Dorkside of the Ring

Hey Yo! This week on the show we chat about the go home Smackdown to the 2002 Royal Rumble, as well as some good stuff in the history segment. As far as current action goes, it was pretty AEW heavy as WWE tipped their hand with what was going on before we could watch. Also, an old lady gives Mat advice on life. Cheers!

Hey gang! This week on the show things start off a little rocky. Mat is under the weather, and we are coming off a couple weeks of the schedule getting shuffled around. We had to show up for 300 though! We talked about the loss of one of our own as well as our attempt to watch NJPW Wrestle Kingdom live. On the retro side of things, we are marching towards the 2002 Royal Rumble and finish the show...

Hey gang! We hope you are having the best holiday season. We sat down a day early to bring you one last show before we kick 2025 to the curb! It was quite the year and we finished with a trip to the Now Arena in suburban Chicago to check out AEW's Worlds End PPV live. It was a great time and we can't wait to have more "boots on the ground" moments in 2026. Cheers!

Hey gang! We were a bit strapped for time this week and with some scheduling issues we had to record a day early. I don't really think we mailed it in, but you can judge for yourselves... just like Adam judged my social activities, lol. But seriously, thank you all for the support over the last five years. We have no plans of slowing down, in fact, 2025 has been our most successful year yet an...

Hey gang! This week on the show we chat about all the things that are going on in the wrestling world! John Cena's last match, the NXT botch, AEW Continental Classic, all of it. Thank you all so much for all the support as we keep on trucking to #300 and beyond!

Hey gang! This week on the show we talk about this masked man fiasco that is happening in the WWE and how we think the last Cena match will go. We also run down the 2001 Vengeance show and the Smackdown that followed as well as all of the normal segments you know and love. Cheers!

Hey Gang! This week we are back to our normal format after a tremendous crossover episode last week. We hit on all of the normal segments and chat about last week's JWA Thanksgiving Throwdown show as well as a ton of other stuff. Cheers!

Hey gang! This week on the show we have a very special episode for you! We got the pleasure of doing a crossover with Vince Averill of the We Watch Wrestling Podcast and to say it was a great time would be an understatement. Aside from hitting on the history segment we just rolled with the rest. We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and we will see you back here for our regularly scheduled...

Hey gang! This week on the show we are coming off the heels of an absolutely insane Blood & Guts show put on by AEW this past week. On the retro side of thing we are coming off the 2001 Survivor Series where the WWF was victorious, but there are a lot of moving parts coming out of that. We also touch on the latest JCW show, the WWF Vault and so much more. Cheers!

Hey gang! This week on the show we talked about the go home Smackdown heading into Survivor Series 2001 as the WWF will take on The Alliance for control of the company, while the other side will be without a job. We also chat about the latest offerings from JCW, AEW and a ton more. Please do us a favor and give the show a review and five stars! If you would like to get in touch with us, you can dr...

Hey gang! This week on the show we took a look at an abysmal episode as they are still building to the 2001 Survivor Series where The Alliance takes on Team WWF. We also talked about the WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event, AEW and Adam brought some JCW to the table. Cheers!

Hey Gang! This week on the show we open things with some new (to this podcast) intro music before jumping into the history segment featuring the 40th anniversary of the famous "Hard Times" promo from Dusty Rhodes. From there we have some Halloween Havoc in the history too and talk about the latest offering from NXT as well as a ton of other stuff. On our Smackdown timeline we are buildin...

Hey gang! This week on the show we are building to the 2001 No Mercy PPV and cover a double dose of Dynamite. We also got a lot of yuks in, so I hope you enjoy. Cheers!

Hey gang! This week on the show we have a Mondo Lucha report from Adam, who was there for one of the most fun shows of the year. We take a little time to talk about All Out, but honestly, we didn't talk too much about either of the shows that took place over the weekend. We did have a blast, though! Cheers!

This week on the show we kick things off with a little impromptu NXT chatter before getting on track with the normal segments. On the retro side we are heading towards the 2001 Unforgiven show where Stone Cold Steve Austin will face Kurt Angle. We also talk a lot about food for some reason, but you never know what you're going to get when you start rolling, right? Cheers!

Hey gang! We recorded a little later this week after bringing home the championship in our bags league! We had to shift gears as the Smackdown we covered was the post 9/11 show, which was the first mass gathering since the tragedy. We also took a look at the UK Championship match from NXT Takeover: Chicago and it was an absolute banger, and so much more. Thanks as always for the support, it is app...

Hey gang! This week on the show we cover some Clash in Paris and all sorts of other topics including a review of a fantastic tag team Hell in a Cell match between The Uso's & The New Day. The Smackdown Symposium is also heating up big time and we want to thank each and every one of you that take an hour out of your week to show us some support. Cheers!

Hey gang! This week on the show we had a ton of SummerSlam in the history segment and followed that up with a chat about AEW's Forbidden Door from this past weekend. It was a great show! We also got into our usual random thoughts that tend to take over the scheduled programming. Cheers!

Hey gang! This week on the show we cover the 2001 WWF SummerSlam and the Smackdown that followed. It definitely seems like a bit of a transition period, but we are here to see where it goes. We also had boots on the ground at the premier Deathmatch tournament in the Midwest: The Insane 8. It was a great time in Waukesha, and those folks should be proud of the show they presented. We also took some...

Hey gang! This week on the show we kick things off with a history segment that included the genesis of one of the most annoying chants of all time. What? I said one of the worst chants of all time! On the retro side of things, we are in the go-home Smackdown to SummerSlam where Booker T will square off against The Rock and Stone Cold will take on Kurt Angle. We also chat about a fantastic match be...

Hey gang! This week on the show we have a whole lot of content to cover. We went to ACW Wisconsin's All Star Rumble show and followed that up with two nights of SummerSlam! It was a lot of fun. On the retro side of things, we are on our way to SummerSlam 2001 where Stone Cold will take on Kurt Angle as The Alliance is holding a vice grip on most of the championship gold. A little light on the...

Hey guys and gals! This week on the show we took a look back at the 8/2/01 episode of Smackdown where they are building to SummerSlam and The Rock returns! We also spent some time chatting about WWE: Unreal on Netflix, SummerSlam 1995 and a whole lot more including the passing of Hulk Hogan. Cheers!

This week on the show we finally got to talk about the Invasion PPV that neither of us had seen before and it was actually pretty solid! There was quite the swerve at the end that definitely changed the landscape of the company as Stone Cold went full Stone Cold. We also took a look at a great SummerSlam match from 2013 between CM Punk and Brock Lesnar and of course went down several other paths a...

Hey gang! This week we spend a bulk of the show covering the Smackdown before the Invasion PPV. It's a lot, but let's be honest; while the concept wasn't seen through to fruition, it was a pivotal moment in the landscape of the industry. We also hit on the fantastic All In PPV as well as a ton of other topics that are currently slipping my mind... It's bags season, what do you want...

This week on the show we are having a great time after going2-0 at bags league! Things have ramped up significantly in the 2001 Smackdown universeas ECW has entered the chat! We take a good amount of time talking about that episodebecause, lets face it, it was pivotal in pro wrestling history. We also chatbriefly about the upcoming week of pro wrestling that is fucking staaaaked! Cheers!