Making a Mark

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Host Dom takes his co-host Laura on a journey through the magical world of Wrestling. Laura grew up in an anti-wrestling household, so in this podcast you get to hear a total outsider to the genre's thoughts on different matches, promotions, and wrestlers, and how those opinions change over time as…

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  • Apr 4, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Making a Mark Episode 26: SCU vs Dark Order

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 47:05


In this episode Laura has her first experience with the Dark Order, as they face off against SCU in the semi-finals of the AEW tag team title tournament. Will Laura want to join the Dark Order? Find out in this episode!

Making a Mark Special Episode: AEW Revolution Tag Title Match

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 80:31


At AEW's Revolution pay-per-view, a tag match took place involving some of mine and Laura's favorite wrestlers. This match was universally praised with Meltzer giving it a 6 star rating. Will Laura agree with the praise this match got? Find out in this special episode!

Making a Mark Episode 25: Lucha Bros vs Private Party

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 41:09


This episode we watched an absolute spot-fest of a match. Two very flippy teams had a match that was non-stop action. What will Laura think of the fast pacing of the match, and the constant action? Find out in this weeks episode!

Making a Mark Episode 24: Jurassic Express vs The Lucha Bros

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 48:23


The last of the Quarter-Final bouts in the inaugural AEW tag team tournament. This match was incredibly divisive when it happened among the online wrestling community. What will a non-wrestling fan think of it? and the drama surrounding it?

Making a Mark Episode 23: SCU vs The Best Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 53:58


We continue on to the second match of the inaugural AEW tag team tournament, with a match between socal uncensored and the best friends. Will Laura be able to enjoy a match that starts with interference and drama? Or will it sour her taste of the match? Find out in this episode!

Making a Mark Christmas Special: The Royal Rumble

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 132:52


For our first Christmas Special, we watched one of the biggest events of the winter period each year. One of the largest and most popular gimmick matches of all time, will Laura see the appeal? Find out now!

Making a Mark Episode 22: The Young Bucks vs Private Party

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 80:09


To kick off our move into Tag Team Wrestling, we decided to watch through AEW's tag team tournament, to determine their first tag team champions. What will Laura think of AEW Dynamite, the new WWE competition? And what will she think of modern fast paced Tag Team Wrestling? Find out in this episode!

Making a Mark Episode 21: Mayu Iwatani vs Io Shirai

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 80:05


This episode we cross the ocean to Japan to check the Queen of Japanese women's promotions: Stardom. With her previous love of stiff and realistic wrestling, will Laura still love it when that's taken to the extreme? Find out in this episode!

Making a Mark Episode 20: Kay Lee Ray vs Meiko Satomura

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 45:55


This episode we take a look at the punk inspired Eve Pro Wrestling! With a match between Scottish Kay Lee Ray and an absolute legend of Japanese wrestling Meiko Satomura.

Making a Mark Episode 19: Tessa Blanchard vs Mercedes Martinez

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 55:20


This episode we watched a match from the promotion RISE. Once again we saw Tessa Blanchard, this time facing off against Mercedes Martinez. We had a positive opinion of Tessa last time we saw her, will Laura have a positive opinion of her again? Find out in this episode!

Making a Mark Episode 18: Deonna Purrazzo vs Madison Eagles

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 51:43


This weeks episode we check out Shimmer, an all women's promotion, where we watched a technical masterpiece of a match between Deonna Purrazzo and Madison Eagles. Will Laura appreciate the mat-based slower technical wrestling? Find out in this weeks episode!

Making a Mark Episode 17: Sami Callihan vs Tessa Blanchard

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 65:23


This episode was focused on Impact Wrestling, our first experience with the promotion. We checked out an intergender match, that set the internet on fire when it happened. Will Laura agree with the hype? Find out on this episode!

Making a Mark Episode 16: Riho vs Yuka Sakazaki vs Nyla Rose

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 58:57


Our first venture into the brand new wrestling promoting All Elite Wrestling. They were not set up properly when we were doing mens singles matches, so this is our first viewing of them. What will Laura think of the latest competition to WWE?

Making a Mark Episode 15: Kelly Klein vs Mayu Iwatani

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 51:22


This episode we watched a match from Women of Honour, as voted for by our fans on twitter. We watched a match from the G1 supercard, for the Women of Honour title. If you enjoy listening to us get very angry, this is the episode for you!

Making a Mark Birthday Episode: Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 57:09


This episode is a special episode to celebrate Hanzo's birthday. As such, we watched a match outside of the normal order, of his choosing. That match was Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi, Laura's two favourites so far. Will the match live up to the high expectations? Give it a listen and find out

Making a Mark Episode 14: Sasha Banks vs Bayley

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 60:21


This episode we move over to NXT and watch Sasha Banks vs Bayley. I went into this expecting Laura to love it. Will the match live up to the expectations I set, or will Laura dislike it? Find out now!

Making a Mark Episode 13: Charlotte Flair vs Asuka

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 60:13


This episode is a very special episode, as not only are we moving on to Women's wrestling, we also recorded the podcast in person. For the first, and possibly last, time ever, Me and Laura recorded the episode face to face!

Making a Mark Episode 12: World's Cutest Tag Team vs Young Bucks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 78:14


After a brief hiatus, Making a Mark returns, and moves on to Women's wrestling. We kick things off with PWG, and the infamous match between the World's Cutest Tag Team, and the Young Bucks, featuring female wrestler Candice Leray. What will Laura think of the brutality in this match? And of a women wrestling alongside men? Find out in this latest episode!

Making a Mark Episode 11: Kenny Omega vs Okada 4

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 72:31


Laura finally gets to review, the 'greatest match of all time'. The finale to the amazing Kenny Omega vs Okada feud. Will it live up to hype? Will she enjoy it more than the previous matches? Find out in this episode!

Making a Mark Episode 10: Kenny Omega vs Okada 3

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 49:15


The third episode in the Kenny Omega vs Okada feud. This match takes place in the G1 tournament, as the finals of the B block. The shortest match in the feud, it is almost non-stop action with a 30 minute time limit. What will Laura think of this drastic change of pace from the last match? Find out in this episode!

Making a Mark Episode 9: Kenny Omega vs Okada 2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 81:50


In this episode we move on to the second match in the Kenny Omega vs Okada quadrilogy. The famous 60 minute time limit draw. What will Laura think of the draw? And of the bullet club interference? Find out in this episode.

Making a Mark Episode 8: Kenny Omega vs Okada

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 58:23


In this episode, we begin to watch through our first feud, which is Kenny Omega vs Okada from NJPW. Beginning with their classic at Wrestle Kingdom 11. A lot of people believe this to be one of the best matches of all time, will Laura share that sentiment? Find out in this episode.

Making a Mark Episode 7: Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 86:43


This week we do something special and different and check out the newly released documentary about Kenny Omega, and his relationship with Kota Ibushi. Since this is a documentary, and aimed at non-wrestling fans, will Laura enjoy it more than a match? Find out on this weeks episode!

Making a Mark Episode 6: Johnny Gargano vs Andrade Cien Almas

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 78:51


This week we watched a match from NXT, which is actually the only promotion that Laura has seen bits of previously, as such she already knew who Johnny Gargano was. Will this familiarity make her like NXT more than stuff we'd watched previously? Find out on this week's episode.

Making a Mark Episode 5: Fenix vs Barbaro Cavernario

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 56:52


This episode we watch a match from CMLL, a mexican Lucha promotion, and the oldest wrestling promotion in the world. Clearly, to have been going so long, they must be doing something right, will Laura agree? Or not?

Making a Mark Episode 4: Johnny Mundo vs Prince Puma

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 70:22


This episode takes us to Lucha Underground, a very unique promotion, which presents itself more as a traditional, fictional, TV show about wrestling, than as a sport. Will Laura enjoy this more than traditional wrestling shows? Listen and find out

Making a Mark Episode 3: Keith Lee vs Donovan Dijak

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 72:00


This episode Dom shows Laura his favorite wrestling promotion: Pro Wrestling Guerilla. The match in particular is Keith Lee vs Donovan Dijak, a match heralded as one of, if not the, greatest big man matches of all time.

Making a Mark Episode 2: Shibata vs Okada

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 61:44


The second episode, diving into our first NJPW match. Shibata vs Okada. We discuss the match itself, the differences between it and WWE, and the elephant in the room in this match.

Making a Mark Episode 1: John Cena vs AJ Styles

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2019 78:48


The first episode of Making a Mark. Laura explains her history with Wrestling, and gives her thoughts on John Cena vs AJ Styles and the WWE's product. (I am aware there is a slight humming on Dom's mic in this episode. Sadly this couldn't be removed in editing, we will try fix it for next episode. Thank you for understanding.)

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