Dorkside of the Ring

This week on the show, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Monday Night Raw the only way we know how: Selling out to the Saudi's! Just kidding, but really, there are all sort of things moving and shaking as far as the WWE goes. We are going to take a wait and see approach, but I get it, as wrestling fans half of what we do is speculate and fantasy book. We also ran down the recent GCW offering fr...

This week on the show we sat down to discuss a very pivotal moment in the Monday Night Wars. Jan. 4th 1999 was both the day that Hulk Hogan def. Kevin Nash with the "finger poke of doom" and Mankind def. The Rock for the WWF championship. Both were mired in controversy, but one stood the test of time way better than the other. We also ran down the Wrestle Kingdom 17 show that we got together just...

This week on the show we get into the latest Holiday Bash offering from AEW. Shida vs. Hayter was a banger, so if you haven't already seen it, you should seek it out. We also checked in on the Retro Raw as they are starting to build to the 1999 Royal Rumble. Vince McMahon consumes so many raw eggs in a training montage. Other than that, it was a bit of a slow week on the wrestling front, and it ha...

This week on the show, we chat about the recent Mattel reveals on Ringside Fest 2022. Some folks are happy, and others are not, but we are getting a re-release of the elusive King Harley Race figure, amongst other announcements! We also look at the first Raw match for Shane McMahon and Test in the RRR and cover all recent shows from AEW, and WWE (save for Raw, but The Packers were playing Monday n...

This week on the show we have a whole lot of stuff to cover, and only an hour to cover it! We talk about the fire promo from Ricky Starks on Dynamite after he won the big battle royal, NXT Deadline, Raw and more. In the Retro Raw, we are on the heels of IYH: Rock Bottom, where we saw The Rock somehow retain the WWF championship and Austin (with help from a certain Big Red Machine and a very inexpe...

This week on the show we spend a good bit of time chatting about the go home Raw to In Your House: Rock Bottom. While the show is named after the WWF champion, The Rock, the main storyline is the brutal feud between Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker. It comes to a head here as Steve is left hanging above the stage before the Buried Alive match. We also talk about a ton of other topics inc...

This week on the show we take a brief trip down memory lane as we sift through what happened "On This Day" in pro wrestling history. From there we take a deep dive into the 11/30/98 Raw. There's a lot of story going on here and we have thoughts on all of it. After that we take a look at all of the sweet Mattel reveals that happened on Monday at Hogan's Beach Shop in Clearwater, FL. before discussi...

This week on the show we have a couple of big things happening! First of all, we have now partnered with Freaktoyz, the premier toy and collectible store in Wisconsin! Please go check them out either at the shop in Sheboygan or online. Use code “Dorkside” to save 15% off your purchase. Second, we have a good friend of the show back as Canada’s own Casey Corbin comes on to talk about Full Gear and...

5.5 hours of driving. 322 miles. 2 wrestling shows. 1 awesome day. That was Sunday boiled down to its most simple form. This week we spend the bulk of the show running down ACW Wisconsin at Tanners and GCW at La Pica Lounge. It was so fun! We also chat about the Retro Raw from 11/16/98. We have a new "corporate" champion: The Rock! That is who Stone Cold Steve Austin set his sights on in the main...

This week on the show we looked at the go home Raw to Survivor Series: Deadly Games. Both Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock have a ton of momentum behind them, and Kane is quite literally setting the WWF on fire. We also chat about Colt Cabana getting a crack at Chris Jericho’s ROH Championship, WWE Crown Jewel, and a ton more. Enjoy!

Hey folks! This week on the show we take a look back on another Retro Raw in which Stone Cold Steve Austin has somehow gotten himself a new contract in the WWF. The signature on the contract says McMahon, but... You know the drill. We also take a look at some upcoming figure news and discuss the latest offerings from Tales From the Territories (focusing on Championship Wrestling From Florida) as w...

Hey guys and gals! This week on the show we dissect yet another classic episode of Monday Night Raw. With the memorable scene this week between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vince McMahon it makes 4 weeks in a row that we have had a classic moment. The show started building to a 16 man tournament that will take place all in one night at Survivor Series. We also chat about two episodes of Dynamite, T...

This week on the show we took a look at the go home Raw to the Judgement Day PPV from way back in 1998. There has been no shortage of insane moments in the Retro Raw Review the past few weeks and this episode was no exception! We crowned a new IC champion, saw a returning superstar (two actually), and got another classic moment courtesy of Stone Cold Steve Austin. We also chat about Extreme Rules...

This week on the show we discuss the apparent turmoil that is going on behind the scenes at AEW. We don’t really know what is going on, but it doesn’t seem good. How will that affect the 3rd anniversary Dynamite? We’ll let you know next week. The history of pro wrestling that occurred on this day is also kind of a bummer. From there we look at another very memorable episode of Monday Night Raw whe...

This week on the show we spend a good hunk of time talking about a very memorable Retro Raw and the Breakdown PPV that proceeded it. Some great nuggets of information were dug up as we go over what occurred on this day in pro wrestling history. After that, we continue looking at the "white rabbit" storyline in the WWE, discuss the big AEW shows at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and Mat found a chase figure...

This week on the show we chat about the ominous teasers that WWE has been dropping both during the breaks of their live shows and via a QR code that was in the background of Raw. We also discuss the latest offerings from AEW ahead of the big showdown at Arthur Ashe Stadium in NYC this week, where all of the titles will be on the line, including Chris Jericho possibly capturing the ROH World Champi...

We have a special treat for you listeners on the show this week as we run down an incredible weekend in the outskirts of the Windy City! After the history, Retro Raw Review, and news (that includes some awesome figure reveals from AEW Fan Fest), we get down to business. We go day by day and give the run down on what went down. Rampage Suite, check. 4 Cups Stuffed, check. Running into the AEW champ...

This week on the show we discussed a couple of big-time returns! Kenny Omega came back on Wednesday to join the Young Bucks in their quest to be the inaugural AEW Trio’s champs. On Monday we saw Johnny Wrestling return to the WWE! It is an awesome time to be a pro wrestling fan. We also dissected a very good Raw as we are days away from SummerSlam ’98 in the Retro Raw Review (impromptu Hell in a C...

This week on the show we kick thing off with a dose of “On This Day” that is heavy on the G1 and SummerSlam stuff. From there the WWF is on the Highway to Hell in the Retro Raw Review. Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker are heading for a showdown, and we are here for it. We also got to see both semi-finals matches for the Brawl for All. Into the Dorkness is heavy with Micro Brawler news, a...

This week on the show we sit down to chat about the three offerings from AEW this week (I had no idea that Battle of the Belts was happening until after it happened). Adam keeps us up to speed on Raw, and we go over a great match from ECW's Guilty as Charged 1999 show as Super Crazy did battle with a young Tajiri. The Retro Raw Review was pretty cringeworthy this week as the WWF welcomed John Wayn...

On the show this week we talk all about the two biggest shows of the last week: WWE’s SummerSlam and Ric Flairs Last Match. We watched them both and for the most part enjoyed both offerings. The Retro Raw Review got into the 2nd round of the Brawl for All, as well as a tag match that featured the top 3 stars in the company. We had a very stylish “Into the Dorkness” as Mat added two RSVLT shirts to...

This week on the show we talk about all sort of stuff, but at the top of the card has to be the fact that Vince McMahon has retired from the WWE. What a crazy sentence to write. The next few months will be very interesting as far as the pro wrestling landscape goes. The Retro Raw was fun and introduced a new Undertaker theme and the SCSA Smoking Skull belt. We also run down some highlights from th...

This week on the show, Adam is back Bay Bay! In the Retro Raw Review, we take a look at the go home show to the first Fully Loaded show (it’s also the show where HHH gets a woman in the crowd to remove her top) We almost pass by Into the Dorkness completely, but Adam had a couple of the new ZST figures so we checked those out. Then we ran down a whole lot of topics in The Stu. Enjoy!

This week on the show Matty is solo as Adam is on hiatus. It's all good in the hood, though, because the show is dropping early and Adam will be back to watch a ton of live pro wrestling this weekend! The Retro Raw Review this week was very memorable and the visual heading into KOTR was a sight you have to see. Into the Dorkness was collapsed this week and in The Wrestling Stu, Mat runs down the i...

This week on the show we have a good old time chatting about all thing professional wrestling. In the Retro Raw Review, we are just two weeks away from KOTR 1998 and the Hell in a Cell match that would change the course of history (and the lives of Mick Foley & The Undertaker). Not too much in the way of figure news, so Into the Dorkness is a bit condensed. The Stu is full of all sorts of good...