GoodBad Wrestling: No Holds Barred

Grab a drink and watch the 2001 Royal Rumble ppv with us.

Let’s go back to the wwf good old days of the attitude era and watch 1998’s Royal Rumble. Line it up on WWE network and watch with us as we enjoy awesome old school characters like Cactus Jack, Dude Love, Mankind (Mick Foley cheating?), Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Artist Formally Known as Goldust, and so many more.

On this episode we review one of the most classic WWE moments in Smackdown history, when Stone Cold Steve Austin fought Booker T in a grocery store with Vince McMahon and Ric Flair watching. We also give our thoughts on AEW Dynamite and the beautiful tribute to Brodie Lee.

It’s time for the end of year wrestling review for 2020 and predictions for 2021. As well as our 2020 Zeusy Awards for AEW, NXT, WWE Raw and Smackdown. We give out our awards for: Most Improved
Female Performer
Group/Faction
2020 Breakout Star
Tag team
Male performer
Match of the year
GoodBad moment/match

If hard hitting violence in wrestling is your thing, then a rousing game of musical chairs is just for you. On this episode we break down the time Eugene made Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, Stacy Keibler, Jerry The King Lawlee, and others play musical chairs. Before that we have to talk about AEW world champion Kenny Omega going to Impact Wrestling. Enjoy

There are a lot of stories about WWE chairman Vince McMahon, but these 5 will blow your mind.

An open discussion about everything that happened in wrestling over the last week. Not Raw or Smackdown of course, but everything else. We discuss AEW’s Full Gear ppv, Kenny Omega, Shaq, PAC, Young Bucks and FTR, NXT, Zelina Vega, and reminisce about Eddie Guerrero. Join us.

A full match by match preview AEW Full Gear and predictions for Kenny Omega vs Hangman Adam Page, Jon Moxley vs Eddie Kingston, FTR vs The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes vs Darby Allin, Chris Jericho vs MJF, as well as everything else this ppv has to offer.

The rules: First team to murder an opponent via electric chair wins. The Teams: Unclear, but some participants include Mick Foley, Vader, The Steiner Bothers, Scott Hall, Sting, El Gigante, Abdullah The Butcher, zombie Lynyrd Skynyrd, and a Dark Order creep. This is our review of the infamous Chamber of Horrors “match” from WCW Halloween Havoc 1991.

Pour yourself a drink and fire up WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 on WWE Network because we are gonna watch this bad boy together. This show is absolutely KILLER. See what I did there? The card features Big Van Vader vs Cactus Jack, British Bulldog vs Lord Steven Reagal, Ric Flair vs Rick Rude, Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes, and an absolute epic trick or treat intro starring Tony Schivone. Unfortunately the network is flawed at best, so it does pause a few times but we do our best to keep you synced up with us. Enjoy!

It’s Halloween Havoc season! So that means Halloween ppv’s AND wrestling horror movies. This episode is the ladder. We bring to you our unofficial commentary track to the movie Wrestlemaniac. A group of early 2000’s dbags get stranded in abandoned town in “Mexico” and soon find out that a murderous luchador is ripping people’s faces off. Grab a cerveza and que up Wrestlemaniac so you can watch along with us!

People love a good conspiracy theory, and we’ve got one about Vince McMahon and WWE. Did we make it up? Yes, BUT we think it’s just as big as flat earth, the fake moon landing, 9/11 being an inside job, or anything Jesse Ventura says. What’s the conspiracy? Listen to find out.

In an effort to prove that Mr. America was indeed Hulk Hogan, Mr. McMahon forced him to take a lie detector test on SmackDown. When Vince doesn’t get the results he was looking for he volunteers to take the test, and what happens after that is Goodbad of the highest order. As a bonus, we also discuss the infamous arm wrestling match that ends in Sable flashing Hogan and McMahon kicking the prosthetic leg of Zack Gowan. Then on the news this week we talk about the passing of Road Warrior Animal.

AEW’s Kenny Omega is considered by some to be the best wrestler in the world. They even call him The Best Bout Machine. But did you know before NJPW and before Being The Elite, The Cleaner wrestled a 9 year old girl to a draw and had an 11 minute match with a blow up doll? On this episode we revisit these Goodbad matches and discuss how something so stupid actually proves the point that Kenny Omega really is the best around.

This is our full spoiler review of the new documentary film, You Cannot Kill David Arquette. The film follows David Arquette, of Scream film franchise fame, as he tries to pursue a career in professional wrestler and clear his name in an industry that rejects him. It is a fascinating look into what it takes to be a wrestling and the extent that someone will go to when they love the business.

There have been a lot of “On A Pole” matches in the history of wrestling. Why? We have no idea. What we do know is which 5 out of WCW and WWE are the absolute best....or is it worst? We know the Top Bottom 5 On a Pole Matches Ever.

It’s time for SunmerFest, at least that’s what Jeremy Piven calls it, so we thought it would be a good time to go back and revisit Undertaker vs Undertaker from ‘94. You see this was the first time the Undertaker had died, wait it’s technically the second, so Ted DiBiasi bought a new one. The OG taker didn’t like that much...so they fought. The end. Watch along with us on WWE network or listen on your own. Be sure to stick around after the review for this weeks GoodNews BadNews. Enjoy

WWF Superstar Hulk Hogan plays Hulk Hogan from space and Christopher Lloyd plays Doc Brown on qualudes. Generic intergalactic bad guys are no match for this dynamic tag team. Join us as we roast and review Suburban Commando, a painful attempt at sci-fi and an even worse attempt at comedy. Luckily for you, we are pretty damn funny and we are hear to tear this thing to ribbons. Enjoy

We are taking you back 20 years to WCW 2000. Unlike WWE today it had awful writing, terrible matches, goofy stipulations, problematic leadership, and nothing made any sense. Wait, did I say unlike? Anyway this episode of Nitro has enough bat sh*t crazy stuff to fill your heart with joy for a year. Stay tuned after Nitro because the pro wrestling news this week is just as bananas. Marty Jannety admits to murder on Facebook, Karrion Kross accused of being a mafia killer for hire, Daniel Bryan challenges The Rock to a match, and Dwayne Johnson purchases XFL! Plus much more.

Extreme Rules has everyone talking but not necessarily for the right reasons. This is our review of the latest WWE horror show.

Paul Bearer has been kidnapped by Paul Heyman. Paul E. is forcing Undertaker to lose a handicap match to Bubba and D-von or else Paul Bearer will be drown in concrete. Sound stupid? It’s dumber than you think. On this episode we break down the main event of the first WWE Great American Bash from 2004.

On this episode we each put together a wrestling card featuring 2 characters played by the same wrestler. IE Hulk Hogan vs Mr America or Dean Ambrose vs Jon Moxly. Then we bring you the news from AEW, WWE, IMPACT, and NJPW for the last week.

Back in August on our sister show, Goodbad 2: The Sequel, we roasted and reviewed Hulk Hogan’s 80’s classic, No Holds Barred. This episode is special for a few reasons. 1) It was the seed for what would become GoodBad Wrestling: No Holds Barred. B) It is one of the most popular episodes of that show. III) ZEUUUUUS!!! 4) Duh duh doookie. Here is that episode. Enjoy.

This is our attempt at doing play by play commentary for the gimmick battle royale from WrestleMania 17 in 2001. Stick around after the battle royale for this weeks GoodNews BadNews

The global situation has caused AEW and WWE to come up with some wildly inventive matches and craziest scenarios in history. On this episode we use the examples of AEW’s Stadium Stampede from Double or Nothing, and WWE’s MITB Ladder Match from Money in the Bank 2020. They each have massive names like; Auska, Nia Jax, AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Otis, Chris Jericho, Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, etc. But are both matches good? We revisit, review, and compare the 2 craziest matches of the lockdown era on this weeks episode. Plus stick around for the GoodNews BadNews of the week.

It’s time for another GoodBad Wrestling countdown. Today we are listing the top bottom 10 gimmicks that wrestling legends would like to forget. Remember that time Kane was an evil dentist? Or how about when Kevin Nash was The Wizard of Oz? These are the types of embarrassing characters that we discuss on today’s episode. After all that we bring you this weeks GoodNews BadNews. Enjoy

Nobody is safe from the copy cat world of professional wrestling but usually wrestlers are subtle about the things they...”borrow”. This is 4 examples of blatant robbery and gimmick infringement. Spider-Man, Sub-Zero, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and evening Ultimate Warrior all had to give the ol’ cease and desist.

On this episode we go over 5 times that wrestlers were asked the question “is wrestling fake?”, and got intimidated or assaulted for their trouble. We discuss this question and what it means to us as well as go over how Dr. D David Shultz, Hulk Hogan, Vader, Randy Orton, and Fit Finley handled it. We also have the tragic passing of Shad Gaspard to discuss in this weeks news.

Dan runs @norcalwrasslin, a page dedicated to Northern California’s independent wrestling scene. We talk about companies like WWE, AEW, NWA, and MLW gobbling up Northern California’s talent like Jake Atlas and Jacob Fatu. He tells us all about his love for the Cow Palace in San Francisco, how he came up with the idea to do annual awards, who his favorite indie wrestlers are, and we discuss promotions like All Pro Wrestling, Phoenix Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Revolution , Sacramento Pro Wrestling, and more.

Curt Hennig was one of WWF’s most legendary characters, Mr Perfect. He could bowl a 300, he could hit a bullseye in darts, and even through an 80 yard pass to himself. We talk about all that in this episode, but what interested us is how perfect Curt Hennig really was when there wasn’t acting. He saved Wade Boggs’ life, he could hit a designated mark with a loose towel, he was the greatest ribber in wrestling history, and nobody ever made smacking your gum look cooler than Mr. Perfect. After all that we give you GoodNews BadNews for this week in wrestling.

On this episode, Wise Guy stops by the show to tell us all about where his love for wrestling began, how he broke into the business, his match on WWE 205 Live which almost didn’t happen, and how his respect for the wrestling is what drives him to keep his body in phenomenal condition. Wise Guy also answers our popular “Go Home” questions.

We got a live one for you this time folks! (Big inhale) We talk about Hogan vs HBK from Summerslam 2005, and what should’ve and could’ve happened between Shawn Michaels and the Hulkster. We also break down this weeks wrestling news, including The Rock going head to head with Monday Night Raw, NJPW cancelling more shows, The Revolt aka The Revival talks about their last meeting with Vince McMahon, and then we preview the upcoming WWE pay-per-view Money In The Bank. (Exhale)

Last time he was on the show, Tony told us all about his days as a professional wrestler, from starting out in California to wrestling wrestling in Japan. This time around Slymm tells us about his fitness lifestyle, eating a vegan plant based diet, intermittent fasting, how he deals with a severe back injury, and how he is coaching others to be healthy and happy. We also bring you the GoodNews BadNews for this week in wrestling, featuring a wrestling legend’s son signing with an NFL team, WWE being sued by it’s own shareholders, Jim Cornette saying Jim Cornette things about accusations towards Velveteen Dream, and Dutch Mantel thinks WWE is being sold to ESPN and Fox!

The Universal Championship is basically the GoodBad title at this point, so we decided to fantasy book what could be upcoming for Braun Strowman as Smackdown top dog. We each chose a bad scenario (what WWE is likely to do, a good scenario (too good for WWE to think of), and a GoodBad scenario (the goldy locks just right idea). We also bring you GoodNews BadNews for the week including the release of Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, EC3, Kurt Angle, and many more, Will there be a WWE2k21?, Colby Covington wants in to WWE, wrestling is essential in Florida, and more! Enjoy

This is our review of Night 2 of “the only show too big for just one night”. We break down Brock Lesnar vs Drew McIntyre for the world championship, Edge vs Randy Orton last man standing, John Cena vs The Fiend Bray Wyatt in a firefly funhouse match, Charolette vs Rhia Ripley for the NXT women’s championship, and everything else from Wrestlemania 36.

This is our review of night 1 of “the only show too big for just one night” that happened at the WWE performance center over the weekend. We break down The Undertaker vs AJ Styles in a Boneyard match, Goldberg vs Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship, the tag team title match between Kofi Kingston, John Morrison, and Jimmy Uso...and everything thing else from night 1 of Wrestlemania 36. Enjoy

Since you are home, grab a glass of your favorite spirit and queue up Wrestlemania 9 to 00:00, cuz we are gonna have some Jameson and sit through this sh*t show with you. We provide commentary for the entire Roman gladiator themed craptacular in all it’s...glory? Including 2 Doinks, 1 fake arm, 2 Hulk Hogan matches, 1 pubic hair body suit, and more mullets than our whiskey soaked brains could count. Sit down, poor a drink, and join us on this backwards camel ride of a Wrestlemania.

Human Tornado has been in nearly 500 professional wrestling matches all over the world. He has competed in PWG, CZE, GCW, ROH, DragonGate, Wrestling Society X, and a lot more. On this episode Human Tornado tells us about his start in Southern California, teaming with El Generico (Sami Zayn) in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and calling themselves 2 Skinny Black Guys, how he came up with the character of a break dancing pimp, having a role in the movie Nacho Libre as El Snowflake, and settles the argument on who came up with the invincible crotch gimmick, him or Joey Ryan.

Jon and Jack are divided about TNA and Matt Hardy’s Final Deletion. Jon thinks it’s a bat shi*t good time, Jack thinks it’s the worst thing in wrestling history. In this episode of GoodBad Wrestling No Holds Barred they discuss the infamous “match” that made the broken universe the most talked about thing in wrestling and reinvented the Hardy Boyz career. Let us know what you think @goodbadwrestling

Believe it or not, there have been multiple instances of sumo wrestling finding its way into professional wrestling companies. In this episode, we take a look back at the absurdity of Earthquake vs Yokozuna, Big Show vs Akebono, and Hulk Hogan vs The Giant (Big Show) in a sumo monster truck match. So strap on your keshō-mawashi and throw down some salt before you listen to our review of Sumo in WWE and WCW.

Babi Slymm is a former independent wrestler who has traveled the world and worked with some of the biggest names in wrestling today. In this interview he tells us when his interest in wrestling began. He shares how he broke into the business. He also tells us some great stories about his time working in Wrestling Society X and in Japan. Then to wrap things up Slymm will answer the fan favorite GoodBad “Go Home Questions”. Follow Slymm @coachingbydrake and follow the show @goodbadwrestling

Your worst enemy, Big Boss Man, murdered your dog, Pepper. Then he cooked the dog and tricked you into eating it. Revenge is the only thing on your mind, well that and the prestigious hardcore title. You are Al Snow and the only way to set things straight is to have an ill advised cage in a cage match filled with fluffy pleasant rottwielers who can’t be bothered with your stupid human BS, then be scared to fight your enemy in the Hell in a Cell. This is our review of the infamous Kennel From Hell match. Stick around after the episode for this week’s Good News Bad News.

Strongman Jon Andersen is an international strongman competitor, IFBB pro bodybuilder, and professional wrestler who has competed at a top level all over the world. His wrestling career has roots in California but spreads through CMLL and NJPW. On this episode Strongman tells us all about his prolific strongman days, how he got into wrestling, he shares stories from his time in New Japan Pro Wrestling and Mexico, plus he gives us some of his Deepwater training philosophies. We had an absolute blast talking to him, just as you will listening.

This is our review of some of the music created by professional wrestlers. Did you know Macho Man Randy Savage has a rap album, or that Hulk Hogan has a rock album, or that Terry Funk was a singer? Neither did we! On this episode we revisit some of these songs and decide if they are good, bad, or GoodBad. Plus we give you this weeks GoodNews BadNews.