The Monumental Podcast
The Monumental Podcast is mostly a professional wrestling podcast about World Championship Wrestling. Actually, it is mostly about WCW in 1999 and the events surrounding the Great Poop Feud of 99 and its sequel, Poop Feud 2.
Episodes
February 21, 2024 • 60 mins
A common refrain is that we can't throw the baby out with the bathwater when it comes to WWE and their recent sex trafficking allegations. How true is it that no one would know what Vince was up to? We go back through WWE's history of abuse scandals and look at how allegations in the Ring Boy Scandal, Ashley Massaro's claims and the most public allegation at Vince McMahon all involve multiple witnesses, or open knowledge by WWE tal...
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January 20, 2024 • 93 mins
The NWA had a monumental year in 2023 where it went BEAST MODE! We talk about all of our favorite wrestlers from Beast Mode to Tyrus to all of our favorite matches such as the Devil's Last Dance Ultimate Hardcore War to the Knights of the Round Table Match! Join myself, Hulkamatt and The Nut Bunnies as we dive into Wrestling the Way It's Meant To Be!
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December 13, 2020 • 93 mins
It's part 2 of our 3 hour interview with David Bixenspan on the WWF Ring Boy Scandal. We go in depth on the accusations against Terry Garvin, how the WWF treated the Coles after the scandal died down, the lawsuits, depositions, and then finish things off with a completely unrelated Gabe Sapolsky story!
The audio started breaking up during the Gabe story so this episode ends a little abruptly after the Gabe story.
Read his article her...
The audio started breaking up during the Gabe story so this episode ends a little abruptly after the Gabe story.
Read his article her...
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December 5, 2020 • 78 mins
We are back with another interview, this time interviewing journalist David Bixenspan (aka Bix) about the WWF Ring Boy Scandal, Mel Phillips, Terry Garvin, the company's response to the scandal, Vince McMahon's reported firing and rehiring of Phillips, how the story came up, etc. We go in depth on a lot of the details that have been otherwise ignored regarding this scandal so tune in!
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Read his article here: https://www.businessinsid...
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November 4, 2020 • 136 mins
We are back with Part 2 of a 4+ hour interview with Pelle Primeau! Pelle finishes up talking about training at the ROH school, working for the company, an incredible story of his first trip to Florida for FIP, the most endearing Ricky Reyes story I've heard, Low Ki golfing and more! If you are feeling down this show will brighten your day.
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Follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/primeau31
Check out his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundm...
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October 26, 2020 • 114 mins
We are back with a two part interview with former ROH star Pelle Primeau! We talk about running backyard shows in Philadelphia that drew more than most indies, the ROH training school, Seth Rollins getting pranked, Low Ki explaining things, CM Punk, Shane Hagadorn and so much more! You do not want to miss these prank stories, and Pelle's unique insight into training at the ROH school and why the school may not have turned out more ...
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May 28, 2020 • 46 mins
Trinity Volume One, the Trinity movie you didn't know you needed to see! Join Hulkamatt and myself by going to Tubi and watching this great film, starring TNA Knockout Trinity! Stunts! Wrestling! Corvette!
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April 18, 2020 • 60 mins
We delve into possibly the worst major company wrestling PPV of all time, The Great American Bash 1999! Kevin Nash vs Randy Savage main events, Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper is on there too, plus Van Hammer vs Mikey Whipwreck! Amaze at Hulkamatt predicting this 21 year old wrestling show!
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April 5, 2020 • 59 mins
Will Nick Gage get revenge on Ricky Shane Page? Why am I posting this two months late? Well I got extremely busy and then a global pandemic made me lose track of time! Join Hulkamatt and myself to run down Game Changer Wrestling's Run Rickey Run! This was recorded in the car so the audio is rough, and we sometimes don't remember things, but hey you need audio to listen to! GCW!
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November 28, 2019 • 102 mins
We break down the second half of the NY64 bracket, the alleged Sex Predator wing of the bracket. Well, there's some racists too. We'll go over Jerry Lawler, Bill Watts, The Big Boy Scandal, Invader 1, Inoki, Andre the Giant and more!
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November 24, 2019 • 103 mins
We are back after a broken computer with THE NY64 2: WARRIOR WARRIOR MEMORIAL AWARD TOURNAMENT! It is a tournament to decide the alleged worst person in WWE history! We run down the first half of the bracket with entries from Chris Benoit to Vince McMahon to Gabe Sapolsky!
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July 13, 2019 • 92 mins
We are back with Hollywood Hulk Hogan's "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" we start with the steroid scandal and then go through the nWo era! Everything from Jesse Ventura to the 3 Ninjas is covered!
Looking for thoughts on the big Piper, Sting or Warrior matches? Too bad he ignores them all!
Looking for thoughts on the big Piper, Sting or Warrior matches? Too bad he ignores them all!
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June 18, 2019 • 71 mins
We are back with more of Hulk Hogan's memoir, Hollywood Hulk Hogan by Hollywood Hulk Hogan! We continue through this book and compare it to the only other book we possibly can, The Holy Bible. What does Hogan's book have in common with biblical scholarship? Find out inside! Also WrestleMania, No Holds Barred, Spielberg and more!
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June 5, 2019 • 73 mins
We are back after our 3rd annual trip to Game Changer Wrestling's Tournament of Survival! It was a crazy night of death matches including encounters with the Great Sasuke, KENTA, as well as the GCW crew of Nick Gage and more! We run down the whole show and so much more! We should be back soon with more Hogan.
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April 21, 2019 • 84 mins
We are back with more of Hulk Hogan's completely truthful memoir! Learn all of the real facts about Hogan's early WWF career! Learn something about Mike Sharpe that is actually true!
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March 20, 2019 • 69 mins
We are back to break down Hollywood Hulk Hogan's first autobiography "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" (with Michael Jan Friedman.) This is Hogan's "worked" memoir as he would release another later on that told the "real story." That one was mostly bullshit too! Join us as Hogan tells us about his childhood, engages in ridiculous fat shaming and breaks into the business!
If you have the book we'll be reading up to page 135 for next weekend. F...
If you have the book we'll be reading up to page 135 for next weekend. F...
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February 6, 2019 • 118 mins
We are back with Erick Stevens talking his "big" push in ROH and why it flopped, plus hilarious stories or burials involving nearly everyone! Erick has tremendous insight into what went wrong with his FIP Championship push, and a slightly counterintuitive idea about how it should have been done. We go through the death of his push and why he left the company and wrestling.
Plus a fantastic story about Nigel, Roderick Strong and the ...
Plus a fantastic story about Nigel, Roderick Strong and the ...
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February 3, 2019 • 81 mins
We are back with Erick Stevens, the 2007 Wrestling Observer Rookie of the Year! In part 1 we talk how Erick got into the business, how he met Roderick Strong followed by some incredible Roddy stories, how horrible the Florida indies were in the aughts, tape trading, FIP, Steve Madison, and his introduction into ROH with the Gang Wars of 2007. Erick is incredibly open about his career, the guys he liked, the guys he can't stand and ...
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January 31, 2019 • 159 mins
We are back, this time to talk about Nigel McGuinness, the undisputed greatest champion in ROH history! The 90's Rememberer Nut Bunnies joins Hulkamatt to talk Nigel, his heel turn, Gabe Sapolsky's questionable booking in 2008, Adam Pearce's questionable booking in 2009 and so much more! Lots of talk about one of the most interesting year's in Ring of Honor.
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January 20, 2019 • 45 mins
We are back with the history of TNA! We go in depth on Jonny Fairplay's TNA run and a bit about his pre TNA wrestling career! Learn about his crazy contract with TNA, how he got it, how TNA immediately violated it and much more!
Sources:
Bryan Alvarez, Figure 4 Daily, Interview with Jonny Fairplay
Bryan Alvarez, Figure 4 Weekly, various 2003/2004 issues
Alex Marvez, "No Wrestling With a Conscience" South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/26/03
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Sources:
Bryan Alvarez, Figure 4 Daily, Interview with Jonny Fairplay
Bryan Alvarez, Figure 4 Weekly, various 2003/2004 issues
Alex Marvez, "No Wrestling With a Conscience" South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/26/03
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