The Smack Addict Podcast

We remain in Canada for Raw this week, and the Hart Foundation is here to gloat. But they won’t be able to celebrate for long, because Steve Austin is here, and he is in several segments. Also, we get more Japanese wrestling action, but now with more irritating commentary, and the main event has a whole locker room of guys watching from all over the arena. We’re on the road to the SummerSlam, so join Matt and Will as they roll their way there!

Is this one of the greatest PPVs of all-time, despite being less than two hours long and with only four matches? Well, probably! Join Alex and Matt as they break down a solid opening brawl, an unexpected junior heavyweight exhibition, a decent big-man match, and the legendary 10 man tag match that headlines the show. So sit down, make sure you’re not sitting in the Hart section of the Saddledome, and enjoy!

Bret Hart calls into this show from Calgary, but is he really there? Plus, the Undertaker’s secret is revealed by Paul Bearer, and a tag team debuts in a very random manner, as does a WWE broadcasting legend(?). All this and more with Matt and Daniel on the-very-much-not-final episode of The Hitman’s Last Great Year!

BONUS MATCH: Bret Hart vs. Ted Dibiase, Saturday Night’s Main Event, April 27, 1991

Ahmed Johnson explains why he joined the Nation of Domination, then promptly scuffles with a bunch of white bikers and gets injured, Owen Hart defends his title in a strange new contest where THREE wrestlers wrestle at the same time, and Mankind campaigns for Steve Austin’s attention. There’s a lot going on, but join Matt and Will and they will break it all down!

BONUS MATCH: Bret Hart vs. Macho Man Randy Savage, Saturday Night’s Main Event, November 28, 1987

It’s handcuffin’ time, with Steve Austin and Brian Pillman going head to head with three members of the Hart Foundation stuck to the ringposts outside. But Austin also has unfinished business with Ken Shamrock, which may or may not lead to a match on this episode. Also, Faarooq pledge to rebuild the Nation of Domination with two new members, leading to some drama in the final moments of the show. Join Matt and Daniel as they break it all down and do some loving nitpicking.

BONUS MATCH: The Hart Foundation vs. The Rockers, Saturday Night’s Main Event, April 28, 1990

Some backstage drama leads to our hero Bret (as well as our ‘antagonist’, Shawn Michaels) legitimately tossed out of the building before the show starts, so this episode of Raw had elements that were made up on the fly. And it turned out okay! The Nation of Domination is changing in big ways, Austin vs. Pillman is promoted a LOT (and might… not happen), but everything is touched by the HBK-Hitman drama, and Matt and Will break it all down!

BONUS MATCH: Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper, Wrestlemania VIII, April 5, 1992

It’s crowning time, as we prepare to crown a new King of the Ring, potentially crown a new WWF Champion (but almost certainly not), and we can crown one half of the tag team champions as better than the other. Spoiler: only one person actually gets crowned. In between, there’s some decent matches and some flat-out snoozes, but it does have the best-ever Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin match, so that’s worth something, no?

BONUS MATCH: Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, ladder match, Smack ‘Em Whack ‘Em, July 21, 1992

It’s time to undo a lot of the promises that were previously made for the upcoming King of the Ring PPV, as Bret Hart can’t wrestle Shawn Michaels, but Steve Austin can! Also, Steve and Shawn defend their newly won tag titles against the LOD, but the ending is a bit underwhelming. Really, this is a night of a bunch of odd endings, with strangely decisive victories and other shenanigans. Join Matt and Daniel as they cover the go-home show for King of the Ring, which you will be so eager to buy when you see how the show ends.

BONUS MATCH: Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, King of the Ring, June 13, 1993

It’s a night of questions: can Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels co-exist long enough to win the tag titles? What will the Undertaker do to keep Paul Bearer from spilling the beans about this mysterious secret? And how can you have Honky Tonk Man AND an Elvis impersonator on the same show? Matt and Will try to uncover answers for these questions and more on today’s episode!

BONUS MATCH: Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect, King of the Ring, June 13, 1993

The main event of King of the Ring comes into focus when Bret Hart says he’ll beat Shawn in less than 10 minutes or never wrestle in the US again, and Shawn says he’ll take Bret on as long as the Hart Foundation are handcuffed to the ringposts. Sounds pretty intriguing for a match that never happens, right? And what does Shawn say that ends up being partially responsible for that match never happening? Matt and Daniel break down the upcoming storm clouds that threaten our sunny days on this week’s episode!

BONUS MATCH: Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna, Wrestlemania X, March 20, 1994