The Lawcast

From 2023: Our hosts revisit Summerslam 2004.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover Summerslam 2022, the beginning of the Triple H era of WWE.Vince McMahon has shockingly retired from WWE only days before this show. While there aren't immediate huge changes, we do get to see the beginning of Triple H's direction and ideas and get a snapshot of where the company was before he took over.Our main event is Roman Reigns defending the WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing Match. They've fought many times, but somehow this feud with Reigns as the Tribal Chief and Lesnar as a face is the only time it really worked. We also discuss AEW Redemption and preview Summerslam 2026.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover the infamous worked shoot debacle at Bash at the Beach 2000.Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff are on a collision course in the summer of 2000. Tensions come to a head as they can't agree on a finish for the Jeff Jarrett vs. Hulk Hogan match here. As a compromise they agree to a worked shoot where Jarrett lays down for Hogan. And then things go array...

From 2024: Our hosts revisit WWF In Your House 2.

From 2024: Our hosts revisit WCW Bash at the Beach 1995.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts go back to cover Global Force Wrestling 2017, the time Jeff Jarrett managed to get himself back into TNA and convinced them rebrand it as his failed start up Global Force Wrestling.TNA/Impact had been in a zombie state for several years at this point, but they just wouldn't die. Anthem bought the company from Panda Energy and brought back Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett hired Bruce Prichard to get promotion on Prichard's wildly successful podcast.On-screen, they've got a feud between Bobby Lashley and Alberto El Patron in the main event. They've got a feud between announcers Jeremy Borash and Josh Matthews. Low Ki and Sanjay Dutt are feuding over the X-Divison Title. And NFL star DeAngelo Williams will step in the ring for the first time.Plus we discuss Kenny Omega winning the AEW Title, plans for the Redemption pay-per-view, and Shota Umino being pulled from the G1 with a concussion.

From 2024: Our hosts revisit WCW's Bash at the Beach 1996.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover Great American Bash 2007, featuring the epic Bobby Lashley vs. John Cena match.In the shadow of the Chris Benoit murder, a struggling WWE turns to what should be their big rivalry for years to come. Unfortunately this turns out to be the last time these two would wrestle for over a decade due to outside circumstances. Plus we discuss CM Punk winning the WWE Championship on Raw, Sheamus leaving WWE, and preview the G1 Climax. 

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover WCW Great American Bash '91, the infamous show where Jim Herd fired Ric Flair two weeks out and they proceeded to put on one of the worst pay-per-views of all-time.Ric Flair is fired after a contract dispute, leaving the WCW Title vacant. #1 contender Lex Luger is set to face Barry Windham in a Steel Cage Match to crown a new champion. We also get Sting vs. Nikita Koloff in a Russian Chain Match, Rick Steiner and Missy Hyatt against Arn Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously in a Steel Cage Match, and many other gimmick matches.Plus we discuss Sami Zayn winning the WWE Championship and whether he'll lose it to Cody Rhodes on Monday, Oba Femi winning King of the Ring and declining his Summerslam title shot, AEW Forbidden Door, and more. 

From 2024: Our hosts revisit the NWA's Great American Bash '88.

From 2024: Our hosts revisit ECW One Night Stand 2006.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover WCW's Great American Bash 1995, a dispatch from the bizarre world of pre-Nitro WCW.Hulk Hogan's arrival in WCW has resulted in a major increase in their business but also a decline in their creative quality. This show gives us a peek at why that was, as we see Hogan's creative influence with the pushes of Jim Duggan, The Nasty Boys, and the Ultimate Warrior knockoff The Renegade. Plus we preview WWE Night of Champions and AEW Forbidden Door. 

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover Lucha Underground's second season finale Ultima Lucha Dos. The second season of Lucha Underground has somehow been even weirder and wilder than the first. Dario Cueto has debuted his monstrous canablistic brother Matanza, who immediately won the Lucha Underground Championship and defended it against all comers. Tonight he faces Pentagon, who has gone through intense training at the hands of Vampiro and re-emerged as Pentagon Dark. Our main event will be a lucha dream match with Rey Mysterio taking on Prince Puma, AKA Ricochet. Plus the Unique Opportunity Tournament, a seven way match for the Gift of the Gods, and more.We briefly touch on AAA bringing back Perros del Mal. And in Outside the Bubble we discuss the turbulent summer of 2016, including the death of Muhammad Ali, the Pulse nightclub shooting, the Cleveland Cavaliers capturing the NBA Championship, Pokemon Go, and more. 

From 2024: Our hosts revisit WWF King of the Ring 1998.

From 2024: Our hosts revist WCW Great American Bash 1996.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover King of the Ring 1996, a fascinating show from the very early stages of the Attitude Era.Shawn Michaels is the WWF Champion but his best friends Scott Hall and Kevin Nash have left for WCW. For lack of better options, Michaels is put in a feud with The British Bulldog and they try to spice it up by involving Bulldog's wife Diana with disastrous results. Mick Foley has debuted as Mankind and will face The Undertaker for the first time on this night. Steve Austin, Vader, Jake Roberts, and Marc Mero vie to be King of the Ring. And The Ultimate Warrior faces Jerry Lawler in a comically bad match.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover Bad Blood 2004, featuring the incredibly long Hell in a Cell Match between Triple H and Shawn Michaels.2004 is a tough time for WWE. The stars of the Attitude Era have mostly left and the next generation of stars isn't ready to take over. Here on Raw Chris Benoit is having a middling run as World Heavyweight Champion but the real main event is the never-ending feud between Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Tonight Michaels and Triple H finish their feud in a Hell in a Cell Match while Benoit defends his title against Kane.We also discuss WWE Clash in Italy, the news that New Japan Pro Wrestling has been sold, and the incredible battle of the Grande Americanos. 

From 2024: Our hosts revisit King of the Ring 1994.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, featuring the Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens rematch.

From 2024: Our hosts revisit Lucha Underground's Ultima Lucha Uno.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time we cover AEW Double or Nothing 2022, featuring CM Punk defeating Adam Page to win the AEW World Heavyweight Championship.AEW is enjoying its greatest period of commercial success and popularity but there's trouble in the locker room. Punk has ruffled feathers in his first six months in the company and it's starting to break out on screen. Here Punk and Page manage to keep things professional for their match but it's the beginning of the end.We've also got the Owen Hart Cup Finals, The Young Bucks vs. The Hardy Boyz, the first Anarchy in the Arena, and more. We also preview this year's Double or Nothing and rag on how terrible tonight's Saturday Night's Main Event looks. 

From 2024: Our hosts cover World Class Championship Wrestling's Parade of Champions 1984.

From 2024: Our hosts revisit Slamboree 1998.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover WCW SuperBrawl '91, featuring the crossover with New Japan Pro Wrestling as Ric Flair battles Tatsumi Fujinami in the main event for the WCW Title.1991 WCW has seen Dusty Rhodes returned from the WWF as the head booker. Dusty's taking some big swings in creative and hitting some and missing badly on others. This show gives us a couple great matches but also some real disasters, including the debut of Oz.Plus we discuss all the current wrestling news.

From 2024: Our hosts revisit Slamboree 1997.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover Raw is War from May 10, 1999. It's the Raw that drew the highest viewership in history, with a stunning 8.1 rating. WCW Nitro was preempted for an NBA Playoff game on this night, so the WWF was unopposed. They proceeded to put on a wild show of crazy matches with a main event of Steve Austin, The Rock, and Vince McMahon against The Undertaker, Triple H, and Shane McMahon. Plus we discuss the passing of Ted Turner and preview WWE Backlash.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts go back to cover the AWA's big moment, it's Super Sunday '83.The AWA is red hot. Hulk Hogan has been chasing Nick Bockwinkel's AWA World Heavyweight Championship for a full year. He's the biggest sensation in pro wrestling. They've built to their biggest show ever, the closed circuit special Super Sunday. It's Hogan's last chance. It's now or never. He has to win. But he doesn't. It's one of the biggest turning points in pro wrestling history. What if Verne and Hogan had been able to work out a deal? What if Hogan had stayed? What would the WWF have done? How far could the AWA have gone? It didn't all turn on this one night, but this whole year was the AWA's chance to strike first in the looming national war. And then Hogan slipped through Verne's fingers.Plus we talk about all the current wrestling news.

From 2024: Our hosts revisit WCW Slamboree 1996.

From 2020: Our hosts revisit Backlash 2003.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover the NWA's Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun from April 2, 1989. 1989 in the NWA is one of the most tumultuous years of any promotion in history and this might be the low point. Booker George Scott ends up getting fired for the disastrous failure of this show, which drew less than 5,000 fans in the Louisiana Super Dome and drew the lowest rating of any Clash of the Champions to date. That all happened despite the show being headlined by Ricky Steamboat defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair in a Two Out of Three Falls Match that was one of the best matches of the year.The show also featured The Road Warriors defending the NWA Tag Titles against The Varsity Club, The Midnight Express vs. The Samoan SWAT Team, Junkyard Dog vs. Butch Reed, and more.We also discuss this year's Wrestlemania's highs and lows. CM Punk and Roman Reigns had an epic main event. Oba Femi became a star with his victory over Brock Lesnar. On the downside the Cody vs. Randy Orton match was more or less incoherent and featured far too much celebrity involvement. And the entire show was dragged down by the sheer number of ads. 

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts go back to cover Cody Rhodes finally finishing the story, it's Wrestlemania XL!It's just two years ago but WWE feels like a very different place. Dwayne Johnson finally returns to WWE to get the match he's been dreaming about for years against Roman Reigns. But the fans want Cody, and they won't be denied. So Rock channels his anger and frustration into creating The Final Boss, one of the greatest characters in wrestling history. And we're set for an epic two night Wrestlemania. Plus we discuss Darby Allin winning the AEW Championship, preview Wrestlemania, and discuss AEW Dynasty. 

From 2024: Our hosts cover Wrestlemania 39 (2023).

From 2024: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania 38 (2022).

From 2024: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania 37 (2021).

From 2020: The real-time thoughts of our hosts during the lead-up to and aftermath of Wrestlemania 36 in 2020.

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover The Ultimate Challenge with Wrestlemania VI, featuring Hulk Hogan passing the torch to The Ultimate Warrior in a legendary main event.In addition to the legendary Hogan vs. Warrior main event, we've got Ted DiBiase vs. Jake Roberts, Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire vs. Randy Savage and Sherri, and Brutus Beefcake vs. Mr. Perfect. We don't see Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown because that attrocity is edited out of the Netflix version. Plus we discuss the enormous amount of current wrestling news, including Janel Grant's latest accusations, Pat McAfee joning up with Randy Orton, and AEW Dynasty.

From 2022: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania 35.

From 2022: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania 34 (2018).

From 2022: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania 33 (2017).

From 2022: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania 32 (2016).

From 2022: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania 31 (2015).

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover the first-ever tournament for the WWF Championship, it's Wrestlemania IV!A year after Wrestlemania III the WWF searches for something bigger than the show that sold out the Pontiac Silverdome. Without the ability to run a bigger stadium, they go for something totally different and run the show from Atlantic City, New Jersey and put on a fourteen man tournament to crown a new WWF Champion. We've got Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ted DiBiase, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Rick Rude, Ricky Steamboat, and more all competing to be the next champion.We also discuss the latest revalations in the Janel Grant case, Chris Jericho's return to AEW, and the build to Wrestlemania.

From 2021: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania XXX (2014).

From 2021: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania 29 (2013).

From 2021: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania XXVIII.

From 2021: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania XXVII (2011).

From 2021: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania XXVI (2010).

From 2021: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania XXV (2009).

Welcome back to The Lawcast! This time our hosts cover the biggest Wrestlemania of all-time with Wrestlemania III. Over 80,000 fans pack the Pontiac Silverdome to witness Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against Andre the Giant. Randy Savage defends his Intercontinental Championship against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat in one of the most legendary matches of all-time. And Roddy Piper's retirement match against Adrian Adonis where the loser will have their head shaved.We also discuss current wrestling news, including the death of Dennis Condrey, Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland on Dynamite, and more. 

From 2020: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania XXIV (2008).

From 2020: Our hosts revisit Wrestlemania XXIII (2007).