Two And A Half Marks

We fast forwarded a whopping 2 PPVs in the future, with Royal Rumble 2012. With a "guest appearance by John Laurinaitus" to announce some news, his fingerprints are littered on the card. Most of the card is serviceable, and the Royal Rumble is a fun time, but honestly? It's all just okay. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the professional w...

AKA "FINALLY, THE ROCK HAS COMEBACK FOR A MATCH". Headlined by John Cena and The Rock teaming against the Awesome Truth before they face each other at WrestleMania, this is one of those PPVs that time did not age well. A meaningless Survivor Series match, a large World Heavyweight title match and CM Punk being cool. Also, a couple of rants by David and Angelo, if that's your thing. Two And A Half...

Long before the days of the Thursday afternoon Saudi Arabian Supreme Live Event, Vince McMahon had an idea. The Tuesday Night Pay-Per-View. Spoilers, there's a reason why they wouldn't try it again until the mid-2000s. Any who, the main event was an eye sore, but the rest was surprisingly interesting, with Bret Hart doing Bret Hart Things and a very hot Macho Man-Jake the Snake feud. Two And A Hal...

Yeah, we had another break. Blame Angelo. But we do get to revisit the peak of WCW with Uncensored 1997. With a very solid opening with Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko, the card quickly falls off until after the main event with STING. Also, this is a pro Buff Bagwell podcast. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the professional wrestlers name...

After an impromptu Winter Break, the Marks return with a card that has only 1 match that be described as memorable, but boy howdy how memorable it is. An Elimination Chamber match featuring Jericho, Benoit, Edge, HHH, Batista and Randy Orton hits 8 days a week, but please, protect your knees. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the profession...

It's Time to call the cops! WWF has broken In Your House... for a 12th time. "Interesting" is a nice way to put this card, featuring not Al Snow facing not 2 Cold Scorpio to open, culminating with not so Sycho Sid facing Bret Hart with the WWF Title on the line. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the professional wrestlers named in this podc...

Nothing quite screams "BEACH!" like the month of January, but here we are. Beach Blast 1992 is some good old-school wrestling that your dad grew up on, but this PPV was actually riveting. Highlighted by 3 huge matches featuring Sting, Cactus Jack, Steamboat, Rude, the Steiners, and the Miracle Violence Connection, there was plenty on here to whet the appetite and none disappointed. Two And A Half...

Happy end of 2021 everyone! In what is the last episode of the year, David and Angelo are joined by Nick Perillo to break down Wrestlemania 22, which all 3 remember watching early in their fandom. The question is, does the nostalgia hold up? Rey Mysterio becoming World Champ, the theatrics of Cena-HHH, the 2nd Money in the Bank match, and HBK beating the shit out of Mr. McMahon. Two And A Half Mar...

What happens when you mix incredible talent, a smarky ground, and storylines with 0 emotional investment? A PPV with a repetitive and obvious tagline and 3+hours of mostly fine wrestling. The show starts off decent enough with Becky Lynch and a couple of great tag matches, but woof do the World Title matches leave A LOT to be desired. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA...

In what may be Jake's last episode of the year, we have decided to send him off with The Best TNA Match Ever and Other Wrestling, also known as Unbreakable 2005. While the number of Guys on this PPV might make your head spin, the matches themselves tend to be between mediocre and good, which is not meant as a slight. But the main event between Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, and AJ Styles take the...

Makes a lot of sense that we go super juvenile for this week's episode. Death of WCW is always, well something, and Mayhem 2000 was certainly an example of some bad pro wrestling. 12 matches, none particularly memorable, tons of outside interference that overshadowed the matches, and will someone PLEASE get us more Lance Storm. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/an...

ECW PPVs are few and far between on the Network, so it is always special when one pops up. While Barely Legal is certainly historic and influential, that does not mean all is good on this card. There are more spots than a dalmatian, all the iconic ECW guys, and classic ECW shenanigans that cause the flow to go out the window. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any...

Another 20-Teen WWE PPV, with some really interesting matches and stories and some that are not. John Cena and AJ Styles square off first the first time, a fantastic Money in the Bank match, Irish Lass Kicker Becky Lynch, and a tremendous main event between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, with their Shield Brethren Dean Ambrose crashing the scene. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE...

If you wanted to sum up the essence of what average WWE in the mid-2000s was, this is it. A PPV that made little sense for continuity outside of a Cena-Rollins Tables Match, you can see why WWE has done away with this concept. Ambrose-Wyatt has its moments until it doesn't, stop trying to make "And Stairs!" a thing, and Chairs Matches just don't make sense. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated w...

Not often you can witness a bygone era that was only 2 years ago, but that's exactly what we get with NXT Takeover Phoenix. After a quick talk about the rapid changes with NXT, we get into a really good card featuring 4 title matches, excellent in-ring storytelling, and Gargano-Ricochet stealing the whole dang show. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion...

Outdoor wrestling events are usually pretty interesting for one reason or another, whether it is the unique lighting it presents or the wrestlers competing not just with each other, but the environment as well. But, Road Wild just doesn't hit the mark, not even with Hogan and Nash in the main event. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the pro...

Well, this is a first. We get a peek at the peak of WCW with Starrcade 1996, a truly fantastic PPV with only some minor hiccups. Headlined by Hogan-Piper, the build-up to the match is loaded with dream matches, high work rates, a surprisingly good Luger-Giant match. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the professional wrestlers named in this...

Was the Attitude Era good? If it was, this certainly has a case for being the Rock Bottom (get it?) of that time. A main event between two injured wrestlers, the Oddities, a strip tease match, and just a lot of other mess. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the professional wrestlers named in this podcast. Music courtesy of Tyler Montgomery...

The Randomizer takes us a short trip to 2014, where the Shield are running rampant and Triple H has decided that Evolution is going to put them down for good. Some fantasy booking, cult leader Bray Wyatt, early Big E and the artist formerly known as Rusev. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the professional wrestlers named in this podcast. M...

Forget the Randomizer! It is our turn to choose, and Jake has selected Dominion 6.9 2018! A heck of a NJPW show with a loaded card and 3 matches worthy of being a main event. But there can only be one, and that is the classic 2-out-of-3 falls match between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega, the highest ranked match according to Dave Meltzer. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WC...

Randomizer stays giving us PPVs firmly in our wheelhouse, this time with No Mercy 2008. Surprisingly, "Jaded" Jake Long has very few negative things to say! Rey wagers his mask, Jeff Hardy and HHH put on a show, Jericho and Shawn Michaels proceed to then steal that show, and a whole lot more. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the profession...

We are back in the mid 2000s, but this is very special episode. ECW One Night Stand was the first thing WWE rebooted from the Extreme Brand on behest of RVD, and it does succeed in being a solid memorial show. Just try not to think about Vince winning the ECW Title from a few episodes ago. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the professional...

Scheduling is a nightmare.

FINALLY SOMETHING THAT ISN’T THE CORPSE OF WCW. We have a rarity for the pod, a WWF UK exclusive, Insurrextion. RVD-Eddie does not disappoint, a good Divas tag match, Lesnar losing, and Triple H-Undertaker breaking the ring. Two And A Half Marks is not affiliated with the WWE/WWF/WCW/TNA/AEW/any promotion or any of the professional wrestlers named in this podcast. Music courtesy of Tyler Montgomer...

The Randomizer decided to keep the theme of 2000's WCW and gave us the gift of Super Brawl 2000. Fun fact, "gift" in German means poison, which seems fitting. When some of the better matches are Ric Flair and pushing retirement Terry Funk putting each other through a Texas Deathmatch & Kidman facing Vampiro in a surprisingly decent feud, you know where the ceiling is. Two And A Half Marks...