Torture Wracked

Torture Wracked

By John F. Malta & Marc BasqueSportsWrestling
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Torture Wracked episodes

  • Vol. 12 - AEW's Deadly Draw & Dynamite, Talk 'N Shop A Mania, GCW Keep in Touch + NJPW Road to Summer Struggle

    In which we discuss the start of the AEW Deadly Draw Women's Tag Tournament and a stellar Dynamite featuring Mox vs. Darby, The Good Brothers' surprisingly entertaining drunk spectacle Talk 'N Shop A Mania, GCW's solid Keep In Touch, NJPW's Road to Summer Struggle night one, featuring hard-hitting legends and lacklustre heel tactics.

    John talks about his new YouTube playlists, including Hayabusa vs. Masato Tanaka in FMW, Marc discusses Vader in Boy Meets World and Edge in Money Plane, and John suffers through a fantasy booking of an AEW/WWE invasion.

    Marc reviews John's classic match recommendation: Onita vs. Chono, No Roped Explosive Barbed Wire Death Match, Strong Style Symphony 1999

     

    0:00-39:35 -  Bits & Bobs (John's YouTube playlist + Hayabusa vs. Masato Tanaka in FMW, Vader in Boy Meets World + Edge in Money Plane, WWE Repackaging Aleister Black? & AEW/WWE Invasion Fantasy Booking)

    39:36-47:25 - AEW Dark

    47:26-55:00 - AEW Deadly Draw Women’s Tag Tournament

    55:01-1:12:31 - AEW Dynamite

    1:12:32-1:22:37  - Talk ’N Shop A Mania

    1:22:38-1:29:55  - GCW Keep in Touch

    1:29:56-1:39:20 -  NJPW Summer Struggle Night 1

    1:39:21-1:44:33  -  Classic Match Review: Onita vs. Chono, No Roped Explosive Barbed Wire Death Match, Strong Style Symphony 1999

    1:44:34 - 1:53:26 - Marc’s Classic Match Recommendation + The Bottom Line

    1 hr 54 min
  • Vol. 11 - GCW Homecoming, NJPW Sengoku Lord + Flair v Steamboat II
    In which we discuss GCW Homecoming Weekend, featuring the magnificent Joey Janela vs. Yoshihiko & the return (and end??) of Lio Rush; a transitional episode of AEW Dynamite featuring Cody vs. Warhorse; NJPW Sengoku Lord, including the weak booking of EVIL and the heights of Shingo's Never Openweight title reign. Marc and John talk about pawn shops and mining the internet for vintage wrestling merch, and John plays a Survivor Series 1998 sound drop from his younger years.

    John reviews Marc’s (lengthy) classic match recommendation - the second of the trilogy between Ric Flair and Ricky 'The Dragon Steamboat': a 2 out of 3 falls match from WCW Clash of Champions VI, April 2nd, 1989.
    1 hr 41 min
  • Vol. 2 - Wednesday Night Wrestling + The Glory of the 1996 J Crown

    In which we discuss episodes of NXT and AEW from May 27th, including the NXT Fight Pit between Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher, the debut of FTR, Kurt Angle in dad mode, and Mike Tyson's wild ass crew, while Marc forgets Jordan Devlin's name.

     

    Marc reviews John's classic match selection from last week, The Great Sasuke vs. Ultimo Dragon from NJPW J Crown Jr. Heavyweight 8 Crown Unification Tournament Finals, from the G1 Climax 1996.

    1 hr 32 min
  • Vol. 10 - Backyard Wrestling, AEW & The Debut of Eddie Kingston, WWE Extreme Rules + NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
    In which we discuss backyard wrestling as kids, GCW and Nick Gage vs Big Bird, AEW Dynamite featuring Eddie Kingston vs. Cody Rhodes, and a backstage brawl between The Young Bucks and The Butcher & The Blade, WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, Evil and the direction of the new IWGP Double Champion, and a Classic PPV review of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 from 2016.
    Marc reviews John's classic match recommendation, Katsuyori Shibata vs Tomohiro Ishii from the aforementioned WK10.
    1 hr 40 min
  • Vol. 10 - Backyard Wrestling, AEW & The Debut of Eddie Kingston, WWE Extreme Rules + NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
    In which we discuss backyard wrestling as kids, GCW and Nick Gage vs Big Bird, AEW Dynamite featuring Eddie Kingston vs. Cody Rhodes, and a backstage brawl between The Young Bucks and The Butcher & The Blade, WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, Evil and the direction of the new IWGP Double Champion, and a Classic PPV review of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 from 2016.
     
    Marc reviews John's classic match recommendation, Katsuyori Shibata vs Tomohiro Ishii from the aforementioned WK10.
    1 hr 40 min
  • Vol. 9 - AEW Fight for the Fallen, NJPW Dominion + WWE Intercontinental & IWGP Heavyweight Titles

    In which we discuss the tragic end to Naito's double championship reign as well as the future direction of the IWGP and Intercontinental titles in New Japan, Tenzan in NWO, more on goddamn Go v. Fujita from Pro Wrestling Noah, why kids love AEW, Fight For the Fallen (aka Fyter Fest Night 2) including Chris Jericho's classic heel commentary, and our favourite championship belts.
    John reviews Marc’s classic match recommendation, Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe from TNA Genesis 2006.
    1 hr 44 min
  • Vol. 7 - AEW Fyter Fest Night 1 + Round 2 of New Japan Cup

    In which we discuss the WWE 24 documentary following Edge's return to the ring, wrestlers sharing finishing moves, Night 1 of AEW Fyter Fest, and the Second Round of the New Japan Cup.
    John reviews Marc's classic match recommendation, beef mountains Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi at ROH Joe v. Kobashi, 2005.
    1 hr 59 min
  • Vol. 6 - The Build to AEW Fyter Fest + New Japan Cup Nights 3 & 4

    In which we discuss the best commentators in the game today, New Japan Cup nights 3 & 4, Young Lion excursions in NJPW, AEW's ability to build out a roster, and the build to Fyter Fest.
    Marc reviews John's Classic Match Recommendation, Minoru Suzuki vs. Kazuchika Okada from Minoru Suzuki's 30th Anniversary Great Pirates Festival(???), June 23rd, 2018.
    1 hr 27 min
  • Vol. 5 - GCW's The WRLD (Part 2), Flair vs. Steamboat I + New Japan Cup Nights 1 & 2

    In which we discuss GCW's The WRLD on GCW (Part 2) featuring the hardcore brilliance of Nick Gage, the first two nights of the NJPW New Japan Cup, including a match for the ages between Suzuki and Nagata, and our brand new ABC Youtube show, "Puroresu and Coffee".
    John reviews Marc's classic match Recommendation: 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair vs. Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat at the NWA Chi Town Rumble 1989.
    1 hr 28 min

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