The Monumental Podcast

Jerry Jarrett sent a letter to Chris Sobol of Panda Energy (and now of TNA) to explain wrestling to him, and explain he does. We go through his entire treatise of wrestling to see how much we buy into Jerry Jarrett's theory of wrestling, how well it explains TNA so far, the business then and now, and everything involved in this! Sorry if some of the audio is rough my allergies hit me this week aft...

Bruno Sammartino died yesterday and I was reminded of two issues of the Apter Mags I found at an antique store a few months ago. Both had cover stories about Bruno. So let's do what this podcast does best and read other people's content (including some amazing ads.) Hopefully Stanley Weston can forgive me up there. No Hulkamatt on this episode he'll be back next time. It's just me reading some mag...

Jerry Jarrett's war on the dirt sheets! The Pro Wrestling Torch gets his dander up and it is time to ban all communication with the newsletters. At the same time he's stressing out over the Panda deal, and someone is whispering in Dixie's ear. Sources Jerry Jarrett: The Story of the Development of the NWA TNA, 2004. Alex Marvez, Nwa/tna Gives Race Car Driver Chance To Learn The Ropes 11/8/2002, Ac...

We spend an hour and a half talking about a period where The Ultimate Warrior wrestled 4 matches! We go deep into his WCW run, the injuries, ripple effects, angles, contract and more. We talk his feud with Something Awful Dot Com, his abhorrent, reprehensible beliefs, his hate speech tour, his attempt to rip off DDP Yoga and get really, REALLY mad in the process. Warning, if you do not want to hea...

Just in time for the Warrior Award at the WWE Hall of Fame, it is the Life and Times of The Ultimate Warrior Part 1! We chronicle the Warrior up until December of 1997. The bodybuilding, the commercials, Warrior University, his WWF runs, his smattering of indie matches, the hold ups, all the little details that make Warrior, Warrior. Sources: O'Rourke, Liam, Crazy Like a Fox: The Definitive Chroni...

I said I'd catch us up on weekly PPVs through September and well... nope. These shows are so bad they stink to even talk about! We get through Weekly PPV #5, so don't worry we get to the famous Puppet The Psycho Dwarf Maturbating in a Trashcan incident!

It's September of 2002 and TNA needs a savior. Luckily Jerry Jarrett feels God is working in mysterious ways to save TNA. Dixie Carter's dad Bob owns Panda Energy and they want to buy TNA! Learn the details of the deal and just what TNA was doing with their money at this time. Also learn what bizarre stuff Jerry published in his book. He's basically your mom, if your mom ran TNA. Jerry Jarrett: Th...

It's come to this: Hulkamatt has watched a show. Join us as we review the first ever World Wrestling All-Stars Pay Per View: THE INCEPTION! What did Bret Hart do on the show? What is a Tits, Whips and Buff Match? What records have I broken? Is this the worst PPV of all time? All will be revealed as we review WWA: THE INCEPTION!

We had to get here eventually, TNA is about to die so here comes its savior, Dixie Carter! Let's take a look at the life and personality of Dixie Carter. Is she really just a nice mom who happened to buy a wrestling company? Sources: Jerry Jarrett, The History and Development of the NWA TNA (2004) 6 Star Wrestling, Dixie Carter Interview, 8/27/09 Accessed 3/2/18 http://s13.zetaboards.com/6StarWres...

If you thought Jerry Jarrett had lost his mind before you haven't seen anything yet! In this episode Hulkamatt fights illness to hear the story of Jerry Jarrett falling into a completely delusional state as TNA collapses around him. Sources: Bryan Alvarez, various August 2002 Figure 4 Weekly Issues Jerry Jarrett: The Story of the Development of the NWA TNA, 2004.

We continue with TNA's financial difficulties as they sue Jay Hassman and Len Sabal for stuff! This episode might not be good to listen to with headphones as there is the loud reading of all capital lettered text. Len Sabal, "Defendent in NWA TNA Lawsuit Issues Statement to Pro Wrestling Torch" 8/5/02, accessed 2/15/18 https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_84.shtml The Tenness...

We step away from the history of TNA for some breaking news: Jeff Jarrett is going into the WWE Hall of Fame! We talk about his Hall of Fame worthiness, how he's managed to screw up everything he's ever been apart of, why we are and aren't surprised he's going in and more! This is episode 19 because Episode 18 was already recorded but won't be up until mid week.

We're back and so is Vince Russo! Following the first TNA PPV Jerry Jarrett discovered writing a wrestling show is lots of work! Who better to hire to help him out than Russo? Find out about all of the internet feuds this kicks off and how TNA discovers the shocking reality that no one is buying their PPVs. At the end we have a quick tribute to Skinty McEdger. This was supposed to go before the sh...

It's the first NWA TNA Pay Per View! Who will be crowned NWA Champion? Will there be men dressed like penises? Penii? Join us as we rate this PPV according to Jerry Jarrett's own principles for wrestling booking! Sources: The PPV and Christian York's Wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_York

The history of TNA cannot be told without the legendary man who broke the ring on the first show: Cheex! Learn the story of Mike Staples AKA Rolling Thunder, who he was, what happened to him and more. We delve into what we know, what we think we know and personal tragedy he overcame. Sources: Taylor Loyal "Wrestler Prepares to Throw in the Towel" The Roanoke Times 6/1/01 Reprinted: https://classic...

Before we get to the first PPV let's go into more detail on the creative team. Who is making the decisions? Who is writing the shows? Why was TNA's creative team structured the way it is going into the first show! I apologize for a bit of rough audio near the end. Sources: Jerry Jarrett: The Story of the Development of the NWA TNA (2003) Jerry Jarrett: Open Letter to Fans From Jerry Jarrett Access...

Before TNA there was World Wrestling All Stars! WWA was one of several post WCW upstarts hoping to capture the WCW fans who wouldn't watch the WWF. Let's talk about how similar they were to TNA and the warning signs that TNA ignored. Sources: ME WATCHING THESE BAD SHOWS Kevin Eck "Going global: the WWA is looking to find its niche by spanning the world, but will American audiences buy into the "Ic...

Join us as we continue our journey into the history of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling! Today we delve into how Jeff and Jerry Jarrett planned to finance NWA TNA. What was their business plan? Where'd they get the money? What was the outlook for success! Sources: 10/29/98 Savannah Morning News Eric Bischoff: Controversy Creates Cash Dave Meltzer: 11/9/98 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Jerry Jarrett:...

Join Hulkamatt and I for a deep dive into the history of TNA! In this episode we will take a look at how TNA started, who the main players were, what the nature of the project was and how the promotion was framed. We're going to give you more TNA history than you can handle and this serves as the introduction. Sources: Ed Ferrera: FROM THE DESK OF ED FERRARA, MAY 30 Jerry Jarrett: The Story of the...

After Vince Russo joined WCW in 1999 the World Title was vacated and a 32 Man* World Title Tournament was held! I have Hulkamatt predict every match of this 18 year old tournament and we'll show you why there is an asterisk there! Join us for this trainwreck of an episode.

Join us as we discuss SID VICIOUS and his big winning streak of the New Millennium as well as his feud with Goldberg!

ONITA! Atsushi Onita came to the US and The Monumental Podcast was there. Hulkamatt reviews a show he saw for once as we go over all the amazing bullshit involving Onita and Matt Tremont, the Aerial Assault match and Lio Rush vs Joey Janela.

Join us as Hulkamatt picks the winners of WCW Fall Brawl 99! How does that work on a show from 18 years ago? Well he's never seen it and knows nothing about it! We then review the show and the politics behind the awful booking and the Hulk Hogan vs Sting main event.

Hulkamatt and I review Game Changer Wrestling: Zandig Tournament of Survival 2! John Zandig's second survival match tournament in which 8 of the fiercest death match wrestlers faced off! Hear all about the insanity including the absurdly dangerous finals.

Hulkamatt learns all about the period where Eric Bischoff tried to present himself as a cool, kayfabe breaking babyface! Learn all about this horrible period during WCW's atrocious Summer of 99.