The New Generation Project Podcast

Choosing a referee for an important main event is clearly a tough decision. You need someone impartial, someone with integrity, someone you can trust. So, who better to referee The Undertaker vs Bret 'The Hitman' Hart for the WWF Title than... Shawn Michaels? Wait, what? In Episode 70 of 'The New Generation Project Podcast', we take a look at "Summerslam 1997"!Want to donate to the show? Head over to www.patreon.com/newgenpodcast for details on how to contribute!

In this very special piece of bonus content, watch along with us as we review the NXT Women's Title match between Champion Asuka and Challenger Bayley from "NXT Takeover Brooklyn II"!And... if you pledge with us over at patreon.com/newgenpodcast, there's more! We watch Samoa Joe vs Shinsuke Nakamura! Check out the Patreon page for details on how to access it!

Exactly one year ago, Hulk Hogan shocked the wrestling world when he joined Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in joining the New World Order and to celebrate their birthday, they’ve invited their celebrity pal and noted fire hydrant Dennis Rodman to the party for a showdown with Lex Luger and The Giant! In Episode 69 of ‘The New Generation Project Podcast’, we take a look at WCW’s “Bash At The Beach 1997”! Want to donate to the show? Head over to www.patreon.com/newgenpodcast for details on how to pledge!

In Episode 68 of 'The New Generation Project Podcast' we take a look at one of the early stars of the show who wowed us with his variety of multi-coloured pants - courtesy of www.wwedvd.co.uk we break down and analyse the new WWE DVD/Blu-Ray documentary "Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story".Want to donate to the show? Head over to www.patreon.com/newgenpodcast!

Calgary…. Alberta, Canada. July 6th, 1997. The Hart Foundation head home for “In Your House: Canadian Stampede” and are babyface heroes like no other. It’s the show we’ve waited the entire duration of the podcast to cover and it’s here. If you wish to donate to the show, head over to www.patreon.com/newgenpodcast to pledge and get our review of TNA’s “Final Deletion” as a free download!(BTW, there is a slight background buzz at a few points in this episode. Please accept our apologies.)

He may have had to wait an entire year, but finally it’s Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s time and we watch as he ascends to royal status in Episode 66 of ‘The New Generation Project Podcast’ where we discuss “King Of The Ring 1997”! Featuring; your suggestions for The Undertaker’s horrible secret, the story of a pretty awful car crash, we learn about Jezebel and Lazarus, Crush faces Goldust for absolutely no reason whatsoever, we discuss England’s piss poor performance in the Euros, Paul goes to Wimbledon, more matches get changed, more shoddy refereeing, Mankind’s head has a rough night, a sign with the most words ever on it, Shawn Michaels shows his rare Humanitarian side and sadly it’s time to say ‘Goodbye’ to a favourite of the podcast: Psycho Sid.Plus the answers to the questions; What has Adam been drinking this week? What is Baby Scrivens most proud of? Who looks at JR lovingly? How do you kill a hyped crowd? Is this the beginning of the end for Ahmed Johnson? How does HHH end up in this tournament when he was the first man eliminated? Does Paul consider Mrs Scrivens to be a ‘jezebel’? Who has a hard time wearing shades? Who would look the silliest in LOD gear? How should Sid be remembered? And how exactly does Doc Hendrix feel about The Undertaker?

Taking a break from the main timeline, in Episode 65 of ‘The New Generation Project Podcast’, courtesy of www.wwedvd.co.uk, we discuss the recently released DVD/Blu-Ray release that focuses on one of the most important figures of our, or any, era – it’s “Eric Bischoff: Sports Entertainment’s Most Controversial Figure”. Featuring your suggestions for the various staff roles at Warrior University, Buff Bagwell’s Mum, a discussion of RPW’s Kurt Angle vs Zack Sabre Jr card, incompetent operation of a door, Paul reveals 4 films he’s actually seen and liked, Ninja Star Wars, muddy timelines, Sonny Onoo, Bob, Eric tells us all about his own beer, the Hulk Hoagie, a discussion on good/bad uses of celebrities in wrestling and we all want to travel to Cody, Wyoming. Plus the answers to the questions; where did Adam find his smile? How did Paul spend Father’s Day? What’s the point of having KFC gravy without chips? Who’s gotten themselves some main event pants? What does Hulk Hogan contribute to this documentary? Who in 2016 would we trust with a start-up promotion: McMahon, Bischoff or Heyman? How would things be different if Vince had hired Bischoff as an announcer in 1990? And what’s with wrestling and putting things on poles?

Since the inception of our show, the WWF’s primary programme has been aired on a Monday night, but just how much has it changed in the 4-year span of our viewing? In Episode 64 of ‘The New Generation Project Podcast’ we take a look at both ends of the spectrum. Firstly, Adam and Stewart are joined by Mike Quackenbush and Bryce Remsburg from Chikara in discussing the May 17th, 1993 episode of “Monday Night Raw” before Paul, Adam and Stewart check out the May 26th 1997 “Raw Is War”. Together, they combine to form a very special episode we’ve dubbed “Monday Night Raw Is War”!Featuring; your suggestions for who you’d like to see in the ring with a pissed off Vader, Adam finally watches Sunny’s movie, homophobia spans the entire era, Tatanka, Kamala and Yokozuna, Marty Jannetty all make a temporary return to the show, Mike & Bryce take us through their history with the WWF, more ICOPRO than you could ever need, mullets return in force, Shawn Michaels & Mr. Perfect brawl on a car, The Smoking Gunns debut with a really dangerous finisher and Lord Alfred Hayes sees something but doesn’t really say anything about it. Plus the answers to the questions; is there Ice Cream people? What’s that F-Cup? Why hasn’t Roy Hodgson taken Premier League Winner Danny Drinkwater to the Euros? Is Donald Trump more hated than Roman Reigns? Did Ghandi win the Oscar for Best Wardrobe? Why did sit-down interviews work for Mankind but not Goldust? Should you expect flips in a tournament called ‘Best of the Super Juniors’? What way is the right way to present toilet paper? And who was Chikara’s Crazy Uncle?

Vader is tasked with helping Ken Shamrock with his transition from the UFC in Episode 63 of ‘The New Generation Project Podcast’ where we take a look at “In Your House: A Cold Day In Hell”. Unfortunately for Vader, Ken is a less than apt pupil, so he has to go to some extreme lengths to get ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ to settle down…Featuring; your suggestions for wrestlers appearing in animated series, the Scrivens family get a buggy board, we discuss the death of Chyna and the WWE politics surrounding it, Mankind cuts a creepy promo to a little girl, Vader cuts a scary promo to everyone in the arena, Ahmed cuts an incomprehensible promo to everyone on the planet, Earl Hebner loses it, a couple of new additions to The Hart Foundation, Rockabilly and Jesse James have another classic and Paul offers his own personal audience suggestion. Plus the answers to the questions; How loud do you have to call spots to get us to notice? What’s the greatest kids theme song of all time? What’s happened to The Funkettes? What the fuck is D’Lo Brown wearing? Who’s shooting on who? How many kneepads does one man need? What’s changed about the “In Your House” set? Which of us has never seen “The Thing”? What’s a Wheelchair Match? And what is a more apt name for Ahmed Johnson’s gauntlet match against The Nation?

The times they are a changin’ in the World Wrestling Federation. It’s April 1997 and with Bret Hart’s heel turn, he has made amends with his brother Owen and Brother-In-Law Davey Boy Smith to form The Hart Foundation. And they are all bloody over Episode 62 of ‘The New Generation Project Podcast’ where we take a look at “In Your House: Revenge Of The Taker”. Featuring; your suggestions for 5000/1 wrestling bets, Adam’s single launch, the burden of insight, the greatest ‘Raw’ angle of all time, the dire episode of ‘Raw’ that lead into this show, Boaty McBoatFace, we discuss the recent WWE releases, The American Bad Ass a few years early, tons of suspect refereeing, tons of nerve holds, Davey Boy Smith & Owen Hart visit a bathroom, Furnas & LaFon’s new gimmick and the WWF bury angles that they booked themselves. Plus the answers to the questions; What has Paul named his baby? Where is Vader? How did a flight get stopped by maths? Did the owner of the company make a female performer bark like a dog? What is Paul’s Achilles heel? What has Savio Vega achieved since joining The Nation of Domination? Was Steph McGovern on ‘Good Morning Kuwait’? Who celebrates in a toilet? And who exactly is The Honky Tonk Man’s protégé?