Shows
TNWPodcastTNW58: AEW All In 2024Our summer break is over and we are once again checking out AEW All In from Wembley Stadium. Join Kyle & Dunc as we go through a brilliant show (including the Zero Hour), with Dunc sharing his experiences of being there live and the pure magic that was Swerve vs Danielson. Plus we discuss what should be next for Hook, AEW's tag team scene and what our least favourite tropes in wrestling are.
2024-09-301h 46
TNWPodcastTNW57: WWF Smackdown January 17th 2002 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Dunc & Kyle edge every closer to the 2002 Royal Rumble on the Tape Trader Diaries with the final Smackdown before the PPV and this jabroni holding the camera just whispered to The Rock that HE'S going to win the Royal Rumble!
Join us as we run down an excellent go home promo from Rock & Jericho, catch Triple H's first match back after his quad injury as well as weight up the contenders for the Rumble and discuss the evolution of Triple H & Stephanie's on-screen relationship.
2024-07-011h 10
TNWPodcastTNW56: WWF Raw January 14th 2002 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Kyle & Dunc continue to look back at the run up to the 2002 Royal Rumble with a new edition of the Tape Trader Diaries, plus the most belated look back at Wrestlemania XL Weekend in podcasting!
It's the last Raw before the Rumble & all the entrants are facing mixed fortunes. Including chat about the special edition Triple H WWF Magazine, the further struggles of Jericho and the all time classic WHATWHATWHATWHATWhataburger promo.
2024-05-231h 08
TNWPodcastTNW55: WWF Raw January 7th 2002 (The Tape Trader Diaries)It's a big episode of The Tape Trader Diaries as Kyle & Duncan go back to the first Raw of 2002 and the return of Triple H. It's the biggest Triple H love fest since Wrestlemania XL weekend!
Plus "a tag team match for the ages", where they're going wrong with Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho and we discuss some of our favourite bits of wrestling at Madison Square Garden.
2024-04-181h 06
TNWPodcastTNW54: WWF Raw, December 10th 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Kyle & Duncan continue to reminisce about following WWF's post inVasion antics with the Raw after Vengeance. Jericho must defend his newly won title in a cage (A CAGE!), dastardly heel Undertaker is one of the most popular people on the show and the Dudleys face possibly their greatest challenge yet(!)
2024-03-121h 01
TNWPodcastTNW53: WWF Vengeance 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Dunc & Kyle return to the Tape Trader Diaries to bring you the full experience of watching Vengeance 2001 on Channel 4, including Sunday Night Heat before the show & the best of the ad breaks in between.
One great company, one great champion. Silly Pillocks. Booger Reds. "Well-developed Lugz". It's all here as the last remaining vestiges of the InVasion get cleared up.
2024-02-131h 41
TNWPodcastTNW52: AEW All In 2023Kyle and Duncan take a break from the Tape Trader Diaries to review Europe's biggest ever wrestling event - AEW All In 2023 at Wembley Stadium! Duncan shares his perspective on being in the stadium live for the show, as we relive a fantastic night of wrestling and of course a bunch of the backstage drama to boot.
2023-10-231h 41
TNWPodcastTNW51: WWF Smackdown November 29th 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)The Tape Trader Diaries continues & it's the next show Kyle lent Duncan as the WWF keep moving on from the inVasion & head towards an Undisputed Champion! Headlined by William Regal & Stone Cold in a Strap Match.
We discuss the looming Hardys split, Christian racking up title defences and THAT Undertaker heel turn. Plus our new segment Page Break discussing our current favourite comics. Enjoy.
2023-06-091h 07
TNWPodcastTNW50: WWF Smackdown November 22nd 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Join Kyle & Duncan for our 50th episode spectacular!
The Tape Trader Diaries continues as we carry on with the fallout from the Alliance's death with the Smackdown after Survivor Series 2001. And it's Thanksgiving, which means "the-ah, Gravy Bowl Invitational". There's also some good wrestling with Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Rock, Jericho, RVD & The Dudleys. Plus a debut we'd forgotten all about!
Please share & we hope you enjoy.
2023-04-251h 06
TNWPodcastTNW49: WWF Raw November 19th 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Join Kyle & Duncan for another edition of The Tape Trader Diaries. It's the episode of Raw after Survivor Series 2001 & we've got all of the fallout from the inVasion to deal with. Featuring weird face/heel dynamics, two big returns and loads of Vince talking.
2023-03-301h 06
TNWPodcastTNW48: The Ballad of Random Steve (7th Birthday Special)Since it's our lucky 7th birthday, we're celebrating with a special episode on our lucky mascot - Random Steve Blackman! Join Kyle & Dunc as they reflect on seven years of the podcast, relive all of Random Steve's classic moments on the show and review their favourite Random Steve matches - plus his final ever wrestling match.
Artwork by the fabulous Martin Dixon - contact him @bunnysuicida on Twitter & Instagram for commissions.
2023-02-241h 25
TNWPodcastTNW47: WWF Survivor Series 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)It's the grand return of The Tape Trader Diaries & we've gone on fast forward! Last episode we looked at the first Pay Per View of the InVasion, & here's the final one - WWF Survivor Series 2001. Join Kyle & Duncan as they try & figure out all of the title changes in between, discuss Christian as a solo act and the WWF debut of Jazz.
PLUS we look at Sunday Night Heat from the night of the PPV AND the WWF Special of The Weakest Link from earlier that month. It's a bumper edition of the show and you do not want to...
2022-10-311h 43
TNWPodcastTNW46: WWF InVasion (The Tape Trader Diaries)Join Kyle & Dunc as they review one of the most successful pay per views in wrestling history, and the 2nd PPV Dunc recorded off Channel 4, WWF InVasion! We talk Foley Is Good, Tough Enough, a star making night for Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy and two all time classic episodes of Raw that changed the course of the InVasion.
2022-05-031h 23
TNWPodcastTNW45: WCW Worldwide 12/1/01 vs WWF Heat 8/7/01 (The Tape Trader Diaries - Prelude to InVasion)Dunc and Kyle return to review a pair of shows providing more insight into WCW immediately before & after their purchase by the WWF.
It's the most accurate depiction of Dunc's childhood fandom on the podcast ever as we pit an episode of Channel 5's WCW Worldwide against Channel 4's WWF Heat. Featuring plenty of dodgy editing, IAN HARRISON and the first time ever that a WCW championship was defended on Heat.
Plus, we discuss more current events surrounding the Royal Rumble & Cody Rhodes, leading to a big rant from Kyle!
Go give our friend Kit a follow & check out their...
2022-03-091h 15
TNWPodcastTNW44: WWF King of the Ring 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)We're kicking off 2022 with a bang as Kyle & Duncan discuss King of the Ring 2001. Come hear us discuss the beginning of the WCW InVasion, Stone Cold "having no-one to work with" and, of course, the excellence of Kurt Angle. Plus, an important epilogue in the Ballad of Random Steve!
NEXT EPISODE: We're giving some more context to WCW's position in the InVasion by looking at a pair of shows Dunc watched on Channel 4 & 5! If you want to watch them ahead of our show, we're looking at:
WCW Worldwide, 12th Jan 2001 (I have access to a private YouTube link to this...
2022-01-101h 25
TNWPodcastTNW43: WWF Backlash 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Kyle & Duncan return with another edition of the Tape Trader Diaries looking at on of Dunc's favourite shows from childhood - Backlash 2001! Come join us for plenty of chat about Heat on Channel 4, our first wrestling albums, new faces from ECW and the final Pay Per View appearance of Random Steve!
2021-12-141h 32
TNWPodcastTNW42: WWF Royal Rumble 2001 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Kyle & Duncan return with more memories of WWF on Channel 4 with the 2001 Royal Rumble. Relive the classic event and reminisce about inconvenient commercial breaks, McMahon family melodrama and US-centric celebrities.
2021-08-311h 19
TNWPodcastTNW41: WWF Smackdown October 12 2000 (The Tape Trader Diaries w/ Raw Is Nitro Pod)Dunc & Kyle are joined by very special guest & friend of the pod Lee Carlos Cunningham from the Raw Is Nitro Podcast. He has us rewind to earlier than we left off in 2000 to relive a tape a schoolmate had lent him.
Rikishi had just confessed to running over Stone Cold, and he did it for The Rock! What's Austin's reaction? Triple H & Benoit continue to be at loggerheads, as we discuss if Trips was always the bridesmaid & never the bride when it came to being a babyface.
Plus our favourite crowd reactions.
2021-07-301h 14
TNWPodcastTNW40: WWF Armageddon 2000 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Big wheel keep on turning - the Tape Trader Diaries makes its way through HELL.
Join Kyle & Duncan as they relive WWF Armageddon 2000, headlined by an unprecedented six man Hell in a Cell main event. Plus a recap of Sunday Night Heat before the show & our favourite Hell in a Cell matches. Enjoy.
2021-06-071h 17
TNWPodcastTNW39: WWF Raw is War November 6 2000 (The Tape Trader Diaries)We're back with another entry in the Tape Trader Diaries, picking back up right where we left off. Who's Rikishi's "accomplice"? Join Kyle & Duncan for another trip down memory lane.
2021-05-051h 03
TNWPodcastTNW38: WWF Raw Is War October 30 2000 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Dunc & Kyle continue their Tape Trader Diaries series with an eventful episode of Raw. Stone Cold faces Rikishi in a cage, Rock & Jericho fight for a title shot & Edge & Christian find their kazoos!!! Plenty of talk of Sunday Night Heat on Channel 4 too. Plus we discuss 30 years of The Undertaker. We hope you enjoy.
2020-11-161h 17
TNWPodcastTNW37: WWF No Mercy (UK) 1999 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Dunc & Kyle return with another edition of the Tape Trader Diaries, with one of the only shows our mate was allowed to own!
Featuring the sartorial emergencies of The Undertaker, very specific wrestling stables and the return to the podcast of Random Steve!
We hope you enjoy.
2020-10-191h 22
TNWPodcastTNW36: Last Tape Standing (w/ Last Match Standing Podcast)In celebration of our Tape Trader Diaries series, we invited the hosts of Last Match Standing podcast (@LastMatchCast) to join us for a collaboration for the ages! Kyle & Duncan are joined by Spenser, Landon & Paul, as we each nominate our favourite wrestling tapes from childhood & put them head to head against each other. The best show will be the Last Tape Standing.
Subscribe to Last Match Standing via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio & many other platforms to join the team as they use listener suggestions to help review, relive, and rank the 100 greatest wrestling matches of all time. Or become a...
2020-08-311h 39
Last Match StandingLast Tape Standing with Then, Now, WhateverOur friends over at the Then, Now, Whatever wrestling podcast, Duncan & Kyle, have been doing a tremendous series called The Tape Trader Diaries. On The Tape Trader Diaries, Duncan & Kyle review the wrestling tapes they had borrowed and recorded growing up, leading to some awesome episodes of some incredible shows. We worked together to find a perfect way to collaborate together with a special episode called Last Tape Standing. Join Spenser, Paul, Landon, Duncan, & Kyle as they Review, Relive, & Rank their favorite wrestling tapes from growing up! What shows did the guys pick, and how will they rank against eac...
2020-08-311h 40
TNWPodcastTNW35: WWF Wrestlemania VII (The Tape Trader Diaries)Our Tape Trader Diaries series continues with the oldest tape either of us had - Wrestlemania VII! Blindfolds, career-enders, and squash matches galore await us.
Plus: where in the world is our Wrestlemania 36 episode? Find out here!
2020-05-251h 34
TNWPodcastTNW34: WWF Breakdown 1998 (The Tape Trader Diaries)Introducing our new series - The Tape Trader Diaries
In this series we review wrestling shows we borrowed from friends or recorded onto tape to keep.
Up first, the first ever wrestling tape Duncan borrowed from a friend - WWF Breakdown 1998. Join Dunc & Kyle as they (hehe) break down the culture shock from watching old wrestling & what they thought of the show - plus Sunday Night Heat from earlier in the evening.
2020-04-061h 31
TNWPodcastTNW33: NXT TakeOver Portland 2020Join Kyle & Duncan as they delve back into NXT for the first time since the Wednesday Night Wars began. We talk frankly about the NXT main event scene, who out of The Nexus would thrive in modern NXT, WWE's new Ruthless Aggression series and how awesome NXT's women's division is.
2020-03-041h 15
TNWPodcastTNW32: WWE Royal Rumble 2020We're here to Rumble! Join Kyle & Dunc as we check out our favourite event of the year, the Royal Rumble. Can Lesnar win the Rumble as champion? Can Becky finally beat Asuka? Can King Corbin not be boring? Tune in to find out.
2020-02-091h 28
TNWPodcastTNW31: Our WWE Matches of the Decade (2010s)Happy New Year! Join Kyle & Duncan as we pick our favourite matches under the WWE umbrella(including NXT) from each year of the 2010s and reminisce. We hope you enjoy.
2020-01-011h 41
TNWPodcastTNW30: WWE SummerSlam 2019 - Expectation vs RealityIT'S SUMMERTIME! AND THE LIVING IS ANYTHING BUT EASY!
Join Kyle & Dunc for the debut of our new format: Expectation vs Reality! Come listen to us talk our hopes and expectations for SummerSlam 2019, then fast forward in time to give our views on how the event turned out. What lived up to the hype & what left us disappointed? Tune in to find out.
2019-08-191h 33
TNWPodcastTNW29: My Favourite Summerslam - WWE Summerslam 2002Summerslam - excitement galore! Kyle & Duncan return and get into the spirit of things ahead of Summerslam 2019 by watching Duncan's favourite Summerslam from 2002. Filled with classics and the incredible comeback of Shawn Michaels. Enjoy.
2019-08-101h 40
TNWPodcastTNW28: WWE Wrestlemania 35It feels like a lifetime ago already, but WWE actually gave us one of the most rewarding Wrestlemanias in a good long while! Dunc & Kyle welcome back Dave Summerton to break down a mammoth show, as well as the shit show that's been the Superstar Shake Up.
2019-05-081h 41
TNWPodcastTNW27: WCW Spring Stampede 1999Just as Duncan promised, he's finally taken Kyle back to the world of WCW! On the verge of the show's 20th anniversary we take a look at WCW Spring Stampede 1999 and ponder - was this WCW's last great Pay Per View? Also, who the fuck let Disco Inferno in the Wolfpac?
2019-04-011h 35
TNWPodcastJSPL Wrestlemania 35 Championship PromoAhead of their title match in Josh & Stu's Prediction League, catch Kyle & Duncan's pre-match comments, as well as a special appearance by the Big Bad Square-Rooty Daddy, Big Docta Dunc!
2019-03-2802 min
TNWPodcastTNW26: WWE Elimination Chamber 2019The road to Wrestlemania takes us through the Darth Vader Elimination Chamber. Join Kyle and Duncan as they look back on the return of the Women's Tag Team Championships and #Kofimania. Plus hear Duncan's thoughts on Fighting With My Family. Featuring the music of The B + Players.
2019-03-011h 21
TNWPodcastTNW25: WWE Royal Rumble 2019Better late than never, Kyle and Dunc take a look at the 2019 Royal Rumble! Featuring the lads being ecstatic at all the surprise entrants, Kyle revealing an unusual phobia and lots of singing along with theme songs - all while reviewing the most satisfying Rumble victory in years.
But man, Chase... what a dick!
#JusticeForCorporateRumble
2019-02-141h 35
TNWPodcastTNW24: Wrestling Court - Triple HIt's the debut edition of Wrestling Court, with special guest Lee Carlos Cunningham from the Raw Is Nitro Podcast. Join Dunc, Kyle and Lee each nominate two matches as the launching pad for our discussions on Kyle's favourite wrestler - Triple H. Nearly two years in the making - will we come to an understanding? Tune in to find out.
2019-01-091h 50
TNWPodcastTNW23: PROGRESS Chapter 76 - Hello WembleyDuncan is joined by long time friend of the podcast Gareth Butler to take a look at the biggest independent wrestling show in England for 30 years. Featuring soundbites from PROGRESS co-owners Glen Joseph & Jim Smallman, Mark & Vicky Haskins, Doug Williams and Paul Robinson - all recorded from the pre-show media briefing and tour Gareth represented the podcast at.
Massive thank you to all at PROGRESS who made this possible and Adam from their social media team especially.
2018-10-171h 44
TNWPodcastTNW22: Progress Chapter 69 - Be Here Now, plus Hell in a Cell 2018 thoughtsIn celebration of Progress' biggest ever show at Wembley Arena on September 30th, Kyle, Dave and Dunc look back at their last Progress show - their biggest ever Manchester show - Chapter 69. We also chat about WOS and give our thoughts on WWE's recent Hell in a Cell supershow.
2018-09-191h 34
TNWPodcastJosh & Stu Prediction Game Championship: Hell in a Cell PromoAhead of the Triple Threat Prediction Game Championship Match for Hell in a Cell 2018, Big Docta Dunc has some harsh words for our opponents, Peguin Club Podcast and the Champions, Royally Rumbled...
2018-09-1601 min
TNWPodcastTNW21: Let's Watch NXT Takeover Brooklyn 4 (and talk Summerslam 2018)Kyle & Duncan return & check out NXT Takeover Brooklyn 4. We discuss Summerslam, NXT UK, the next Mae Young Classic, PROGRESS, Underworld Wrestling and more, all while watching and reviewing Takeover as it happens. Press play on the WWE Network when Kyle counts you in* and you can watch along with us! It's like we're in the room with you.
*Due to some technical hiccups we had to restart our watch through at 13:44, listen out for when I give you that time stamp to wind your stream to the correct point. Our mic also skipped a couple of times so the recording...
2018-08-242h 42
TNWPodcastTNW20: WWE Wrestlemania 34It's Wrestlemania baby, WOO! Kyle and Duncan welcome Dave back to the show as we reach the culmination of the Road to Wrestlemania 2018! Streaks were on the line, debuts were made, & the boundaries between "audience member" and "wrestler" were shattered! Plus thoughts on NXT Takeover: New Orleans. Enjoy.
2018-04-181h 45
TNWPodcastTNW19: WWE Elimination Chamber vs Fastlane 2018The "race" to Wrestlemania is in full swing as Kyle & Duncan check out Raw & Smackdown's final Network Specials before Mania - Elimination Chamber and Fastlane. Which was better? Plus thoughts on the Mixed Match Challenge, 205 Live and Wrestlemania predictions which are now already out of date because of a now un-retired goat man.
2018-03-221h 51
TNWPodcastTNW18: PROGRESS Chapter 63 - Take Me UndergroundDunc, Kyle & Dave return to the world of PROGRESS Wrestling to check out their most recent Manchester show, including the brutality of Walter, the hilarity of Trent Seven & an all out classic between Zack Sabre Jr and Tyler Bate. We hope you enjoy.
2018-02-231h 17
TNWPodcastTNW17: WWE Royal Rumble 2018It's more Rumble than, and it's officially the start of Wrestlemania season 2018! Join Kyle & Duncan as they take a look at the first ever show with two Royal Rumble matches! Plus hopes for the future of 205 Live and our thoughts on NXT Takeover: Philadelphia.
2018-02-031h 41
TNWPodcastTNW16: Best of 2017"Another year over, a new one just begun." Join Kyle & Duncan as they look back at what they enjoyed most in 2017: favourite shows, matches, performers, plus some favourite moments from NJPW, ROH, PROGRESS and TRIPLE HAITCHA!
2018-01-011h 15
TNWPodcastTNW15: PROGRESS Chapter 57 - Enter SmilingJoin Kyle, Duncan and our first guest on the show, our friend Dave Summerton, as we review the first PROGRESS Wrestling show we all attended live together. Plus, we talk about Duncan attending a recent Futureshock Wrestling show, something finally becoming WOKEN in WWE, Aleister Black being awesome and the usual "Kyle loves Triple H" chatter.
2017-12-101h 36
TNWPodcastTNW14: WWE No Mercy vs Hell in a Cell 2017Duncan and Kyle return from their summer break to check out Raw and Smackdown Live's first PPV offerings of the autumn, No Mercy and Hell in a Cell. In the immortal words of Harry Hill, "But, which is better? There's only one way to find out... FIIIIIGHT!"
2017-10-191h 51
TNWPodcastTNW13: What WWE UK Did NextJoin Kyle & Duncan as they look at the WWE UK Division following the brilliant tournament in Blackpool, review the UK Championship Network Special & the instant classic that was the UK Championship match from NXT Takeover: Chicago.
2017-06-131h 08
TNWPodcastTNW12: WWE Wrestlemania 33IT'S THE ULTIMATE THRILL RIDE!!! Join Kyle & Duncan as they relive the ups and downs of the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment, filled with hellos, goodbyes and DELETIONS.
2017-04-191h 34
TNWPodcastTNW11: WWE Elimination Chamber vs Fastlane 2017The rollercoaster ride to Wrestlemania 33 has nearly concluded. Join Kyle & Duncan as they take a look at Smackdown & Raw's final Pay Per Views before Wrestlemania and decide who the superior brand is in the run up to the Showcase of the Immortals.
2017-03-141h 35
TNWPodcastTNW Episode 10: WWE Royal Rumble 2017Join Kyle & Duncan as the Road to Wrestlemania rolls through San Antonio and they review the 2017 Royal Rumble. Now with added pterodactyls, sexy pinatas and BRAAAAAAAUUUUUUN!
2017-02-161h 43
TNWPodcastTNW Episode 9: Let's Watch The WWE UK Championship Tournament Night 2Join Kyle & Duncan as they reminisce about being in the crowd for the WWE's UK Championship Tournament while watching the final night of the tournament. Why not load up the WWE Network & watch the show along with us? It's like we're right there in the room with you!
2017-01-242h 21
TNWPodcastTNW Episode 8: 2016 in ReviewJoin Duncan & Kyle as they discuss what they enjoyed (and a little bit of what they didn't) in wrestling in 2016. Expect plenty of AJ Styles, Sasha & Charlotte and TRIPLE HAITCH-AAAHH!
2017-01-0856 min
TNWPodcastTNW Episode 7: World of Sport Wrestling 31/12/16Join Kyle & Duncan as they reminisce about going to see the return of World of Sport on ITV and take a look at how it holds up on TV.
2017-01-051h 18
TNWPodcastTNW Episode 6: 'Member WCW Mayhem 1999?Join Kyle and Duncan as we go back in time to check out the mayhem (a-hyuck) Duncan had to put up with becoming a WCW fan. A.K.A. "Duncan marks out for embarrassing WCW wrestlers as Kyle wonders what the heck is going on."
2016-12-271h 46
TNWPodcastTNW Episode 5: 'Member WWF Unforgiven 1998?We are finally back, with at least 400% more references to kids TV. Join Duncan and Kyle as they take you back to when Kyle first started watching wrestling - WWF Unforgiven 1998. 'Member Stone Cold? 'Member D-X? It's fun to 'member.
2016-10-281h 42
TNWPodcastTNW Episode 4: NXT Takeover The EndA.K.A. The Shinsuke Nakamura Lovefest! Join Duncan & Kyle for their first foray into the world of NXT on the podcast.
2016-07-091h 20
TNWPodcastTNW Episode 3: WWE Wrestlemania 32It's here! Join us as we relive Wrestlemania in nearly a quarter of the length and watch all your favourites lose!
Why? Because fuck you, that's why!
2016-04-191h 44
TNWPodcastTNW2: WWE Fastlane 2016With 50% more added travel puns, music and hair talk, it's Episode 2 of Then, Now, Whatever checking out Fastlane 2016.
2016-03-151h 31
TNWPodcastTNW1: WWE Royal Rumble 2016Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me! It's Royal Rumble 2016.
2016-02-251h 40
TNWPodcastWWE Saturday Night's Main Event March 18 2006This was one of the shorter shows I reviewed, so I thought I'd use it to trial the layout of the reviews as an audio show.
2016-02-0736 min