The Dork Side of The Ring Podcast

The year is 2020 and the global pandemic is in its early stages, leaving pro wrestling as the only game in town as the world shut down. This allowed wrestling to use their creative freedom to try new things, which created the cinematic match and AEW's first go at a cinematic was at the second ever Double or Nothing PPV, which saw the Elite with Matt Hardy taking on the Inner Circle waging war in the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars , the TIAA Bank Field.

The year is 1999 and the peak of wrestling just about to pass as WCW and WWE still go back and forth for the higher ratings but with a corporate merger, WCW's better days are behind them, despite names like Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Goldberg, Sting, and Ric Flair. But the returning Randy Savage caused a boost in morale as yet another all time great would return, and he did not return alone. Armed with Team Madness, a group of dangerous and beautiful women, Savage rekindled an old rivalry with Ric Flair, who himself had a group with him between Arn Anderson, Asya, and Charles Robinson???? Close Personal Friends Diabeto (@dinzleberg) and Sopee (@Sopee_) join to watch Charles Robinson go from ref to wrestler against Gorgeous George at Slamboree 1999, Bret Hart's incredible use of Black and Pink, nutshots in wrestling, and day time trash tv.

The year is 1991 and Wrestling is about to exit its first nationwide boom period. The hokey, over the top characters had not yet worn out their welcome as characters like Typhoon, Earthquake, IRS, and more still drew a loud reaction from the crowd. Perhaps no over the top character benefitted more at this time than The Mountie, the evil Canadian law enforcement man, who found himself on the wrong side of The Big Boss Man, the now good American law enforcement man, and the two would settle their differences at Summerslam 1991

Join CPF BigWheezy (@Wheezytherunner) and Twitch.tv's Cheesewiz (@Cheesewiz) of SoonTM.com as they watch the Jailhouse Match at Summerslam 1991, turning your persona on and off, discover the potential for a comedy movie between The Mountie and Big Boss Man, and more

The year is 2005 and wrestling in America has become a bit stagnant with WWE at the top of the food chain and the American indies still forming. TNA Wrestling tho, seemed poised to make a change to the food change, beginning to have monthly PPV specials and in an effort to be the alternative to WWE, one such event became infamous for its gimmick: Every match was in a steel cage. But even then, how do you make the matches different even with a steel cage? Blindfolds for one.

From Something Unexpected, Boomdabah ( @boomdabah) and CPF Cornman (@ZackCorneliusen) join the podcast to watch The Prince of Darkness match between Dustin Rhodes and Bobby Roode, talk about chiropractors in a corn field, and the great war between Texans and Canadians.

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The year is 2007 and TNA is beginning to find its stride after 5 years of aiming to be an alternative to WWE, and while WWE is putting on large grand shows, TNA was taking their pay per views on the road finally. When it came time to take Lockdown on the road, they asked, "how do we make every match feel different if they're all cage matches?" and did they come up with a grand idea

The year is 2008 and wrestling is a one person town where it matters, but that's not stopping the WWE from trying to grow bigger and bigger. WWE has always benefited from the use of celebrities at WrestleMania, from Muhammed Ali at the very first Wrestlemania all the way to even the previous year, Wrestlemania 23 with Donald Trump. 22 years after Mr. T and Roddy Piper boxed at Wrestlemania 2, it was time once again for WWE to bring boxing to the Granddaddy of em All. What was originally set to be a tag team affair featuring Rey Mysterio and Shane McMahon, turned into a one on one bout between the returning Big Show and the undefeated great Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The year is 2012 and stagnant is one way to describe wrestling in America. WWE has fully established its international dominance and TNA has failed to compete with the juggernaut and drove away its fans. While stagnant, there is still room for wrestling to be its silliest it can be, especially around the holidays. Fans are treated to holiday discounts on merch, cheaper live event tickets, and more, but on Christmas Eve 2012, they were treated to a live appearance from Ol' Saint Nick himself, Santa Claus on Monday Night RAW. Santa came bearing gifts for all the good little boys and girls when suddenly Alberto Del Rio levels him with one of his many fancy cars. As punishment, Santa's potential last words were for Alberto to face John Cena in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight match.

Join Twitch.tv's Mopgarden (@Mopgarden) and Sirenn (@iamlynndewitt) as they watch the holiday showdown between Cena and Del Rio, talk about their childhood memories of meeting Santa, the best Christmas song "Dominick The Donkey", and how Sirenn plans to end the reign of Santa Claus.

The year is 2000 and the WWF is running away with the Monday Night Wars as WCW gasps for air in the dust. Looking for anything to draw in viewers and gain headlines in an effort to catch up, WCW was presented a chance to do so, a chance that wrestling fans wish never happened. In April of 2000, Ready To Rumble was released in theaters and featured several WCW wrestlers such as Goldberg, DDP, and Sting. Star of the movie David Arquette, an avid wrestling fan, was included in the promotion of the film, appearing on WCW programming, but little did he know the role he was about to play.

Twitch.tv's Aurorn (@SamPr0n) and Elliface (@elliface) join the podcast to watch David Arquette win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and defend it at Slamboree 2000 in a Triple Cage Match, ripped straight from the climax of Ready To Rumble. We also talk about videogame movies, MMORPGs, engineering failures, mullets, and derby horse names.

In 1998, as the Monday Night Wars were in full effect, each promotion tried to bring a different draw to their show. WCW leaned on its previously established relationships with professional athletes like Kevin Greene and Dennis Rodman, going so far as to feature Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone on separate sides of as tag team match at WCW Bash At the Beach 1998. WWE went in a different direction, leaning on the legitimate fighting background of two of their own wrestlers, Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn, both former UFC fighters. At a time when the UFC was viewed as nothing more than human cockfighting, it was a risky move and yet at Summerslam 1998, it paid off as Ken Shamrock took on Owen Hart, who had been taught and trained by Dan Severn, in the first ever Lion's Den Match

The year is 2000 and WCW is in the hospital gasping for life as WWF continues to print money with nearly every new character of theirs. Outside of wrestling, the world is in love with the on going boy band craze, as Backstreet Boys and N*Sync waged war for the top of the charts much like WCW and WWF did years prior. To cash in on the craze, WCW's creative team threw together Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, and Shane Helms into a trio and called them 3 Count.

CPFs Big Wheezy (@kamrontherunner) and Soozy (@sussiieeb) join the pod to watch the debut of 3 Count and their ladder match against the Jung Dragons for both 3 Count's gold record and recording contract, wash in the nostalgia of boy bands, be in shock of the current state of reality television concepts, and talk about flag football

The year is 2007 and WWE is about to make the leap from simply international to a global entity, and to do that they would need to have the largest Wrestlemania to date. On a card that would feature John Cena taking on Shawn Michaels in a battle between two faces of the company for the WWE title, The Undertaker's streak against Batista's World Heavyweight title, all taking place in same city as the previous largest Wrestlemania, Detriot Michigan, home to Wrestlemania 3, WWE needed something a little extra, something that would TRUMP their previous grabs at headlines and mainstream media. That something would go on, unfortunately, to become the 45th President of the United States. That something was Donald Trump.