How do you follow a show like WrestleMania III? Was the pressure on Vince McMahon to outdo himself once again in 1988? How did the company try to capitalize on the success of III, what was thinking behind moving from a dome to casino, what package did Trump offer thatRead More →
Bruce has had enough and he blows a gasket to start the show this week. Around 18 minutes in, it’s all about the first time Vince McMahon decided to do the very first “brand split” with the First Draft on March 25, 2002! Who had the idea first? What wasRead More →
Is WrestleMania 19 the most underrated WrestleMania of all time? It’s Brock’s first WrestleMania and he’s in the main event for the World Title. It’s Steve Austin’s last WrestleMania and the finale of the Austin-Rock trilogy…Read More →
Fire up the WWE Network and find Saturday Night’s Main Event from 1988 in the Vault to watch-along with Bruce Prichard providing alternate commentary over the final major event before WrestleMania IV!Read More →
Bruce Prichard addresses all of the “rumor and innuendo” about Shawn Michaels during two of the most controversial years in his career.Read More →
“The Heartbreak Kid” has been in singles action for about a year and as we start 1993, he’s the Intercontinental Champion who just headlined a Pay Per View for the World Title…Read More →
As we build towards WrestleMania 19 the roster has never been more stacked but was Goldberg supposed to wrestle the Rock at WrestleMania? Was Bischoff supposed to wrestle McMahon? Was Austin supposed to wrestle Hogan? Why wasn’t Scott Steiner on the card?…Read More →
The WWF has struck gold with Mike Tyson agreeing to participate in WrestleMania to the point that the New York Daily News had a headline that read, “Vince Revels as King for a Day!” Business is up and the public attention in WrestleMania is hotter than ever. In the middleRead More →
“Ohhhhhh yessssss!” we’ve got everything you could ever want to know about the Phenom, the Undertaker from 1995, 1996, and 1997! “REST IN PEACE” that we cover why the “druids” were with Undertaker, how Undertaker handled autograph signings in the mid 90s, how the WWF almost did Baywatch, an incredibleRead More →
WWE still refers to our topic today as, “the most watched wrestling program in American TV history.” February 5, 1988, was the first time pro-wrestling had been on network TV since 1955 and 33 million viewers tuned into NBC to see the biggest rematch in history: Hulk Hogan vs. AndreRead More →
“I LOOOOOOOOOOVE YOUUUUUUU!” returned to Monday Night RAW and we hear details about Bruce’s experience at #RAW25. Did he see Vince? What did Stephanie say to him? What does this mean for the podcast?And of course then it’s time for the story behind the very first Royal Rumble. Why didRead More →
STONE COLD! STONE COLD! It is one of the best pay per views of all time, at a time where the WWF was at the very top of it’s game. Seemingly reeling from the departure of top stars and being “out gunned” by the star power of rival WCW, theRead More →
The Rockers have to be the most interesting story of a tag team in the history of WWE! We cover their starts in the business individually, who put Marty and Shawn in the car together for the first time, who they learned from individually, who they wrestled in theirRead More →
Join Bruce and Conrad for a once in a lifetime behind the scenes look at the creation of and the early days of “The longest running episodic program in television history”. Bruce was there on the front lines and has all the stories you did not even know existed andRead More →
Who could forget the night Chris Jericho beat the Rock and “Stone Cold” in the same night? Bruce and Conrad discuss that fateful night and the entire build up to get there including the end of the “Invasion” angle, the Rock-Austin politics, bringing Ric Flair back, the hilarious story aboutRead More →
The Two-Time Podcast of the Year is back with one of the most controversial characters in wrestling history, Goldust! Did Dusty politic to use Dustin in 1990? What did Vince say when Dustin asked for his release in 1991? What was Bruce and Pat’s idea for Dustin in 1993? WhoRead More →
The SI Podcast of the Year is back with FIVE hours of Edge! But first we discuss which WWF Superstar the Steiners used as a human urinal and who they shot in the locker room. Yes, they shot a guy. We cover the early days of Edge extensively including growingRead More →
Rick and Scott Steiner formed arguably the greatest tag team in WCW history, and certainly have a place among the all time greats, but what is the story with their run with WWE? Learn about the plan to push Scott to the moon as a single star, what kept VinceRead More →
Nobody has a story like Jake Roberts. His family life has become somewhat of an urban legend in wrestling so Bruce and Conrad address the rumor and innuendo surrounding Grizzly Smith. They also detail Jake’s rise in the business outside of the WWF, how the character was developed, Jake’s interestRead More →
Your new Thanksgiving tradition continues! An early release of Something To Wrestle featuring Bruce and Conrad providing a rare “watch-along” running commentary episode on the inaugural Survivor Series PPV 30 “Turkey Days ” ago! There were some kinks to work out for sure, and the guys talk about all of them. As an event designed to get everybody “on the card”, there are an unbelievable amount of Hall of Famers to talk about as well as Bam Bam Bigelow, Danny Davis, the real reason for Survivor Series and all the silliness and insight you should expect from Bruce and Conrad on OUR inaugural Thanksgiving episode if Something to Wrestle …….. Bruce Prichard.Read More →
It goes without saying that 2002 was a crazy year for the WWE. In this episode we discuss the first brand split fizzling, the way the boys felt about it, who created Katie Vick, how the funeral segment was shot, the fallout from the angle, why they got rid ofRead More →
The business was changing in 1996 and Bret Hart was at the center of it all for the World Wrestling Federation. Bill Watts is out and the decision is made to make Shawn Michaels “the guy.” Soon after, Diesel and Razor leave for greener pastures creating a perfect stormRead More →
“Oh, you didn’t know?!” Bruce and Conrad proudly bring to you three hours about one of the greatest tag teams in the woooooorld, “the Badass” Billy Gunn and “the Roaddog” Jesse James — the New Age Outlaws! How could the Roadie and Rockabilly ever possibly compete for screen time withRead More →
FINALLY! The Rock has come back to… Something to Wrestle! Bruce Prichard has three hours worth of details about how Dwayne Johnson become the “Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment.” Long before anyone could “smell what the Rock was cooking,” he was trying to get a developmental deal once footballRead More →