Dorkside of the Ring

This week on the show we had an absolute ball talking abouteverything. We covered all of the history before getting into the first Smackdownthat featured WCW matches, including the first title change on WWF programing. We also hit on an absolute banger of an NXT match between Andrade and JohnnyGargano that garnered the first 5-star rating for WWE in over a decade. We alsohit on the latest from WWE...

Well for those of you who have been waiting for our annual summer bag league to start, it is in full swing this week, complete with a rain delay so we got a late start. That didn't stop us from getting to all the things we planned on chatting about (and some we didn't). We covered the 2001 KOTR PPV as well as the Smackdown that followed. The WCW invasion is finally starting, and it made fo...

This week on the show we got off to a bit of a rocky start, but pulled it together nicely to give you all of the segments you know and love! Some things are heating up in the Smackdown Symposium as DDP has officially been revealed as Undertaker's wife Sara's stalker and the road is getting rough for Steve Austin and Vince McMahon. After that we talk about the latest from WWE and AEW and a...

Hey gang! This week on the show we have a bit more than usual to cover in the history segment, followed by a look at the penultimate episode of Smackdown before KOTR 2001, where The Undertaker's wife is still being stalked and Stone Cold Steve Austin is collecting signatures to right a perceived wrong. We also cover the latest Money in the Bank show, a super-sized AEW offering and a whole lot...

Hey gang! This week on the show we kick things off with a fairly mundane history segment followed by the Smackdown Symposium where we are building up to the 2001 King of the Ring PPV. After that we talked about a matchup between Sabu and Sean Waltman from a gymnasium in Minneapolis before getting a boots on the ground report from Adam, who was in South Milwaukee for Crusherfest. Cheers!

Hey gang! This week on the show, we almost go off the rails the second as it starts as everyone's favorite dogs start immediately barking. We then get into some history, and we finally start seeing some seeds planted for the "invasion" angle in the WWF in the "Smackdown Symposium". From there we talk a lot about Double or Nothing and all sorts of randomness. Cheers!

Hey gang! We are coming off a very busy week as far as live pro wrestling goes here in the Midwest! We had boots on the ground at AEW Dynamite & Collision as well as the big show in Oshkosh as ACW Wisconsin held their annual Water City Wrestling Con. We also hit on all of our normal segments, including some history and a shake up in the WWF (2001) as one of the tippy top guys has suffered a na...

This week on the show we open with some sad news as we chatabout the recent passing of Sabu. He was a legend in every sense of the wordand the pro wrestling community lost a real one. Our condolences go out to hisfamily, and we would like to thank Sabu for his contribution to this sport welove. We also talk about the recent Backlash show from WWE, run down some ofwhat we will be attending this wee...

Hey gang! Hope your week is off to a great start. This week on the show we hit on all of our usual segments including a Smackdown episode where things aren't going well for the Two Man Power Trip and even worse for their wives! We also talk about the latest Dark Side episode on Billy Jack Haynes, and a whole lot more. Stay tuned as next week is a big one with a ton of things on the docket as w...

This week on the show we talk about the 2001 Backlash PPV and the Smackdown that followed. Two Man Power Trip hold a lot of gold, but all is not good in the group. Nothing too crazy to report in the history segment, but it's always nice to take a walk down memory lane. The rest of the show was spent talking about the latest offerings from WWE and AEW including an absolute must watch TLC match...

Hey yo! There has been enough shade thrown WrestleMania's way, so we are going to talk about what we LIKED about the biggest event of the year! We also chat about some of the other events that occurred over the past week including a couple of great shows from AEW. In our retro timeline we are covering the go home Smackdown to Backlash '01. Do we find out what the rules are for a "Dutc...

This week on the show we sit down for all of the usual segments you know and love, but we kick things off with a little run down of our vacation. In the Stu we got through some AEW, checked out some Dark Side of the Ring and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

Hi guys! We have s slightly abbreviated show this week and we are sitting down a couple of days early, but we really wanted to get an episode out despite going on a little vacation! We kicked it off with some history and then our normal trip down to the Smackdown Symposium. From there we talked about the latest live show from ACW Wisconsin and the Dynasty PPV that AEW just held. Enjoy!

Hey gang! This week on the show the history segment is chock full of WrestleMania goodness! So we cover that before getting into The Smackdown Symposium which took place hot off the heels of the classic WrestleMania 17 from Houston. There is a big time change in the landscape of the WWF in 2001 as SCSA has aligned himself with the dastardly Vince McMahon and HHH. From there we get into a great nig...

Hey gang! This week on the show we start off with a great Uber story from Adam before getting into the meat of things, which was the Nitro/Raw simulcast on WCW's last night. We also hit on all the normal segments that you know and love. Cheers to five years and here's to many more! Thank you

This week on the shew we chat about some blow back that Mat has received regarding statements last week about The Rizzler. To be clear, the stance hasn't changed. Ha! We also talked Vince McMahon being at the Knicks game, the 1994 classic film Above the Rim and so much more. Enjoy!

Hey gang! This week on the show we had a blast chatting about the two big shows from AEW and NXT! We also hit on a whole bunch of other topics and just had an all-around great time diving into this thing that we all love called Professional Wrestling. Enjoy!

This week on the show we obviously kick things off with the Cena heel turn. That was insane. From there we dip our toes into some history before covering the 3/1/01 Smackdown and the No Way Out PPV that preceded it. We have a new WWF Champion in The Rock and are embarking on the road to WrestleMania X7. Before that happens, there is another major event on the horizon... Then from there we just tal...

Hey gang! This week on the show we talked about The Final Boss coming for Cody Rhodes' soul. It was a strange segment to say the least. We also check out the go home SmackDown to the 2001 No Way Out PPV. From there we round out the show with a review of a very solid Elimination Chamber match from 2008 and get into the latest offerings from WWE, NXT and AEW.

That's right. Saints. Ugh. Well, this week on the show we hit on a ton of stuff from the usual history to the Smakdown Symposium that felt like the go home to a PPV, but that is still a week away. We also chat about the Grand Slam Collision from Australia, NXT Vengeance Day, Wayne's World and a whole lot more. Thanks once again for taking the ride with us. We are forever grateful. Cheers!

Hey guys! This week on the show we start out with just some good old fashioned catching up after Super Bowl weekend. Before that we randomly started chatting about the latest NXT. After that we get into the 2/8/01 episode of Smackdown before speeding things up to current day stuff from WWE and AEW. It was a fun one! Cheers!

Hey Guys! This week on the show we revealed who we drew for the Royal Rumble tattoos! One of us fared a little better than the other, but it's all good. We also took some time to chat about the ruble matches and continued down our new Smackdown path as we head to the No Way Out PPV. It's been entertaining so far, I must say. From there we talk about the Hulkster on McAfee, AEW Collision, D...

This week on the show we have freshened up things a bit! New segment with the Smackdown Symposium and some new artwork for the show! We still have all the content you know and love and the format hasn't changed. We also covered AEW Dynamite, Collision and WWE's Saturday Night Main Event and a whole lot more. Cheers!

Hey guys and gals! This week on the milestone episode 250 we have a bit of a super-sized show, but I assure you it is worth it. the greatest page nine correction in the show's history happens near the end. We also chat about what at this point is our final Retro Raw Review before having to switch over to Smackdown thanks to the Netflix switch. We also briefly covered the Royal Rumble that happ...

This week on the show we kicked things off talking about Penta's WWE debut, which was awesome! From there we went through a little history lesson before getting into the go-home Raw before the 2001 Royal Rumble where we will officially be on the road to WrestleMania 17! Adam got his RR tattoo, so check out our socials to get a glimpse of that (@DorksideOTR). We close the show chatting about al...