Hell in a Cellphone

If you watched RAW in the late 90’s, you definitely saw commercials for the USA Network’s super problematic bike cop action drama Pacific Blue. And wouldn’t you know, in an act of corporate synergy, a bunch of WWF stars showed up on the beach. We look at two of these episodes: Season 4, Episode 3, “Seduced” guest starring Triple H and Season 4, Episode 8 “Heat in the Hole” guest starring Sable.

Want to get caught up? Both episodes are streaming on [evil corporation] Prime.

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Art by Alexis Yavne

Tag team Mark Henry and D’Lo Brown star in a number of crisscrossing stories featuring Chyna, the women of Pretty Mean Sisters, that check off pretty much every square in the Attitude Era bingo card: lawsuits, misogyny, ball gags, date night, transphobia, “bitches be lyin’,” hound dogs, and so much more.

Want to get caught up? This episode deals with content from the following episodes of RAW from 1998 and 1999: November 30, December 14, December 21, December 28, January 4, January 11, January 18, January 25, February 1, February 13.

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The Legion of Doom is one of the most venerable tag teams of all time, but some of their last moments in the WWF dipped a little too heavily into Hawk’s real life struggles and required the acceptance that Droz was capable of machinations.

Want to get caught up? This episode deals with content from Judgment Day: In Your House and the following episodes of RAW from 1998: July 27, August 3, August 10, October 12, October 19, October 26, November 2, November 16 and December 21.

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Art by Alexis Yavne

The Ragin’ Climax comes to Philadelphia, PA, and results are middling. The Rock and Stone Cold bring it, the second best match features…Shane McMahon(?), and somebody is hung, but enough about Val Venis. Plus bonus coverage of the beer bath from RAW on March 22, 1999 and the WrestleMania Rage party the night before.

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The Attitude Era is here, and it has no room for award shows. We review the changing landscape of the WWF and hand out the awards they didn’t for the year since WrestleMania XIV. Come back next week for our WrestleMania XV episode!

Art by Alexis Yavne

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From the Memphis Pyramid to the banks of the Mississippi River, the WWF ends the In Your House era with a weird one. There’s a great hardcore match, an elevation of Chyna, another classic from the Rock and Mankind and the debut of a future hall of famer during Stone Cold vs. Vince McMahon in a steel cage.

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Hey idiot! Do you think wrestling is real? Well we found out the truth by going back to the NBC prime time special Exposed! Pro Wrestling’s Greatest Secrets special from November 1998. How did we find it? Well that’s another secret. (It’s all on YouTube)

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Super Bowl XXXIII was a one sided bore, but halftime gave viewers at least three options: the regular halftime show featuring Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Fox, Celebrity Deathmatch’s Deathbowl ‘99 on Fox, and Mankind vs. the Rock in an empty arena for the WWF Championship on USA. We watched all three to let you know what you should’ve watched 21 years ago. You’re welcome.

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From Anaheim California, one of the most exciting years in WWF history starts with a lukewarm rumble, where most things serve to further the Austin/McMahon story. Add in a few undercard matches featuring pairings of DX and the Corporation we’ve seen repeatedly on RAW and a Championship match that you can literally pinpoint the moment it goes too far.

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We go out of our comfort zones as we tackle both recording remotely and WCW content, more specifically one of the most infamous episodes of Nitro paired with one of the best episodes of Raw and the first championships for one of our favorites. That’s gonna put some butts in seats!

Want to get caught up? This episode deals with content from the January 4th episodes of RAW and Nitro.

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