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  1. Oh yeah, man. Their "comings and goings" segments alone are worth the listens, but their coverage has remained strong. A mild criticism is that I sometimes wish they'd pause and thread the needle a bit more regarding the project's original premise (was Warrior given a fair shake as the headliner, was the fall of Titan inevitable, etc.). But I will say that they consistently revisit the main theme, even without drawing it back to Warrior and the decisions surrounding him specifically. He is obviously an afterthought by 93 anyway, but they *do* still discuss Flair, Sid, Luger, and others in the same general sense. That keeps everything tied to the core of the project while still propelling it forward.
  2. I just wanted to bump this thread to bring a little love to the SGC Radio show. Liam and Kyle have kickstarted their 1993 journey, and they continue to kill it with in-depth analysis and every stone turned tf over. Good stuff. Highly recommended for anyone who still digs the timeline template - but still finds themselves craving fresh voices and unabashed hot takes with serious conviction and hefty, weighty thoughtfulness fueling the discussion points
  3. Your enjoyment will obviously depend on personal tastes, but Jericho's best episodes BY FAR are the ones featuring the True Crimecast guys. His wrestling stuff rarely feels genuine anymore. It's usually just shilling and spotlighting the latest AEW signing.
  4. Saw those missing episodes added to my Spotify lists today, for what it's worth...
  5. I don't know. I want to give Conrad the benefit of the doubt here and just assume he hadn't heard this stuff before. But none of it was new or shocking to fans of the territories. JR being a young boy and personal assistant was more fascinating (to me) than any of the supposed "dark" stuff. And even that's been covered elsewhere, especially in depth during JR's early guest spots over on the Cornette Experience back around 2013 or 14. The Sweetan stuff was disturbing, no doubt. But that and Grizzly have been hammered home before. And Murdoch's fairly well known. That was really all that came up. The rest of the material certainly made for solid listening, don't get me wrong. I always enjoy it when Conrad does things like this, the Houston episode of Something To Wrestle, or Jeff's Rookie Year over on My World. It's far better than the usual weekly Attitude Era coverage he conjures together. But, all in all, the disclaimer felt a bit overblown. Maybe I'm just a dinosaur when it comes to the woke culture stuff though. I'm listening to a podcast about 1970s territorial wrestling. I'm not going to get outraged or traumatized over hearing how Dickie Murdoch doesn't identify as nonbinary or whatever the fuck. Oh. Also, if you want to hear these kinds of stories told through a warmer and more friendlier filter, then I suggest any random episode of Brisco and Bradshaw. They've told every Dusty and Dickie tale under the sun. And it's always done in super fun fashion, which is what you want from this stuff. It's not true crime. It's rasslin. It just strikes me as hypocritical to have these guys as your hosts and tour guides, then pretend to be ashamed or embarrassed for their behaviors. You clearly want the road stories. You want the laughs. You want the downloads. But you want to discourage it and disown it to death for fear of losing woke points. It's silly. And let's not forget - Conrad is the same guy who had Bruce Prichard basically do a watch along and perform a comedy routine over footage of Sunny fucking and farting for a payday. The shit Conrad flippantly said & did JUST SIX YEARS AGO are things he'd never dare put out there today. So it's a bit much to have him act so naive and ignorant about how the times and cultural climates have changed after 50 years.
  6. Meh. The big trend of people announcing, amplifying, and dissecting their traumas and insecurities will always be instant repellant for me. So I tuned out awhile back. As interesting as it is to hear about some more modern stuff, I can only hear so many times about his anxieties or body dysmorphia or whatever. I stopped listening to Matt Hardy's when I realized there was no escaping Alba's constant references to mental health. It's just this widespread wave everyone is riding right now. I encourage everyone to explore their options and get whatever help they need. But playing the victim for every little stress or problem that arises in life is just... I don't know. Self-indulgent and gross? Yeah. Oh. But I will say this... Dax's tequila tasting segment is total pretentious heel heat with me. Now that's a character worth portraying. Sipping a beverage and describing the flavor like "mmm, tastes like a slow sunset on the front porch" or whatever the fuck he says week to week is tremendous.
  7. Agreed on all points. Also highly recommend the Rip Rogers episode, but that should come as no surprise to anyone.
  8. I know Jeff just recently released an episode of his podcast detailing his 2017 TNA return (and I haven't heard his take on that yet), but word was that most of those "reboot" waves were a result of Jarrett coming back into power there for a bit. I know he was directly responsible for the Hardys leaving and Bruce coming in, but I don't know how much of the other stuff has been talked about.
  9. First off, I LOVE these reviews. Really digging them, man. Takes me back to such a specific time and place as a fan, when nobody was giving Impact much of a chance. There's always something neat about finding value in an overlooked corners like that. If you haven't listened, I'd recommend checking out the Becoming Broken series of Matt's podcast from last year. He goes way in depth on the decisions and choices made during that time - everything from the Wolves rivalry to Big Money Matt transforming into Broken gets dissected. It's pretty great. The pod has gone on to become repetitive and fairly obnoxious with Alba's celebrity worship of Jeff and his melodramatic trauma talk all the time, but those episodes are a major highlight for sure.
  10. Was the Building Developmental episode any good? Certainly seems like a rich subject, but yeah. I could imagine JR just coasting through the talking points whereas Cornette's OVW Omnibus is super detailed and interesting.
  11. Alright, I'm back on board. I think I was a little burned out on wrestling podcasts for a minute, but Foley as a storyteller is still pretty tremendous. Maybe I was in a bad mood, or maybe my tolerance for all the side bars and stuff wore a little thin. I don't know. In any case, the Beach Blast episode was outstanding. And the Goes To TNA episode was excellent as well. There's still an abundance of good stuff to be found here, even with the occasional nonsense you'll get from Mick. I have skipped around with this one and missed a few episodes, but I'd say it's still mostly enjoyable. I have only ever read Foley's first book, so some of this stuff may be fresher for me than others. I'm not sure. I'd still rank it up there with Jeff's as one of the best and most consistent.
  12. I only remember listening to a few of his episodes. The first few covering the Outlaws and DX were decent. The one revolving around him working with The Shield and Orton was solid, too. But the best thing I found was when Katz approached the Mount Rushmore topic by adhering to the actual, original architectural origins of Rushmore itself. I found that to be a really cool concept for discussion. Rushmore debates are almost exclusively treated as a Top 4 talking point instead of actually using the original layout like that. I'd like to hear more podcasts do that, to be honest.
  13. There's something simultaneously off-putting and yet very astute about Jeff referring to wrestlers on a roster as "intellectual property" and investments. IP, in particular, has supplanted "cache" and "episodic" in his vocabulary for the time being. It's like he hears a snazzy buzzword at some business seminar or something and overuses it for a few weeks before moving on. Jarrett talking up his time in Mexico is the sort of thing that has helped to galvanize him as a genuine babyface with a large chunk of the modern audience now. Yes, he seems authentic in opening up about almost any subject, which certainly has helped. But, damn it, the dude just comes across as such a huge fan at heart.
  14. After a string of super shitty shows trying to promote the JCP Flair farewell match, this podcast is really back on track and rolling strong again. Glad to hear it, because it truly ranks among the best wrestling podcasts out there when it's on target. It ain't Brisco and Bradshaw, but it ain't too far off. In the SummerSlam 94 episode, there's some tremendous discussion around the Nash/Ospreay exchange. Without hyperbole, I honestly believe Jeff has one of the best takes on the whole deal. He weighs in on emotional resonance, crowd chants, star rankings, and the recent rise of performance art and happy "get-togetherness" of modern pro wrestling that I mostly can't stand. But it's damn good audio.
  15. I was loving it at first. I fell behind for a few weeks and tried yesterday to give the Vengeance episode a listen. It started off with 30 minutes of talk about his tour and selling his old shirts. I never made it to the topic. I wish there was a way to trim some of that stuff down and get to the topics. O get why it's done that way, but I don't know. With the prominence of Patreons and paywalls, I really wish they could save that stuff for the die hards. The casuals would just like to sweep through and hear about the topic. I think. I'll probably try to catch up at some point, but meh. This already doesn't feel like priority listening anymore.
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