Squared Circle Gazette Radio

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as they preview WrestleMania 33! Talking every match and angle building up to the biggest show of the year, the panel breaks down the lay of the land, what's been done well and what hasn't, an outlook on who looks to benefit and suffer, as well as analysing Raw and Smackdown before and after the "Ultimate Thrill Ride". In addition, we talk NXT Tak...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke for the latest installment of the Monday Night War Timeline, this time covering March 1999! Discussing every Raw, Nitro and PPV of the month, as well as going over all the backstage notes from the Observer and Torch Newsletters of the time, the panel talks all the major news, such as - WrestleMania 15 and the build going in (including the beer bas...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as they return to the Monday Night War Timeline to talk February 1999! Covering every Raw, Nitro, and PPV of the month, complete with backstage news and notes from the Observer and Torch Newsletters of the time, the panel go through an incredible month that marks the beginning of a noticeable turn in the tide. Talking about Kevin Nash's new direct...

It's back! Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we return to the Monday Night War Timeline to talk January 1999! Discussing every Raw, Nitro and PPV of the month, along with detailed backstage notes from the Wrestling Observer and Pro Wrestling Torch newsletters of the time, we break down all the top stories. Analysing January 4th, Tony Schiavone, the Fingerpoke of Doom, the refor...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones, Kieran O'Rourke and Luke Edwards as they look to debate which Tag Teams deserve to go into Room 101! Taking your nominations for duos you wish to banish to oblivion, the panel looks at the strengths and weaknesses of teams such as The Nasty Boys, The Bushwhackers, The New Day, Mexican America, Demolition, The Rock and Roll Express, The Ascension, Rene Dupree and Ken...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we break down NXT TakeOver: San Antonio and the 2017 Royal Rumble! Breaking down all the matches, the crew takes your feedback on the big events, and discuss the road to WrestleMania 33. Looking at possible matches and likely directions, we evaluate how well the Royal Rumble set up the next two months of WWE programming, debating disappointment...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we discuss the wrestlers or acts you once loathed but managed to win you over. We discuss how these individuals finally won you over, and break down the career arcs of individuals such as Mark Henry, The Miz, Ronnie Garvin, Chris Masters, Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Rusev, Samoa Joe, Umaga, Braun Strowman, Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens and yes, John Ce...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke for our second RuView! This time covering WCW Spring Stampede 2000, the guys cover all 14 (!) matches, all the interviews, angles, swerves, twists, turns, and tournaments. Featuring Jeff Jarrett Vs. DDP for the vacant WCW Title, an 8 man tournament with 9 men in it for the vacant US Title, a 4 team tournament with 5 teams in it for the vacant Tag...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones, G. John Chase and Kieran O'Rourke as we talk all things WrestleKingdom 11! Breaking down every match, we look at the finer aspects of a tremendous show, as well as dish out criticism where needed, and take your feedback on the big event. Talking six star ratings, the utter greatness of Hiroshi Tanahashi, the growth of Tetsuya Naito, underused talent, the impending r...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones, Kieran O'Rourke, Luke Edwards and Matt Holt for the 2016 Christmas Show! With festive joy and yuletide cheer abound, we take to the mailbag for your Year End Awards and general topics of discussion! Talking everything from WWE's UK Title and the World of Sport return to most embarrassing moments as a fan, overlooked storylines, the diamonds of 2016, favourite pieces...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke as we tackle December 1998 in our Monday Night War Timeline series! Talking all the big stories in WCW and WWF during this month with notes from the Observer and Torch Newsletters of the time, we break down ever Raw, Nitro and PPV. We talk all about Kevin Nash ending Goldberg's streak at Starrcade, Ric Flair stealing every show he's on, Eric Bisch...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones, G. John Chase, Kieran O'Rourke and Luke Edwards as we talk about a huge weekend of shows for WWE! Discussing the ins and outs of NXT TakeOver: Toronto and the 2016 Survivor Series, we break down every match and talk all the big issues currently going on, including the shocking finish to Lesnar Vs. Goldberg, issues with champions on the show, struggling divisions, so...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Old Man Jones and Kieran O'Rourke, as they return to the Monday Night War Timeline to talk about November 1998! Discussing every Raw and Nitro, Survivor Series featuring the Deadly Game tournament and World War 3, the panel delve into all the news of a crazy month with the assistance of the Wrestling Observer Newsletters of the time. Discussing Governor Ventura, a new Corporate...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke, as they discuss Feuds and Storylines that fell off a cliff! Taking your suggestions, we spitball a litany of times when a company had something with major potential in the palm off their hands but dropped the ball. Including discussion of The Summer Of Punk, Nexus, Angle Vs. Joe, The Invasion, The Ending of the Streak, Daniel Bryan against The Au...

Join Liam O'Rourke, G. John Chase, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke, for the very first SCG RuView! For the first in-depth analysis of Vince Russo written television, we're looking at the April 10th 2000 episode of WCW Nitro, the legendary "restart show" that saw the formation of Russo and Eric Bischoff's New Blood, Returns, Debuts, Turns, Swerves, Insider Comments, Chaos, Carnage and Bret Hart. Tal...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke, as they discuss favourite wrestlers that you soured on! Taking your nominations, we discuss individuals that were once thought of in high regard, but for whatever reason have fallen from grace in the eyes of you, the loyal listeners, and us around the oaken table. Names such as Mick Foley, Matt Hardy, Jim Ross, Dean Ambrose, Brock Lesnar, The Roc...

Join Liam O'Rourke, G. John Chase, Kieran O'Rourke and Karl Jones for THE 100TH EPISODE! This week, SCG Radio attempts to determine the four individuals who best suit the lofty honour or being carved into our theoretical Mount Rushmore of All-Around performers. Judging on criteria ranging from in-ring work, promos, effectiveness, versatility, drawing power, historical significance and many other m...

Join Liam O'Rourke, G. John Chase and Kieran O'Rourke, as they return to their booking committee format to tackle the WWF in 1993! Talking all the problems facing the company as a time of decline, the team debate the best way to use Hulk Hogan, decide whether to go with Bret or run with somebody else as the company leader, and book all the major shows leading to WrestleMania X in 1994! And as alwa...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones, G. John Chase and Kieran O'Rourke as we take a walk through the gutters and discuss all manner of debauchery inside the wrestling business! Running through the highlights of the notorious "Sleaze Thread" a decade after it's creation, we debate the validity of some ridiculous tales - did Jimmy Valiant lie beneath the glass ceiling? Did Randy Savage really do the dirt...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke, as they tackle October 1998 in the Monday Night War Timeline! With inside notes from the Wrestling Observer Newsletters of the time, we talk a crucial month in the War, with topics ranging from a disaster at the Halloween Havoc PPV, Hogan seeing Warrior in the mirror and an awful match to boot, Austin gets "fired", and he and Vince McMahon churn...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke for the latest installment of the Monday Night War Timeline! Talking every Raw, Nitro and PPV from September 1998, complete with inside news and notes from the Wrestling Observer Newsletters of the time, we look at all the top issues and stories, including Ric Flair's illustrious return to WCW and the reformation of The Four Horsemen, the meteoric...

We're back in court! Join us as the Prosecution of Liam O'Rourke and Karl Jones face the Defence team of Luke Edwards and Matt Holt, as Judge Chase presides over The Trial of The Undertaker! Both Taker and WWE are up on the charge of Misrepresentation of Stature, and Fraud in overstating his success and impact on WWE. We take your "witness statements" on the charge, and debate the first Decade of...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke, as we discuss the Best and Worst Debuts in Wrestling History! Talking all about the introductions that intrigued or underwhelmed you most, we take your nominations and cover the lofty highs provided by the debuts of Chris Jericho, Kane, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tazz, The Undertaker, The Radicalz, Mankind, Phantasio (!), Sean O'Haire and many more. But...

Join Liam O'Rourke, G. John Chase, Karl Jones and Kieran O'Rourke, as we discuss your contrarian opinions! Discussing takes that go against the grain of conventional opinion, we discuss a wide variety of topics this week - is Ric Flair a routine man with an elevated reputation? Is Shawn Michaels merely "solid"? We cover a wide number of your views on Lucha Underground and intergender wrestling, St...

Join Liam O'Rourke, Karl Jones, Kieran O'Rourke and Matt Holt as we debate the Most Useless Tag Team or Stable in Wrestling History! Taking your nominations, we look at the utter dross that has stunk up rings, such as stables like The Cabinet, The League of Nations, The Million Dollar Corporation, S.E.X, The Truth Commission, D.O.A, The First Family, The Union, The Mean Street Posse, X-Factor and...