When Razor Ramon burst onto the scene, the WWF was looking for stars, and Scott Hall finally found a gimmick that could stick. He emerged as a heel, but the fans eventually came to love The Bad Guy. Remember to like and subscribe!
The Undertaker gimmick stood the test of time largely unchanged (except for the motorcycle stuff). In this episode, we explore his first year with the character leading to a program with Hulk Hogan. Like and Subscribe!
We watched this year's Survivor Series: Wargames and provided our thoughts. Also, Dusty breaks down the life and career of "Killer" Kowalski and the boys do some John Cena trivia to commemorate his final PLE. Subscribe!00:00 - 5:30 Intro5:30 - 30:22 Killer Kowalski30:22 - 1:20:19 - Wargames Recap1:20:19 - 1:39:20 John Cena Trivia
Ted Dibiase's Million Dollar Man gimmick was one of the most memorable wrestling characters in 1980s and 1990s, but how good of a gimmick was it? We break it down based on a few categories. Also Andrew learned about Dr. Jerry Graham and we talk about his life and career. Subscribe! 00:00 - 15:43 Dr. Jerry Graham15:43 - 55:22 Ted Dibiase Gimmick Rating55:22 - 1:05:43 Tony Khan on Ariel Helwani Show
We never wanted to see Mick Foley go, but if anyone deserved an early retirement, it was him. In his (planned) final program, he wanted to put it all on the line to put over a rising star in the business, and boy, did it result in some carnage. Join us as we discuss Mick Foley vs Triple H from 1999! Also, subscribe!
Classy Freddie Blassie lived quite a life, going from fighting in WW2 to becoming one of the more memorable figures in the history of wrestling. We discuss his life and career, and then we explore the story of The Dirt Bike Kid going to Japan and receiving a lesson from The Great Sasuke. 00:00 - 38:09 Classy Freddie Blassie38:09 - 55:00 Great Sasuke vs Dirt Bike Kid55:00 - 1:04:54 Movie Game
It was wrestling at its dumbest: A mystical faction of "monsters" coming together to end Hulkamania. There was a man who thinks he's a shark, a Zodiac (?), and we counted three cannibals. Why does the Dungeon of Doom not make us as mad as it should? Subscribe!
This episode has a little bit of everything. First, Andrew found out about The Great Antonio and tells his life story. We then move on to a couple of current wrestling stories before talking about wrestler bands, including Jeff Hardy's band, which for some reason is called PeroxWhy?Gen. 00:00 - 32:02 The Great Antonio32:02 - 57:34 Current Wrestling News, Hulk Hogan is a bastard57:34 - 1:26:20 Wrestler Bands
Andrew has been asking Dusty for a while to show him some good, classic CM Punk so he could learn about what caused the phenomenon. For this, Dusty chose what was his first real main event program in the WWE. Heel Punk wrestled against the beloved Jeff Hardy, and this feud had a lot that we could discuss. Subscribe and tell your friends!
It's wall-to-wall lucha libre today as we watched the Rey Mysterio vs Psychosis, which was the opening match at WCW's Bash at the Beach 1996. Also, we look at the wild ticket packages for Wrestlemania 42, and Dusty chronicles the career of the most famous luchador of all time, the great El Santo.
Last week, we watched WWE's worst gimmick matches, so it was only fair that we gave WCW the same treatment. WCW was the king of hillbilly BS, and that lends itself to a lot of bad gimmick match potential. At the end, we rank them all to crown a king of garbage. Subscribe! 00:00 - 08:00 Intro08:00 - 34:38 Scaffold Match34:38 - 50:23 King Of The Road Match50:23 - 1:20:36 Junkyard Invitational1:20:36 - 1:49:50 Human Torch Match1:49:50 - 2:05:47 Final Ranking
Gimmick matches have been a staple of wrestling programming for a long time, and some of them have become major high points. Unfortunately, for every Hell In A Cell, there is a House of Horrors match, so we watched four of WWE's worst gimmick matches to decide which is the worst ever. Subscribe!
At WCW's Superbrawl II show, Brian Pillman and Jushin Thunder Liger performed one of the greatest opening matches in the promotion's history. We discussed that as well as how it fits into the history of WCW. Andrew then tells the story of the legendary "Exotic" Adrian Street. We also discuss the WWE's new Saudi Arabia deal for Wrestlemania in 2027 and why it stinks. Subscribe! 00:00 - 45:42 Pillman vs Liger45:42 - 1:15:47 "Exotic" Adrian Street1:15:47 - 1:58:43 News And Notes
The New Age Outlaws embodied the spirit of the hottest period in the history of wrestling. The Road Dogg Jesse James and Badd Ass Billy Gunn were unapologetic, controversial, and sometimes painfully of their time. Subscribe for more!
A lot has been said about the Bandido vs Hechicero match at Ring Of Honor's Death Before Dishonor show, so we watched it and gave our honest thoughts. Plus, we go over the elite ticket packages for Summerslam and discuss the time that Bruno Sammartino wrestled an orangutan. Subscribe!
We end our Shawn Michaels kick with a classic wrestling feud- the old dawg coming back for one last showdown with a young(er) buck. Two former friends battling it out, and this time it's unsanctioned. We also talk about the life and career of one of wrestlings great, old personalities, Wild Bull Curry. Follow and tell your friends!
Vince McMahon emerged looking like a dry goblin so we had to make fun of him for ten minutes, and we spent the rest of the episode talking about Shawn Michaels vs Owen Hart angle from 1996. Subscribe and tell your friends!
Well, Summerslam was something. Twists, turns, controversy, Jelly Roll, and all. We recap the big points of the last week in wrestling before breaking down one of our favorite matches- Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc 1997! 00:00 - 1:06:57 Summerslam Recap1:06:57 - 1:44:33 Eddie vs Rey
Jake The Snake Roberts was pretty comfortably the third most over babyface in the WWF in 1990, but by the summer, he wasn't as hot as he had been recently. Enter a snooty French Canadian model with stinky perfume. Fireworks. First, we test the birthday present that Andrew got for Dusty (we finally got batteries!)Subscribe and tell your friends.
We had a different episode planned this week, but when you have a show like this and one of the most popular figures in the history of the medium dies, you change plans. Hulk Hogan inspired us and disappointed us, and both of those things are true at once. We break down our thoughts and review his Wrestlemania 18 match with The Rock. Subscribe if you're nice.