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#35: Tales from Bourbon St.
Stuttsy and Graham recap all the events from a wild WrestleMania weekend; from the Mid-South legends convention to WrestleCon to the Jim Ross' Q&A to Raw and of course...Bourbon Street itself!
#34: WrestleMania recap – from New Orleans with special guest Steve Corino!
Stuttsy, Grant, & Graham ALL discuss the events of WrestleMania weekend, straight from New Orleans! We kick things off with a brief recap of the weekend's events as we wait on the Superdome doors open with the electric atmosphere of NOLA in the backgro...
#33: Our WrestleMania XXX Preview & Predictions
The cars are in the process of being packed but we had to squeeze in one last podcast before we officially hit the road for New Orleans and WrestleMania XXX! Stuttsy & Statmark discuss all their thoughts headed into WrestleMania week; including the Mid...
#32: Interview with Mike Quackenbush
Stuttsy sits down with Chikara Pro's Mike Quackenbush to discuss the earliest inspirations for the Chikara style, what to expect from their upcoming 14th season, the challenges and undertakings of running an independent promotion,
#31: The greatest production packages & music use in wrestling history
Brad & Grant are joined by TheHistoryofWWE.com himself, Graham Cawthon, as they touch upon a few more lost WrestleMania matches before going in-depth into the greatest use of music and produced packages in wrestling history,
#30 – What makes WrestleMania special
Brad & Grant are joined by TheHistoryofWWE.com himself, Graham Cawthon, as they discuss what truly makes WrestleMania such a special event.
#29 – WrestleManias That Could’ve Been
WrestleMania season is in full effect as Brad, Grant and Graham Cawthon from TheHistoryofWWE.com touch on WrestleMania scenarios that could’ve been. What if Hulk Hogan had faced a red hot Randy Savage at WrestleMania II?
#28 – Are Wrestling Fans Spoiled? Plus, NPWD 2014, Chikara, & AHS
With the outcry for Daniel Bryan to get the main spotlight, the outcry for CM Punk to come back, reaction to National Pro Wrestling Day and crazy speculation on what the top matches for WrestleMania XXX will be,
#27 – ROYAL RUMBLE & THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA XXX
Brad & Grant analyze the 2014 Royal Rumble, breaking down who shined and who was wasted. They also look ahead to what's on tap for Elimination Chamber, how crazy the Raw will be on the night of WWE Network's launch,
#26 – The WWE Network
Brad, Grant and the History of WWE's Graham Cawthon break down everything they are looking forward to about the upcoming WWE Network. From there we jump around to a ton of different topics like Halloween Havoc 1992,