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We're continuing on with our walk through the year 1996 in WWE. This event was the birth of Austin 3:16 and "That's the bottom line, 'cause Stone Cold said so!" after Steve Austin defeated Jake "The Snake" Roberts in the finals of the King of the Ring tournament. Shawn Michaels also defends the WWF Title against the British Bulldog in a rematch from Beware of Dog that blew their first encounter away. The Undertaker and Mankind attempt to rip each other apart. The Godwinns try to get revenge against The Smoking Gunns and Sunny. Jerry "The King" Lawler attempts to make The Ultimate Warrior look good in the ring. Also, after kissing Ahmed Johnson, Goldust has to defend his golden Intercontinental Title against him. This event was great and historic! We break it down along with all the news and notes from that time period.SUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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This was the Great American Bash that advertised Ric Flair...but didn't deliver Ric Flair! "The Nature Boy" had recently been fired before this show after being advertised to defend the NWA Title against Lex Luger in a cage. He'd soon be popping up in the WWF. In a scramble, WCW decided to make a new World Title and replace Flair with Barry Windham. All in all, this event was weird. It starts with a Scaffold Match, it ends with an Mixed Tag Cage Match (sort of), and there's a lot of craziness in between with a Russian Chain Match, El Gigante vs One Man Gang, the Rock n Roll Express facing each other, Ron Simmons having to face Zeus, the Diamond Studd vs The Z-Man, Johnny B. Badd debuting against the Yellow F'n Dog, Big Josh taking on Blackblood in a (what else?) Lumberjack Match, and much more!SUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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To celebrate our 1 year anniversary of podcasting, we're covering the very first ever WWF King of the Ring PPV from 1993! This was certainly a showcase for Bret Hart to show that he was WWF's answer to Ric Flair as the true Iron Man, it was a great introduction of Jerry Lawler as an in-ring competitor, Yokozuna battles for heel supremacy yet again, and this was Hulk Hogan's final appearance for the WWF until No Way Out 2002. This event was incredibly historic for multiple reasons, and we examine them all! While Greg couldn't make it, Troy is joined by guest Mr. Warren Hayes of the Mr. Warren Hayes Show, bringing all of his wrestling knowledge and expertise!WARREN HAYES ON TWITTER: @MrWarrenHayesWARREN HAYES ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/MrWarrenHayesSUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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We literally NEVER talk about current product on this podcast (except for a fleeting mention here or there), but with the guest of Mr. Warren Hayes from the Mr. Warren Hayes Show, we couldn't help ourselves. We're bringing this TOTALLY UNPLANNED bonus episode where we break down AEW Double or Nothing 2021, talk about who we like, why we like them, who we hate, why we hate them, if the matches were worth a damn, and so much more! All things All Elite on today's bonus show!WARREN HAYES ON TWITTER: @MrWarrenHayesWARREN HAYES ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/MrWarrenHayesSUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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It's 5 years of TNA, and we're celebrating it on our final show of our first year of podcasting! America's Most Wanted defends the NWA Tag Titles against AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels in an amazing match, Scott Steiner and Samoa Joe shockingly tear the house down, Kevin Nash pretends he's an X-Division star as he faces Chris Sabin, and the main event is the super confusing King of the Mountain match that ends...interestingly. Christian Cage puts his NWA Title on the line against Sting, Jeff Jarrett, Ron Killings, and Abyss in that reverse ladder match with other convoluted rules. Check it out! Happy Slammiversary, everyone!SUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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The second of 4 SuperClash events had what should have been the main event smack dab in the middle of the card. The AWA Title was defended by Nick Bockwinkel against Curt Hennig, years before he would go on to become Mr. Perfect in the WWF. The crazy thing about this match is that Curt played the heel while Nick played the babyface. Also on this card were the Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty), Ray "Crippler" Stevens, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Sherri Martel (before she became "Sensational"), Madusa Miceli (the future Alundra Blayze), and Russ Francis of the San Francisco 49ers. It wasn't a fantastic show, by any means, but it was historic. There was also a lot of HUGE wrestling news going on at this time, like Bill Watts' territory selling out, the fallout from WrestleMania III, and much more in April and May of 1987.SUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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Extreme Championship Wrestling was more than just circling the drain at this point. TNN announced that they would be dropping ECW TV and picking up WWF Raw is War in the fall, ECW couldn't hold onto talent as they were leaving for greener pastures, their relationship with FMW was falling apart, and there were more and more money issues each week. This show managed to sell out in Milwaukee, however, and was a fitting end to Lance Storm's run in ECW as he main evented against former tag-team partner, ECW Champion Justin Credible. This was was also billed as having three main events, with Rhino defending the TV Title against the Sandman and Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn both returning to the ring to do battle against one another. Watch out for the SWERVE, BRO!!! in that match!SUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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It's a combo of movies and pro wrestling as the Turner-owned WCW (NWA?) promotes the new RoboCop movie...on pay-per-view...in the worst way possible! But besides RoboCop and his unfortunate appearance, WCW is in disarray as they're changing bookers, trying to shed the NWA name, and Sting isn't quite back in the ring from getting his knee torn up. This main event was almost ruined by an injury as well, as Lex Luger was fighting for his life in a hospital bed for 2 weeks with a staph infection before this cage match with Ric Flair for the World Heavyweight Title. Tune in to hear it all, plus all the Hogan/Warrior goodness going on in the WWF in May of 1990!SUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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It was the 2-night event that wasn't supposed to be a 2-night event in South Carolina! This was the infamous show where a severe storm knocked out building's power and the WWF wasn't prepared with good enough generators for the lights and their cameras. We got the opening match, the main event, and everything else was redone two nights later. Also, a lot of things changed between the two nights with Monday Night Raw in between. The Marks discuss this, about how Shawn Michaels was starting to lose his smile...again...and what was happening with Vader as the World Wrestling Federation was building him up. Check this one out as we dive into yet another In Your House event from 1996!SUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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This was the first ever SuperBrawl and the only one to take place in May. There were so many future main event stars and future undercard jokes on this card for both WCW and the WWF. There were also two big-name tag-team stars that were going solo with MUCH different results. On top of all of this, it was Ric Flair's final WCW pay-per-view appearance for two years as he would leave for the WWF (with the Big Gold Belt) not too long after this historic match with fellow WWF Hall of Famer Tatsumi "The Dragon" Fujinami. That being said, even the good stuff on this show felt like it could have been much, much better, making for a show that the Marks (Troy & Greg) sum up with "meh."SUBSCRIBE TO FUBOTV: fubo.tv/welcome?irad=34GET YOUR SPORTS SWAG ON FANATICS: fanatics.ncw6.net/jxzKMLISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST: unhingedsn.com/FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodCHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.comEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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