The Wrestling Purists

Ryan and Jeff talk about yet another bad Mania, WrestleMania 27 from 2011! We’re releasing this a couple days early in honor of WrestleMania. This is the height of heel Michael Cole, Undertaker coming off his 2 best WrestleMania matches, one of the worst main events in history, as well as one of the worst WrestleMania matches in history.

Moments after NXT Vengeance Day wraps up, Ryan shares his thoughts on the event.

For the last episode of the pod in 2023, Ryan shares his thoughts on AEW’s Worlds End. He also shares some future news about the pod and gives shoutouts to supporters of the pod!

On their holiday episode, Ryan and Jeff will discuss Vengeance 2001, where the night starts with both a WWE and WCW Champion, then ends the night with the inaugural Undisputed Champion!

Ryan and Jeff are back at it again as they talk about Survivor Series 2003, featuring Team Stone Cold vs Team Bischoff! Before that, they briefly talk about the podcast’s “Spotify Wrapped 2023” and CM Punk’s return, including his return promo from Raw.

Join Ryan, Jeff, Eddy, and Travis as they shoot on whatever they want! Nothing and nobody is safe from the guys as they give their uncut opinions about promotions, wrestlers, talent, and figure heads.

Ryan and Jeff travel to the Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center in Alexandria, VA for Virginia Championship Wrestling! Unfortunately, it is for the farewell match of supporter of the pod Logan Easton Laroux. Was the rest of the show any good? Who stood out? Did Logan go out on top or on his back? Click to find out the answers to these and many more!

Ryan and Jeff have tried for months to make this happen, and it has FINALLY happened! Eddy Shepard (Wrestling Recommendations, Next Generation Wrestling: Tennessee) has returned to the pod to cover one of WWE’s best Summerslam shows in company history, 2002.

Ryan and Jeff are joined by WCW aficionado Travis Lassiter (Wrestling Recommendations) to talk about WCW Halloween Havoc 1998! Not headlined by Goldberg vs DDP if you watched it live, but instead Hogan vs Warrior.

No, not an actual war. This is WCW’s 60 man, 3 ring battle royal to determine who the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion will be! Savage, Flair, Sting, Hogan, Luger, and more compete to be the last one remaining. Listen to see who it is!

On this Retro Review, Ryan and Jeff discuss the 3rd Clash of the Champions, Fall Brawl, from 1988!

Ryan and Jeff come together during SPOOKY SEASON to talk about Badd Blood from 1997, as well as the Tuesday Night War from 10/10 between AEW and NXT!

Ryan and Jeff cover WWE Unforgiven 2008, centered around the “Championship Scramble” matches! This is Ryan’s belated birthday present, so listen to this episode as your gift to the pod!

“We’ve been spendin' most our lives, livin' in a gangsta's paradise”. Ryan and Jeff return from a brief hiatus to talk about ECW Gangstas Paradise 1995, as well as the slew of WWE talent releases.

The guys welcome back Travis Lassiter (Wrestling Recommendations) to review WCW Fall Brawl 1994: War Games! We also talk about the firing of CM Punk by Tony Khan and AEW.

Ryan and Jeff return for the 2nd installment of Clash of the Champions, Miami Mayhem! They also discuss All In and CM Punk. Will the 2nd “Clash” be better than the 1st? Listen to find out our take!

Ryan and Jeff welcome back Travis Lassiter (Wrestling Recommendations) to cover the first WCW PPV after Hulk Hogan was the 3rd man, Hog Wild 1996! Does this show deliver after Hogan’s heel turn at Bash at the Beach, or does it not take advantage of Hogan’s first heel turn ever? Listen and find out!

With All In right around the corner, it felt right to cover another big show to take place from Wembley Stadium. Ryan and Jeff cover WWF’s Summerslam from 1992, headlined by one of the best Intercontinental Championship matches of all-time!

Ryan and Jeff cover the inaugural NXT UK Takeover show, Blackpool from 2019! They discuss how we got to this moment, including the interesting history of NXT and the tournament to crown the UK Champion.

Ryan and Jeff welcome back Travis Lassiter (Wrestling Recommendations) to talk about not only the best In Your House event, but also one of the best events in WWE history. It’s Canadian Stampede from 1997!

Shot before Retro Review 77, the guys (with Travis Lassiter) talk about ROH Death Before Dishonor 2023, people’s reaction on Cagematch and Twitter, as well as Dave Meltzer’s star rating system.

Ryan and Jeff are back at it again, talking about The Great American Bash ‘89. Main event is Flair v Funk, so you know Jeff was all about this one! Was the rest of the card serviceable, or was it a 1 match event? Listen to find out!

Ryan and Jeff go on a nostalgia trip and cover ROH Best in the World 2018! They also talk about Omega/Ospreay 2, WWE’s Money in the Bank, AEW Fight Forever, and Tom Grossi. This was a lot of fun for both of us!

Ryan and Jeff welcome Logan Easton Laroux (AEW, NGW, FIGHTT Pro, VCW) to the pod! This interview was a lot of fun for everyone, so tune in and enjoy!

Ryan and Jeff welcome Travis Lassiter (Wrestling Recommendations) back to the pod! After everyone shares their thoughts on the first episode of AEW Collision, the guys discuss 2006’s One Night Stand, courtesy of WWE but under the ECW umbrella. Was Collision any good? Was 2006’s One Night Stand better than the 2005 show? Click to hear our thoughts on it!

Ryan and Jeff welcome Travis Lassiter (Wrestling Recommendations) back to the pod! The guys talk about the collab between ROH and NJPW, War of the Worlds 2014! They did a bunch of co-produced shows until AEW was born. This is one of the better ones. Listen to find out if you agree or disagree!

Ryan and Jeff start off the pod by paying tribute to the late, great Iron Sheik. After that, they talk about the first PPV/Network event after WrestleMania XXX, Extreme Rules 2014! This is a good one you won’t want to miss.

Is “The Legends Reunion” any good? Ryan and Jeff are back at it again to discuss WCW Slamboree 1994!

Well, take two! After an editing issue, Ryan and Jeff get back together to cover this Australian show for the second time. Super Show-Down (with a hyphen from 2018) is a 2-match show with a bloated main event and a Raw-esque filled match card. Don’t believe us and want to hear our thoughts? Click to hear what’s up!

**recorded 5/4/23** Ryan and Jeff welcome Eddy Shepard (Wrestling Recommendations) back to the pod for the first time since September 2022! The guys talk about what took place during the 2023 WWE Draft!

Ryan and Jeff welcome Eddy Shepard (Wrestling Recommendations) back to the pod for the first time since September 2022! The guys talk about the highest rated NXT TakeOver event on Cagematch.com, New Orleans from 2018!