Ranters Nation Network

This week Justin and RJ welcome Brad Stanton to the show as they Rant about Wrestle Mania 13.  With one of, if not the best match of all time on the card Justin is on cloud nine as Bret Hart takes on Stone Cold Steve Austin in a submission match with Ken Shamrock as the special referee.  There is plenty on this card to Rant about when the boys also watch the main event which is Sid putti...

From the 1980s all the way up to current day "The Icon" Sting has been the franchise of every promotion he has been in.  Stings feuds with Hulk Hogan and Ric Fair in NWA/WCW put him on the map; his later feuds with Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe in TNA cemented him as the wrestling icon that we all know today. Brian also shares his thoughts and stories from the infamous match from Victory Road 2011...

Justin and RJ welcome their close personal friend Adam from Bama to this weeks show as they culminate the month with Superbrawl 8 from 1998.  The build towards this pay per view wasn't the best some weeks; but with this event emanating from the famous Cow Palace in California you knew there was going to be some great matches.  RJ, Justin, and Adam break down the card with some great analyst from A...

This week episode is the go home episode of WCW Nitro from Tampa, Florida. With Super Brawl 8 just days away storylines are being solidified and feuds are being made. Some of these feuds are not the best but we are all building to two major feuds. Everyone is looking at the vacant WCW title match between Sting and Hollywood Hogan was the feud of this event but RJ and Justin think otherwise. Listen...

Let the mayhem begin!!!! RJ welcomes Steve Maclin to the show on this bonus edition of Ringside Rant.  Coming off of great matches against Jonathan Gresham and Trey Miguel, Steve is making strides to being one of the purest wrestlers in all of IMPACT wrestling.  As a USMC veteran he has the drive within him to be the absolute best in whatever he does; and it shows whenever he is inside a wresting...

On this bonus edition of Ringside Rant, RJ welcomes a fixture in #BillsMafia. From "Shout" the Buffalo Football Podcast Ryan Talbot talks about what the reaction was to the Bills vs Chiefs game from last weekend as well as what the team has to look forward to next season.  RJ and Ryan also talk about what the Bills organization has to do next season to get back to the playoffs and to the Super Bow...

It is Royal Rumble season!!! This week RJ and Justin welcome the devilish one himself Devyn Dowling to the show as we watch the Royal Rumble match. First, we Rant about the heavyweight title matches as well as the Shawn Michaels vs Edge match before getting to the highly anticipated Rumble match.   Todays episode is sponsored by  www.pair.com Devyn Dowling Twitter  @Devynd19 Ringside Rant Website ...

We are days away from the Royal Rumble and the roster of RAW is ready to rumble on this weeks episode of RAW.  Some things that really cant be done today but for the most part this was a good go home edition of RAW.  Justin and RJ add a new segment this week, "Be The Booker" as well as adding two great themes to our Wrestling with Music rankings.   Ranter of the Week  Steve Kaufmann @Stevekaufmann...

We are two weeks away from the Royal Rumble as RJ and Justin Rant about the January 13th edition of Smackdown from St Pete Forum in Tampa, Florida.  The triple threat match at the Royal Rumble between the WWE Champion JBL, Kurt Angle , and Big Show is being pushed even more so on this episode as we see an "abduction" of a member of the roster. There is a part the show when RJ will go off the hinge...

Justin and RJ start 2022 on a trajectory to the main event of the month; the 2005 Royal Rumble.  But first we Rant about the first WWE RAW of 2005.  This show is the go home show for New Years Revolution where a new World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned inside of the Elimination Chamber.  It is very evident on this program the build to the PPV as well as planting some seeds in the minds of th...

On the cusp of the debut on January 7 of his new podcast with AEW superstar Matt Hardy "The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy" Jon Alba sits down with RJ for some great conversations about this and so much more.  As the "Emmy Award Winning" Jon Alba has run all over the competition in Limitless Pro Wrestling with his faction Prestigous. From independent wrestling to ad free shows with Up 4 Debate with Da...

With only a few more weeks left to Starrcade the stars of WCW show off what they're going to bring to the PPV.  Justin and RJ Rant about so much this week it should be illegal.  They also add two more themes to the Wrestling with Music rankings as well as welcoming Eric Brown from Doing the Favor Podcast as this weeks ranter of the week Tomorrow night at the Dump Sanders holiday special the ringsi...

WCW is on the collision course to Starrcade 1997 at the end of the month but before that RJ and Justin will Rant about the Nitros heading in to one of the most anticipated WCW PPVs of all time.  This week we start with the December 1st edition of Monday Nitro from Knoxville, Tennessee.   Ringside Rant Website castpie.com/ringsiderant Wrestling With Music Steve Austin nWo undertaker Bret Demolition...

We go back to the inaugural edition of Survivor Series in 1987 this week on the show.  This classic pay per view came to us on Thanksgiving night from Richfield Coliseum.  The main event were teams captained by the then champion Hulk Hogan against Andre The Giants team.  Survivor Series had so many feuds on the event as well as feuds that were born from it.  Find out what Justin and RJ thought of...

On this special edition of the show Justin and RJ welcome the two time hall of famer Jeff Jarrett.  Jeff has done it all and he talks about his time in WCW and WWE as well as sharing his opinion on the most recent releases from WWE.  We lastly we touch on the great work he's doing with his podcast "My World" with Conrad Thompson.  Lastly, we answer all the questions that all of you great listeners...

RJ and Justin welcome the man himself Pondwater Dave to the show.  The boys chat about everything from Top Guy Weekend to growing up during the territory days in wrestling and finally chat about ad free shows and the sad news bears.  Lastly, join us for a watch along as we watch Ric Flair vs Kerry Von Erich from Texas Stadium in 1984 for the NWA World Championship.  Pondwater Dave Social Media  Tw...

This week Justin and RJ Rant about the most historical pay per view in wrestling history, Survivor Series 1997.  Some however know it as the "Montreal Screw Job."  We dive deep into what we thought of the event as well as if we think the whole screw job was a work or a shoot.  Lastly, we welcome back the Ranter of the Week segment as we have Denovias Mack "Ranting."   Ringside Rant Social Media  T...

This week Justin and RJ step away from the usual format and welcome in Mike Kolb and Frank Bruno to watch the May 18, 1998 edition of WCW Monday Nitro.  Coming off the heels of Slamboree this edition of Nitro was iconic in its own way.  Due to the NBA playoffs this episode was not a complete episode but it was still packed with some great action and promos as well. Good times were had by...

This weeks episode is about an iconic time in not only the WWF but in the wrestling business as a whole.  We are not only at the turning point of the "Monday Night Wars" but we are also fully involved in the Mr McMahon/ Stone Cold feud as well.  Justin and RJ Rant extensively about this loaded Raw card as well as adding two more songs onto the "Wrestling with Music" chart.   DB link...

Coming off a huge Summer Slam the WWF brought to their fans a sneaky good pay per view in September of 1996; In Your House: Mind Games.  This event was main event with the Champion Shawn Michaels putting his title on the line against the Challenger Mankind with his new manager Paul Bearer.  Find out what Justin and RJ ranted about this episode as well as two new themes into Wrestling with Music.  ...

This week we take you back to 1986 and the "Golden Era" of the World Wrestling Federation.  Justin and RJ "Rant" about Saturday Night's Main Event 7 from Richfield, Ohio and the Coliseum at Richfield.  This event took place on September 13, 1986 but was later broadcasted on NBC on October 4.  The event started off hot with a title match between the champion Hulk Hogan and the challenger "Mr Wonder...

Justin and RJ take you back to 1997 this week on the show as they rant about everything IYH: Ground Zero.  This pay per view was the turning point in the character of Goldust as he continued a great feud with Brian Pillman.  The storyline between Steve Austin and the office was a feud that would soon explode the business and this is the beginning of it.  The semi main event saw the champion Bret H...

This week RJ welcomes former NXT superstar Anthony Henry fka Asher Hale to the show.  Starting in 2002 Anthony has done and seen it all in the wrestling business.  When it seemed like he was going to retire from the business he spent the majority of his life in he got the call that he thought would never come; the call from the WWE.  As part of the tag team "Workhoresemen" with JD Drake they faced...

It’s summer time you know what that means? Summer Slam is the show of the summer and Justin and RJ Rant about a very underrated event from 1991. From Bret Hart vs Mr Perfect for the Intercontinental Championship to Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior taking on Sgt Slaughter, Gen Adnan and Col Mustafa. These and so much more on this weeks episode  DB link  https://bit.ly/37cP8YP Ringside Rant Social Me...

We celebrate the only olympic gold medalist in WWE history this week Kurt Angle.  After winning gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a broken freaking neck Kurt gained mainstream notoriety and thus wanted to make a splash in the professional wrestling world.  From potentially beginning his career in ECW to being the face of the WWE for 8 years, reinventing himself in TNA for ten years, and finall...