Back Through The Ropes

We're back from a much needed break and we're catching up on everything that we missed.  On the WWE side we're talking about RAW Underground, what the hell even is Retribution, the return of Roman Reigns, and their return to doing actual storytelling.  In the world of AEW we're talking what happened last night at All Out, the great storytelling they have been doing, and our excitement about them working with NWA!  

This week we're back with a talk about the long career of one half of one of the best tag teams in wrestling history: Matt Hardy!  We take a look over his feuds, gimmicks, ups and downs, and the tremendous influence he had on the industry including the innovation of the cinematic wrestling match.   In the news we discuss all the recent Impact signings, WWE 2nd quarter profits, some new writers for WWE, and a the huge amount of new wrestling action figures that were recently announced.  Also, instead of a flashback match this week we are unboxing Mattel Elite 77 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt!

After the last few research heavy episodes, we sit down to just talk about what's going on in wrestling, including WWE's new US title belt design, Adam Cole vs Kieth Lee, where we think the wrestlers WWE released in April are going to end up after their contracts are up, and plenty more In the news we talk about rumors of WWE having another all female PPV, how WWE and AEW continue to hand covid-19, and crowds returning to NJPW. In our flashback match we take a look at fantastic match between Owen Hart and Jushin Thunder Liger from April 28 1991. NOTE: We are trying a new recording setup and there are some bugs that need to be worked out.  Thank you for your patience!  We really enjoyed recording this relaxed episode and we hope you enjoy it to and see it through regardless of some of the issues we had.

We conclude our look at ECW with a look at what happened after the company folded and was purchased by WWE. The wasted potential of the invasion angle, the incredible One Night Stand PPV's, and for the first time either of us really take a look at what WWE ECW was all about. Also in the news, we talk about how covid has effected WWE and AEW this week, an update on #speakingout, and two women are leaving their companies but for two very different reasons.

So enough of the doom and gloom of the current world, lets travel back in time to a better time.  One might call it a simpler time.  A time where men drank beer in the ring, attempted to murder their opponents by throwing them off of scaffolding, and didn’t know the meaning of CTE. Today we’re talking about the good old days of ECW!

Since our last episode, the season finale of Dark Side of the Ring has aired, and it has gotten the wrestling world talking about the life and untimely death of Owen Hart.  We have been wanting to talk about the classic feud between Bret and Own for a long time, so this was the perfect time to dig into it! We also do a quick recap of AEW Double or Nothing.  In the news we talk about a resigning at WWE, how WWE has recently changed their production, and the untimely deaths of Shad Gaspard and Hana Kimura

Today we're taking a look at cinematic and pre-taped matches.  They are currently on the rise with WWE having to use them more and more with current climate in the world, but they're hardly a new thing, even for WWE.  We're talking a look back at the history of them and what you can even define as a cinematic match as opposed to just a pre-tape. In the news we discuss a legend leaving, a former WWE champion getting arrested, Drew Gulak has left the company, and The Man is having a baby!  We also have a quick talk about what happened at WWE Money in the Bank 2020, and look ahead to AEW Double or Nothing.

Things are pretty quiet currently in the world of professional wrestling, so this week week we're going back and taking a look at a trilogy of matches. The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin had three legendary matches spanning Wrestlemania XV, X7, and XIX and we're going to break them down, compare them, and talk about why we think they worked so well. In the news we have more releases, a couple of injuries, Velveteen Dream had some photos leaked, and are AEW and WWE going to be able to have small audiences soon?

Wrestlemania 36 has come and gone, and Danny and Two-Bit are have alot to say about it.  We run through the card match by match and talk about what we think worked and what didn't, and how we feel about the pre-taped cinematic matches. Also, in the news: Rhonda Rousey has been throwing around the 'F' word,  WWE is an essential service in Florida, but after a wave of firings apparently alot of the employees aren't quite essential enough 

We're back and trying something new to get an episode out to you. We're talking about how WWE and AEW are dealing with the covid-19 crisis. What we've been watching during our quarantines, and what you should be checking out, and discussing some new Mattel Elite figures that were announced this week. For the first time, we're recording remotely because of all the craziness that's happening in the world.  There's an audio issue or two that we need to work out, so we thank you for your patience while we sort this all out.

In this short bonus episode, we take a few minutes to open a bizarre toy Danny picked up at his local comic shop: S.T.O.M.P. Series 3 Sable.  Decked out in full space dominatrix gear, the guys try to answer the question of what parent would actually buy this for their kid?

AEW Revolution has come and gone, and what a show it was.  We sit down and talk about all the matches that went down at the show, and the fallout in the episodes following! We also talk about all the empty arena show WWE has done and will be doing, the state of the road to Wrestlemania, and the status of both Hardy brothers.  Also in our flashback match we take a look back at Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels at No Mercy 2008

Coming at you with a bonus episode! After we wrapped up last week, we left the mics on and had a short chat about what was going in AEW (Two-Bit was very excited to talk about the cage match and that moonsault).  With Revolution going down tonight we thought this was the perfect time to drop something like this. We'll be back next week with a full episode and recap of AEW: Revolution!

This week we're taking about one of the exciting wrestling shows to start up in the last year, NWA Powerrr!  It is has a old but new feeling, and it's not like any other wrestling show out there right.  Their studio setup is different, they have a  diverse and talented roster, and best of all it's free to watch on Youtube! In the news we talk about an injury, a title change, the status of a major backstage personality, and some fun announcements from New York Toy Fair 2020.  We start a new Road to Wrestlemania segment this week, talking briefly about the build to Super Showdown and Elimination Chamber, what is happening with a few of the feuds, and what kind of ladder match we would like to see at 'Mania.  Lastly, for our flashback match this week we take a look at AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels vs Samoa Joe for the TNA X-Division Championship at Unbreakable 2005.

The last time the boys sat down to talk, the Royal Rumble PPV was just about to go live.  Today they're going over what happened at this years Rumble, the fallout, and what how the road to Wrestlemania is shaping up.  What do they think of the under card matches, the Rumble winners, and just how high did Danny jump off his couch when Edge made his return?  You'll have to listen to find out. In the news they go over some recent suspensions, new performance center acquisitions, a returning championship title, and the debut of the new XFL.  This week instead of a flashback match, they're doing a short movie review on the Jack Black wrestling comedy Nacho Libre (2006).

This week the boys are sitting down to talk about championship title belts; which are their favourites, what they think of the recent changes that have been made to the main roster WWE belts, and do they even mean anything anymore?  In their discussion on what they think is pro-wrestling's most important championship, Danny goes down a rabbit hole trying to make sense of the lineage of the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, and tries a little too hard to make sense of wrestling history. We go over some recent news stories including a follow up on the situation surrounding Tessa Blanchard, a possible Royal Rumble entrant, Marty Scurll's status in ROH, and the passing of Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson.  Also, for our flashback match of the week, we take a look at the Royal Rumble match from 2003.

We're back!  After a hiatus over the holidays we're back to talk about the the year that was the wresting world in 2019.  We talk about our favourite and not so favourite matches, wrestlers, tag teams, and moments.  What made the cut, and what didn't? We go over some recent news stories including Brock Lesnar's Royal Rumble plans, some returns to WWE, and a controversy surrounding Tessa Blanchard and the Impact World Title.  Also, for our flashback match of the week, we take a look at CM Punk vs John Cena at Money in the Bank 2011.

AEW Full Gear may be in the rear view mirror, but Danny and Two-Bit haven't given their opinion on it yet.  They go through the match card and talk about what they thought about AEW's first PPV since getting on TV, and what their favorite matches of the night were.  Survivor Series 2019 is just around the corner, so they give their thoughts on the upcoming big four PPV. The boys also talk about CM Punk's return to WWE, an injury in NXT, more problems for WWE2K, and with the theme of Survivor Series take a look back at the debut of the Undertaker at Survivor Series 1990 in this weeks flashback match.

We had a whole different show planned this week until Friday when a nightmare situation for WWE performers and crew in Saudi Arabia resulted in one of the best episodes of Smackdown we've seen in a while.  What happened in Saudi Arabia?  No one seems to really know for sure but with WWE producers scrambling, the NXT invasion of Smackdown now has us both excited to see how the road to Survivor Series goes.  Turns out something good can come from these Saudi shows after all. This week we introduced what will become a regular segment going forward: Flashback Match of the Week!  For our first match, and with Halloween having been this week, we took a look at Rey Mysterio Jr.  vs Eddie Guerrero for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship at Halloween Havoc '97. We also talked about the Jordan Myles T-Shirt controversy, Natalya and Lacey Evans' match at Crown Jewel, quickly go over this weeks AEW Dynamite, and are confused how WWE2K20 could even have been released with the bugs it has.  

It's been a few weeks and a lot has changed.  Smackdown is on Fox.  WWE had the draft.  AEW Dynamite has a few episodes under it's belt, and is knocking it out of the park.  What was Hell in a Cell and why did it happen? Why is Tyson Fury on my TV?  The boys sit down and talk about all this and more!