225: The Thursday Night War - April 29, 1999 with The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast (Smackdown Pilot Episode vs. WCW Thunder)

Talking Taker

We're breaking down the opening shots of the Thursday Night War of the Attitude Era on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back 25 years to the pilot episode of Smackdown featuring a massive tag team match (playa!) between The Undertaker and Triple H against The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. It's so massive we had to call in another tag team to discuss it with us - Mike and J.V. from The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast! We'll discuss this historic night that features Taker in the main event of the first episode of another one of the WWE's signature programs and how the show stands up 25 years later. And we'll match it up with the other wrestling program that was airing at the exact same time that night - WCW Thunder featuring a World Title match between DDP and Bam Bam Bigelow! We'll give you the watch-along cues to watch both of these huge main events with us as we discuss the very different vibes of these shows as well as some of the other pop culture highlights of April 1999 on TV, the movies, and even the radio at the time.

Plus we'll also give a full breakdown of The Undertaker's exciting WrestleMania 40 weekend including his Hall Of Fame appearance, narrating the Bray Wyatt documentary, and shocking main event run-in that saved the story for Cody Rhodes! You don't want to miss this one - download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!

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