• News

In this week's news: A double dose of Kurt Angle; Goldberg's bloody head; Ryback: sabotaged?; Possible political careers for wrestlers. That's your lot.

• Royal Rumble 2017 Predictions

What it says on the tin.

• Royal Rumble Recaps

We go back and review the Rumbles from 1989, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2011 and 2013.

• Favourite Thing in Pro Wrestling This Week

And again, what it says on the tin. We each pick a favourite thing for the week.

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• News

In this week’s news: UK wrestling scene (Welsh Wrestling, 5 Star Wrestling, ICW, Progress); Jimmy Snuka’s death, the possible return of HBK?; the latest edition of Angle-Watch; Hall of Fame rumours suggest Teddy Long; the future WWE Women’s Tournament; Royal Rumble 2017 predictions; and the latest on the recent TNA streaming app.

• WWE UK Championship Tournament

The Fallen Angel had internet trouble this week, so he hasn’t watched the full UK Tournament. Shame that, because The Real Deal and Old Man Joey have. What did we think of it? Now there’s a good question.

• This Week’s Favourite Thing

A new feature. What is our favourite thing that happened or we encountered in wrestling this week? Iron Sheik, Mickie James and Renee Young all get a mention.

• WWE Story Time

The Real Deal has been watching Story Time, the animated show on the WWE Network. Hear his thoughts.

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Yeah, that intro kind of fizzled out, didn’t it?

But fear not, my friends, because this week’s episode is perhaps the best yet. Join The Real Deal, The Fallen Angel and Old Man Joey for their regular weekly rambling:

• News

Lots of news coverage and discussion this week. Ironic given that we didn’t think we’d have much to talk about…

Topics include: Jimmy Snuka; Mickey James; WWE Hall of Fame 2017 rumours, TNA’s recent buyout and the return of the original Double J; this week’s Raw and Smackdown; and a brief piece about a London fetish gym. Yeah…

• World of Sport – Wrestling recap

The pilot episode broadcast on New Year’s Eve here in the UK.

• TNA’s new streaming app

We won’t lie – WWE Network has nothing to worry about just yet.

• 2017 Predictions

Who will be the breakout star in 2017? What resolutions do we want WWE to follow this year?

If you like what we’re doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever this podcast is available.

But what's on this week's episode? It is our first annual End of Year Awards show.

For the full list of categories and winners, click here. Expect the usual amount of banter between The Real Deal, The Festive Angel (I see what he did there) and Old Man Joey.

Plus! There is the Secret Santa gift giving, where in Triple Threat/Round Robin style a gift was purchased for each of us by one of the others. It goes exactly as you thought it would.

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• News

WWE have introduced a UK title, with plans to launch a regional, weekly show. Good news for us UK fans

ITV's World of Sport is set to debut soon. Interesting timing on WWE's part, don't you think?

And finally - Scott Hall's Christmas Tree. Go see his Twitter feed. And what is on his television.

• Fatally Flawed Way

In our fantasy match for the ages, it's Eva Marie vs Nikki "Nikolai" Bella vs Brie Bella vs Dana Brooke. Electrifying.

• Manager of Choice

Two rounds this week. If we were professional wrestlers (and it was all real), who would we choose to manage us?

Bobby Heenan or "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart Mr Perfect (circa 1992) or Ric Flair (circa Evolution)

• TLC 2016 Review

We review the latest PPV event (at the time of recording).

• Roadblock: End of the Line 2016 preview

This was recorded before Roadblock, so we take a look at the event card.

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A review of WCW - May 2000

Yes, we're covering WCW's final year, starting from May 2000. Each recap episode will cover a month of WCW. For our own piece of mind we're only watching Nitro and the PPV events as they happen. Any more and our brains might dissolve.

Gasp and be amazed at the multiple WCW World Heavyweight title changes! Be aghast at the thought of David Arquette being the champ. Or Jeff Jarrett, come to think of it. And then Ric Flair again. Perhaps even Kevin Nash. And repeat ad nauseam.

Honestly, it was a very bad year for WCW.

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• News

This weeks news. Including: UK WWE trials; Royal Rumble updates; Kurt Angle Watch; WWE Network indies; Women's wrestling tournaments; Broken Matt Hardy and the ping pong match that is the WWE Raw Women's Championship scene.

• TLC 206 preview

We discuss the card for this year's TLC event.

• 205 Live - Episode 1

How does the first episode of cruiserweight show 205 Live stack up? We give our thoughts.

• Fatally Flawed Way - Bald Wrestlers

This weeks' fantasy match is a slight departure from the norm. We throw 8 men into the ring from all eras of wrestling - and in this instance, all bald - and figure out who would win the match.

• Overrated or Underrated - The Big Boss Man

Was Ray Traylor overrated or underrated in the ring?

• Management Choice

Who would you rather be managed by? The Jackal or Paul Ellering?

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On this week's show:

• NXT Takeover: Toronto review

A review of the Toronto NXT card. Spoiler: It was rather good.

• Survivor Series 2016 review

Obviously, a review of this year's Survivor Series. Much better card all round this year, and the Goldberg/Lesnar outcome was quite a shock.

• News

Yes, the news is relegated to third spot this week. Topics include: UFC's Conor McGregor; could AJ Styles' next feud be with The Undertaker?; does Goldberg's return open the door for Kurt Angle? And a bit of Sweet Bertha Faye, why not.

• ICW Fear and Loathing IX

The Real Deal has recently subbed to ICW's On Demand streaming service. He offers his thoughts on their recent SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow show. It's worth it just for Johemian Rhapsody.

• ECW: The Untold Story

Not so much an untold story, more a cheap plug for ECW content on the Network. Still, a solid 45 minutes of entertaining banter.

• Main Event Jobber: Survivor Series 1991: The Undertaker vs Hulk Hogan

The fake Hogan in the front row is your only reason for watching this turgid title tussle.

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• Survivor Series 1987

We go back to the very beginning of the Survivor Series with the 1987 PPV. No matter what you might think, it's still explained better than WCW''s Texas Death Match rules.

• Survivor Series 1993

Fallen Angel and Real Deal review the Four Doinks match from the 1993 event. Seriously, it's awful.

• Survivor Series 1997

Old Man Joey covers the 1997 card. It's mostly ignored these days because of the Montreal Screwjob finish, but was the undercard worth seeing?

• Survivor Series 2003

The Fallen Angel reviews the 2003 Survivor Series.

• Survivor Series 2008

The Real Deal rounds off the show with his review of the 2008 event.

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This episode covers the journey to the arena and our thoughts about the show on the drive home. And yes, they did have James Ellsworth T-Shirts in stock. No, we didn't buy one. We did however each buy a BootyO's lunch box. Because we at the Iron Man podcast have a mental age of seven.

We didn't pretend to attack each other with the lunch boxes on the walk back to the car either. Honest.

Driving To Smackdown Live

What we'd like to see from tonight's card, some Smackdown-related wrestling news, and

Driving From Smackdown Live

Our thoughts of the show, the card and the performers who we got to see.

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• News

In this week's news: "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey; Wrestlemania 33; Hulk Hogan; Donald Trump's past involvement in wrestling; Lanny Poffo discussing the feud Macho Man wanted to have; and The Undertaker is set to appear at Smackdown 900.

• Hell in a Cell 2016 review

A review of the Hell in a Cell 2016 card, and ratings for each match.

• Survivor Series 2016 preview

We look ahead to the Thanksgiving tradition that is the Survivor Series. The Real Deal was very excited to find out that there will be a few classic Survivor Series elimination matches this year.

• Theme Song of the Week

A new feature where we pick a favourite entrance theme song. The first week's choices reflect almost every era.

• Wrestling Manager of Choice

Another quick feature to round up the show. If we were wrestlers, who would we pick to be our manager?

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• News

This week's news covers the main event of Hell in a Cell; Kurt Angle; The Dudley Boyz; HBK possibly appearing at the 2017 Royal Rumble; and Dolph Ziggler talking about the possibility of one of the big WWE PPV's taking place in the UK. You never know, it might happen.

• Botch To Broadway - Halloween Havoc 1993

As it's Halloween, what better way to celebrate than by watching through the 1993 Halloween Havoc card. This included British Bulldog taking on Steven Regal, Ric Flair taking on Rick Rude for the Big Gold Belt, and Big Van Vader fighting Cactus Jack in a Texas Death Match.

• Main Event Jobber - Halloween Havoc 1994

Wrapping up our Halloween segment, we watched the opening and closing matches of Halloween Havoc 1994. That gave us The Honky Tonk Man fighting Johnny B Badd, and Hulk Hogan taking on Ric Flair in a steel cage match. Throw in Mr T, Jimmy Hart, Brother Bruti and Sensual Sherri, and you have a... well, a train-wreck, frankly.

• Predictions - WWE Hell in a Cell 2016

Well, as it says on the tin. We discuss the card for the 2016 Hell in a Cell PPV. Is having three Hell in a Cell matches too much?

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• News

From Goldberg to Frenchie Martin to Daniel Bryan's depression. It's all in here!

• Preview - WWE Hell in a Cell 2016

We have a quick look at the forthcoming Hell in a Cell PPV.

• Wrestling Memories - UK Rampage 1992

To celebrate our forthcoming visit to Smackdown Live this November, The Real Deal remembers attending UK Rampage 1992 in Birmingham, his first and, to date, only professional wrestling event.

• Intercontinental Title Tournament - Final

We (finally) reach the end of our quest to find the ultimate Intercontinental Champion.

• Wrestling Memories - WWF Rebellion 1999

It's Fallen Angel's turn to recall his first wrestling event, which he attended at the end of 1999.

• Overrated/Underrated

This week, and wrapping up the episode, we wonder if Zack Ryder is overrated or underrated? Check us out.

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• WWE No Mercy 2016 review

A review of the latest WWE PPV, No Mercy.

• Wrestling News

This week's wrestling news. From Bill Goldberg to TNA to everything in between.

• Botch To Broadway: WWF Wrestlemania 8

We went back and watched Wrestlemania 8 from April 1992. Was the event a botch, or did it go the full distance?

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Okay, we might be stretching the truth a little there.

We also have a look at his second match on Smackdown against The Road Dogg. Lots of storylines crisscrossing and blending into one another. It was a good time to be a wrestling fan, don't you think?

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• News

The possible closure/buyout of TNA; the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (and it is GLORIOUS!); Raw's ratings; Ashton Kutcher on Raw; Ryback's MMA plans.

• WWE Clash of Champions Recap

Reviewing each match, the card and the overall quality of the event. Let the Battle of the Beards commence!

• WWE No Mercy Preview

A look at the matches for the next WWE PPV. They're coming thick and fast now that the brand split has happened! It's quite exhausting.

• IC Tournament

We're almost at the end of our fantasy Intercontinental Title Tournament. The final 8 battle it out for a place in the semi-finals.

• Fatally Flawed Way - The Four Faces of Foley

The Real Deal sets Old Man Joey and Fallen Angel the task of choosing which of Mick Foley's personalities would win in a fight.

• Randoms - Ultimate Factions and Stables

This is not the ultimate faction you were looking for. Fancy a group called The Barbershop Quartet? Brutus Beefcake is the starting point for the creation of a new stable.

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Welcome to a special episode of The Iron Man Wrestling Podcast. This week we begin an ongoing series that looks at wrestler debuts. Our first episode features the human suplex machine, Tazz.

Tazz debuted in the World Wrestling Federation at the 2000 Royal Rumble. His second saw him take on the Mean Street Posse. Yeah... Suffice to say, in his WWF/WWE run, Tazz never made it much above the middle of the card in his WWF/WWE run.

But he would later go on to form part of the WWE commentary team and carved a niche for himself on Smackdown.

Well, here comes the pain!

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• News

CM Punk in UFC, Wrestlemania 33, Paige and WWE, Ryback, Vince McMahon, WWE possibly buying TNA, Hulkamania running wild, and Real Deal's "Glorious" t-shirt. It does exactly what it says on the tin.

• WWE Backlash 2016

We review the first Smackdown-only PPV since the brand split earlier this week. Was it a success? Well there are less matches than a 2000-era WCW PPV event, so that's a bonus. We chip in our thoughts and ratings for each match and the event overall.

• Cruiserweight Classic Finale

The final episode of the Cruiserweight Classic comes under the spotlight. It's been a great tournament all told, that's all you really need to know. How will WWE incorporate the Cruiserweights into Monday Night Raw?

• Main Event Jobber - Undertaker vs Hulk Hogan (Judgement Day 2002)

If you thought the Hulk Hogan/Triple H match from Backlash 2002 was bad, then it's nothing compared to this one. An eleven minute "classic". Ahem.

• Coming Up

Hidden Gems, The Marine films (finally!), and yet more. The Fallen Angel finds a bundle of Sharpies. The WWE Network are launching an animated stories series, and er... Eva Marie. It's a desperate attempt at clawing our way to the finish, and somehow find even more to talk about. Go figure.

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• News

There's loads in the news this week. What did we talk about? Go ahead and download the podcast to find out!

• NXT and Cruiserweight Classic roundup

The Real Deal runs through this week's episodes of NXT and the final quarter final match in the Cruiserweight Classic.

• Intercontinental Title Tournament

Remember this? We haven't covered this tournament since episode 8 which we released back in May. If you need to catch up, go and listen to where we got up to, then come back for this. Done? Good.

• Main Event Jobber: Hulk Hogan vs Triple H (Backlash 2002)

It wasn't a great main event, let's be honest. It's much worse with almost 15 years of hindsight.

• Top Five... Matt Hardy matches

The Real Deal runs through what he considers to be the five best Matt Hardy matches on the WWE Network. Do you have a favourite Matt Hardy match?

• Fatally Flawed Way - Tag Teams

This week, Fallen Angel has to work out who would win in a match between Mosh/Thrasher; one of Los Conquistadors; one of the Body Donnas, and one of the Mean Street Posse.

• Botch To Broadway: Backlash 2004

We wrap up the show with a review of the Backlash PPV from 2004. Was it a botch, or does it go the distance?

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• News

In this week's news: Brock Lesnarl Mike Knox, Alberto del Rio, the PWI Top 500 wrestlers, Katie Lea, and the sad passing of Mr Fuji. Yokozuna number one! Mr Fuji number one!

• Raw/Smackdown Recap

A review of the events from this week's Raw and Smackdown.

• Backlash preview

A quick look at the card for the Smackdown-only Backlash PPV on 11 September.

• Cruiserweight Classic

This is where things get a bit weird. Remember that strange move Jack Gallagher performed on Akira Tozawa? The Fallen Angel and The Real Deal try to do that move on each other. It has to be heard.

• NXT

This week's NXT recap.

• Overrated or Underrated - Mr Perfect

Was The Perfect One a legend who didn't achieve what he should, or was he somebody pitched at the perfect level?

• Fatally Flawed Way - Worst World Champions

This episode sees the worst world champions going head to head. The choices? David Arquette, Alberto del Rio, The Great Khali and, erm... Vince Russo.

• What if...?

What if Stone Cold Steve Austin had not injured his neck in that match with Owen Hart? We dabble in an alt-history where WCW could have won the Monday Night Wars. Perish the thought.

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• Summerslam 2016 and NXT Takeover Brooklyn II

The Fallen Angel catches up on WWE's Summerslam weekend and provides his thoughts on both shows. That is, when The Real Deal isn't going off tangent.

• News

This week's news includes Finn Balor's injury; The Dudley Boyz retiring (or have they?!); Vin Diesel and The Rock having fisticuffs; and Eric Young signing with NXT.

• Summerslam 2012

Old Man Joey completes his recap of the 2012 Summerslam PPV.

• Holy Foley - Episode 1

The first episode of this reality TV series is discussed. Was it worth watching? Will we go back and watch more?

• Botch To Broadway - Summerslam 2002

We run through the card for Summerslam 2002. Was it a botch or was it broadway?

• Main Event Jobber - Summerslam 1992

The actual main event at this Wembley show was The British Bulldog vs Bret "Hitman" Hart. We didn't cover this one, because it was quite good. Instead we looked at the WWF Championship match between reigning champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage and challenger The Ultimate Warrior. Let the battle of the leotards commence!

• Overrated or Underrated - The British Bulldog

We wrap up with a look at the career of The British Bulldog and decide if he had the push he deserved, or if there could have been more for him to do.

Randomly, we also have a quick chat about Brock Lesnar F5'ing horses.

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What did this week's episode cover? A lot and not much. It's actually part 2 of our Summerslam special, covering a lot of past and present Summerslam goodness.

• NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II

The second NXT Takeover event at Brooklyn, and the card was a belter. Not only did we see Shinsuke Nakamura take on Samoa Joe, but the in-ring television debut of the Glorious One, Bobby Roode. It's worth watching for his ring intro alone.

• WWE Summerslam 2016

We analyse this year's Summerslam, going through each match and dishing out turnbuckle ratings left, right and centre. There was also a bit of news from after the event and that controversial ending.

• WWE Summerslam 2003

The Fallen Angel runs through Summerslam 03. This event saw another Elimination Chamber match featuring injured Triple H, injured Kevin Nash, and Goldberg.

• WWE Summerslam 2009

The Real Deal runs through Summerslam 09. The headline match saw World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy take on CM Punk in a TLC match.

And then we ran out of time, funnily enough. It's surprising how quickly the time goes when you're having fun. It didn't stop us spending a bit of extra time looking at the forthcoming WWE PPV's for the rest of 2016. And, that we might watch an episode of Holy Foley for next week.

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• News

It's a brief news section this week. Aside from Rhyno running for Republican candidate in Michigan, Broken Matt Hardy, and the Greatest Wrestlers of All Time, courtesy of Sports Illustrated.

• Raw/Smackdown/NXT review

Ahead of Summerslam-specific content, we quickly run through this week's WWE shows. And the surprising amount of pleasure to be taken from Bobby Roode's new intro music. Glorious Domination, indeed.

• Summerslam/NXT Brooklyn 2016 preview

We run through the card for both this year's Summerslam event, and NXT Brooklyn 2. We predict winners and where we think the storylines are going to go.

• Summerslam 1989

Old Man Joey provides a summary of the 1989 PPV. The main event that year was Hulk Hogan & Brutus The Barber Beefcake vs Macho Man Randy Savage and Zeus. Yeah.

• Summerslam 1990

It's The Real Deal's turn to discuss the 1990 PPV. The main event was The Ultimate Warrior vs Ravishing Rick Rude in a steel cage match. At least it's better than Hogan headlining again.

• Summerslam 1996

Wrapping up our retro Summerslam reviews, Fallen Angel talks through the 1996 PPV, which saw Shawn Michaels take on Vader in the main event.

• Fatally Flawed Way - Summerslam Edition

Fallen Angel and Old Man Joey have to pick a winner from Ludvig Borga, Zeus, Marc Mero and everybody's favourite member of The Rockers (ahem), Marty Jannetty.

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• News - Return of Shelton Benjamin and MVP

Apparently some old favourites are rumoured or due to return to the WWE soon.

• Ring of Honor/TNA Impact/ Global Force

We briefly talk about some of the rival shows out there, and quickly realise that they're not very good.

• Overrated or Underrated: Matt Hardy

Spinning off from the TNA Impact chat, is Matt Hardy overrated or underrated?

• Five Best... Sean Waltman matches

The Fallen Angel looks at Sean Waltman's best matches on the WWE Network.

• Fatally Flawed Way #2 - Undertaker's Wrestlemania Opponents

This week, the Fatally Flawed Way match asks us to work out who would win in a match between Giant Gonzalez, King Kong Bundy (circa 1995), Mark Henry and Sycho Sid. A classic for the ages.

• Botch To Broadway - WWF Invasion 2001

When WCW came to the big boy's yard. The Invasion storyline didn't work out as well as it could have done had there been some bigger WCW names involved, but it could also have been much, much worse.

• Why WCW Sucked: Part 6 - Nitro Girls

Yep. Nuff said. Pandering to the demographic in a way that damaged the brand.

• Tag Team Turmoil: New Age Outlaws

Bearing in mind The Real Deal used to be a fan of Billy Gunn (the man in search of a gimmick that would stick), this doesn't turn out how you might expect.

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• News

In the news this week:

Jake The Snake Roberts Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt having a face-off on social media Sin Cara and Simon Gotch's backstage spat the marriage of Lana and Rusev (MACHKA!).

• WWE Battleground 2016 review

The bulk of this week's episode was spent discussing Battleground. Despite our thoughts last week, it wasn't that bad at all. Funny how things work out. This was the last time that a lot of these wrestlers would appear on the same card, clearing the decks for the brand split editions of Raw and Smackdown.

• First episodes of "New Era" Raw and Smackdown

Spinning off from the Battleground review, we watched the first new episodes of Raw and Smackdown following the brand split. It's being billed as a new era. But is it though? Well, it's a positive start, let's put it that way. Raw more than Smackdown, definitely.

• Five Best... Rick Martel Matches

Old Man Joey's task was to find five decent Rick Martel matches. Did he succeed? Tune in to find out.

And that was it, because we ran out of time.

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• News

In this week's news, we looked at the latest legal scandals to be aimed at WWE, namely that of Brock Lesnar and the group of former wrestlers claiming costs for possible brain damage. Yeah, good luck with that.

• Draft Picks

We went back over our fantasy draft picks from last week and saw how close we were to reality. The answer is: not much.

• Fatally Flawed Way

The Real Deal has a new feature this week: four wrestlers who you wouldn't want to see in a match... who would win? This week: David Otunga, Shawn "Meat" Stasiak, Heidenreich and Snitsky duke it out in our fantasy battle.

• Battleground Card Predictions

Sometimes our release schedule does us no favours. Recorded ahead of this weekend's Battleground PPV, we discuss our predictions for the card and whether or not we're looking forward to it.

• Cruiserweight Classic Episodes 1 & 2

A quick discussion on the first two episodes of the inaugural Cruiserweight Classic. It's looking good so far.

• Main Event Jobber - Hulk Hogan vs Shawn Michaels, Summerslam 2005

We revisit the main event from Summerslam 2005. It's an interesting one, in that the backstage politics are more interesting than the match itself.

• Why WCW Sucked - Part 5

The Fallen Angel has an issue with Nick Patrick. The reason? Tune in to find out.

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• Brand Split

Each of us are given control of Raw, Smackdown and NXT and draft our own personal picks for each show. Who will end up where? And will John Cena get picked?

• Five Best... David Otunga Matches

The Real Deal is tasked with finding five decent David Otunga matches. Does he succeed? Well, no.

• Why WCW Sucked - Part 4

The Fallen Angel continues his series of reasons for why WCW sucked. This week: How Ric Flair was used by the company.

• Main Event Jobber - Kurt Angle vs Mark Henry, Royal Rumble 2006

This was a brief main event, and it happened after the Rumble match itself, for what will be obvious reasons once you've seen it. But was the match itself any good? If it was, we wouldn't be looking at  it in Main Event Jobber.

• WWE Network Collections - Dusty Rhodes

The Real Deal has started watching the collections available on the WWE Network. He started with The American Dream Dusty Rhodes.

• Is the WWE Network oversaturated?

There's arguments to both sides. Is it though? We discuss.

• Bring Back The Brother

The Fallen Angel wants WWE to bring back Hulk Hogan, in some capacity. Should they?

• The Final Deletion

We're a bit late on this but we ran out of time last week. We turn our eye to the Final Deletion storyline from TNA. Yes, TNA. Is it genius or madness?

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• News

We discuss Brock Lesnar's opponent at Summerslam, and it's not John Cena or The Miz. It's also been 20 years since the nWo formed. Yay. There's also some news about WWE wrestler Paige's family bringing wrestling back to British TV. Who'da thunk it?

• Botch To Broadway - Survivor Series 1990

We take a look at the 1990 Survivor Series, which featured two debuting performers. One of them went on to have an almost unbeatable winning streak at Wrestlemania. The other was the Gobbledy Gooker.

• Overrated or Underrated - Christian Cage

Ignoring the fact the Real Deal had no idea about Christian's TNA alter ego, we discuss whether the other half of Edge and Christian is overrated or underrated. You can probably already guess what we think.

• Cruiserweight Classic: Bracketology

The first episode of the Cruiserweight Classic has gone up on the WWE Network and gives us an insight into a few of the performers who will take part. Mixing up a few old favourites with new faces, this promises to be an entertaining tournament.

• Top 5 Diesel Matches

It's The Fallen Angel's turn to pick out a particular wrestler's top 5 performances, and this week he trawls through Diesel's matches.

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Main Event Jobber - Hulk Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior (Halloween Havoc 1998)

Is this the worst match in wrestling history? Yes, quite possibly.

The Four Ages of Raw

We run through four separate eras of Raw, from 1993, 1998, 2004 and 2013. We look at the development of the show, its progression through the years, the predictability of the storylines and presentation,

WWE 24: Seth Rollins: Redesign. Rebuild. Reclaim

We don't spend long on this subject, but for what it's worth this is one of the best WWE 24 shows that have been released on the Network. Well worth checking out. It also proves that Seth Rollins is as dedicated to the business as anybody could be.

Overrated or Underrated - John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL)

Is JBL a pinnacle of the profession, or is he somebody who reached the top through luck and perseverance? We provide our opinion.

Tag Team Turmoil - Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barbarian)

Can you pick one wrestler out of Warlord and the Barbarian as being the better of the two? The Real Deal certainly can't. But we ask the question: which one of them is the Marty Jannetty of the Powers of Pain?

Favourite Pro Wrestling Theme Song

This one was always going to go one way, but we throw in a few other favourites for good measure.

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News

It's been a busy time for wrestler suspensions. Aside from the big news of Roman Reigns being suspended for 30 days to a Wellness Policy violation, it also turns out that Jerry The King Lawler has been suspended. We also discuss in brief the Cruiserweight Classic which kicks off on the WWE Network in July.

Money In The Bank 2016

We review this month's Money In The Bank PPV. Was it a solid event? Were there any surprises? Did

Overrated or Underrated - Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler clearly has talent, but is he overrated or underrated? A quick look back at some of his recent feuds tells you all you need to know.

Why WCW Sucks Part 3

This week it's the vast array of gimmick matches that WCW felt was necessary. From World War 3 to Tower of Doom matches to everything in between, the sheer volume of them was staggering. Were any of them good ideas? Not really, no.

Botch To Broadway - In Your House 2

Finally we wrap up with a rundown of the second In Your House event from 1995. After the travesty of that year's King of the Ring event, did IYH2 do enough to entertain us from start to finish? If nothing else, at least we could agree that the theme song was pretty good.

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Was Shane right to take the leap from the top of the cell? Was the match a good one? Did it go on too long? Did it tell a good story? Is The Undertaker capable, physically and/or mentally, of competing at this level for much longer? All this and more are covered in our commentary track.

Meanwhile, we can only hope that the riddle of Old Man Joey's presence will be solved soon. Was it the Iron Sheik who stole him away? And what links Brutus The Barber Beefcake to his disappearance? Or is this just a red herring? All shall be revealed in time.

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While Joey remains at the mercy of The Iron Sheik (perhaps), the Deal and the Angel discuss the forthcoming brand split. Who will go to which show? How should the title belts be divided? Should there be a heavyweights/cruiserweights split between Raw and Smackdown?

There's a surprising amount to get through, so buckle in and enjoy the ride. So to speak.

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Yes, rather than the standard format we've mixed things up a little by doing a commentary on the very first Elimination Chamber match, which was first broadcast at WWE Survivor Series 2002. This may or may not be thanks to Old Man Joey's absence. If you didn't listen last week, Joey was kidnapped by the Iron Sheik. Keep tuning in as this story progresses.

If you've never watched it before (or an Elimination Chamber match), it features six wrestlers, four of which are placed in a see through pod at the start of the match. At regular intervals thereafter one of those four is "randomly" released from the pod and enter the match. This goes on until all six men have entered the ring and, via elimination, only one remains. The wrestlers in the match were as follows:

Triple H Shawn Michaels Booker T Chris Jericho Rob Van Dam Kane

There were a few important storylines going in and coming out of this match, and set up a number of different feuds over the next few months.

If you have the WWE Network and you want to listen along to us as we watch the match, load up Survivor Series 2002 and navigate to the last white timeline marker in the show. Then wait for Simon's countdown and... away you go!

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• Botch to Broadway - King of the Ring 1995

The main feature of the show, we went back and watched the tournament PPV from 1995. Mabel won King of the Ring, which tells you all you need to know about the tournament that year.

• Billy Gunn - Best 5 matches

Simon's task was to compile a list of Billy Gunn's best matches. Having been a big fan of his run in the late 90s and early 00's, would Simon be able to pick out any gems, or would he have a retrospective change of heart?

• Mabel - 5 Best matches

It gets worse for The Fallen Angel, who has to pick out 5 good Mabel matches. Yeah. That went well.

• Top 5 non-KOTR tournament matches at KOTR

The Fallen Angel has put together a brief list of the best non-tournament matches at the King of the Ring event. Is your favourite included? Have a listen to find.

• Worst KOTR match in history (non-tournament)

Briefly, we take a look at the worst non-tournament match featured at a King of the Ring event.

• Best KOTR winner of all time

Who is the best of the best? The list of impressive winners isn't all that great to be honest, but we gave it our best.

• Overrated or Underrated - Owen Hart

Owen won the tournament in 1994, a year after his brother Bret Hart won the opening tournament. Aside from his King of the Ring victory, was Owen Hart overrated or underrated?

• Main Event Jobber - Hulk Hogan VS Yokozuna 1993

Finally, we look at Hulk Hogan taking on Yokozuna in the WWF Title match at the inaugural King of the Ring tournament. Ironically, despite being called Main Event Jobber, this title match took place in the middle of the card. Awful stuff.

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• Challenge - 5 good Hacksaw Jim Duggan matches

Joey had to trawl through the WWE Network looking for some of Hacksaw Jim Duggan's best matches. We felt his pain. Not literally, that would be weird.

• Intercontinental Champion - King of the Ring Tournament Part 2

We continue our King of the Ring style tournament bracket to decide who is the best Intercontinental Champion of all time.

• Why WCW Sucked - Part 1 and 2

The Fallen Angel kicks off an occasional feature where we discuss why WCW sucked. This week it's the first two reasons. The size of the ring was a sticking point, coming in at 16'x16' when compared to WWF/WWE's 20'x20' ring. The second point is the WCW wrestling figures. Tune in to find out why.

• Tag Team Turmoil - best tag team member

Of all the tag teams in wrestling history, which one of the pair was the Shawn Michaels and which one was the Marty Jannetty? This feature will dig into our opinions on the subject.

• Camp WWE

In a weird bit of time travel style mumbo jumbo (that is in no way related to us recording episodes in advance) we discuss the promise of Camp WWE based on a viewing of the trailer. If you want to hear our thoughts on the first episode, head on back to Episode 06. Yes, I know, it doesn't make sense.

• Overrated or underrated - Randy Orton

We wrap up with Overrated or Underrated. This week we take a look at the career of Randy Orton.

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• News - Undertaker, NXT new additions

This week's news covers a couple of interesting additions to the NXT roster and the reason why the Undertaker didn't join the company on its recent tour of Europe. It's a legitimate reason, but statistically a little silly. As for the new NXT arrivals? That could prove interesting going forward.

• Main Event Jobber - Wrestlemania 27 Miz VS Cena

Joey and Fallen Angel only had to watch the main event, but as punishment for getting the Botch to Broadway wrong a few weeks back, Simon had to watch the entirety of Wrestlemania 27. To say he was happy about this would be an understatement.

• Announcer King of the Ring part 2

The second part of our King of the Ring tournament for wrestling announcers. We progress through the tournament and have to face some surprisingly tough questions in the bid to find out who, besides JR, is the best commentator of all time.

• Botch to Broadway - Royal Rumble 2003

This week's Botch to Broadway was a viewing of Royal Rumble 2003. Aside from an interesting opener between Brock Lesnar and Big Show (with shades of Lesnar's more recent storylines), other highlights include the Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit title match, and the Royal Rumble main event itself. On the other hand, there's the Torrie Wilson vs Dawn Marie match, and the Scott Steiner vs Triple H World Heavyweight Championship match.

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• WWE Payback review and analysis

We discussed the most recent PPV event and the first since Wrestlemania 32. Was it bang or a bust? Was it Total Bella or a 6 sided ring? Well, things got off to a shaky start thanks to the inadvertent concussion to Enzo Amore. As for the rest of the show? It had its good and bad moments, we’ll say that much.

• News

In this week’s news we looked at WWE’s release of a number of reasonably high profile members of the roster and, er, a few not so high profile. Amongst those on their way out: Wade Barrett, Hornswoggle, Alex Riley, Cameron, Santino Marella, El Torito, Damian Sandow and Zeb Colter.

• Overrated or Underrated – Wade Barrett

Seeing as he’s likely not to show up on our screens again any time soon (see above in the news), we had to decide whether Wade Barrett is an overrated or underrated superstar. I think it goes without saying, bearing in mind how badly he was booked, which side of the fence we fell on.

• This week’s NXT

Old Man Joey has kept up with goings on in the world of NXT, so he provides an update on this week’s episode. The arrival of Eric Young could shake things up a little in NXT land. It should be interesting to see how he does.

• Camp WWE – Episode 01

So what did we think of the first episode of Camp WWE? Was it a whole lot of “Whooo!” or was it a massive letdown? If a show which portrays Ric Flair having sex with a bear, Vince McMahon as the OTT owner of a summer camp, and Sgt Slaughter as a bringer of destruction, then this might very well be the show for you.

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• Challenge – Who will be picked for the 2017 Hall of Fame?

Old Man Joey is challenged with predicting the entrants for the 2017 Hall of Fame. Come back in just under a year to see if he got it right.

• Main Event Jobber – WCW Bunkhouse Stampede 1988

Simon made a mistake by suggesting this main event – he actually meant the Tower of Doom match from Great American Bash 1988. Still, we watched the Bunkhouse Stampede main event which saw Dusty Rhodes, Arn Anderson, The Barbarian, The Warlord, Tully Blanchard, Ivan Koloff, Lex Luger and Road Warrior Animal competing in a steel cage match.

• King of the Ring Tournament – Best Announcer

A new feature this week. We start a King of the Ring style tournament to determine who is the best ring announcer ever. For obvious reasons Jim Ross (JR) is not included in the tournament. So you could say we’re looking for the second best announcer. The first half of the bracket is covered.

• Botch to Broadway – Spring Stampede 1999

We watched WCW Spring Stampede 1999, supposedly the last of the decent WCW PPV events. We cover every match on the card

• Tag Team War – Ax or Smash (not Crush)

Another new feature. We discuss tag teams from the past and pick which of the two was the better wrestler, or the better entertainer. This week it’s Demolition, the bondage wearing three time tag team champions. Again, for obvious reasons we did not include Crush in this discussion.

• King of the Ring Tournament – Greatest Intercontinental Champion

This is the same sort of thing as the Best Announcer tournament, but for the IC title. This week we cover the first half of the bracket.

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• Iron Man Show – Episode 04: Latest Pro Wrestling News

The death of the 9th Wonder of the World Chyna dominated most of our news section this week. We also referenced the death of ECW Original Balls Mahoney. Both were lost before their time

Our news section also, briefly, covered the lawsuit that Rene Dupree had raised against WWE. The lawsuit was promptly dropped after WWE revealed Dupree had signed a contract agreeing that his likeness could be used. That was pretty much it – we didn’t want to give him any more coverage than was absolutely necessary. Can anybody remember exactly what he did, anyway? No, thought not.

• Overrated or Underrated – Rob van Dam

This week’s over or under rated wrestling superstar was Rob van Dam. Was he a bonafide legend in his time? Or was he simply overrated, capable of flexibility and a couple of moves and that’s it. Well, anything is possible in the Iron Man Show!

• Challenge – 5 Best Matches of… The Ultimate Warrior

“The Real Deal” was given a challenge to pick out the Warrior’s five best matches on the WWE Network. Is this as predictable as you might think? Perhaps. Perhaps. Is his 1991 Body Bag match against the Undertaker a worthy entrant? What about his feuds with Macho Man Randy Savage and Ravishing Rick Rude? All possible entries. See, it is quite predictable.

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• Overrated or Underrated? – Ken Shamrock

Our first piece this week sees us decide if “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock was an overrated or underrated performer back in the Attitude era. He wasn’t a man of many words and rarely cut a promo, but as a legitimate MMA star he was one of the first crossover stars to provide an air of realism to the world of sports entertainment.

• Five Best… Matches – “Double J” Jeff Jarrett

This was always going to be difficult. For starters, Jarrett isn’t known as a great wrestler. Besides his high profile involvement in NWA TNA it’s not easy picking out any specific career highlights. Even so, The Fallen Angel was able to locate five matches on the WWE Network that highlighted Jarrett’s abilities in the ring.

• John Cena Appreciation…?

John Cena is a wrestler who courts controversy amongst fans. Simon missed most of the era where Cena defeated most of the roster so his opinion is coloured by the last 12 months he has been using the WWE Network. As for The Fallen Angel and Old Man Joey? They have their own opinions about The Prototype.

• A Journey Through The WWE Network – 1988 in Review

Simon has been watching through every event from 1988 on the WWE Network. He hasn’t quite finished it yet, but so far he’s taken in WCW’s Bunkhouse Stampede, the first couple of Clash of the Champions events, and of course all of the then-WWF’s PPV’s from that year apart from Survivor Series. Was it a good year? Yes and no. The differences between WCW and WWF are quite pronounced. On the one hand you have the big, colourful world of WWF. On the other, WCW’s good versus bad, much more realistic approach to storytelling.

• Wrestlemania 33 Fantasy Card

Our final segment sees Old Man Joey provide a fantasy card for next year’s Wrestlemania. Who will he decide deserves a place on the card for the granddaddy of them all?

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• Recap of Wrestlemania 32, WWE Raw on 04 April 2016, and the first NXT show after Takeover Dallas.

Most of this show is dedicated to a discussion on the biggest show of the pro wrestling calendar, Wrestlemania 32. We analyse each match from the pre-show to the WWE Title main event, and throw our opinions into the mix. We then briefly talk about the first Raw after Wrestlemania, and NXT episode 329, which was almost exclusively a Takeover Dallas recap. The middle of the show has a solid face-off between Apollo Crews and Elias Samson, which suggests there are good things ahead for both men.

• Botch to Broadway - ECW Barely Legal 1997.

The first ECW PPV in 1997 was a landmark event for the company, a true indication that they were on their way to entering the big leagues. As history tells us, that ultimately wouldn't be the case, but looking back you can see the potential the brand had. It's rough and ready around the edges, certainly, but on the whole it acts as a good advertisement for the brand.

Matches vary from freestyle tag team madness to the blood-soaked violence that ECW is most known for. But in the middle are some solid technical wrestling bouts and a solid Michinoku Pro Wrestling triple tag match. The less said about Shane Douglas vs Pitbull 2, the better.

• Main Event Jobber - ECW December to Dismember 2006: The Extreme Elimination Chamber main event.

The six competitors in this match were Hardcore Holly, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Bobby Lashley, Test and defending champion The Big Show. To say it's painful to endure would be an understatement. Bad booking and mostly unimpressive performances put this in the "watch once, never again" camp. The only saving grace is CM Punk and a couple of good spots from RvD. On the strength of this event it's no wonder that ECW's PPV matches were added to WWE's normal monthly events.

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