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!
Episodes
Ted Turner, who founded CNN and owned WCW for over a decade, passed away. TKO Group Holdings (and by extension, WWE) are cutting costs and requesting talent take pay cuts or pink slips. Is AEW's TV future in jeopardy? We've also got lawfare south of the border.
With WrestleMania 42 now in the books, I'm going to run down all the good, the bad, and the in-between. The build to the show was whacky, some of the matches were odd, night 1 was so-so, and night 2 ended pretty divisively.
Despite being called the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania, WrestleMania 25 was not that. Nor was it a great show. From men winning divas battle royals, to Kid Rock getting way too much screen time, to John Cena being jackhammered into an Edge and Big Show feud, to the blood feud between Triple H and Randy Orton being neutered by a stipulation, this show was not great. However, there were some high points, especially when it came to...
Weird gimmicks, multi-people matches, nonsensical feuds, BS finishes, and ignoring the rules. That and so much more is what you can expect from WWF WrestleMania XV, which took place in 1999 in the home of ECW, Philadelphia!
It was the massive event that started it all! Was it the greatest wrestling event of all time? Not by a longshot. But WrestleMania 1 is near and dear to many wrestling fans, and it launched Vince McMahon's WWF empire into superstardom! Troy & Greg break it all down, match-by-match, segment-by-segment, and run down their opinions on this historic show.
We've covered, in two different ways, WCW's inaugural Uncensored event from 1995. Now, we move on to 1996, where The Mega Powers take on The Alliance to End Hulkamania (real name) in a 3-tier cage match. This event has 2-on-8, 3-story cage matches, the Booty Man, battling Hispanics for the US Title, feuding Europeans, giants clashing, a disastrous Chicago Street Fight, and more! My God, this was a beautiful mess.
In 1994, Extreme Championship Wrestling put on their infamous The Night the Line was Crossed show from the ECW Arena. In 1997, their historic Hardcore Heaven event took place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Today, Greg and I are reviewing them both and having fun trying to figure out WTF is even going on!
We've reviewed this show once before, more in-depth, in episode 144. This was actually our first attempt at covering this abomination. We were more brief and concentrated more on the insanity of everything, having a ton of fun in the process.
The 2026 Royal Rumble just took place in Saudi Arabia. There isn't much to say about it. It was a fairly boring affair, as Rumbles go. But we'll discuss. Also, I'm bringing you the Dark Side of the downfalls of both WCW (in stages) and the NWA (also in stages).
From it's highest of highs on NBC to being passed off to Fox, then being cancelled, revived, cancelled again, and now back in its proper spot as a big time show, WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event has been to set to a lot of wrestling history. Greg and I talk about the greatest moments to come out of those shows and what it meant in the grand scheme of things.
In another unearthed podcast from years ago, Greg and I dive into one of the weirdest Royal Rumbles ever: WWF Royal Rumble 1995. From the boredom of a bleak wrestling year to bizarre booking, stupid gimmicks, constant run-ins, and missed potential, we break down what worked, what didn’t, and why this Rumble is so infamous.
From the carny days of The Gold Dust Trio and Jack Pfefer to Mexico, Japan, the American Golden Era, Attitude Era, modern day, the indies, countless companies and territories, and even the most prominent women to suffer in the business, I'm covering the darkest of dark sides of wrestling history. These are all available as separate episodes on my YouTube and Rumble channels, but now, they're compiled in audio form for all o...
Perhaps the greatest of all time, John Cena, has hung up his jorts and Reeboks, calling it a career. In honor of his historic run in WWE, racking up 17 World Titles among many other accolades, we are honoring him for 2 weeks in a row. Last week, we covered news stories from past episodes that involved John Cena. This week, we're reviewing 12 awesome matches that have been covered in the archives. The last time is now!
"The Doctor of Thuganomics"; "The Leader of the Cenation"; "The Leader of the Chain Gang" John Cena has officially hung up his jorts and Reeboks for the final time. He's calling it a career after countless historic moments, banger matches, and 17 world titles. Is he the G.O.A.T.? There's certainly an argument to be made. For the next 2 weeks, we will honor his legacy. This week, it's all the news...
If you're a WCW fan, you know what December means. It's time for Starrcade! And in 1997, WCW held their biggest event (possibly) of their entire existence. Hollywood Hogan and the NWO were runnin' wild on WCW and, like an avenging angel, Sting made his return. But this time, he wasn't in neon paint with flashy tights. Now, he was sporting a look straight out of The Crow and playing head games with the New World Orde...
In never-before posted audio with my cohost Greg (rest in peace), we go through the life, times, and career of Vince Russo. We cover his time before wrestling, his personal life, his time in the WWF, WCW, TNA, and beyond. And no, we don't leave out the craziest crap he's ever said and the biggest feuds he's sparked. It's a fun episode!
Today, I'm going over the Dark Side of Vince McMahon, starting in the '80s and going through him resigning in disgrace from WWE and the TKO Group. I'll also update you on the new UFC streaming deal, a possible WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia, and Karrion Kross and Scarlett being gone from WWE.
I'm reviewing not ONE, but TWO nights of WWE SummerSlam 2025--the biggest SummerSlam ever. Overblown? Yes. Worth it? We'll discuss. Also, I'll cover some huge news about WWE PLE's on ESPN. There's more fallout from the death of Hulk Hogan. Triple H talks about Vince McMahon. There's drama in AEW. And perpetrators in the #MeToo controversy are blowing up the indies. We're talking about that and much more ...
One of the biggest stars in the history of professional wrestling, Hulk Hogan, has passed away. Eulogies, dedications, and controversy have followed. I'm going to talk about all of that, cover some of the messages of support pouring in, the social media trash, and where the industry goes moving forward.
TNA Slammiversary 2025 has become quite divisive within the Internet Wrestling Community. Was it good, great, or terrible? Was it better than AEW's latest PPV outing? I'll talk about it all on the show. I'll also discuss the health of 2 huge wrestling legends, a former NXT star stepping away from the business, wrestling in movie theaters, and more!
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