The Pink and Black Playback

We watched it so you don't have to, the year 2000 supernatural drama TV series, The Immortal. It's a paint-by-numbers affair mixing the worst bits from shows LIke Buffy and The Highlander. Bret appears in two episodes as "Randle" a demon that hunts down other demons at the bequest of his boss, who we can only assume is Satan because the show never tells us.

Howdy, Markerinos. On today's episode, we reminisce about the brief period when Virgil was a white-hot babyface. After that, we talk about Bret vs Bam Bam Bigelow and the entirely ridiculous concept that is the King of the Ring Tournament. After that, we ramble about how Ted DiBiase has surpassed his own gimmick by being an absurdly evil rich guy in real life.

Happy anniversary, Marks. One year and 28 episodes later the Playback is still going strong. It's been a big year for both of us and this podcast, as 4/10 as it is, has been an important part of that. Hopefully, we've given you some entertainment over these last 12 months of marking out for Bret Hart. On today's episode, we discuss an all-time great, Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin at Survivor Series 1996. Overshadowed by their Wrestlemania 13 match that would take place a few months later, this match still deserves to stand on its own. We also talk about Bret Hart Vs. Chris Benoit at WCW Mayhem 1999. It's the end of a massive tournament for the main title and I'm sure 1999 WCW will treat it with the reverence it deserves. Just kidding, it's full of weird choices and what feels like 20 different run-ins. Then we spend some time giving out about this year's Royal Rumble. It wasn't a perfect pay-per-view but at least it wasn't Mayhem 1999 bad. Content Warning: We mention Chris Benoit. Although we don't go into explicit detail, you might want to skip the second review. We won't hold it against you and we'll see you next episode. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Dillon on Twitter: @BigFaceless

We're back after our winter break, did you miss us? What am I saying, of course you did. Today we got a Stampede match with Bret, Bruce, and Keith Hart taking on a skinny Dynamite Kid and the Kiwis aka the Bushwhackers back when they were still from New Zealand. Then, to kick off the new year we also watched The Great Muta vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in NOAH on new years day this year as part of Muta's bye-bye tour. We also ramble about Vinny Mac's return to the WWE executive board and Dax Harwood's new podcast. Our new movie podcast is up and running at Anchor.fm/siskelandebertnow . You can expect a new episode in a week or two but for now, we've got the Episode about the film Crash (1996) we originally debuted on this feed.  Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Dillon on Twitter: @BigFaceless

First up, Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker vs. Vader at In Your House: Final Four for the WWF title. What a line-up, it's hard to imagine this match not being an all-timer, but a weird gimmick and rushed storytelling can do the impossible. After that, we watched Hart Foundation vs Strike Force at a WWF house show in Houston Texas on Dec 11, 1987. Our heels, finally wearing pick regularly continue their feud with the whitest of white meat tag teams. Then, we finish the show with some rambling about how great Sami Zayn has been and we go over some of the changes to Austin Theory's presentation.