Snark Marks, A Very Funny Podcast

1989 was a tumultuous year for the NWA. With Dusty Rhodes leaving as WCW booker, a power vacuum was created that eventually led to a booking-by-committee situation. This could have led to a bad year product-wise, but at least at the big shows, the talent on the roster and the quality of their work produced a fantastic year for wrestling. For some reason, they decided to end the year with two non-title round robin tournaments. Was it a good idea? No! Was there some fun to be had? Kind of, I guess! We got to see some more great Ric Flair work, at least. Join us as we say goodbye to 1989 in our season 5 finale!  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod, follow Dusty on Twitter @SnarkMarkD, and follow Andrew on Instagram @AndrewIdell! 00:00 - 11:38 Dusty points out that the Seattle Kraken hockey team don't use a Kraken in any of their branding and the boys are angry about it.  11:38 - 1:45:23 Starrcade 1989!

Being that the score was not settled at Halloween Havoc (Settling the Score), Ric Flair and Terry Funk decided to, once and for all, settle the score. This time, they will face off in an "I Quit" match. Also, Jim Cornette seems to be paying a lot of attention to his new tag team The Dynamic Dudes, and the Midnight Express is not exactly jazzed about it. This PPV was short, fun, and ultimately score settling.  First, the Snark Marks talk about Black Friday shopping and share a few memories of working at a bank together. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  00:00 - 20:14 Intro (Black Friday, stupid bank life) 20:14 - 1:44:22 WCW Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout

It's the first Halloween Havoc! Crazy ass Terry Funk invaded WCW to challenge World Champion Ric Flair, but his first attempt went south at WrestleWar. He's back, this time with The Great Muta by his side, to challenge Flair and Sting in the god dang THUNDERDOME! This show also includes some of the best Lex Luger work we have ever covered, discussion on the ease of identifying the "mysterious" Doom pairing, and Rick Steiner's face ONCE AGAIN being in the doo doo.  We begin by discussing our favorite Thanksgiving foods, bonfires, and the stupidity of beer pong.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  00:00 - 20:44 Intro (Thanksgiving, Bonfire, Beer Pong) 20:44 - 1:55:59 WCW Halloween Havoc 1989

1989 was the year of Ric Flair. After three five star matches with Ricky Steamboat, Flair moved on to perhaps his kindred spirit: Terry Funk. There is no way this feud will be anything other than classic, with two of the best performers in the history of wrestling facing off for the most prestigious title in the world. This PPV is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, with intrigue from top to bottom (plus they actually let Rick Steiner win a match while only getting a tiny bit of doodoo on his face!) First, the boys discuss Andrew's recent attending of a drink and draw event before he reveals a big surprise- The Snark Marks are going to Wrestlemania.  00:00 - 12:00 Andrew's Drink and Draw event  12:00 - 18:31 The Snark Marks are going to Wrestlemania 18:31 - 2:27:29 Great American Bash 1989 Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel! 

WrestleWar 1989 answered the age-old question "can you have too much of a good thing?" Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat faced off for their third consecutive five-star match, but the matchup is beginning to feel stale. In fairness, it doesn't help that we watched them in consecutive weeks rather than waiting months like wrestling fans did. It was, however, the best part of a mostly flaccid wrestling program. Michael Hayes does some classic PS stuff and we get a Bam Bam Gordy appearance, and we also get introduced to the Dynamic Dudes, but neither of those two things are worth watching Sting try to have a wrestling match with the immobile object and Twitter superstar Iron Sheik. Wrestlewar '89 was the worst PPV we have watched thus far in this season, but at least Hulk Hogan never showed up.  In the intro, the Snark Marks get heated because Dusty pledged his fealty to the Western Bacon Cheeseburger over In N Out burger. For those worried, he is properly taken to task. 00:00 - 15:34 Dusty is wrong about cheeseburgers 15:34 - 2:00:16 WrestleWar 1989 Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel!

In our second installment from our NWA/WCW 1989 series, we go down to the bayou for Clash of the Champions 6. After Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat's epic 5-star battle at Chi-Town Rumble, Flair gets his rematch in a two out of three falls match. There are only 4 matches on Peacock's version of this event, and aside from the opener which featured the Midnight Express facing off against the Samoan Swat Team (featuring Fatu before he was Fat), there isn't much else to write home about. Oh, except the fact that The Great Muta was a bad mutafuc... Also discussed: an update on the AEW madness, The Rock vs Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania, Cody Rhodes winning the WWE title, and Andrew got a new cat!  00:00 - 20:11 AEW, WWE, Andrew's cat Hobbes 20:11 - 1:54:56 WCW Clash of the Champions 6: Ragin' Cajun

Dusty has long wanted to introduce Andrew to the NWA's 1989 offerings, and we are finally taking the plunge. Things were in a transitional (and sometimes tumultuous) phase following a few changes to WCW including the firing of Dusty Rhodes as booker, but they still had Flair, and they still offered a brand of wrestling that appealed to the classic fan: the characters were believable, the wrestling was believable, and Rick Steiner was in the building. In this episode, we discuss the Chi-Town Rumble from February 1989, which featured a lot of fun and was anchored by a 5-star classic turned in by Flair and Steamboat for the NWA title.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel! 00:00 - 25:01 Music, Andrew went to Six Flags 25:01 - 2:12:46 Chi-Town Rumble

Classic Survivor Series PPVs were polarizing. On one hand, since there must be seven pin falls per match, the matches are sooooooo looooooong. On the other hand, when else are you going to see Bret Hart wrestling under the captaincy of Hacksaw Jim Duggan? Our journey through 1989 was short and sweet, and the Survivor Series was a great way to round it off. It's as if we were caught dabbling in the wacky personalities on the roster of the time, and the Survivor Series made us smoke the whole pack.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod, Dusty is on Twitter @SnarkMarkD and Andrew is on Instagram @AndrewIdell!

The Mega Powers exploded, as you know, but that does not mean they were finished with each other. Fresh off his starring role opposite Tiny Lister in No Holds Barred, WWF decided it was a good idea to bring in Lister's character to help the Macho Man try to take down the Hulkster. Unfortunately for Tiny, Hulk Hogan is not going to lose to a part timer at Summerslam. He probably should have known that.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod, follow Dusty on Twitter @SnarkMarkD, and follow Andrew on Instagram @AndrewIdell!

The Mega Powers have officially exploded and it's time to settle it in the ring. Hulk and Savage are eager to get their hands on each other with Miss Elizabeth in a neutral corner, but in true 1989 WWF fashion, we all have to wade through like 30 matches before we get to the issue at hand. Wrestlemania V was too long, but the stakes in the main event could not have been higher. Oh, also, there are a couple of appearances from the future orange future President of the United States who happened to own the building.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod, Dusty is on Twitter @SnarkMarkD, and Andrew is on Instagram @AndrewIdell!!

The 1980s are coming to a close, and WWF is on top of the world. The roster is packed with big personality after big personality, and one guy who thinks he's a rooster for some reason. At the top of the heap are the Mega Powers, a tag team consisting of Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage and the immortal Hulk Hogan. All good things come to an end, however, and this is part 1 of a series that examines the split between Hogan and Savage, and the lead up to a decline for the World Wrestling Federation.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod! 

The future of the wrestling industry is at stake. Actually it is clearly not at stake and everybody knows how this is going to end, they just want it to be quick. The Invasion storyline had not worked out the way WWF intended, and it was determined that it could not make it all the way to Wrestlemania five months later. This may have been the only good decision they had made since buying WCW. Join us as we eulogize the Invasion angle after our obligatory 12 minutes of Simpsons talks off the top. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and leave us a rating on your podcast app! Also tell your friends. And eat your vegetables.

Dusty and a very hungover Andrew continue to discuss what went wrong with WWF's Invasion angle in 2001. At No Mercy, the WWF finally seems to be coming to terms with the fact that they need to stop trying to make WCW happen. The WCW title is being contested by two WWF wrestlers, and the WWF title is up for grabs in a triple threat that will definitely be won by a WWF talent. When it comes to late 19990s-early 2000s WWF, the Invasion Angle is peak flaccidity.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel!

September 23, 2001. 12 days after the world changed forever, WWF was in the midst of an underwhelming storyline that even an Olympic hero winning the title 12 days after 9/11 couldn't resolve. Kurt Angle takes on Stone Cold Steve Austin in the main event, but not before a truly talented roster shows you what great wrestlers can do with bad booking. Also, KroniK is there for some reason. It's Unforgiven 2001! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel! 

It's the return of the great one, and no, we aren't talking about possible GOAT Spike Dudley. The Rock has returned from his Scorpion King- related hiatus and faces Booker T for the WCW championship. Kurt Angle, American Hero, is trying to save WWF from Stone Cold Steve Austin's traitorous actions, but enemy of the podcast Nick Patrick has something to say about it. We also learn that the two D's in DDP stand for Done Dirty. It's Summerslam 2001!  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and let us know what you want us to cover!

After Vince bought WCW and performed his epic victory lap, things didn't go as planned for him. In real life, many of WCW's top stars did not come over to wresstle for him. In the storyline, his two spoiled brat children bought WCW and ECW out from under him, and are staging an invasion that threatens to make his victory in the wrestling wars of the 1990s hilariously short lived. In this episode, our hosts cover the InVasion PPV, which was a showcase in the discrepancy of the star power between the WWF wrestlers and those who came over from WCW, and it ended with one of our heroes turning our back on us in a manner that was more confusing than devastating. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel! 

In 2001, Vince McMahon mercifully bought failing WCW, with many WCW talents hopping over to the Federation. This started an angle in which the newly-acquired talent were "invading" the hottest wrestling product in history. In part 1, we review the last WCW Monday Nitro ever. Ric Flair opens the show like a maniac, there are a few decent matches, and Vince takes an epic victory lap throughout. How do you beat a billionaire? You become one yourself. Also, I've heard it helps to have Stone Cold Steve Austin. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel! 

We made it. We've endured well over 12 hours of the Russo/Bischoff WCW experiment, and in all honesty we are tired. Broken down. Befuddled. Disheartened and angry. Finally, though, we have arrived at the season finale. We debate whether David Arquette ruined wrestling, Eric Bischoff vs Vince Russo, and what Shawn Stasiak's name is. The show ends with Slamboree 2000, a genuine disease of a wrestling PPV. Just know we do this so you don't have to. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel! 

As our Worst of Vince Russo series progresses, the New Blood vs Millionaire’s Club feud continues to heat up, or at least it’s supposed to. Jerry covers sting in blood at the direction of Vampiro, Hulk Hogan throws Billy Kidman in a comically large dumpster, and as is always the case in good television, the writers are the focus of it all. At least we are introduced to K-K-K-K-K-K-KRONIK, I guess. This episode covers the WCW Monday Nitros from April 17 and April 24, 2000. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel!

The best of Vince Russo involved him booking one of the most talented and charismatic rosters wrestling had ever seen. For the worst of Vince Russo, we examine a period starting the moment Russo and Bischoff join forces to take over WCW. They created an atmosphere and a wrestling show that is so bad only a slap nut could enjoy it. We went a bit long on this one because we had to record it in two parts as this era in wrestling is... tiring. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and let us know what you think!