The Wrestler Review

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about Raven's Flock MATCHES: 03:02 Raven's Transition from ECW to WCW 08:44 Raven's 1st Storylines in WCW 11:33 The Role of Supporting Characters in Raven's Flock 17:29 Raven's Matches and Wrestling Techniques 23:49 Wrestling Comedy 29:31 Raven's Impact and Character Development 33:34 Jeans in wrestling 38:36 Raven's Promos 42:48 9/11 I guess 44:35 Nostalgia PATREON Raven vs Dreamer in ECW SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview

Dylan Gott and John Hastings very maturely discuss the New Day Heel Turn. Let's Party 17:46 Woods v Gunter 27:36 The New Day's 10-Year Anniversary 34:20 Kofi's Mom Turns on him 37:43 Woods vs Rey 47:03 New Day vs War Raiders 53:15 Judgment Day vs. New Day PATREON Funeral For The Tag Titles Next Week it's Raven's Flock baby! SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about Orlando Jordan in TNA NEXT WEEK IS NEW DAY'S HEEL TURN AGAINST BIG E MATCHES: Orlando Jordan TNA Debut March 23rd 2010 Orlando Jordan vs Rob Terry 16th May 2010, TNA Sacrifice Orlando Jordan and Eric Young vs Ink Inc 6th September 2010 Orlando Jordan vs Suicide 7th September 2010, TNA Xplosion PATREON Orlando Jordan vs Rob Terry Again 12th January 2011 TNA Impact SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview 00:00 Bisexual Orlando 05:57 TNA's Creative Direction 08:42 Debut 14:53 vs Rob Terry 20:38 OJ Legacy 24:32 AJ Styles and the Flat Earth Theory 28:17 vs Ink Inc 36:44 vs Suicide 47:07 Party Time 51:26 Wrap Up

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about Ric Flair's 1st WWF Title Win MATCHES: Ric Flair vs Jim Powers 1992 Royal Rumble Match RIc Flair vs Hulk Hogan Dark Match PATREON Ric Flair vs Macho Man at Wrestllemania 8 SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview 05:47 Jim Herd 08:43 Flair WWF Character 14:34 The 1992 Royal Rumble Breakdown 20:40 Flair's Impact and Legacy in Wrestling 23:30 Comparative Analysis of Rumble Matches 33:44 WrestleMania Memories and Iconic Matches 39:17 Comedians in Controversial Places 41:21 The Greatest Rumble Performances 43:50 Character Development in Wrestling 54:46 Hogan vs. Flair Dark Match 01:00:40 The Build-Up to WrestleMania 8

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about the under appreciated nWo Wolfpac MATCHES: https://youtu.be/8Grora5WMm0 PATREON Finger Poke Of Doom SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview 02:53 Wrestling and Smoking 05:53 Wolfpac background 09:07 Sting v Hogan 11:43 The Rise of Goldberg 14:48 Nash and Savage 17:27 Tupac Nash 20:22 Savage v Hogan Cage 23:22 TWCW's Identity Crisis 31:30 The Rise of the Wolfpac 37:36 Hall loves to drink 43:40 Wolfpac Sting 51:21 Hogan runs everything 01:00:19 Goldberg's Streak 01:09:31 The Finger Poke of Doom

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about the 2nd run of Kamala in the WWF, maybe the most affable man to ever wrestle MATCHES: Survivor Series 1992 Vs Taker Vs Jobber https://youtu.be/1OosrSkH_kA?si=w579RfCfrX-SWdGA 10 pin bowling https://youtu.be/fXsY-PbMtmQ?si=NDkklV5A5FecbAYC vs Yoko https://youtu.be/2v4Bw5Fm9ZE?si=qzNzhenjVsHZJtU4 PATREON Vs Bam Bam https://youtu.be/V8RqQdJ6HtY?si=0kINWhaHigjSwOD8 Kamala vs Bam Bam promo https://youtu.be/7br70LDaon0?si=aCFixA59YfX157NV 00:00 Right into racism 07:59 Coffin match 18:05 Kamala in WCCW 31:29 The Complexity of Wrestling Characters 33:26 Babyface Kamala 35:27 Slander 41:18 vs Yokozuna SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview

Dylan Gott and John Hastings talk about the intro feud of evil Doink the clown vs Crush and how Crush could be yoked but also not miss out on catering MATCHES: Crush beats Dave Sigfrids on WWF Superstars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NjgW2CvHI Another squash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZcl3A8qRsg Doink debut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE0CAFySImQ Crush vs Michaels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIm-CHQ32Rc Patreon Crush vs Doink WM 9 NEXT WEEK: Kamala's 2nd WWF run

Dylan Gott and John Hastings talk about Owen Hart in The Nation of Domination Here's the matches; Triple H w/ Chyna vs Owen Hart WWF European Championship Match - Unforgiven 1998 26/4/98 Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart vs. The Nation (Mark Henry & The Rock) 28/4/98 DX (Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and Triple H) beatThe Nation (D’Lo, Owen and The Rock) Over the Edge, 31st May 1998 X-Pac v Owen King of The Ring 1998 Summerslam 1998 vs Ken Shammrock PATREON PART DX Parody of The Nation (feat blackface) The Nation response to parody SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview

Dylan Gott and John Hastings talk about Raja Jackson, Cody Rhodes and some other trash X @wrestlerreview IG @wrestlerreview Facebook @wrestlerreview Patreon /wrestlerreview

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about the 5th most successful brother in the Hart Family, Bruce Hart Hart Family vs Shawn Michaels and his knights Bruce Hart vs The Great Gama Davey Boy Smith & Bruce Hart vs Danny Davis & Ken Wayne - Stampede Wrestling 1982 Dynamite Kid vs Bruce Hart Stampede Wrestling NEXT WEEK IS STU HART SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about one of the best heel turns of all time Mr. Bob Backlund MATCHES: VS BRET HART 30th July 1994, Superstars VS LEX LUGER 31st October 1994, Raw VS BRET HART 23rd November, 1994, Survivor Series VS DIESEL 26th November, 1994 NEXT WEEK IS BRUCE HART https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g7gvl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En_R6lD_-YM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWk2cG4ezPU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl5EGd86src SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about the best feud in the history of wrestling, Val Venis vs. Kai En Tai VAL VENIS VS KAI EN TAI Too Much vs Kai En Tai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPhLV2X2cxQ Taka turns heel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwT1gg1YHOU John Wayne Bobbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uyw_cet32A PATREON Val Gaunlet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiwMJ9l0esc SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview

Dylan Gott and John Hastings talk about the most famous professional wrestler of all time Hulk Hogan's many many lies Patreon.com/wrestlerreview IG, FB @wrestlerreview 00:00 Intro to Hogan's Lies 03:50 400 days in a year 11:26 Hulk Hogan's Make-A-Wish Story 20:30 Metallica 23:01 Creative Control 24:58 Florida 29:21 The Undertaker 32:51 Mickey Rourke and the Wrestling Connection 43:04 Fought in PIRDE FC 44:54 Elvis 51:32 Fought Brock in 2023 54:12 Bret's catchphrase 56:54 Invented Music 59:41 Andre Slammed then died

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about a walking meme that ended up sad, Jumpin Jeff Farmer MATCHES: vs The Gangstas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6w9NUBapM4 vs Taz and Sullivan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH5iLM6n03o vs Bruise Brothers starts at 17:07 https://archive.org/details/tntlwc94 vs The Gangstas https://archive.org/details/ECWTheMostViolentMatches2006/The+Gangstas+vs.+Public+Enemy.avi VAL VENIS VS KAI EN TAI Too Much vs Kai En Tai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPhLV2X2cxQ Taka turns heel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwT1gg1YHOU John Wayne Bobbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uyw_cet32A PATREON Val Gaunlet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiwMJ9l0esc SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview

Dylan Gott and John Hastings discuss a Jumpin' Jeff Farmer. A man who went viral in a time before social media was the entire media industry TOMORROW IS THE PUBLIC ENEMY ALL JUMPIN JEFF PROMOS ARE AVAILABLE ON HONEYDEW WILKINS YOUTUBE CHANNEL MATCHES: vs The Gangstas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6w9NUBapM4 vs Taz and Sullivan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH5iLM6n03o vs Bruise Brothers starts at 17:07 https://archive.org/details/tntlwc94 vs The Gangstas https://archive.org/details/ECWTheMostViolentMatches2006/The+Gangstas+vs.+Public+Enemy.avi

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about Shawn Michaels mixed record in the 2010s MATCHES: Jan 25 2010 vs Legacy Feb 8 2010 Tag Title 4 Way Mania vs Taker Saudi vs Taker NEXT WEEK IS JUMPIN JEFF FARMER SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview 00:00 Shawn Michaels' 2010s Career Overview 06:53 DX vs. Legacy 20:49 Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels 2 31:47 HBK & HHH vs Kane & Undertaker

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about 3 Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels after the Rockers breakup MATCHES FOR MICHAELS AND JANETTY Kicked through barbershop window Wrestling Challenge Jan 25th 1992 May 17th 1993 IC Title Match from RAW March 14th 2005 Rockers reunion on RAW March 17th 2005 Jannetty vs Angle on Smackdown Next Week: MICHAELS IN THE 2010s Jan 25 2010 vs Legacy Feb 8 2010 Tag Title 4 Way Mania vs Taker Saudi vs Taker SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:47 The Breakup of the Rockers 17:24 Marty Janetty vs. Shawn Michaels: The Intercontinental Title Match 25:31 The Rockers Reunion 2005 33:15 Kurt Angle vs. Marty Jannetty

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about 3 matches in the historic career of Lou Thesz MATCHES FOR : LOU THESZ - JUST SEARCH ON YOUTUBE vs. vs. "Wild" Bill Longson June 17, 1952 vs. Rikidozan Oct 13, 1957 vs. Mike Marconi Next Week: MICHAELS VS JANNETTY Kicked through barbershop window Wrestling Challenge Jan 25th 1992 May 17th 1993 IC Title Match from RAW March 14th 2005 Rockers reunion on RAW March 17th 2005 Jannetty vs Angle on Smackdown SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview Chapters 00:00 John is high, Dylan is tired 08:12 vs Wild Bill Longson 21:01 vs. Rikidozan 30:53 vs. Mike Marconi 39:47 Match ranking 44:20 The Future of Wrestling and Its Characters

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about The Gangstas in Smokey Mountain Wrestling. The tag team that set the table for ECW, The Nation Of Domination and all positive social change in the 2000s I guess MATCHES FOR : THE GANGSTAS IN SMOKEY MOUNTAIN - JUST SEARCH ON YOUTUBE Debut Match in SMW vs. Lee Thomas & Scott Studd vs. The Rock N Roll Express Next Week: LOU THESZ vs. vs. "Wild" Bill Longson June 17, 1952 vs. Rikidozan Oct 13, 1957 vs. Mike Marconi SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview Chapters 00:00 Intro 07:34 vs Rock N Roll Express 13:55 The Legacy of The Gangstas 24:50 Old Wrestler Names 29:19 The Gangstas SMW Debut 39:55 vs Lee Thomas and Scott Studd 45:38 Wrap-Up and Future Matches

John Hastings and Dylan Gott talk about 3 matches in the 50 something year career of Bullet Bob Armstrong MATCHES FOR : BULLET BOB ARMSTRONG - JUST SEARCH ON YOUTUBE vs The Tennessee Stud vs The Mongolian Stomper vs Jim Cornette NEXT WEEK: Debut Match in SMW vs. Lee Thomas & Scott Studd vs. The Rock N Roll Express SOCIAL MEDIA X or Instagram - @wrestlerreview Facebook - Wrestler Review Podcast Patreon - patreon.com/wrestlerreview YouTube - @wrestlerreview Chapters 00:00 Not about Wrestling 05:43 Bullet Bob Preview 08:38 vs The Tennessee Stud 28:35 vs The Mongolian Stomper 42:10 vs. Jim Cornette 50:02 Big Finale