Talking Over Wrestling
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThink Mystery Science Theater 3000 meets a wrestling podcast that mainly features 1980's wrestling. Going to start with early NWA/WCW events, a lot of gold to mine there.
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Episodes
Capital Combat 1990 Or Robocop, Sucka!
March 21, 2020 21:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBQuarantine be damned! The time machine is still able to be used! We're heading back to May 19, 1990 to a better time! We also get to see Robocop. What? Yes! Robocop. The cyborg that upholds the law? Yep. Robocop helps Sting against the Four Horsemen. It's glorious. That's all you need to know. Seriously. Robocop. Fire up Capital Combat 1990 on the WWE Network, sync up the podcast and have fun. A LOT OF FUN! Support the show (http://www.talkingoverwrestling.com)
Capital Combat 1990 Or Robocop, Sucka!
March 21, 2020 21:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBQuarantine be damned! The time machine is still able to be used! We're heading back to May 19, 1990 to a better time! We also get to see Robocop. What? Yes! Robocop. The cyborg that upholds the law? Yep. Robocop helps Sting against the Four Horsemen. It's glorious. That's all you need to know. Seriously. Robocop. Fire up Capital Combat 1990 on the WWE Network, sync up the podcast and have fun. A LOT OF FUN! Support the show
WrestleWar 1990 or Norman is Horny
February 22, 2020 21:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBThe coordinates have been set! We're heading back to February 25, 1990 for a little event called WrestleWar! See Kevin Sullivan AKA Silent Bob wearing a bright green ribbon in his ponytail. Norman the Lunatic tries to trick Missy Hyatt, and almost succeeds. The Road Warriors kill a bunch of people. The battle of The Expresses! The Steiners and The Andersons doing brotherly battle! Unfortunately, Lex Luger is in the main event but Ric Flair is there to balance it out. Sync it up with ...
Clash of the Champions X Or Gordon Solie is a Horseman
February 08, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBThe time machine rumbles to life, ready to head back to February 6, 1990. That's right, we have left the 80's behind us. We head into the 90's now, into a new time. Sting is a Horseman...or is he? Road Warriors kill it as usual. Captain Jack Manson debuts...er...Cactus Jack Manson I mean. Also Mean Mark debuts. Cactus Jack and Undertaker debut on an NWA show together? Hmmm. Let that one sink in. Be sure to sync this event up with the Clash of the Champions X event on the WWE Networ...
Starrcade 1989 or Daggummit, Terry Funk!
January 25, 2020 20:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBPACHOO!! Is the sound that the T.O.W. Time Machine makes as we embark on an adventure to December 13, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 80's are coming to an end and things are even hotter than ever in the NWA/WCW. Two tournaments and we get to see a lot of great wrestlers wrestle multiple times a night. We get to see Road Warriors vs. Steiners in their prime! WHAT?! Then there is Lex Luger. Ugh. Boo! I guess there has to be a give and a take with everything in life. Enjoy the show. Be...
Starrcade 1989 or Daggummit, Terry Funk!
January 25, 2020 20:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBPACHOO!! Is the sound that the T.O.W. Time Machine makes as we embark on an adventure to December 13, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 80's are coming to an end and things are even hotter than ever in the NWA/WCW. Two tournaments and we get to see a lot of great wrestlers wrestle multiple times a night. We get to see Road Warriors vs. Steiners in their prime! WHAT?! Then there is Lex Luger. Ugh. Boo! I guess there has to be a give and a take with everything in life. Enjoy the show. Be...
Clash of the Champions IX Or I Dub Thee Frankensteiner
January 11, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB*BOOM* That's the sound of the T.O.W. Time Machine bursting through the timeline to the lovely date of November 15, 1989. It's Clash time and our main event is a wrestling classic, Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk in an I Quit Match. Freebirds come out coked up, and they need it, because they're facing the Road Warriors. Steiners attempt to climb Skyscrapers and finally give a name to Scott Steiner's insane head scissors move. It's classic. Its a good time. Strap in, fire up the WWE Network an...
Halloween Havoc 1989 or Great Muta is A Firefighter
December 22, 2019 18:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBThe time machine is chugging along still and we're heading to October 29, 1989 for the first annual Halloween Havoc. We're going to see Thunderdomes, Road Warriors, Steiners, Skyscrapers and Teddy Long's Gap Tooth Time Tunnel. It's all there and it's going to be a good time. Also it's in Philadelphia and this crowd doesn't have time for any nonsense...at all. Enjoy. Be sure to cue up the Halloween Havoc event on your WWE Network and sync up with the podcast for the best results. Suppo...
Clash of the Champions VIII Or Terry Funk Tries to Kill Ric Flair
December 07, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBThe time machine is firing on all cylinders once again! We are heading back to Clash of the Champions VIII where Terry Funk could possibly attempt to commit murder. More Freebirds coked up to the gills. Road Warriors! Z Man! Sid Vicious! Steiners! It's on in this event and Jim Cornette is dressed up like a damn Christmas Tree. Have fun. Be sure to sync up with the event through the WWE Network for the best results. Support the show
Great American Bash 1989 Or Teddy Long's Gap Tooth Time Tunnel
November 10, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBThe T.O.W. time machine wants warmth again. So we're traveling back to July 23, 1989 for the Great American Bash. We get War Games! That's right! Road Warriors, Samoans, Midnight Express, Freedbirds and Dr. Death. Two Rings. One Cage. It's awesome! Ric Flair and Terry Funk are our main event and, unfortunately, we get Luger but Ricky Steamboat balances it out. Be sure to cue up your WWE Network and sync this podcast with the Great American Bash 1989 event. Enjoy! Support the show
Clash of the Champions VII Or Ding Dongs High On Freebird Mountain
October 26, 2019 18:00 - 2 hours - 88.3 MBThe T.O.W. time machine is ready to go, and our coordinates are set for June 14, 1989...Flag Day! We're landing in Fort Bragg and this crowd is literally and figuratively hot. We get to see the debut of The Ding Dongs, The Freebirds are higher than ever before, Ric Flair got his neck broke and Terry Funk continues to show us just how truly crazy he is. Support the show
WrestleWar 1989 Or Captain Redneck to the Rescue
October 05, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBWe are fueled and ready to go for yet another adventure in the T.O.W. Time Machine. We head back to May 7, 1989 to witness the final match in the trilogy between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat. PS Hayes is on hand to destroy Lex Luger and apparently gave Sting some cocaine. We've got Road Warriors, Dynamic Dudes, Samoan SWAT Team and how can we forget the top superhero from 1989, and of all unintentional racism....Captain Redneck. Be sure to sync this podcast up with the WrestleWar 1989 e...
Clash of the Champions VI or Ric Flair Proves Pimpin' IS Easy!
September 21, 2019 16:00 - 2 hours - 91.8 MBJust left the time machine gas station, the T.O.W. time machine is topped off and ready to go to New Orleans on April 2, 1989. Screw that Wrestlemania V nonsense going on, come watch a better show! PS Hayes has gotten into Jimmy Garvin's cocaine stash! Rick Steiner brings Alex along and even Missy Hyatt (Giggity!). Of course, the main reason for this event, Part 2 of Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair's trilogy of great matches. This is a two out of three falls and it's amazing. Always reme...
Clash of the Champions VI or Ric Flair Proves Pimpin' IS Easy!
September 21, 2019 16:00 - 2 hours - 91.8 MBJust left the time machine gas station, the T.O.W. time machine is topped off and ready to go to New Orleans on April 2, 1989. Screw that Wrestlemania V nonsense going on, come watch a better show! PS Hayes has gotten into Jimmy Garvin's cocaine stash! Rick Steiner brings Alex along and even Missy Hyatt (Giggity!). Of course, the main reason for this event, Part 2 of Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair's trilogy of great matches. This is a two out of three falls and it's amazing. Always reme...
Chi-Town Rumble 1989 or PS Hayes' Unintentional Racism
September 07, 2019 16:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBHELLO EVERYBODY!! Our coordinates are set to Chicago. February 20, 1989. Come watch as Michael PS Hayes regals us with his unintentional racism. (He's from the South). We've got Sting. One Midnight Express needs to go, find out which one! Unfortunately, we have to sit through another Lex Luger match, UGH. However, it's against "Pure Evil" Barry Windham so it balances out. We've got Chicago's own Road Warriors tearing it up. Then...our main event. The first in a trilogy of matches, ...
Clash of the Champions V Or Ric Flair's A Legit Pimp Now
August 25, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBBOOM! That's the sound that the T.O.W time machine just made as we enter April 2, 1989 for Clash of the Champions Part V. The Glorious Mullet destroys masked Russians. Butch Reed does his best Luke Cage impression. Silent Bob AKA Kevin Sullivan pulls a fast one of Sting, PS Hayes and JYD. Of course, the main attraction is Ric Flair apparently becoming a legit pimp and trying to hook up Ricky Steamboat and Bob Caudle with his harem of ladies. I'm NOT kidding. Sync this podcast up with ...
Starrcade 1988: True Grit or Rick and Alex's Excellent Adventure
August 10, 2019 16:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBLook out! The Time Machine is heading to the end of 1988 for the Starrcade event. Dr. Death and Silent Bob take on The Chippendales! There are too many Midnight Express's and one has GOT to go! Rick Steiner is more over than Ric Flair! Russians, Junkyard Dog's, "Pure Evil" Barry Windham, Bam Bam Bigelow, Sting, Dusty's Pits and, of course, Ric Flair in the main event, unfortunatlely, against "The Loogie" Lex Luger. Be sure to sync this podcast up with the event on the WWE Network and h...
Clash of the Champions IV: Season's Beatings or Rick Steiner and Alex are OVER!
July 27, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBOur coordinates are locked on the fourth Clash of the Champions event on December 7, 1988. Come see the Chippendales, the Doctor of Death turning heel, Ivan Koloff faces Cowboy Super Mario, Road Warriors, Dusty's Pits and the Ric Flair teaming with Pure Evil Barry Windham to face Sweet Stan and the Glorious Mullet. It's a fun one. Fire up your WWE Network and be sure to sync this podcast up. You will NOT be disappointed! Support the show (http://www.talkingoverwrestling.com)
Clash of the Champions IV: Season's Beatings or Rick Steiner and Alex are OVER!
July 27, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBOur coordinates are locked on the fourth Clash of the Champions event on December 7, 1988. Come see the Chippendales, the Doctor of Death turning heel, Ivan Koloff faces Cowboy Super Mario, Road Warriors, Dusty's Pits and the Ric Flair teaming with Pure Evil Barry Windham to face Sweet Stan and the Glorious Mullet. It's a fun one. Fire up your WWE Network and be sure to sync this podcast up. You will NOT be disappointed! Support the show
Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl Or Ric Flair's Sedated
July 07, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBCan you hear that? It's the Talking Over Wrestling time machine getting ready to head back to September 7, 1988 to check out the first annual Fall Brawl. It's glorious. Ric Flair is one of our hosts and it's obvious they sedated him before the show. We get some excellent matches but the one I'm most excited about is the formation of Team Death Sausage (Nikita Koloff and Steve "Dr. Death" Williams. I'm excited. You should be too. Be sure to sync this podcast up with the Clash of the Ch...
The Great American Bash 1988 Or The Opus of Jim Cornette
June 22, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBThe time machine is set for the Great American Bash 1988. Prepare yourselves for the Flattop Experience (Sting and The Koloff Sausage), Glorious Mullet, Chippendales, Tower of Doom, Barry Windham gets a whiff of Dusty's pits and how can we forget the incredible cleavage of Precious. Of course, the main event is Ric Flair and Lex Luger (UGH!). Fire up the WWE Network (Still just 9.99) and sync up this podcast to the Great American Bash event. You will NOT be disappointed. Support the show
Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem or A Little Tongue Twisted Here
June 08, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBThe time machine is firing up to go back to June 8, 1988 for Clash of the Champions Part II or We're Getting a Little Tongue Twisted There. They head to Miami this time and the crowd is hot, literally and figuratively. Our main event is Arn and Tully vs. Dusty and Sting for the Tag Titles. A rare episode without Ric Flair wrestling but he is very much a part of the show. We also get Dr. Death Steve Williams in a tuxedo and doing commentary for one match, which is worth the price of admis...
Clash of the Champions I: Crockett's Revenge or Go On With Your Bad Self, Dusty Rhodes
May 25, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBThe gas tank of the T.O.W. Time Machine is topped off. We're heading back to the first annual Clash of the Champions. For all the dastardly deeds Vince McMahon perpetrated on the NWA/Jim Crockett Promotions, it's time they take a little revenge. This originally aired on TBS head to head with Wrestlemania IV, which was on Pay Per View. Crockett dealt a critical blow to Vince McMahon, things were starting to look up. We've got another killer Dr. Death promo. Koloff Sausage. Arn, Tully, ...
The Bunkhouse Stampede 1988: Funky Like A Monkey
May 11, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBThe coordinates are set on the T.O.W. Time Machine and we're heading to January 24, 1988 for the Bunkhouse Stampede. We've got Koloff Sausage, Glorious Mullets, Road Warriors and Dusty Rhodes doing his best Stallone from Over The Top impression. Be sure to fire up on the WWE Network and sync up this podcast. You will not regret it! Support the show
Starrcade 1987: Going Down the Lonesome Highway at 210%
April 21, 2019 16:00 - 2 hours - 68.4 MBWe're back on track this episode. Back to the Starrcade and what a glorious Starrcade that it was. We have guys from your Nightmares, guys going down Lonesome Highways at 210% and guys who have TWO BELTS! They have TWO BELTS! Of course, our main event is Ric Flair, what would a Starrcade be without a Ric Flair main event. Support the show
Wrestlemania I: Or Mean Gene Killing It, Like a Boss
April 06, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours - 63 MBThe T.O.W. time machine is working overtime but it's that special time of the year...Wrestlemania time! In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Wrestlemania we're heading back to 1985 to see what Vince McMahon had up his sleeve. What's up that sleeve? Mean Gene Okerlund, son!!! Also, Mr. T, Liberace, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammed Ali, Billy Martin and the Rockettes. It was a stacked show and Vince was NOT playing any games. Enjoy! Support the show
Starrcade 1986: Night of the Koloff Sausage, Part 2
March 30, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours - 57.6 MBThe time machine is still firing on all cylinders as we're only halfway through the amazing event that was Starrcade 1986: Night of the Sky Walkers. We finish things up with Chubby Starlord, Michael Keaton's older meathead brother, Dusty Rhodes, The Anderson's and we finally get to the insane "Sky Walker" match. Of course, the main attraction...the Koloff sausage. For best syncing please watch these events through the WWE Network, it's simple and easy. Plus it's only $9.99. Enjoy! S...
Starrcade 1986: Night of the Koloff Sausage, Part 1
March 23, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThe Time Machine is primed. Our coordinates? Thanksgiving 1986. It's the Night of the Sky Walkers and we're going to try not to get sued by George Lucas and Disney. This is Part 1 of a two part adventure. This episode contains Jimmy Valiant, Daddy Long Legs Houston, Pornstarstache Shiavone, Johnny Weaver, Bobby Caudle...all of our favorites. The main attraction? Referee Scrappy McGowan. Enjoy! Support the show
Starrcade 1985: Return of the Shank
March 13, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours - 78.6 MBThe T.O.W. Time Machine is fired up. Time to head back to Thanksgiving of 1985 for another installment of Starrcade. Our main event once again is Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes. We also cover the classic Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A. I Quit Steel Cage match. Of course, we get weird with Jimmy Valiant. Climb aboard, strap in and enjoy the beautiful 1980's wrestling action! Support the show
Starrcade 1984
March 02, 2019 05:00 - 2 hours - 78.1 MBWe fire up the Talking Over Wrestling time machine back to Thanksgiving of 1984. It's the One Million Dollar Challenge as our main attraction is Ric Flair defending his title against Dusty Rhodes. Some of it's bad, some of it's good and I'm going to do my best to get your through it. So strap in....it's time! Support the show
Starrcade 1983
February 13, 2019 05:00 - 2 hours - 78.2 MBWelcome to Talking Over Wrestling. Our first foray is to the magical year of 1983, on Thanksgiving. We visit a little event called Starrcade 1983: A Flair for the Gold. This is pre-Wrestlemania and the first wrestling event to be on closed circuit television. This podcast is best listened to with the Starrcade 1983 event. You can listen without watching it but you may be lost on a lot of references. This is a commentary podcast and I highly suggest syncing this podcast to the Starrcade...