023: The Ring Announcers (w/ David Penzer interview)

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10/30/18 • 82 min

World Championship Wrestling had its fair share of memorable MCs, whether it be the distinct voice of early WCW era compere Gary Michael Capetta, voice of six years of weekly live television David Penzer or the legendary part-time contributor Michael Buffer.

And after 22 episodes of sidebars talking about such a vital aspect of a wrestling company, Dean and Liam have finally taken the time to put the unheralded microphone maestros under the microscope.

Not only that, but Mr. Penzer himself very kindly agreed to join us via telephone for a fascinating and detailed insight into the chaotic behind-the-scenes operations of WCW. From trying to calm a furious Philadelphia crowd by reading Positively Page chapter by chapter to getting into a 'hockey fight' with a former WCW titleholder, 'The Penz' has a story or two to tell.

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And after 22 episodes of sidebars talking about such a vital aspect of a wrestling company, Dean and Liam have finally taken the time to put the unheralded microphone maestros under the microscope.

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022: Halloween Havoc 1991 w/ 'Dominator' Stu Allen

It's only taken us four Halloween Havocs to actually publish an episode looking at one in the actual build-up to Halloween, but here we are - and what a Havoc it is.

For some twisted reason, 'Dominator' Stu Allen of British promotion EWW thought it would be a laugh to rewatch the PPV featuring the infamous Chamber of Horrors match in celebration of his company's upcoming 20th anniversary.

But as Dean and Liam explain, some of the things taking place behind the scenes at WCW around this time made an opening contest pitting two teams of four completely random non-rivals against each other in a bid to put someone in an electric chair for no particular additional gain look like your run-of-the-mill storytelling in comparison.

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024: Nitro Watchalong, episode two

It's easy to assume that the Monday Night Wars began with the debut of Nitro, but in fact it was episode two that first went head-to-head against WWE Raw after a US Open tennis pre-emption that Eric Bischoff used to his advantage. It was also Nitro's first 'go-home' edition, ahead of Fall Brawl and War Games.

So, join Dean and Liam in the second of the Nitro Watchalong series and listen to them try to count how many blatant shots are fired at the opposition by the WCW commentary team, who makes the most dated pop culture references between Bobby Heenan and Steve McMichael, and how many moves WCW champ Hulk Hogan and challenger Lex Luger no-sell between them in our main event.

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