Ep 204: ODB

We travel to Mexico this week to look at the career of Blue Demon Jr. The successor to the famous Blue Demon, we take a look at his career through CMLL, AAA, Lucha Underground and even winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Join us for a great episode this week! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Hijo de Santo, CMLL, December 7, 2002 vs Adam Pearce, NWA Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mexico, October 25, 2008 Vs Texano, Lucha Underground Ultima Lucha, April 19, 2015 Vs Dr. Wagner Jr., Hair vs Mask match, Triplemania XXVII, August 3, 2019 w/ DMT Azul vs Rush & L.A. Park, Triplemania XXXI, April 16, 2023

This week we dive into the career of 90s women's wrestling star Akira Hokuto. We track her career in AJW from her debut to her run at the top of the card and ber eventual move to WCW. There are matches with Manami Toyota, Madusa, Aja Kong, and one of the best matches we've ever seen against Shinobu Kandori. Join us for a great episode this week! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: w/ Suzuka Minami vs Kyoto Inuoe & Manami Toyota, WWWA Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls, Wrestlemarinepiad 1990 vs Aja Kong, March 17, 1991 vs Shinobu Kandori, April 2, 1993 vs Manami Toyota, AJW Destiny, September 2, 1995 vs Madusa, WCW Women's Championship Tournament Finals, Starrcade 1996

This week we look at the career of your favorite wrestler's favorite wrestler, Jerry Lynn. We track his career through the independents, ECW, WCW, WWF, TNA, and Ring of Honor. Lynn was a stud everywhere he went, and we cover excellent matches this week against Rob Van Dam, X-Pac, AJ Styles, Justin Credible and more. Join us for a great deep dive into one of the most underrated wrestlers in history. Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Lightning Kid, 2/3 Falls, GWF Light Heavyweight Championship, December 27, 1991 vs Rob Van Dam, ECW Television Championship, Living Dangerously 1999 vs Justin Credible, ECW Heavyweight Championship, Anarchy Rulz 2000 (Peacock) Weird promo from WWF New York - May 20, 2001 vs AJ Styles vs Low Ki, X-Division Championship Ladder Match, TNA Weekly PPV #11 w/Amazing Red vs Elix Skipper & Christopher Daniels, NWA Tag Team Championships, TNA Weekly PPV #41

This week we look at the over 25 year career of Taka Michinoku. From his run in WWF as the first Light Heavyweight Champion and as part of Kaientai to his runs in NJPW and Kaientai Dojo, we've got lots to look at. We've got matches against Triple H, Gedo & Jado and Forever Hooligans. Join us for a great deep dive into an Attitude Era favorite. Donate to Trans Lifeline Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Brian Christopher, Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals, DX In Your House, December 7, 1997 A kaientai promo - in two parts vs Triple H, WWF Championship, RAW April 10, 2000 vs Masaaki Mochizuki, Strongest-K Championship, K-Dojo September 6, 2005 w/ Dick Togo vs Gedo & Jado, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, May 2, 2007 w/ Taichi vs Forever Hooligans, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, October 14, 2013

This week we wrap up our three-part series on Kane! One of the deepest lores of any wrestler ever, we have so much to talk about this week. We cover his unmasking, May 19th, his multiple Undertaker feuds, Team Hell No, and more. With matches against Undertaker, Edge, The Shield, Rey Mysterio, and more, we have lots to talk about. Join us for another great episode. Donate to Trans Lifeline Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: Unmasking Vs Undertaker, Wrestlemania 20 w/ Big Show vs Carlito & Chris Masters, WWE Tag Team Championships, Wrestlemania 22 Vs Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Alberto Del Dipshit, Fatal 4-Way TLC match for World Heavyweight Championship, TLC 2010 Team Hell No Anger Management Vs Seth Rollins, WWE Championship, Hell In A Cell 2015

We continue our series on Kane this week! We're looking at Glenn Jacobs best gimmick during his peak between 2000 and 2003. This means we look at his 2001 Royal Rumble presentation, the Brothers of Destruction, and matches against Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Rock, Undertaker, and more. Donate to The Trevor Project Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Rock, Undertaker, and Chris Benoit, Fatal 4-Way for WWF Championship, Unforgiven 2000 Royal Rumble 2001 Brothers of Destruction vs Two Man Power Trip, Winners Take All, Backlash 2001 Promo - March 28, 2002 vs Triple H, World Heavyweight Title/IC Title unification, No Mercy 2002 w/ Rob van Dam vs Dudley Boyz, WWF Tag Team Titles, Backlash 2003

This week we start our three-part series on Kane. One of WWE's greatest characters, we take a look at Glenn Jacobs as Dr. Isaac Yankem before they settled on his new gimmick as The Undertaker's half-brother. We've got matches against Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Bret Hart and more as we dive into Kane's early era, so join us as we break it all down. Donate to the Point Foundation Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: Isaac Yankem DDS vs Bret Hart, Steel Cage Match, Raw October 16, 1995 Promo - Kane debut Vs Undertaker, Wrestlemania XIV vs Stone Cold Steve Austin, First Blood match for WWF Championship, King of the Ring 1998 w/ X-Pac vs Undertaker & Big Show - WWF Tag Team Championships, SummerSlam 1999 vs X Pac, Steel Cage match, Armageddon 1999

This week we dive into the career of The Red Rooster, Terry Taylor. Now known as a longtime NXT trainer and former TNA agent and backstage boss, we talk about Taylor working in WCW, WWF, and the territories. We also talk about how the Red Rooster gimmick may have doomed him and cover matches against Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger and more. Join us and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you are listening! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Magnum TA, Mid South NA Title Match (Mid South/UWF 9/28/1984) vs Ric Flair (NWA World Title) - Superdome, New Orleans - 1985-06-01 Vs Chris Adams, UWF, May 3, 1987 Promo - Red Rooster 1989 w/ Tom Zenk vs Arn Anderson & Lex Luger, Starrcade 1991 (Peacock) Vs Mr. Perfect, Raw January 18, 1993 (second ever episode)  

Lita is one of the most influential women's wrestlers of all time. We cover her career this week from her start in CMLL and ECW, all the way to her recent return run in WWE. We cover her run with the Hardy Boyz as Team Extreme, the pregnancy angle with Kane, her managing Edge, and everything in between with matches against Trish Stratus, The Radicalz, Becky Lynch and more. Join us and be sure to rate & subscribe wherever you are listening! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: vs Ivory, WWF Women's Title, Rebellion 2000 Team Extreme vs Radicalz, 6-person elimination tag, Armageddon 2000 vs Trish Stratus, Women's Championship, Raw main event, December 6, 2004 Promo - Announcing retirement Vs Mickie James, Women's Championship, Survivor Series 2006 Vs Becky Lynch, WWE Women's Championship, Elimination Chamber 2022

This week we break down Bobby Roode's career from his TNA beginnings to his run in WWE. Bobby Roode was an influential member of TNA as part of Team Canada, Beer Money Inc and as TNA's longest-reigning Heavyweight Champion for some time. Then Roode went to NXT and was Glorious before having a good run on the main roster. We cover matches against the Dudley Boyz, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, and more. Join us for a full recap of the career of Bobby Roode! Merchandise store Instagram YouTube Twitter/X Matches: Team Canada vs America's Most Wanted - TNA Final Resolution 2005 (Start at 1:40:17) Beer Money Inc vs Team 3D - TNA Tag Team Championships - TNA Lockdown 2009 (Start at 1:30:40) Bobby Roode promo on Hulk Hogan, May 5, 2011 vs AJ Styles, TNA World Heavyweight Championship - TNA Impact May 24, 2012 vs Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT Championship - NXT TakeOver San Antonio (Peacock) vs Randy Orton, US Championship - Fastlane 2018