Ash and Paul are this week joined by the amazing Alex McCarthy (TalkSPORT/Wrestling Daily) to talk all things The Rock/Rocky Maivia/The Great One from his debut at Survivor Series 1996 through to the turn of the Millenium.

Listen to the HOW Mania crew recall Rocky's start in wrestling, through his days with the Nation Of Domination, The Corporation and ending the decade as one half of the beloved Rock N' Sock Connection.

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You can catch us on Twitter at HOWManiaPod, AshRoseUK and HOWPaulB.

Following on from our last episode taking a hatchet to the booking of Survivor Series 1992, Ash and Paul have this week blown up Survivor Series 1998 and tried to piece it back together as a traditional Survivor Series card.

The conclusion? Well, it looks like there was a reason Vince went down the tournament route because a team elimination based card in late 1998 ain't all that pretty!

Listen to what the guys came up with and then give us your spin on it by getting in touch on Twitter.

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Remember, tickets to Hooked On Wrestling's Royal Rumble viewing parties on Saturday January 29th are available now from our ticket booking site, www.hookedontickets.co.uk

We are back from our late Summer hiatus and with Survivor Series on the horizon, Ash and Paul are here with a new concept where they rebook the card from the 1992 edition of the event.

Famously, it was the first Series without a single 'proper' Survivor Series match (Tag team double elimination matches just don't count!) but what would the show have looked like if it featured only 4 vs 4 team battles?

Who would main event? Who would survive? Would we see some surprise debuts?

Have a listen, mock our dreadful team names and hit us on on Twitter at @HOWManiaPod to tell us which of our matches you liked and what your suggestions would be for matches for the card.

Thanks as always for supporting our podcast. Reviews on Apple Podcasts are always much appreciated.

We are back from our short Summer break with a banger of an episode.

In the style of the old SilverVision format, we are launching our Tagged Classics theme where we review two related PPVs back to back and where better to start than with the first two SummerSlams of the 90s?

In addition, we talk to one of the biggest names of the 90s, Jeff Jarrett about his My World podcast and his reigns as Intercontinental Champion in the 90s.

Talking of SummerSlam, we are bringing back our live events with a SummerSlam 2021 viewing party in nine venues across the UK. You can get info and tickets from this link.

Please also note our new social media platforms dedicated solely to viewing parties, podcasts and quizzes.

You can find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and our username on all three is HOWrestlingUK. Our HOW Mania Twitter feed is unchanged.

Please reach out to us and chat wrestling any time on Twitter:
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This week marks the 23rd anniversary of the most famous bump in wrestling history during the infamous Mankind vs. Undertaker Hell In A Cell Match at King Of The Ring 1998.

Paul and Ash take a look back at this unique time in the Attitude era when Mick Foley used his unique mix of physical skills, charisma and vulnerability to make himself one of the biggest stars in wrestling, with this match being a key part of that.

The guys discuss:

- How the fame of the big bumps have completely warped the memories of the match as a whole.
- Why the thumbtacks are just like a church in Rome.
- What did the rest of the card offer behind this match? (Spoiler: Not a lot)
- Where were we when we saw this match?

This episode marks the end of the first season of HOW Mania. Thank you so much for your support for our first 20 episodes. We will be taking a 5-6 week break before coming back with our new bumper episode 'Tagged Classic: The glorious SummerSlams of 1990 and 1991'

Tickets are still available for our massive SummerSlam viewing parties across the UK on Saturday 21st August. Find out your nearest venue and get tickets from www.hookedonwrestling.co.uk/tickets.

Until then, stay in touch with us on Twitter with the following @'s

@HOWManiaPod
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@HO_Wrestling

Welcome back to the latest edition of HOW Mania as Ash Rose and Paul Benson look back at the first ever King Of The Ring PPV in 1993.

As this show is dominated by Bret Hart, the team are joined by Rob McNichol, the man who has hosted Bret's live shows in the UK on numerous occasions and even has his quote on the cover of Hart's autobiography! Who better to talk all things Hitman?

As well as Bret's epic night we discuss Hulk Hogan and the presentation of the end of his WWF run as well as looking at the state of the company at that point and how this show fits into that landscape.

Want to talk to us about 90s wrestling? Catch us on Twitter:

HOW Mania - @HOWManiaPod
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Rob McNichol - @RobMcNichol
Ash Rose - @AshRoseUK
Paul Benson - @HOWPaulB

If you were a wrestling fan in the UK in the 1990s then there is a good chance you will have clutched a SilverVision WWF VHS at some point.

From High Flyers, to SummerSlam 1992 to those classic WrestleMania covers, SilverVision releases were the window into wrestling for many of us back in the day.

Ash and Paul talk this week to James Gallagher who worked for SilverVision back in the day who talks through the process of getting those titles released and some of the behind the scenes stories about what it took to get them stocked from WH Smith to Azad Video!

Thank you for your continued support and we would love to hear your thoughts on our podcast. Reach out to us on Twitter with the following links:

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You can also check out the latest news and info every day at www.hookedonwrestling.co.uk

It's been a while since Prince encouraged us to party like it's 1999 but the tiny purple pop prince was right on the money, at least in wrestling sense!

Ahead of this week's Throwback SmackDown, Ash and Paul go back to 1999 to the year the show was born to relive some of the highs and lows of a year that was packed with more action than any other in wrestling history.

From the high's of the debut of Chris Jericho in the WWF to the lows of Kennel From Hell, this was a year for building new stars and keeping wrestling fans guessing throughout.

Thank you for your support for HOW Mania and we hope you enjoy this week's rambling trip back in time. Let us know your 1999 highlights and what topics you would like to see us cover by reaching out on Twitter at @HOWManiaPod now.

After a WrestleMania enforced break, Ash Rose and Paul Benson are back with the latest episode of HOW Mania and it is time to go EXTREME!

ECW was unarguably one of the most defining creative forces in 90s wrestling with their ideas stemming from a bingo hall in Philadelphia to reverberate around the world.

But what of the talent that spent time in ECW during that period? Once they left the clutches of Paul Heyman, did they use their ECW experience and exposure as a springboard to fame and fortune? Or did they crash and burn once taken out of their natural environment? The guys look back on the biggest ECW names to discuss exactly how their time in the company influenced their later careers.

In addition, Paul talks to one of the major names who found strong success due to his time in ECW, the one and only Al Snow! You can purchase Al Snow merchandise now from his Collar x Elbow store on Wrestle Merch Central.

Thank you for continuing your support for us each week. Please do reach out and talk to us about all things 90s wrestling on Twitter at @HOWManiaPod and don’t be shy about leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ash and Paul are back with the latest episode of HOW Mania: The 90s Wrestling Podcast.

 With WrestleMania being just a few weeks away, the guys look back of two of the most well remembered WrestleManias of the 90s – WrestleMania 8 & 9.

No two back-to-back WrestleManias have ever contrasted so much. From venue, to match quality to names on the card. The gap between the two represents a true generational shift in WWE history.

We even stick up for WrestleMania IX. Said by many to be the worst ‘Mania of all time. We attempt to illustrate why that isn’t even close to true!

Join us every other week for the best 90s wrestling podcast out there and share your thoughts with us on Twitter at @HOWManiaPod. 

 And remember…..#KeepIt90s!