Top Guy Theater
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTJ Stephens, Karl Mandik, Frank Bruno, Matt Leavitt, Antonio Santos, Phil Jackson, and a host of other “Top Guys” from the world of Ad Free Shows, hop into a time machine and revisit wrestling of yesteryear. No notes, no newsletters, no business figures, just good friends talking old wrestling as fans. Sit back, relax, and hang out with your new wrestling friends.
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Episodes
Ep. XXX - WrestleMania XIX
May 04, 2021 22:02 - 3 hours - 141 MBThere are no guests on this week's show, but some familiar faces re-appear. Matt Leavitt and Mike Kolb come back to watch Mania 19 with us, and unfortunately TJ says farewell.
Ep. XXIX - WrestleMania VII with Efren
April 26, 2021 22:00 - 3 hours - 135 MBThe STAR is back on TGT this week as Efren joins the crew as we watch WrestleMania VII. We get his thoughts on this Mania changing venues, Slaughter v Hogan, and where was he when Elizabeth saved Randy Savage?
Ep. XXVIII -WCW Nitro 7/8/1996 with Gennesis
April 17, 2021 21:36 - 1 hour - 80 MBOn this week's audio-only episode, the gang watches the TNT debut of the nWo. One night after the unbelievable formation of the group, the nWo attacks members of the WCW roster, Mysterio Jr. says there was four men, and Bobby Heenan leaves the set. Plus we talk with new Top Gal Gennesis as we cover a bevy of wrestling topics. Also, an announcement at the end of the show as one of the co-hosts will soon say goodbye. That and so much more, here on TGT!
Episode XXVII - SummerSlam 1991 with Justin Davis
April 02, 2021 17:00 - 3 hours - 131 MBThis episode is a little unorthodox. We show off wrestling figures, memorabilia, and discuss wrestling memories. Also, TJ leaves mid show to get a COVID vaccination. It's a little weird, so make sure to listen!
Ep. XXVI - Survivor Series 2004 with RJ
March 22, 2021 02:06 - 2 hours - 115 MBOn this week's episode, the crew sits down and watches Survivor Series 2004 with RJ from the podcast "Ringside Rants"! We discuss modern wrestling and book decisions, JBL, and so much more! Tune in!
Ep. XXV - SummerSlam 2016 with Dan St. Germain
March 17, 2021 09:49 - 2 hours - 84.8 MBT.J. steps out, and Timmy C steps in as the Top Guy crew welcomes in stand-up comic and the host of WrestleRoasts on Ad Free Shows!
Ep. XXIV - Night of Champions 2011 with Michael McClanahan
March 10, 2021 22:49 - 2 hours - 124 MBOn this week's show, a condensed cast of the show watches NOC 2011. Listen in and participate on some great wrestling discussions, tv deals, AEW signings, and so much more!
Ep. XXIII - UWF Beach Brawl with Timmy C
February 28, 2021 00:10 - 2 hours - 92 MBOne this week's episode, we go back and watch one of the biggest mistakes in wrestling history, UWF Beach Brawl 1991, LIVE from the Manatee Civic Center. The crew is joined by Timmy C from Saved by the Pod, and the conversations go all over the place. Tune in!
Ep. XXII - NXT Takeover: Phoenix 2019
February 20, 2021 18:55 - 2 hours - 116 MBThe crew is joined by Top Gal Amy Vaughn and Sean Jones as we watch NXT Takeover: Phoenix 2019. A great NXT card to accompany our great wrestling conversation and get to know some more members of the AFS family! Listen in!
Ep. XXI - WrestleMania VIII
February 13, 2021 23:14 - 2 hours - 123 MBToday the crew sits down and watches WrestleMania VIII with video extraordinaire Josh Odom as we I discuss the biggest "what could've been" in the history of wrestling, Flair v Hogan.
Ep. XX - Starrcade 1984 with Pauly B
February 04, 2021 19:54 - 3 hours - 132 MBPaul Bromwell from Saved by the Pod and Ad Free Shows joins the crew as we watch Starrcade 1984. There's some classic wrestling, Pauly gets Taco Bell, and a fan of Pauly's makes a run-in to ask a question.
Ep. XIX - AEW Dark with Thunder Rosa
January 23, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBThe time has finally arrived to reveal our special guest, AEW's Thunder Rosa! We discuss her career, her school, and women's march to the forefront of wrestling, on this episode!
Ep. XX - AEW Dark with Thunder Rosa
January 23, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBThe time has finally arrived to reveal our special guest, AEW's Thunder Rosa! We discuss her career, her school, and women's march to the forefront of wrestling, on this episode!
Episode XVIII - WrestleMania IX
January 17, 2021 15:26 - 3 hours - 147 MBThis week on the show, TGT is graced with the great Efren. Life stories are shared, wrestling is discussed, Frank Bruno becomes an overnight modeling sensation, and so much more. Tune in now!
Episode XVII - Royal Rumble 2000
January 17, 2021 12:51 - 3 hours - 131 MBThis week on Top Guy Theater we are joined by Rocco De Rose and Adam from Bama as we relive Royal Rumble 2000. It's a pretty good undercard, a good Rumble story between The Rock and Big Show, and a legendary title defense between Cactus Jack and HHH. Tune in now!
Episode XV - AWA Super Clash III
December 24, 2020 06:27 - 3 hours - 405 MBOn this week's show, the gang gets together with special guest "Pond Water" Dave from the Ad Free Shows title "Sad News Bears" as we watch AWA Super Clash III from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL. Dave provides great insight into the Von Erich's, Bruiser Brody, and so many other great stories. Tune in now!
Episode XIV - Royal Rumble 1988
December 19, 2020 14:33 - 2 hours - 296 MBOn this episode Top Gal Meighan Nelson and Top Guy Travis Robertson joins the show as the crew relives Royal Rumble 1988. On this show we find out where T.J. has really been, we're joined by Local Drunk Man in a Lyft after the Packers won the NFC North Division, and so much more. Listen in!
Episode XIII - ECW November to Remember 1997
December 09, 2020 00:49 - 2 hours - 324 MBMike Kolb takes the helm of this show as TJ is out and the crew watches ECW November to Remember 1997. Much like ECW audiences, the TGT crew here isn't very big, but the conversations are larger than life! Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode!
Ep. XII - WCW Spring Stampede 2000
December 09, 2020 00:05 - 3 hours - 379 MBMike Kolb goes back and relives a childhood memory as we watch the first PPV he ever attended, WCW Spring Stampede 2000 from Chicago, IL. Join special guests R.J. Kruszynski and Mark Nelson as TGT watches this uh... well it's not very good, but the conversations are.
Episode XI - WCW Sin 2001
November 27, 2020 22:58 - 3 hours - 412 MBIt's WCW in 2001, full "casket on roller skates" mode. Bharat joins us again with Andrew Hermes as we watch the some of the classic mat... who are we kidding, this is awful. But hey, one of the most infamous moments in wrestling history happens here and Terry Funk defends his WCW Hardcore Title...in 2001....Terry Funk. Anyway, sit back and relax and watch the show with us!
Episode X -WrestleMania X8
November 23, 2020 16:10It's episode number 10 and we're celebrating by watching the spectacle that was Hogan v The Rock. Great card throughout, some more eBay shenanigans including TJ buying a new belt! Listen in!
Episode IX - Halloween Havoc 1991
November 07, 2020 14:56 - 3 hours - 350 MBChamber of Horrors! Sting! Luger! Ron Simmons! The Steiners! Van Hammer! The show that you didn't know you needed about the show you wish didn't exist, it's Halloween Havoc 1991!
Episode VIII - KOTR 1998
November 01, 2020 16:50 - 3 hours - 348 MBFoley v Undertaker. Austin v Kane. Ebay purchases, and guests from across the pond. That's right, Adam O'Neill joins us for this great PPV. Join us, as we relive King of the Ring 1998!
Episode VI - ECW Barely Legal 1997
October 19, 2020 02:45 - 3 hours - 353 MBBrandi Wagner is our guest, and this show goes off the rails from the beginning and we never pulled it back on. Pre marital encounters, Phil's Camaro, and all kinds of silliness. It reflects the source material, it's coarse, it's extreme, it's BARELY LEGAL!
Ep. VII - WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
October 19, 2020 02:30 - 3 hours - 408 MBYou voted for this one, for reasons we can't fathom. The cast goes on a shopping spree which includes Frank buying Funko Pop figures at an alarming rate, Mike Kolb buys a "winged eagle" autographed belt, and TJ buys a piece of the ROH library (seriously). Join Joey Carr, Vin E., and James Cohelo and we watch one of the most mishandled PPVs of all time.
Bonus Episode - AWA Team Challenge Series
October 13, 2020 11:06 - 46 minutes - 86.5 MBMatt, TJ, Phil, and Antonio watch one of the worst productions in the history of pro wrestling. Never heard of it? There's a reason. Tune in to listen to this disaster.
Ep. 5 -Royal Rumble 1994
October 04, 2020 23:57 - 3 hours - 349 MBOur special guests this week are Bharat Sundaresan, Mike Kolb, and Travis Robinson, They join the crew as they watch Royal Rumble 1994. We discuss how different cultures are impacted by wrestling, Mike Kolb dropping knowledge, Frank, Karl, and TJ have it out one last time about HBK, and Antonio was some, gas issues on the bus. All of this and more!
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
September 28, 2020 11:35 - 3 hours - 403 MBWe have Hogan's Army vs. The Dungeon of Doom. Arn vs. Flair. Pillman vs. Badd. And there's also a whole lot of non sense in between. The fellas are all over the map on this episode so sit back with T.J. Stephens, Karl Mandik, Frank Bruno, Matt Leavitt, Henry Evinger, eventually Antonio Santos, and special guest Top Guy James Elkouri as we watch, Fall Brawl 1995.