The Troubles with Weekly Wrestling

This is the biggest show we've done for a reason. We have all the build towards perhaps the biggest attendance disaster in WCW's short yet insane history. We have title changes that are wiped from the show, Shane Douglas' debut in WCW, Junkyard Dog getting a special entrance for a god awful match, and perhaps the best Flair vs Steamboat match ever. Jim is @thejimdb on BlueSky and Threa...

WWE wanted a PR war? They got one and it isn't looking good for them after a white hot Double or Nothing event as well as Dynamite on Wednesday. I'm joined by my co host on From Crockett To Chaos, Jim who was live in the building for DON and he breaks down his thoughts and live reactions on the happenings along with the building Fallout Week on AEW TV. Jim is @thejimdb on BlueSky and Threa...

We're getting to the good stuff of 1989 and the kickoff of the legendary Steamboat and Flair epic feud. Luger and Windham have a great one, Varsity Club and The Road Warriors beat each other into pulp, and Mike Rotunda is the new World Heavyweight World TV Champion! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/troublesweekly.bsky.socialThreads : https://www.threads.com/@troubleswrestlingpod This is a pub...

It's Double or Nothing week and AEW has loaded the deck with incredible wrestling and promo goodness. I break down the epic face offs between the Owen Hart Cup finalists, the wild All Star Trios match and the preview of Anarchy in the Arena that left people in shambles, and a preview of both tonight's Collision and Sunday's epic Pay Per View event! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tro...

Get ready because we have officially found the beginning of the WCW vortex of stupidity. Clash 5 was a total train wreck with somehow one of the best builds imaginable, but that's more for next week and the Chi-Town Rumble. Check out Jim @thejimdb on Blue Sky and Threads as well as the show over at:Threads: troubleswrestlingpodBlueSky: TroublesWeekly This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

AEW looks to be going back to their basics and it's working out great for them, so I decided to do the same and bring ya'll a little positivity. You can't fix stupid, but you can fix your intake of the pod. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit troublesweekly.substack.com/subscribe

All roads have led us here to the Granddaddy of them All, Starrcade 1988 in Norfolk, Virginia. I won't lie, this was a very good card but with some STRANGE finishes. Jim and I dissect it for you and get you prepared for the first calendar year in WCW history; 1989.Jim's @thejimdb on Blue Sky and Threads and the show is: Threads: troubleswrestlingpod BlueSky: TroublesWeekly This is a public...

@THEJIMDB is back and in full effect with all the painful details of the end of Jim Crockett Promotions and the official beginnings of World Championship Wrestling. It's a deep dive on all things Rick Steiner, Barry Windham, and a certain 7 time Spam Slam of the Week winning tag team? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

AEW's riding high off a tremendous Playoff Palooza Collision and are gearing up for what could be a legendary Dynamite on Wednesday night. BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit troublesweekly.substack.com/subscribe

It’s a wild time for Jim Crockett Promotions. Between a stellar Great American Bash show and uneasy finances, the future of the NWA is in limbo. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit troublesweekly.substack.com/subscribe

AEW's Spring Break Thru shows have come and gone and what an amazing week it was for them. We break down Collision, set you up for Dynamite in New Orleans, and maybe take a couple jabs at that other place's show in Vegas. BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/troublesweekly.bsky.socialThreads : https://www.threads.net/@troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss thi...

It's finally here, the complete story of WCW from the very beginning and we give you a bit of a preview with the Spring of 1988 with Jim Crockett Promotions. My guest Jim began his love affair with pro wrestling in this era and breaks down great moments in his early fandom from the Bunkhouse Stampede to the Barry Windham turn on Lex Luger. Follow him over on BlueSky @THEJIMDB as well as on Thr...

It's Bischoff Beating Week and boy did AEW stack the deck for Dynamite! It's Owen Hart Cup semi finals time and we have legendary bouts in those matches as well as Moxley stepping up for the Trios titles like the top guy he is...oh and I hear some other company's doing something this weekend. BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like t...

Dynasty happened and BOY are some of the IWC really pissed off about it. I do my best to not stoke the fires on social media about it AT ALL and we break down the show as well as yet again another mysterious Dynamite preview that leaves us wondering what's next for AEW.BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpodShout out to  @thebubbacast  as well best Dynamite breakdown pods out ther...

It's a sneak peak into the new Jim Crockett Promotions/WCW podcast starting with a brief rundown of the UWF and what JCP's purchase of that promotion meant for their own fate. Shout out to ‪  @thebubbacast  for the amazing retrospective of Big Bubba Rogers, one of the very best big men to ever wrestle. BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd...

We're on the road to Dynasty and the word is out! People not only watch AEW but they love it and it's a great time to love AEW. Women have ruled the roost and the men are getting personal. Check out these awesome podcasts that break down Dynamite perfectly:All Elite Wrap-Up:  @AllEliteWrapup  Sit Down, Shut Up, and Mark Out:  @SitDownShutUpMarkOut  BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troublesw...

It's all about AEW this week between the comings and goings on the roster, to an already stacked Dynasty PPV taking shape. I break down both nights of Slam Dunk Collision, and preview Dynamite for you out of the kindness of my heart. BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...

AEW is on the road yet again and this time towards Dynasty with various different stories, Cena has given us a reason, and we figure out the zig zagging road to Mania. BlueSky: troublesweekly.bsky.socialThreads: @troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit troublesweekly.substack.com/subscribe

What a damn Revolution Sunday we had from AEW, I've got all the deets as well as some elusive WWE talk. Mainly however, we're talking Dynamite and what we expect from an unusually mysterious show. BlueSky: troublesweekly.bsky.socialThreads: @troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit troubleswee...

For both AEW and WWE respectively, all roads lead to the west coast for their next extravaganzas. For AEW it's this Sunday in Los Angeles for Revolution and for WWE it's Las Vegas for the 41st WrestleMania that has gotten very bizarre after Toronto this last weekend. Bluesky: @troublesweekly.bsky.socialThreads: @Troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this w...

We're on the road to Revolution and WrestleMania and boy, could they not be any more different. On one side has been fantastic 'rasslin and on the other? Stammering promos that seem like drunken rants. Either way we're glad you're here and thanks for the support! BlueSky: @ troublesweekly.bsky.social Threads: @troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss...

It's a time of growth in both AEW and New Japan with new reigns beginning, and others taking stronger root. Blue Sky: @troublesweekly.bsky.socialThreads: @troubleswrestlingpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit troublesweekly.substack.com/subscribe

It's a huge week for the Sickos and AEW with not only the huge Grand Slam Australia show but a totally stacked Dynamite in Austin, Texas! There's also a little breakdown on the recent big three releases from AEW and predictions on where I think they end up. Thanks so much for the support, folks! Threads: @troubleswrestlingpodBlue Sky: @ troublesweekly.bsky.social This is a public episode....

Wrestling is getting GOOD and it feels like we will be eating very well in 2025 between the Timeless one, the Yeet master, and the Boys of Ass as well as the rest of the wacky world of wrestling. Threads: @troubleswrestlingpodBlue Sky: @ troublesweekly.bsky.social This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit troublesweekly.su...

Wrestling is wild yet again this week with the emergence of The Hounds of Hell, Timeless Toni making her encore appearance, and Ospreay and Omega are starting a clubhouse. Threads: @troubleswrestlingpod BlueSky: troublesweekly.bsky.social This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit troublesweekly.substack.com/subscribe