The Worst There Was: The Bottom of the Wrestling Barrel (Alan Irwin & Ronan Linskey)
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| 28 Apr 2022 | The Worst There Was Introduction Show! | 00:03:20 | |
Hello! A quick introduction to the world of The Worst There Was, a new podcast from Northern Irish comedians Alan Irwin and Ronan Linskey. Two longtime wrestling fans take some deep dives into the "worst" eras of wrestling, in a masochistic journey to find out if there's any merit to them. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 26 May 2022 | WCW Fall Brawl, September 12th 1999 | 01:24:59 | |
Before getting stuck in to the Vince Russo era of WCW, Alan and Ronan take a look at the final pre-Russo pay-per-view, to get a better idea of why the company was so desperate to land Russo and Ed Ferrara. It doesn't take long to figure it out. Enjoy! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 16 Jun 2022 | WCW Monday Nitro, October 18th 1999 (Russo's First Nitro) | 01:32:47 | |
Alan and Ronan start the season proper with Russo and Ferrara's first Nitro. It's a dramatic change, to say the least. Featuring some confusing storyline developments, not least an unintelligible hotel room scene. Have fun! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 07 Jul 2022 | WCW Halloween Havoc, October 24th 1999 | 01:34:03 | |
Time for the first pay-per-view of the Russo/Ferrara era, and it's a doozy. Confusing stipulations, nonsensical finishes and multiple title changes - they're all here! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 28 Jul 2022 | WCW Mayhem, November 21st 1999 | 01:53:39 | |
The first month of the Russo era comes to an end with a pay-per-view held up North in Canada. Featuring some great wrestling, some okay wrestling, some terrible wrestling, and some of the most repetitive finishes you'll ever see in your life. Oh boy! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 18 Aug 2022 | WCW Starrcade, December 19th 1999 | 01:56:16 | |
It's the last pay-per-view spectacular of the century, and to celebrate there's thirteen matches. Thirteen! It's time to discuss another exhausting three hours of WCW goodness. Enjoy! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 08 Sep 2022 | WCW Monday Nitro, December 20th 1999 (nWo 2000) | 01:58:40 | |
All of Russo's booking comes to a head as plans are revealed and audiences are swerved in an unnecessarily convoluted episode of everybody's favourite Monday night wrestling show that isn't Raw. Oh baby! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 29 Sep 2022 | WCW Souled Out, January 16th 2000 | 02:08:19 | |
Chaos reigns behind the scenes in WCW, with loads of wrestlers injured, even more wanting to leave, and Vince Russo sent home. Does the change in creative improve the product? Eh, not really. Enjoy! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 20 Oct 2022 | WCW Superbrawl, February 20th 2000 | 01:51:05 | |
Was covering the period between Russo booking runs a mistake? Superbrawl would certainly suggest so. Alan owned this show on VHS back in the day - it wasn't good then, but is it good now? In a word: no. Enjoy! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 10 Nov 2022 | WCW Uncensored, March 19th 2000 | 01:58:30 | |
The Kevin Sullivan era ends, not with a bang but a whimper. Will this big steaming turd of a show finally break Alan and Ronan's spirits? Time to find out! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 01 Dec 2022 | WCW Monday Nitro, April 10th 2000 (The New Blood debut) | 01:46:14 | |
It's a whole new era in WCW! Loads of twists and turns, all new champions, and some very confusing shoot comments. What a wild ride. Can Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff unite to revive WCW? Probably not, but we're here to talk about it anyway! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 22 Dec 2022 | WCW Spring Stampede, April 16th 2000 | 02:16:03 | |
It's a night for new champions, with all the titles vacated and on the line. Tournaments, multi-mans and, um, a Jimmy Hart match for some reason. What a time to be alive. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 12 Jan 2023 | Ready to Rumble | 02:00:44 | |
A change of pace in this one, as Alan and Ronan take a deep dive into the infamous movie that may have been a big factor in WCW's downfall. Was it worth it? Eh, well, you can listen to find out, as opinion is divided! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 02 Feb 2023 | WCW Thunder, April 26th 2000 (David Arquette wins the big one) | 02:00:42 | |
It's 2000, it's Thunder, it's David Arquette in a WCW World Heavyweight title match. You know how this ends. May God have mercy on us all. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 23 Feb 2023 | WCW Slamboree, May 7th 2000 | 02:24:29 | |
David Arquette is your reigning, defending, undisputed, undefeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion - it's time for the Triple Cage, baby! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 16 Mar 2023 | WCW Monday Nitro, June 5th 2000 (Goldberg Returns!) | 02:01:02 | |
It's the last stop before the Great American Bash (we're not counting Thunder; no one counts Thunder), and it features the in-ring return of Goldberg, Flair Vs Russo in a cage, and Kevin Nash taking on the entire New Blood. What a night, sort of. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 06 Apr 2023 | WCW Great American Bash, June 11th 2000 | 02:09:32 | |
A night where Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair might have to retire, and Eric Bischoff has promised an announcement that will shake the wrestling world to its foundations. Does the Great American Bash live up to the hype? You can probably guess. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 27 Apr 2023 | WCW Bash at the Beach, July 9th 2000 | 02:35:40 | |
Works, shoots and worked shoots are everywhere you look. Vampiro's up in a tree, there's cake on the ground, and Vince Russo is all sad. Could this be the greatest night in the history of our sport? Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 18 May 2023 | WCW New Blood Rising, August 13th 2000 | 02:35:25 | |
Ronan and Alan did not really enjoy this show. Or maybe they did? Is this a work or a shoot? Find out at the very confusing New Blood Rising! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 08 Jun 2023 | WCW Monday Nitro, September 4th 2000 (Wargames 2000: Russo's Revenge) | 01:59:32 | |
Russo's farewell is getting tantalisingly close, but first it's time for Russo's Revenge! Bro, I got an idea: what if Wargames was bad? Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 29 Jun 2023 | WCW Fall Brawl, September 17th 2000 | 02:05:52 | |
It's the final pay-per-view of Season One, and it's filled with terrifying lows, dizzying highs and creamy middles! Can Vince Russo stick the landing of his WCW tenure? Ya never know! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 20 Jul 2023 | WCW Monday Nitro, September 25th 2000 (Vince Russo wins the World title) | 01:59:39 | |
The Vince Russo era of WCW comes to a screeching halt. Does the big man go out with a bang or a whimper? We find out in CAGED HEAT. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 10 Aug 2023 | Season 1 Awards - The Best & Worst of Russo's WCW | 01:39:18 | |
We made it! Season 1 of TWTW comes to a close, as Alan and Ronan run down the good, the bad and the ugly of WCW from September 1999 - September 2000. Plus details are revealed about upcoming bonus episodes, AND the era of Season 2 is revealed! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 01 Sep 2023 | BONUS EPISODE #1 - The Places We Went #1: AEW All In, August 27th 2023 | 02:56:53 | |
A little later than billed, much like all planes in the UK the next day, it's time to talk about some wrestling that was actually really rather good! A big old work trip for TWTW to London for a whole lot of grappling goodness! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 12 Oct 2023 | BONUS EPISODE #3 - WWF Survivor Series, November 24th 1993 (feat. Heather Anderson!) | 02:21:57 | |
Ronan and Alan conclude the bonus episode run alongside podcaster, comedian and Alan's co-host on The Stupid Sexy Podcast, Heather Anderson! Together they explore a very lean period in WWF history, and ask all the key questions, such as "is Vince McMahon a good announcer?" and "Is Paul Bearer a hunk?" Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 21 Sep 2023 | BONUS EPISODE #2 - Ric Flair's Final Matches (2008, 2011 & 2022) (feat. William Thompson!) | 02:33:48 | |
The bonus episode series continues with TWTW's very first guest co-host, as comedian, podcaster and fan of the show William Thompson sits in with Alan and Ronan. Their unenviable task is to chart the decline of Ric Flair's in-ring ability through three matches that all seemed at one time to be his last (surely the third one is, right?). Not only that, we get the first TWTW reference to Heidenreich! This one has it all. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 02 Nov 2023 | ECW Guilty as Charged, January 7th 2001 | 02:21:36 | |
It's time for Season Two! In preparation for their deep dive into the horrors of WWECW, Alan and Ronan take a look at the original ECW, and try to figure out what made it so special. Was it the hardcore action, the risky storylines, the rampant misogyny? So many possibilities! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 23 Nov 2023 | ECW One Night Stand, June 12th 2005 | 02:11:15 | |
Season Two proper gets underway with the very first WWE-produced ECW show. Does it hold up? Is WWECW peaking right at the very start? Why doesn't Triple H want to work Tuesdays? So many questions! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 14 Dec 2023 | WWE vs ECW: Head-to-Head, June 7th 2006 | 01:30:08 | |
We're just a few days away from One Night Stand 2006, but first there's got to be this slightly weird TV special! Lots of ECW chanting ahead, although sadly it's more from the wrestlers than the fans. Plus a Big Show swerve on the horizon! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 29 Dec 2023 | EXTRA SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE - The Stupid Sexy Podcast, "My Sister My Sitter" | 01:28:19 | |
Hope you're all having a good Christmas! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 04 Jan 2024 | ECW One Night Stand, June 11th 2006 | 02:08:54 | |
It's the final stop before the true beginning of WWECW, and you know what, it's not half bad! Does that bode well for the future of the ECW brand? Well, hindsight being what it is, absolutely not. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 25 Jan 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #1&2, June 13th & June 20th 2006 | 01:24:14 | |
It's time to get into the meat of the season, and it turns out Alan needn't have worried about Ronan liking it. What fresh hell is this? Time to dive in to some tepid tepid action! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 15 Feb 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #3&4, June 27th & July 4th 2006 | 01:27:01 | |
Okay, there's no denying that ECW on Sci-Fi got off to a rocky start, but things have to get better from here, right? Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 07 Mar 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #5&6, July 11th & 18th 2006 | 01:56:38 | |
The Big Show Era of WWECW begins, and WWE has picked the perfect first challengers for his title. I mean, when you think ECW, you think Ric Flair and The Undertaker, don't you? Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 28 Mar 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #7&8, July 25th and August 1st 2006 | 01:42:24 | |
It's Groundhog Day all over again, as Kelly strips, Kevin Thorn gurns, and The Big Show defends his title against some very un-ECW challengers. It's all happening! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 10 Apr 2024 | First Video Episode Released! | 00:01:47 | |
Hello! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 18 Apr 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #9&10, August 8th & August 15th 2006 | 01:54:40 | |
This is a very silly episode. Frankly, finding anything funny in this continuous dross is great luck in itself. You won't believe this, but we get some bad squash matches, low-quality vignettes and bad Tommy Dreamer segments! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 09 May 2024 | WWE Summerslam, August 20th 2006 | 01:44:33 | |
Season 2 takes a quick detour into WWE proper, and it's a decision that we now greatly regret. Who's ready for the biggest funeral of the summer? Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 30 May 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #11&12, August 22nd & August 29th 2006 | 01:23:59 | |
Summerslam is over, but it's still Groundhog Day in ECW, as we watch a lot of rematches again. Still, is it possible that these may actually be a couple of decent episodes of TV? I mean, not really, but any port in a storm! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 20 Jun 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #13&14, September 5th & September 12th 2006 | 01:10:48 | |
Hey look, ECW on Sci-Fi hasn't been great so far, but apparently they're trying new things here, so maybe...*checks notes*, oh God. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 12 Jun 2024 | BONUS EPISODE #4 - The Best There Was #1: Beyond the Mat | 02:25:02 | |
As a (somewhat belated) second birthday present to ourselves, we're starting a new bonus series called The Best There Was, where we finally review some good things. We start with arguably the greatest wrestling documentary of all time, as TWTW delves into Beyond the Mat! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 24 Jun 2024 | PATREON PREVIEW - Straight to DDT #1: Money Plane | 01:21:48 | |
Enjoy a little sneak peek of just some of the great content available on our Patreon *(http://patreon.com/twtwpod), with this, the first edition of Straight to DDT, where we cover wrestlers in bad films! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 11 Jul 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #15&16, September 19th & September 26th 2006 | 01:32:00 | |
Full disclaimer: Alan and Ronan are very hungover for this one. Is ECW on Sci-Fi the ultimate hangover cure? Of course not! An added layer of torture has been added, as this episode starts with a review of DX against Big Show and the McMahons inside *adopts Vince McMahon/gruff hangover voice* HELL IN A CELL! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 01 Aug 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #17&18, October 3rd & October 10th 2006 | 01:29:20 | |
Silver lining: ECW on Sci-Fi is finally trying something new. Massive cloud: the thing they're trying is Extreme Strip Poker. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 22 Aug 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #19&20, October 17th & October 24th 2006 | 01:32:49 | |
Season Two is entering the home straight, although actually that's not the best metaphor, as the home straight usually implies an exciting picking up of the pace. ECW on Sci-Fi is very much not achieving that objective! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 27 Aug 2024 | BONUS EPISODE #5 - The Places We Went #2 - AEW All In, August 25th 2024 | 02:07:33 | |
Two very sleepy boys with sore throats take a deep dive into this weekend's action at Wembley. As a bonus, this episode also includes some poo chat. Consider yourself lucky! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 12 Sep 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #21&22, October 31st & November 7th 2006 | 01:18:53 | |
It's Halloween, it's the Sci-Fi Network, surely that'll be good for some exciting content as the build to December to Dismember kicks into high gear, right? Wrong! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 03 Oct 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #23, 24 & 25, November 14th, November 21st & November 28th 2006 | 01:59:07 | |
It's a bumper episode as we count down to December to Dismember. Three weeks of TV, so surely some stuff has to happen, right? RIGHT?! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 24 Oct 2024 | ECW December to Dismember, December 3rd 2006 | 01:44:33 | |
It's here! WWECW has supposedly been building to this show for months; will it have the air of a Wrestlemania? Almost certainly not. Will it be any good? Almost certainly not. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 14 Nov 2024 | ECW on Sci-Fi #26&27, December 4th & December 11th 2006 | 01:27:20 | |
It's the coda of Season 2 (before we do the awards, anyway), and the aftermath of December to Dismember is a real opportunity for a reset of ECW. An opportunity that the company absolute fails to seize. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 31 Oct 2024 | PATREON PREVIEW - Straight to DDT #3: Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies | 01:39:41 | |
As a special Halloween treat, we're uploading our review of the legendarily bad "Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies", the 2013 horror film starring Jim Duggan, Roddy Piper, Matt Hardy, Reby Sky, Kurt Angle, and The Franchise, hahahahahahahahaha! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 06 Dec 2024 | Season 2 Awards - The Best & Worst of WWECW | 01:43:10 | |
We've got the tuxedos out of the wardrobe, we're all bloated from a fancy dinner, and we've had one too many cocktails - it's time for the awards ceremony! Let's find out who are the winner, the losers and the creamy middlers of Season 2! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 26 Dec 2024 | BONUS EPISODE #6 - Q&A Special! | 02:10:59 | |
Festive greetings to you all! We're celebrating the end of Season 2 with a big heap of questions sent in by you, our lovely listeners! We were absolutely delighted with the number of responses; thank you, it really means a lot. Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 16 Jan 2025 | BONUS EPISODE #7 - IMPACT One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2, July 5th 2013 (feat. Dave Elliott!) | 01:53:00 | |
We ring in 2025 by dipping our toes into the tepid waters of TNA's self-contained pay-per-views, and we're joined by our friend, fellow comedian Dave Elliott! It's a lovely lovely time. Well, the chat is; the show is suitably poor quality. Enjoy! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 27 Jan 2025 | BONUS EPISODE #8 - Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: "Wrestling" and "Looking for Love" | 01:48:02 | |
Time to take a look at Louis Theroux's foray into low-level independent wrestling and WCW. Also, just because we want to, we watch and discuss possibly the greatest documentary star of them all, Lake Palmer! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 06 Feb 2025 | BONUS EPISODE #9 - HUSTLE 3, May 8th 2004 | 01:57:09 | |
Is this the weirdest show we've covered? It might well be! This show can be tracked down online, but a version with subtitles that we used for recording can be found on our Patreon. It's somehow even less comprehensible when you know what people are saying. Now let's do it together: 3...2...1...HUSTLE HUSTLE! (Episode recorded January 2025) Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 27 Feb 2025 | BONUS EPISODE #10 - The Best There Was #2: WWF Backlash, April 30th 2000 | 02:29:30 | |
It's the penultimate bonus episode before Season 3, and we've decided to give ourselves a little treat by watching an all-time classic pay-per-view. Seriously, this was bloody great. (Episode recorded February 2025) Our final bonus episode will cover CZW Ultraviolent Tournament of Death II from 2003, and also check in with the AIWF from our Louis Theroux episode! You can find the CZW show here: https://iwtv.live/promotion/Combat-Zone-Wrestling#dxLBOeZ7NQ And you can find the AIWF matches here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonFwNn8sgLIqbC2S0j-GGHiWf-lxk74f&si=C0JjFr4dTD2LutWB We'll not lie - we're dreading it! Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 20 Mar 2025 | BONUS EPISODE #11 - CZW Ultraviolent Tournament of Death II, July 26th 2003 (and the AIWF!) | 02:41:31 | |
It's our last stop before Hogan hits TNA in Season 3, and it's the grossest episode we've ever done. We take a look at both the AIWF from our Louis Theroux episode, and one of CZW's annual deathmatch tournaments. JESUS! You can find the CZW show here: https://iwtv.live/promotion/Combat-Zone-Wrestling#dxLBOeZ7NQ And you can find the AIWF matches here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonFwNn8sgLIqbC2S0j-GGHiWf-lxk74f&si=C0JjFr4dTD2LutWB We'll see you in Season 3, BROTHER! (Episode recorded March 2025) Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||
| 03 Apr 2025 | SEASON 3 PREMIERE: TNA Final Resolution, 20th December 2009 | 02:33:09 | |
It's time, brother! Much like the arrival of Hulk Hogan in TNA, the arrival of Season 3 is greatly hyped, we start talking about him before he's even appeared on TV, and things are better before he got there. Hopefully you're as excited as we were to witness the power of TWTWmania! (Episode recorded March 2025) Linktree - http://www.linktre.ee/twtwpod | |||