Dorkside of the Ring

Hey gang! This week on the show, we almost go off the rails the second as it starts as everyone's favorite dogs start immediately barking. We then get into some history, and we finally start seeing some seeds planted for the "invasion" angle in the WWF in the "Smackdown Symposium". From there we talk a lot about Double or Nothing and all sorts of randomness. Cheers!

Hey gang! We are coming off a very busy week as far as live pro wrestling goes here in the Midwest! We had boots on the ground at AEW Dynamite & Collision as well as the big show in Oshkosh as ACW Wisconsin held their annual Water City Wrestling Con. We also hit on all of our normal segments, including some history and a shake up in the WWF (2001) as one of the tippy top guys has suffered a nasty quad injury. We hope you all have a great Memorial Day weekend, and we will see you right here next week. Cheers!

This week on the show we open with some sad news as we chatabout the recent passing of Sabu. He was a legend in every sense of the wordand the pro wrestling community lost a real one. Our condolences go out to hisfamily, and we would like to thank Sabu for his contribution to this sport welove. We also talk about the recent Backlash show from WWE, run down some ofwhat we will be attending this week and so much more. Cheers!

Hey gang! Hope your week is off to a great start. This week on the show we hit on all of our usual segments including a Smackdown episode where things aren't going well for the Two Man Power Trip and even worse for their wives! We also talk about the latest Dark Side episode on Billy Jack Haynes, and a whole lot more. Stay tuned as next week is a big one with a ton of things on the docket as we get ready for a huge week of live professional wrestling. Cheers!

This week on the show we talk about the 2001 Backlash PPV and the Smackdown that followed. Two Man Power Trip hold a lot of gold, but all is not good in the group. Nothing too crazy to report in the history segment, but it's always nice to take a walk down memory lane. The rest of the show was spent talking about the latest offerings from WWE and AEW including an absolute must watch TLC match from Smackdown. Cheers!

Hey yo! There has been enough shade thrown WrestleMania's way, so we are going to talk about what we LIKED about the biggest event of the year! We also chat about some of the other events that occurred over the past week including a couple of great shows from AEW. In our retro timeline we are covering the go home Smackdown to Backlash '01. Do we find out what the rules are for a "Dutchess of Queensbury" match? Guess you will have to listen to find out! Enjoy!

This week on the show we sit down for all of the usual segments you know and love, but we kick things off with a little run down of our vacation. In the Stu we got through some AEW, checked out some Dark Side of the Ring and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

Hi guys! We have s slightly abbreviated show this week and we are sitting down a couple of days early, but we really wanted to get an episode out despite going on a little vacation! We kicked it off with some history and then our normal trip down to the Smackdown Symposium. From there we talked about the latest live show from ACW Wisconsin and the Dynasty PPV that AEW just held. Enjoy!

Hey gang! This week on the show the history segment is chock full of WrestleMania goodness! So we cover that before getting into The Smackdown Symposium which took place hot off the heels of the classic WrestleMania 17 from Houston. There is a big time change in the landscape of the WWF in 2001 as SCSA has aligned himself with the dastardly Vince McMahon and HHH. From there we get into a great night of live pro wrestling at AEW Collision from Milwaukee. Enjoy!

Hey gang! This week on the show we start off with a great Uber story from Adam before getting into the meat of things, which was the Nitro/Raw simulcast on WCW's last night. We also hit on all the normal segments that you know and love. Cheers to five years and here's to many more! Thank you

This week on the shew we chat about some blow back that Mat has received regarding statements last week about The Rizzler. To be clear, the stance hasn't changed. Ha! We also talked Vince McMahon being at the Knicks game, the 1994 classic film Above the Rim and so much more. Enjoy!

Hey gang! This week on the show we had a blast chatting about the two big shows from AEW and NXT! We also hit on a whole bunch of other topics and just had an all-around great time diving into this thing that we all love called Professional Wrestling. Enjoy!

This week on the show we obviously kick things off with the Cena heel turn. That was insane. From there we dip our toes into some history before covering the 3/1/01 Smackdown and the No Way Out PPV that preceded it. We have a new WWF Champion in The Rock and are embarking on the road to WrestleMania X7. Before that happens, there is another major event on the horizon... Then from there we just talked about a bunch of random topics. Enjoy!

Hey gang! This week on the show we talked about The Final Boss coming for Cody Rhodes' soul. It was a strange segment to say the least. We also check out the go home SmackDown to the 2001 No Way Out PPV. From there we round out the show with a review of a very solid Elimination Chamber match from 2008 and get into the latest offerings from WWE, NXT and AEW.

That's right. Saints. Ugh. Well, this week on the show we hit on a ton of stuff from the usual history to the Smakdown Symposium that felt like the go home to a PPV, but that is still a week away. We also chat about the Grand Slam Collision from Australia, NXT Vengeance Day, Wayne's World and a whole lot more. Thanks once again for taking the ride with us. We are forever grateful. Cheers!

Hey guys! This week on the show we start out with just some good old fashioned catching up after Super Bowl weekend. Before that we randomly started chatting about the latest NXT. After that we get into the 2/8/01 episode of Smackdown before speeding things up to current day stuff from WWE and AEW. It was a fun one! Cheers!

Hey Guys! This week on the show we revealed who we drew for the Royal Rumble tattoos! One of us fared a little better than the other, but it's all good. We also took some time to chat about the ruble matches and continued down our new Smackdown path as we head to the No Way Out PPV. It's been entertaining so far, I must say. From there we talk about the Hulkster on McAfee, AEW Collision, Dynamite & more!

This week on the show we have freshened up things a bit! New segment with the Smackdown Symposium and some new artwork for the show! We still have all the content you know and love and the format hasn't changed. We also covered AEW Dynamite, Collision and WWE's Saturday Night Main Event and a whole lot more. Cheers!

Hey guys and gals! This week on the milestone episode 250 we have a bit of a super-sized show, but I assure you it is worth it. the greatest page nine correction in the show's history happens near the end. We also chat about what at this point is our final Retro Raw Review before having to switch over to Smackdown thanks to the Netflix switch. We also briefly covered the Royal Rumble that happened the night before. That was a really good PPV. We close things out with some AEW and GCW talk before drawing our numbers for this year's Royal Rumble Random tattoo draw. Cheers!

This week on the show we kicked things off talking about Penta's WWE debut, which was awesome! From there we went through a little history lesson before getting into the go-home Raw before the 2001 Royal Rumble where we will officially be on the road to WrestleMania 17! Adam got his RR tattoo, so check out our socials to get a glimpse of that (@DorksideOTR). We close the show chatting about all sorts of stuff in The Stu including the DMJ match of the week that bled into some pole talk. You'll understand after you listen. Cheers!

This week on the show we took a look at the highly anticipated debut of Raw on Netflix. We both thought it lived up to the hype and was a fun time. We also chat about two big shows that happened halfway across the globe as NJPW presented Wrestle Kingdom 19 and collaborated with AEW (& others) for Wrestle Dynasty. All that plus a throwback scavenger hunt story, NXT New Year's Evil, and a whole lot more! Cheers!

Happy New Year! We are so happy to be back with you guys and gals for 2025. We are keeping the train rolling with what we thought could have been the last Retro Raw Review, but it looks like we will be good as far as that goes at least for the time being. The show was building to a big match next week, which we will cover. From there we spent a good chunk of time talking about the great World's End PPV that AEW gave us over the weekend and also chat about the big segment that ended Raw with CM Punk and Seth Rollins. Enjoy!

Hey gang! Happy holidays! This week on the show we took a look at some history that included the start and finish to one of the greatest feuds in wrestling history. From there it was the Retro Raw Review that contained two pretty big matches before rounding things out with The Wrestling Stu. It was a little AEW heavy due to how many good matches we have been getting thanks to the Continental Classic. We also discuss the 1999 Spring Stampede match that was recommended last week and got a little off track on that PPV as a whole. We hope you have had a great holiday and hope that you will continue to follow us into 2025! Cheers!

Hey yo! This week on the show we got off on the wrong foot, but quickly got the train back on the tracks. The Retro Raw Review gave us the start of a significant storyline that we will be tracking through WrestleMania season. In the Wrestling Stu we covered a great ECW show from The Rave in Milwaukee before chatting about the latest offerings from AEW, WWE and more. We will see you guys next week. Cheers!

This week on the show we chat about the fallout from the 2000 WWF Armageddon show where Rikishi was made famous by The Undertaker! There were a couple of title changes on that one. Everyone has an issue with Mick Foley on the Raw that followed. We also get more into the AEW Continental Classic as that is heating up as well as a whole lot more as we traveled to two live shows since we last sat down at the table. We hope you enjoy the podcast and if you do, please help us get the word out. Cheers!

Hey gang! As the title implies, this one may suffer from a little bit of ring rust, but we got back into the swing of things quickly. We talked about a Retro Raw that was sandwiched between two PPV's We will have the fallout from Armageddon 2000 next week. We also ran down the results from Full Gear & Survivor Series before chatting about some upcoming live wrestling this weekend. Cheers!

On this weeks show, we took a look back at the 2000 WWF Survivor Series, where Kurt Angle was able to retain the WWF Championship through some questionable means. We also chat about the Bloodline drama that is currently happening as both factions are scrambling to fill out a team. All that and a whole lot more! As a quick reminder, we will not have a new show next week, so stay safe, have a great Thanksgiving, and we will see you back here the first week of December. Cheers!

This week on the show we talk about the go home Raw to the 2000 WWF Survivor Series. It didn't end well for The People's Champion! We will cover that show next week. We also took a look at an Awesome ECW match and discussed everything that happened in the wrestling landscape since last week including the latest offerings from AEW, NXT & more. Enjoy!

This week on the show we find out who was Rikishi's accomplice this whole time on the Retro Raw Review! We also have a great time going through the history seg and chat all about Crown Jewel, AEW Dynamite and a whole lot more. Cheers!

We had a blast this week on the show and I really hope it comes through on the pod. We had such a good time taking a look back at the Retro Raw, but the highlight may have been thumbing through one of the new arrivals, the WWF Can You Take the Heat cookbook from 2000! I hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween and we will check in with you next week. Cheers!

Hey gang! This week on the show we took a look the 2000 WWF No Mercy show and the Raw that followed it. Several new champions crowned including a new WWF Champion! We also had some pretty significant moments in the history segment as well as talked about an amazing tag match from AJPW in 1988. We rounded out the show with some Stu. I hope you all enjoy. Cheers!

Hey there! This week on the show we delivered second hand information about the AEW WrestleDream show that neither of us got a chance to watch, but sounded fun. We also took a look at the go home Raw to the 2000 WWF No Mercy PPV. We will be back next week to discuss the fallout from that and the Raw that followed. To round it out we chat about the latest from NXT and Rampage. Cheers!

This week on the show we finally get answers to the question that had plagued the WWF for almost 11 months: Who ran over Stone Cold Steve Austin? Most of us knew how this was going to shake out, but it was fun to relive it. And to be fair, the culprit made some good points. We also chat about a double dose of Dynamite as AEW shuffled its flagship show around for the MLB playoffs. Combine that with our thoughts from watching Bad Blood, NXT and add in some figure news and you my friend have a recipe for a fantastic show! Thanks as always for listening and please help us grow this thing by telling a fellow wrestling fan about this thing that Adam and I hold so dear to our hearts. Cheers!

This week on the show we took a look at the second Raw on the TNN network that featured a Kurt Angle vs. HHH main event. We also chat about some new Mattel sets coming our way (eventually) as well as the first NXT on the CW Network and AEW's Grand Slam offerings. Lots of moving television parts this time of year apparently. We hope you love the show and if so, be sure to help spread the word! Cheers!

This week on the show we had a blast. We covered the first WWF Raw on the TNN network as well as the Unforgiven PPV that proceeded it. The show was interrupted a few times by my dogs, but that's par for the course at times. We also checked out a fantastic AJPW match between Vader and Mitsuharu Misawa before running down the latest offerings from WWE and AEW. Cheers!

This week on the show we took a look back at the final Monday Night Raw on the USA network for five years as the 2000 Raw roster was headed to the Unforgiven PPV. We also chat about a couple of classic WWECW matches, the latest offerings from WWE and AEW and so much more. It was a fun one, folks! Hope you enjoy.

Were back baby! After a week away from the show we sat down to chat about so much stuff that happened the past week. We saw everything that AEW had to offer live and in living color. Dynamite in Milwaukee. Collison, Rampage and All Out in Chicago. The Dork Side boys saw it all and we spend most of the show running through our itinerary. Hope you enjoy! Cheers!

This week was a little weak on the History and Retro Raw side of things, but all of that is completely out of our control! I feel like we made up for it with the analysis of the tremendous All In show that AEW presented from Wembley Stadium this past weekend. We took some time to look back at each match, and there were some good ones. Quick reminder that we are taking next week off. We will be back the following week and will have a ton to talk about as we will be taking in THREE AEW SHOWS LIVE! Until then, thanks so much for listening and we will be back on September 11th. Never forget. Cheers!

This week on the show we took a look at the go home Raw to SummerSlam 2000 where Lita and Stephanie were in the main event with the Women's Championship on the line. We also touched briefly on the finals of the NJPW G1 Climax tournament, ICW: Milwaukee's Insane 8 Death Match tournament and so much more!

Hey Gang! This week on the show Adam and I had a great time chatting about so much Wrestlestuff! Is that a word? Its in my vocabulary now, so yes! "On This Day" provided us with some G1 Climax results as well as the final taping of a beloved WWF show. The "RRR" was the penultimate episode before SummerSlam so you know it was chock full of fuckery, but we did see a couple returns, which was cool. On "The Stu" we covered most of the latest offerings from WWE, NXT, & AEW as they head toward the big Wembley show in a couple weeks, as well as a G1 update as the block finals are set. Cheers!

We have a very special treat in store for you all this week as our friend Casey Corbin returns to the show! Casey was in Cleveland this past weekend for SummerSlam so what better time to catch up an have him share his thoughts on the biggest part of the summer. We also have a brief history lesson on a couple of lesser known stars that popped up in the first two segments, and of course checked out the Retro Raw Review where things are reaching a breaking point between Stephanie, Hunter and Kurt Angle. Cheers!

We had a blast recording this week and I think you will have a great time listening! We chatted about the big WrestleFest show that happened right up the road in 1988 and a very fun title change sequence in the history segment. The Retro Raw was chock full of tag matches from the Georgia Dome, where HHH is having all sorts of personal problems. From there we took a look at the figures we are most looking forward to from the SDCC reveals before wrapping it up with a big old bowl of Wrestling Stu. Enjoy!

Fully loaded with both hosts, that is! Lots of great content too as we took a look back at some history that included Sherri Martel's WWF debut and a crazy slate of dark matches from a '95 Raw. We also chat about ACW Wisconsin at Tanners and all of the great things we have soaked up over the past seven days. Enjoy!

Hey gang! This week on the show Adam is far away in Sin City for a well deserved vacation, so Mat handled some of the timely segments solo, but we did get a phoner from Adam to hear about his trip so far. Some memorable stuff in the history segment and the RRR is the go-home to the 2000 Fully Loaded PPV, so it had to be covered! Other than that, its a little light on the current wrestling chatter, but we will be back next week in full form with an ACW show to talk about that we are both really looking forward to. Cheers!

This week on the show we took a look back at a Retro Raw Review that had a great swerve that got both of us as they keep going at a break neck speed toward the Judgement Day 2000 PPV. We also took a look back at a fantastic match from SummerSlam 1994 that led to a run-in as we dialed up Adam's dad, Jody, to join in on the chat. It was awesome. The show ran a little long and we didn't get to nearly as much as we would have liked to, but we also touched on the newest member of the NXT roster, Stephanie Vaquer, The Money in the Bank PLE, NXT Heatwave and much more. I hope you enjoy it, because it was a fun one. Cheers!

This week on the show we have an absolute blast! We had a late night at Bags League before we hit record and I think you will enjoy the ride. The RRR is leading up to the 2000 Fully Loaded PPV and while we don't have a #1 Contender for that show, we got a title match this week. Several, in fact. The DMJ recommended match spawned a lot of great chatter. We also talked about the 10th anniversary show for Freelance and the AEW Forbidden Door PPV. Hope you all have a great holiday weekend and we will see you back next week. Cheers!

This week on the show we talk about the progression of the Wyatt Sick6 so far and how good Raw and Smackdown have been the past few weeks. The Retro Raw Review is from the day after KOTR 2000 where Kurt Angle was anointed the crown and we had a bunch of great history tidbits and news. Cheers, gang!

This week on the show we kick things off with a bunch of history before tackling the go home Raw to the KOTR 2000. Linda McMahon is meddling in The Faction's business, even calling Vince's grapefruits into question! From there we got a real mixed bag of news and round it out with lots of talk about The Wyatt Sick6 and that memorable segment to close out Raw as well as Clash at the Castle, AEW's offerings and much more. Remember, you can be part of the show by emailing us at dorksideotr@gmail.com so send in your questions or just your general thoughts. Cheers!

Hey guys and gals! This week on the show we took a look at the recent NXT Battleground show as well as some AEW Dynamite and more. There seems to be some serious moving parts in the relationship between WWE and other companies and we are here for it! There was almost no figure news, but we did cover a pretty entertaining Retro Raw that included Kane's disfigured face possibly being shown to the world as they head to KOTR 2000. The show is a little on the short side due to some issues with a dog. Remember to email us at DorksideOTR@gmail.com to be part of the show! Cheers!

This week on the show we start off with a nice history lesson before jumping into the Retro Raw Review that featured all of your favorite Attitude Era stars as they are building towards King of the Ring. Nothing too crazy to report on the figure news front and zero new arrivals, but that left more time to sample The Wrestling Stu! We covered WWE, NXT, AEW, GCW, MLW and more. It was a great conversation and you can be part of it! email the show at DorksideOTR@Gmail.com and we will read it on the show. Lets get interactive like WWF & AOL circa 1996!

Hey gang! This week on the show we got a chance to sit down and talk all about the weekend festivities that included a noon WWE PLE in the form of King & Queen of the Ring and the 5 year anniversary of AEW's Double or Nothing. Overall, both of these shows were great. We also went on a little deep dive into KOTR 1994 and a Retro Raw that included the American Badass Undertaker and a returning Kane. If you would like to reach out to us we would love to hear from you at dorksideotr@gmail.com. Until next week, cheers!