Gootz's Disney Pod

Starrcade becomes the supershow it was always meant to be with Piper vs Hogan. This show did MONSTER buisness and has some incredible matchups. Also Lex Luger steals the show again. Lots to discuss as Starrcade surpasses Wrestlemania as THE show of the year.    Plus we discuss the WWE-TNA partnership. 

WWF ends 96 with a whimper as Bret takes on Sid while Shawn does commentary on drugs. Its more of a House show than a ppv. We talk why it was called Its Time plus we discuss the passing of Sabu

This was recorded before Sabu's death. We will talk about it next week.    This week it's all about the 2nd world war 3 battle royal. And somehow even with the nwo it's even WORSE than last year. We talk about this major misfire and how it foreshadows the mistakes that end WCW. 

The attitude ramps up as the rock makes his debut Austin takes on Bret Hart and Sid wins the title.    This is a pivotal show on the way to the attitude era! Plus is Alberto Del Rio back?

We talk the recent WWE releases then discuss Halloween Havoc 96! Randy Savage takes on Hollywood Hulk Hogan! Outsiders vs Harlem Heat! Giant vs Jeff Jarrett? We talk about how even though the nWo is on fire its fatal flaw is relying on WWE nostalgia and burying WCW.  Plus more on Rey Mysterio and DDP killing it! 

Gootz went to Vegas for night one of Mania and now it's time to talk about it and discuss the Rock-Triple H drama.  After that it's back to 1996 with Buried Alive! Austin gets his iconic theme McMahon becomes more of a character and Taker and Mankind try to bury each other alive!!!

It's Wrestlemania week so we are dropping the episode early to talk Mania predictions plus AEW talk Then we discuss the September 96 In Your House: Mind Games featuring a Mankind-Shawn Michales match for the ages. 

The nWo and WCW clash in wargames as WCW'S Hottest summer ever goes into the fall. Plus we have relazations about DDP realize Super Calo stinks discuss the start of Sting turning into the crow and do much more! WCW is in its hottest period and it's a blast to discuss 

It's no longer Vader time as HBK puts an end to fatty's push in the very controversial but very fun to watch msin event of summerslam 96. We discuss how the lady few years of Vader's career lead to this match and we discuss how he was never the same after this.  Also Paul Bearer turns on Undertaker! And so much more.     

WCW hits the black hills and Sturgis and put on Hog Wild 96.  We discuss the Hogan-Rey Mysterio formula. Discuss the racism Booker T found in the black hills. Also Bobby Heenan gets wasted we discuss the new grande americano controversy and more! Let's get Wild with WCW at their peak! 

Warrior is out and Sid is in! Also Skip gets cucked on TV and Mankind takes a stupid bump to get Henry Godwin over. Plus Steve Austin is still figuring out the stunner.    WCW is on fire but WWF is laying the groundwork for the great comeback!

It's Here! Hogan's Heel Turn! The event that formed the nWo and changed wrestling forever! Plus an amazing Rey Mysterio match. All this and we discuss the Cena heel turn!

Austin 3:16 has arrived! It's king of the ring 96 featuring the rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin Ahmed Johnson winning the big one and the collapse of Marc Mero.    Plus say goodbye to Ultimate Warrior in the WWF. 

The Outsiders are here! The nWo starts to take shape in a very exciting PPV. This is classic WCW. A mix of story and action at its finest. We discuss how the early days of the nWo made for exciting TV even almost 30 years later!

The power goes out making this the first 2 night in your house! Hear us break down all the action on this very weird edition of in your house!

All is quiet in WCW as Hulk Hogan is gone and the nWo isn't here yet.    So it's time for battlebowl! The winner gets a title shot.  We talk about how that NEVER happens and dissect how great Savage Flair are!

We got a killer main event on this one and a horrible undercard! Listen as we break down why HBK-Diesel 2 works way better than their mania match and how a month into his return Warrior means nothing.  Plus Vader is stinking up his WWF run. Was he washed in 96? 

Get ready to fall into a coma as we discuss the most BORING Wrestlemania main event ever: Bret Hart-Shawn Michaels Iron Man!  We discuss why after almost 30 years this thing still puts viewers in comas.    Plus we discuss Goldust the Return of Ultimate Warrior and hiw Triple H's booking on Netflix has been the pits!

Hulkamania reaches its lowest point in the triple doomsday cage! We talk this match the fall of the road warriors the loch Ness and the greatness of Finlay-Regal! Its a turning point show for where the big boys play!

This week it's the final numbered In Your House as Bret Hart takes Diesel on in a horrible cagematch and Vader continues to look like an idiot in his WWF career.  Plus Andrew Lee discusses why Vince picked Shawn over Bret in 1996 and we shit on AEW some more. 

This week we review the 1st Raw on netflix and discuss Vince coming back to screw up everything again! After that we talk Hogan getting booed and we tie it into our review of Superbrawl 6 featuring a horrible main event of Hogan vs the giant 

Undertaker and Bret Hart raise their game in a killer main event! Goldust introduces Marlena! And Steve Austin debuts! All this and more in a historic Royal Rumble. 

It's WCW Forbidden door as New Japan battles WCW. Sadly no one cared.    Also we review 2024 in wrestling!

Bret Hart and British Bulldog had a tall order in their rematch from summerslam 92. Could they repeat the past? Also Goldust obsession with Razoe Ramon begins and Hunter starts his ascent to the ruler of wrestling.  95 ends strong in WWE and we discuss it here!

29 years ago the third world war happened to crickets! A tremendous undercard is ruined by a utter mess of a main event: The 60 man world war 3 battle royal. We talk all about that and why this show was a low point for the megapowers and a high point for Flair and Stiiiiiing!

Bill Watts rolled into town and helped book perhaps WWE's best show of 1995. We talk about Diesel getting his mojo back, a great wild card match, an awesome women's match and the PPV debut of Ahmed Johnson!

This week Comedian Kyle Lewis joins the show to talk Halloween Havoc 95! One of the worst WCW shows ever and the low point of Hulkamania brother!   A disastrous debut for the giant. A worse debut for the yeti! A monster truck battle that's still happening. Kevin Sullivan cutting terrible promos. You know your in trouble when the only highlights are Johnny B Badd and Sabu!  Join us as we break it all down! 

This week we talk about the time Shawn Michaels got beat up by 500 marines and derailed this ppv. We get into what happened and how WWE handled it ultimately hurt HBK.  Plus the disasteous debut of Goldust. We go into why I think this was done to hurt and humiliate the Rhodes family. Does Andrew agree? Finally we get into WHY the Diesel title run was a huge failure.  All this and more!

This week we look at a diaster of a show: The third in your house. Diesel and HBK are SUPPOSED to take on Owen and Yokozuna but WWE does a bait and switch which causes a future collapse in PPV buisness!   We also talk Waylon Mercy and PCO!

Half WCW sicko Mode and half Dollar Store WWF Sports Entertainment Fall Brawl 95 is a very interesting show.  Featuring the only match between Ric Flair and Arn Anderson the end of the Renegade and the hulkamaniacs vs the dungeon of doom.    A change is in the air in WCW as it enters the Nitro era!

Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon steal the show again in a ladder match. Triple H and Kane have their first ppv matches Sunny kicks off the diva era and shane Douglas debuts as Dean Douglas only to get buried.  It's the final PPV before the Nitro era and things are heating up in the WWF.  However the company still is deeply uncool in summer 95! We discuss that and more in this big episode. 

WCW and New Japan went to North Korea for the BIGGEST Wrestling event of all-time in 1995. Over 100 thousand people were there for this huge event! Andrew Lee is Korea and he talks about this event and his experience with North Korea. We also talk about how bad Sonny Ono is and how underrated Eric Bishoff is on commentary.    Join us as we Collide in Korea

This week Jeff Jarrett reaches the top of the WWF then walks out. We discuss Double J's first walkout on WWF then discuss Lex leaving the company Roadie learning his swag and how great HBK was in the summer of 95!   YouTube viewers. Last week's Bash episode had 20 minutes cut off. Here is tbe full episode: https://youtu.be/7iJxQiUYDO8?si=SQYnikkzififjQwr  

WCW hits the Cali beach and puts on a stinker of a show. While visually impressive having a show on the beach this show features stinkers from Kamala Renegade and Dave Sullivan. plus hogan buries Vader in their final match. We also discuss what Vader would have done on the Nitro era.  

One of the worst shows in WWF history it's King of the ring 95 starring Savio Vega and Mable! We talk about why this show sucks and why overall the King of the ring ppv never worked and how boos are better than no reaction at all. 

The Bash is back baby! Macho man and Falir have something to prove but do they prove it? Plus more about the AEW TV Deal and Brian Pillman takes Alex Wright to school!

WCW pays tribute to its past by putting everyone in a coma with Slamboree 95. This event features the megapowers taking on Vader and Flair and Sting vs Big Bubba Rogers. We talk how Dusty and the Nadty Boyz steal the show how kevin Sullivan is a useless fatty plus more on AEW and the TV deal that dosent exist. 

WWE finally expands their PPV calendar with the first In Your House! A strong show featuring a killer Hakushi vs Bret Hart match. We also talk The Smoknig gunns getting another crack at Yoko and Owen Mabel starting his big push the debut of SAVIO and Diesel mourning his mom on the first mother's day without her. Plus a house is given away and what is up with AEW's Tv deal? Listen now!

The Wrestlemania brand was really in the toilet after this one. Perhaps the worst Wrestlemof all-time. LT takes on Bam Bam and Bret Hart takes on Bob Baclund in Bret's least favorite mania match. Even the best match of the show stinks as HBK buries Diesel to get himself over.  The Wrestlemania brand was in rough shape in 1995 and we discuss that plus AEW's new lawsuit! 

This week we start with a tribute to Sycho Sid then we take a deep dive into Uncensored 95. An awful show featuring the worst strap match in modern history.  Plus the debut of the fucking renegade. 

WCW 95 kicks off with Vader vs Hulk! Plus we talk Paul Roma having issues with Alex Wright and the death of Kevin Sullivan! Plus AEW ALL IN predictions. 

It's time for 1995 and Royal Rumble 95! But besides the Bam Bam-LT angle this is a horrible show. Featuring 30 of the biggest scrubs in Royal Rumble history. A terrible rumble and we explain why!   Plus we discuss AEW All IN Texas!

94 ends with a whimper as Hulk Hogan takes on The Butcher  in the main event of Starrcade! Randy Savage debuts, Avalache has his 1st WCW PPV match, kevin Sullivan takes on Mr. T. It's a rough time but NOT the worst Starrcade. Note: This episode was recorded BEFORE the death of Kevin Sullivan we shit all over him. Lol. Sorry.    Also we discuss MJF-Britt Bakker!

The WWF ends 94 with a whimper with a VERY weak Survivor Series. Diesel turns on Shawn Michaels Bob Backlund wins the title and Chuck Norris shows up but does anyone care? The answer is no. Join us as we discuss an Era where Vince has truly lost his way. 

Latino Heat rises as WCW and AAA team up for Worlds Collide! This is the breakout show for Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio and it's also that gave Eric Bishoff the idea for the cruiserweight division. We break the show down and discuss what AEW can learn from this amazing show! 

Before The Hulkster invaded the republican convention he took on Ric Flair in a huge cage match! Plus we talk Honkey Tonk Man Dustin Rhodes and so much more! It's another great WCW PPV!

WCW rasslin and Old School WWF continues to clash as Hogans reign continues! The WCW fans want hard hitting action but Beffcake and Dugan are taking control under Hogan!   Plus Dusty re-enters Wargames Sting and Vader have one last match and Johnny B Badd win the gold!  It's a great episode. Give it a listen. 

It's Undertaker vs Undertaker at Summerslam 94! Plus we discuss why Owen-Bret had such a classic cage match. The failure of Tatankas heel turn Savage's WWF farewell and way more as we explore the summer of 94 in the WWF!

Hulk Hogan returns to wresylinb and everything is perfect again. OR IS IT? We discuss Hulks debut in wcw plus more on Dustin Rhodes and Johnny B Badd in this big episode. 

Bret makes Diesel a star and Owen comes into his own in the 2nd King Of The Ring. Plus a rant on why Jerry Lawler sucks! Also we discuss the WWE-TNA partnership 

This week we watch peak WCW as the Nasty Boys take on Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan. We also have sting vs Vader and Windham vs Flair. WCW at its finest!