Ep 257 – King of the Ring 1997			
“It’s Bound to Get Medieval.  Brace Yourself”
	
These options aren’t the best

 0:33 - Welcome

18:04 - KotR Opening

19:52 - Ahmed Johnon vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) in a 
Semi-Final of the King of the Ring Tournament

23:18 - Mankind vs Jerry “The King” Lawler in a Semi-Final of the King of the Ring Tournament

32:30 - Crush (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs Goldust (w/ Marlena)

38:00 - The Hart Foundation (Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, British Bulldog, and Owen Hart) vs the Legion of Doom (Road Warrior 
Hawk/Animal) and Sycho Sid

45:29 - Mankind vs Hunter Hearts Helmsley (w/ Chyna) in the Finals of the King of the Ring Tournament

1:02:42 - Stone Cold Steve Austin vs “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels

1:13:13 - Faarooq (w/ the Nation of Domination) vs Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer)

1:19:17 - Overall Thoughts 

1:24:46 - Smarking It Up

1:39:56 - The Dusty Finish

1:42:27 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is “Charge of Antoix” by Jim Johnston and “Graveyard Symphony v2” by Jim Johnston

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Ep 257 - King of the Ring 1997

Ep 263 – Summerslam 1997		“Hart & Soul”

Unfortunate mistakes mar this show
	
0:28 - Welcome

17:00 - SS Opening

21:07 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/Chyna) vs Mankind in a Steel Cage match

35:28 - Goldust (w/ Marlena) vs Brian Pillman

40:32 - The Godwinns (Henry O/Phineas I Godwinn) vs the Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk/Road Warrior Animal)

50:54 - British Bulldog vs Ken Shamrock for the WWF European Championship

58:35 - Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr, and Miguel Perez Jr) vs the Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, 8-Ball, Chainz and Skull)

1:07:09 - Owen Hart vs Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

1:20:04 - Bret “Hitman” Hart vs the Undertaker for the WWF Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee

1:29:06 - Overall Thoughts 

1:36:34 - Smarking It Up

1:56:27 - The Dusty Finish

2:00:05 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is “Real City” by Ruben Ayala and “Hart Attack” by Jim Johnston

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Ep 263 - Summerslam 1997

Ep 264 – WCW Monday Night Nitro 08/04/1997

It's the so-called "100th" episode of Nitro
	
0:29 - Welcome

12:42 - Nitro Opening

17:42 - Mortis (w/ James Vandenburg) vs Curt Hennig

20:17 - Hector Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr vs Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko (w/ Queen Debra)

25:41 - Lenny Lane, Scott D'Amore and Joey Maggs vs Giant

28:14 - High Voltage (Kenny Kaos/Robbie Rage) vs Public Enemy (Rocco Rock/Johnny Grunge)

33:28 - Alex Wright vs Scott Riggs for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship

36:25 - Syxx vs Chris Benoit

39:09 - Vincent vs Booker T (w/Stevie Ray)

42:59 - Barbarian vs Wrath (w/James Vandenburg)

48:09 - Psychosis (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs Konnan

51:08 - Silver King and Damien vs Glacier and Ernest "The Cat" Miller

55:31 - Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) vs "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

59:58 - Los Villanos (IV/V) vs Lizmark Jr and Hector Garza

1:06:32 - Lex Luger vs Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

1:10:24 - Overall Thoughts 

1:14:24 - Smarking It Up

1:24:20 - The Dusty Finish

1:26:35 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is "Fire Storm and “Slammer” by Derek Todd Sorenson

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Ep 264 - WCW Monday Night Nitro 08/04/1997

Ep 265 – Road WIld 1997 		“It’s Gonna Be Wild”
	
It doesn’t get as wild as they said it would

0:15 - Welcome

14:17 - RW Opening

15:26 – Vicious and Delicious (Buff Bagwell/Scott Norton) (w/ Vincent) vs Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray)

21:11 - Konnan vs Rey Mysterio Jr in a Mexican Death Match

26:26 - Four Horsemen (Steve “Mongo” McMichael/”The Crippler” Chris Benoit) vs Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko (w/ Queen Debra) 
in a tag team elimination match

30:52 - Chris Jericho vs Alex Wright for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship

34:48 - Syxx vs “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair

39:02 - Curt Hennig vs Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly)

45:47 - Macho Man Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) vs Giant

48:58 - The Outsiders (Scott Hall/Kevin Nash) vs the Steiners (Rick/Scott Steiner) (w/ Ted DiBiase) for the WCW World Tag Team Championships

52:50 - Hollywood Hogan vs Lex Luger for the WCW World 
Heavyweight Championship

57:04 - Overall Thoughts 

1:00:43 - Smarking It Up

1:13:07 - The Dusty Finish

1:15:45 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is the opening from Road Wild and “Rockhouse” by FCD Music

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Ep 265 - Road Wild 1997

Ep 266 – Born to Be Wired
	
One of the most brutal main events

0:33 - Welcome

14:00 - BtBW Opening

14:05 - Little Guido (w/ Tracy Smothers and Tommy Rich) vs Pablo Marquez

17:53 – Louie Spicolli vs Mikey Whipwreck

21:01 - Spike Dudley vs Bam Bam Bigelow

24:26 - “The Rookie” Chris Chetti vs Chris Candido

27:37 - “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) vs Lance Storm

30:56 - Al Snow vs Taz for the ECW World Television Championship

34:50 - The Dudley Boys (D-Von/Buh Buh Ray Dudley) (w/ Big Dick/Sign Guy Dudley and Joel Gertner) vs Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten

37:33 - The Dudleys (Dvon/Buh Buh Ray/Big Dick Dudley) (w/ Sign Guy Dudley and Joel Gertner) vs Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney and Hack Meyers)

40:24 - “Mr Monday Night” Rob Van Dam (w/ Bill Alfsono) vs Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah)

47:11 - Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) vs Terry Funk for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in a No Rope Barbed Wire match

55:16 - Overall Thoughts 

1:02:06 - Smarking It Up

1:10:36 - The Dusty Finish

1:13:42 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is “This is Extreme” by Harry Slash and the Slashtones and “Crazy” by Little Fight

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Ep 266 - Born to Be Wired

Ep 267 – WWF Monday Night RAW 08/11/1997

There are glimpses of the future
	
0:22 - Welcome

15:19 - RAW Opening

20:36 - Road Warrior Hawk (w/Road Warrior Animal) vs Henry O Godwinn (w/Phineas I Godwinn) in a Country Whipping match

25:34 - Scott Putski vs Tony Williams

28:57 - Flash Funk vs Brian Pillman

38:00 - Owen Hart and British Bulldog vs the Patriot and Ken Shamrock

45:39 - Faarooq vs Chainz

52:19 - “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels vs Mankind

57:25 - Overall Thoughts 

1:00:55 - Smarking It Up

1:11:08 - The Dusty Finish

1:13:55 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is “We’re All Together Now” by Jim Johnston and “Sexy Boy” by Jimmy Hart and JJ Maguire

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Ep 267 - WWF Monday Night RAW 08-11-1997

Ep 268 – Hardcore Heaven 1997
	
ECW does PPV for a 2nd time

0:34 - Welcome

14:09 - HH Opening

17:54 - Chris Candido vs Taz for the ECW World Television Championship

24:04 - Spike Dudley vs Bam Bam Bigelow

27:46 - Rob Van Dam (w/ Bill Alfonso) vs Al Snow in a Monday Night Wrestling match

35:26 - The Dudley Boys (Dvon/Buh Buh Ray Dudley) (w/ Big Dick/Sign Guy Dudley, Joel Gertner and Jenna Jameson) vs PG-13 (JC Ice/Wolfie D) for the ECW World Tag Team Championships

44:29 - Jerry “The King” Lawler vs Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty)

51:43 - “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) vs Terry Funk vs Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) in a 3-Way Dance for the ECW 
World Heavyweight Championship

1:03:57- Overall Thoughts 

1:11:52 - Smarking It Up

1:26:57 - The Dusty Finish

1:28:15 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is “This is Extreme” by Harry Slash and the Slashtones and “Perfect Strangers” by Deep Purple

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Ep 268 - Hardcore Heaven 1997

Ep 269 – Ground Zero: In Your House	“That’s the Bottom Line”

The midcard is still a problem and we've made IYH even longer

0:29 - Welcome

15:39 - IYH Opening

18:47 - Goldust (w/ Marlena) vs Brian Pillman in an Indecent Proposal match

23:14 - Brian Christopher vs Scott Putski

28:04 - Savio Vega vs Faarooq vs Crush in a Triple Threat match

39:10 - El Torito vs Max Mini

49:12 - The Headbangers (Mosh/Thrasher) vs the Godwinns (Henry O/Phineas I Godwinn) vs Owen Hart and British Bulldog vs the Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk/Road Warrior Animal) in a 4way Elimination match for the WWF Tag Team Championships

1:02:48 - The Patriot vs Bret “Hitman” Hart for the WWF Championship

1:11:36 - “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels vs the Undertaker

1:21:43 - Overall Thoughts 

1:26:56 - Smarking It Up

1:39:59 - The Dusty Finish

1:41:57 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is “Blast It” by Jim Johnston and “Graveyard Symphony v2” by Jim Johnston

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Ep 269 - Ground Zero: In Your House

Ep 270 – Terry Funk’s WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

Terry decides to say bye-bye….for now

0:45 - Welcome

16:59 - WrestleFest Opening

17:44 - Roadkill vs Wing Kanemura

21:28 - Taz vs Chris Candido for the ECW World Television Championship

26:23 - Lady Cooga vs Shark Tsuchiya

29:43 – The Youngbloods (Chris/Mark Youngblood) (w/ Ricky Romero) vs the Bushwhackers (Butch/Luke)

36:08 - The Sandman vs Balls Mahoney

37:15 - Balls Mahoney vs Buh Buh Ray Dudley in a No DQ match

39:53 - Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty) vs “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) for the ECW World 
Heavyweight Championship

47:02 - Mankind vs Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso)

52:24 - The Headhunters (Mofat/Moheem) and Jake “The Snake” Roberts (w/ Victor Quinones) vs Hakushi, Masato Tanaka, and Hayabusa

1:01:14 - Terry Funk (w/ Dory Funk Jr) vs Bret “Hitman” Hart (w/ Bruce Hart) in a NO DQ match

1:11:20 - Overall Thoughts 

1:15:11 - Smarking It Up

1:22:41 - The Dusty Finish

1:24:14 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is “Great Texan” by Terry Funk and “Hart Attack” by Jimmy Hart

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Ep 270 - Terry Funk's Wrestlefest: 50 Years of Funk

Ep 271 – Fall Brawl 1997			“The Rage in the Cage”

They telegraph the ending a little too much
	
0:28 - Welcome

15:12 - Fall Brawl Opening

17:37 - Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Jericho for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship

25:06 – Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray) (w/ Miss Jacquelyn) vs the Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott Steiner) (w/ Ted DiBiase)

30:40 - Ultimo Dragon vs Alex Wright for the WCW World Television Championship

37:33 - Jeff Jarrett (w/ Queen Debra) vs Dean Malenko to be the #1 Contender for the WCW United States Championship

47:26 - Wrath and Mortis (w/ James Vandenberg) vs the Faces of Fear (Meng/Barbarian)

54:51 - Scott Norton vs the Giant

59:19 - Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger vs Macho Man Randy Savage and Scott Hall (w/ Miss Elizabeth)

1:05:17 - The nWo (Buff Bagwell, Konnan, Syxx and Kevin Nash) vs the Four Horsemen (“The Crippler” Chris Benoit, Steve “Mongo” 
McMichael, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, and Curt Hennig) in a WarGames match

1:13:18 - Overall Thoughts 

1:17:20 - Smarking It Up

1:25:46 - The Dusty Finish

1:27:49 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is “Bushwhacked” by Shopan Entesari and Mike Slamer and “Rockhouse”  by FCO Music

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Ep 271 - Fall Brawl 1997

3 friends who love wrestling and the stories behind the matches

Ep 257 - King of the Ring 1997

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