Hardcore Haven

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 131 and 132 of ECW, from October 24th & October 31st, 1995. Believe it or not, this is our scary and haunted Halloween Special! Steve Austin is haunted by Monday Nyquil, and it's Live! We debut Luke's Lowdown - haunted by the major leagues - and it's very much NOT live! The band Live is discussed... does it leave us quite erect? All t...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 129 and 130 of ECW, from October 10th & October 17th, 1995. Steve Austin gives a WCW exit interview! Tommy Dreamer calls Uncle Terry on his cell phone!  The Extreme Encyclopedia goes bilingual! Tod Gordon runs children's charities, for goodness sakes! All this and more hype than Hype Central can handle.  Support us on Patreon!  https:...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 127 and 128 of ECW, from September 26th & October 3rd, 1995. A wild Steve Austin appears! Luchadors debut in the ECW arena! Beulah opens her PO Box and Cactus Jack is ready for his closeup! All this and a heckton more. Support us on Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ IG & Twitter: @hcorehavenpod Contact us:  hardcoreahav...

This one caused a ruckus for us! Witness the ECW debuts of Rey Mysterio Jr. and Psicosis! Witness the ECW debut of... Bull Pain! Witness the ECW debut of a familiar guy dressed as another familiar guy (it will make sense, we promise). All this plus a big ol' cage match, a big day for The Pitbulls, and J.T. Smith's freckles. This time with even more Steven Page!  Hear the full watch-along episode r...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 125 and 126 of ECW, from September 12th & 19th, 1995. Luke watches the wrong pair of episodes! Quite possibly Cactus Jack's most infamous promo! Old timers facetiming each other and chugging wine! Double dog collars and more swerves than your shopping cart during Sears Days. All this and a heckton more. Support us on Patreon! Only a b...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 123 and 124 of ECW, from August 29th & September 5th, 1995. Malenko and Guerrero have their classic 2 out of 3 falls match! J.T. Smith might think he's Italian! Cactus Jack reckons with the legacy of empire! All this and more tangents than a high school math class.  This week's guest: comedian Aaron Kaplan.   He shows up around 1:04:4...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 121 and 122 of ECW, from August 15th & 22nd, 1995. Support us on Patreon! Only a buck for our THREE WEEK PUSH! https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ IG & Twitter: @hcorehavenpod Contact us:  hardcoreahavenpod@gmail.com Luke on Twitch:  http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/   Logo by  Raymond Biesinger Theme song by RANX

While the Heat Wave is running rampant in Philly, the Fed runs their 2nd ever "In Your House" event in Music City - and we're along for the ride! Join us on Patreon for a watchalong of IN YOUR HOUSE 2 - featuring a godawful lumberjack match, a heavenly IC title match between Double J and HBK, the royalty of M.o. M., and a whole lot more!  patreon.com/hardcorehaven for the full episode! Theme song...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 119 and 120 of ECW, from August 1st & 8th, 1995. Mikey Whipwreck gets Dommed! Taz gets Steinerized! The whole roster goes to the fair and gets soaked! We're joined by Tannara Yelland for this one. Follow her on Twitter @tyelland.  Support us on Patreon! Only a buck for our THREE WEEK PUSH! https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ IG & T...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 117 and 118 of ECW, from July 18th & 25th, 1995. Support us on Patreon! Only a buck for our THREE WEEK PUSH! https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ IG & Twitter: @hcorehavenpod Contact us:  hardcoreahavenpod@gmail.com http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/   Theme song by RANX

It's a watch-along! The heat is turned up and the sweat and blood are flyin'...   Don't miss our first attempt at what people have been doing with their wrestling podcasts for time immemorial. Hear us react *LIVE* (to tape) to such exciting events as: Luna Vachon vs Steve Richards in a steel cage; Hack Myers vs Val Puccio - all over again??; Bill Alfonso's comeuppance, at long last; Dean Malenko a...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 115 and 116 of ECW, from July 4th & 11th, 1995. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ IG & Twitter: @hcorehavenpod Contact us: hardcoreahavenpod@gmail.com http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/   Theme song by RANX  

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review HARDCORE HEAVEN from July 1st, 1995! Get the full review as a fan on Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven   The Public Enemy take on the debuting Gangstas! Cactus Jack takes on The Sandman - yet again! Shane Douglas looks like he's got something to say! Does he? Bill Alfonso certainly has his share of heat to garner, too. Taz takes...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 113 and 114 of ECW, from June 20th & 27th, 1995.  Also discussed: the philosophy of soup; sophomoric humour; the effects of divorce on underwear; dispassionate V/O; Ellen's mic collection; a deep analysis of Paul Heyman; how no vampire should have an ex-wife; armchair ADHD diagnoses; resentment of early risers and how the dead can't...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review BARBED WIRE, HOODIES & CHOKE SLAMS from June 17th, 1995!  Get the full review as a fan on Patreon!  patreon.com/hardcorehaven   We're back with a whole new logo (designed by Raymond Biesinger) a new pair of theme songs, and a new way more expensive lease on life. Season 2 of Hardcore Haven kicks off with the debut of one of the most anticipat...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 113 and 114 of ECW, from...oh, hell, this sucks.  If you know where I can get Shock Tarts, do get in touch.  Support us  on Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ IG & Twitter: @hcorehavenpod Contact us:  hcorehavenpod@gmail.com http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/ Theme song by RANX

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 111 and 112 of ECW, from June 6th & 13th, 1995.  The ECW demolition derby car is so hot it's on fire! Feuds are teased and not much happens! Luke and Brendan have a falling out and this podcast will never be the same again!!!!! Also discussed: our search for a domain name, the prestige of the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Robert...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review ENTER THE SANDMAN from May 13th, 1995.    The Sandman defends his ECW title for the first - and second - time ever! We witness the Malenko and Guerrero rematch! Bill Alfonso is here to troubleshoot! Luna Vachon debuts, technically.   All of this is really making it sound like a good show that we liked, but as you'll discover it is not and we...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 109 and 110 of ECW, from May 23rd and 30th, 1995.  Enter the Sandman is excerpted and recapped! The Tazmaniac becomes Taz and Peter Senerchia does commentary! Cactus Jack is turning 30 - and he recites a spoken word poem about it! Also discussed: the evisceration of a boy named Klaas (sorry buddy), Serj Tankian's poetry, hitting home...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review ENTER THE SANDMAN from May 13th, 1995.    The Sandman defends his ECW title for the first - and second - time ever! We witness the Malenko and Guerrero rematch! Bill Alfonso is here to troubleshoot! Luna Vachon debuts, technically.   All of this is really making it sound like a good show that we liked, but as you'll discover it is not and we...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 107 and 108 of ECW, from May 9th and 16th, 1995.  ECW brings the heat back to Florida! Norman Smiley shows up! Luna Vachon debuts! Cactus and Sandman feud forever! Also discussed: fax machines on the road, taking bumps at wrestling school, being in the pocket of Big Enamel, ghosts watching TV, partying in East Ybor City, corn cobs as...

It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 105 and 106 of ECW, from April 25th and May 2nd, 1995.  The ECW roster react to Sandman's title win! Title match controversy! The Arena audience fights with each other! Shane Douglas - gone forever?? (Spoiler: nope)  Also discussed: unenthusiastic Zoom participation, Undertaker as your new step-Dad, Halloween distribution strategies,...

Tommy Dreamer represents toxic masculinity! The ECW title is on the line between The Sandman and Shane Douglas - but whose side is Woman on!? Funk and Cactus square off in the main event! The match of the night is a time-limit draw! The Public Enemy guest star on Law & Order! What's real, and what's just the musing of either Brendan Flaherty or Luke Pennock? Find out as they/we review 1995's Hosti...

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 103 and 104 of ECW, from April 11th and April 18th, 1995.  In the aftermath of the Three-Way Dance, Sabu is suspended indefinitely! Meanwhile, we have a new TV champ in Eddie Guerrero and new tag champs in The Public Enemy. Will the ECW World title change at at Hostile City Showdown? (Spoiler: yes) Things will never be the same aga...

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review the THREE-WAY DANCE, from April 8th 1995 at the ECW Arena.  Sabu no-shows! Who will replace him in the main event? A face from Raven's past comes back to haunt him! The Sandman vies for the ECW title! Eddie Guerrero debuts! Everything else on the card is basically terrible! All this and more (oh, you know we've got tangents for ya) in our f...