Episode 76 - Redemption Fantasy Booking

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

This week, Matt returns to the mic as he and Chris record live at the Podcast Precinct Redemption Fundraiser. For this episode, the guys wanted to keep it relaxed, and what better way to do that than another fantasy booking!? On this episode, Matt and Chris fantasy book 2001 Wrestlemania with WWE and WCW talent facing off. Listen in to see which event had the most entertaining matches!

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Episode 75 - Chris and Anthony Just Can't Stop Kayfabe TakeOver

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

This week, Matt is out on assignment and Johnny battles a (corona?)virus, so Chris enlists the help of a couple of friends to discuss Empire State Wrestling’s Second Coming event held on February 28, 2020.

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Episode 74 - Another Fantasy Booking

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

Recorded after the Royal Rumble, Johnny and Chris discuss the road to Wrestlemania before getting into one of their favorite topics of conversation - fantasy booking.

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Episode 73 - That Gimmick Wouldn't Go Over Today

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

Recorded a few weeks back. the guys discuss gimmicks of the past that wouldn’t go over in today’s current culture. From pimps to Native Americans to African tribesman, professional wrestling’s history has had some questionable characters step foot in the squared circle.

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Episode 72 - Getting All Emotional Again

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

This week, the guys each talk about a story line that was so emotional to them, it left an indelible mark. From the unbelievable drive for a performer to not let his fans down, even at the risk of losing his life, to the absolute painful disintegration of one of wrestling’s more popular couples, to the heartbreak of a rising star sending his idol to their end, these story lines will go down in wrestling history as some of the best of all time.

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Episode 71 - They Had Quite a Year

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

This week, the guys look back at the wrestlers who had a very good year in 2019. Kofi Kingston, Bray Wyatt, MJF, Kenny Omega, Adam Cole and many others saw their stock rise as they put in memorable performances, leaving fans wanting more.

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Episode 70 - The Ups and Downs of 2019

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

This week, Chris and Matt discuss some of the high spots and low points from the world of professional wrestling in 2019. They get into all kinds of topics including: the arrival of AEW, the return of studio wrestling with NWA Powerrr, the continuation of the women’s revolution, the explosion of streaming wrestling services, the rise of MJF, the fall of Jim Cornette, the push and burial of Kofi Kingston, the return of Bray Wyatt, the birth of the Fiend, the passing of Mean Gene Okerlund and Harley Race, and so much more.

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Episode 69 - The Importance of First Impressions

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

This week, Chris and Johnny discuss the arrival of Vicky Guerrero on AEW Dark and how the promotion’s ratings compare to those of NXT. Then, they get into the topic of the importance of first impressions by looking at some of the more memorable debuts in professional wrestling.

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Episode 68 - The Art of the Promo

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

This week, Chris and Matt discuss one of the most important weapons in a wrestler’s arsenal: their mouths. Coupled with in ring ability, being able to cut a promo effectively can mean the difference between a career in bingo halls or in the biggest arenas in the world. The guys look at some of the greatest wrestlers to hold the mic in the squared circle, and quickly realize this is a topic that is too big for one episode.

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Episode 67 - The First Words That Come to Mind

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, the guys discuss Dave Batista’s courtship of Dana Brooke over Twitter, as well as the latest in the drama involving Corey Graves and Mauro Ranallo before getting into a game Matt has been sitting on for a few months.

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Episode 66 - Ready For War

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, Johnny and Chris discuss the changes to NWA Powerrr commentary and AEW possibly getting sued over the use of the name Bash at the Beach before getting into the card for NXT TakeOver WarGames 2019. They also briefly talk about the history of the WarGames match.

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Episode 65 - The Prodigal Son Returns

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, Chris and Matt discuss the return of CM Punk to the WWE before getting into some of the more memorable returns in pro wrestling history.

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Episode 64 - Getting All Emotional

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, Matt and Johnny talk about some of the most emotional championship wins in professional wrestling history.

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Episode 63 - Nobody Leaves This Country

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, Chris and Johnny discuss the history making moment at Crown Jewel being overshadowed by one of the most bizarre moments in wrestling history. Then, they compare notes on who has the best and who has the worst face paint in wrestling.

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Episode 62 - Twitter Books a Better Show

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, the guys mess around with a Twitter GIF and randomly book Wrestlemania main events. Some of these match-ups are a wrestling nerd’s dream. Some, not so much.

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Episode 61 - Those Are Some Ridiculous Moves

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, the guys take a look at some of the most ridiculous moves in professional wrestling. How can leg drops, the People’s Elbow or even the Joey Ryan dick flip be considered wrestling? Listen in and find out what Chris, Matt and Johnny think on this installment of Hardly Kayfabe.

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Episode 60 - What If... Squared Circle Edition

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, Matt and Johnny go Freebird as they take the time to ponder, “What if…?” Discussing the many possibilities in which the face of professional wrestling could be altered should certain things have been different is a favorite past time of fans of the sport. Johnny and Matt present a couple of their own “What ifs” and explore what that would mean in today’s climate

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Episode 59 - What the Hell in a Cell Was That?!

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, the guys are joined by guest Joe Peacock (author of Marlow Kana cyberpunk series) as they discuss the premiere of AEW’s Wednesday Night Dynamite before getting into the travesty that was Hell in a Cell.

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Episode 58 - You're Outta Here!

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

This week, the guys quickly discuss the week in wrestling before getting into a topic that turned out to be an interesting conversation - “If you could remove one person from pro wrestling history - from ever entering the business - because of the positive cascading effect of their absence, or just for the absence of their awfulness, who would it be?”

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Episode 57 - Honky Tonk

Welcome back to Hardly Kayfabe. Join Chris Chavez, Johnny Townsend and Matt Johnson each week as they discuss everything pro wrestling: the matches, the story lines and the superstars that make the headlines and keep fans coming back for more.

On this episode, Matt gets snatched up by The Fiend leaving Chris and Johnny to discuss their latest Wrestlepedia subject - The Honky Tonk Man - all on their own!

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