Stranger Rings

John Cena was a rising star in 2004 and on his way to filming The Marine. The U.S. Champion was taken out by the debuting Carlito, who used Cena's chain to win the title. Following that match, John Cena suffered "multiple puncture wounds" near his kidney as part of the storyline.

Carlito's associate Jesus was implied as the attacker at the after-hours club. Cena returned with a vengeance, destroying Jesus in the process.

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Rey Mysterio's real life son, 8-year-old Dominic, became the focal point of a rivalry between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio. In the summer of 2005, Guerrero told WWE fans that he had a secret. That secret was that Dominic was actually Eddie's son and was given up to Mysterio after he and his wife could not conceive.

While Guerrero could not beat Mysterio in the ring, he decided he wanted his son back. The feud reached its climax in the infamous ladder match for the custody of Dominic.

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Kurt Angle is an Olympic gold medalist and American hero but he has a vice. That vice just happens to be "gutter s***s". In 2005, Angle and Booker T began to feud and it turned ugly. Angle became obsessed with Sharmell, leading to one of the most uncomfortable storylines in wrestling history.

In this episode, we break down the ridiculousness that was the obsession of Kurt Angle and his feud with Booker T.

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We are a professional wrestling podcast dedicated to telling the stories of the craziest and most ridiculous storylines in the history of the business.

On episode 1, we discuss the insanity that was the concrete crypt. On WWE SmackDown in 2004, The Dudley Boyz and Paul Heyman abducted the Undertaker's manager Paul Bearer and attempted to control the Undertaker with the urn.

It looked like the plan was working until the Undertaker didn't 'do the right thing' and fought back.

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