Joe versus the World

Justin Shapiro & Matt Foy return for part II of our Wrestlemania retrospective. We cover the highs and lows of XI-XXII, alogn with some thoughts on XXIII, plus shampoo, all I needed to know about race relations I learned from Triple H, the Wrestlemania legacy of Paul London, jerks in the crowd with dumbfounded expressions, barbarians with water bottles, Khali: color commentator, Matt gets, uh, excited after WM XX, I lean on the fast forward during the Iron Man match, and Justin gets peal harbored by Gorilla Monsoon. Bigger, badder, and better at a whopping 90 minutes!

Justin Shapiro and Matt Foy return for part 1 in a special 2 part Wrestlemania Retrospective. We have recaps and remembrances of Wrestlemanias I-X, plus thoughts on all the great (and less-than-great) matches and angles. All this plus a lesson in Roman numerals, Robert Conrad, a rant about Wrestlemania III attendance, what Dave Meltzer thought of these shows, what sucked more: IV vs. IX, Dockers, blindfolds, wrestler death tolls, plus special music and the unveiling of the GORILLA MONSOON DROP BOARD. Double wide and double deep at 80 minutes of awesome!

A special show, as seven first time guests join us to discuss a topic of their choosing for 5 minutes before THE BUZZER strikes. The total roster, with start times in brackets: Chris McLeod talks UFC 68 [2:03], Chris Dempsey on futrure UFC events [7:50], Alan Counihan speaks on the ROH 3/4 show in the UK [13:13], Kelvin Cabrerra on why only good wrestlers come from Miami [19:20], Michael "LLakor" Ryan pimps the IWS [25:38], Kid Zombie talks CZW and the Necro Butcher [31:55], and last (and least) Trevor "Hobbes" Dame talks wrestling newsletters and reads from an old PWI. 45 frantic minutes of fun!

Rob Naylor returns to JVSTW for another fun-packed appearance. We discuss the Lightning Kid, beer bellied sharecroppers, wrestlers call my house, Abdullah the Butcher does an Asai Moonsault, "favors," the Frog in WCW, how not to approach Tony Schiavone, Rob carries Bam Bam Bigelow's luggage, Tomko is a dad?, Angelo Poffo is a robot?, and the Brooklen Brawler cuts a promo? 50 minutes of fun in the mighty JVSTW manner!

Mike Coughlin joins us for our second MMA show. We talk about the Pride 33 show, including Nick Diaz triumphing over Takanori Gomi, Dan Henderson's amazing feat, and the future of the company, plus Pride groupies, American Home Mortgage, Brock Lesnar, Wanderlei Silva has dysentery, no one can pronoune Sokoudjou, and Kurt Angle shootfights a coatrack. Almost 45 minutes of MMA fun!

Matt Foy joins us again to discuss the happenings in Ring of Honor. Matt was at both the Friday and Saturday ROH shows and we discuss Joe/Morishima, Homicide's title reign and his future with the company, the new faction wars in ROH, departures and returns, plus concussions, the No Remorse Corps, and get well wishes to Rob Naylor. Over 50 minutes of fun!

"Lightning" Mike Quackenbush joins us to discuss all things Chikara, including this weekend's King of Trios Tournament, plus comic book covers, the tale of Chikara running in Vermont, crazy people who don't like Mike, can Pantera wear his mask in the U.S.?, the origin of Create-A-Wrestler, Frackville, Mecha Mummy on an airplane, and I butcher Lince Dorado's name. Almost a half-hour of power.

Tanvir Raquib joins us to talk Wrestling Society X and the pilot episode, the history of wrestling on MTV, what changes have to made to WSX, the WSXtra show, gimmicks we're looking forward to, massive explosions, and more. Plus a Royal Rumble recap, our ideas for Wrestlemania, throwing rocks at Kevin Nash, Rollergames, animatronic scorpions, Tan dumps on Randy Orton and Ken Kennedy calls my house. 50 minutes of fun!

Mark Coale of Odessa Steps Magazine joins us to talk about wrestling DVDs, including all the recent WWE offerings and Heroes of World Class, plus all the future 2007 releases and what looks promising (and what doesn't), WWE vs. history, problems with overlapping matches, plus Dave Meltzer's old National columns, covering Wrestlemania VII in the cheap seats, and Mark gets yelled at by King Kong Bundy. Over 70 minutes of fun!

Christopher Robin Zimmerman returns to talk all sorts of stuff, including his days at Wrestleline.com, the RSPW awards, ECW and much more, including Baron Von Rasche buying furniture, the great Tony Schiavone, Mark Coale, To Catch A Predator: The WWE Angle, Marquis Corvon, and a dramatic reading of an angry rant from 1998. 50 plus minutes of fun!