This week we look at the over 25 year career of Taka Michinoku. From his run in WWF as the first Light Heavyweight Champion and as part of Kaientai to his runs in NJPW and Kaientai Dojo, we've got lots to look at. We've got matches against Triple H, Gedo & Jado and Forever Hooligans. Join us for a great deep dive into an Attitude Era favorite.

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Matches:

vs Brian Christopher, Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals, DX In Your House, December 7, 1997

A kaientai promo - in two parts

vs Triple H, WWF Championship, RAW April 10, 2000

vs Masaaki Mochizuki, Strongest-K Championship, K-Dojo September 6, 2005

w/ Dick Togo vs Gedo & Jado, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, May 2, 2007

w/ Taichi vs Forever Hooligans, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, October 14, 2013

This week we wrap up our three-part series on Kane! One of the deepest lores of any wrestler ever, we have so much to talk about this week. We cover his unmasking, May 19th, his multiple Undertaker feuds, Team Hell No, and more. With matches against Undertaker, Edge, The Shield, Rey Mysterio, and more, we have lots to talk about. Join us for another great episode.

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Matches:

Unmasking

Vs Undertaker, Wrestlemania 20

w/ Big Show vs Carlito & Chris Masters, WWE Tag Team Championships, Wrestlemania 22

Vs Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Alberto Del Dipshit, Fatal 4-Way TLC match for World Heavyweight Championship, TLC 2010

Team Hell No Anger Management

Vs Seth Rollins, WWE Championship, Hell In A Cell 2015

We continue our series on Kane this week! We're looking at Glenn Jacobs best gimmick during his peak between 2000 and 2003. This means we look at his 2001 Royal Rumble presentation, the Brothers of Destruction, and matches against Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Rock, Undertaker, and more.

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Matches:

vs Rock, Undertaker, and Chris Benoit, Fatal 4-Way for WWF Championship, Unforgiven 2000

Royal Rumble 2001

Brothers of Destruction vs Two Man Power Trip, Winners Take All, Backlash 2001

Promo - March 28, 2002

vs Triple H, World Heavyweight Title/IC Title unification, No Mercy 2002

w/ Rob van Dam vs Dudley Boyz, WWF Tag Team Titles, Backlash 2003

This week we start our three-part series on Kane. One of WWE's greatest characters, we take a look at Glenn Jacobs as Dr. Isaac Yankem before they settled on his new gimmick as The Undertaker's half-brother. We've got matches against Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Bret Hart and more as we dive into Kane's early era, so join us as we break it all down.

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Matches:

Isaac Yankem DDS vs Bret Hart, Steel Cage Match, Raw October 16, 1995

Promo - Kane debut

Vs Undertaker, Wrestlemania XIV

vs Stone Cold Steve Austin, First Blood match for WWF Championship, King of the Ring 1998

w/ X-Pac vs Undertaker & Big Show - WWF Tag Team Championships, SummerSlam 1999

vs X Pac, Steel Cage match, Armageddon 1999

This week we dive into the career of The Red Rooster, Terry Taylor. Now known as a longtime NXT trainer and former TNA agent and backstage boss, we talk about Taylor working in WCW, WWF, and the territories. We also talk about how the Red Rooster gimmick may have doomed him and cover matches against Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger and more. Join us and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you are listening!

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Matches:

vs Magnum TA, Mid South NA Title Match (Mid South/UWF 9/28/1984)

vs Ric Flair (NWA World Title) - Superdome, New Orleans - 1985-06-01

Vs Chris Adams, UWF, May 3, 1987

Promo - Red Rooster 1989

w/ Tom Zenk vs Arn Anderson & Lex Luger, Starrcade 1991 (Peacock)

Vs Mr. Perfect, Raw January 18, 1993 (second ever episode)

Lita is one of the most influential women's wrestlers of all time. We cover her career this week from her start in CMLL and ECW, all the way to her recent return run in WWE. We cover her run with the Hardy Boyz as Team Extreme, the pregnancy angle with Kane, her managing Edge, and everything in between with matches against Trish Stratus, The Radicalz, Becky Lynch and more. Join us and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you are listening!

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Matches:

vs Ivory, WWF Women's Title, Rebellion 2000

Team Extreme vs Radicalz, 6-person elimination tag, Armageddon 2000

vs Trish Stratus, Women's Championship, Raw main event, December 6, 2004

Promo - Announcing retirement

Vs Mickie James, Women's Championship, Survivor Series 2006

Vs Becky Lynch, WWE Women's Championship, Elimination Chamber 2022

This week we break down Bobby Roode's career from his TNA beginnings to his run in WWE. Bobby Roode was an influential member of TNA as part of Team Canada, Beer Money Inc and as TNA's longest-reigning Heavyweight Champion for some time. Then Roode went to NXT and was Glorious before having a good run on the main roster. We cover matches against the Dudley Boyz, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, and more. Join us for a full recap of the career of Bobby Roode!

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Matches:

Team Canada vs America's Most Wanted - TNA Final Resolution 2005 (Start at 1:40:17)

Beer Money Inc vs Team 3D - TNA Tag Team Championships - TNA Lockdown 2009 (Start at 1:30:40)

Bobby Roode promo on Hulk Hogan, May 5, 2011

vs AJ Styles, TNA World Heavyweight Championship - TNA Impact May 24, 2012

vs Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT Championship - NXT TakeOver San Antonio (Peacock)

vs Randy Orton, US Championship - Fastlane 2018

We looked at the Briscoe Brothers career in Ring of Honor as the best tag team in the company's history. 13-time champions in ROH, Mark & Jay Briscoe had legendary battles as the Briscoe Brothers against the Young Bucks, FTR, Motor City Machine Guns, and more. We take an in-depth look at their career from beginning to end and break down what made them one of the best tag teams in wrestling history. Be sure to subscribe and rate 5 stars wherever you listen!

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Matches:

vs Samoa Joe & Bryan Danielson, ROH The Battle Lines Are Drawn 2004

vs Steen & Generico, Ladder War, Death Before Dishonor 5 (2007)

vs MCMG, ROH Return Engagement 2008

vs Young Bucks, ROH Best in the World 2018

Promo: "We Don't Dance"

vs FTR, ROH World Tag Team Titles Dog Collar Match, Final Battle 2022