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A wrestling podcast from a real wrestling fan's perspective. Join award winning mystery/suspense author, Andrew Hess, as he recaps current wrestling shows, bring you news from the wrestling industry, fantasy book the current products with ideas on how to improve, and discuss wrestling's history. Tune in for all your wrestling needs, here, on The Tap.
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Today, we are covering two King of the Ring tournaments, showing the worst and the most infamous tournaments. We also had a long rivalry, thought to be ending, only to continue between Bret Hart and Jerry Lawler. Plus, one of the most notorious rivalries kicks off with the first match between Undertaker and Mankind. Tune in for this and more on The Tap!
The second annual King of the Ring tournament hit in 1994, where one man stepped out of the shadows of his brother, while others fought valiantly to become king. The WWE title was defended with Bret Hart taking on IC champ Diesel. Tune in for our coverage, here on The Tap!
Today's Last Call recaps the travel disaster which wreaked havoc on what was planned for Monday Night Raw. We will be covering the latest from NXT, including your new number 1 contender for the NXT title. Smackdown made a big announcement, which will effect the entire WWE roster. And AEW continued the rivalry between the Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite. Tune in for this and more on The Tap!
With Wrestlemania in the rearview mirror, our attention is turning towards one of our favorite past times, The King Of The Ring tournament. We are covering the "official" inaugural tournament in 1993, along with the rundown of the untelevised 1991 tournament. Tune in for our coverage on The Tap!
2 days into the merger between WWE and Endeavor, and the WWE Universe seems to be up in arms. Vince McMahon has seemingly taken back creative control, and it shows in both Raw and NXT this week. Tune in for our coverage on The Tap!
We have night 2 of our Wrestlemania 2023 coverage, where more championships were defended, injuries ran rampant, and the story was not finished. Tune in for this and more on The Tap!
Night 1 of Wrestlemania was a big success with the worst part showing Miz taking an impromptu match from Pat Mcafee towards the end of the night. Highlights were Rey's entrance, the Fatal 4 Way Men's tag, and the Usos defending their titles against Sami and Owens. Tune in for this and more on The Tap!
We are covering NXT Stand and Deliver from this past Wrestlemania weekend. We had champions retain, new champions crowned, and the control of a wrestling university hanging in the balance. Tune in for our coverage of what happened, here on The Tap!
This is the final stop on the road to Wrestlemania. We are covering 37 and 38, along with the rundown of the cards for this year's shows. Tune in for our coverage, here on The Tap!
We are 4 days away from the 2023 Wrestlemania. Today, we are looking at the entire card and giving our predictions. Tune in for all this and a discussion on the Hall of Fame, here on The Tap!
This episode has a bunch of first times; 1st time women main evented Wrestlemania, 1st world title reign for Koffi Kingston and Drew McIntyre, 1st time Wrestlemania was split up over 2 nights, the 1st cinematic match in Wrestlemania history, and the 1st time there were no fans in attendance. Join us as we look back at Wrestlemania 34, 35, and 36.
We are 8 days away from the grand daddy of them all, Wrestlemania. Today, we are looking back at Wrestlemania 31, 32, and 33, which included big named stars for the Hall of Fame, surprise appearances, retirements, the conclusion of the Monday Night Wars, and the greatest RKO ever seen. Tune in for all this and more on The Tap!
Wrestlemania is vastly approaching, and we are getting ready by reliving past Wrestlemania shows. Today, we are looking back at 28, 29, and 30, where the WWE put together their main event one year in advance, and ending the feud after 2 years. The fans took control of the main event of Wrestlemania 30, getting the WWE to change their plans and place the belt on someone who was not supposed to be the champion. Tune in for this and more on The Tap!
The road to Wrestlemania is growing closer to the end. Today, we cover three of the biggest nights in Shawn Michaels's career as he took on the Undertaker at 25 and 26, only to be inducted in the Hall of Fame at 27. Tune in for all this and more on The Tap!
Today's Last Call focuses on an incredible AEW Dynamite, along with further escalations in WWE feuds leading towards Wrestlemania, especially with Rey/Dom, Balor/Edge, Bloodline/Sami/Cody/Owens, and of Lashley/Wyatt. Tune in for all this and much more on The Tap.
We are up to Part 8 of the Road to Wrestlemania Countdown, where we are getting closer to the end of the ruthless aggression era. Today, we focus on Wrestlemania 22, 23, and 24.
This week's Last Call has highlights from AEW's Revolution pay-per-view along with the explosive Bloodline storylines with Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, and Cody Rhodes. Tune in for all this and more on The Tap!
We are more than halfway complete with our countdown as we revisit 19, 20, and 21. Our countdown today brings multiple top Wrestlemania matches, memorable moments, and marks the main event push for three major players for years to come. Tune in for this and more on The Tap!
Wrestlemania season is upon us, and we are reliving the most historic moments, greatest impact storylines, and greatest matches in Wrestlemania history. Today, we cover WM 16, 17, and 18.
Relive the Austin/Rock part 2, Hogan/Rock, TLC2 and so much more, here on The Tap.
Today's last call discusses the ongoing feud between the Bloodline/Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens. The women's tag team titles were on the line on Raw, and a few new Wrestlemania matches are set.
AEW seems to have ramped up this week's edition of Dynamite, giving it a pay-per-view feel before the Revolution event this weekend.
Tune in for all this and more on The Tap.

















