
99 episodes

Wrasslin' Raw Ryan Orrico, Jason Bartlett, and Joe Giammatteo
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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Wrasslin’ Raw is a wrestling podcast that centers around three friends doing a deep-dive into World Wrestling Entertainment’s past. Starting in 1993, Joe, Ryan, and Jason take a look back at old-school wrestling by watching the WWE show Monday Night Raw in chronological order, along with the Pay-Per-Views as they happen. Bringing together three different viewpoints that sometimes agree and sometimes don’t, Wrasslin’ Raw is a round table discussion centered around individual episodes and events. Our hosts give opinions on matches, wrestlers, and storylines, as well as brief glimpses into the then-contemporary world of professional sports entertainment.
Fans of wrestling from their early youth, the boys decided one day to start re-watching old episodes of Raw. This started a texting discussion thread that wound up revealing some reevaluations of old favorites, new appreciation for things overlooked, and an overall richer viewpoint that has been informed by hindsight. Realizing this, the suggestion to record a podcast of the discussion was made and Wrasslin’ Raw was born.
WELCOME EVERYONE- TO WRASSLIN’ RAWWWWWW!
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WWE In Your House 17: Ground Zero
Who doesn’t want to see Earl Hebner get goozled? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys examine In Your House: Ground Zero, and some of the best and worst Pay Per View wrestling in recent memory. Matches featuring Goldust, Brian Pillman, and a new crop of Lucha Minis all fall flat, while Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker get 5 stars. The tag team division gets new champions, and Bret Hart won’t even speak the Patriot’s name going into their match. The medics in Louisville are terrible!
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WWE Raw: August 18, 1997
Who’s ready to grow another testicle? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys watch the last Monday Night Raw episode leading into the Ground Zero Pay Per View. Matches featuring the Legion of Doom and Flash Funk fall short, while the main event brings together the Undertaker, Mankind, Shawn Michaels, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Goldust and Marlena accept a challenge from Brian Pillman, and there continues to be too much of the Patriot on our screens. That kid is back on our screens again!
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WWE Raw: August 11, 1997
Who’s ready for a… Country Whipping Match? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys find out just how much Scott Putski can do in three and a half minutes - not much! Additional matches featuring Ken Shamrock and Flash Funk round out the card, while the Patriot gets way too much screen time. Shawn Michaels and Mankind are in the main event, and Stone Cold Steve Austin’s broken freakin’ neck continues to be a sore spot. On a positive note, we’re fortunate enough to see Chainz wrestle, right?
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WWE Raw: August 4, 1997
Hopefully that’s the last time Ahmed Johnson shows up overdressed! In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys get the fallout from SummerSlam, and the in-ring stories keep moving forward. Bret and Owen Hart kick the episode off on a high note, and Stone Cold Steve Austin makes a questionable decision to wrestle. The new Commissioner, Sergeant Slaughter, makes his debut, and Brian Pillman is his first target. Vince McMahon gets his heart broken, and Bob Holly gets… a victory? Unbelievable!
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WWE: SummerSlam 1997
The key was three! In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys sit down to talk about the 1997 SummerSlam, a very mixed bag of match quality and storytelling. Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Mankind have a highly-rated steel cage match, Ken Shamrock finally snaps against the British Bulldog, and Stone Cold Steve Austin gets his neck broken by Owen Hart. Shawn Michaels’ referee uniform is appropriately sized, and Ahmed Johnson remains disgustingly overdressed. Mother or not, Marlena’s hot!
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WWE Raw: July 28, 1997
If you’ve got the hose, Pittsburgh is the hole! In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys get the go-home Raw Is War leading into SummerSlam 1997. Bret Hart and the Pittsburgh crowd have an energetic confrontation, as do Chyna and Mankind. The Patriot gets some action in the ring, while Ahmed Johnson shows up wearing all of the baby oil ever produced. The Cartoon Stable division gets a new member with the Truth Commission, and Dr. James Andrews does everyone a solid. Let’s all bump and grind!
Customer Reviews
Perfect companion piece
…to my first full watch through of all the Nitros and Raws (I’m at Jan ‘97). These guys are informative, funny, and have great chemistry. No hackiness whatsoever, they’re poised and prepped, no bad Dead air or other downfalls common in many podcasts. I’m officially on the bus…And that was before they gave me a shout out!
Donk is #1 baby!
Great
Yeah for old school wrestling
Great podcast if you enjoy old school Raw. Pretty neat they are going episode by episode, really cool.