Bucks and more.
WWE: Five Underrated Kofi Kingston Matches (2019)
What are some of the standout matches of the “Prince of Positivity?” Kofi Kingston’s reign with the WWE Championship has gone longer than many expected. After winning the title at Wrestlemania 35, some anticipated he’d be a transitional champion. Instead, Kingston has sustained his momentum as champion through Summerslam. Long-time fans of Kofi Kingston are not surprised. Since his debut in 2008, Kingston has been a versatile performer.
Crossbody of Work Episode 151: Owen Hart Part Two - King of Harts
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. This week we continue to look at The King of Harts, Owen Hart. We’ve got some legendary opponents lined up this week including Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, and Owen’s older brother Bret Hart. Of course, we also talk about Owen’s legendary ribs and the circumstances surrounding his tragic passing.
Crossbody of Work Episode 144: Wendi Richter
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 143: Hardcore Holly
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 142: Tugboat/Typhoon/Shockmaster
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 140: Mick Foley Part Two - Mankind
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 139: Mick Foley Part One - Cactus Jack
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 138: Matt Taven
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 137: The Fabulous Freebirds
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 136: Konnan
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 135: Bull Nakano
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Chiropractors The GCW Title SlimJim Bray Wyatt Golf And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 134: The Miz
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Worst MITB winners Sleeping in the dairy cooler ZZ Top Ontario is too big And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 131: Ric Flair Part Three - 2000s and Retirement
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 130: Ric Flair Part Two – The 90’s
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 129: Ric Flair Part One: The 80's
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Tim Duncan > Kobe Bryant Top heels ever Being old Joel Embiid And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 128: Haku/Meng
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Newark No shoes Terrifying Haku stories Learning languages And a lot more.
Crossbody of Work Episode 127: Big John Studd
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 126: Kamala
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 125: Mabel/Viscera
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. Finally, the boys are live and in person! Javier is in Canada, so 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 124: Rockstar Spud/Drake Maverick
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 123: Barry Windham
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 122: Paige
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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.
Crossbody of Work Episode 121: Sting Part Three - TNA Legend
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: KISS IKEA furniture instructions Not learning lessons Hardwood floors And a lot more.
Episode 120: Sting Part Two - Enter The Crow
Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches. 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. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: Durags Sponsorships Big bling Pastamania MadTV And a lot more.
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