Noobs and Knockouts Podcast

On this special episode of the Noobs and Knockouts Podcast, we record in the same room for once, as we met up in Detroit to see a WWE live event along with David's cousin Daniel! On this episode we talk about what a house show experience is like, Austin's history with WWE house shows, what current WWE storylines are like (that's weird!), how Rick Boogs is David's new favorite wrestler, how well th...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts podcast, we go back farther than we've ever gone before as we start a new arc! Due to some unforseen complications in watching No Holds Barred, we instead begin the road to WrestleMania 3, with a trophy ceremony celebrating Hogan being world champ for 3 years! Oh and Andre gets a trophy for being unbeaten for 15 years or something, whatever. On this episo...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts podcast, we continue our journey through the Four Horsewomen Era of NXT, where Sasha Banks has a meaningful conversation in front of the locker room mirror and someone turned heel. Again. On this episode we talk about Becky Lynch's new look, NXT's Oculus mirror, how Sasha has established herself as the arch-villain, dorky DC comics references, the added d...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts podcast, we return to WCW where Scott Hall unveiled a big surprise, and we learned that "play" is an adjective. On this episode we talk about WWF suing WCW, Ric Flair losing his mind, Kevin Greene trying to PENETRATE, Debra McMichael being a key figure in the episode, The Giant trying to destroy everybody, Lord Steven Regal being amazing, and more! Won't...

On this episode of Noobs and Knockouts, we return to Lucha Underground and wrestling's hottest venue, The Temple. It has everything: intergender wrestling, blood feuds with bullwhips, people trapped in cages, Dario scheming, broken arms, Life and Death love triangles. On this episode we talk about the ability for Mil Muertes to show vulnerability and still be a monster, Mil Muertes and Catrina con...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts Podcast, we finally finish our time covering the Undertaker vs Undertaker story in the New Generation Era, with Summerslam 1994. Which we only watched half of because the Hart family drama got an hour, thank God that was good. On this episode we talk about Walter Payton being useless, David slowly but surely warming up to Shawn Michaels, Stu Hart having o...

On this week's episode of the Noobs and Knockouts Podcast, we start a brand new arc, this time in WWE's developmental show, NXT. We start to follow the journeys of the fabled "4 Horsewomen of NXT" across 14 months, as we see the start of the Women's Revolution in WWE. And instead of watching one show, we're watching one segment each from 3 months of shows! It's pretty great. On this episode we tal...

This week on the Noobs and Knockouts Podcast, Austin and David reach down in the bottom of the barrel to watch some of the worst women's wrestling has to offer: Wrestlelicious. We both kind of wanted to quit wrestling after watching it. This week we talk about cheesy rap intros, when women's wrestling started getting sexy, the worst way to spend your lottery winnings, auteur theory as applied to w...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts Podcast, we dive deep into WCW for the first time in the start of a new arc, the birth of the nWo! We go to where it all began, with Scott Hall jumping a barricade. On this episode we discuss the history of WCW, the absolute enormous contracts given to Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, what WCW did to make themselves different, the absolute brilliance in Scott H...

On this episode of Noobs and Knockouts, our journey in Lucha Underground continues as we see Dario Cueto being an evil puppet master determined to destroy everyone he doesn't like. And Catrina finally makes the affair public. On this episode we talk about Dario's scheming, a love triangle between Life and Death, an Ivelisse match that makes Austin very uncomfortable, the every growing friction bet...

On this episode of Noobs and Knockouts, Austin and David return to the New Generation for a supersized special episode from the New Generation era! Leslie Nielsen (the actor, who once played a detective) is on the case to solve the mystery of the two Undertakers. And we get probably the least funny material Leslie Nielsen ever worked with. Oof. On this episode, we talk about lame puns, Crush and L...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts podcast, Austin and David reach our last stop in the Summer of Punk storyline, as we watch the Raw half of Summerslam 2011, featuring John Cena vs CM Punk, with a guarantee that there would be only one WWE champion at the end. Which was...technically true. We discuss how and why the Summer of Punk fizzled out, how the writers lost the plot when CM Punk ac...

On this episode of Noobs and Knockouts, we do their first special request review, of a comic book no less, as Suspicious Behavior Productions sent us a digital copy of their 6 issue miniseries, Invasion from Planet WrestleTopia! In this episode we talk about beautiful art work, hilarious visuals and references, amazing fight sequences, everybody getting a backstory, what's kayfabe and what's not t...

On this milestone 25th episode of the Noobs and Knockouts podcast, Claire and Elizabeth return to join Austin and David in listening to perhaps the lowest point in Hulk Hogan's professional career: his music album. On this episode we talk about how all the music sounds fake, how the lyrics are all garbage, Hulk Hogan being unable to sing or rap, Linda Hogan singing a cry for help, how Hogan making...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts Podcast, Austin and David visit 1998 for the last time for the time being, to see the moment where Raw broke Nitro's ratings win streak, with the very first Steve Austin vs Vince McMahon showdown! LOL swerve bro, that ain't happening on free TV. As we close out this chapter of our podcast, we talk about the impact of the Attitude Era on WWE in the modern...

This week on the Noobs and Knockouts podcast, Austin and David return to the Temple as they are now a third of the way through Season 1 of Lucha Underground. After two episodes this week, one thing became clear: a lot of people like choking. And whips. And locker room makeout sessions. And attempted kissing during matches. Oh and I guess wrestling stuff happened too. This week we talk about the my...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts podcast, Austin and David return to 1994, when the big reveal of Undertaker vs Undertaker comes not with a bang, but with a Todd Pettengill-sounding whimper. We talk about the excellent 1-2-3 Kid vs Bret Hart match for the WWF title, how Bret Hart is Good Actually as a character even before he turned heel, jobbers that actually don't seem terrible, Millio...

This week on the Noobs and Knockouts Podcast, we return to the Summer of Punk, with Vince McMahon outed from power and there being no WWE Champion 8 days after Money in the Bank. Don't worry, that gets fixed. We discuss Rey Mysterio being so talented yet so overlooked, Triple H being an actual good authority figure character, the Miller Lite guy drawing tattoo sleeves with a Sharpie, Eve Torres be...

On this episode of Noobs and Knockouts, Austin and David venture to 1991 to see the wedding (and the reception) of Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, with one of our best friends, Elizabeth, as a guest! The names don't get confusing at all! We talk about the thankless job of jobbers, the practical considerations of the WWE show from a production standpoint, the sordid tale of Macho Man and...

On this episode of Noobs and Knockouts, we return to the Attitude Era for the first show after WrestleMania 14. Good news: Steve Austin is the new champion. Bad news: He's already been sent to jail. We discuss Steve Austin vs Vince McMahon and how Steve is a hero of his time, The Rock leading a coup with an eyebrow, everybody shooting, DX expanding, an Evening Gown match, the NWA still existing I...

On this episode of Noobs and Knockouts, we return to Lucha Underground to see Cage take on Prince Puma for the Lucha Underground championship, which ends with the championship belt being literally ripped in half. We talk about how Lucha Underground makes it easy to buy in, how Mil Muertes is able to weather losses, how The Crew are the most unlikeable guys on the whole show, Cage beating up dudes...

On this week's episode of Noobs and Knockouts, David's suffering continues in the New Generation, where nothing happens, but it's occasionally fun to riff on. We talk about the absolutely vapid nature of WWE creative in 1994, Slim Jim commercials, yelling at Bret down a long dark hallway, what it would be like to have Paul Bearer running a funeral, and more! Won't you join us?

On this episode of Noobs and Knockouts, Austin and David watch their first PPV, Money in the Bank 2011, to see the epic payoff to CM Punk vs John Cena. On this episode we talk about a brilliantly structured ladder match, WWE's fantastic video packages, John Cena playing the heel, Mark Henry vs Big Show in a Big Boi Fight, and more! Won't you join us?

On this week's episode of Noobs and Knockouts, Austin and David return to the Attitude Era, and as the calendar turns to 1998, the WWF brings in the big guns for WrestleMania season: Mike Tyson, fresh off being suspended from boxing for biting an ear off. But what will happen when Stone Cold decides to step to Tyson? This week we talk about Shawn Michaels being the best part of the show again (Dav...

On this episode of the Noobs and Knockouts Podcast, Austin and David return to the Temple for the aftermath of Aztec Warfare. Prince Puma is the new champion, but he's already got people lined up around the block to take it away from him. We talk about Sexy Star being a role model for all people, King Cuerno's intensity vs Pentagon Jr's, rivalries beginning and rivalries ending, and of course, whe...