Better Call Creative Wrestling Podcast

Series 2 - Episode 32 - Worst Ruthless Aggression GimmicksAfter the success of the Attitude Era what the WWE needed most was breakthrough stars. The new Rock, the new Austin, they neded someone with Ruthless Aggression! An era that was defined by the new stars of Orton, Cena and Batista, the rebirth of DX, the death of Vince McMahon....ok maybe not that but it also featured some of the weirdest, strangest and down right terrible gimmicks of all time.We are dusting off the Wrestlecup to decide which gimmick was the Worst of the Ruthless Aggression era!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

Season 2 - Episode 31- JCW Legends and IconsIt's Sam's Birthday Podcast and the choice was his. In true Sam style we get a swerve Russo would be proud of as he has chosen a JCW show! Legends and Icons!Bob Backlund vs Ken PateraRoddy Piper v Terry FunkGreg Valentine v Tito Santana in a cage...sounds great...but this was in 2011! We may have foud the very worst wrestling show ever to be peddled out, and all this happened at 3am in front of drunk Juggalos! Is there even a creative to call here? Somebody had better call Sam then and ask why the hell did he pick this?!?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

Season 2 - Episode 31 - The Death of Mr McMahonWWE in 2007 was not in the best shape, with the creation of new stars waining, and reliance on old acts like DX, Undertaker and Kane and the new ECW brand not hitting the mark there was an air of desperation. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and like an ailing soap opra, the best way to boost interest, is a death! Only one character was big enough to be killed off...Mr McMahon! A bewildered broken Mr McMahon would take his final step into his limo only to be blown to high heaven! However...sometimes life has a funny way of imitating art, and a few weeks later, a real life series of deaths would scupper the plans and bring it to a halt never to be discussed again...well..until now! We re-examine and reimagine what this storyline could have become! Rest in Peace Mr McMahon, we hardly knew ya!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

Series 2 Episode 28 - ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999In 99 it is fair to say WWF had a stranglehold back on wrestling. It had fought away its nearest rival in WCW and was dominating the wrestling landscape. However, as ever, there was the third promotion, the cult rival to the big boys, who were chugging along and desperately trying to find its way with limited resources. By Mid 1999 gone were Raven and Sandman, both now in rival WCW, however there was a shock arrival in the land of extreme, the ruler of the world...SID! Better Call Creative love Sid so we are heading to ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 to review his only ppv match and fantasy book what the land of extreme could have been if Sid had stayed around!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

Series 2 - Episode 27 - The Death of the AWAIn the early 80s, the AWA was the place to be. A talented roster that featured the future hall of famers of wrestling like Hogan, Hennig, Heenan and Bockwinkle, the promotion wasn't prepared for the aggressive expansion of Vince McMahon and the WWF. By the end of the decade, anyone with any star power had been snapped up by McMahon and taken to all new heights, and the AWA were left on the verge of bankruptcy and with a thin roster loyal to the Gagne's or of castaways unwanted by the WWF. In desperate efforts to fight their demise, the AWA tried a few different things, a new Team Challenge Series in front of green screen fans, as well as a show solely to put over Kellogg's in their fight with the General Mills! A bad corperate away to say the least but we can not let the AWA die without enjoying their demise and reviewing some of the strangest wrestling shows you are ever likely to see! We are Mad as hell and we are not gonna take it anymore, SOMEBODY HAS TO CALL CREATIVE!!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

Season 2 Episode 28 - JCW BloodymaniaWrestling is a spectrum, and a huge one at that. A million matches, thousands of wrestlers, and hundreds of wrestling companies, you simply never could complete it. However anyone who has watched Bloodymania from JCW in 2007 may very well be able to claim that they have found an watched wrestling's worst match! How ironic then that the match features two WWE Hall of Famers! JCW the ICP led and Juggalo backed promotion was making waves in the indies in mid 2000s and were using there contacts and muscle to book names like Ultimo Dragon, Ron Killings, Scott Hall and Jake Roberts! This show however will go down in wrestling lore and we are going to review it! Somebody had Better Call Creative!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE 27 - Bastion BoogerSome gimmicks are destined to succeed, think The Wyatt Family, The NWO, The Ultimate Warrior...others...not so much! Mike Shaw found this out time and time and time...and time again throughout his some 3 decade career. Beginning in Canada, travelling to Mexico, and having ppv matches for both WCW and WWF, it is fair to say that Mike Shaw mad the most of his wrestling career. Not the most agile of big men, but a big man nonetheless, he would go through some of the most bizarre gimmicks in wrestling, and become famous for one in particular. From Mahkan Singh, to Norm the Lunatic, Friar Ferguson, and final...Bastion Booger! We are here to review and look back fondly at them all as we celebrate Mike Shaw and his amazing contribution to Wrestling! You'd Better Call Creative a few times on this one!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

Wrestlemania XI - When you have a legacy now at 40, you would be hard pushed to hit a home run every year. For every Wrestlemania 17 there is a Wrestlemania 9, for every Wrestlemania 20 there is a Wrestlemania 32....but one without comparasion may just be Wrestlemania XI. A Wrestlemania where it very much felt that wrestling got in the way, a Wrestlemania headlined by Football versus Wrestling, on a wrestling show, where wrestling.....lost!That though is just part of the story, as top stars Bret Hart and The Undertaker have arguably their worst Mania matches ever. This is a Wrestlemania that stands out for all the wrong reasons, and we are here for it! It's Wrestlemania XI and somebody had very much better call creative!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY FIVE - Rock n Wrestling's ConnectionAnyone who has studied the history of wrestling will point to a moment in the early 80s where wrestling was transformed by it's connection with Rock n Roll Music! The MTV era hlpd launch wrestling into th show we all now know and love. Wrestling and Music has always had a great union, wrestling with music would just simply not be the same, and so we are here to celebrate that connection. From Rock and Rap Concerts, to classical music gimmicks. Boy Bands, Heavy Metal and 3 man bands are all here to be reviewed and celebrated! So grab the Guitar and STAND BACK, as we celebrate Rock N Wrestling's connection! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY FOUR- Fastlane 2017March now is the road to wrestlemania and in 2017 the WWE presented Fastlane, a pay per view one month ahead of Wrestlemania. A raw exclusive ppv this show would be headlined by Kevin Owens, the universal champion, fresh off turning on his Best Friend Chris Jericho, the Owens Show was the hottest heel, and on a sure fire fastlane to Wrestlemania. However on the road to wrestlemania was a huge bump in the road named....GOLDBERG! The return of Goldberg at Survivor Series had been a huge success, so could he follow that up by taking the title from Kevin Owens! Who booked this!! Somebody had Better Call Creative!!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY THREE - XPW Baptised in Blood IIIHere on Better Call Creative, we always celebrate birthday's differently. This year the power is going to be shared around. Jack celebrates his birthday in our first birthday episode, and with the power, he chooses a company we have yet to visit...XPW. Rob Black, Supreme, Death Match, this company has lived, died and been reborn in infamy. We are heading back to peak XPW in 2002 and Baptised in Blood III. The return of Shane Douglas who demonstrates the greatest shot ever and a barb wired sex toy! Its Deathmatch folk, and so we honour Jack's Birthday with celebrating....or maybe not, the legacy of this bizarre world, and this crazy show! Do they have creative? Well we had Better Call Creative then i guess!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY TWO - Elimination Chamber 2015A new concept in wrestling is difficult to come up with. In 2002 on the back of the attitude era and the death of any real competition, the WWE created the Elimination Chamber. Four chambers, six competitors and a whole new way of deciding titles, contenders and feuds. Like any concept be it the Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Ladder Matches and the like, there will always be ups and downs. By 2015 the Chamber had its own ppv, but strangely this ppv had been moved to May, and with no real need for elimination chamber matches that year, the decision was made to throw in the IC and Tag Team Titles. A chamber event with the Los Matadores, Ryback, Prime Time Players all popping out the pods was always going to be a hard sell, but man oh man, we haven't scratched the surfce of this awful event! Somebody had Better Call Creative!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY ONE - Uncensored 1995Oh 1995 what a terrible year you were! Well at least in wrestling terms it was, WWF was struggling to find a new direction with a New Champion in Diesel, but over in WCW despite having hold of the two biggest names in Wrestling, they were putting out pay per views like Uncensored! A show that featured a wrestling match on the back of a truck, a boxer versus wrestler contest, the most bizarre martial arts style match, and a main event strap match which features Ric Flair in drag....it's fair to say we may have found the worst of wrestling's past! So join us as we try and digest this crazy show, and reimagine what the show could have been!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY- Wrestling WeddingsLove is in the air this valentines day as Better Call Creative celebrate the truest way one can express their love in the world of wrestling, a wrestling wedding! Since the early 80s it seems that wrestling and weddings have gone together like a horse and carriage as the old song says! From Butcher Vachon and the wild antics of Captain Lou Albano, to Rusev jumping out of a giant wedding cake. As many Wedding Crashers as I Do's, its fair to say a wrestling wedding is never dull, so take your seat as part of our wedding party, and lets all raise a toast to the happy couple of Wrestling and Weddings!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE NINETEEN - WCW SinGoing into 2001, WCW was on life support. On the back of a terrible year creatively, and financially, with a series of bookers coming and going, it's fair to say optimism wasn't high. A rebrand of the ppv schedule was designed, around the seven deadly sins. The launch for this concept was the ppv named Sin, and it would feature a fatal four way main event with Scott Steiner defending his title against stable mate Jeff Jarratt, Sid Vicious and WCW's president choice....well that was the mystery hook! The main event, will live in wrestling history, for a terrible terrible injury....however, we aren't here for that, we are here for the mystery! Creatively this show is awful, but you'll have to listen to find out why! You'd Better Call Creative i guess!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE EIGHTEEN - Royal Rumble 1999Timing in life is everything isn't it. Given the terrible revelations and at the time of publishing, allegations about Vince McMahon, it is somewhat poorly timed that we would release a podcast looking back at his Royal Rumble win. However, creatively this show is a show that has performed poorly against the now lengthy Royal Rumble history. A Royal Rumble built around the biggest storyline in wrestling possibly ever in Austin v McMahon, and the collatoral damage seemingly was the rest of the roster. The Attitude Era was built around big brash characters, but some characters shine brighter than others, and on this show, only two stars shone brightly. Oh and we haven't got to Mankind taking seven unprotected chair shots to the head. This, unfortunately is not a Rumble to Remember.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE SEVENTEEN - Giants in WrestlingIn the immortal words of the Hall of Fame opener, it started with one! Well kind of anyway. For many when you say Giant and Wrestling, Andre will be the first name from their lips. So imposing was his legacy that it can be easy to forget those who came before and after him. However the legacy he carved has meant that the world of wrestling has been littered with Giants. No podcast could review them all, and plenty small time 6 foot plus Giants have had to be cut away until those who tower above even the greats like Kane and Undertaker remain. We will be country hopping, bouncing around the era's to celebrate the Giants of Wrestling, no matter there in ring ability. Raja Lion and all. You'd Better Call Creative right!

BONUS EPISODE - TNA Impact No.1A podcast favourite is our trips to TNA Impact and so we have been excited at the imminent return of the TNA wrestling brand! We celebrate the TNA brands wonderful past, buy looking back at it's first ever TNA Impact back in 2004! A show that highlights everything that makes TNA so wonderful, Don West, Shark Boy, AJ Styles, Popeye! It's weird its wonderful and it's back! Cross the line and listen to Better Call Creative now!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIXTEEN - Starrcade 1998We round out the year in wrestling tradition as we look back on Starrcade from 1998. One of the biggest years in WCW history, and whilst the 83 weeks dominance of WWF has now gone, WCW continue to look strong with the rise of the undefeated WCW Champion Goldberg going into 1999! All he must do is survive the challenge of Kevin Nash....so what could possibly go wrong! Then there is the return of the Nature Boy Ric Flair! Gone for almost a year, Slick Ric is back and ready to give the WCW fans what they want in kicking the butt of Eric Bischoff....what could possibly go wrong? Oh and then there is Jerry Flynn teaming with Fit Finlay to face NWO B Team members Brian Adams and Scott Norton...ok well we know whats wrong with that! A card that lacked a lot of depth but nonetheless had star power, so why was it so bad? Well, you had Better Call Creative and find out!!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIXTEEN - Crown Jewel 2018It's Christmas time and we wanteed to keep everything on gimmick, and celebrate all things christmas....but that Saudi Blood Money was just all too much to turn down so we are going back to 2018 and the return match for Shawn Michaels! DX versus the Brothers of Destruction and a World Cup! Well.....it's not quite as great as it sounds on paper...or maybe it is! Yes its the match where Triple H tears his pectorial muscle, and where Kane's mask just falls off! Who cares though because nobody in the crowd seem to! The one thing you should care about is that Shane McMahon wins the Best in the World cup without being in the tournament! It's no Silent Night here in Saudi Arabia but join Better Call Creative this festive time to celebrate all the Saudi nonsense! Happy Christmas everyone!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE FIFTEEN- AEW All Out 20202020 was hardly a stealler year for any industry, but with the recovery from covid in its early stages, the wrestling industry had been hit pretty hard. A commitment to delver a product for an audiance unable to watch it live meant stilted stage hands at ringsides, with little to no atmosphere being created. AEW was starting to flesh out its roster, picking up some of WWE's biggest talent in FTR, Brody Lee and Miro but was struggling to continue it's early momentum. All Out 2020 stands out as the companies first big miss of a ppv. And we are here for that kind of mishap! A tooth and nail cinematic match which failed to demonstrate the same feeling as the Boneyard Match that had been such a success, and Matt Hardy being knocked out in the first few minutes of his match with the company choosing to allow him to continue... all rounded out by the very marmite Mimosa Mayhem match between Orange Cassidy and Chris Jericho! Join Better Call Creative as we relive the event and reimagine what it could have been. Playing out our episode is the amazing Valium Gorilla's a local band to us in the Midlands (UK), with their track All Roads Lead To! Check them out now!Oh and you'd Better Call Creative!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE FOURTEEN- Survivor Series 1994It's the Annual Thanks Giving Tradition! It's the Survivor Series! Yes this maybe the least important of the so called big ppvs, but it still has played host to many memorable moments. The Screwjob, the Undertaker's Debut, Stings WWE Debut....and Dink, Wink and Pink! 1994 was a very strange year for the wwf, coming of a successful steriod trial, Vince McMahon was left with little confidence in his top babyface, and despite having some talented young stars, the tried and tested were given the rub here. Five matches and 3 of them won by 40+ stars, one ending the title reign of the Hitman! It's fair to say somebody had Better Call Creative about this one!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE THIRTEEN- TNA Destination X 2007Oh how we've missed TNA. It was great news to hear that Impact Wrestling will return to the once loved brand of TNA Wrestling in early 2024. We will be back to celebrate TNA's legacy around that time but before we do, we are checking out one of the reasons why the brand needed a break. In 2007 TNA was expanding it's roster and it's global appeal. Kurt Angle was the poster boy whilst the likes of Christian, AJ Styles, Sting and Samoa Joe padded out a strong roster of talent. However in true TNA style, despite having plenty of positive tools in their armour, management had decided to try to recreate a buzz from a decade past. Vince Russo, a fairly devisive booker was in charge of most of the creative at the time, and Destination X was well and truly out of his copy book. A Double Bull Rope Match, an Elevation X match, a Last Rites Match and a Ghetto Brawl all happening on a card so overbooked that the cries of Fire Russo would echo around the arena. Was it that bad though? And can we unpick the damage done by Mr Russo? Well you had Better Call Creative and find out!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWELVE- ECW November to Remember 1996We take a well earned vacation in the land of extreme and head back to Autumn 1996, and a November to Remember! ECW were riding high, with a tv deal being ut together and a long awaited debut on ppv a few months away, this card was set to build the main event for that show, Taz versus Sabu! What a build, and what a moment on this card as the lights went out just as they were about to hook up....and another hour of wrestling took place after! ECW got so many things right but there is no doubting they got plenty wrong and this card can be summed up in that manner, the rights and the wrongs! The BWO were taking over as Scorpio was gone in a Flash, and Brian Lee was main eventing a major show in 1996! Main Event Brian Lee? Somebody had better call creative!!!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE ELEVEN- Halloween Havoc 1991We have reached the end of our Horror Month here on Better Call Creative and we land on All Hallows Eve, Halloween night and we are reviewing Halloween Havoc 1991. Remembered for the Chamber of Horrors match, an 8 man tag taking place inside a cage structure where the match ends when somebody is legitimately put into the electric chair. All that screams Halloween and Horror, but what we got was a Horrorshow for all the wrong reasons, and of course, that is what we are here for! When we discuss the worst of wrestling, Halloween Havoc 1991 lives up to that moniker but not just for the Chamber of Horrors match! How about The Creatures? Van hammer? The Halloween Phantom? This show just keeps upping the ante when it comes to the worst of Wrestling, and we love it for it! Somebody had better call creative about this one!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE TEN- Send in the ClownsHorror and Clowns go together like.....well Wrestling and Clowns! It seems that clowns have been in and around the wrestling world for many decades and whilst many fans will know the name Doink the Clown, many may not have as wide a knowledge of Dave the Clown, or Fukigen Death, or Pogo the Clown. In our third Halloween episode of the month we celebrate and review the clowns of wrestling, a tour that covers most of the world, and different decades right up to modern day AEW and NWA! Isn't it sweet! Aren't you amused! Send in the clowns...and you'd Better Call Creative!

SEASON TWO - EPISODE NINE - IWA King of the Deathmatch 1995Can you consider one of the biggest tape trading wrestling events ever, considered my some to be the finest "Hardcore Wrestling" card, and featuring Mick Foley and Terry Funk, something worthy of being reviewed by Better Call Creative? Can you truly say that this show was a bad show? Well, don't ask us, ask Terry Funk and Cactus Jack who both have trashed their finals match! This card is a mix mash of the bizarre and down right weird. The Headhunters share the bill with Silver King, Hall of Famers, with Horror Movie legend Leatherface. Dan the BEAST SEVERN! This may very well have been a tape traders dream but it certainly isn't a Wrestling Dream! In our long awaited love letter to Terry Funk who recently passed, join us as we review and reimagine this Hardcore Nightmare!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE EIGHT - Blood Runs Cold - GlacierOn the back of our Invasion Arc we head into the month of October and a month full of the horrors of wrestling's past. We start with a podcast well overdue for one that focuses on the worst of wresting, as we check out Glacier and the Blood Runs Cold storyline! The brain child of Eric Bischoff at a time when the NWO was running roughshot over WCW, and Hollywood Hogan had been crowned the champion, Sting had headed to the rafters and WWF was on its knees, the concept and debut of Glaicer took place. A lawsuit ith Mortal Kombat's producers Midway, an over elaborate and expensive entrance and attire, and a slow plodding wrestler meant this Glacier melted away quite quickly but was it worth the wait? Well there is only one way to find out! You had better call creative!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE SEVEN- Survivor Series 2001In the immortal words of Jim Johnston, The End is Here! We have reached the final stop in the Alliance Storyline, and it's winner takes all, the WCW and ECW Alliance's five best feautring well a lot of WWF's best, going up against the WWF's best...and Big Show! Survival is on the line, only one entity will be around on Monday Nights but which will it be, and who will win immunity from being fired? Only one way to find out as always, you had Better Call Creative!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIX- Rebellion 2001We are in the last legs of the Alliance angle now but before we can reach the peak and stick a flag in it, we take a quick detour to jolly old England! Manchester to be precise, as the WWF and the Alliance invade the UK for it's annual Rebellion ppv. Normally considered a C show, lower priority, this show would actually see the very first rematch of Rock v Austin and the second last ever Rock vs Austin ppv match ever! So was it a roaring success that perfectly sets up the Winner Takes All Survivor Series ppv? Oh...and Kurt Angle is now a heel and in the Alliance...what! Somebody had Better Call Creative!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE FIVE- No Mercy 2001We are on leg four of our Invasion Story Arc as we start of the 2nd half of the storyline picking up where we left Unforgiven 2001, with Kurt Angle as WWF Champion...well no quite! The twists and the turns of the Alliance angle is in full gear here as the landscape of the WWF changes dramatically it seems week by week, with two world titles playing out in the main storylines, and the emergence of Mr Monday Night's Rob Van Dam as a credible title contender just three months into his full debut with the company! The Alliance angle has been very slow to catch fire but can Van Dam by the spark that finally ignites thi storyline? You had Better Call Creative and find out!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE FOUR - Unforgiven 2001We reach the half way point in our Invasion Story Arc and as ever plenty has changed. However it's not just in the WWF where the landscape is changing, the Twin Towers attacks of September 11th takes place a few weeks before Kurt Angle's Summerslam rematch with Stone Cold Steve Austin, so will our olympic and American Hero finally strike back for the WWF and take back it's biggest prize? Oh and this event is where Kronik make their one ppv match as a tag team! A match so bad it will go down in wrestling history! Edge and Christian explode and Perry Saturn gets revenge on Raven for killing...his mop! Mops, Kronik and Terrorism....somebody had better call creative!

BIRTHDAY PODCAST - Ben's Time MachineWe round out our year of birthday podcasts with one final hop into the wrestling time machine as Ben has the controls. His 6 desitinations will be a wrestling match from the month of August from the last six decades. A time machine which will make stops to check out the Dynamite Kid, Walter, Bret Hart and Kurt Angle, as well as a first for the podcast, a Hair versus Hair women's match from Japan! One more time join the lads and where we're going we don't need roads, but you can be sure that they'll have creative! Somebody had better call creative!

Season 2 - Episode Three- Summerslam 2001We continue our 6 episode story arc as we look back at the WCW and ECW invasion of the WWF from 2001, and we have reached Summerslam! After the shocking events of the Invasion pay per view with Stone Cold Steve Austin turning his back on the WWF, it seems that the WWF may be crumbling around them. They have however got an olympic hero in their camp and the return of the Great One the Rock who will headline this event with Booker T! So we continue to review the storyline whilst ending the episode by continuing our version of what the Invasion could have been!

SEASON TWO - Episode Two - Invasion 2001We begin the first story arc of Season Two of Better Call Creative, and it is a huge story arc! We are reviewing the WWF vs. The Alliance, WWF vs WCW and ECW. It was the stuff of dreams, what would happen when Austin faced Hogan, Undertaker faced Sting, Rock faced Goldberg....What we got however was something very very different! And it all started with an Invasion! WCW and ECW created an alliance(or coalition as it's called here) to take down the might of the WWF! A WWF boosted by the return of the Old Stone Cold! We end each episode in this arc by reimagining the story line as each of us would have had it(with a few minor allowances for picking up the time warner contracts). WWF v WCW, how could this one go so horribly wrong....Better Call Creative and find out!

SEASON 2 - EPISODE ONE - King of the Ring 1994We start a brand new season of episodes with Season 2 Episode One and well, how much does this show weigh? It is the infamous pay per view of King of the Ring 1994. Remembered mainly for the so bad it may be good commentary of Art Donovan, but is the ppv a dud because of it, inspite of it or as well as it? We will find out as we see the WWF launch it's New Generation Era officially with it's oldest ppv main event ever to this point, as well as the coronation of the King of Hearts and the arrival of Diesel in the WWF Title scene! Is this one of the podcasts? Yes Art it is! Somebody get Creative on the line...right away!

Episode One Hundred - Heroes of WrestlingLook at little old us, reaching one hundred episodes! After 99 previous episodes reviewing the worst wrestling has to offer, there could only be one way to celebrate the 100, and that is watching, reviewing and reimagining the Heroes of Wrestling ppv from 1999! If you are a fan of wrestling the chances are you have heard about this show, but nothing can prepare you for how very bad this show is! Wrestlers upwards of 50 struggling to bump, some struggling to move, and a Main Event booked on the fly thanks to the state that Jake the Snake is in...this is maybe the worst thing you could ever watch with the label of professional wrestling! SO celebrate our 100th episode with us, sit back, and oh, you Better Call Creative!

Birthday Episode - Sam's Wrestling Time MachineOur second Birthday episode see's Sam take the reigns of the Wrestling Time Machine, visiting the month of June in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s. Six matches that Sam would hop into a Time Machine to visit and re-watch! An episode featuring Ted Dibiase, Bret Hart, Dusty Rhodes, Bayley, Chad Gable, Kurt Angle and many more, in some of the greatest wrestling matches of all time. So jump on board and celebrate Sam's Birthday in true Better Call Creative style!

Episode Ninety Nine - No Mercy 1999 USSo after reviewing the first No Mercy in 1999 from the UK, our 99th episdoe see's us review the second No Mercy from 1999. This one from the United States and featuring a bumper card full of deep storylines! Steve Austin facing Triple H for the WWF Title he lost at Summerslam, and the last Double J Jeff Jarrett match in the WWF as he bids farewell with a pocket full of Vince McMahon's cash, in the first...and last...good house keepings match! Which of these two ppvs will be better though? Well you had better call creative and find out!

Episode Ninety Eight - No Mercy 1999 (UK)Very few things in wrestling remainly fairly rare. Nowadays wrestling storylines and angles tend to be rehashed versions of the old. Most wrestlers feel very much old hat after a year or so on a roster, but back in 1999 WWF did something fairly rare. That was to hold two pay per views called No Mercy, five months apart. One held in the UK and one held in the US, and featuring Triple H and Stone Cold in each main event, and Mideon...plenty of Mideon! We are checking out both events back to back to round out our first century of podcast's before we celebrate our one Hundred! So which country had it better, well, we start with the UK version, a show that may on the surface seem cobbled together, Droz versus Blackman, Mankind versus Billy Gunn, but in reality, was this show that bad? Only one way to find out, you'd better call creative and find out!

Episode Ninety Seven - Kurt Angle's RetirementThe most important memory someone has of you, is the last one. So they say, and so the way you retire a wrestling hall of famer can be just as important as the career they have had. Case in point, Kurt Angle. A grand slam champion in the WWF, one of the fastest rises to the top at a time where the WWF boasted talent like Austin, Rock and HHH. Then when his career in WWE dwindled down, he reinvented himself and grew the TNA brand! Not enough can be said about this man's career, but why do we look back on how it ended so badly? Well enter Baron Corbin! There are those who have Heat and there are those that have Go Away heat, and it is fair to say Baron Corbin has slipped into the latter recently. Did it all start though with this botched, mishandled farewell tale? Well there is only one way to find out, you had better call creative!

Episode Ninety Six - Wrestlemania 4With Vince McMahon sitting this past Wrestlemania out, only to return like the dastardly villian he truly is, the debate will be long and hard about the quality of the booking decisions from Triple H. A debate that has always seemed to stem from Wrestlemania, and maybe it began as far back at Wrestlemania 4. The difficult sequel to the success of Hogan v Andre 1, this feautred a rematch of that epic contest, at Wrestlemania, but in the middle of a 14 Man Tournament! A stodgey bloated mess of a show, but with a few bright notes, we review what has widely been considered to be Wresltemania's first real big mis-step! We reimagine what Mania 4 could have been, and then book our own Tournament Wrestlemania Style!

WRESTLECUP PODCAST - Worst Wrestlemania Main EventA few years ago we opened up our Wrestlecup episodes by crowning the worst Wrestlemania Match of all time! Then it was Undertaker and the Giant Gonzales taking home the crown, but as chance would be, that wasn't the Main Event! So we decided to celebrate Wrestlemania weekend with crowning the worst Wrestlemania Main Event ever! A 39 year history with every Main Event up for the prize, we whittle down the 16 worst and in a knockout style discussion we will crown the worst ever. Featuring the big names of Mania past, Hulk Hogan, Triple H, The Undertaker and John Cena all compete for the most unwanted award in Wrestling podcast history! You'd Better Call Creative to find out the winner now!

Episode Ninety Five - Booker T's Big Mania MomentIt's Mania season once again and as fans we all love to talk about who will have this years Mania moment. From Daniel Bryan at Mania 30, to Austin's era beginning at Mania 14, there seems to be one Mania moment every Wrestlemania. At Wrestlemania 19 it seemed from the outside that the 5 time WCW Champion would become a first time WWE World Champion....it seemed that way to everyone, except Triple H! So how could WWE get this moment, soooo very wrong! The worse of it all is that the loss seems to be the last thing that people remember about the feud, and we are going to relive it all! Can you dig that...Sucka!!!

Episode Ninety Four - Uncensored 2000As a podcast that focuses on reviewing the worst of wrestling's past, is there anything more trashed than WCW in 2000. Hulk Hogan is back in the Red and Yellow and he is carryign an Indian Yapapapi Strap or two, to turn the hind of Ric Flair Raw and Pink! Yes its that famous promo and match, but is there anything that comes out of Uncensored 2000 to save it from the bottom of the bin....no..no there isn't! THis is one of the worst ppv's in Wrestling History and man does it go out its way to prove it! A 3 on 1 handicap match featuring Brian Knobbs, well i'll raise you Sting versus Lex Luger in a lumberjack where everyone has a broken arm....ok well how about Sid Vicious defending the title against Double J Jeff Jarrett...but there is Norman Smiley dressed as a member of Kiss...so it's not all bad right...right...SOMEBODY HAD BETTER CALL CREATIVE RIGHT NOW!!

BIRTHDAY EPISODE - Jack's Time MachineIt's the first of our three birthday episodes for 2023, and this year we are dusting off our wrestling time machines and checking out a match from our respective birth months, from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s. Six matches this episode chosen by Jack from wrestling past, and in the words of Gorilla Monsoon, this one is a classic. Hogan vs Rock, Bryan vs Gulak, Spud vs EC3....and BIG DADDY! What a jaunt through wrestling's past this will be so hope on the time machine and join Better Call Creative today

Episode Ninety Three - ECW Champions in WWEIn the mid 2000s, with no real competition to speak of WWE started a love affair with the ECW Brand. Purchased after the company fell on hard times, there seemed to still be a desire in the fan base for a rebirth of the brand and after successful one night stand ppv's WWE pulled the trigger on a third brand under the name of Extreme Championship Wrestling! What followed was 4 years of a watered down product which got closer and closer every episode to the same old WWE formula, and which eventually felt very much like an after thought. However what of the champions, treated as World Champions, despite it being distinctly third behind the WWE and World Title belts, the ECW Title still held a little bit of importance. Our latest episode see's us look at every title holder and title change for the WWE ECW brand from 2006 through to 2010, from RVD through to Ezekiel Jackson...Zeek won a world belt? Somebody had better call creative!

WRESTLECUP EPISODE - Worst ECW WrestlerECW is well loved by most wrestling fans, well except Sam maybe. However as with any wrestling company, history tends to be kinder to ECW than most, but not everyone who has wrestled under the ECW banner have been well remembered. Well we are Better Call Creative, and ahead of our celebration of all things terrible, we dust of the Wrestlecup to crown the Worst ECW Wrestler of all time. After a spikey end to our WCW Starrcade Wrestlecup, this one is no more controversial, and we discover a not so secret Axl Rotten fan, the very same that said Big Dick Dudley was more of an ECW Champion than Dean Malenko! We'll leave that one with you, because well, somebody had Better Call Creative!

Episode Ninety Two - TNA Against All Odds 20112011 was a strange and difficult time for TNA. Bischoff and Hogan had been with the company now a year and had given it a new look, pushed and tried different things, and we arrived in 2011 with little reward for the investment. So why not try to capture the magic of the Hogan heel turn and try to turn Hogan heel! Immortal had been born and was led by the ever babyface Jeff Hardy. Alongside this difficult to accept storyline, a much more personal one was brewing between the Angle and the Jarretts, as well as the explosion of the Dudleyz! Against All Odds 2011 stands a great tester ppv on whether the company can bounce back and where it will go from here, so we check in to review, rebook and then reimagine this pay per view! And hey, we at least have Tazz commentary to enjoy, and well you'd Better Call Creative and give thanks for that!

Episode Ninety One - Royal Rumble 2022As we head into this years Royal Rumble event, we do so with hope and optimism that this year's event is going to be a cracker...and mainly that it is better than last years! So what happened in 2022 and why was it so bad! We..here comes to spoiler....it was booked by Shane McMahon who was quietly sent packing about 24 hours after the show. What did he do to deserve that? Well we will re-watch the whole event, reimagining what could have been of this event, an event that is so keenly looked toward by the wrestling community! We round out the podcast with a fantasy card featuring other promoters ruining the royal rumble! Shane McMahon on Creative....Here Comes the Chaos! Listen now!

Wrestlecup Episode - Worst Royal Rumble WinnerFor Wrestling fans, there can be very few more exciting times than that of Royal Rumble season. Here we are again with hopes of surprises, shocks and most importantly of all the right and correct winner ahead of wrestlemania. However that hasn't always been the case. Some winners are much more worthy than others, some winners cause boo's, riots, confusion or apathy. But over the 37 previous Royal Rumble PPVs(we aren't counting the Saudi one!) which winner has been the worst? We take 8 of the very worst and put them in a knockout tournament to decide the winner of the Wrestlecup for the worst Royal Rumble winner of all! It's Time to RUMBLE!!!!