Is It A Classic?

Best friends. Better enemies. 13 years of wrestling everywhere together comes to a head at this battle at Battleground. They've run the gamut in the world of everything you can think of - besties, tag team champs, rivals without honor, best men at weddings and everything in between. How does this story end? Does it end with a classic match? We review and break it down using our patented SCIENCE~!  We also give a small Wrestlemania preview, talk about who is currently JAKKED, discuss what title we think *should* be hot shot and so much more. Check it out!

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Timestamps:
3:29 Headlines
18:03 Main Event/How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
20:08 Match Background/Build 
28:25 Match Breakdown
37:22 Is It A Classic?

Their first ladder match at Wrestlemania X is heralded as a classic, the jump start to an era of ladder matches. But, these two ran it back a little over a year later at Summerslam 1995 and brought the ladders with them. Does the second ladder match out-classic the first? Does it hold up? Does the title hold up? We go through every scary bump, from the odd beginning of this match to the crazy finish. Then, we tell you definitely using our SCIENCE~! if it is, in fact, a classic. We also discuss Brock's current character, Ronda's current character, the best crowd in a while in Austin, which ladder is legal and much more. Check it out!

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Timestamps:
3:21 Headlines
12:42 Main Event/How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
14:40 Match Background/Build 
21:00 Match Breakdown
35:45 Is It A Classic?

The greatest Wrestlemania triolgy comes to a head as The Rock battles Steve Austin in the people's main event of Wrestlemania 19. This would go down as Stone Cold's last match ever, as he would officially retire shortly after. This is two of the four of many people's Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestling. Were they able to pull off a classic match in Austin's final bout in the squared circle? We break it down. We also discuss the passing of Scott Hall, the injury to Big E, have another phone call from a special guest, discuss getting tastes, and let you know what the survey says. Check it out!

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Timestamps:
3:23 Headlines
17:22 Main Event/How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
22:10 Match Background/Build 
31:30 Match Breakdown
41:00 Is It A Classic?

On this episode, four professionals get in the ring and deliver a fundamentally sound, old-school inspired, smooth, crisp, polished NXT Tag Title match. The Revival (currently known as FTR) face off against the team of Ciampa and Gargano in a match that stole the show in the Barclays center.  The crowd was hot, the competitors brought their A-game, but was it enough to pass it through the SCIENCE~! and be considered a classic? We also discuss the AEW Revolution PPV and fallout, some positive happenings in WWE, who is all man, and something we definitely want more of.

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Timestamps:
3:30 Headlines
15:07 Main Event/How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
17:53 Match Background/Build 
25:57 Match Breakdown
34:30 Is It A Classic?

One of our co-hosts Danny welcomed his third child into the world this week so admittedly recording a podcast was not in the cards. So, we tossed it back to one of our BETA EPISODES~! This is what we dubbed episode 0.2 - the second of our "let's try this out" episodes. On this episode, we review Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt at Royal Rumble 2014. We discussed the current events of that day, that match itself and use the original version of our science. Come listen to hear the early days, the extended version of the theme, and marvel at how far we've come. Let us know, is this episode a classic?

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Two icons of professional wrestling put their careers on the line as Ric Flair takes on champion Hulk Hogan in a steel cage for all the marbles! There were lots of storylines leading up to this and lots of names involved: Jimmy Hart, Sting, Mr. T, Muhammad Ali, Sensuous Sherri and DAVE SULLIVAN. These two hall of famers put on a show, but was it a classic? Tune in and find out!

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Timestamps:
3:16 Headlines
15:20 Main Event/How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
17:13 Match Background/Build 
26:12 Match Breakdown
37:30 Is It A Classic?

Ahead of the annual Elimination Chamber premium live event, we review the first ever match to take place in Bischoff's demonic structure. HBK, HHH, RVD, Y2J, T, Kane, lots of big name initials made up this match invented by Eric Bischoff. With the World Heavyweight Championship on the line in this new structure Bischoff created, who will come out on top? With such big names in the match, such significance behind it, was it a classic match? We break it down.  We also talk about who came up with the idea for the Chamber, how Eric Bischoff let us know it was his idea, what Bischoff says the rules are, and lots of Saliva. Lots. Of. Saliva. Oh yeah, and something about Steve Austin and Cody Rhodes. Check it out!

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Timestamps:
3:34 Headlines
16:30 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
18:57 Match Background/Build 
25:53 Match Breakdown
40:38 Is It A Classic?

*ALERT* *ALERT* Someone sound the Steiner sirens, it's Solo ep time~! Danny is out of pocket so Chad is running solo this week. In this ep, Chad breaks down the headlines for the week. He then reminisces and plays a game involving classic and forgotten wrestling themes of the past. Do you know these themes by their lyrics or sound bytes? In this ep Chad discusses the funniest theme he remembers, the worst lyric of a new wrestling theme, what made him unable to focus on the Inner Circle segment, audio recording of WWE booking meetings and more. Check it out!

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On today's episode, the theme is brevity. That is why we chose what may be the greatest under 10 minute match of all time - Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle at Summerslam 2002. This was the opener of arguably the greatest Summerslam of all time. These two guys packed a lot in and had a hot crowd, but was it a classic? We also discuss this year's Rumble match, ring passing, who should #hanginthere this week, our listener of the week, a dramatic wrestling theme lyric reading, Big Show's crap and more. Check it out!

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Timestamps:
2:00 Headlines
12:15 How Do We Determine "Is It A Classic?"
14:44 Match Background/Build 
19:30 Match Breakdown
26:05 Is It A Classic?

As we head into the Royal Rumble, we take a look at another version of the iconic match. This time, the men's version from 2018. It happened pretty recently, so can it be considered a classic? Was it better or worse than the 2001 match we reviewed? Did anyone get tickled in this rumble? Tune in to find out!

Note from the hosts: this was an "on the road" episode, so it features less drops, less quality audio and more wackiness and off the rails than usual. You have been warned!

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