Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast

Wrestling 20 Years Ago 5th Birthday WWF Special

Rory McNamara is joined by Chris Lacey and Billy Johnson (plus inevitable Network buffering issues!) to bring you one in a line of very special shows to commemorate the Wrestling 20 Years Ago podcast's Fifth Anniversary. This WWF episode sees us livewatch the August 1st 1994 edition of Monday Night RAW. The boys cover everything from neckbreakers to neck-braces (or lack of!) during their very lively discussion.

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August 1998 | Vol. I | WWF: Summerslam

Rory McNamara is joined by Erick Landstrom and Dan Welling (plus Chris White on TV Reports!) to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Wrestling 20 Years Podcast by looking at an event where it all started for us - WWF Summerslam. The boys tackle the 1998 edition in depth. This follows discussions about the new Sunday Night Heat show, the shoot-tastic road that the Fed seem to be going down these days, Val Venis' new best friend John Wayne Bobbit, the Brawl For All coming to an end (YAY) and the long-running Undertaker And Kane Are In Cahoots storyline.

 

...and I didn't even mention 'Highway To Hell' once!

Wrestling 20 Years Ago 5th Birthday WCW Special

Rory McNamara is joined by Chris Lacey and Adam Joyce to bring you one in a line of very special shows to commemorate the Wrestling 20 Years Ago podcast's Fifth Anniversary. This WCW episode sees us livewatch one of the first shows we ever reviewed in our timeline, Clash Of The Champions XXIV. The boys cover everything from backslides to Mr.Blobby....oh, and they may have a word or two to say about The Shockmaster too.

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July 1998 | Vol. III | ECW

Chris Lacey is Joined by Eric Landstrom to discuss the build up to next months Heatwave PPV, with some great TV matches and a title change.

July 1998 | Vol. II | WWF: Fully Loaded

Rory McNamara is joined by Chris Lacey, Pete Kimber and Adam Joyce (yes, it's a four-man booth!) on the last stop before the Highway To Hell. They talk about THAT D-X parody of the Nation of Domination, break down the 'Fully Loaded' PPV, discuss the current nature of WWF programming and finish up with a preview of the huge main event we will be getting at Summerslam.

July 1998 | Vol. I | WCW: Goldberg beats Hogan at the Georgia Dome

Rory McNamara is joined by Bob Colling and Billy Johnson for a huge month in WCW. They look at the Georgia Dome Nitro and talk extensively about Bill Goldberg: World Heavyweight Champion. As if that wasn't enough...they then analyse the 'Bash At The Beach' PPV, look on with horror at the Buff Bagwell heel turn and ask if the time is really right for a Kevin Nash v Scott Hall feud.

 

 

June 1998 | Vol. III | ECW

Chris Lacey is joined by Adam Joyce for another TV-only month with some good in-ring action and a massive story with them damn Dudleys

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June 1998 | Vol. II | WCW: Great American Bash

Rory McNamara is joined by Billy Johnson and Pete Kimber to look at WCW in June 1998. They review the Great American Bash PPV, give their thoughts on Sting as the newest member of NWO Wolfpac and discuss whether or not Diamond Dallas Page has reached a plateau.

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June 1998 | Vol. I | WWF: *That* Hell in a Cell match

Chris White is joined by Rory McNamara and Erick Landstrom to discuss the King of the Ring pay-per-view in a month that featured two WWF title changes and an iconic Hell in a Cell match between the Undertaker and Mankind.

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May 1998 | Vol. III | ECW: Wrestlepalooza

Chris Lacey is joined by Erick Landstrom and Rory McNamara to discuss the latest ECW PPV, Wrestlepalooza '98 and a massive month of Hardcore TV: new belts, amazing must-see matches and a new member of the Triple Threat?

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May 1998 | Vol. II | WCW: Slamboree

Rory McNamara is joined by Bob Colling and Pete Kimber (and at one point,​ Pete's local ice cream man!) to look at WCW in May 1998. They review the Slamboree PPV, attempt to analyse the brain of Eric Bischoff and do their best to make sense of NWO Wolfpac v NWO Hollywood.

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May 1998 | Vol. I | WWF: Over The Edge

Chris White is joined by Billy Johnson to discuss all the months WWF action, reviewing the Over the Edge: In Your House show which featured  a stellar Stone Cold Steve Austin WWF Championship defence in the main event.

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April 1998 | Vol. III | ECW

Chris Lacey is joined by Bob Colling Jr to discuss a month of TV and injuries in the land Of Extreme. As we make our way to Wrestlepalooza '98 and a major title change.

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April 1998 | Vol. II | WWF: Unforgiven

Chris White is joined by Dan Welling and Rory McNamara to discuss all the months WWF action, reviewing Unforgiven: In Your House which featured Stone Cold Steve Austin's first ever WWF Championship defence.

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April 1998 | Vol. I | WCW: 83-weeks is over

Rory McNamara is joined by Erick Landstrom to look at WCW's first head-to-head Monday Night ratings loss in 22 months, review the Spring Stampede Pay-Per-View, discuss not one but two World Title changes and assess Bret Hart seemingly siding with Hulk Hogan.

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March 1998 | Vol. IV | Pride

Chris White is joined by Bob Bamber and Tom Martyn for the second Pride MMA show - can Tom, Bob and Chris last through a near hour-long match? Only one way to find out...

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March 1998 | Vol. III | ECW: Living Dangerously

Bob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Billy Johnson reviewing ECW Living Dangerously. The Sabu/Sandman match that ECW trailed as so violent they shouldn't air it (that was probably the tamest match on the show), Van Dam and Scorpio have an attempted classic that falls well short and Taz and Bam Bam Bigelow take a ride down under.

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March 1998 | Vol. II | WCW: Waltman fired, Uncensored PPV

Bob Bamber is joined by Craig Wilson and Devinder Vargas reviewing the big news/context surrounding the firing of Sean Waltman (including possibly Bob's longest ever monologue on the show), before looking Uncensored which... is a bit rubbish. (The Waltman stuff is good though!)

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March 1998 | Vol. I | WWF: Wrestlemania 14

Bob Bamber is joined by Erick Landstrom and Rory McNamara reviewing Wrestlemania 14, the rising tensions of Vince McMahon and the return of Sean Waltman to the WWF.

Bob ends the show with a quite important announcement.

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February 1998 | Vol. III | ECW: Cyberslam

Chris Lacey is joined by Billy Johnson reviewing ECW Cyberslam as Bam Bam Bigelow turns his back on Taz.

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February 1998 | Vol. II | WWF: No Way Out of Texas

Chris White is joined by Dan Welling and Erick Landstrom reviewing WWF's lukewarm stroll towards Wrestlemania. Find out how Savio Vega ended up replacing Shawn Michaels in a pay-per-view main event, Mike Tyson's role at Wrestlemania and Shawn Michael's latest injury ahead of a major title match.

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February 1998 | Vol. I | WCW: Hogan vs Sting II

Bob Bamber is joined by Wayne Lythgoe and Bob Colling to review WCW Superbrawl for 1998. We review Sting winning the WCW World Title, and why it probably won't last that long, the match with Goldberg that got Steven Regal fired, and try and solve the dilemma of the log-jam at the top of the roster.

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January 1998 | Vol. III | ECW: House Party

Bob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Billy Johnson reviewing ECW House Party 1998, probably one of their best events in the past few years including a barmy main event between Sabu and Sandman, and perhaps the first ever dive off of a ladder through the table on the outside.

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January 1998 | Vol. II | WCW: Souled Out, Thunder debuts

Bob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Bob Colling reviewing WCW Souled Out, Bret Hart's Ric Flair impression and some actual storyline development in the NWO. Before all of that, we make Rory suffer with the debut episode of WCW Thunder.

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January 1998 | Vol. I | WWF: Mike Tyson is in the building, Royal Rumble

Bob Bamber is joined by Erick Landstrom and Devinder Vargas reviewing the 1998 Royal Rumble and the segment on Raw between Steve Austin and Mike Tyson.

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