The Pink and Black Playback Pink and Black Playback

We watched it so you don't have to, the year 2000 supernatural drama TV series, The Immortal. It's a paint-by-numbers affair mixing the worst bits from shows LIke Buffy and The Highlander.

Bret appears in two episodes as "Randle" a demon that hunts down other demons at the bequest of his boss, who we can only assume is Satan because the show never tells us.

Part of this project is understanding that not every match is a 30-minute classic, so today we're bringing you 3 quick matches from 1992, two of them even made it to TV.First, we have the tag match no one asked for, Bret and Ultimate Warrior vs Kamala and Papa Shango, then Virgil challenges for the title and finally, Bret takes on the man, the myth, the mullet, Barry Horowitz.If you still have room for more rambling we grind our gears about Seth Rollins and the confusingly named "World Heavyweight Championship" to close the show.

Howdy, Markerinos.

On today's episode, we reminisce about the brief period when Virgil was a white-hot babyface. After that, we talk about Bret vs Bam Bam Bigelow and the entirely ridiculous concept that is the King of the Ring Tournament.

After that, we ramble about how Ted DiBiase has surpassed his own gimmick by being an absurdly evil rich guy in real life.

On this episode, Bret defends the belt against heel Diesel in a pretty good cage match with a garbage finish. We also discuss Wrestlemania 39 and Vinny Mac's preternatural ability to avoid all consequences for his actions. After that, we review our visit to the Bret Hart themed bar in Calgary. Spoiler alert, it was very pink.

Happy anniversary, Marks.

One year and 28 episodes later the Playback is still going strong. It's been a big year for both of us and this podcast, as 4/10 as it is, has been an important part of that. Hopefully, we've given you some entertainment over these last 12 months of marking out for Bret Hart.

On today's episode, we discuss an all-time great, Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin at Survivor Series 1996. Overshadowed by their Wrestlemania 13 match that would take place a few months later, this match still deserves to stand on its own.

We also talk about Bret Hart Vs. Chris Benoit at WCW Mayhem 1999. It's the end of a massive tournament for the main title and I'm sure 1999 WCW will treat it with the reverence it deserves. Just kidding, it's full of weird choices and what feels like 20 different run-ins.
Then we spend some time giving out about this year's Royal Rumble. It wasn't a perfect pay-per-view but at least it wasn't Mayhem 1999 bad.

Content Warning: We mention Chris Benoit. Although we don't go into explicit detail, you might want to skip the second review. We won't hold it against you and we'll see you next episode.

Contact Us:

Email: pinkandblackplayback@gmail.com
Dillon on Twitter: @BigFaceless

Howdy, Marks!

You can now find the new episode of our movie podcast, Look Who's Siskel and Ebert Now! available for your listening pleasure at anchor.fm/siskelandebertnow. 

It might take a few days for it to appear in your favourite podcasting aggregator, but hopefully, by the end of February, it will be on all major platforms.

The new Episode of Pink and Black Playback will be available in about a week, maybe two. Until then, just remember, we think you're a real jam-up guy.

Contact Us:


Email: pinkandblackplayback@gmail.com
Dillon on Twitter: @BigFaceless