Caledonian Kings Wrestling Podcast

Hop on in the time machine all the way back to Vader Time! WCW presents Superbrawl four! A who’s who of names scattered through this show. Johnny B Badd scheduled to take on Michael Hayes, Diamond Dallas Page takes on Terry Taylor, Harlem heat in action early in their run, and not as we know them. We also have a wrestling masterclass with Arn Anderson and Lord Steven Regal battling for the WCW television title. The tag titles are also on the line with the Nasty Boys be Cactus Jack and Max Payne. And a double main event Inside the ThunderCage! 6 man tag action with Sting, Brian Pillman and Dustin Rhodes vs Rick Rude, Steve Austin and Paul Orndorff. And a World Title main event with Champion Ric Flair taking on the monster Vader. Plenty of action and shenanigans on this one! Don’t miss it!

The Kings carry on their venture through 2005 WWE with the second PPV of the year, and the first of the Big 4. The road to WrestleMania begins as the 2005 Royal Rumble takes place. We review Two World title matches, a great match between Edge & Shawn Michaels, a casket match involving The Undertaker and of course the ever-present Royal Rumble match!

The Kings return in the New Year, with no resolutions to speak of they dive into New Years Revolution 2005 . The first event of its kind in WWE. A Raw Exclusive PPV, with all 4 Raw Titles on the line. Eugene & William Regal defend their World Tag Team Championships against Tyson Tomko & Christian, Lita takes on Trish Stratus for the Women’s title, Shelton Benjamin defends the Intercontinental title against Maven, Gene Snitsky vs Kane in the continuation of their rivalry, and a colossal main event for the World Heavyweight Championship, inside Elimination Chamber, involving Triple H, Randy Orton, Edge, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit & Batista, with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee. There is plenty of action & talking points in this one! Enjoy!

The guys close out the year by reviewing a history making year in WWE. We talk the impact of Covid-19 on the industry, the various PPVs and big moments throughout the year including, Edges return, Drew McIntyre’s meteoric rise, Sasha and Bayley’s star studded performances, Asuka being the MVP during the Covid era, we also talk about the WWE Releases, third party issues, the speaking out movement, the ones we lost in 2020 and finally a look into the New Year and thoughts on what 2021 will bring us wrestling fans!

The lads return in high spirits with Halloween Havoc 1999, get in the mood for Halloween with this creepy classic. WCW after the takeover of Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara of the writing team air this PPV event. Featuring Goldberg vs Sid Vicious, Sting vs Hulk Hogan, DDP vs Ric Flair, their is an impromptu main event too as well as a plethora of talent in the under card, all 4 of the future radicals, Harlem heat and even Berlin alongside a special segment involving Madusa, Bobby Heenan and the WCW Nitro Cologne! Action packed indeed! Enjoy!

Join the lads as they review Unforgiven 2000! 20 years to the day after the show. A colossal card with colossal names. A huge fatal 4 way main event involving a The Rock, Undertaker, Kane and Chris Benoit for the WWF title. Kurt Angle takes on Triple H, we also have a strap match and a hardcore battle royal as well as a sensational tag team Cage Match between Edge & Christin and The Hardy Boyz! A great card with plenty of talking points! Enjoy!

Join the guys as they head back 6 years to the second NXT Takeover event. Fatal 4 Way. A mismatch of names and “where are they now” Including matches between Bayley and Charlotte Flair, The Lucha Dragons and The Ascension and the colossal main event Fatal 4 Way match between Neville, Sami Zayn, Tyler Breeze and Tyson Kidd. We also see a strange Hair vs Hair match, Mojo Rawley in a single match, and a double debut as Baron Corbin and Hideo Itami both appear in front of the NXT faithful! It’s a show full of talking points and surprises! Enjoy!

Summerslam 2005! 15 years ago this show took place. The kings head back and review a memorable show for more reasons than one! Of course the mega Legend vs Icon main event of Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan. The Custody of Dominik ladder match between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio. Chris Benoit and Kurt angle are also on the card in singles matches against two somewhat forgotten talents. Two of the top feuds that year develop with Edge vs Matt Hardy and a Young Randy Orton against the Undertaker. And two world title matches! JBL challenges The Animal Batista! And John Cena defends his championship against Y2J Chris Jericho! Enjoy!

The guys make their return to WCW revisiting Road Wild 1999 from the Sturgis Motorbike Rally. This is a very unique show set up outside with no paying fans, just festival goers. We see an array of matches including the Filthy animals in a six tag match, Harlem Heat reunite and challenge for the WCW tag titles. Also Dennis Rodman in a one on one match against Macho Man Randy Savage in what is a great talking point, followed by the main event. Hulk Hogan returns to the red and Yellow defending the world title against Kevin Nash. All of this and more! Check it out

The third “This is Your Wrestling Life” and how fitting the Kings focus on British Wrestling Royalty, William Regal. Regal by name, Regal by nature, the guys couldn’t wait to pick apart the career of the Englishmen. From his early beginnings as a shoot wrestler, transcending through the European ranks of pro wrestling and heading over seas to the states. His rollercoaster career of highs and lows with both the WWE and WCW, alongside some personal battles, make him one of the most intriguing guys the business has ever seen! A “could’ve been” World Champion? The boys discuss it all! Enjoy!