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Ep 181 – Wrestling World 1996 It's the beginning of the year, so it must be time for NJPW's January 4th show 0:37 - Welcome 14:46 - WW Opening 15:25 - Kenichi Yamamoto, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Hiromitsu Kanehara vs Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Shinjiro Otani and Yuji Nagata 20:31 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Satoshi Kojima 23:41 - Jushin Thunder Liger vs Koji Kanemoto for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 31...

Ep 180 – Best of WHX Vol 4: 1995 We bring you our fav matches from 1995 in clip show style! If you like any of these, check out the full shows always in the archives 0:18 – Welcome 3:37 - “The Snowman” Al Snow vs “The Crippler” Chris Benoit from Double Tables (ep143) 13:51 – “The Shooter” Dean Malenko vs Eddy Guerrero for the ECW Television Championship from Hostile City Showdown 1995 (ep149) 25:1...

Ep 179 – Dusty Finish Vol 3 A compilation of all of the Dusty Finishes from Ep 140 – 178, taking us from September 1987 to October 1992 0:19 - Welcome 2:11 - Dusty Finish 1:09:10 - Goodbyes Music from this week’s show is “New Body” by Audio Adrenaline and “Bellbottoms” by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, or wherever you find your podcasts Email – Wres...

Ep 178 – Holiday Hell 1995 A ghost story is told and an unexpected source of entertainment is found 0:24 - Welcome 10:48 - HH Opening 13:44 - Koji Nakagawa vs Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) 19:04 - “The Italian Stallion” JT Smith vs Hack Meyers 21:01 - Mikey Whipwreck vs 2 Gold Scorpio for the ECW World Television and ECW World Tag Team Championship 25:51 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) (w/ Ja...

Ep 177 – Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling “USA’s Toughest meet Japan’s Best in this International Wrestling Showdown” Another gimmicky Starrcade…but done better? 0:27 - Welcome 11:05 - Starrcade Opening 12:54 - Chris Benoit vs Jushin Thunder Liger (w/ Sonny Onoo) in a World Cup matchup 17:32 - Koji Kanemoto (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs Alex Wright in a World Cup matchup 24:24 - Masahiro Chono (w/ Sonn...

We sit down and talk about HHH taking over WWE, thoughts about the G! Climax, and looking ahead to AEW's All Out.

Ep 176 – In Your House 5 Hart defends against family again, while many challengers are calling their shot 0:47 - Welcome 10:18 - IYH Opening 11:59 - The 1-2-3 Kid and Sycho Sid (w/ “Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase) vs Razor Ramon and Marty Jannetty 20:46 - Dean Douglas vs Ahmed Johnson 26:40 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Henry O Godwinn in an Arkansas Hog Pen match with Hillbilly Jim as the special...

Ep 175 – Super J Cup: 2nd Stage Tthe last one gave us several Short List matches.... will this one? 0:44 - Welcome 19:28 - Super J Cup Opening 23:15 - Gran Naniwa vs Damian 666 in a 1st round matchup 27:21 - Masaaki Mochizuki vs Shinjiro Ohtani in a 1st round matchup 31:14 - Shoichi Funaki vs Ultimo Dragon in a 1st round matchup 37:07 - Gedo vs Masayoshi Motegi in a 1st round matchup 41:22 - El Sa...

Ep 174 – December to Dismember 1995 Austin in another title match, but a very weird main event 0:24 - Welcome 9:43 – The Bad Crew (Dog/Rose) (w/ “The Godfather of Professional Wrestling” Damian Kane and Lady Alexandria) vs the Dudley Brothers (Buh Buh Ray Dudley/Dances with Dudley) (w/ Sign Guy Dudley, Chubby Dudley, and Big Dick Dudley) 16:10 - Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) vs El Puerto Riqueno 18:00 - T...

Ep 173 – World War 3 1995 “60 Men…3 Rings…3 Giants…1 Battle Royale!” Who are all of these people in the ring? 0:27 - Welcome 16:57 -WW3 Opening 19:42 - Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) vs Johnny B Badd for the WCW Television Title and the services of the Diamond Doll 24:24 - Big Bubba Rogers vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan in a Taped Fist match 32:14 - Cutie Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki vs Bull Nakano a...

Ep 172 – Survivor Series 1995 “Teams of Federation Superstars battle it out! Whose fit to survive?” The Undertaker is back....and the main event scene changes for good 0:21 - Welcome 15:32 - Survivor Series Opening 18:05 - The Underdogs (Marty Jannetty, Hakushi, Barry Horowitz, and Bob “Spark Plug” Holly) vs the BodyDonnas (Skip, Rad Radford, Dr Tom Prichard, and 1-2-3 Kid) (w/ Sunny and “Million...

Ep 171 – November to Remember 1995 Cactus Jack has had a change of heart and he wears it on his sleeve 0:42 - Welcome 17:19 - NtR Opening 17:32 - Don E Allen vs the Broad Street Bully 20:54 – Jason, the Sexiest Man on Earth vs Konnan 23:36 - El Puerto Riqueno vs Stevie Richards 27:37 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn/John Kronus) (w/ Jason) vs the Pitbulls (#1/#2) (w/ Franchine) 34:42 - Psicosis vs...

Ep 170 – ECW Hardcore TV 10/31/1995 Austin gets some mic time and a new Dudley arrives 0:22 - Welcome 11:21 - Hardcore TV Opening 15:43 - The Pitbulls (#1/#2) (w/ Franchine) vs the Broad Street Bully and Don E Allen 24:28 - The Sandman (w/ Woman) vs Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in a Ladder match 30:06 - Overall Thoughts 32:06 - Smarking It Up 35:03 - Dusty Finish 38:3...

Ep 169 – Halloween Havoc 1995 "There's Nowhere to Hide" Some of the most ridiculous but entertaining moments 0:28 - Welcome 11:57 - Havoc Opening 16:51 - Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll and Maxx Muscle) vs Johnny B Badd for the WCW Television Championship 24:49 - Zodiac vs Macho Man Randy Savage 30:57 - Kurasawa (w/ Col Robert Parker) vs Road Warrior Hawk 35:50 - Mr JL vs Sabu (w/ the Ori...

Ep 168 – In Your House 4 We head north of the border to watch......something 0:29 - Welcome 18:41 - IYH Opening 21:53 - Fatu vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley 28:19 - The Smoking Gunns (Bart/Billy Gunn) vs Razor Ramon and 1-2-3 Kid for the WWF World Tag Team Championships 34:25 - Marty Jannetty vs Goldust 41:50 - King Mabel (w/ Sir Mo) vs Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette and Mr Fuji) 46:54 - Dean Douglas vs Razo...

Ep 167 – In Your House 3: Tripleheader “3 Belts, 1 Match” All the titles in one match….how could they screw it up? 0:45 - Welcome 22:54 - IYH Opening 24:29 - Savio Vega vs Waylon Mercy 30:00 - Sycho Sid (w/ Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase) vs Henry O Godwinn 33:44 - The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith vs Bam Bam Bigelow 37:27 - Dean Douglas (w/ Bob Backlund) vs Razor Ramon 44:43 - Jean-Pierre Lafit...

Ep 166 – Gangstas Paradise 1995 Lots of debuts and fun to be had 0:29 - Welcome 15:39 - Gangstas Paradise Opening 15:51 - The Broad Street Bully vs Bull Pain 19:35 - Chad Austin and “Devious” Don E Allen vs The Dudleys (Dances with Dudley/Dudley Dudley) (w/ Chubby Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) 22:58 - JT Smith vs Hack Meyers 27:40 - Taz and the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott Steiner) vs The Eliminator...

Ep 165 – Fall Brawl 1995 “WarGames – Let the Games Begin” Friends become rivals and a short list match….but are they the one and the same? 0:27 - Welcome 22:40 - Fall Brawl Opening 23:56 - Flyin Brian Pillman vs Johnny B Badd in a #1 Contenders match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 35:22 - Cobra vs Sgt Craig Pittman 42:32 - Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll and Maxx Muscl...

Ep 164 – Monday Night Nitro 09/04/1995 The inaugural episode that started the Monday Night Wars....let them begin!! 0:20 - Welcome 16:17 - Nitro Opening 18:11 - Jushin Thunder Liger vs Flyin Brian Pillman 24:02 - “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair vs Sting for the WCW United States Championship 34:29 - Big Bubba Rogers vs Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 40:55 - Overal...

Ep 163 – Summerslam 1995 “Face the Heat” Weird main-event booking but the rest of the show makes up for it 0:29 - Welcome 15:07 - Summerslam Opening 17:18 – 1-2-3 Kid vs Hakushi 23:49 – Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Bob “Spark Plug” Holly 30:52 – The Blu Brothers (Jacob/Eli Blu) (w/ Uncle Zebekiah) vs the Smoking Gunns (Billy/Bart Gunn) 34:35 – Skip (w/ Sunny) vs Barry Horowitz 43:20 - Bertha Faye (w/...

Ep 162 – G1 Climax Final 1995 Even with internet issues and only 2 matches available the boys had a blast talking this show 0:33 - Welcome 13:17 - G1 Opening 13:22 - “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair vs Keiji Mutoh in an A-Block match 19:40 - Shinya Hashimoto vs Keiji Mutoh in the G1 Climax Final 26:53 - Overall Thoughts 30:12 - Smarking It Up 34:44 - Dusty Finish 37:12 - Goodbyes Music from this week’s...

Ep 161 – Collision in Korea “Two Legends, One Country” After hearing about this show on Dark Side of the Ring, we had to watch it right? 0:54 - Welcome 15:57 - Collision Opening 16:56 - 2 Cold Scorpio vs Wild Pegasus 18:54 - Tokimitsu Ishizawa vs Yuji Nagata 21:18 - Ookami Gundan (Masahiro Chono/Hiro Saito) vs El Samurai and Tadao Yasuda 24:41 - Manami Toyota and Mariko Yoshida vs Akira Hokuto and...

Ep 160 – In Your House 2 “The Lumberjacks” A bunch of wrestlers surround the ring….and Shane hates it! 0:57 - Welcome 14:32 - IYH Opening 16:10 - 1-2-3 Kid vs The Roadie 21:46 - Men on a Mission (King Mabel/Sir Mo) vs Razor Ramon and Savio Vega 31:04 - Henry O Godwinn vs Bam Bam Bigelow 37:32 - “Double J” Jeff Jarrett (w/ The Roadie) vs “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels for the WWF Intercontinen...

Ep 159 – Bash at the Beach 1995 “An Event So Hot, They Had to Put It on a Beach!” An interesting venue, but does that make for an interesting event? 0:28 - Welcome 13:07 - BatB Opening 16:09 - Meng (w/ Col Robert Parker) vs Sting for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 25:30 – “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff vs The Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) 32:35 – Kamala (w/ the Taskmaster) vs Hacksaw Jim...

Ep 158 – Heat Wave 1995 “Rage in a Cage” The Chairshot Heard Around the World plus all the Raven and Dreamer you can handle 0:24 - Welcome 12:07 - Heat Wave Opening 14:05 - Mikey Whipwreck vs Stormin’ Mike Norman 17:39 - Broad Street Bully and Don E Allen vs Raven and Stevie Richards (w/ Beulah McGillicuty) for the ECW Tag Team Championships 22:21 - “Big Malley” Val Puccio vs “The Shah” Hack Meyer...