Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast

Welcome to a brand new show here on the Wrestling 20 Years Ago Network! The Indies 20 Years Ago Podcast!   Rory McNamara (with his indie-friendly mic) is your host but that's really not important here..   What matters is the presence of Billy Johnson, Pete Kimber, Daniel D'Wit and Adam Joyce as they introduce themselves AND what they have in store for us each and every month on our Network! You will hear about their previous experiences of indie wrestling (both good and bad!), how the new podcast will work and how you can watch along with us!   First show proper will be with you in a month from now! Follow the Twitter account for the podcast here: @indywres20yrs

Rory McNamara. Erick Landstrom. Chris White. Chris Lacey. Dan Welling. Wrestlemania 17. In timeline. Released 20 years to the day. 3 hours. 16 minutes.   Check out our melody.

In the third of three volumes for this most tumultuous of months, Rory McNamara helms a show in which we look at the 288th and final edition of WCW Monday Nitro - which just so happened to have a serious chunk of it simulcast with WWF Monday Night Raw. (In the highly unlikely event of you not knowing why this was able to happen, check out Volume 1 for this month...which you should have done anyway...) Old-school WCW fan Chris Lacey is also here to help pick over the bones.   Erick Landstrom guides you through all the happenings on the Nitro side such as a defiant Ric Flair letting rip, Booker T becoming the final WCW World Heavyweight Champion and Flair n' The Stinger hooking it up one more time.   Chris White has you covered for the go-home show for Wrestlemania X-Seven. The return of Mick Foley, Angle getting something to do and  more huge developments re the main event are all here.   And then from there...we have the simulcast portion itself...and we can safely call that eventful!     (We recomme

In the second of three volumes for this most tumultuous of months, Chris White is joined by Rory McNamara to dedicate just a little bit of time to the small matter of the build to probably the biggest Wrestlemania of all time!   Speaking of all time, they get a contender for Worst Segment Of Forever And Ever out of the way first before looking at how the WWF have prepared us for what we have in store in Houston in just a few short days.   They look at Shane McMahon being all noble and that, the Undertaker being all ignoble and that,a contender for BEST Segment of Forever And Ever and then finish up by predicting the whole card!   Our full review of Wrestlemania lands on April 1st!   (We recommend listening to these three volumes in order!)

In the first of three volumes for this most tumultuous of months, Erick Landstrom is joined by fellow former keepers of the WCW flame on this podcast - Bob Bamber and Rory McNamara - as they then watch it be extinguished for the final time.   They plot the course from the start of the month all the way until the still-shocking news of the company's demise being made official.   The final PPV - which could only ever be called 'Greed' - is reviewed by the team, as they also use some of its more positive moments to plot a course  as to where the company could have gone.   Vince McMahon and his pocket change are also discussed at great length, including whether the encouraging noises about full-scale WCW programming under the WWF banner are really just extended death throes..    The boys then sum up the last seven and a half years of covering WCW on this podcast channel..and wonder aloud what- if anything can be learned from it.   Thanks for the memories WCW. No, really. Thank YOU.   (Note: We recomme

Chris White and Rory McNamara have reached the last stop on The Road To Wrestlemania (take a drink)!    In addition to the full review of the No Way Out PPV from Las Vegas, they find time to discuss the following:   Are You Ready For Some Football? Well, No. Not Really. I'll Pay To See These Guys Fight - As Long As I HAVE To Pay To See Them Fight The King Abidcates Oh Yeah...The Wrestlemania Main Event Might Be Alright Too..   --   ..and stay tuned for no fewer than four VERY SPECIAL SHOWSSSSSS coming your way over the next few weeks:)      

Erick Landstrom is joined by Rory McNamara and Pete Kimber to discuss WCW for February 2001.   Will the sale to Fusient happen? Who’s in charge of creative? Where did all the women go? What did Pee Wee say? Oh, and SuperBrawl: Revenge happened too. The show then closes with some very special news concerning what’s to come in March and April.

Chris White is joined by Lacey & Dan Welling to go over the 2001 Royal Rumble, we discuss rumoured ECW talent coming in and what may be done with them.

Lacey and Yullie run through what could be the very last ECW PPV, we cover the show and the news of no new shows for a few months, possible sale, Heyman looking to the fed for a job and more 

Yes it's finally here! The quiz that takes in our entire timeline! Hosted by Rory McNamara, and contested by great names past and present from our near-300 shows over the last seven years; strap yourselves in for six rounds of brain-creaking trivia!   Get your thinking caps on and then let us know via the usual methods how well YOU managed to get on against our crack contributors.   (PS. Apologies for both my internal mic and the very Saturday Night mood of the recording!)   Thanks for all your support since 2013 - stick with us for is certain to be our biggest year yet:)

Sound the bugles, one and all! WCW has been sold! It will be all plain sailing from here, no doubt! Rory McNamara, Erick Landstrom and Peter Kimber take you through all the news leading to Fusient Media Ventures taking control of the company in January 2001. Ok so no money has actually changed hands yet, and it is still possible they could pull out of the deal by March 30th 2001, but what are the chances of that eh? The guys talk about the possible end of the careers (for very different reasons) of Messers Goldberg and Eudy, welcome back Dusty Rhodes and weigh up how likely it is will be seeing co-branded WCW and WWF PPVs before too long.....    

Before we start to get all 2001 on you all, here is something just a little bit different. Well, quite a lot different really!   Long story short - Rory McNamara planned to present a Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast Quiz, with contestants drawn from our crack team of contributors. Technical issues delayed the recording, so - in quite the role-reversal! - none other than Bob Bamber stepped up to guide our guests through a 'warm-up' question. So much fun was had by all that we have decided to put those 50 minutes of madness out there for you to listen to! The Actual Quiz Presented By Rory did eventually get mounted and will be with you very shortly. For now though, think "THREE RINGS"!   Let us know how you get on!    Stay safe all:)    

Chris White and Rory "Smart Flan" McNamara are here to round off quite the year in the WWF!   Road Dogg: Getting Too Rowdy? "The Rock is a decent promo" - Pass it on! Full Armageddon 2000 Review "That's my baby girl, huh?". Indeed... Rumble/Mania predictions!   ---- See you all soon 2001...but not before a special show drops this weekend!:)

Lacey & Yullie cover the PPV Massacre on 34th street and a few shock returns to Hardcore TV

Rory McNamara is joined by Erick Landstrom and Pete Kimber to round off the year 2000 in World Championship Wrestling. How could they leave this behind...?   They wait patiently for Eric Bischoff to weigh in with the poppy already, marvel at the very idea of Scott Steiner getting into a backstage fight, give Mark Madden the parting gesture he deserves and oh yeah...Starrcade...that thing.    

Rory McNamara is joined by Erick Landstrom, Dan Welling, Chris Lacey and Chris White to deliberate over the previous 12 months of professional wrestling! In amongst arguing as to whether the 2000 Royal Rumble match was any good or not and having no fewer than two on-air production meetings, they somehow find time to dish out 14 awards!    (And yes, I know that light years are a measurement of distance and not time...;))   Merry Christmas to all our listeners!

Rory McNamara is joined by Billy Johnson to review another UK-only PPV! Yay! This time it is Rebellion 2000! Hurrah! Most of it is spent by Rory inventing new phrases ("cherry-coated"? "Poetry in Motion-ed"?) and Billy bemoaning the loss of £14.00! Wahoo!....

Chris White is joined by Rory McNamara and Dan Welling to review the Survivor Series pay-per-view and THAT finish to Triple H vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin

Rory McNamara is joined by Erick Landstrom and Daniel D'Wit to completely negate everything they talked about last month! They discuss why Eric Bischoff is so damn persistent, say goodbye to both Scott Hall and Bobby Heenan, wonder why they're not pulling The Trigger on Goldberg again and talk about a Pay Per View under the WCW banner that is.....alright?    

Lacey and a returning Del Muir are here to run through November to Remember, we also discuss a shock appearance of a Outsider and backstage prank gone wrong.