Shows
Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJune 2000 | WCW: Great American Bash, Goldberg turns heelErick Landstrom and Bob Bamber discuss the Great American Bash, month three of the Russo-Bischoff era, and the (we're serious) Goldberg heel turn before Bob hops on the WWF cruise.
2020-07-062h 54Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMay 2000 | WCW: Slamboree, 7 (SEVEN) World Title changesErick Landstrom and Bob Bamber cover Slamboree 2000, seven world title changes, the return of Goldberg, and everything else they could squeeze in.
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Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1998 | Vol. IV | PrideChris White is joined by Bob Bamber and Tom Martyn for the second Pride MMA show - can Tom, Bob and Chris last through a near hour-long match? Only one way to find out...
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2018-04-062h 13Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1998 | Vol. III | ECW: Living DangerouslyBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Billy Johnson reviewing ECW Living Dangerously. The Sabu/Sandman match that ECW trailed as so violent they shouldn't air it (that was probably the tamest match on the show), Van Dam and Scorpio have an attempted classic that falls well short and Taz and Bam Bam Bigelow take a ride down under.
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2018-04-061h 45Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1998 | Vol. II | WCW: Waltman fired, Uncensored PPVBob Bamber is joined by Craig Wilson and Devinder Vargas reviewing the big news/context surrounding the firing of Sean Waltman (including possibly Bob's longest ever monologue on the show), before looking Uncensored which... is a bit rubbish. (The Waltman stuff is good though!)
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2018-04-042h 29Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1998 | Vol. I | WWF: Wrestlemania 14Bob Bamber is joined by Erick Landstrom and Rory McNamara reviewing Wrestlemania 14, the rising tensions of Vince McMahon and the return of Sean Waltman to the WWF.
Bob ends the show with a quite important announcement.
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2018-04-022h 59Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1998 | Vol. I | WCW: Hogan vs Sting IIBob Bamber is joined by Wayne Lythgoe and Bob Colling to review WCW Superbrawl for 1998. We review Sting winning the WCW World Title, and why it probably won't last that long, the match with Goldberg that got Steven Regal fired, and try and solve the dilemma of the log-jam at the top of the roster.
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2018-02-262h 19Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1998 | Vol. III | ECW: House PartyBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Billy Johnson reviewing ECW House Party 1998, probably one of their best events in the past few years including a barmy main event between Sabu and Sandman, and perhaps the first ever dive off of a ladder through the table on the outside.
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2018-01-281h 29Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1998 | Vol. II | WCW: Souled Out, Thunder debutsBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Bob Colling reviewing WCW Souled Out, Bret Hart's Ric Flair impression and some actual storyline development in the NWO. Before all of that, we make Rory suffer with the debut episode of WCW Thunder.
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2018-01-282h 32Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1998 | Vol. I | WWF: Mike Tyson is in the building, Royal RumbleBob Bamber is joined by Erick Landstrom and Devinder Vargas reviewing the 1998 Royal Rumble and the segment on Raw between Steve Austin and Mike Tyson.
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2018-01-282h 27Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast1997 | End Of Year AwardsBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara, Erick Landstrom and Dan Welling for the all important end of year awards. The same 15 awards as last year, just as much controversy as normal and, much like last year, Scott Hall is a hot topic.
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2018-01-012h 24Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast1997 | End Of Year ReviewWe see in the end of 1997 with contributions from Bob Bamber, Chris White, Erick Landstrom, Rory McNamara, Dan Welling, Craig Wilson and Chris Lacey reviewing WCW, the WWF and ECW in 1997 and looking ahead to 1998.
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2018-01-011h 42Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastDecember 1997 | Vol. IV | UFC: Ultimate JapanChris White is joined by Bob Bamber reviewing UFC Ultimate Japan from December 1997. A quiet show by UFC standards, but still a noteworthy one including Randy Couture winning his first UFC title, Kazushi Sakuraba's only UFC appearance and a fight that had the decision changed and then was rematched later in the same show.
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2018-01-0155 minWrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastDecember 1997 | Vol. I | WCW: Hogan vs StingBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Jeff Parker to review WCW Starrcade, Hogan vs Sting, the 90 minutes of Nitro that were so bad and turned so many people off it forced people to change course and much more in perhaps the most significant month in WCW history.
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2017-12-303h 11Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastNovember 1997 | Vol. III | ECW: November to Remember PPVBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Peter Kimber, reviewing ECW's third ever pay-per-view November to Remember - including an absolutely barmy Sabu/Sandman match and possibly the first ECW PPV match worthy of the name.
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2017-12-031h 43Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastNovember 1997 | Vol. II | WCW: World War 3Bob Bamber is joined by Dan Welling and Craig Wilson reviewing the WCW action for November 1997. A quiet month, underscored by an usually bad WCW pay-per-view and the bizarre way Eric Bischoff decided to announce Bret Hart's soon-to-be-arrival in Atlanta.
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2017-12-031h 48Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastNovember 1997 | Vol. I | WWF: Montreal ScrewjobBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Erick Landstrom reviewing Survivor Series 1997, the "Montreal Screwjob" - including whether Vince could've done more to stop it, the idea that history seems to have forgotten that might have placated everyone and a story that everyone seems to come out looking bad on.
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2017-12-034h 06Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastOctober 1997 | Vol. V | PrideChris White is joined by Bob Bamber reviewing the first ever Pride Fighting Championship show from Japan. Featuring a 30-minute snoozer between Dan Severn and Kimo Leopaldo, a brutal knockout by Gary Goodridge, a fighter escaping a chokehold by falling out the ring, a kickboxing bout that ends in a no-contest and much more!
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The Bloody Elbow piece on the pro-wrestling background that lead to the formation of Pride FC
2017-11-121h 18Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastOctober 1997 | Vol. IV | UFC: Collision CourseChris White is joined by Tom Martyn and Bob Bamber reviewing the latest UFC action as Vitor Belfort takes on Randy Couture and Tank Abbot subs in for Dan Severn in the main event in an all-heavyweight UFC 15: Collision Course.
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2017-11-041h 32Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastOctober 1997 | Vol. II | WCW: Halloween Havoc, Goldberg on the riseBob Bamber is joined by Tom Martyn and Rory McNamara reviewing an absolutely mental Halloween Havoc pay per view - where the match of the year candidate may not have even cracked the top 5 moments on the show. We also look at the return of Ric Flair, an avalanche of Sting's and the rapid ascent of Bill Goldberg.
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2017-10-292h 59Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastOctober 1997 | Vol. I | WWF: Hell in a CellBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Craig Wilson reviewing a big month of WWF action. After the first ever Hell in a Cell match and the debut of Kane, we look at a barmy first Raw of the month, the debut of "Degenaration X", Jim Cornette and his "opinion", the return of Jeff Jarrett and the overtly racist overtones of the latest angles involving Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and the Nation of Domination.
At the conclusion of the show, we take a look back at the life and career of Brian Pillman 20 years on from...
2017-10-292h 59Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastSeptember 1997 | Vol. III | ECW: "As Good As It Gets", Tod Gordon is the "mole"Bob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Kieran Mitchell looking at the story of Tod Gordon being a mole for WCW as they attempted to expand their roster and ECW's "As Good As It Gets" show, with a renewing emphasis on in-ring action.
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2017-10-011h 33Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastSeptember 1997 | Vol. II Part 1 | WWF: Ground Zero, Pillman's "XXX Files"Bob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Peter Kimber reviewing WWF Ground Zero and Brian Pillman's "XXX Files".
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2017-10-011h 43Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastSeptember 1997 | Vol. I | WCW: Fall BrawlBob Bamber is joined by Jeff Parker and Erick Landstrom reviewing Fall Brawl, along with the NWO parody of Arn Anderson's retirement, referee Mark Curtis being awesome, Ric Flair being given a wake-up call and Sting finally going after the NWO.
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2017-10-012h 39Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastAugust 1997 | Vol. III | ECW: Hardcore Heaven PPVBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey reviewing ECW's second pay per view - Hardcore Heaven, a month where the ECW title changed hands twice and Sandman hijacked an ambulance and ECW followed him around in a helicopter.
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2017-09-011h 44Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastAugust 1997 | Vol. II Part 2 | WCW: Final Clash, Arn retiresBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Rory McNamara reviewing the final Clash Of The Champions - a show made great by a couple of fantastic segments. We also look at the final stand of Arn Anderson, as he offers "the only thing he has left" to Curt Hennig.
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2017-09-011h 57Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastAugust 1997 | Vol. II Part 1 | WCW: Luger wins the title, Nitro 100, Road WildBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Erick Landstrom reviewing Nitro 100 and Lex Luger winning the WCW World Title, and Road Wild - and Lex Luger losing the WCW World Title.
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2017-09-011h 57Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastAugust 1997 | Vol. I | WWF: Summerslam, Austin injuredRory McNamara is joined by Bob Bamber and Craig Wilson reviewing Summerslam - including just a great Todd Pettengil segment, the injury of Steve Austin and the turn of Shawn Michaels.
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2017-09-013h 04Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJuly 1997 | Vol. II | WCW: Bash At The Beach, Dennis RodmanBob Bamber is joined by Erick Landstrom and Wayne Lythgoe reviewing Dennis Rodman's wrestling debut at the Bash at the Beach pay per view, along with "La Parka" surprising Randy Savage and the debut of the Nitro Girls.
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2017-07-302h 07Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJuly 1997 | Vol. I | WWF: In Your House - Canadian StampedeBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Jeff Parker reviewing In Your House: Canadian Stampede (a show widely regarded as one of the WWF's best ever) before looking at the build to Summerslam, four contrasting promos from Bret and Shawn, Vince manhandling Bret, Dude Love and much more.
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2017-07-302h 59Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJune 1997 | Vol. IV | Boxing: Tyson vs Holyfield 2 - "The Bite Fight"Chris White is joined by Dan Welling and Bob Bamber as we return (with frequently technical difficulties!) for our review of the return fight, "The Bite Fight", between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield as we try, and ultimately fail, to take seriously one of the most bizarre moments in sporting history.
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2017-07-222h 06Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJune 1997 | Vol. II | WCW: Great American BashBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Tom Martyn reviewing the Great American Bash, Luger submitting Hogan, Mean Gene Okerlund being... mean, Piper turning on Flair and "a couple of live ones".
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2017-07-022h 40Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJune 1997 | Vol. I | WWF: King Of The RingBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Wayne Lythgoe reviewing WWF King Of The Ring, the "Mankind meets JR" segments, a new nation and Paul Bearer finally spilling the beans on the Undertaker.
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2017-07-022h 58Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMay 1997 | Vol. IV | UFC: The Ultimate Force & an episode of Friends!Chris White is joined by Tom Martyn and Bob Bamber reviewing the latest UFC show, including the debuts of Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz. Not before doing a play-by-play of an episode of Friends!
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2017-05-271h 57Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMay 1997 | Vol. III | ECWBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey reviewing the latest ECW action as they hit Buffalo for the first time, breaking their attendance record. We look at the full debut of Bam Bam Bigelow, and the fast ascent of Stevie Richards up the ECW card.
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2017-05-271h 38Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMay 1997 | Vol. I | WCW: SlamboreeBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Peter Kimber review WCW Slamboree, including an incredibly over main event, as well as the discussion of the future of WCW's booking as Kevin Sullivan takes a break.
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2017-05-271h 59Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastApril 1997 | Vol. III | WCW: Spring StampedeBob Bamber is joined by Kieran Mitchell to review the return of Spring Stampede, Diamond Dallas Page in a main event and the latest political shifts backstage in WCW. If you like WCW political stories, you'll like this show!
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2017-04-302h 40Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastApril 1997 | Vol. II | WWF: In Your House - Revenge of the TakerBob Bamber is joined by Erick Landstrom and Dan Welling to review another snoozer of an In Your House pay-per-view, one of the most boring Raws in history, Steve Austin attacking Bret Hart in an ambulance and Vader getting into hot water in Kuwait.
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2017-04-302h 29Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastApril 1997 | Vol. I | ECW: Barely Legal, ECWs first ever pay-per-viewBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Del Muir as we take in the first ECW pay-per-view and Bob, for a short while, finally loses it with Del!
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2017-04-302h 39Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1997 | Vol. III | ECW: Build to Barely Legal PPVBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Erick Landstrom on the final stop in ECW before Barely Legal in April, including a shock title change and another man throwing his name in the hat for the ECW Title.
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2017-04-021h 43Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1997 | Vol. II | WCW: UncensoredBob Bamber is joined by Wayne Lythgoe and Del Muir reviewing WCW Uncensored as Sting aligns himself formally with WCW and a barmy segment 20 minute segment involving Roddy Piper that saw the previously bullet-proof Piper get booed (and John Tenta cheered!)
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2017-04-022h 50Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1997 | Vol. I | WWF: Wrestlemania 13, Bret vs AustinBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Rory McNamara with our longest show ever reviewing Wrestlemania 13, one of the best matches we will ever cover and Bret Hart's change of heart.
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2017-04-023h 28Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1997 | Vol. IV | UFC: Judgement DayChris White is joined by Bob Bamber and Tom Martyn to review UFC 12. Hear the crazy story of how the show was moved across the country on THIRTY SIX HOURS notice, before we review the first UFC show with weight classes, the debut of a certain Vitor Belfort and the showdown between Mark Coleman and Dan Severn for the UFC Championship.
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2017-02-261h 25Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1997 | Vol. III | ECW: CyberslamBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Pete Kimber reviewing ECW Cyberslam, in a month that included possibly the greatest finish ever to a wrestling match, New Jack doing something stupid and a typically barmy pair of tables and ladders matches with the Eliminators and the team of Sabu and Rob Van Dam.
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2017-02-262h 02Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1997 | Vol. II | WWF: Shawn loses his smile, IYH Final FourRory McNamara is joined by Bob Bamber and Craig Wilson reviewing Shawn Michaels forfeiting the WWF title, two further title changes, the In Your House: Final Four pay per view and the lay of the land on the road to Wrestlemania.
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2017-02-262h 26Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1997 | Vol. I | WCW: SuperbrawlBob Bamber is joined by Erick Landstrom and Bryan Barrera to discuss the WCW action from Superbrawl and three bizarre segments from Nitro. After the PPV, we look at the heel turn of Randy Savage and the possibility of *another* two hour live weekly TV show.
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2017-02-262h 50Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1997 | Vol. III | ECWChris Lacey is joined by Bob Bamber and Rory McNamara reviewing all the ECW action for the month. No live event to cover, but the Franchise does get a Rude awakening from a masked debutant on the ECW roster.
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2017-02-041h 40Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1997 | Vol. II Part 2 | NWO: Souled Out PPVBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Pete Kimber reviewing the second half of the WCW action for the month, probably a new low for the show is this as we tackle NWO Souled Out.
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2017-02-042h 04Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1997 | Vol. II Part 1 | WCW: Clash 35Del Muir is joined by Bob Bamber and Pete Kimber reviewing the first half of the WCW action of the month, including probably the best individual TV show we've seen as part of the show and the latest Clash Of The Champions.
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2017-02-041h 52Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1997 | Vol. I | WWF: Royal RumbleBob Bamber is joined by Jeff Parker and Wayne Lythgoe reivewing the WWF action for January 1997 including the Royal Rumble held in front of 62,000 people and Bret Hart (for about twenty minutes) quitting the WWF.
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2017-02-042h 24Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast1996 | End Of Year AwardsBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Rory McNamara for the all important End Of Year Awards. Just like normal, including a widely contested new category, we vote on the best and the worst of 1996.
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2016-12-302h 14Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast1996 | End Of Year ReviewBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir, Rory McNamara, Erick Landstrom and Chris Lacey to review WCW, WWF and ECW in 1996. We go through the highs, the lows and look ahead to 1997.
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2016-12-301h 44Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastDecember 1996 | Vol. IV | UFC: Ultimate Ultimate 2Chris White is joined by Bob Bamber and Tom Martyn reviewing UFC Ultimate Ultimate 1996, including a great pro-wrestling promo from Scott Ferozzo and one of the barmiest sub-2 minute matches you will ever see.
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2016-12-301h 52Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastDecember 1996 | Vol. III | ECW: Holiday HellBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Erick Landstrom reviewing the latest action in ECW, including a look at Holiday Hell and one of the flattest ECW Title changes you will ever see.
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2016-12-301h 21Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastDecember 1996 | Vol. II | WWF: In Your House - It's TimeBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Erick Landstrom reviewing WWF including a full look at In Your House: It's Time and a look at the quite swift change in attitude of two of their biggest characters.
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2016-12-302h 29Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastDecember 1996 | Vol. I | WCW: StarrcadeBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir reviewing WCW including a full review of Starrcade and the latest developments in the Four Horsemen storyline.
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2016-12-302h 34Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastNovember 1996 | Vol. IV | Boxing: Tyson vs HolyfieldChris White is joined by Bob Bamber and Dan Welling for a special look at the Mike Tyson/Evander Holyfield boxing fight – we look at the back stories of both two men up until this point, and a near round by round breakdown of the biggest match of the year.
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2016-11-271h 46Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastNovember 1996 | Vol. III | ECW: November To Remember, Mass Transit incidentBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Rory McNamara reviewing ECW November To Remember, including the final night of Too Cold Scorpio and a big announcement from Taz. 20 years on, we have a retrospective look at the Mass Transit incident.
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2016-11-272h 25Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastNovember 1996 | Vol. II | WCW: World War 3Bob Bamber is joined by Wayne Lythgoe and Erick Landstrom reviewing WCW World War 3, we look at the quite frankly shocking booking of the NWO, and the equally as baffling turn of Eric Bischoff.
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2016-11-272h 17Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastNovember 1996 | Vol. I | WWF: Pillman pulls a gun on Austin, Survivor Series, Sid as ChampBob Bamber is joined by Jeff Parker and Colin Judkins reviewing the Steve Austin/Brian Pillman angle from Raw, Survivor Series 1996 and the prospects for the WWF going forward with Sid as champion.
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2016-11-272h 25Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastOctober 1996 | Vol. III | ECW: Kurt Angle appearsBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Kieran Mitchell reviewing two ECW shows. We look at a shock title change, one of ECW's best matches in years, Kurt Angle's appearance at the ECW arena and the latest scaffold match in Philadelphia.
Contains strong language (stronger than usual!)
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2016-10-302h 01Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastOctober 1996 | Vol. II | WWF: In Your House - Buried Alive, Austin finds his voiceBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Erick Landstrom reviewing In Your House Buried Alive, before looking at Bret Hart signing a twenty year contract with the WWF and Steve Austin finally finding his voice.
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2016-10-302h 43Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastOctober 1996 | Vol. I | WCW: Halloween HavocBob Bamber is joined by Craig Wilson and Pete Kimber reviewing WCW Halloween Havoc. We look at a new side if Sting, the old side of Miss Elizabeth, the WCW side of the NWO angle and Bret Hart picking his side in the contract battle between the WWF and WCW.
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2016-10-302h 11Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastSeptember 1996 | Vol. IV | UFC: The Proving GroundChris White is joined by Bob Bamber reviewing UFC 11, the UFC tournament that had no final. After we discuss Mark Coleman winning again – who is now 5 and 0 in our last two shows, we skip forward 20 years to look at CM Punk’s MMA debut.
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2016-10-021h 35Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastSeptember 1996 | Vol. III | ECWBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Kieran Mitchell for a horribly disjointed ECW show that’s essentially an on air production meeting with the occasional bit of wrestling chat thrown in.
When we are discussing wrestling you’ll hear our thoughts on possibly the best Shane Douglas match of the show so far, a cracking 30 minute tag match featuring Rob Van Dam and Sabu and our thoughts on the possible matchups for November to Remember.
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2016-10-021h 23Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastSeptember 1996 | Vol. II | WWF: In Your House - Mind Games, Fake Razor & Fake DieselBob Bamber is joined by Craig Wilson and Dan Welling reviewing In Your House Mind games and the Fake Razor and Fake Diesel angle along with the heel turn of Jim Ross.
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2016-10-022h 05Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastSeptember 1996 | Vol. I | WCW: Fall BrawlBob Bamber is joined by Bryan Barrera and Rory McNamara reviewing WCW Fall Brawl in all its glory, one of the most flawless two hours of pay per view you’re ever likely to see before a final two matches with booking with flaws so big you could drive a bus through them.
After that we discuss the turn of the Giant, the fake Sting angle and “NWO Monday Nitro” – with apologies for my microphone, which gives out about 30 minutes to go meaning the audio quality isn’t great – hopefully you can still hear it, a fun show.
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2016-10-023h 02Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastAugust 1996 | Vol. II Part 2 | WCW: Clash 33Bob Bamber is joined by Jeff Parker for part two of this months WCW action, we discuss the Clash Of The Champions 33 and the future of the NWO.
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2016-09-021h 35Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastAugust 1996 | Vol. II Part 1 | WCW: Hog WildBob Bamber is joined by Jeff Parker and Stewart Brookes for the first of two WCW podcasts this month reviewing Hog Wild live, outside, from Sturgis – the first pay per view of the NWO era.
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2016-09-021h 57Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastAugust 1996 | Vol. I | WWF: Summerslam
Rory McNamara is joined by Bob Bamber and Steve Halvorsen reviewing the WWF action for the month with a full review of Summerslam, the future of Bret Hart and Ahmed Johnson’s potentially career ending injury.
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2016-09-022h 22Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJuly 1996 | Vol. IV | UFC: The TournamentTom Martyn is joined by Chris White and Bob Bamber for the latest trip to the UFC with their UFC 10 show. As usual, there's a lot of political discussion and another venue change, but we review another interesting event including the first appearance of Mark Coleman.
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2016-07-312h 08Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJuly 1996 | Vol. II | WWFBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Wayne Lythgoe reviewing the WWF action for the month. With Warrior suspended after no-showing a run of house shows he's replaced by Psycho Sid, who inexplicably becomes the biggest babyface in the company!
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2016-07-311h 28Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJuly 1996 | Vol. I | WCW: Hogan is the third man, Bash at the Beach, formation of the NWOBob Bamber is joined by Wayne Lythgoe and Rory McNamara for our longest episode yet reviewing the biggest show we've ever covered. WCW Bash At The Beach, including Hulk Hogan's reveal as the third man and heel turn. After the pay per view review we have a long discussion about all of the fall-out on the four Nitros that followed!
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2016-07-312h 47Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJune 1996 | Vol. III | ECW: The "Shoot-Fight"Rory McNamara is joined by Del Muir and Steve Halvorsen (and briefly Bob Bamber) reviewing the ECW stuff for the month. We look at Hardcore Heaven, including the "shoot-fight" between Taz and UFC fighter Paul Varelans along with the main event that didn't start until after midnight... before the top rope broke
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2016-06-262h 20Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJune 1996 | Vol. II | WCW: Hall and Nash cause chaos, Great American BashBob Bamber is joined by Wayne Lythgoe and Jeff Parker reviewing the WCW action for the month. Looking at WCW's best pay per view in over two years we breakdown all of the angles involving Scott Hall and Kevin Nash before looking at some of the options for their third team member at next months pay per view.
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2016-06-262h 25Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJune 1996 | Vol. I | WWF: Austin 3:16 Says I Just Kicked Your...Bob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Craig Wilson reviewing a big month of WWF news. After reviewing the WWF's best pay per view in at least eighteen months, we look at the arrival of Brian Pillman and the legal wranglings following the departure of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash to WCW.
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2016-06-262h 02Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMay 1996 | Vol. IV | UFC: Motor City Madness, FoxcatcherTom Martyn is joined by Bob Bamber and Chris White in our latest trip to the world of MMA. After a look at the Foxcatcher story that underscores this show, and all of the latest news we review another fascinating UFC show. Including the best match we've covered so far and quite possibly one of the worst MMA matches ever (which, to nobody's surprise, Bob actually tries to defend!)
Show review begins at 29 minutes.
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2016-06-042h 17Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMay 1996 | Vol. III | ECW: A Matter Of RespectBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Chris White to review all of the ECW action from the month, including probably the best ECW show in the past six months, and one of the most fun title matches they've had to date.
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2016-05-301h 38Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMay 1996 | Vol. II | WWF: The Curtain Call, In Your House Beware Of StormBob Bamber is joined by Craig Wilson and Kieran Mitchell reviewing the WWF action from the month, including the now-infamous curtain call, along with the In Your House pay per view that took place across two evenings thanks to a storm. After that Bob and Stewart Brookes have a special retrospective look at the Kliq.
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2016-05-302h 08Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMay 1996 | Vol. I | WCW: Scott Hall debuts on Nitro, SlamboreeBob Bamber is joined by Jeff Parker reviewing WCW Slamboree (one of their worst shows in years) and the return of Scott Hall on the first two hour Nitro. We also discuss the prospects for Steve McMichael in ring and WCW's most over babyface -> Lex Luger.
Scott Hall discussion begins around the 1hr 55 mark.
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2016-05-302h 38Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastApril 1996 | Vol. III | ECWBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Kieran Mitchell reviewing the ECW action for the month. Wrestling's first lesbian angle, a barn burner of a match between Sabu and RVD, and more arena-wide brawls than you could possibly imagine.
Warning: contains extreme negativity throughout!
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2016-05-012h 24Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastApril 1996 | Vol. II | WCWBob Bamber is joined by Chris White and Wayne Lythgoe for this months WCW action. With no pay per view to review we take an in-depth look at the Nitro's of April 1996, before discussing the future of Hulk Hogan
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2016-05-012h 09Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastApril 1996 | Vol. I | WWF: In Your House 7Bob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Dan Welling reviewing WWF In Your House 7, along with discussing Bret Hart's future, a record breaking Raw and the debut of Mankind. And quite possibly the best WWF match of the podcast so far.
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2016-05-012h 30Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1996 | Vol. III | ECW: That New Jack Promo, the final days of Cactus JackBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Steve Halvorsen discussing all of the ECW action for the month. This show comes with a strong language warning from the outset (blame New Jack for that) as we discuss the final days of Cactus Jack, the latest in the Brian Pillman story and much more!
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2016-03-261h 44Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1996 | Vol. II | WCW: Uncensored, Doomsday CageBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Wayne Lythgoe reviewing all of the WCW action for the month, including a barmy Uncensored pay per view, and *that* Doomsday cage main event!
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2016-03-262h 13Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1996 | Vol. I | WWF: Wrestlemania XIBob Bamber is joined by Wayne Lythgoe and Del Muir reviewing the WWF action for the month. We look at the build to Bret and Shawn followed and the latest in the Billionaire Ted segments before reviewing Wrestlemania (review begins at 1hr 3 minutes) and the 1 hour main event!
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2016-03-262h 34Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1996 | Vol. IV | UFC: David vs GoliathTom Martyn is joined by Bob Bamber and Chris White for the latest installment of the MMA show. After reviewing UFC London Bisping vs Silva show and previewing UFC 196, we take a trip back in time to review UFC 8: David vs Goliath. A show of new stars, including one of the most brutal MMA knockouts ever and the first appearances of some noteworthy names to come.
Chapter Times:
UFC 8 News: 22 minutes
UFC 8 Review: 41 minutes
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2016-03-041h 53Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1996 | Vol. III | ECW: Pillman in PhillyBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Wayne Lythgoe review all of the ECW action from the month - including the must-listen Brian Pillman promo six days after departing WCW, a barmy 30 minute match between Sabu and Too Cold Scorpio and a great post match angle involving Shane Douglas and Cactus Jack!
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2016-02-271h 49Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1996 | Vol. II | WWF: In Your House 6, Razor departingBob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Chris White review all of the WWF action from the month - including the In Your House 6 pay per view, the news of a sixty minute Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart match at Wrestlemania, and the impending departure of Razor Ramon.
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2016-02-271h 51Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastFebruary 1996 | Vol. I | WCW: Superbrawl, Pillman departsBob Bamber is joined by Kieran Mitchell and Bryan Barrera from WCWWorldwide.com reviewing a big month of WCW action including a look at the Nitro power outage, the Superbrawl Pay Per View and the whole story surrounding the "departure" of Brian Pillman.
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2016-02-272h 27Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1996 | Vol. III | ECW: House Party, Beulah's PregnantBob Bamber is joined by Kieran Mitchell and Chris White reviewing ECW in January 1996 – including a full look at House Party 1996, Beulah’s pregnancy, Raven’s championship victory and more!
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2016-01-291h 41Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1996 | Vol. II | WCW: Clash 32Bob Bamber is joined by Rory McNamara and Steve Halvorsen reviewing Randy Savage regaining the WCW World Title, The Clash Of The Champions, Bobby Heenan swearing on national television and much more!
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2016-01-292h 07Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastJanuary 1996 | Vol. I | WWF: Royal Rumble, Billionaire Ted, debuts for Austin and VaderBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey and Wayne Lythgoe reviewing the WWF Royal Rumble, the Billionaire Ted segments, the debuts of Vader, Cactus Jack and “The Ringmaster” and much, much more!
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2016-01-292h 01Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast1995 - End Of Year AwardsBob Bamber is joined by Chris Lacey, Tom Martyn and Wayne Lythgoe for the all important end of year awards. 14 categories - lots of debate, some hotly contested awards.
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2015-12-302h 08Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast1995 - End Of Year ReviewBob Bamber is joined by Stewart Brookes, Wayne Lythgoe, Craig Wilson, Chris White and Chris Lacey (at different points) to review WCW, WWF and ECW for the year 1995. The highs, the lows (oh, the lows!) and the prospects for each promotion headed into 1996.
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2015-12-301h 45Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastDecember 1995 | Vol. IV | UFC: Ultimate UltimateTom Martyn is joined by Bob Bamber and Chris White reviewing UFC Ultimate Ultimate pay per view. The first to introduce judges in UFC and eight of their top fighters from the first seven shows. We discuss the historical context first, so jump to 41 minutes if you want to get straight to the show review.
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2015-12-301h 48Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastAugust 1995 | Vol. III | IWA Japan and ECW: Exploding Barbed-Wire Board Match
Bob Bamber is joined by Del Muir, Tom Martyn and Kieran
Mitchell for this special show. We begin with a review of the final of the IWA
King Of The Deathmatch Tournament – an exploding barbed wire board match
between Terry Funk and Cactus Jack. Bob drops off at this point and Del leads
your usual ECW proceedings, looking at the final matches of the Guerrero
Malenko classic.
2015-08-311h 49Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastApril 1995 | Vol. II | ECW: Sabu FiredDel Muir is joined by Chris Lacey and Bob Bamber reviewing a big month of ECW action. The small matter of Sandman becoming the new ECW World Champion and Sabu being fired after no showing the Three Way Dance event.
Sabu was “fired” from the company after preferring a New Japan date and not disclosing to Paul Heyman his whereabouts. Shane Douglas' exit from the company continued this month after he lost the World Title to Sandman.
Presented By: Del Muir
Guests: Chris Lacey and Bob Bamber
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2015-04-251h 53Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastApril 1995 | Vol. I | WWF and WCW: Wrestlemania XBob Bamber is joined by Del Muir and Chris Bradish to review WWF Wrestlemania XI and the big WCW news for the month.
Chapter Times:
Wrestlemania XI - Open
WWF Discussion: 1hr 7 minutes
WCW: 1hr 26m
We do a full run down of Wrestlemania XI, a disappointing show that was panned by all three of us. We also look at the post-Mania babyface turns of both Shawn Michaels and Bam Bam Bigelow. In the WCW section it's all about one man, the return of The Nature Boy, Ric Flair!
2015-04-252h 19Wrestling 20 Years Ago PodcastMarch 1995 | Vol. II | WWF and ECWBob Bamber is joined by Stewart Brookes and Wayne Lythgoe to preview Wrestlemania, before Bob and Del swap places for the ECW show.
Chapter Times:
WWF – start
ECW – 38:20
We look at the build-up to Mania XI in April, including Lawrence Taylor calling Bam Bam Bigelow an “Easter Egg” and the humanisation of Diesel. In the second half Del takes the reins to discuss all of the ECW action.
Presented By: Bob Bamber
Guests: Stewart Brookes, Wayne Lythgoe and Del Muir.
Voiceovers: Colin Judkins
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