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Blood, Lucha, and Steve Austin. The recipe for a great ECW show.  Check out Marcus and the World Elite Podcast, available on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts! For everything World Elite Podcast, go to https://linktr.ee/worldelitepod @WorldElitePod on Twitter https://twitter.com/WorldElitePod @worldelitepodcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/worldelitepodcast World Elite Podcast...

Approaching mid-2003, it's becoming clear that ROH set so many trends for modern day wrestling. This month gives us CM Punk vs Homicide, the end of DHS, and Corey Graves, for some reason. This is a wacky ride. Join in.   - Epic Encounter: 1. Tag Team Match The Backseat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere & Trent Acid) vs. Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack) 2. Three Way Scramble Tag Team Match 3. The Car...

After 609 days as PROGRESS Champion, it all comes down to this for Jimmy Havoc; as he defends against Will Ospreay in a No DQ Match. We also have Thunderbastard II, a tremendous Tag Title match, and Bubblegum is back…unfortunately. We got a legendary show for ya, folks! Check out Ross and the Wrestling Should Be Fun, available on Twitter, Instagram, and wherever you listen to podcasts!   @WSBFun o...

ALL THE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE ON THE LINE IN ONE MATCH. What does that leave us with in terms of the rest of the card? A pirate stole Bret Hart's jacket, Waylon Mercy and Sid show their uncoordincation, and Shane Douglas is a teacher for some reason. Summer of '95 is a rough time for wrestling, but the crash and burn is entertaining to watch in hindsight. Check out Matt and MattyDaddy Presents, availa...

The Ruthless Aggression Era begins! We got a legendary triple threat match in the main event, Triple H makes a major decision, and Torrie and Dawn Marie fight over the Golden Thong award. Lots of great wrestling, lots of fun moments, and a ton of fun talking about this show. Hit play! Check out Brian and the Within the Ropes Podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts! For everything Within...

The inaugural Super Strong Style 16 tournament! Talent from all over the globe comes to PROGRESS to participate in a sixteen man tournament to crown a number one contender for the PROGRESS Championship. We also get the first ever women's match in PROGRESS (main show) history, the tag team titles are on the line, and The Faceless reveal themselves! Check it out, folks. -------- ApronBump.com to wat...

It's Sting! It's Homicide! It's…..its….Shannon Moore…..I guess a show can't be perfect. But this is an era of TNA where the X-Division is on fire, the main event scene is exciting, and TNA is really becoming the hot new company in town. There's some gold, and some gold plated feces. But it's all fun, hit play!   Check out my Watch-Along of AJ Styles vs Hiroshi Tanahashi from this show! https://you...

Axl Rotten literally walked through broken glass to get his title shot, and he gets it on this show! We also get two steel cage matches, a Hack Myers re-run, and STORMIN' MIKE NORMIN. The stars are clearly out to play, folks. Check out Kenny and the A Kenny For Your Thoughts, available on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts! For everything A Kenny For Your Thoughts, go to https://linktr.ee...

Two shows, one legendary month for Ring oh Honor. The beginning of a legendary feud in CM Punk vs Raven, a legendary title reign in Samoa Joe, and a legendary career in the Briscoes. All of those start in March 2003…oh and Hernandez apparently was in the Christopher Street Connection? Lots going on here, you don't want to miss this one! Check out Skylar and the Sigdaddy's Wrestling Show, available...

Let's "FACE THE HEAT" with Visagra in the main event, Kane as a dentist, and Barry Horowitz. Bertha Faye dominates, we get a rematch of the CLASSIC ladder match between Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels; and in general, we get a pleasant night of wrestling with a bunch of undercard guys. On Summerslam? Don't think too hard about it. Check out Nick and the Universal Wrestling Podcast, available wherev...

Not sure what's more ridiculous, The Dungeon of Doom or Johnny B Badd's names for his 15 finishers. We'll let you be the judge of that. We got WAR GAMES, Arn vs Flair, and Sgt. Craig Pittman repelling from the ceiling. Oh and Jumpin' Jeff Farmer makes an appearance. And is Paul Orndorff really Wonderful? Gary Spivey is here to figure all that out. Lots to get into. Hit play!   Check out Troy and t...

The final PPV of the Attitude Era! We get the real ""End of an Era"" match between Triple H and Undertaker, the PPV debut of Jamie Noble, and the final four of the King of the Ring Tournament. The Summer of Brock is upon us, ladies and gentlemen. Oh and Goldust his rubbing his cannon and Chris Nowinski eats finger pasta. Lots going on with this show, let me tell ya.  Check out Will and the Botched...

The debuts keep on coming! The Icon Sting is looming, the X Division is red hot, and Sabu's gentials take a beating in a Barbed Wire Match. This show has all of the TNA insanity you could ask for; including a Match of the Year candidate in Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles, and a Basebrawl Match with the Chicago White Sox vs Diamonds in the Rough....lol. Check out Matt and the Smackin' It Raw Podcast, availa...

The legendary Taipei Deathmatch is here, and it's crazier than you remember. We also get the debut match of the Gangstas vs Public Enemy, Cactus vs Sandman for the ECW Title, and the debut of the Dudleys!   Check out Brent and the A Work In Progress podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts and YouTube! @AWIPOD on Twitter https://twitter.com/AWIPOD @awipod on Instagram https://www.instagr...

Riots, 17-Man Scramble matches, and Bryan Danielson vs Samoa Joe. What else could you ask for from 2003 ROH?   Joined by Charlie from the GetCho Podcast! Check out Charlie and the rest of the GetCho! guys on their podcast: “GetCho! Comedy Wrestling Podcast” wherever wherever you listen to podcasts!   https://linktr.ee/getchopodcast @ChardiBBadd on Twitter https://twitter.com/ChardiBBadd @GetChoPod...

The most LOADED main event so far in the history of PROGRESS, and a very interesting show outside of that as well. Debuts, PROJOs, and tickling each others whimseys. Lots of great wrestling to talk about but also a fair share of misses *cough* The Faceless *cough*. Oh and it wouldn't be a PROGRESS show without Jimmy Havoc eating somebody's heart. Lots to discuss, let's get into it!   Check out Jer...

It's the Jeff Jarrett concert featuring some wrestling! Double J and HBK put on a classic, Diesel defends the WWF Title against Sid in a Lumberjack match, and Henry O. Godwin has salad. Action-packed show here, let's get into it!   Check out Steve and the SCW Wrestling Channel, available on Youtube and wherever you listen to podcasts! @SCW_Steve on Twitter https://twitter.com/SCW_Steve @scwthewres...

Kurt is bald! Stone Cold is on his way out! Hogan vs Taker! D-Lo Brown! This show has it all! A very pivotal time in the company's history, as this is the FIRST PPV under the WWE moniker....lots of interesting things to talk about in terms of this era of transition. And just a lot of silliness on Judgment Day 2002 in general.   Joined by Dave and Michael from the Ruthless Aggression Era Podcast, s...

It's....it's Christian! Christian Cage debuts in TNA, hockey sticks are on poles, eggs are fertilized, and AJ Styles' ass takes a pounding. Lots happening on this show, and many of what happens at Genesis 2005 sets the tone for TNA's peak in popularity. Let's get into it!   Check out Katie and the ShElite Showcase! Available live on Twitch, on YouTube, and wherever you listen to podcasts!   For ev...

Kicking off the year of 2003 Ring of Honor with a bang! Joe vs. Danielson, Konnan wrestles in a match, and Special K dominates...both in the ring and on the dance floor. We also tie up loose ends on the issues between Xavier and Low Ki and AJ Styles. Some good, some bad, but a hilarious podcast episode. Check it out!   Check out Matt and the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast! Available Live on Twi...

At this event, a baby version of Will Osperay fights a man who murders someone on this show, Jimmy Havoc. Wrestling! We also see the finals of the Natural Progression Series, we see Tommy End/Malaki Black get squashed, and we witness someone's nose explode into a million pieces. Lots of stuff happening on this show, but we also get into some major news with current-day PROGRESS!   Check out the Te...

Legendary debuts, lots of blood, and Gangrel. What more could you ask for? Lots of seeds getting planted for the future of ECW in this show, and many brutal (and often hilarious) matches take place at this event. Let's get into it!   Check out Jacob and Javon, and The Hardest Part of the Ring Podcast! Available wherever you listen to podcasts!   For everything Hardest Part of the Ring , check out...

WCW is at the beach! Like, literally. They're wrestling in the sand. That's right; Kamala, Jim Duggan, Vader, Dave Sullivan and all of your other favorites are wrestling and melting under the beating sun of Huntington Beach. Lots of ridiculousness, but we also get Macho Man vs Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan vs Vader for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in STEEL CAGE. Strap in, this is a kooky one....

The Brand Extension is here! Hulk Hogan is fighting for the WWF Title! Paul Heyman has Lita's thongs! What a weird transition period this is for WWF...but a super fun time to talk about. A hidden gem of a PPV, with a ton of amazing matches and fun moments. The debut of Brock Lesnar, Triple H vs Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold vs Undertaker, and so much more. Hit play, dummy.   Check out Kyle and the "Smack...

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