Time for the birth of a Ring of Honor staple, Glory By Honor! So much to get into with this future tent pole event for ROH, including the beginning of Homicide as a singles superstar, the debut of Samoa Joe in a BRUTAL match ...
They got a bigger room! PROGRESS Wrestling continues to explode and gain a following across Europe, and that is evidenced by their debut here at Ch. 12 at the Electric Ballroom! Bigger venue, better production, same great wre...
There were more tables on this show than sober people. Jk. Kind of. But this show represents early ECW in a nutshell....a Texas Deathmatch, Sabu being a maniac, a woman in a wedding dress receiving a piledriver....you know, t...
Tito Ortiz! If this was TNA in May 2005, that would be the extent of this description. Because that it almost completely what they relied on to build this show. Even though we get an amazing moment with AJ Styles in the main ...
Got a hankerin' for Mantaur? Dick Murdoch? IRS vs Undertaker? Well all your prayers have been answered with this episode! Royal Rumble kicks off the ACCLAIMED year of 1995 for wrestling, and we begin the road to Wrestlemania ...
Joined by an Alliance member, Justin Credible! Justin and Hard recap the culmination of the infamous Invasion storyline. Justin's run in WWF was hindered by this storyline, and by several other outside forces that are discuss...
Wrestlemania! NXT Takeover! Ponchos! Just shooting the shit about a huge week in wrestling for probably too long. But I just love wrestling, okay? Shut your ass.Ft: Some dickhead birds outside my window chirping throug...
The inaugural ROH Tag Team Champions are crowned! Paul London vs Michael Shane in a MOTY-worthy street fight! A major ROH Title match! Christopher Street Connection and their bananas! This show clearly has it all. We also see...
Ready to hear about Brutus Beefcake main eventing the biggest show of the year? WELL TOO BAD, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING. The culmination of the acclaimed "masked man attacking Hulk Hogan" storyline, the Three Faces of Fear r...
PROGRESS continues to prove it's one of the best TRUE alternatives in professional wrestling. Not just in the UK, but around the world. Chapter 11 brings us more of naughty Jimmy Havoc, threats of murder, two different tourna...
How can you go wrong with insane Bob Backlund? Or with ample amounts of little people? Well, listen to this podcast and you'll find out. We got 5 vs 5 matches, Yokozuna vs Undertaker in a Casket Match, and most importantly, C...
This Invasion storyline sure has NO MERCY on it's fanbase. Join myself and JD from Red Leaf Retrocast as we getting into some previously untapped topics regarding the Invasion storyline and our in-depth recap of the final sto...
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Nobody in! Nobody out! Nobody getting over! If you're checking out this episode because you want to relive the insanity and chaos that was TNA in mid-2005.....you've come to the right place. The FIRST EVER Lockdown PPV in th...
BOOOOOOO! No no, that's not that crowd's reaction to Hogan, that's a ghost sound. Because Halloween. Get it? Well you'll also get a smashing (pumpkins) episode here covering one of WCW's more prominent PPVs! This show has eve...
No longer is PROGRESS just dipping their toes into story-based wrestling; they are all in with this chapter. Chapter 10 is a landmark show for the company, for so many reasons. We got the finals of the Natural Progression Ser...
Take a drink every time one of the commentators says “Beantown” on this show….yikes. But other than that, we got your favorite old school Ring of Honor shenanigans for you on this episode! Some of the company’s best matches s...
Let's get EXTREME.....ly absurd with this episode. The first "Extreme Championship Wrestling" event ever is here, and what a time capsule to get into. We got a blind Sandman, Dean Malenko chloroforming his opponent, and the i...
No fans for the Rumble? No problem! Kinda. Top to bottom, a great wrestling show, and one of, if not THE best PPV of the COVID Era. Bianca and Edge get their moments, golf carts become controversial, and it's......it's Christ...
WAR GAMES! We don't actually get to hear William Regal say those iconic words on this event, but we do get him in a powdered wig so...that's something? In addition to that, we have a hilariously exhausting promo/phone call be...
You read the title, and you probably thought "Hmm, I guess this is the show where Kurt Angle won the title, but what else happened?". Admittedly, I had the same thought before watching this show, but there turned out to be a ...
Have you been itching to do a deep-dive into Trytan? Or "The Outlaw" Billy Gunn? Or the battle to become the secretary of Dusty Rhodes? No? WELL THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING WITH THIS EPISODE. Destination X 2005 is a classic re...
Bonus Episode! The year of 2020 was a crazy one for everybody, and the wrestling industry was no different. This year gave us so much to think about and enjoy in the world of wrestling, and we have a great group of guys to di...
Episode 50 / One Year(ish) Anniversary! The epic extravaganza spectacular is here! In this episode, The Hardest Part of the Ring speaks about tequilla, Farming Simulator (an upcoming project), The Wednesday Night Wars, and mu...
