it's EPISODE 50!!! The Smashcast crew return for our triumphant 50th episode... where we haven't really prepared at all. Real life is keeping us busy, but we wanted to be sure Episode 50 had all of us on board, so here it is. Sure, Ant sounds like a Dalek, and Doug's audio takes a second to cut in, and Tony's is a bit hit and miss, but that means after 50 episodes. George has the best sound quality! Huzzah! In this episode, we look at the latest wrestling news - AEW, WWE to BTSport, and we touch on the tragic passing of UK wrestler Lionheart and pay tribute to him, and the outpouring of support for him and mental health issues. Reach out, folks... you never know when it makes a difference. In football news - Kieran Tierney leaves Ant a broken man, Wayne Rooney heads to Derby County and much more - PLUS our predictions for the upcoming football season. Who will get "Doug-ed" this year? Sorry Notts County fans... Let us know what you thought on our twitter @WeAreSmashcast Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

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Episode 50: Your Mother Was A Snow Blower, Help You

The return that no one has been waiting for, the SmashCast is back! Well, kinda. We are minus regular host Tony for this episode as we catch up on everything we've missed over the last couple of months. Stand-in host Ant is joined by Doug and George as the team looks back at our predictions for league winners across the top UK leagues, and a couple of Scottish ones as well. Who managed to get the oldest team in the Football League relegated? Tune in to find out. We also cover some of the happenings in the wrestling world with a look back at recent shows from AEW, NXT and WWE. Hit us up on twitter @WeAreSmashCast Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 49: Technically, my microphone is broken.

SmashCast brings you a road report from Premier British Wrestling in Barlanark, Glasgow! First of all - we apologise for the overall quality of the majority of this show. Technical problems plagued us from the outset but somehow, we have managed to stitch it together into what we think is a great little show. We were in Barlanark Community Centre to watch PBW entertain a sold out crowd, and as well as having some live reports from during the show, we spoke to Scotland's favourite luchador, Lucha DS about wrestling, life, podcasting and much more. Get some on the spot takes from our own Tony and Ant (who was promoting the show) and some live reactions from the fans as the matches are happening. We managed to update the scores on our WrestleMania and NXT predictions at the end of the show (honestly, we had about two hours of content for this show recorded, but dreaded technical gremlins put paid to the bulk of it) and we have a shocking conclusion to this season's league table. Check our twitter feed @WeAreSmashcast for an exciting competition soon - you could win a PBW DVD and poster - and let us know what you thought of the show, if we should try something like this again in the future! Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 048: PBW Barlanark and Lucha DS Special Episode

The Smashcast crew return with a NXT: Takeover prediction special! We just about got it released before the show, so all picks count, It's THE LAW. George has to run off to do some Pyjama Rolling (copyright Anthony) so he leaves mid show... hopefully he listens in to see what we said about him! Elsewhere, we talk about some old WrestleMania cards, Clash of Champions VI and the careers of Jody Fleisch, Chris Kanyon, Lance Storm, Brutus The F'n Barber Beefcake and DDP. In football chat, Jermaine Pennant, VAR, loan players, Huddersfield and we have a semi serious debate about the football culture in Scotland, off the back of an explosive Glasgow Derby last weekend. This should be uploaded just in time for those NXT picks to be relevant. If not, just trust us that we recorded them waaaaay before the show, honest. Hit us up on twitter @WeAreSmashCast Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 047: ADAM COLE, maybe

Two weeks in a row for your big SmashCast! The gang are back to discuss Doug's lack of understanding of how a calendar works, George's colour co-ordinated pyjamas and other such trivial points of life. Listen in as we delve into the week's wrestling and football news, look back at WrestleMania IV, Clash Of Champions 1, the last ever WCW Nitro, Derby County's super quick relegation and then we do a quick (ish) prediction filled WrestleMania 35 preview. Also, Scotland's national football team may be a laughing stock, which leads us to our topic: Worst result by your international team. Which will be the biggest farce inflicted upon our country? (Spoiler: It's a Scottish result) Enjoy the show? Leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice! Shoot us an email at wearesmashcast@gmail.com // Hit us up on Twitter or Instagram @WeAreSmashCast Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 46: The Chief Pyjama Roller

Episode 45: Not Tonight Love, I'm Done Smashcast is BACK after a real life induced absence, and the gang is (eventually) all here. Hear our take on the latest football and wrestling news, a trip down memory lane as we talk a little aout Sting (he did this and he did that) and WrestleMania X, The World Cup going missing in 1966, German satellite television and plenty more besides. We also sort of kinda do a bit of a WrestleMania 35 preview, give an update on Spurs stadium progress and discuss the merits of a £52 toaster. On top of this, we try and sort out our favourite luchador... a heated debate ensues as to the definition of the words "favourite" and "luchador" as a result. Questions? Comments? Tell us on Twitter @WeAreSmashCast Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 45: Not Tonight Love, I'm Done

It's a celebration, as the gang are here for this milestone edition - this week's episode marks the one year anniversary of The SmashCast. We've been doing this for a whole year now and by now, you might think we would be good at it, but never mind. On a serious note, all of the crew (even George, probably) would like to thank each and every one of you that listened to any of our episodes. This is a project that we all enjoy - the fact that anyone else does is a bonus... so thank you! This week, as we delve into the latest happenings in the world of football, Doug and George rub salt into the wounds of Ant and Tony, left by the harsh and sudden defection of B*****n R******s to Leicester City; Ant has the best night of his life and we all poke fun at Chelsea - huzzah! In wrestling? Prichard returns, Anderson departs, Kofimania is running wild, it's Hall Of Fame season and we honour The Nature Boy RIc Flair (hopefully in a better way than Batista did) in our topic of the week - what do we pick as our fave Ric Flair moments? Listen in to find out - let us know yours on Twitter at @WeAreSmashCast! Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 44: Bringing The Thunder Back Again

SmashCast returns with a rare treat, we have a special guest - that's right, the masked man of mystery Malcolm joins us to round off this week's panel. We talk about WCW's Clash Of The Champions X, has there ever been golf on the moon and delve into all the latest football and wrestling news. Well, delve is a bit of a strong word. We take a look at it, poke it with a stick and leave it well alone, to be honest. Our topic of the week is about who was the best ever wrestler never to be a recognized World Champion? Guest Malcolm weighs in with some hot takes in this one, and George's hosting skills are called into question during our regular dose of "DOUG'S GAME DOUG'S GAME YEAH YEAH YEAH". A huge thank you to our guest Malcolm for spending some time with us, even if he did seem to break Ant at one point in the show. Thanks, masked man! Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 43: Malcolm In The Middle

Join us for our second Tony-less show, it's even worse than the first one! We cover the WWE Royal Rumble and the latest football and wrestling news from around the globe. In our latest edition of 'Doug's Game' we have an earth-shattering confession from Ant and we find out if George and Doug can stay on the right side of the law. Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 42: Open to offers

Praise the podcast overlords, we're still on the air! Doug returns from his enforced absence as we discover a new *bleep*ing toy to play with to ensure a smooth show this week. One in, one out as Ant... well, you need to listen to hear that... We look back at a couple of classic Royal Rumble shows, take a wander down football's memory lane as well - before getting slap bang up to date with HOT TAKES on this week's news and picks for the Royal Rumble 2019. Can Doug stay within the grounds of decency in this week's edition of DOUG'S GAME YEAH YEAH YEAH? Tune in and find out! Let us know your thoughts on twitter @WeAreSmashcast Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 041: The ShaMiz ShaMoz

Sanity and morals come back to the Smashcast this week as Tony returns to try and rescue the show from the gutter of last week's (legally) questionable content. Doug can't be here this week, listen in for the explanation - but George and Ant ably assist the repair of the reputation of The Smashcast. Ant delivers perhaps the finest joke in the brief history of our show in the process! We talk NXT UK, All Elite Wrestling, Lars Sullivan, Harry Kane, Jose Mourinho and delve into the pages of history as well. Rejoice as we play another round of "DOUG'S GAME DOUG'S GAME YEAH YEAH YEAH" this time with no bleeped parts. Hit us up on the Twitter machine or Instagram - we're at @WeAreSmashcast Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 40: The Goalscorers Were Lea & Perrins

The Smashcast returns for a new year with the same old nonsense. It’s a different vibe in the studio this week as we record without regular host Tony for the first time and debut a new segment which goes so horribly, horribly wrong We debate the prospects of the various NXT call ups – who will fly and who will flop? Sadly, we have a shorter show than usual due to being so lost without Tony If you think our previous shows were good, wait until you hear this one, it’s shit. Come back Tony! Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 39: Come back Tony!

Ho Ho Ho! It's a special end of year spectacular show! As we approach the festive season, the gang huddle round an open fire - not to roast some chestnuts, but to hand out some end of year awards to all and sundry in the wrestling world. We dive straight into the awards from the beginning of the show and may even manage to find some festive cheer for George as we search for 2018's best match, best feud, best card and much, much more. Also, as we note at the end of the show, we're taking a short break until after the New Year - so make sure you stock up on mince pies and Christmas spirits until 2019 when we return! Agree with our choices? Disagree? Hit us up on Twitter at @WeAreSmashcast and let us know! Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 38: 2018 Year End Awards Spectacular

The big Smashcast returns after a brief hiatus and we're all here this week, although not in the same room... This week, we look at the wide world of wrestling and football and ask the important questions: How tall IS Nobby Solano? Which is the worst football club in Scotland and England and why should they have half and half scarves? What match did we like the most at ICW's Fear & Loathing XI? How cheeky is Trent Seven? (Spoilers: very!) and why is the fan on Tony's laptop so damn loud? We also look at the legacy of the Dynamite Kid and then the big debate of the week references NXT... who has been the best - and worst - call up from NXT to the WWE main roster? Find out by tuning into this week's show! Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

Episode 37: Lineage Contingency

This is a special recorded LIVE edition of the SmashCast! All 4 members in one room at the same time talking about the ICW Fear And Loathing XI show that we are heading to tonight. Unedited, uncut, unfiltered and in some cases uncultured, we apologise to anyone and everyone who listens to this. Yes, we make Spurs jokes, don't worry. Ant, George, Doug, and Tony all hope you enjoy this very special episode. Getting together once a year for ICW has become a big part of our calendar, and we all hope you enjoy listening to this show as much as we enjoyed recording it! Hit us up on Twitter @wlWeAreSmashcast and let us know your thoughts!

Episode 36: LIVE LIVE LIVE (Apologies in advance)

Four regular guys talk about irregular things on a semi regular basis