The Story of Wrestling - Episode 9: October 21, 2016

Episode 9: October 21, 2016

10/21/16 • 0 min

Alasdair and Kyle are amped this week after one of the best weeks in wrestling in ages. We go 30 minutes on the glory that was Styles-Ellsworth II on SmackDown Live and then another 30 minutes on Bill Goldberg's amazing return to Raw. We break down just what about those two epic main events made them so special, particularly in terms of the stories being told. (Which, you know, is kind of the point of this podcast, if we're getting all technical about it.) This ought to be a good one!

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Episode 8: October 14, 2016

Authority figures: What are they good for? Alasdair and Kyle ponder the criticisms of Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan from this week's SmackDown, with Alasdair inadvertently pointing out the possibility of a Shane/A.J. Styles match at some point. They also look at the slate of Hell in a Cell matches coming up and how really none of them seem to need that stipulation, for whatever that's worse. They look at the meta quality of Sasha Banks' promos and wonder whether that's actually the thing keeping Sasha a face. (Well, that and the adoration of the masses.) Plus some entirely unnecessary praise for JBL and a whole lot of excitement for the upcoming Tye Dillinger/Bobby Roode feud!

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Episode 10: October 30, 2016

Alasdair and Kyle check in with a preview of "Hell in a Cell" that's mostly just a deep dive on why Monday Night Raw feels like such a mess these days. We try not to be unnecessarily negative, but this was a rough week on the Red Brand, everyone. Some highlights: Kyle dressed as Enzo for Halloween, and we discuss wrestler costumes! Alasdair wonders whether the only way to keep Brock Lesnar heel (other than, you know, not have him come out in front of his hometown in Minnesota Vikings colors) is to keep him off TV until Survivor Series! Kyle gives his pick for the best story and the best in-ring action of tonight's five title matches! Alasdair slips into Stone Cold mode and explains why there was some good old-school storytelling in that Dana-Bayley arm wrestling match! Plus we take a moment to revel in the possibilities of Randy Wyatt!