Dorkside of the Ring

This week on the show we take a look at the first WWF Raw of 2000. A new World Champion was crowned and The Rock had a serious uphill battle just to keep his job. We also discuss the World's End PPV from AEW that finally gave us the reveal of who was behind the devil mask for all of these weeks. All of that and a ton more. Cheers!

This week on the show we chat about the AEW Continental Classic that is winding down as we recorded. Its been a fantastic tournament! We also took a look back at the last Raw of the millennium that featured a "pink slip on a pole" match between The Rock & Mankind. Mat opened a large box of figures from Ringside Collectibles and we took a look at the upcoming card for AEW Worlds End,...

This week on the show we take some time to look back at all of the AEW offerings from the past week including the Continental Classic, which is starting to wind down. We had lots of figure news to chat about and the Retro Raw Review saw Stephanie and Hunter make everyone's lives a living hell ahead of the Holiday's. We also hit on some of the WWE stuff including NXT, Smackdown & Raw. A...

This week on the show we take a look back at the inaugural WWF Armageddon PPV and the Raw that followed. The landscape has changed big time as Stephanie McMahon is no longer "daddy's little girl" and has instead sided with HHH to oust her father from the company. We also look back at the week that was in the world of professional wrestling including NXT Deadline and all of the AEW of...

This week we took a look at the latest offerings from AEW that included some great matches in the Continental Classic tournament. We also had boots on the ground at the 10th anniversary show for ACW Wisconsin in Oshkosh, WI as Dylan and the boys put on a great show as always. We reviewed the go home Raw to the first Armageddon PPV and the stakes were definitely raised as HHH gets set to take on Vi...

This week on the show we get right into what everyone is talking about: CM Punk's return to the WWE at Survivor Series. Whether you loved it or hated it, it made waves and got people talking. We also reviewed a very memorable Raw where we saw HHH kidnap and marry Stephanie McMahon. From there we run down the whole slate of offerings from AEW and touch briefly on some other topics. Enjoy!

This week on the show we take a look at the recent Full Gear show from AEW and dissect the buzz around the Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland match. We also hit on all of the segments you know and love! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

This week on the show we take a look at Survivor Series '99 from Detroit as well as the Raw that followed. Big Show is the new WWF Champion, despite not even being in match at the start of the show. Austin was written off TV in a very shocking manor. We talk about the new reveals at Ringside Fest including a 2-Sweet 2-Pack. From there we round out the show by doing a quick run down of all the...

This week on the show we look back at a very entertaining episode of Raw as we are days away from Survivor Series '99. Adam researches the Nothing to Lose soundtrack (yes, you read that correctly). And we take a look at all of the pro wrestling that pierced out eyeballs since we last sat down! That and a ton more. Cheers!

This week's show kicks off with a very entertaining round of "On This Day In Pro Wrestling History" where we run the gauntlet from the normal title changes to stealing a car at gunpoint! From there the Retro Raw is building to the Survivor Series. "Into the Dorkness" is full of figure news from a bunch of companies with a lot of cool stuff on the horizon. The Stu is once ag...

On the show this week we chat about a ton of topics in the History portion. That gives way to the Retro Raw Review, where The Big Boss Man is being the biggest piece of crap we have ever seen! It did give us a great sound byte though. From there we had a little bit of figure news and Mat got some mystery AEW cards from recent breaks on Whatnot. The Stu was heavily focused on AEW content as they ha...

This week on the show we have a lot to discuss in a little amount of time (although we ran a tad late)! As we look at the Retro Raw Review and the No Mercy PPV that preceded it there was change in the air and a lot of moving parts. Russo & Ed Ferrara had jumped to the competition just as The Rock was climbing to the top of the WWF mountain and Stone Cold Steve Austin was dealing with some ling...

This week on the show we have a good old time discussing the latest offerings from AEW and NXT who went head to head last night due to the MLB Playoffs. Both shows had some bright spots. NXT really brought out the big guns to get some viewers. We also checked out the 10/11/99 Raw from The Georgia Dome, where McMahon planted a huge victory flag in the backyard of his bitter rival. We skimped a bit...

This week on the show we have a lot of fun! The History segment takes us to a familiar plane crash and the birth of a new PPV. Some new merchandise was unveiled at New York Toy Faire including a bunch of Funko Pops! and some AEW multipacks. The Stu was once again AEW heavy, but what do you expect with 11+ hours of content since last week! We also chat about the NXT No Mercy show, which you should...

We have a great show in store for you this week! We find out in the history segment that Y2J wasn't the first man to have his belt stolen outside a steakhouse. The "Retro Raw" is right on the heels of Unforgiven and with a quick turnaround on the way to No Mercy there is a lot going on this week. After that we have a bit of news and a real bit of diversity in the new arrivals. To rou...

This week on the show we have a ton of great history! It starts with the "On This Day" segment and continues as we see several significant moments on the "Retro Raw Review" including the in-ring debut of Stephanie McMahon. We also have some figure news and run down tons of great wrestling from AEW, WWE, & GCW including the return of The Rock! If you smelllllll.......... Che...

This week on the show we chat about a great time in Milwaukee attending Mondo Lucha! If you have never been to a Mondo show, you should add it to your list. We also took a look at a very entertaining Retro Raw, in which HHH is targeted by a half-dozen other superstars. We have a bit of new figures to discuss as well as all of the week's AEW offerings and a whole lot more. Cheers!!!

This week on the show we tweaked the format a bit. The Retro Raw Review is a bit abbreviated and we skipped Into the Dorkness entirely to give you all a play by play account of the shows we saw since we last sat down. We were in attendance for Dynamite, Rampage, Collision, All Out, and GCW: Say You Will. We also caught WWE Payback on the laptop in the hotel. We have thoughts on all of it, as well...

This weeks show comes to you a little early as AEW has taken over the Chicagoland area, and being that we are not far from the scene, we are not recording on our regularly scheduled night, but rather on Tuesday! We take a look back at a week that was a real mixed bag of emotions. We lost Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt since we last sat down, but we also saw a tremendous show from Wembley Stadium as All...

This week on the show, we take a look at Summer Slam '99 and the following night's Raw. We saw some hot potato action with the WWF Championship as three men held the title in a 24-hour period! We also saw a debut on the show as Lilian Garcia was the ring announcer. From there, we chat about some new stuff heading our way from various toy companies, and get into all things AEW in the Stu. W...

This week on the show, we chat about the go home Raw to Summer Slam 1999. The show emanated from Milwaukee, WI, and featured the return of Mick Foley and the debut of Crash Holly! We also talk about the latest offerings from AEW including the best weekly wrestling show going right now, Collision! The NJPW G1 33 Climax is in the rear view mirror and we touch on the last few days of the tournament....

This week on the show we have a first hand run down of the huge wrestling weekend in Detroit, where the WWE presented SummerSlam! The Retro Raw saw one of the most iconic debuts in the company's history as the "countdown to the millennium" clock reached zero. A decent amount of figure news (especially for you retro collectors) and The Wrestling Stu round out the show. We really had a...

This week on the show we are gearing up for a weekend in Detroit Rock City! Before we get there, however, it's business as usual for the time being. The Retro Raw Review is building to HHH vs. Stone Cold at SummerSlam in Minneapolis and was very fun with a title change. We have a little lull in the figure reveals after the recent SDCC, but there are a few good things to report! The Stu is cent...

This week on the show we take a look back at the fallout from WWF Fully Loaded 1999 where we saw four titles change hands on the way to SummerSlam. We also run down some SDCC reveals and unbox the latest Pro Wrestling Crate, which was very good. From there we talk about Blood & Guts, the G1 Climax tournament and much more! Enjoy

This week on the show we have a G1 report from Mat, who through 4 of 19 shows is current! There have definitely been some good matches and we will recommend them as the tournament progresses. We also cover an instant classic on AEW Collision between FTR and BC: Gold. A few of the SDCC reveals have happened (WM X Razor/Shawn!!!) but the majority will be covered next week. Thanks again for the suppo...