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AEW looks to be going back to their basics and it's working out great for them, so I decided to do the same and bring ya'll a little positivity. You can't fix stupid, but you can fix your intake of the pod.

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All roads have led us here to the Granddaddy of them All, Starrcade 1988 in Norfolk, Virginia. I won't lie, this was a very good card but with some STRANGE finishes. Jim and I dissect it for you and get you prepared for the first calendar year in WCW history; 1989.Jim's @thejimdb on Blue Sky and Threads and the show is:

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@THEJIMDB is back and in full effect with all the painful details of the end of Jim Crockett Promotions and the official beginnings of World Championship Wrestling. It's a deep dive on all things Rick Steiner, Barry Windham, and a certain 7 time Spam Slam of the Week winning tag team?

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AEW's riding high off a tremendous Playoff Palooza Collision and are gearing up for what could be a legendary Dynamite on Wednesday night. BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpod

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It’s a wild time for Jim Crockett Promotions. Between a stellar Great American Bash show and uneasy finances, the future of the NWA is in limbo.

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AEW's Spring Break Thru shows have come and gone and what an amazing week it was for them. We break down Collision, set you up for Dynamite in New Orleans, and maybe take a couple jabs at that other place's show in Vegas.BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/troublesweekly.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@troubleswrestlingpod

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It's finally here, the complete story of WCW from the very beginning and we give you a bit of a preview with the Spring of 1988 with Jim Crockett Promotions. My guest Jim began his love affair with pro wrestling in this era and breaks down great moments in his early fandom from the Bunkhouse Stampede to the Barry Windham turn on Lex Luger. Follow him over on BlueSky @THEJIMDB as well as on Threads @thejimdb

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It's Bischoff Beating Week and boy did AEW stack the deck for Dynamite! It's Owen Hart Cup semi finals time and we have legendary bouts in those matches as well as Moxley stepping up for the Trios titles like the top guy he is...oh and I hear some other company's doing something this weekend.BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpod

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Dynasty happened and BOY are some of the IWC really pissed off about it. I do my best to not stoke the fires on social media about it AT ALL and we break down the show as well as yet again another mysterious Dynamite preview that leaves us wondering what's next for AEW.BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpodShout out to  @thebubbacast  as well best Dynamite breakdown pods out there  @AllEliteWrapup  and  @SitDownShutUpMarkOut ​

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It's a sneak peak into the new Jim Crockett Promotions/WCW podcast starting with a brief rundown of the UWF and what JCP's purchase of that promotion meant for their own fate.Shout out to ‪ @thebubbacast  for the amazing retrospective of Big Bubba Rogers, one of the very best big men to ever wrestle.BlueSky: TroublesWeeklyThreads: troubleswrestlingpod

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