Main Event Marks

I'm heading south of the border to do my first review of a current-day AAA lucha libre show. I also talk about changes to CMLL's biggest show, lawsuits against AEW, injuries and major podcast changes for WWE, a new wrestling-themed Netflix show with a familiar name, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I go to MexiCali for my extensive reviews of AAA Worlds Collide and WWE Money in the Bank 2025. I also discuss injury updates, new names, departing long-timers, and a hall of fame announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I apologize for the over-modulation on the crappy audio. I promise it will be better next time! I hope you still enjoy the content. I'm reviewing 1994's AAA/WCW crossover event, When Worlds Collide. In the news of the time, I'm covering Halloween Havoc '94 fallout, rumors over Hulk Hogan's contract negotiations, WCW getting sued all over the place, working relationships with Me...

With All Elite Wrestling holding their latest anniversary pay-per-view, Double or Nothing 2025, I felt the urge to do something I've never done on this show: Review a current show. I have no emotional attachment to this whatsoever, so I'm going in cold. I'll also be talking about WrestleMania 42's location issues, JR's cancer surgery, Billy Jack Haynes in trouble, and more in t...

All Elite Wrestling kicked off their pay-per-views in 2019 with Double or Nothing, main evented by Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho. The winner of that match would face the winner of the pre-show battle royal at All Out for the AEW World Title. The show was fine. Had some fun moments and great matches. But did it mean anything? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the first ever ALL LIVE episode of the Main Event Marks podcast on a Wrestling Wednesday! It's Troy going solo today, without a guest, and I'm reviewing The Iron Claw after FINALLY getting around to watching it. I'm also going to be talking deeper about the Von Erich family. I'll discuss Dark Side of the Ring. I'll go over WWE's recent releases. Also, I'll expla...

WrestleMania, the grandest stage since 1985, creates legends and unforgettable moments in professional wrestling, featuring historic championship victories and shocking betrayals. Let's explore them all! WrestleMania, the pinnacle of pro wrestling since 1985, has seen both unforgettable moments and disappointing events. Here, I'll rank the 10 worst WrestleManias, detailing their shortcomin...

It's been a year since my best friend and co-host, Greg, passed away unexpectedly on his way to work. Since then, his family and friend have mourned in our own ways. Today, however, we gather together to remember him by sharing stories about the man. I, Troy, assemble his friends Don, Ramon, and Joe along with his little brother, Matt. Laugh and reminisce with us about Greg, wrestling, figure...

It's been a year since my best friend and co-host, Greg, passed away unexpectedly on his way to work. Since then, his family and friend have mourned in our own ways. Today, however, we gather together to remember him by sharing stories about the man. I, Troy, assemble his friends Don, Ramon, and Joe along with his little brother, Matt. Laugh and reminisce with us about Greg, wrestling, figure...

It's the Grandest Stage of Them All; the SuperBowl or pro wrestling; the granddaddy of them all! WrestleMania is one of the most wonderful times of the year for wrestling fans, and we're bringing you never-before-heard audio for a brand new podcast! Before he passed away, Greg recorded reviews of quite a few WrestleManias with me that never aired. I pulled our reviews of those main events...

It's time to step onto the Grandest Stage of Them All! From WrestleMania 3 to WrestleMania 34, we're hopping in the time-traveling wrestling ring to break down, analyze, and have tons of fun with wrestling history with WrestleMania main events! Some were good, some were bad, and some were somewhere in between. With some archived audio, we go through mega main event matches like Hulk Hogan...

We're doing a retrospect on one of the most iconic feuds in wrestling history: Sting vs. Hulk Hogan in WCW. In honor of Sting's recent retirement from wrestling at AEW Revolution 2024, we'll look back at the epic battles, dramatic moments, and unforgettable matches that defined this legendary rivalry. From Fall Brawl 1995 all the way to Fall Brawl 1999 and everything in between, we&#39...

He's the legend. He's the icon. He...is...Sting! As we say "goodbye" to Sting after his final match EVER took place at AEW Revolution, we are taking a look back at some fond memories of Sting's career. This week, we're covering Sting vs. Vader in WCW, whether they're one-on-one or in a multi-man match. Then, we cover the most infamous and star-making feud of Sting's...

Unfortunately, we're starting off the first show of 2024 with some extremely devastating news. However, we're still bringing you some fun content and we're gonna have a good time memorializing a great man who touched a lot of lives. This is a compilation of the greatest 30-man Royal Rumble matches we covered throughout the years. For the full shows, go back through our archives and giv...

Sixty Men... Three Rings... Three Giants... One Battle Royal! That was the tagline for the very first ever World War 3 event for WCW in 1995. It was not great, but it was unique and it drew a pretty good sized house in Virginia. Johnny B. Badd (not shockingly) opens the show against DDP for the TV Title and it tests the Diamond Doll's allegiances. The All Japan women are in tag-team action tha...

This is a comprehensive review of the greatest wrestling trilogy of all time. We will hear no other contenders! In 1989, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair took on Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat at 3 separate events: Chi-Town Rumble, Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun, and WrestleWar '89: Music City Showdown. All 3 events kind of sucked and drew like crap. However, the one and only...

Just 6 days after Survivor Series 1991, we've got a shortened show titled This Tuesday in Texas. The Undertaker was only 1 year into his WWF run when he defeated the goose that laid the golden eggs, Hulk Hogan, to become WWF Champion on Taker's 1 year anniversary (with the help of Ric Flair). Now, he's the defending champion against The Hulkster. "Macho Man" Randy Savage also l...

The show may be called "November to Remember," but both the show and the year 1995 are things WE DO NOT want to remember! Per our usual arrangement, this show was a bleeding, disorganized mess. We did get to see some crazy things like Mikey Whipwreck defeating Steve Austin (pre Stone Cold) for the ECW Title and "The Hardcore Legend" Terry Funk in tag-team action with his protege, T...

Yes, we're going back to one of the worst years in professional wrestling history. The good news is this "New Generation" show is actually somewhat fondly remembered by wrestling historians. Diesel has been the WWF Champion for a loooong time and business has been way down. So, now what? We're going back to Bret Hart! There are also some pretty weird match-ups in the Survivor Serie...

This was Starrcade main event match 1-of-2 between Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes. However, this one...was for money! Soooo much money on the line in this show. Not only was a $1 million check on the line in the main event (along with, ya know, the World Heavyweight Title), but money was also on the line in the match of Tully Blanchard vs. Ricky Steamboat (along with, ya know, the World Television Tit...

Most of this show can honestly be described as, "This is stuff we could have, and SHOULD HAVE, only had to see on Nitro or Thunder." Unfortunately, they threw it onto a show they expected people to pay for. However, those are not the big stories of this show. The two biggest stories of Halloween Havoc 1998 were the disastrous, craptastic match between Hollywood Hogan and The Warrior that w...

There are a few awesome matches on this show, but man...it was a bit of a rough watch getting there. On this show, Nigel McGuinness takes on the dominant Takeshi Morishima for the ROH Title and begins his memorable, amazing reign as champion. The Briscoes and No Remorse Corps beat the hell out of each other. Roderick Strong and Austin Aries put on a clinic. The NWA gets showcased. On top of that,...

It was the first ever Hell in a Cell match in WWE history AND the debut of the Undertaker's "little brother," Kane! This was also our final stop on the road to the infamous Survivor Series 1997, which was Bret Hart's last match in WWE for over a decade. On top of that, Brian Pillman passed away in a hotel room before this event and the WWF broke the news on their pre-show, also giv...

The wrestling industry was in a bad place in the fall of 1990, and this show was proof. There were a total of 10 matches on this show and only about 2-3 of them that were actually decent. The Steiner Brothers put the US Tag Titles on the line against The Nasty Boys, Doom defends the World Tag Titles against Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, Lex Luger's US Title is on the line against Stan Hansen, an...

One night. One cage. Zero WarGames. 500 matches. Yeah, this one was a bit rough to watch. Damn near every single match had a jumpstart, an afterbirth, and was heavily overbooked. Crowds for WCW were severely dwindling by this point, there was speculation over a sale for WCW, leadership was in disarray, and the whole thing was just a giant mess. Booker T at least got to defend his WCW Title against...