Top Marks
126 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOne podcast. Two jabroni marks working themselves into a shoot. Three of the week's biggest topics in professional wresting. You down for the count? Tune in every week as Josh Custodio and Justin Morissette give the world just what it needed: another wrestling podcast.
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Episodes
26 - Woken Promises
December 10, 2017 20:37 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBLike Shane McMahon on SmackDown this week's episode is going too far! Or at least too long... But Josh and Justin are back to break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling. And they are: 1. Shane McMahon Heel Turn? The SDL Commissioner is feuding with two heels but is still coming off as the villain. What's going on here? Is this headed for a double-turn so soon after Sami turned heel? 2. Matt Hardy has #woken on Monday Night Raw, bringing the Broken gimmick out unde...
25 - Say My Name (with Rob Rousseau)
December 01, 2017 04:13 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBUnlike Raw and SmackDown, this week's edition of Top Marks is can't miss as Vice's ROB ROUSSEAU re-joins the #GoodFriends to discuss a man who might be WWE's biggest homegrown developmental success, the blue-chip prospect that is Patrick Clark, your Velveteen Dream. This week's three rounds are: 1. Rob Rousseau, on WWE's opportunity to move beyond gay panic heels with the sexually ambiguous and impossibly charismatic Velveteen Dream. Read Rob's fantastic work in Vice: https://sports.vice....
24 - Call Up Your Girl Friends
November 24, 2017 23:53 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBLike the call-ups to the women's divisions on both Raw and SmackDown, Josh and Justin are back doing the same thing they just did last week: breaking down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling. And they are: 1. NXT TakeOver War Games review. We go over the card that top to bottom might be the best TakeOver to date. 2. Deja vu in the women's divisions. Paige returns with help from minions. But then...the same thing happens the next night on SmackDown? What's going on her...
23 - All's Fair In Love & War Games
November 18, 2017 00:46 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBLike the Raw and SmackDown rosters at Survivor Series, this episode is the only time of the year Josh and Justin get to interact. And they're here to break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, which are: 1. NXT TakeOver: War Games Preview. We run down the card of Saturday's TakeOver with match previews and predictions! 2. James Ellsworth's release. The chinless dog-man got canned this week, and we look back at his year in WWE and the many re-inventions therein. ...
22 - Break Down The Walls
November 12, 2017 13:31 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBJust like Chris Jericho, this week's episode is determined to prove it's the best in the world! So many have claimed to be the best, from Bauer & Pollock, to The LAW, to Cheap Heat when Shoemaker was still around, but they're all gone. And we're still here. Because we are the best in the world. We are the greatest of all-time. We are the alphas of wrestling podcasting. And we're gonna prove it, by breaking down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling. And they are: 1. AJ S...
21 - Ultimate Worrier (with Rob Rousseau)
November 03, 2017 20:33 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBLike Braun Strowman, Josh and Justin have climbed out of the garbage for another edition of Top Marks! The #GoodFriends are joined by Vice's Rob Rousseau to discuss a man whose legacy belongs in the garbage: Ultimate Warrior, the improbable face of WWE's charitable division. This week's three rounds are: 1. Rob Rousseau, on WWE's white-washing of the Warrior's problematic past. Read Rob's excellent piece in Vice: https://sports.vice.com/en_ca/article/59y3nb/wwe-is-whitewashing-the-ultimat...
20 - Invasion of Normalcy
October 27, 2017 19:05 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBIt's our Halloween Spooktacular, as Josh and Justin dress up as each other and play each other's roles on the podcast... What could be spookier?? But the boys are mostly here to break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. WWE TLC Review. Our reactions to a radically different show than what was previewed last week. Were the changes for the better? 2. SmackDown invades Raw! WWE delivers a big moment, but at what cost? Was there proper motivation an...
19 - Indie Go Go (with Ian Williams)
October 20, 2017 06:01 - 1 hour - 60 MBLike the Bullet Club storming Monday Night Raw, this week's episode is invaded by an outsider. Ian Williams to be precise, who joins Josh and Justin to discuss his recent article in Waypoint on Jimmy Jacobs' end with WWE and the real threat the indies pose to Vince McMahon's corporate hegemony. This week's three rounds are: 1. Ian Williams, on the rise and lure of the indies. Read Ian's excellent piece in Vice's Waypoint: https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/qvjgav/how-a-simple-selfie-c...
18 - Explayn Yourself
October 13, 2017 19:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBLike Neville and Jimmy Jacobs in WWE, this week's episode is finished. Josh and Justin are here to break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. WWE Hell In A Cell wrap-up. How was it? And how did we fare in our predictions? 2. The SmackDown Tag Division! The Usos and the New Day are leading the charge, but is this the best tag scene WWE has seen in ages? 3. Neville & Jimmy Jacobs are done in WWE. The Cruiserweight star and writer/producer both exi...
17 - Going InZayn
October 06, 2017 20:09 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBLike Kevin Owens challenging Shane-O-Mac, the Top Guys are about to do something they can't come back from: releasing their best episode yet! Josh and Justin are here to break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. WWE Hell In A Cell preview. How fired up are we for SmackDown's upcoming PPV? 2. The Shield is reuniting. Is it the right time for this? And who are the natural trios for them to feud with? 3. Sami Zayn. After months of being criminally...
16 - The NXT Level
September 29, 2017 16:41 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBJust like Neville, the Top Guys know exactly what they're doing and it's the best episode of their lives! Josh and Justin are here to break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. WWE No Mercy review. Did a card with two WrestleMania calibre matches come anywhere close to delivering the goods? 2. NXT has broken through to another level. Is it back to being the best product WWE has to offer on a weekly basis? And what's changed to get it here? 3. Ne...
15 - Race For The Prize
September 21, 2017 16:01 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBLike the late Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, it's unforgettable episode of Top Marks that will be talked about for generations! TheTop Guys are back tackling the top stories, as Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. WWE revives Starrcade, with plans for more WCW PPV names in the future. Are the Rhodes right to have beef? Which names do we want to see come back? 2. Jinder Mahal gets racist on SmackDown in the hunt for heat in his f...
14 - Return of the Mac
September 16, 2017 03:25 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBJust like Vince McMahon, the Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. 205 Live! Is this show actually good now? We weigh in on the State of the Cruiserweights as the division takes some big strides towards consistency. 2. The Mae Young Classic! Was this tournament a success? Did the binge format help of hurt it? And who are the names to look out for coming out of it? 3. Vince Mc...
13 - Return Pop
September 08, 2017 20:19 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBAfter a brief hiatus, the Top Guys are back to pop the crowd on another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wresting, and they are: 1. The Cena/Reigns worked shoots. Have these promos done more harm than good? Do they really even accomplish anything? Weighing the pros and cons of breaking the fourth wall. 2. The state of the broadcasts. With Corey Graves pulling double duty on Raw and SmackDown, we look at the commentary tables acr...
12 - GrammarSlam
August 25, 2017 00:28 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. SummerSlam 2017 Review. Highlights, lowlights, and are these big four-show weekends proving to be too much to take in? 2. NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III Review. Why are TakeOver specials so much better received than main roster PPVs? 3. The future of Enzo Amore. With Cass on the shelf, and Enzo on 205 Live, has any of this been worth it? W...
11 - Brief Case
August 18, 2017 12:38 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wresting, and they are: 1. WWE SummerSlam Preview on the Raw side. 2. The G-1 Final. Match highlights, Shibata's return, and the perks of tournament wrestling. 3. WWE SummerSlam Preview on the SmackDown side. Plus the returns of DrummerSlam and Sunday Night Tweet, and listener questions have us reminiscing over old Create-A-Wrestlers and the best theme songs b...
10 - Tag Team Turmoil
August 11, 2017 06:58 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wresting, and they are: 1. The Revival have suffered a major injury. Again. Will the injury-prone tag stop them from becoming the greatest tag team in WWE history? And where does their absence leave the rest of the division? 2. Breezango's Fashion Files is firing on all cylinders. What makes it so good? And how do they translate their backstage success into in-ri...
9 - Shane KO Mac
August 03, 2017 10:58 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topic of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. Jon Jones challenges Brock Lesnar. What does it mean for the UFC, and do we want to see Brock return to MMA? 2. Shane McMahon has been added to the AJ/KO blow-off. Where is this going, and does he belong in these big programs? 3. Shinsuke Nakamura will fight for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam. We track his run in the fed and muse o...
8 - Bo-lieve In The Shield
July 29, 2017 21:53 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBThe Top Guys are back another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. WWE Battleground 2017 review. 2. Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and long-term storytelling. 3. The cancellation of Talking Smack and the state of the WWE Network. Plus listener questions have us contemplating the worst finishers, and who should swap gimmicks. And another round of Sunday Night Tweet! It's just what the world needed: another...
7 - KA's Son Jordan
July 22, 2017 03:07 - 1 hour - 45 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. WWE Battleground 2017 preview/predictions. 2. NXT Live / ECCW Ballroom Brawl 8 reviews from the live shows we went to. 3. Jason Jordan is Kurt Angle's son. Where does he go from here? Plus listener questions have us revealing wrestling moments we thought were real, and the greatest feel-good moments of all time. And another round of...
6 - Big Angle
July 15, 2017 02:34 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. WWE Great Balls of Fire PPV review. 2. Is Roman Reigns a heel? Does it even matter? 3. Kurt Angle's big mystery is set to resolve itself on Monday. What is it, and how is he doing as GM? Plus listener questions have us picking the worst theme music in WWE. And another round of Sunday Night Tweet! It's just what the world needed: ano...
5 - ECCW Ballroom Brawl 8 Preview (with Scotty Mac, Christina Von Eerie, Nicole Matthews, Xavier Galaxy, ShreddZ, & Mike Everest)
July 10, 2017 09:16 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBThe Top Guys are back with a very special show this week, as we get hyped for ECCW's Ballroom Brawl 8 set to take place on July 15th, 2017, at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC. Joining us this week to discuss their plans for the show are: 4:15 - Scotty Mac & Christina Von Eerie, on their pending wrestling wedding, what it means to sell out the Commodore, Buddy Wayne, and the growth of ECCW and pro wrestling in the Pacific Northwest. (@smacwrestling & @CVEvil_138) 18:48 - Nicole Mat...
4 - Top Mark Henry
July 06, 2017 21:14 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. GFW Impact Slammiversary XV: Reviewing the show from the perspective of a lapsed TNA fan and someone who has never watched the product. 2. John Cena and Rusev return to SmackDown, headed for a flag match at Battleground. 3. WWE Great Balls of Fire is this Sunday and we preview the card for what might be the biggest PPV of the New Era....
3 - Rhodes to Glory
June 30, 2017 23:59 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. As we approach one year of Brand Split, has it been beneficial, or more harm than good? 2. Cody Rhodes has won the ROH title and is about to wrestle for the IWGP belt. Has his indie run revitalized him? 3. As the women main evented every WWE show this week, we examine the state of women's wrestling in the Fed -- what's working, and wh...
2 - Casshole
June 23, 2017 02:41 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBThe Top Guys are back for another round of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. Carmella & James Ellsworth steal the briefcase (and the show) at Money In The Bank 2. Enzo & Cass break up and break our hearts 3. How Raw has turned the tide to become the A show in the Brand Wars. Plus listener questions have us fantasy booking created stables and pondering the best T-shirts in WWE. It's just what the world needed...
1 - Are You Ready?
June 15, 2017 00:03 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBIt's the debut episode of Top Marks! Josh and Justin break down the biggest topics of the week in professional wrestling, and they are: 1. Money in the Bank 2017 preview/predictions 2. Kenny Omega vs Okada 2 at Dominion 3. The Brock Lesnar/Samoa Joe feud Plus we field a few questions from listeners. It's just what the world needed: another wrestling podcast.