Wrestling History X

Ep 255 – Best of Super Juniors IV When you can watch Japanese wrestling, you watch Japanese wrestling 0:34 - Welcome 14:40 - BoSJ Opening 16:38 – Jushin Thunder Liger vs Chavo Guerrero Jr in a Block A match 18:49 - Shinjiro Otani vs Yoshihiro Tajiri in a Block B match 23:43 - Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs Koji Kanemoto in a Block A match 30:39 - Gran Naniwa vs Jushin Thunder Liger in a Block A match 33:31...

Ep 254 – Slamboree 1997 “The Tradition Continues…” NFL All-Pros come to the Black and Blue Division 0:30 - Welcome 16:13 - Slamboree Opening 17:29 - Steven Regal vs Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) for the WCW World Television Championship 22:55 - Luna Vachon vs Madusa 30:04 - Yuji Yasuraoka vs Rey Mysterio Jr 33:59 - Mortis (w/ James Vandenberg) vs Glacier 37:49 - Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) v...

Ep 253 – Buffalo Invasion A different venue…a different feel? 0:32 - Welcome 18:42 - Invasion Opening 18:43 - The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido/Tracy Smothers) (w/ Tommy Rich) vs the Pitbulls (#1/#2) 27:05 - Wild Bill Wiles vs Balls Mahoney 30:12 - Spike Dudley vs Taz 34:17 - Chris Chetti vs “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) for the ECW World Television Championship 44:01 - Raven (...

Ep 252 – In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell “There’s gonna be a whole lotta whoop-ass goin’ on!” Is it the end of the Ahmed-Faarooq feud? 0:27 - Welcome 17:47 - IYH Opening 20:13 - Flash Funk vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) 27:40 - Mankind vs Rocky Maivia 32:27 - Crush, Savio Vega and Faarooq (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs Ahmed Johnson in a Gauntlet match 42:16 - Vader vs Ken Shamrock in...

Ep 251 – In Your House 14: Revenge of the ‘Taker New Millennium of Darkness/Revenge of the Darkness: Final Part A new era has begun 0:33 - Welcome 20:15 - IYH Opening 20:54 - Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk/Road Warrior Animal) vs Owen Hart and the British Bulldog for the WWF World Tag Team Championships 28:25 - Savio Vega (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs Rocky Maivia for the WWF Intercontinenta...

Ep 250 – Barely Legal 1997 ECW has finally made it to PPV 0:30 - Welcome 18:32 - Barely Legal Opening 20:58 - The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray/D-Von Dudley) (w/ Sign Guy Dudley) vs the Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) for the ECW World Tag Team Championships 30:32 – Lance Storm vs Rob Van Dam 37:03 - bWo Japan (Taka Michinoku, Men’s Teioh, and Dick Togo) vs Masato Yakushiji, Great Sasuke, and Gr...

Ep 249 – WWF RAW is WAR 04/07/1997 Half the crew is halfway around the world, what will they do? 0:23 - Welcome 16:10 - RAW Opening 17:11 - Owen Hart and the British Bulldog vs the Godwinns (Henry O/Phineas I Godwinn) (w/ Hillbilly Jim) 21:26 - Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Billy Gunn (w/ the Honky Tonk Man) 32:23 - Freddie Joe Floyd and Barry Horowitz vs the Headbangers (Mosh/Thrasher) 36:26 - Verno...

Ep 248 – Spring Stampede 1997 “These Men Do Solemnly Swear… to Kick, Fight, Punch, Stomp and Flatten anybody who gets in their way!” Interesting choices made throughout this one 0:28 - Welcome 16:42 - Stampede Opening 18:52 - Ultimo Dragon vs Rey Mysterio 26:00 - Madusa vs Akira Hokuto (w/ Sonny Onoo) for the WCW World Women’s Championship 33:05 - Lord Steven Regal vs Prince Iaukea for the WCW Wor...

Ep 247 – Wrestlemania 13 “Heat!” We finally made it to that match 0:28 - Welcome 19:24 - Wrestlemania Opening 22:04 – The Godwinns (Henry O/Phineas I Godwinn) (w/ Hillbilly Jack) vs the Headbangers (Mosh/Thrasher) vs Phil Lafon and Doug Furnas vs the New Blackjacks (Blackjack Bradshaw/Blackjack Windham) in a 4-way Elimination match to determine the #1 contenders for the WWF Tag Team Championship 3...

Ep 246 – Uncensored 1997 “You’ll Never See It Coming!” Gimmick matches all over the place 0:28 - Welcome 11:59 - Uncensored Opening 13:18 - Dean Malenko vs Eddie Guerrero in a No DQ match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 20:58 - Psychosis vs Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) 28:26 - Mortis (w/ James Vandenberg) vs Glacier in a Martial Arts match 38:02 - Buff Bagwell vs Scotty Riggs i...

Ep 245 – WWF Monday Night Raw 03/03/1997 The first European Champion is crowned 0:23 - Welcome 13:33 - RAW Opening 16:02 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Bret “The Hitman” Hart 20:06 - Vader (w/ Paul Bearer) vs Rocky Maivia for the WWF Intercontinental Championship 24:34 - The Sultan vs Flash Funk 30:08 - Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer) vs Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship 36:37 - Owen Hart vs the British Bu...

Ep 244 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 02/24/1997 This show sets everything up for the next PPV 0:27 - Welcome 14:35 - Nitro Opening 14:50 - Public Enemy (Rocco Rock/Johnny Grunge) vs the Four Horsemen (Steve “Mongo” McMichael/Jeff Jarrett) (w/ Debra) 18:28 - Galaxy vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan 23:00 - Joe Gomez vs Hugh Morrus 25:15 - La Parka vs Ice Train (w/ Teddy Long) 28:11 - Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jerich...

Ep 243 – SuperBrawl VII “The BIG ONE will hit SAN FRAN when the BIG BOYS play/Get Ready For the Rumble…” Lots of storylines starting to take shape 0:32 - Welcome 13:07 - SuperBrawl Opening 14:38 - Syxx vs Dean Malenko for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 20:04 - Konnan, La Parka and Villano IV vs Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo and Ciclope 27:14 - Rey Mysterio Jr vs Prince Iaukea for the WCW World...

Ep 242 – Cyberslam 1997 We all hope one of these storylines is completed 0:24 - Welcome 19:39 - Cyberslam Opening 19:44 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) vs Sabu and Rob Van Dam for the ECW World Tag Team Championships in a Tables and Ladders match 31:22 - Chris Chetti vs Little Guido (w/ “Wildfire” Tommy Rich) 35:08 - Balls Mahoney vs Big Stevie Cool (w/ the bWo (Hollywood Nova, 7-11,...

Ep 241 – WWF Monday Night RAW 02/17/1997 That darn Austin just keeps getting in the way 0:24 - Welcome 13:09 - RAW Opening 13:15 - Sycho Sid vs Bret “The Hitman” Hart for the WWF Championship 16:01 - Wildman Marc Mero (w/ Sable) vs Savio Vega (w/ Clarence Mason, Crush and the Nation of Domination) 20:35 - Leif Cassidy vs Rocky Maivia for the WWF Intercontinental Championship with Sunny as a specia...

Ep 240 – In Your House 13: Final Four Smiles have been lost, so changes had to be made 0:33 - Welcome 14:35 - IYH Opening 16:12– Leif Cassidy vs Wildman Marc Mero (w/ Sable) 24:50 - Flash Funk, Bart Gunn and Goldust (w/ the Funkettes and Marlena) vs the Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush and Savio Vega) (w/ Clarence Mason and the rest of the Nation) 31:06 - Hunter Heart Helmsley vs Rocky Maivia...

Ep 239 – Crossing the Line Again Debuts, surprises and angles 0:23 - Welcome 20:11 - CtLA Opening 21:55 - Lance Storm vs Balls Mahoney 25:47 - Ricky Morton (w/ his girlfriend, Austen) vs Big Stevie Cool (w/ the bWo (Hollywood Nova, 7-11, and Da Blue Guy) 30:10 - Axl Rotten vs “Dr Death” Steve Williams 32:03 - “Dr Death” Steve Williams vs Raven for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship 37:12 - D-v...

Ep 238 – nWo Souled Out 1997 “Finally… A Pay-Per-View Worth Watching”/”The World Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us” They call this counter culture 0:31 - Welcome 16:41 - Souled Out Opening 24:15 - Chris Jericho vs Masahiro Chono 35:04 - Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Big Bubba Rogers in a Mexican Death match 42:53 - Jeff Jarrett vs M Wallstreet 48:51 - Scotty Riggs vs Buff Bagwell 54:32 - Diamon...

Ep 237 – WWF Monday Night RAW 01/20/1997 Bret Hart quits or does he….. 0:23 - Welcome 9:33 - RAW Opening 13:11 - Phil Lafon and Doug Furnas vs Owen Hart and British Bulldog (w/ Clarence Mason) 18:59 – Faarooq (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs Bart Gunn 25:57 - Stone Cold Steve Austin vs the Undertaker 30:16 - Overall Thoughts 36:13 - Smarking It Up 43:45 - Dusty Finish 45:40 - Goodbyes Music from t...

Ep 236 – Royal Rumble 1997 “No More Mr Nice Guy!" Someone heaps some praise on this one... 0:28 - Welcome 17:25 - RR Opening 20:03 - Goldust (w/ Marlena) vs Hunter Heart Helmsley (w/ Mr Hughes) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship 33:20 - Faarooq (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs Ahmed Johnson 38:55 - Vader vs the Undertaker 47:12 - Jerry Estrada, Heavy Metal, and Fuerza Guerrera vs Perro Agua...

Ep 235 – Wrestling World 1997 Our annual trip to the Tokyo Dome 0:35 - Welcome 15:50 - WW Opening 17:53 - Yuji Nagata, Takashi Iizuka, Osamu Kido, and Kazuo Yamazaki vs Satoshi Kojima, Osamu Nishimura, Manabu Nakanishi, and Junji Hirata 25:53 - Super Liger vs Koji Kanemoto 32:14 - Jinsei Shinzaki (w/ Great Sasuke) vs Michiyoshi Ohara (w/ Akitoshi Saito) 37:41 - Yoshihiro Tajiri vs Shinjiro Otani i...

Ep 234 – Best of WHX Vol 5: 1996 We bring you our favorite matches from 1996 in clip show style! If you like any of these, check out the full shows always in the archives 0:34 - Welcome 4:12 – Mikey Whipwreck vs Cactus Jack from Big Ass Extreme Bash (e193) 18:45 – Ultimo Dragon (WAR International Junior Heavyweight Champion) vs Jushin Thunder Liger (British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Champion...

Ep 233 – Making Their Way to the Ring Vol 2 A compliation of all of the Making Their Way to the Rings from Ep 181 – 232 0:34 - Welcome 1:58 - Making Their Way to the Ring 1:47:51 - Winner Announcement 1:49:22 - Matt Does 20 Questions 2:07:33 - Goodbyes Music from this week’s show is “Machinehead” by Bush and “Bellbottoms” by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Rate and review us on iTunes, Spotify, Google...

Ep 232 – Starrcade 1996 “Not Your Typical Warm, Fuzzy Holiday Special” The Battle of the Icons 0:27 - Welcome 14:22 - Starrcade Opening 16:46 - Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs Dean Malenko in a Title Unification match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship and J-Crown Championship 22:54 - Akira Hokuto (w/ Sonny Onoo and Kensuke Sasaki) vs Madusa in the Finals of the WCW Women’s Championship Tourn...

Ep 231 – In Your House 12: It’s Time “Sharpshooter vs Powerbomb” Vader didn’t play well with others, but he still got a PPV named after him 0:19 - Welcome 19:12 - IYH Opening 20:26 - Leif Cassidy vs Flash Funk (w/ the Funkettes) 25:09 - Razor Ramon and Diesel vs Owen Hart and British Bulldog (w/ Clarence Mason) for the WWF World Tag Team Championships 34:23 - “Wildman” Marc Mero (w/ Sable) vs Hunt...