Zeroes of Wrestling

It's Oops, All TNA! Yes, thanks to the weekly TNA situation, this episode finds ZOW dealing with five PPVs from the young promotion that to this day refuses to die. Mongo Underscore Ebooks from the Monumental Podcast returns to help Gavin discuss the worst matches from NWA-TNA #34-38, as well as explain some of the completely bonkers lore surrounding these shows. Topics include Mad Mikey, Dusty Rhodes doing hawk tuah, Sonny Siaki, the power of JNCOs, opinions on Mike Tenay, and THE LEATHERFACE COMMUNITY?!

There will be a WWE match on next week's show, I promise. Just one. As a treat.

Dan Mullooly returns as guest and it's a fun one. He and Gavin talk about the lowest-rated matches from NWA-TNA #30-33 and No Way Out 03. The first match has David Flair and he still has more to offer than maybe three other wrestlers featured in this episode. Other topics include the idea of White Bloodline, the perils of everyone showing up wearing the same blue pants, Triple H booking himself to get cheered in Montreal, Sonny Siaki, and the Big Bad Booty Daddy Without Fear. WAKE ME UP!

Kung Fu Grip returns this week and there is so much to talk about. He and Gavin discuss the lowest-rated matches from NWA-TNA 26-29 as well as Royal Rumble 03. Wait, the match from Rumble 2003 with the lowest Cagematch score? Those numbers certainly spell disaster. Topics include BG James' atrocious commentary, checking out David Flair's sack, Vince Russo's inability to strangle people, AJ Styles being booked like a goddamn Super Saiyan, and a complete misunderstanding of what ref stoppage means in a world title match. Yes, this is a long episode but that's because we have to call every single Scott Steiner suplex and we're very, very tired.

Alex Sharkey (AKA Captain Idol, idoliside) returns to watch TNA for the first time. Poor guy. This week, ZOW covers the worst matches from NWA-TNA 23-25, WWA The Retribution, and Armageddon 02. Sorry to say, that includes three Jeff Jarrett matches. But hey, Sonny Siaki is here and Gavin feels good about that! Topics include Curt Hennig's bizarre TNA theme song, Undertaker's would-be nemesis Hade Vansen, the greatest faceturn in wrestling history, and confusion over THE RUSSO FACTOR.

Somebody call Christopher Nolan because karmicknight comes back again for a trilogy of Bruce. It's that gimmick's swansong and before he goes out, things are going to get bananas! Gavin and karmicknight talk up the worst matches of NWA-TNA #19-22 and Survivor Series 02. Things get so bad that there's a match where Syxx goes into injured, gets more injured during it, and it's still not the lowest-rated match of that PPV. Otherwise, topics include GTV, the beauty of Chuck Taylor, and a discussion about the Harris Twins' alignment during this time that gets karmicknight so worked up that he turns into Charlie Day for a minute.

Spoiler alert for future episodes, Gavin is way off when it comes to that argument.

Gavin's good buddy David Burszan returns to the show and what an episode he's walked into. The two tackle the worst matches from NWA-TNA #16-18, No Mercy 02, and Rebellion 02. There is so much to talk about, such as BG James' horrendous goatee or how BG James' rampant homophobia can be weaponized against him in such a cathartic way. Just how bad was Hermie Sadler on the raceway? Was Albert secretly the gamma-irradiated version of Adam DeVine? All that and Gavin gets to explain THAT Triple H funeral segment from 2002 to David, whose life was way better before being educated. Get bizzy to the gizzy and give the ep a listen.

Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint! And that complaint is about yet another eye-rolling TNA gimmick. ZOW's guest this week is karmicknight (https://startplaying.games/gm/karmicknight) and folks, it's a long one. There is a lot to talk about, from Eric Bischoff plotting hate crimes to a TNA tag team Royal Rumble where there's no rhyme or reason as to how you earn a spot into it. Gavin and karmicknight discuss the lowest-rated matches from NWA-TNA 11, 13-15 (episode 12 was a clip show), and Unforgiven 02. Things get so crazy here that Road Dogg does his knee drop BEFORE his punch combo and it blows Gavin's mind! You can do that?!

This week there's a Dr. Zoggle in the house and our guest prescribes an unhealthy dose of Total Non-Stop Action. Things get crazy for this one as Gavin and Doc go through the worst matches from NWA TNA #7-10 as well as SummerSlam 02. Indeed, one of these things is not like the other. This episode not only features the fever dream that is the Dupp Cup Invitational but also the match that even TNA doesn't want you to see! And it's not because of Malice's awesome etch-a-sketch tattoos.

Continuing on with the TNA weekly PPVs, Gavin is joined by a returning Christie J. (Twitch.tv/thewivesanarchy). It's quite a rollercoaster ride as the two go through NWA TNA Episodes 3-6 with Vengeance 2002 thrown in there. In 2001, K-Kwik got to wrestle Bob Holly, but here in early TNA, he got to take on a real life Sparky Plugg! It wasn't very good! Otherwise, Gavin goes on a tangent about Jerry Lewis, Christie is constantly flabbergasted, and Buff Bagwell's spirit is broken due to his own homophobia. What a time!

Mass Replay's Steve Trezza and Scott Burnett stop by as WWF becomes WWE and the TNA era begins! Gavin and his guests crack open this new promotion and discuss the lowest-rated matches from Insurrextion 02, Judgment Day 02, TNA Week 1, TNA Week 2, and King of the Ring 02. Topics include "Above Average Poppa Pump" Del Rios, Gavin excitedly explaining "That's the Wall, brother!" for the umpteenth time, the Power Team cartoon, Discount Batista, and whether or not 2002 Triple H had hired somebody to wipe his ass for him.