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John Pollock and Wai Ting review two wrestling-themed episodes of the world’s most famous animated sitcom, The Simpsons. We discuss our viewing history of The Simpsons, compare the quality of the series 16 years apart, and discuss how each episode represented professional wrestling’s mainstream status at the time.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WrestleMania 26 from March 2010 with The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon.

John Pollock and Wai Ting look back at WWF Raw Is War and WCW Monday Nitro from July 13, 1998 in this special double review. Raw continued the mystery of whether The Undertaker was in CAHOOTS with his brother Kane ahead of a scheduled tag team match with Steve Austin, while Nitro brought us the fallout from Goldberg’s first WCW title win the week prior.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE King of the Ring 2002 featuring The Undertaker vs. Triple H for the WWE Undisputed Championship and the finals of the King of the Ring tournament.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF No Way Out 2000 featuring a title vs. career Hell In A Cell match between Triple H and Cactus Jack. We discuss the angles that led up to this event, why Mick Foley’s retirement lasted only weeks following this perfect sendoff, X-Pac stealing Kane’s girlfriend, and lots more from the year 2000.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review NXT TakeOver: Dallas featuring the WWE debut of Shinsuke Nakamura against Sami Zayn. We also discuss a blood-filled main event featuring Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe that consisted of a number of medical interruptions.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review ECW Massacre on 34th Street, the second-to-last Extreme Championship Wrestling PPV from the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, New York.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review ECW One Night Stand, WWE’s one-night-only revival of Extreme Championship Wrestling from the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, New York. We discuss the stories behind what many consider one of the best PPVs of all time, including its creation, the involvement of the WWE, Eddie Guerrero’s displeasure with his participation, JBL vs. the Blue Meanie and more.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SummerSlam 2013 featuring two excellent main events in John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship and “The Beast vs. The Best” as Brock Lesnar faces CM Punk.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the highly-acclaimed When Worlds Collide event from November 1994 and welcome Rob Bihari to the show.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Packback 2013 featuring CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho as Punk returns to Chicago following a two-month hiatus, and John Cena vs. Ryback in a Three Stages of Hell match for the WWE Championship.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Battleground 2016 just days following that year’s WWE Draft. WWE Champion Dean Ambrose faces Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins to determine whether the title moves to Raw or SmackDown. Plus, Bayley makes a surprise debut, Randy Orton appears on the Highlight Reel, and Kevin Owens faces Sami Zayn for THE LAST TIME.

John Pollock & Wai Ting go back to February 2014 and review the NXT Arrival event, which was the first live event on the WWE Network. The card features Bo Dallas vs. Neville in a ladder match for the NXT title, Paige vs. Emma for the women’s title and Sami Zayn vs. Antonio Cesaro.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF In Your House 9: “International Incident” headlined by a six-man tag team match between Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid & Ahmed Johnson (“The People’s Posse”) vs. Vader, Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (“Camp Cornette”).

John Pollock and Wai Ting review UFC 194 featuring José Aldo vs. Conor McGregor for the UFC Featherweight Championship. Our former colleague / MMA analyst Robin Black joins us to discuss the shockingly accurate prediction Conor made about his fight’s outcome in an interview he conducted with him two days prior.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 (Night 2) featuring Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii in the finals of the inaugural IWGP US Championship tournament. Plus, it’s “Ace vs. Ass” as Hiroshi Tanahashi takes on Billy Gunn.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WCW Bash at the Beach 1998 featuring Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hollywood Hogan & Dennis Rodman. The event also features Goldberg (just 6 days after winning the WCW title), Bret Hart, Rey Mysterio Jr., Eddie Guerrero and Kevin Greene.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review Being The Elite, the popular YouTube series starring The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega and The Bullet Club. We discuss the series’ beginnings as a travel vlog, its evolution into scripted variety show, its role in the creation of All In, and the show’s future as its cast deals with upcoming contract renewals.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review Episode 100 of WCW Monday Nitro featuring Hollywood Hogan vs. Lex Luger for the WCW Championship in one of Nitro’s most memorable moments.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WCW Uncensored 1997 headlined by a three way tag team elimination match between WCW Team, nWo Team and Piper Team whereby if the nWo loses, they will forfeit all their titles and be BANNED FROM WRESTLING FOR THREE YEARS.