Joe versus the World

Joe vs. the World is back! Joe and Justin do a deep dive into 1997, and this show is packed! Shotgun Saturday Night, the Alamo Dome, Raw goes 2 hours, a new title, ECW invades, and the best match in company history. Also, calling up Paul, wondering if old babysitters still watch the product, grappling with attending TLC, Joe nearly chokes on his cherry Pepsi, Justin flushes a toilet, and so much more. Lost your smile? This show will give you something to listen to while you look for it!

Joe Vs. The World returns! Joe (Gagne) and Justin (Shapiro) reunite to power through the final quarter of WWF 1996. They cover it all: guns, driveway brawls, a poetry reading (yes), struggling to think up some Survivor Series team names, John Stewart can book the Royal Rumble, SID stabs Bret Hart, Jake Roberts real revenge on Jerry Lawler, seeding the Karate Fighters tournament, and so much more. Plus the beginning rumbling of the JVSTW 10th anniversary! Nearly two hours of power just for you!

Joe Vs. The World returns with a very special episode! Dylan Hales joins Joe to recap Hotstuff Eddie Gilbert's run in the USWA in 1990. You've seen or heard about Eddie running over Jerry Lawler with a car, but we dive into all of the angles, interviews, and matches that went along with it, as well as the disappointing end. Also featuring appearances from Kowabunga the Ninja Turtle, MC Jammer, and the New Kids!

Joe Versus the World is BACK! Justin Shapiro joins Joe to review the third quarter of the WWF in 1996. Honestly, not a lot happened in-ring, but there are plenty of shenanigans to cover, including a cavalcade of new stars, lawsuits, diminishing buyrates, a little thing called the New World Order, weekly PPV's,the history of the Boiler Room Brawl, a battle of public transportation, coffee as a plot device, what’s gotten into Kurt Angle's pizza, an update on our Civil War podcast, and much much more. We somehow went for 80 minutes

At last! The endless 1990’s WWF project returns with part two of our look at 1996. The Curtain Call! Austin 3:16! The Godwinns! Plus Jerry Lawler goes to Hell, figuring out podcast continuity, baseball hats, awful matches, the nadir of WWF tag wrestling, IYIHOP, where the hell will Wrestlemania be in Boston, and an extensive discussion of the time a fan punched Randy Orton in the nuts. Somehow this went 100 minutes. Enjoy!

Joe vs the World returns! We talk to the Cubs Fan, fresh off his trip to Mexico to see some lucha libre! We talk the big CMLL Anniversary show, Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero and the atmosphere, the rest of the card and the current state of CMLL. Plus a rundown of the lucha ballot for the WON HOF, a brief history of Ninja Turtles in lucha, Cubs gets called into the AAA Principals office, trying to make sense of Lucha Underground, lunch with Flamita, and a man named TACKLE. An hour of power coming right at ya!

Joe vs. the World is back, and we're here to talk the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame! I'm joined by newly appointed voter Dylan Hales as we run down the ballot, go over new candidates, and discuss who's on the chopping block. Plus why I'm like Charlie Brown (one of many reasons, anyway), why Akira Taue is like Mick Foley, why lucha voters can't get their act together, and much much much more! An illuminating and entertaining 90 minutes of audio goodness! #voteforcaras!

Joe vs. the World returns! This week, we're joined by Dylan Hales of the Wrestling Culture podcast, as we run down the entire NXT roster. We go from A(drian Neville) to Z(ayn, Sami) and decide who stays, who gets called up, and who gets cut, plus thoughts on incoming talent, and who we would sign. Plus Bull Dempsey on Hey Dude!, what the hell are the Ascension?, nobody likes CJ Parker, and much much more! Over an hour of podcast power!

Amidst a sea of audio problems, Joe and Justin return to continue their trek through 90's WWF! The cover the first three months of 1996 and still manage to go for a hundred minutes. Steve Austin! Mick Foley! JBL! None of whom are called by those names! Plus the Raw Bowl, Billionaire Ted, Supersock, and lots more we didn't make up. Plus learn the origins of Justin's name and why Joe is like Mudhoney! A labor intensive 100 minutes as we close out the New Generation!

What? Joe and Justin back already! The duo return to break down the back half of 1995, and topics include a little something called the Monday Night Wars, Justin home repair show for the WWE Network, Jacknife Mercy (your new favorite band), Real Estate Glen, Ryback's morning show, more singing than necessary, and Justin rebooks the Wild Card match for Survivor Series 1995. Almost 2 hours of awesome!