Wrestling History X

Ep 279 - – Halloween Havoc 1997 “Snap into the Madness” One of the greatest matches ever 0:30 - Welcome 16:48 - HH Opening 17:57 - Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs Ultimo Dragon 25:40 - Gedo vs Chris Jericho 31:30 - Rey Mysterio Jr vs Eddie Guerrero for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship vs Mask match 42:51 - Steve “Mongo” McMichael vs Alex Wright (w/ Queen Debra) 48:00 - Disco Inferno vs Miss...

Ep 278 – ECW Hardcore TV 10/25/1997 Rick Rude is making life hard for the champ again 0:33 - Welcome 14:12 - Hardcore TV Opening 17:52 - “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine and Chris Candido) vs Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Rick Rude) for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship 21:27 – Mikey Whipwreck vs Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) 23:46 - Justin Credible (w/ Jason, the Sexiest Man on Earth) vs the Great...

Ep 277 – WWF Monday Night RAW 10/6/1997 A famous faction gets its name 0:23 - Welcome 17:01 - RAW Opening 22:59 - The Headbangers (Mosh/Thrasher) vs the Godwinns (Henry O/Phineas I Godwinn) (w/ Uncle Cletus) in a Lumberjack match 26:34 - Miguel Perez vs Marc Mero (w/ Sable) 35:45 - Rocky Maivia (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs British Bulldog (w/ the Hart Foundation) 41:07 - Owen Hart vs Road Warr...

Ep 276 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 10/6/1997 Storytelling on point 0:27 - Welcome 12:05 - Nitro Opening 14:26 - Jeff Jarrett (w/ Queen Debra) vs Booker T (w/ Miss Jacqueline) 18:47 - Billy Kidman vs Alex Wright 23:24 - Mortis (w/ James Vandenberg) vs “The Cat” Ernest Miller 26:47 - Scott Hall (w/ Syxx) vs Hector Garza 31:58 - Disco Inferno vs Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) for the WCW World Televi...

Ep 275 - Badd Blood: In Your House A tragedy mars this one 0:28 - Welcome 14:27 - IYH Opening 16:27 - The Nation of Domination (Rocky Maivia, D’Lo Brown and Kama Mustafa) vs the Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk/Road Warrior Animal) in a Handicap match 22:47 - Mosaic and Tarantula vs Max Mini and Nova 27:14 - The Godwinns (Henry O/Phineas I Godwinn) (w/ Uncle Cletus) vs the Headbangers (Mosh/Thras...

Ep 274 – WWF Monday Night RAW 09/22/1997 First time in Madison Square Garden and they call their shot 0:22 - Welcome 14:06 - RAW Opening 16:16 - Rocky Maivia (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs Ahmed Johnson in the Quarterfinals of the WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament 24:49 - The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal/Road Warrior Hawk) vs the Nation of Domination (Faarooq/Kama Mustafa) 28:17 - Owe...

Ep 273 – As Good As It Gets 1997 New faces and a few old favorites make an appearance 0:35 - Welcome 14:51 - AGAIG Opening 14:58 - The FBI (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) (w/ Tommy Rich) vs Hardcore Chair Swingin’ Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) 20:39 - Justin Credible (w/ Jason, the Sexiest Man on Earth) vs Jerry Lynn 25:54 - Lance Storm vs Chris Candido 30:28 - Bam Bam Bigelow vs Spike D...

Ep 272 – One Night Only Only Europe and Canada got this one 0:28 - Welcome 16:53 - ONO Opening 18:20 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) vs Dude Love 24:41 - Leif Cassidy vs Tiger Ali Singh (w/ Tiger Jeet Singh) 27:50 - Los Boricuas (Savio Vega and Miguel Perez vs the Headbangers (Mosh/Thrasher) for the WWF Tag Team Championships 32:38 - Flash Funk vs the Patriot 36:06 - The Godwinns (Henry O/Phin...

Ep 271 – Fall Brawl 1997 “The Rage in the Cage” They telegraph the ending a little too much 0:28 - Welcome 15:12 - Fall Brawl Opening 17:37 - Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Jericho for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship 25:06 – Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray) (w/ Miss Jacquelyn) vs the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott Steiner) (w/ Ted DiBiase) 30:40 - Ultimo Dragon vs Alex Wright for the WCW World Te...

Ep 270 – Terry Funk’s WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk Terry decides to say bye-bye….for now 0:45 - Welcome 16:59 - WrestleFest Opening 17:44 - Roadkill vs Wing Kanemura 21:28 - Taz vs Chris Candido for the ECW World Television Championship 26:23 - Lady Cooga vs Shark Tsuchiya 29:43 – The Youngbloods (Chris/Mark Youngblood) (w/ Ricky Romero) vs the Bushwhackers (Butch/Luke) 36:08 - The Sandman vs Bal...

Ep 269 – Ground Zero: In Your House “That’s the Bottom Line” The midcard is still a problem and we've made IYH even longer 0:29 - Welcome 15:39 - IYH Opening 18:47 - Goldust (w/ Marlena) vs Brian Pillman in an Indecent Proposal match 23:14 - Brian Christopher vs Scott Putski 28:04 - Savio Vega vs Faarooq vs Crush in a Triple Threat match 39:10 - El Torito vs Max Mini 49:12 - The Headbangers (Mosh/...

Ep 268 – Hardcore Heaven 1997 ECW does PPV for a 2nd time 0:34 - Welcome 14:09 - HH Opening 17:54 - Chris Candido vs Taz for the ECW World Television Championship 24:04 - Spike Dudley vs Bam Bam Bigelow 27:46 - Rob Van Dam (w/ Bill Alfonso) vs Al Snow in a Monday Night Wrestling match 35:26 - The Dudley Boys (Dvon/Buh Buh Ray Dudley) (w/ Big Dick/Sign Guy Dudley, Joel Gertner and Jenna Jameson) vs...

Ep 267 – WWF Monday Night RAW 08/11/1997 There are glimpses of the future 0:22 - Welcome 15:19 - RAW Opening 20:36 - Road Warrior Hawk (w/Road Warrior Animal) vs Henry O Godwinn (w/Phineas I Godwinn) in a Country Whipping match 25:34 - Scott Putski vs Tony Williams 28:57 - Flash Funk vs Brian Pillman 38:00 - Owen Hart and British Bulldog vs the Patriot and Ken Shamrock 45:39 - Faarooq vs Chainz 52...

Ep 266 – Born to Be Wired One of the most brutal main events 0:33 - Welcome 14:00 - BtBW Opening 14:05 - Little Guido (w/ Tracy Smothers and Tommy Rich) vs Pablo Marquez 17:53 – Louie Spicolli vs Mikey Whipwreck 21:01 - Spike Dudley vs Bam Bam Bigelow 24:26 - “The Rookie” Chris Chetti vs Chris Candido 27:37 - “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) vs Lance Storm 30:56 - Al Snow vs Taz for the...

Ep 265 – Road WIld 1997 “It’s Gonna Be Wild” It doesn’t get as wild as they said it would 0:15 - Welcome 14:17 - RW Opening 15:26 – Vicious and Delicious (Buff Bagwell/Scott Norton) (w/ Vincent) vs Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray) 21:11 - Konnan vs Rey Mysterio Jr in a Mexican Death Match 26:26 - Four Horsemen (Steve “Mongo” McMichael/”The Crippler” Chris Benoit) vs Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko...

Ep 264 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 08/04/1997 It's the so-called "100th" episode of Nitro 0:29 - Welcome 12:42 - Nitro Opening 17:42 - Mortis (w/ James Vandenburg) vs Curt Hennig 20:17 - Hector Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr vs Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko (w/ Queen Debra) 25:41 - Lenny Lane, Scott D'Amore and Joey Maggs vs Giant 28:14 - High Voltage (Kenny Kaos/Robbie Rage) vs Public Enemy (Rocco R...

Ep 263 – Summerslam 1997 “Hart & Soul” Unfortunate mistakes mar this show 0:28 - Welcome 17:00 - SS Opening 21:07 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/Chyna) vs Mankind in a Steel Cage match 35:28 - Goldust (w/ Marlena) vs Brian Pillman 40:32 - The Godwinns (Henry O/Phineas I Godwinn) vs the Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk/Road Warrior Animal) 50:54 - British Bulldog vs Ken Shamrock for the WWF European...

Ep 262 – G1 Climax 1997 It's that time of year 0:34 - Welcome 18:46 - G1 Opening 20:08 – Lord Steven Regal vs Satoshi Kojima in a 1st round battle 23:28 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Tadao Yasuda in a 1st round battle 29:06 - Scott Norton vs Junji Hirata in a 1st round battle 31:59 - Michiyoshi Ohara vs Masahiro Chono (w/ Hiro Saito and Hiroyoshi Tenzan) in a 1st round battle 37:19 - Manabu Nakanishi vs t...

Ep 261 – Bash at the Beach 1997 “Hollywood Hogan and Dennis Rodman Crash the Beach” The 1year anniversary of the nWo 0:36 - Welcome 15:09 - BatB Opening 16:37 - Mortis and Wrath (w/ James Vandenberg) vs Glacier and Ernest “The Cat” Miller 23:43 - Ultimo Dragon vs Chris Jericho for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 34:47 - nWo Japan (Masahiro Chono/Great Muta) vs the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott S...

We got together and did some Wrestlemania XL predictions plus some bonus movie talk

Ep 260 – In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede Technical difficulties don’t stop us from heading to the Deep North 0:30 - Welcome 15:24 - IYH Opening 18:04 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) vs Mankind 25:35 - Taka Michinoku vs the Great Sasuke 38:45 - Vader (w/ Paul Bearer) vs the Undertaker for the WWF Championship 51:30 - Goldust, Ken Shamrock, the Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal/Road Warrio...

Ep 259 – Great American Bash 1997 “Give Him a Nice Warm Hug on Father’s Day” Feuds galore on this one 0:28 - Welcome 13:46 - GAB Opening 16:02 - Psychosis (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs Ultimo Dragon in a Special Respect Challenge 23:11 - Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray) (w/ Sister Sherri) vs the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott Steiner) in a #1 Contender’s Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championships 28:01 -...

Ep 258 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 06/09/1997 The go-home show to Great American Bash 0:26 - Welcome 15:31 - Nitro Opening 17:01 - Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, and Ultimo Dragon vs La Parka, Psychosis, and Silver King 25:38 - Alex Wright vs Chris Jericho 29:30 - Malia Hosaka vs Akira Hokuto (w/ Sonny Onoo) for the WCW World Women’s Championship 32:18 - Konnan vs Steve “Mongo” McMichael (w/ Debra Mc...

Ep 257 – King of the Ring 1997 “It’s Bound to Get Medieval. Brace Yourself” These options aren’t the best 0:33 - Welcome 18:04 - KotR Opening 19:52 - Ahmed Johnon vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) in a Semi-Final of the King of the Ring Tournament 23:18 - Mankind vs Jerry “The King” Lawler in a Semi-Final of the King of the Ring Tournament 32:30 - Crush (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs Goldust...

Ep 256 – Wrestlepalooza 1997 A new era starts 0:34 - Welcome 15:34 - Wrestlepalooza Opening 16:30 - “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) vs “The Rookie” Chris Chetti for the ECW World Television Championship 20:28 - The FBI (Little Guido/Tracy Smothers) (w/ Tommy Rich) vs the Pitbulls (#1/#2) 24:43 - The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray/D-Von Dudley) (w/ Joel Gertner, Big Dick and Sign Guy Dudley)...