Podcast on a Pole EP3: January 1997

Podcast on a Pole is a monthly episodic podcast, looking back at wrestling’s Monday Night War, through the eyes of one’s of its biggest influences, Vince Russo. As the head-writer as both the WWE and WCW, Russo was involved with some of wrestling’s most famous segments, featuring the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker, Mick Foley, DX, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Goldberg, the NWO and more.

On this episode of Podcast on a Pole, we delve into January 1997, as Vince Russo gives his insights on what was a pivotal month for the WWF, as they showed they were still very much alive and kicking— by putting on the unforgettable 1997 #RoyalRumble from the Alamodome.

Russo and the guys look at the build-up to the fore-mentioned Rumble, along with all the other internal goings on— with Vince Russo just a month away from taking over as the company’s head-writer. We explore what the plans #WrestleMania? What was it like dealing with Bret and Shawn? What was the thinking behind Shotgun Saturday Night? Why did everyone hate working with Vader? Why did Russo spoil the result of the 1997 Royal Rumble? Was their heat Todd Pentigail? Was Sycho Sid actually wasted?

All this and much much more, exclusively on this month’s edition of Podcast on a Pole.

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