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Ep 230 – Holiday Hell 1996 Ring in the holidays with this ECW show pulled together from TV matches 0:26 - Welcome 13:20 - HH Opening 14:06 - The FBI (Little Guido/Davey Pazano) vs the Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley/Spike Dudley) (w/ Sign Guy Dudley) 17:49 – “The Bulldozer” Brian Lee vs Louie Spicolli 23:07 - Rob Van Dam vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso and Team Taz) 29:07 - D-Von Dudley and Axl Rotten vs the...

Ep 229 – World War 3 1996 “Sixty Men…Three Rings…One Battle Royal…Total Destruction!” At least there's not 3 giants this year.... 0:27 - Welcome 12:38 - WW3 Opening 13:16 - Rey Mysterio Jr vs Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) for the J-Crown Championship 20:16 - Nick Patrick vs Chris Jericho (w/ Teddy Long) with One Arm Tied behind his Back 25:56 - The Giant vs Jeff Jarrett 29:14 - Starrcade contract...

Ep 228 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 11/18/1996 Bischoff keeps trying to get this Piper contract signed 0:27 - Welcome 14:09 - Nitro Opening 17:22 - La Parka vs Juventud Guerrera 22:27 - Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs Dean Malenko for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship 28:07 - The Amazing French Canadians (Jacques Rougeau/Carl Ouellet) (w/ Col Robert Parker) vs American Males (Marcus Alexander...

Ep 227 – Survivor Series 1996 “Back to Attack” Some debuts, some gimmick changes, some great matches 0:27 - Welcome 16:14 - SS Opening 17:06 - British Bulldog, Owen Hart and the New Rockers (Marty Jannetty/Leif Cassidy) (w/ Clarence Mason) vs Phillip Lafon, Doug Furnas, and the Godwinns (Phineas I/Henry O Godwinn) (w/ Hillbilly Jim) in a Survivor Series match 26:41 - Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer) vs th...

Ep 226 – November to Remember 1996 We say goodbye to some friends 0:23 - Welcome 13:06 - NtR Opening 15:28 - David Tyler Morton Jericho vs Big Stevie Cool (w/ the bWo (The Blue Guy and Hollywood Nova) 20:14 – Axl Rotten vs Hack Myers 21:49 - Buh Buh Ray Dudley vs D-Von Dudley 25:57 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) vs Sabu and Rob Van Dam to be the #1 contender for the ECW World Tag Tea...

Ep 225 – Halloween Havoc 1996 “A Night of Terror and Suspense” Suprise return gets us all a little excited 0:27 - Welcome 9:30 - HH Opening 12:13 - Dean Malenko vs Rey Mysterio Jr for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 22:21 - Diamond Dallas Page vs Eddie Guerrero in the Battle for the Ring 34:16 - The Giant vs Jeff Jarrett (w/ “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair) 42:00 - Syxx vs “Lionheart” Chris Jericho...

Ep 224 – High Incident Short and sweet, but lots to talk about 0:24 - Welcome 8:37 - HI Opening 9:48 - Little Guido vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso and Team Taz) in a Shoot Rule Fight 11:38 - Chris Candido vs Spike Dudley 16:01 - Cody Michaels vs “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) for the ECW World Television Championship 21:04 - 2 Cold Scorpio vs the Sandman for the ECW World Heavyweight Champio...

Ep 223 – In Your House 11: Buried Alive “Deadman’s Paradise/Dead or Alive!/Death, Darkness and the Destruction of Mankind” The first unsactioned match in WWF history 0:26 - Welcome 12:32 - IYH Opening 14:26 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ a young lady) vs Stone Cold Steve Austin 22:05 - The Smoking Gunns vs The British Bulldog and Owen Hart (w/ Clarence Mason) for the WWF Tag Team Championships 29:55...

Ep 222 – Ultimate Jeopardy 1996 The most heinous thing we've ever seen 0:24 - Welcome 15:29 – Doug Furnas vs Louie Spicolli 17:17 - JT Smith (w/ the FBI (Little Guido/Sal Bellomo), Devon Storm and Bad Crew (Dog/Rose)) vs Mikey Whipwreck 21:14 - Johnny Smith vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso and Team Taz) in a Submissions match 25:41 - The Samoan Gangsta Party (Matty Smalls/Sammy Silk) vs The Eliminators (Pe...

Ep 221 – In Your House 10: Mind Games "There's not much going on upstairs, so those mind games may not work" 0:26 - Welcome 13:07 - IYH Opening 14:31 - Justin Hawk Bradshaw (w/ Uncle Zebakiah) vs Savio Vega in a Caribbean Strap match 19:09 - Jim Cornette vs Jose Lothario 25:58 - Owen Hart and The British Bulldog vs the Smoking Gunns (Bart/Billy Gunn) (w/ Sunny) for the WWF Tag Team Championships 3...

Ep 220 – Fall Brawl 1996: War Games “Wanna Play with the Big Boys?..In a Cage?” Trust issues amirite? 0:27 - Welcome 19:26 - Fall Brawl Opening 21:36 - Diamond Dallas Page vs Chavo Guerrero Jr in a Grudge match 28:20 - Scott Norton vs Ice Train (w/ Teddy Long) in a Submission match 31:28 - Juventud Guerrera vs Konnan (w/ Jimmy Hart) for the Mexican Heavyweight Championship 41:01 - “Lionheart” Chri...

Ep 219 – When Worlds Collide 1996 When All Japan comes to play 0:22 - Welcome 9:44 - WWC Opening 10:29 - The FBI (JT Smith/Little Guido/Sal Bellomo) vs the Gangstas (Mustafa Saed/New Jack) in a 3-on-2 handicap match for the ECW World Tag Team Championships 12:28 - Dangerous Devon Storm (w/ Bad Crew and Julio Caesar Valentino Alfonso) vs Sandman 15:56 - Louie Spicolli vs “The Franchise” Shane Dougl...

Ep 218 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 09/02/1996 #4 and #5 make their official appearance 0:26 - Welcome 13:22 - Nitro Opening 14:39 - Diamond Dallas Page vs Alex Wright 19:46 - Greg Valentine and Buddy Valentino vs Harlem Heat (Booker T/Steve Ray) for the WCW World Tag Team Championships 26:29 - Dean Malenko vs Chris Jericho 32:53 - Brad Armstrong vs the Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) 36:41 - Ron Studd vs Macho...

Ep 217 – Natural Born Killaz It's hot in Philly.... 0:23 - Welcome 16:05 - NBK Opening 16:16 - Devon Storm (w/ Damien Kane and Lady Alexandria) vs Louie Spicolli 18:51 - Little Guido (w/ JT Smith, Big Guido and Sal Bellomo) vs Mikey Whipwreck for the EWA European Junior Heavyweight Championship 24:18 - D-Von Dudley and Axel Rotten vs the Dudley Brothers (Buh Buh Ray/Big Dick Dudley) (w/ Chubby, Si...

Ep 216 – Summerslam 1996 “Opposites Attack!” Someone is very motivated this show 0:27 - Welcome 18:47 - Summerslam Opening 21:11 - Savio Vega vs Owen Hart 29:25 – The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty/Leif Cassidy) vs the BodyDonnas (Skip/Zip) vs the Godwinns (Henry O/Phineas I Godwinn) (w/ Hillbilly Jim) vs the Smoking Gunns (Bart/Billy Gunn) (w/ Sunny) for the WWF World Tag Team Championships in a 4-w...

Ep 215 – Hog Wild 1996 “Ain’t No Easy Riders Here” And we thought the beach was a weird venue 0:15 - Welcome 17:07 - Hog Wild Opening 19:52 - Ultimate Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs Rey Mysterio Jr for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 26:18 - Scott Norton vs Ice Train 30:28 - Bull Nakano (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs Madusa in a Battle of the Bikes 38:03 - Chris Benoit (w/ Woman and Miss Elizabeth) vs Dean Male...

Ep 214 – G1 Climax Final 1996 Some select matches from the tournament 0:33 - Welcome 13:55 - G1 Opening 16:11 - Riki Choshu vs Shinya Hashimoto in a Block A match 22:44 - Kazuo Yamasaki vs Keiji Mutoh in a Block B match 27:34 - Kensuke Sasaki vs Shinya Hashimoto in a Block A match 32:20 - Masahiro Chono vs Riki Choshu in the G1 Climax Final 37:33 - Overall Thoughts 43:29 - Smarking It Up 50:20 - M...

Ep 213 – J Crown Tournament The juniors bring all their belts to the yard 0:33 - Welcome 16:52 - J Crown Opening 17:36 - Masayoshi Motegi (NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion) vs the Great Sasuke (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion) in the Quarterfinals of the J-Crown Tournament 22:58 - Ultimo Dragon (WAR International Junior Heavyweight Champion) vs Jushin Thunder Liger (British Commonwealth Juni...

Ep 212 – The Doctor is In Hope all your prescriptions are correct 0:23- Welcome 12:13 - TDII Opening 13:21 - “Dangerous” Devon Storm (w/ Damien Kane and Lady Alexandria) vs Mikey Whipwreck for the EWA European Juniorweight Championship 18:50 – Louie Spicolli vs Johnny Smith 23:17 - Axl Rotten vs D-Von Dudley 26:05 - Stevie Richards (w/ Raven, Lori Fullington, Tyler and “Kiss”) vs the Sandman for t...

Ep 211 – In Your House 9: International Incident “Two Hours of Hard-Hitting, High-Flying, Heart-Stopping, Piledriving Action” No titles on the line, but it's no problem 0:15 - Welcome 17:10 - IYH Opening 18:08 - The Smoking Gunns (Bart/Billy Gunn) (w/Sunny) vs the BodyDonnas (Skip/Zip) 25:19 - Mankind vs Henry O Godwinn (w/ Hillbilly Jim) 30:45 - Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Wildman Marc Mero (w/ Sa...

Ep 210 – Heat Wave 1996 Some matches just have too many rules.... 0:23 - Welcome 16:21 - Heat Wave Opening 16:26 - Samoan Gangsta Party (Mack Daddy Kane/Sammy Silk) vs the Gangstas (Mustafa Saed/New Jack) 19:00 - “The Giant” Paul Lauria (w/ Damian Kane and Lady Alexandria) vs Mikey Whipwreck 22:19 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) vs Mikey Whipwreck and Sabu for the ECW World Tag Team C...

Ep 209 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 07/08/1996 The night after the world of wrestling changed forever… 0:27 - Welcome 17:05 - Opening 17:55 - Rey Mysterio Jr vs Dean Malenko for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 23:47 - The Dungeon of Doom (Hugh Morrus/Big Bubba) (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs the Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal/Squire Dave Taylor) (w/ Earl Robert Eaton and Jeeves) 27:09 - Eddie Guerrero vs Psych...

Ep 208 – Bash at the Beach 1996 “This is no Day at the Beach, Catch the Big One!” Wrestling is changed forever 0:28 - Welcome 16:01 - Opening 16:41 - Psychosis vs Rey Mysterio Jr 21:54 - Big Bubba Rogers (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs John Tenta in a Carson City Silver Dollar match 27:39 - Diamond Dallas Page vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan in a Taped Fist match for the Battlebowl Ring 34:38 - The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sag...

Ep 207 – King of the Ring 1996 “To Battle is Honor… To Win is Hell! A bible verse is the beginning of a legacy 0:13 - Welcome 13:42 - Opening 15:34 - Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Wildman Marc Mero (w’ Sable) in the semi-finals of the KotR Tournament 21:48 – Vader (w/ Jim Cornette) vs Jake “The Snake” Roberts in the semi-finals of the KotR Tournament 24:56 - The Godwinns (Henry O Godwinn/Phineas I Go...

Ep 206 – Hardcore Heaven 1996 ECW looks to step up their game....but sometimes things just don't go your way 0:22 - Welcome 11:03 - Opening 12:05 - Mikey Whipwreck vs “The Franchise” Shane Douglas 17:00 - The FBI (JT Smith/Little Guido) vs the Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray/Big Dick Dudley) (w/ Sign Guy, Chubby, and Dances With Dudley) 21:27– Paul Varelans vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso and Team Taz) in a Shoot Fi...