It’s a very special episode of the Smackdown Six Podcast, because this episode was taped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Matt and his two guest co-hosts (his brothers, Will and Alex) were there to take it in live! Join them to wax nostalgic about Smackdown, Raw, and even a press conference involving a very cancelled wrestler! Hear about the Vaughan brothers’ firsthand experience in-house for these live WWE shows, as well as how often they show up on camera. It’s a big fun episode, so enjoy!

Backlash was only a few nights ago, but the upcoming Judgment Day PPV is only three weeks away, so this post-PPV Smackdown is moving quickly to establish some feuds: Los Guerreros are leaning into the ‘steal’ part of their ethos, pilfering various wares from Team Angle, Brock Lesnar is taking exception to Big Show swing (and drop) of Rey Mysterio, Sable is teaming with Torrie for some reason, and Mr. America is debuting on Piper’s Pit. Oh, and if you don’t recognize this podcast, it’s okay, it’s the same as ever, but with a blue mask on its head.

After covering a Wrestlemania that is so beloved in wrestling’s public consciousness, the Smackdown Six Podcast now has to reckon with Wrestlemania’s designated aftermath PPV: Backlash 2003. Does it live up to Wrestlemania XIX? No. Does it have rewarding backstage segments? Not at all. Is there a lot to talk about? You better believe it! Kevin Nash is back in WWE now! Goldberg is playing around in Vince’s backyard for the first time! John Cena goes up against Brock Lesnar for the WWE title for the first time on PPV! (It’s not memorable or good, but it happened!) Matt & Will are all over it today, so jump on in, the water’s fine. (The PPV, however, is not fine.)

With only 72 hours between this Smackdown episode and the upcoming Backlash PPV, the show’s creative team pioneered an approach to putting a show like this together: just put a bunch of John Cena in there. (The headline for this show: You CAN see him.) But there’s also Sable, and whatever the Sable Invitational is! And the FBI are around, hassling Chris Benoit! And apparently Brock Lesnar is a serial-career-ender! We’re chugging our way to our April PPV, so hop onboard and enjoy.

We’re only 10 days away from Backlash, and there’s one big question we’re asking: how do you make a tournament final dramatic when the winner is pretty obvious? It’s Cena-Benoit in the main event of tonight’s show, and they make it all about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. But settle down, Aretha, there’s more! Rey Mysterio embarrasses Big Show, prompting a possible PPV match-up, if Show can find Stephanie. (Where is she?) Also, Nathan Jones is rolling solo, so hopefully nothing bad happens to him!

We continue to cover the #1 Contender’s Tournament to see who will face Brock Lesnar for the WWE title at Backlash. Rhyno and Benoit are friends, but will they still be buds after their semifinal match? And does John Cena have a hope of beating the Undertaker? And what are the Full Blooded Italians up to? Join Matt and Kris as they talk it out!

It’s the first show after Wrestlemania, and the new WWE champion is nowhere to be found, so what do you do? Well, you fill the night up with a tournament, where eight men battle it out to determine who will face Brock Lesnar at Backlash. Also, there’s a surprise appearance by someone who seemed like they’d never come back to WWE, so hit play and find out who came back!

The set is built, the ring is up, the pyro is set, the seats are filled (mostly); it’s time for Wrestlemania XIX. Hit play to find out if Rey Mysterio or Matt Hardy come out on top! Or why it’s tough for the Spanish announcers to cover the rest of the show after the Hogan-McMahon match! Or why the main event is the battle of two guys who end up ridiculously hurt! Tally-ho, Smack Addicts: it’s Wrestlemania.

We’re pulling into the parking lot of Wrestlemania (that is to say, we're near the end of the road), and we’re in San Jose for one final Smackdown before the big PPV on Sunday. Matt and Daniel take a look at the final push for Wrestlemania, and Daniel is full of improved booking decisions for a show that could use some. The last section of the show is special, as a few key elements fall into place to form John Cena as a major figure in WWE for the next couple decades. But is it out of place? In some ways, yes. Hit play to find out why!

We’re only 10 days away from Wrestlemania, so it’s time to make fans excited to buy the show! Matt and Will talk about the fallout from last week’s WWE title ‘match’, which leads to some interesting implications for the main event of ‘Mania, some tag teams pair off for matches, and Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan get together to sign a contract for their match, er, fight. Nothing bad ever happens at a contract signing in wrestling, right?