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Ringside Rant 099: WrestleMania X

April 16, 2021 13:53 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

This week Dave and RJ try to do justice to this classic WrestleMania. From arguably one of the best ladder matches of all time to the brotherly love feud that was Owen vs Bret. This WrestleMania’s card had many highs but also had some lows; the boys will Rant about it all on this latest episode. Ringside Rant 099

The Mark Order Podcast 003: Mike Tyson’s Punch Out

April 15, 2021 14:31 - 3 hours - 167 MB

Its Wednesday, you know what that means Anthony & Kate are back to bring you all things AEW Talking AEW Dark Elevation, AEW Dark, Rankings, AEW News and Notes from the week and of course AEW Dynamite They take a deep dive into this week’s episode, from the best tag match in Dynamite History, to the TNT Championship Match and everything in between. It’s your must listen too show if you are a fan of AEW DON’T LISTEN ALONE JOIN THE MARK ORDER The Mark Order Podcast 003

Radioactive Metal 650: Eargazm – interview with Eye and Ear Control Records

April 12, 2021 14:28 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Band interviews rule. They’re the bread and butter of this show. There are a number of other facets of our beloved genre that don’t always get their just due. We’ve spoken to a number of these unsung heroes before; producers, authors/writers, record company dudes. Mr. Brad Skibinsky offers up something different. He’s a one man vinyl distributor behind Eye and Ear Control Records. Basically, he’s his own record shop and mail-order. And an all round cool dude we’ve known for quite awhile from...

Inconclusive Breakdown 356: Biden’s Troubles

April 11, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB

On this week’s show: Vaccine Passports, DMX, Prince Phillip, Supreme Court Packing, Troubles are back, Russia/Ukraine, Racism, WrestleMania & much more. #Top10 Overrated Bands & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 356

Turnbuckle Throwbacks 401: The Invasion Of The Rogue General

April 10, 2021 13:48 - 2 hours - 117 MB

The show opens with the Bullet Club’s “Rogue General” Bad Luck Fale calling in LIVE from Japan talking all things Bullet Club, his weight loss journey, motivational videos and the Fale Dojo! Then the boys review NXT’s “Stand & Deliver” events, while previewing night one of Wrestlemania 37. Another segment of “Fantasy Warfare” booking the finals of the NCAA style tag tournament as Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson take on The “Revival” aka F.T.R. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 401

The Mark Order Podcast 002: All Lubed Up

April 08, 2021 12:07 - 2 hours - 164 MB

The Mark Order is back for another week of AEW Wrestling. Ant, Kate and Matt catch up on the week that was. Juggalos, baseball talk, Ant got AEW Series 4 today, and more. Right down the rabbit hole with the AEW House Show this Friday, and Chris Jericho on Broken Skull Sessions Little talk about AEW Dark Elevation & AEW Dark. Run down of the AEW Rankings for April 7th Then it’s what you came for. AEW Dynamite. We break down the whole show from the opening match to the closing segment. We...

Shining Wizards 527: I Wanna Be Like Mike

April 06, 2021 04:08 - 3 hours - 192 MB

Kevin and Matt are back for the latest episode We catch up with each other about our Easter’s, and the past week, sports wise, and what not Michael Bennett joins us to talk about his time in the WWE, his return to Ring of Honor, who he is dying to wrestle, being an inspiration in the wrestling community, Matt Taven, Japan and much more. Back from commercial break, we are all over the place, talking Chris Jericho on Broken Skull Sessions, NWA Powerrr, AEW, Impact Wrestling, Wrestlemania 37...

Turnbuckle Throwbacks 400: It’s A “Good” Friday for 400!

April 04, 2021 16:17 - 2 hours - 114 MB

The show celebrates 400 episodes with the boys giving thanks to everyone who made it possible and hinting at future plans as well. The weekly shows are reviewed and the up coming NXT “Stand & Deliver” event. The finals of the NCAA style tag tournament are announced. This weeks Throwback is Wrestlemania XVII from April of 2001. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 400

Ringside Rant 097: WrestleMania VII

April 02, 2021 13:18 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

It is Wrestle Mania season; Dave and RJ are breaking down Wrestle Mania VII with their own twist to it. This Wrestle Mania was RJs first mania while this was one of Daves favorites. This Wrestle Mania and a lot of rumor and innuendo surrounding this entire event; from the move of the venue to how many actual people watched this showcase of the immortals live in person. The boys breakdown how they felt about the retirement match between Randy Savage and the Ultimate Warrior. The main event sa...

Midnight Jury 306: “Short Circuit 2”

April 01, 2021 23:43 - 2 hours - 133 MB

The Jury reviews SHORT CIRCUIT 2 after being underwhelmed by the original. Will the sequel help the franchise or will it drag it down even further? Mike, Cal and Adam let you know! Midnight Jury 306

Inconclusive Breakdown 355: Mexican Baked Potatoes

March 29, 2021 01:23 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

On this week’s show: Boulder Shooting, Castings, Deaths, Lil Nas X, Biden gun grab, Border Crisis & much more. #Top10 People who changed the world & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 355

Shining Wizards Valet32 Tournament Elite 8 Results, Final Four Preview

March 29, 2021 01:22 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

The Elite 8 is in the books and we have all the results! There is plenty to analyze in the stats and we say goodbye to some of the movers and shakers, and one entrant continues to move forward after very close voting in the early rounds. Plus, we introduce the stats of the division winners and cover the matchups for the Final 4! Shining Wizards Valet32

Turnbuckle Throwbacks 399: Vinceocracy!!!

March 28, 2021 02:16 - 2 hours - 134 MB

This week the boys are still hot over the Peacock / WWE network, reviewing this weeks AEW and NXT shows and we are down to the elite 8 of our NCAA style tag tournament. This weeks Throwback is from March 26th 2001 the final episode of Monday Nitro. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 399

Midnight Jury 305: Eight Years of Review and “Creed”

March 28, 2021 02:14 - 2 hours - 163 MB

Mike, Cal and Adam celebrate the Jury’s 8 year Anniversary by continuing their tradition of reviewing the ROCKY story. This year we have reached 2015’s CREED! Thank you for being with us for 8 years, and we hope you enjoy! Midnight Jury 305

Radioactive Metal 648: Award Winner – Juno Awards (Heavy Metal Album)

March 28, 2021 02:13 - 2 hours - 113 MB

It’s that time again. Generally as a rule, music awards mean two things to heavy music fans – jack and shite’! But we do seem to take notice when it comes to the categories that mean something to us. With the grammys in the can, we can now focus on the upcoming Junos, the Canadian equivalent. Specifically, the Heavy Metal Album of the Year Award. So with that in mind, we’re going to forego a “Creature Feature”, and delve into our thoughts and picks from this year’s nominees. As well, we pay ...

Ringside Rant 096: Savio Vega

March 26, 2021 13:39 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

Dave and RJ welcome WWE legend Savio Vega to the show this week. Savio talks about what he has been up to since leaving WWE as well as what he is currently doing in MLW. The state of wresting in Puerto Rico is hot currently as Savio speaks on the great work that he and his team are putting out with IWA Puerto Rico and NINJA TNT. Savio speaks on his debut as “Kwang” as well as his alignment with Razor Ramon aka Scott Hall. His great feuds with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Goldust are wha...

Shining Wizards AEW Dynamite Post Show 52

March 25, 2021 11:11 - 2 hours - 155 MB

Its Wednesday, You know what that means The gang is back to cover all things AEW From AEW Dark Elevation, to Dark, the rankings, any news and notes from the AEW world, then its on to AEW Dynamite. We cover the show from back to front, and break down all the stories, segments, and matches from the night. Its a must listen to show for any fan of All Elite Wrestling. AEW Dynamite Post Show 52

Shining Wizards Valet32 Tournament Round of 16 Results, Elite 8 Preview

March 22, 2021 01:04 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

The Round of 16 comes to an end and we have all the results! More breakdown of the voting results with some interesting statistics from the second round. Plus upsets! Tony also breaks down the Elite 8 with who’s moving on and who they defeated to get there. Shining Wizards Valet32

Inconclusive Breakdown 354: Slidin’ Biden

March 21, 2021 23:48 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB

On this week’s show: Biden’s bad week, TV castings, WWE Fastlane, NWA Back for the Attack, Oscars, Razzies, Grammys, Atlanta Shooting & much more. #Top10 things you would do/buy if you hit the lottery & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 354

Turnbuckle Throwbacks 398: Super Stars And Stripes FOREVER!!

March 21, 2021 17:35 - 2 hours - 131 MB

The boys get into a discussion about being Godparents as Jay is about to be one again and Phil as always has a story about everything lol. Reviewing all the weekly shows and previewing this weekends WWE “Fastlane” PPV, the NWA’s returning PPV “Back For The Attack” and the NJPW Cup semi’s and final predictions. Also, the next round of the NCAA inspired Tag Team tournament is announced This weeks Throwback is Wrestlemania 7 from March of 1991. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 398

Ringside Rant 095: Alexa, Play Ringside Rant

March 19, 2021 20:03 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB

Your favorite podcasters favorite podcast is back for another great episode this week. Dave and RJ discusses how they’d book this years Wrestle Mania. Prior to that they discuss what they’d like to see at the two night NXT Takeover before wrestle mania. Ringside Rant 095

Radioactive Metal 647: Fistful Of Entombed – with Aaron Price (Fistful of Metal magazine)

March 19, 2021 11:30 - 2 hours - 148 MB

As we began compiling this week’s episode, tragedy struck the Metal world. We lost one of the all time greats in L.G. Petrov, mainman behind the legendary Entombed. So we decided a fitting tribute was in order. To assist us we enlisted the insights of Aaron Price. Mr. Price is a scribe for the new “Fistful Of Metal” magazine. We sat down and discussed all things Entombed: our fave album, song and our discovery of the band. And probably most importantly, we predict the future of an Entombed ...

Midnight Jury LIVE! 304: Leprechaun in the Hood

March 18, 2021 21:51 - 3 hours - 197 MB

For only our second time, the Jury reviews a film on our monthly LIVE show! Join Mike, Cal and the returning Adam as they review 2000’s LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Midnight Jury 304

Shining Wizards AEW Dynamite Post Show 51

March 18, 2021 11:16 - 2 hours - 154 MB

Another week with the Triple Threat, Ant, Kate and Matt The crew quickly catches up with each other, before talking a little about AEW Dark: Elevation before jumping into the main story coming out of Impact’s Sacrifice, and who is gonna face Kenny Omega at Rebellion. Back to AEW Dark: Elevation & AEW Dark, not necessarily a break down of each show but Matt asks the question, is this too much wrestling? We go over the rankings and plug Manscaped, be sure to use the code Dynamite to save 20...

Turnbuckle Throwbacks 397: Where’s The Kaboom?

March 15, 2021 02:11 - 2 hours - 131 MB

The boys have a ton of current stuff to cover including this weeks NXT and AEW shows. NXT to be a 2 night affair Mania weekend. Phil explains the Peacock / WWE network merge. Then Phil goes a bit off the rails reviewing a recent podcast from Jim Cornette regarding his review of AEW’s “Revolution” PPV. Then the boys give the results of the first round of their tag team tournament. This weeks Throwback is the WCW/NJPW Supershow from March of 1991. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 397

Shining Wizards Valet32 Tournament Round One Results, Round of 16 Preview

March 15, 2021 01:24 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

The Round of 32 closes and we have all the results! Plus, Tony provides a breakdown of the voting results with some interesting statistics from the first round. We preview the Round of 16 and the matchups for this week of voting! Shining Wizards Valet32

Midnight Jury 303: The Fog

March 14, 2021 02:52 - 2 hours - 113 MB

John Carpenter and Debra Hill take their HALLOWEEN genius (and actors) from Haddonfield to Antonio Bay to combat THE FOG! Do they hit it big again with this film? The Jury will give you the final verdict! Midnight Jury 303

Ringside Rant 094: Dan St Germain

March 12, 2021 16:02 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

This week Dave and RJ welcome comedian and podcaster Dan St Germain. Dan can be seen on Comedy Central, The Roast of Bruce Prichard, and be heard on Wrestle Roasts on Ad Free Shows. The trio talks everything from wresting to comedy during the pandemic and everything in between. Ringside Rant 094

Radioactive Metal 646: Kvlted!! – interview with Culted

March 12, 2021 12:32 - 1 hour - 89 MB

This global crisis has radically altered a lot of things and the way we go about doing them. For musicians, it’s the lack of live performing and the challenges of trying to jam/write new material. For Season Of Mist recording artists Culted… well, not much has changed. With 3/4 of the line up hailing from Winnipeg, Canada, and the other 1/4 residing in Sweden, the entire band has never been face to face. With the new album “Nous” on the racks, it’s a good time to get multi-instrumentalist Mi...

Shining Wizards AEW Dynamite Post Show 50

March 11, 2021 14:05 - 3 hours - 166 MB

Fresh off of AEW Revolution Kate, Anthony and a late Matt talk about the PPV. What they liked, didn’t like, and of course the barbed wire main event Then its on to AEW Dynamite, all the matches, segments, fallouts from the PPV and what the future holds for our favorite people from AEW. It’s a must listen to episode of your favorite AEW Podcast! AEW Dynamite Post Show 50

Shining Wizards 523: Barbed Wire Explosion

March 09, 2021 04:10 - 3 hours - 179 MB

Fresh off the AEW Revolution PPV, we have a loaded show. We first address why we don’t have a guest on the show tonight, then we do something we haven’t done in what seems like YEARS. We talk about last week’s Monday Night Raw. Tony watched the show, Matt is convinced that he will never get to face Bobby Lashley & Kevin believes Bob & Matt will one day be best friends. From the WWE we take a hop over to MLW, to talk about this week’s Fusion. Calvin Tankman shines, as does Jordan Oliver and...

Wrestling Night in Canada 024: P.W.I. Rear Enders

March 08, 2021 18:06 - 2 hours - 118 MB

2021 is off and running. But at the WNIC offices, the year’s not a wrap without the annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated Year End Awards issue in our hot little fists. These awards have had your Cool Uncle Snowy’s attention since the mid-80s. For Matt and Ducky, they are relatively new. So for this week’s “Turnbuckle Talk” we test the rookie’s mettle with these prestigious awards. Look or this to be an annual event for us too. As well, we have our WNIC championship title bout with WWE’s Eliminat...

Shining Wizards Valet32 Tournament Round One, Part Two Preview

March 08, 2021 01:36 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

The #Valet32 tournament continues with the second half of the first round with action from the Sensational and First Lady regions, and we bring you some information on the second sixteen participants! Valet32 Tournament Round One, Part Two Preview

Inconclusive Breakdown 353: 1 Fish 2 Fish

March 07, 2021 20:21 - 1 hour - 83.3 MB

On this week’s show: Dr. Seuss, Pepe le Pew, Cuomo, DC Infinite Frontier, NXT & much more. #Top10 Mini Series & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 353

Midnight Jury 302: Porky’s

March 05, 2021 23:49 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Travel back to 1981 with the Jury as they review the raunchy comedy PORKY’S! Kids in the 80’s tried to sneak into the theatre and trick their parents into renting this film from the video store seeing it as a forbidden fruit of film. Does it hold up in 2021? Find out. Midnight Jury 302

Wrestling Night in Canada 023: Special (?) Guest Star

March 05, 2021 13:04 - 2 hours - 110 MB

The use of celebrity guests on a special event is nothing new to the Wraslin’ World. From the early appearance of the legendary Mahammad Ali in Japan and the myriad of guests at the early “Manias all the way to today. Now with the angles featuring Bad Bunny (huh??) and Shaq capturing headlines, it’s time to focus this episode’s “Turnbuckle Talk” to special guest appearances of the past. From the Great to the downright Brutal, we go over some of our faves and not so faves. Andy Kauffman is tu...

Radioactive Metal 645: Heatseeker – interview with Endseeker

March 05, 2021 12:38 - 1 hour - 105 MB

First up, “Mount Carcass” is one helluva title! So it should only be fitting that it be the monicker of an awesome album. And.. written and recorded by an awesome band! That’s what we have with death metallers Endseeker’s new Metal Blade release (Apr. 16th). The band hails from Germany but have that Swedish HM2 sound. With all of our recent talk about that particular pedal, it was enough to want to get axeman Ben Liepelt on the horn. We also discussed the new promo vid for the first single (...

Midnight Jury LIVE! 301: Back to the 80’sTrivia w/ Dr. Ocho and AQUARIUM Album review

March 04, 2021 17:04 - 2 hours - 132 MB

Mike and Cal talk some current events then bring in Dr. Ocho to take Cal on in 80’s Movie Quote Trivia! The guys end the show with a review and listen through of AQUA’s debut 1997 album Aquarium. Midnight Jury 301

Shining Wizards AEW Dynamite Post Show 49: CrossRoads

March 04, 2021 12:04 - 3 hours - 170 MB

Its the go home show for the AEW Revolution PPV Cross Roads is a huge show, stacked from top to bottom with Cody & Red Velvet taking on Shaq & Jade Cargill. Before we dive into Dynamite, we catch up on Mox in NJPW, a rundown of AEW Dark, before a quick break. Then its Rankings, Cross Roads from front to back. Shaq/Jade vs Cody/Velvet, Inner Circle Press Conference, FTR vs Jurassic Express, The Finals of the Women’s Eliminator Tournament, Caster vs 10, and Hardy/Marq Quen vs Page/Silver P...

Turnbuckle Throwbacks 395: No Way Out For The Quarantined Quaff

February 27, 2021 04:42 - 1 hour - 88.4 MB

Jay’s back in studio, the audio has been fixed and all is right with the world. Reviewing the weeks shows and the elimination chamber PPV. Paul Wight is “All Elite” and Tony Khan wins a booker of the year award? Phil previews this weekends NJPW events and this weeks Throwback is WWF’s “No Way Out” PPV from 2001. Turnbuckle Throwbacks 395

Radioactive Metal 644: Musical Bliss – interview with Terminal Bliss

February 26, 2021 12:37 - 1 hour - 92.1 MB

“Never stop learning” isn’t just an old adage. It’s solid advice. When the Relapse debut from Richmond bashers Terminal Bliss came across our desk, it had us scratching our heads. “Brute Err/ata” is a unique monicker. And after cranking the record we knew we had to get the band on the horn and enlighten us. Prepping for our chat, we soon discovered we were going to enjoy a lot about the band, as opposed to a quick vocabulary chat. Axeman Mike Taylor gave us all the ins and outs about this ki...

Shining Wizards 521: Tombstone Jesus

February 23, 2021 12:17 - 3 hours - 176 MB

Fresh off of the Elimination Chamber the boys hit the air running on all cylinders. One of the boys went perfect with the picks, they cover the show, The Miz cashing in and some NXT news and notes. Matt and Tony jump down the AEW rabbit hole, talking the Women’s Eliminator from Japan last week, AEW Dynamite and the announcement of the Exploding Barbed Wire Match. After the break Kevin gives us the in’s and out’s of Impact Wrestling, Matt and Tony talk MLW Filthy Island, and the boys hit on...

Shining Wizards AEW Dynamite Post Show 47

February 19, 2021 13:04 - 3 hours - 189 MB

Another week in the world of AEW. Kate, Anthony and Matt cover everything in the world of All Elite Wrestling, from the Impact arrivals, to Dynamite and beyond. All topics below are covered. Lots of opinions and great conversation. Impact No Surrender Being the Elite Sammy’s Vlog Women’s Eliminator from Japan, find out who enjoyed this, who didn’t and what they thought of the whole presentation AEW Dark and Impact talk Rankings AEW Dynamite, breaking down the whole show, from the ope...

Radioactive Metal 643: Wise Guy – interview with Sean Frasier (Decibel magazine, Wise Blood Records)

February 19, 2021 13:03 - 2 hours - 161 MB

Long time listeners will be all too familiar with our love of Decibel magazine. We’ve been avid readers for years and even have some on going in jokes on this very show about this amazing tome. When we came into contact with Decibel scribe Sean Frasier, we knew we had to sit down with him and hear all about our fave rag. On top of that, Mr. Frasier is also the mainman behind the fledgling label, Wise Blood Records. A cool new indie already gracing our ears with awesome acts and tunes. We div...

Shining Wizards 520: Sammy The Bull

February 16, 2021 03:23 - 2 hours - 148 MB

The boys are back with another exciting episode. They talk about the past week, Valentines Day & such before they jump into the wrestling talk. Tons to cover this week, but we have to tie up some loose ends from last week, The Hulk Hogan theme song debate and the poll on twitter. That takes us into NXT Vengeance Day and another Wizard is perfect with his picks. The boys talk about the 5 card show, the new NXT signings and much more. Then it’s off to cover the world of pro wrestling with so...

Turnbuckle Throwbacks 393: A CancelCultureTorial

February 15, 2021 00:39 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB

Phil’s back with his first “Philiotorial” of the new year and hits on many topics including the pandemic, politics, the cancel culture era and his mental health. Reviewing this weekends NXT “Takeover” event and The Great Muta winning titles @ 58 yrs old! Turnbuckle Throwbacks 393

Inconclusive Breakdown 350: Tree Fiddy

February 15, 2021 00:37 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

On this week’s show: Impeachment, Gina Carano, Andrew Cuomo, Mary Wilson, NXT Vengeance Day & much more. #Top10 Politically Incorrect Movies & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 350

Radioactive Metal 642: Magic Band – interview with Wizard

February 12, 2021 13:44 - 2 hours - 136 MB

This week’s episode of Radioactive Metal is gonna put a spell on you! German metallers Wizard are one of the unsung heroes of Metal! They’ve been waving the genre flag since ’91 and are about to drop their 12th (!!) full lengther “Metal In My Head” via Massacre Records. The record is full of anthems that will get the fists pumping and the Horns waving! So when the record blew us away here at the RAM offices, we knew we had to dive right in. We got vox Sven D’Anna on the line to get the 411 o...

Shining Wizards 519: Fat Guys Don’t Fold

February 09, 2021 12:30 - 2 hours - 162 MB

It’s Monday, You Know What That Means Another episode with the boys, we catch up on the Super Bowl, this and that, then dive into a discussion about Hulk Hogan’s Theme Songs, Real American vs American Made, then Tony hits us with Voodoo Child, its a fun conversation. A brief touch on some NWA news, before we are joined by CW Anderson CW Anderson joins us to talk ECW, NWA, his matches vs George South, the WWECW, ECW Reunion shows, video games, and much more. A deep dive into a great talent ...

Inconclusive Breakdown 349: I Wonder Why

February 07, 2021 19:17 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB

On this week’s show: Alexandria Ocasio Smollett, Screech, Christopher Plummer, election conspiracy, Marilyn Manson, Morgan Wallen & much more. #Top10 Hollywood Squares & we answer your questions. Inconclusive Breakdown 349

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