Joe versus the World

Dr. Keith Lipinksi joins us to kick the new year off right. We get the real reason for his abscene from radio (hint: he's in THE BIZ now), plus the perils of overhydration, why A-Train hates Keith, Batista vs. Tanahashi?, Sempervive bashing galore, Keith's love/hate relationship with Impact!, his pick for Wrestler of the Year that might surprise you, Eric Embry's anatomy, is Mike Knox a gimmick?, and asses on 90210. Over an hour of power!

Rob Naylor & Matt Foy join us to recap Ring of Honor's 12/23 show in Manhattan. Both were they live, and we run down all the results, including Homicide's title win, a great tag match, Larry Sweeney, and the big party. Plus we have thoughts on ROH in 2006, including our thoughts for best match and show of the year. Plus, ECW in a mosque, Rob cops to seeing CZW in a bar, and I don't say a whole heck of a lot. We fly high for over an hour of power!

Justin Shapiro joins us for our big WWE year in review show. We cover everything, including Kurt Angle's departure, the new ECW, the brief return of SNME, grading PPV's we didn't see, returns and goodbyes, rating all the newcomers, plus TNA = Wile E. Coyote, JBL's greatness, Batista stinkiness, and Mansquito. Almost 90 minutes of awesome!

Mike Sempervive and Adam Summers of f4wonline.com join us to make a Huge Audio Nightmare! We break down 2006 in Japan, with all the happenings in the big promotions (and the little ones too), inlcuding Misawa's gut, Tenryu: hearthrob, a 2000 Nitro season set?, Georgia Wrestling circa 1990, Adam and I have a crush on Big Japan, Steak N' Shake, Mike gets no respect, and a Steve Grogan reference. Super No Vacancy at 90 minutes of awesome!

The Cubs Fan joins us on Joe Vs. The World #32 for the first in a series of year in review shows, this time covering the wacky world of lucha libre. We hit all the big stories in CMLL and AAA, including why Mexico had a great year business wise, thoughts on Mistico and Perro Aguayo Jr., expired Visas, trying to figure out title belts in Mexico, the stunning unmasking of Black Tiger, crotch cacti, Irish luchadors, and more Mark Jinkdrak than anyone could want. An hour of lucha power!

Sven Mascarenhas joins us to celebrate the history of wrestling video games, from Mat Mania to Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007. We discuss the inherent challenges in making a wrestling video game, which ones got it right and which ones got it so very wrong, plus Bret Hart: Canadian video game hero, my class action lawsuit against Acclaim, the life altering THQ/AKI series, the Wrestlefest announcer, the No Mercy bug, does WCW Superbrawl exist?, and so much more. Total match time: 71:06. Listen to this and a winner is you!

American Balloon, direct from Japan, returns to the show to talk about his stint with the DDT promotion. We talk strange gimmicks in DDT (including Mecha Mummy), sharing an apartment with 5 other wrestlers, long plane rides, longer bus rides, the dangers of pachinko, boob chants, and the best 10 year old worker in the world. A half hour of power!

Scott Christ joins us for our first all TNA show. We look at the 2 hour Primetime debut, plus the Genesis PPV, and break down what worked and what didn't, how TNA always shoots themselves in the foot, and possible booking directions. Plus I butcher Scott's name, Sting's missing pec, Abyss' weird growth, are groinshots legal in TNA, the Lance Hoyt formula, and what we're thankful for in wrestling. We had some technical difficulties but that won't slow us down. Almost 50 minutes of fun!

Tom Feely joins us to break down the history of the Survivor Series. We hit the high points of all previous Series, including how the format has changed over the years, plus a preview of the 2007 edition. Plus talk of Just Joe, Karate Fighters, USA crossovers on RAW, headless Owen Hart, college football talk, a shout out to GSP, and a sexy commercial for our show. 50 minutes of fun!

Rob Naylor returns to Joe Versus The World, as we discuss recent ROH, Heroes of World Class, a great Steve Lombardi story, and plenty of talk about squashes, from Barry O to Steve Reese, bad jobbers, the art of squashing and why it needs to be brought back, plus "Iron" Mike Sharpe, Konga the Barbarian, and everything you wanted to know about the U.S. tag titles (but were afraid to ask). A super fun 50 minutes!