Gootz's Wrestling Pod

It's a big night for Sting as he wins his first WCW title from Ric Flair! Also we watch the match Taker had with Lex Luger that caused Vince to say NO to hiring him. We discuss why Buddy Landell was everything wrong with WCW's presentation and it's the debut of Vader! All this and more as we discuss the biggest WCW show of the 1990 summer!   Follow ray Gootz on twitter: @raygootz Follwo the podcas...

Robocop is here! But is it enough to save WCW? And how many tag matches are TOO MANY? Plus we discuss Lex Luger Doom Butch Reed and we continue to break down the early days of The Undertaker in WCW! 

It's the Ultimate Challenge as Hulk Hogan takes on Ultiamte Warrior but beyond this classic amtch is this show any good? We break down the show discuss Summerslam 2023 Bash at the beach 2000 and debate Steve Allen! All in a week's work as we cover Wrestlemania 6!

It's wrestlewar 90 when Flair takes on Lex AGAIN. Also FIVE tag matches. Enjoy!

It's the first PPV of the 90s! As we kick off the Hogan-Warrior war at the rumble. Plus we preview all the new wrestling figures coming!

it's the final PPV of 1989 but it's only ONE match! So we cover Supertape vol.1 which has that match at the end. So enojy a ton of bushwacker Chico sanatana and No Holds Barred talk!   PLUS why is WWE so hot in 2023? we discuss! 

It's a future shock allright as Andrew Lee returns to talk the 1st and only starrcade iron man tournament. 

This week we look back at Survivor Series 89 with Cosmic Adrianna. Only problem is she was born in 2000! Do the 80's ,ean anything to her? Join us as we look back at thanksgiving 89!

Kyle joins the show to talk Halloween Havoc 89 and the first episode of Colission! We're talking CM Punk, Tommy Rich, Jim Ross and Doom baby! 

It was a hot night in NJ back in 1989 as WWE presented the 2nd summerslam! With a main event of Hulk Hogan and Brutus beffcake vs Zeus and Macho Man and a great Warrrior-Rude match this event is classic old scholl WFF! Listen to our review PLUS our CM Punk tohughts! 

This week we look back at another classic NWA-WCW PPV as we cover Great American Bash 89 with Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk Sting vs Great Muta and more! What makes this show so special? Listen and find out! Def one of the best PPVs of the 80s!

This has to be the best NWA/WCW PPV yet as we get the final match of the ric Flair/Steamboat trilogy and the vengance of terry Funk! We touch on why the NWA got better thru the "addition thru subtraction" method and so much more as we break down Wrestlewar 89: Music City Showdown!  To see Ray and Andrew live visit: https://www.churchofsatirecomedyclub.com/

The Mega-powers explode back in 1989 and we review that plus all the matches and happenings at Wrestlemania 5 including the worst return ever: The 89 return of Roddy Piper.   Plus we discuss all the wrestling happening this Memorial Day weeekend! 

A amin even that for 34 years has been labled a classic and a match that changed wrestling: Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair. This is THAT show and we discuss and breakdown this legendary  match then discuss the latest CM punk drama. It's a trip to the past and the future as we talk all things Chi Town

This week we enter the final year of the 80s and review Royal Rumble 89! We discuss Bret Hart's coming out party, Hogan acting like a dick this whole show, why the fuck Big john Studd won the rumble and so much more! A deep dive into early 89 WWF!

This week we look back at the final event of 1988; Starrcade 88. Featuring Ric Flair vs. lex Luger. We break down the myth that Lex was a bad worker talk the orginal fate of Rick Steiner and expalin why the NWA had the worst finishes going. Plus AEW Wimbelton talk! 

The first forbideen door happened in December 88. When the AWA teamed with World Class Memphis POWW and even new Japan to put on super clash 3 an awful show only seen by less than 2 thousand people. Join me and Andrew Lee as we break down the show the main event between Kerry Von Erich and Jerry Lalwer and more!  

It's the 2nd annual Survivor series featuring the PPV debuts of Owen hart, Shawn Michaels and Mr. Perfect. In addition we have the mega Powers vs. The Twin Towers! Demolition vs the Powers of Pain all this and more current wresting talk as Andrew Lee and Ray look back at the 1988 Survivor Series!

It's the first Summerslam with the Megapowers vs the megabucks! Perhaps the most important PPV of Ultiamte Warrior's career we discuss the greatness of Honkey Tonk Man Bad news brown Demoltion and more!  Also a discussion on all the losers who are still anti CM Punk in AEW! Why Dominic rules! Andrew Lee is back to break it all down! 

Kyle lewis is the guest co-host this week as we review great American bash 88! Which is kismet considering this show mirrors the shitty ending of Wrestlemania 39 last weekend. we talk Mania Impact who from ECW should go in the hall of fame and more! Plus Lex vs flair and why it mirrored Cody vs. Roman. All this and Tommy Dreamer! 

As Wrestlemania weekend hits we look back 35 years ago at Wrestlemania 4! The Longest Wrestlemania yet at almost 4 hours! This is Macho Man's night as he goes thru a 14 man tournament to win the WWE belt. But did they really get him over by the end of the night? We discuss that Bob Euker, vanna White, Bret Hart and more!

This week the guys look back to the first Royal Rumble! 20 men competed in the first Royal Rumble but we also have Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude! It's a great look back at how the Rumble began plus we talk Jesse-Vince as a duo wome'ns tag team wrestling and AEW nerds!

The NWA invaded NYC in 1988 with the most southern show ever: The Bunkhouse stampede. Without a doubt the worst PPV we've reviewed yet. Featuring Ric Flair vs. Hawk and the worst gimmick match ever the bunkhouse stampede! Enjoy our agony!

Survivor Series was created to screw over Starrcade and boy did it! Learn all about that, the Jumping Bomb Angels Honkey tonk man and also some AEW bitching and more as we look back on the 87 Survivor Series! 

Top to bottom this is the best Starrcade yet. Even though meltzer does not like it. Jim Ross shows up and makes the NWA a billion times better. We got Dusty Rhodes vs. Lex Luger! Ric Flair vs. Ronnie Garvin! NWA rolls on as we cover part of the epic battle of thanksgiving 1987!