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Join Liam O'Rourke and Kyle Ross for the first part of their look at July and August 1991 in the WWF! The crazy year continues with the fallout of the Dr. George Zahorian conviction, the media puts the pressure on Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan tries to quell the flames on Arsenio Hall in horrendous fashion and more. Additionally, we look at the top angles for Summerslam 91 and the departure of the Ult...

The panel returns this week for our annual Christmas mailbag show! Taking your questions and comments, we talk about the first year of AEW and their standout performers, wrestling adapting to the pandemic, the state of WWE, the Mount Rushmore of wrestlers never to win the big one, favourite TV matches of all time, favourite "bad" matches, the Carny Of The Year award, Rick Rude's cock, Retribution,...

SCG Radio returns this week to talk April to June of 1991 in the World Wrestling Federation! This week, we're walking through everything in the undercard, from Jake Roberts' snake getting squashed and killed by Earthquake, the failed return of Andre The Giant, Bobby Heenan's managing career ends, the often-forgotten Virgilina angle (!), The Mountie and Big Bossman cross paths, IRS debuts, and the...

SCG Radio returns to look at April to June 1991 in the WWF! In the first part of our look at the quarter, we break down the top feuds in the promotion to look at the tale it tells - Hulk Hogan Vs. Sgt. Slaughter goes up against Ultimate Warrior Vs. Undertaker at the houses, and the results were striking. We talk about the major angles of the period, Warrior gets press for being a gay prostitute (a...

Join Liam O'Rourke and Kyle Ross as they continue their journey examining the WWF in 1991! Today, we look at WrestleMania 7, all the highs and lows of the show, notes on the success or failure of the event (spoiler: it was a failure), moves Vince McMahon made between January and March in the bodybuilding world, a notable doctor gets indicted, and we talk all about the undercard scene for the first...

SCG Radio returns with the first episode of a mini-series covering 1991 in the WWF! In this first part, Liam O'Rourke is joined by Kyle Ross to discuss the absolute disaster that was the Sgt. Slaughter push, leading to and through the Royal Rumble, the shocking decision to put the World Title on him, and the feud with Hulk Hogan. Covering January through to March and discussing all the media fallo...

Better late than never! SCG Radio returns this week to cover AEW Double or Nothing 2020! Join us for a show recorded the day after the event as we run through the PPV, talk all about the builds, the Stadium Stampede match, Matt Hardy in AEW, a spirited discussion on cinematic wrestling, AEW in its current form, the current state of the commentary team, the successes and failures of the past three...

Join Liam O'Rourke and Kyle Ross for Part 3 of our look at the WWF in 1990! Breaking down all the big stories after Summerslam, we talk about the fates of Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior for the rest of the year, the introduction of the Undertaker, an analysis of Sgt. Slaughter at this time with and without the Iraqi overtones, Vince McMahon announces the WBF and pulls a big stunt at Mr. Olymp...

Join Liam O'Rourke and Kyle Ross for Part 2 of their look into 1990 in the WWF, this time covering from WrestleMania 6 to Summerslam 90, tackling all the big issues of the summer that brought Vince McMahon his first major slump since the dawn of Hulkamania. Looking at all the notes, facts and figures from the time, the decision to go with Warrior Vs. Rude and Hogan Vs. Earthquake over the summer a...

Join Liam O'Rourke and his very special guest, from the Top Rope Nation Podcast, Kyle Ross from Cleveland, Ohio, for part one of a three-part series examining the year 1990 in the WWF. In part 1, we look at the WWF's struggles entering the year, the decision to go with Hulk Hogan Vs. Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 6, and go through the timeline of events that turned what was thought to be the bi...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and G. John Chase for the latest episode of our Monday Night War Timeline series, covering March and April 2000! Breaking down all the big stories of the period and covering every Raw, Nitro and PPV, we discuss topics such as: The curious build to WrestleMania 2000, the hideous Uncensored event, Steve Austin's return at Backlash, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo's retur...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we're returning to our 5 For 5 concept - reviewing five matches that were rated five stars by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer! This week we analyse and break down all about the things that make the performers, matches and wrestling itself the greatest thing since worcester sauce, as it pertains to the following contests: *Sting's Squadro...

We're back! Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we talk all about AEW Full Gear - every match, every angle, overall thoughts on the show, as well as an in-depth look at the promotion in general at this stage in the game, with thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of Dynamite, the greatness of Chris Jericho, hot stars and cold prospects, what's good and bad about all things AEW...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Luke Edwards and Kieran O'Rourke as we break down the first show of All Elite Wrestling - Double or Nothing! After attending the show live in Vegas, all three watched the show back on PPV, and get together to talk about what worked and what didn't, live versus television, thoughts on the promotion, the matches, star power, production elements, and some hard hitting truths about...

Join Liam O'Rourke, G. John Chase and Kieran O'Rourke as we return to the Monday Night War Timeline to discuss January and February 2000! Covering every Raw, Nitro and PPV of the period, complete with notes from the insider newsletters of the time, we break down all the big angles and stories, including the ousting of WCW head writer Vince Russo, the attempted replacement of Kevin Sullivan and sub...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Kieran O'Rourke and....G. John Chase (!) as we talk all about the biggest weekend of the year in pro wrestling, covering NXT TakeOver: New York and WrestleMania 35! Breaking down all the matches, the outcomes, the big issues surrounding the shows and the promotion in general, we discuss Kofi Kingston's rise to prominence, the absolute greatness of NXT, formatting a seven hour s...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we discuss the Best and Worst WrestleMania Builds Ever! Taking your nominations and feedback, we discuss the standout hype jobs on either end of the spectrum, from the dizzying highs of WrestleMania 14, 5 and 3, to the horrifying lows of 9, 11, 31 and 18, and even the creamy middles that stood out to you such as 20, 21, 17 and 8, we look at all...

Introducing a new concept for SCG: 5 For 5! Reviewing five matches that were given the lofty five star rating from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, we talk about all the things that makes the performers, the matches and wrestling in general, the greatest thing since an egg-white omelette. In the debut episode, we look at Jerry Lawler Vs. Terry Funk from 1981 (the match that launched the fiv...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we return to the Monday Night War Timeline, covering December 1999! Talking all the big stories of the month and covering every Raw and Nitro, Armageddon and Starrcade, we break down all the big topics of the month, including the heel turn of Stephanie McMahon, Vince Russo bringing the Montreal Screwjob and nWo 2000 to his vision of WCW, the la...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as they discuss NXT Takeover, the 2019 Royal Rumble and discuss the immediate future of WWE on the road to WrestleMania 35! Breaking down the big stories of NXT, such as the dynamic hindering Tommaso Ciampa and Aleister Black, the greatness of Johnny Gargano and the immediate future of the top angle, before diving into the match-by-match of the Ro...

Happy New Year! Join Liam O'Rourke and Karl Jones as they break down Wrestle Kingdom 13, talking all the matches, the winners and losers, the greatness of Hiroshi Tanahashi, Switchblade as top heel, issues with the show, the outlook on the future and the big stories coming from the landmark event. From there, they discuss the apparent departure of Kenny Omega and the Elite, the impact it has, and...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones, Kieran O'Rourke and Matt Holt for the 2018 SCG Radio Christmas Show! In our annual free format spectacular we're taking your mailbag questions, taking The Great UKFF Survey, as well as announcing the winner of our giveaway for a copy of Liam's award-winning biography on "Crazy Like A Fox - The Definitive Chronicle of Brian Pillman 20 Years Later".  On the show we're...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we return to our Room 101 series to discuss Pay-Per-View and episodes of wrestling television! Taking your nominations, we debate whether or not a series of events deserve to be banished to oblivion, including One Night Stand 2006, Starrcade 1997, Uncensored 1999, Great American Bash 2004, TNA Lockdown 2007, WWE Crown Jewel and Evolution, Hallo...

We're back (at last)! Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we break down November 1999 in our Monday Night War Timeline! Talking every Raw and Nitro, Survivor Series and Mayhem, complete with backstage news and notes from the Observer and Torch Newsletters of the time, we tackle every big story of the month, including Steve Austin's career-threatening neck injury, a shameless Surv...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as they discuss the biggest independent wrestling show of all time - All In! A week removed from the hoopla and hyperbole of the moment, the crew takes to the Oaken Table to not only review the show, the performers and the totality of the night, but a wider look at what the show really means for professional wrestling, and the perspectives that ne...