2 Guys Watching Wrestling

THE END IS HERRRRRE!! Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison have reached the Series 4 Finale for NWA TNA: The Asylum Years. Vince Russo sits down with Mike Tenay and berates him with no mercy. The American Dream Dusty Rhodes shows up to pay off a year long cliffhanger and give us the unofficial tagline of the show. Mike and Rich realize that they should have spent the last year doing a South Park podcast instead. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

NWA TNA has new graphics, a new logo, and the same old crap! Vince Russo still provides the highlights of these two hour trainwrecks. Much to the chagrin of Mike Tenay and the rest of the NWA dinosaurs thumping their fist for tradition. Jeff Jarrett is back from an exhausting tour, defending the NWA title all over South America. Percy Pringle doesn't seem to know why he's there or if he'll be there next week. Curt Hennig does some Steiner math. And the one, the only The American Dream arrives to serve up a whole mess of Bionic Elbows! All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Mike is is a foul mood this week and this overbooked X-Division fest isn't helping. There are some brief moments of levity, such as Vince Russo debuting more members of his Sports Entertainment Xtreme faction. Which is TOTALLY nothing like the nWo. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

The Road to Russo takes a detour for a very X-Division heavy episode of NWA TNA. Luckily Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison have enough side conversation to keep themselves entertained... Such as Roddy Piper's various TV and movie appearances and Curt Hennig's inability to navigate the workings of a hoodie sweatshirt. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

We are in full-blown Russo mode! As Bullet Bob says, "We're on the Road to Russo!" Rowdy Roddy Piper shows up to promote his book, his PPV shoot interview, and talk about dead wrestlers... We finally get Athena's debut and it couldn't have gone worse! All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

"The Anti-Christ of Professional Wrestling" is here! Vince Russo has arrived in NWA TNA and Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison couldn't be happier about it. Plus, Mike and Rich open the show with a quick discussion about CM Punk's return to pro wrestling in AEW. As well and some pros and cons from the 2021 SummerSlam. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

We're back! Mike has made the executive decision to "fast forward to the good stuff" just like Mr. Skin. The X-Division is still an overbooked mess. Mike Tenay will interview anyone in a leather coat. America's Most Wanted is really pushing the root beer sponsor... and the SAVIOR of pro wrestling VINCE RUSSO has arrived! All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

We have officially hit the stage of "watching it so you don't have to" with NWA TNA! Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison are going through all the moves Mike Tenay has renamed, all the basic wrestling that Don West thinks is revolutionary (because he's never seen wrestling before), Jeff Jarrett trying to hold a company together via every-other-month Scott Hall appearances, Brian Lawler and his "girlfriend" being the MAIN storyline of the company, Curt Henig taking down Brock Lesnar at 35,000 feet..... All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

This week Mike really tried to come to the table in a good mood... but leave it to TNA to ruin another day at the beach. This week saw the usual shenanigans take a back seat to more of a formal wrestling program. Basically, Mike and Rich are children of a divorce and it's mom's (NWA) week with the kids. But dad (Vince Russo) occasionally pops in to stir things up. Nobody wins in these situations. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

16 weeks of NWA TNA from 2002 was all it took to break Mike. Strap in... Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison are swimming through the sludge that is this week's episode of TNA. Chris Rock sort of shows up. Hermie Saddler has completely over stayed his welcome. BG James can't seem to make any sense and his dad, Bullet Bob is here to REALLY confuse everyone. Plus, another casualty of the Plane Ride from Hell makes his debut. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

As Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison have pointed out many times in this run of NWA TNA, when they tape two shows back-to-back from "The Asylum" the 2nd show is always running in low-power mode. Road Dogg (aka BG James) and X-Pac (aka Syxx-Pac) are really, sort of, but not really mad at Low Ki. They might also think he's great. It's super confusing. Goldylocks ALMOST went an entire episode without some form of verbal assault... almost. Brian Lawler is a main eventer... let that sink in. Plus, AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn seem to be destined to fight forever. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

TNA is determined to make AJ Styles the King of the 2 out of 3 Falls Borefests! BG James is having a rough time letting go of Road Dogg. Jorge Estrada is upset that Sonny Siaki cost The Flying Elvises a security deposit on their Party City costumes. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

It appears like NWA TNA has found a few dollars. Scott Hall is back and he's brought Syxx-Pac along with him. Buff Bagwell is back and has forgotten that he stopped using the name "Buff." BG James has arrived with a ridiculous hair choice. Some young kid named CM Punk gets a shot at the big time. All that and more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Week 11 of NWA TNA from 2002 has Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison a little confused. Despite Goldylocks still being verbally assaulted, Jeff Jarrett bloodying another senior citizen, and lots of X-Division matches... this week oddly seems like a well formatted show. Don't worry... it's still a mess, and Mike and Rich are here to break it all down on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

It appears Vince Russo was given Week 10 off... because this is a straight up wrestling show. Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison breakdown the lack of storylines and shenanigans, in favor of multiple elimination and 2 out of 3 falls matches. Plus, the main event is a 10min "Iron Man" match that's the 2nd shortest match of the show. All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Week 9 of NWA TNA's weekly PPVs from 2002 is here and Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison are watching it so you don't have to. The Nashville barn that TNA is wrestling out of is officially dubbed "The Asylum." Ron "The Truth" Killings is the new NWA Heavyweight Champion. The X-Division is an overbooked mess. Monty Brown is POUNCing everyone in sight. Jeff Jarrett has apparently "done something" to Brian Lawler. And our boy, Bill Behrens is back with a ridiculous hat! All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

This week Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison take you through Weeks 7 & 8 of NWA TNA's weekly PPVs from 2002. All the flips and dives of the X-Division can't compare to the fact the Jeff Jarrett took out an active shooter with a steel chair! Disco Inferno has a new talk show and it doubles down on the mistreatment of Goldylocks. The Dupps start the strangest Hardcore Division ever. Plus, the 4th NWA Authority Figure is Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat... and he's not doing much better than the previous ones. All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Another week of uncomfortableness is in store as Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison take you through Weeks 5 & 6 of NWA TNA's original run in 2002. Thing seem to continue to get worse for poor Goldylocks and the rest of the women in TNA. K-Krush wants to be known as "The Truth" and takes his matches to a very dark place with the help of his trusty belt. Ken Shamrock doesn't seem to understand the role of a babyface. The announce team appears to be completely in the dark on everything. Plus, Jeff Jarrett has been suspended for 60 days at least three times in the last two weeks (you do the math). All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Strap in for Weeks 3 & 4 of NWA TNA's Weekly PPVs! Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison try their hardest to make heads or tails out of this carnival ride that Jarrett and crew are taking us on. Brian Lawler hates his dad, Jeff Jarrett hates old people, R-Truth/K-Krush hates NASCAR, and EVERYONE is down right awful towards Goldilocks. All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Due to the WWE Network's back catalog not being transferred to Peacock til late summer, Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison have pivoted to keep this train wreck rolling! Get ready for NWA TNA: The Asylum Years! The year is 2002 and Jeff Jarrett has started his own pro wrestling company, Total Nonstop Action... TNA... GET IT?! The original TNA aired on pay-per-view every week for $9.95 and they were very much a mess. Mike and Rich pilot this ship of insanity for the first two weeks of the original TNA on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

This week Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison reveal the reason this is their unexpected mid-season finale and what's in store for the next couple months on the show. Unforgiven 1999 wraps up Part 1 of the Big Bossman '99 series. Bossman and Al Snow go head to head in the debacle of a match that is The Kennel from Hell. Jeff Jarrett and Chyna fight it out over the IC Title. The Six-Pack Challenge is confusing and underwhelming, and only here to focus on Austin. Plus, WWF really thinks we care WAY more than we do about this Ref Strike nonsense. Mike and Rich break it all down and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

The refs are on strike... Jeff Jarrett is on the hunt for more women... The Undertaker is miserable... and Triple H's music is infuriating! Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison break it all down and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison are taking you through this week's tale of two shows. We're approaching the end of Vince Russo's run in WWF, and the fatigue of SmackDown being add to the workload is definitely showing. Each match/segment of both shows include an average of 15 people. Vince McMahon is BACK and he's handling family business! Jeff Jarrett's ravenous appetite for attacking any woman that steps in the ring is off the charts. Plus, Big Bossman still has Pepper's remains (or leftovers) and with the addition of British Bulldog and some Rottweilers, Al Snow has laid out the challenge for the Kennel from Hell match at Unforgiven. All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

This week Mike Wendt and Rich Ellison are following two steamroller type episodes of WWF TV. Before you can even process what you just witnessed, we're on to the next match! We've entered the best run of Jeff Jarrett's career, our MVP Bob "Hardcore" Holly is earning his MVP, Undertaker hates everyone and everything, the Dudleys and Acolytes are beating the tar out of each other, the Big Bossman still hates dogs... and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Who's hungry for some PEPPER STEAK?! This week Mike and Rich get the first big payoff in Big Bossman's Naughty 1999. Bossman lures Al Snow to a Boston hotel room and instead of returning Al's dog to him, it's revealed that Bossman has cooked and fed Al his very own pet, PEPPER! This is wrestling, folks! Plus, the World Title story seems to involve 87 people and couldn't be more confusing. Mike also share some stories about making Undertaker laugh and the debut of The Dudley Boyz at these shows back in 1999. All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

It's the week after SummerSlam 1999 and Mike and Rich are diving into Stephanie and Andrew's new relationship (with some help from Andrew Dice Clay), Triple H's aggravation from not winning the World Title from Steve Austin, The Undertaker's horrific play-by-play commentary, the premiere episode of SmackDown on UPN, and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Where is Vince?! The inmates are running the asylum! This week Mike and Rich dive head first into the OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE that was SummerSlam 1999. Jesse "The Body" Ventura is here, he's still a Navy SEAL, he still hates Hogan, and he's laying down the law... sort of. Undertaker and Big Show are the grumpiest tag team ever. The Bossman and Al Snow destroy a restaurant while Road Dogg watches in his pajamas. The main event starts and stops at the whims of the mainstream media photographers. All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

The road to SummerSlam 1999 was a very messy one. Mike and Rich are here to help you navigate through all the good, the bad, and the straight up weird. On this week's episodes of RAW Commissioner HBK - Shawn Michaels returns to serve up his brand of law. Jesse Ventura tells us, in great detail, all about his Navy SEAL background. The Undertaker takes Big Show on a steamy desert motorcycle ride that would rival some of Hunter S. Thompsons trips to Las Vegas. Plus, a plucky young upstart named Chris Jericho makes his WWF debut. All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

This week Mike and Rich take a look back at two wild episodes of RAW is WAR from the summer of 1999. Triple H is madder than ever and is letting everyone, especially JR know about it. Hardcore Holly is the self proclaimed Leader of the Super Heavyweights. The Corporate Ministry has broken up and they're not wasting anytime fighting each other. Plus, what would a episode of RAW from the Attitude Era be without a whole lot of puppies?! All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

This week Mike and Rich are looking back at Fully Loaded 1999. Triple H is "The f'n Game, JR" and apparently is still mad he couldn't say goodbye to his friends five years ago. Debra and her puppies occupy 15 minutes of The King & JR's commentary, as well as Billy Gunn and Chyna's matching thongs. Steve Austin and The Undertaker are bleeding A LOT! Big Bossman has quite the potty mouth. Plus, Mike and Rich veer off course for a GTA Side Mission on The Rock's SNL appearance as "honest WWE Wrestler - Coco!" All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Welcome back to 2 Guys Watching Wrestling! Season 3 - "Nightsticks & Coffins" is set to be a wild one. Mike and Rich has decided to take a journey back to the insane time in the pro wrestling business known as The Attitude Era. Specifically the last six months of 1999. It was a time that saw the Big Bossman feed people their pets, invade funerals, and many more whacky shenanigans. This week we kick things off with RAW is WAR from July 19, 1999. It was the go home show for Fully Loaded, that was being set up as "The End of an Era" between Mr. McMahon and Steve Austin. Plus, the Corporate Ministry, the fight over DX trademarks, King Billy Gunn, Puppies (SO many puppies), GTV, and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

It's the Series 2 FINALE of 2 Guys Watching Wrestling... and our good pal Tazz is off the chain on ALL topics. We're recapping the whole run of WWE's ECW 2006. Enjoy and tell your friends about 2 Guys Watching Wrestling! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

The year is coming to an end for WWE ECW, so why not have a Pay Per View? Mike and Rich deep dive into the infamous December to Dismember PPV from 2006. Plus, our ol' buddy Tazz shows up to recap the show in the only way he knows how! All that and more on this week's 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

It's November 2006 and we're on the fast track to December to Dismember. CM Punk and Mike Knox are still wrestling each week, Punk is extending his undefeated streak to 247 - 0, Kelly Kelly is still Mike Knox's girlfriend, and Tazz can't pronounce Mike Knox. Speaking of our old pal Tazz, he's back this week with another lesson for the kids out there... this time "Tazz Teaches Cinematic Shots." ECW also has quite a presence at Survivor Series, despite never acknowledging it on their TV show. All this and so much more on this week's 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

These months are just getting weirder and weirder... WWE's ECW in October 2006 brings us strip poker, costume contests, gifts under the Halloween tree (apparently), uncomfortable interviews, and yes there's some wrestling too. Mike and Rich have also found a new character for the show... Taz Teaching Tech. All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2-guys-watching-wrestling/support

Thing get GROSS in September. Mike and Rich are looking at ECW TV from Sept. 2006, as well as The Big Show's inclusion in the Hell in a Cell match with Vince & Shane McMahon vs. DX. CM Punk has a "Punk Off" with Shannon Moore, then slides into an awkward storyline with Kelly Kelly. Plus, Hardcore Holly pretty much slices himself in half and CONTINUES a match. All that and so much more on this week's episode of 2 Guys Watching Wrestling.

Mike and Rich are back to review another month of WWE's ECW. This week we're taking a look at ECW TV from August 2006, along with Sabu vs. The Big Show at SummerSlam. We're happy to report that this month is MUCH better than what we saw in July... until it's not. CM Punk debuts, Shannon Moore speaks, and the NY crowd is not having any part of Batista in ECW. All that and more on this week's episode of 2 Guys Watching Wrestling.

On the second month of Mike and Rich's look back at the 2006 run of WWE's ECW, it seems like we've broken Mike. Kelly Kelly and Mike Knox are opening every show, Undertaker, Kane, and Ric Flair are closing every show with ECW Title matches against The Big Show. Plus, Rob Van Dam and Sabu's legal trouble starts the month off on the very wrong foot. Strap in for Month 2 of WWE ECW on 2 Guys Watching Wresting.

It's the first month of TV for the "New Breed Unleashed." Mike and Rich are deep diving into the good, the bad, and the downright weird that was WWE's ECW on Sci Fi for the month of June 2006.

This week Mike and Rich celebrate what could be the last fun episode they have for a while. Before the SyFy TV debut of ECW in 2006, their rabid fanbase packed into the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City for a great PPV event that showed the audience a glimmer of hope for the "new breed unleashed." This is WWE's ECW One Night Stand '06.

For Series 2 of 2 Guys Watching Wrestling, Mike and Rich are getting EXTREME-ish... it's WWE ECW '06. On the first episode Mike and Rich do some reminiscing about their memories as fans of the original ECW, before taking a look back at the "Head to Head" 2-Hour Special -- WWE vs. ECW.

In the Series 1 Finale of 2 Guys Watching Wrestling, Mike and Rich deep dive in to the climax of the mysterious Black Scorpion storyline that's been haunting Sting (and us) for 6 months. Plus, more wild hijinks from "show favorites" The Fabulous Freebirds and Stan Hansen. Mike and Rich also announce what the subject of Series 2 will be! All that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling.

In this episode of 2 Guys Watching Wrestling, Mike and Rich take a look back at the 1990 televised event -- WCW Clash of Champions XIII - Thanksgiving Thunder. The Black Scorpion is performing more spooky "black magic" in front of Sting! Plus, the origin story of Michael Wallstreet and The Big Cat seems determined to interrupt EVERY match on the show... all that and so much more on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling.

In this spooky episode of 2 Guys Watching Wrestling, Mike and Rich take a look back at the 1990 PPV event -- WCW Halloween Havoc. The Black Scorpion is performing magic tricks right in front of Sting's eyes! Plus, more shenanigans from Show Favorites - The Fabulous Freebirds and Stan Hansen.

For Part 2 the Black Scorpion series on 2 Guys Watching Wrestling, Mike and Rich take a look back at a show that was too big for just one name, so they gave it three. This is WCW Clash of Champions XII - Mountain Madness - Fall Brawl '90.

On the premiere episode of 2 Guys Watching Wrestling, Mike and Rich kick off 4-Part series looking back at WCW's The Black Scorpion storyline. It's the summer of 1990 and WCW is passing the torch from the Nature Boy Ric Flair to Sting. But this pay-per-view definitely has it's fair share of ridiculous shenanigans.