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This is the official playlist of the Main Event Marks weekly podcast along with our monthly bonus shows!
Episodes
- Episode 219: R.I.P. Ted Turner | WWE Cost Cutting | AEW's TV Future
Ted Turner, who founded CNN and owned WCW for over a decade, passed away. TKO Group Holdings (and by extension, WWE) are cutting costs and requesting talent take pay cuts or pink slips. Is AEW's TV future in jeopardy? We've also got lawfar…
- Episode 218: WWE WrestleMania 42
With WrestleMania 42 now in the books, I'm going to run down all the good, the bad, and the in-between. The build to the show was whacky, some of the matches were odd, night 1 was so-so, and night 2 ended pretty divisively.
- Episode 217: WWE WrestleMania 25 (The 24th* Anniversary of WrestleMania)
Despite being called the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania, WrestleMania 25 was not that. Nor was it a great show. From men winning divas battle royals, to Kid Rock getting way too much screen time, to John Cena being jackhammered into an E…
- Episode 216: WWF WrestleMania XV
Weird gimmicks, multi-people matches, nonsensical feuds, BS finishes, and ignoring the rules. That and so much more is what you can expect from WWF WrestleMania XV, which took place in 1999 in the home of ECW, Philadelphia!
- Episode 215: WWF WrestleMania 1
It was the massive event that started it all! Was it the greatest wrestling event of all time? Not by a longshot. But WrestleMania 1 is near and dear to many wrestling fans, and it launched Vince McMahon's WWF empire into superstardom! Tro…
- Episode 214: WCW Uncensored 1996
We've covered, in two different ways, WCW's inaugural Uncensored event from 1995. Now, we move on to 1996, where The Mega Powers take on The Alliance to End Hulkamania (real name) in a 3-tier cage match. This event has 2-on-8, 3-story cage…
- Episode 213: ECW Extreme Review 1994 & 1997
In 1994, Extreme Championship Wrestling put on their infamous The Night the Line was Crossed show from the ECW Arena. In 1997, their historic Hardcore Heaven event took place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Today, Greg and I are reviewing the…
- Episode 212: WCW Uncensored 1995 (Redux)
We've reviewed this show once before, more in-depth, in episode 144. This was actually our first attempt at covering this abomination. We were more brief and concentrated more on the insanity of everything, having a ton of fun in the proce…
- Episode 211: Dark Side of WCW & NWA Downfalls + Royal Rumble 2026
The 2026 Royal Rumble just took place in Saudi Arabia. There isn't much to say about it. It was a fairly boring affair, as Rumbles go. But we'll discuss. Also, I'm bringing you the Dark Side of the downfalls of both WCW (in stages) and the…
- Episode 210: Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
From it's highest of highs on NBC to being passed off to Fox, then being cancelled, revived, cancelled again, and now back in its proper spot as a big time show, WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event has been to set to a lot of wrestling histo…
- Episode 209: WWF Royal Rumble 1995
In another unearthed podcast from years ago, Greg and I dive into one of the weirdest Royal Rumbles ever: WWF Royal Rumble 1995. From the boredom of a bleak wrestling year to bizarre booking, stupid gimmicks, constant run-ins, and missed p…
- Episode 208: The Dark Side of Wrestling History
From the carny days of The Gold Dust Trio and Jack Pfefer to Mexico, Japan, the American Golden Era, Attitude Era, modern day, the indies, countless companies and territories, and even the most prominent women to suffer in the business, I'…
- Episode 207: Thank You, Cena! Pt. 2
Perhaps the greatest of all time, John Cena, has hung up his jorts and Reeboks, calling it a career. In honor of his historic run in WWE, racking up 17 World Titles among many other accolades, we are honoring him for 2 weeks in a row. Last…
- Episode 206: Thank You, Cena! Pt. 1
"The Doctor of Thuganomics"; "The Leader of the Cenation"; "The Leader of the Chain Gang" John Cena has officially hung up his jorts and Reeboks for the final time. He's calling it a career after countless historic moments, banger matches,…
- Episode 205: WCW Starrcade 1997
If you're a WCW fan, you know what December means. It's time for Starrcade! And in 1997, WCW held their biggest event (possibly) of their entire existence. Hollywood Hogan and the NWO were runnin' wild on WCW and, like an avenging angel, S…
- Episode 204: The Life and Times of Vince Russo
In never-before posted audio with my cohost Greg (rest in peace), we go through the life, times, and career of Vince Russo. We cover his time before wrestling, his personal life, his time in the WWF, WCW, TNA, and beyond. And no, we don't…
- Episode 203: The Dark Side of Vince McMahon | UFC Deal | WM in Saudi | Kross Gone from WWE
Today, I'm going over the Dark Side of Vince McMahon, starting in the '80s and going through him resigning in disgrace from WWE and the TKO Group. I'll also update you on the new UFC streaming deal, a possible WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia,…
- Episode 202: WWE SummerSlam 2025
I'm reviewing not ONE, but TWO nights of WWE SummerSlam 2025--the biggest SummerSlam ever. Overblown? Yes. Worth it? We'll discuss. Also, I'll cover some huge news about WWE PLE's on ESPN. There's more fallout from the death of Hulk Hogan.…
- Episode 201: R.I.P. Hulk Hogan
One of the biggest stars in the history of professional wrestling, Hulk Hogan, has passed away. Eulogies, dedications, and controversy have followed. I'm going to talk about all of that, cover some of the messages of support pouring in, th…
- Episode 200: TNA Slammiversary 2025
TNA Slammiversary 2025 has become quite divisive within the Internet Wrestling Community. Was it good, great, or terrible? Was it better than AEW's latest PPV outing? I'll talk about it all on the show. I'll also discuss the health of 2 hu…
- Episode 199: Mega Wrestling Weekend
This was one of the biggest wrestling weekends of the year, including WWE Saturday Night's Main Event with Goldberg's last match, AEW All In Texas, and WWE Evolution 2. There was a lot that went on, various injuries, retirements, and much…
- Episode 198: The Dark Side of Wrestling History (Part 1 & 2)
This is the Main Event Marks, Dark Side of Wrestling History! Jack Pfefer exposed wrestling as staged, the Gold Dust Trio revolutionized wrestling’s style, Mitsuharu Misawa founded NOAH after leaving AJPW, and Pat Patterson’s legacy includ…
- Episode 197: WWE Night of Champions 2025
I'm back for another review of a current show. This time, we're going to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for Night of Champions. After weeks of the IWC caterwauling about WWE needing to cancel the show, it went perfectly fine. We've got a new King an…
- Episode 196: Queen of the Ring & Dark Side of the Ring Season 6
I'm reviewing the biopic about pioneer women's wrestler, Mildred Burke. Is it any good and is it worth watching? I also break down each episode of season 6 of Dark Side of the Ring. How dark did they get? And what should we see in season 7…
- Episode 195: AAA Triplemania Regia III
I'm heading south of the border to do my first review of a current-day AAA lucha libre show. I also talk about changes to CMLL's biggest show, lawsuits against AEW, injuries and major podcast changes for WWE, a new wrestling-themed Netflix…
- Episode 194: AAA Worlds Collide & WWE Money in the Bank 2025
I go to MexiCali for my extensive reviews of AAA Worlds Collide and WWE Money in the Bank 2025. I also discuss injury updates, new names, departing long-timers, and a hall of fame announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…
- Episode 193: AAA When Worlds Collide 1994
I apologize for the over-modulation on the crappy audio. I promise it will be better next time! I hope you still enjoy the content. I'm reviewing 1994's AAA/WCW crossover event, When Worlds Collide. In the news of the time, I'm covering Ha…
- Episode 192: AEW Double or Nothing 2025
With All Elite Wrestling holding their latest anniversary pay-per-view, Double or Nothing 2025, I felt the urge to do something I've never done on this show: Review a current show. I have no emotional attachment to this whatsoever, so I'm…
- Episode 191: AEW Double or Nothing 2019
All Elite Wrestling kicked off their pay-per-views in 2019 with Double or Nothing, main evented by Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho. The winner of that match would face the winner of the pre-show battle royal at All Out for the AEW World Titl…
- Episode 190: Iron Claw Review, WWE Releases, & WWE is the New NWA
This is the first ever ALL LIVE episode of the Main Event Marks podcast on a Wrestling Wednesday! It's Troy going solo today, without a guest, and I'm reviewing The Iron Claw after FINALLY getting around to watching it. I'm also going to b…
- Episode 189: WrestleMania Countdown
WrestleMania, the grandest stage since 1985, creates legends and unforgettable moments in professional wrestling, featuring historic championship victories and shocking betrayals. Let's explore them all! WrestleMania, the pinnacle of pro w…
- Episode 188: Remembering Greg Part 2
It's been a year since my best friend and co-host, Greg, passed away unexpectedly on his way to work. Since then, his family and friend have mourned in our own ways. Today, however, we gather together to remember him by sharing stories abo…
- Episode 187: Remembering Greg Part 1
It's been a year since my best friend and co-host, Greg, passed away unexpectedly on his way to work. Since then, his family and friend have mourned in our own ways. Today, however, we gather together to remember him by sharing stories abo…
- Episode 186: Best WrestleMania Main Events Pt. 2
It's the Grandest Stage of Them All; the SuperBowl or pro wrestling; the granddaddy of them all! WrestleMania is one of the most wonderful times of the year for wrestling fans, and we're bringing you never-before-heard audio for a brand ne…
- Episode 185: Best WrestleMania Main Events Pt. 1
It's time to step onto the Grandest Stage of Them All! From WrestleMania 3 to WrestleMania 34, we're hopping in the time-traveling wrestling ring to break down, analyze, and have tons of fun with wrestling history with WrestleMania main ev…
- Episode 184: Thank You, Sting! (Sting vs. Hulk Hogan)
We're doing a retrospect on one of the most iconic feuds in wrestling history: Sting vs. Hulk Hogan in WCW. In honor of Sting's recent retirement from wrestling at AEW Revolution 2024, we'll look back at the epic battles, dramatic moments,…
- Episode 183: Thank You, Sting! (Sting vs. Vader & Sting vs. Ric Flair)
He's the legend. He's the icon. He...is...Sting! As we say "goodbye" to Sting after his final match EVER took place at AEW Revolution, we are taking a look back at some fond memories of Sting's career. This week, we're covering Sting vs. V…
- Episode 182: The Best of the Royal Rumble
Unfortunately, we're starting off the first show of 2024 with some extremely devastating news. However, we're still bringing you some fun content and we're gonna have a good time memorializing a great man who touched a lot of lives. This i…
- Episode 181: WCW World War 3 1995
Sixty Men... Three Rings... Three Giants... One Battle Royal! That was the tagline for the very first ever World War 3 event for WCW in 1995. It was not great, but it was unique and it drew a pretty good sized house in Virginia. Johnny B.…
- BONUS: The Greatest Wrestling Trilogy (Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat)
This is a comprehensive review of the greatest wrestling trilogy of all time. We will hear no other contenders! In 1989, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair took on Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat at 3 separate events: Chi-Town Rumble, Clash of the Champi…
- Episode 180: WWF This Tuesday in Texas
Just 6 days after Survivor Series 1991, we've got a shortened show titled This Tuesday in Texas. The Undertaker was only 1 year into his WWF run when he defeated the goose that laid the golden eggs, Hulk Hogan, to become WWF Champion on Ta…
- Episode 179: ECW November to Remember 1995
The show may be called "November to Remember," but both the show and the year 1995 are things WE DO NOT want to remember! Per our usual arrangement, this show was a bleeding, disorganized mess. We did get to see some crazy things like Mike…
- Episode 178: WWF Survivor Series 1995
Yes, we're going back to one of the worst years in professional wrestling history. The good news is this "New Generation" show is actually somewhat fondly remembered by wrestling historians. Diesel has been the WWF Champion for a loooong t…
- Episode 177: NWA Starrcade ’84 (The Million Dollar Challenge)
This was Starrcade main event match 1-of-2 between Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes. However, this one...was for money! Soooo much money on the line in this show. Not only was a $1 million check on the line in the main event (along with, ya know…
- Episode 176: WCW Halloween Havoc 1998 (A Complete Disaster)
Most of this show can honestly be described as, "This is stuff we could have, and SHOULD HAVE, only had to see on Nitro or Thunder." Unfortunately, they threw it onto a show they expected people to pay for. However, those are not the big s…
- BONUS: ROH Undeniable (McGuinness vs. Morishima)
There are a few awesome matches on this show, but man...it was a bit of a rough watch getting there. On this show, Nigel McGuinness takes on the dominant Takeshi Morishima for the ROH Title and begins his memorable, amazing reign as champi…
- Episode 175: WWF Badd Blood: In Your House
It was the first ever Hell in a Cell match in WWE history AND the debut of the Undertaker's "little brother," Kane! This was also our final stop on the road to the infamous Survivor Series 1997, which was Bret Hart's last match in WWE for…
- Episode 174: WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
The wrestling industry was in a bad place in the fall of 1990, and this show was proof. There were a total of 10 matches on this show and only about 2-3 of them that were actually decent. The Steiner Brothers put the US Tag Titles on the l…
- Episode 173: WCW Fall Brawl 2000
One night. One cage. Zero WarGames. 500 matches. Yeah, this one was a bit rough to watch. Damn near every single match had a jumpstart, an afterbirth, and was heavily overbooked. Crowds for WCW were severely dwindling by this point, there…
- BONUS: ROH Death Before Dishonor XVI
It's the bonus show from 5 years ago, and it was a halfway decent Ring of Honor show. Very few things fell flat from this show in Nevada as Jay Lethal defends the World Title against Will Ospreay match, Jushin Liger takes on Kenny King, Th…