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Ep 205 – Great American Bash 1996 “World Championship Wrestling Turns Up the Heat” 2 major angles are the story of the show 0:15 - Welcome 14:37 - Opening 15:56 - Fire & Ice (Scott Norton/Ice Train) vs the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott Steiner) 22:35 – El Gato vs Konnan for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 27:39 - Diamond Dallas Page vs Marcus Alexander Bagwell for the Battlebowl Ring...

Ep 204 – Best of the Super Juniors III Only 2 matches – but we spend the entire time gushing over them 0:36 - Welcome 15:26 - Black Tiger vs Shinjiro Otani in a B Block match 21:01 - Black Tiger vs Jushin Thunder Lifer in the Finals of the BOSJ tournament 29:24 - Overall Thoughts 33:32 - Making Their Way to the Ring 36:40 - Goodbyes Music from this week’s show is “The Score” by Emerson, Lake and P...

Ep 203 – Fight the Power Not an official release, so we get the franticness of ECW TV rolled together to make a show 0:25 - Welcome 16:42 - Opening 18:16 - Mikey Whipwreck vs Rob Van Dam 21:57 - The FBI (“The Italian Stallion” JT Smith/Little Guido) vs the Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray/D-Von Dudley) (w/ Chubby, Dances With, and Sign Guy Dudley) 26:23 - Jason Helton vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso and Team Taz)...

Ep 202 – In Your House 8: Beware of Dog A cursed show with good action 0:50 - Welcome 14:26 - IYH Opening 15:55 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/Rose Marie Lynn) vs “Wildman” Marc Mero (w/ Sable) 24:15 - The British Bulldog (w/ Diana Smith, Clarence Mason and Owen Hart) vs Shawn Michaels (w/ Jose Lothario) for the WWF Championship 34:22 - Stone Cold Steve Austin (w/ “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase) vs...

Ep 201 – Slamboree 1996 When the smallest thing can change your entire perspective… 0:26 - Welcome 12:56 - Slamboree Opening 13:44 - Road Warrior Animal and Booker T vs Road Warrior Hawk and Lex Luger in a Lethal Lottery match 16:39 - Public Enemy (Rocco Rock/Johnny Grunge) vs The Taskmaster and Chris Benoit (w/ Jimmy Hart) in a Lethal Lottery match 19:26 - Sgt Craig Pittman and Scott Steiner (w/...

Ep 200 – A Matter of Respect ECW goes for the brass ring in this one 0:23 - Welcome 16:34 - A Matter of Respect Opening 17:13 - El Puerto Riqueno vs Damien 666 18:40 - Damien Kane and Dangerous Devon Storm (w/ Lady Alexandra) vs the Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray/D-Von Dudley) (w/ Chubby, Dances With, and Sign Guy Dudley) 21:51 – The FBI (JT Smith/Little Guido) vs Axl Rotten and Hack Meyers 24:01 - Rave...

Ep 199 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 04/29/1996 Treading water isn’t always a bad thing 0:26 - Welcome 19:05 - Nitro Opening 19:39 - Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray) vs Sting and Lex Luger for the WCW World Tag Team Championships 24:08 - Fire & Ice (Scott Norton/Ice Train) vs the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott Steiner) 31:47 - Lord Steven Regal vs Belfast Bruiser in a Parking Lot Brawl 38:00 - The Giant...

Ep 198 – In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies Can Ultimate Warrior do comedy? 0:49 - Welcome 17:50 - IYH Opening 19:53 - “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette and Clarence Mason) vs Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Ahmed Johnson 29:37 - Goldust (w/ Marlena and the Bodyguard) vs the Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Intercontinental Championship 36:09 - Vader (w/ Jim Co...

Ep 197 – Hostile City Showdown 1996 Has ECW found the best way to book a show? 0:24 - Welcome 10:49 - HC Showdown Opening 12:13 - El Puerto Riqueno vs Super Nova 16:26 – The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray/D-Von Dudley) (w/ Sign Guy, Chubby, and Dances With Dudley) vs the Pitbulls (#1/#2) (w/ Francine) 19:51 - Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso and Team Taz) vs Dangerous Devon Storm 23:07 - Little Guido (w/ JT Smith)...

We got together to talk thru the news of Vince McMahon returning and looking back at 2022 and what excited us

Ep 196 – Massacre on Queens Boulevard Back in New York where they take it to the streets 0:25 - Welcome 12:08 - Massacre Opening 12:21 - JT “The Extreme Italian Stallion” Smith and Damian Stone vs the Dudleys (Buh-Buh Ray/Big Dick) (w/ Dances With and Sign Guy Dudley) 17:07 - Billy Black vs Hack Meyers 20:25 - El Puerto Riqueno and Joel Hartgood vs the Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) for th...

Ep 195 – Wrestlemania XII We get some capitol “W” with this one 0:27 - Welcome 15:09 - Wrestlemania Opening 17:45 - Vader, “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith, and Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette) vs Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson, and Jake “The Snake” Roberts (w/ Mr Fuji) 26:37 - Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Goldust in a Hollywood Backlot Brawl 31:10 - Stone Cold Steve Austin (w/ “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBia...

Ep 194 – Uncensored 1996 Check your watch at the door cause this one takes a minute 0:30 - Welcome 15:03 - Uncensored Opening 17:56 - Eddie Guerrero vs Konnan for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 24:34 - Lord Steven Regal (w/ Jeeves) vs the Belfast Bruiser 32:38 - Col Robert Parker vs Madusa 38:52 - Diamond Dallas Page vs the Booty Man in a “I Quit Wrestling” match 46:32 - Loch Ness...

Ep 193 – Big Ass Extreme Bash 2 nights of fun and even some short listers 0:26 - Welcome 18:09 - BAEB Opening 18:39 - New York highlights 30:50 - Philly opening 33:49 - JT Smith vs Axl Rotten 35:01 - El Puerto Riqueno and Damian Stone vs the Bad Crew (Dog/Rose) 38:52 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) vs the Dudley Clique (Buh Buh Ray Dudley/Hack Meyers) (w/ Sign Guy Dudley, Chubby Dudle...

Ep 192 – Just Another Night ECW heads out on the road with a fan cam 0:26 - Welcome 15:10 - JAN Opening 15:14 - JT Smith and Joel Hartgood vs the Bad Crew (Dog/Rose) 17:00 - The Fabulous Ones (Stevie Richards/Blue Meanie) vs the Pitbulls (#1/#2) (w/ Francine) 20:35 - Bill Alfonso (w/ Taz) vs Tod Gordon (w/ Bam Bam Bigelow) 23:04 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) vs the Dudley Brothers (...

Ep 191 – In Your House 6 A pair of gimmick matches bookend this show on the Road to Wrestlemania 0:50 - Welcome 17:21 - IYH Opening 19:13 - Razor Ramon vs 1-2-3 Kid (w/ “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase) in a Crybaby match 26:00 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Elizabeth Hilden) vs Duke “The Dumpster” Droese 35:57 - “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette) vs Yokozuna 41:20 - Owen hart (...

Ep 190 – CyberSlam 1996 When an internet convention comes to town, it goes extreme! 0:23 - Welcome 16:37 - CyberSlam Opening 16:44 - The Bad Crew (Dog/Rose) and Judge Dredd vs Dino Sandoff, Don E Allen, and the Dirt Bike Kid 19:04 - El Puerto Riqueno vs Spiros Greco 20:48 - Joel Hartgood vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) 26:39 - “The Roughneck” Mr Hughes vs Buh Buh Ray Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley, Cubby Dud...

Ep 189 – SuperBrawl VI “The Brawl for the Belt!” Many tag and cage matches in this one.... 0:29 - Welcome 15:49 - SuperBrawl Opening 16:42 - Public Enemy (Rocco Rock/Johnny Grunge) vs the Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs/Jerry Sags) in a Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight match 24:13 - Johnny B Badd (w/Kimberly) vs Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Television Championship, $6.6 million dollars, and Kimberly...

Ep 188 – WWF Monday Night RAW 02/05/1996 A mysterious voice is coming our way…. 0:24 - Welcome 11:51 - RAW Opening 12:02 - “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith and Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette) vs 2 Dudes with Attitude (Shawn Michaels/Diesel) 19:04 - Hakushi vs 1-2-3 Kid (w/ “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase) 30:26 - The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) vs Bret “Hitman” Hart for the WWF Championship 36:55...

Ep 187 – Big Apple Blizzard Blast One of the more confusing shows ECW has put on in awhile 0:23 - Welcome 13:03 - BABB Opening 14:00 - The Shark Attack Kid vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) 17:30 - El Puerto Riqueno and Axl Rotten vs the Headhunters (Mahim/Mofat) (w/ Damian Kane and Lady Alexandra) 21:34 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) vs Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck (w/ Raven) for the ECW...

Ep 186 – ECW Hardcore TV 01/30/1996 A couple of title matches are the exclamation point on the frenzied pace of this show 0:28 - Welcome 13:14 - Hardcore TV Opening 19:08– The Gangstas (New Jack/Mustafa Saed) vs the Pitbulls (#1/#2) (w/ Francine) 26:47 - Axl Rotten and JT Smith vs The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray/Dances With) (w/ Big Dick and Sign Guy Dudley) 29:41 - Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck vs Tom...

Ep 185 – WWF Monday Night RAW 01/22/1996 Quality matchups but does it mean a quality show? 0:24 - Welcome 8:44 - RAW Opening 10:34 - Savio Vega vs Vader (w/ Jim Cornette) 14:21 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Shae Marks) vs Razor Ramon 22:11 - Goldust (w/ Marlena) vs Bret “Hitman” Hart for the WWF World Championship 25:56 - Overall Thoughts 28:04 - Smarking It Up 33:06 - Making Their Way to the Ring...

Ep 184 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 01/22/1996 Does a couple of title matches make this episode must-watch? 0:26 - Welcome 9:51 - Nitro Opening 11:27 - Macho Man Randy Savage vs “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair (w/ Jimmy Hart) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 22:31 – Dean Malenko vs Flyin Brian Pillman 26:14 - Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray) vs Sting and Lex Luger for the WCW World Tag Team Cham...

Ep 183 – Royal Rumble 1996 “You’ve Been Warned!” Who goes the distance and starts the Road to Wrestlemania? 0:13 - Welcome 12:51 - RR Opening 14:16 - “Double J” Jeff Jarrett vs Ahmed Johnson 19:12 - The BodyDonnas (Skip/Zip) (w/ Sunny) vs the Smoking Gunns (Bart/Billy Gunn) for the WWF World Tag Team Championship 31:14 - Golddust (w/ the Usher and a young lady) vs Razor Ramon for the WWF Intercont...

Ep 182 – House Party 1996 This one has a bit of everything 0:22 - Welcome 12:26 - HP Opening 14:52 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) (w/ Jason) vs 911 and Rey Mysterio Jr 19:11 - Rob Van Dam vs Axl Rotten 22:56 - 2 Cold Scorpio (w/ Woman) vs Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW World Television Championship 28:17 - Hack Meyers vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) 30:33 - “Gigolo” Jimmy Del Ray (w/ Mr Hughes...