Main Event Marks
It's the best of retro wrestling! Former media personality, Troy, & walking Wrestling Encyclopedia, Greg, will teach you something and make you laugh with breakdowns of the best, worst, and funniest subjects from pro wrestling's past! These two lifelong wrestling marks and memorabilia collectors will bring you not only the fan's perspective, but all the news and backstage goodness they can dig up after-the-fact!
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Episode 130: NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat
One of the taglines for this event was, "Glory Bound." There was nothing glorious about this one as Dusty Rhodes tries to out-shine the main event cage match by going for the United States Title in a cage right before it. Ron Garvin was also the...
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BONUS: NWA Clash of the Champions IX: New York ...
Getting close to the end of 1989, Ric Flair and Terry Funk brought their blood feud to a close with an awesome I Quit match in Troy, New York. Will Terry Funk or Ric Flair utter the words, "I quit" out loud and sacrifice their pride? Also, the...
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Episode 129: NWA Starrcade '83: A Flare for the...
It's crazy to think about Ric Flair being "the young, up-and-coming, next big thing" in wrestling, but in 1983, he was! This show was possibly the only time Jim Crockett beat Vince McMahon as he got a big, annual, tent-pole event to closed circuit...
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Episode 128: WWE Survivor Series 2002 (1st Elim...
WWE was floundering a bit, as far as money and ratings, in the fall of 2002. However, they were pumping out banger after banger on PPV. This was no exception! Raw GM Eric Bischoff introduced the brand new Elimination Chamber at this event and said...
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Episode 127: TNA Genesis 2007 (Booker T's Debut)
Sting has been promising a SURPRISE tag-team partner to take on the team of Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash. He also promised that his partner is someone from Kurt Angle's past who he rubbed the wrong way. That man...was Booker T. The rest of the show was...
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Episode 126: WCW World War 3 1995 (60 Men, 3 Gi...
Trying to out do the WWF's Royal Rumble, WCW had 3 rings, 60 men, and 3 giants. This certainly was a spectacle that was something to behold. Most of the rest of the show was actually one of the better shows of all of 1995, having Ric Flair vs. Sting,...
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Episode 125: TNA Bound for Glory 2005 (The 1st ...
The very first ever TNA Bound for Glory took place in 2005 and even though it was dubbed as the company's biggest show of the year, not everything was a hit. One major miss was putting Jeff Jarrett against Kevin Nash in the main event. Jeff Jarrett...
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BONUS: First WWF Raw from the Georgia Dome
On October 11, 1999, this was Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation planting their flag at midfield on WCW's home turf. WCW Nitro had packed out the Georgia Dome multiple times in the past, but now, the WWF was bringing their flagship show,...
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Episode 124: WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 (Age in a...
It was the best of times...it was the worst of times. We've got one of the greatest matches in WCW history and possibly one of the worst in WCW history, both on the same card. Troy & Greg will gleefully talk all about Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Eddie...
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Episode 123: ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000 (ft. The Apr...
We've got a 3-man booth yet again! This time, Kyle from The Apron Bump Podcast (ApronBump.com) joins us as we go 22 years back in the past to review ECW Anarchy Rulz! Oddly enough, this was not a terrible show. Extreme Championship Wrestling broke...
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Episode 122: TNA Bound for Glory 2007
This was the Super Bowl; the WrestleMania of TNA, and it was the 3rd one ever. Kurt Angle is defending his World Title in the main event against Sting after earlier in the month, Kurt attacked Sting's son after one of his football games and locked him...
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Episode 121: WWF In Your House 17 - Ground Zero
This was a show after SummerSlam to get to a show to then get to Survivor Series. And even though this was sort of viewed as a "transition/throw away" show, it brought the goods. Not everything on this card was great, but there was enough good stuff...
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BONUS: NWA Clash of the Champions III (Fall Brawl)
In September of 1988, Jim Crockett Jr. was getting ready to sell off NWA/JCP to Ted Turner, which would change wrestling forever. Also, they held their 3rd Clash of the Champions event, which was the first ever Fall Brawl! Was it good? That's for you...
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Episode 120: WCW Fall Brawl 1998 - WarGames
It was one of the biggest years in professional wrestling history but this event certainly wasn't one of the highlights of it. But, much like other horrible shows, Troy & Greg have a lot of fun with this one. This show was plagued by injuries, bad...
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Episode 119: WWF In Your House 3 - Triple Header
We're in your house for the 3rd In Your House! This time, all the belts (championships, pal!) are on the line in the main event! If you could describe the year 1995 in wrestling with one word, it would be "YAWN!" However, you've got the best of WWF's...
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Episode 118: TNA No Surrender 2007
Kurt Angle had NO SURRENDER in him this night as he defends 3 titles in 1 night. In match one, he teams with Sting to defend the Tag Titles against Ron "The Truth" Killings and suspended NFL player, Adam "Pacman" Jones, who can't touch anyone or be...
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Episode 117: WWE SummerSlam 2002 (Greatest Show...
This is quite possibly the greatest wrestling pay-per-view of all time! At the very least, it's in the top 2 or 3. We're going 20 years into the past to cover WWE SummerSlam 2002. Many things were in flux at this time in WWE. Steve Austin walked out...
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BONUS: WCW Nitro 100 (08-04-97)
On August 4, 1997, WCW celebrated their 100th Nitro by giving the fans a 3 hour show that capped off with Hollywood Hogan defending the World Title against Lex Luger! This show took place just days before their Road Wild pay-per-view at Sturgis where...
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Episode 116: WCW Clash of the Champions XXXV (T...
This was the 35th and final Clash of the Champions under the WCW banner. It also happened right after Road Wild and shortly before Fall Brawl. The nWo celebrated their 1-year "birthday" on this show (without Hollywood Hogan, by the way) while Sting...
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Episode 115: WWF SummerSlam 1992 (Summer in Lon...
It's the one you thought you'd never see! This is the first and last SummerSlam to take place on a delay, the first to take place outside of the United States, and was the first and last (so far) to have the Intercontinental Title match close the...
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Episode 114: TNA Hard Justice 2007
This may have been the worst TNA pay-per-view of the year, but I can't be sure. It wasn't over-the-top bad as much as it was bad and also aggressively meh. After Kurt Angle spent months being cocky and arrogant and rubbing his success in everyone's...
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Episode 113: WWF SummerSlam 1997 (Hart & Soul)
This one was pretty damn memorable for a few reasons. The Hart Foundation was all over the WWF, the Undertaker was on top, Stone Cold Steve Austin was breaking through as "the next big thing," Shawn Michaels was a "bad boy babyface," Mankind was...
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Episode 112: TNA Victory Road 2007
Every title is on the line...in 1 match! Enemies of Kurt Angle (World Champion) & Samoa Joe (X-Division Champion) team up to take on Team 3D (Tag-Team Champions) where the person who wins the fall gets the loser's title(s). Will Kurt Angle's arrogance...
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BONUS: WCW Nitro, 07-06-98 (Goldberg Wins in th...
It's another bonus show! This time, we're going back to the summer of 1998 where WCW pulled an about face, having the undefeated United States Champion, Goldberg, take on Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Title in the main event of Nitro. We discuss...
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Episode 111: WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
Rodzilla is in the house! The greatest rebounder in NBA history is in WCW to join the nWo's Hollywood Hogan in a tag match for the ages! These two monsters of their industries team up to take on Lex Luger and the Giant! Kevin Sullivan fights for his...
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