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Retro Wrestling Podcast Retro Wrestling Podcast
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3.9 • 11 Ratings
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We are a podcast that reviews old professional wrestling shows. We also share our thoughts about the current WWE product and other happenings in the world of wrestling.
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RWP EXTRA: CM Punk's Debut on WWE's ECW August 1, 2006
Alex takes a look back at the night WWECW decided to run a Big Show vs. Batista match for the main event in the Hammerstein Ballroom. We'll see how that goes for them. I'm sure the ECW faithful will love that. We get to see the Brooklyn Brawler in action! Roadkill gets to stand around in catering! If that's not enough, we also get a Kevin Thorn promo! Oh, and some guy named CM Punk makes his WWE television debut.
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ECW November To Remember 2000 November 5, 2000
This week Alex and Patrick review ECW's November to Remember from 2000 which was a pay-per-view to forget. We also discuss the deaths of New Jack, Del Wilkes, and Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff. We also briefly mention some of the bigger news surrounding AEW, WWE, and GCW's surprising new champion. So get extreme with us on this edition of Retro Wrestling Podcast! (review starts at 33:00)
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RWP EXTRA: WWF Ground Zero: In Your House September 7, 1997
In this Retro Wrestling Podcast Extra, Alex reviews WWF Ground Zero: In Your House from 1997 featuring Bret Hart defending his WWF Championship against Del Wilkes aka The Patriot. We also talk a little bit about Del Wilkes wrestling background as we remember Del Wilkes who passed away on June 30, 2021 at the age of 59. The Del Wilkes interview clips at the end of the review are from Pro Wrestling Defined (@ProDefined on Twitter) and from the old Stone Cold Steve Austin Podcast (@SteveAustinBSR on Twitter).
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RWP Extra: Dark Side of the Ring: The Life and Crimes of New Jack
In this RWP Extra: Alex looks back at Vice's Dark Side of the Ring episode from March of 2020 entitled "The Life and Crimes of New Jack" in honor of Jerome Young who passed away May 14, 2021 at the age of 58 from a heart attack. This episode contains clips from Dark Side of the Ring which can be found at vicetv.com. We also highly recommend checking out the Crime in Sports podcast episode about New Jack which can be found at shutupandgivememurder.com
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Starrcade 86 Night of the Sky Walkers November 27, 1986
In this episode of Retro Wrestling podcast we take a walk down memory lane and along a scaffold as we review the JCP/NWA classic Starrcade 1986 featuring sensational head shaves, frightening falls, and a melee in the main event. The review starts at 21:24. The Jim Cornette clip at the end is from The Jim Cornette Experience which can be found over at JimCornette.com
Note from Alex: I'm very sorry for the long delays between episodes. Lots going on. I also apologize for some of the audio issues in this episode as we had trouble with Patrick's connection and I had to sort of cut around it. Hopefully, we'll be back to a more consistent schedule soon and with upgraded audio quality. Thanks for listening. -
ECW Guilty as Charged January 7, 2001
In this edition of Retro Wrestling Podcast we discuss Wrestlemania 37 and then dive into the *final* ever ECW show which took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom back in January of 2001. It was a show that featured a surprisingly great "I Quit" match and a big surprise (not an appearance from Scott Hall). So, sit back and enjoy our review of this historic ECW show. The review starts at 1:06:47.
Customer Reviews
Great work!
My good buddy Alex has really filled a much needed niche in the wresting podcast world. Good work my good pal.
Boring
Monotone. Terrible
I tried
I really wanted to like this podcast because I love 80’s WWF, NWA and AWA. The referee is good and provides good insight, however the other guy doesn’t seem to have a clue. Wrestlemania 7 was moved indoors because of the Gulf War. Yes, there could be threats anytime, but that’s the reason. Also, if you’re going to have a podcast dedicated to this era, take it for what it was and stop critiquing it like it’s today’s product and style. Also, the audio is terrible. The idea is there and I’m sure there’s a market, but if you want to attract the fan base from this era, maybe do more research and stop ragging on the “work rate or style”. The tribute to Bullet Bob was good. 1993 Rumble, Razor had a legit knee injury which is why it was so short and Monsoon was selling the fact that Bret couldn’t get the sharpshooter on.