Crossbody of Work

This week we dive into the career of The Red Rooster, Terry Taylor. Now known as a longtime NXT trainer and former TNA agent and backstage boss, we talk about Taylor working in WCW, WWF, and the territories. We also talk about how the Red Rooster gimmick may have doomed him and cover matches against Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger and more. Join us and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you are listening!

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vs Magnum TA, Mid South NA Title Match (Mid South/UWF 9/28/1984)

vs Ric Flair (NWA World Title) - Superdome, New Orleans - 1985-06-01

Vs Chris Adams, UWF, May 3, 1987

Promo - Red Rooster 1989

w/ Tom Zenk vs Arn Anderson & Lex Luger, Starrcade 1991 (Peacock)

Vs Mr. Perfect, Raw January 18, 1993 (second ever episode)

Lita is one of the most influential women's wrestlers of all time. We cover her career this week from her start in CMLL and ECW, all the way to her recent return run in WWE. We cover her run with the Hardy Boyz as Team Extreme, the pregnancy angle with Kane, her managing Edge, and everything in between with matches against Trish Stratus, The Radicalz, Becky Lynch and more. Join us and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you are listening!

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Matches:

vs Ivory, WWF Women's Title, Rebellion 2000

Team Extreme vs Radicalz, 6-person elimination tag, Armageddon 2000

vs Trish Stratus, Women's Championship, Raw main event, December 6, 2004

Promo - Announcing retirement

Vs Mickie James, Women's Championship, Survivor Series 2006

Vs Becky Lynch, WWE Women's Championship, Elimination Chamber 2022

This week we break down Bobby Roode's career from his TNA beginnings to his run in WWE. Bobby Roode was an influential member of TNA as part of Team Canada, Beer Money Inc and as TNA's longest-reigning Heavyweight Champion for some time. Then Roode went to NXT and was Glorious before having a good run on the main roster. We cover matches against the Dudley Boyz, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, and more. Join us for a full recap of the career of Bobby Roode!

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Matches:

Team Canada vs America's Most Wanted - TNA Final Resolution 2005 (Start at 1:40:17)

Beer Money Inc vs Team 3D - TNA Tag Team Championships - TNA Lockdown 2009 (Start at 1:30:40)

Bobby Roode promo on Hulk Hogan, May 5, 2011

vs AJ Styles, TNA World Heavyweight Championship - TNA Impact May 24, 2012

vs Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT Championship - NXT TakeOver San Antonio (Peacock)

vs Randy Orton, US Championship - Fastlane 2018

We looked at the Briscoe Brothers career in Ring of Honor as the best tag team in the company's history. 13-time champions in ROH, Mark & Jay Briscoe had legendary battles as the Briscoe Brothers against the Young Bucks, FTR, Motor City Machine Guns, and more. We take an in-depth look at their career from beginning to end and break down what made them one of the best tag teams in wrestling history. Be sure to subscribe and rate 5 stars wherever you listen!

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Matches:

vs Samoa Joe & Bryan Danielson, ROH The Battle Lines Are Drawn 2004

vs Steen & Generico, Ladder War, Death Before Dishonor 5 (2007)

vs MCMG, ROH Return Engagement 2008

vs Young Bucks, ROH Best in the World 2018

Promo: "We Don't Dance"

vs FTR, ROH World Tag Team Titles Dog Collar Match, Final Battle 2022

This week we look at a standout of the 1990s and someone the wrestling world lost too soon: Chris Candido. We start in Smoky Mountain Wrestling and his time as NWA World Heavyweight Champion before looking at his run as Skip in the Bodydonnas in WWF. We close in ECW and the independents with his real-life partner Sunny (Tammy Lynn Sytch) there for the whole of his career. Lots of great wrestling to discuss and our usual tangents, so tune in.

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Matches:

Vs Bobby Blaze, Smoky Mountain Wrestling Thanksgiving Thunder 1993

Bodydonnas vs The Smoking Gunns, WWF Tag team Championships, Royal Rumble 1996

Bodydonnas vs Godwinns, WWF Tag Team Titles, WWF In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies - Peacock

Promo, ECW 1997

vs Lance Storm, Heatwave 1998, August 2nd, 1998 - Peacock

Vs Chris Hero, IWA Mid South, April 1, 2002

This week we dive into one of the best heels in wrestling history, period. The Iron Sheik was a talented wrestler and larger-than-life personality who put it all together to be on the of the best bad guys to step foot in a ring. We cover him winning the WWF Championship from Bob Backlund, losing it to Hulk Hogan, plus matches with Sgt. Slaughter and the U.S. Express as well. Join us for a look at a legendary career.

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Matches:

Ali Vaziri vs Mark Stone - Championship Wrestling From Florida, Christmas Day 1973

vs Bob Backlund, WWF Heavyweight Championship, December 26, 1983

vs Hulk Hogan, WWF Championship, January 1984

Promo compilation! Number one Number two on Slaughter Number 3, Sheik answers questions

vs Sgt Slaughter, Boot Camp Match, June 16, 1984

w/Nikolai Volkoff vs US Express, WWF Tag Team Championships, WrestleMania

In this special episode, we're joined by author Brad Balukjian to talk about his new book "The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestleMania". We talk about the origins and evolution of the book and his friendship with The Iron Sheik. We also talk about comparing wrestling eras, some of the wild surprises he learned on his road trip, making a book accessible to non-wrestling fans, Hulkamania, and more. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation and be sure to check out Brad's book!

In this special episode, we're joined by author Brad Balukjian to talk about his new book "The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestleMania". We talk about the origins and evolution of the book and his friendship with The Iron Sheik. We also talk about comparing wrestling eras, some of the wild surprises he learned on his road trip, making a book accessible to non-wrestling fans, Hulkamania, and more. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation and be sure to check out Brad's book!

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Order "The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestleMania"

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We’re back to our regular episodes as we talk about Afa & Sika, the Wild Samoans. Two of the leaders of the Anoa’i Samoan wrestling family, we see them as multiple-time WWF Tag Team Champions against wrestlers like Andre the Giant, Tony Atlas, Mr. Fuji, and more. Join us as we talk about an underrated tag team from the 1980s.

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Matches:

MSG debut vs Ivan Putski & Tito Santa, WWF Tag Team Championships, Jan 21, 1980

Promo - Lou Albano, but also Bob Backlund and Larry Zybszko - July 12, 1980

vs Tony Garea & Rene Goulet, WWF Tag Team Title Tournament Finals, Sept 20, 1980

vs The Strongbows, WWF Tag Team Championships, March 8, 1983

vs Andre The Giant, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas, January 23, 1984

vs Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee, July 7, 1984

This week we look forward into the wrestling world for 2024 and see what is in store. We talk about the Cody Rhodes title reign, what is next for Judgment Day, who we see as Money in the Bank winners, people switching from AEW to WWE and back, the main event of All In, and more. Join us as we recover from WrestleMania 40 and talk about the wrestling year ahead.

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We were at both nights of WrestleMania 40 and we have some thoughts! Recorded at 1 am after Night Two of WrestleMania XL, we talk about Cody Rhodes finishing the story, John Cena, Sami Zayn, Bayley, and all the other exciting WrestleMania matches. We also talk about Philadelphia, an ECW tribute show, NXT Stand and Deliver and a lot more. Join us for a discussion from our hotel room as we break down WrestleMania weekend!

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