Zeroes of Wrestling

Kung Fu Grip returns this week and there is so much to talk about. He and Gavin discuss the lowest-rated matches from NWA-TNA 26-29 as well as Royal Rumble 03. Wait, the match from Rumble 2003 with the lowest Cagematch score? Those numbers certainly spell disaster. Topics include BG James' atrocious commentary, checking out David Flair's sack, Vince Russo's inability to strangle people...

Alex Sharkey (AKA Captain Idol, idoliside) returns to watch TNA for the first time. Poor guy. This week, ZOW covers the worst matches from NWA-TNA 23-25, WWA The Retribution, and Armageddon 02. Sorry to say, that includes three Jeff Jarrett matches. But hey, Sonny Siaki is here and Gavin feels good about that! Topics include Curt Hennig's bizarre TNA theme song, Undertaker's would-be nemes...

Somebody call Christopher Nolan because karmicknight comes back again for a trilogy of Bruce. It's that gimmick's swansong and before he goes out, things are going to get bananas! Gavin and karmicknight talk up the worst matches of NWA-TNA #19-22 and Survivor Series 02. Things get so bad that there's a match where Syxx goes into injured, gets more injured during it, and it's still...

Gavin's good buddy David Burszan returns to the show and what an episode he's walked into. The two tackle the worst matches from NWA-TNA #16-18, No Mercy 02, and Rebellion 02. There is so much to talk about, such as BG James' horrendous goatee or how BG James' rampant homophobia can be weaponized against him in such a cathartic way. Just how bad was Hermie Sadler on the raceway? Wa...

Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint! And that complaint is about yet another eye-rolling TNA gimmick. ZOW's guest this week is karmicknight (https://startplaying.games/gm/karmicknight) and folks, it's a long one. There is a lot to talk about, from Eric Bischoff plotting hate crimes to a TNA tag team Royal Rumble where there's no rhyme or reason as to how you earn a spot into it. Gavin and...

This week there's a Dr. Zoggle in the house and our guest prescribes an unhealthy dose of Total Non-Stop Action. Things get crazy for this one as Gavin and Doc go through the worst matches from NWA TNA #7-10 as well as SummerSlam 02. Indeed, one of these things is not like the other. This episode not only features the fever dream that is the Dupp Cup Invitational but also the match that even T...

Continuing on with the TNA weekly PPVs, Gavin is joined by a returning Christie J. ( Twitch.tv/thewivesanarchy ). It's quite a rollercoaster ride as the two go through NWA TNA Episodes 3-6 with Vengeance 2002 thrown in there. In 2001, K-Kwik got to wrestle Bob Holly, but here in early TNA, he got to take on a real life Sparky Plugg! It wasn't very good! Otherwise, Gavin goes on a tangent a...

Mass Replay's Steve Trezza and Scott Burnett stop by as WWF becomes WWE and the TNA era begins! Gavin and his guests crack open this new promotion and discuss the lowest-rated matches from Insurrextion 02, Judgment Day 02, TNA Week 1, TNA Week 2, and King of the Ring 02. Topics include "Above Average Poppa Pump" Del Rios, Gavin excitedly explaining "That's the Wall, brother!&#3...

Change is on the horizon. A new promotion is about to start weekly shows. The top wrestling company in North America is about to change its name and initials. An infamous plane ride is about to go down. Before all that happens, Gavin enjoys the calm before the storm with Kung Fu Grip as they watch the lowest-rated matches from No Way Out 02, WWA The Revolution, WrestleMania X8, WWA The Eruption, a...

This week's guest is a returning Erin M. Fiasco, who helps Gavin discuss the lowest-rated matches from WWA Inception, Rebellion 01, Survivor Series 01, Vengeance 01, and Royal Rumble 02. The topics are aplenty, including the Anti-Montreal Screwjob, Bubba Ray Dudley giving it all to sell getting kicked in the head, Jim Ross' love of the world "percolating," Kane's comic book sis...

(Sorry about the audio on this one. The background noise was a bit on the overwhelming side) Gavin brings back his old improv teammate Caitlin Coleman, who doesn't know wrestling, but boy is she intrigued by such concepts as two warring promotions deciding supremacy by having women try to strip each other to their underwear or how you can get pregnant from Japanese mist or how you can just do...

Zeroes of Wrestling has reached the end of World Championship Wrestling. Now that the Superstation's promotion of choice is dead and buried, Gavin decided to check out Cagematch.net's list of the 20 worst WCW matches of all time. Mongo Underscore Ebooks (The Monumental Podcast) helps with the 8 matches that have yet to be covered. BUT! For the sake of self-indulgence, Gavin made this speci...

Zeroes of Wrestling has reached the end of World Championship Wrestling. Now that the Superstation's promotion of choice is dead and buried, Gavin decided to check out Cagematch.net's list of the 20 worst WCW matches of all time. Via this podcast, 12 of those matches have already been covered! That leaves the other eight, which Gavin goes through with the help of Mongo Underscore Ebooks (T...

World Championship Wrestling is dead! Murdered! David Brothers, serve the first course! Yes, writer and editor and all around awesome dude David Brothers returns as we see the end of both WCW and the WWF career of Chyna. This 4thletter! re-reunion has our heroes discussing the lowest-rated matches from Greed, WrestleMania X-Seven, Backlash 01, Insurrextion 01, and Judgment Day 01. Other topics inc...

You know how they say that "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" and "It's Raining Men" are the same event told from different perspectives? Gavin's guest this week is the man, myth, and legend who made that a reality. This week's guest is the Messiah of Mashup, DJ Cummerbund (https://djcummerbund.com/), joined by his hydration specialist Scott and his aura specialist Mr. Pe*c...

It's the Zeroes of Wrestling Episode 50 Spectacular! Wowee! Gavin's guest for this one is Chris Sims (War Rocket Ajax), who feels that four of the five matches discussed this week aren't really all that bad. The other one, though? Oof! This time they talk about the lowest-ranked matches from Rebellion 00, Massacre on 34th Street, Armageddon 00, Starrcade 00, and Millennium Final (which...

On the eve of hitting 50 regular episodes, ZOW welcomes in Gavin's old "went to school together, but a couple years apart" friend David Zanko. After a brief discussion about how they were brought together by the release of Mortal Kombat 3 in a sadly-defunct Paramus, NJ arcade complex, the two talk up the worst-rated matches from No Mercy 00, Halloween Havoc 00, November to Remember 00,...

Mac (also known online as sleepwalkers) is our guest this week, helping Gavin inch his way towards the end of the Monday Night War... except they're discussing shows that aired on Sundays. They talk about the lowest-rated matches from iGW Superstars Of Wrestling: Rodman Down Under, SummerSlam 00, Fall Brawl 00, Unforgiven 00, and Anarchy Rulz 00. Topics include the Insane Clown Posse's wei...

This week, Gavin chills with his old improv friend Rissa Pappas (https://www.rissapappas.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rissapappas/), who knows wrestling, but not enough to be fully prepared for WCW in 2000. For this episode, the targets are the worst matches from King of the Ring 00, Bash at the Beach 00, Heat Wave 00, Fully Loaded 00, and the infamous New Blood Rising. Discussions include WCW g...

This week, Gavin crosses paths with indie wrestling renaissance man Jason Heat (https://www.instagram.com/jasonhowardheat/) and they hit it off in the name of bad wrestling. Well, maybe not all bad as there's a fun banger on the WWF side. The low-ranked targets this week come from Insurrextion 00, Slamboree 00, Hardcore Heaven 00, Judgment Day 00, and Great American Bash 00. So many questions...

Marc Quill, fresh from writing recaps for the wasteland that is WWE SmackDown, returns as we continue onward with the madness of 2000. Gone away is the nWo 2000. Here to stay is the New Blood. The two discuss the lowest-rated matches from Living Dangerously 00, Uncensored 00, WrestleMania 2000, Spring Stampede 00, and Backlash 00. You know it's late WCW when Ric Flair is wrestling with a shirt...

This week, Gavin is joined by comic writer Lan Pitts, whose new comic Beat Every 1-Up was drawn by Joe Hunter, the guy who did the ZOW logo. Starting out the oh-so-memorable wrestling year of 2000, these two check out the worst matches from Guilty as Charged 00, Souled Out 00, Royal Rumble 00, SuperBrawl 00, and No Way Out 00. Topics include Stevie Ray's epic loogie, Bob Holly kicking out of t...

This week's guest is Chris Tuttle, whose appearance comes with SERENDIPITOUS SURPRISES! Gavin and Chris check out what Cagematch.net claims is the worst when it comes to November to Remember 99, Survivor Series 99, Mayhem 99, Armageddon 99, and Starrcade 99. That's right, ZOW is finally finishing off the 20th century. Topics include the Abobo of WCW, Kevin Nash in Longlegs makeup, whether...

Sure, it's a time when wrestling is at its most popular, but it's also a time when Godfather is having matches, Vince Russo is jumping between promotions, dogs are pissing all around ringside, and a fourth party decides to release the worst wrestling PPV of all time. Luckily, Gavin has help getting through this via his lifelong BFF Sean [last name redacted because he doesn't want to be...

Gavin brings in one of his favorite YouTube channel hosts in Alex the SNES Drunk. They talk all about the quote-unquote worst matches of Heat Wave 99, Road Wild 99, SummerSlam 99, Fall Brawl 99, and Anarchy Rulz 99. Despite the gimmick of this podcast series, the ECW matches are fantastic and the WWF match is decent enough. Oh, don't get me wrong, the WCW stuff is absolutely horrible, but the...