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Who will walk away with a giant cinderblock with “TOUGH ENOUGH” etched into it?

Will Tazz slide in one more breath-takingly odd moment?

Will Jim Ross unnecessarily say a catchphrase during the awards ceremony?

Tune in, if you’re Tough Enough

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Wrestling Academy’s Summer School continues their recap of WWE + MTV’s Tough Enough Season 1

Headmaster Michael and Homecoming King Samee hit the road and eat 15 pound of raw potatoes while recapping “Lessons From The Road” and “Beware Of Rattlesnakes”

The contestants are taken along for a week of shows on the road including Backlash 2001. They showcase their promo cutting skills and Ivy League Chris gets in trouble for what he says about The Undertaker.

Stone Cold Steve Austin visits the Tough Enough house and regales the remaining contestants about the sacrifices he made in the beginning of his career. 

Guess who bit who during a night out!

We’re coming up on the finale, who’s going to win it all?!

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Wrestling Academy’s Summer School continues their recap of WWE + MTV’s Tough Enough Season 1

Headmaster Michael and Homecoming King Samee flex their circle game muscles and lose their smile breaking down “Yale’s Number One” and “Have A Nice Day”

Al Snow introduces the contestants to The Circle Game and creates a humiliating bet for Ivy League Chris and Maven. Stone Cold Josh and Ivy League Chris are visited by their girlfriends and SPOILER ALERT: It got weird!

Mick Foley swings by the training facility to tell the remaining contestants that it *is* possible to maintain a family, take THAT Triple H!

We wave goodbye to two more contestants, but are they walking off on their own accord?

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Wrestling Academy’s Summer School continues their recap of WWE + MTV’s Tough Enough Season 1

Headmaster Michael and Homecoming King Samee take some sunglasses out of manila folders and immediately hurt themselves diving in to “Bahamas or Bust” and “Injuries Start Piling Up”

The great Kurt Angle visits the contestants at Trax and treats them to a huge vacation in The Bahamas. And you know what they say, “What happens in the Bahamas is that Ivy League Chris is a big jerk.” 

After returning from The Bahamas, two contestants eliminate themselves due to injury, two other contestants sit out due to injury, and Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, and Lita talk about how they’re never not injured.

We’re past the halfway mark of the season and with these last two eliminations, is anyone going to end up being Tough Enough?

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Wrestling Academy’s Summer School continues their recap of WWE + MTV’s Tough Enough Season 1

Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) visit the grocery store  to break down “Dinner With Mr. Patterson” and “A Walk on the Wild Side”.

The contestants cook dinner for a surprise WWE guest that causes a heated debate between Bad Boy Darryl and Ivy League Chris, let off steam at famous drag restaurant, “Lucky Chengs”, and we finally see the first two eliminations within the ranks. 

Stay tuned to Wrestling Academy as we get deeper and deeper into the series and find out, are WE Tough Enough?

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Wrestling Academy’s Summer School continues the recap of WWE + MTV’s Tough Enough Season 1. 

Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) peek through a hole in some shorts and breakdown “The Rules of The Game” and “The Billionaire Princess”

We sit down and endure an intense visit from Triple H, let off some steam with some rough housing that causes a fire, and we say goodbye to a few contestants.

Stay tuned to Wrestling Academy as we get deeper and deeper into the series and find out, are WE Tough Enough?

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It’s time for Summer School at Wrestling Academy and we’re breaking down the first season of WWE+ MTV’s 2001 reality competition show, Tough Enough.

Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) recap the first two episodes, “Are You Tough Enough”, and “Down and Dirty”

We step through the grueling audition process held at WWF New York, a WWE-themed Hard Rock Cafe-style restaurant and the first few days (including a poorly-planned surprise mud wrestling challenge) of the VERY 2001-coded show. 

Follow us for the next seven weeks as we get into the series and find out, are WE Tough Enough?

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The Empire of Barbed Wire | Mick Foley WWE 2003 & 2006

Wrestling Academy’s Month of Mick concludes with a look into Mick Foley’s later career in WWE with two comeback rivalries that ended in hardcore matches: Randy Orton and Rated R Edge.

In our most spit-in-my-face episode yet, Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) explore two matches of Mick Foley’s later career that were instrumental in lifting up the careers of his younger opponents. 

Matches mentioned:

Monday Night Raw | June 23, 2003

Madison Square Garden

Monday Night Raw | December 15, 2003​​ 

WWE Intercontinental Championship

Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley

Royal Rumble | January 25, 2004 

Monday Night Raw | January 26th, 2004 

WrestleMania XX | March 14, 2004 

3-on-2 Handicap match

Evolution vs. Rock 'n' Sock Connection

Monday Night Raw | April 5th, 2004

Backlash | April 18, 2004 

Hardcore match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

Randy Orton vs. Cactus Jack

New Year’s Revolution | January 8th, 2006

Elimination Chamber for the WWE Championship Spinner Belt

John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, Carlito, Sean Masters, Kane

Monday Night Raw | January 9th, 2006

Royal Rumble | January 29th, 2006

Edge vs John Cena 

WWE Heavyweight title

Monday Night Raw | January 30th, 2006

Edge vs. John Cena

WWE Heavyweight title

Monday Night Raw | February 6th, 2006

Mixed Tag Team Match

Edge and Lita vs John Cena and Maria

Monday Night Raw | February 16, 2006

Edge vs. John Cena special guest referee Mick Foley 

WWE Spinner belt defense 

Saturday Night’s Main Event | March 18th, 2006

Cutting Edge

WrestleMania 22 | April 2, 2006

Hardcore Match

Edge vs. Mick Foley

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Wrestling Academy’s Month of Mick continues lovingly with a deep dive into Mick’s often overlooked persona, Dude Love and his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin.

In our most groovy episode yet, Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) fall in love with The Loved One, Dude Love. 

We get into how Mick came up with Dude Love (and summarize his 1985 home movie about it), how Dude Love ended up in WWE, and his run with Stone Cold Steve Austin that ended only weeks before Mankind made history by flying off a Hell In A Cell.

Matches mentioned:

The Loved One (1985) Parts 1-3

Mick Foley The Loved One 1985 Home Video Part 1

Mick Foley The Loved One 1985 Home Video Part 2

Mick Foley The Loved One 1985 Home Video Part 3

Monday Night Raw | July 14th, 1997 | Monday Night Raw

Stone Cold Steve Austin and ??? vs. Owen Hart and The British Bulldog 

WWE World Tag Team Titles

Clip from Beyond the Mat:

RARE: Vince Russo produces 1st ever appearance of Mick Foley as Dude Love on RAW

Monday Night Raw | September 22nd 1997

Falls Count Anywhere

Dude Love (Cactus Jack’s WWE DEBUT) vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Monday Night Raw | October 20, 1997

Kane vs. Dude Love (originally scheduled for Dude Love vs. British Bulldog)

Royal Rumble | January 18, 1998

All Three Faces of Foley Compete in the Royal Rumble

WrestleMania XIV | March 29, 1998 

Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk) defeated The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg Jesse James and Billy Gunn) in a Dumpster Match to become the tag team champions

Monday Night Raw | April 13th, 1998

Stone Cold vs. Vince McMahon 

In Your House: Unforgiven | April 26, 1998 

Singles Match for the WWF Championship

Dude Love vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin

In Your House: Over The Edge | May 31, 1998 

Falls Count Anywhere Match for the WWF ChampionshipDude Love Vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin 

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Wrestling Academy’s Month of Mick continues with coverage on Mankind’s debut in 1996 and his ‘98 - ‘99 feud with The Rock

In our most She’s All That episode, Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) breakdown the creation of Mick Foley’s Mankind, the psychology behind the character, and where that creepy mask came from.

We also get into Mankind vs. Shawn Michaels at In Your House: Mind Games in 1996, an epic battle that occurred mere months after Mankind’s debut, and Mankind’s 1999 feud with The Rock.

Matches mentioned:

Monday Night Raw | April 1st 1996

Mankind vs. Bob “Sparkplug” Holly

In Your House 10: Mind Games | September 22, 1996 

WWF World Heavyweight Championship

King of the Ring | June 28, 1998 

Hell in a Cell Match

Survivor Series: Deadly Game | November 15, 1998

Tournament Final for the WWF Heavyweight Championship

Rock vs. Mankind

Raw is War | June 28, 1998 

No Disqualification Match

Rock vs. Mankind

WWE World Championship

Royal Rumble | January 24, 1999

I Quit Match 

Rock vs. Mankind for the WWE World Championship

Halftime Heat | January 31, 1999 

Empty Arena Match Falls Count Anywhere

The Rock vs. Mankind 

WWE World Championship

In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre | February 14, 1999 | 

Last Man Standing 

Mankind vs. The Rock

WWE World Championship

Raw is War | February 15, 1999 | 

Ladder Match

Rock vs. Mankind

WWE World Championship

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