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Ep 108 – ECW Hardcore TV 12/28/1993 Paul Heyman shows off his genius with the main event and promos 0:22 - Welcome 14:06 - Hardcore TV Opening 14:40 - Pitbull vs Chad Austin 19:54 - Rockin Rebel vs Don E Allen 22:03 - Sabu (w/ Paul E Dangerously) vs Terry Funk (w/ Bad Breed (Axl/Ian Rotten) in a No DQ match for the ECW Heavyweight Championship 29:40 - Overall Thoughts 33:58 - Smarking It Up 41:51...

Ep 107 – Starrcade 1993: 10th Anniversary “Vader’s Belt…Flair’s Career. Its all on the Line!” The show on paper looks better than what the show turns out being 0:26 - Welcome 11:48 - Starrcade Opening 15:07 - 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bagwell (w/ “The Godfather” Teddy Long) vs Pretty Wonderful (Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff and Pretty Paul Roma) (w/ the Assassin) 22:00 - Awesome Kong (w/ Ki...

Ep 106 – Survivor Series 1993 “The Thanksgiving Tradition All Americans/Foreign Fanatics Wait for!” Matt has a wild take on one of the matches, while the others complain about it 0:24 - Welcome 11:07 - Survivor Series Opening 12:36 - Team IRS (Irwin R Schyster, Diesel, “The Model” Rick Martel and Adam Bomb) (w/ Harvey Whippleman) vs Team Razor (1-2-3 Kid, Marty Jannetty, Razor Ramon, and a mystery...

Ep 105 – Battlebowl 1993 “Ready! Set! Battlebowl!” WCW brings back this really bad idea but in its own PPV, does it help it any? 0:22 - Welcome 10:50 - Battlebowl Opening 13:20 - Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) vs Kole and Charlie Norris 20:04 - Paul Roma and Erik Watts vs Johnny B Badd and Brian Knobbs (w/ Missy Hyatt) 25:28 - The Shockmaster and Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff vs Ricky...

Ep 104 – ECW Hardcore TV 11/2/1993 Short but fun episode with a confrontation that shouldn't be missed 0:22 - Welcome 10:19- Hardcore TV Opening 12:57 - Sabu (w/ Paul E Dangerously) vs “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Sensational Sherri Martel) for the ECW Heavyweight Championship 19:22 - Chad Austin & Todd Shaw vs Bad Breed (Axl/Ian Rotten) 26:27 - Sherri/Madusa confrontation and re-enactment 30...

Ep 103 – Halloween Havoc 1993 “Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal” The deal is made and we get the best Havoc yet! 0:33 - Welcome 8:35 - Havoc Opening 14:22 - Harlem Heat (Kane/Kole) and the Equalizer vs The Shockmaster, Ice Train, and Charlie Norris in a 6-man tag match 23:15 - “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff (w/ The Assassin) vs Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat 34:47 – “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith...

Ep 102 – Fall Brawl 1993 "One Will Rise, One Will Fall" WarGames is back, but Cactus Jack steals the show for us 0:27 - Welcome 11:05 - Fall Brawl Opening 12:38 - Lord Steven Regal (w/ Sir William) vs Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat in a WCW World Television Championship 19:20 - Big Sky vs Charlie Norris 24:16 - “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff and the Equalizer vs 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bag...

Ep 101 – UltraClash 1993 Paul Heyman has taken over as the booker of the new NWA flagship 0:27 - Welcome 8:56 - UltraClash Opening 9:43 - Public Enemy (Rocco Rock/Johnny Grunge) vs Ian Rotten and Jason Knight 16:04 - “Ironman” Tommy Cairo vs Tony “The Hitman” Stetson (w/ Hunter Q Robbins III) for the ECW Pennslyvania State Championship 20:11 - Super Destroyer #1 vs Super Destroyer #2 (w/ Hunter Q...

Ep 100 – Summerslam 1993 “Fat Chance! Somebody Has to Stop Him” Balloons and glitter fall from the sky, so it must have been a good thing, right? 0:23 - Welcome 11:30 - Summerslam Opening 11:56 - “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase vs Razor Ramon 16:38 - The Heavenly Bodies (Dr. Tom Prichard/”Gigolo” Jimmy Del Ray) (w/ Jim Cornette) vs the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott) for the WWF Tag Team Championsh...

Ep 99 – ECW Hardcore TV 08/24/1993 Another trip to Philly for more building blocks to the Extreme Revolution 0:22 - Welcome 15:31 - Hardcore TV Opening 18:24 - “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert and Dark Patriot (w/ Freddie Gilbert) vs “Ironman” Tommy Cairo and JT Smith in a 1st round matchup of the ECW Tag Team Tournament 24:33 - Shane Douglas vs Twisted Steel & Sex Appeal (Don E Allen/Herve Renesto) 25:4...

Ep 98 – Clash of the Champions 24 The show with the shocking entrance ends up suprising us with some fun moments 0:21 - Welcome 11:01 - Clash Opening 12:39 - The Horsemen (“The Enforcer” Arn Anderson/”Pretty” Paul Roma) v Stunning Steve Austin and Lord Steven Regal (w/ Flyin Brian Pillman and Sir William) for the WCW and NWA World Tag Team Championships 19:35 - Beautiful Bobby Eaton vs 2 Cold Scor...

Ep 97 – G1 Climax 1993 When you are able to watch Japanese wrestling, you watch some Japanese wrestling 0:35 - Welcome 10:10 - G1 Opening 10:23 - Hiromichi Fuyuki vs Takayuki Iizuka in a 1st round matchup 11:26 - Super Strong Machine vs Shiro Kosinaka in a 1st round matchup 12:34 - Masahiro Chono vs Ashura Hara in a 1st round matchup 14:38 - Shinya Hashimoto vs Hiroshi Hase in a 1st round matchup...

Ep 96 – Monday Night RAW 07/19/1993 We tiptoe our way thru some tulips to see some storylines emerge on this edition of RAW 0:25 - Welcome 11:01 - RAW Opening 13:53 - Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) vs Marty Jannetty for the WWF Intercontinental Championship 21:50 - Men on a Mission (Mabel/Mo) (w/ Oscar) vs Rich Myers and Hank Harris 27:10 - Bastion Booger vs Scott Despres 29:07 - The King’s Court with...

Ep 95 – Beach Blast 1993 “A Day at the Beach, A Night for Revenge” We all had slightly differing opinions about this show, so it led to some interesting conversation 0:23 - Welcome 12:25 - Beach Blast Opening 15:50 - Ron Simmons vs “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff for the WCW World Television Championship 20:50 - 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce 28:52 -...

Ep 94 – Monday Night RAW 06/21/1993 Razor & 1-2-3 go another time in their rivalry 0:30 - Welcome 8:11 - RAW Opening 8:52 - The Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott) vs Barry Hardy and Reno Riggins 11:14 - Doink the Clown vs Marty Jannetty in a 2 out of 3 falls match 18:57 - Mr Hughes (w/ Harvey Whippleman) vs Bobby Who 22:05 - Razor Ramon vs the 1-2-3- Kid for 10k 26:35- Overall Thoughts 29:56 - Smarking...

Ep 93 – Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular Will ECW continue to make strides towards getting better? 0:24 - Welcome 09:11 - SSSS Opening 09:36 - JT Smith vs “Supafly” Jimmy Snuka for the ECW Television Championship 11:08 - Larry Winters vs Tony “The Hitman” Stetson in a First Blood match 14:00 - Miss Peaches vs Terrible Tigra in a Catfight Humiliation match 17:35 - “Ironman” Tommy Cairo vs “Supafly”...

Ep 92 – King of the Ring 1993 “Who will be King? Be a Part of the Coronation!” The last 1-night tournament in the WWF is one of our favorites, will this one become one as well? 0:26 - Welcome 9:06 - KotR Opening 9:41 - Razor Ramon vs Bret “Hitman” Hart in a KotR Quarterfinal match 13:58 - Mr Hughes (w/ Harvey Whippleman) vs Mr Perfect in a KotR Quarterfinal match 19:43 - Bam Bam Bigelow vs Hacksaw...

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Ep 91 – Hardcore TV 06/01/1993 We go on and on about root beer and video game movies before we actually talk about a not-so-good wrestling show 0:22 - Welcome 12:52 - Hardcore TV Opening 14:28 - The Suicide Blondes (Sir Jonathan Hotbody/Sir Christopher Candido) vs Tony Stetson and Larry Winters for the ECW Tag Team Championships 18:07 - Super Destroyer #1 (w/ Hunter Q Robbins III) vs “Wildman” Sal...

Ep 90 – Slamboree 1993 "A Legend's Reunion" "One Moment, One Ring, One Mega- Event" WCW dusts off the legends gimmick again, did we like it as much as last time? 0:27 - Welcome 9:47 - Slamboree Opening 13:43 - “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton and Chris Benoit vs 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell 19:31 - “Heavy Metal” Van Hammer vs ??? (w/ Col Rob Parker) 25:51 - Dirty Dick Murdoch, Magnificient Don Muraco...

Ep 89– RAW 05/17/1993 Another classic episode featuring the return of Marty Jannetty and an upset that popped Matt when he was 12 years old 0:26 - Welcome 8:00 - RAW Opening 11:05 - Smoking Gunns (Bart/Billy) vs Glenn Ruth and Tony Vadja 17:14 - Razor Ramon vs the Kid 22:25 - Tatanka vs Scott Taylor 32:02 - Kamala vs Yokozuna (w/ Mr Fuji) 34:12 - Shawn Michaels vs Marty Jannetty for the WWF Interc...

Ep 88 – Wrestlemania IX “The Biggest Stars in the World are Coming to Las Vegas!” What did we think of Hogan's return? If you have ever listened before, you probably have an idea 0:21 - Welcome 7:52 - Wrestlemania Opening 11:23 - Shawn Michaels (w/ Luna Vachon) vs Tatanka (w/ Sensationsal Sherri) for the WWF Intercontinental Title 18:09 - The Headshrinkers (Samu/Fatu) (w Afa) vs the Steiner Brothe...

Ep 87 – SuperBrawl III “Witness History in the Making at the Biggest Event of the Year!” Some debuts, some older guys surprising us, and another mini-movie! 0:28 - Welcome 9:55 - SuperBrawl Opening 15:43 - Flyin Brian Pillman and Stunning Steve Austin vs Erik Watts and Marcus Alexander Bagwell 26:50 - Chris Benoit vs 2 Cold Scorpio 37:08 - Wild Bill Irwin vs “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith 4...

Ep 86 – Royal Rumble 1993 With a title shot on the line, who will win the Rumble? And the Rockers finally meet in a singles match 0:22 - Welcome 10:11 - Rumble Opening 10:32 - The Beverly Brothers (Beau/Blake) vs the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott) 17:20 - Marty Jannetty vs Shawn Michaels for the WWF Intercontinental Championship with Sensationsal Sherri in a neutral corner 24:24 - Bam Bam Bigelow v...

Ep 85 – Battle of the Belts The recording got lost! So Matt re-recorded this all by himself, trying to remember what Michael and Shane had said 0:22- Welcome 4:00 - Battle of the Belts Opening 5:00 - Chris Evans vs “Surfer” Ray Odyssey for the WWA Jr Heavyweight Championship 7:03 – Lords of Darkness (Agony/Pain) (w/ Tricky Nicky) vs The Super Destroyers (#1/#2) (w/ Hunter Q Robbins III) in a unifi...