Main Event Marks

TNA was finally out of the era of "weekly pay-per-views" and are now on FS1 with iMPACT! Because of this, we're starting monthly Sunday pay-per-views, and this was the first one that went for 3 hours! This was the era of TNA that was referred to by many as the beginning of their heyday and co-hosts Troy & Greg were all over this company, jumping head-first onto the bandwagon! Raven, Monty Brown, and Abyss faced off in a Monster's Ball match, AJ Styles took on Petey Williams for the X-Division Title, Eric Young & Bobby Roode of Team Canada defended their NWA Tag Titles against 3 Live Kru (BG James & Konnan), and Jeff Hardy tries to capture the NWA World Heavyweight Title from Jeff Jarrett in a Ladder match main event!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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The follow-up to our review of the WWF's October 1996 pay-per-view, In Your House: Buried Alive! This show was red hot from Madison Square Garden! Co-host Greg reminisces about watching this show live with friends and, for one of the first times of his life, actually rooting on a top heel over the top babyface. Stone Cold Steve Austin was just starting his rise and gaining a ton of support from fans, but Bret Hart was still one of the biggest names in the industry. Also on this show, two men make their WWF debuts. One went on to fizzle out and not stick around for long and the other went on to become one of the biggest stars in the entire world. Tons of big stuff happening on this show, and the Marks are on top of it!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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It was the fourth and final World War 3 event and Kevin Nash had the "power of the pen." Hijinks ensue as Big Sexy runs wild! WCW World Champion Goldberg was there, they made a big deal out of it, but he didn't compete. That's so WCW... Also, Hollywood Hogan WAS NOT there because he was about to laughably announce he was running for President (in November of 1998, before anyone was ever thinking about the 2000 election). All in all, this was a pretty decent show that was headlined by DDP and Bret Hart battling for the US Heavyweight Title. We're on our final stop before the infamous Starrcade 1998!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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It's the 20 year anniversary!!! On a pre-Halloween 2002 Monday Night Raw on TNN (not the USA Network), Triple H continued his tasteless angle of using a sex doll as a stand-in for Katie Vick, who was Kane's kayfabe prom date in high school that died in a car crash with Kane behind the wheel. Yes, this was one week after the infamous, "I screwed your brains out!" funeral home debacle. Kane attacked Triple H, leading to a non-title Casket Match on this show! This was also the night that Eric Bischoff announced who would be competing in the first ever Elimination Chamber match at Survivor Series and Shawn Michaels decided to go after his former best friend, Triple H, after Trips tried to cripple Shawn at SummerSlam. Furthermore, in the first full calendar year with no WCW, ECW, or any competition, TNA is also on the rise as they have new owners! That and so much more discussed in this week's episode!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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It's another BONUS SHOW for the month of October! Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, and company have been runnin' wild (BROTHER!!!) on TNA since January. So far, they've been playing it straight, but Sting, Kevin Nash, and others haven't been buying with Hogan and Bischoff were selling. Abyss has been touting the date, "10.10.10" for months while taking out TNA World Champion Rob Van Dam with his 2x4 full of nails that he calls Janice, and Bound For Glory 2010 (TNA's biggest show of the year) is where everything will come to light. Who are "they"? What's happening on this date? Also, the ECW originals (now EV2.0) with Mick Foley in their corner ride high ONE MORE TIME in a Lethal Lockdown match against Ric Flair's Fortune stable!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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For the first time, the Marks (Troy & Greg) have done an about-face after realizing that the advertised Halloween Havoc 1993 (and all news involved) was a stinker that they just couldn't get much out of. So today, they're covering the 62nd time Ric Flair's career would be on the line! This time, it's against a fresh-to-WCW Hulk Hogan who is also putting his career and WCW World Heavyweight Title on the line against "The Nature Boy" inside of a steel cage. Also, Mr. T is the special guest referee. There's also a masked man out to get Hulk Hogan. And did we mention that Dave Sullivan, kayfabe younger brother of Kevin Sullivan, who in storyline has special needs, is the world's biggest Hulkamaniac and that pisses off Kevin so bad, they're feuding over it? Yeah, that and so much more are on this show!In the news, the Marks discuss how literally NO ONE believes either Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair will truly retire after this match. Eureka! Wouldn't you guess who won the pony? Both men would wrestle for over another decade. The incompetence of WCW is discussed at length in this week's episode, so check it out!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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The Marks head back to the year 1996, which cohost Greg dubs "The nWo & Shawn Michaels Year." On this event, the Undertaker and Mankind feud takes a strange turn to where the only way to win their match is to bury the other man alive! How's that for a Halloween-themed stipulation? Vader & Sid also feud over who does a better powerbomb (yes, really) and the show is opened up by Stone Cold Steve Austin taking on Hunter Hearst Helmsley (those two clearly would never go on to do anything). In the news, hear about some whacky fan-involved shenanigans going on at ECW and hear Stupid Things Uncle Dave Says!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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This was the very first and very last Halloween Havoc under the NWA banner. By 1990, it would be WCW Halloween Havoc. For this first event, we're treated to Ric Flair & Sting taking on Terry Funk & The Great Muta an electrified steel cage with Halloween decorations all over it, called the Thunderdome Cage! Keep in mind that this show is in Philadelphia, and the smart marks are running wild on cheering the heels and booing the babyfaces (for the most part). On this night, the Steiner Brothers also do battle with the brand new team of Doom, a cocky Lex Luger puts his US Heavyweight Title on the line against Flyin' Brian, and a babyface Jim Cornette manages two tag-teams. Don't miss the news as Dave Meltzer editorializes some stories, hosts Troy & Greg discuss Koko B. Ware being fired by the WWF after defending himself against a racist, and Antonio Inoki gets stabbed! All this and so much more as we plow our way into the spookiest month of the year!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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This is one of the biggest moments of Curt Hennig's run in WCW and the peak of the New World Order. Arn Anderson just retired and gave "his spot" in the Four Horsemen to Hennig right before they took on the NWO in War Games. Jeff Jarrett has been trying to get into the Horsemen for about a year or so, but his efforts aren't going so well. However, he did take Mongo's wife as his valet. Also in the news, we've unfortunately got more racism and porn, many people are jumping between WCW, WWF, and ECW, and was Hulk Hogan using the WWF to squeeze more money out of WCW?FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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1995 is notorious for being one of the worst years for all wrestling promotions in the United States. However, it was the first year WCW ever turned a profit and there are actually a few gems throughout this year. Fall Brawl 1995 is probably one of the best shows of the entire year with Johnny B. Badd and Flyin' Brian Pillman tearing it up in the show opener, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson breaking their friendship to do battle over who is the greatest Horseman, and in the main event War Games match, the cartoonish Dungeon of Doom faction climbs into the double cage with The Hulkamaniacs team of Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Sting, and Lex Luger. There was trouble brewing with the Hulkamaniacs as Vader was recently fired from WCW and replaced with Lex Luger at the request of Sting, even though Luger just debuted on the first ever Nitro to challenge Hulk Hogan! There's plenty of news from that time to be discussed as well and co-host Greg throws his usual shade at AEW. Listen in for some BONUS CONTENT and enjoy!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @MainEvent_MarksFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/maineventmarkspodEMAIL US AT: [email protected] FOR US ON YOUTUBE AT: Main Event Marks

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