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Radioactive Metal 693: See You In… The Pit!
March 25, 2022 20:53 - 2 hours - 117 MBThe Curse has been lifted! The Plague has subsided! Praise be The Metal Godz! Concerts are back! We just enjoyed our first NinjaCat Productions show back after the lay off. Many more sonic assaults are looming on the horizon as well. So this episode we decided to share our “Dos and Don’ts” once everyone’s concert schedule hits full stride. Some of these we’ve touched upon before, mainly certain concert etiquette. This time ’round we have added a few that fans might take for granted these day...
Mark Order Podcast 052: White Castle Post Office
March 25, 2022 02:40 - 3 hours - 166 MBIt’s Wednesday Night, and you know what that means! The Mark Order Podcast is back, the whole crew is back together, and they do a ton of catching up, talk some AEW Figures, dreams, and all sorts of other strange things before entering the world of AEW. After a quick commercial break, we hit on the rankings, and then it’s into AEW Dynamite. The crew covers the show front to back, all the matches, promos and more. Did the Dax/Punk match live up to the hype? Long Pants or Tights for Punk? Do...
Shining Wizards 577: King Kaun
March 22, 2022 10:58 - 3 hours - 173 MBIt’s Monday Night and the gang is back & in full effect Kevin and Matt kick off the show with a quick catch up. Matt praises Kevin for taking some pictures with Ricky Morton & Jay Lethal at Wrestle Pro. Kevin talks about the show briefly and the Tony Nese/Casanova Valentine angle. They talk a bunch of random things, ROH, Wrestlemania, and Coliseum Home Video. Tony joins in the middle of the VHS talks, and the boys go down an interesting rabbit hole. They are then joined by Former Ring of ...
Wrestling Night in Canada 044: Last Mags Standing
March 22, 2022 00:09 - 2 hours - 163 MBIt’s that time again. In our hot little fists we hold what we know to be the latest issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. PWI is one of the last pro wrasslin’ magazines on the shelf. The year end awards issues are still a big deal around the WNIC offices. And what is now tradition we put ourselves to the test in trying to guess the winners in each category. These being the categories that mean the most to wrestling fans i.e Best Wrestler, Woman, Tag Team, Match. It always makes for great conve...
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 444: Life
March 20, 2022 04:15 - 2 hours - 125 MBThe boys are all back in studio P with a visit from Hammer! The show opens with a tribute to Scott Hall who sadly passed away this week. Then talking all things current with a Scott Hall retrospective including a top ten of his best matches. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 4-4-4 Life
Radioactive Metal 692: Gimmicks
March 18, 2022 13:53 - 1 hour - 108 MB“Gimmicks” in the Metal World are nothing new. Some more recognizable examples are the KISS/King Diamond warpaint and Iron Maiden’s mascot Eddie. But there are a variety of bands that have their own ideas of trademarks that we may not even take notice. For instance, Kerry King’s arm spikes, Corpsegrinder’s neck and various guitarist’s signature designs. So we do a deep dive into all these. You’ll be surprised with what we came up with. In our “News, Views and Tunes”, we geek out over “The B...
Shining Wizards 576: Hey Yo
March 15, 2022 02:44 - 2 hours - 159 MBOn this episode of the podcast, we quickly catch up with each other before talking about Scott Hall. We had learned on Sunday that he was on life support, and then this morning, that he would be taken off life support. We talk about his legacy in the wrestling industry, from his time in the AWA to TNA. We talk about which version was our favorite, and cover all the groundbreaking moments he was a part of. We dive into the Raw 1993 Rumble for the vacant Intercontinental Title, Rick Martel, an...
Mark Order Podcast 050: Sleep Jacking
March 10, 2022 11:58 - 3 hours - 167 MBIt’s Wednesday Night, and you know what that means….. It’s the Mark Order Podcast For the first time in weeks, the whole crew is back together. Matt tells his tales of figure collecting, after the recent news of all the upcoming figures announced at Revolution weekend. Matt & Anthony are quickly running out of space. Somehow Sleep Jacking comes up in conversation, and well, it’s exactly what you think it would be. Matt shares his tale. The gang moves into Revolution, they don’t do a deep...
Radioactive Metal 691: Award Winning
March 09, 2022 16:53 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBIt’s that time again! The Juno Awards are fast approaching May 15th in Toronto. The Junos are Canada’s equivalent to the grammys in the US. Realistically, the only award Metalheads care aboot is the “HR/HM Album Of The Year” Award. Regardless of who brings home the gold though, the winners will be our listeners. As is tradition around here, we go over our picks and predictions with our “Will and Should” segment. Namely, who SHOULD win. And/but who WILL win. We’re stoked for all the nominees!...
Shining Wizards 575: The Hangover Cure with Karl Fredericks
March 08, 2022 03:35 - 2 hours - 159 MBTony Hates Guests so he isn’t here for the start of the show Matt is stressing over AEW Figures Kevin is ready to talk with Karl Fredericks. Karl joins us, and we are quickly off to the races, talking shots, energy drinks, and his journey to the NJPW LA Dojo. We discuss his talks with NXT/WWE, his relationship with Alex Coughlin & Clark Connors. The hands on teaching of Shibata. HIs first trip to Japan and the strange things he eat, including RAW Chicken. We talk about being a WCW Fan, ge...
Inconclusive Breakdown 402: From Russia with Love
March 06, 2022 23:22 - 1 hour - 105 MBOn this week’s show: #Ukraine #Pfizer #Fauci #Putin #ROH #AEWRevolution & much more. Top 10: Movie Brothers & your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 402
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 441: Pain And Destruction Is Our Middle Name
March 06, 2022 23:21 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBChops and Phil battle technology once again as the wrestling news this week nearly breaks the interwebs. The show opens with the Pope returning to the NWA and drops an amazing “Hard Times-ish” promo. Phil reviews the new Batman movie. Tony Khan buys ROH, previewing this weeks AEW “Revolution” PPV and NJPW events. Vince McMahon to induct the UNDERTAKER to the WWE Hall Of Fame then offers Pat Mcaffee a match at this years Wrestlemania. This weeks Throwback is a quick career retrospect of the t...
Ringside Rant 149: March 3, 1997 RAW
March 04, 2022 15:06 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBJustin and RJ begin their march to Wrestle Mania 13 on this weeks episode; they Rant about the March 3, 1997 edition of WWE Raw. This episode of Raw comes to us from Berlin, Germany and has a great opener between Bret Hart and a young Triple H. However, the show is riddled with questionable finishes but culminates with the crowning of the first WWE European Champion. Listen this week to hear what Justin and RJ has to Rant about and so much more. Ringside Rant 149
Mark Order Podcast 049: Mark Order of HONOR?!?!
March 03, 2022 12:03 - 2 hours - 148 MBWe are back with another jam packed episode We waste no time jumping right into the huge news of the night. Tony Khan had a huge announcement, and he delivered in our opinion. Anthony, Ryan and Matt speculate what this means for Ring of Honor & AEW. Will it be a feeder system? Is this for a streaming service? The matches? Working with Impact & New Japan? Does Cody sign with ROH? We talk about the possibilities for almost an hour before a quick break Then we jump into the go home Dynamite ...
Wrestling Night in Canada 043: The Good, The Bad And They’re All Ugly
March 02, 2022 12:10 - 2 hours - 129 MBThis episode of WNIC, it’s the Battle Of The Big Men! Pro wrasslin’ is one of the few areas of entertainment where being a “Fat, out of shape” (Thank you, Rick Rude) individual could be advantageous. But just being big doesn’t always work. One still needs the fundamentals of wrestling as well. Some big men have excelled. While others…not so much. So this week we examine both sides. For every Andre, there was an El Gigante. For every Vader, there was a Norman The Lunatic. As well, we discuss ...
Shining Wizards 574: Second Salami
March 01, 2022 11:59 - 2 hours - 164 MBIt’s Monday Night and You Know What That Means! A jam packed show! First we are joined by the up and coming Kidd Bandit. 8 months in the game, and from the Nightmare Factory. We talk about AEW Dark, Prestige Wrestling, Mike Bailey, Anime, Doritos and more. Keep you eye on this kid, he’s gonna be a star After Bandit, we have a few minutes to talk about Wrestlemania. Matt isn’t even interested in the event, and confesses that he hasn’t been in years. Tony is all in on Roman/Brock, and Kevin...
Inconclusive Breakdown 401: сука блять
February 28, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBOn this week’s show: #Ukraine #Misinformation #nukes #WrestleMania #CDC #FDA & much more. Top 10: Famous Bills & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 401
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 440: A “SAVAGE” Rematch From The GAH-den!
February 26, 2022 20:27 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBChops & Phil open the show with a birthday tribute to Ric Flair who turns 73 this week. Chops breaks down this weeks NXT and our new favorite Nikkita Lyons. Meanwhile over on AEW, MJF drops an anti-Semitic promo to pull on CM Punk’s heart strings, Eddie Kingston reminds Chris Jericho that he’s not a sports entertainer and Jay White re-building the Bullet Club on U.S. soil. This weeks Throwback is the big rematch from March 8th 1986 when Tito Santana looked to regain the intercontinental cham...
Mark Order Podcast 048: Kids Love the Tik Tok and Dynamite
February 25, 2022 15:07 - 3 hours - 177 MBIt’s Wednesday Night, and You Know What That Means It’s a new episode of the Mark Order Podcast here for you on a Wednesday night! AntMoney, Ryan Schlong, and Kate The Great are here to talk about all things All Elite Wrestling. Millionaire Matt is off to never never land, but The Mark Order Trios Champs are here to discuss all the action and news from this week in AEW. The gang talks about what they’ve been up to, Tik Tok trends, and other things happening in the world. Before the break,...
Ringside Rant 148: SuperBrawl 8
February 25, 2022 15:05 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBJustin and RJ welcome their close personal friend Adam from Bama to this weeks show as they culminate the month with Superbrawl 8 from 1998. The build towards this pay per view wasn’t the best some weeks; but with this event emanating from the famous Cow Palace in California you knew there was going to be some great matches. RJ, Justin, and Adam break down the card with some great analyst from Adam who is a former wrestler. Finally, they will watch the US Title Match between DDP and Chris...
Shining Wizards 573: Matt’s Special Bag
February 22, 2022 11:58 - 2 hours - 151 MBThe boys are all back in the saddle again with tons of wrestling talk and talk about wrestling They are joined by your favorite guest and ours, Mikko Maestro. Mikko throws down the challenge to Tombstone Jesus, and somehow figures it’s going to happen in New Jersey, at Matt’s house, with Matt in his corner & Tony in Tombstone’s with Kevin as the special guest referee. It’s crazy & makes no sense, you’ll have to listen to believe it. After our friend leaves, we cover the biggest news of the...
Inconclusive Breakdown 400: Edge of War
February 20, 2022 21:47 - 2 hours - 112 MBOn this week’s show: #FreedomConvoy #Ukraine #Bitcoin, #Hilary, #Fauci & much more. Top 10: TV Crushes & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 400
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 439: The Dangerous Mooks
February 19, 2022 00:32 - 1 hour - 109 MBJay & Phil break down a busy week in wrasslin. Taker to the WWE HOF, NXT Vengeance Day, Elimination Chamber preview and can we see Stone Cold @ Mania this year. Cody Rhodes breaks the internet leaving AEW, and we preview this weekends Impact “No Surrender” PPV. The Throwback this week is WCW’s 2nd annual “SuperBrawl” PPV from February of 1992. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 439
Midnight Jury 325: Things – A Jury Watchaling
February 18, 2022 19:01 - 2 hours - 119 MBWARNING: This is the WORST movie we have EVER reviewed, talked about or have done a watch along for in our 9 year history, leading to what may be the WORST episode of the Midnight Jury ever. It was done in honor of “VHS Night” on The Last Drive In with Joe Bob Briggs, in which Mike received a Iron Mutant Award for completing the double feature that included THINGS. Sign up for a FREE TRIAL of Shudder watch along with the boys! Midnight Jury 325
Ringside Rant 147: February 16, 1998 WCW Nitro
February 18, 2022 18:59 - 1 hour - 65 MBThis week episode is the go home episode of WCW Nitro from Tampa, Florida. With Super Brawl 8 just days away storylines are being solidified and feuds are being made. Some of these feuds are not the best but we are all building to two major feuds. Everyone is looking at the vacant WCW title match between Sting and Hollywood Hogan was the feud of this event but RJ and Justin think otherwise. Listen to this episode this week to find out what we Rant about this week. Ringside Rant 147
Radioactive Metal 688: Crushing It
February 18, 2022 13:25 - 2 hours - 130 MBTraditionally we dedicate this episode to our annual Valentine’s Day Massacre. But being minus any female co-hostesses this year, we just weren’t feeling it this year. We still want to do something to celebrate this special day though. It’s safe to say that everyone in their youth goes through that whole “crush” phase. Those special artists that we had those special feelings for that go beyond just enjoying the tunes. So in the spirit of VDay, we figured we’d share some our crushes from our ...
Mark Order Podcast 047: He Who Must Not Be Named
February 18, 2022 04:11 - 2 hours - 158 MBIt’s Wednesday Night, and You Know What That Means It’s a new episode of the Mark Order Podcast here for you on a Wednesday night! AntMoney, Ryan Schlong, and Kate The Great are here to talk about all things All Elite Wrestling. Millionaire Matt is MIA tonight and no one is sure why, but The Mark Order Trios Champs are here to discuss all the action and news from this week in AEW. The gang talks about the big news of the week when “He Who Must Not Be Named” and Mrs. “He Who Must Not Be Na...
Wrestling Night in Canada 042: The Royal Fumble
February 16, 2022 01:20 - 2 hours - 124 MBThe Royal Rumble is THE WWE event for us ’round here at the WNIC offices. We eagerly anticipate it and it always delivers the goods. Except this year! Between the terrible booking and predictable results, the 2022 Rumble got the Horns Down! In contrast, Game Changer Wrestling present their first official (traditional) PPV and appearance at the hallowed halls of The Hammerstein. An absolute humdinger of a show that still has fans waging their tongues. We do a deep dive into both events. As we...
Shining Wizards 572: HorseNeck Salami
February 15, 2022 13:03 - 3 hours - 174 MBKevin is joined by Kate Hensler of fightful and The Mark Order Podcast. They do a heavy dive into AEW and are then joined by The NWA’s Sam Adonis aka El Rudo. It’s a deep discussion about his experiences in pro wrestling and his take on the landscape today. Pittsburgh independent wrestler Zeke Mercer also stops by to introduce himself to The Shining Wizards Universe and talks about his experiences being a wrestler and college student, along with inclusion & representation in pro wrestling...
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 438: A Lethal Dose Of Poison
February 12, 2022 05:07 - 1 hour - 107 MBJay has the night off so Phil and Choppy obnoxious as always breaking down the current state of affairs with All Elite Wrestling. This weeks NXT sparks a discussion about brands not building enough new stars. This weeks Throwback is WWF’s “No Way Out” PPV from February of 2002 Turnbuckle Throwbacks 438
Mark Order Podcast 046: Big Money in Atlantic City
February 11, 2022 16:20 - 2 hours - 164 MBIt’s Thursday Night, and You Know What That Means It’s a new episode of the Mark Order Podcast here for you on a special Thursday night show! AntMoney, Ryan Schlong, Kate The Great, and special guest Mrs. Money are here to talk about our All Elite Wrestling field trip to Atlantic City. Millionaire Matt was unlucky at the tables and is working off his casino debt, but the rest of the team was here to discuss all the action that happened in Atlantic City. The gang talks about their arrival ...
Ringside Rant 146: February 12, 1998 Thunder
February 11, 2022 16:19 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBWe are only two weeks away from Super Brawl 8!!! This week Justin and RJ rant about the sixth episode of Thunder on TBS. This new program for WCW was quickly labeled as the “B show” by some of the “journalists;” find out what we say about that and so much more on this “so, so” episode of Thunder. Ringside Rant 146
Radioactive Metal 687: Johnnies On The Spot
February 11, 2022 16:18 - 2 hours - 145 MBThe Metal World recently lost two important figures named Johnny. Mr. Johnny “Z” Zuzula was the founder/owner of the mighty Megaforce Records. The upstart label released a number of excellent albums that helped shape us as fans of our beloved genre. We also lost actor Howard Hessemen. For our more mature listeners, Hessemen will be best known as “Doctor” Johnny Fever on the awesome “WKRP In Cincinnati” sitcom aired from ’78-’82. The Doctor was a major influence on the creation of Radioactive...
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 437: I Can See Clearly Now… I Think
February 07, 2022 03:35 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBPhil runs solo this week with his new reading glasses talking all things current with a live chat room and then reveals a cool project for the month of March Turnbuckle Throwbacks 437
Inconclusive Breakdown 398: Whoopi HonkBerg
February 07, 2022 03:34 - 1 hour - 106 MBOn this week’s show: #WhoopiGoldberg #JoeRogan #FreedomConvoy #Beijing2022 & much more. Top 10: 60’s Bands & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 398
Ringside Rant 145: February 2, 1998 Nitro
February 04, 2022 23:26 - 1 hour - 81 MBWe start this week with the first of three shows going to Super Brawl 8 at the end of the month. We first stop off at WCW Nitro from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas before a record crowd. This show had its few positive moments but as you will hear on this episode RJ and Justin weren’t as high on this show as some may think. This and so much more as we march our way to Super Brawl 8 on our February 25th episode. Ringside Rant 145
Mark Order Podcast 045: MID Dynamite
February 03, 2022 14:39 - 2 hours - 154 MBThe gang is back together to talk all things AEW They catch up with each other, everyone had COVID, Ryan has access to Matt’s old backyard wrestling website, and the crew revisits some MBW stuff. They then jump into AEW Rampage from Friday Night before taking a quick commercial break Then it’s onto AEW Dynamite. Before they talk about the show, they discuss the Brian Kendrick situation. We try to wrap our heads around how this slipped through the cracks of AEW & WWE. Then its off and runn...
Ringside Rant Bonus: Ryan Talbot
February 01, 2022 11:59 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBOn this bonus edition of Ringside Rant, RJ welcomes a fixture in #BillsMafia. From “Shout” the Buffalo Football Podcast Ryan Talbot talks about what the reaction was to the Bills vs Chiefs game from last weekend as well as what the team has to look forward to next season. RJ and Ryan also talk about what the Bills organization has to do next season to get back to the playoffs and to the Super Bowl. With the possibility of Brian Daboll getting a head coaching job elsewhere Ryan talks about th...
Ringside Rant Bonus: Steve Maclin
February 01, 2022 11:58 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBLet the mayhem begin!!!! RJ welcomes Steve Maclin to the show on this bonus edition of Ringside Rant. Coming off of great matches against Jonathan Gresham and Trey Miguel, Steve is making strides to being one of the purest wrestlers in all of IMPACT wrestling. As a USMC veteran he has the drive within him to be the absolute best in whatever he does; and it shows whenever he is inside a wresting ring. When he came back from serving the country he decided to find a wrestling school in New Jers...
Shining Wizards 570: The Structure is Flawed
February 01, 2022 11:54 - 2 hours - 152 MBHot off the Royal Rumble the boys have a full show They are joined by one of the hottest up and coming tag teams in the business TSF. What does TSF stand for? You’ll have to listen to find out. We talk about all things TSF, training at the Nightmare Factory, name dropping, sandwich spots, poop pants, NWA Crockett Cup, & MUCH MORE. This is a great introduction to these guys and a really fun interview. Post interview we deal with some technical issues, plug the patreon & jump right into the ...
Inconclusive Breakdown 397: Coward-19
January 30, 2022 21:51 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBOn this week’s show: #FreedomConvoy, #NeilYoung, #JoeRogan, #RoyalRumble, #Ukraine, #misinformation & much more. Top 10: Wrestling Themes & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 397
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 436: The Prodigal Gypsy Has Returned!
January 29, 2022 01:19 - 1 hour - 101 MBCHOPPY’S BACK! and has a lot to say covering all things current. GCW PPV recap, AEW and the current stories there, Disney and WWE strike a deal and we preview this weekends Royal Rumble event. This weeks Throwback is Saturday Night’s Main Event From February of 1992. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 436
Ringside Rant 144: Royal Rumble 2005
January 28, 2022 20:15 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBIt is Royal Rumble season!!! This week RJ and Justin welcome the devilish one himself Devyn Dowling to the show as we watch the Royal Rumble match. First, we Rant about the heavyweight title matches as well as the Shawn Michaels vs Edge match before getting to the highly anticipated Rumble match. Ringside Rant 144
Inconclusive Breakdown 396: Them & M’s
January 24, 2022 01:34 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBOn this week’s show: Gunther Stark, Louie Anderson, Meatloaf, M&Ms, Microsoft & much more. Top 10: Perfect Castings & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 396
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 435: What’s Causin’ All This? 30 Years Later
January 23, 2022 03:18 - 2 hours - 113 MBHammer joins the show chopping all thing up current including Phil needing glasses, Bully Ray is still awful, AEW, NXT, WWE, GCW’s huge NYC PPV this weekend, The Throwback is the 30th anniversary of the Royal Rumble 1992 Turnbuckle Throwbacks 435
Ringside Rant 143: January 24, 2005 Raw
January 22, 2022 04:48 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBWe are days away from the Royal Rumble and the roster of RAW is ready to rumble on this weeks episode of RAW. Some things that really cant be done today but for the most part this was a good go home edition of RAW. Justin and RJ add a new segment this week, “Be The Booker” as well as adding two great themes to our Wrestling with Music rankings. Ringside Rant 143
Shining Wizards 568: I Thought She Lost an EYE!!!
January 18, 2022 03:41 - 3 hours - 166 MBIts Monday Night and You Know What That Means The boys are back, no guests and lots of wrestling to talk about. We kick off with the biggest news of the day, Cody Rhodes is a free agent. We speculate what this means, and if it means anything. Will he show up at the Rumble? Is this a Rhodes to the Top Storyline? Is this a PR Move? From there we hit on some AEW happenings from the last week, the debut of Brody King, the news that they floated a Lita vs Britt Baker Storyline, which leads us ...
Inconclusive Breakdown 395: $cience
January 16, 2022 19:28 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBOn this week’s show: Tonga, Bob Saget, Fauci Busted, Robin Sage, Unvaxxed Camps & much more. Top 10: Fake Books by Real People & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 395
Turnbuckle Throwbacks 434: Moving The Needle!
January 16, 2022 04:25 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBThe boys return for the first show of 2022 basically just catching up on life and all things current. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 434
Ringside Rant 142: January 13, 2005 Smackdown
January 14, 2022 22:34 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWe are two weeks away from the Royal Rumble as RJ and Justin Rant about the January 13th edition of Smackdown from St Pete Forum in Tampa, Florida. The triple threat match at the Royal Rumble between the WWE Champion JBL, Kurt Angle , and Big Show is being pushed even more so on this episode as we see an “abduction” of a member of the roster. There is a part the show when RJ will go off the hinges and have some interesting things to say about the main even segment. With Justin seeing this ...