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Traverse the triple decker steel cage full of rare white bengal tigers and fingerpoke the ghost of WCW with DoubleCakes and Doc Destructo. We pathologize, eulogize, and yapapize a bygone era of Big Boys. Get thrown from dizzying heights and buried under big, bald sons o'bitches. Put your butt in the seat for The Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport.

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Slam Masters - One of the Greatest Videogames in the History of Our Sport 56:37

7 years ago56:37

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The current status quo of big name professional wrestling is… not something that is easy to have enthusiasm for. But we’re a podcast about WCW, which means our ability to Remember the 90s is extremely well honed. This means it’s time to talk about not something actually about WCW, but a product of the same time, when wrestling was still wrestling, it wasn’t Sports Entertainment, and it could therefore be a motif and not an extension of a larger product. Because no mortal wrestling promotion could sign Mike Haggar, he has a solar system to be mayor of, and invasions by Galactus to repel. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as The Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, Victor Ortega never pinned nobody, he’s a vacation champion.…

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Thunder in Paradise 1:33:14

7 years ago1:33:14

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In Jetta’s intro to this episode, she neglects to use the word “eulogize” to the normal intro of our show. That’s because what we have for you today isn’t a eulogy; it’s an invitation to those convened to speak up in respect for the deceased, so that we know who needs to be buried in the next few graves over. This, listeners, is the sort of thing that breaks a mind. This is only one of two movies I’ve forced myself to keep watching, and I had to at twice speed. It was still too long, and to be fair, 104 minutes of anything involving Hogan is way too long. Let alone when Chris Lemmon is with him, doing Chris Lemmon things, and supposedly cool boat that is supposedly there and that supposedly fights crime being held to the background for some sort of unbelievably boring family drama. We warned you, mess with Thunder, and you pay the price. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, Hulk Hogan challenges the entire country of Cuba to a Battle in a Boat Match.…

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DDP vs The Machine 47:46

7 years ago47:46

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Quick, how do you kill time on an episode of Thunder? How about having lightning strike the transmitter and ruin the broadcast quality for an entire episode. That is one way, but another is to debut an unknown against an established talent. In a nothing spot in the middle of the show, with him under a mask and coming to the ring wearing chaps, with aggressively generic entrance music. Imagine, if you will, that individual’s name is The Machine? Why. Don’t ask so many questions, this is a thought experiment, we’re talking about having to kill time on a professional wrestling show, which is the mark of quality entertainment. Which is exactly what this episode is about, in the first of a series we would like to call Anatomy of a Bad Match . Tonight, on what will surely go down in History as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we see new detailed fidelity in our wrestling experience through a particularly crisp Russian leg sweep.…

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A Normal Episode (About the UWF) 57:40

7 years ago57:40

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It’s been a long time since last we reconvened. Live goes as ever it has, with its peaks and valleys, and without going into the nitty gritty, it’s nice to see some foothills for once. In the spirit of needing to get back into the swing of things, we decided to purge some wrestling vitriol. But not in the direction of WCW, because now’s the time to be positive about the things we generally feel positive about. And for all the bad there is to talk about WCW, it left a bigass footprint in the landscape, and now a lovely forest has grown on it. We love that forest. So instead, here’s an episode about the UWF. No, not that one, the other one. No, the OTHER one. Yeah. THAT one. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, Terry Gordy pounded sand down A Mouse Hole (7 minutes, 38 seconds, ***½).…

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The WCW Hardcore Championship 59:07

7 years ago59:07

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What Puerto Rico unleashed upon the world of wrestling was something that ECW picked up, WWF ran with and WCW… had. Yes, it’s the wonderful world of divisional Hardcore Wrestling, that area of kayfabe that wants you to assume there’s some official body in charge of regulating competitive Hit Each Other With Yard Implements Until One Can’t Move for Three Seconds matches. Yes, WCW had such a thing towards the end of its life. The results were, well, pretty much what you’d expect from something WCW tried at the end of its life. But that doesn’t mean we can’t squeeze an entertaining hour out of talking about that one little corner of Where the Big Boys Play, where the hottest dance was more often than not The Big Wiggle. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, the ups and down of that division where Terry Funk nearly got kicked in the skull by a horse.…

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Spring Breakout 56:07

7 years ago56:07

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Spring Break is among our hinkiest holidays, one which carries a higher than normal percentile probability for public humiliation, an STI and misdemeanor offenses stemming from altered states and mob mentality. It is thus of total coincidence that WCW decided it would be a fertile ground to run shows at Spring Break events. But here’s where the record scratch occurs and your mind is blown, because it turns out these shows were a great idea. More than simply giving the eyes of the viewing audience at home a vacation from the same old arena shows mainstream wrestling audiences are accustomed to now, the idea of “why not put a wrestling ring in a pool?” is an incredibly basic way to say to any possible interested onlooker “hey everybody, look over here, we got some shit you want to see.” And if you’re asking what alone is the value of that, consider that it’s professional wrestling that you’re watching, and that’s actually pretty much what every part of wrestling is doing. Wrestling fans, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we confirm that you don’t become Ric Flair if you steal his match’s finish.…

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Spooky Wrestlers! 54:46

7 years ago54:46

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We missed the mark by a day, but such is life. At least it’s not as late as a modern Treehouse of Horror episode, and it’s also not a modern Treehouse of Horror episode either, so that’s two points of mitigation. Instead, we have submitted for your approval two creepy wrestling gimmicks, with a distinctly, terrifyingly WCW-like quality. Namely, that they were booking trainwrecks of their own distinct flavors. First, from the neon of the early 90s, it’s WCW’s magical mastermind, the Black Scorpion! Then, from a time where Attitude was more the style, a gimmick doomed to terminate in a worked shoot, Seven! Because true fear lies in the uncertainty of existence, as so you’ll learn from these tales where Creative Truly Had Nothing for these workers. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, Destroyer masks aren’t scary, and are in fact quite silly looking!…

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The Television Championship 58:47

7 years ago58:47

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Television was a terrifying prospect, as millions of homes across the world were threatened by new technology that allowed images raging locomotives and men getting shot with old cannons to be wired into the living room. The potential for this new tech was quickly proven in its ability to contain and transport professional wrestling to the eyes of viewing audiences when a match between Rikidozan and Lou Thesz was found to have been viewed by roughly half the entire number of televisions in Japan when it aired live. Even so, wrestling is a business, and television is a tool to succeed in that business, but it’s not where the money lives, even today. Enter, the concept of the Television Championship, a belt that is just for the TV audience to get them to tune in, so in turn, they’ll show up to a show and spend money. Like many companies, WCW had such a title, and you’d be hard pressed to find one that saw the amount of talent wearing it than Billionaire Ted’s TV Belt. Guess what we’re here to talk about in this one? Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we discuss how Tully Blanchard should be getting royalties for Turbo Teen.…

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HULK FOR PREZ 48:03

8 years ago48:03

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Anyone who lives with the intrusion of disruptive thoughts knows that scary hypotheticals are only half of the horror; the other half is the wondering how feasible your waking nightmare actually was, and also, if it’s already happened. With that framing in mind, Hulk Hogan ran for president in 1999. He didn’t run very hard and returned to wrestling very quickly, mind, but what’s that Simpsons joke about nobody being given a Nobel Prize for Attempted Chemistry? The threat existed, even if it barely happened, much like the Michelangelo Virus or Pepsi Blue. So now, we have to analyze the hypotheticals. Well, I mean we don’t have to, but we are, because this podcasting shit chose us. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we look at the role of legendary Jewish mobster Meyer Lansky in dismantling the Nazis’ American ally organization, the German-American FUNB.…

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WCW Logic 1:11:38

8 years ago1:11:38

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A common thing I caught myself saying in this episode, over and over, so as needing to restart my sentence so that it did not contain a cliche, was “trying to pull the wool over our eyes.” This was the first thing that came to mind when writing this synopsis, and though it is a really well worn cliche, it is entirely reasonable to say that WCW really tried black-bagging its audience and driving it around downtown in the trunk of its car to make some things stick. In the end, they didn’t, because it depended on a different toolset of logic and reasoning, one that apparently only WCW was working with, that unfortunately was incompatible with its audience. Namely, that as long as we saw men in tights vigorously oscillating at each other, we’d forget any of the other massive leaps we needed to negotiate to arrive at a given point in a given angle. I don’t need to tell you, that dog won’t hunt, padre. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, a battle of men, of genuine character, of moral fibre, and of the letter T.…

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Socialism, Wrestling and WCW 59:57

8 years ago59:57

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We live in interesting times. As social progress struggles to avoid backslide in the US at the hands of one of the most repressive and unpopular cryptofascists to ever take office, the UK is being reimagined as a battlefield between working class people, and the elite and the media they control. It’s terrifying to watch as freedoms are stripped away; and it’s exhilarating to watch as previously unassailable public figures are suddenly within reach, eminently fallible and flawed, and that chaotic mix of greedy without a sense of self preservation. Make no mistake, we have spent 2017 watching the government structures that control and limit our lives crack, rust and bow at the hands of people who were nowhere near as smart as they thought they were. Because of this, at the midpoint of the year that was supposed to finish us off, we now find ourselves laughing a lot longer and harder than we probably should be, but fuck you, because we weren’t supposed to be laughing at all right now. In this climate, we decided to have a free-form, no-notes sorta discussion about the nature of wrestling after the end of capitalism. Because sometimes, the prey doesn’t know it’s prey unless you speak plainly about it as such. And as some of us know, hunting’s no fun when the prey doesn’t know to run. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, just why is it that scary clown gimmicks can turn babyface and the fans just go along with it?…

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The Invasion Angle, Part 3-1: INVASION PPV 1:36:46

8 years ago1:36:46

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We’re back after a long while, with more delving into the dark Gordian Knot of McMahon Self-Satisfaction. This time, the main course, WWF Invasion itself, a show that upends the toybox of professional wrestling into the promise of the sort of spectacle wrestling fans were waiting their whole life for, only to promptly light them on fire and make you huff the burning plastic fumes. In this first half, we examine an ultimately meaningless but totally entertaining encounter between Lance Storm, Mike Awesome and Edge & Christian that could make you believe this was worthwhile. Then a referee fight follows, and pretty much so does the rest of the show, save for Kidman vs. Xpac, a match that was as entertaining as it was dead silent from the crowd. At this point, we should introduce our new guest, Our Combined Psychic Pain and Angst Over This Damn Angle. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as The Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, why did nobody else counter the Bronco Buster with a boot to the jewels??…

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Son of Moneyburners 49:15

8 years ago49:15

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Stuff happened. Stuff always happens, but this time it happened in sufficient quantities that we took an unscheduled break. But we’re back, and we’re hauling with us a payload of dollar bill ashes. Yep, we’re talking about the creative ways WCW found to burn their money again, and we’ve gotta dump it out right here, on you front lawn. Yes, this is legal. On tap? First, we take a journey into a very expensive junkyard. Then, we explore the impact of games without frontiers and wrestling events with no gate. Plus: Plane tickets! Shoddily fulfilled contractual obligations to Telemundo! A long digression about Sons of Anarchy! Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, how many times have I yelled “a man almost died” while laughing, and now many more times will I yell it?…

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Backstage Assault 1:01:13

8 years ago1:01:13

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Welcome to the New Year! Did you miss us? We’ll fix that, as we unleash upon you the polygonal horrors of a game so misbegotten, it could only have come out at the end of both WCW and the Playstation’s life. Yes, we’re talking about WCW Backstage Assault, a wrestling game that makes the bold choice of not having a wrestling ring at all, thus breaking the seal on a glimpse into a reality where wrestling is a televised bloodsport of men punching men on loading docks and in filthy restrooms, often to death. Folks, you’ve never seen athletic competition like this before, and there’s a damn fine reason for that. No, it’s not because the rapidly glitching and oscillating competitors would break space/time. It’s more of an ethical reason. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we neglect to question why Z-Gangsta wasn’t in this game. ZEUUUUUUUSSSS!!…

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WCW Superbrawl (SNES) 56:24

8 years ago56:24

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We’re back after a bit of a break, and in our journeys away, we have brought you this: a game in which the all-stars of WCW past shout at you from a highly compressed bitmap hell, while twitching and gesticulating from their character select prison. This is not a good game, folks, but we managed our own fun with it, in two very distinct ways. For one, we enjoyed exploring an alternate reality where Scott Steiner’s finishing hold was a Tombstone Piledriver, followed by exactly one dozen elbow drops and a pin. Two, we explored the possibilities of applying this game’s good points (and there are a few, they’re just either not complete or used in really silly ways) to theoretical, not-actually-real-but-we’d-like-them-to-be wrestling games. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, it’s not Rick Steiner’s fault, though we don’t know what he did, and given that he’s a Steiner, we should probably not ask.…

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The Invasion Angle, Part 2-2: Smackdown, July 12th, 2001 57:56

8 years ago57:56

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We continue on into the Vince McMahon show, featuring WCW and ECW, and things are not particularly sunny. We examine the exciting new kink of Erotic Denial of a Stunner (Receiving), Vince leaving the venue, which for some reason was its own segment, a modicum of wrestling and another fucking Alliance beatdown to cap things off. But hey, there were a couple of suplexes thrown in, so that’s something, right? Right? Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we continue or tally of adjectives used to describe Paul Heyman, and realize we’re going to need another page before we’re done all this.…

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The Invasion Angle, Part 2-1: Smackdown, July 12th, 2001 1:09:24

8 years ago1:09:24

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Come with us, listeners, as we are about to delve deeper into the ennui of the greatest squandering of wrestling talent in the history of the industry, now with much improved audio! With Raw, you saw the emergence of the Invasion, and the group of WCW and ECW talent called the Alliance, except when they aren’t and are called the Coalition instead. With Smackdown, you see the status quo of this period. Let us observe this once, and then never again. We’ve got 3 minute matches, we’ve got Tazz picking a fight with an announcer, again, and we’ve got endless Vince segments. Witness us witnessing this, and derive pleasure from it. DERIVE, damn you. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we speculate on the nature of the Edge and Christian panopticon- Death to Videodrome, Long Live Reeking of Awesomeness.…

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The Invasion Angle, Part 1-2: RAW, July 9th, 2001 1:47:17

8 years ago1:47:17

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Welcome back to our reckless fanboat ride through a miserable swamp of wrestling history. We have for you today part the second of our first recording session, discussing a truly crushing episode of Raw, one that is fully Bad, and staring over the precipice of Worse. Topics of discussion include unending backstage segments, unclear face/heel alignments, Big Show busting out a Steenalizer out of nowhere and Goofy-Ass Kurt Angle being an island of good in a lot of bad. You’ll notice there’s not a lot of mention of WCW in this copy, and there’s a reason for that. His name is Vince, and you and him probably won’t see eye to eye on what makes an entertaining two hours of wrestling. Just sayin’. Tonight, on what will surely go down as The Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, Scotty 2 Hotty was thrown out of the ring, rolled over on the mat and died, RIP Scotty.…

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The Invasion Angle, Part 1-1: The Preamble 1:14:33

8 years ago1:14:33

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That’s right, fans, you know when a title’s got that many colons in it, business is picking up. We’re joined by Lucas Brown and Alex Hardison to talk about one of the greatest squanderings of talent in wrestling history, and no, we’re not talking about Stan Hansen being saddled with a comedy cowboy gimmick (JIM HERD.) No, we’re talking about the Invasion Angle, in which WCW and ECW converged in conflict with Vince McMahon’s WWF, and the only thing that came out of it was fan disappointment, wasted potential and enough ego wankery to be tantrically stored. We’re descending into the true underworld of wrestling, folks, so I hope you brought some nice bloody steaks to help get past Cerberus. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, Meng once walked through a drive-thru; 3 dead, 11 injured.…

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Revenge of Bad Gimmicks 1:01:39

9 years ago1:01:39

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The Invasion crossover is in the pipe, but we’ve got something to tide you over until we can get everything zipped up. Namely, another delve into the deep barrel of awful gimmicks WCW talent got handed over the years. Come along with us, as we explore the world of baffling bodysuits, Barry Darsow’s violent putting challenge, things that got done to poor Brad Armstrong and awkward skateboarding. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, Jim Herd is an extradimensional muppet pokemon. JIM HERD.…

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ICP in WWW 1:06:58

9 years ago1:06:58

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Fresh off a long helicopter ride, direct from the Gathering of the Juggalos, which we stole in our prison break for stabbing people. That’s the story of our delay, and we’re sticking to it. But What is a Juggalo? We don’t know, but we’re pretty down with these particular clowns when it comes to the world of wrestling. Like, if you’re looking for a hatchet job with this episode, you’d probably best look elsewhere, because as it turns out, the duo of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope are actually a strong spot of the grim, terminally ill years of WCW’s later life. True workmen, these Homies are, individuals that displayed a higher level of understanding of the art of wrestling and its collaborative nature, and all without any requirement of being paid like Big Money Hustlas. Oh stop it, you knew I was going to do this, why wouldn’t I? Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, every real estate agent looks sort of like Norman Smiley.…

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Your Questions, Our Answers 1:02:09

9 years ago1:02:09

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You asked for it, brothers, sisters and those beyond and in-between, and you got it! It’s our first Q&A episode, where you come to us with pressing questions about WCW history and we mostly just goof on the responses. I mean, okay, we do so serious answering here, but we also note that modern-day Alex Wright has the unfortunate look of a typical MRA (#NotAllMeng) (#MengGoingHisOwnWay) and the multiple ways the statement “[Mike Awesome] could’ve worked someplace else” can be taken. So come with us, listeners, to a land of enlightenment, and also weed jokes. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, it’s time to grow up and put the toys away, because it’s all just men in tights, hugging.…

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Warrior in WCW 2:00:08

9 years ago2:00:08

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Load the spaceship with the rocket fuel, load it with the warriors and put this podcast on the sound system, then prepare to break loose from all the vast sources of shouted incoherence across these weak planets. Yes, we’re talking about a man of many names on this episode, most known as Warrior, sometimes an Ultimate one, but with or without the facepaint, he is the Ultimate Warrior. He was complex man, some might say, what with his stream of consciousness promos, his seemingly practiced inability to perform basic wrestling holds, and his disdain for queer people and, well, pretty much anyone that wasn’t him. But did you know he was in WCW for a short spell? Because we do. We were there, watching, and we won’t forget what he did when he came to where the Big Boys Play and felt the injection from the gods above. Confused yet? I don’t blame you. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sports, we bring up the unfortunate sounds made during a test of strength spot that resembled oral sex more than most do.…

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WCW Gold, WWF Snubs 1:41:50

9 years ago1:41:50

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A lot of talent switched sides back in the day between the big two on the block. Some jumped ship to Play (look at the adjective) with the Big Boys, while others found a better life among wrestling mounties and hockey enforcers. Among this exchange of talent is a group of really, really good wrestlers that held the highest title in WCW, that nevertheless never reached the same heights in New York. What’s the deal here? Well, let’s see if we can find out, shall we? Plus, a discussion of the thing with the Hardys going on in TNA right now, because wow, how could we not talk about that. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we discuss Vader’s tips and tricks to cleaning your fine Swiss-made clocks.…

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WCW Video Games 1:02:32

9 years ago1:02:32

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Like a lot of the big time pro wrestling promotions out there, WCW had quite a selection of video games out there to waste your time with. Some of them, like WCW vs nWo: World Tour, are much beloved titles. Others, like the much maligned WCW Backstage Assault, are baffling and best left as footnotes in the annals of wrestling game history. And what do you know, we got a little of both in our first bite into this particular part of WCW History. Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we mash buttons to determine which one of Michael Hayes’ thighs is the more racist one.…

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Bad Tag Teams 1:27:09

9 years ago1:27:09

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Harlem Heat. The Steiners. Sting and Luger. The Outsiders. The Hollywood Blondes. Doom. WCW was not a promotion unfamiliar with memorable tag teams, either for their historical significance, their talent, or both. But for every success, there is a misstep. And sometimes, when you misstep, you wind up tripping over a guardrail, tumbling ass over teakettle over cliff, falling into a ravine, landing in a pointy skeleton tree and hitting every branch on the way to the ground. Then, when you wake up, you look down at your phone and see that you have a text from a coworker asking if anyone in management knew about the Nazi tattoos the new talent hires are sporting. That’s what we’re talking about today, possibly because we had too much genuine enjoyment from doing the last episode, and we must maintain a balance. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we discuss the uncomfortable subtext at the heart of the team of Curt Hennig and The Cowboy Guy.…

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Collision in Korea 2:39:55

9 years ago2:39:55

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A day late, due to both the worst internet service Doc has ever seen and also due to the sheer size of this endeavour, we are delving into one of the lost artifacts of WCW, Collision in Korea. A goodwill mission of wrestling in the heart of North Korea, this highly watchable show is strange for a number of reasons, the least of which is a very polite and huge crowd that keeps up a medium-loud roar throughout, with a modicum of whooping and whistling. Come with us, as we explore the nationalist tensions between commentators Eric Bischoff and Sonny Onoo, with Mike Tenay stuck in the middle. Thrill, as joshi legends clash at speeds sufficient to induce time travel! Be amazed, as Hiroshi Hase gets Steinerized like few in history have ever been before! Cringe, as Bischoff says the words “back leg round kick” one hundred times on commentary! Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we talk diplomacy, as it can only be undertaken by Antonio Inoki and Ric Flair.…

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Cages, Non-Stacked 1:26:01

9 years ago1:26:01

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Welcome back to the realm of chainlink and questionable creative decisions! We have for you today selection that runs the full depth of the WCW experience, which is to say three matches that run the spread from “legendary greatness”, to “so bad it’s good”, to “go fuck yourself, Hogan.” Yes, it turns out that Hogan doesn’t need another two cages balanced over his head to self-aggrandize. But let’s not let an orange goblin drag us down, because we also have the amazing story of Great Muta, Cage Match Firefighter and the Astonishing Electric Abdullah. Tonight, on what will surely go down as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we learn that whenever Dusty Rhodes woke up in a cold sweat, something memorable in wrestling would soon follow, for better or worse.…

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Joshi in WCW (with SPECIAL GUESTS Megan Nielsen and Elle Collins!) 1:08:35

9 years ago1:08:35

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Welcome to the world of colourful ring gear, makeup that doesn’t smear and stiffness that’s stronger than death- it’s Joshi, the wrestling subgenre of women hitting each other really, really hard. It turns out, WCW had a lot of this going on, which is surprising to everyone here but Doublecakes, apparently. But what do I mean, “everyone?” Well, we happened to be joined by Elle and Megan of the mighty Hard Times Podcast ! So join us as we delve into topics such as the many presentations of femininity in Joshi, how hard Bull Nakano hits people, how hard Bull Nakano owns and just how many times Madusa and Akira Hokuto actually faced off in WCW (we don’t actually know, but it’s a lot). Tonight, on what will surely go down in history as the Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport, we reflect on the horrid abomination that is Hog Wild 1996 through the lens of furious women smashing motorcycles.…

The Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport

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Ave Ralphus! 1:02:44

9 years ago1:02:44