Rodzilla!! Dennis Rodman almost missed his NBA Championship Playoff game to be at Hollywood Hogan's side for the tag match at the end...also DDP is humiliated by Macho Man - which sets up their April PPV match that really kicks DDP into that headliner classification.
And the usual solid undercard including Dean Malenko, Rey Mysterio, Eddy Guerrero...

Live from the Cow Palace !! 13.4k strong in a attendance!
The rematch of the century : Roddy Piper, fresh off his 7 days and 7 nights in Alcatraz v Hollywood Hogan.
Dean Malenko v Syxx
Jericho v Eddy Guerrero 
The Outsiders v Giant with Lex Luger coming in at the end to clean up
DDP continues to shine and evolve ever-so-closer to his jeans-wearing rib taped self (v Buff Bagwell)
Faces of Fear v Public Enemy v Harlem Heat in the sleeper match of the night (Chris' fave match, surprisingly)

Decent card! 
Good nWo stuff at the end where Macho Man turns heel on Piper and joins the Black & White!

WWF had to call an audible on the road to Wrestlemania 13 : HBK "lost his smile" and forfeited his title shortly after the Royal Rumble - which caused the main event of the PPV to crown a brand new WWF Champion.
Bret Hart v Vader v Undertaker v Steve Austin is a rather strange 4way where you could win by pin...submission...or throwing the man over the top rope!
This match created the infamous 'Vader Bloody Vader' visual, as well as saw Bret Hart win his 4th Championship (although it was very short lived).
Some other solid matches on this card as we ramp up into the home stretch of W13 from Chicago.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley faces Rocky Miavia in their first-of-many PPV bouts, Leif Cassidy takes on Marc Mero, Owen Hart/Bulldog tease a breakup against Furnace/LaFon, the first appearance of Chyna!...and the NoD take on some random-ass good guys in Bart Gunn, Flash Funk and Goldust.

We teleport ourselves back to a golden time in WWF : 1990 !
This Rumble match is one of the best, in our opinions - it has the iconic spot where The Warrior and Hogan clear the ring and face off, setting the table for the WM6 match in Skydome in Toronto.
Ted DiBiase is the token 'iron man' in this Rumble, drawing #1 (karma for buying #30 in 1989).
The undercard doesn't look like much, on paper, but actually delivered some fun moments as well...Garvin v Valentine, Brutus v The Genius, Big Bossman v Hacksaw...
and this is one of the only PPVs that Tony Schiavone does play-by-play!

Classic stuff here, very fun to re-watch.

WCW takes a risk in Jan 97 with their nWo PPV - Souled Out.
Definitely a case of sizzle-over-steak this PPV features a lot of experimental presentation : from the intro of the PPV where the nWo approach the arena on the backs of garbage trucks, to the good-guys coming down the ringside without any music, to Eric Bischoff and Ted DiBiase just lounging about instead of located behind an announce desk..and, of course, the nWo narrator guy randomly coming over the PA to make fun of someone or simply say "New World Order".
As Chris points out - nWo shockingly manage to loose 2 of their Championships this night, despite the obvious deck-stacking.
The Outsiders v The Steiner Bros
Syxx v Eddy Guerrero in a ladder match for the US Title
DDP faces Scott Norton - which leads to another HUGE DDP moment after the match
Sting gets a pop with his upper deck appearance; various WCW good-guys show up in the audience throughout the event.
...aaaaaaannd Hulk Hogan faces off against Giant (again).

Often referenced as one of the worst PPVs of the era - this one has some sparks and some creativity , but the matches just don't deliver.

The first PPV of 1997 is a doozy!
WWF kicks the attitude up a few gears in the start of 97 -  lots of "rule-bending" matches here (ie lots of outside brawling, stairs usage, chairs and tables) which is even commented on by Jim Ross.
Goldust has turned good-guy and is feuding with Hunter-Hearst Helmsley...Ahmed Johnson finally gets his chance at "extracting revenge" with his match with Farooq, months after his kidneys burst like a balloon...and, in the main event, Sid defends the Heavyweight Championship against the hometown hero, Shawn Michaels.
Michaels had a strong fever and was ill all day leading into the match. This is the culmination of close to 16 months of HBK push, thru WM12 and the Boyhood Dream; we are now weeks away from him loosing his smile.
An up and coming Steve Austin really shines in the Rumble match itself, throwing numerous pieces of trash over the top rope and then cheatingly coming back into the ring at the end to toss over Bret Hart - who, by all intents and purposes, should have won.

Great PPV! Welcome to 1997!

Chris and Matt look back on the stellar year that was 1996 in the timeline of WCW and WWF !

The first season of '1 Year In Wrestling' comes to an end!
The final PPV of 1996 is the Grand-daddy of the WCW PPVs, their Superbowl - 'Starrcade'.
This was most likely the strongest WCW show of the year, too.
Very nWo driven, great crowd (just shy of 10k people - Nashville) .. great tag match between Nash & Hall v The Faces of Fear (with a HUGE pop for Nash  Jacknifing Barbarian) ..2 killer promos by Piper and Hogan leading into their awkward main event...DDP and Eddy face off one more time...Malenko v Ultimate Dragon as the opener, Mysterio v Liger 2 matches later...Jeff Jarrett v Benoit in a 4 Horsemen in-fighting match...and a surprisingly good match between Luger and Giant!
Great moments at the end of the PPV to set up Giant turning on the nWo,  as well as planting the seeds for DDP turning face in early 97!

Thanks to all of our listeners this year, we look forward to 1997!!
There will be the addition of the ECW PPVs, too, for 97 
Chris and I will also do a 4 bonus episodes as we go back to 1990,  as well, to do the "Big 4" WWF PPVs (which includes Wrestlemania 6 : Warrior v Hogan at the Skydome in Toronto!)

**(PS - look for our End of the Year podcast special - dropping Christmas week)

- Happy Holidays for 1YiW !!

A very strong PPV that saw Sid take down Bret Hart in the main event - thanks, in part, to a surly Shawn Michaels on commentary.
Flash Funk makes his PPV debut, Fake Razor & Diesel get a title shot against Owen & Bulldog ...Stone Cold does a few run-ins...Terry Gordy as the Executioner ends up in the river beside the arena during his Armageddon Rules Match v the Undertaker...

60 men. 3 rings. 3 giants.
Well...this wasn't the greatest PPV of 1996 that is for sure.
There was a few good matches (including Rey Mysterio v Ultimate Dragon) , but there was some rotten stuff on here too.
The Battle Royal itself was disappointing until the end where there was a WCW v nWo showdown.
There was also a lengthy talk segment with Roddy Piper and Hollywood Hogan that seemed more suited for a Nitro episode.