Throwback to the Future – Wrestling podcast

This one is LOADED! We talk about Hell in a Cell, how the WWE is utilizing legends, the over-saturation of the product, PLUS, an important announcement about our show.

On the heels of All-In, is the iron hot for a little, healthy competition for the WWE? We talk about that possibility…PLUS, in our Rings a Bell segment, we talk about how the competition that played out in the Monday Night Wars was great for the product and great for the fans.

Patton and Chris talk about All In this past weekend PLUS the current lack of creativity on RAW.

In this episode we talk about Chris Jericho’s statement: ‘Great Matches Don’t Matter. Personalities And Character – That’s All That Matters’ + we go back to ECW and talk about one of the most iconic characters Paul Heyman ever created in our Rings a Bell segment.

Patton had a baby, so Chris is filling him in on the last week in WWE

How to jazz up the WWE Network and make it even more subscribe-able!

A conversation about the lost art of being a hated heel in wrestling. It’s a bizarro world where the bad guys are the good guys and the good guys are the bad guys. PLUS, in our Rings a Bell segment, we talk about the phenomenon that flipped the script on the hated heel and the […]

Patton suggests that the WWE lean into their relationship with UFC even more + we pitch the idea of a WWE/MMA PPV

Chris has tapped out, he’s completely done watching RAW, and he gives 10 reasons why. Plus: We talk about the Women’s Evolution PPV and the return of Hulk Hogan.

Patton and Chris talk about the current metrics of success in pro wrestling compared to how success was defined in previous eras. PLUS, a conversation about Goldberg vs Hogan in the Georgia Dome in our rings a bell segment.  

Can changing the current roster, cutting the fat and adding the top indie talent bring more eyes to the product?

Patton and Chris’ top 3 favorite entrance themes, finishers, wrestling video games and all-time pro wrestlers  

A conversation about the current state of tag team wrestling in the WWE + we hop in the DeLorean and travel back to when tag team wrestling was in its prime.  

We take a peek behind the curtain and chat about the business of the business. PLUS a rapid fire Q&A with Patton.  

Ever wonder if todays superstars would work in the attitude era? Or if legends from the 80’s would get over today. That’s our conversation on this episode…so whatcha gonna do brother!

During the Monday Night Wars, WCW and WWE scripted compelling television shows. But now, what we basically get is a weekly house show.  

Patton has taken the WWE’s PPV schedule and completely rearranged it in order to make it more important and compelling…and Chris is there too.  

A couple of the top guys of the WWE seem to be floundering a bit, so we do our part in booking compelling angles with Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Plus, in our Rings a Bell segment, we talk about the ever-evolving Chris Jericho.      

Patton and Chris talk about how managers could help the current product + they go back in time and talk about the greatest manager ever, Bobby the Brain Heenan

In this one, Patton and Chris discuss what they consider the Four Fundamentals of being a sports entertainer: Character, Promo, Presentation and Storytelling. Plus, a trip down memory lane, nostalgia boulevard, to a time where Mick Foley checked all of the fundamental boxes…three times.

Not only do we talk about our favorite factions in this episode, we fantasy book a NEW ONE!

Our entertaining and accidentally insightful review of the WrestleMania weekend marathon we all just endured

Patton has a master plan to FINALLY turn John Cena heel + we go back in time to WCW Bash at the Beach 1996, where the masterful Hogan heel turn worked to perfection

What if after WrestleMania the WWE roll the dice and hire Eric Bischoff for GM of RAW and Vince Russo to steer the Blue Brand? MUST SEE TV! You might not like these guys, but Controversy Creates Cash! We also go back in time and take a look at why this combo didn’t work in […]

Chris and Patton are chattin’ about the new era of indie wrestlers on the main stage of the WWE…plus we highlight an episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event from 1988 where The Macho Man takes on Andre the Giant

• How the WWE can improve the Hall of Fame and WrestleMania • Comparing Mike Tyson at WrestleMania 14 with Rousey at Wrestlemania 34 • Chris goes off on Stephanie McMahon  

• Are there too many titles in the WWE, how do we make them important again? • We hop in the Delorean and go back to Vengeance 2001, where Chris Jericho became the first undisputed champion

• We book a long-term storyline that starts the RAW after WresteMania and culminates at WresteMania 35. • Plus – when the Mega Powers explode, an epic showdown 18 months in the making

• Why does Chris compare “We are NXT” to “We are D and D” • The difference between #PreBuzz and #PostBuzz • Patton hates Hogan vs. Andre • Chris’ Impression of Meltzer sounds like Rain Man • Can’t the marks & the casuals just get along

It’s our debut episode and we’ve got a loaded card… • Curtain Jerker Segment – RAW 25 (the good the bad and the ugly) • Mid-Card Segment – Royal Rumble (Chris called both!) • Main Event – The Work/Shoot Era (it’s time to blur some lines) • Rings a Bell Segment – The NWO Invasion (why […]