Taking a look at when the WWF was trying to rejuvenate the company with a loaded episode of Superstars from October 31, 1992!

- The interconnected events making up the “interesting times” for the WWF

- A rare Superstars/Challenge crossover!

- The Nasty Boys lash out at Jimmy Hart for a double-cross: shouldn’t they have seen this coming?

- Marty Jannetty seeks vengeance on Shawn Michaels but ends up with seven years of bad luck

- Ground Zero of all Doink offshoots

- Yokozuna makes his Superstars debut

- Why Tatanka’s push and Big Bossman’s de-push are directly related

- Nailz needs a tissue and a chill pill

- Pondering having Paul Bearer as a funeral director

Plus:

- The unsung hero of a baby shower

- A cautionary tale of social media postings

- Wrestling and another event in an arena on the same day

- Sports moments of 2001: Bledsoe, Piazza, Iverson, and an embarrassing moment

- Vinnie Vegas Corner: Super Bowl LIII edition with prop bets!

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Going back to the heart of the Attitude Era for the 100th episode with a look at the June 1, 1998 WWF RAW is WAR!

- The peak of the Mr. McMahon character trading jabs with his top stars

- A Nation vs DX six man tag all-star game!

- The Undertaker begins his evolution by dressing poorly

- Taka Michinoku and Bradshaw: like a 1960s TV comedy pairing

- Shamrock and Severn: division killers?

- How and why Val Venis could only exist from 1998-2000

- Admiring the outfit of newcomer Jacqueline

- The unselfish Terry Funk risks major injury against Mark Henry

- Double J contradicts everything he said months earlier

Plus:

- A tongue in cheek promo for the charitable Mr. McMahon

- What do you do when “Godwinns’ Law” goes bad

- Revealing the top 5 from my PTBN GWWE tag team ballot

- A method of remaining calm when your team is in a tense playoff game

- Sports moments of 2000: Rams/Titans, Pedro/Roger, an ugly incident in Vancouver, the “HC of the NYJ”,

- Hatching a diabolical plan to go to WrestleMania in New Jersey

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Climb aboard the Mothership for a look back at WCW Saturday Night from June 28, 1997!

- The WCW midcard in 1997: a diverse playground with something for everyone

- Nobility is out the window as The Blue Bloods explode

- Jeff Jarrett has delusions of grandeur

- Appreciating Meng’s theme and pondering a trip to Tonga

- Ric Flair steals the one bit that Lex Luger was the best at

- Categorizing enhancement tag teams

- Konnan in wrestling purgatory

- Playing the Mean Gene hotline promo guessing game

Plus:

- Introducing a wedding wrap-up show segment

- Karate Kid 2: The WCW of the Karate Kid series?

- Braves baseball on TBS roundup!

- Sports moments of ’99: Pedro Martinez, Troy O’Leary, Eugene Robinson, Brett Hull, and an OT winner!

- Vinnie Vegas Corner NFL Conference Championship Edition!

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This week is a salute to the late “Mean” Gene Okerlund with a look at his first WWF show Wrestling At The Chase from January 1, 1984!

- How Okerlund’s arrival helps everyone in the company be better at their jobs

- Hulk Hogan returns to the WWF as a true man of the people

- A brief overview of wrestling in St. Louis

- “Dr. D” David Schultz issues a subtle challenge to the rest of the heel locker room

- The curious case of “Mad Dog” Maganoff

- Tony Atlas drops a hint that maybe he isn’t crazy about his tag team partner

- Adonis and Murdoch: what makes them different makes them great

Plus:

- Side Headlock-A-Palooza in St. Louis

- How a dog food company screwed over an NHL team

- Sports moments of ’98: Kerry Wood, Randy Moss, Bryce Drew, and a goalie “fight”

- Vinnie Vegas Corner NFL Divisional Edition!

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On a unique Greetings From Allentown, this week features a look at the pilot episode of the 1988 wrestling-themed TV show “Learning The Ropes”, starring Lyle Alzado and featuring cameos from Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Ronnie Garvin!

Plus:

- Vinnie Vegas Corner: NFL Wild Card edition!

- YouTube Comment Theater!

- Sports moments of ’97: Farewell to the Whale, a non-call in the Super Bowl, Wade Boggs takes the hill, and Rick Pitino takes over

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Learn all about unique ways to injure someone with a chair by checking out WWF Superstars from October 27, 1996!

- Steve Austin attacks Brian Pillman: the last consequential angle ever on Superstars

- Sunny Days are the end of days for the Smoking Gunns

- Pondering how Psycho Sid could approach a presidential campaign

- Examining Triple H’s 1996 Curtain Call “punishment”

- An important distinction in the Rocky Maivia debut vignettes

- Why The Undertaker had a long streak at WrestleManias

- The benefits and honors of being a WWF hillbilly

- Reworking the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony

Plus:

- What is wrong with Marty Jannetty? I mean, this time.

- Analysis of the matchups in the 1996 Karate Fighters tournament

- Brilliant game planning in Madden 18

- Ahmed Johnson: thoughtful AND eloquent?

- Sports moments of ’96: A corrupt umpire, the FoxTrax hockey puck, Magic Johnson gets ejected

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This week features a look at an oddly stacked episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge from February 24, 1991!

- Sgt. Slaughter has fun with fire and beats the symbolism into the ground

- The New Dream Team explodes and gets a visit from the Ghost of Dream Team Past

- Gene Okerlund has a rough go at Toys R Us with the Big Bossman

- How Macho Man vs Ultimate Warrior at WM7 would have suffered in the LA Coliseum

- The inside scoop of why Gorilla Monsoon hates The Mountie so much

- Rick Martel’s ’91 Rumble performance: a template for Flair?

- Examining Animal’s promo style

- Brawler Facts: 6 things about Steve Lombardi

- Jim Duggan vs Pez Whatley for the soul of Greetings From Allentown

- A plea for WWE to use nostalgia in a different way

Plus:

- Hulk Hogan accidentally invents a new kind of WrestleMania

- Why Home Alone is NOT a Christmas movie

- Speculating on the direction of the vigilante “Mariner” character

- Sports moments of ’95: Cal and the Orioles, Hakeem and the Rockets, a national title for BU, and the Habs dump St. Patrick

- A classic example of why YouTube Comment Theater exists

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We’re heading to Florida(!) for some PWF (Professional Wrestling Federation aka Florida Championship Wrestling) action from April 30, 1989!

- Dusty Rhodes and Terry Funk renew their rivalry with brawls, boxes, and hilarious promos defining a “Dusty”

- The Nasty Boys plagiarize a once and future rival

- A Florida edition of “According to Larry”

- The appeal of wrestlers in the “before” phase

- A musical tribute to Fred Ottman’s PWF character

- Dick Slater as the perpetual “backup running back” to Terry Funk

- Oliver Humperdink: enough is enough

Plus:

- Inventing a backstory for Drake Maverick and the Authors of Pain

- Pondering WWF President Jack Tunney as the Event Center host

- Sports moments of ’94: AC got OJ in the car, Nancy and the black stick, Cheney and Calipari, two point conversions, and Karl “Tuffy” Rhodes

- YouTube Comment Theater!

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It was a brand new world for the WWF in January 1993 with the launch of a new show on the USA Network: WWF Mania from January 30, 1993!

- Taking stock of Ric Flair’s overall WWF 1991-93 run as it comes to a close

- Setting the tone for RAW with the Flair-Perfect match and how it differed from all prior WWF TV matches

- How Todd Pettengill may have saved the promotion a ton of money

- An era of change stunted by the return of Hulk Hogan

- What happens when you call the 800 number of WrestleMania IX tickets?

- Kamala forgets how to end matches as a babyface

- Tatanka as a “moments” guy and rebooking his match with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania

- Sean Mooney takes a pun-based challenge

- The Undertaker awkwardly chips in on behalf of Headlock on Hunger

Plus:

- Explaining why Savage went for a pinfall at the 1993 Royal Rumble on Yokozuna

- George H.W. Bush yakking on the Japanese prime minister

- Pondering a trip to London, England

- Dustings of light racism litter the show

- Rob Schneider SNL characters

- Why the Match Game from the 1970s is so rewatchable

- Sports moments of ’93: Stanley Cup OT winners, Leon Lett, Chris Webber, how Notre Dame got screwed over in ’93, and an alternate seldom-heard PBP call!

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This week it’s back to the early days of Ted Turner-owned World Championship Wrestling with a look at NWA Worldwide from June 24, 1989!

- The Great Muta vs Scott Steiner: Where the reality of the situation falls short of expectation

- Attempting to improve the Dynamic Dudes

- A Las Vegas based Sid Vicious at a locals casino playing the blackjack tables

- Lex Luger cares not for your top 10 rankings

- Calling BS on the geographical spread of WCW contest winners

- Ricky Santana vs Wild Bill Irwin as the “who cares” feud of 1989

- Rick Steiner has some fun with Tommy Young

- A neck brace keeps Ric Flair from doing his thing

- Teddy Long’s bad evil heel laugh

Plus:

- Why Great Muta would mostly use the green mist

- The unfortunate death of an enhancement talent

- Proper consumption of Starburst

- Career advice for Ricky Santana

- Gripes about Rick Steiner’s real estate website

- 1992 sports moments: the last great Indy 500, the Dream Team, and a terrible referee call

- YouTube Comment Theater!

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