Gorilla Brain Wrestling Podcasts

On this episode the boys make a course correction on the MIssion and get back to the next sequential series... Jakks BCA Series 3!  A HUGE Thank You to @VintageJakksBCA on Twitter for the assist on the Jakks line!  Plus they kick a litany of people off the lawn and cover weekly trophies (or lack thereof).

We're back for the sixth and final WCW Uncensored as we move along through the final year of the company at a snail's pace. This was the lowest attended, least purchased, and overall biggest money pit of a Pay Per View in WCW's history, though the action is a slight improvement from the last couple flaming piles of garbage that we've reviewed.  This is the Taskmaster's last show with the book befo...

The gang's all here to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving with a special episode where we discuss our favorite Survivor Series tag teams of years gone by. 

On this episode the fellas like to start off your holiday week the right way...with some Jakks BCA Managers! One the Mission they review in great detail the WWF Jakks Managers Series 1 Two-packs.  Hear Al and Kevin also discuss their Thanksgiving must haves and traditions, tell people to get off the lawn, and review what was a very strong week of trophies!

We're at the beginning of the Year 2000 in WCW and things are getting biblically bad in the land where the big boys play. Duke and Rogue are back to take you through the second show of the new millennium as the quality of the product continues to freefall at breakneck speeds. The show is lackluster from top to bottom as a locked door plays a leading role in the sad tale that is SuperBrawl 2000. Th...

On this episode hear the fellas tell enough people to get off the lawn that they have to develop new categories! Plus they discuss ALL the new fig lines and the possibility of getting fig fatigue as collectors.  And could we see a new contender emerge for greatest fig line as they review WWF Jakks Best of 97 Series 1 on the Mission?

Join us and watch along as we take in the Halloween Hangover episode of Monday Nitro, which aired the night after the infamous Halloween Havoc 1995. This bad boy features the Dungeon of Doom basking in their success from the previous night's World Championship victory. The Four Horsemen are back after Ric Flair turned on the Stinger at the PPV. Hard to see that one coming. Also we have a couple of...

On this episode the fellas discuss the ever rising price of collectibles, preorders, and why some people are just getting out of the game.  Plus they cover Jakks Series 2, tell people to get off the lawn, weekly trophies, and infant rehab?!?!

Join us as we dive into WCW's first show of the millennium. If you thought the last show was junk, we're just getting started folks. Vince Russo is out of the picture for the moment, so the book gets given back to the company's most infamous bookerman, the Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan.  The result is a hodgepodge of a card featuring Kevin Nash taking on Terry Funk for the commisionership, Benoit...

On this episode the fellas begin the daunting task of the mission that is the review of the WWF Jakks line! They cover the first 6 BCA figs as well as fantasy book an Ultimate Edition Manager line and cover weekly trophies! Plus they have a restroom themed Get Off My Lawn?? This and more!

The fourth season of The Year of Duke and Rogue kicks off three years after we left off with the last big show of the millennium, WCW Starrcade 1999. Brett Hart has switched teams and defends the WCW World Title against Goldberg in the main event. Elsewhere, Double J challenges the Crippler for the US Title in a ladder match, and Hacksaw Duggan defends his American citizenship against The Revoluti...

On this episode the fellas recap the WCW Galoob line's highs and lows and discuss which ones are must adds to the collection.  Plus they reveal where the Mission is going next, tell more unfortunate souls to Get Off the Lawn, and talk weekly hunts and trophies.

The Year of Duke and Rogue is back with a new season of episodes where we will cover the final chapter of WCW, beginning with Starrcade 1999 and going right up to the last Monday Nitro.  This is a notorious time in professional wrestling, as we see a company desperately trying to hang on while throwing all sorts of ridiculous bullshit at the wall and seeing what sticks. The once revered big g...

On this episode the fellas wrap up the WCW Galoob line with the final series of UK Exclusive figs.  Plus a HUGE segment of Get Off My Lawn where the boys kick themselves off the lawn??? And the fellas discuss quite possibly their largest combined Trophy week of all time!

Thanks for tuning in, this is the first new show on Gorilla Brain Podcasts. It's a super special episode today, as your hosts Kevin Rogue, Duke Baggs, and Al Day just made a list of the top five WCW Television Champions that there ever was. 

The Year of Duke and Rogue wraps up our trek through WCW in 1996 with a look back at the  highs and lows of this game changing year of professional wrestling.

The journey that began with the World Cup of Wrestling at Starrcade 1995 comes to a wild and crazy conclusion at the 1996 edition of the "Granddaddy of Them All," as the Year of Duke and Rogue wraps up our trek through the year that was 1996 in WCW. Headlining the event is Hollywood Hogan taking on Roddy Piper in a battle of icons. We also get the finals of the women's title and the United St...

Sixty guys, three rings, and one eventual world title shot. On this episode of the Year of Duke and Rogue we take a look back at World War 3 1996. Hollywood Hogan meets Roddy Piper for a contract signing, we get Chris Jericho wrestling a referee with one hand tied behind his back, and the Ultimo Dragon defends eight titles. The biggest battle royal to date headlines this bad boy as we close in on...

Thanks for joining The Year of Duke and Rogue as we continue to plow through beanfield that is the WCW in 1996. In this episode, we were promised mystery, suspense, and intrigue. What we got was a Macho Man Monster Truck giveaway,the Hulkster with hair, and an ass spot that nobody asked for. It's Halloween Havoc 1996, and the NWO is looking to continue their hostile takeover of WCW, with the...

It's Fall Brawl and it's time for War Games! As the NWO continues their hostile takeover of WCW, they have added some new members to the fold, including the Giant, the Million Dollar Man, and Sting? Tune in and find out where the Stinger's allegiance is as four of WCW's best will take on four members of the NWO inside of the two ring steel cage playground known as War Games. Elsewhere, Macho Man g...

Fresh off of Hog Wild, where Hollywood Hogan took the world championship from the Giant and christened it the NWO championship with spray paint, WCW is back with the 33rd Clash of the Champions. In this episode, the Nature Boy looks to dethrone Hollywood Hogan and become the 14 time champion of the world. Meanwhile the Dungeon of Doom is still lurking about and we got another triangle match for th...

In our latest episode, WCW goes to Sturgis and gets Hog Wild! Hollywood Hogan makes his in ring debut and looks to sway the pendulum of power to the New World Order as he takes on the Giant for the World Heavyweight Championship. Elsewhere we got the Outsiders in action, some high flying cruiserweights, plenty of denim and leather, and a legendary Nature Boy ass spot in front of a couple hundred t...

Hold on to your hats folks, we finally made it to the big one. The identity of the third man is revealed in this game changing episode of the Year of Duke and Rogue Podcast. We go back in time and take your guesses or picks regarding the identity of the third man in a segment that helps make this episode the longest one that we've done so far. WCW is loaded with talent from all over the world but...

As we continue through the happenings in the land where the big boys play in 1996, the Outsiders have made their presence known and are looking to secure a match with the best that Billionaire Ted has to offer. Elsewhere we have a couple of football players taking on Flair and the Enforcer, the biggest man in the world defending his world title against the Total Package, and the debut of Rey...

"We gonna have a tag team match!" In what is probably Teddy Long's favorite show of all time, but objectively one of the worst collections of wrestling matches you'll likely ever see, we get not one, not two, but 12 tag team matches, as the stars of WCW are paired at random in a tag team tournament in which the winners of the first two rounds get placed in an unconventional battle royal to determi...